Home Questing Task 16 - Results!

by Christopher "Janus" Donnelly 

Hello, and I hope things are going well for you wherever you may be.  This past week, I challenged people to find a place or object that has changed the most over time due to external forces.  So, let’s get right into it.

First, from DelHemar was this:

As he puts it: “Once part of a person's home, now this wall provides shade for passers by who rest on the bench”

Next from Cressida, is something drastically different:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51036608

To quote what she submitted: “This is very different than my usual submission, but wildfires due to external forces (aka climate change because of humans) are a change we cannot afford, and though the example of great change I have submitted is growing back, the damage done to the ecosystem is heartbreaking and most often permanent. As members of the Realms we should all work hard to stay aware of our environmental impact. Most of our events take place in the forests of New England and we would all be devastated if a fire destroyed our favorite questing site. Stay strong, stay green and keeping protecting yourselves, your neighbors and your environment.”

Thirdly is from Laika:

Please be advised, images behind the link may cause severe pain.

My apologies for my Fae-like friends, I have submitted a faestone which I found during a journey along the coast in the far south. These stones were created over many ages (10,000+ years) through water and turbulence forming natural holes into these rocks.

And finally, from myself is this hole in the ground:

This is the remains of a small building in the middle of the woods.


So, this was a task about change, so I decided to ask a person who is that external force changing the world for good.  So this week, Laika is our guest judge.  Take it away Laika.

In last place is Janus for his wonderful… hole. I’m not saying he dug this hole himself but he’s fully capable of doing so himself. Without proof that this hole was not caused by outside forces, IE Janus digging the hole and filling it with brush to cover up; I have to shamefully disqualify his submission.

In 3rd 2nd place is Cressida (4 points) for her tragic reminder of how our world changes through man-made means. Climate change is a very real threat, some would argue it's the greatest threat but we all know that the real greatest threat was Bedlam.

In 2nd 1st place (5 points) is DelHemar for his picture of a home that was torn apart and now has been repurposed. This reminds me of all the ravaged cities and villages of the Realms. I do wish there was a story to go with how the home was destroyed and by what force.

In 1st place is Laika for his amazing faestone. When Janus said I could judge he told me I could give first place to whoever I wanted to so I chose myself. 

Thank you Laika...wait a minute!  When did you submit a picture?  And why did you give yourself first place?  One moment...there.  That’s fixed now.

So starting in a joint last place (aka, disqualified place) is Laika and Janus.  Both submissions were late AND submitted by judges.

In 2nd place (4 points) is DelHemar.  Unlike Laika, I view the wall as having changed very little due to outside forces, even though the rest of the house has.

In first place (5 points) is Cressida.  While not lighthearted, the warnings involved are important for everyone to take into account.

So, this week, the scores are both DelHemar and Cressida at 10 points.

And the running total is as such:

DelHemar	154.5
Cressida	144
Saka	22
Laika en'Naur	20
Iawen	20
Aeston, Areni, and Gwen	18.5
Kovaks	15
Orion	13
Bart	11
Vawn	10
Syruss	10
Jerrick Jerrickson	10
Luc-Dubois Coupant	9
Osa	8
Kwido	6
J'reth	5
Nalydros	5
Rosetta	5
Sagart Hawkshade	5
Tarun Ul-Sikar	5
Thayet	5
Vanduke	4
King Alexander Cecil	2.5
Jace	2
Kara Nithisdottir	1.5
Thoril	1.5

As a reminder, when this ends, there will be prizes available for the top 5 finishers, so anyone can still win a prize!

See you next week!