Well today was interesting. Had my first fight with the newbies in the area. Trying ot get everything orginized so we can present our selfs at a bigger event. Never relized how hard it is to try to control a bunch of blood crazed weapon swinging TOTALY un orginized bunch of !@#$%^!

    The day started out trying ot find pool noodels to make simpleswords for the new guys. Well really to let them try to make their own. Well needles to say this late in the season it was not easy. We found some at Target but they were the flower shaped ones that are kinda hard to tape or cloth cover. When your done you look like you have something out of my little fairy princess the christmas special. So I desided to be a real ass about that and made a few flower shaped swords with pink covers and purple/rainbow crosguards without telling the others.

   We ended up finding the noodles at a local pool and rec center. They were selling them for $1.99 each. But the girl there said if we became members of the stores club, like a cvs card kinda thing, we could get them for $0.49 each. HOT DAMN the guy with me bought $30 worth on the spot. LOL

   Anyway We got back home and got everyone togather. Is it just me or is it down right scary what people will think of making when they have never made a foam anything before? We had guys wanting to make 3 headed axes, Balistas, tridents and everything you could think of. One guy wanted to make that double ended Orc axe out of the D&D PHB. I was like guys easy make a sword first. So after hours of trying to teach these guys to relax and think before you cut (LOL went through a ton of pvc becouse people saying "About this long will do")

   Ok on to the fights... Our first match was 2 totaly new people. Never played never even held a weapon before.  Of corse 1 had to pick a flail and I make mine with the full 6" rope/chain and max size head. So can you imagine? It was likr that seen from Star Wars episode 6. When the Ewok stragled him self with the sling. The first shot was awsome. Landed a nice solid thud on the other guys back. the next 2 shots however were clasic. One missed the target and hit the user square in the face. BAM!!!!!! The Other player was laughing so hard she could not stand up strait. He swung again and pulled that Happy Gilmore thing where the flail ended up in the guy nextdoors pool. You see this kind of crap on TV and movies and it looks funny as hell, but you never belive it would really play out that way untill you see it first hand. My God I got my work cut out for me on this one.

Well after a series of total fuck ups, I mean people throwing weapons triping over eachother argueing over hits misses and various things. Hell 1 guy shiled based this poor little girl and landed on her. There he was 6' 2" laying ontop of a girl 5' 6" saying "Ok, now what do I do with her?" Well you can imagine the interesting things people shouted out to that one.

   Another one was interesting, Now She was good, really good. But this guy was just to fast for her and she kept missing him as he humped away from her swings. Finaly she tried an upward shot. Well you can guess what happened next. I used that as a prime example of a perfectly leagle shot that you just dont want to do, espicaly to your fiance, if you plan to have kids some day. He kept talking in a really high pich for the rest of the day and she kept saying "well it was leagle right?"

Ok so after day 1 of training I would give these guys on a scale of 1-10 about a -6. I was hopping ot have them ready to meet with the rest of you by the opening of next season but I have a strong feeling unless they pull some kind of ringer out of some place we might not see you till the 2009 season closing.

 

 

Hey if you guys can do me a favor, tell me what type of stuff I should/you want to hear put in this blog. Can you tell I never wrote one before? Any coments are greatly welcomed

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I was reading the posts about wielding a red weapon, and something that got to me was that the blade behind the back stance doesn't work.  I disagree, and here's why.  When I use that stance, since I have a single-bladed weapon, I'm able to simply use my arms a little, extend the blade in an upswing, and if it connects, it doesn't take much to rotate the wrists and comeback down in a down-swing.

However, one of the things I've thought about is that red users, by all means, should kick the outer edge of a shield.  If you know how it can be done, if you time your kick with a downward -swing at the same time you kick, and aim it at the upper torso where the armpit is, you can kill the shieldman and still be alive, because if your blade is the right length, you'll block any shot they throw at you.

Another stance I find actually works when the opponent isn't looking for it is the so-called "scorpion stance" (think Kill Bill when she fought the Crazy 88's).  If you have a stabbing tip, generally you can aim a stab at the top of the shoulder; if they don't parry it quick enough, you can drop the blade hard enough to kill them in their torso.

As a final word though, practice your stances/swings, learn the memory control, and when the time comes, if you're good enough, you can take out the biggest and/or baddest shieldman on the field!  All it takes is effort.

