Knowing in the Biblical Sense Monday!

Is it just us or was that Kate being awfully vague about how she knows Ali??? Our sources say that The Many Faces of Fio was overheard questioning her (as casually as it is possible to ask “HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW MY HUSBAND, WENCH?!?!?!”) Monday night in the Red Dragon Inn and Kate wasn’t all that forthcoming. Reaaaaally? How much do you want to bet that Ali and this Kate had a thing??? We already know that Ali likes his women beautiful and just a little bit nuts!

Fio was later heard chatting with one of Our Darling Taneths and some disturbing news came up in their conversation. It seems that when Fio asked Taneth how many Taneths there are, Taneth replied that there isn’t as many as there used to be. That’s a little scary, isn’t it??? What do YOU think happened to the missing Taneths??? We had hope in the beginning that they would all be reunited as one but we’re quickly starting to lose that hope. The longer this goes on the more it seems like it will have a tragic ending. So, so sad!

Speaking of tragic, that’s just how the night turned out. In the middle of the crowded Inn, two (or three depending on the source) gunshots rang out. Everybody ducked for cover and when people started getting up, one person didn’t — Fury. Considering the fact that she had just entered the bar and our sources say that the only shots that were fire struck her dead center, it certainly seems that she was the object of some sort of hit. Poor child Taneth was in the room and quite shaken by the whole event. Ugh. How awful! We have a feeling that Panther is not going to be happy about this at all. We hear that the Divine Mrs. Storm kept Taneth occupied while her husband Ewan helped Fio get the body upstairs. Lucky Lawyer Lucien and Crazy Train Tara (who is still referring to Taneth as her and Lucky’s child much to Lucky’s chagrin) showed up shortly thereafter to help calm little Taneth down.

Oddly enough Fio stayed upstairs with the body for quite a while. We hear that Veighn showed up and tried to get Fio to let him in the room. Fio was very adamant that he should stay away. Their argument could actually be heard in the common room. Ewan actually had to go up and convince him to leave by promising to get him a drink.

This whole situation is very, very odd. We don’t really know what else can be said about it so we’re going to move right on to what happened in the Outback!

We hear that the ever cheerful Duci was spotted in the Outback Monday night for the first time in for-freaking-ever! We do love Duci because she can always be overheard spilling all sorts of great gossip. She’s broken some of our biggest stories for us! We do so love bubbly blondes with big mouths here at the Den of Gossip! Speaking of people who haven’t been seen in FOREVER, Dris was spotted on the couch! Yay! We are so glad he’s back! He always seems to put himself smack dab in the middle of interesting situations!

OMG! Will someone PLEASE tell us why FLAWLESS Koy is looking so darn miserable??? It’s driving us bonkers! We hear that she was again seen moping around the Outback but evidently after Cutie Carley offered to let FLAWLESS Koy dress her, she seemed to be in a bit better of a mood. Our sources tell us that Cutie Carley looked pretty smoking and not so much like a twelve year old when she came out of the locker room after Koy got done with her. If Cutie Carley let Koy dress her all the time she may have to become Hottie Carley!

Juliane was seen in the Outback strangely enough. Yep, Juliane of the Smith clan! She was evidently chatting about her art gallery with Cy… who is evidently something of an artist! Imagine that! After all the stories we’ve heard of him and his legendary mouth, we can’t help but admit we’re a little surprised at the news. The pair seemed to get along swimmingly and had quite the little discussion on art. Juliane seemed in a much better mood than she had several nights earlier and Cy really seemed to be on his best behavior!

Dris was overheard questioning Rekah about her relationship with Cassius! FINALLY! Somebody is finally showing some concern about whatever Cassius is doing to Rowdy Rekah! Rekah was overheard saying that Cassius has never asked to be her “boyfriend” and that he really is more of a “man-friend” anyway. Dris encouraged her to call him her “lover” instead. WHAT?!?! Dris, you’re supposed to be on our side here! Anyway, Rekah said she couldn’t because Tara hadn’t given her the birds and the bees talk yet… which finally gained some concern (or maybe more appropriately, humor) from Dris. Ugh. Seriously, Cassius??? You’re dating a woman who needs a birds and the bees talk…. and is going to get it from Crazy Train Tara!!!

Edited: March 31st, 2010

MoonBeryl Sunday!

