Please Read! Changes With The Halflings.

[TheNinox 59]

This post will be updated as we come up with ideas. Feel free to discuss anything!!!

Another Notice: Without Leadership, Sorsby is the only one able to assign folks homes, and welcome them to the Vale as citizens (give them permissions). Without anyone else able to grant this we are kind of in a weird position. So the sooner we can get on top of leadership the sooner the Vale can get hustling!

Hey folks! So with so many recent things happening and Jhonen taking a break, I think its definitely time for us to gather up and figure out some things so we can stay together as a Subrace and not fall into obscurity. Lets get some discussion going on what we want to happen, prioritize that, then figure out the best ways for that to happen. Below is a list of things I think should be done in no specific order:

• We need to clean up our lore and expand on it a bit. Strawberry already posted about this and she is 100% right.
  -We need to go through Petyr's pinned posts and decide what we want to keep and expand/add to. Then make an updated version, and repin it! Im sure the Forum Mods can help us take care of that.
  -We're recently adding some Sheriffs and militia via Clan Goblinfoe. We could use a lore post about their history and membership for more flavor. As well as a good name for their group! :)
  -We could use maybe a list of Vale citizens that is sticky'd so we can somewhat keep an accurate account of who is still around and who is away.
  
  
• We need to decide on some leadership or decide if we even -want- leadership. Maybe we run more freely? Maybe we elect a single leader and vice leader? Or keep the Elder system as is.
  -If we go about the way of no leadership, then we do need to have a couple of folks that have permissions to the town to allow new halflings to join our little community.
  -If we want direct leadership, then we should decide on multiple 'Elders' or just a town Mayor. I vote on the Mayor and Vice-Mayor myself. We aren't all that big enough to have lots of councilmen/women. Would seem like a too many chiefs situation. Regardless we need to hold an election!
  -Adding to that, I think someone representing the Goblinsfoe Clan would definitely be needed as a town 'leader' as well. Considering they keep the zombies off our backs!
  -I'd like to toss my name in for that possibility ;)
  
  
• We need to organize supplies and needs. The new skill system will make our farming even more heavily needed.
  -Our store house is not that bad at the moment. Good supply is there for all things. However, with the new system do we have what we need to keep that going? I have my skills spread to live off of but I have no idea what others do. List of things we could use to sustain ourselves:
  -Blacksmith
  -Farming
  -Cooking
  -Lumberjack
  -Fishing (I can do this regularly.)
  
  
• We should figure out exactly who still has a halfling character that they still play.
  -Again, a post with our populace would be good and we just need to double check and update it time to time.
  
  
• Along side the above, we need to figure out the housing situation. If people are permanantly gone, maybe we should be making old houses available for new halflings. That way we dont have to build more homes away from the center of town when there are a -lot- of homes abandoned.
  -Looks like the standard is to put up a notice on their door. How long should we wait before we allow someone else to move in? Also, what about the more "famous" members of the vale? It would seem Petyr is gone for good. His place is vacant but I'm not sure where to go with that? His place Isn't the only one either :(.
  
  
• What are we going to do about the Goblins that roleplayed joining us? They made a great post but nobody really responded to it. Maybe we -do- start a Goblin/Halfling alliance? It could definitely make the Vale busier and more awesome! (Im an idiot and cant read.)
  
  
• We are going to need to designate some folks to defend the Vale. We have stronger monsters out there now and the Vale spawns a -lot- of monsters right in the middle of town. That or we need to find out what slows the spawn of monsters in the area (lighting?) and fix it. (Goblinsfoe clan is here!)
  
  
• We should start outreaching other races to establish trade for things we do not have and need/want to figure out how we can make the Vale a little more apart of the rest of the world. This might be against our lore as we are supposed to be very untrusting of outsiders. Maybe we can vote on that.
  
  
• Folks moving into new places need to be aware of something: Your chests are no more protected here than anywhere else. I've noticed a lot of strange non-halfling players searching homes quite a bit and I recommend a locksmith.
  

