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These exploits of Arion, Lureene, and Sasha branch from:
|Sasha Nevah
LK Calendar: Uniens 22, 4210 — Rosday
Time: 1:00et (evening, 7:00pm)
Theme: Cinnamon Girls
It was approximately an hour past sunset when Lureene and Sasha sashayed into the atrium of Villa Sempronius. The tall, leggy redhead was wearing a tight, midnight-blue corset with a heart-shaped neckline that frame the pale hills of her inviting cleavage with dark lace. Dangling from the center of the neckline, a loosely tied yet purely decorative bow added movement, and the suggestion that a mere tug might unleash her in a flame of passion.
Covering her well-toned shoulders, and wrapping behind her neck was a short bolero comprised of matching, midnight and black feathers that ruffled at the slightest breeze. Her fiery hair, normally loose and wild, was now swept back and coiffed into an bun just behind her right ear to display her milk-white neck and the delicate floral necklace she now wore, its jade fronds, hovering tastefully, yet suggestively just above her cleavage.
Swaying with the rhythm of her generous hips, her legs were swathed with shifting layers of dark-blue chiffon, it's many pleats and folds issuing from a gather at one hip rewarding any admirers with occasional flashes of her shapely calves.
Link: Sasha's Corset
|Lureene Ourson
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Yet if Sasha seemed some beautiful nightingale, then Lureene was a vision of golden heaven.
She wore a floor-length dress shaped like a morning glory woven from a fine silver. The whole of it was covered in flecks of gold and electrum patterned after falling leaves with small, clear gems sparkling throughout. Towards its hem the leaves were more sparse and one could just make out shifting layers of fabric that give motion to its train. The number and density of the precious 'leaves' increased the higher one's gaze traveled until the strapless, bare-shouldered affair became a radiant layer of sparkling gold interspersed with diamonds at her glorious bust.
In concert with her blonde tresses, and golden wings, any man able to keep his wits might very well have had need to check his wrist to ensure he yet had a pulse — some reassurance that he had not died and gone to heaven.
Link: Lureene's Dress
|Arion Hithraen
While his partners went to ready themselves, Arion first hailed the superior officer of the unit assigned to the Villa, informing the officer of the Princess' directive, the requisition of 4 guards as escort for the evening. Those secured, Arion quickly flipped through his Port Eldarion binder as he strode towards his quarters. Finding the local map he'd been seeking, he hid the satchel while beginning to disrobe.
During his training in Silverwake a variety of guises, accoutrements and ensembles had been readied for his duties in Port Eldarion, adding to his modest collection brought from Ilmarond. Arion did not want to detain the others so he quickly went to his two favourites, attempting to decide between them without delay.
How often have I had the opportunity to wear my favourite? How often in the future? This seems to be the appropriate night. Quickly now.
His favourite Caparison had been tailored to fit him in debonair style for just such occasions. On special looms commissioned by his superiors in Silverwake, the silken material mingled with light and sturdy wools showed its efflorescent embroidery when reflecting pools of light. Overall, the colours ranged from charcoals to medium and lighter silvery-greys, with hints of mettalics.The thought crossed his mind that he should have versions crafted in lighter shades, to better match his lighter complexion, in this land of darker skinned races. Yet, part of the intent of the evening's outing was to stir the pot and present statements such as, 'we are an Elven Kingdom and this is how we enjoy a night on the town.'
After casting the Prestidigitation Spell upon his bare form, to ensure being fully refreshed, clean and orderly, the Transmuter quickly finished dressing. His magical belt he concealed beneath the silvery-grey camicia and secured the camiciola jacket over all. In the light of the magical lanterns outside his windows the sequins and zardosi and beads upon the camiciola glinted in bright mithrils and amethysts. The greatest concentration of Mithril and zardosi flowed along the lapels, cuffs, collars and trim down to the mid-thigh length hem. Over his amulet he folded the silver-grey crevat, securing its centre with a circular, diamond encrusted pin. There was a disguised pocket within the left sleeve of the camiciola, into which he sheathed his Quill. He secured the cuffs of his charcoal coloured silken breeches into his boots and began to move out.
Before rejoining the Ladies, Arion had an afterthought and stood before the full-length mirror of his quarters. He released his hair from its bonds, letting it flow freely about his shoulders and framing his face, concealing his headband all but for its central gem. Arion gathered the map, his magical cloak and the Kirmoon Royal brooch and made his way towards the Atrium to find Sasha and Lureene.
The Villa's Atrium was furnished and decorated beautifully, yet, far and beyond all, the first perceptions of Sasha and Lureene almost took Arion's breath away. He caught glimpses of Sasha's legs amidst her skirts and suddenly wondered if he would be able to control himself during their outing. He realised in all years past he had never the opportunity of the company of someone so athletic and attractive in the same person. Then he became aware of the bare shoulders of Lureene before she turned to greet him. Time seemed to move slowly as he gathered in all the delicious sensations of her every movement as she turned to face him.
Arion approached the two, his cloak over one arm and deeply inhaled the priceless moment. His senses were alive. Surely his expression was akin to someone used to elaborate fare, having been deprived of such for many years, suddenly presented with an infinitely perfect buffet including delicacies galore.
He finally managed to exhale, "Ladies! Who in their right mind would not be overjoyed that they are so privilaged to have You two Paramour-Luminaries arm in arm for an evening?!?"
Still feasting on the sensory repast, he added, "Here is a map for our evening's course. Would You Ladies care to set out?"
|Sasha Nevah
|King Tut
From whence Sasha gestured, approached a tiny figure dressed in a dapper purple corduroy tunic trimmed and belted with gold. Encircling the gold tuft of fur atop King Tut's head was a matching wreath of gold laurel leaves, and he carried a gold-topped swagger-stick in one hand, beaming a toothy smile as he imitated the same royal wave Poe had given earlier.
|Sasha Nevah
"So handsome," Sasha gasped, holding the back of her hand to her forehead before scooping Tut up, though as she said those words, it was apparent that it was Arion she was gazing at.
S 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 10 + 1 = 13 seductive
Perception Checks
k 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
R 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34
L 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
|Arion Hithraen
Her interplay with 'his Maaajesty' enticed a laugh from Arion.
Really? AND a golden laurel wreath? HA!
With, now, almost 7 decades past since Arion had decided upon the path of Law, the true chaotic nature of his childhood longed to frolic with the humours of the effervescent Sasha Nevah.
At least, for one evening, the capricious Fey within me shall live vicariously through her fanciful flirtations. But remember the part - that allowing Your nature as a child to run freely - played in Your banishment.
Yet, Oh! how he needed such a sporting fete!
Ah, optimistically, now begins the ideal apéritif for the main course to complete this already splendid day. Benevolent Beauty commanded You to show them an enjoyable time, and to enjoy this, Yourself...while You remain vigilant. Let Your training emerge, covertly.
Graceously Arion spoke to the squad leader, "If You will lead the way at a pace pleasing to our Ladies..."
The squad leader nodded in solemn readiness and Arion smiled upon the party, saying,"Now then, our formation; You two honourable men in the Vanguard, You two honourable men in the Reserves, flanking; If I may have the honour of Lady Ourson's free arm, may Ms. Nevah and I escort the king and his entourage to more tales of adventure."
Seeing the plan was pleasing to them, with raised voice he playfully proclaimed,
"Towards Gods Save The Keg!"
|Lureene Ourson
Lureene turns a smoky gaze upon Sasha, her own lashes darkened to a charcoal hue and her lids shaded a delightful shade of rosy pink. She licked her lips in anticipation, the shimmery pink lipstick glistening in the evening lights. "Careful Sash. We mustn't upset him as we would not want to find ourselves covered in monkey hair!"
As the beautiful huntress turned her predatory gaze on their escort for the evening exchanging flirtatious looks Lureene is instead silent, completely transfixed by his entrance. By all the Gods in the Heavens, he is GEORGEOUS! As he approaches them, she reflects briefly on the last time she had been on an actual DATE, the gentleman and former bodyguard was...less than pleased with the event.
Mal, I wonder how you are faring on the Shiv...I kind of miss you.
Turning her attention to the present, Lureene turns to feast upon his own presence even as she glides next to him, the clicking of her high heels on the marble flooring muffled by her train. She holds out her arm for him to take, allowing him to enjoy the shimmering of the fabric of her dress and how it showed of her creamy shoulders and arms, not to mention her bust.
