Me and my doggo, Remus.

Don't stress guys

Specter already confirmed in discord that they are aware of Finland's alt accounts and even other peoples alt accounts in general.
They wont get foundations points for them if what Specter said is correct.

@Vicious you sir, are shit stirrer extraordinaire.

@Finland and you ol' chap need to stop reacting like this to people - you realise it's exactly what they want right?

Suffering from a sour belly, Mimi groans and burrows her long nose into her arms which are crossed on the table, I am never drinking this thing called "cider" again. One of her legs slips out from under her and her hoof makes a clank as it hits the stone floor.

Peering at the room bleary eyed Mimi is astounded to see an Erwydra sitting in one of the far tables, reading and smoking like she belonged there. I wish I felt so at home, she thought to herself and nestled back into her arms, dreaming of green places and tall trees.

Mimi startled as she felt someone touch her arm

"Need anything for the road?" asked a middling merchant woman, gesturing to her wagon loaded up with food, wine, and all manner of items, "You're doing us a favor helping with the escort so I'll give you a good price."

Mimi shook her head, "I think I'll be ok." then remembered how cold it had been the previous night "Actually if you have a warm coat I'd be happy to trade, nothing too fancy. Maybe you've something with a little wear on it?"

"Nonsense" scoffed the merchant eyeing Mimi critically before pulling out a thick woolen long coat in a striking shade of green, "This would suit nicely." and after a pause, "You don't look like you've been far from home long. I don't suppose you brought anything with you? Supplies from Arboreus are expensive to ship."

Mimi checked the pouch at her waist and pulled out a few bulbs she had collected and had been intending to plant, "These are from the Sun Lilly plant that grows around my home, the bulb can be crushed and used to craft healthful tonics, or you can plant it and wait for the flowers which are used in a sweet liquor."

The merchant gave Mimi a smile and handed her the cloak, taking the bulbs in her other hand. "Thank you little one. My name's Pharla. Call out if you or your party need anything else." and with a cheerful wave she moved onto the next wagon.

Mimi ran her fingers over her new cloak feeling the dense woolen layers and smiled, a much nicer coat than I should have been able to trade for.

"Have you brought much else from home Telwath? When were you there last?" Mimi asked, turning to her new friend.

I don't like this place, Mimi thinks to herself it may be abandoned but there has been a lot of death here. Looking around the clearing she decides to get a closer look at some of the off statues.

"These were humans!" she gasps to Telwath who had followed her over, "They look as though they died terrified and in pain." Mimi reached out to touch the stone cheek of a young girl no older than she was, it felt cold and soulless. "What is this place?"

Despite the cheery music and the smell of dinner cooking on the fire Mimi is restless and fidgety. Seeing Ixuo felt the same she walked over to him noting the fine fur on his forearms was standing on end. "You feel it too?" she asked him, and Ixuo nodded stiffly in response, a worried look in his eyes as he tended the fire.

Deciding that her hunger was a more urgent need than the discomfort from the statues, Mimi sits down next to Glim, accepting a bowl of stew from the caravans cook, Phroud. It is filled with chunks of a native root vegetable and the broth is warm and salty, "Thank you." she said to the cook, "It smells delicious."

Phroud smiled and gave her a wink before continuing with his stew pot to the rest of the group.

The cheery noises of a large group of people settling in for the night took over most of the ominous sounds in the nearby forest. Howling wind and the snapping of branches was replaced with the homey sound of familiar bickering and an enthusiastic lute player, taking requests for songs from a few rowdy young men already deep in their ale cups.

Looking around at the Rhila Trading Company, Mimi smiled a small smile reminded a little of home. This is really just one big family. They don't look it during day but I can see it now.

Can confirm from experience these guys in Albion were not to be fucked with. They were everywhere, all the time with zero moral compass.

Would caution making any kind of alliance or trade deal though they're really only looking out for number one and if they can have the cake and eat it too, they will.

I doubt they would have an actual physical in-game bounty board - but there are these forums, and discord servers and who knows what else where people can offer groups in game currency/items to kill other players

Whether it's in game or out of game - it will happen

Mimi scratches her antlers anxiously as she opens the heavy door of the Inn. Leaving Arboreus was a difficult decision and it has left her feeling withdrawn and out of place, so far from the reassuring scent of home.

Tame places such as these have their benefits I suppose, she muses as the warmth of the dying fire draws her inside.

TAP TAP TAP Mimi stops suddenly, looking down, Stone everywhere, what a bother.

Looking up to see who has noticed her rattled entry, she relaxes as everyone seems to have retired for the night. The lingering, familiar musky smell of a Nheedra reassures her further, surely this must be a good place to stay for the night.

Throwing a few coins behind the bar she pours herself a drink, awkwardly adjusts her hood and makes her way toward a comfortable looking chair near the fire tap tap tap.

Careful to pull her hood over her antlers Mimi curls up, nursing the tankard gently and drifts off to sleep, her pale brown fur warmed from the heat of the coals.

There's going to be a heap of us jumping in for Alpha 1, and I know @Greenfire is busy compiling a list.

What is everyone going to focus on in their Alpha journey? Is there something you're going to pursue or try to discover? Are you going to spend your time PvPing as much as possible or maybe exploring the different planets?

I'll be on Arboreus... gathering and crafting and building and praying to be left alone
So if you need resources from Arboreus, I'm hoping to have a lot spare to trade

Thanks Prometheus

and congrats to everyone

@wombat I'm sure a few would agree

I've pledged EB Knight tier since it was the cheapest Alpha 1 access.

I do believe that a lot of people lack patience and after looking through all of the news highlights, expect to be able to access the game fairly quickly.
At the same time I don't think the majority of those people understand what an Alpha game is going to be like. Many of them will likely get frustrated at the bugs and lack of overall content and stop playing all together, branding it a "bad game" without giving it a chance to develop.

As for the community, for the most part I've loved being part of it. I'm not a trash talker or a complainer, I don't tell people what to do or that they're wrong, and I don't sit on a high horse lording over others because of my foundation/guild rank - and because I don't do any of these things people tend to leave me alone. I'm just here to have a great time, jump into some role play activities, and watch an awesome gaming community grow.

Great post @Prometheus despite it dragging you away from other pursuits.

I'm always up for a healthy debate but this just turned into mess resulting in e-bullies flexing their metaphorical muscles.
Zero tolerance for bullies, there are always other words you can use to get your point across rather than descending into a state that is basically hurling fistfuls of shit at each other.

Don't stress guys

Specter already confirmed in discord that they are aware of Finland's alt accounts and even other peoples alt accounts in general.
They wont get foundations points for them if what Specter said is correct.

@Vicious you sir, are shit stirrer extraordinaire.

@Finland and you ol' chap need to stop reacting like this to people - you realise it's exactly what they want right?

Such an amazing first day

There's going to be a heap of us jumping in for Alpha 1, and I know @Greenfire is busy compiling a list.

What is everyone going to focus on in their Alpha journey? Is there something you're going to pursue or try to discover? Are you going to spend your time PvPing as much as possible or maybe exploring the different planets?

I'll be on Arboreus... gathering and crafting and building and praying to be left alone
So if you need resources from Arboreus, I'm hoping to have a lot spare to trade

yeah....
I signed my partner up and he had a look at it and was like "oh yeah cool" and went back to playing Dota2...
So I waited for him to die in game, then made him click on ALL of the news articles...
After he did as much as possible he was over level 30 - free points for me

https://swampunicorn.wixsite.com/callmemimi/blog/just-a-little-post

Just another little thing

I'll be there
Just waiting on a paycheck to come through!