June Event Highlights

Temporal keep and all things about it.

Ambush time, trading my life for a life of someone not as experienced. An old man dies so a young girl lives.

The intense fighting left me exhausted after the reanimation.

Saturday-
Pyro visiting town

Mermaid mod, billliamm was silent cause his siren urges told him to kill the mermaids

Terror is the best, it allows billliamm to establish that he is the scariest person ever.

Bounty hunter to max, great fight and guards got the fear of billliamm

Treasure hunting with mirus

Leading main mod.

Getting infused with heroes and all the fun after that.

Sunday karkat the fun vampire and the trip slay.

So many good parts of this event even if I only PC'd for a few hours!

Going around as Father Cray of the Excommunicatus. Great talks about Good vs. Evil. A fun mass and declaration!

Werewolves and Skeletons Abound!

Exploding Berserker Goblins!

Getting to use my Heroic Skill and an item from a plot 5 years ago in an unexpected way! I cannot wait to see how this turns out! THANK YOU GOOSE!

Said Plot Returning!

Hearing throughout the weekend how I am KOS, Dead, Undead, Dark Lorestri, Corrupted, A Cheese Grater, etc . . .

Playing the Heroic Buccaneer: Marcus the Dread Pirate.
"I'm sorry, the negotiations are over."

Main Mod was ridiculous and amazing. The lights, the smoke, and most of all the singing. The part that did me in: was seeing Mixolydia's Shield propped up against the skulls. A forlorn feeling of the end.

Getting asked to run a very special mod for someone! Thanks to all who were involved! You were fantastic!

Few short highlights for me:

-Speaking after a Gaian mass as a Galmachian, with permission from the Gaian priest who owns the altar

-Tower mod. The town just let me go.......

-Being named battlemaster(warlord) of Kaladonia officially.......didn't think that was gonna happen in front of everyone.

-Squire Keavy!!!!

-Taking control of the bards defense, and succeeding with just 3 other people

-Jumping on the bench to get Travance readied up for the second assault on the Inn after just losing so many people

-Talking trash about my Tower mod NPC and Merikh as Caelvan after he hears about the two people he'll never meet.
"You mean there is a Galmacian who thinks Gaia and Galladel work with Galmachis? He's full of dumb."
"Beinion, I want you to murder that necromancer when you see him. They are horrible and if he is in that damn tower again kill him."

While I had to leave mid saturday because of stomach issues (thanks everyone who helped and hoped I would feel better. I will have you know that today was only slightly less bad then yesterday but resting has really helped) I still had A LOT OF FUN AND DID SO MUCH STUFF, MUCH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT FOR AVA.

Friday:

-While most of the people were gone through the portal and Aliester arrives, and him telling he she was coming with him for rounds so he could find out what was going on in town (since a lot was) and Ava's only reaction was; "okay...you know who you're asking right?"

- Many talks with Angeliana. Which were...interesting and definitely left Ava drained as she felt as if she has gotten mixed messages. Ava's comment of "I believe Andorra has ran out for compassionate love for me" was first met with "She loves everyone" and then periods of time where she saw Angeliana just freak out and seem to forget what her faith has told her, then to hear about what happened with Merikh and the altars and andorra's reaction, only helped Ava's cause that compassionate love was 1) impossible and 2) a foolish ideal to believe in.

- Ava being told that she was in her "rebellious" stage of being a chaos warrior. Ava finding it slightly funny because the point of rebellion is that you are purposely doing the opposite to give the man the finger, where Ava just doesn't care and does what she wants.

Saturday:

- Fighting undead then hearing they were caused by Arcanum tarot cards and wondering how exactly it was working but her first thought being "I was under the impression Obsidia was blown off the face of Arawyn"

- Ginginny convo, Ava not really knowing how to answer when she asked "why do you wish to be a weapon" So many Why questions, much thing, many annoyance, wow!

- Being part of Glomm experiments. Being able to help let research that had been done come to fruition, but was also the bearer of bad news....by collapsing after what was thought to be a success. Good time spent, I think I got over some OOG hesitance I had. Thanks Judge and John for allowing me to have such a great experience! Hope to help out any other time needed! It felt honestly, like such an organic thing Ava would do, she felt as if she was helping to be a drop of water into a lake that had been still. To find that her will to help bring change, to see things that aren't "normal" happen was something she felt comfortable giving her life for if it was necessary. I know Jed had that talk about goals and though sometimes it doesn't seem like she has one, but she does, she's working on it, it's all good.

- Getting charmed into helping the barony this month by Sir Slack. Sir Slack also being the only person who had been like "Chaos is going to end up an empty path" type talk that Ava didn't want to immediately get up and leave, perhaps it was because he didn't pull a fire and brimstone "Valos is angry at this" type deal but instead focused on the "All the chaos warriors I knew didn't live a long time" Type deal. Not going to stop her chaos, but he did get kudo points. Also with Angeliana and him, when she said that she goes to Jed and Atrus for advice and the look of "what could you POSSIBLY want to ask them" and Ava's response of "You know, normal stuff, learning to become your own person and what not"

- Being asked like 3 times in an hour if she followed a god in the dark pantheon and she saying, " Nope", I sometimes wonder if it matter what my answer is because even when I tell the truth I can't tell if they actually believe me or are just finding it a dumb line of questioning to continue on.

- Overall, the time I had there was awesome and I'm glad I could make it for what I did, sad I didn't run into some PC's but hey, I still got time. And for those I DID interact with, know that each and every one of you helped shape Ava this event. As I tell lots of people, she is a product of how the town treats her.

