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When I started the daily LOTC trivia in Asulon it was with hopes that the questions could inspire players to learn more about lore and have fun with it as well. Hopefully that was the case. I, for one, really enjoyed finding and posting the trivia. It turned out to be a lot of work and certainly meant being active every single day, but was definitely worth the effort. However, all good things must come to an end. As I’m departing from the server the LOTC daily trivia has hereby come to a close. There were a total of 1133 questions asked, 777 on the forums and 356 on the server Facebook. None were repeated, though some were very similar. The top responders on the forums were as follows, Pinsir99 and Tehlulu, with 7 ½ correct answers each, Thatpyrodude and Zarsies, scoring 8 responses each, Ever, with 9 and ½ correct, Falkor, getting 10 correct answers, Skippy and Kowaman, with 12 each, Ski_king3, 13 correct, Birdwhisperer, with 28 and ½, Vardak, with an impressive 51 correct responses. Others with many correct answers include VonEbs, Aislin, Benboboy, JadeKadoa, Eladriendil, racingbrother and JCQuiinn. Thanks to everyone who participated, of which there were hundreds and maybe thousands. I hope that you all enjoyed the trivia and maybe even learned something along the way. Though I’ll no longer be posting, if anyone else was interested they could certainly keep it going...

Well... this is it. I was accepted to LOTC on October 16, 2011, after a long search for a good roleplay server. Since then there have been lots of great times. I’ve roleplayed in each realm, been on many staff teams and met a lot of amazing people. The server has been fun, interesting, unique and an experience not replicated elsewhere. Bringing in others and helping them also enjoy the server created feelings of usefulness. Finding LOTC was a dream come true, for a while. But things have changed. Some changes are good, some bad, some ambiguous. Recently, though, the changes have come to be too much. Not all of them are on the server. Job hunting, family issues and other real life commitments have greatly reduced the amount of time I can spend on LOTC. Over time, too, I’ve simply lost a lot of interest in roleplay, Minecraft and the server in general. LOTC has also greatly altered since the days of old. While there were problems then, the harassment, bickering, trolling, whining and general lack of appreciation has really taken a toll as of late. That several other players and friends have left recently only increases my incentive to depart as well. I don’t think the server is dying, nor is the quality decreasing drastically. But it has changed, and I can’t help but yearn for a time that cannot be replicated. Making the decision to step back has been really difficult, but after a few weeks of thinking it over I’ve decided it’s the best one. So I hereby resign as a Forum Moderator and from the Media Team and quit any other regular server duties previously undertaken. I hope that all the time, work and effort put into everything I did was appreciated and will continue to make a positive impact even when I’m not around to see it. I’ve definitely been busy during my time here. Was on the App Team for two and half years, the longest serving active member. Probably reviewed somewhere around 2300-2700 applications, hard to tell for sure. This is also quite likely the most apps reviewed by a single AT. Accepted many players who would go on to also be very active in the community (as well as one or two that should definitely have been denied). The AT was by far my favourite staff team to be on and doing apps was always fun. Served as a Lore Master for a little over two years. Was never really that active but tried to help players, write, and review lore. Second longest serving LM, after Alan. Was on the Media Team for slightly over two years, one of the longest serving. Posted trivia and other content to Facebook, ran the LOTC tumblr and added to other social media. Forum Moderator for two years. Did a lot of the usual forum cleaning and gave warns. Probably the longest serving FM as well. On and off Wiki Admin for three years. Transferred three wikis in part or in whole as different hosting sites broke. The daily trivia, posted on the forums and wiki. Will have a separate post, but hopefully you can all realize how much time went into collecting, organizing and posting the questions. Every day. For several years. Maintained my own tumblr gif blog related to the server, created and then ran the LOTC tumblr. Created six LOTC musicals, three Guess that LOTCer competitions, several other forum games and was active in multiple forum RPs. Wrote fiction and guides, plus many other forum posts on various subjects. Roleplayed, though less and less over the years. Haven’t even logged into the server in at least four months. I’d like to be able to say thanks and good-byes to everyone, but that’s not possible. There have been so many groups and players that made an impact on my LOTC journey that listing everyone would take too long. In the spoiler are some of the more memorable ones, but if we ever talked, roleplayed, collaborated or interacted in any way know that you too helped shape my LOTC experience. I’m not leaving entirely, of course. It would be very difficult to actually pull away for good, though maybe that will happen later. For now I’ll just feel no obligations towards any staff teams or anything else that would compel me to log in everyday. I’ll probably check in on the forums every few days. With cleaning out of bookmarks I’ll almost certainly find old projects and other things to post, so keep an eye out for those. Add me on skype if you want to. So farewell. Keep on roleplaying, and remember that LOTC is only as good as the community makes it out to be.

