A new year often brings a chance to pause, reflect, and look ahead. To ring in the season, we asked The View staff and friends to share a bit about the goals they’re setting for themselves, both in and out of character. Here’s what they shared with us.
Briar | Phee
What are your character's New Year resolutions and/or goals?
To bring joy, whimsy, inspiration, and hope everywhere I go. Continuing to grow my nation. Being able to quest more. Seeing all my friends!
If you're willing to share, what are your out of character New Year resolutions and/or goals?
My resolution every year is the same: to grow in some way each year. I'm always learning how to do more to make the world a better place, even if that action is as small as making someone smile.
Anything else you'd like to add?
Here's to another year of the Realms, and to the future!
Keith | Saegan
What are your character's New Year resolutions and/or goals?
Get some more training in, push Blackwood further into the Platinum Age, and figure out the Orkni situation.
If you're willing to share, what are your out of character New Year resolutions and/or goals?
More gym time, more crafting, more reading.
Anything else you'd like to add?
I hope everyone has a great holiday season!
Dustin | Toah
What are your character's New Year resolutions and/or goals?
Keeping up with my Toahscopes, they’re surprisingly tedious. And proving myself worthy to take over leadership of Acteon.
If you're willing to share, what are your out of character New Year resolutions and/or goals?
The same goals but ooc haha. I guess finding a new job.
Kieran/Kyra | Omri Azar
What are your character's New Year resolutions and/or goals?
Work towards the betterment and upliftment of Eagle's Rook.
If you're willing to share, what are your out of character New Year resolutions and/or goals?
Renovate, do more DIY crafting/props. Go after more opportunities to get rejected/fail, such that if I succeed it's a win, and if I fail or get rejected I still win. I want to focus less on doing things based on the likelihood on success, barring life threatening things/necessities.
Anything else you'd like to add?
I hope everyone has a better year than the last! In small and big ways!
Matt | Vesper
What are your character's New Year resolutions and/or goals?
To bring more guidance and boons to those who, despite my best efforts, have decided to follow and support me as a god.
Anything else you'd like to add?
Try and leave next year better than you found it
Kelly P. | Fern Eberhardt
What are your character's New Year resolutions and/or goals?
Fern is looking forward to the new year as a time they can do more for the nations they are connected with. As a squire to the KoER, they are looking to help restore Eagle's Rook alongside the members of the nation. As a squire to the KoSD, they want to do similar for Blackavar, organizing missions into the country for adventurers to embark on. They also want to do more to progress the Adventuring Department of the Wyvern College.
As a bonus, my alt, Charis Ornvrelvel is planning to learn more about Antioch, the god of magic and creation.
If you're willing to share, what are your out of character New Year resolutions and/or goals?
My goals for the Realms do align pretty well with Fern's. I do want to help Eagle's Rook, and continue to work on the KoSD Questing plot in Blackavar. I'm also looking to learn more about event holding and module writing. It looks like I'll have good opportunities to learn more about feast prep and tournament running this year! I would also like to learn more about teaching Realms combat, so that I can pass the knowledge on to more folks, new and less-new alike.
Anything else you'd like to add?
I am really looking forward to seeing what kinds of events 2026 brings! I have seen people continuously inspired over the past couple of years, with new ideas for tournaments, fresh questing series, unique feasts, and even ideas that fall outside the standard three types of event formats.
Dani | Elizah
What are your character's New Year resolutions and/or goals?
This year I really want to focus on my fighting skills and train more in that sphere. I want to continue to support and train folks in our community.
If you're willing to share, what are your out of character New Year resolutions and/or goals?
Transparency in communication across all aspects of life.
Anything else you'd like to add?
2025 was a doozy, I'm manifesting a better 2026 for our community and all of my friends. Remember to be kind to each other.
