Adopt Me Saturday!

So things at the Red Dragon Inn were progressing in a pretty typical sort of pattern early Saturday night. Riley and Dean seemed to be having a pretty inappropriate conversation interaction considering that they’re both taken. Alain had some sort of terse stare down with Howe. Fia and Fio were seen catching up as evidently Fia’s been out of town for a while. Same old, same old, right?

Well, that’s the point where things started to go terribly wrong. Our sources are a little sketchy on the details since they were busy, you know, ducking for their lives! However, from what we can gather, a couple people totally started shooting up the Inn. And, big shock, Alain and Wolvie seemed to be returning fire. We hear that Lang jumped in when it looked like Alain wasn’t going to make it out alive. Even some cat version of Riley was involved. However, her involvement with Alain is sketchy at best. No idea why she’d jump in to try to help him but we’re definitely looking into it. Anyway, the bad guys were killed and the good guys made jokes while tending to their wounds. Just another night in RhyDin!

Panther is NOT going to be happy, though!

Fio and John had some sort of odd interaction late into the night. Our sources tell us it looks like Fio’s getting worse. She evidently was talking to someone that wasn’t there who had a message for John. Now she has imaginary friends??? This woman already claims to be someone’s mother and is pregnant with a baby! Ugh! John seemed pretty freaked out and not the least bit amused by the whole thing. We can’t blame him. Fio is making us so sad.

MAN-tastic Matt was spotted in the Arena trying to get out the dueling vote! We hear that he made a point to stop by the Minx girls and chat with them. Oh, I’m sure he did! What a sacrifice he had to make??? I can’t imagine having to surround myself with three beautiful women and lure them in with a charm! What an awful life Matt leads! There’s evidently a new Minx girl to add to the bunch, by the way. Gwen Minx. She’s evidently a cousin. Cute! Anyway, Cor was calling at the time and made sure to counter with his own campaign messages. Although, while Matt was trying to get them to vote for him, Cor was talking about having all three — Gwen, Tristanie, and Kattria — sleep with him. Classy. And we’ll be that his new girlfriend will thinks so too!

It seemed that the only action that Cor was getting though was from Granny who escaped from the Old Duelers’ Home. We hear that she really had a thing for him and was even seen in his lap. Well, I guess that taste doesn’t improve with age. Kattria got into a ring with Granny which is really just… wrong. Evidently, to make matters worse, she ended the match with a slash and killed Granny… or at least so it seemed. The orderlies from the Old Duelers’ Home carried her and her walker off. Crazy, crazy, crazy.

Lirssa and Taneth were seen hanging out with Lydia for quite a while Saturday night. In fact, the ladies were overheard making plans for baby Taneth to sleepover one night with Lydia and Soerl to spend some time with Soerl’s daughter. That’ll probably be really good for baby Taneth. We’re surprised she’s lasted so long without getting into some serious troubles. Although, we could say that about all the Taneths, including the original one! It seems we were right about Lydia not being pregnant. Instead, our sources claim that she was discussing adoption at length with Lirssa. How fantastic! This makes us love Lydia even more!

Kalamere might just be in luck! Although, one of his baronesses and regular bonk buddies, Teagan, does seem to be entering into something of a relationship with Joey, there did seem to be hints that he might not be cut off completely. In fact, we hear that both girls were flirting with him Saturday night. Serious score there! Kalamere is just blessed by life. It must be a hard life to be the hottest playboy in the Arena!

Edited: April 12th, 2010

Damaged Girl Friday!

Evidently Mr. Howe and Mr. Dewey were seen entering the Red Dragon Inn together Friday night. Rumor has it that nothing ever good happens when the pair are together. We hear that Icer in the very least didn’t seem pleased to see them and seemed to make a point of showing off her nasty set of teeth to the pair. They seemed to be paying a good deal of attention to the child version of Taneth who was playing with a doll. We have a feeling Lucky Lawyer Lucien is NOT going to be happy when he hears about their interest in Taneth.

We are not at all surprised that Darien was seen hitting on a girl at the bar. His dame of choice was that new girl, Alice, and he seemed to be laying it on pretty thick. The great thing about Darien showing playing with girls’ emotions like a cat toys with a mouse before it eats it is that we learn more about them. It turns out that Alice is a former slave. He kept questioning her but it seems that Alice is one of those rare damaged girls who WON’T drop their whole life story within ten minutes of meeting them. Very rare. In fact, she was quick to change the subject with the help of Crazy Train Tara. Darien returned to laying down his “charm” on Collie while Alice wrote a note to Panther for Tara in some book Tara keeps of all the bad stuff that happens in the Inn when Panther is away. We wonder if she keeps track of all the bad stuff that she herself does in the Inn as well!

