July Highlights, Part 1

Ok, to be completely fair and correct, it was Apollo, Janus, Rosa and Darius save the town.

I had almost forgotten:

Comparing Janus to Osred during the entire Chronicler ritual as he wasn't Osred.

"Hey Janus, you know who is reaally awesome. Osred."

I find it amazing that no matter how rediculous I make my characters they tend to fall into epic situations. Erdrick started off as a crappy farmer who became a knight then lord then many other things. Now Darius has been getting swept up in epic situations simply because he can pick locks and disarm traps.


- Planning on switching to Erdrick for the night but walking around the corner to see Zasha get sucked away. After that moment there was no way he would dodge out of town.
- "Quick help Darius he's fighting left handed"
- Trying to steal the heart of one Sister Rosa
- Rosa and Darius figuring out how to fold reality
- Epic acrobatic feats
- Actually managing to use half of my card as Darius (90% all trap/lock skills)
- Weave Artificer Apollo "The Grimdar" Abendroth
- "Well Baron in the event our fates get switched and I become the Baron i'll take care of you as you have I"
- Rosa - "Who knew fate had such huge knockers"
- Ruining James' roleplaying as the crazy beast we couldn't even see

and much more.

Starting off with my lowlight of the event, I managed to lose my new dagger on the way to the Inn well before Lay-On.  Making it worse, though I walked directly on the path, no one, including myself, found it as yet.

A fairly uneventful Friday night saw me hitting the sheets at 0200.  An hour later, I was woken by the sound of Gypsies complaining about the undergrowth and being lost.  Casting my Holy Light toward the dimly visible group and their lights, I spent the next 20 minutes guiding them to the road at Kaladonia, which is Unit 4.  Unfortunately, their caravan was at Unit 2, well past the graveyard.  Giving them all a Blessed Armor and one blade of victory (nothing but daggers), they made it home unscathed.

Along with Rayven, Antrim and later Solomon, fighting and beating a Death Knight, an imp, a demon, and an anti-Paladin as well as numerous air elementals.  From first going to sleep fat, I wound up almost tapped.

A wonderful day of RP at the Market Faire, not to mention profitable. 

Buying my own cabin from the Baron.

Learning skills I was waiting months to learn.

Running down to the forge, along with Germaine and two others to help Gideon.  Later speaking with Atrus about the old bull and the young bull.

Wally completely screwing up by letting the genie out of the bottle, so to speak, then correcting things by speed casting perfect aim banishing it.  Turns to me and says, “the lesson, Father, is when you screw up make it right.”

During main mod hearing Dassi, armed with a dagger, swearing like a seasoned warrior at the hordes attacking her. 

Using every single tag skill I possess, including my entire bag of tricks, during the first two thirds of main mod. 

Sitting next to Blind Germaine, with my arm withered.  Asking Rubious, who had melted around 10 frozen limbs, if he could take care of my withered arm.  Not even thinking, he says “Sure.  5 fire, 5 fire, 5 fire.”  Dropping dead on the spot.  Hearing “Oops.”

Main mod – what can I say?  Everyone rose to the occasion, none shirked their duty.  Bravery was commonplace, selflessness ruled.  Weakies shielded the powerful who had fallen, while waiting for an exhausted healer to arrive.

Celebration – breaking out the good stuff, telling the Baron that if he is still sober after the second bottle, its his own fault.  Watching Kwildar slug half a bottle of brandy without removing it from his lips.  Wasting the Gypsies with another two bottles.

For the first time since he came to Travance, Fr. Edwin was tipsy.  Then came the murder of the Londwyners, and although still not completely coordinated, he became instantly focused. 


Sunday, my alternate, Thorin, learned several skills he had been waiting for 4 months to obtain.

Event Highlights:

Friday Night:
- Going with Wally to “search” for the cobbler’s son, which quickly turned into a smash and search job. I just followed orders.
- Evolving my character to new levels, and really enjoying where he’s going.
-  Watching Germaine interrogate someone in the Barracks and finding his tactics just a bit barbaric 

Saturday:
- Going back to the cobblers shop being the only one in the group who had been there the night before, and keeping my mouth shut about what happened the night before.
- Being taught tumbling…which boiled down to Atrus, Dios, and Quan-Lu throwing, tripping, and gusting me to the ground many, many times.
- Low-level mod was outstanding! A big thumbs up to Chris and everyone involved. It really felt like a main mod for the lower level players. It was tough, hard fought, and very challenging given our skills. We made it out alive, and we were all better for going. It’s exactly what it needed to be.
- Watching Orion and Victor learn to dodge = most entertaining training ever
- The mod in the mines was a lot of fun as I couldn’t really do much, outside of my normal healing, but I survived. There was one point when Dios disarmed one of the suits of armor and tossed the weapon to me to keep away from his. I had it in my hand and looked at him like “what?”, which prompted him to yell “Run!”.
- Main Mod and fighting with a weapon! I’m almost becoming an offense threat, but not really. I defended my self all right with the staff, but still found myself on the ground a lot. It does feel good to know I don’t have to run away from everything, now I can just choose to do so.
- While we were waiting for everyone to get back from the ritual we had to hold off the shadows that were attacking the town. At one point Orion was away from the porch near the fire pit with a shadow slowly approaching him from his left. I yelled for him to pay attention, but it was too late. As Orion fell to the ground I let out a cry of “Orion…NO!” and then went over and healed him.

Sunday:
- Our wake-up mod to the Kaladonia statehouse went exactly as planned. We knew that either Brendan would either Dreamwalk and kill us, or Dreamwalk get help, and then kill us. The only difference would be time. He chose option one, and we were quickly dispatched.
- Chris, Damien, and I then went out as lizard assassins and went to Darkheart manor. It went as well as most attacks go there…poorly.
- Mildly successful attacks then went down at the Inn and the Barracks. 
- Then came the greatest thing I’ve ever been a part of since joining Knight Realms seven months ago… being the Voice of Grimdar.
- I never knew I could be so over the top but right on point all at the same time. I guess that’s what happens when you channel your inner Skeletor.
- The conversation with Apollo was excellent, as he had to stop and laugh after everything I said.
- “This is the skull of the leader of the last town we vanquished!” Apollo: “That’s small…was it a hobbit town?” “Probably!!”
- The look on everyone’s face as Damien was revealed to be Grimdar out giant god.
- “I liked the old Grimdar better…” Apollo: “Ok…Incinerate!”

Overall it was a very fun event for me, with the end really being great…would Adventure again! I hope everyone really enjoyed my Voice of Grimdar character and had just as much fun with the whole situation as I did.

Friday:
-watching my fellow brigands fingers get broken while being questioned.
- getting to do the zombie make-up for the second part of my NPC shift.

Saturday:
- Coming into town with Seylin and being reintroduced to my husband, Rayven.
- Slapping Rayven in the face for forgetting about me and thinking i was dead.
- being excited about being able to use a Blade of Victory but being "taken" before i even got to use it.
- Realizing that when they say "you feel a chill" I don't actually feel it do to my Barbarian resist cold LOL
- being brought to tears because the fire mage Rayven told me i could trust almost killed him trying to get him out of an ice block. (don't worry Tari I don't know this in game lol )
- getting drunk with the gypsies and giving Kwildar way too much wine and then watching him brawl.
-Getting to take pictures for the low level mod! YAY!

Sunday:
- GRIMDAR! (the gypsies saying his name backwards to "uninvoke" him lol)
- Gaylen's omelette's. need i say more?