I know Alis looked beautiful when she wore this before back at The Black Boar...was it in Caen Carriac?..., I can only hope to equal her timeless beauty here.
"Master Arion, it would be my pleasure to have you escort me this fine evening..." On an impulse she leans forward to speak softly into the handsome elf's ear stifling a giggle, yet pitched loud enough for Sasha to overhear. "...but I suspect Sasha will try to steal you away from me!"
|Sasha Nevah
|Arion Hithraen
During their exit of the Atrium Arion smiled at Lureene and said, "By the wishes of our Princess and by my own desires, let Ms. Nevah and myself remain as closely by Your side, throughout this lovely evening, as we're enjoying now."
The breezes from the River, funneled towards the group, felt cool and sweet to Arion as his party began their outing. His eyes adjusted quickly and his ears picked up, among the sounds of the early evening, occasional and light traffic, merriment in the distance.
Even well travelled as he was, Arion was again highly impressed with the civil engineering of this considerably sized Port City.
As they travelled along, between his other considerations, Arion spoke with Lureene and Sasha. The comfortably pleasant stroll prompted him to offer, "For my part, I intend to enjoy tonight. However, there might be personalities at this establishment who resemble those at the festivities earlier today. Should we encounter any whose attentions or conversations You wish to avoid, please allow me to intercept unwelcomed advances. Simply indicate them to me in some way."
|Lureene Ourson
The smile on Lureene's face, already radiant grew even brighter at Arion's desire to enjoy both of the ladies' companies. She feels a blush forming on her cheeks as she replies, "Arion, nothing would make me happier to have the both of you," she gives Sasha a gentle touch with her golden wing, "by my side."
Arion's offer to act as a de-facto chaperone for her and Sasha reminded her of the actions of two of the party's attendees. "Master Arion, I will certainly make my wishes known and you have my leave to act as you see fit. However, should either the Baron Bonati or that so-called 'Lord' Lucius Gallo approach me, I would be most pleased if they were...escorted out of the place!" There is a note of vehemence as she thought about the actions of the pair of so-called gentlemen.
Darkshoal: Waning Gibbous (last quarter)
Walking alongside the long central green, their way was illuminated as much by the arcane lanterns lining 7th Street as by the red and the celestial bodies overhead. The guards' footfalls upon the oddly-shaped, yet closely-fitted paving stones, each one large as a wagon wheel, echoed from the stately edifices lining the broad plaza. Further within the central gardens, couples walked amidst the fountains and the sound music could be heard from the plaza surrounding Atella Sempronius' magnificent marble tomb.
As they drew closer to the massive palace that would soon be their permanent residence, the group passed on their left a large monument, the Cornerstone of Integrity. Here great statues of soldiers, judges, and other heroes stood in solemn vigil. So detailed were the gigantic sculptures that one might have wondered if they should come to life to protect the Patrician way of life should decadence, corruption, or barbarism threaten it.
Rounding the monument, the group passed south past the tall, white-stone walls of the palace and the well-appointed estate of Isaac and Lilyana's father, General Aurvandur Hlokenar. Although the Marshal and his itinerant sister still lived there, their father was as yet still away, keeping the peace in Batasuno far upriver to the east in The Veldt.
Passing towards the West, taking a diagonal towards 7th Avenue and New Viamaré, one might have admired the designs of the gigantic walls ahead of them. Yet even as tall as the great city wall and its gatehouse were, the walls girding the palace rose higher still — tall enough that a giant standing upon his brethren's shoulders would be hard-pressed to gain purchase. Indeed, the palace itself seemed not so much to hide behind this wall as to rise above it upon some great plinth. Oddly enough, in spite of the wide encircling moats, the nearby river, and the many lanterns, the insects to which Lureene had become accustomed on Reaver's Shiv were pleasantly absent, the result of faint abjurations pervading the city's more affluent regions.
Dressed as they were, with member of her Highness' Royal Guard in escort, those soldiers manning the gatehouse snapped to attention, the men trying desperately to fix their gazes straight-ahead rather than on the beauties accompanying the debonair elf. Indeed, as they entered the broad, monumental plaza that separated the Governor's Arms Hotel from Gods Save the Keg, the sound of merry-making fell to a respectful silence. Only a lone young woman with dark hair who had been selling flowers from a basket she balanced atop her head seemed unaware of their approach until at the last moment, she turned and stepped aside, sweeping the basket from her head as she curtsied.
"My Lord and Ladies," she said softly, hazel eyes lowered in respect.
|Arion Hithraen
Visions of his past came to the fore. Arion remembered his first year on the hard streets, after being ostracised from nobility and home. A lone young woman who had wandered those dark, dirty streets, desperate for enough to stay alive one more day...yet one day arose when she was no more. Arion was drawn more closely towards the basket of flowers nearby.
It would be right to share somewhat of the joys and prosperity with which I've been blessed in this new home...sharing also some emblems of gratitude to these stunning Muses who have induced such pleasures for me already
The guards commissioned for service to Princess Kirmoon were well fitting it seemed, as they quickly perceived the unspoken intentions of Arion and began to alter their course with his.
Arion bowed before the florist-maiden while reaching within his camiciola, into one of the many well hidden pockets. He withdrew a small pouch of coins and asked her,
"Would such an ambrosial floret as Yourself assist a newly arrived immigrant in selecting one stemmed example each of Your most lovely native species? They are to be emblems of gratitude for this pair of Muses among us."
|Lureene Ourson
Lureene waits patiently as Arion moves towards the young woman. She idly turns her gaze on the young woman, her smile meant to reassure the other girl. Still considering the fact Alis had many enemies, one could not be TOO careful.
As she waits for the maiden to handle Arion's request, she looks over the young woman trying to determine if she was disguised in some way, or whether she was familiar in some way. She allows a vacant look to appear on her face, one of her well-practiced deceptions.
Bluff (to disguise her interest) 1d20 + 20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 20 + 1 = 32
|No One of Consequence
"Muses indeed, my Lord," the young woman agreed with a warm smile, blushing at the compliment the handsome elf paid her. "Well I have many lovely blooms that may be of interest if you have just arrived with our Princess from Ilmarond."
The young woman was a little taller than Lureene, dressed simply yet colorfully in greens and pinks. She seemed somewhat on the thin side as if she ate conservatively, though she seems healthy and energetic enough. Tanned though she was from her days in the sun, you could make out a smattering of freckles on her nose and cheeks. Although Lureene doted on her appearance, she did not seem familiar in any way, she seemed to just what she appeared to be, a pretty young Patrician girl trying to make a living selling flowers in the square.
Holding up her basket, she pointed to representative samples of each flower as she spoke, "I have pink and yellow Hibiscus, stalks of red and white Ginger, red and purple Dahlias, orange Jungle Tulips, many lovely pink and white orchids, some blue and purple Delphiniums, and I also have one blue Passion Flower left as well."
As the handsome elf mulled over the myriad choices, the girl smiled at the blonde ladies and asked, "Would you like to smell them, my Ladies?"
|Sasha Nevah
|Lureene Ourson
|Sasha Nevah
|Lureene Ourson
|Sasha Nevah
|No One of Consequence
Suddenly recognition dawned on the flower-girl's face and she gasped, covering her mouth with her hand before waving it excitedly at the winged-woman. "Wait, I remember you! You were one of those angels that fought off the demon atop Arrowhead the other day, aren't you? Did you come here to protect us from the pirates and the Zucks, my Lady?"
|Lureene Ourson
Lureene is momentarily nonplussed by her reaction to her presence. Does this mean I am now...FAMOUS? Well, I believe I have a chance to do some good here for the spirits of our citizens.
She walks over to the trembling flower girl and gives her a reassuring smile. "That is right, I was there to defend this wonderful city and its citizens from its enemies, and I will continue to protect you, as long as I continue to draw breath!"
|Sasha Nevah
|Arion Hithraen
Arion slid coins into a small pile, onto his open palm before the florist-maiden while saying to her, "These four flowers for us and the fee figured by You."
With his other hand the restored-courtier gently lifted his selections. While he awaited the young vendor's acquisition, Arion began to distribute the exotic party favours:
To Lureene, one lengthy ginger wand tipped with its rising clusters of white petals. He also selected for her the Orchid of the brightest white, flecked with veins and speckles of pinks, lavenders and golds, smiling while he said, "For our concentre, Your angelic wand, and Your intrumental-Star, perhaps near to one ear?"
