Achaean Raves

Austere

Jonathin said:

raves to @Naliah for coming out and fighting alone. Granted, it was just lonely little me pestering Targ for a few minutes, but she didn't start calling me names or making threats. Just came out, fought me a bit, and then when I left she just left it at that. 

A Hashani, brave enough to smudge our defendable? I'll see you tonight, bby <\rp>

Adaele

Raves for a merchant house for being great and a challenge and actually encouraging me to do my reqs.@Rispok is awesome sauce and an inspiration to Ada. Rave @Synbios and theological discussions. Rave for @Greys for being a good friend and mentor like figure for Ada. 

Tirac

Once upon a time, I was standing with these twelve people:

Crixos Nithilar is here, vines undulating about his form. Minister Melodie, Venomous Whisper is here, shrouded. She wields an oceanic bow of hazelwood in both hands. Tyrannus Xinna Dracrotalus, Dread Legate is here, vines undulating about her form. Emissary Kyrel, Thrall of Jarrod is here. His features are obscured by a black steel mask beneath the raised hood of a red dragonscale cloak with silver accents. He wields a ranger's bow in both hands. Useli, Insidious Initiate is here, hidden. Her face is partially concealed beneath the raised hood of a dramatic black cloak. She wields a darkbow in both hands. Dread Emissary Vignar, Thrall of Taraus is here. He wields a sooty, steel bastard sword in both hands. Awakened Kiet, Reaper of Secrets is here, hidden. Saeva Aristata, Insid'atori is here, vines undulating about her form. Jarrod Dracrotalus is here, hidden. Viceroy Ainly Sar'vet is here. He wields a Shield of Absorption in his left hand and a nearly perfect puppet of Melodie in his right. Zimona, Augur of Intrigue is here, vines undulating about her form. Sydyk I'llur, Crusher of Wills is here. His face is partially concealed beneath the raised hood of a red dragonscale cloak with silver accents.


When we were attacked by these six Targs:

[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.200]: Your aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.201]: You charge with a lunge towards Tesha, your sword at the ready.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.202]: Mount Sinope.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.204]: The sun beats down oppressively upon the land, banishing any moisture beneath its rays. A rune like a lightning bolt has been sketched into the ground here. A rune like an open eye has been sketched into the ground here. A flag emblazoned with Yggdrasil stands here, waving in the breeze. A stubborn mule wanders about here, nosing at the ground. Standing still as a statue, a blood steed has fixed its fiery red eyes on some movement in the distance. A tiny black kitten gambols along the ground. A crystalline golem stands here. There are 2 skullcap flowers in 2 groups here. There are 2 kola nuts in 2 groups here. There are 2 sileris berries in 2 groups here. An echinacea root has been dropped here. There are 2 pieces of irid moss in 2 groups here. An obsidian eye sigil is here. A small spinning crystal pyramid floats nearby. A spinning disc of deep claret crystal floats here. A spinning pentagon carved from a cloudy white crystal floats here. A dark spinning crystal spiral is here, floating. A finely sculpted spinning crystal torus floats here. The reflection from a spinning aventurine crystal egg catches your eye as it floats here. The ruddy brown hue of this spinning crystal cylinder serves as camouflage as it floats nearby. Spinning in the air, a sharply angled crystal polyhedron is here. A deep green crystalline cube floats here. Balanced in the air upon slender point, a spinning diamond-shaped crystal floats here. A small spinning crystal sphere floats here. The flower of a bellwort has been dropped here. Someone has left a ginger root here. A bit of slippery elm lies here. A valerian leaf has been dropped here. Some prickly ash bark has been left here. There are 2 pieces of bayberry bark in 2 groups here. A bloodroot leaf lies here. A piece of dried-out kelp has been left here. A forked ginseng root has been dropped here. Snorting excitedly, a heavy horse stands here. An ivory jaguar stands here vigilantly, golden eyes taking in the surroundings. The shining figure of a guardian angel floats in the air here. Antlers of jet black crown the head of a proud ivory peryton. Hands of rotting flesh and white bone push up from the ground. Azelhu Shu'in-Crescent is here. She wields a curved, steel scimitar in her left hand and a graceful, eastern scimitar in her right. The Blue Dragon Sryn's imposing form looms. Alaskar, the Crystalline Magi is here. He wields an elemental staff in his left hand and a Shield of Absorption in his right. Emissary Kyrel, Thrall of Jarrod is here. His features are obscured by a black steel mask beneath the raised hood of a red dragonscale cloak with silver accents. He wields a ranger's bow in both hands. Unsworn Gina is here. She wields a small blackjack in her right hand. Daybreak Exemplar Tesha al Ashtad, Golden Justice is riding on a luminous ivory jaguar. She wields a dainty shield of radiant gold in her left hand and a Raphaelan mace in her right. Sir Antonius Agarwaen, Inquisitor of Heretics is here. He wields a colossal Basilican tower shield of sturdy oak in his right hand.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.205]: You see exits leading northeast, east, and south.


