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@Maylea every interaction with you has been absolutely amazing. This has been my first time ever getting involved with an Order, and it has been a blast. Though I have to say that you've caught me off-guard every single time. First couple times I was just about to hit enter on logging off to go do something for a bit, and then tonight "It's late, I'mma go talk to the air for a bit... whoops!".  Needless to say, I now get a little nervous when I go to log off .

Terentia said:

I am the Questionmaster.

1.  A lot of people. Early on there was a lot of influence from Druken, Xenthos, Synl, Eliron, Calesta, Xiel, and Liam.
              How did I almost forget Hyrtakos?
2. Evette's name came from an episode of the Oblongs, but shes kind of developed on her own. 
3. Raemourne, the Multitude
4. This is a tough one, I'm not good at it. The need though. Its a big part of who Evette is, if the Wyrd needs something and she is able- she will do her darndest. Even if I am just no good at it.
5. All the time. Typically, my 3 am projects / ideas are the best. I tend to email them to myself, or I'll log into my google docs and jot down a few ideas before I run off back to bed.
6. There are too many to list.

Togna said:

I've got beef with Gaudiguch LAME STREAM media, check out the Skinder News! Coming to a library near you!

Some people just can't handle the truth.

Terentia said:

I am the Questionmaster.

1. Who has been a lasting influence on your character, player-wise? 
2. Do you have any OOC direct inspirations (characters from literature, games, etc.) for your character? If so, who or what are they? If not, where do you draw inspiration for how you think about your character?
3. What is one current denizen that you would like to know more about? 
4. For those of you who are leaders (either of guilds or cities/communes), how do you stay motivated to continue doing the work that you do?
5. When you are not in-game, do you ever get ideas for designing, roleplay, etc.? Where or how do you keep them? In your head? A notepad beside your computer? Other places?
6. Show me your favorite design from another player (or at least, not designed by you)!

1) Uzriel from the start as her mentor, then friend and husband, and Kailanna as someone who Sapphira very much wants to emulate and admires. Such poise, so fabulous, such wits! Also people like Ixion and more recently Akyaevin who helped newb-Sapphira feel useful in conflict and have that never say die attitude. Definitely something Sapphira has caught too.

2) i really don't have ooc inspiration! Mostly vague ideas and concepts on what i wanted initially, and now she sort of runs away and writes herself due to things that have happened ic.

3) Answered before but definitely Jamilah. 

4) So...Sapphira didn't really have leading a guild as her great aspiration, but there came a lot of ic frustration that the previous leader was not often around, and the unique position she was in meant it was a roadblock (unintentional roadblock) of sorts for Sapphira, in several avenues. No one else seemed inclined to take over so ultimately I contested. I  am a really big fan of delegation and trying to empower the other guild members to run with their ideas. Firstly, hopefully it saves me from burnout but also it really helps the guild feel engaging for everyone to have a part, and a say, and an influence on shaping us. Wanting people to feel like they can influence the guild helps motivate me. 

5) All the damn time. I used to keep some pictures on a pinterest board for design ideas but these days mostly they live in my head, but I often see things and think that I need to design that in game. Or often lament that certain aesthetics would be questionable in Magnagora!

6) Clearly I need more people to design for me, but there is this origami Uzriel designed for me after discovering how much Sapphira liked their living counterparts:

a delicate cherry blossom

Togna made me come here and make this. 

When Nyla married Sobran, Viravain presided over the ceremony and ripped Nyla’s heart from his chest to celebrate the union. I used to ask for it back but now Nyla is convinced its the most precious and beautiful thing Viravain owns and asking Her to part with it would be too much to ask of Her. 

I've got beef with Gaudiguch LAME STREAM media, check out the Skinder News! Coming to a library near you!

Terentia said:

I am the Questionmaster.

