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Try not to bring up issues that is unlikely to happen 95% in this contest, it is already stated and resolved by the quest-maker herself and we will very much appreciate it if you just use your common sense instead of finding a hole in each and everyone's messages to forcefully inject your critiques Rophs.

I do hope this reaches the number required by Mur so that more people will be rewarded for their efforts.

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thank you for those volunteering to participate. BUT this is very important announcement for me personally:

 

please do sign up for the quest ONLY if you really want to participate, NOT to reach the number of participants.

 

WHY? If you register and be a part of a draw, but NOT submit your entry, this will mess up all results and somebody will get no song!!! So, if you are NOT going to submit anything or if you are going to find ANY song, without giving it a proper thought, please, ABSTAIN from registering. I want this quest to be FUN for everyone in the first row and not a reward hunting.

 

I will be happy if we get over 20, but those people should really be interested in the quest, otherwise it makes no sense at all. Thank you for your understanding.

 

NOTE: not knowing the person is a part of a challenge. It is clear that you might get somebody who you don't know well. The art of winning this challenge includes gathering of information or even (as an example) secretly approaching a person to get to know more. MD is about communication and information and most of you are very skilled in it.

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all participants received their tasks. I am looking forward to see your answers! As I promised some final update for the reward list and..something else..

 

Updated final list of rewards:

Place 1: melodic charm, imperial aramor, 3 GC

Place 2: 2GC, imperial aramor, toadspeak stone, mirrorritual stone, teleportpapercabin stone

Place 3: 1 GC, toadspeakstone, mirroritual stone

 

ATTENTION: players who get to places 2 – 4 have a chance to win the second melodic charm!

 

For that they will have to participate in the second round of the challenge with a quite difficult task to fulfill (which will be the same task for each of them and the same kind of task they had in the first round. The exact details about the second round challenge will be announced after the first round results are published).  If somebody of those who got rank 2-4 refuses to participate in the second round, the player of the rank 5 will have a chance to do so.

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first of all - thanks a lot to everyone for submitting their songs in time and also apologies for a little delay on my side.

 

Each of you (participants) got a forum pm from me now with a song about your character. Please judge it carefully according to the instructions in the pm and send me the results as soon as possible. The faster we get the result - the faster we can publish them on forum and distribute rewards.

 

2 players failed to submit the song, so some of you unfortunatelly will not get anything to judge. Sorry for that.

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Tada!!! Finally all the secrets are going to be revealed! All curtains fall down and you are going to find out EVERYTHING in this post.

 

Thanks a lot for your participation and patience.

 

First of all bad news (no worries we come to good news soon). Three people had to be disqualified during the quest: Ars Alchemy and Sir Blut because they failed to find a song and write a paragraph in time and JadenDew. Jaden submitted a song and a paragraph but she violated 2 rules of the quest: 1) her song was not in English. 2) her paragraph exceeded the word limit. Since she made quite a big effort with her entry, we decided to give her song to the person for who it was meant to be and also to judges to judge upon it, but Jaden’s score will not be counted in the final score list.

 

Since in the end we had only 19 participants who submitted their songs, Mur’s doubling of the rewards will not apply.

 

And now to the good news!

 

Here is a final list of winners! As you will see, all participants were very even! Therefore we have 2 winners with the same score and many other ranks are shared! I think all of you did a very good job looking for songs, writing paragraphs, it made the life of judges really tough! Nevertheless here are the results: 

 

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HERE you can find a file with detailed scores of both judges and players. I, personally, am not responsible for any scores given either by judges or by players. So I will not accept complaints on that account. Each of 3 Judges – player and 2 independent judges got 33,3%  weight in the final scoring.

 

Now your entries:

 

Aeoshattr about  Rikstar

[spoiler]

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I

I've picked it mostly because of the feeling it gives me (which is sadly very difficult to probate). It feels quirky and alert, but also inquisitive and makes me think of introspection, and that is how Rikstar seemed to be in the few occasions we had to talk.

 [/spoiler]

 

Amberrune about Rophs

[spoiler]

 

http://jackcampbell.bandcamp.com/track/absentee

The song describes a person driven to accomplish something and earn the attention or approval of others even if the emotions or attachment is not strongly connected to the goal. In this song the singer focuses on the love of another while Rophs seems to have adopted the trip west of Golemus Golemicarum as the goal to show he is worthy of attention. Even though neither the singer nor Rophs have accomplished their goal yet, they remain fairly upbeat and continue to give the effort their full attention.