Fio and Ali were seen being all mushy in the Red Dragon Inn Sunday night! They went through their usual round of “What do you want to eat?” followed by “No, what do YOU want to eat?”. It’s really enough to make the sanest person want to strangle them both for just how sickeningly sweet the pair of them are. We get it! You two love each other! Now get into a huge fight so we can talk behind your backs and wonder if your relationship is on the rocks! Really, that’s much more fun for us here at the Den of Gossip. Anyway, our sources tell us that Fio’s DEFINITELY starting to look pregnant which erases any hope we had that this was all some elaborate prank. Ali is not going to be able to keep his responsibilities down to a minimum it seems. Doesn’t he have enough on his plate? Does he really need a child as well?

There was some sort of relationship drama on going in the Inn most of the night but we don’t know the players at all. Brian showed up and seemed mildly amused by the evening’s entertainment. A very subdued Brian caught up with some friends and had a couple drinks. He certainly doesn’t act like the carefree Brian of old…. but really who could blame him??? He’s had one heck of a year. We only hope that he can focus on his wife and children. They definitely need him to stay strong through this whole mess.

Speaking of somebody that hasn’t been seen around much lately, Maia was seen in the Inn and seemed to be trying to keep a low profile. When someone introduced themselves to her, she was polite but not the least bit friendly. In fact, we hear that she spent the whole night appearing very guarded. We wonder if that whole melee at the St Patrick’s Day Shindig really has shaken her. Rumor has it that she was definitely in the thick of things and there was a lot of carnage. We sure hope that she’s okay.

Collie was seen hanging out with an old friend (whose name our sources were unable to catch) and feeding the kid version of Taneth masses amounts of cookies. We hear that Taneth was pretty well behaved but we’d be well behaved too if somebody just kept putting down cookies in front of us! Anyway, we hear that Darien joined Collie and her friend. There definitely seemed to be some tension between the two men. Our sources got the feeling that this male family friend (who is evidently a friend of Collie’s son-in-law) did not think the whole Darien/Collie thing was a good idea. We agree! She’s a grandmother for crying out loud! She needs a nice stable guy whose been around the block a time or two.

Ballerina Katarina and her cousin Juliane were seen chatting in the Inn late into the night. Those girls stay awfully busy with their individual endeavors. They seemed thrilled to have the opportunity to talk about old times and catch up on each other’s lives. Things seem to be getting awfully serious between Katarina and Locke. We just hope that she doesn’t make the same mistake that Eva has! MAKE THE MAN MARRY YOU! Anyway, the girls were overheard trying to put a plan together to take care of the Smith twins so that Johnny and Sianna could get a little bit of alone time. How sweet are they???

The dueling venues were packed with the last of the first round of Madness duels going on in the Annex and a crowd gathered in the Outback for a Slugfest Tournament to try to win MoonBeryl.

Harris was in the Outback at the start of the tournament but didn’t participate. We have to wonder if he has other plans that involve another opal. Why else would he miss out on the opportunity to take MoonBeryl??? Considering most of the opal holders are friends of his, we’re at a loss at who he would choose to go after. Iiiiiinteresting! He did take the opportunity to try to convince Carley (who was there to participate in the tournament) to leave Cy YET AGAIN! It just doesn’t seem to be getting him anywhere. Carley’s pretty head over heels about this guy.

Jaycy was there calling duels but she also had a conversation with Maria about Kattria. It seems that Jaycy wanted to know why Maria would warn Kattria to stay away from Kalamere. We hear that Maria was pretty pissed and denied the accusation. Jaycy tried to get her to calm down but Maria didn’t seem to be having any of it. She was seen stalking out shortly after the conversation began and Jaycy was left looking none to pleased by how the confrontation went down. We’re still DYING to know what is going on here. Kalamere is just causing TONS of drama among these women and we totally HEART him for it!

The final match for the opal came down to Jake of Red Orc Brewery and Badsider fame against Cutie Carley. Yep, you read that right. CUTIE CARLEY made it through a sixteen person tournament to show up in the final round. The match was VERY quick but that doesn’t mean that Cutie Carley didn’t hold her own. It was over after six rounds with a final score of 5-3 with Jake as the winner. An amazing performance by the little spitfire, though. And a big old hearty CONGRATULATIONS must go out to Jake!

