rp – The Royal Academy

Sunday night’s Formal Dance hosted for the whole of Brynhildr server was largely a success, featuring close to one hundred participants from both the Nymian Royal Academy, and outside the free company.

The night started with our White Elephant gift exchange. While the rules were confusing at first and some parties had difficulty and confusion, the vast majority of participants exchanged gifts with gusto. Many participants were especially generous, although no restrictions were imposed and gag gifts were allowed, my personal party offered an Emperor’s Throne, a Quaintrelle Ruffled Dress, and Adventerer’s Sweater, and a Glacial Coat just to name a few! FC leadership reflected on the confusing elements and next time we host a gift exchange improvements will be made to ensure that each and every party has a satisfying experience.

Professor Shishido Misido also got his Curry which was promised him in exchange for the lesson of the night before, so that was awesome.

Headmistress Kela set up a playlist in advance so there would be no orchestrion snafus

After the exchange, we turned up the music and had a dance. We had a few orchestral, ballroom style songs but before we knew it everyone had turned up the music and was bouncing around with glowsticks in an amazing raid setting. Headmistress Kela ran around frantically launching fireworks and trading people random prizes all night long!

Following the rave ambient music was played on the orchestrion and the lights were turned down low so our live performers could serenade us with songs from the game – and ONLY songs from the game, I don’t know what you heard but it was all from the FFXIV soundtrack.

A huge thank you to the Brynhildr community that all showed up. I hope you all had as much fun as I did and I am looking forward to hosting more community events on behalf of the Nymian Royal Academy!

Headmistress Kela

As you know, the Royal Academy specializes in organizing and running events of all kinds to encourage our members to play together, where other groups may allow their players to progress through the game using it’s built in matchmaking system, playing solo and parallel to each other.

What happens when you have content where players must organize themselves. Such is the nature of Role-Playing, where those interested players must reach out to each other and organize events. This Saturday the Royal Academy endeavored to expand its content offerings and leapt into the world of RP.

We invited very talented and serious RP character Professor Shishido Misido from Tonberry Warmachine to come give a lecture on Aetherology 101. Topics such as the corporeal and aetherial planes, the lifestream, elemental aspects, and the origination of crystals were discussed at length.

We also learned that the songs The Measure of Our Reach and the Measure of His Reach are different.

In attendance we had:

Headmistress Kekela Kela
Adjunct Sukutak Amasawa
Adjunct Ponyo Amasawa
Mimiko Miko
Jaime Porter
Kekechuri Hohochuri
Louisoix Belanger
Hope Muse
Lillica Vale
Ark Irion
Dinui Mewrilah
Vivian Cerberus
Axianne Redsteele
M’laiboli Fhey
Nadezhda Krjs
Haegar Targaryen

Professor Shishido told me that his largest ever class was fourteen students in attendance. We brought sixteen ourselves so we clearly has a large draw of interest.