[/spoiler]

 

Assira about Valoryn

 

[spoiler]

Music Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn4nzFmyNfw

Link to lyrics in case some of it is hard to hear clearly

http://www.metrolyri...cs-kamelot.html

 Paragraph:

Through the crossing of paths, he tends to be silent and fights when need be. He reminds me most of a wanderer who has a close connection with the earth. In this song, I think it ties in his relationship with nature/mother earth( the female reference in the song) very well.

 

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Change about Lania

 

[spoiler]

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f--2gDdOgNA

 

I chose 1001 Arabian Nights for Lania because she is someone who seems to love a variety of experiences most of all. I've always found the upbeat and anticipation filled arabian-style music to perfectly describe this giddy anticipatory feeling of a child's attitude towards seeing a new food, toy, person, place, etc. In the song, it says that it's a journey of a lifetime and have you ever seen a world like this? It also lists multiple places and people like heroes, vagabonds and a city of secrets. Like Lania, the singers are always happy, they're never negative. Like in the song, Lania doesn't let her demons win. She makes them disappear. Her 'hatelist' is repurposed as a wishlist, and her papers say kill them with kindness.Lania's papers say she feels so small. She means small compared to everything and that just makes her want to experience new things.

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Darkraptor about Aeoshattr

[spoiler] Darkraptor about aeoshattr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_tORtmKIjE

Songwriters
Hans Kuersch;Andre Olbrich

Aeoshattr
Bonded with the florest and their ancient rites, cursed by their myths but driven by tomorrows hope.
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Dst about Amberrune

 

[spoiler]

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMzKKREHQgA

Lyrics: http://www.azlyrics....finnocence.html

 

Description:

AmberRune, despite her Eastland citizenship was and will always be a Necro person.

But there is more to it then it meets the eye:she has a certain class that distinguishes her from the rest of her fellow Necros. Hence why the choice of Evanescense as the band: a bit gothic combined with classical, everlasting music.

As for the song, Field of innocence, because I believe she matured faster by choosing to be a Necro so I associate her choices with lose of innocence and childhood.

The song is mysterious as Amber and a bit darkish - as all necros. It is a refined song and the latin inserts make it even more mysteriouse and some how...majestic.

This is how I see Amber: mysetriouse, dark, way more mature that she should be and maybe a little sad sometimes.

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Eagle Eye about Ars Alchemy

 

[spoiler]

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sj07eJR_dU

A polite and respectful players, Intelligent intensifying fellow players

Always walking even unattended. Not fear losing a place

Just get her just like he did not know and never knew

I have always seen him in Paper Cabin previously.

 There are questions he did not know how I and those questions that is very deep

Is the question many, many think he will ask you

Ars Alchemy have the hope of living fun and lots to learn

A powerful player one day and kind.

 He also learned to cooperate with players like him

Set the world on fire, left me in the cold

If i were a master of alchemy, I'd change everything

I'd make all the broken things beautiful especially the way we left it.

 He was great to talk also helps new players to come

I admired his potential way of helping

One day the day will come Ars Alchemy recognize a heroic player

He would just continue what she was doing and not weary.

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Intrigue about Assira

 

[spoiler]

 

The song I have chosen is:

The Narrow way (part 3 specifically) by Pink Floyd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfpr4e5E6hY#t=15

Most correct lyrics I could find (still has errors though):
http://www.pink-floy...mma-lyrics.html

 

The beginning of the song reminds me of the sound I'd imagine if the Shades were moving
about, and reflects back to the land that has made Assira a part of it. Keeping the associated darkness of Necrovian in mind, this sound comes again later.

Assira walks a narrow path between holding on to what is left of herself, and the Taint fully overtaking her. She walks her path, the Taint growing stronger (and darker even) as she goes. She cannot rest, for it would fully consume her mind.

The Taint fills her mind, and at times, overwhelms all else she hears and knows. She is unable to conquer it, only hold it at bay a bit at a time. She has no time to waste, for who knows when the Taint will finish what little is left of her.

Part of her remembers who she was before, before the Taint, but she knows that time is gone. Upon that narrow path, she continues on.

 [/spoiler]

 

JadenDew About Change

 

[spoiler]

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFyE3uxOS74

 

Lyrics translation page (which I will be using in this writeup, it should be the same as those in the video, but in case of discrepancies, I will link it here too): http://atashi.wordpr...-theme-changin/


"The heart-like clouds
Were as if they changed shape
Someday I’ll change too, won’t I?"

The thing about change is that.. change is inevitable, especially with people. Although people may be resistant to change, stangnancy is probably not preferrable (in my opinion) because it deprives people of an opportunity to change for the better (more below).


"I tried to stand alone
Between the parting way
As the shadows quietly vanished"

Alot of us try to resist change at first, standing at the crossroad (parting way). That is normal, even if not preferable, and not something to be ashamed about in my opinion.