I think for now thats all I have. It seems like a lot to do but I'm willing to do a majority of it. I want to get the vale really solid and folks happy with it as soon as possible. If you see a halfling player that you dont normally see on the forums, send them this way so we can get more opinions in!

[Skippy 2466]

(( I'll most likely have a halfling character soon, so I may be able to assist you lil' guys. :3 ))

[Mucky 443]

(( I am also Planning on having a Hafling Character ))

[Strawberry114 43]

I completely agree, with everything you've said. I do believe we need much more organization within almost everything. I'd personally love a goblin/halfling alliance, that'd be great.

As for the lore bit, I have quite a few ideas based on what people have wanted in the past, which I may post sometime soon~

[TheNinox 59]

Oh this looks awesome! Later tonight Ill get into real detail on whatever Ideas I have :)

[Roderick Greymane / Vegas 219]

No Goblins joined the Vale, I made the post for the Goblinsfoe Clan, its a Clan of Halflings that hate the Goblins which is why our surname is Goblinsfoe. It is not a group of Goblins but a big group of about 8 new halflings to the vale.

I would like to point out that Jhonen had planned on making the Goblinsfoe triplets the Vale Sheriff's and because most members in the Goblinsfoe Clan are warriors, he had also thought that we start a militia so that we have designated members of the community that can clear out all the monsters, which I do every time I come to the Vale.

I volunteer to lead the Halfling militia if no one wants it, and my IC brothers would also like to help in defending the Vale, I plan as the militia leader, if elected, to build a small camp away from the peace and prosperity of the Vale as a training grounds for any halflings that plan to fight in the militia or who would simply like to learn how to fight.

And my opinion for housing is that we either need more or we start placing notices on the burrows we think may be vacant, because as of now my Clan is bigger then we expected and we are sharing a burrow with only three rooms and beds.

[TheNinox 59]

Well, we have no leadership at the moment. I missread the post (DERP). But I would definitely vote yes on supporting the clan as official militia and legitimate members of the vale.

We do have two burrows near the windmill that are designated for a "Sherrif" and deputy. Not sure who they are at all.

Glad to have you folks around.

[Skippy 2466]

Okay. I have my alt all set up. Ready to help.

[Roderick Greymane / Vegas 219]

I had talked with Jhonen about the burrow for the Sheriff and he said that the previous one had quit being a halfling I guess, or maybe it was the server, but he said that it was up to the Elders if I got that burrow or not. I was thinking that if I got sheriff that maybe I got a burrow that is closer to the main area of town, because the current burrow for the sheriff is way to far out from the general population then it should be. I vote that the new sheriff maybe get Petyr's vacant home? So he can be the first to greet newcomers and let them know the Vale's rules.

Also there is a craftsman's burrow near the windmill and I believe Jhonen designated Tiberious Goblinsfoe as the owner so he can work there and sell his items at the Tavern store that he owns.

I vote that we have maybe a council for leadership, something like a tribal government maybe. One leader or artisan for each craft, like saying my character could be the artisan of war, Rogen could be the Artisan of Fishing,..etc. Then we would have an open view on everything in the vale that needs help, for example Rogen puts up a tally in a meeting saying that the ponds fish population is rather low so the community would have to limit how many fish they catch for a certain amount of time, this would create some interesting rp and maybe bring some life to the Vale.

For the vacant houses I say make a post on here saying all the Houses that are vacant and give them a one week notice from the day of the post and if they do not reply we give it to another halfling. We should also place a sign with a one week notice in game as well.

I also had an idea to bring trade to the Vale if we voted yes on that matter, we need to start having fairs and festivals in the fair grounds, maybe having flea market deals within the community and inviting friendly races to visit the Vale and participate in drinking, fishing, and baking contests and anything else we can think of.

[Mucky 443]

You will see my Hafling around the Vale. Mc : muckyD121

He is a Fletcher and Fighter hafling.

[Beneh 227]

I'm the Halfling Sheriff. I took a break for a while , but I'm back now. I apologise for the inconvienience , but aye , I do need a Deputy. For I dont think we have one.