April 2017 '#KRnival' Event Highlights

The carnival was superb - all the performers were first rate, but I feel mentioning the performances by Maxine and Karen combined serious strength and balance.

The puppet show was a hoot, particularly when the knight was described as overbearing and haughty, to which the audience spontaneously called "Sir Hurgar!"

However, the show was stolen by "Baby Brogan" playing a devil. She was on a mission, which included going to Pendarvin to get some gems (daddy told her I was one of the richest people in town). Immediately after putting them in the pouch of her "beast of burden" AKA mom, she was off to find the Ringmaster to cash in her tickets. Cannot wait until she comes of age so Brogan has to decide whether to embrace her or burn her at the stake.

Trent, Dohnald, and I were in Trent's tent, enjoying a taste of the grape (sparkling) when we heard a scream for help. I exited the tent and headed into Oscliff, where I saw two people dropped. I laid hands, and one, Haz's alt, discovered her pouch had been rifled. Screaming, she ran toward Trent's tent, ringing a cowbell and yelling what the perps were wearing. Sadly for them, I was there. More sadly, Danny McGregor was also there.

Three first time players on their first NPC shift and Cappy and I find them redhanded. Great RP on their part (They were showered with RP points) but I can see why they did not believe my spiel ("I can take all three of you in less than 10 seconds, but Sir Danny wouldn't take any longer, so why not surrender and the magistrate will not kill you"). closer to 5 seconds, but then, there were the two of us.

Lots of lessons - I taught from all four of my professions, and both higher lists. My favorite was teaching insult to a member of Wolfgang the Coasthavener's crew.

~ Finally, being given the freedom to perform without limits as D. No boundaries... I hope everyone enjoyed that as much as I did.

~ Bringing her story to full circle by sacrificing what she did for that ritual. She has done many things but this was definitely the pinnacle of her craft. Being accepted and praised for it was icing on the cake after what she heard, felt and understood. It worked.

~ D almost losing her shit in the middle of the inn due to her fearsome reputation being mocked by Jun. Sitting next to the one person she trusts in the entire world, hoping deep down that maybe she might be able to help. She knew just how to. Thanks sis.

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~ Running into hoards of undead on my way to set up and sell soap for marketfair as Angeliana. Standing still and calm as they march towards my lonesome self. Upon my smirk the front one going: "oooooh shiiiiit". Taking them all out.

~ Selling my wares during market. Always a highlight, thank you all for your support, really means a lot to me! Also thanks for the people who fed me, brought me drinks and danced for me this time.

~ Going to the festival with the Baron. Enjoying the fire jugglers, swallowers, dancers a lot! Getting my fortune read and knowing even before it, just how it would turn out. Wasn't wrong. Was worried sick, that feeling of doom and sorrow just getting exponentially worse.

~ Seamus getting knighted. Well deserved. Also thank you for a yummy feast. Luis omg them avocados.

~ The circus finale. Awesome! Thanks to all performers, you all rock.

~ The Baron's concern for Angeliana sitting alone at a table drinking and looking like the world collapsed. Telling him she is fine. Yeah, she lied. Man has bigger concerns, lol.

~ Finally getting Bran's letter scryed and finding out he is flying and within an hours distance from Travance. Never ran so fast to find Seamus. Finding him at the bar, que the begging and squabbling. Of course we run into Aldric as we are leaving the inn, then Bob joins the conversation and Seamus screams at Angeliana to get her to comprehend something so hard and so painful only coming from him she could finally digest. Deciding in that instant, that if she had to, she would kill Bran to end his suffering which would be a mercy to him at his current state.

~ Seamus, Bjron, Bob, Aldric and Duncan waiting for him with Angeliana, Bran coming right for her. After some intense moments of sheer insanity, that shattering moment of time stop and portals, he gets ripped in half but in that very moment, Angeliana's prayers getting answered and Andorra herself showing up and cradling Bran. Thanking Angeliana and leading her, holding her hand, to take Bran to Galladel personally.

~ Bran's funeral. Andorra's gift and Bran becoming an Angel of Galladel. The heartbreaking goodbyes. Andorra's hug and reassurances, then Bob hugging Angeliana. Pain this severe, he understands and even he felt for her.

~ Nalick consoling Angeliana and having her hold Kwildar's old holy symbol.

~ Drinking in Bran's name into the night. Cheers, you big damn hero. You will live on in her heart for ever.

Until next time KR family. Take care.

Had a lot of fun at the circus and loved, loved, LOVED the costumes made by the players, the makeup and the rp i saw and had with a few of them. Performances were so freaking amazing. Such a great job guys!

Anyway Highlights:

Friday:
Chicken making as per usual. Made a good chunk of money and fed people who were hungry and had no money. Bought a box for 6g, found out it had a trap on it and a master lock, proceeded to wait for Peaches to show up and open it for me if he could. Also wanted to give him his food. Ended up having Pluvious open it, got some gold and some fun trinkets. Having a few people get slightly mad that my box only had a loud alarm and not a bomb of some sort like theirs. Also hearing Kartigus Kane was at the blackbird, but staying it because I knew if I went I could die seeing as my own higher ups had issues just catching him.

