Season's guest post

Well, that was delightful my good Hare. I stood up to my full height. I sweep a bow to the audience. I humbly ask if there is anyone in the audience who knows something about these good monsters and can clue us in? I thump my tail on the ground patiently, waiting. Finally a hand raised up in the back. “Yes, my good hedgehog”.

Aye, my names Seasons”, said the Hedgehog. “I’ve been aboard ships my whole life and have some experience with these great beasts. The Hedgehog stood up and gestured to his lengthy volume he had in his paw. “And what I don’t know about my book does. I document all my adventures, as have my father and his father before him.

Seasons walked to the front.

“The great Reading Afghan Ilm, let’s see. He has been around forever, skulking about in the ancient volumes of Sir Caspian’s library from beyond the sea. He is Light and Fire and his whole being is wrapped up in these two elements. He has one evolution, with two more to come. His awakenings include a row, skill boost, hand and TPA. The audience oohed. He has a good attack, decent health and recovery, and has a might board change into his two elements. Seasons pawsed for effect. And a 12 turn cool down.

Horus, where do I begin? Well the great bird of fire has been around longer than the phoenix. Wrought in flame, Horus doesn’t burn like most other beings of fire. Horus has a multicolored flame that uses its brightness to kill its foes, not its heat. 4 times attack for 4 attributes, and even more with more attributes. Horus has a dark subtype, with the ability to enhance fire orbs, at a 4 turn cool down!

Thunder Dragon – hmm, Seasons looked in his book. Not much there he didn’t bother our ship much.

Wiz Merlin, the great beast rider *Aiiiii* There there madam. Wiz Merlin and the other beast riders are staunch fighters, and used in many late game teams. They have a double change, which essentially changes heart orbs to their subtype, and the subtype to their main. Double TPAs, two rows, one for each type, heart enhance, skill block, high attack and dragon subtype, they can be used on a myriad of teams. Very versatile. Low HP for late game.

Fenrir – Awesome beast. 15,000 monster points, Dark/Fire, with a monstrous Leaders kill. Up to 20X attack per beast! However (Seasons pushes up his monocle), you need jammers to use him. Skill block, time extend, TPA, God killer (OOOOHHHHH!).

Castor – where do I begin? Up to 9 awakenings, 2100 Attack, 2,400 ish HP, turns jammers and poison to dark, two different Ult evos!

                Castor is on many dark teams as a 1 turn charging, low cool down heart breaker, including Yomi Dragon teams, Lucifer teams and more! She also is a solid leader, with a 6.5 time attack for machines with a 501e, along with 1.3 times hp per leader. Roughly a 1.5/42/1 (HP/Atk/Rcv). The sub version sports a God killer awakening as well.

Eres, the war general has the highest leader potential. 3,000 hp, 2,200 attack with a potential 4/36/1 (dual leaders). Double Fire creating 8 turn cool down skill with 1 row, 2 enhances, two TPAs, and a black glasses block!

Snake the sea serpent, let’s see – reepicheep defeated the great serpent on the eve of the 26^th from the Dawn Treader by striking it firmly with his little paws. The serpent stayed and ate the remains of the cargo, and did not pursue henceforth. Hmm, not much.

Sumire, the water dragon – there’s some HP for you! 4,800HP,  two time extends, 4 orb enhances, water/light, adds 3 waters and 3 hearts at random, 7 turn cool down and check this – the current dragon dungeon SKILLS her up!! Seasons looked up, excitement radiating from his spikes. No one said anything. Well, don’t everyone jump up at once, said Seasons, picking up his monocle from the ground.

Well, Sumire is a solid leader in her own right, but she’s also great for water teams, not bad for rainbow teams (with the 7 turn cool down and the water/light), and one of the better 501e leaders out there with a 5 times attack, plus 1.5 times attack plus defense if she matches hearts in a cross.

Little green dragon (flicks water off his monocle), hmm, kinda cute.

Bastet, the green fury cat! She has a wonderful comment in this book – from furry friend to challenge 10 dungeons! She also has a very recent new evolution with the introduction of pad Ace characters – it has a leaderskill that has more top end power. Might check it out. The double time extends are nice! And of course, the best art of any of these monsters!

Crazy Godfest??

Ha'Attention Chapps and Chappesses, Creatures, goodnatured fellows and my esteemed Hedgehogs - I say there Wot, dibbuns, take a seat on 'the grass, not on the bloomin pudding dontcha know.

