by Lani "Gwen" Jones
Do Your Part(y)
The Realms can do some pretty great stuff when we come together, so I wanted to provide us with a fun opportunity to get together, socialize, and support a cause that I think is really exciting, Boston Children’s Hospital. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone’s excellent artistic abilities as we work together to make cards for kids in need. I’m also Jonesing (pun intended) to feed everyone since it’s been a long time since Leviathan. You can look forward to some signature dips, Jen’s delectable mac and cheese, and some other great nibbles as well. After snacks and crafts, feel free to indulge in a few adult-only beverages at our cash bar and hit the dance floor where you will be subject to the music of my choice, until you’re also feeling the groove and want to donate to our charity to play some epic music of your own by signing up on the jukebox playlist. In addition, when your feet get tired, we’ll have some board games, and you are welcome to bring your own as well. We’ll end the evening with our charity auction, where $5 will get you an arms length of tickets to win one of our fabulous prizes including: the Ultimate Rhiassa Basket, Nostalgic Movie Night Basket, Life’s Better with Cheese Basket, Wine Not Basket, and the In-Character Comfort Basket featuring a Plastidipped Weapon crafted by our very own Josh Fitzgerald! Ultimately, the goal is to combine our superpowers for charity and camaraderie and have a great time doing something for those that can benefit from the great things our community has to offer.
A Rafting We Will Go/ A Rafting We Will Go, Again
With charity on our minds, on Saturday, members of Folkestone will be hosting the first of the “A Rafting We Will Go” events, which was auctioned off as part of another Realms charity auction (a pretty great weekend for charity it would seem!) Fortunately, if you weren’t able to be a part of Saturday’s charity event, the EH staff will be hosting this epic quest of tubular proportion again on Sunday. I’m psyched to be able to help Teng Hua while simultaneously catching some waves and rays with my fellow Rhiassans and you! There are still a few slots open for this capped raft-questing event that is pushing the boundaries of what we’ve seen in the Realms so far. I have been long-looking forward to the opportunity to experience a truly innovative take on questing that I am sure that this staff will make great waves with. If Feast of Teng Hua is any indicator of this staff’s ability to create an immersive and interesting world that will keep everyone in-character and engaged throughout, then I honestly can’t even begin to imagine the wonders in store for us this weekend. Balancing an immersive plot with killer mechanics is what this team excels at, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to continue to participate in the story they are telling. I’ll keep you posted with my first-ever What You Missed next weekend. Stay tuned for the low-down on this thrilling event, and also, to find out whether or not I end up with a tan or a burn of monstrous proportions.