Alaena's entry: Musings at Coimbra

Thoughts of home

Eyes lost beyond the horizon
I wonder if there's an end to its vastness
The sun dips low, purple haze turns crimson
Soon, everything will be wrapped in darkness.

For a while, I wish it will not end
Sadness creeps along as the day fades
This facade of strength must not bend
Yet inside there's an urge to break away.

This land fills my thirst for adventure
The burning urge to strike, a satisying feeling
But the endless onslaught seems like an overture
The essence of battle loses its meaning.

Still, I must keep this to myself
For I am the anchor my sisters' hold on to
I must never succumb to treachery itself
This steadfast heart will pull us through.

For now, let me wallow in this misery
Let my tears fall and merge into this emptiness
Tomorrow will bring a renewed spirit
And put away this feeling of loneliness.

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Romance at Coimbra

mirrored on the water's surface
gleaming under the setting sun
with waves crashing
with the wind singing
the horizon brings forth a new view
gazing beyond
way past the haze and mist
unveiled by the sun's arms
i gazed at your beauty

amazed
breathless
enraptured

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All poems were inspired by the picture above.

Alaena, our tough and fearless fighter, reveals more of her soft side with her own poetic compositions. Contradictory to her moody and stern disposition, not even her sisters know she's quite skilled with the quill. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want them to know anyway.

This post was also inspired by the works of Lothlorien and Lord Darrick as well. Coimbra's perpetual sunset makes a perfect setting for an emo post. The place absolutely begs to be immortalized in poetry. LOL.

disappointments, going 40 and new friends

Okay, so I just missed this Saturday's unannounced and unpublicized (note the emphasis) Colony Wars. However, thanks to NineMoon's update, I learned that CARNAGE got at least one colony despite the sudden announcement.

And knowing that the next day meant another day of war, I made sure I was there to witness it. But the thing is, a large number of the faction's members did not know about the impending war. And so with still a few families present, the group had to make do with whoever was online.

While observing the guys talk about their next steps, I read some of the peepz brought up the idea of not participating at all, given the fact that we were lacking in troops. I for one thought that it would actually materialize since some of the guys voiced out the same sentiments.

But at 10 minutes before the war started, Overseer decided to deploy all troops for the defense of the single colony in El Tejado Verde.

Dunno what happened after that, though I was only able to get snippets of the discussion (was busy leveling to reach the 40 mark), which included some requests to Overseer to declare war on some factions and the usual talk about strategies and all.

I was just surprised to find out at the end of the stipulated 2-hour war that our one and only colony was swiped from us by Yakisoba. And to even add insult to the injury, I found out that Estradz was banned for 5 days for...botting?! WTF?!

Why o why do they resort to surprise CWs? *head desk*

The New World's not the same without CARNAGE on the map.

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And I'd like to interrupt the drama with this announcement:

Alaena!! Heaven and Hell!! WAAAAH!!

Finally, after 48 years, I finally did it. However, I've noted that this particular stance's kinda inhibiting in a sense that I'm having a hard time dealing with mobs. Verdandi does most of the job in eliminating the ugly hordes, but Alaena's stance doesn't have that much against multitudes of monsters ganging up on you. Well, perhaps I need to work on leveling the stance itself, but jeez...I don't want Alaena dying every now and then when I go to the Porto Bello Cabin.

So right now, I've resorted to using the Plow Guard stance, using the Castor Sword as the weapon. The Skyliner skill works like a charm against mobs. Always.

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Oh, and Idge makes a new friend!

Do introduce us!

And....*gasp*

Cyradis canoodling with unknown Fighter

I can just see the look of indignation on her sisters' faces. >:)

And I just went on another mission with a faction mate. ^_^ Thanks for letting me tag along, Max!

faction EBs, quests, blogging and everything else in between

I have moved!

Okay, so I previously said I won't, but after Veya told me people had to sign up just to comment, I knew I had to move the DeSanggria abode to a more user-friendly host.

GE PH gamers have recently started conducting meet-ups to get to know their fellow GEeks (a term I coined to describe GE players XD). Talks among factions to have their own Faction EBs (eye-balls or get-togethers) are the buzz these days in the forums. GE PH Community Manager Veya has attended some of these and have written a post-event account in her blog.

Likewise I'm excited for a CARNAGE Faction EB sometime soon. Some of my factionmates have arranged impromptu EBs a few weeks ago, though I'd really like to see a huge attendance of the members in a grand meeting of sorts (although, I'm not too sure of a 100% attendance because some members reside in the provinces). I know for a fact that this faction is one bunch of crazy, funny gamers and I do want to meet them in person to put a face to those funny anecdotes I encounter in each of our faction chats.

The big question though is who will steer and organize this meet-up? What of everyone's availability?

