Nicoli Alexi

Yup, that old vampire has found his way back to RavensDale. So, if any virgins turn up missing *g* You know who to blame.

My fault.

Okay, this is my fault. My comp has been giving me fits lately. I don't dare open too many windows...and I'm afraid of getting into the middle of an important RP and having it spontaniously reboot. New comp on Thursday. Cross your fingers.

We are actually waiting for Bronze and Circe to meet up again. Once that happens? The storyline should take off.

NicNeven now also has a 'Consort' name Leoben. Watch for him...this should be good *eg*. I'll give you a few hints. He's someone NicNeven stole from the human race many years ago. Now her 'consort'. He's not quite human anymore (his long association with the Fae Queen doncha know)...but he isn't quite Fae either. *tease*

Ok ... so?

This has been inactive enough i think. So whats happening? It seemed that planning a night where everyone came to play was very successful. Is that going to happen again in the near future?

I don't know about anyone else, but my character is still around (though i do pretty much have to wait for weekends most of the time). I know a few of us are waiting for others to show up.

It might be a good idea to plan for a night for everyone to show up maybe once a month at least.

*shrugs* Just my 2 cents worth.

Viewing The Blog

Donna - is there anyway in the settings where you can let the posts be viewed publicly? This would really help those of us who access what's on this blog via a RSS reader. Some of us don't have time to keep going to pages, to check for updates and without the posts being able to be viewed publicly - we can't do that. :(

It makes its tougher.... and I know I'd forget to view this unless its in my reader.

I can understand locking off the ability to post, but could the viewing of the post be public - this way if old Riv people do stumble upon it, they won't "walk away", since they won't know how active this blog is.

Thanks for considering this.
~Li

News of War has even reached the Land of the Fae

*Nicniven smiled as she could. Though as one watched, it would more bespeak a grimace; as if the frozen north had sought to become warm and inviting.

Not often did she walk amoung humans, this Queen of the Winter Court. But much was afoot in the realms of Might and Magic, and here was the epi-center of that foreboding*

"A guard, you say, Human Female? An unusual station for one of your genre, is that not so? Ill tidings have reached even the humans, then?"

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*A Queen's pose, as regal and as haughty as the snow capped peaks of the distant, Fangstones. She stood unmoveable, only slightly calmed by the Human's humble apology*

"You will hear more than rumors 'ere you're though, Human. Blood will spill, cities will crumble. The Gods plan wrath upon the one that holds that which they seek."

*Glacier gaze narrowed, lashes resting upon alabaster cheeks. So much beauty to behold. So cold and distant to this world.*

Know you her, Human Female Guard? A Lady of Avalon she is. High Priestess, Once Orcade Queen. Oft called by a Godly Heaven, Blessing of Avalon? Seek we her. To protect from her untimely demise. For within her grasp, lies doom crack. The possible breaking of the Arch of Time."

*Perhaps too much spoken. But the import of these matter perhaps required even She of the Fae, to meet it with forthright speech*

Blog Viewing.

The blog is now closed to members only. You all will have to login to post -OR- view it's content.

The Red Cape pulled Aside

I now am back online with messenger and icq. if you wish to add me..

the_curst@hotmail.com
icq--390860504

-On a more serious note-

Okay Gang,

A little serious conversation here I would like all of you to take a moment and consider this. Rivendell (Most of RavensDale) is now open. As I said before, this is true. If you want it to stay that way you're going to have to come and rp.

Now, the holidays are over and people are settling back into their mundane routine. Yes, I realize work and real life eat up a lot of time. And I would never ask you all to forgo that, even if that were possible. BUT you all did show up at the winter celebration, so, I'm assuming you're still interested in rping with old friends...so.

WHEN you do come and play. Please concentrate on the three rooms that have just been recently re-opened. The Common Room, EverNight and the The Kitchen. The other rooms I have seen people in (such as Vampyres) have been open right along. The three I mentioned are the ones that require your support.

So far things have been going pretty well, considering it's been over the Holidays that all of this has happened, I'm very pleased. And there are a few stalwart souls that have been rping in Riv almost everynight and I thank them for that.

I would like to see ALL of RavensDale open, and I'm sure all of you would as well. The WildWood, NightFall, The Arena...all those old favorites of many of us. But I don't feel I can request these of Lord Smat until things are a bit more steady in the other realms.

Poetess: I left a response here to your post. I will ask Smat if he will be so kind as to not clear posts from the Library when both he and I have a chance to speak. But please don't abandon it because of that. I will be posting in there again today.

I hope all of you had a wonderful New Year!

Archive Posts Gone

I don't know if anyone noticed or is aware but all the poetry and postings that had been left in the Archives have disappeared. I'm not sure if it is a good idea to post these things in there if they get cleaned out! That's a bit disappointing. Esther had suggested posting poems and such in there but... Any suggestions?

I miss my Minstrel's Court.

*cries, hides*

Updates:

~EverNight Gardens~

At my request, Lord Smat has re-opened EverNight Gardens. Now, I don't know about all of you, but EverNight holds almost as many memories for me as The Common Room does. So, enjoy, play, visit this place where the Blood Roses bloom and sunlight gives way to the Moon and her court of stars.

Please be aware that Lord Smat has requested that in this place of Night and Roses. That the OOC be kept to whispers and a bare minimum of, brb, etc. Respect his wishes please.

~Role Playing~

As Poetess pointed out. The Commons has role playing going on it almost all the time now. I left in the wee hours of this morning and there were still people in there playing. So, come and watch, come and play, come and see this place we called our home for so many years; beginning to thrive once again.

