Mon Feb 8 14:51:25 2021

At 11 o'clock PM, Day of Thunder, 24th of the Month of the Long Shadows
on the Theran calendar Tissie perished, never to return.

Tissie Ulbrandt

Race: Human

Gender: Female

Class: Outlander invoker, transmuter, shapeshifter, warrior, druid, 
shaman, or animist ranger

Ethos/Align: Chaotic Neutral or Good

Cabal: OUTLANDER

Sphere: Fertility

Religion: Greenways

Role Guidelines:
You grew up in an idyllic farm town… it may have been on the Southern 
continent? You aren’t sure. Your memory of your childhood is extremely 
hazy and though you find it odd, you don’t really feel the need to be 
too concerned about it. You have enough to worry about in the present.

You seem to recall some kind of a head injury, maybe?

But everything seems all right now. (You can make up all sorts of 
memories for this character, but none of them really seem complete to 
you.)

The earliest memory you have is of standing, with your son, and 
watching a little girl with pale skin and dark hair being led away 
from a burnt-out building in Seantryn Modan. You have since lived a 
wonderful life with your boy, traveling across Thera, keeping mostly 
to the wilds. You have  And now that he’s grown, you’ve decided to 
devote yourself further to nature.

You may reminisce with your son, Lonfedric, about your travels and 
generally happy existence traveling Thera and doing odd jobs so you 
will have stories to tell others.

You are a mother at heart. A nurturer and a lover. You have a way with 
all living things, and can tame the wildest plants into a lovely 
garden. Your class choice can be integrated into this perspective. 
Invokers can use the elemental forces of nature to both defend and 
cause harm when needed, for example. Druids can heal and give life, 
but also cause harm. You may be deadly, but murder should not define 
you and you should not come off as bloodthirsty.

You don’t recall many details about your the father of your boy, 
though. You recall he had golden hair like your boy, and he may have 
been an elf? Perhaps he was a human? Odd that you don’t remember 
anything about him. You might make up stories, or the story might 
shift, but you’re not lying - it’s just as though your memory just 
can’t hold onto the details properly.

Motivations: Your motivations are simple at first: You live for your 
child. As you travel and befriend others, you will become dedicated to 
them as well. It will be OK for your motivations to grow and become 
more complex over time.

Your family is the most important thing to you. Your son, Lonfedric, 
is the apple of your eye.
You have a strong instinct to defend those you love and care about. 
You tend to have a soothing effect on all of those around you. You 
chose to join Outlander out of a need to defend and nurture others.

Description Guidelines: Full and luscious dirty-blonde hair, warm, 
brown eyes, tan skin. She has an easy, natural beauty to her that is 
not augmented with makeup or other cosmetics. She is generally calm, 
with a soothing demeanor. She is organized, but in an organic sort of 
way.

Quirks: You always have extra food stuffed away for everyone. If you 
don’t for whatever reason, you grow extremely upset with yourself.

Thanks for choosing the Tree, you made it better, were a good Warden, and Mae was happy to bring a little bit of her perspective to your nurturing disposition . Things like this make the game really unique, come back soon!

Well bless my heart, I am so sorry it has come to this my dears.

Heh..ok first off let me say thank you to all who interacted with Tissie. It was a blast most of the time, some of the times hair pulling frustrating, and other times down right sorrowful. Playing a "mother" in CF took it a bit further then I ever had to, way beyond just playing a female character. To make things even more complicated to me was having an in-game son. It was sort of awkward at times not really knowing how to interact knowing it was another player behind the character and not an NPC.

Also, forgive me as this will be a little hard as I try to pick and choose my words so I do not go into anything about the current Character challenge. Tissie in my mind was a break from the normal views of a few things. I've never been great at mages, as I'm only eh to meh but I enjoy the tool kit they have. What made Tissie harder in my eyes was her personal view of fertility and life. She would defend any and all to the best of her ability, but she hated aggression. She would rather just drive people away, or make it annoying where she did not have to try to kill you.

I will also admit I was probably a ####ty outlander. She was played more like an old school Sylvan, and saw ALL life as valuable. She did not hate cities or order, but thought it just made them numb to suffering and pain because large cities makes you a faceless mob. A person among a crowd. I would aid evil outlanders when it was for defense purposes without second thought..but they would grow upset when I would not shield them to hunt outside the refuge. (exception was retrieval or hunting Necro/AP/Mino). I got so much #### from Trib and treated horribly when I was perhaps the one person you could have talked to and had a conversation with and attempted some sort of connection. Alas it was not to be, as I got ganked down, abused, etc lol. I HATE tribs (No offense Ish!) It was amusing though when I left the Refuge all of the sudden "oh, you are cool now. You have changed your views right?" Oh...no. No I have not. I'm not dumping core beliefs because I left. Just different way of following them. ANYWAY...on to goodbyes.

