Wiz .... and Friendships

Wizard101 has brought MANY amazing people into my life.  I am thankful every day that I found this game and the wonderful people that populate it.

Lady Blade, Sorceress Miklai and I all met at the Tri~Harvest Festival that Mercs for Hire sponsored in April of 2010.  I look back on that day now and am always SO thankful that I attended.  The 3 of us form the Unholy Trio and are closer than real family at this point. I actually talk more to my wiz sisters than I do my far-flung family!  We are on Skype most nights, instant messaging if we aren't voice chatting.  I also met Mi Tio, Alric RavenSinger there.  He loves to get into our Skype convos too -- but us females outnumber him!  Lady Blade is a sister of my heart for sure.  All too generous for her own good and has a heart bigger than God should allow!  She has been a shoulder to lean on in times of trouble, and is a master at making me laugh!  Sorceress Miklai, the other sister of my heart.  In many ways were are twins, born of different parents.  SO many many things in common, is not fair to others but we finish each others thoughts and think the same way.  I love my "Wizard" family as much as I love my IRL family.

Alric introduced me to Kevin BattleBlood one night -- someone was farming the Ravens (I don't remember who at this point) -- so Alric Kevin, Sorceress Mikali and I farmed them for hours that time.  That was the start of ANOTHER wonderful friendship.  It took longer for Kevin and I to hit it off, in many ways we are radically different, but have enough in common to bridge the gaps.  PvP is of course one of those things ;)

One of my bestest friends of course is Nathaniel EarthWeaver.  We started hanging out after I became a Merc, but he has been a staunch friend thru thick and thin.  He is actually the one who showed me how much fun PvP could be, and for that I thank him (even though he no longer likes PvP).  He isn't on as much as he used to be, but its all good.

Fallon DeathSlinger -- the warrior with a heart of gold.  Always ready to lend an ear -- or lay some tempests down to cool me off when things may not go well.  Glad I met you lady!

Ronan Dawn -- clown at heart, but has one of canniest minds I have met.  Has a wonderful insight in game mechanics AND life mechanics.

Scarzstripes aka "Missy" -- daughter of my heart, wonderful person and all around do-gooder.  Keep your chin up chica! Know we miss you!


Angel WinterBreeze (aka Sir WinterBreeze) has also turned into a very good friend.  I may not "hang" around as much with him, but it's always a good time when we are together.  I refer to him as my big brother, so Alric would quit teasing him quite so much.  He is an ice wizard, with a heart of fire ;)

Cassandra HexThorn -- what can I say but she is a "sister" in "name" for sure!  Hexy is one of kind and I am glad I met her and my circle of friends expanded once again.

John LifeGlen -- a gentlemen who shares the same home state with me.  At one point we were at odds, but no longer.  He is a gentlemen for sure, he inquires how I am doing and does his best to cheer me up when things aren't going so well.  He was kind enough to gift a Tawny Ram when I was at a low point emotionally shortly after WinterTusk came out.  Another person I am glad to have met.

Icy Wiz -- her Royal Iciness has helped me quite a bit from the day I met her.  Willing to lend an ear, and help in any way she can.  Truly Royalty in every sense of the word.

StephenSpiritCaller -- the necro with a sense of humor, and a heart large enough to hold all the fans of Ravenwood Radio.  He is a wonderful person and all around good guy.  He proves that men in black can still be heroes.

I am fortunate to name these people among my friends.  Take the time to think of YOUR friends, and what they mean to you.  Let them know, so they can see the joy you have in your relationships with them.

Spiral Time

My time in the Spiral lately has been filled with leveling my Necromancer and some PvP (of course) plus gardening and pet leveling a bit.  Just keeping busy with a bit of this and a bit of that.

Couple of very nice things happened over the Christmas holiday that I failed to mention -- BAD CASS!

One of my best in-game friends The EarthWeavers gifted me the Epic Game Stop bundle for my myth wiz account.  So now I have a Massive Fantasy Palace on each account I play.  :)

Nate (TEW) has been a very good friend since shortly after I became a Merc for Hire.  When we first met I don't think either of us liked the other!  Things change over time, we spent MANY hours in game together, farming or questing or in the Arena.  Nate is actually the one who got me hooked on the Arena.  He was on his Death wiz, Vanessa EarthWeaver and I was on my Pyro (my first and favoritest wiz).  I did Arena and PvP because he REALLY wanted to, I wasn't much into it AT ALL!  It was something to do that he enjoyed and it did fill the time ... I wasn't ready to get a fourth wiz to Grand yet at that point -- the Advance Pet System had just come out and CL was MONTHS away.

Nate and I switched our PvP team up -- and made the "Dream Team" -- he on his Myth wizard (Fallon DreamBreaker) and me on my Life wiz ... this is where I became hooked on PvP :D  Bailey the Shin Kicking spritely Satyr  came into my life and things CHANGED!  lol

Since then I have been in the Arena much, MUCH more than Nate has.  I got  involved with "TPC", Team Perfect Catch and doing 4v4, not just 1v1 and 2v2 though I do those those forms of PvP also.  4V4 is a different kind of PvP than 1v1. 4v4 depends on the TEAM working together to accomplish their goal -- i.e. winning!  PC is a pretty well coordinated team, it has gotten to the point that we don't have to talk much at all during a match, we just do what needs to be done.

Since I mentioned my Necromancer I guess I need to finish up her update ...  drum roll please!

I am please to announce that she did hit Grand in 2010.  That made her my fourth GrandMaster wizard in 2010, and considering I started playing in February not too shabby!  In addition to her hitting GrandMaster I was able to get her to Legendary yesterday with the help of friends.  So I currently have 4 Legendary wizards to help out around the Spiral.

See ya 'round the Spiral and enjoy your journey, I know I have enjoyed mine.

OMG I feel loved ...

My friend Lady Blade wrote a poem for The EarthWeavers and myself  (me and the EarthWeavers,  idk the proper grammar).  With some of the things going on in my life just the first stanza brought tears to my eyes.  Good tears for once.  I love ya Lady, and ty for honoring me with a wonderful work of art. 

The Heart of the Dragon

Like wings in a storm taking flight
The heart of the dragon beats strong
Every beat increases her might
Arena walls tremble at her song

Fighting alongside is the Weaver of Earth
The heart of the dragon beats faster
The two as a team are given wide berth
When it comes to battle their masters

They take the stage and applause erupts
The heart of the dragon hungers
Sneers from opposing teams end abrupt
Their hope and courage torn asunder

The battle ensues the opponents take lead
But the heart of the dragon is fierce
Shields disappear as if trapped and now freed
For the Weaver of Earth can cast pierce

The battle is won the crowd starts to fade
The heart of the dragon leaps
Cheering still are Sorceress and Blade
Their friendship is true and steep

The Lady of Blades and Miklai know
Troublemakers should stay in their wagons
For enemies will fall and reap what they sow
When facing the heart of the dragon.

I have met the most wonderful people in this game.  People who have turned in very REAL and dear friends.

Thank you Lady Blade, for your friendship, for your kindness, and most of all, for just being YOU!