Quests|

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Quests are special contests run once a month. They usually involve finding a place, object, or creature that has some value or importance.

Members may enter by starting a thread that describes in detail finding a certain place or item (or however else the quest is fulfilled). Quest threads should be marked with [q] in the title to allow the staff to find them easily.

Staff then judge the entries based on originality, creativity, spelling and grammar (not that we're English nazis, but if you consistently misspell words, it gets hard to follow your post), whether the mission was fulfilled (obviously, if your character doesn't find anything, you sort of missed the point), and depth of writing (descriptiveness without becoming aimless). Basically, we're just looking for the best and most creative posts.

Quest winners will get to keep whatever they found or gained in their post (so make it something good but don't go overboard!), as well as gaining a quest point. Quest points are needed for gaining the epic level of your class.

All quest entries will be placed; remember that you don't always have to get first place to earn quest points.

A member may enter all their characters (in separate threads), but only one of each alignment/class will be able to win. The others will be placed after all other member's gryohons have been placed.

*Not all quests will have only one winner. Some may have more than one (based on class, alignment, etc).

If you're not sure what to write or what we're looking for, try looking at past month's quests. You can also PM any of the staff with questions (we won't tell you what to write, but we're always willing to help).

*Occasionally staff will enter contests as well because they need quest points to reach ranks, too. When this occurs, a poll will be posted so that members that did not participate may vote for the winners. =)

We will keep a record here of prior quests and who won (or placed).

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QUEST #1:

The holy places of the Triad have been lost. Spirituality has been renewed enough in recent years for the Ruins of the Triad Temple to be discovered, and followers of Talinie gather there monthly to worship, but where are the holy places for the other gods?

All gryphons have three days to hunt out one holy place of their god/goddess (excepting Talinie's temple, which has already been found). The full moon will not only provide light, but offer the time in which the Watchers may most easily be found. Thus, on April 8-10 the quest for the holy places will be run. The moon will be full on the 9th of April, but seekers may also describe their findings on the previous or following day, while the moon is still nearly full. That means no posting prior to 12:00AM PST on April 8th, and no posting after 11:59PM PST on April 10th.

Posts should have [q] listed in their title so that they can easily be found/identified and should end with the standard:
[b]Number of Words:[/b]
[b]Things To Know:[/b]
[b]Character:[/b]
[b]Anything Else?[/b]

If you don't add these to your quest post, we will be forced to disqualify you, so please make sure that they are there.

Don't forget to describe the holy place well, so that future gryphons can also come there to worship.