LadyRebecca

"Mal'onn." Stepping forward from beyond the impossibly wide base of the trunk of a tree with no name, a tanned elf walked toward him wearing the smile of tranquillity. With long brown hair brushing at her waist and bright brown eyes looking to the one known as Caribou, Arahaelth beamed. Her face was illuminated and her figure wore the same garb she had when walking the Descendants' Realm. She reached for his cheeks and held his face as wisps of bright viridescent swirled around the druids. "Welcome home. Come, there is much see."

Yet another illiterate elf snatched the parchment from Tevi and used it to make a small fire for toasting marshmallows.

Scurrying feet rush about the Dominion, searching for someone to read the letter as the drui was illiterate!

"Karin'ayla, sweet thing." Behind the deceased Brother Bull stood a figure of non-remarkable height and typical appearance. Clothed in swaths of brown, green, and maroon, she stood taller than her stature and smiled brighter than one would imagine after death. Petals of white lay within her hair, marked and distinguished by the daises that rested tucked behind her ear. And upon her left shoulder, a sparrow, quiet yet curious, chirped up at the massive elf. The tanned woman, swirling in translucent mists of viridescent reached upwards to touch the face of Toren, smiling as only a mother could. "Welcome home."

Arahaelth squints from the Aspects' Plane.

In the dark of twilight, pattering steps slap against the stone steps of the library. Mumblings echo in the dark as a gift lay before the door. Retreating steps then fled into the night, leaving behind a half-eaten mushroom. ((LadyRebecca|LadyRebecca#8880))

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Hello there! With new management now set into place on the GM Team, we are now looking for new faces to bring onto the team! If you have ever considered submitting an application for the GM Team, now is the time to do it. Whether you have been a team member before or have yet to have a place on one of the staff teams, everyone is open to putting forward an application. You can find the application format here! If you’re hesitant about submitting your name, don’t be! Everyone is given a fair chance and everyone will have their application reviewed. So what are you waiting for? Go submit an application and maybe you too will be a member of the GM Team. -GM Management

Hello there! Team Roster and Changes Our current GM Team is rather small in numbers with the departures of former Director Harrison, along with Hiebe, z3mos, ski_king3, DrPhilofLOTC, AstralPlatinum, Niccum and Assassinofawsome.With the beginning of a new month, we are looking forward to making new additions to the team and hope to see more applications. Director As the tag implies, I have recently been promoted to Director of the Game Moderation Team after the departure of Harrison. With that, the GM Team is grateful for the work that he has conducted during his tenure as Director and wishes him all the best now being a filthy red tag under Mitto. That being said, my go around as Director will hopefully be successful with both the GM Team and the community to help make the server a more enjoyable place for us all to gather. I hope to address the concerns the community have presently with the GM Team and will strive to build a sound and reliable moderation team to benefit the server as a whole. Trials Our only trial at the moment this month is Nate1450. We will be taking on more trials come October and we always are encouraging people to make applications to the GM Team. If you have ever considered it or debated whether or not you may be accepted, make an application! You never know until you try. You can find the application format here! Modreq Data There has been a massive difference in modreq levels this month compared to the numbers from August, from 5170 to 3388. With quota being 4%, the number of modreqs needed to be done in order to pass quota was 135. Quite a few GMs met quota, something we’re glad to see. Projects Right now the Team is working on a couple of projects mainly related to rule revisions, changes and fixes. Right now, we’ve been gathering your feedback on meta-gaming, and if you want to join the debate, here’s the thread. We’ll be rolling out rule changes related to the community opinion on that thread that’ll hopefully reduce meta-gaming, and as well as that, we’re planning other rewrites in areas such as evictions and, more notably, we’re going to working on improving the general rules of LotC this month. Since the rewrite earlier this summer, a lot of people have complained about various rules being absent and GMs have complained about many rules being too vague, so we’re hoping to have that all fixed by this time next month. Look out for a Your View later this week. Sub-Team Updates War Team Defy stepped down from War Team Lead this month and in his place MrPieman1111 has taken his position. Villain Team Harrison was working on reforming this time prior to his resignation, something that the GM Managers will be picking up and tweaking. In the coming months, we hope to have something more tangible to work with and something more roleplay oriented. Economy Team WithHiebe’s departure there’s not a lot going on in terms of the LotC economy. Given the new map that is on its way, the Economy Team will be dissolved until the new map and economy come into play. Region Team A word from our Region Team Lead: “The region team has been working hard with the other staff teams to pump out 6.0 to the best of our abilities. Many rule changes are coming in the very near future. We have been doing activity checks on all nations for the past couple of months, so expect announcements on nation status changes within the upcoming weeks.” -Malinor Director Agenda With my promotion to GM Director, I’m going to take a moment just to discuss with you all about my plans as a GM Director. It’s not going to be some long post about how I’m going to make the server the greatest thing or make any glorified promises. Instead, let’s talk reality. The first priority on my list is getting the GM Team back into high-functioning order. I want a team that can work together within themselves and when handling situations within the community. It is paramount that the GM Team be reading for 6.0 and I hope to see some changes in the coming months. As well, I want to establish more communication between the community and the GM Team as a whole. Support, feedback, Your View threads, all of it helps us as a team to understand how things are working on the server for you guys. I encourage the feedback and hope to hear back on the community’s view on the various issues on the server. I believe that’s all for now. As always, if you have any inquiries, concerns or comments for the GM Team you are always welcome to message me or a member of my team. -LadyRebecca <3