As I was saying (*Ahh, Gerron wit et!*). Ahem, yes my esteemed mole!

Without Further ado, We have had quite a bit of excitement this past weekend and blew through a good 75 stones!! *Aii!* Now now madaam, can someone find some cold Dandelion cordial for the young lass?

The list, (The Good Hare Starflight III pulled out his reading glasses) as I understand, is as follows:

Chippy the Otter reports:
Great Reading Afghan Ilm!
Horus
Thunder Dragon

Reepiwhit the mouse reports:
Wiz Merlin
Fenrir - the great Wolf

HootOwl, my esteemed Owl reports:
The great wizard Castor
Eres, the monstrous fire general
Snake the sea serpent
Sumire, the Water Dragon
Fenrir the huge wolf *Aiii*, now now madaam
Little green dragon
Bastet, the little green forest girl

Katie the bunny reports
*Blank*??

Why Katie you paw scoffing, acorn munching (Psst rabbit, the bunny's not here)
Coughs importantly, well then, no harm no foul wot wot!

Well, not a bad list at all, quite the haul, quite the pull, we shall now be saving stones (*Adjusts glasses importantly*) until the players choice Godfest! Lets see, plans, plans,

Chippy plans on a newly created Horus team, possibly coupled with Katie's team. Reepiwhit plans on adding Wiz Merlin on her team, and Hoot Owl, you have lot of evolving to do!

PAD update

And now for something completely different. (Bangs glass with spoon importantly). Yes Sah! It's Tibbun the rabbit, and I have a special surprise! I know all you fine chapps and lasses were wondering about my new game on my phone (PAD) and what Ahem, monsters I have been using. So, let's see, this is a fun phone game with lots of ah'playability don'tcha know, and I have been enjoying the recent use of my Light Team.

And so, without further ado, let me announce my new characters!

Wedding Akechi (underwhelming stats, but known for the 'best active in the game)

Saria (blows dust off her)

Ilm (took forever to level this foxy dog up)

Wedding Akechi has a simply fantastic ability: Turns Fire to Light, and water to heal. This is great because many higher tier teams use this ability to help Myr get her much needed light and heal orbs.

Saria (blows more dust off her) changes the whole board to Fire, Light and Heal orb (10 turns) and charges the rest of your team by 1!

Ilm has great stats, is Fire and Light, has an Ult Evo coming up soon, PLUS *nods importantly* has a 12 turn Board change into Fire and light. Rip roaring damage! (Although I wish he turned the whole board to Light and heal - looks longingly at Wedding Akechi).

well, that's all for now! Stay tuned my friends, because it is rumored one of my Grass characters gets a new foxy mask soon!

Whom

In this obolistic post, I shall endeavor to work through a small puzzle that has haunted me for years. How is it possible that I can dream so vividly that I wake up shaking from the nightmare? How can I possibly dream of my dad dying, my brother accumulating over 220,000 dollars of debt from a catholic missionary trip to India of which i knew nothing about until he told me in the basement attic of my mom's old house?

I will further this by stating that I forget the minute details about 15 minutes after I had the dream, and in the morning scarecely remembered it at all. And, 220,000 dollars? Who comes up with that specific number? Is it significant? Why do we dream in specifics, forget the details and imagine such worst case scenarios for ourselves?

Scientificially (pushes up glasses on nose), we are told that we dream the accumalation of our thoughts, fears, and emotions, and our brain tries to make sense of them. To this I say, my mind didn't make sense of anything. At all. So, *debunkd*.

Logically, I must understand this not to be a vision, or a reality, but merely a dream. And yet, it was such a bad dream, such an incomprehensible nightmare.

The mind is deep and strange; it has emptiness, but it is not empty. It has silence, but it is not silent. It is teeming with little memories, jarring, and sweet, damaging and loud. The mind does not allow you to go gentle into still sleep. It is like a concert, and you are on stage, and every little thought is shining its light at you to get your attention. 

The mind is strange and curious, with carnivals, and old lovers and smoky cigars and uncles who ask too much. The mind brings up old embarrassments, and smells and then reminds you of the present one too many times.

The mind is brainwashed, when properly cleaned. But at night, and in those calm inbetween times, it fills you with regrets, and hurts and little reminders you will never change. 

And then work begins, and school starts and the water balloon fight happens and the mind slinks away to the small corner of your incredible powerful and creative brain. And that is where our reality begins.