And their eighteen friends:

[19/12/2015 - 19:18:18.064]: Rom flits into view directly overhead.
[19/12/2015 - 19:18:20.591]: Aquil, Deladan, Everley, Exelethril, Grondson, Kalexei, Marisella, Marv, Mycen, Raem, Rexak, Sarathai, Scrim, Shirszae, Trayu, and Zaeden arrives, following Rangor from the ether.


And then these six opportunists arrived:

[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.989]: Mizik has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.989]: Khaibit has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.989]: Fendrel has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.990]: Datrius has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.990]: Piera has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.990]: Atalkez has entered the area.


While the rest of our group was stealing from Hashan. At this point I had as good as given up Mount Sinope as a lost cause and prepared my own last ditch defense. Five minutes later...


[19/12/2015 - 19:25:39.545]: Mount Sinope.
[19/12/2015 - 19:25:39.565]: The sun beats down oppressively upon the land, banishing any moisture beneath its rays. A stubborn mule wanders about here, nosing at the ground. Standing still as a statue, a blood steed has fixed its fiery red eyes on some movement in the distance. A crystalline golem stands here. Snorting excitedly, a heavy horse stands here. A swarm of bees hovers menacingly nearby. There are 8 arrows in 8 groups here. Romping about vigorously, a tundra wolf pup is a bundle of energy. A silvery Dardanic mare stands here with a graceful presence. A fragile crystal spiderling skitters about. There are 2 miniature snowy owls here. A tiny, red-handed tamarin sits warily, her eyes wide. A bright-eyed zebra finch hops along the ground, loosing bursts of merry, warbling song. There are 2 winged lizards of golden hue here. A spotted seal pup slaps the ground playfully with her short flippers. Puffing out his chest in an attempt to look tough, a young black boar eyes passers-by suspiciously. A flag emblazoned with Yggdrasil stands here, waving in the breeze. A tiny black kitten gambols along the ground. There are 2 water weirds here. There is a campfire here, roaring merrily. There are 2 Baalzadeens here. A vicious death adder is here, hood flared in warning. A fiery efreeti spins madly here. Like a mountain against the wind, a storm bull is standing here, motionless. A small spinning crystal pyramid floats nearby. A spinning disc of deep claret crystal floats here. A spinning pentagon carved from a cloudy white crystal floats here. A dark spinning crystal spiral is here, floating. A finely sculpted spinning crystal torus floats here. The reflection from a spinning aventurine crystal egg catches your eye as it floats here. The ruddy brown hue of this spinning crystal cylinder serves as camouflage as it floats nearby. Spinning in the air, a sharply angled crystal polyhedron is here. A deep green crystalline cube floats here. Balanced in the air upon slender point, a spinning diamond-shaped crystal floats here. A small spinning crystal sphere floats here. Hands of rotting flesh and white bone push up from the ground. Awakened Kiet, Reaper of Secrets is here, hidden. Saeva Aristata, Insid'atori is here, vines undulating about her form. Viceroy Ainly Sar'vet is here, hidden. He wields a nearly perfect puppet of Melodie in his right hand. Minister Melodie, Venomous Whisper is here, shrouded. She wields an elemental staff in her right hand.
[19/12/2015 - 19:25:39.566]: You see exits leading northeast and southwest.