For Sasha, one scepter of tall stalk of red ginger blossoms. At last, he committed to her hand the lone Passion Flower, saying, "Our Forest-Fairy Friend should carry her Scepter Frond for the festivities. For her Badge of Office a Passion Flower befits."
This reminds me of more than a few Badges of Knightly Orders from my travels. What sort of Ranger Order might this fiery virago establish of her own? Thoughts that entertained some of his deepest fantasies.
"Merely tokens from my heart...gratitude for the lovely company You afford me. Thank You."
|Lureene Ourson
Lureene graciously accepts the proffered tokens of favor. Turning a dazzling smile on him, her smoky eyes smoldering with barely concealed desire, she resists the urge to throw decorum to the wind and instead she leans forward to breathe in his ear. "Your thoughtfulness and generosity are boundless! I am most appreciative of your wonderful gesture, Arion! Remind me to...thank you later."
She pulls away to allow him to affix Sasha with her favors, and decides to slide the ginger wand in one of her bracelets for now. Her Orchid would look stunning pinned up in her hair...but as she reaches to pin it up she realizes she has no pin for her hair, having decided to wear it down this evening.
She slides next to Arion after he finishes helping Sasha pin her flowers on and asks coyly, "Do you perchance have a pin for this Orchid?"
|No One of Consequence
"Thank you, kind sir," the girl said brightly. She smiled at the ladies' enthusiasm, returning the basket to her head as she fished in her pouch for Arion's change.
"I have some pins and ribbons, my Lady," noting the awkward way in which the blonde was holding her ginger, she offered, "If you would rather wear that as a corsage, I could trim the stem for you."
|Sasha Nevah
Forest Fairy Friend... whoa that's kind of like a rhyme, but it's on the opposite end!
She smiled, lost in thought as she gazed the the two flowers she had been given.
I bet this is how Lissi feels with all her fancy things.
"Well I'm going to carry my flower wand," Sasha teased, playfully bopping Lureene on the shoulder with it. Biting her lip a bit as she looked at the delicate blue and purple passion flower, she looked to Arion and asked, "I don't know, should I wear it on my bun, or behind my left ear?"
"Oh," she leaned in closer and whispered, "and what's a corsage, anyway? Is that like a corset for a flower?"
|Lureene Ourson
Lureene smiles gratefully at the young flower maiden. "Your kindness does me much honor. I would be delighted to have this worn as a corsage!" Once the young girl has finished trimming the stem of the ginger, she starts to give the young woman a gentle kiss on her forehead but seeing she had put her basket on her head, decided her hand was safer.
"Please accept this blessing from your angel. Your skills at bringing joy and pleasure to my life shall never be forgotten!"
She then takes the ribbon and ties it to her left wrist. Turning to Sasha and waving her ginger as a sword much like Sasha did earlier, a wicked gleam in her eyes, "Be careful Sash, else I shall have our good escort here...disarm you!" Laughing, she reattaches the ginger to her bracelet
|Arion Hithraen
In truth, we could place these flowers anywhere and they would only lightly augment their enticing voluptuousness and sensuality. What a unique mixture, the heart of a huntress within this frame fashioned in more formal fare.
Arion held the Passion Flower near Sasha's face, exulting,
"Our frivoloties tonight giving us a rare exhibit, Your alternate hairstyle, I think we should ornament this lovely coif near Your ear!"
He admired the portrait-of-a-Lady before him, even with the puerile simian on her shoulders. He offered a few more coins to the young vendor, saying, "Fortuitous. Your pins shall help adorn our Star and Fairy-Queen."
Arion easily affixed the flower upon the decorative bun of hair near Sasha's ear and brushed her cheek with a flourish, fancying, "Yes! Most becoming!"
|Sasha Nevah
Sasha gave a contented sigh, eyes closed as she enjoyed the brush of Arion's hand against her cheek. A moment later, her eyes lit up with laughter as King Tut switched shoulders to give her new hair accessory a sniff, an awed "Oooh!" noting his approval.
Smiling, she reached out and squeezed Arion's hand before looking to the flower girl, still stunned to silence by a noblewoman kissing her hand. "Thanks for the pretty posies, flower-girl, I really like my badge and scepter!"
|No One of Consequence
Blushing in surprise at the unexpected attention from Lady Ourson, it took all the young woman's wits to recover, the winged-woman's very nature nearly intoxicating to those around her. Sasha's cheerful tone helped to snap her out of it and recovering she curtsied low, holding the hand Lureene had kissed to her bosom as if clutching something precious.
"Thank you my Ladies, and you also my Lord. I wish more people would take time to stop and smell the roses, as they say. Enjoy your stroll!"
With that, the young woman respectfully backed away, stars in her eyes. As you finally moved on, you couldn't help but notice that many others had been watching with interest around the courtyard, and swiftly flocked to the young woman, eager to imitate the fashions of those they saw as wealthy and influential.
|Sasha Nevah
"Aww, well that was really sweet," Sasha mused as you approached New Viamaré's most upscale pub. The music coming from the entryway and the steady stream of well-dressed patrons entering and leaving left no doubt as to the place's function. Even so, its architecture seemed more officious in design, not unlike a governmental agency. Its tall fluted columns with intricate floral capitals would have fit seamlessly with those buildings lining Monument Green. The architrave they supported seemed to bear bas relief carvings of great ships plying the seas, and of deities of civilization and commerce empowering men to spread wealth and prosperity across the wide world.
Unconcerned with such details, Sasha spun around in front of Lureene, walking backwards even as swung her friend's hand back and forth. "Hey, if that girl's around later, we should get some flowers for Lissi on our way back, don't you think?"
|Lureene Ourson
Lureene glances back to the courtyard, still amazed at the effect her gesture had on the young lady...and those who witnessed it.
I don't think I realized just how much effect I can have on those around me....that one small gesture made a world of difference on that girl. I just need to keep such adoration from going to my head...Father needs me to stay focused.
She replies thoughtfully, "Ohh Sash, I think I won't have ANY trouble finding her later, she will always remember me...I never did learn her name..." She then links her arm with Arion's and allows him to escort her and Sasha inside the building.
|Arion Hithraen
Our influence upon the citizens of this city...among my duties on this outing, I begin to realise I....we...might have causes worthy of our efforts...causes beyond ourselves
As Arion watched the people nearby and Lureene's reflections, he spoke his thoughts out loud, in an almost fraternal way, "So shines a good deed in a tangled, uneasy world. Heroes may be found in such unlikely places...and soon, among the entertainment of the would-be elite."
He then redirected his senses back towards the main entrance to Gods Save The Keg, gathering details of the doorway scene with diligence, beneath the camoflage of an air of sophistication, elegance and a very real relish for the entire regalia.
|No One of Consequence
The doors of the pub were tall, at least 15-feet tall, studded and reinforced with hammered bronze, their surface carved with scenes of sirens and sea dragons, galleons and giants. Outside them stood a pair of huge, black-skinned warrior, gold bands straining against their powerful biceps, and ivory-hilted tulwars on their hips.
Even at the approach of the royal guard, they remained unmoved and unflinching, dark eyes surveying those who approached, arms folded across their broad chests. From seemingly out of thin air, a slight elven woman who was their perfect contrast appeared. Pale of skin and dark of hair, she sauntered forward in gold-trimmed silken garb befitting a Xarakai princess, her many bangles on her wrists and coins on her belt and ankles chiming with her movements.
Ignoring the line of people waiting to enter, she curtsied low before the newly arrived VIPs, arms spread low and wide. From behind a gauzy veil, her voice was soft and sultry, mimicking the accent of the desert folk, "With open arms, my Master Antirel welcomes the honor of a visitation from royal envoys. Please, allow me to guide you to him, my Lord and Ladies."
Ruby lips and emerald eyes afire, she turned, a shake of her hips resounding like a hundred tiny bells as she entered ahead of you, a single finger crooked, beckoning you to follow.
|Sasha Nevah
|Lureene Ourson
Lureene feels a sense of self-consciousness, almost like stage fright on being greeted by the strikingly attired elf.
Is this how it will be for me from now on...to be addresed and fawned over incessantly? I know 'Lis is used to this...I just need to be STRONG like her.
