Meme Monday

 by the Meme Team

Why I Want To Go - Tournaments of the Branch 4

By: Briar "Phee" Sieracki

My dear friends,

For those who have been unable to make the first 3 iterations of Tournaments of the Branch, truly, you have missed some fantastic times.

To begin, Lord Harkon has made sure that the fields are fought as evenly as possible; to begin, there is both Combat and Arts & Sciences. The tournaments are split between Knights and Unbelts…simply, if you are of a peerage such as a knight, a magus, or the like, you fight under that. Unbelts is the easiest way to describe a wide array of people who might not have had the attention drawn to them that they should: squires, pages, people with no titles whatsoever. There are even steps to break Unbelts into further categories, should numbers prove large enough.

Combat is easy enough to explain, but Arts & Sciences…in years past it has been tactics and strategy (using the infamy of Argyle!), embroidery, calligraphy, some…resource allocations…many skills we may not think about when it comes to the world around us.

In this way, Tara has offered a format in which people can fight their peers, and allow those who may be looking for squires, apprentices, or mentees to find them. A fantastic way to match your skill as well as get all eyes on you.

There is, of course, also the Champion of Champions tournament, a recognition of heralds (a personal favorite), and newly added, an encampment competition!

As every year, there are also two altars available, that allow our spellcasters and fighters to try the other paths’ shoes, so to speak. An altar to Rawonam where magic casters may lay their spellbook to take up arms, and an altar to Antioch, where a fighter may lay a weapon or armor and try magic for a while.

Between a casual day of tournaments (a rare case where I enjoy watching the fights!), food, friends…it is worth the time to make it.

Phee

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I might be a bit biased because Hillary is my partner, but I mean it when I say that TotB is absolutely a tournament you should make the time to hit. In my years in the Realms, I’ve never seen cleaner tournament fights, the joy people get from hearing their names called or trying a new tourney they never would have otherwise.

Swing by for a few. Bring your dad, it’s Father’s Day after all! You’ll be glad you came, and sad you missed it.

Briar

Why I Want To Go - Heroes for Hire II

by: Angel "Aris" 

Hai everyone! If you don't know me I am the one who plays Aris, if you don't know who that is, well its the person running around with orange hair and fox ears. And this is why I want to go to Heroes for Hire. 

First off I want to start by one of my goals as a new player is to hit almost all the events this year. 

Second, I am really excited for the Summer Solstice Festival, (I love solstice's), as it gives me the opportunity to celebrate it and just hang out with people I don't get to see or talk to enough. 

Third, I stand for random questing and all that it is. (aka, the various odd jobs from wildcard guild) Which means plenty of opportunities for shenanigans. 

Hopefully see you there - Angel

Realmsle #34

 

                       

This custom Wordle-adjacent-puzzle features a 5-letter word that is particularly relevant to the Realms.

If the embedded page isn't working below you can click this link to get to the puzzle.

Like regular Wordle you can copy your result's (but only if you follow the link), so paste them or a screenshot onto social media to let us know how you did. But no spoilers!

Happenings on the Emerald Path

Some of our longtime community members may remember a recurring feature on the View From Valehaven called Happenings on the Emerald Path. Since many new faces have joined us over the years, a little explanation is in order.

The Emerald Path was a phrase created by the Bedlam plot team to describe the journeys we take beyond the game; the adventures, milestones, and chapters unfolding in our real lives. Happenings on the Emerald Path served as a space for community members to share exciting news and celebrate one another's achievements.

Whether it was a wedding, the arrival of a new child, a graduation, a new job, retirement, purchasing a home, or any other significant life event, this was where we gathered to recognize and cheer on the next great adventure in our fellow community member's story

We're excited to bring this feature back and once again celebrate together as a community. To kick things off, we've got an emerald path from this past Saturday where community members Dani "Elizah" Lacasse, Anna "Hedda" Rufus, Nataliya "Shader" Kostenko & Brooke "Falco" Gibbas run their first mud run together in Hartford CT. 

Photo by Jamison Bancroft 

If you have an achievement, life event, adventure, or other exciting news you'd like to share with the community, please send it along to Dani Lacasse. 

Conspiracy Monthly

 By Kieran/Kyra Barry

Meme Monday

 by the Meme Team