A Balimoran Gathering!

That would be fantastic! Maybe some sort of “campfire stories” or something? I know that a lot of myths and lore and such have different endings, or different main action points/main characters depending on how they traveled across the globe and through time - it’d also be neat to see how many different versions we could collect there!

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Welcome @Hekate. I love Greek mythology. Have fun exploring the community let us know if you need anything. @Nimueh is an awesome leader.

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Thanks! @Nimueh has been very helpful as I’ve been navigating the forum; as has literally everyone! I feel real lucky that I found this site (or it found me?) and that Balimora has been such a welcoming home-away-from-home :crystal_ball::skull_and_crossbones::evergreen_tree::deciduous_tree:

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Hey everybody. Still alive out here, though decent service is hard to come by. In town for the day so thought I’d check in and do a photo dump on the adventures thread. Hope everyone is well!

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Glad to hear from you Smokey.

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uhhhh hi, i’m chey

i’m a notorious lurker but definitely try to help when and where i can

i had to take a huge step back from a lot of things for a year or so to sort out my health but i’m getting back into the swing of work/fun/rest balance

i’m a loyal follower of all things Steve and generally consider myself to be chaotic good

my adoration for nature and animals is only matched by my thirst for understanding - i’m a balimouth through and through

it’s so good to see you all here!

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The work/fun/rest balance struggle is real - I’m glad you’re here, chey!

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Hey all! Finally got trust level 1, so now I can post in the guild. I have seen some of you around the forum already but here is a little about me:

I am an avid writer, reader and teacher. I have degrees in theology and culture and I love interacting with others, especially those who have different views than I do. I think we are all created that way so we can learn and grow together. I play dungeons and dragons s regularly, sometimes even writing my own (like a full blown star wars campaign). I play all sorts of video games, play guitar, paint occasionally, and drink lots of coffee. I love to hike and be in nature. Reading in a hammock is one of the best things ever.

I hope to be a published fantasy writer some day. I am pretty much an open book so ask me anything.

I really look forward to getting to know everyone a bit more! We have a pretty awesome guild!

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Congratulations!! :hermanthumbs::balimora:
Well met, and welcome, and aloha!
Theology and culture!? That sounds like a fascinating intersection to be studying. What led you there?

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Hi all! I guess I made it through the thicket into the Balimoran Guild Hall. I’m Bairn and I’m a Balimoran. It’s funny, when I got back the first assessment, I could swear I’ve heard the word Balimora before somewhere… just not sure where. Magiq flows in interesting ways, huh?

About me, I’m a writer, a gamer, and I volunteer raising money to help sick kids for fun. (Not a humble brag, it is actually fun when your marathon is gaming not running.) My stress outlets include baking and poetry, and sometimes I customize dolls.

Ask me things, I’ve probably forgotten to include stuff.

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What kind of doll customization? I have a friend who used to run an antique doll restoration shop, and I’m fascinated by all things crafty!

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Repainting and changing out the hair on ball jointed dolls, usually Monster High or Ever After High. So like I’ll strip off the factory paint and repaint the face, and use chalk pastels to blush the body and make it look realistic, and sometimes I’ll take the head off to fully remove the hair and replace it either with rerooting (all new hair inserted in the old hair plug holes) or a wig (wefts of hair stitched/glued into a cap shape).

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Hello! I’m SirVanHoose but Jarred is my name feel free to call me as such, after all we are al friends here. I have been a member of the Balimora Guild ever since I first joined in 2017. I have been gone for a while but I never forgot this place. I’m sure very few of you remember me but that does not matter I’m back now and happy to be part of this again. Now a little bit about me, I am going to school for cultural anthropology and have finished my associates degree bit still have a long road ahead. I am a bit of a book worm ( if you have any book recommendations please let me know. I write story’s for my dnd group whom I play with often. That’s a simple summery of me, i’m sure we will all learn more about each other as we go along.

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Howdy all. I’m Floradeana and was super excited to get placed in Balimora. I joined the forums a week or two ago and have really enjoyed how helpful, caring and interesting everyone is here. Still haven’t finished to first book yet because I got caught up in the forums and all the other sites that are mentioned in to first book. There is sooo much information to take in.
Growing up, I spent my summers at my grandparents where I grew to love nature by helping with the garden and observing nature. So this was definitely the best guild for me. I have a collection of house plants and pets as well.
In my spare time, I play video games (mostly just classic WoW), tend to my 3 pets (a dog, a cat and a bunny), take care of my super awesome plants, and watch way to much Youtube (GMM and Scishow are my faves). Other than that, I keep busy by being a mother, wife, part-time employ and college student (but took off this semester for my mental health).
Can’t wait to get to know more about you guys! :smiley:

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So glad to have you here! Welcome!
Sounds like you keep very busy - I’m super proud of you for making sure to tend to your health. The world is crazy, and it’s hard to maintain the sane all the time. I look forward to seeing you around the forum!

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Hi all, I’m Maj. I introduced myself in the main thread about a month ago and have mostly just been reading threads since, as much as I’m able to anyway. Life has been keeping me busy as I’m working on separating from the military to pursue my dream of working in wildlife (working on my fisheries and wildlife degree now). I’m married with 2 littles and love games (Sims 4 magic pack just came out!), making things, hiking, swimming, and pushing my limits.

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I’m just about to pick up that Sims 4 pack! Been waiting on magic stuff of ages as I love making fantasy characters in the Sims (really miss The Sis Medieval).

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Hello!
I’ve only been around for a week, but I feel like I’ve fallen into the rabbit hole (with no intention of trying to crawl back out). The assessment put me in Balimora, and I’ve found my bearing to be Verdurant. The descriptions feel spot on, and it seems especially apropos since my name is (really!) Fox.
If you need me, I’ll be curled up in the root structure of our tree with a good book.

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Hello from the upper branches, friend! Where’re you at with our little story? Im assuming caught up if you managed the second section of the guide.

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I’m finished reading all the available material so far, and I’m hopelessly hooked. I’m not quite at the level where I can interact fully, but I’m okay with watching things unfold =]

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