McPretty Saturday!

The Red Dragon Inn was pretty quiet Saturday night but a couple regulars were spotted out and about. Harper and John started off the evening with what seemed to be an argument but it didn’t last long. When our sources spotted them a short time after the tense exchange, they seemed quite cozy. We hear he literally knocked a bottle of the table in his hurry to put his hands on her. We’re not so sure if this one is going to work out. John seems like a nice guy but we’re still not convinced he’s not a playboy.

Neo and Archmage McPretty Sivanna were seen in the Inn as well. They were chatting about his clothes returning to their normal color at the stroke of midnight. It’s a little rare for the pair to be seen in the Inn these days other than to pass through to one of the dueling venues but it seems that they were on a mission. They were joined by Alec and Kelathe but this was no double date. They searched out Aolani and then had a rather tense conversation with her. We’re starting to love this girl. It seems she’s just surrounded in drama. Neo seemed to get pretty pissed and Kelathe and Alec tried to convince him it was time to leave. Even Harris jumped in to try to talk some reason into Neo. Eventually, Neo stormed right out of the Inn. We hear that Sivanna was awfully angry at both Kelathe AND Neo. Iiiiinteresting!

We die. Crazy Train Tara was overheard trying to convince Lucky Lawyer Lucien to see a marriage counselor with her! OMG! How many of you would just LOVE to be a fly on the wall in that office??? L.L. Lucien told her that he could not because he had to go on a business trip. Not that he couldn’t because he didn’t love her, didn’t want to marry her, and didn’t want to shorten his lifespan by spending part of it with Tara but that he couldn’t because he had to go on a trip! What?!?! Tara told him that if he refused her again she’d have to duel him to the death. We hear that Lucien was unconcerned. Maybe he’s just grown deaf to having his life threatened by Tara.

Down in the Arena, Mini-Frank Cor was not the least bit happy that people kept making slave jokes about his girl, Delphi, who was present. Harris said that Anubis should let her have a new collar in a color that better represented spring and Teagan warned M-F Cor not to play with slaves because it’s just not worth it. He was promising them the moon to keep them from going on about it. Delphi didn’t say anything but was seen shooting nasty looks at Harris. Doesn’t she know that Harris is immune to nasty looks???

Maybe Harris is one step closer to having every man’s dream — sisters! He was seen spending quite a bit of time flirting it up with Kattria’s sister, Tristanie. We got word that the toad she was carrying around the night before was actually Rath’s dinner which she saved from… well, being dinner. The girls named it and then told Rath that he couldn’t eat anything with a name. Aww! Those two girls are actually growing on us. Enough so for us to warn them to STAY AWAY FROM HARRIS! You will never be the same again. Trust us on that one.

Roderick, the newest Talon of Redwin, was busy making friends Saturday night. He evidently pissed off Aya enough that she held a sword to his throat… outside the ring. You’ve got to be careful of those former/current baroness types. Their tempers are pretty unpredictable and they will cut you. We’re pretty sure none of them are all that emotionally stable. Evidently, Roderick eventually talked himself out of the situation and stuck to hitting on women — like Kalinda — who are actually interested in sleeping with him, not killing him.

There was a mini-DoD girl reunion. Our sources spotted Charlie chatting with FLAWLESS Koy at the bar late into the night. FLAWLESS Koy has been looking not so flawless these days. There’s quite a few rumors swirling about both the stability of her mental state and the health of her marriage. We have to wonder if Charlie has resurfaced because of these rumors. We have to hope that having a DoD girl in town helps Koy out some because things do NOT seem to be going well for her at all these days. And maybe it did because Koy was actually seen smiling and laughing when her husband, MAN-tastic Matt, showed up shortly after.

Edited: April 5th, 2010

Spring Is In The Air Monday!

Well, it’s been a while since we’ve had a good cheating story. Why do these things always start popping up in the spring??? The snow starts melting and everybody gets a little bit crazy. I know, I know. You want us to stop jabbering on and tell you who was caught cheating. Fine, fine. Mack and Danny were seen doing some HARDCORE flirting Monday night in the Red Dragon Inn. There was definitely some talk about cheating on their significant others. We don’t know who Mack is dating currently but we know she’s taken and Danny was head over heels for Lizzy for some time. How quickly men move on, no? Anyway, the pair were seen leaving together after Mack threw back quite a few drinks. Niiiice.

Kalinda was seen spending time with an admirer at the bar. Not sure what his name was but this one was different than the rest. Most just seem interested in oogling Kalinda but this man was actually talking to her. The pair of them chatted and drank together for quite some time. We’re interested to see if the chemistry there develops into something. We have our sources working over time to try and figure out what this man’s name is.

Collie has been seen dropping by the  Inn quite a lot in the last week or so. She was again seen chatting with friends. We hear that there was a particular redhead who she spent some time with. Our sources say that the young woman’s name is Kate and while she was a frequent visitor to the Inn in years past, she hasn’t been seen in some time. This Kate was overheard telling Collie that she is still married but it sounds as if she’s not entirely sure where her husband is. Women in this town can never keep track of their husbands! The pair talked about Collie’s love life for quite a while. We sure hope that this Kate was able to talk some sense into Collie!

Despite all the rumors of John dating other women, it appears as if Harper is sticking by his side. The pair of them were seen looking awfully lovey dovey in the Inn Monday night. She spent some time on his lap and they even left together. That man must have some kind of charm to play around with such pretty women and still come out with at least one of them in the end. We think that Harper should be careful, though. Once a cheater, always a cheater, sister!

