Winter 513 AV
The winter season has come, and with it Sahova sees a sudden drop in temperature. The normal highs are around 50 degrees, and though rare on some nights when it drops below freezing patches of ice and frost can be seen coating the tops of puddles and the bark of trees. The weather during this time of year is, more often than not, overcast as though it could rain at any moment. Snowfall is rare, though chilly rain is common enough especially in the later half of the season. Many mammals and rodents go to hibernate during this season, making it especially difficult to find food. Even the Wardens go hungry many nights, unless they are able to find a few smaller game that is active during these colder months. Unusual creatures have been known to make an appearance all across the island at this time of the year, beasts and specters made of ice and snow, foggy mist, all of which bring with them the chill of northern winds wherever they go. Sahova residence are advised to avoid these creatures, as they are well known for freezing the blood of anything they touch. |
Calendar and Thread Goals!
The following Calendar is tentative, and may be subject to change depending on what happens through Roleplay. The only things that do not change, however, are dates for ship arrivals and judgments. Check back here often as more dates may be added as events unfold 
Important Dates
3rd: Supply Ships bringing new stocks of Bodies and various other supplies
7th: Slave ship comes barring items for auction.
27th: Hard Snow Fall through the night of the 26th, and through the 27th. The Testing Grounds are covered in ice, and due to the wild nature of the Djed in that area strange phenomena happen.
40th: First Judgement Day
50th: Supply Ship Arrives with Fresh Batch of Corpses
61st: There is a sudden rise in spector appearances all around the Citadel and Testing Grounds. Several Apprentices, and a Wizard or two loses their life.
73rd: Slave ship arrives bringing the last of the seasons slaves.
80th: Final Judgement Day
92nd: Winter Ends
Thread Goals
1. Create a new item that is useful to Sahova
2. Explore a previously unexplored location
3. Face a possibly life threatening Danger
4. Make 5 new contacts or enemies
5. Learn a new magic and raise it to Competent in a single season
6. Raise your main magic one tier, Novice to Competent, Competent to Expert, etc. |
Grave Points!
As of the 1st of Winter, 513 AV Sahova will be introducing a new system into its realm, the Grave Point system! Created with the aid of several other ST's, including Eldritch and Elysium, I have developed a very tentative, and still work in progress, perk point system which rewards players for giving back to the forum by creating locations and monsters, but more than that it rewards those players who are truly devoted to deep and well developed stories and plots. I did not create this as a way to bribe players to play, instead I wanted it to be a way to add variety and depth to each and every person's own personal plots. Each of the items that are available come with a story attached, but it will be up to the player to seek them out ICly. This could open up new venues of RP, create new and amazing plot lines, or simply give players a super cool item to show off lol. The options are endless, and I leave it entirely in the players hands for what they want to do with their spoils. For now though please take a look at The Reaper's Offer! |
Zombie Claus Winter Event!
Last winter I began something, and now I am hoping to start making it a tradition here in Sahova! Zombie Clause is an OOC Winter Event based around the Christmas Holidays, and everyone who will be in Sahova for at least HALF of the Winter season is free to participate! The event is simple, players are to create a short Christmas story based in Mizahar! Once completed players PM them to me, and I will judge them all and determine which one has the most holiday spirit! I had a lot of really good submissions last year, from "Dashing Through the Undead Halls" to a very grewsome retelling of the Night before Christmas. They sky is the limit for these stories, and you can choose to do them as a solo thread or simply a free form story that you simply PM to me. No Coop this time, sorry!
Now last year everyone who sent in an entry got a visit from Zombie Claus who brought them a unique item. This year it's going to be different. Only the final winner of the event will be awarded a gift from the undead Saint Nick. This is of course to avoid getting players who just come to visit for Winter to get free stuff. None of that happening here, no way! Lol so only one prize will be given out this year for the best Sahova Christmas Story! There is no required word length, or format, for these stories so feel free to get creative. The winner I will announce in the OOC thread and put into the Atlas for everyone to come back and see over and over again ^.^. Lets get to the rules shall we?
1. Players must write a story based IN MIZAHAR set to a Christmas theme. You must use Mizahar terms, locations, creatures, etc for the submission to be accepted.
2. Characters are allowed only one entry! These entries must be by them and them alone, so no coop allowed people
3. To be eligible to play you must be in Sahova for at least half the winter season, but which half you are in does not matter.
4. All entries are to be submitted no later than one week before Christmas, December 25th! This is a must, and if you miss the deadline I will not be able to take your submission
5. The winner will be chosen by me, but any player caught trying to bribe their way to the winning spot will be disqualified
6. Only the winner of the contest will receive the prize. There are no runner up, 2nd or 3rd place prizes!
7. The entire point of this is to simply have fun! If you win then congrats! If you don't then at least you got to stretch your writing muscles a bit lol. This is a fair and equal contest, and everyone is to be on their best behavior ]
Now last years winner Wrenmae ended up getting a key that opened up a very large quest for him on Sahova. This year the prize may not necessarily be of that kind of proportion (as I have grown and learned a lot since then lol), but whatever the prize is it WILL open up a new line of RP and a new story arch for your character on Sahova. It may or may not be a powerful, or even useful, item, but it will be interesting none the less . Hope you all enjoy this wonderful event! |
Sahova Winter Thread Challenge!!
Yes it is back again, even though the Fall one is only just now coming to a close! Now instead of having only a month to create and finish threads to enter in the contest players have the entire winter season! For those of you just now joining us the Thread Challenge is a fun way to build and grow as a writing community. At the end of the Winter Season you will submit two threads, a coop thread and a solo, that you feel displace your best story, most artistic writing, best plot, most interesting work you did this entire season! These threads will be organized into a contest entry form that will be posted in the Announcement thread. For more details please see Falls Writing Challenge for details on the rules and the particular threads entered in last seasons challenge.
Once more I shall emphasize that this should not in any way be seen as a competition. It is a collaborative effort, a way to test your abilities and grow as a writer. It is my hope that through this challenge you will all be able to grow as writers, and grow closer as friends as you each embark on daring journeys and adventures in Sahova. There is no set archetype for a good story, and so you should not try to follow one. Instead try and tell your character's story to the fullest. Share in their journey, struggle with them down these difficult paths, build a tale that draws the reader in and never lets them go. That is what this Challenge is about. At the end of the season you, the players, will be able to choose from the list of threads which one you believe is the best written, most creative and all in all funnest to read of them all. The winner will find a place in the Sahova Atlas, forever immortalized and given a place of honor where new players can come and look to see just what Sahova has to offer. It is a way to showcase just what you can do, and to take pride in your work. There may or may not be some grand prize at the end, but that is never the goal of the challenge. It is to write. To write together to bring your stories to life in a way that is truly breath taking. It is a beautiful thing, and I know all of my players will do fantastic work this season.
The Challenge is open to any and everyone who posts in Sahova during Winter 513 AV. It does not matter how long you were here, and even if you only did one thread you are free to enter it. Remember to have fun with this, work together, and make something magical happen this season. Good luck to everyone, and have a Merry Winter Season! |
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In addition we have a brand new PC, who has so kindly volunteered to join us as a slave. Please welcome 
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