Fordi, day 86 of Autumn, 576
Looks like the fine folks over at Neko No Kessha are working on reviving the Dun’ilsar inter-clan competition, with a V.I.A. (Very Important Agratis) challenge to be held less than a zodiac from today. The object of the contest is for each competing clan to protect an Agratis placed under their care, while simultaneously trying to take out the Agratis of other clans.
Dun’ilsar is a long held tradition among sylvan clans, who have competed fiercely for hundreds of years for the title of Dun’ilsar champion. The competition was first brought to Puddleby by my clan E’las Loth’mon Ferindril, but has largely remained dormant over the past few years. It’s exciting to see the contest being brought to life once more.
The last V.I.A. competition didn’t go too well for my clan, but I know the strategies that were successful during the last challenge, so that may put me at somewhat of an advantage this time around. I’ll definitely have to rouse some of my clanmates, and give this latest contest a go.
Pre-contest Preparation
For more information about the upcoming challenge, see the official contest thread on the Clan Lord Sentinel.
One of the things which has impressed me most about the Puddleby community is the creativity that exiles have displayed through their use of webscrolls. I remember eagerly reading through dozens of scrolls when I was a new exile, and I was even inspired to create a scroll of my very own, nearly 40 puddle years ago.
Unfortunately, many of the scrolls that I grew up with are no longer available. Shelves have moved, scrolls have rotted and burned, and the scribes themselves have moved off to pursue other ventures. Much of Puddleby’s history and culture have been lost to the shifting sands of time.
This is why recently I have begun a project of recovering some of these lost scrolls. Thanks to the magic of Archive.org, as well as personal copies of some of my favorite scrolls, I’ve been able to restore a number of older scrolls. These include the scrolls of well known exiles of the past, such as Sassy, Lilit, and Falinea, as well as other scribes who shared their stories, advice, and experiences in exile.
A full list of the scrolls can be found here. I hope you’ll find it a fun a nostalgic look into Puddleby’s past. And if you know of any scrolls that are missing, or have any on hand, please let me know, and I can add them to the list.
Gradi, day 48 of Autumn, 576
A lot of things have changed in the lands while I’ve been hidden in the library, and I’ve been having fun exploring once familiar places which have grown and changed with time. There also seem to be new developments afoot. For example, I’ve been noticing a number of strange acolytes wandering around, conducting strange experiments. Who knows what they’re up to, but it will be fun trying to get to the bottom of this.
Cavern exploring
Mysterious Figures
Terrdi, day 7 of Autumn, 576
Sign of the times
Came across this sign after the latest Chaos Storm (v618) swept through. Looks like I now have two signs in the lands with my name on it.
Merdi, day 77 of Summer, 576
After a long downtime, I’ve finally gotten around to restoring my old webscrolls. The new location for the scrolls is: http://puddleby.com/lundar/. There’s nothing much new yet, but I plan on writing about some of my more recent adventures, as well as some new projects I’m working on, plus there’s nearly forty puddle-years worth of archives to sift through.
I’m still in the process of getting everything organized, but let me know if anything’s amiss. I hope you enjoy reading through what is quickly becoming ancient Puddleby history.
Lundar's New Library
Sombdi, day 9 of Summer, 576
I just wanted write a quick note to congratulate Math, who was advanced to the station of Full Mystic today. Congratulations Ma’ta Math, on the well deserved and long awaited promotion!
An exercise in patience
Sombdi, day 50 of Spring, 576
I had the opportunity of of exploring Sul’ran today for the first time today, tagging along on a small exploration party led by Super Chicken. I’d always thought of Super Chicken as a pretty silly character, so I was surprised to see how strong he’s grown over the years. He pretty much soloed the entire island by himself, with some healing help from Soul Hunter and Bakers Man. Sativa and I mainly tried to stay out of the way.
It took us a few hours to piece together the steps necessary to get the gateway open, but we were eventually able to enter and explore the ruined temple, and chat with some of the deranged natives. We didn’t stay for too long, but it was nice to finally be able to get a closer look at the temple that I discovered more than two decades ago, along with Ramandu and Ayella.
A being of pure energy
Outside the ruined temple
A familiar sight
Terrdi, day 46 of Spring, 574
Today I took a break from my lengthy stay in the library to find that there no longer was a library.
A rude awakening
Apparently the last Chaos Storm caused the loose rubble that Hawkthorn and Raldin dug up all those years ago to collapse, pretty much destroying the Mystic Academy. I managed to clamber over the wreckage to stable ground, and found a worker frantically trying to clear away the rubble. Of course, he didn’t seem to have any shovels, wheelbarrows, or any other tools to help with the job, so this could take a while.
Afterwards, I tagged along on an exploration party to Ash Island, led by Stinkfist. I learned that the Darshak have been increasing their activity as of late, and that new parts of their Island had been discovered. It was exciting exploring around once familiar ground, but unfortunately, the trip didn’t end too well.
The lazy barman refused to serve us drinks.
Down for the count.
Fordi, day 9 of Autumn, 569
I’ve always been a little wary about Ethereal training, especially since it requires a sizable investment to master the art, but with the recent activity on the Ethereal Plane, I decided today that I should at least learn the fundamentals. Problem is that the first Ethereal trainer is located in Umbrion’s Keep, on the southern end of Kizmia’s Isle, not somewhere I can just stroll into.
Somehow I managed to convince my clanmates Lafiadem and Myiasis, along with the healer Brahtz, to tag along with me and try to storm the keep. The idea was to survive long enough to get to the trainer, then teleport out using my strange looking stone. We were grossly over-matched, though, and ended up failing several times. I racked up 3 departs while attempting the Keep, pushing me to a new milestone with Master Departus.
"Your spirit has departed your body 200 times."
Finally, we enlisted the help of some heavy hitters such as Daimoth and Sala Dragon, who made getting through Umbrion’s Keep a breeze. I was finally able to speak with the mistress Leladar, and begin my training. Thanks to everyone who helped me get to the trainer– now I just need to make up for all the departs I racked up!
Soldi, day 52 of Summer, 569
It’s not often you see more than a few Mystics outside of the library, but today there were a quite few of my fellow Guild members out and about. We took the opportunity to take care of some business (including helping to restore K’vynn’s title), as well as get a few sketches of us dressed in full regalia.
Mystic photo op
