2009 Alt Event!

The Great Kingdom of Kormyre is known as the greatest human monarchy on Arawyn, ruled by a very long line of benevolent rulers. Yet this was not always the case, and for a brief period of time the kingdom teetered in a darker, bleaker direction. The Church of Valos has not enjoyed the esteem and influence that it does today for very long, and it was in this time before the primacy of the Church – during the reign of Mardux II – that the kingdom’s noble and proud advance through the ages was nearly turned awry.

Mardux II ascended amid rumors, suspicion, and great fear. Probably the very assassin that slew his predecessor on the throne (his own father), he was a capricious tyrant who bore no interest for matters of good or evil. His only interest was ever himself and his ambitions. Whoever could best satisfy his demands earned his favor and the favor of his nobles. For twenty years, Mardux II bent the people of Kormyre to his will and subjugated any smaller principalities that could not resist his armies. Unbridled ambition was the chief virtue of the day and those with the most were those that gained the most, while the less fortunate, the compassionate, and the pious suffered underfoot if they lacked the resolve to stand up for themselves or lacked the favor of their rulers.

It is amidst this storm upon the sea of Kormyre’s history that we set our scene. Near Alieander - the capital of Kormyre - in the County of Loez, lies the hamlet of Bremer. Nestled against an ancient forest, Bremer has long seen more than its share of monsters and strange occurrences. The woods are home to many frightful things and the people of Bremer have become accustomed to danger over the generations. Adventurers often gather here and test their abilities before setting off for the wildest parts of the world to earn their places in history. But something peculiar is about to happen in the woods beyond this bustling hamlet, and history will be made right here in Bremer - a history that will make the wildest parts of the world seem a tranquil summer’s meadow by comparison.

I've got a few quick character card comments for this event that I wanted to just throw up here ahead of time.

You will be receiving two cards for the alt event, one being your main character card the other being your alt event card. Anything pertaining to your permanent character/player standing such as skills learned, service, or RP go on your main card. Anything like damage taken or spells cast during the alt event periods of course go on the alt event card. Please do your best to take care of your main character cards so that I am not forced to update a ton of cards for next weekend. We will be doing our best to re-use cards from the alt event for the June event since there is very little time to do full card updates. If for what ever reason you fail to hand in your card I suggest contacting me as soon as possible or else you will have some serious issues come the June event.

The build gain for the event is that the alt event counts a normal event, so if this is your 7th event attended as a PC you will get the 2 build you'd have gotten normally. The one difference is that for anyone who attends pays for their character for the alt event will receive 1 free skill as per the banquet rules. This benefit cannot be gained by back buying the Alt event.