And we turbodunked all 30 of those nerds. See ya!


(Good game, had some epic moments.)


#ctfTopTenPlays #mtrainridesagain

Xer

You're slipping Tirac. You forgot the image to go along with the hashtag.

Sarathai

How did Mhaldor enjoy the forestal class skill access, out of interest? Did anybody try grabbing a grove or whatever for the duration of the CTF?

Sobriquet

I didn't grab a grove, but did enjoy morphing between the animal spirits

Melodie

Sarathai said:

How did Mhaldor enjoy the forestal class skill access, out of interest? Did anybody try grabbing a grove or whatever for the duration of the CTF?

Couldn't grab a grove, so couldn't get a quarterstaff and (re)try out things. Saddest of days.

Still stand by my "groves op" stance though.

Rangor

@tirac god damn you guys defended sinope so well. Couldn't find the cata, bombs and holos everywhere, god damn retardation dropped by a bm. Such a mess!

Saeva

We had like 3 catas.

Datrius

I used everything I could to reduce my balance time to see how fast I could slice/smash >.> was fun

Esme

Name                 Age   Pnts   Jockey          Wgt   J Pnts   Win          Place        Show     

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The Nomwich          172   5459   Grumpkin Darkle 19    10429    32:1 (100cr) 8.6:1 (28cr) 3.9:1 (14cr)

Zoot                 214   8783   Tarabel Tizzle  15    16364    4.7:1 (17cr) 2:1 (9cr)    1:1 (6cr)

Tiny Terror          102   13714  Waychaw Bellows 22    11840    5.7:1 (20cr) 2:1 (9cr)    1:1 (6cr)

Greedy               255   11991  Msasu Saulo     17    8700     12:1 (40cr)  4.5:1 (16cr) 2.2:1 (9cr)

Valnurana's Dream    137   13094  Jairn Tarsh     16    15305    3.8:1 (14cr) 1.3:1 (7cr)  1:1.4 (5cr)

Behemouth            252   2174   Tomua Tontiken  18    19016    66:1 (200cr) 19:1 (58cr)  7.7:1 (26cr)

Movable Feast        244   3486   Dandelion Dew   16    11997    90:1 (272cr) 26:1 (81cr)  12:1 (39cr)

Doctor of Fast       125   13303  Annabelle Tizzl 15    16272    1.9:1 (8cr)  1:1.2 (5cr)  1:2.6 (4cr)

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Tabor, the Sugardown announcer exclaims, "Doctor of Fast's jockey, Annabelle Tizzle, just pulled out 

a tiny bow and shot Movable Feast in the rear as the pack is coming out of the final turn, and 

Doctor of Fast takes first as a result! You just know a Mark contract is coming out of this race, 

folks!"

3039h, 3060m, 14433e, 14200w cexkdb-

Tabor, the Sugardown announcer exclaims, "The Nomwich puts its head down and its little legs pump 

like crazy, shooting it past Movable Feast to take 3rd!"

3039h, 3060m, 14469e, 14200w cexkdb-clap

You clap your hands together merrily.

3039h, 3060m, 14493e, 14200w cexkdb-

Tabor, the Sugardown announcer exclaims, "Yes! Yes! They've done it! The Nomwich takes first by 

inches, ridden by Grumpkin Darkleaf! Incredible! You've seen history here today folks! Second goes 

to Doctor of Fast, and and third to Valnurana's Dream!"

You have won 148 Bound Credit(s) on your bet: 10 tickets on The Nomwich places third or better!