~Your friendly neighborhood Dwarven samurai, Giebort

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Hail!  My name is Giebort Kagashi-Viashino.  I've been a Dagorhir fighter for about three years now, and just recently was told about this place by another fighter, one named Enderonimus (or Ender, for short).  In character, I am a Dwarf who is a samurai as well.  My favorite weapon to use is one of three things: Red Katana, ball and wall or scimitar and board.  I amalso the head of a Dagorhir realm called the Guardians of the Phalanx in Cincinnati, Ohio.  I welcome anybody and everybody to come out and fight!  If you are in the area and interested, get a hold of me through my email: zekew64@yahoo.com, and I look forward to talking, meeting and fighting with you!

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"You go against yourself when you judge or blame yourself for anything.  Being without sin is exactaly the opposite.  Being impeccable is not going against yourself.  When you are impeccable, you take responsibility for your actions, but you do not judge or blame yourself."~Don Miquel Ruiz- The Four Agreements

So the few sentences from above may seem out of the bluebut it's from a book I started to read called "The Four Agreements."  The first agreement is: Be impeccable with your word.   This book is truly eye opening and amazingly easy to follow.  I will review the rest of the book as I begin to understand it more clearly.

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A fire blazes tall and figures dance to an intoxicating drumbeat. A circle of revelers watch, enjoying drinks and good company. The drumming comes to a fever pitch and the dancers shake in their final display as the music stops. One of the dancers moves towards you and sits with drink in hand. She is a tall maiden with exotic blue markings flowing from her eyes and a triskelion shape etched upon herforehead. These marks sparkle as she smiles and the glimmer is reflected in her welcoming eyes.

“Hello and welcome to our fire, I don’t believe I have seen your face around our parts before. I am Ashling Teine Wolfcaller av Rausumea and you might be? My story? Well that is a long one.”

The maiden settles into her seat, accepting a refreshment of her drink and arranging her skirts about her long legs.

“The people of Rausumea are my family and a more wonderful group of people I could never hope for. I love these lands and would defend them with all my might, but it has not always been so. I was born in a land far away. Where? I could not tell you as I have not been there since I was quite small. I left and never looked back long ago when all that I loved was taken from me.”

Ashling looks into the fire and seems to be taking a journey no one could ever share. The flames are reflected in her eyes and they leap and jump ever faster as tears dance on the rims.

A fire burns and there is screaming everywhere. Trees, buildings, and bodies alike are engulfed in the maddening heat and consumed greedily. The flames are an odd color, not like that of nature but with an eerie, unworldly glow. A young girl stands frozen at the edge of the hellish scene. Soon, the only screams left are coming from her.

Ashes cover everything, blanketing the horror of the previous night as if with snow. Nothing moves anywhere accept for a small form where the girl had been the night before. She stirs and rises from the ashes. She would be the only form to leave this place. Frantically she searches, but she knows it is in vain and finally the tears stop streaming down her cheeks.

Ashling finally snaps from her trance and glances around the firelight embarrassed for her behavior.

“I apologize my friend. Sometimes memories reach out and grab a hold of me. I guess that is what happens when you run from the past… I did a lot of running early in my life, a lot of wandering too. I visited many places, many cultures, and many lands but never found a place I could belong. I was too… different I am afraid.”

With her right hand she reaches unconsciously to the wings upon her back and the markings on her face fade momentarily and then blaze back brighter then ever.

“Aye, I have come to appreciate my fey lineage but for a long time it was the source of much ostracism and pain. I struggled for years learning to control my magics and molded them until I was able to change my shape to something more… socially acceptable. These days I appreciate the ability to hide my wings because it keeps them safe in battle but for a long time I tried to convince myself I was not more then a mere human.

I did not blossom until I stumbled into the Fianna and I learned to become comfortable with my true self. A clan of more unique and wonderful people I could not have hoped to find. Halfgrim Sigurdson Wolfcaller, a viking that took me under his wing, is the only father figure I can remember. I grew bold as a Finnian and learned my first lessons about wielding a weapon. Following in their wanderings I was blessed with yet another family when we entered the lands of Rausumea.”

Ashling pauses and looks around the gathering. People are chatting and laughing amongst themselves and Ashling is again brought to tears. But this time the tears are of joy and love because she knows that every face there belongs to someone she can trust with her very life.