1. Who has been a lasting influence on your character, player-wise? 
2. Do you have any OOC direct inspirations (characters from literature, games, etc.) for your character? If so, who or what are they? If not, where do you draw inspiration for how you think about your character?
3. What is one current denizen that you would like to know more about? 
4. For those of you who are leaders (either of guilds or cities/communes), how do you stay motivated to continue doing the work that you do?
5. When you are not in-game, do you ever get ideas for designing, roleplay, etc.? Where or how do you keep them? In your head? A notepad beside your computer? Other places?
6. Show me your favorite design from another player (or at least, not designed by you)!

1. Galaphyrae, Nejii, Aramel; Laysus. Also Diamante, brief but influential.
2. Appearance-wise, common green geometer moth.
   Behaviour-wise, a high school teacher nicknamed me "Eek" (I loved her and it wasn't bullying). So Xiran's squeaking is very uninspired. Everything else was a gradual build. She's paranoid and jumpy from early life incidents. She likes the symbolism of braiding and twining threads/souls together and also really wanted to be with her sisters, family. And so on.
3. Knight Aife? Also Queen Maeve's handmaiden who Xiran has no idea about and needs to dive into news.
4. --
5. Old school .txt files but in Sublime text editor.
6. Zia's design, which got her Seal of Beauty
   

   a memory book of the Spirits

   A memory book lies here, forgotten.

   This slim book is bound in two thin sheets of wood. Flexible strips of bark weave the spine to keep the flawless ivory pages in place. A charcoal drawing is carefully marked across the front cover, scant use of tints highlighting the simplistic beauty of the art. There, the elegant figure of the Maiden Night is depicted in ethereal detail. The stark blackness of her hair wreathes her head in a wild halo, and the pale contours of her face are beautiful and deeply introspective. Her piercing, dark eyes are fixated at some hidden point to the right, lips slightly parted as though on the verge of speech. The Maiden Night cradles in her arms the smaller Maiden Moon. Her silver hair is drawn into a braid, in turn twined between Maiden Night's fingers as she holds Moon with sisterly affection. Maiden Moon leans Her cheek sweetly against Night's shoulder, her radiant face upturned as she gazes towards the upper left. She clings securely to her sister, one hand buried in the encompassing darkness of her hair, but her other slender arm reaches out towards the last figure, and she smiles with all the open warmth that her sister holds in check. Overlooking the Maidens, Little Sun beams. His eyes are closed, but the golden aura surrounding his simple smile eclipses all other features of His form. Space has been left between the Maidens and Little Sun to add a title and an author.

Terentia said:

I am the Questionmaster.

1. Who has been a lasting influence on your character, player-wise? 
2. Do you have any OOC direct inspirations (characters from literature, games, etc.) for your character? If so, who or what are they? If not, where do you draw inspiration for how you think about your character?
3. What is one current denizen that you would like to know more about? 
4. For those of you who are leaders (either of guilds or cities/communes), how do you stay motivated to continue doing the work that you do?
5. When you are not in-game, do you ever get ideas for designing, roleplay, etc.? Where or how do you keep them? In your head? A notepad beside your computer? Other places?
6. Show me your favorite design from another player (or at least, not designed by you)!

1. There are many people who have influenced me positively and I can't list them all. But Shulamit and Jolanthe designing wise! 

2. Name is stolen from Neil Gaiman's book (and the more famous movie). Other inspirations are Tinkerbell (yes, really), kids that I sometimes babysit, Mary from the game Ib... (if I remember other inspirations, I will edit and add them).

3. I would certainly like to know a lot more about Chixieya Ninchi, our Editor in Grief!

4. My motivation comes and goes in waves, which is one of the reasons why I don't take up leadership positions. 

5. All the time! I mostly just keep them in my head, sometimes I write them in the notes app on my phone if I fear I will forget it.

6. There are actually many designs like that (I even answered another design in the other set of questions that asked a similar question). But the following is my first favorite design:

#: 25625 Item: Sandwich Type: Dishes Org: Silverhearth Designer: Lendren 
A game that allows tacos and doesn't ban them for being too "ethnic"? Hell yes! And the design is also A+