And it seems that he got more than one prize for the night! Not only did he take home the opal but rumor has it that he was seen carrying Lil’ Black Book Jaycy out of the Outback after she promised to help him “celebrate”. OMG! We’re not really sure which one of them to want to slap upside the head. Maybe Jake because he just took home the Arena slut??? Maybe Jaycy because she went home with a half-orc??? Or maybe they just deserve one another! This makes my head ache.

After participating in the tournament, Ms. Wyh Not was seen calling duels in the Annex. She and that Roran fellow seem to still be going strong. He was seen looming behind the couch as she called. We hear that he was, as usual, very attentive to her needs and at the end of the night carried her out. This Roran certainly seems to have swept Wyh right up off her feet! Good for him to notice a real catch when he sees one!

Wow, wow, wow! Kalamere was chatting with Teagan… which wouldn’t be all that unusual considering his love for baronesses… BUT we hear that he was asking to use the kitchen at her baronial manor for the week since he evidently had his removed to put in a pool table. We assume this has something to do with the bet that he lost to Maria in which he has to cook her dinner. Anyway, Teagan let him use the kitchen FOR A PRICE! Evidently Teagan is going to make him challenge. No idea who the challenge has to be issued to but it was about somebody specific. We hear that Teagan was seen jotting down the name for Kalamere. And Kalamere AGREED! OMG! We’re so excited to see if he’s still got it and to see who that challenge has to be issued to!

Edited: March 22nd, 2010

Somebody’s Granny Monday!

Evidently the child size Taneth is still making her way around RhyDin. She was seen in the Red Dragon Inn with Lil’ Bit Lirssa Monday night. L.B. Lirssa does seem to have a way of attracting every troubled child in a thirty mile radius. She’s like that kid you always hear about that’s constantly bringing home strays but instead of dogs or cats, they’re kids. They joined up with Rowdy Rekah at the bar and found themselves some cookies. See, this is why Rekah and Cas creeps us out! Rowdy Rekah seems more the type to be eating cookies in the Inn with Taneth and Lirssa rather than hanging out in the Arena serving as arm candy for a former Baron. It’s like a middle age man sleeping with his stepdaughter. Ugh. Why are you doooooing this to us, Cas???

The mood in the Inn was pretty upbeat even if the crowd was still small. The pretty young owner of Cameron Horse Farms, Aliss, was out and about. We hear that she was seen joking around with Ali, Fio, and Mac. Of course, as the much of the rest of the crowd was eating cookies and drinking milk, Mac was throwing back vodka. But that’s just Mac for you!

The playful atmosphere was ruined by some ice queen type who seemed to make Ali, Fio, and Lirssa awfully nervous. Our sources say that while she was quite beautiful she was a bit scary as well. We’re told that her presence left Ali looking for Darien. Chief Mischief Maker Eless who had just come from a visit with her friend, Rena, in the Outback was able to tell the tense group that Darien was in the Outback so Lirssa led the strange woman into the Outback. We’re wondering if this woman is some chick that Darien has wronged. We bet he’s got a past littered with scorned women.

Earlier in the evening in the Outback, Harris and Cy reeeeaaally got into it. Harris was overheard telling Cy that he failed as Carley’s boyfriend and telling him to hand over all of Carley’s possessions (including her underwear). Evidently, Harris felt that Cy had not done enough to protect Carley during the mayhem at the Shindig. Carley tried to break it up even as Cy destroyed a bar stool over Harris’ back and Harris had to even things up by breaking a stool across Cy’s knee! We bet Matt’s going to send him a bill for that! Even Koy was overheard mentioning that Matt was NOT going to be happy. You’d think with all the times people have destroyed or burned down the Outback, Matt would have gotten used to it by now! Anyway, Cy stormed out and Harris used this as further proof that Cy was not good enough for Carley and then he tried hooking Cutie Carley up with Kalamere!

But as we know Kalamere is only interested in baronesses! And he certainly had his hands full last night with them! We hear that Lil’ Black Book Jaycy had her hands ALL OVER HIM! We knew that this thing with Pslyder was only a brief visit in the land of monogamy. Lil’ Black Book Jaycy simply cannot help herself! Evidently Kalamere was certainly interested. The two were overheard planning a lunch date in order to talk in a more private location. Thanks for FINALLY remembering your roots, L.B.B. Jaycy! This is juuuuust the start. She’ll have bagged a half dozen guys before the next WLT and somewhere along the way broken Pslyder’s heart. What would we do without Jaycy in our lives???