The Outback was a little quiet for a Monday night and we have to wonder if everybody is recuperating from some serious Madness excitement. Dris was seen for the first time in quite a while calling duels with Slutty Pirate Girl Teagan on his lap. Our sources say that Dris admitted that things have come up and that’s why he hasn’t been around but didn’t go into a whole lot of details. It doesn’t sound like he was off on some fabulous vacation like we were, though. Dris did seem a little worried about some problem that Sartan seemed to be trying to help him out with. We’re not really sure why anyone would go to Sartan for advice but we do hope that he was able to help out a bit.

Somehow the conversation between Sartan and Dris ended with Sartan and Lil’ Black Book Jaycy exchanging a round of nasty barbs! L.B.B. Jaycy admitted that she hooked up with Sartan (before or after he got married???) and then a week later was with Rix!!! CLASSY! If she was with Nova then she could claim the whole goon squad! Anyway, Jaycy seemed to shut Sartan up by laying quite the kiss on Dris, leaving us to wonder if there is a soul on the standings that hasn’t slept with Jaycy.

Mack and Danny were seen in the Outback later into the night… but let’s just say that there was several hours gap between when they left the Inn and when they showed up in the Outback. Our sources claim that Mack may have looked a weeeee bit guilty! The pair were seen working off some of that sexual tension in a ring. After putting his hands in places that he probably shouldn’t have, the pair were seen leaving. Kazzy was seen zipping around on skates with a cape on for at least part of this show. We wonder how it’s going to go over with her that Danny’s completely forgotten her friend and seems to have moved on!

Edited: March 23rd, 2010

Winter Cycle Warlord Tournament!

A talented pool of warlords that included several former barons and former overlords gathered to fight it out in the winter cycle Warlord Tournament for an intercession free shot at the Overlord, Ticallion Carter. There were twelve warlords including the Talon (due to a new perk that will now be associated with the Talon allowing its winner to enter into the storied event) and it seemed that all were well prepared to lay it all down for a chance to win the test of endurance, stamina, and heart!

The holder of the Talon, Imp, was in rare form. Our sources reported back to us that he was already calling himself “the Overlord”  and shouting at his opponents that they were not allowed to hit him. We have a feeling that G’nort was suddenly rethinking this whole Talon in the Warlord Tournament thing. Imp was certainly making a spectacle of himself because if there’s one thing Imp knows how to do well it’s get attention!

Big shock! Another night, another chance for Kalamere to get close with another baroness. The night before it was Teagan and Sunday night it was Lil’ Black Book Jaycy that was seen getting cozy with Kal. We hear that she was seen laying a kiss against his cheek while they watched the Arena’s warlords duke it out. We’re pretty surprised to see that Kalamere didn’t enter the tournament himself. Maybe he wasn’t fibbing when he said that he was no longer interested in titles. Kal didn’t stick around long but was sure to tell Jaycy that they would catch up later in the week. Oh, we bet that they will!

Soerl didn’t have an easy going in the tournament. Not only was he getting it from all angles in the ring but his wife, Lydia, wasn’t too thrilled with him either. Evidently she was overheard giving him quite the lecture for his recent behavior towards Cutie Carley and Harper. While Soerl apologized to Harper, he didn’t seem to keen on the idea of apologizing to Cutie Carley. In fact, he was overheard saying that she had been “mean” to him. Are you serious? She’s the most adorable thing on the planet! We don’t buy it all! We always knew there was a reason that we didn’t like Soerl! JERK! Harper stuck up for Carley and told him to take it easy on her. Yay, Harper!

OMG! John was in a pretty anxious sort of mood Sunday night. Has playing two girls got to be too much for him??? Our sources tell us that he was actually overheard saying to Harper that May’s going to kill him for leading her to believe that he and Harper are over! WHAT?!?! Dude, you don’t tell one girl how you’ve been playing the other. Confessions are only good for the heart, not for staying alive!

Oh, no! Who in their right mind said it was okay for Rowdy Rekah to be spending time with Cas??? We hear that they have often been seen together while we’ve been gone and that it has a creepy sort of romantic vibe to it. Ugh. Cas was overheard calling Rekah a distraction between matches due to her beauty (gross!) and the pair seemed actually smitten. There is something so very wrong about this. Where are all the protective forces in her life to stop this??? Our sources also say that Cas was overheard saying that he had only entered for the competition and wasn’t actually interested in the Overlord title. He is, however, interested in becoming a baron. There’s usually a round of baronial challenges right after the Warlord Tournament. We wouldn’t be shocked if Cas turned out to be one of them. Who do YOU think he will challenge?

Marcus was the MAN in the tournament! The kid’s been a real dueling whiz and he made sure to put his stamp on this tournament. We hear that one round he even SHUT OUT the very experienced Morgan in five rounds. Ouch! Morgan made up for it a bit by having her own shut out in five in the loser’s bracket over Red who is an old warlord who returned just in time for the WLT.

In the end, however, the crazy Talon holder, Imp, emerged from the Winner’s Bracket and Wrecking Crew member, Kheldar, emerged from the Loser’s Bracket. The Crew failed to secure their hold on the Overlord title through this Warlord Tournament as the Talon shut out Kheldar in six rounds! We hear that Imp was a little anxious when Dioxane  told him that his prize was a shot at Tical for the title. That is he was afraid until he remembered that Tical owes him a debt. Unfortunately, Imp didn’t explain further but we’re dyyyyying to know what Tical owes Imp and why!

I guess we’ll just have to wait for that challenge to be issued to know the details!

Edited: March 15th, 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