Ab Antiquo

There’s plenty of positivity to be found around Ravenblack City if one goes looking. The following bits and bobs were compiled over the past week of merely watching, listening, and reporting on the goings on within the streets, pubs, and various other establishments.

Saints of Salem
The Saints of Salem is a new organization founded by James St. John in June 2020 to ensafenate (no, this is not a word, but it should be a word) our city streets. The goal of the organization is to rid the world of threats - mainly hunters and paladins who hunt down supernatural beings. Since its inauguration, a whopping total of 634 hunters and paladins, and a feral werewolf have been eliminated by the members of the group!

NightWatch Hub Giveaways
I’m sure many of you have entered the weekly giveaways sponsored by the NightWatch over at the Hub, but I bet you didn’t know why they were occurring so frequently. As explained by NightWatch Commander smitsmit, “I noticed that while the Transit Guards and our shopfinders have always relied on both hunters and donations to survive, they were now thriving with the addition of the new Perception ability. So, I wanted to do something to give back to the community more, as well as try to stimulate interest in the Hub community in general.” If any of the city’s groups have interest in giveaway collaborations with the NightWatch, please find smit...at the Hub of course!

http://thehub.ravenblack.city/

Birthday Shrine
Moirai went all out for his childe Mandolin on Sunday, August 2nd! Over the preceding week, he’d set up an ofrenda dedicated to Mandolin at Hellfire Club, much to the confusion of patrons. All was revealed on Sunday: the spectacle was in honor of Mandolin’s birthday - and make up for time spent apart - culminating in the arrival of a pony dressed like a pink ballerina and a giant pink birthday cake. Happy Birthday Mandolin! (Whether or not not it’s actually your birthday)

Charismas in July
The Ferrymen are known for gathering intelligence and helping out around the city, typically with shops and guild hunting. Lesser known are the events held every December and July: Merry Charismas and Charismas in July. Both events have one purpose: complete as many charisma quests as possible! This year’s Charismas in July wrapped up on August first, with members of Ferrymen and their friends completing a whopping 195 Charisma quests, requiring a total of 984 helpers to complete the jobs!!

• Total number of quests completed:
  90 Level 1 Charisma Quests
  77 Level 2 Charisma Quests
  28 Level 3 Charisma Quests

Keep an eye out for Merry Charismas this December if you have Charisma quests that need doing!


I'd like to give a heartfelt thank you to those who helped make this lil piece possible,
either by providing tips, information, or simply suggesting something going on. Y'all know who you are. And a special thank you to Seyda who coauthored this piece!

I was really wondering about things in the Hellfire club. For just a second I worried that something had happened to Mandolin. Glad it was just her gaining another great year under her timeless belt.

Slow news night?

I had no idea about Charismas in July! I'll keep that in mind for future reference.

This was pretty nice. Can we expect more?

Quade wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 01, 2020 12:46 am

...so y dont 1 of u write this good news column?

this is sick! kool that u all took my advice n stopped whinin n jus did it urself! baby troll got some legs after all i guess huh karen?

the best part is this can happen AND positive pebbles can happen. at the same time. 2gether. in harmony.


what a caRayZyZyZyZyZy ideYaYaYaa.


k bai.

Actually, I think the real points missed are the following:

1. People use Scuttlebutt because too scared to say negative things. I'm not judging, but it's easier for most people to say nicer things than negative things to people.
2. If you want to promote change, kudos to you (general). But walk the walk for a while. Giving gold stars for cute things, while cute and nice, doesn't convey to me, personally, I want the community to change- unless I start the change and focus on those everywhere making the change.

drew wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 11:11 am

2. If you want to promote change, kudos to you (general). But walk the walk for a while. Giving gold stars for cute things, while cute and nice, doesn't convey to me, personally, I want the community to change- unless I start the change and focus on those everywhere making the change.

Is this directed at Quade or Vex or the article or scuttlebutt or a lesson from you for all citizens in general? I'm not sure I understand what's being said.

Joy wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:29 pm

drew wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 11:11 am

2. If you want to promote change, kudos to you (general). But walk the walk for a while. Giving gold stars for cute things, while cute and nice, doesn't convey to me, personally, I want the community to change- unless I start the change and focus on those everywhere making the change.

Is this directed at Quade or Vex or the article or scuttlebutt or a lesson from you for all citizens in general? I'm not sure I understand what's being said.

Confused me too.....

It was kind of in support of Vex's efforts as he did the leg work and posted things with more substance than previous attempts of promoting positivity.
Tessa's idea isn't a bad one per say, but if you (general) don't like the supposed negativity/toxicity of the other article, you're going to have to do more than what's previously been done. Which, I guess encompasses Quade's do both idea.

drew wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:18 pm

It was kind of in support of Vex's efforts as he did the leg work and posted things with more substance than previous attempts of promoting positivity.
Tessa's idea isn't a bad one per say, but if you (general) don't like the supposed negativity/toxicity of the other article, you're going to have to do more than what's previously been done. Which, I guess encompasses Quade's do both idea.

That is exactly what my original suggestion was. There's nothing wrong with what she's going, but it's far less than it could be. Keep the anon submission box, just do more with it. Instead of commenting on someone's submission, go dig into who that person is. Do a little interview, sit down with someone, branch out, have fun with it, put a little more work into it, and the results would likely be a whole lot more than they are now. She's welcome to use this format - it's a mix of highlights of events and happenings, mini interview, and amusing observed interaction for a reason.

Also, in case anyone was wondering why we chose the title, Seyda and I are notoriously petty, but we can be pretty, too sometimes.