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I'm a bit busy at the moment, but I can't wait to read the new stuff!

(Also, the children's book is adorable... I might have to use it in the future. The very, very far future.)

Welcome! Pull up a beanbag and make yourself comfortable. (Word of advise, avoid the wall rug. It's made of a skunk...'s butt)

Now, I should have something for you somewhere... Hold on... Oh!



I need to make more Infinite Pizza for the future, but I hope a barrel of Industrial Sprinkles is okay for now.

That semicolon in the middle of a word was meant to be an apostrophe.

Hello, and welcome aBoard! For your newbie gift, take this plate of freshly-made SPaGhetti!

We've been waiting for you to show up ever since Calli mentioned you would be. Mind if I call you Lore?

Glad to have you with us at last!

I'm so proud of you! So, since I joined before you, I'd love to have the honor of giving you your first Newbie Gift!

Have a full set of dice! All of your favourite shapes: d3, d6, d8, two d10s, d12, and the all-important d20. Have fun making decisions with these! (Or killing monsters. That's a function too.)

You DID need another d10, didn;t you?

Hello and greetings to you all! As you have most probably noticed, I am referring to myself as Loremaster Yn'Taris. If you want to make it a bit shorter (because even I'll admit that 'Loremaster Yn'Taris' is a bit of a mouthful. Keyboardful. Whatever.), then I'll be perfectly fine with the 'Loremaster' bit being dropped. Or some strange and peculiar derivation being adopted. Either one is fine.

Anyways, my sister (whom you may know as Calliope) recommended this place to me, and I responded by saying something to the basic effect of 'Sure, that sounds fun!'. Some days later, I then found myself sitting here typing this message you are now reading. Funny ole world, isn't it?

As for which fandoms I consider myself a member/participant/creepy stalker of, it is primarily the Elder Squirrels Series (better known as Elder Scrolls, for some strange and peculiar reason), as well as, more peripherally, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Trek (Mostly Voyager, but even then I'm only at the beginning of Season 3. No spoilers!), Dwarf Fortress, EVE Online, and the Paradox Grand Strategy games. There are also probably a fair few that I can't remember off the top of my head, but we don't talk about those.

For entertainment, I enjoy:
Writing
Reading
Gaming (semi-casually)
Walking in Circles
Talking in strange accents and dialects
Pretending to be someone I'm not
Plotting to take over the world
Dismissing my plots to take over the world
Relentlessly mocking everyone and everything near me.
Including myself in the aforementioned mockery.
Browsing TvTropes
And more, but I've already put more than enough here, I think.

As far as just how active I'm likely to be here, I do tend to hover at the periphery of any group I'm a part of, occasionally making a sarcastic quip or two, and relentlessly poking fun at anything and everything nearby, including myself. Especially myself. In short, I'm the creepy guy who only ever says anything to be sarcastic about something (When I'm not going into Human Encyclopedia mode, that is. Again, we don't talk about that. Except for when we do.)

Anywho, I'm going to go ahead and quit while I'm ahead and (hopefully) before I make a fool of myself, and go ahead and post this. I shall now end this post in an awkward fashion, because I suck at writing conclusions. Always have, probably always will. [Insert Overly Dramatic Sigh Here] Ah, well. Such is the life of Yn'Taris.

One I don't necessarily disagree with either. I'm very cool with hanging out more before modship and whatnot.

Or three, or... technically seven presents!

First up (to be appreciated by a handful of you, and fully appreciated probably by none), hot off the presses of the Nutmeg media empire:

Tengwablocks - Tinco Attan (T for Two), a children's book for Quenya speakers. In this short work - written in Quenya (Tengwar and Latin letters) and English (just Latin letters) - the Tengwablocks teach young kids in HQ all about the special dual form of nouns.

Second up, or indeed second through sixth... a few days ago Iximaz asked for more slice-of-life stories with the Illian family. That reminded me that for a decade now I've had a set of short stories sitting around covering the period just after Dafydd and Constance's retirement. I hunted them down, cleaned them up, and present the series now for your debatable pleasure: Envinyata.

1 - Cultural Exchange
2 - Narrative Voice
3 - Aesthetic Viewpoint
4 - Religious Dissent
5 - Wedded Bliss

They span a year, from just after After Midnight to a few months before Tanfin was born. After the holidays, I may move some of The End of the Beginning into Envinyata, and sort out a hub page for the series too. We'll see if I remember. ^_^

Finally, and maintaining the elvish theme: I worked up a new timeline for the Illian family. It's fairly rough-looking, but it lets you choose which character you want to see dates/stories for. (It does, however, contain a spoiler for the first Envinyata story, so don't look if you mind that.)

