Lundar's Library

Day 187, Year 549
Today I attended my clan’s monthly
meeting, during which we tossed around a bunch of ideas about what to
do with the Museum Token which we obtained recently.
Mil’tan’ki to the wonderful Farhope who brought some of her delicious
chocolate doughnuts to the meeting to share with us. Her chocolatey
treats really got our creative juices flowing!

Farhope’s delicious doughnuts!

After the meeting, two of our Hopefuls were inducted into the
clan as full members: Selan and Ayella! Welcome to the clan you two!

ELF’s newest member

Afterwards, we decided to go hunting in Melabrion’s Mines since
we had a pretty decent group. The fearsome cobras and Tok’han gave our
party some trouble, but we managed to hunt in the Mines without getting
Mil’asantied (massacred).

It’s not as bad as it looks– honest!

Day 183, Year 549

EldonGM announced the winners of his roleplaying contest
today, and ELF won for bringing the Sylvan Spring Festival to Puddleby!
As our prize, we now have a Museum Space Token which we can use to
display a piece of artwork of our choice in the main room of the
Puddleby Museum.

The contest prize

Congratulations to all my clanmates for putting in all that hard
work into making the Festival a great success! Also congrats to the
Crafters of Oblivion and Phineas for taking 2nd and 3rd respectively.
And finally thanks to Eldon for the great contest!

Day 159, Year 549

The much anticipated Flower Ball(the final event of the A’viva Fen’bril
Spring Festival) was held in the Bard’s Field today. I attended the
Ball with my date, the beautiful Luminary, and we had blast! There was
plenty of food and drink provided by my clan, and the generous Madcat,
and the music at the Ball was simply magnificent! It is difficult to
adequetly describe the Festival with words… all I can say is that it
was a night to remember:

Sketches from the Flower Ball

Planting the ceremonial flower

Announced by Anfyr

Dancing with Luminary

Dancing in a circle(?)

Fleming recites a beautiful poem

The great Bonfire

Day 157, Year 549

Uggh. I have a painful migraine as I write this, so my words may not be
entirely clear, but let me try my best. Yesterday I wad kidnapped. I
was just sitting in town with some of my friends, when Rot cast some
sort of “negative spirit pulse” on me, and the next thing I knew I was
being dragged off on Wilt’s chain.

Many exiles tried to rescue me(which I am very grateful for!),
but Wilt managed to evade them all. He took me to the hut near the
Northern Plains, and there he and his brother performed some sort of…
ceremony on me. I do not remember much, except that it involved a lot
of chanting, and blood. The last thing I remember is the word
“Oblivion” ringing in my skull.

Wilt and Rot perform their dark magic

I do not remember much of what happened after that, except for vague
feelings of being trapped and helpless. When I finally regained my
senses, I found myself in the Puddleby Jailhouse, surrounded by family
and friends, and one splitting headache.

Awakening in the Jailhouse

I am still not completely certain what happened to me, but according
to my friends I fell into a sort of zombie state for a few hours, at
the control of Rot and Wilt, my body unable to move of its own
volition. I was finally cured when Stinkfist and Twilth managed to slay
Wilt and steal the many vials and potions that he held. Apparently, one
of the vials had my name on it, and it was this concoction which was
used to helped me to regain my senses.

I’m afraid I have no recollection of any of these events, but
f’nom, f’nom tan’ki to all those who helped to cure and watch over me.
I feel much better now, though my head still aches from the incident. I
will try to rest for now, and hope that this migraine goes away in time
for the Flower Ball.

Day 154, Year 549

Today Anfyr and Ruen were giving dancing lessons in the Bard’s Field in
preparation for the Spring Festival. I was only able to attend the last
few minutes of the lessons, but I learned a lot, and it was a blast! My
favorite dance out of the bunch is the “Strut” and I can’t wait to try
my new dance moves at the Ball this Sombdi(ooc: Sunday 2pm pst)! For
those who weren’t able to attend, Ruen has posted some handy mak’ros on
her webscrolls.

Practicing the dance steps

Day 151, Year 549

The Lar Shardik or Feast Hunt was held today, with much success. 18
valiant hunters showed up for the Hunt, and were split up into three
competing teams. Each team was tasked to hunt for a Feral, Starbuck,
Brown Bear, Shredder, and Blood Hawk for the upcomming Feast. The team
that returned first with all of the creatures would be declared the
winner, and win a piece of metal for each member of the team.

Gathered for the Hunt

The teams were picked by the three “team captains”– Yazza, Twilth,
and Dagiris, who picked their teammates from the assembled hunters.
Once the teams were settled, they were given a few minutes to come up
with a plan, and then the contest was begun!

