Tuesday, January 21, 2020
2019 View from Valehaven Awards Results
Best Special Effects:
1st: Invictus Questing 2
Runner Up: Folkestone Questing 2019
Honorable Mention: That Which Escapes Us
Best Props/Costumes:
1st: Invictus Questing 2
Runner Up: Feast of Voraniss I
Honorable Mention: Feast of Blackwood X
Best Night Quest:
1st: Invictus Questing 2
Runner Up: That Which Escapes Us
Honorable Mention: The Strangers War I
Best Plot:
1st: Invictus Questing
Runner Up (tie): The Strangers, Divine Intervention
Honorable Mention (tie): That Which Escapes Us, Echoes of Ragnarok
Non-Feast Event for Great Food:
1st: A Very Merry Yule at Uncle Cecil's Crazy Tavern 3
Runner Up: Blackwood Tournaments VIII
Honorable Mention: That Which Escapes Us
Best Feast:
1st: Feast of Blackwood X
Runner Up: Feast of Voraniss I
Honorable Mention: Rhiassa Presents: Feast of the Leviathan XXI
Best Dish:
1st: Blackwood Meatballs
Runner Up: Whiskey balls (Feast of Voraniss)
Honorable Mention: Hungarian Mushroom Soup (Feast of Blackwood)
Best Tournament Event:
1st: TOC 26
Runner Up (tie): Rhiassa Presents: Queen of Hearts XXVI, Blackwood Tournaments VIII
Honorable Mention: Tournaments of Artemis
Best Quest:
1st: Invictus Questing 2
Runner Up: Divine Intervention 1
Honorable Mention (tie): That Which Escapes Us, Ashen Bounty VIII
Best One Day Event:
1st: Black & White 2019
Runner Up: Feast of Voraniss I
Honorable Mention (tie): Off the Hook, Divine Intervention 1
Best Weekend Event:
1st: Invictus Questing 2
Runner Up: That Which Escapes Us
Honorable Mention: Chimeron Questing XXVII
Best View Article:
1st: Learning About Leather, A Guide for Beginners: Part I by Derek "Hygar" Booke
Runner Up: Ask the Editors - On Squiring by The View Editors
Honorable Mention: A Wild Rant on Marshaling Theory by Keith “Saegan” Cronyn
Best View Series:
1st: Ask Zarine by Sara “Zarine” Jessop
Runner Up: What You Missed by Various Authors
Honorable Mention: Legends of Voraniss by Renee “Kindrianna” Booke
Best View Poem/Fiction:
1st: The Ballad of Sir Vawn, Avatar of Vandor by Renee “Kindrianna” Booke
Runner Up: Echoes of Ragnarok: Asgard: An Epilogue by Jason “Aeston” Rosa
Honorable Mention: Legends of Voraniss: Othorion Elderheart, King of Calandia by Renee “Kindrianna” Booke
Best Photo:
1st: Voraniss Group Shot by Ryan "Orion" Welch
Runner Up (tie): Feast of Voraniss by Renee’s Mom; Folkestone Fighting by Keith “Saegan” Cronyn
Honorable Mention: Goblin Kids’ Quest by Matthew "Thon" Norris
Best Group to NPC:
1st: Ashenmark
Runner Up: Invictus
Honorable Mention: Voraniss
Up and Coming Group:
1st: Voraniss
Runner Up: Gau Dring
Honorable Mention: SMAS
Best Newbie:
1st: Christianna "Clove" Vasquez
Runner Up: Stephanie “Thayet” Kubasek
Honorable Mention: Cristina "Ihrin" Sierra
Best Bard:
1st: Benjamin "Pilpus" Lacasse
Runner Up: Sarah "Evie" Fournier
Honorable Mention: Renee "Kindrianna" Booke
Best Craftsperson:
1st: Derek "Hygar" Booke
Runner Up: Arthur "Aiden" Granger
Honorable Mention: Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Best Photographer:
1st: Dustin "Toah" Mack
Runner Up: Matthew "Thon" Norris
Honorable Mention: Megan "Kyomi" Matulewicz
Best Artist:
1st: Maryanne "Shalindra" Betie
Runner Up: Derek "Hygar" Booke
Honorable Mention: Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Best Vendor:
1st: Realms Outfitters
Runner Up: Mercenary Market
Honorable Mention: Vandoria's Vestments
Best Dressed:
1st: Sara "Zarine" Jessop
Runner Up: Alexander "Gavin" Sokolowski
Honorable Mention: Renee "Kindrianna" Booke
Best Feastocrat:
1st: Lani "Gwen" Jones
Runner Up: Melissa "Aymise" Metzger
Honorable Mention: Liz "Matiya" Butler
Best Servant/Kitchen Staff:
1st: Lani "Gwen" Jones
Runner Up: Joe "Rillan" Sims
Honorable Mention (tie): Kelsey "Mel" Miranda, Aaron "Rel" Metzger
Best Combat Marshal:
1st: Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Runner Up: Josh "Shandar" Learned
Honorable Mention: James "Tao" Murphy
Best Magic Marshal:
1st: Matt "Mathies" Butler
Runner Up: Josh "Shandar" Learned
Honorable Mention (tie): Jason "Malaki" Gray, Aaron "Rel" Metzger
Best Trainer:
1st: Josh "Shandar" Learned
Runner Up: Keith "Saegan" Cronyn
Honorable Mention: Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Best Mentor:
1st: Josh "Shandar" Learned
Runner Up: Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Honorable Mention: Keith "Saegan" Cronyn
Best Role-playing of Magic by a Spellcaster:
1st: Thoril (Tyler Chase)
Runner Up: Clove Momiji (Christianna Vasquez)
Honorable Mention (tie): Zatarra (Jon Landerfin), Templar Kindrianna (Renee Booke)
Best Role-playing by a Player Character:
1st: Madam Zarine (Sara Jessop)
Runner Up (tie): Clove Momiji (Christianna Vasquez), Captain Orion Mars (Ryan Welch)
Honorable Mention: Thoril (Tyler Chase)
Best Role-playing of a Single NPC Role:
1st: The Fish King (David "Callin" Dolph)
Runner Up: Ivan (Shane "Jack" DeShone)
Honorable Mention: Shadow Thoril (Benjamin "Pilpus" Lacasse)
Best Grunt NPC:
1st: Douglas "Runaris" Gibbs
Runner Up (tie): Sean "Wil" Veale, Gregory "Daekara" Falconer
Honorable Mention: Benjamin "Pilpus" Lacasse
Most Honorable in Combat:
1st: Steve "Torolf" Nelson
Runner Up: Josh "Shandar" Learned
Honorable Mention (tie): James "Tao" Murphy, Adrian "Cronin" Cronin
Most Dependable Person to Help Eventholders:
1st (3-way tie): Lani "Gwen" Jones, James "Tao" Murphy, Eric "Randolf" Marques
Runner Up (tie): Gregory "Daekara" Falconer, Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Honorable Mention: Sean "Wil" Veale
Best Role Model:
1st: Josh "Shandar" Learned
Runner Up: Renee "Kindrianna" Booke
Honorable Mention (tie): James "Tao" Murphy, Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Greatest Contributor to the Realms:
1st (tie): Josh "Shandar" Learned, James "Tao" Murphy
Runner Up (tie): Jason "Aeston" Rosa, Callahan "Syruss" Marsden
Honorable Mention (tie): Matt "Mathies" Butler, Derek "Hygar" Booke