Title: The Propsal
Author: Bj Jones
Summary: He’s been waiting for this moment…
Sylum Timeline: June 2015
Author’s Note: There is information in this story that ties into stories in the works …
Banner: Taibhrigh
Special Author’s Note: This actually has been updated to fit Sylum Canon … so this is a special treat for everyone!!
Title: Clan War 10th Anniversary Edition: Family
Author: Bj Jones
Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn
Artist: Taibhrigh
Author’s Note: You’re in for a special treat with this one. As we’ve moved the series further from fanfiction a lot of Family had been changed. Though we’ve add into it, the back story of Riddick and Bryon.
Title: Clan War 10th Anniversary Edition: Loyalties
Author: Bj Jones
Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn
Artist: Taibhrigh
Author’s Note: The original Clan War was 450 +/- pages. Somewhere in Loyalties we passed that page mark and kept on going. Do note that there is a lot of detail concerning what the Manor looks like in this particular chapter.
Sit back and enjoy! The Manor Tour will start at the Grand Staircase in 5 mins.
And to celebrate my birthday – y’all get a gift!! Or I’m just being evil – depends on which way you want to look at it.
Snippet: Advent Fic – Moulin Rouge!
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He climbed up the elephant and looked inside the once famed Red Room. Instead of the lavish interior, oversized bed, cushions, and all the comforts one would want. It was now painted in bright colors, rich in texture, very true to the Bohemian way of life. On the walls hung Toulouse’s Art. There were bright cushions on the floor so patrons could sit and admire the paintings.
But what caught his attention was the man who stood in the middle.
He was not much taller than Christian’s own height, somewhere around 5’10”. His brown hair was cropped short, but still looked wildly out of control. He wore simple cargo pants, a button down shirt, and a scarf was around his neck.
When he turned around, it was his eyes that caught all of Christian’s attention.
Startling blue.
Just like hers.
She had come home.
Really and truly come home to the Moulin Rouge.
“Who the fuck are you?”
“Oh sorry.” Christian held out his hands hoping to look non-threatening. “Sorry, I didn’t mean…I saw your light on, and I…I climbed up the…” This was starting to feel all too familiar.
“You climbed up the elephant!” He stared at him in shock. “What the hell is with people climbing the damn thing. It’s an historical building, not a jungle gym!”
Christian didn’t want to know who else was climbing on the 136 year old elephant.
“I really didn’t mean to…” He glanced around seeing more of the gallery. The transformation was amazing. The artwork was glorious, and the way they were presented almost felt like he was back in the Red Room. Minus the bed and kinky toys he knew had been stashed away. “It looks amazing. Nothing like I remember.”
“Thanks.” He glanced around, his hands rested on his hips. “Who are you?”
He held out his hand, a bright smile on his face. “Christian.”
“Seriously?” He snorted, but took the man’s hand. He frowned at the touch, something very familiar, yet elusive. “Jake Stone.”
Title: Clan War 10th Anniversary Edition: Transitions
Author: Bj Jones
Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn
Artist: Taibhrigh
Title: CSI: Anthology – Interlude: Rode Hard Put Away Wet
Author: Bj Jones
Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn
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This story in the Anthology sets right in between Clan War: Bonding and Clan War: Transitions. I hope everyone has caught up on the Anthology to understand what’s going on.
Title: Clan War 10th Anniversary Edition: Bonding
Author: Bj Jones
Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn
Artist: Taibhrigh
Author’s Note: This chapter is longer and more detailed than the original. Which is why many of these chapters have taken longer to re-work. Lets put it in a perspective everyone can understand.
Bonding: 30 pgs
10th Anniversary Edition: 204 pgs
This is standard with all the Chapters. The original Clan War worked out to be 400+ pages. We passed that number somewhere in Loyalties.
Note from Bj Jones:
As it’s been a while since this has been said I figured a reminder was in order as we start to officially post Clan War.
So listen up this will only get said once.
We do not put warnings on stories.
There’s a large blanketed warning over the full series: At one point in time we will discuss subjects that will be uncomfortable, write something offensive, showcase a large variety of sexual acts and partners, and use language appropriate for the time period.
In conclusion: Sylum Essay: Modern Sensibilities ….
Thank You.
Now enjoy the story …. cause your in for the wildest wild in the Caribbean!
Title: CSI: Anthology – Bloodlines
Author: Bj Jones
Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn
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This story in the Anthology leads into Clan War: Bonding.