First to Rah:
Thank you, this was my first character challenge I have entered as they were not a thing when I was a constant player. After coming back after all those years gone and hearing about the last one I was interested. It kind of took me from part time player to a regular again, just waiting for the contest. The story line, character backgrounds and interactions have been amazing. The end, well I love how you handled it and I would like to Tissie handled it perfectly in her way. I will admit, it got me a little choked up while reading the interactions and it pulled at the heart strings. But I always knew she was destined for something like this :p I am glad I was able to help bring your vision to light, and I can not wait to see the full story. I think it blossomed into something greater then you ever expected it to be.

Lonfedric: My little golden finch. Man....it was strange having a RL son in game. It was that awkward moments in the beginning of trying to figure out how to handle it and become comfortable with it. I would like to think it fell into a good interaction and felt way more natural and fun after the first few times. I was always watching you either Improved Invis, cham, etc like a good mother And even on the discord channel every time I saw your name pop up on a pk I actually cheered and felt pride "Thats my boy!" lol. I WANTED to travel a bit with you and such...but I tried to walk that line of not being seen as "Fortlander" as so many want to complain about. So it ended up with just small visits to the Fort to check up. Plus...you really did not need my help in any way, you were a beast on your own.

Tristhana: Sorry if I tore out your heart there at the end..but well Tissie was Tissie She knew you were just a ball of hate...but thought it was self hate and she really felt bad for you. I know you did not want her pity and she would never say that..cause well there would be a rant. Always looked to find ways to try to cheer you up or remind you of nice things...which always backfired on me. Half the time I'm sitting there going "warning, warning...dont respond! Its a trap!" Heh. LOVED the character and I hope I made it fun for you. I never took any personal and you really made me feel for a character. So that is a mark of a greater player/character. Thank you

Dollerveim: My little candy fiend! I loved our banter back and forth and I REALLY felt bad for you. You were truly caught in a rock and a hard place when the fetish was taken. Tissie saw you as the little kid always trying to please the teacher or someone and it endeared you to her. I was always trying to prod you to go beyond, and find a new path..but alas it was not to be. Great character and can not wait to see what the future holds for you!

Vrimold: Again, I really do wish I had more interactions with you. Just the first encounter you caught me after a retrival/gank down at the spire and I was a bit annoyed ooc. So I did not want to get in a conversation as my frustration would come out and ruin Tissies RP. The other time..well it was just bad timing right after Lon's death. What lttle I had gathered from Tris and your pride rp...I was starting to come up with some points to talk about. Then you went and died. Ah well.

Ganndretia: Well, being a paladin we really did not get much time to interact and I'm sorry for that. I'm also sorry for other things. Hope it turns out good for you and I can not wait to see how things go.

Maeneekoni: Thank you so much. You were an awesome character to play against and temper to Tissies positive/joyful outlook on things. Really sorry for what happened at the end, but I think you were looking for that or expecting it. I enjoyed our talks and what have you so again thank you!

Alendross: Man, I loved your character and always was happy when you were around. It took me a bit to understand what was going on when there was the strange CB or says. Then I laughed as I finally got it. I felt bad some of the deaths you ate when I was around and felt really bad as I tried to word you once and messed up and next round you died. So sorry

Zydeki: Hah..yes yes you will never get a chance to kill me now. I enjoyed you as well and found it fun when you were around. I had no problem with giving you shields near the Refuge but there was no way in hell I was going to give them to you so you could go and hunt outside. And the wording you was funny but was an ooc accident on my part. But well..I had to roll with it! And no way was I going to attack you back :p I fully expected you to kill me for it. But was pleasantly surprised you did not and Tissie felt she made a positive influence on you.

Ivylok: I liked your character and I thought you were going to go far and be around a while. Was really disappointed when I saw that you deleted. Our debate was getting good and I totally understood your stance and yes...in a few ways I was ####ty outlander as I wanted to try to solve issues without pk. I felt like there were other ways that goals could be accomplished, (and in truth..prob because I have never played an outlander...only Sylvans back in my Imm days) So yeah...But then I had to go and we could not continue our debate...never saw you again after that. So sad. Hope you are carrying on as a new character.

