Introduce yourself here!

[Artifex Felicis]

Well, might as well since I'm running something.

I'm Artifex, or Arti, or Leon, or anything else really that I'm called. It's been a while so I think that's it. Been on Althanas for a long time, much longer then most would guess to be honest. Mostly on, with only a bit of off in the past year or so as I've tried to keep in touch just with lurking mostly. Still, I've seen my share, done my modship and I'm mostly just back for a bit until Althanas' rather iron claws dig into me again.

Still, fun times. I have a character that can't be scary, about 4 others, and I knew most everyone from some time ago. All of these youngsters here now appear to be not respect their elders that much (Seniority anyway) so I might join into the tourny too. Probably not, thanks to kollije, but still.

I'm on AIM a lot, so give me a message if anyone wants to talk, or if you got any questions about the site.

[Kupo!]

I am here to say this is my first tourny that I'll enter in. Thank you.

[Father Snew]

Such coincidence my fine furry friend. This is my character's first tournament as well.

[Torin Reahkari]

Hey..Torin here. Known for the last 6 years by a couple names, but most notably Torin. Just wanted to welcome all to Althanas.

I'm so old..

[Syaoran]

FURRY PRIDE! This is my first ever roleplaying tournament. It should prove to be an exciting and inspiring time. *fuzzy chest thrust out proudly*

[Lord Synical]

This is... my first tournament.
I just want to light someone on fire.
I'll be content.

Also, is it our skill in battle itself or just how fancy our writing is that counts? That's one of the main concerns from my home Forum.

[Arsène]

Writing fancy is an oversimplification of it. You can't write "fancy" if you don't actually focus on the story, which is the battle itself. Writing 17 posts about the beauty of a passing deer, and making a short reference to the fighting would be a shot in the leg for any competitor.

Your job is to write well while battling. You need to tell a compelling story first, and the best parts off a compelling story are the actions. Since you'll be doing fight scenes, you want to keep your audience enthralled by doing epic feats with likable (or unlikable but you see where they're coming from) characters.

I'm not sure what you mean by skill in battle, but the actions your character takes count a lot. They have to be realistic (for the character, not actually realistic. If your character's a seven foot tall fire golem, shooting fire or burning a village are realistic to him) and exciting, as well as being well written.

[Phoenix]

Hey, i am the head admin at TNR. Probably shouldn't have posted this in the FAQ, but yeah, I am swamped with Uni at the moment (and other things) but hopefully/maybe some of my members will represent us in this Invitational. Just thought I'd say hi anyways, and thank you for including us, of course.

[Logan]

Can someone link these non-Althanians to some quality JC battles as examples?

[Zieg dil' Tulfried]

Hey..Torin here. Known for the last 6 years by a couple names, but most notably Torin. Just wanted to welcome all to Althanas.

I'm so old..

You're old? I was already a moderator by the time you put on your first set of Althanas diapers.

Greetings to all. Zieg dil' Tulfried here, mostly retired roleplayer from Althanas. Former moderator in just about every category, including Registration, the Bazaar, Features, Writer of Haidia/Haide, and Judge. Not to mention former Administrator. This little tournament piqued my interest and convinced me to pull the good old Demon High General out of hiding and into the forefront of the battle scene.