"Like when the sun is there
Even when it’s sinking
So I can’t let go of that dream"

Even when things are not looking too bright, "shadows quietly vanished". here, I believe the shadows refer to the shadows of the past. Things that you want to move away from, so thus, you have to move forward and change towards the ideal self (the dream).

"Watch how I can change my destiny
And thousands of other destinies
But now I wonder, what I can do with these hands of mine
reach out from inside"

At one point, you will realise that your changing what you will become by moving forward past the crossroad and since people are all connected in ways, one person's change and action will irrevocably affect others (for good or better). However, in the process of changing, you will wonder at what are your limits and sometimes even doubt.. because of that one should draw strength from within them because this change is for the better (even if it is difficult)

"When you start to lose sight
Of even your important things
How many words will you be saved by?

Even an irreplaceable treasure
Nurtures me, pushes my back
Because it gave me a strong heart"

Words to encourage one in doubt, these two stanzas are. There are people who would encourage you to keep going on your journey of change even when you lose sight of the important things. Also, one's own motivation (irreplaceable treasure) is also a place to draw from should the going gets tough.

"Moving fantasies
Are things that are definitely existing there
By just believing; I won’t lose to anyone
there’s faith in my soul"

Here, after overcoming hardships, being encouraged and believing, the singer could be sure of their ability to overcome their obstacle towards the change they wish to reach. Although I would also say that here, they are changed from their initial doubt, but it is in no way the end because this person is still moving forward.

"Now it’s diamond-like
Being polished for it to shine
The light will start off the more it hurts
It’ll change more and more"

Change and being polished is painful. But a changing person is being "metaphor-ed" as a diamond being polished. Being polished will sure hurt.. but polished diamonds are sure pretty

"Watch how I can change my destiny
And thousands of other destinies
But now I wonder, what I can do with these hands of mine
Moving fantasies
Are things that are definitely existing there
By just believing; I won’t lose to anyone
reach out from inside"

Repeats of above stanzas.. but reinforces on the ability of the changing person. Once understanding their ability and moving away from the doubt (an initial change), they will keep moving forward with strong conviction and this would result in more changes as stated before, "It'll change more and more"

 - End of text wall -

 

 [/spoiler]

 

Krioni about darkraptor

[spoiler]

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMgsC8kVOBI

I chose this song because it captures a few things when both the fight and the other person, are viewed as one and the same. First, it captures the two sides of darkraptor. The rage, the fight he had before, that he had to wrestle down to be who he is in the realm now. And yet, despite the fight, that other personality is necessary, keeps him from breaking apart, and was both his beginning, and his desire, his end. The end he is always pursuing. It is harmful in a way, is painful as long as he is in his current form. It wishes for its dominion, to be free to act on its evil rage. Yet, even as the separation of the two can break him, it’s also the one thing that can keep him together. As the bridge says, it is nothing, and yet, it is everything.

 [/spoiler]

 

Lania about Princ Rhaegar

 

[spoiler]

Here it goes!

 The song - "Annihilator - Sounds good to me":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptHdz-z3ess#t=129

The paragraph:

- The main subject - dreaming, daydreaming etc. What caught my eye when I first met Rhaegar? The ability in his description – dream weaver. The lyrics could be used by a Dream Weaver with good intentions, like Rhaegar would be. Even though simple, the words can be used properly to not scare an individual not accustomed with dream weaving.
- Rhaegar seems like a good guy, friendly, positive. The song emanates this sort of positive feeling that someone like Rhaegar would induce.
- Confidence. Though friendly and positive, the lyrics are demanding, giving a strong impression of confidence, like a king would. Not asking you if you wish to dream away, but demanding that you do so. Rhaegar is a king.  
- The general rhythm of the song reminds me of the limbo a mind goes through while being influenced by a dream weaver. Accompanied by his words, of course. 

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Lashtal about dst

 

[spoiler]

Lashtal about dst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNjkuHQGa2w

lyrics:

With only a touch
I have the power
zim zaba rim bim
to wither a flower
I find delight in the gruesome and grim
'Cause I'm the magnificent, marvelous, mad Madam Mim

I can be huge
fill a whole house
I can be tiny,
small as a mouse
black sorcery is my dish of tea
it comes easy to me 'cause I'm the
magnificent, marvelous, mad Madam Mim!

I can be beautiful, lovely and fair
Silvery voice, long purple hair
la la la la la, la la la la la
la la la la la
but it's only skin deep
for zim zaberim zim
I'm an ugly old creep
Magnificent, marvelous, mad, mad, mad, mad Madam Mim!

