Prepare for the #LodanRespawn2024 Existing characters may choose to be displace from/have memories of different timelines, thereby allowing returning members the option to retcon their whole character. These changes are the result of the "Unnatural Fog" plot device that is running between now and the Respawn. The plot is simple: no matter where your character is, that place is shrouded in a thick fog that suspends time, but not thoughts or memories, so even if they're repeating the same day over and over again, they continue to remember, so each time feels like a new day. For those retconning OCs; this is where new versions of themselves have the opportunity to replace the old versions. Official lore and tree updates will be announced asap
Today I'm happy to honor two of our beloved members in our new feature: "Monthly Spotlight"
For November;
Member of the Month: Kicking off the forums to a successful start wouldn't have been possible without this particular member: our wonderful new M.I. guild leader Jakobi Frost. He has gone above and beyond in admin duties, always available and always lending much needed input and feedback when it came to the development of Lodan's new RP home. A lot of the features you see on here today are thanks to Jak. So please next time you spot him online give him a hearty thanks!!
Character of the Month: I selected Ikuze Storm, who has an outstanding record for activity on the forums AND the DA home page in such a short amount of time. We are excited to have her in our fair city, and she has been more than happy to jump in and start an RP with anyone who's willing and ready. Ikuze has been a member for only a month now, and already ties the record for most posts with her guild leader. That is a remarkable feat- and we look forward to seeing even more from her in the future! Please remember to give Ikuze a warm felt pat on the back when you see her online, and don't forget to ask her if she'd like to
Another month of phenomenal community efforts has come and gone - and despite the calling of real life holiday reprieves everyone has remained active on the forum! I would like to give hearty thanks to all of our members for that; but a special thanks goes out to our December Monthly Spotlights:
Member of the Month: There isn't a day that goes by that I don't see Rava logging in and checking up on the forums. Not only is she our newest member - who joined us on November 10th - but she has been intensely involved and is up to 28 posts already!! Please remember to congratulate her in the easy chat, I am confident she will be around to see it
Character of the Month:Faolan Skye has kept a steady presence in his domain as well as stepped out into the city to RP with other guilds in some of our open threads. He has been a very patriotic character, taking on a tough role in the military guild and managing it with a very distinct style. If you haven't read it already, please check out the EIRAL's oath that he has composed for his guild members in the thread "welcome to the rest of your life"
JANUARY MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTS!: It is a real honor and privilege to welcome Lodan into it's 4th year of Role Play this January of 2014! There have been a lot of elements at work that helped keep this groups gears greased and running smoothly, which is precisely why I am so excited to announce our January Monthly Spotlights:
Member of the Month: Only a handful of people are aware of this, but in July of 2012 the City of Gears came to a grinding halt and would have been reduced to rusty bolts and forgotten gears had it not been for one very determined, very loyal player who took up the mantle of guild leader for the M.I. as well as Group Leader for the whole site. Without her, we wouldn't have the opportunity to celebrate our 3rd or 4th years, so without further adieu: Please congratulate and thank-- Miss Elowyss 'Ella' Cleireigh!
Character of the Month: This month marks the birth of a new year, and as such I would like for us to celebrate a character who has reinvented himself since first joining Lodan. This is someone who started out with our group as a humble bard, and has since reestablished himself as a quirky pick-pocket. Creating your character and playing them just the way that makes you happy and keeps you coming back for more adventures is a big part of why we RP in a text based world. As such, I would like to highlight and appreciate a member who has really embraced that fact and joined Lodan - twice - with a fresh new take on his OC. Please congratulate our character of the month: Flos Lychnis
Oh my goodness dkjfalkdj This is such an honor for the Monthly Spotlight ksjfdj I'm super touched by this ;__; I'll definitely have to find time to RP in here again, I think I might be missing out on fun activities for a while Thank you so much for the feature though! ; w ;
Here we are bringing in a new month with an exciting new themed Event! In all the excitement and flurry of activity I ask that we all pause to appreciate our February Monthly Spotlights!
Member of the Month: Although he is still considerably new to the world of Lodan, Willoughby Tavers started out boldly, jumping into a guild that was quietly operating under the surface of the general forum activity, and boosting it up with his own volley of role plays. All too soon, Will found himself in offered the responsibility to take over as Guild Leader, and being the kind of go-getter player that he is; he accepted! Now we have Will to thank for keeping the Merchanics afloat as our group continues to grow. If you see him lurking online or catch him in a thread, be sure to congratulate him and thank him for his willingness to take on the role we have him in now.