Rest of Outlander: There were so many of you that I interacted with and tried to be there for. Forgive me for not naming everyone but so many have come and gone. Thank you to each and every one of you for putting up with me, showing me some of the ropes and what have you. I hope you enjoyed your candy.


Trib on the whole: Hate you assholes :p I was only ever flagged once (and was a ticky tack #### flag...yes legit but one so many DONT get flagged for). And I was the most non aggressive outlander who sought other ways to achieve things. Yet I was treated as the most vile thing. And it seemed like once it was learned that I was non-aggression I was hunted even MORE. Ah well. I really dont hate the players...just the characters. Its fustrating to eat deaths, get ganked, face 4 people retrieving...each with guards..etc. Ah well.

Empire: Zraldar: Dude...I HATED you. Well done. I was honestly confused to no end about that out of area damage attack. I was like "there is no way in hell he got from the refuge to the Southern Cont and found the area I teleported to!" I did not know about that commune...and it killed me twice. So not sure when it was changed..but it worked December/January out of area and across continents I got lucky on that kill on you at the refuge, and one of the few times I TRIED to be aggressive and not make people flee. Props to you to always coming.

The other Imperials I did not have a lot of interaction with. Sorry

Fortress: Beyond Lond, I think the only other Fortress I interacted with was Minverna. I enjoyd giving out candy to you and the rest of the fort as I saw it as a thank you for watching out for Lond. I was happy you got a leadership position but then sad when you deleted not long aftre. Ah well..good luck.

Ok..I am sure I am missing a lot of people as its been a long fun ride. Thank you to those who made this character fun, sad and all around a blast to play most of the time. I cant wait to see how this all turns out and then to get the PBF.

>I will admit, it got me a little choked up while reading the
>interactions and it pulled at the heart strings.

Man, you and me both!

>But I always knew she was destined for something like this :p
>I am glad I was able to help bring your vision to light, and
>I can not wait to see the full story. I think it blossomed into
>something greater then you ever expected it to be.

Tissie was pitch-perfect and you did such a fantastic job, especially considering how much of a stretch it must have been for you. I'm glad you enjoyed the experience.

I have loved watching all of these characters take on such amazing life, and that's a testament to the players' creativity. It certainly has blossomed into something greater than I could have expected. But the last challenge did, too.

Thanks for putting so much into this character. I didn't expect this outcome, but as you said, it's fitting in its own way.

And welcome back to the fields!

This was disheartening to see.
I had something in store for
you and you go and do that. I
really enjoyed Tissie and you
did a great job bringing the
character to life. Now I'll
never eat your entrails. Shame
on you.

Scyreth

Alendross: Man, I loved your character and always was happy when you were around. It took me a bit to understand what was going on when there was the strange CB or says. Then I laughed as I finally got it. I felt bad some of the deaths you ate when I was around and felt really bad as I tried to word you once and messed up and next round you died. So sorry

Alendross was convinced you were not a hunter at all. He learned from his mistakes of trying to hunt based on you and quickly moved to just treat it as him hunting with the occasional thunderclap from nature that you might cause, ha! Your nurturing touch was something the wardens desperately needed. In all of Alendross' life there hasn't been that so it took seeing you in the role to realize what it was and how Thar-Eris benefitted from it. You seemed to bring joy to all who interacted with you and that seems pretty keen. GLWYN!

I always looked forward to seeing Tissie's conversations, I loved the positivity and the very MOM vibe you projected. It was beyond heartbreaking when you lost Lonfedric, and I cried actual tears at the response. Apricots are never enough for these sorts of circumstances, alas.

Well really sad to see you go too! You always made him think of what life would be like on the other side. Which I'd say is generally really good Warden RP. Hopefully you come back with something else soon! It made things a lot better once you stopped trying to retrieve against nearly suidical odds. Anyways! You did great GLWYN!

I never stopped I continued to retrieve against such odds, you just were not around.

I was impressed you got the kill in that one fight and always like to see people figuring things out vs ducking fights that went badly before.

At least one of the times I got you on the southern continent, tribs told me you were there and I think you might have died from fighting Kira anyway.

Anyway like I said when I died I enjoyed the few interactions we got outside of fights and wish I had of had time for a few more.

Way to rip my (OOC) heart out at the end. (And many times before that, if I'm being honest).

Tissie was a triumph in many ways, and I'm sad we were at odds. You created such a vibrant and empathetic character... even with the 'pit of despair' comments. I really hope you had a good time playing this out because your roleplay was a breath of fresh air for me. A well-mannered insightful Outlander? How unique!

Anyways, can't say much beyond that till this whole thing is over. You did great. GLWYN.