Title: Kiss of Death
Author: Bj Jones
Creative Consultant: Timothy Quinn
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As we’re gearing up to start posting Clan War 10th Anniversary Edition, we wanted to take you back to last November when we showcased Kiss of Death. The beginning is always a good place to start.
Also you might want to go back and reread the CSI: Anthology series to catch up with our boys. The last two stories of that series will be posted with Clan War as they are specifically attached to the Arc.
This particular essay will combine a few of the questions that asked about adding characters or shows. We briefly touched base on some of our reasons on a previous Sylum Q&A, but figured it would be best to go into more detail.
Not every show will go into Sylum. Yeah I know it doesn’t seem like it, but there are a few shows that will always remain off limits. There are many reasons why.
* It could be that the characters are so bad that even Sylum can’t redeem them.
* There could be issues with the showrunner/creator of the show that makes us run away screaming as fast as possible.
* It could be the actor/actress is on our ‘Oh Hell No List’.
* None of us watched the show so we have no idea how to even build a storyline or background for the characters involved.
* The storyline/concept doesn’t fit within Sylum parameters.
* Characters and/or story slams against established Sylum storyline or characters.
* Sometimes it comes down to we created Sylum and no I’m not putting that show in it.
Q: In Alias tv show the hunt for Rambaldi’s artifacts is one of it’s main plots, with Rambaldi considered a renaissance man an inventor ahead of his time, would any of his work be of interest to Galileo? Among Rambaldis work are an equation for zero point energy, a neutron bomb that delivered micropulses that disintegrates organic matter but left inorganic matter unharmed, and a key to immortality.
A: Alias in one of these shows that fall into the category of none of us watched it. I have no way to build any story for the characters in or around the show. I have no idea who Rambaldi is, so trying to add him to an established storyline like Galileo would be impossible.
Q: Dollhouse tv show with Eliza Dushku, would the technology of wiping memories and implanting new memories be of interest to Crimson Moon? The whole illegal operations would be right in their wheelhouse.
A: Dollhouse falls into two categories.
First off the concept of the show, wouldn’t work within Sylum. As said we try to have a good reason and, even with sci-fi elements, plausibility. Basically Crimson Moon are assholes and experiment on variety of people, vampires, and things – but the technology for something like this – much like Nolan’s idea in Inception – is a few steps too far.
Second. Well let me just admit it. I’m not a Joss Whedon fan. Never have been, never will be. The only character I actually liked was Angel, hence his position in Sanctuary. The Buffy and Firefly characters were introduced early in Sylum. Even with the re-writes they were too established for me to just get rid of completely. Hence histories and backgrounds have been changed and storylines updated. The likely hood there will be any other Whedon characters is non-existent.
Q: Outlander tv show based on a book series, has beautiful shots from Scotland, a love story in the past involving a time travelling nurse from WWII, and a cruel villain in the past, which descendant is the woman’s husband in present time. Convoluted? Probably as much as the Back to the Future series. Would Galileo be interested in Claire journey in time?
A: This particular idea goes against ideas and stories we already established. When we put in Back to the Future series it was for a reason and the established storyline has ramifications that will be seen throughout the series. Any elements that attach itself to a Time Travel idea have to be well thought and planned out. Adding too many elements makes it more convoluted than it already is.
Q: We know that we have our racing group in the clans, that make clan leaders want to tear their hair out, will they have more additions to it like Aaron Paul from Need for Speed?
A: This is a good example of characters that are so bad they can’t be saved for Sylum. Just to take him to be a ‘racer’ is not enough to establish him in any Clan. We can also use this movie to showcase how we do get around the ‘OMG what was that and why Dominic why were you in it?’ Those characters or movies that can’t be redeemed or put into Sylum, but have an actor we’ve established – we can use the name as a pseudonym for the established character.
Q: Keanu Reeves was in an awesome kickass movie John Wick last fall reminding me of Neo, would this two characters be connected in a vampire world?
Q: Nick Buckhardt from Grimm tv show, descents from a line of hunters how perfect is he to be a character for the clans?
Q: I saw this awesome sci fi movie in the summer Edge of Tomorrow, Emily Blunt as Sergeant Rita Vrataski was kickass, you think those exoskeletons and her could exist in the future of the sylum storylines, some of those are pretty far in the future?
