I would also like to thank all the ladies that worked so hard on this. The planning committee ladies gave time, resources, and GP. And other ladies that weren't on the "official" planning committee worked very hard as well. In particularly, I'd like to thank Pyrite for engraving all the souvenirs.
Not only did Queen Zen/Miranda spent a good chunk of an afternoon on Test with me trying out fort designs, she worked her fingers to the bone in my little lockdown challenged outpost, making upwards of 200 more pink crates when I ran out of time, plus dyeing countless bag balls, etc. Not only that, to make everything fit in the house to store, she had to do what I had been doing as I made the pink building blocks,
tossing the keys out of every single Pepto Bismol tinted crate before tossing it in the pile. The ladies that volunteered to put the fort together did a fabulous job.
There were some guys that were a great help too...Shadow Tamer & DmaninUO who donated the gems for the engraving, Chimera who arranged for the UOAM server, Lord Dog who helped me with my special project of fashionable mana regen suits, and other supplies, and also offered to assist with web hosting for the event route if needed, majorwoo who set up a backup UOAM server for us, and all the people who offered help, and brought items - it was much appreciated. Castor, it goes without saying - you were a tremendous help, and I wish you could have taken your place as hostage instead of spending it all chasing the riff raff and doing errands for us.
Here is a link to what the route was
planned to be. It didn't work out that way, however.
And I thank our hostages for their perseverence. Never did a group of men so determinedly make themselves available as hostages. Yasuo stood in his pixel undies for over an hour on the road to Umbra waiting for us to pick him up, falling victim several times to the local riff-raff's cheap shots, all while feeding a baby, and doing other fatherly childcare duties.
The intrepid Shogun thought he had a bright idea for his bid to freedom, but as I suggested to him, digging when one is over an abyss of stars might not be the best method for escape.
Although we were disappointed that WyRm wasn't up to the pink challenge, he did entertain us well in Vent, like the gentleman vampire he can be when he wants to be.
We were rather awed when we were admitted to the Cult of the Malediction's throne room to collect Daan Mor.
Things got tense when the hostages finished off the bowls of lettuce placed about their prison.
One of the highlights of the evening for me was when the leader of MYTH, Aeric Horn came riding up and politely asked if they could raid us, and liberate the prisoners. Then after eyeing the prisoners surrounded by a horde of pink swathed ladies asked if they wanted rescue.
Sane Everhue of CWS was quite a bit of fun, teleporting inside, swiping crates and such. Finally I trapped him.
While I was not pleased with how it got started...or rather didn't get started due to some that can't seem to control themselves even if they are included in an event, and one of their own guild members was involved in the planning, I have to agree with Lindisfarne's statement towards the end:
By the way...did anyone happen to find Lindisfarne's jester hat? He was looking for it.
I had to leave for my evening worship services right after the hostages were liberated completely, so I hope everyone enjoyed any remaining festivities.
I was really happy to see that
most of the people we play with on Siege can put aside their normal activities, and just have some fun together, and not just at other's expense.
-Skylark