The contest is closed and here are the answers. 1. What were the first two capital cities of Malinor in Asulon? Elandriel and Normandor 2. Heterochromia iridium is common in which peoples? Halflings 3. According to the Ancient History, which founding father had red hair? Urguan 4. What was the original name of Gronkkston? Kingston 5. Who were the original five server developers? Availer, thedangerdan, Simppa, Tythus and shiftnative 6. The warclaim ‘The Dusk’ was made by which faction? Orcs, would accept Strigzgoi, Krugmar or the War Uzg 7. Gzomyndzor made a Let’s Play with who? Isienmai 8. Who is the longest serving staff member? Tythus 9. What is the average lifespan of the Gy’waka bird? 85 10. Herbalism and stealth skills were added in what server patch? 2.8 11. On which day was the one millionth forum post? August 16 or 17, 2014 (depending on timezones), would accept Saturday or Sunday 12. The Cloudwater River was in which realm? Anthos 13. Which three races are mentioned in A Byzantium Volume? Elves, Dwarves, Aenguls 14. Who were the five Great Gods of Om’echan? Hom-Shodo, Sibi, Zamach, Harnduk, Nictac 15. ‘The Great Pink Haired Man’ is about who? Pikel Boldshoulder 16. Who apologized in clause IX of the Treaty of Thales? Haelun’or 17. Petyr Brandybuck is said to have raised an army of what against the Undead? Battle Squid, would accept squid 18. What type of block was first used for soulstones? Sponge 19. Snow Elves are most likely to worship which of the Brathmordakin? Wyvurn 20. What level of VIP is currently required to get a Hall of Heroes statue? Aether 21. Which race at which tier could summon wolves with the Aegis magic plug-in? Orcs, Tier 3 22. Which minor realm was most recently occupied? Thales 23. What is the main use of the Opal Scarab? Alchemy, would accept potions, poison, earth regent, and trowel 24. What is the official name of the Bloodflower? Gijaklul 25. Which type of Dryad is most likely to enjoy traveling? Ash 26. Chickens had the highest population concentration in which realm? Elysium 27. An attacking chest is likely which type of monster? Mimic 28. In what year did LOTC have a Minecon booth? 2011 29. Which of the following were once server forums - Pets, Sports, Debates, Skyrim and King’s Road Roleplay? Sports, Debates, Skyrim 30. Which scholar led investigations into the Golden Pools? Larihei Lohmanih 31. Which clans are said to have created the Blah? Blaw and Gragarn 32. The First Empire of Khorvad existed during which years? 750-1147 33. Which nation originally created cannons? Alras 34. Members of which race would call another their metz’al? Kharajyr 35. Which type of magic can use the skin of living beings? Contract, also accepted pretty much every other type of magic 36. Which magical beings originated in Skjoldier? The Fjarriauga or Frost Witches 37. Grand King Omithiel Strongbow was succeeded by whom? (Grand King) Thorin Grandaxe 38. What type of lilypad is usually found on the surface of lakes? Lacu 39. Who was the daughter of Taron? Rellenia 40. Who joined the Tazarak alliance? Alras, Humans and Dwarves or Oren and Kal’Urguan/Urguan 41. Which Daemon of children’s stories was said to be the fastest? Fallsheth 42. Which nation(s) directly bordered the War Uzg upon arrival in Asulon? Alras 43. Who was the last leader of Whisper Isles? Alethion Celebtaure 44. How many realms preceded Thales? Seven – Aegis, the Verge, Asulon, Elysium, Kalos, Anthos and the Fringe 45. What was the first racial profession of Ologs with Nexus? None 46. Riolan was originally found in which city? Al’Khazar 47. Aenguls and Daemons are known as which type of race? Ancient, also accepted Aengudaemons 48. Which forum group has the most players in it? New Member 49. Enor’s Ores began in which realm? Aegis 50. Sandstone is a common material in which important buildings in each major realm? Cloud Temple And the results... In third place are firestar25, Vekaro, craotor, u000893 and Gunnerdude, who collectively got 40 correct. In second place is Birdwhisperer, scoring 41 correct answers. In first place is Booger with 44 correct responses. Thanks everyone for playing, it was fun putting this together and getting results back. Hope you all enjoyed and stay tuned for further trivia news.