Second Annual Winter Festival 2014 Highlights

The Winter Festival was just awesome all around, deep role play, intense political story lines, the just sheer awesome games and events for everyone.

Even more now, as the geopolitical winds shift from all sides aboard, the course of action Agryll takes to show his allegiance to Sir Cypher, not by Vassaling unto Ostcliff, but rather to Sir Cypher himself. (Gus your a role playing machine, playing both sides at the same time by letting people reach their own conclusions, not even a slight hint to see his voice change...but there none the less.The first time I have seen someone role play the do nothing attitude, very deep, at times I as a bit nervous for the next step. Thanks for the advice btw)

The open source of outing myself for using Necromancy scrolls. I did inform allies and thusly the Count himself. The role play with Lt. Bat Cooper was really intense at times.
Morwenne teaching just how foul Black Sorcery truly is. I'm still opposed to Nercomancy, but if I have any room to speak on the matter, the strongest of White Magic or Andorran prayers have been used for harm, and the darkest of prayers and magic used for good, it is the wielder whom is the root. We can't solve every problem with violence. I did what I did as an out, wasn't right, but it worked, Argyll hates the evil in most Necromancers...but who is trying to harm Argyll by threats and conspiracy theories?

I will still continue my quest to bring the Black Sorcerer of the Inverted Tower to justice...with new gear and toys for the hunt.

Who Guards the Guard? The Guard is working out many different types of issues...what happens next?

On to lighter highlights, all the games that took place. The bar was booming with several games...I was not so good at time...Mavith just took it home with a few games.

Congrats to Kanas for winning the marshal combat competition.
The other competitions, were really great to see as well.

Special thanks to Steve and Tory for all there work behind the bar. James for not killing all of us at the fire wow...idk how we could have messed up more. Charlie...You were totally right, I ate two bowls of stew. I was super hungry.

Great time, thank you to all of you. I'm hoping to see you all at the Awards ceremony. Until next...

A+ Festival would festival again.
In no particular order

-Team Chaos winning scavenger hunt. Woooo

-Not brooding and then sudden brood fest with Orophin when Swyft started delivering her news all excitedly.

-Serious and not so serious talks with Orophin, Jack, Morwenne and some others.-Pie and chesse and crackers from Yoshimatsu.

-Jack's "Ava you should join the guard" Bat Cooper's talk with her and Jack and Bat telling her that "She was definitely combat ready" but not sure if she was patience ready.

-Calder's Alt....omg. HR already!

-Good times overall. Most relaxed Ava has been for a while!

Oh my goodness, what a day!

Jed renouncing Glomm? Saying that he felt love and "it ain't so bad?" It was a Reclamation Day miracle! I cannot wait to see where this goes!

Seriously mad props to all the RP that happened, it was phenomenal. Everyone who I spoke with and showed papers to and dragged to the shack was amazing. I still have no idea who the invisible shadowy person Padme was playing was but she seemed very angry and I was very sure that I was very dead when she began to follow me out of the Alissandria statehouse.

Judge was fantastic, never breaking character, playing the appropriately confused/condemned/lost. All the papers he printed out that had Light scriptures and such on them, (some neutral and dark, too) the white robe he stared at on his altar... the awkward silences and random outbursts... Stellar, just stellar!

Great RP with Arden in the shack, trying to figure things out and talking about dragons and ponds turning over. Being ordered to leave by a disgruntled Draven though, was awful. Apparently the Lord of Alissandria thought we should not be near scary shadow lady.

I had so much fun bursting into the inn (in joy this time) and going up to people, excitedly proclaiming that Jed had renounced Glomm and has seen the Light. Of course there were many doubtful, but as time went on and as Jed came to the inn, folks warmed up to the idea, which is great!!!

Getting to interact with Kendrick and Godrick was just... a real treat, honestly. Godrick, our conversation at the end of the night, oh my goodness.

Spending time in Pendarvin was great! Fun times!

Shee and Steve French... Lesson with Lawrence...

All the rp with Alissandria!

Good times with Calder!

Accidentally hitting nobles around the Count, who must have said he was full like fourteen times.

Good food!

Astrid's delicious baked goods at the Pendarvin games!

I'm sure there is more I'm missing. This was an amazing festival! So excited I got to be involved in the stuff I did!

Thanks!

Conversation with Bat Cooper. Very enlightening.
Conversations with the Count. Oh my.

Being social with my fellow Blood Spirits
Burk and smithing... Lots of it
Walking the camp not on high alert
Twice

Finding a possible home to camp in...

Fall out.

Jed's gift. Lol no idea about the change.

Counts gift after catching him in my arms....wrap it in that it's yours now.

Cloves special real bone gift. Gator! Yum!!

A really enjoyable event!
I like events like this one: no big threat, no minions to fight. This leaves plenty of time for RP and exploring aspects of character that I don't often find the time for.

Special mention: Swyft and Arden, for some thoughtful and deep RP conversation. That was a lot of fun!
( Arden: When Jed is going to... umm, "look at the lake", just let him go, mmkay? )

-Loved being "randomTownsperson #4" with good cake for the Count!

-Jaxuarian Speed and Ulrich disarming Theo during the game!

-Swyft's reaction at the shack (and all the RP that went along with that) = priceless

- RP with Jed at the Shack

-RP with Dimitri

....OK really...ALL the amazing RP with everyone I encountered throughout the day. I LOVE RP days where you can really focus on what's in front of you without having to watch over your back every two seconds! LOL