June 2001 News


June 25, 2001  Recap and New Plans

Last week's review:

Monday's hike went surprisingly well.  Several folks gathered at the Pub and decided to hike to the Hidden Mage Valley and stay in Felucca for added adventure.  We all played around in the Hedge Maze for quite a while before finally continuing on to the valley.  We rounded out the trip with a splash in the Falls on the other side of the mountain.

Tuesday's emergency expedition to get the Library's jars back was a success.  You can read up on that whole situation at the Ix website, or the Ix message board.

Wednesday's Awards Ceremony allowed several folks to get awards:

-Crystal got 4xGM
-Valtros finished Spirituality
-Ironfist got Magery, 1st Half Honesty, 2xGM
-Aspechi Gundar earned Blacksmith and 1st Half Humility.
-Bussy Bee got Mace, Parry, Sacrifice, and 4xGM
-Valsu earned 1st Half Spirituality
-Seltor got Tailoring
-Liadan Adelaide earned Archery and Fencing
-Chino got Inscription, and 4x GM
-Melody Reed earned Tailoring

Good work everyone!  Thanks to Vulcan for hosting!  Look for your awards to be updated on the web in the coming weeks!


Plans for this week:

Monday - This one's off.  I will be at a regularly scheduled meeting of the High Council.  You are all always welcome to join me for those; however, beware that they are RP events and can get a little slow if you don't keep up with the daily news.

Tuesday - The Librarians have a Scavenger Hunt planned to start at 8pm Central.  Each person will get a list of items and a time limit.  First person with the most items wins!

Wednesday - Finally! The Purple Potion Tourney!  It starts at 8 central.  Look for details on the message board.

Looks like another fun-filled week for Destiny!

~Carina, Mayor of Destiny


June 16, 2001  Plan Your Week

Monday-

We'll go hiking Monday night.  Rules of the hike are: no recall or gate supplies.  Therefore, don't bring anything that's worth much either.  I haven't decided if we'll do it in Trammel or Felucca.  But we will start out at the Pub in Destiny at 8pm, central.

Tuesday-

The Librarians have asked for our aide in 'negotiating' with this person who has information about our jars.  Please make every effort to be at the Library at 8pm, central.  Chino will be gating out of the mage tower at 7:40, if you need a lift to Ix.

Wednesday-

Awards Ceremony in Destiny.  Vulcan is brave enough to lead a ceremony this week.  Read up on the awards and come show us your skills!  The ceremony is on the mage tower roof in Destiny, once again at 8pm, central.

-Carina, Mayor of Destiny


June 14, 2001  Updates and such

What's happened?

Awards Ceremony - last Wednesday

The turnout was small; however we were able to grant the following awards:

  • Valtros - 1st half Spirituality

  • Mystik - Swords, Mace

  • Valsu - Swords, Mace, Parry, 4xGM

  • Still to do: participation badges for Zoo Day and Joust!

I'll get those awards updated very soon.  Really!  I will!

As we all badgered Valtros through his Spirituality test, Talanithus dropped by for a little dueling practice.  Several folks jumped in to duel one another, and everyone had a very nice time.

Library Rummage Sale - last Sunday

Sabine and Chino had a much bigger turnout than anticipated.  Thanks go to Nabzif for his talented gating!  The Library was able to clear out some books as well as collected a handy amount of donations that I'm sure will find it's way into contests for you to win.

KFW met - Wednesday

An excited and energetic group got together to discuss revitalization of their guild.  Talk ranged from guild leaders and guild colors to killing reds!  Needless to say, I think those folks still have a lot of KFW blood running in them, and aren't afraid to spill some!

What's going to happen?

Discussions have continued on the private board about Ninja's guild idea.  So far the general consensus is that most folks like the idea of someone starting a pvp guild.  Some folks like the idea of role-played ninjas.

We're still trying to get our ToD folks to pledge loyalty to a new GM.  Impatience wants the job and is my recommendation.  Please get your ToD folks to the stone soon!  (The stone is currently located at the ToD headquarters in the sandstone patio next to Crystal's marble.)

A goal has been set for events.  Please see the events board for information on that.  The board requires an EZboard account and a password to the board.  Please see me for both, if you don't have them.

-Carina, Mayor of Destiny


June 4, 2001  Town Meeting Minutes

June Town Meeting Minutes

After a quick gathering at the mage tower in Destiny, everyone headed over for a surprise trip to the Island of Ix, where our Library and vendor house reside.  From there, we resumed our regular town meeting. 

Carina’s items:

-Upcoming events
Awards Ceremony – Wednesday at 8:30CST on the mage tower roof in Destiny.  Please see the “Awards” section (link above) for requirements and tests.  No one-hour tests will begin after 9pm CST.
Library Rummage Sale – Date to be announced.
Bull in the Ring – event plans under way.
Please continue to look here and at the Town Hall for event info. 

-Mendanbar is stepping down as GM of ToD. It is sad to see him go; but hopefully he will enjoy retirement.  Impatience, who has run half of Heph & Imp’s Scribble Shop in Destiny for quite a while, is my recommendation as the new Pathweaver.  All ToD are asked to pledge loyalty to her, or speak to me about other ideas and options. 

-Crystal and Sy have both expressed interest in the two empty leadership positions.  Crystal is a strong daytime player.  Sy has been a KFW leader and was key to getting the vendor house in Trammel.  Both have been around for a year or more.  I recommend them both.

 

Vulcan Ironsides spoke for KFW:
He put out a challenge to current members to seek paiges and recruits.  He offered his ear to anyone with ideas or concerns about the guild; and hopes to make it the strong brotherhood it once was.  Paiges are once again under the care of their sponsoring knight and must have grand-mastered two skills to become a knight.  Look for a KFW meeting soon!
 
Big John spoke for S_B:
He stated that his family member, RoBin HooD, is interested in taking over the guild due to lack of activity from its current GM or other members.

Hyzenthlay is seeking advice on making the Treasure Rune Library more efficient while taking up less space.

Ninja proposed his guild idea:
-They will kill pk’s in Destiny, regardless of the pk’s color (i.e. willing to take counts)
-They will have tournaments that allow poisoning and healing
-They will have a ninja theme and be called “Ninjas of Des”
-They will be required to have hiding and stealth skills
Some concerns from the council included:
-Opposition to a Destiny-sanctioned guild of murderers (reds)
-Opposition to adding another guildstone
The council will discuss the matter further on the private board.

Caldorean announced that the Arcane_Consortium seeks affiliation with Ix.  Also, Thalkos invited everyone to the A_C guild house for ale and food after the meeting. 

Impatience spoke about becoming ToD’s new Pathweaver.  She plans to make ToD a viable part of Sosaria’s merchant community once again. 

Sabine announced that she and Chino accidentally brought over a crate full of duplicate books when packing to begin their research on the island.  Therefore, they would soon have a grand reopening and book rummage sale very soon! 

We had a great turnout, which is very promising!  Thanks to all who attended.  See you at next month’s meeting, Sunday July 1st

-Carina, Mayor of Destiny