Hopefully I get to see you guys next month! Until then!

Having your own bodyguard is bittersweet. On the one hand, you have someone protecting you should something or someone attack you. However, on the other hand, there is someone with you all the time and you feel like you're in a bubble. Friday night, I was about to head down to Pendarvin for Jack Dimms' birthday celebration when Burkhart approaches the back porch of the Inn. He tells me that he was charged with defending me because of his training and also because bards across the land were in danger. As far as bodyguards go, I could have done a lot worse. Thank you, Burk.

Can I just say that this event was the most frightening I have been to in quite a while? Late Friday night, I was with a group of people with the great misfortune of having the first run-in with the Hollow Song. Whenever a bard has to sing Requiem for the Dead (a spellsong that halts the death count), something is wrong. When there are still bodies on the ground and the singing stops, that is grounds for panic, especially when it was the Baroness keeping us -- including yours truly -- from taking a focus walk. Thankfully, I was revived. Billiam sacrificed himself to save the life of another Travancian, which I will remember always. Burk and I were ordered to carry Billiam back to the Inn.

My bardic compatriots and I traveled through time. Allow that to sink in. TIME TRAVEL! We met Rowena, discovered the nature of the threat we faced from the Hollow Song. There were portraits of every bard in Travance, and they were fading away. We were in danger of being erased from history.

Saturday afternoon, I went with a group of people down to the Waterfront to meet with the mermaid , who made several requests of those in attendance. The first was a set of riddles, slightly more than half of which were answered correctly. Then, the mermaid asked for song and dance. Then the mermaid called for jokes to make her laugh. Rather stern in demeanor, she stopped people if they were taking too long to get through their jokes. She even cut off Her Excellency!

There came a point when the mermaid had time for one more joke. I stood there with my journal opened to a joke, but waited to see if anyone else would volunteer. No one did, so I stepped forward, slowly, and read a joke that I learned from Seamus several moons ago. It was well-received among the crowd. Later, the mermaid expressed praise for Sindarion's harp playing -- well-deserved praise, if I may say so! -- and for my voice. I was even asked to sing once they returned. I will be too happy to oblige.

Thank Andorra I decided to eat outside during Feast. However, before the Hollow Song appeared, I heard the Baroness singing and stood in the doorway to watch her performance. Then something astonishing happened. Her Excellency vanished in a blast of orange light. I can only hope that she is still watching over us.

The whole town met up at the Baronial Manor to prepare for battle. Bards furiously scribbled down song lyrics and made sure that each of us had a copy. We practiced inside the Manor and in quick succession, I saw each bard put down his or her lyric sheet. It was brilliant how adept we all were, and how beautiful the melody sounded when we all sang together.

We marched to the Inn, protected by some of the strongest fighters in Travance. We sang and we sang until our throats were dry, and then we sang some more. It was to no avail. The Hollow Song and their accomplices were summarily picking us off. Travance was forced into retreat. We ran to the Armory to regroup, strategize, and hopefully find water for the bards. Fortunately, all three were achieved. After an impassioned speech by Squire Renaith, we headed to the Inn once more. Men pounded rhythmically on their shields as we sang. I can't describe the feeling I felt in that moment.

After our victory, drinks were on the house for bards, and I took advantage of that. Andorra have mercy. I stomped my feet, clapped, danced, sang along when I knew the words and even when I didn't, and I did it all loudly.

Late night conversation with a new friend about fishing and poetry led to some unintended alone time. For you see, Jonas Kane made one of his rare appearances. He was behind the bar re-organizing a few things and I introduced him to my friend, and vice versa. After treating us to some unusual drinks, he offered my friend Londwynian Whiskey, along with an "experience" that he claimed involved a waterfall, among other things. My friend asked if I would watch her cloak, telling me that she would return shortly. That was at 1 bell past midnight. I watched that cloak and in the next few moments, looked eagerly toward the entrance whenever I heard the door swing open and shut. Every time, it wasn't her, but I promised I would look after her cloak.

I brought the cloak with me into the next room, because I didn't want to be by myself, and held conversations with a few people before moving back into the bar. A woman walked in the door and took two steps up the stairs before pausing to look at me. Coming back down, she asked if I was alright. I told her I wasn't and when asked the reason why, I told her the only activity I could assume Jonas Kane and my friend to be performing at such an hour and for such a period of time. The woman gave me a needed pep talk, along with a short massage, before heading up to bed.

Around half past three bells, I hear the front door of the Inn swing shut. My friend is back. Upon returning her cloak to her, I tell her that I understand, and that I would be okay if they would rather I not interrupt. She declined any involvement so intimate with Mr. Kane and I was inclined to believe her.

A few assorted odds and ends:

Card games
Closure
Cheese graters
Confessions
The Kunkelhorns
Learning how to use a shield, with help from Seamus, Arkelian, Annora, Rane, Jack, and especially Caldor.
Rowan's singing


Go forth and hug a bard!

I don't usually write on here, but this event was just too rich not to do so.

I had an absolute blast playing Losa (the drow hollow songster)! It wasn't until people were screaming at my corpse and ripping my ears off that I realized just how much ire I had earned, haha! I had so many amazing interactions with so many amazing players between Friday night and Saturday night that there is no way I could include them all. All of you incredible people who had sing-offs with me, I loved every second of it. I don't even know most of your names, but we shared moments that I will never forget.

Until next time!