A: These last three questions fall into the – we haven’t seen them, but will take a look to see if the characters are viable. There is future storyline that we’ll need a Keanu Reeves character so it is something we’ll look into. And we’re always looking for good woman characters.
By answering these questions, we wanted to showcase how we look at suggestions and additional characters when working with Sylum. We are always happy to get suggestions, sometimes it works out perfectly. The suggestion for the TV Show Marco Polo was a good example and worked out beautifully.
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In the beginning of Sylum it was all about the pretty or everyone’s favorite fandoms. Now that we’re working through the wiki, establishing stronger character motivations, and re-building storyline – we had to start thinking about the characters and how they fit into the overall universe.
The questions answered showcased some of the reasons why we take or don’t take particular characters or shows. There are a few more reasons that are much more complicated.
You’re probably asking what is the ‘Oh Hell No List’.
The list is a group of actors/actress that have made their political views clear enough that if they were to discover Sylum they would likely sue are asses. We’ve listed a few names from this list who have impacted storylines and the wiki.
* Adam Baldwin – all roles have been moved from the series.
* Kevin Sorbo – the roles of Hercules and Iolaus have been re-cast.
* Mel Gibson – Maximilian was re-cast, other roles were removed.
* Charlton Heston – who would rise from the dead to sue – Michelangelo and Ben Hur were re-cast.
* Shia LeBeouf – I’m not actually sure what the fuck happened there but in good conscious we had to remove him. So yes the role of Sam Witwicky has been re-cast.
* Jeff Davis – Now Teen Wolf is a show that wouldn’t have made it into Sylum for many many reasons. The simplest one is just no. Second, storyline doesn’t fit within parameters. Third, the showrunner would hunt us down. Which indicates that if he does any other shows – they won’t be making it into Sylum either.
And yes we have some names on the list that are for personal reasons. Benedict Cumberbatch – just don’t even ask. Ever. It’s not going to happen. And don’t try to convince me other wise. Seriously guys not happening.
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All these parameters we’ve showcased also work on the Historical Characters through out Sylum. Our #1 Rule is never take any ‘Real Person’ who is still alive. Hence as much as there’s an interesting story for Tony Mendez – that isn’t happening.
But you have the Crab Fishing guys.
Yes and No.
We based the characters off of them, but I’m pretty sure Sig isn’t a 1800 year old Nordic Fisherman. And yes we’ve used their images, but these guys are in the limelight of ‘hollywood’ not a private citizen who’s life depends on not having his image all over the internet.
Once we established the character we want is dead *smirks* we have to make that there isn’t family around that can hunt us down. Hence recently we had to remove William Wilberforce – we won’t even mention how many kids he had, and a few of them are psychotic when it comes to the family name. Also, there have been a few characters we decided against, mainly for very similar reasons.
The last thing we have to do is find images to suit them. We look at the images, paintings, busts or hopefully some form of description of who they are. Seriously every person in Ancient Greece has a beard! We then search for actors/models of the ethnicity of the character. We try hard not to ‘white wash’ the characters. There are times we have no choice and take who we can use or if they are already played by a particular actor. But we work hard to keep the ethnicity of the historical figure to match the image we’ll be using. And of course this still lines up with our ‘Oh Hell No List’.
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So as you can see a lot of work goes into picking characters for Sylum. Let alone where they’ll end up at! Never feel shy about asking about a certain character or show, you might be surprised and find out a) we already have them b) it may be usable. But also be prepared for the no that’s not going to work.
As I’m away on vacation thought I would tease everyone with a fic that will be posted for Advent this year. I blame Travis for this particular bunny and Speed for feeding it!
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His focus was on Warrick, who was standing at the entrance of the famed alley.
Taking in everything around him, it wasn’t hard to figure out that the ‘something’ Brass was up to, was about to go down. Kenway reached over and took Sam’s leash, pushing Nico towards Warrick.
Yeah whatever was going on, it seemed everyone was in on it, except for Nick.
God he hated surprises.
Nico pulled the bandanna down from his face, and then took off his sunglasses, hooking them around his neck. He walked across the small area, stopping in front of Warrick. He couldn’t read his Mate, though he could feel some anxiety, the Pirate seemed calm.
“Warrick.”
“Nico.”
The SWAT Officer smirked, his stance falling into a more relaxed position, hands hooking into the edge of his holsters, fingers settling against the weapons.
“Want to explain what’s going on?” He asked glancing around, not really shocked to see the kids and a variety of members from their Clan.
