Once again we take a look at what was published in the View around this day in years past!
2012 - Winner of the KoEF Tournament '12 Story Contest
A poetry-style story written by Tucker "Temorse" Noyes: The Hunt of the Blasobeast -
https://viewfromvalehaven.blogspot.com/2012/02/winner-of-koef-tournament-12-story.html
2013- Meet the Merchants - Karmha Creations
One part of a series that ran that year highlighting different merchants in the Realms. This one is by the talented Casey "Karmha" Lemay -
https://viewfromvalehaven.blogspot.com/2013/02/meet-merchants-karmha-creations.html
2014 - On the Order - The Unseen
An installment in another continuing series that sought to give different knighthoods and orders a chance to talk about the history, background, culture, and members of their orders.
https://viewfromvalehaven.blogspot.com/2014/02/on-order-unseen.html
*Bonus!* A blast from the past scan of the 1992 Guidebook to the Realms (rules booklet that would eventually become the Omnibus), complete with some nifty-looking graphs documenting spell progression:
https://viewfromvalehaven.blogspot.com/2014/02/blast-from-past-guidebookrules-1992.html
2015 - The Bastards Guide to the Nations of the Realms
Ed/Tuilli gives a no-nonsense break-down of different nations in the game:
https://viewfromvalehaven.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-bastards-guide-to-nations-of-realms.html
2016 - An Atypical View
The satirical mystery artist pokes fun at a common armor rule loophole that has since been changed in the Omnibus:
https://viewfromvalehaven.blogspot.com/2016/02/an-atypical-view-season-two-8.html
2017 - Behind the Blue
A series by Ethan "Jean-Baptiste" Goldman that sought to provide backstory and information about various magical and in-house items found in the Realms:
https://viewfromvalehaven.blogspot.com/2017/02/behind-blue.html