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I'm glad to say that some members of the Yakisoba Faction have cleared the air regarding the heated posts in the CARNAGE Faction blog. Apparently, some people have been using the names of the known Yakisoba families to spam and flame in other factions' blogs. It's a good thing some people condoned these flame wars, or else we'd have some serious problems in our hands.

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I've been meaning to put up an Alaena entry, but I've been so engrossed in finishing the quests and leveling up to actually chronicle Alaena's exploits with her sisters. Oh, I've been taking screencaps and all, but some of them are not nearly as significant to merit an entry in this blog. I've been going to just 2 places in the map (Tetra Grand Corridor & Golden Road) so I can level grind and get more quests. I want to level faster coz I can't wait for Alaena to don the Heaven and Hell stance, which I've been rambling on for the last two entries or so. XD

Plus of course, I want to be worthy of being in CARNAGE, since this faction actually has a level requirement.

I guess I am taking my time to some extent because I love doing the quests as well. I've recently stopped doing Carlos' Escudo Pecher quest coz my slow PC puts the game in a perpetual state of lag, thus I can't complete the mission.

And I've finally acquired Gracielo! Hahaha. After 48 years of trying my luck, I actually beat the dude at around level 34. Some people have acquired his character card at a much earlier level, but as I've said, my PCs not cooperating so the girls die most of the time in combat missions. This is also the reason why I can't finish the stuff about Gracielo beating some three hulky fiends at the Coimbra Observation Point.

I've recently finished Brunie's initial request of Hard Chalcedonies, and I'm now doing her quest of obtaining the Golden Horn at the Tetra Golden Road. I've also taken on Idge's quest for some armor parts (yet again).

I'm just taking things one at a time. ^_^

our journey begins here

From the journal of Alaena De Sanggria...

And so, my sisters and I set off to this New World called Granado Espada aboard the Jaclina ship. With no less than the Queen of Vespanola commanding our family to join the other explorers into this new continent, it is but inevitable that we leave our family to adhere to the Queen's wishes. This edict came at an opportune time, for I have been growing weary of being just an ordinary noblewoman in Vespanola. I long for adventure and a more robust life than just socializing with the rest of the courtiers of my age. With this journey, I can finally put into practice my skills using the blade. I can already feel the adrenaline flowing through my veins...this is what I've been waiting for!

Barracks

Verdandi's journal...

Augh. I cannot believe our parents set us out into this so-called New World without an entire staff of servants! I can't stand this wretched ship that reeks of salt water! I hate the sea! Why did our family have to agree to the Queen's edict...and with the Royal Ball less than a month away! I've planned for this occasion for so long! I cannot believe I will be missing an opportunity to visit the Royal Palace once again! Now I'll never see my friends' gowns, nor will I be able to look out for handsome noblemen who will be attending the Ball. I hate it!

Cyradis' journal...

Judging from the expression on both Alaena and Verdandi, I can definitely say who is the eager and vexed one from this abrupt journey away from home. My sisters are so transparent, I can read them like an open book! As for me, I have mixed feelings regarding this quest. I do not want to leave Mama and Papa, nor do I want to pass up the opportunity for adventure. Although I have a gut feeling that the other families who responded to the Queen's call are also feeling the same. Being uprooted from one's home is not an easy thing after all.

I wonder why the Queen issued such an urgent command? Why are we all venturing to this unheard continent?

That I must find out for myself.

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I have finally gained access to GE's POBT! It took me quite a while before I was able to log on, given the fact that so many people were also ecstatic to get into the game.

Anyway, I changed my characters' family name from Moretti to DeSanggria. Why DeSanggria, you may ask? I

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coined the name from one of my favorite soaps, Encantadia. They used the word sang'gre as some sort of title to refer to the four fairy princesses of the kingdom. In fact, I also coined the name Alaena from Alena, the water sang'gre.

As for the others, Cyradis is one of the characters in David Eddings' Malloreon series. Cyradis is a mystical seeress who helped the main characters in their quest. Meanwhile, Verdandi is actually a server name from the MMORPG, Supreme Destiny.

The DeSanggria sisters are an unusual bunch. Alaena, the eldest, is somewhat tomboyish and fierce in battle. Verdandi is the vain, spoiled brat who only concerns herself with snagging a handsome, rich nobleman. On the other hand, Cyradis is the quiet, introverted sister who loves mysteries.

The girls are currently at level 6 (the last time I checked). I was supposed to continue doing the quests, but with the serious lag problems and with work to do, I'll probably play again at 6PM. They're currently at the Stone Pit and killing a few more hornets before going back to receive the rewards from Andre Janzur and Panfilo Narvaez.

I just hope to be able to equip them with better weapons and armors once they've leveled a bit.

And oh, this blog will also contain not just my thoughts about GE, but a bit of "fanfiction" (if you may call it) about the travails of the sisters in this New World.

I'll end here for now. If there's anyone of you who'd like to meet up in-game, just look for the DeSanggria family and let's play GE!