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I'm sorry that people are incapable of keeping things IC and have constantly blended rumour into fact and tried to push it in game. It's really awful to watch, especially when it's being used to bully people or push an agenda that's making things unhealthy for the game. 

It is @Tridemon's birthday! It is fun to celebrate other people's birthdays.

Not even a mention, wow. I'm gutted. *revoke amnesty * *double secret enemying* *triple tease*

I have no alts, and have been an enemy to Magnagora since week two of joining Lusternia, so being given temporary amnesty and getting a tour and learning a tiny bit about my greatest enemy from @Sutekh and @Avurekhos was awfully fun (even if I did get a citydisfavor for it ;~; ).  Also @Cheliyi is the bravest mine-child for coming with me.

Sapphira said:

Related question! How do you and or your divine view prayers versus letters?

Edit: Another question I've been wondering about - how would you best recommend non-org members approach your divine? I see from logs there's plenty of cross-org interaction, but coming from the city everyone loves to hate I feel it's a little harder to just turn up and say hi without lots of side-eyeing and suspicion so I've been mulling it a lot. Any general ideas and tips?

1) I treat them both the same really.

2) My answer probably differs from most divine, because Raezon is very open to pretty much every org, but just pray. I will get to you when I'm able. I imagine most of us are like this really, albeit anybody except me will be curious why somebody from Magnagora is praying to a Celestian divine, for example.
A couple "don'ts" however: If I am actively conversing with somebody in my fulcrux, do not try to interject. Come back another time, or step out and wait for me to approach you (and I probably will unless I overextended myself and need to log out right after.) Do not just stand in my fulcrux for an hour expecting I'll respond - If I'm online, I've noticed you, but I'm also probably doing something else that requires my attention (as mentioned in an above answer by Lantra, our 'visible' time is very much a small part of our actual online time). Leave a prayer and go do something productive, I swear I'll get back to you.

Drawtober 26: Hugs for Bugs


Drawtober 27-29: Stressed, depressed, and pressed for time - recently discovered Kibbitzer's poses on deviantART so I used some of their incredible references and made some easy Gurashi shapes =v= Kibbitzer's sheets are so incredibly easy to look at a glance and draw alongside so go check them out! (so long as you don't trace and give credit to the artist seriously handy reference sheets)
 
Lucidian/Sileni

Elfen/human

Trill/Viscanti 

Ascension was fun this year, right? Past few days, I can't help but think that the worst mistake I made in all the political BS was to initially encourage other Board members in Hallifax to at least hear out Glomdoring/Celest "for the good of the game." I don't believe anything would have changed if I hadn't. But at least if I had been as unreasonable and bitter as some obviously still think, then I might be able to say that I understood that hatred. It'd feel justified. 

As it is, I'm done. I'm tired of being forced to care about something that happened six months ago, and feeling like I'm the one who got blamed for everything while doing nothing to warrant it.

Moral is, kids, grudges are held for a reason. If someone shows you who they are - believe them, the first time. Don't give people second chances. Cause even if you do, there's decent odds someone will lie about it later.

Lusternia should never feel more like a chore/obligation/downer. When it starts to, I'm a firm believer in taking a break. I certainly hope that it would take the form of a brief hiatus or vanishing into a new character for a bit over leaving for good.

The following is a more general statement, and not meant to side with any particular faction in the upset over Ascension. I think we, collectively, should make an effort to be kinder. I know not everyone can get along perfectly. People in groups inevitably clash to some degree. There have been players I just did not like in the past. I'm sure there will be some in the future. However, we -choose- how to act on those feelings. We're a relatively small community. No matter how justified you feel, remember that when you put out extreme negativity you're not just affecting a single person. You're affecting Lusternia as a whole. Does that mean you can't be angry at someone or the game? No. I'm only suggesting that we temper how we act on those feelings. Let's remember that we're all real human people. All struggling to make it through this very crazy year.

I'm sorry it's impossible for me to be brief with these kinds of statements. Kethaera, and anyone else who may be feeling similarly, I hope these feelings are brief and that you're able to find the joy that got you to join in the first place! Everyone else, I hope we can make an effort, despite our disagreements, to be more of a community rather than a band of bickering cliques.