Darien was seen chatting with Collie’s GRANDdaughter! That’s right! Not only is Collie a MILF but she’s a GILF as well! We have to wonder if it makes him feel a little sleazy to be reminded that he had his grabby hands all over somebody’s granny the other night??? We doubt it, though. We’re pretty sure that Darien embraces the sleaze. No idea, by the way, about what happened between him and that mystery woman that spooked Ali so much. They were seen leaving together once Darien mentioned wanting a private conversation with her. Iiiiinteresting!

Edited: March 16th, 2010

Shamrock Shindig!

Well, wow. We’ll start at the beginning. At least the mood was set for a shindig Saturday night in the Marketplace! Green and gold fairy lights were strung about. There were all sorts of tasty treats and some great specials on alcohol. That’s certainly all that’s needed to bring out a collection of RhyDin’s finest! And a varied sampling of society certainly appeared!

John was there with a chick that was most certainly NOT Harper! We hear that her name is May and she’s quite the hottie. Not only is she gorgeous but she definitely knows it and dresses the part. John certainly scared himself up one heck of a date for the night! He had Harper in his lap the night before and May in his lap Saturday night. The guy certainly has something that the ladies like! They weren’t the only ones out on a date! Carley and Cy came to the party hand-in-hand! We hear that Cutie Carley tried to get Baron Neo to dance while Cy watched his mischievous girlfriend with a grin. ADORABLE! Neo’s not exactly a natural dancer but Harold and his new hubby Scotty didn’t seem the least bit self-conscious. We hear the pair were moving and grooving and while they may not have been perfectly on beat, they were definitely having a blast!

We’ve heard that Maia is back in town but now our sources have finally confirmed it! Maia was seen spinning around the dance floor with a beer in hand with Scotty. It’s good to hear that she’s happy and laughing! She was evidently overheard telling Scotty that she’s now living nearby and couldn’t resist the revelry and casual fun. Fantastic! That’s exactly why we’ve always had a soft spot for her! Wherever there is casual fun, Lirssa is never too far from the center of it! We hear that Lil’ Bit and a handful of her friends were seen dancing and partaking in the merrymaking. Even Silas was seen breaking out of his shell for a dance or two!

And then all hell broke loose. Really, should anybody be surprised when hounds from hell or vicious unexplained storms break up a party anymore? Whenever there are gatherings of three or more in RhyDin chaos will surely follow.

These beasts seemed to come from everywhere and attacked the crowd. As usual in these types of situations, the news accounts and accounts from our sources differ drastically as to what these beasts looked like, how they attacked, the number of them, and the number of injured and dead. Let’s just say it wasn’t pretty and there were definitely some who did not make it out of the Marketplace alive. According to our sources, some of those there seemed to have some knowledge of the beasts and there were shouts about how they ate magic.

Such claims seem to be confirmed by the concern that was shown for the known magic users in the crowd. Scotty, Harold, and Renne were quick to protect Silas and to try to get him away from the confrontation. Unfortunately for their efforts Silas and Neo seemed to be relying on their knowledge of magic to distract the beasts from attacking the very large crowd that had gathered for the event. Oddly enough or perhaps not so oddly, Lirssa was in the thick of it and she was actually one of the ones who seemed to be making a dent in the situation. Along with some pretty blonde named Shauna, Lirssa was using a hydrant to somehow melt the beasts.

Cy and John got separated from their dates. Carley and May were found but after very close calls. In fact, we hear that Cutie Carley was actually paralyzed for a while by some sort of neurotoxin that the beasts can produce. Great. That’s just great. Carley was pretty shaken and panicked by the time the men reached her. Just hearing the story makes us want to give her a big old hug! We’re sure that Cy will do a good job consoling her. Our sources tell us that he looked pretty shaken himself at the fact that they had been separated in the mayhem.

Scotty was another of the ones who was paralyzed by the neurotoxin. Harold was seen pulling him away while Maia and Harry (who showed up in the middle of the drama) gave him cover. Don’t worry too much! Maia was overheard telling Harold that Scotty should only be paralyzed for an hour or two and then he’d start coming around. Harold was evidently pretty upset. We have to imagine that watching your husband almost die mere days after you said your “I do”s has to be a life-changing experience. Speaking of a close knit pair, our sources tell us that Maia and Harry are one hell of a deadly force together.