I knew I'd be a fool not to bet on a humgii named The Nomwich!

Deladan

He is a Black Dragon, exuding an aura of ancient might, and wisdom. Large, 

spiked obsidian wings extend from a thorned, and scaled back, showing an 

impressive wingspan of 10 feet tip to tip. Sprouting from his hindquarters is a 

large sinuous tail, extending out to a sharp curved thorn. Four limber, and 

muscular limbs sprout from his underside, each ending in massive obsidian curved 

talons. Several rows of small horns protrude from both sides of his face, 

forming his massive jawline. Countless rows of sharp dagger-like teeth cover the 

entirety of his mouth. Savage obsidian eyes sit tightly within his thorny, broad 

skull. As the light gleams off his body, small scales of obsidian can be seen, 

covering the entire body of this beast. A softly crackling amber glow surrounds 

him in recognition of the Great Wrath's highest attainment. Verdant emerald 

warpaint is artfully brushed over his cheek to form the image of a rampant stag.

Kayeil

THANK YOU @TECTON and/or whoever filled the Festivities Annex with Logosmas goodies! :hurrah: I was getting worried I wouldn't get to have a proper Logosmas with @Gamden because it's our first one together! 

Xinna

Tirac said:

Once upon a time, I was standing with these twelve people:

Crixos Nithilar is here, vines undulating about his form. Minister Melodie, Venomous Whisper is here, shrouded. She wields an oceanic bow of hazelwood in both hands. Tyrannus Xinna Dracrotalus, Dread Legate is here, vines undulating about her form. Emissary Kyrel, Thrall of Jarrod is here. His features are obscured by a black steel mask beneath the raised hood of a red dragonscale cloak with silver accents. He wields a ranger's bow in both hands. Useli, Insidious Initiate is here, hidden. Her face is partially concealed beneath the raised hood of a dramatic black cloak. She wields a darkbow in both hands. Dread Emissary Vignar, Thrall of Taraus is here. He wields a sooty, steel bastard sword in both hands. Awakened Kiet, Reaper of Secrets is here, hidden. Saeva Aristata, Insid'atori is here, vines undulating about her form. Jarrod Dracrotalus is here, hidden. Viceroy Ainly Sar'vet is here. He wields a Shield of Absorption in his left hand and a nearly perfect puppet of Melodie in his right. Zimona, Augur of Intrigue is here, vines undulating about her form. Sydyk I'llur, Crusher of Wills is here. His face is partially concealed beneath the raised hood of a red dragonscale cloak with silver accents.


When we were attacked by these six Targs:

