Here it is! A week late but since I'm on vacation, I'm pretty sure you'll forgive me. Anyway, lets get right down to business seeing as yet another very busy month is behind us.
OOC News.
In June, the following lovely players joined us: Kimitation, O, Lou, Tikuko, ice, kiren, Star, Atlys, SecretAgentStarchild, Silence. There are a few more in the first days of July: please also be welcome Dash and jazz <3 A lot of new characters have been created by all these wonderful new people and a storm has been RPed with them. Great going, folks!
Before I forget(and you, as well since it was a while ago now), we finished our Miss and Mister Pern 1758(2011) contests that were started a few days before our one year anniversary in May. It was a fun competition and bordered on the line of being IC and OOC and these ones are the best, in my opinion. So without further delay, with the people of Enkala having voted, Miss Pern 1758 is Rayna! The beautiful, talented, entertaining and gracious drudge from the Lower Caverns of the Weyr. Congratulations, miss! Mister Pern race was a hard one as well with two bronzer heavy-weights included but in the end, our lovable, darling Mairy - M'rman won the title, much to the delight of majority. He is our Mister Pern 1758! Happy days. Stay tuned for the next year's Miss/Mister Pern events. Same bat channel, same bat time.
I have always meant to mention it but somehow it's always slipped my mind. In addition to our current 5 character per player quota, we have an additional "freebie" outside this quota for anyone making a Holder character or a character that will be living and playing in Enkala Hold most of the time. Some of you know and have made them already, the RP in the Hold is really taking flight right now. It's fun, it's fast-paced, it's Enkala! Wow, I'm so full of punch-lines today.
Tiebreaker for the Design a Badge for Enkala Hold is on vote currently. Please visit the topic here: http://www.dancingshadows.net/Windfury/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1441 and give your favourite your vote. They're both lovely.
IC News.
Hoo boy. The following new characters were created in June(and the first days of July): Nayven, H'kyne, X'ale, O'zark, H'vin, Marlena, Danhel, Malakai, Zeyvari, Allarean, Aicus, Cerylia, Thorne, N'seri, C'stor, Natello, Karinai, Alyse. A lot of characters, most of them having sent in for a scene already as well. Great concepts, a few much needed Candidates, all around pile of awesome.
That said, the Hatching is approaching so those of you who are still wondering whether or not to create a Candidate character = dooo it! It'll be fun and all available shades of baby dragons is still available(check the Candidate Information topic here: http://www.dancingshadows.net/Windfury/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=1322 So, bronzes, browns, blues and greens all readily available as you can see! Upon setting up your Candidate character, please PM me your desired dragon's information(name, colour, temperament, description) or let me know if you do not wish for your character to Impress at all! Oh the drama! There is also a possibility to be surprised by a dragon and a few of you have actually gone for that option, being adventurous and all. Then simply PM me with that and we'll work out a dragon baby for your character to jump at your Candidate at the Hatching. The Hatching itself will take place in the beginning of 8th Month. When it is in real world time, we do not know since we want to finish our First Thread Flight scene first.
And smoothly going onto that topic now. The First Thread Flight is on! All who have signed up for it with their characters should post in the scene: http://www.dancingshadows.net/Windfury/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1479 It's a big scene, we're doing it Gather-style where you find yourself a mark and post at them. Wingriders should look out for whatever their Wingleader tells them to, Wingleaders and -seconds, listen to the Flight Leader which is unsurprisingly G'tien. If you miss a cue(getting to the gather spot, lift-off, etc), don't fret - simply post having gone through all that already and dive into Thread Fight.
All through the Flight, we will be sending various characters prompts for Flight events they must then work into their posts. Some will be injured, maybe even killed but of course, killing characters is with the explicit permission from a player so don't worry about randomly loosing your beloved character. The Weyrlings have learned Between and those that have mastered it, have been put to firestone carrying duty, delivering it up into the sky for the Thread fighters. The ground crew must be alert and burn any spores that get past the wings in the air. The healers on ground are Danhel and Graehym(NPC), the dragonhealer staying out of the Flight and ready to treat any wounded dragons is, naturally, E'rosen. Lets have fun!
Searchriders are out! If you want to RP with the lovable blueriders(and maybe a few greens if Seren gets her way), just holler at them. Names are listed in the Hierarchy of Enkala Weyr: http://www.dancingshadows.net/Windfury/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10
That's it for this time. It's been an exciting month and I'm sure this will continue on as well. Thank you all for being a part of the community, you rock!