Character of the Month: Our Character of the Month has achieved something remarkable in the short two months that (s)he has been here. Of course, I'm referring to Danny Ravensdale the resident Monster Cartographer. This bold member of society has been all over the C.o.G. meeting new faces, tackling new adventures, and earning through a flourish of entertaining threads, her 2nd profile Gear! The character herself has a great deal of depth that helps us gravitate to her and makes us want to read all the activities that she is involved in. Those are the signs of a great OC and for that, I want to congratulate her on earning this February Spotlight!
Today I'm happy to honor two of our beloved members in our "March Monthly Spotlight" For March;
Member of the Month: Addison Halloway, AKA "As-Nas" is a member with many hats, from the mentally questionable character she plays and entertains us through, to the artist behind the threads who has graciously contributed a number of likenesses for other players avatars. Joining at the height of the Festival of Hearts event, she was kind enough to knock out many of those gift-arts for fellow new members, all in a timely manner so they could complete their profiles and get accepted into their guilds quickly enough to participate and earn EMP points. It is with fondness I congratulate Addison as our March Member of the Month! (win)
Character of the Month: Stephen Leland, AKA "sourpuss" AKA "Triune" is one of our 'guilty-pleasure' characters to read. Guilty because we enjoy his fussy attitude and holier than thou treatment he gives to others more than we possibly should. Not everyone in the city can be happy-go-lucky, or nonchalant and for a person who is neither he has another personality type altogether. Stephen is March's Character of the Month for his consistency, uniqueness, and numerous examples of and opportunities for us to watch him strut his stuff all over the forums (he has the 5th highest post count)! We may not like him in-character, but out-of-character we all love and adore him. Congratulations Stephen, on this months spotlight!
Today I'm happy to honor two of our wonderful members in our "April Monthly Spotlight"
For April;
Member of the Month:
I would like to congratulate Amon as our MotM. He has been an active member of Mingo's, with a litany of posts casually played within the forums. He is also stepping into the role of M.M. 2nd in command (Will's new right hand man!) Although it is not common knowledge, he has also been bringing new, world building ideas to the table (behind the scenes) and is introducing them slowly through RP in the forums. He has exciting things in the works, ready and enthused to contribute to the Lodan community for everyone's gaming pleasure! We are honored to have him in our RP group and proud to present him to his peers in this months spotlight!
Character of the Month:
Lorraine Blackmoore, has been selected as our CotM because of her unique, brave female persona who has been accepted into the EIRAL ranks and has been doing them proud ever since. She also has an exciting edge as a pet owner with a trained fox for a loyal companion. While projecting animal NPC companions can sometimes feel unnatural, Lorraine keeps it nice and balanced and it doesn't feel forced. On top of it all, she continues developing well as a character growing into her own and discovering herself as much as her audience is discovering her for the first time. Congratulations Lorraine, it is a pleasure to award this spotlight to you!
Thank you for the Monthly Spotlight! I hope to exceed expectations! =D
"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible! And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people!" - Taryn, Nerf This
Terribly sorry for falling behind in announcing our outstanding spotlights for the month of May! I can't say enough how proud I am of our community here on Lodan and how much it pleases me to highlight some of the wonderful things that are happening daily in this rp group! And so, without further adieu, here are two players, much deserving of our kudos and 'grats!
Member of the Month:
When it comes to the MotM, I like to highlight players who go above and beyond their ICly activities. One such role-player is Edelweiss Fjäril, the CEAsAL guild leader. A long time member of Lodan, Edel was unavailable to make the transition with us from DA to the Forums when it first came about. She assured us she would make a come back, and true to her word, she absolutely has! I am proud of this admin member for all her hard work, genuine interest in the city's happenings, and her remarkable amount of activity! She's contributed 50 posts since her return and makes every one count! We're lucky to have her back, and feel she deserves this humble honor as the Member of the Month! (win)
Character of the Month:
I am excited to announce that Tyrell O'Callaghan is our Character of the Month! Not only is he uniquely designed to overcome the hardships of deftness, he is also overcoming a lot of our higher member post counts! As it stands the moment I am typing this, Tyrell is responsible for 1 shy of 40 posts on the Lodan Forums He hasn't amassed all those numbers in one place either; this is a character who moves about and likes to interact with other citizens of Lodan regardless of their guild affilitation. Please give Tyrell a hearty congrats when you next see him. He has more than earned his spotlight
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First and Foremost; I would like to congratulate you all as a community.. because you are a community that has reached over 2.5 THOUSAND posts! That kind of commitment is definitely worth rewarding with some member and character appreciation. As such, your guild leaders have put their heads together and nominated this months spotlights.
