Imladris Rhîw Mereth (Elven Winter Feast)

CONTESTS

Beleg Curu (Great Craft) Best Yule Themed Elven Story, Poem, or Music

• IC Gift - an elven crafted instrument (RP only)
• OOC - 100gp

Bain Êl (Beautiful Star) Best Dressed Yule Themed Elf

• IC Gfit- A rare elven crafted ring (RP only)
• OOC - 100gp

Tâd Bain Elin (Two beautiful Stars) Best Dressed Yule Themed Elven Couple

• IC Gift - A matching set of elven crafted circlets (RP only)
• OOC - 200gp (100gp each)

Rare Optional Mystery Awards
Don't expect these to be given unless someone really shines above the rest.
Be the best version of you, you can be.

Thand Gell (True Joy)

• IC Gift - Silver Statue of Uilos flowers (RP only)
• OOC - 100gp

Anor Lûth (Sun Charm)

• IC Gift - Gold Statue of Uilos flowers with representation of the sun shining (RP only)
• OOC - 200gp

CONTEST RULES

*MUST READ*
Written OOC for Clarity

• Must be an Elf, since this is an Elf only event.

• We are looking for both the Best Elven AND Yule or Winter themed participants in all categories.

• Must be registered for contests by 2:30pm Servertime the day of the day of the event, then stay the duration until the announcement of winners at 5pm, if you leave after you perform and show up at the end, you will be disqualified from all prizes.

• You may participate in all categories, but you may only win ONE of the best dressed awards.

• Must be at least 4 participants for each category in order for there to be judging for that category. So let your Elven friends know!

• Must be participating in RP.

• Must be lore & RP friendly with your character name, kinship name, RP, music, poems, stories. (It is highly recommended that you ask any questions you may have before showing up and being disappointed you didn't win anything.)

• Your performance may not be longer than 5 mins

• If more people register than there is time, those who registered last, will be cut first, so register early.

• Members of Loth-i-Lonnath may not win prizes, but may share music, poems, stories if time allows.

REGISTRATION

OOC Registration (REQUIRED)

Send In-game mail or Message on LA (**Not /tell**) to Lothoniel at any time between now the start of the event, with the name, kinship name, and clearly state which contests you want to participate in. If ALL, state ALL. Include the title of the music, poem, story you wish to share and approximately how long it is. Include a brief summary about what you are sharing. If it is an original piece you have created, then state this in your registration mail. OOC registration is strongly recommended to determine ahead of time if you qualify for participation.

IC Registration (optional for RP)

You may register between 1:30 and 2:30pm Severtime IC in the registration room of the kinhall. Provide your name, kinship, and title of piece you are performing, how long it is, and a little about it, to the edhel behind the table. Answer any questions asked about it.

YOUR PERFORMANCE

This is for those sharing music, poems or stories only. When performance begins, participants will be asked to go back stage (yes we have a real back stage area). Participants will be announced by name, and title of their piece, to perform. You will then come from the back stage area to the front and perform. If you are not present when called, we will go to the next person on the list and you will miss your opportunity and be disqualified. After your performance, you may join the audience behind the food and drink tables.

WINNERS

Winners will be announced at 5pm /servertime. You will be called to stand again on the stage to receive your prize. You must have been present for the duration of the event to win a prize. Winners will be displayed on our website, full name and kinship listed. There will also a be an IC announcement of the winners on Laurelin Archives.

PRIZES

All prizes will be delivered via in-game mail upon the announcement of the winners. IC prizes are RPed on our stage at the time of the annoucement. OOC prizes are delivered with in-game mail. The OOC gold amount given is a representation of tha value of the IC prize

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LAST ROLEPLAYING NOTES

In addition to the above remember...

• Lore focused, immersion role-play environment.

(We are serious about it being a lore friendly and RP immersion environment. Those found to be intentionally disruptive to the RP environment will be asked to leave. However, that being said, please be polite and role with things. Not everyone knows every detail of lore/dates/names/language - thus, bombastic lore police are not welcome. As a public event, we are only looking for a good effort, not perfection. If you're extremely knowledgeable about the lore, share that knowledge in a way that is constructive, not rude, argumentative, challenging or pointedly questioning in your RP chat. Gentle nudges are fine, but ultimately strive to simply enjoy being with other RPers who share similar passions as you, not pretentiously trying to show off how much more you know than other people. It's annoying and scares off new roleplayers who are trying to learn. Show that you truly have the grace of the Eldar and let the little things go.)

• Music, stories, etc should fit the Middle-Earth setting.

(This really can't be said enough since I keep hearing people play things inappropriate to Middle-Earth on a regular basis.  ABC files should not include popular/modern music. If we're humming the lyrics to "Baby's Got Back" while we're suppose to be in Middle-Earth, you're not getting it. Keep music within genre or don't play music. If you do this, you will be disqualified from prizes.) 

• This event is not time/location displaced.

(As a general rule, this kinship doesn't do time/location displaced events. This means that if your character is reasonably in Rivendell around the time of the event, then it makes sense for you to be there. If your character is presently being RPed in Duillond, Lothlórien, or is more than a few days away from Rivendell then it does not make sense for your character to be there. However, if you use a little imagination there is flexibility to be found. For example, if you haven't RPed your character in a month or more then your character could be anywhere in the world.)

• All /say conversation is assumed to be Sindarin (elven language) unless otherwise noted.

(Please denote other languages such as [W] Westron, [Q] Quenya, [K] Khuzdul etc, if your character is speaking something other than Sindarin.  Not every character speaks or understands every language, and shouldn't, especially if you're not an elf. Sometimes this makes RP interesting. If you're going to use real Sindarin from time to time, it is customary to include translation for those who many not know. Commonly used words may not require this, such as Mae g'ovannen, as a greeting or Quenya farewell, Namárië.)

• Be polite and respectful to the performance environment. Do not start playing music or reciting your poem, if you have not been called to the stage to do so.