I was the judge for the event, so I didn’t get to see any of
the action, but from what I heard the teams had the most difficulty
finding a Blood Hawk, which I found surprising– they never seem to
have trouble finding me!

The Feast Hunt draws to a close

In the end, the contest was very close with Dagiris’ and Twilth’s
team coming in within minutes of each other. However, it was Dagiris,
Carravaggio, Emer, Wilt, and Vequalir who won the Feat Hunt contest.
Afterwards, we all took the meat to the river to be washed, and salted
and dried it in preparation for the Feast.

Cleaning the day’s catch

Thus the Feast Hunt was a great success, and I hope that everyone
will be coming to the Flower Ball this upcomming Sombi(Sunday) to enjoy
the feast.

The only thing that bothered me about the Hunt was that the
troublemakers Wilt and Ebonheart decided to participate. However, it is
not customary of sylvans to turn away a hunter from the Lar Shardik,
even one’s own enemies, so they were allowed to compete. Hopefully Wilt
will use his new piece of metal to do good, and not harm to the exiles
of Puddleby.

Day 146, Year 549

There are a number of exciting events coming up as part of A’viva Fen’bril, the Spring Festival being hosted by E’las Loth’mon Ferindril, so I would like to give a brief overview of the events that are coming up in the next few days.

Feast Hunt(Friday 7pm PST)

This upcomming Sombdi we will be holding a Lar Shardik, or Feast Hunt,
in preparation for the banquet at the Flower Ball. At the start of the
Lar Shardik, the hunters will be split up into several teams which will
then compete against each other to see who can return first with the
hunt’s bounty. We will be meeting at the campfire near the Myrm
Highlands around noon, and begin the hunt shortly after.

Dance Lessons(Saturday 11:30am PST)

On Merdi we will be offering free dance lessons in the Bard’s
Field. This is a good chance to learn some dancing skills before the
Flower Ball. Several members of ELF will be there to teach several
traditional and contemporary dance steps. No experience necessary!
Refreshments will be served after the dance session.

Flower Ball(Sunday 2pm PST)

On the following Sombdi will be the main event: the Flower Ball!
The Flower Ball will be the climax to the A’viva Fen’bril, and there
will be lots of great food, music, and entertainment. There will also
be a lot of dancing, so be sure to bring a date! Come and dance the
night away with us! Attendees are encouraged to wear a colorful top and
green pants to symbolize flowers, or a green top and brown pants to
symbolize trees.

And that’s a brief roundup of the events that will be a part of the
A’viva Fen’bril Spring Festival. For more details, visit the A’viva
Fen’bril webscrolls: http://www.ferindril.org/twiki/bin/view/Ferindril/SpringFestivalIntroduction.

Day 136, Year 549

The Wishbone

I ran across this Wishbone today while wandering in the East Forest
with my clanmate Dar’floh. Unfortunately, it was too high up in the
branches for either of us to reach.

I am putting up for sale a rare Museum Space Token! This token is a
very special item which can be used to reserve a permanent spot in the
Puddleby Museum. This is a very rare item which is presently almost
impossible to obtain.

The Museum Token

With this token you can display your artwork for all to see, or
create a permanent tribute for yourself or your clan. It also makes a
wonderful gift! I only have one token for sale, so get it while
supplies last!

My asking price for the token is 20,000 coppers, but I am willing to negotiate that price, so please contact me at [email protected] or at P.O. Box #1204 if you are interested.

Day 130, Year 549

The Grand Tournament was held in the Arena today, as the first part of the Sylvan Spring Festival. Unfortunately, I was stuck in the library for most of the contest, but I did manage to make it to the last few events.

The Tournament in full swing

The Tournament consisted of three main events: the Grand Melee(free for
all), the Pair Combat(2 vs 2), and the Squire challenge(1 on 1 combat
for those below Lord status).

The first contest, the Grand Melee, was a contest of the dorfs.
After only a few minutes of fighting, there remained only 4 fighters
out of the more than 20 original combatants: Charlos, Haze, Gorvin, and Torin. After the dust had settled, Gorvin remained the last one standing.

Battle of the Dorfs

Gorvin went on to win another event when he teamed up with Haze to defeat Klur and Reye in the Pair Combat competition. And in the Squire’s Challenge, Manquilor defeated Aia in the final round of fighting.

Overall the Tournament was a great success, and I’d like to thank the
more than 50 exiles who took part as either spectators or combatants.
We still have a number of events coming up, including the Feast Hunt, Dancing Lessons, and the Floral Ball, so please come and celebrate the Spring season with us! For dates and times, check out the Spring Festival Scroll.