After that, accounts get a bit sketchy but we hear that the party was most certainly over. The interns and I agree that this probably isn’t the last we’ve heard of those crazy beasts. Be on the look out, folks!

Edited: March 14th, 2010

Parry to Your Man Friday!

So we’re back from vacation in time to catch the start of the Madness Tournament and perhaps it was due to the Madness Tournament that the Red Dragon Inn was awfully quiet. Juliane and Chief Mischief Maker Eless were tending bar and chatting with Lil’ Bit Lirssa about what a fine boyfriend Mason is. Evidently Manly Mason has ordered Doc Eva some of her favorite perfume from C.M.M. Eless as a gift. Gag us. We’re not buying this whole line about Manly Mason being such a great boyfriend anymore. He’s got a NASTY temper and he STILL hasn’t taken the next step in this relationship. Doc Eva’s the cow and she’s just giving her product away for free! This is what happens, ladies. Take it as a case study in how not to get a man to marry you.

Mason and Doc Eva were seen later in the evening. It seems that they were coming straight from the ballet. With all the Madness madness, we’d nearly forgotten that the ballet opened last night! We cannot wait to get tickets and check it out! We hear that Ballerina Katarina is, of course, Carmen! The opening night show was completely sold out. No big surprise there! We are always pleasantly surprised that despite this city’s sometimes barbaric reputation, there is a real love for the arts and they certainly seem to thrive. Again, though, we’re not buying that Manly Mason is some cultured nice guy just because he takes his girlfriend to the ballet! He’s still LIVING IN SIN!!!!

There was evidently a child sized Taneth in the Inn last night. We don’t even know what to say anymore. This stuff with Our Darling Taneth gets worse and worse with every passing day. We really shouldn’t be surprised anymore. Evidently poor Lucky Lawyer Lucien was seen escorting her to the bathroom at one point. That’s just great. You know, L.L. Lucien, if you keep rescuing damsels in distress and surrounding yourself with the same sort of women, your life will never change. You really just bring this on yourself. At some point we’re going to stop feeling sorry for you.

The Arena was pretty hopping Friday night as people gathered to watch some madness go down! John was there with Harper’s dogs for some reason. And, let us tell you, Harper clearly has a soft spot for ugly because one of those dogs is damn near the ugliest thing our sources claim to have ever seen. We hear that Cutie Carley actually mistook it for a gremlin. Ha! Harper seemed to take offense to the remark and was quick to jump to the dog’s defense. But, really, that dog has no defense. It’s just butt ugly!

The trio was distracted from the ugly dog by the fact that Cutie Carley’s loud-mouthed boyfriend, Cy, beat the Old Temple Squire, Kalinda! No lie! We won’t get into it too much or we’ll totally ruin our Madness Updates for the Dueling Zone publication but needless to say quite a few people were more than a little shocked! We hear that Cy had quite the grin on his face when he left the ring… and he should! We HEART an underdog victory… even if it is a slight underdog victory! Poor Cutie Carley didn’t do as well against Thorne! He moved onto the next round and it seems she’ll be cheering Cy on from the sidelines.

This Kattria chick seems to be spending an awful lot of time hanging out with Kalamere. We think that setting your heart on Kal is a very dangerous proposition. He’s certainly hot and extremely talented but his interest in women is pretty…. well, let’s just say varied! He’s been seen spending quite a bit of time coming dangerously close to flirting with the set of baronesses and Lil’ Black Book Jaycy in particular. Since the baronesses are NOTHING alike, some of the interns think that a woman holding a title must turn him on. So, Kattria, if you want to capture Kalamere’s attention you better get to work on your parries!

Scotty and Harold’s wedding was scheduled to have taken place this past Tuesday with a party to celebrate on Thursday. All must have gone well because Scotty was seen in the Arena Saturday night catching up with some elf named Shadow (who’s evidently a returning Warlord). Harold was later seen giving his new hubby some encouraging words before sending Scotty off to duel. We really want to get behind this relationship and say that they’re too cute not to make it… but we don’t want to be disappointed! We sure hope that they don’t burn out, though. They’re one CUTE couple!

Edited: March 14th, 2010