Hello again!

A message from Jannette to start off our December events. Details will follow
in the next post:

I have sat and watched as slowly, the chaos, the drama, and the tension as they
mounted, day after day, month after month. I've grown weary. I know my last
Ironbeard-season event went off fairly well. I got messages from all over
Aetherius, thanking me for my attempts to bring smiles to people's faces, and
that it encouraged them to be more involved among their own communities. It
warmed my heart to see so many people come together in such a time, and support
each other. Fighting still happened, as is the nature of our opposing circles,
but at least it was done constructively. I hope to bring that back, remind
people that, as much as we are divided, we are united in our purposes. Our
beliefs and ways of life differ, but we each stand for a reason with Our
Cities, Our Councils, and Our Circles. Unique to us, but similar in that our
passions for them are strong. These are the characters we play, and though we
can find ourselves extremely attached to them, they are just characters. They
are not representations of who we are, as players.

Kindness can go a long way. Now, more than ever, I think we need to consider
that a kind word to a supposed 'enemy' could mean the world to them. We don't
know what is going on in their life. We only see our own perspectives, and that
gives a skewed perception of the world.

With this in mind, I would like to announce the partnership between myself and
our divinely not-divine overlords to help spread some good back into a world
wrought with strife. The series of events and raffles were cooked up by us both
and prizes will be awarded in a fair, unbiased way. I personally will not be
involved in giving these credits away at all, in fact! That has been handed
over to Skuf and a team of other admins that might want to get involved.

I wish you all a wonderful December and hope that you and yours keep safe. I
hope that you enjoy what we have in store for you all.


Penned by my hand on the 20th of Vita, in the year 238 AM.