[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.200]: Your aura of weapons rebounding disappears.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.201]: You charge with a lunge towards Tesha, your sword at the ready.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.202]: Mount Sinope.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.204]: The sun beats down oppressively upon the land, banishing any moisture beneath its rays. A rune like a lightning bolt has been sketched into the ground here. A rune like an open eye has been sketched into the ground here. A flag emblazoned with Yggdrasil stands here, waving in the breeze. A stubborn mule wanders about here, nosing at the ground. Standing still as a statue, a blood steed has fixed its fiery red eyes on some movement in the distance. A tiny black kitten gambols along the ground. A crystalline golem stands here. There are 2 skullcap flowers in 2 groups here. There are 2 kola nuts in 2 groups here. There are 2 sileris berries in 2 groups here. An echinacea root has been dropped here. There are 2 pieces of irid moss in 2 groups here. An obsidian eye sigil is here. A small spinning crystal pyramid floats nearby. A spinning disc of deep claret crystal floats here. A spinning pentagon carved from a cloudy white crystal floats here. A dark spinning crystal spiral is here, floating. A finely sculpted spinning crystal torus floats here. The reflection from a spinning aventurine crystal egg catches your eye as it floats here. The ruddy brown hue of this spinning crystal cylinder serves as camouflage as it floats nearby. Spinning in the air, a sharply angled crystal polyhedron is here. A deep green crystalline cube floats here. Balanced in the air upon slender point, a spinning diamond-shaped crystal floats here. A small spinning crystal sphere floats here. The flower of a bellwort has been dropped here. Someone has left a ginger root here. A bit of slippery elm lies here. A valerian leaf has been dropped here. Some prickly ash bark has been left here. There are 2 pieces of bayberry bark in 2 groups here. A bloodroot leaf lies here. A piece of dried-out kelp has been left here. A forked ginseng root has been dropped here. Snorting excitedly, a heavy horse stands here. An ivory jaguar stands here vigilantly, golden eyes taking in the surroundings. The shining figure of a guardian angel floats in the air here. Antlers of jet black crown the head of a proud ivory peryton. Hands of rotting flesh and white bone push up from the ground. Azelhu Shu'in-Crescent is here. She wields a curved, steel scimitar in her left hand and a graceful, eastern scimitar in her right. The Blue Dragon Sryn's imposing form looms. Alaskar, the Crystalline Magi is here. He wields an elemental staff in his left hand and a Shield of Absorption in his right. Emissary Kyrel, Thrall of Jarrod is here. His features are obscured by a black steel mask beneath the raised hood of a red dragonscale cloak with silver accents. He wields a ranger's bow in both hands. Unsworn Gina is here. She wields a small blackjack in her right hand. Daybreak Exemplar Tesha al Ashtad, Golden Justice is riding on a luminous ivory jaguar. She wields a dainty shield of radiant gold in her left hand and a Raphaelan mace in her right. Sir Antonius Agarwaen, Inquisitor of Heretics is here. He wields a colossal Basilican tower shield of sturdy oak in his right hand.
[19/12/2015 - 19:17:20.205]: You see exits leading northeast, east, and south.


And their eighteen friends:

[19/12/2015 - 19:18:18.064]: Rom flits into view directly overhead.
[19/12/2015 - 19:18:20.591]: Aquil, Deladan, Everley, Exelethril, Grondson, Kalexei, Marisella, Marv, Mycen, Raem, Rexak, Sarathai, Scrim, Shirszae, Trayu, and Zaeden arrives, following Rangor from the ether.


And then these six opportunists arrived:

[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.989]: Mizik has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.989]: Khaibit has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.989]: Fendrel has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.990]: Datrius has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.990]: Piera has entered the area.
[19/12/2015 - 19:19:02.990]: Atalkez has entered the area.


While the rest of our group was stealing from Hashan. At this point I had as good as given up Mount Sinope as a lost cause and prepared my own last ditch defense. Five minutes later...


[19/12/2015 - 19:25:39.545]: Mount Sinope.
[19/12/2015 - 19:25:39.565]: The sun beats down oppressively upon the land, banishing any moisture beneath its rays. A stubborn mule wanders about here, nosing at the ground. Standing still as a statue, a blood steed has fixed its fiery red eyes on some movement in the distance. A crystalline golem stands here. Snorting excitedly, a heavy horse stands here. A swarm of bees hovers menacingly nearby. There are 8 arrows in 8 groups here. Romping about vigorously, a tundra wolf pup is a bundle of energy. A silvery Dardanic mare stands here with a graceful presence. A fragile crystal spiderling skitters about. There are 2 miniature snowy owls here. A tiny, red-handed tamarin sits warily, her eyes wide. A bright-eyed zebra finch hops along the ground, loosing bursts of merry, warbling song. There are 2 winged lizards of golden hue here. A spotted seal pup slaps the ground playfully with her short flippers. Puffing out his chest in an attempt to look tough, a young black boar eyes passers-by suspiciously. A flag emblazoned with Yggdrasil stands here, waving in the breeze. A tiny black kitten gambols along the ground. There are 2 water weirds here. There is a campfire here, roaring merrily. There are 2 Baalzadeens here. A vicious death adder is here, hood flared in warning. A fiery efreeti spins madly here. Like a mountain against the wind, a storm bull is standing here, motionless. A small spinning crystal pyramid floats nearby. A spinning disc of deep claret crystal floats here. A spinning pentagon carved from a cloudy white crystal floats here. A dark spinning crystal spiral is here, floating. A finely sculpted spinning crystal torus floats here. The reflection from a spinning aventurine crystal egg catches your eye as it floats here. The ruddy brown hue of this spinning crystal cylinder serves as camouflage as it floats nearby. Spinning in the air, a sharply angled crystal polyhedron is here. A deep green crystalline cube floats here. Balanced in the air upon slender point, a spinning diamond-shaped crystal floats here. A small spinning crystal sphere floats here. Hands of rotting flesh and white bone push up from the ground. Awakened Kiet, Reaper of Secrets is here, hidden. Saeva Aristata, Insid'atori is here, vines undulating about her form. Viceroy Ainly Sar'vet is here, hidden. He wields a nearly perfect puppet of Melodie in his right hand. Minister Melodie, Venomous Whisper is here, shrouded. She wields an elemental staff in her right hand.
[19/12/2015 - 19:25:39.566]: You see exits leading northeast and southwest.