"Of course! You do me great honor, Ms. Nevah!" With a sense of resignation buried deep in her soul, she smiles back at Sasha and strides forward with Arion's arm locked in hers into the pub, showing everyone eyeing her a swagger she did not truly feel.
|Arion Hithraen
Ah, at last! The fox enters the coop where pidgeons play peacocks. We shall see whether lupines or vipers masquerade in feathered disguises.
With his free hand Arion gave military hand signals to the lead guard indicating the maneuver of patrolling one circle around the location, joining the guards at the nearest tower for one hour, returning to the location to resume patrol and so on.
As they paraded behind the hostess and their titillating companion, Arion leaned towards Lureene, lips brushing her ear and whispered with clarity over the hum of the crowds, "Whatever within seems entertaining to You, feel free to explore Your whims."
"I have noted with pleasure that Your everyday, natural gestures and poise are already that of a mythic deity. I'm sure that these people have never experienced someone like You. Also, remember: There is nothing noble in pretended superiority over Your fellow people. True nobility lies in being superior to Your former self."
|Lureene Ourson
As the handsome elf's breath caresses her ear, Lureene feels a shiver of pleasure run all the way down her body and over her wings, traveling down to her toes. She holds his head close and whispers back. "Yes, my Lord! I shall take your words under good counsel, as they have the ring of wisdom and truth beneath them!" As she breaths in his body scent, her own bodily odors grow more intense, the cinnamon spices which linger over her mixed with a more musky, sensuous, and flavorful undertone.
She presses closer in his body brushing a kiss on his cheek, leaving an imprint of her lips on his cheek. The pink hued mark sparkling in the lights. She then whispers in reply, "You are indeed a learned man, full of wise counsel. I am most blessed to partake of your company!" Smiling sensuously at him, she releases his body before glancing over to Sasha. The look as she meets the redhead's jade eyes conveys an unspoken message: YOUR TURN!
|Sasha Nevah
Theme: Nights of the Xarakai
Sasha winked in unspoken reply to her friend, yet a moment later and her attention was 1000s of miles away.
Incense and jasmine hung heavy in the air. All about, girls of varied ethnicities flitted about, clad like belly-dancers, hips moving in time to the beat of a distant drum, sitars and otherworldly vocals filling in the sound.
The inside of the place was a vast, two-story affair with numerous alcoves both open and private opening onto a large central area. Further back, nearly lost in the haze and dimness, the fires of great ovens and grills could be seen. There, extravagant chefs made a performance of flipping knives and utensils thru the air, dicing food seemingly by sleight of hand to the entertainment of guest.
Much nearer, outlined against those flames, dancers swayed and moved, silks and sashes shimmering, lithe forms inviting appreciation.
"Well damn," Sasha said with some surprise, "I figured this place would be all stuffy. Did we just step into a Xarakai harem or something?!"
|No One of Consequence
The black-haired elf smiled, bowing her head at the compliment and she motioned for all of you to follow her up a broad flight of stairs that curved around to the mezzanine. "Sareth would be overjoyed to hear you say so, my Lady. Xerech is indeed this evening's theme."
As you proceeded higher, height affording an enviable view of the dancers, she asked, "Have you ever visited?"
|Sasha Nevah
|No One of Consequence
Light laughter escaped the timeless beauty as she extended a slender arm, pale skin decorated with henna spirals, towards a long, private table overlooking the scene below. "I shall see to it myself," she said, her gaze practically caressing the redhead's neck and shoulders as she swept past, silks brushing up against her.
As she moved past you, she pulled out three heavily carved chairs with thick, velvet upholstery before twirling to a stop beside a tall wing chair that had been turned away from you. In a breathy whisper, she spoke a few words in melodious elvish, her kohl-lined gaze lingering upon you as she leaned on the chair back with one arm, the other twisting sensuously in time to the music.
Although it escaped the notice of Lureene and Sasha merely gave the hostess a friendly smile, Arion could tell that the woman was casting a spell to detect their thoughts. Yet whether it was something in the air, or some subconscious desire to give the appearance of openness, he knew without out a doubt that it was only his ring that had girded his thoughts against the unexpected surveillance.
The elven woman merely smirked at the blonde gentleman, gaze lowered in an acknowledgement of defeat. "My Lord Sareth, allow me to introduce you to our Princess' lady-in-waiting, the Lady Ourson, and her exquisite compatriots. Lady Ourson, this is Sareth Antirel, master of this establishment."
Perception DC 18
R 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
L 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
Spellcraft DC 17
R 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Will DC 16
R 1d20 + 10 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 2 = 16 resistance
L 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 1 = 11 mind-affect
S 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
|Sareth Antirel
From the high-backed chair rose a man, dressed in blue and magenta robes fit for a sultan. He wore his light brown hair shoulder-length, bangs neatly styled to frame his not unpleasant countenance and pointed ears. He greeted the three with a bow, arm raised indicating they should be seated.
"Truly the keg is favored by Heaven herself to be graced by the presence of an angel on golden wings. Welcome Lady Ourson, and please, call me Sareth, I insist! Might I have the names of your esteemed companions?"
|Hior Celadrendir
At the man's greeting, a few others seated further down rose to their feet out of respect.
The man seated closest was of about Arion's height, an elf with long wavy brown hair parted neatly in the center. Although he smiled, bowing his head in respect, his eyes seemed perpetually squinted as if against a bright light. It was not merely for the way in which he cleared his throat that you gathered he was not nearly as enthusiastic as the more flamboyantly-dressed Sareth.
R 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17
L 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
S 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 2 = 15 human
|Sareth Antirel
"Oh dear, forgive me, Lord Minister!" Sareth said as he pushed his chair back to afford his new guests a better view of those already seated with him. In an apologetic tone, he explained, " I forget our Highness and company are newly arrived. My friends, this is Lord Hior Celadrendir, our state's treasurer and a fellow connoisseur of fine culture!"
|Hior Celadrendir
|Malinda Ardagnir
Further down the table, the two figures there needed no introduction, for although when you had first encountered them she was clad in armor, and he had his throat ripped out, there was no mistaking the blonde half-elf in her blue evening gown for Arrowhead's Master Chief, and the officious-looking older elf by her side as Commodore Gaeros.
Gaze intense, the tall, athletic blonde nodded respectfully and interceded before Sareth could speak. "We've met, actually, even if it was under the banner of war. Arrowhead owes you its thanks, Lady Ourson, Ms. Nevah."
|Sasha Nevah


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The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) named Distinguished Professor Meena Alexander (Hunter, English) a National Fellow at the IIAS, beginning July 2014. The high honor was awarded to Alexander for her current poetry project, which is inspired by Aimé Césaire's Cahier d'un retour au pays natal. Alexander describes the project as a manuscript of poems that move into questions of migration and memory, illiteracy and what it means to dwell in multiple languages.
The IIAS was founded by the former president of India, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, as a scholarly and creative hub for "free and creative inquiry into the themes and problems of life and thought."
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UCL Institute of the Americas launches innovative international relations masters
4 June 2013
The first degree in the UK to focus on inter-American and Latin/North American global relations has been launched by the UCL Institute of the Americas.
The International Relations of the Americas MSc will provide students with contemporary and historical perspectives on the international relations of the Americas, along with general theories of international relations and foreign policy analysis.
With a detailed and systematic understanding of the international relations of the Americas - both with regard to inter-American relations and relations with the world beyond the Americas - students will graduate with the skills essential for analytic study and assessment of the local and global issues currently facing foreign policy-makers in the nation-states of the Americas.
Course director Professor Iwan Morgan (UCL Institute of the Americas) said: "The Institute of America's new MSc programme is uniquely focused on the international relations of the Americas in their entirety. No other course anywhere else offers a comparable opportunity to study and research the foreign policies of this continent.
"The region is home to the world's most important power and a number of emergent powers. The nation-states within it confront geopolitical, geo-economic, environmental, human rights, and international drug control issues that have global significance. They are also engaged in a pivot away from a traditional Atlantic focus to an Asia-Pacific one that will have immense significance in shaping the power structure of the twenty-first century world. This is a programme that will benefit anyone looking to develop a career in diplomacy, the media, think-tank research, international organizations, and commerce."