Poetess: I appreciate your giving me credit for this, as so many of you have. But please remember. None of this would have happened without all of you. I applaud you dedication. As I've said many times before.

~Lady Esther~

Who seems to be having some problems posting to the blog (which I will look into). Has asked me to ask all of you to post your favorite recipies in the Rivendell/RavensDale Kitchen. Stop by, have a cup of hot chocolate or tea and enjoy the atmosphere.

Also, to post your favorite poems or sonnets in the Library.

A Happy and Safe New Year to All!!!

EverNight, EverNight...where for art thou, Memories?

Lady_Circe_Wildwood@c-24-61-171-146.hsd1.ma.comcast.net / Thu Dec 28 10:21:32 MST 2006 [20]
Reply Block Whisper

*She settles on the bench. The soft whisper of fabric against marble a familiar conversation to her ears. Dawn grey eyes, darker, more mysterious, in the absence of sunlight, gazing along the river that tumbles idlly by. It's song an oft heard lullaby when her pain was deep, her soul...restless.*

"I know of what you speak, Onyx. Bronze and I came often here. Our wedding night was spent upon this grass, blood roses looking oe'r our passion; The protective arms of the great oak our bower.

This place holds a magic beyond all ken. Beyond our ability to express it in mere words. Only our hearts can bespeak the story eloquently enough"

"Her words so soft they are almost taken away by the gentle breeze that ruffles leaves and caresses her cheek*




__Onyx__@[208.244.116.173] / Thu Dec 28 10:16:34 MST 2006
It was ever so in this place *she answers with a smile* Whatever sorrows or burdens I bore, they could not exist here, in this most passionate of places. *she chuckles ruefully* I recall many a night when Remy and I would come here, in the full heat of argument sometimes... and twould always end with us in each other's arms. *and even the memory of Remy cannot now bring her pain, so elated is she to set foot in the gardens once more* Aye, there is a magic in this place.
" Quote missing from posting

EverNight Gardens

~Letters of Abandon~
All doors stand open, the wind abroad
the souls have gone and the bloodroses
stand waiting for what is new.
the key awaits a new hand
and a new day and covenant stand.
of the lands encompassing the old North
Gate; now known as EverNight Gardens.


EverNight Gardens now stands open to recieve her children...of the night, or otherwise.

Christmas Eve in The Rivendell Common Room

First and foremost I want to wish all of you, Happy and Safe Holidays. However you celebrate, whatever your beliefs, we are all walking different paths to the same destination. So, enjoy, celebrate, share happiness and a cup of good cheer...but be safe.

Secondly: I know most of you will be too busy to attend. And of course, it goes without saying that this is very spur of the moment; But just a little get together tomorrow night in the Commons. No set time, just drop by if you can. You need not reply to tell me you can and/or cannot come. Just come if you can, and if you cannot, that's all good too.

Peace.

Request

If Lord Smat is reading this, or anyone has a way of contacting him, I would like to ask them to ask him (or ask him directly!) to contact me? I'm stuck with a technical issue trying to get home, but I think that only he or his contacts can help me further.

Witchie knows my e-mail address.

Home again Home again

THANK YOU everyone that showed up last night! It truly was an amazing feeling to see everyone there. The laughter, the stories, the camaraderie, the feeling of returning HOME! I haven't laughed as hard, felt so much, and shed quite so many happy tears as I did last night in a LONG LONG time. We may have been rusty, and we may not be used to running in rooms that are that busy, but damn it was fun! I had forgotten how exhausting it can be to RP in a room that busy. After just a few hours I felt like I had been playing for days. I'm not complaining, trust me, it felt good.

Despite the fact she doesn't want to be thanked anymore, THANK YOU DONNA for being such a WONDERFUL nagger! *lol*

THANK YOU LORD SMAT for granting us the rights to move within the hallowed halls of our beloved home again! I for one am eternally grateful.

But most of all, THANK YOU PLAYERS! I said it last night on my departure, and I'll say it again now, all of you have helped make my holiday season a whole lot brighter.

WELCOME HOME EVERYONE!

Oh what a time we had!!!

And it was successful beyond my wildest dreams. Thank you, all of you, for responding, for heeding the call, for rping, and just being the people I always knew you were.

Lady Esther (thank YOU for the sumptuous feast!) took these screen shots of the who is on. I thought those of you who could not attend (and those who did) should see them.

Titled, aptly enough, Rivendell Reopens. Thank you again, everyone. I applaud all of you!

Tonight we celebrate!!!

The way is open. Follow to Rivendell and be welcome.

The Opening of the Gates

Last eve Lord Smat granted me a boon. He allowed me to travel with him within the gates of RavensDale. For an hour he and I spent some time together in Rivendell. Discussing old times, remembering and conversing with Seamus.

I cannot tell you how it felt to be there once again. But I will not have to tell you friends, for tonight, you will be able to experience it yourselves. Those portals will then be open to all of you. Lord Smat has graciously heeded and bestowed upon all of us, my desire to hold our Holiday Festivities in the place where it all began.

Remember all, this is Rivendell. Decorated beatifully for the season and just the same as it ever was. Treat it well and with respect...For Tonight the Gates Open.

Question

Does anyone know whats become of the history of RavensDale and the links of all the characters? I believe that was accessible through the RavensDale library. Has that just been made unaccessible with the closing of the realm?

If available i would add that link of Malakyte's history to what i have written for the web page.

Happy Festivous!

I wanted to wish you all a wonderful holiday season. No matter what or how you celebrate, I hope it brings warmth and happiness to each of you and your loved ones. May the new year bring wondrous, new and exciting things for you all.

Happiness and Peace!
*hugs*
Lit