NPC shift 2am-6am is always my favorite because I get to rp a bit, then do npc, then rp for the rest of the weekend. Justin W. was a great MM and i loved all the mods I went on. Undead that got more powerful each time you killed them. Galamachian cultists wanting to kill us because we were once one of them. Ash rats that were just very curious and interested in what was going on because the druidic ritual pulled them there. Getting snacks handed to us and randomly heating objects was fun. Warning: don't touch Rudy's hammer.......just don't. *squeak* Also being possessed people being tormented by the ghost possessing us. Doing the very crazy stuff they told us to, and getting freed from it and crazily laughing my way out of the inn.
Went to bed at 6, to find the rest of the guard was still talking in their beds, yet we all had to be up by 10 for the auction at 11... who needs sleep?

Saturday:
THE GUARD AUCTION. We were going to have it outside the inn but saw not many people were gathering and some really wanted to go to the circus and decided to go to the circus and do it after one of the circus people said we could, that she saw no problem in doing it. Ended up bringing a lot of people to the circus as well. Getting won by Dominic and laughing about it with Peaches later.. he is going to pay Dominic more money than he did for me so Peaches can get the date. Oops. Missed the rest of it so Ebony could fulfill her promise to Dominic about helping with a ritual thing to Visaglis. Went to the Barracks to get a guard pennant thing to represent law, walked out and started to walk away down the path to the main path, Dominic saw wear spiders, I suggested he, Terzak and I go to the barracks, ill put up the sanctuary, we'll be safe, they proceeded to say they can get to totem pole hill before they get to us, I see the NPC's start running at us as Terzak and Dominc run for the path down to the manor, I run for the barracks and call the sanctuary, I watch as they get webbed to a tree. I called for help for the people at the circus. Tried throwing magic at spiders, they were oog good at dodging spackets. Knew if I left the barracks I would get downed and then who would get help for us? Help arrived and spiders were downed. Thank you 4 years of NJROTC for getting my voice to be good at being loud yet clear enough to understand.

Made a flower at Angrin's crafting party, wanted to give up a few times, cut my finger at the knuckle, finished it. Ate left over chicken, went to the carnival with him, fought undead things on the way there, got tickets. Fought fire imps, got more tickets. Cashed my 28 tickets in for some really cool stuff. Got a drawing done with Peaches (so happy about it, I love it so, so, sooooooo much )

Congrats on Seamus for being knighted. Feast was absolutely delicious, so good. Listened to Brazen for a bit, made the biggest bottle of hot cocoa I could to bring to the performance, sat on his cloak with Peaches to keep our clothes dry, passed said bottle around to some friends and the proceeded to watch an amazing spectacle of fire, while still being a bit paranoid that when it ended, something was going to attack us (which is why I didn't bring my iPad to record >..<) Fighting with people about killing and not killing things at main mod was great for RP "Malyc told me they're not real people, we can kill them." "I don't listen to Malyc, he's not my Captain, nor is he my god." then proceeded to not kill and then hear Caldor say we could.

Hanging in the inn for a bit, then changing into my alt for the first time ever, Kyla. Thank you to anyone who RP'd with her Sat night seeing as I was only minutes from changing back into Ebony because of my chosen quirk for her not initiating conversations, and thinking it was a dumb idea to play her at that time with not a lot of people being there and just my own insecurities about it getting to me, seriously thank you guys.

Sunday:
Playing Kyla a bit more in the morning and her meeting the head of her clan's adopted daughter, and hearing she does magic. Then changing into Ebony for the last hour or two to give lessons.

Can't wait for next event! See you all in 2 weeks!

I keep screwing up the long version of this so I'm going to go with the short version of highlights

First and foremost everything about the carnival was amazing. the performers Showmanship everything was so much fun. I hope we have something like it again in the future.

Second obviously the devotion. thanks to everyone who got involved either helping or hindering. I really enjoyed arguing with some of you about it. Even more so I loved the Great Lengths that many of you went to help me with it I hope that everyone had as much fun with it as I did. I am particularly proud of my Gaian flock and all you guys did.

The Fae king of the Spring Court was completely unexpected completely unnerving and utterly awesome I can't wait to see what comes of that.

Sad I missed the fairies

Meeting Andorra was really cool even if the situation was really. So much closer to having met every. Here's hoping I can fill up my bingo card before the rules change.

Awesome to meet Brazen more personally this time and get even more about overall mythology of Gaia.

All the food at every meal and every point in between was delicious

Main mod being a circus performance made me ridiculously happy I was so glad we didn't have to fight those guys that I felt a wave of relief both ig and oog

A little sad to have the event end without any results from the Gaian devotion. I hope the many Gaians who came to participate or who took major roles in it (myself included) will be there if/when something comes of it.

Possibly my funniest line in all of my KR history. Webbed up in a tree outside the barracks.

Ebony: "We need a little help over here!"

Me: "We need a lot of help over here!"

Kevin wrote: Possibly my funniest line in all of my KR history. Webbed up in a tree outside the barracks.

Ebony: "We need a little help over here!"

Me: "We need a lot of help over here!"

Next time listen to the guards person, ya know the only person who wasn't webbed to a tree, when they say let's go to the barracks.