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Rome, Italy, via its food
As luck would have it, I was packing for my long-planned vacation to Rome while the Vatican was preparing for the papal conclave. It was going to be an exciting time for a visit. But as I pored over newspaper stories about the Eternal City and watched endless reports on cable TV in late February, I didn't see one mention of what to eat for lunch after a tour of St. Peter's.
The cardinals, I am sure, are well-fed at the Apostolic Palace. But what should a hungry layperson do after fighting the crowds at the Sistine Chapel? Any Roman with taste will warn you to avoid restaurants near tourist attractions. You are unlikely to find the pasta carbonara of your dreams across from the Trevi Fountain, where waiters stand outside tacky cafeterias hawking the menu turistico and free Wi-Fi. Saving the "real" restaurants (mostly located in peripheral neighborhoods such as Testaccio and Monti) for dinner while keeping my eye out for casual lunch places populated by locals was a winning strategy.
Here is my sightseeing itinerary, along with a lunch diary that I will treasure the way other tourists will hang onto their commemorative Pope Benedict stamps from the Vatican post office.
My first meal in Rome, at a modern wine bar, was one of my favorites. From a sunny table near a large picture window, I was able to study the friezes on Trajan's Column while enjoying a wild chicory salad topped with two suppli, risotto balls stuffed with mozzarella and meat sauce and deep fried (10 euros). An excellent post-lunch caffe macchiato helped with the jet lag.
Enoteca Provincia Romana, Via del Foro Traiano 82-84
Forno Campo de' Fiori's legendary 6-foot-long pizza bianca goes on sale as soon as it is pulled from the oven. A busy baker cut two piping hot slices (1.50 euros) for me and wrapped them in paper. I ate them while perusing the produce on display in the piazza. I also bought a bag of ciambelline, sugar cookies made with red wine, to stave off hunger pangs later in the day.
Forno Campo de' Fiori, Campo de' Fiori 22, fornocampodefiori.com
With its marble tabletops, white tiled walls, and in-house bakery, Caffe Propaganda reminded me of New York City's Balthazar, but with nicer waiters. Open all day (unusual in Rome), it is a comfortable and civilized stop before or after the Colosseum, which is visible from the bar. Order a light lunch (try the artichokes prepared three ways for 12 euros) or a cup of tea and a selection of house-made macarons.
Caffe Propaganda, Via Claudia, 15, caffepropaganda.it
The famous pit-roasted pork from the small town of Ariccia fills sandwiches (2.50 euros) at Paninando, a small snack bar two blocks behind Rome's ancient basilica. I munched while circling the monument. My stroll took me to Cremeria Monteforte, which sits to its left. I ordered a small cup of caramel gelato (3 euros), richer and more intensely flavored than gelato at the more famous San Crispino and Giolitti.
Paninando, Via di Torre Argentina 83, Cremeria Monteforte, Via della Rotonda 22
Hidden between unappealing pizzerias a block and a half from the Forum's exit, this rustic, wooden-beamed wine bar, one of the oldest in Rome, offers an extensive menu of cheeses and cured meats along with many Italian wines by the glass. Plates of roasted vegetables in olive oil (11 euros), Robiola cheese flavored with pistachio nuts (7 euros) and spicy cured and dried pork rinds (7 euros), picked us up after a tour of Rome's most expansive archaeological site.
Cavour 313, Via Cavour 313, cavour313.it
Midway between these landmarks is La Sandwicheria, a sparkling takeout shop with a menu of 32 sandwiches made to order. After devouring my Speck, provolone and artichoke-paste sandwich (4 euros), I headed to Pompi, Rome's tiramisu specialist. The city-center outpost sells single servings (4.50 euros) in flavors including strawberry and banana as well as classic coffee.
La Sandwicheria, Largo Nazareno 16/17, Pompi, Via della Croce 82, barpompi.it
THE GHETTO Although the Synagogue and Jewish Museum are well worth visits, you can't say the same about most of the kosher restaurants nearby. Eat instead at Beppe e I suoi Formaggi, a luxe cheese shop with tables where customers can sit and order cheese plates and beautiful salads. The cold eggplant filled with ricotta (10 euros) was perfect, as was a salad of Robiola and pears (10 euros). If you'd rather not stay, the cheesemonger will pour you a glass of wine while offering samples of cheeses and salumi to go.
Beppe e I suoi Formaggi, Via Santa Maria del Pianto, 9a/11, beppeeisuoiformaggi.it
PIAZZA NAVONA This cute cafe with mismatched furniture and a foosball table looks like it's been imported from hipster Williamsburg, but you know you're not in Brooklyn anymore when you pass the perpetual chess game under the fig tree on the way to the front door. The small menu, including spaghetti with tuna and tomatoes (8 euros), a giant fried artichoke (7 euros), and small orbs of mozzarella di buffala with spinach leaves on the side (7 euros), had something for everyone in my family.
Bar del Fico, Piazza del Fico 26/28
VATICAN MUSEUMS I have to confess, my visit to the Sistine Chapel was just an excuse to stop at Pizzarium, celebrity baker Gabriele Bonci's wildly popular pizza shop near the Musei Vaticani metro station. Choose from a variety of inventively topped pizzas (my favorite was potato and Taleggio; my husband liked the fennel and lardo) and the counterman will cut you a piece with a scissor. At 25 euros per kilo, Bonci's pizza doesn't come cheap, but the crowds standing on the sidewalk don't complain.
Pizzarium, Via della Meloria 43
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VIENNA - U.N. efforts to investigate suspicions that Iran has worked on nuclear arms appeared to gain traction Tuesday, with both sides speaking of "very productive" talks after nearly two years of deadlock and agreeing to meet again on Nov. 11 in Tehran.
Negotiators for Iran and the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency refused to go into details. But their expressions of optimism and agreement not only to meet again but also to do that in Tehran pointed toward forward movement.
Their decision to issue a joint statement, instead of their usual practice of speaking to reporters separately, was seen as a sign of progress. Read by Tero Varjoranta, head of the IAEA team, the statement spoke of a "very productive meeting" of "substantive discussion" and "cooperation" in the two-day talks ending Tuesday.
Comments from him and Iranian chief negotiator Reza Najafi, speaking in their own capacity, also were bullish. Najafi spoke of a "new chapter of cooperation," with the IAEA, while Varjoranta said he expected to "complete our work as quickly as possible."
It was the second time this month that talks focused on international concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions ended positively and in line with the stated determination of top officials within Iran's new government to work on reducing such fears.
Next week, a new round of talks about Iran's nuclear program is scheduled in Geneva by Iran and six world powers. Both sides described their last round of these talks in October as positive, with Tehran ready to discuss some curbs on programs that can create both atomic energy and the fissile core of nuclear arms.
While the Vienna and Geneva talks are formally separate, they are linked by concerns over Iran's nuclear aspirations, and progress in one may result in advances in the other.
Tehran denies either wanting or working on atomic arms.
The Vienna talks have been deadlocked over agency experts seeking an open-ended investigation in Iran, and its government insisting that a document be prepared that outlines the limits on what can be inspected, who can be questioned, and other constraints.
Expectations of progress were raised even before Monday's opening Vienna round after Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with IAEA chief Yukiya Amano and promised "new approaches" meant to end the impasse.
Araghchi and other senior Iranian officials have repeatedly expressed willingness to work on reducing fears about Iran's nuclear aims since reformist Iranian President Hassan Rouhani took office in August. Araghchi is a senior negotiator for Iran at the Geneva talks.
Alluding to those negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that Washington is willing to test Iran's new style while keeping its "eyes wide open" to make sure that Tehran's words would translate into actions.
As part of its probe, the IAEA is trying to gain access to a sector at Parchin, a sprawling military establishment southeast of Tehran. The agency suspects the site may have been used to test conventional explosive triggers meant to set off a nuclear blast.
Amano said earlier this year he was concerned about satellite images showing asphalt work, soil removal and "possible dismantling of infrastructures" there.
Iran says such activities are part of regular construction that has nothing to do with alleged attempts to cleanse the area of evidence. But Amano said that because of such activities "it may no longer be possible to find anything, even if we have access to the site."
Vienna also is the venue this week for a meeting linked to the Geneva talks.
Experts from Iran and on behalf of the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, will confer Wednesday and Thursday about technical details for discussion at next week's Iran-six nation round.
On Monday, Iran's Press TV quoted Araghchi as saying that Iranian sanctions specialists will attend the expert talks.