For June: Member of the Month:We are pleased to reveal our MotM nominee for June is Ikuze Storm because of his level of activity, versatility, and flexibility. Not to mention, he is really fun to talk to inside and outside of RP's. We are ecstatic to have such a friendly person as an active member of our community and love the way he brings positive vibes into everything he gets involved in. We are also please to announce this is the first time someone received a member and character spotlight on the same account! Great work Ikuze, keep on doing what you do!
Character of the Month: This time we have the honor of spotlighting Roan Everette as our CotM. He's more than earned it with the amount of work he puts into every post, and the detailed way his NPC's are developed just as much as he is. He's a natural at setting the stage and keeps things interesting and exciting for everyone joining him. His RP's never feel static with the way he fills the virtual space with a full cast that help round out the action going on. Roan has shown us another style of RP that is engaging and fun to play around with and mix together with others. Congratulations to our young ensign for this character spotlight!
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Hello lovelies, Congrats once again for breaking the ceiling on posts, we've now toppled over 3,000! None of that would be possible without the outstanding community we have become - all of us joined together to make something incredible, fun, and entertaining... You all make the admin team extremely proud. Now we would like to celebrate two of you in particular for being outstanding this month. So without further adieu, here are our July Monthly Spotlights:
Member of the Month: Growth in the community comes from group activities and inspired co-op writing. Growth also comes in the form of new membership, and a lot of times those new members find out about our little slice of Heaven through word of mouth from already existing members. Recruiting is not a requirement, but it is an activity that members like Clancy Fuchs go above and beyond performing. We are happy to award Clancy the MotM spotlight for July as a way of saying thanks for sharing the news of Lodan with others and bringing in new players to help enrich our community. Congratulations, and thank you, to this proactive player!
Character of the Month: We've had the pleasure of appreciating all sorts of characters in our spotlights of the past. We like to illuminate excellent individuals who accent their environments, who embrace their motifs, those who flesh out their characters, and those who excel at breaking the mold. This month we are pleased to identify a character who oozes personality and embodies the very essence of his role as a 'rogue'. Of course I'm talking about Levi Küper. From his very first post to his most recent, Levi's submissions are chalk full of everything you expect and love about brigands and bandits and piratey rogues. If you haven't already, carve out some free time and read up on his threads. He adds a little something for everyone to love.
Fellow Citizens of Lodan! It is a pleasure to present to you our August - 2014 Monthly Spotlights!!! Two remarkable characters that have been going toe-to-toe for most accrued posts in their first month of membership
Member of the Month: Not only is she an active role player in the forum, she is a friendly 'voice' in the easy-chat and a sharing artists who's given of her time and talent the way Addison is known to do. If you haven't already guessed who she is, I'm referring to the one and only Zona K. Noakes. She joined our lovely little community on Jun 30th, and has acquired over the last 5 weeks a whopping 141 posts! Zona was originally nominated for Character of the Month (whom you will see has a lot in common with her) but her contributions to the art forums made her an excellent candidate for MotM as well. Please congratulate her when you see her, she has earned this monthly spotlight!
Character of the Month: Another one of our newest members, having joined our forums on Jun 23rd, is being awarded the August character of the month spotlight! Not only has the wonderfully dodgy Iacomus Lerwick poured in 105 posts in Lodan threads, she has also developed a character that breaks the mold in the essence of creepiness with such a fiercely uncomfortable edge. In a city whose streets are swept by the hands of a mysterious group of assassins every night, its hard to imagine anything deadlier than a member of the CAEsAL... and then there is "this guy". The organ harvester. It takes a strong stomach and a broad mind to introduce a character with such a villainous occupation. I applaud this authors bravery in bringing us this unique character - and I give her a standing ovation for making my jaw drop when I came across the most bold character application I've ever seen in Lodan. Congrats Iaco for pushing the envelope and bringing a new brand of horror to a pretty above table guild.
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