You all know what this post is for...

[Damask the Minstrel]

You could... but then we'd have to read more Birch.

Oh, zing!

(And I know I wanted to talk about Dammy, but... is it that obvious who I am? XD)

[Birch]

Well played, Sir Robin, well played.

Have none of us guessed your identity? Umm . . . I'll start with the standard. Have you ever been in another contest?

[Damask the Minstrel]

Two. And one other top 30.

[Cairn Destop]

1 - Name the sex and species of the other survivor characters you played.

2 - What was your highest finish?

3 - Which other ROC sites do you frequent?

4 - Have you ever done character art either officially or unofficially?

[Sycamore]

Of course he's done character art! I have a clear picture of Damask in my head because of his fantastic ability to paint pictures with words!

[Damask the Minstrel]

Well, this'll give it away for sure... but it was about that time, anyway. ^.-

1. Female Jay and Male Grackle. (Now some of those suggestions about comparisons to Tiberuvsky that you gave me in PM are kind of, well, ironic. ^.^)

2. Top 3.

3. Terrouge, the RFF, and Redwall MUCK.

4. Unofficially, I did about 4 or 5 of the RV3 folks.

So, yeah... if you don't get it from this, you're not going to. (Feel free to let everyone know in your next post, Cairn.)

[Cairn Destop]

Well, I am both surprised and pleased learning your identity.  As you said, the answers given to my questions did indeed point to your other identity.

I'll not ruin the guessing game if anyone wishes to continue asking questions, but now I know.

As I said in my PMs during this game, I have been pleased and honored that you asked for my input.  It meant a lot to me.

[Damask the Minstrel]

Well, I'll go ahead and spoil it.

Damask the Minstrel is authored by Shytalon the Bard. (Hmm... odd similarity, no? ^.-)

And, as I mentioned above, my other characters are Tiberuvsky and Sturnus.

(And let me say, no offense to my QB2 or ROCS3 mates -- this group is fan-flippin'-tastic. Some of the best writers around. Just... not the most organized. ^.-)

[Sycamore]

(And let me say, no offense to my QB2 or ROCS3 mates -- this group is fan-flippin'-tastic. Some of the best writers around. Just... not the most organized. ^.-)

/__\

It's hard not to take offense when something starts with "no offense".

Just kidding, Sturny! I love you!

[Damask the Minstrel]

*bonks* Well, then let me say I'm a lot better than I was. Howzat, whinybritches. XD

[Cricket Argyll]

Y'know this should've been obvious to me. Note to Self: Always guess Tibs when there's a bird involved. XD You did a fantastic job, Tibs, I really would've loved to see Damask finish out the contest, but I know the situation that's keeping you from continuing and heavens, you have reason to be stepping out when you did. I do love the fact that Damask isn't actually dead. What is this the second time in ROC survivor game history where the character voted off didn't actually die? I remember our dear little quixotic hamster...and now a quixotic robin... I see a pattern emerging! Anybody I forgot, though?

Oh, and like Sycamore, I'm highly insulted. Sure, your bird found a mouse to love in this contest, but where was the bird for my innocent little mousey in ROC:S3? Eh? EH?

Love ya, Tibs, and most excellent run.

[Sycamore]

*bonks* Well, then let me say I'm a lot better than I was. Howzat, whinybritches. XD

Aww! I've made no improvements! I still write broken hero good types!!

*hugs Lally and cries*

[Damask the Minstrel]

You DIED before I could meet you for hugs and whatnots.

But, yus. I certainly do love my birdies. (I can't help it -- no one else likes them, so they need a champion! ...Inny just had to beat me to it, officially, didn't he?)

Oh, and to the curious. The situation is simply me having to move in a month. Finals + packing = no writing for Dammy-bird.

(EDIT to Syccie: See? You need a good villain to purge your system.)

[Sycamore]

Ooh! That's right! You've only played birds in these things, haven't you? I wonder if there's any other survivor author that was unadulterated in their species. And while I know that jays, grackles and robins are certainly not of the same species, with such a limited amount of birds around, I think we can group them all together.

[Cairn Destop]

I do love the fact that Damask isn't actually dead. What is this the second time in ROC survivor game history where the character voted off didn't actually die? I remember our dear little quixotic hamster...and now a quixotic robin...

And lets not forget Pierce in QB-4 who wrote his exit as an escape instead of death.  Also, in the original QB-1 contest, there was no rule about the fate of the character voted out.  I believe there were a few who "walked away" from the story.  Then there is the double elimination in QB-5 of Sister Nadine and Hector, both of whom exited as living characters.