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