PurpleSweetTart

What an awesome post! Thank you for the mention and as you have been brave enough to talk about mental issues I'll tell you and everyone else that I also have depression and Borderline personality Disorder. I am on a variety of psych meds so "the beast says in its cage" so to speak. If you ever need to talk or are having trouble, please let me know. It's weird, even if I am sad, if other people are sad around me I tend to be able to cheer them up. Good job for working hard and getting a new pc! I also have lots of friends on the Autistic Spectrum so if you are having any issues, please let me now. It's very important to me to feel useful and helpful. If anyone ever bothers you IC or OOC, please don't hesitate to tell me and I will back you up. -PurpleSweetTart

Thanks so much everyone for your loving support! I appreciate you all so very much! I'm even amazed at people's forum pictures and signatures! Where would I ask someone to make me a forum picture and a signature and persona list for Ry'lynn?

Yes, that was Ry'lynn and her Druid Guide, Harold Applefoot, he gave Ry'lynn a ride on the llama cause I don't have a soulstone slot for The Dominion yet so until I get my next slot, you will most likely see us again!

I hope so too, your signature is stunning, did you make it?

? ❤️ No Problem Thank you so much Ragnio, I hope we can meet IC soon.

Thank you so much, I enjoy talking to you too, btw, love your signature!

Thank you kindly Harold, I really appreciate the support!

Yes, that was insanely fun! I told my husband about it. He has no idea what it means because he's not a gamer but I had to tell someone irl cause it was great!

Greetings! My name is PurpleSweetTart, my persona is Ry'lynn. I have been on the server for about three weeks. I would like to talk to you about my physical disability and how it affects how I have to adapt in order to help Ry'lynn come alive in Atlas. I was born with spastic cerebral palsy. It affects all four of my limbs. I use a power wheelchair for mobility. It's a cool one, not like those ones you see on TV, I promise! I can walk a little with special equipment but someone has to help me. Now to my upper body... My hand-eye coordination is severely impaired so I can't drive a car, play console games or do something that takes a lot of manual dexterity, like cooking - my husband does that for me! This affects Ry'lynn because I only can type about 13 words per minute. I also have muscle fatigue. If I get tired from typing, I usually use my mouse to "click type" on an onscreen keyboard with special keyboard layouts specifically designed for LOtC RP. For example, Ry'lynn is aWood Elf who lives in Druid Grove so all of the Druids' names, places and some of her backstory is on one layout and commonly used verbs like, buy, sell, trade, kill, die, and raid and others are on another. Btw, that doesn't mean I am going to raid people, Ry'lynn usually uses it to ask if/when Druid Grove is being attacked. This makes my RP very slow. If you are RP'ing with me, please be patient but don't shy away from interacting with Ry'lynn just because I do things slower than you can do them. In other words, please don't be that person who excludes me from having fun...I have been excluded from enough areas of life already. My spacial abilities are also impaired. This means that I can't do things like play chess or read maps or follow driving directions easily. I can't actually explain why, cerebral palsy can mess you up in a variety of ways. This means that Ry'lynn spends a lot of time getting lost. She may ask for directions several times and you may have to explain the directions in different ways using compass directions or landmarks. I have Xaero's map mods but Ry'lynn still gets lost. I also have a math learning disability. I have a hard time with money and can't tell whether this: 100,000 is ten thousand, one hundred thousand or a million. I think it's a hundred thousand, but I could be wrong. This is why I am never allowed to get a credit card. I'm a grown woman but you should see my husband and father's faces when I overdraw my account or bounce a check... it's not pretty. Ry'lynn may need help trading or shopping. I am having a lot of fun on this server and have met some wonderful people here who are very understanding. Despite these issues, I am highly intelligent with a Bachelor's degree in communication and held a job for three years before I was laid off. I am looking for work. Meanwhile, I enjoy making mixed media art, watching movies, reading, writing, fishing and being an Auntie. If you meet someone else in Atlas with a disability, please try to remember to be patient, and understanding. Living a meaningful life with a disability helps us reduce pain, stress and frustration which actually helps us live longer. Everyone has come to Atlas for a different reason. I came here because I was tired of the same old servers but I play every day to forget about the migraines and head pain I have that they don't know how to treat so I can have something to look forward to, forget about the fact that society would rather have disabled people sit home and drool on ourselves collecting checks and food stamps rather than work and forget that I spend more time in hospitals than I do at home. I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me because this server is literally making my days so much better than they were a few months ago.I might not be healthy yet or have a job but I think I have created a good persona and I hope she has a fantastic future in Atlas! Thanks for reading this, I hope I helped you better understand my life and Ry'lynn's. Please don't be afraid to ask questions about anything you've read or want to learn more about me. Ry'lynn is currently in The Dominion visiting childhood friends, she is looking for work and housing (until I get my third soulstone slot.) PurpleSweetTart AKA Ry'lynn the Wood Elf Druid of The Dominion and Druid Grove