And we turbodunked all 30 of those nerds. See ya!


(Good game, had some epic moments.)


#ctfTopTenPlays #mtrainridesagain

Choo Choo.

I wish I logged everything so I could post my favorite moments.

That was a great CTF!

Mizik

Haha, Ashtan just mini swarming to wherever the heat was. When victory isn't a goal, everything is a target. We just went around causing mayhem.

So fun.

And ugh I remember us trying to actually walk there and hitting gravehands right away. Then I Absolved anything not in purple.

Surprised Mhaldor lost with the edge!

#mtrainderail #laststop

Edit: oh wow I forgot Dirge!

Kyrel

Had an awesome time during the CTF yesterday even if we weren't able to pull off the win. Also got to mess around with Occultism a bit which was fun.

Zuko

The christmas promo in a nutshell @Rohai

Nakari

Melodie said:

Sarathai said:

How did Mhaldor enjoy the forestal class skill access, out of interest? Did anybody try grabbing a grove or whatever for the duration of the CTF?

Couldn't grab a grove, so couldn't get a quarterstaff and (re)try out things. Saddest of days.

Still stand by my "groves op" stance though.

Damn it @Aegoth, next time I'm just dropping them all at stygian or something.

Aegoth

oh woops

Xinna

Mizik said:

Haha, Ashtan just mini swarming to wherever the heat was. When victory isn't a goal, everything is a target. We just went around causing mayhem.

So fun.

And ugh I remember us trying to actually walk there and hitting gravehands right away. Then I Absolved anything not in purple.

Surprised Mhaldor lost with the edge!

#mtrainderail #laststop

Edit: oh wow I forgot Dirge!

If only everyone didn't have dirge, phase, AND evade, plus fly and track!

Melodie

So about a weekish ago, @Cresil and I won the auctions for a shield of absorption (me) and lupine bow (him) to be designed by the admin and tailored to our characters. We were both pretty excited about it and constantly asked each other every day if either had heard anything. While he gave the admin some guidelines, I pretty much left it 100% to fate because I was genuinely curious what would be created when I didn't have full control of a design (for once). I was in the middle of lunch when I suddenly got the following...

A new weight appears in your hands.

You begin to wield a bound shield of copper feathers in your left hand.

With a snap of the wrist, you splay the gathered feathers of your shield and bring them to bear before you.

In a proud display of sumptuous excess, metalworked peacock feathers fan the face of this shield into a distinctive and sweeping mermaid's tail formation. The copper gradually tarnishes towards the apex of each pinion, its gleam slowly mired amidst the blue black hue until nary a glimpse of the bright promise remains evident. Slivers of ruby and emerald craft unblinking eyes upon each splayed plume's culmination, their brilliant gaze muted by the inimical underpinning. Securing the impressive arrangement, strands of pearlescent filament web and bind each calamus allowing this lady's aegis to be both wielded and folded.