[Music] It had started to snow. It wasn’t very heavy, more or less a simple flurry of snowflakes outside the bedchamber window. Dancing atop the window ledge and lightly tapping the glass, Arahaelth lay beneath her furs and thick knits and watched from her bed. She was in labour, a child on its way as she tended to herself, as one would do should a midwife be unavailable. And in the cold tundra of Fenn, there was none at her disposal. With that, she did as she had done before and cared for herself. Though something was different with this little one. She was in more pain, and she had lain there for many hours; so many, that she had lost count. She was worried, for the Grand Princess had felt pain before when she had been with child. Her first pregnancy had been a failure, her baby boy born lifeless and unmoving. Thus, she was fearful, staring long and hard at the drifting snowfall and praying to The Mother that her child be given a chance. Aelthir came into the room, his pallid skin etched with lines of worry as he came to sit on the bed beside Arahaelth. He went to wrap his arm around her shoulders, being gentle and going to offer any help he could provide her in her time of pain and discomfort. The pair exchanged soft conversation, talking about their normal endeavours before the topic shifted to the baby. “How are doing, my love?” “The babe has been taking their time. I am… worried, truth be told.” “Why is that, Ara? What’s wrong?” “Nothing. I think it’s just my age.” The elfess groaned and went to lay the back of her palm over her eyes. After a few long moments of distressed and pained noises, she meant to send Aelthir off. “I think it’s time. Head out now, my love.” And so he went, reluctantly, but pressed a small kiss to her cheek before he left the room. Alone, she stared up at the ceiling, preparing herself for what she would endure. With the child resting in her arms, swaddled in warm furs and held secure, Arahaelth panted, her hair plastered to her face and body trembling in an inexplicable discomfort. Something was horribly, horribly wrong. But it wasn’t the baby this time, the little blonde haired boy in her arms was healthy and strong. No, this time, it was her. With a whimper, hot tears began to spill down the wood elven woman’s cheeks, shaking as she brought her index finger to trace along the cheek of her infant. For some time, she remained in such a way before she stilled herself, diminishing her tears with a swipe of her hand. Calmed, she called for Aelthir to come back. He was quick to return, resuming his position upon the bed and looking over both mother and child alike. Painfully, Arahaelth smiled to him and offered the sleeping infant to her husband as she trembled, her fingers gently resting over his as he took the babe in his arms. “He looks like you,” she croaked in a whisper. “Hopefully he is more like his mother.” She stared for a long time at them both, as though imprinting the image of her husband and second son within her mind. Tormented in silent agony, Arahaelth meant to beckon Aelthir closer. “You have to choose a name for him, Aelthir.” “We will pick one soon enough.” And it was as though her suffering had reached a crescendo, unable to be exceeded as her fingers meant to trace down the side of his cheek. While her warmer fingers imprinted themselves to his skin, her eyes surveyed his features with a mesmerized expression. “I love you.” If he had spoken to her, she did not hear it. Her cheek pressed to the pillows and her fingers falling away from his face, she seemed to no longer be able to move, too tired to continue trying. She did not see her life, nor did it flash before her eyes. It was as though every emotion she had experienced in her time walking the realm had hit her like a tidal wave, crashing over her; every feeling, every memory, all at once. Aelthir, Aelthos, Liewyn, Katar, Leo, Artimec, Tristin, Siri, Toren, Aenor, Laen, Ailduin, Ciro, Avenel, and hundreds of others faces she either knew or did not all seemed to assemble as her eyes fell closed. And with one, soft little chirp, a little sparrow seemed to fly before her eyes, leading her into her rest.