January Summary 2012

A DRAGON APPEARS!

January Newsletter
(and a bit of February because we’re awesome like that)

SO! Newsletter! Ha! SR and Desh are co-writing this thing. And eh... yeah, I (SR) am not as organized as Nyaare, so it’ll be a bit different. Maybe Desh can add some structure (or taste!) but I’m just going to kick this off.

I think we normally start with the new members, yes? So from the top of my head welcome to Arizae, Oryx, and Fyrasha. Also a re-welcome for Kylee, who has finished her character at long last and is now also happily playing with us. We’re glad to have you all with us and we hope you’ll have a ton of fun on WoF =D

The new characters, again, from the top of my head are F’lai (by Kylee), A’lor (by Fyrasha), Emaela(by Oryx) and Z’en (by Arizae). If I missed any, it’s not personal, I just suck! T doesn’t get his shitty memory for names/faces from the milkman...

Oh and a happy birthday to Bexx! She turned REALLY OLD in January! Enjoy that Bexx, it’s all down hill from here baby!

Now then, that concludes the newsletter! Happy playing!

... <.<

Just kidding, I do sort of know how these things work. (Desh: Mmmhmmm)

We talk about January, in the January newsletter. So first off, the biggest breaking news of the past weeks IC news.

THE GOLD FLIGHT HAS ENDED!

Holy shit, did you ever think this day would come? (No) Well we certainly didn’t! It will be an amazing clutch what with the length of this beast. Anyway, it’s ended and stuff happened. Two bronzes (Gavanth totally started it) got into an amazing fight during the flight, taking themselves and a few others out of the race, leaving the way wide open for A’jan’s Zarath to win it, only rivalled by V’mer’s Bonth. Talmeth however, chose Zarath and thus A’jan, the cupcake man, is now our new Weyrleader! Yeeey!

The change of Weyrleader, of course, is creating some upheaval. Wings are being shuffled to match the perceived ideas of A’jan, and you can read his announcement on it here

As any weyrbrat knows first comes the Gold flight and than comes egg laying! We’re expecting a clutch at the end of the 1st Month of the new year (ICly, obviously) and then a hatching at the beginning of the 3rd month. So if you have an idea for a candidate? Now is the time! Search riders will be out looking for candidates and the weyrbrats will be starting to prepare as well.

As per usual, candidates have to be between 16 and 22 at the time of impression, so keep that in mind when creating characters for a clutch.

Now that we’ll (hopefully!) be having some candidates, we’ve also decided it is time to bring in some more manpower to handle all these youthful enthusiasts. We’re looking for someone to play a candidate master (or several someones even!) so if you have an idea for that, you’re also very welcome to make that. Weyrlingmaster Assistants are also needed as there will soon be even MORE babies to manage than before.
More info on this can be found in the brand spanking new topic Desh made here


In the past month and then some we’ve concluded the plot discussion and have some exciting new stuff waiting for us all to happen. We’re slowly getting the plot rolling and you’ll find out more about it as we go along, but if you missed it, or want to read up on it, or just want to contribute, you’re of course very welcome to do so. the thread can still be found here

You’ll find a summary of everything on the second page of the discussion and are VERY welcome to run with the proposed plot as you see fit, or add more to it IC and OOC.

In other exciting news, yours truly (SR, still writing, whoohoo!) has signed you all up for the craziest of posting escapades in a long long time. A bet was made, off-handed-ly with Nya that we could make it to 10,000 posts by our second birthday. WoF’s birthday is on May 14th and I’m rallying the troops to post lots and lots to make that mark.
Unofficially I’m calling it “The march to 10K!” And it’s epic and working a wonder so far. Activity is high and people are posting everywhere and I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU to everyone participating. You may all polish your honorary “posting machine” title and badge with due pride! You’re earning it with every post you make!

In the true spirit of crazy writing endeavours we have a few threads to honour this where you can find fun and adventure (and information).
Information on the march is HERE
You can get involved quickly with the resident plot generator (me!) here
And keep track of our overwhelming progress here

As of right now we need an average of 28 posts per day to make the mark. Seem like a lot? As it turns out, it really isn’t! We’ve been doing 35+ posts almost every day since we started, so don’t be startled by the staggering numbers, it’s really easy and all about fun! Every post you make is one for the tally, so post much and play stupid forum games (they totally count!) until your fingers bleed! \o/

Another fun event (and a lot less intimidating, at least.. I think) is our Valentines Day event! We did one last year and we’re doing one again this year. A deep Alternate Universe in which Enkala has turned into a modern day High School. Welcome to Enkala High! Let the horror begin.

For info on the event you can read the sign up right here

Sign up has closed already, because this newsletter is late, so I would tell you to sign up but we are already in the future! But fear not, you can of course still enter, just give us a poke in the cbox or via PM, or better yet... just join and have fun!

Just because you NEED a date doesn’t mean you can’t sneak in through the fire-escape, right? ;D
The section for this AU event is on the index, clearly visible with lots of pinks and reds (thanks to Khay for the graphic!) but if you have trouble finding it, or are lazy (like me!) here is a link

There is an information topic about the school, a major thread for the actual dance but you’re welcome to make threads elsewhere in the school for naughty shenanigans! Remember, it’s AU and all about having fun, so by all means, go crazy and do what you feel like!

We’re also working on a Prom Playlist. You can post your contributions in the “What the band is playing” thread and I’ll add it to the playlist as soon as possible. Here is the playlist.

A new Weyrleader, world changing plots on the horizon, and a prom! *squeel* It’s everything you could ever want! So grab your character (or make a new one!) and join in the excitement! Yeah, make a new one. Definitely make a new one! =D