Monday, January 16, 2017

2016 View From Valehaven Award Winners

Best Special Effects
  Winner: Feast of Blackwood VII
  Runner-up: G.O.F.E.R. T.W.O., Rhiassa Presents: Echoes of Ragnarok 2
  Honorable Mention: The Event Which Must Not Be Named V
  
Best Props/Costumes
  Winner: Monster Island, Rhiassa Presents: Echoes of Ragnarok 2 
  Runner-up: Feast of Blackwood VII
  Honorable Mention: G.O.F.E.R. T.W.O.
  
Best Night Quest
  Winner: The Event Which Must Not Be Named V
  Runner-up: Folkestone Questing 2016
  Honorable Mention: Feast of Blackwood VII
  
Best Plot
  Winner: Risen Kingdom
  Runner-up: Echoes of Ragnarok
  Honorable Mention: Daemons (Blackwood), Hell (Folkestone)
  
Non-feast Event for Great Food
  Winner: A Very Merry Yule at Crazy Cecil's Uncle's Tavern 2
  Runner-up: Black & White 2016
  Honorable Mention: The Event Which Must Not Be Named V
  
Best Feast
  Winner: Feast of Blackwood VII, Rhiassa Presents: Feast of the Leviathan XVIII
  Runner-up: Feast of Highbridge IV
  Honorable Mention: Nedengiving
  

Best Dish
  Winner: Reuben Pizza (Feast of Blackwood)
  Runner-up: Soup (Feast of the Leviathan)
  Honorable Mention: Roast Beef (Feast of Highbridge)
  
Best Tournament Event
  Winner: Rhiassa Presents: Queen of Hearts XXIII
  Runner-up: TOC 23
  Honorable Mention: Blackwood Tournaments V
  
Best Quest
  Winner: Feast of Blackwood VII
  Runner-up: Monster Island
  Honorable Mention: G.O.F.E.R. T.W.O., Learn to Fly, Rhiassa Presents: Echoes of Ragnarok 2
  
Best One Day Event
  Winner: G.O.F.E.R. T.W.O.
  Runner-up: Rhiassa Presents: The Gilded Lion Summer Festival II
  Honorable Mention: Bind the Tide
  
Best Weekend
  Winner: Folkestone Questing 2016
  Runner-up: Feast of Blackwood VII
  Honorable Mention: A Very Merry Yule at Crazy Cecil's Uncle's Tavern 2, Monster Island, TOC 23 
  
Up and Coming Group
  Winner: Gau Dring
  Runner-up: Snake Cult
  Honorable Mention: Riverhawk
  
Best Group to NPC
  Winner: Ashenmark
  Runner-up: Invictus
  Honorable Mention: Blackwood
  
Best View Article
  Winner: "What You Missed: Bind the Tide", Nataliya "Shader" Kostenko 
  Runner-up: "The Value of Reviews", Tucker "Temorse" Noyes 
  Honorable Mention: "On NPCing", Keith "Saegan" Cronin 
  
Best View Series
  Winner: "I Can't Even", Sara "Zarine" Jessop
  Runner-up: "An Atypical View", the Silent Scribbler    
  
Best View Poem/Fiction
  Winner: "G.O.F.E.R. T.W.O: A Tale of Mystery and Malpractice", Cal "Syruss" Marsden 
  Runner-up: "Bardic Circle: Kiira's Winning Bardic from Queen of Hearts 23", Diana "Kiira" LaPierre 
  Honorable Mention: "Bardic Circle: Axel's Winning Poem from ToC 23", Peter "Axel" King  
  
Best View Photo
  Winner: "Tournaments of Blackwood", Jesse Gifford ( https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O7k1EDM8Nqk/V34qsKw1EFI/AAAAAAAAERE/kaHPXrXaJH4wBUq9u6ShJhzR4Z0SVZfqgCLcB/s1600/image4.JPG )
  Runner-up: "Team Eris", Eren Pils-Martin ( https://scontent.fbed1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/13662304_10154014198227732_3525908334489741892_o.jpg?oh=39e793b0a8f4efa2a612d13dbd65ecbe&oe=5920C341 )
  Honorable Mention: "Cyclopse", Steve Nelson ( https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OdFR7tSnFwU/V6iB55WYl4I/AAAAAAAAQpY/ARALTEsaBJgtONdrCDLrL5ip6ATEYSmbwCLcB/s1600/13938237_1166127146796089_8252581178147656935_o.jpg )
  
