[Alvadas] False Impressions

by **Kuvarakh** on March 3rd, 2014, 10:23 pm

Yeah, we'll be needing that Fall Character Registry before too long.
Maybe about...oh...the 8th of March or thereabouts...

by **Nyxie Nadira Draer** on March 3rd, 2014, 10:48 pm

Do you mean the Spring Character Registry? Or does Alvadas have the capability to travel forward in time, in addition to its wonderful illusions?

by **Marionette** on July 18th, 2014, 6:07 pm

[OOC Information]

Greetings, Alvadas!

As most of you have probably heard by now, I am your new assistant storyteller (AS) and I couldn't be happier. I'm very excited to get to know each of your characters and am ready to bring this wonderful city the attention it deserves. I'll start this little introduction by giving some information on why I chose this location specifically as well as what I'm hoping to do within the upcoming time as your storyteller. I like to be open with others and am always receptive to any and all feedback or suggestions, so don't ever hesitate to start up a conversation with me through PM or in chat.

Currently I'm settling into my position, so while I don't have an office just yet, you can expect one relatively soon. Right now, I'm reading the lores, the locations, and lurking in your threads (I'm curious!), finding more and more reasons to fall in love with this place. A thousand possibilities are whirling through my mind, one of the very reasons I requested to be a part of this place. Anything can happen, as I'm sure some of you have already found out IC.

My main goal right now is to keep an open line of communication with the Alvadas player base, as well as contacting old members and moderators who were once an active force in hopes to get a good idea of what they thought worked well, what didn't, and what their vision for this city was. I've also been happy to report that with the help of other graders we were able to catch up the grading queue (so go off on your adventures and give me something to do!). In the meantime, I'll be around, always watching, ever changing.

Embrace the illusions.

by **Kuvarakh** on July 18th, 2014, 8:03 pm

Hi there

I'm SOO glad to see you here.
There's a couple of little things I think I ought to mention.
First you may have noticed an impromptu "registry" for the players here. The forum still reads "Winter, 513", but near the bottom of page 2, I placed a banner to announce it as being "Summer 514 Registry".

Now you may also have noticed the "Help Wanted" thread, where Kuvarakh is offering odd jobs, due to his hands suffering the latent afflictions of an alchemy accident. This was to give these new players access to money to offset Living Expenses in the interim of waiting for a NEW MOD!!! (*Fanfare and confetti!!*) :D to make jobs available.

Now, I am not rescinding any of these job offers, and still intend to follow through on the ones that will result from them. Among these jobs are many involving "The Mansion". This is a reference to an Architectrix structure that belonged to the historic Alvadas figure, Andres Towers.

This is all mentioned in an old quest, Archi-mage-Ic, though the pertinent parts don't really begin until page 4 (it underwent some ST changes). It ended up as an unofficial "Location" where Kuvarakh goes to work on the mansion, doing repairs and befriending the place to improve his Architectrix Skill.

Tapestry had told me I could bring others in, though bestowing the SKILL to others would require 'competent' level and modding. In the meantime, I was free to have adventures there, solo or otherwise, involving the mansion, and it's less "emotionally stable" areas. Several of the new players have declared their eagerness to foolishly stumble into this trap...er...I mean explore this happy environment. :paranoid:

I only mention this to be completely open about the fact that I have been feeling my way somewhat blindly with this and hope I have done nothing that violates anything.

by **Phobius** on July 18th, 2014, 8:59 pm

Hey-o, Marionette! Hope you have a comfy stay in the City of Illusions. ^^

by **Darkalin Pinewood** on July 18th, 2014, 9:20 pm

Hey Marionette. As far as I now, a lot of the people round here are new, Except for Kuvarahk. If you need advice, not opinions, go to him. Hope to see Alvadas develop well with an AS.

by **Aislyn Leavold** on July 21st, 2014, 12:38 am

Slightly late on the fanfare wagon, but I'm jumping on anyways.

Welcome, Marionette!
Thank you so much for taking Alvadas under your wing. The few people here thank you. Especially since that, with the now two STs involved (Mirage, and then you), we have quite a good chance of fully getting Alvadas up and running again. I know that many times before people have tried to "resurrect" a city, only to have it fail due to lack of ST participation. Hopefully, that won't happen here.

Now, while we're on the topic of suggestions, I'd like to put in a very early request of seasonal challenges for Alvadas. This being early because I know with the current state the city is in, and how busy I'd assume you and Mirage are, I by no means expect this soon. I, for one, just really love the idea of the Seasonal Challenges, which is why I'm asking for one.

I hope you like the City of Illusions as much as I do!
Aislyn

by **Mirage** on July 21st, 2014, 12:54 am

Hello Alvadas!

I am Mirage, RS of Kalea and I am happy to be home! Some of you may or may not know but Alvadas was the first city I ever RPed, and the city I first STed in. So it holds a very special place in my heart :-)

. You guys now have a wonderful ST looking after the place, and so you may all rest assured you are in good hands! Now then, my plans for the region are simple right now. I want to make sure every thread in every city is getting grades in a timely manner, and after I get a steady system that lets the cities run smoothly on their own I will begin my hint for new STs who will start driving plots forward once more! To that end if there are any graders out there who are interested in helping with this restoration project please send me a PM! And if there are those of you who are interested in becoming a grader yourself I encourage to read up on the lore and contact me if you are interested. ^.^

I look forward to working with all of you. As always, Happy Writing!

Question your Reality,
Mirage

by **Marionette** on July 22nd, 2014, 7:34 pm

[OOC Announcement]

Hello, Alvadas!

I just wanted to point out in case you guys haven't seen it yet, that I have made a registry for Summer 514 A.V. Now that we are no longer stuck in Winter of 513 A.V (Wow!), I urge all of you guys to register there as well, even if you posted in the old thread. I'm sorry if that causes inconvenience, but it would be really helpful.

Have a great day and enjoy the illusions!

by **Ranayel Silverleaf** on July 22nd, 2014, 7:35 pm

Welcome Mirage and Marionette! It's great to see STs in Kalea again. c:

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