“I…” Warrick took a calming breath. “We’ve been together now for almost three hundred years.”
Nico nodded slowly.
“And we’ve been many things to each other.” He kept his hands in his pockets, not to show them shaking. “Captive to Pirate.” He got a chuckle out of Nick for that one. “Master and Slave.” Nico frowned but waited patiently. “Friends. Co-workers. Lovers. Mates.” He nodded with each on not sure where this was going. “I never thought we needed another title or label for who we are to each other.”
Welcome to Sylum Essay Series. We’ll be conducting a set of essays to discuss variety of topics, that will likely come up with the upcoming release of the 10th Anniversary Clan War. We felt it would be a good idea to get some things out in the open now before anything is released.
Today’s topic: Our Modern Sensibilities
Sylum is a vast universe to say the least. There are many characters, cultures, religions, and histories. Within our own community on the blog we have a huge international audience which enhances our experiences and a reminder of how small and large the world actually is.
So what do we mean by Modern Sensibilities.
Most of us have been lucky to grow up in a world where … well most of society … has learned to be respectful to the vast culture around us. Most of us know that there are certain words, phrases, imagery, topics that are not used because its racist, sexist, bigoted..etc. Modern man would not, in good conscious, utter certain words without disregard to the person they are saying it to.
In Sylum we’re dealing with a expansive history of culture and characters.
Nick Stokes is a CSI from Vegas. He was raised a good Texas boy and wouldn’t do or say anything that would be disrespectful. Though raised in Texas we’re sure he heard many colorful words to describe minorities and woman throughout his childhood, but was taught not to use them by his parents. He was trained to respect woman, and never once would he actually hit one. In other words, he’s a good sensible man with 21st century values and teachings. Raised right by his momma.
Nicolaus Valerius Meridius is not Texan nor is American nor is he a Modern Man. He is a Roman General from a time period where a woman’s place was in the home, slaves and servants were a commodity, and as a Patrician he demanded a certain set of respect. His word was law in the house. Wife, kids, servants, slaves did not question his authority. If they did they were punished.
Even now he would demand respect and obedience from his Clan.
He’s the Clan Leader and it is not a democracy.
The reader will see this particular situation in the upcoming stories. It’s a shock to a few characters who are getting the brunt of Nicolaus having no fucks to give about their delicate sensibilities and how he should be acting. They have to come to terms with the difference between Stokes and Meridius.
This particular example is showcasing the characters learning how to deal with a 5th Century Roman General when they’ve been working with a 21st Century Texan. And how they have to let go of their perspectives and learn who Nico truly is, and not the act he’s put on.
But the readers also have to let go of their ‘delicate sensibilities’. The reader cannot take their 21st century perceptions of the world and place it on historical narrative. What we think is acceptable or not acceptable is considerably different 50 years ago, 100 years ago, 500, 1000, 2000 etc…
Just look at the situation now. Ten years ago same-sex marriage wouldn’t even be talked about let alone accepted … ish. Fifty years ago interracial marriages weren’t accepted. Hundred years ago interfaith marriages weren’t accepted. Society changes, thank god. But we have to be careful in judging our ancestors by our standards. We cannot look at our grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents and go HOW DARE YOU! Why? Because their society was completely different from ours. Was it wrong? No, it was their society, it is from their society that we built ours, and as each generation builds onto it, it changes. The problem doesn’t lie in past societies, it’s not adjusting to the changes in society as it grows.
Sorry ran off on a tangent there!
What we’re trying to say is this.
Sylum has a 7000 year old Earth History. There will be stories that will slam against our modern sensibilities. Words will be used in context of their time period. We as the writers will not white wash history to make the readers feel more comfortable.
Elena is 13 years old when Nico arranges her marriage. This is a major story point in Nico’s history as in Tony’s past life. Elena meets a nice Roman soldier, who Nico arranges for her to marry. Yes she’s 13. She just started her period, which in this time made her available for marriage. And yes her fiance would be in his twenties.
By today’s standard our instincts scream OH HELL NO! She’s 13!! Not an adult. She’s barely reached puberty.
Well yeah. But that’s now. Not then.
Would Nico arrange for Cassie to get married at 13, no. He would likely kill any man looking at her when she is 13, if Lara and Indy don’t get to him first. But that’s today’s society not Ancient Rome.
Warrick Calhoun is a Pirate.
This is not your Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Ride Pirates – those who chased the girls around a table and never caught them. Drinking rum and burning down the town while singing a Pirates Life for Me.