Maeve and Ethan looked awfully cute together. We hear that they were seen having a quiet date night together over coffee. We really want to continue to hate him but he’s really seemed to clean up his act. The pair have been together for quite a while since “the incident” and Maeve seems perfectly happy. In fact, we hear that she was quite affectionate with Ethan and that he got quite flustered by her attention. We hear that they made quite the quick exit! Cute!

OMG! Sinjin Fai was seen in the Inn! No lie! Well, maybe it is a little lie. According to our sources he was never actually seen IN the Inn but he was seen ON the porch! That’s got to be a step in the right direction, right??? We’d love to know what trouble he’s up to. Our sources couldn’t get any details but he was seen having a heavy and intimate chat with Awful Ali for some time on the porch. We’re betting that right now Ali really needed someone to talk to. He’s got to have a lot on his mind!

What had to be the most understated challenge of the year went down in the Annex early Friday night. Seriously, there was absolutely no drama connected to it. Where is the fun in that??? We need trash talking! Or a gimmick! Or a longtime rivalry! Give us something, kids! Anyway, the Baron Neo met his warlord challenger, Soerl, for the right to the Dockside barony. Neo’s hot mess of a squire/girlfriend, Kelathe, stood as his second and lady of honor. Soerl’s wife, Lydia was his lady of honor. It was a best of three. Soerl won. He went loyal to Tical which makes no sense. Let’s pick off a loyal to… go loyal? Nothing else of interest to note.

Congratulations, Soerl!

Sarah seemed on the defensive Friday night about her “engagement” to Rix. Misty and Sivanna were overheard questioning the speedy relationship and Sarah mentioned that they hadn’t set a date yet for the wedding. And you won’t, sweetheart, but keep dreaming. Sarah also mentioned that she thinks that the reason that nobody knew about their relationship is because they are taking things at their own pace. Heh. That’s pretty funny. He’s STILL yet to introduce her to ANY of his friends. Our bet remains that this is just another girl in a long line of them!

Edited: April 11th, 2010

We Die Monday!

Well, well, well. That was certainly an interesting vibe that our sources spotted between Ewan and his wife the Divine Mrs. Storm! They report back to us that the couple seemed awfully cozy and were chatting about how nice it was to have one of the Taneths stay with them for a couple of days. A couple days earlier we’d heard Taneth saying what a great time she’d had there to Lucky Lawyer Lucien. Well, it certainly seemed as if having an additional member to their household made them realize that they… well, want an additional member to their household.

Their conversation was interrupted when a watchman who was present decided that he was going to take baby Taneth to an orphanage since she had no guardians or parents present. Ewan and Storm quickly stepped in to say that Taneth had plenty of guardians. We hear that they eventually took her home with them after a round of harassing from the watchman. We have a feeling that he’s going to be in deep trouble when the Gov MAN-tastic Matt hears about it! Not only are Ewan and Storm one of the city’s more high profile couples but MAN-tastic Matt has a special place in his heart for the Taneths.

You know what the problem with cheating on your man and expecting to have a relationship with the man that you cheated with? The sort of man that will engage in such an affair is never ever trustworthy. Danny was seen hanging out in the Inn laaaate into the night flirting it up with Kendall as well as some pretty brunette. Kendall didn’t seem much interested (probably because he can put together complete sentences) but the mystery brunette definitely did. It seemed pretty hot and heavy between the pair of them. We’ll have to see where it leads!

There were fireworks a plenty in the Outback Monday night! We hear that some girl named Eleanor dared enter the Outback and try to campaign for the Governor position. FLAWLESS Koy was pretty livid but MAN-tastic Matt tried to talk her down by telling her it was neutral territory. We hear that Eleanor told Koy that she didn’t think Matt was a bad governor but that he was getting a bit “old” for the position. OMG! WE DIE! AWESOME! This girl just scored some big brownie points in our book. Not only did she walk into Matt’s building to campaign for his political position but then she called him “old” to his violent wife’s face! Balls of steel!