It weighs about 2 pounds and 10 ounce(s).

It bears the distinctive mark of Melodie.

You may use this item to parry with.

It will reset to you.

You cease wielding a bound shield of fanned copper feathers in your left hand.

With a deft motion that looses a final flash of copper and gemstone, you gather the metal plumes of your shield and secure them away.

You pat a bound shield of copper feathers in a friendly manner.

I was completely taken surprised by the angle picked and would have never in a million years come up with a design that was even similar. It's a fun take on a much-used item and I'm pretty excited to have it! Thank you to whomever dedicated the time to making a fairly unique piece. I really love it.

I don't have Cresil's on hand, so he can post if he wants to!

Tekk

@Rangor @Tesha @Xinna - CTF post trash talk on the newsboard was good stuff. Almost made me felt like I played :P

Kiet

Melodie said:

So about a weekish ago, @Cresil and I won the auctions for a shield of absorption (me) and lupine bow (him) to be designed by the admin and tailored to our characters. We were both pretty excited about it and constantly asked each other every day if either had heard anything. While he gave the admin some guidelines, I pretty much left it 100% to fate because I was genuinely curious what would be created when I didn't have full control of a design (for once). I was in the middle of lunch when I suddenly got the following...

A new weight appears in your hands.

You begin to wield a bound shield of copper feathers in your left hand.

With a snap of the wrist, you splay the gathered feathers of your shield and bring them to bear before you.

In a proud display of sumptuous excess, metalworked peacock feathers fan the face of this shield into a distinctive and sweeping mermaid's tail formation. The copper gradually tarnishes towards the apex of each pinion, its gleam slowly mired amidst the blue black hue until nary a glimpse of the bright promise remains evident. Slivers of ruby and emerald craft unblinking eyes upon each splayed plume's culmination, their brilliant gaze muted by the inimical underpinning. Securing the impressive arrangement, strands of pearlescent filament web and bind each calamus allowing this lady's aegis to be both wielded and folded.

It weighs about 2 pounds and 10 ounce(s).

It bears the distinctive mark of Melodie.

You may use this item to parry with.

It will reset to you.

You cease wielding a bound shield of fanned copper feathers in your left hand.

With a deft motion that looses a final flash of copper and gemstone, you gather the metal plumes of your shield and secure them away.

You pat a bound shield of copper feathers in a friendly manner.

I was completely taken surprised by the angle picked and would have never in a million years come up with a design that was even similar. It's a fun take on a much-used item and I'm pretty excited to have it! Thank you to whomever dedicated the time to making a fairly unique piece. I really love it.

I don't have Cresil's on hand, so he can post if he wants to!

Can't believe you got that for so cheap Wish I had had gold.

Mizik

First Christmas in about 5 years we didn't ruin. You're welcome.

@Tanris @Sohl @Dunn @Manifest @Jhui @Rynn

.... @Veldrin

Kyrra

Jhui's someone with Logosmas presents waiting for him! Gods I have zero patience

Kyrel

My rave today is for Mhaldor in general. Since I started playing everyone has been really cool to me here. Couldn't imagine playing in any other city. Even though Occultist looks so awesome haha. 

Kasya

@Tecton for working out the whetstone issue. Seriously, thank you!

Grandue

I'm thoroughly enjoying Ashtan at the moment. I'm extremely excited about the possibilities there are for the future of the city and the houses, it has really inspired me to more thoroughly flesh out who I want Grandue to be and role play more deeply with my city and housemates. 

Kiet

I love non-city skirmishes, so much delicious textp. Tanks definitely don't compare

Hirgrim

Just wanted to say thank you to @Kandra for helping to make my somewhat daunting introduction to Achaea and finding a place in a city and house. I look forward to future adventures and history lessons!