This was done by Lady Kiri... I'll add the later parts in a diffrent post....
POY History, Part One
The following is the history of POY and my history on INN, as I lived it.
I first came onto INN (then known as TSN) approximately three
years ago. The first character I made was an Elf Ranger by the name of Lady Kiri. (Kiri is shortened from Kirien Ellison de Saint Clare, a 12th century Celtic name used by me while in the Society for Creative Anachronism.) Other characters in my first set included Willow (Wiz, of Armageddon guild) and Dances, epi "W/Wolves" (Barb).
At that time Protectors of Yserbius had just been formed. It was headed by its Emperor, ICEMAN, and its Empress, Intereste. Under them were Kings and Queens, assigned to individual hosts. Intereste approached me and asked if I'd like to join POY. After discussing the purpose of the guild, and giving it some thought, I told her that I would. She brought me into POY as a Squire. By joining the guild I acquired a set of friends who helped me learn and who charged me to pass on the knowledge I had gained from them.
It was not long after, that I met the character FRENZY (not the Frenzy who is now in the Mercs), who was from my home state of Michigan. We became close friends and spent much of our time together while he was on INN. Due to the time difference between Michigan and California there were also times when we'd be on separately and during these times he took notice of the EXCALIBUR guild. We had already learned most of the quests and felt that it would be interesting to learn to spar. When asked to join EXCALIBUR we made new characters (Silencia and Storme) and joined. I still feel that that guild had the best manner of teaching Honorable sparring, and it kept the knowledge gained current by frequent practice and games.
Feanor was then King of Roleplay Inn, and approached me one day to tell me that I had been recommended to become a Baroness in POY. (I'd been a member for about six months.) I told him I didn't feel worthy...to which he replied..."Yes, you are...we've been watching you and have noticed that you spend all your time helping others". It was Intereste who had recommended my promotion.
Storme and I (as Silencia) played as a couple in Yserbius for about a year, during which time we honed our skills at questing and sparring by practice, and by periodically making new characters to test our knowledge of the quests by using blank maps. He eventually left INN because of real world concerns.
During the time I was active in the EXCALIBUR guild, Firedancer acted as my friend and mentor, and has remainded a close friend since.
Approximately three months prior to Storme leaving INN, my real world husband of 15 years walked out, thinking he'd fallen in love with another. This led to my spending nearly all of my free time on INN, and strengthened the bond between myself and my friends on INN.
I was approached again by King Feanor and informed that there were major political problems within POY. Eventually this led to most of the high members dropping out of the guild. I did not leave, feeling it would do no good to do so, whether or not I agreed with the leaders. Staying in, and being a Baroness, I could still work for the good of the guild. Basically, I was not involved in the politics because I worked swing shift, which precluded me from being on line during times of internal strife.
After Storme left, I returned to using my Lady Kiri character most of the time, teaching quests, sparring and bringing new members into POY. I believed, and still believe, in a guild whose main purpose is to help others...both during their time on INN, and in their personal lives (when appropriate).
POY almost disappeared. ICEMAN and Intereste were no longer leading POY. There were perhaps 6 - 8 members who were occasionally around. Seeing this, I went to Feanor and asked him to please keep the guild going, and asked how I might help. His response was that he would remain as King (he was the only King left) and rebuild POY ONLY if I would act as Queen. (Gulp!) I tried telling him that I could do just as much by being a Baroness in the guild, but he'd have none of it, saying that he respected me and wanted others to see a Queen around too. I gave in (I did not feel worthy) and became Queen of POY and co-ruler (with joint & equal authority & responsibility). This was in November of 1993, if memory serves me.
Early in 1994, Feanor informed me that he was going to leave INN for awhile because of a RL job relocation. I told him that I'd keep the guild going in his absence and looked forward to his return. For reasons unknown, he did not return.
After he'd left I set about building the guild...sometimes calling on my friend Oak to help. A new rank structure was formed, rules governing the members were set up, and meetings were held on a regular basis. Many of the members of INN who'd known me a long time offered to make characters to join POY. Some former members of POY returned when they saw it better organized...and (blush) because they liked me personally.
POY grew to well over 100 members, becoming one of the largest and oldest guilds on INN. Since it was impossible for me to keep up with everything single- handedly, I asked Oak to join the guild and assist me, which he did as Queen's Counsellor. He was able to be here when I was not (I was still working swing shift). Our ideals and goals for the guild were very much the same. Our criteria for new members was set up to preclude any joining who did not meet our standards. We did NOT accept everyone who asked to join. In general, this was the time that POY became "a safe and enjoyable home for all to play".