Rekah and Cassius were spotted together… and we hear that he was actually being rather sweet to her. We weren’t sure that Cassius was capable of such a sentiment. He was overheard by our sources congratulating her on her win and for making the Elite Eight while giving her a hug. She was evidently trying to get him to come watch her in her match against Neo which is set for Thursday night. Really, nobody should miss that match. Who isn’t intrigued by Rekah’s underdog rise through the Madness Tournament??? We didn’t think Cassius would appreciate Rekah’s silliness but he certainly seemed happy with her Monday night!

It seems that Lydia and Soerl are looking for a new place with a bit more room for his kid from his previous marriage and… a new baby??? It certainly seemed that they were discussing just that. Lydia has definitely changed over the years that we’ve been blogging in RhyDin. Maybe, just maybe, she’s ready for this journey. She certainly deserves to finally be completely happy. Our sources tell us that she definitely looked happy when talking about the new house and their life together. Good for her!

Edited: April 6th, 2010

Welcome Back Tuesday!

The city might be under attack by weird beasts but we know from experience that there’s nothing that will stop the people of RhyDin from getting down with a little partay action when it’s presented to them! Quite the crowd gathered in the Red Dragon Inn last night for Amber’s shift! There was revelry, flirting, green plate specials, and a lot of green beer consumed.

Even drunk the people in the Inn seemed a bit irritated (or amused by) a giant cat. And by giant we mean GIANT! Our sources say that the thing would have been close to seven feet tall if standing on its hind legs. At one point it actually lost a stripe that went wandering away and we hear that it was singing too — the stripe was that is, not the cat. The stripe attacked Harris for some reason and interrupted a conversation Harris was having with that lovely blonde named Silver. We bet his wife would appreciate the stripe’s actions but Harris wasn’t too thrilled. We never did get a clue as to what the beast’s name was or if the beast has a name but it certainly was a character. We’ll definitely have our sources keep an eye out for it!

We hear that Ethan showed up looking pretty fiiiiiine Tuesday night! So fine that we are, in fact, second thinking our assertion that he doesn’t deserve to touch Maeve much less date her! Our sources tell us that he’s even cut his hair and that the look he was rocking definitely looks good on him. Niiiice! It’s certainly not as if Ethan has ever not looked good. After all, part of his problem was always that the girls went a little nutty around him and he never could resist a pretty face. That being said, perhaps it’s time that we excuse his transgression. It has been some time and he’s been on his best behavior. Maeve certainly seems happy. She was all over him and grinning from ear to ear! That’s all that matters, right???

Lucky Lawyer Lucien never fails to surround himself with pretty women! He entered the Inn with his GF, Rebekah, on his back while chatting with the DIVINE Mrs. Storm. Storm was overheard telling Lucky that all the men in her life are doing well including her newest little one and that Ewan was spending the night camping with the boys! We’re so glad to hear that her family is well and we just KNEW that Ewan would turn out to be a world class father! Storm seemed to be enjoying her night out on the town catching up with some of her friends. She and Chief Mischief Maker Eless were seen chatting for a while as well.

Annnnd you’re never going to guess who are sources spotted walking into the Red Dragon Inn! Everett! The last time he appears in this blog was almost THREE years ago for his going away party and that’s pretty much the last time he was spotted in public in RhyDin. Everett was so thrilled to see Storm and we hear that he was awfully surprised to hear that she got married AND had a baby in the span of time since he left RhyDin. Evidently while Everett was back at home he was conscripted into the military and only released once he got SHOT IN THE LEG! That’s one person we never thought we’d ever see in a military uniform. Sounds like Everett’s back for good, though! Welcome back!

The female Shane was overheard telling the male Shane that she’s moving in with Avery. We didn’t even know they were dating! Not that we’re all that surprised. Avery’s definitely a fast mover. Male Shane looked a bit surprised as well. We’re not going to put too much thought into it. They’ll be engaged in a month and broken up by summer.

We hear that Lydia was seen dueling on Twilight Island Tuesday night! Yep, that’s right! Lydia! We never thought we’d see Lydia using magic so openly. Her hubby, Soerl, was by her side, of course. We wonder if its his influence that has her stepping outside her comfort zone. You have to wonder if he’s really that good for her. Sure, she is doing things outside her comfort zone but she’s RARELY been around since they got married. And we’re not positive she looks all that happy. Although, Lydia is a hard shell to crack. We sure hope she’s not ditching her old friends completely just because she’s a wife now! We’re definitely going to keep our eyes on this!

Edited: March 17th, 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