Get that out of your head first off to understand that Warrick is a Pirate.
A filthy, disgusting, lawless Pirate.
He runs his crew with an iron fist, he kills those who disobey him or get in his way, and will take what he wants. And we don’t just mean the gold.
Again as the writers we are not white washing over this, we’re not disney’fing it. When he meets Nico, it’s not all sweet and cuddly. It’s also not anything the reader will expect, whatever head canon that is in everyone’s mind, forget about it. Now.
This meeting defines the two men and their relationship. It will likely not fit within the readers concepts of how Mates should act, but not every Mated Pairing is the same.
But that’s a whole different essay.
The main purpose of this particular essay is to prep the readers that this isn’t fanfiction anymore. This isn’t cute, fluffy or an excuse to get two characters into bed. Oh yes it has sex, lots of sex. It’s Vampires. There’s lots of Vampire sex. But it is more than that. The writers work to keep the historical settings accurate, even if it’s brutal and not a perspective the reader is expecting. Some of these characters come from hard times, with hard lives. They will always see the world from a view point ‘the modern man of any particular time’ will not. Some are old enough to not having any more fucks to give about anyone’s sensibilities.
Harvey will always come across as an asshole. He’s lived to long to put up with people’s bullshit and will tell them how it is, even in a society that being PC is more appropriate.
Arthur is the King of Britain. Always will be and demands the respect that goes with it. He will also expect his wife to act like the Queen that she is. And when she steps out of place he will put her back in it.
Two examples of characters whose actions would send today’s society into a frenzy. But it’s who they are, and where they come from. It’s also an assumption.
Harvey is an asshole but he fights for those he cares for, he’s old enough to have seen societies change, twist, and turn in and around itself many times over. He doesn’t care what race, religion, or sex someone is as long as they do their job. They fuck up, he’ll call them on the carpet for it and not think twice about it. If someone is offended he would ask why they are offended.
Arthur would come across as a demanding husband making his wife be in her place. But she’s his Queen and rules next to him. She runs his businesses and is the public face for the two of them in London and politics, because putting Arthur near Parliament would be a bad idea. Guinevere knows her place, and its next to her King as his Queen. It doesn’t make her any less of a woman for it.
A readers modern sensibilities could vilify these two characters because they don’t fit ‘today’s societies perspectives’. But then they would have lost out on finding out who they really are.
Conclusion.
First. Set aside all head canon about what you think the beginning of Sylum is. Though Clan War in it’s element hasn’t changed. The depth and histories of these characters have been filled out and a stronger foundation has been laid, giving the readers a bigger jumping off base for the whole series.
Second. Read it. Read it again. Then read it a third time. Look deep to understand the characters and where they come from. Don’t judge these guys by how you think they should act. If you don’t understand why – look up the history of who they are, and where they come from. We actually have a lot of historical characters within Sylum, and how they acted and treated people is documented.
Third. Remember these characters have huge histories. Histories we’re just starting to figure out or dive into. They will have changed over the years, but the core of who they are will always stay embedded from where they came from. Nico will always be a Roman, but he’s learned to live in a modern society.
Fourth. We the writers guarantee at some point you’ll read something that will jar you. We can already hear the screech of the record pin sliding across the record as you come to a complete halt. Before you rant off on how dare they – remember this: It’s jarring to you because our society has hopefully gotten rid of that aspect. Historically it was perfectly acceptable. It’s a nice reminder that despite the 21st Centuries faults – it’s not a bad place to be.
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On a personal note:
We thank you for being patient with us as we get through these re-works. When we started this it was not attended to take this long, but RL happened to the point of all writing and creativity stopped for over six months. Just when we were getting into the swing of things, slammed to a stop again due to a physical injury.
We are working hard in not only re-working Clan War, but also updating the Wiki. And to understand how big the Wiki Updates are: We’ve just started on our last clan which is Sanguen (not yet the Kin Clans) and there are already over 700 Bios. Not empty pages, but actual written Bios. That’s 700 characters that we had to figuring out where they came from, who Turned them, are they Mated, and what have they been doing since.
So yes we’re behind.
But I can tell you this.
It will be awesome!
We’re hoping to start posting Clan War Chapters at the end of August. And if the heavens align the Wiki will also be open for all to see. In the meantime we hope everyone is enjoying the Character Introductions.
