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A lone Silma stood in the silence that followed his failure. The search had been long - frantic, poisoned by desperation - and in the end, fruitless. Before his very eyes was his cousin taken, and still, he could do nothing to stop it. The weight of his shortcomings settled heavily in his chest, a penetrating ache that refused to fade in the days following the Sylvaeri's capture. The House of Silma does not forget its own. Though we are of different blood, the Sylvaeri are kin - bound by oath, by honor, and by history. Let it be known, Fëanor: We will not abandon you. We will scour every cursed woodland realm, descend into every ruin of ages past, and ride the length of every forgotten path on this forsaken continent until we find you. This is more than a promise - it is certainty. We will not rest, we will not waver, and we will offer no quarter to your captors should they refuse us. To those who stole him: you have made enemies of the Sons of Siol - Second Son of Malin. Pray that the mercy of this offer finds you before we do. The Ancestral Flame of Elvendom will consume all you have known, all you know now, and all you could ever hope to build. Wherever the Sylvaeri lies - hear this in the wind and in the earth: We are coming.

Can’t wait to start my collection, thank you for bringing some much needed life to flora lore.

“Oh, jeeze.” Comments an irrelevant ginger.

as a veteran elf player : there is but one thing you must know to succeed

Y’all gotta remember that LotC is derived from LotR. I think the techlock we have in place is to mimic that universe (to a very mild degree), and the current lore that is in place doesn’t really create a suitable environment for something like this. As cool as it would be to have vehicles and instill a new “high-fantasy” vibe onto the server, it truly wouldn’t fit the seven year theme they’ve been working to protect.

The High Prince takes a moment to walk through each district. In Irrinor, he saw the Aspectist faith flourish - greenery filling the area and the consistent chattering of wayfarers and residents echoing from the square. He gave pause, simply elevating a light smile and moving along. To Velunor was next - and with a slight sense of pride and awe Loriens witnessed the new additions and remodeling. The area created was filled with piles of spice, empty stalls eagerly awaiting new owners, and tall ships bobbing along in the harbor. Then came Valleinor. One of the more notably quiet districts indeed - yet from the Mage's Guild was wrought curiosity and discovery. Passing by the guild he saw but a few filtering in and out. "Though foes rest on the horizon - Caras Eldar flourishes within. Each day I witness the Mali'ker proudly stand for and build their culture. Each day I pass Druids staying true to the tenets of the Lord and Lady. Valleinor is quiet - though some of the brightest minds research within. I am proud of what has been built here. Imaginative, those who think us a dying state."

The High Prince sends out a missive, "My daughter, by the age of 14, managed to escape the entirety of your 'Warnation'. How dull."

"No." Responds the High Prince, "We don't negotiate with terrorists."

NAME AND ALL TITLES: High Prince Loriens Silma KINGDOM OR DOMAIN: The Dominion DO YOU WISH FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE N.A.A: [N]

"Interesting," said the Praetor, agreeing with most cons listed for himself. He took the critique to heart, pondering upon it as he settled the letter aside.

"Huh." States Loriens, before accepting both.

After some discussion within the gates, the Lord General welcomed Eannen into the Military.

You do you. Elitism always ends well.

Ah yes - precisely what we need in terms of magics. More impossible to access, yet ridiculously powerful abilities that are only shared by the same group of circlejerking buddies. Very nice touch.

As a current Immortal - I am happy to see more lore brought into the position. Hopefully this will cause more elitism among us, and drive us to behave ourselves with a heightened sense of honor.

I know the server hasn't been doing much but adding stress to your life. Silma's are always waiting for you back in the discord, brother.

OOC Application Minecraft Name: Loriens Discord/Skype: Yung Lorien#3415 IC Application Name: Loriens Silma Race: Mali'. Age: Well beyond count. Previous Martial Experience: Though surely not as impressive as those of your current roster, I've served the general realm as a wandering peacekeeper wherever I might find violence. Though I do hate to resolve all things with a blade, and much prefer soothing the aggravated, I have learned to care for myself and others. Never having received official training I could stand to gain from joining your ranks, though you need not worry of utter and complete incompetence.

Well done, I was a skeptic at the new wipe but it's clear you've all got your ducks in a row. I was wrong.

I can assure you after being in multiple channels with her, this is certainly true. Every event of hers that I've seen since returning from the summer months (two months time now), every event has been for some portion of Sutica. Sometimes it's for all of Sutica, other times specific cliques within it. Clerics, for example, received a short quest line dedicated to retrieving holy trinkets. The druids have had a few as well. ADDITIONALLY, I'm aware of their lust for active player count. Above all else, I would say they emphasize this most. They no longer give land outside of the city (with the exception of halflings), due to the fact it wouldn't contribute to their activity count. Certainly, they used events to lure in New players and old ones. In short, yes, all of their events that I've personally seen have been in Sutica.

I honestly worry about an exception being made for you regarding being a NL. That was a well thought out and executed rule that prevents bias in the staff. However, for whatever reason, you are being allowed to keep your status as NL and remain a director of arguably one of the most important teams on the server. I really, really worry about your ability to avoid or somehow responsibly manage bias. You mentioned in the Sutican discord "embracing bias", which is absolutely absurd. What is the point of a rule like that if exceptions are just going to be made. You also purged dedicated, hard working members of the ET. Some of them with seniority over you. I do hope you do well. But this entire situation makes me uneasy.

these are all terrible. the older members of the server have seen the pure, unadulterated cancer that temp maps bring. moving to one, whether it's a hard move or not is garbage. why would you bother making the map exploration an rp thing. just make a video in which the map is showcased if that's what you want to do, you don't need to strain your already trash hosting service by adding more maps. yes, please, uproot one of the few rp hubs on the entire map. why don't you do something where tahn floods, so there's less land to be wasted there. hell, do that with all the islands if the concern here is empty spaces. just leave your few good hubs alone, ffs. "move straight to 6.0 but this might take a while lmao" don't mean to alarm you boys but uh, you ain't got a while to fix your problems. i'd imagine diehard rp'ers are dropping and being slowly being consumed by the mineman factions that you've allowed to fester.