Best Newbie
  Winner: Alexa Lecko/Kite
  Runner-up: Alexandra Howells/Moonbeam, Benjamin Lacasse/Pilpus, David Benoit/Flydian
  Honorable Mention: Rachel Salzman/Nordia
  
Best Bard
  Winner: Michael Zajac/Swoop
  Runner-up: Diana LaPierre/Kiira
  Honorable Mention: Ed Drummond/Tulilli, Janna Oakfellow-Pushee/Iawen
  
Best Craftsperson
  Winner: Illyana Golden/Illy
  Runner-up: Anthony Quintana/Rasmith
  Honorable Mention: Eric Marques/Randolf
  
Best Photographer
  Winner: Jesse Gifford/Mestoph
  Runner-up: Dustin Mack/Toah
  
Best Artist
  Winner: Alexa Lecko/Kite
  Runner-up: Callahan Marsden/Syruss, Maryanne Betie/Shalindra    
  Honorable Mention: Douglas Fisher/Metron, Jana Greene/Jinx 
  
Best Dressed
  Winner: Alexander Sokolowski/Gavin
  Runner-up: Sara Jessop/Zarine
  Honorable Mention: Ian Struckhoff/Tam Lin
  
Best Feastocrat
  Winner: Melissa Metzger/Aymise
  Runner-up: Lani Grayson/Gwen
  Honorable Mention: Ben Greene/K
  
Best Servant/Kitchen Staff
  Winner: Jeremy Grayson/Nighthawk
  Runner-up: Becky Baron/Kovaks
  Honorable Mention: Neil Tozier/Neil Cooke
  
Best Combat Marshal
  Winner: Jeremy Grayson/Nighthawk    
  Runner-up: Josh Learned/Shandar, Sean Veale/Wil
  Honorable Mention: Keith Cronyn/Saegan
  
Best Magic Marshal
  Winner: Matt Butler/Mathies
  Runner-up: Jason Gray/Malaki
  Honorable Mention: Eric Willisson/Rosetta
  
Best Trainer
  Winner: Neil Kusleika/Eldritch
  Runner-up: The Tire
  Honorable Mention: Keith Cronyn/Saegan
  
Best Mentor
  Winner: Jason Rosa/Aeston
  Runner-up: Eric Willisson/Rosetta
  Honorable Mention: Neil Kusleika/Eldritch
  
Best Roleplaying of Magic by a Spellcaster
  Winner: Conrad Barnes/Garharz
  Runner-up: Eric Willisson/Rosetta
  Honorable Mention: Tanner Wilson/Soft
  
Best Roleplaying by a Player Character
  Winner: Conrad Barnes/Garharz
  Runner-up: Alexander Sokolowski/Gavin
  Honorable Mention: Patrick Bobell/Saka
  
Best Roleplaying of a Single NPC Role
  Winner: Emissary Starblade/Patrick Bobell, Mimic
  Runner-up: Change/Matt Butler
  Honorable Mention: Giant Cyclopes (Monster Island)
  
Best Grunt NPC 
  Winner: Tucker Noyes/Temorse
  Runner-up: Patrick Bobell/Saka
  Honorable Mention: Callahan Marsden/Syruss
  
Most Dependable Person to Help Eventholders
  Winner: Jeremy Grayson/Nighthawk    
  Runner-up: Patrick Bobell/Saka, Sean Veale/Wil 
  Honorable Mention: James Murphy/Tao
  
Best Role Model
  Winner: Keith Cronyn/Saegan
  Runner-up: Ben Greene/K, James Murphy/Tao
  Honorable Mention: Jason Rosa/Aeston
  
Greatest Contributer to the Realms
  Winner: Jason Rosa/Aeston
  Runner-up: Ben Greene/K
  Honorable Mention: Janna Oakfellow-Pushee/Iawen