Tetsu said:
I want to start this out by saying how incredibly epic feeling the conclusion to this plotline felt. I have not felt this way about an event since the climax to the future plotline where we were trapped behind an invisible barrier and forced to watch Duke Frost fight Glantri. While trapped Mike Stabley and I tried to break down the barrier because we refused to let His Grace fight the battle on his own, though there was nothing we could really do. He was playing his Barbarian Ragnar, and me my Dwarf Braveroar. I think it was sort of fateful he was playing his second barbarian and me my second dwarf for the end of this plotline. It was amazing, HQ, thank you so much for the awesome experience and wonderful memories.
I still remember that battle. I'd rank the final Dominion battle just below that one.
I also have to give kudos to Stabley for hsi new Barbar. As I said at closing ceremonies, my first event was ten years ago this month and Stabley's first Barbar, Ragnar, was who by Barbar, Draugr, hung out with, slong with Shane as Ator. Now Bjorn is here. Stabley didn't know that Telokh had been living with the Bear tribe, so having Bjorn be from there was a complete coincidence. Fighting alongside him felt like Draugr and Ragnar all over again and put a nice bookend on my first ten years of NERO/Alliance.
More faves:
--- 2 hours of roleplay with Ren and Amaranthus, discussing the ramifications of Genocide. Toddo added to the second (or third?) hour as Duke Broomis. Interestingly enough, the two Stone Elves fell on different sides of the issue.
--- Figuring out that Tab and Rob A. were leading us into a trap and warning others in the group (Flint, Sophie, etc) only to be distracted by one of the flowers people were collecting and letting my guard down. Felt like crap for that part, but the encounter was great.
--- Same encounter when someone had to go into Tab's head to verify his story of why they di what they did. Being able to assure Amaranthus that Telokh could, quite likely, disarm any mental traps that might be there and that fethcing Zat or Shya wouldn't be necessary. Argus eventually did the mind read though.
--- Blythe-den (or is is it Nord-dale? LOL) mod for one of the missions for the Dame Regent, followed be semi-serious discussion of whether the two Baronies should combine permanently due to the numbers of each that normally show up at gatherings.
--- Stone Elf Battle Rage! The emotions emanating from the homestone in the final battle allowed Telokh to let loose Vansir style. Battle rage isn't unknown in Stone Elves, just extremely rare.
--- The table that rifted us to Starkenstein was awesome. In the past NJ has had what has jokingly been referred to as Power Rangers plot and Pokemon plot. Now we can add HQ's Stargate plot to that list. Loved it.
--- Ren finally finding out that Telokh has a child with a Vansir womon he "met" while his was race-changed to a Vansir tow years ago. Her concern for his, and the child's, mental well-being was awesome roleplay.
--- NPCing as the Thessi Ambassador only to be snubbed by the nobles by not being allowed into their little meeting on Friday night. Ah, well. I got to pick the brains of Zatarina and Argus in the Healers' Guild and listen in on a private conversation Zat had with To'Noah (sp?). I got out the info I needed to get out, just not in the way I originally meant to. Three cheers for pulling that out of my ***. LOL
--- I loved Maria's Squirrel-kin. She almost broke my Stone Elf demeanor with one of her lines. She was trying to get me to give her Telokh's drinking horn when someone tried to give her advice on how best to go about it. Her respons: "Don't mess with my mojo, man." That line, in her squirrely voice, almost had me laugh out loud. Awesome.
--- All things Flint and Sophia. 'Nuff said!
--- Awesome newbies! I know I got your names at check-in but they escapr me at the moment. One may even be joining Vex squad as a new recruit. I think he'll fit in nicely!
--- All things Patrick. I had forgotten his penchant for pre-battle exposition...then Reidic's son started talking. It mad me racall all the speeches he gave as Duke Aramis before we took on the enemies of Ashbury. Another fine bookend moment for my first 10 years of NERO/Alliance. I could watch Patrick roleplay all day, every day or, better yet, interact with him as any character whatsoever.