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Football is all about physics, so, in many ways, Wayne Rooney isn't just a footballer, he's also a magnificent scientist. It is also, unfortunately, marred by biology — the most annoying of the sciences — from time to time.
Specifically when it comes to taking penalties.
It's at that point that the body begins to release unhappy chemicals into the feet, causing anything from "jelly legs" to "total mental breakdown". That's when it veers towards psychology, which isn't really a science.
Anyway, the great news for the England team is that some brainy professors at Liverpool's John Moores University have put together a simple scientific formula that GUARANTEES success from a penalty shoot-out. It goes something like this (as revealed on Eurosport):
The study found that the perfect penalty should be hit at around 65 miles per hour from a run-up of no more than six paces.
The shooter should move swiftly towards the ball and make connection either less than three seconds after the whistle is blown or more than 13 seconds after the referee indicates he is ready.
The taker should approach the ball at an angle of between 20 and 30 degrees before hitting it high to the left or right of the keeper. The ball should cross the line exactly 0.5m below crossbar and 0.5m inside either post.
So that's that, then. Absolutely no need to worry. Thanks, boffins!
This post, written by Josh Burt, is republished with permission from The Spoiler. Go there often if you like soccer stuff.


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Golf program alum and former graduate assistant coach Eric Klinger has returned to Liberty as the program's new assistant golf coach.
"I am excited to have Eric back with the program," commented head coach Jeff Thomas. "It was sad to lose (former assistant coach) Jay Calvo and I appreciate his commitment to Liberty athletics for the last eight years. I am thankful for everything he contributed to Liberty and the dedication he put forth in helping us move the golf program into becoming a national competitor."
"Eric will be a great addition to our staff and organization as we move into the next chapter of our program. Eric is one of the most competitive people I know and I look forward to having his intensity, work ethic and focus around on a daily basis. He understands what we are trying to accomplish with the golf program and has a real passion for Liberty. It is always encouraging to have old players back and I am enthusiastic for what the future holds."
Klinger played two seasons for the Flames (2003-04 and 2004-05), including his senior year during Thomas' first season as Liberty's head coach.
He transferred to Liberty after playing two seasons at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kan. He earned NJCAA Academic All-America honors in 2003 and participated in consecutive NJCAA National Championship events for the Cavaliers.
During his final year with the program, Johnson County finished in 13th place at the NJCAA National Championship, aided by Klinger's 27th–place individual showing.
Klinger transferred to Liberty during the fall of 2003 and participated in a pair of events during his first season on Liberty Mountain.
As a senior, he participated in seven events, spotlighted by a ninth-place showing at the Scotty Duncan Memorial. He opened the 36-hole event, hosted by Delaware at the Frog Hollow Club in Middleton, Del., with a career-best two-under par 69, which allowed Liberty to close out the 2004-05 campaign with a second-place team finish.
After graduation, Klinger remained with the program, serving as a graduate assistant coach during Liberty's 2005-06 season.
During his one season with the program, Klinger helped with the initial construction phase of Liberty's first on-campus practice facility.
Liberty captured three team titles during Klinger's one season on staff, finishing first at the Frank Landrey Invitational, Hargrove Davis Spring Classic and the William & Mary Invitational. Liberty's Frank Landrey Invitational victory came under Klinger's watch, as Thomas was absent from the team due to the birth of his second daughter.
Klinger's first season as a graduate assistant coach with Liberty culminated with the Flames earning an at-large selection to the 2006 NCAA East Regional, played at the Lake Nona Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. The at-large berth was the program's second selection into the NCAA Regional postseason field.
Since leaving Liberty, Klinger has served as an internal auditor for CenturyLink in Overland Park, Kan. (2006-09) and as a controller at Camp Bethel Ministries in Wise, Va. (2009-13).
Klinger graduated from Liberty in 2005 with a bachelor of science degree in business finance. The native of Warsaw, Ind., and his wife Rachel, also a Liberty graduate, have three children – Natalie (four years old), Bodie (two years old) and Blake (five months old).
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Electric cars get ready to climb Mount Washington
Charging station installed on Auto Road
Get a glimpse of the automotive future this weekend at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road.
Inventors, manufactures and owners of electric cars and other alternative energy products are taking part in the Mount Washington Auto Road Alternative Energy Summit on Saturday and Sunday.
Howie Wemyss, general manager of the Auto Road, said he's on his second electric car, a 2013 Smart car to replace his 2008 version. He recently installed a charging station at the Auto Road and said he's excited about the variety of presenters who are coming.
The Top Notch Inn in Gorham has also added a charging station, and there are new ones being installed almost every other week, he said.
When the charging station was installed this summer, a stream of Tesla Model S vehicles pulled in for a charge. Fifteen more Teslas from the New England chapter of the Tesla Car Club arrived for a drive to the summit.
That was a reconnaissance of sorts for this weekend's extravaganza.
"The whole point is to show the public the technology and the future of what is going to be out there," Wemyss said.
Daniel Einspanjer, a Tesla Model S owner and organizer of the group's earlier gathering, said everyone was looking forward to driving up the mountain.
"The trip up and down the mountain was as breathtaking as always, and everyone enjoyed it," he said. "As expected, the trip down was excellent. The cars could not have been built better for descending a mountain. Stable, low to the ground and aerodynamic, the cars handle wonderfully on the road. They are also silent."
Einspanjer said the unique mechanics behind electric vehicles allow them to handle the descent easily.
"The regenerative braking means that you don't have to worry about a straining engine or overheating brakes, as the car gracefully glides down at a comfortable and safe speed, requiring only occasional touches of the brakes at the hairpin turns," he said.
The Auto Road doesn't charge money at the charging station, although a donation slot is there for those so inclined.
Wemyss the stations haven't been used much, but they will get some customers this weekend.
Teslas sell for as much as $100,000 with the ability to travel 300 miles on a charge. One for $60,000 is available with a shorter range. Smart cars go for as low as $20,000.
For more information about the Mt. Washington Auto Road Alternative Energy Summit, call 603-466-3988 or go online at www.mtwashingtonautoroad.com.


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Volume 35 Issue 2: (Feb/Mar 2012)
Seed Money
Karen Moltenbrey
Issue: Volume 35 Issue 2: (Feb/Mar 2012)
Seed Money
Seeds. They've been around since the dawn of time. So what makes Growums—garden kits with veggie/herb seeds, soil pellets, and plant tags—so special? Parents will say Growums are a fantastic way to interest children in growing (and eating) fresh, healthy food. From the children's point of view, it's the animated characters and virtual fun that accompany the down-to-earth gardening activity that make the kits so appealing. Either way, it adds up to a winning recipe.
In the real world, there are currently six specific garden kits to choose from: Pizza, Herb, Salad, Ratatouille, Taco, and Stir-Fry, each containing four types of seed packets related to a particular garden. For instance, the Pizza Garden comprises tomato, oregano, basil, and bell pepper packs. Kids learn firsthand how to grow their own nutritious and delicious food, and perhaps it will get them rooted in a healthier lifestyle.
In the virtual world is where the unique experience unfolds, however. It's here where fun-loving 3D characters representing each type of plant reside. Take, for instance, those in the Pizza Garden. You will not find simply a tomato-shaped cartoon character called Tomato, but instead will be introduced to the dynamic (and cleverly named) Tomicio, along with his garden mates Regan O, Baby Basil, and Belle Peppa. Each character brings a unique flavor to its particular CG foursome through animation and dialog on the Growums Web site (www.growums.com).
Also in the virtual world, kids can track their particular garden's growth by entering a special code from their kits. It's also here where the animated characters spring to life in videos that educate the youngsters (and parents) on how to care for the plants, while tracking each stage of the garden's progress. Every 10 days, youngsters receive a new set of cartoon-driven vignettes with garden growing tips.
With this dynamic integration of the real and virtual worlds, Growums has experienced phenomenal growth itself during the short time since its germination. The kits can be found in local garden stores and departments, including Lowe's, as well as online. Also, Growums was recognized on the television show The View, and recently was accepted into the Gates Foundation based on Growums' fund-raising offers for schools and other organizations.
Growums is more than just fun and games. The intent is to use the CG characters to teach folks,
particularly children, about caring for their real-world crops and learning healthy eating habits.
