Well a great night seemed to be had by all at the Christmas Party held last night.  Thane and I would like to thank all attendees, and hope you had as much fun as we did!

 

 

	We started the night with gates from Luna to the Brackenwood Village Hall. We were pleasantly surprised with the turn out and filled the 20 set seating positions requiring us to pull out a few more stools for late comers. As a welcome we gave a little spiel on the beginnings of Brackenwood as a player run village, and advised that the evenings events would use 3 of the 5 existing village buildings available for functions (the hall, tavern/theatre and arena). These event venues are also available for any guilds or groups on the shard for hire at a nominal charge, and we are still looking for the owner of one remaining plot we wish to purchase.
	The first part of the evening started with the judging of our 'Christmas Fancy Dress' all guests were invited to gather around the large village xmas tree on the roof of the Village Hall (owned by Dragon Smythe) for the judging. There were 10 entries in this competition, all of which were very good. Our third Judge hadn't managed to wake up for the party, so Thane and I were left to do it alone. This proved very challenging given that all were very good and on our first 'pass' of who we thought was the best we both had a different person for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. There was no easy way to decide, so unlucky for Thane, I was forced to make the executive decision and go with those I felt had provided something either a little different or presented better or were true to form on their selection. Hence in 1st Place Mannanan mac Lir as Santa. We had a few Santa's but Mannanan was the most true to type with his frosty white beard which in the end was the deciding factor. (prize: heritage token and 500k) A very close 2nd was Tamallia as the Star of Wonder.  Although just a plain gold dress and accessories, her presentation was very good in giving us a few verses of the well known Carol. (prize: 200k) In 3rd place was Queen Aglaranna who attended in her normal xmas day Aussie outfit.  Her swimsuit and beachtowel (cloak) over her shoulders. As 'typical Aussie Christmas day attire' it was a well described and accurate representation of an Aussie xmas. (prize: 100k) As stated tho, all entries were worthy of a win or place, but alas, we only had three prizes! Well done to everyone who took the time and effort! We then returned to the main hall to put on our festive cloths (cloaks and jester suits crafted by EVE) and all attendee's rolled for a position on our lucky dealer, which would be used later in the 'gift giving'.
	We then proceeded to the Tavern/Theatre (owned by Thane) where a short break was held while those with a poem, limerick or short verse handed in their entries for the Christmas Poetry competition.  Three judges for the competition were selected form the audience.  These were Thunder Child, Ceres de Libera, and Slade Mckenzie. Each were asked to score the contestants out of 10 and hand in their books to Thane for a 'total' at the end of the scoring.  Our contestants were:  Lady Fib, Micki DeTaker,  Bryson Fox, Mannanan mac Lir, Queen Aglaranna, and Synjin all seen to the left performing their poems to the audience.  The poems were really great and I have no idea how the judges were able to score them.  However they did so, and the results were:  First Place: Byrson Fox (prize: 1mil, 2 Heritage Tokens & Soulstone Frag) Runner Up: Lady Fib (prize: 500k) PERFORMED POEMS Micki DeTaker (see graphic) As you can see Micki's poem generated some general good natured ribbing by our polite audience! It also requires the performer to have a good dose of stamina when performing anything for a largely aussie crowd! Fib Jingle bells, Magic Spells, friends from far away O what fun to join this game and throw our cares away hey Time and space dont exist in this space All are equal here Jingle bells Spellweavers yell Paladins ride away Sorcerers chant, Elves often rant When meeting with the fey....hey Meeting with our friends...to fight the common foe..O what fun to slash and slay Around the dungeons we go....ho Jingle bells Tingle bells Have the happiest year...All Cheer Bryson Fox Twas the night before Xmas, when all through the land, Santa was coming but the pkers made a stand, They wanted his sack and to terminate the deer, But Santa being Santa had nothing to fear. He stood proud and tall and said in a big voice ITS A UO CHRISTMAS and all children to bed, In the next moment, poor Santa and his deer were dead. The morale of this story is No matter who you, you can get pkd. Mannanan mac Lir Twas the weeks before Christmas It was time, now to go, The Devs were all packing for their move to the snow Of player gifts, they weren't thinking Too much else on their mind The gold they were sinking by nerfing BOS's and kind The day had arrived for gifts to be given And players waited with joy but soon they were liven Re-gifting they say This just is not on Your salary we pay and you give us this bomb Gingerbread Cookies and sweet candy canes We have so many, now what can we do Start PM'ing the Dev's in order to gain Festive turn-ins for points to save Moonglow Zoo Queen Aglaranna I dream of a place where the snow is falling but inside where it's warm my name they were calling surrounded by trees, holly and wreaths all the atendees were spoilt with treats outside in the dark the orcs will roam but i'm safe here tonight and not far from home festivities and fun will be had by all at this wonderous event at the EVE xmas hall Synjin What does Xmas in Uo mean? Lots of snow to keep you clean Sleighs & Stockings & Mistletoe Presents & Reindeers on the go But still you can fight All day and night For gold and treasure with all your might
	Following the success of our poets we proceeded back to the village hall to part take in giving out the gifts.  30 gifts from EVE to Oceania had been prepared and all contained:  1 x Heritage Token 1 x Blessed newbie quest item from the new player newbie quest. 1 x 10th anni fireworks wand 1 x Reindeer 1 x Ingenious treasure map 1 x Holiday globe from the 3rd series (issued with ML globes) 1 x Other item (either a check 166k, ophidian bardiche, black pumpkin from 2006 series, Doom or Tokuno stealable artifact) 1 x Christmas stocking Having rolled earlier on the lucky dealer we had all attendees ranked from 1-100 and depending on the color of the robe they initially selected the choice of which box in the corresponding color they would like. No one left empty handed and those who arrived after or even for our final event still received a gift box.  In total 25 of our 30 gift boxes were given out!  As always, the intent of these gifts for any who attend is to thank the Oceania community for continued support on our events throughout the year, which is why the gifts are a little more than just a Christmas cake!
	After the gift giving, for those who still had time to party on, we proceeded to the Brackenwood Arena, which is a multipurpose arena with balcony seating, changing rooms and a grass pitch for playing on.  (Owned by DragnGenes)  It was a simple game where contestants had to do one lap around the edge of the field (outside the grey and white marked area) dragging their bagball with them.  Being a tight field, any who stepped into the middle would be disqualified, although balls entering the middle were ok. The round started when the center light was lit, and other than not entering the 'middle' til they were back to their starting position there were no other rules. They were free to interfere with any one else's ball's !! if they so chose to and use any other tactic they could come up with to slow up the competitors.  Three rounds were held with the winning 2 from rounds 1&2 and the winner from round 3 (smaller start group) proceeding to the final. The final round resulted in our three place getters for the event:  1st Place: Maelicious (prize: 1 mil) 2nd Place: Dar (prize: 500k) 3rd Place: Ceres de Libera (prize: 200k) This event concluded the Christmas festivities for 2007.