Again, I'll probably clean the timeline up later, but I felt it was worth sharing at this point. It uses Javascript, but should just show everything if you've got that disabled, so no loss there.

I know this flood of Dafydd isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it's what I've got done. So Merry Christmas, one and all.

hS

or succeeding, I see no reason not to attempt to raise this creature again. I must be successful eventually."

"You would try it again?," it asked, incredulous. "So bent on power you are. Xiv'riit begins to reevaluate its opinions on the speaker's intellect. . ."

He sidled over to the zombie, watching its corpse for any sign of movement, be it hostile or benevolent. But mostly hostile.

But you must agree, Larfen's writing style is so charmingly quirky it's hard to tell what's a mistake and what's just him being eccentric. Did you know that Tolkien's editors kept trying to change "elves" to the "correct" spelling, "elfs?" I'm not saying that Larfen is the next Tolkien, of course, no sacrilege is intended. Although, he might be -- it's a little early in his career to tell.

*Defensive Beta is Defensive* *Defensive Beta retreats to a hermitage to make an intensive, undisturbed study of comma placement and sentence structure*

Now that I've kicked my ego out of the way: Congratulations, Larfen!!! I've said this before, but I'll say it again: I never had a moment of doubt that you would get Permission. I love your writing, and I think you'll be an amazing force within the PPC. *brushes away the beginning of an actual tear* Kohai's all grown up.

--Key

I still appreciate the gifts. Thank you.

I prefer (and have been tested as by Pottermore) Ravenclaw. I feel like Gryffindor gets way too much love, especially by the canon, and it kinda feels like the abundance of high-profile Gryffindors was just JKR's way of finding a way for everyone to know each other. Oh, well, Gryffindor is pretty neat nonetheless, though I am far too cowardly to belong to it.

Make yourself at home. Hope you enjoy yourself in our cozy little corner of the 'net.

Here, take this Replica Holocron and a +1 Sturdy Boot as newbie gifts. Don't boot too many people with it.

One more thing, since I see Harry Potter in your listed fandoms, (along with Star Wars, high five!) which House do you call your own? I'm guessing Gryffindor. Am I right?

I don't so much LIKE Yuzhan-Vong so much as I am morbidly fascinated by the psychotic buggers. Keep in mind that I am a Cthulhu-verse fan, so weird, grimdark, highly alien stuff has always been my thing. I hold similar feelings of "ooh, cool, how does that work biologically/sociologically speaking" for Anzati. Because of my tendencies, friends have suggested Warhammer 40K to me, and I haven't gotten into it only because I'm lazy.

I've tested both as Ravenclaw and as Gryffindor, honestly. I'd say I test as Gryffindor about 60% of the time and as Ravenclaw the rest. This is going by a wide range of tests, including multiple iterations of the one on Pottermore. But not the stupid tests with five questions, or tests which ask which House you'd "like" to be in, those don't count as proper tests!

Nice to see another Star Wars fan about! I'm more of Clone Wars though Galactic Civil War sort, but I can definitely understand the appeal of the Old Republic era. As for the Yuuzhan Vong... Well, to each their own.

So then, for your newbie gifts, a Replica Holocron (First time I've given one to someone who listed Star Wars as a fandom, yay!) and a pocket cutlass. Simply press the button on the scabbard and it shrinks to allow comfortable pocket transportation.

Finally, what Hogwarts House do you call home? I'm a Hufflepuff myself, but you strike me as a Ravenclaw. Am I right?

I wish you both great heaps and mountains of joy.

But hey, better late than never, aye? So, welcome aBoard!

For your newbie gifts, please accept this Replica Holocron and a Replica Brush of Truepaint.

Oh, and since I see Harry Potter listed among your fandoms, might I inquire which House you reside in?

Welcome, KR! I only just joined - I can say from personal experience over the last four days that you have nothing to fear as far as shunning and hate goes. Now, for your Newbie Gift:

Have a full set of dice! All of your favourite shapes: d3/4 (none of us can agree on that one's name, but it's the pyramidal one), d6, d8, two d10s, d12, and the all-important d20. Have fun making decisions with these! (Or killing monsters. That's a function too.)

Welcome to the PPC! For your newbie gift, have an infinite stack of paper, along with this infinite pencil, for all your sketching needs!

Welcome! Enjoy your stay!

Who are you, exactly?