“Even before the Fianna’s path diverged from mine, this Household grew ever closer to my heart. I was accepted as a Priestess of Lord Balzak and under his power grew to become the fierce warrior I am today. I have traveled the worlds and experienced much in my lifetime and yet everything I love most in this world can be found here in Rausumea. My father, my family of Avs, and now Ellowen a sister of mine own flesh and blood that I did not even know existed until the fates brought her into my life.

But that is a story for another time. You have let me ramble on far too long. I gained that tendency from an old friend, Scroll the bard. So tell me about yourself. What brings you into these mighty lands?”

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Huzzah for more features!

Well, Here is my first blog on the Belegarth.com website...this is sooo schmancy dancy. Hmmm.  I could turn this into a rant session...but I can't...oh the well.  Until next time Boys and Girls This is the one and only Rabbit signing off.  Good day!

Entry - 1 - In which Hatchet describes stuff.

 Well... Here it is first blog... Today we take a trip to the first personae aka Andrew. Andrew is the personae that guides the knowledge of the other personae... I have setup a interview with Andrew to understand more about him.

Hatchet: Good for you to join us today.

A: Like I had a choice in the matter.... well I did... sorta... makes my head hurt.

Hatchet: Yea... So what is it that you do?

A: I control the other 8 personae.

Hatchet: ....weird so your controlling me?

A: Yep...

Hatchet: o_o Wait but, if your controlling me does that mean the questions I am asking are actually questions you told me to ask so you would have answers in advance..?

A: Yea, that's the size of it... weird ain't it?

H: ....Anyway I suppose moving along.  What can we expect in this blog?

A: Well I am working on a few different things. Something for everyone...The title of the "blog" gives you a clue to what it's about. Personae lead to something about me, us, we,... uhm... Andrew.  Historical leads to something about Military History I think is interesting. Apocalypse leads to a short story I am working on. Finally BS leads to Bullshit... anything ranging from our thoughts on Religion, Politics, anything.

H: Wow sounds fun... So can you describe what I do?

A: Well I created you to be interested in the militaristic, political, and the humorous...  

H: Why the humorous?

A: If you talk politics you gotta learn to take a joke or a insult and deal them back. 

H: So uhm... what can we expect from you?

A: To update once.

H:  Hmm.. Anyway we are about outta time.

A: I know that... I am you... you are me.. we are the same!

H: I hate talking to you....

A: =) Well good bye folks.

****End Transmission***** 

 

 

 

Authors note: No, I do not suffer from multiple personality disorder. I just use these "personae" as a interesting plot device... maybe to get more of you people to read it.

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So I am debating over, using Blaster, the chat application I used on tests in the Kashmir site or x7 chat that IronCrown use to use to do chats. The difficult part is I have to program the system to portal into the x7 client. But the x7 client is way more cooler than the Blaster client, it is faster slicker and so much better. So I might just Turn on Blaster and write the portal to the x7 chat later on.

 

Which leaves the Map. I have yet to come up with an official set of maps to display the population of Belegarth on, I actualy think I am going to make 3 or 4 dynamic maps and build an interactive system so users can cycle through them. Which reminds me I need to totaly get the Getting started content re-written in a short while. For now it can continue to suck, but I do want to get it updated before fall.

Kegg hasn't E-mailed me spacific info on Oktoberfest so I might end up just writing an Oktoberfest page and putting it up. The Chaos page will come down Monday as the event will be over.

There is a lot left to do to the site. I wish I could devote more time to it, but all in good time I think we will have a fantastic site.

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Well, my first blog from El Paso, TX is probably going to be one of the last. Got the news today that I'm going home next month. Good thing with that is it means I can actually devote more than web resources to Solasmahr Tir. Bad thing is I won't have a job when I get there. Guess ya take the good with the bad. I've been fighting alot of SCA down here. ; I should hopefully finish my coat of plates tonight, but I also have to put all my stuff away from my vacation tonight also. Plus, I have a free ticket to go see Transformers. Maybe the armor won't get done. I also won't be attending O'fest since I'm helping with photography for the Bill Russel Adult Basketball Camp.  And just because I've got nothing else to do with it, here's a picture from my barracks window.

 

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