 

Thane and I would again like to thank the Oceanian Community for the support shown for our events and auctions held throughout the year.  Hopefully we shall still be around for the 2008 Christmas Party!

 

Regards

Eleanora [EVE]

 

 

 

Original Event Advertising

Date: Fri 21st December , 2007
Time: 7pm aest (Sydney time)
Location: Brackenwood Village



To celebrate Christmas 2007 all are welcome to attend the the annual Christmas party and the official opening of Brackenwood Village, the new [EVE] player run town located in the Orc Fort between Luna and Umbra.

As part of this years celebration, not only will there be nice gifts for all attendees, there will be mini games/events in each of the three game venues: The Brackenwood Villiage Hall, Arena and Tavern/Theatre with cash and/or other prizes given away on the night.

EVE-vents pre planning: 

## As part of one event, prizes will be awarded for the best dressed 
Christmas Character, so dust off your santa suits or think of something spectacular to impress the judges.

## Another event requires you to write a small verse, limerick or poem, of NO more than 100 words. The Theme of this poem should be "My UO Christmas" All entries should be written in a book and bought along for submission/performance on the night.  

Other mini events will be explained on the night. 

The village is currently being decorated for Christmas, but any who wish to have a wander around the town are welcome any time. Also included in the Village is Whispering Rose Radio - Brackenwood Village Studio, who may also be hosting something on the eve, and the Brackenwood Village Rune Library, currently under construction.

Also, bookmark [EVE] Spellweave - the homepage for [EVE] which will contain all upcoming events as well as auction lists and other [EVE]information. Any Oceanian guild who wishes to describe their guild or submit a link to their guild or homepage is welcome to submit information for inclusion by following the information on the site.

For those of you who wish inclusion on the [EVE] ICQ mailing list for reminders of upcoming events or to submit items for future auctions please contact me on ICQ 447-094-859