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Also please remember to bookmark our 10th Anniversary Page! This is where we’ll be posting the upcoming chapters. Along with the artwork, trailers, fanmixs – etc!!
10 Years of Sylum
10 years ago today, on June 14th, 2005 I started this tiny thing called Sylum Yahoo Group.
The rest was history.
Sylum was already in the making, I was working on ‘Going Home’ when I made the Yahoo Group. At the time, I had been posting to several different Yahoo Groups. One was specific for CSI: Miami, another for NCIS, and the last was Makebelieve (I think anyone who’s been in fandom for a while, knows Makebelieve).
It was on CSI: Miami Yahoo Group that I met Tony … yes it is Tony’s fault. And where I pissed off members of the community by asking the question – what characters would be interesting as Vampires. Oh I labeled it OT etc… but a couple of people started talking about it, going back and forth on ideas (I wasn’t even involved) and someone got bitchy and in a huff left the group because refused to talk this Vampire crap.
Well honey – 10 years later we’re still talking this Vampire crap.
But it was that moment that had me thinking the idea of a Yahoo Group for Sylum. I talked it over with Tony – who was like go for it … see it is always Tony’s fault. I built it, freaked out, and then launched it on June 14, 2005.
I left for lunch.
Came back to see 100 people had already joined.
I fainted.
Quickly had to learn how to run a Yahoo Group. Set up rules and enforce said rules. And realized how much of my life was now going to be dedicated to a simple idea – ‘that you can’t kill someone if they are already dead’.
For those who have been with us from the beginning, I’m sure you can remember some epic moments from the list. The Yahoo Group was a blessing and my worst f’in nightmare. OMG the drama that we kept off the list … *rubs head* I still get headaches.
Over the past 10 years. The list grew. The Universe grew. Lives were changed. I’m pretty sure there are a number of stories out there about long lasting friendships and relationships that developed from the list.
With the continued problems with Yahoo, and with their decision to change everything. That’s when we decided to move to the Blog. Though it’s not quite like the list, it’s been doing well over the past years.
Still can’t believe it’s been 10 years! Ten! A lot has happened in my personal life over those ten years, good and bad. Sylum has grown into an amazing universe that astounds me every time I sit down to work on it. The vast number of characters, locations, story threads… keep it on track, making sure continuity stays in place … dear Marvel – never complain to me about ‘too many storylines/movies/characters to keep up with’ cause dude – seriously? you have no f’in clue. No really you don’t.
Over the past ten years many have come and gone, a few have stuck with me from the beginning. And I thank you for that. It truly does humble me how far we’ve come and the fans that have followed us along this great adventure.
Now for a few special thank yous and notes!
Janet who took over the beta for an epic storyline, especially after the nightmare that came before, and the continued beta of this massive universe. I know it’s a lot of work, and I thank you.
Sparrow who keeps track of all the continuity. I may have all of Sylum in my head but even I get lost on where everyone is at! Pointing out the fact characters have disappeared half way through a story is always helpful!
Gil and Shep the work you’ve done on Border and major storylines has built the Universe past the fab six, making it all encompassing. Though I’m pretty sure you still want to kill me for handing that over.
Taibhrigh you came in just as the blog was beginning. Your re-work and design of the new website was amazing and I can’t thank you enough for that. Your art has been an inspiration to not just the readers but also us writers.
Note: We’ve recently updated the website to reflect the 10th Anniversary – go and take a look!
Timothy. Well I could write a post just on how much I have to thank you for. Yes I’m going to get sappy deal with it. You came into my life as a friend and stayed as my spouse. Sylum would not be where it is now if it wasn’t for you. You are and will always be my inspiration and creative consultant. Even if you do tease me about the how many times I described the road leading in and out of town *smirks*. Working this past year on the 10th Anniversary of Clan War has inspired so many stories and bunnies – that I’m now looking forward to the 20th Anniversary. Though I’m not redoing the wiki… hell no once is enough.
Bob. I hate you, you son of a bitch. You and your clones. Though if it wasn’t for you … my life would be normal but boring as hell.
So here we are Ten Years!
*raises glass*
To Sylum. Thank you for this grand adventure. We’ve had ten amazing years and look forward to the next ten.
Sincerely,
Bj Jones
PS: Please reply to this post with your memories of Sylum, either how you discovered it, memory from the yahoo group, friends you’ve made, gatherings you attended, how it’s affected your life. Let’s make this day unforgettable!