Toren Neminis

Hello, I am many years late; but I wanted to say how thankful I am that this exists. Exploring Aegis again brought back such wonderful memories. I managed to find my home again in old Laurelin. Now, I can spruce up the place and surrounding area with new blocks. What fun!

Please do not misconstrue that I dislike the spirit behind the idea: that, in essence, this will be a competition of fighting skill, cleverness, even good fortune and pure survival. I disapprove of this and here is why: I've read the Hunger Games; they're pretty engaging books and the characters too. I view Asulon as a world unto itself, as it should be. It remains separate from our world and the only connection between Asulon and the Real World is us, those who play on the server, those who make up its world and its lore. I don't mind it when inspiration is taken from IRL, for where else would it come? All ideas, even ones rooted in imagination, stem somehow from things we've seen and experienced in life. But I am of the opinion that we should be very careful as to what we bring from our real life to Asulon. Of course it wouldn't bother my character if the "Hunger Games" came to Asulon, as he would have no idea what they were, no idea that they truly came from a book, but I would bothered immensely by it OOCly. I always personally find it really, intensely grating (like enough to make me want to flip over tables in rage) when people simply take directly from books or other media; be it names of characters or more importantly concepts that remain unaltered in any way, shape or form; that they did not bother to remake with their own voice. As in this case, here, from what I understand you have barely changed it at all, only did so because you had to to suit Minecraft's limitations and motif. The "Hunger Games" exist and are called such in the books for a reason; those reasons do not exist in Asulon. Asulon is very far from the dystopian hell of the Capitol and the 12 districts; where the majority are starving, clinging onto life and the tiniest glimmer of hope; where those chosen have no choice but to compete in the Games and die in a merciless, savage way anyways because the Capitol demands it as a means to exert their control, as a way of saying "You are nothing. I own you and your life" because that it is essentially what it is. It is a show of power and it is punishment. It is a way to curb any form of open dissent by showing that everyone in the districts are nothing but bugs to be squashed if desired by the Capitol. It is the government's way to say that the Capitol's full weight and wrath will fall upon those who rebel and the Capitol will obliterate them wholly. I wish you had a lore for the "Hunger Games" existing in Asulon: why are they being brought to Asulon at all? What is the IC point of (let's face it, only one person can live) sacrificing your life in these games for such a pittance as a magical weapon, in the books, they had no choice but to compete and hopefully, on a whisper of a hope, come back alive to their loved ones. There was always an air of desperation in the Games because they knew they would die in brutal manners meant to entertain the heartless masses, who viewed them truly nothing more than animals, toys, and they would have to kill their fellow competitors in probably equally brutal ways. In the books it is portrayed as barbaric and animal, cruel, for those who had to participate. I urge you to change the name to something else, to do more than simply lift the concept of these Games from the books and change it so it is more fitting and appropriate to Asulon's setting. If your idea were changed enough so that it was nearly unrecognizable from the "Hunger Games" books, I would consider adding my support.

Whilst Cataris is not an elf, I too would like to submit my support for him. I have known him for a long time, since the beginning of the Undead War, when we first met. Not only is his skill with the blade noteworthy, but he is loyal and good. I think he would make a fantastic addition to the Royal Guards of Malinor. It would be a shame and a folly to deny Cataris simply because he is human. These are my thoughts. Take them as you will. - Prince Toren.