Growing the Concept
The idea for Growums sprouted with founder Michael Ferraro, who was developing programs for the garden industry. His viewpoint was that the focus should be on teaching people to develop a green thumb—in particular children, most of whom today have no gardening knowledge or exposure. "I also realized that children today don't eat enough healthy vegetables; in fact, they are on a crash course to becoming obese." With that in mind, Ferraro found a way to integrate his original garden-focused business venture with the goal of promoting a healthier lifestyle.
With help from an artist friend, Ferraro produced an initial batch of vegetable, herb, and fruit characters that would become the early Growums. He tried to grow the idea with a seed company, but the poor economic climate was not conducive for such a venture. The bright spot, however, came when the person introduced Ferraro to 3D artist/animator Joel Payne, with the belief that Payne's substantial experience in the cartoon, animation, and gaming industries could help cultivate this concept into a cash crop.
At the time, Payne—who has worked on feature films, VR rides, TV cartoons, and more—was looking at developing a small, online game, but realized that, being an unknown company (Digital Backlot) with an unknown game to pitch, the odds were not in his favor in getting the necessary funding for his own venture. "I wanted to do art that was on par with the Triple-A games I've worked on in the past. I didn't want to have banner ads taking over the experience, and that's when it hit me. What if the banner ad was the game itself? I knew that it had to be a product that everyone would embrace, and the game portion would have to be fun and informative, not in bad taste," says Payne. He found what he was looking for with Growums.
Ferraro's early characters consisted of 2D vector graphics, and Payne—wanting the online characters to stand out—persuaded Ferraro to bring them into the 3D world. "I told him we should build the cast as if this was already a 3D blockbuster feature film," says Payne, who then redesigned the cast of fruits, veggies, and herbs. "No doubt 3D adds a level of believability that cannot be achieved in 2D. You want to believe that these characters are living out in your garden, hiding behind the leaves like leprechauns and fairies."
The characters' world was designed as an educational and fun destination for children. They will play games but also learn how to plant, harvest, and prepare food—as well as learn how to divide land and manage money. "From the First Lady to Farmville, it is obvious that people like the subject matter," reasons Payne. "This is not just an endgame that educates and entertains; it is a solution to a huge problem [childhood obesity]."
Planting a CG Garden
While the online information was compiled by a team of horticulturists and learned professionals from the agricultural field who made the data smart and accurate, it was up to Payne to put a fun, silly spin on it. "You want the world to be cute and fun, but you don't want to talk down to kids," says Payne.
As of this writing, the Growums site was populated with approximately 60 characters. In addition to the vegetables and herbs, there are garden tools, machines, and windmills that reside in the world—all with their own distinct personality. The characters as well as the backgrounds were built in Autodesk's Maya 2010.
"My company has a simple yet powerful design philosophy, and that is everything we design has to be entertaining apart from itself," explains Payne. "The name has to be entertaining before you ever see the character, and the character has to be entertaining before hearing them speak, and the dialog has to be clever before you ever hear the voice and see the character."
Each character starts out as a concept—a name and type of vegetable. From there, character designer Gavin Dell draws a black-and-white pencil sketch in a pose that expresses the character's personality. Once the team is happy with the look, Payne models it in 3D, creating the color palette and detail. Next, he renders out the body in parts and layers, so he can puppeteer the characters in SwishZone's Swish Max Flash, using vector-based facial features. He even gives voice to the characters (literally and digitally) with Sony Sound Forge, recording the voice-overs and mixing in the musical sound track with the cartoons.
Scene lighting, devised using Maya 2010, is kept bright and colorful. Adobe's Photoshop Creative Suite is used to generate simple, soft brush-stroke textures for most of the main surfaces. In fact, the artist uses solid-color shaders in the scene, keeping the look simple with just a diffuse layer. "We didn't even do specular or normal maps; we kept the look very cartoon-like," Payne says.
The creation process takes approximately two weeks to complete one "classroom," which teaches four lessons for a particular garden's growth stage. A content delivery system, built in-house, serves up the content, which is timed to the growth rate for each individual garden.
"It's all about keeping the process as simple as possible, and that is the secret to its success," says Payne. "There's no red tape."
While spades and hoes are common garden tools in the real world, for the cyber garden, the team uses Maya, Photoshop CS3, Swish Max 3.0 animation tool, and Ryan Clark's CrazyBump, in addition to Flash and Sound Forge, to sow and grow their imagery.
Afterward, the artists determine where the character will live in this cyber world, "and that starts the creative process again," notes Payne. "What's the name of the building or background? What vegetable or herb can it be built from? Nothing is just for function alone; it has to be entertaining."
Southern California-based Digital Backlot handles all the visuals, game design, and audio for the project, while Florida-based Growums, managed by Mauricio Abela, handles the art for the product line, the marketing design, and the product's Web site. Meanwhile, Marco Bucci, located in Canada, heads up the environment concept designs for the upcoming MMO game, which are then handed off to Payne for 3D modeling and coloring. Swish Max is used to animate the characters for the online virtual classroom.
Developing the Characters
While each character challenged the artists in some way or another, those that caused the most growing pains were the herbs, "hands down," says Payne. "We tried using pots with faces and the herb in question as hair. But they were just too simplistic-looking compared to the other Growums characters we designed earlier. It didn't fit into my vision because the thing that elevates the characters is the clothes, and the pots didn't have bodies."
Payne explains that he wanted Growums to be almost human—in the way that Bugs Bunny is to a real rabbit. Sometimes, though, he had to scale back on the design because they were too human-like. "They are vegetables and herbs first," Payne adds.
In the end, the herbs were redesigned, with the exception of Baby Basil, which remains potted. "That made sense, being the tiniest character," Payne adds. "Now we have Elvis Parsley, Frank Cilantro, and Regan O. Those are my favorites."
When asked if there is any particular veggie that the group is avoiding, Payne jokingly says, "brussels sprout." While he may avoid eating them personally, the artist says that all vegetables will be considered for Growums.
Payne, naturally, sees his characters as one of a kind. "I wanted them to be more than nondescript vegetables with googly eyes. I wanted them to be almost human, mascots for the vegetable they are supposed to represent, so the plant itself has more texture reality to it," he says. Moreover, the characters have occupations and personas. And, the clothing they wear says a lot about who they are.
"The biggest [differentiator] is the animation technique we're employing," notes Payne. "The bodies are rendered in 3D but all the facial expressions are vector-based, giving us a hybrid technique we think is original. It gives us the power of 3D with an affordable facial library that loads quickly, making them much more than traditional vector-based characters."
Perhaps Ferraro and the Growums gang are on to something. "We started seeing an overwhelming reaction to [the characters], and that got us excited," says Payne. "But cute characters aren't enough. It's the combination of tying the online world to the real world that gets people on board. And it's a clever new way to get kids eating vegetables."
Taking Root
In addition to the MMO, there are Growums partnerships and products that will be released soon. "Growums is going to go prime time, as they say," Payne says with a deliberate hint. By creating characters that could scale and be "their own" from the onset, he believes they will be a perfect ingredient to any project.
"We don't want to stop at the gardens; we feel we have the opportunity to expand into other lines and possibly videos or cartoon-type of programs for kids to watch on Saturday mornings," Payne says. Meanwhile, the product and online classroom has been basking in attention lately, and the Web site traffic growing daily.
"Aside from getting kids excited about growing healthy food, [this integrated offering] is showing how 3D elevates an otherwise basic concept, like gardening, into a fun, interactive 'live' world," says Payne.
What delicious food for thought.
Karen Moltenbrey is the chief editor of Computer Graphics World.
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Did you ever read comic books when you were younger? Maybe, you are like me, and you will never grow out of enjoying a good comic book. If that's the case, you may want to read and collect comic books on your computer.
Recently, I spotted a post at How To Geek about a great comic book viewer for Ubuntu Linux, called Comix. I tried it out and I was not disappointed. Comix is already in the Ubuntu Software Center, and you don't have to work hard to find it.
Typically, I spend most of my time on Windows computers, and I wondered if there was a good comic book reader for XP, Vista and Seven. I found the answer very fast on Google. There's a great viewer for Windows and Mac, called Comical. It's an Open Source project, and fairly new, but it makes viewing comic book files pretty simple.
Here is the description of Comical from the readme file.
