A Warm Welcome and Some General Information

[Airan]

The sands are stained with blood and the water runs red. Piracy is officially dead, slain along with the legendary King of all Pirates: Captain Blade by the paws of the Badgerlord Atlas Stormstripe, and the Rogue Crew. The seas are finally calm, and, for once, progress has begun to push through Mossflower Country and the surrounding lands as trade has finally become possible. No longer do beasts pay with kindness but instead with coins, and villages and ports have begun to spring up all along the coasts, as if overnight, in the ever-expanding search for adventure, wealth, and opportunity.

But there are whispers in the wind, rumors that on an uncharted island across the sea, Captain Blade left behind a treasure the likes of which nobeast has ever seen, one that could make a beast richer than even in their wildest dreams. But the island is not uninhabited, and even the toughest of sailors have either not returned or have come home empty-pawed; their eyes filled with fear as they recite tales of bloodthirsty savages, giant serpents, and a mysterious spectral ship that appears from the mist on the darkest of nights.

But that is not enough to scare away everybeast, and ten brave beasts shall soon face the true dangers the island has to offer in their quest for riches. Who will live? Who will die? But most importantly, who will be the first to claim the Lost Treasure of Captain Blade?

Hello everyone and welcome to Mossflower Odyssey III: The Lost Treasure of Captain Blade. I'm Airan and I'll be your coordinator for this evening, posting up announcements, answering questions, handling some of the story, and all that jazz. I also want to briefly give a huge round of applause to Tara, for helping me to make all of this possible. Thanks so much for you help, Tara.

If you're new to the site or the Redwall Survivor scene, and you're confused at all, here's some general information for you:

What is a Redwall Survivor Contest?

A Redwall Survivor Contest is basically a collaborative story set in the Redwall universe in which ten different writers will each write a character of their own creation, all interacting with one another and pushing the plot forward until its inevitable ending. But this is a contest, so there is some competition to it. Every week, after the contestants have all finished putting up their respective posts and chapters, the audience will then vote for their LEAST favorite character of the group, and whichever character receives the most votes, they must then off themselves from the story, whether it be through the traditional method of killing themselves off or some other method if that's not currently realistic with what's happening in the story.

This keeps going every week until we reach a Top 3. Then, after a final week, the audience will vote one last time, but this time for who their MOST favorite character is and who they believe should win the contest. Then the top 3 will finish the story together and congratulate themselves on a job well done.

So, how do I make it into one of these contests?

Before the final ten characters are chosen, they must first go through the application process. During the application process, you will write a short blurb about your character, which must fit one of ten categories. This is not to say that you write a bio like you would for an RP, where you describe their physical appearance, likes and dislikes, favorite color, etc, but instead, think of it like a short story, where you will write a scene showcasing who they are. Maybe it's just a regular day in the life for them, or maybe it's a defining moment of their entire existence.

While some of it doesn't apply to this contest, Tara has written a very good guide to writing applications here:  http://redwallsurvivor.com/forums/index.php?topic=420.0

After you've submitted your application(s) and the application inbox closes on May 29th, the other judges and I will vote on the top 3 best applications for each of the 10 categories based on their creativity, character, and writing skill, which will become the Top 30. For the next week, these applications will be put up publicly so that other members of the audience can read them and decide which is their favorite, which they will then vote on. The application with the highest number of votes from each category will then ultimately become a member of the main cast, and the story will begin.

For now, applications are already open, so feel free to read the prologue, discuss the competition, and speculate to your hearts content.

[Opal]

Hey everyone. For whatever reason, SMF is no longer successfully sending any emails, which unfortunately means I no longer get emails when there's a new registration. So until I get this sorted, I'll be checking for new registrations every day. If you haven't been approved within 24 hours of registering, please email me at redwallsurvivor AT gmail DOT com. Sorry for the inconvenience.

[Opal]

Just kidding! Gmail apparently decided to put all of the emails in my spam folder for every single one of my email addresses (meaning it's probably done that for everyone). I forgot it does like to randomly do this, such as with important invoices and things that are not spam that I've never reported as such. Lovely! Thanks, Google!

If you use gmail, check your spam folder, and please mark it as not spam. The emails are working. Thank you.