Apparently the rumors of Ayella’s death have been greatly exaggerated. She popped up the other day while I was sitting in town, and played us a few tunes on her harp, before quickly disappearing back into the library.
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Neko no Kessha sponsored the “Very Important Agatis” Dun’ilsar challenge today, and ELF put on a good showing. For the contest, each clan had to choose an Agratis to keep them alive in the Badlands, while trying to take down the other clans’ Agratis. The last Agratis standing would be the winner.
Four clanmembers showed up for the contest: Fleming, Kor’gah, Yazza, and myself. It was decided that I would play the role of the Agratis, with Kor’gah and Yazza serving as envoys, and Fleming working to kill the opposing teams’ Agratis. For our strategy, we decided to just hide out behind a large pile of rocks that Fleming had discovered earlier, and this strategy ended up working surprisingly well.
By lying silent, I was able to hide behind the rocks undiscovered for most of the contest, even when other exiles passed through the snell. However, hiding became much more difficult as more and more of the other Agratis were eliminated, and I was finally found by the pesky pirate Relkin, who used his ranger powers to outrun me and take me down.
At the close of the contest, we ended up coming in 4th out of nine clans, behind WoD(who won the contest with a single Agratis!), NnK, and the House of Swech. It was a very exciting contest, and I hope that the others who participated will share their accounts as well.
(I made a visionstone of the contest, but it’s rather dull as I just spend the whole time hiding, but if you want to watch it, you can download it here)
Yesterday I participated in the tail end of MaryJane’s Mystic Cloud Event, along with Vequalir, Yazza, and Kor’gah. When I arrived, people were trying to get the Dark Cloud back over Sfoft’s Peak, where a number of exiles were fallen.
Moving the Cloud turned out to be harder than I expected though, and even with the guidance of Apprender(who is familiar with the runic script of the Cloud control room), it took many frustrating hours before we could get the Cloud back over the Peak.
We did eventually manage to get the Cloud in place, however, and rescue those fallen at Sfoft’s. I even managed to get a mark on Sfoft’s Peak, thanks to a teleportation stone given to me by Ansset, so next time I should be able to reach the Peak without having to go through that whole ordeal.
Afterwards, we walked the green portal back to the Mirror, so a few more exiles could get access to the cloud, before moving it back to Falinea’s temple. All in all it was quite an event, and I think I’m starting to get the hang of Cloud driving.
Smooshed on the Cloud
Peering over the edge
Surviving the fall!
There were a lot of random ELFs in town today, and the elusive aqua-bard Xepel entertained us all with his wonderful music. Also, Vequalir surprised us all by passing the 7th circle healer test! Quite an achievement! He showed up in town soon after, wearing his new lavender healer shirt. We all agreed that it was too bright.
Some Random ELFs
Surprise Announcement
Jinx
Veq’s new duds
Today, the Journeyman Ansset advanced to the station of Full Mystic, and I was fortunate enough to take part in his promotion ceremony. Beer was provided for by Zorton and the generous Attila, and Ansset proceeded to have his first fall as a Full Mystic.
Some Darshak tried to disrupt the ceremony and run off with the beer, but luckily Michael was on hand to quickly dispatch the intruders. Congratulations to Ansset, on his much deserved promotion!
With the exchange of a chain and the playing of a song, the Armor Deal was completed today. More than 40 exiles showed up to Melabrion’s conference room to witness the historic event, and the brothers Melabrion and Sombrion were present to accept the final items of the trade. Beer was provided for by a friendly Sarir.
The highlight of the event was of course the drinking song that Phineas has spent many moons working on. Phineas performed three songs that he wrote for the occaision(lyrics can be found here), with the help of the two mystic bards Sutai and Ansset. The reception from Melabrion was very positive(he consumed about 20 beers during the performance), and he handed out the promised armor at the conclusion of the song.
Following the trade, the items were taken back to smithy for analysis. Exiles now have the ability to forge breastplates, shields, and helms of iron and bronze. It is not known exactly what these items do, but it is believed that they add a small detha bonus. It takes a good number of ingots to forge some of the larger pieces of armor though, and I expect prices for these metals to skyrocket in the near future.
As everyone knows by now, the famed artist and veteran exile Sor is leaving the lands. Sor has contributed heavily to the Puddleby community over the past two decades, and his fine artwork has done more to define the look of our islands than any other artist. He was a compulsive gambler, and I will miss the many nights I spent sitting with him at the card tables of the Golden Butterfly, cursing Jack Vintian’s name.
Today, as a going away ceremony of sorts, Sor held an enormous auction for the items he’d collected over the years. Many of the finest items from Sor’s treasure hoard were auctioned off, and were sold for astounding prices. Some of the items that fetched high prices were EP Portal Stones, Catsbane Necklaces, and a Pass Key, which went for a whopping 80,000 coins.
As for myself, I had saved up some money for the auction, and managed to snag a lump of Tin Ore and a Skein of Silk.
The last Chaos Storm seems to have been more chaotic than usual. When I stepped out of the library after the Storm had passed, I found that town had reverted to how it had been more than two decades ago! I also found that I had been stripped of my profession and nearly all my items, and I seemed to have gained a little weight.
As other exiles began stepping out of the library(or where the library had been, before the Storm), they too learned of the changes that had taken place, and their reactions ranged from anger to bemusement. Polerand took full blame for the situation.
Today the Journeymen Muwe and Richard encountered a most singular creature to the north of the Orchard. The creature was called a Pog, and it bore a striking resemblance to a male human, though it was hostile, and did not speak.
With some help, the pair managed to lead the Pog to the Prison in Puddleby. There, the two tried to interrogate the creature, but the Pog made no response whatsoever.
After many moons of deliberations, the judges of the Better Homes and Treehouses Competition have selected their winner: The Pimping Pad of the Zo Mephisto! Our Clan Lord Fleming met with Mephisto in the lands today, and personally handed him his winnings of 10,000 coins. Mephisto thanked us for the contest, and informed us that the winnings will go towards a Used Furniture Store that he is working on. Congratulations Meph!
Also deserving of congratulations is Tara, who’s Lizard Lounge was selected as the runner-up in the contest. For a look at all of the finalists’ houses, with commentary from each of the judges, see the House Contest Scrolls. You can also find visionstones there of all the houses that were submitted to the contest.