Comical – The Comic Book Archive reader
Finally – a cross-platform, open-source CBR and CBZ reader! Read your favorite scanned comic books and graphic novels with Comical's absurdly easy GUI and in-your-face double page display!
Nifty Features:
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- Autodetects double pages scanned together and displays it accordingly.
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- Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left browsing.
- Displays JPG, GIF, and PNG images.
- Supports RAR(.cbr) and ZIP(.cbz) comic book archives.
- Supports all encrypted RAR archives as well as ZIP archives with pkzip 2.04g
I'll take a moment to explain the two file types .CBR and .CBZ, that are mentioned above. CBZ means Comic Book ZIPped, and CBR means Comic Book RARed. Both of those are simple archives of images. Therefore, the Comical viewer is a great tool for viewing any collection of images that is archived as a ZIP or RAR file.
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There are very few places that offer truly free comic book files. Here is one place that will help you find some.
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The Comical viewer is small, easy to install, and simple to use. If you need an easy way to read CBR and CBZ comics, this is a great solution.
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Easy Caramel Apple Cupcakes
Caramel apples are an autumn favorite, and these quick and easy cupcakes take you straight back to your childhood with the flavors of your fall fair favorite.
The cupcakes are a snap to prepare with the help of packaged cake mix, canned apple pie filling, and dolce de leche sauce. They're the perfect ending to a casual autumn gathering, or for the school's fall bake sale.
Combine cake mix, eggs, oil and apple pie filling in the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with a beater blade or in a large bowl with an electric mixer and beat until mixture is smooth and apples are very broken up, about 3 minutes. Divide batter among the muffin liners. Bake for 25-30 minutes for standard sized cupcakes or 15-20 minutes for miniature cupcakes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool them on a wire rack.
When cupcakes are cool, spread the tops of each cupcake with some of the caramel sauce. Sprinkle with toasted pecans. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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The 9 streets are famous for its small stores and unique atmosphere, you'll not get bored walking around
9 streets in the west past of Amsterdam canal ring, beautiful houses, bridges, views, nice small little cafes, boutiques and little local shops, super nice for a stroll
"Only 1,5 kilometers away to see some of the best paintings from the middle ages. Make sure you see the famous 'Nachtwacht' by Rembrandt van Rijn "
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"For the Ann Frank House please book your tickets in advance via their website. "
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"The Vondelpark ( 1865 ) The Vondelpark is a public urban park of 47 hectares (120 acres) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Amsterdam-Zuid and situated west from the Leidseplein and the Museumplein. The park was opened in 1865 and originally named Nieuwe Park (English: New Park), but later renamed to Vondelpark, after the 17th-century playwright and poet Joost van den Vondel. Yearly, the park has around 10 million visitors. In the park is an open-air theatre, a playground and several food service facilities. In 1864 a group of citizens led by Christiaan Pieter van Eeghenestablished the Vereeniging tot Aanleg van een Rij- en Wandelpark(English: Association for the Construction of a Park for Riding and Strolling). They bought several hectares of grass-land and marshes at the rim of the city of Amsterdam, in order to create the new park. They assigned the architect Jan David Zocher to design it, and in 1865 "Het Nieuwe Park" (English: "The New Park") was opened for members of the association and in exchange for a fee also for other citizens.[2] Two years after the park opened, in 1867, a statue of writer and playwright Joost van den Vondel was placed in the park. Sculptor Louis Royer created the sculpture and the architect Pierre Cuypers designed the stand.[2] As a result, people started to call the park "Vondelspark" (English: "Vondel's Park").[3] In 1873 a bandstand was built. In the same year, brewer Gerard Adriaan Heineken was denied to open a bar in the park, so he built the Bierhuis Vondel (English: "Beer House Vondel") in the street next to the park, what is now Vondelstraat 41.[2] The last part of the park was designed by Louis Paul Zocher, Jan David Zocher's son, and was realized from 1875 to 1877.[4] The park now became its current size of 47 hectares. Also the English garden style design of the Zochers has been roughly maintained up to now, although in the late 19th century the elongated park had a stream of water from the beginning to the end and contained many small paths and small bushes.[3] In 1878 the Pavillon (English: "Pavilion") was built as a replacement of a wooden chalet built by Louis Paul Zocher. The Pavillon is currently known as the Vondelparkpaviljoen (English: "Vondelpark Pavilion"). The park's name was officially changed into "Vondelpark" (English: "Vondel Park") in 1880.[2] Already in the 1880s and 1890s the cycling in the park caused hindrance. First the park management tried to resolve this with restrictive measurements against cyclists, such as special bike paths, limited opening hours, and fines for cyclists that were going faster than a horse's trot. It was only after mediation of the Algemene Nederlandsche Wielrijders-Bond (English: "General Dutch Cyclists Union"), that helped fund the park, that a park guard was installed and cyclists were again permitted to cycle normally.[2] 20th century[edit] The Blauwe Theehuis in 2010 In 1936, a rose garden was created in the center of the park.[3] One year later in 1937, the Blauwe Theehuis (English: "Blue Tearoom") was opened. This tearoom is a round modernist building, designed by the architectural office Baanders.[5] In the following years the overall maintenance of the park became too expensive for the Vereniging tot aanleg van een rij- en wandelpark (English: "Association for the creation of a park for riding and strolling"), due to an intensified use, and in 1953 the association donated the park to the city of Amsterdam. The landscape architect Egbert Mosrenovated the Vondelpark for the city in the 1950s. The purpose was improve the park for both usage and maintenance. Small bushes were grouped into larger bushes, superfluous paths were removed, and the rose garden was renovated. Also the stream of water in the "trunk" near the northern entrance of the park was removed.[3] In the 1960s children's playgrounds were created. During the flower power era in the 1960s/1970s the Vondelpark became a symbol of a place where "everything is possible and (almost) everything is allowed".[6] In the 1980s an open-air theatre was built.[3] The Vondelpark received the status of rijksmonument (English: "state monument") in 1996.[3] 21st century[edit] People in the park on a Sunday in September 2008 In the 1990s the number of visitors grew to approximately 10 million visitors annually. The grass is used as sports field and the paths as bike paths. This caused the city to start a new renovation that took place from 1999 to 2010. The purpose is to intensify the monumental value of the park and furthermore to improve the park's durability. The renovation took more than ten years in order to decrease the hindrance for visitors and for brooding animals.[7] Starting in September 2008, adults were planned to be legally allowed to have sex in the park,[8] as long as they "take their garbage with them afterwards and never have intercourse near the playground. The sex must be limited to the evening hours and night.", in the words of current Amsterdam Alderman Paul Van Grieken.[9 The Vondelpark Openluchttheater is an open-air theatre with shows from June until August. There are performances of classical music, pop music, world music, dance, musical theatre, and cabaret. The theatre receives a subsidy from the city government. And although all performances have free entrance, visitors are asked for a donation of one euro.[10] Food service[edit] In the park are several food service (horeca) facilities (listed in alphabetical order): 't Blauwe Theehuis, a bar and restaurant[11] Groot Melkhuis, a bar and restaurant[12] Vondeling, the bar and restaurant of the open-air theatre[10] Vondeltuin, a bar and restaurant[13] There are some statues in the park: Joost van den Vondel (1867) by Louis Royer[2] The Fish (1965) by Pablo Picasso[5] Mama Baranka (1985) by Nelson Carrilho[14] Every Friday there is the Fridaynightskate that starts in front of the Filmmuseum. Yearly events include the golf tournament Vondelpark Open and the running contest Vondelparkloop. The King's Day celebrations on 27 April in the Vondelpark focus specifically on children. There is a "freemarket" (Dutch: vrijmarkt) and there are games and other activities for children. From June until August there are music and dance performances in the open-air theatre. Since 2011 on the evening of All Soul's Day people gather and float many small "remembrance" boats with a lighted candle in the big pond to remember those who have died in the last year(s).[citation needed] Popular culture The park is referenced in Acda en De Munnik's song "Vondelpark vannacht" from the album Acda en De Munnik(1997), in Omar Rodríguez-López's song "Vondelpark bij nacht" from the album Omar Rodriguez (2005) and in John Craigie's song "Vondelpark" from the album Working On My Farewell (2015). 1990s' 2009 album 'Kicks' opens with a track entitled "Vondelpark", which is a tour diary from one of the band's trips to the Netherlands. The English dream pop band Vondelpark took their name from the park. "
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