------to be continued------
POY History, Part One
The following is the history of POY and my history on INN, as I lived it.
I first came onto INN (then known as TSN) approximately three
years ago. The first character I made was an Elf Ranger by the name of Lady Kiri. (Kiri is shortened from Kirien Ellison de Saint Clare, a 12th century Celtic name used by me while in the Society for Creative Anachronism.) Other characters in my first set included Willow (Wiz, of Armageddon guild) and Dances, epi "W/Wolves" (Barb).
At that time Protectors of Yserbius had just been formed. It was headed by its Emperor, ICEMAN, and its Empress, Intereste. Under them were Kings and Queens, assigned to individual hosts. Intereste approached me and asked if I'd like to join POY. After discussing the purpose of the guild, and giving it some thought, I told her that I would. She brought me into POY as a Squire. By joining the guild I acquired a set of friends who helped me learn and who charged me to pass on the knowledge I had gained from them.
It was not long after, that I met the character FRENZY (not the Frenzy who is now in the Mercs), who was from my home state of Michigan. We became close friends and spent much of our time together while he was on INN. Due to the time difference between Michigan and California there were also times when we'd be on separately and during these times he took notice of the EXCALIBUR guild. We had already learned most of the quests and felt that it would be interesting to learn to spar. When asked to join EXCALIBUR we made new characters (Silencia and Storme) and joined. I still feel that that guild had the best manner of teaching Honorable sparring, and it kept the knowledge gained current by frequent practice and games.
Feanor was then King of Roleplay Inn, and approached me one day to tell me that I had been recommended to become a Baroness in POY. (I'd been a member for about six months.) I told him I didn't feel worthy...to which he replied..."Yes, you are...we've been watching you and have noticed that you spend all your time helping others". It was Intereste who had recommended my promotion.
Storme and I (as Silencia) played as a couple in Yserbius for about a year, during which time we honed our skills at questing and sparring by practice, and by periodically making new characters to test our knowledge of the quests by using blank maps. He eventually left INN because of real world concerns.
During the time I was active in the EXCALIBUR guild, Firedancer acted as my friend and mentor, and has remainded a close friend since.
Approximately three months prior to Storme leaving INN, my real world husband of 15 years walked out, thinking he'd fallen in love with another. This led to my spending nearly all of my free time on INN, and strengthened the bond between myself and my friends on INN.
I was approached again by King Feanor and informed that there were major political problems within POY. Eventually this led to most of the high members dropping out of the guild. I did not leave, feeling it would do no good to do so, whether or not I agreed with the leaders. Staying in, and being a Baroness, I could still work for the good of the guild. Basically, I was not involved in the politics because I worked swing shift, which precluded me from being on line during times of internal strife.
After Storme left, I returned to using my Lady Kiri character most of the time, teaching quests, sparring and bringing new members into POY. I believed, and still believe, in a guild whose main purpose is to help others...both during their time on INN, and in their personal lives (when appropriate).
POY almost disappeared. ICEMAN and Intereste were no longer leading POY. There were perhaps 6 - 8 members who were occasionally around. Seeing this, I went to Feanor and asked him to please keep the guild going, and asked how I might help. His response was that he would remain as King (he was the only King left) and rebuild POY ONLY if I would act as Queen. (Gulp!) I tried telling him that I could do just as much by being a Baroness in the guild, but he'd have none of it, saying that he respected me and wanted others to see a Queen around too. I gave in (I did not feel worthy) and became Queen of POY and co-ruler (with joint & equal authority & responsibility). This was in November of 1993, if memory serves me.
Early in 1994, Feanor informed me that he was going to leave INN for awhile because of a RL job relocation. I told him that I'd keep the guild going in his absence and looked forward to his return. For reasons unknown, he did not return.
After he'd left I set about building the guild...sometimes calling on my friend Oak to help. A new rank structure was formed, rules governing the members were set up, and meetings were held on a regular basis. Many of the members of INN who'd known me a long time offered to make characters to join POY. Some former members of POY returned when they saw it better organized...and (blush) because they liked me personally.
POY grew to well over 100 members, becoming one of the largest and oldest guilds on INN. Since it was impossible for me to keep up with everything single- handedly, I asked Oak to join the guild and assist me, which he did as Queen's Counsellor. He was able to be here when I was not (I was still working swing shift). Our ideals and goals for the guild were very much the same. Our criteria for new members was set up to preclude any joining who did not meet our standards. We did NOT accept everyone who asked to join. In general, this was the time that POY became "a safe and enjoyable home for all to play".
------to be continued------