Explanation:
We all know dst is both a villain and a buffoon. Depending on her mood, she can be a nice person to talk with or the less-reasonable bastard you've ever met.
She likes cats and she likes to play cat and mouse, cornering the unfortunate (cyberer?) and making him feel horrible.
Furthermore, she has a very high self-esteem, as this song sums up.

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Lazarus about Eagle Eye

 

[spoiler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk_sAHh9s08

Return to Innocence - Enigma

That's not the beginning of the end
That's the return to yourself
The return to innocence
Love - Devotion
Feeling - Emotion
Love - Devotion
Feeling - Emotion
Don't be afraid to be weak
Don't be too proud to be strong
Just look into your heart my friend
That will be the return to yourself
The return to innocence
If you want, then start to laugh
If you must, then start to cry
Be yourself don't hide
Just believe in destiny
Don't care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don't give up and use the chance
To return to innocence
That's not the beginning of the end
That's the return to yourself
The return to innocence
Don't care what people say
Follow just your own way Follow just your own way
Don't give up, don't give up
To return, to return to innocence.
If you want then laugh
If you must then cry
Be yourself don't hide
Just believe in destiny.

Being a Protector and an LHO, Eagle Eye have and will always prove his devotion amd dedication to his role. This song fits him perfectly in every aspect, his optimism and positivity goes beyond anyone in MD that he doesn't care about the negative side of things, he is focused on improving the realm by helping both the veterans and the newcomers alike, thus, having them "return to their innocence" through his transparency, influence, and being his true self.

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Marvolo about Intrigue

 

[spoiler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q0RQ7pdFP8

A song with a strange, not so easy to understand melody, for someone that I've never really got to understand fully.

As a guardian of Bob, the lyrics speak for themselves:

 

I see a tree standing there.

It's roots deep in the earth

and the branches stretched towards the sky.

I have a tree inside of me.

It's roots deep in the past

and the branches fumbling towards the future...

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Menhir about JadenDew

 

[spoiler]

here is the link to the song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai5lCfZnNlc

Janet Devlin - Things We Lost In The Fire (Live)

And my paragraph:

 The similarities between JadenDew and this song?

The most obvious is the Frailty and at the same time the unfitting darkness surrounding it.

The second is the undoubtedly beauty in the character of JadenDew and the voice in the song and still there is something interesting like „hiding in deep water“. So why did someone like JadenDew choose the land Necrovion despite the helpful loving and yet deep character she represents. This song is the best answer from my point of view.   

Dark frail lovely Beauty with a deep and warm heart and at the same time hiding something behind a shadow willingly to cover something meaningful and precious at the price of everything.

 [/spoiler]

 

Powle about Krioni

 

[spoiler]

here is my song for Krioni:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQumAx-Efns

This Is Where I Belong-Bryan Adams (Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron )

i chose this song because he loves the forest and because he allways returns to it whenever he leaves.
(i'm no good with writing so i guess that's about it)

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Princ Rhaegar about lashtal

 

[spoiler]

I'm glad I got Lashtal

I don't know him that personally, but his presence pleases me in MD RP ambient and gives some color to my visualization of MD, and since I do 'experience' him somehow, I can hear out my intuition and try to find the right symbol. 

Here's my entry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDgKXa_XqAk

 

"Intension", I make a connection with the world of thoughts, Lashtal's interest in states of consciousness, his invested will in the transformation from a GGer and a character that he was to what he is now in Necro.

The song also has a calm ambient, which fits my perception of Lashtal being a stable not-easy-to-provoke state in MD - in that sense, he 'listens' to his will, and has a continuity maintained in the Necro clothes he has put on.

Other than the actual song, I find Tool appropriate because they are dark and progressive, fitting of what I feel to be Lashtal's aura.

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Rikstar about Lazarus

 

[spoiler]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aIFa4PdEhU

So I really like Lazarus. He was a great man and a year ago he was way more active then he is right now. So this song is about that.

A man who was once alive, but he always rests in Necrovion waiting to wake up anywhere in the future. Many will leave, some will stay and a few come back.

I personally hope that he will say one day: "This is my time to rise". And even if he decides to not do that, then he has made some marks in the history that I call MD.

Also I feel that he's a bit lost right now, with his means within MD. So that also fits the song. Though I hope that he will be here when the time comes within him and MD.

 

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Rophs about Marvolo

 

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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA

Marvolo might now reside in NC as Son of the Storms, but the wolf still remains inside of him. MD is in a perpetual day but NC has a perpetual feeling that "It's close to midnight" with Marvolo, and his inner wolf, are "lurking in the dark". Thriller combines his past identity in LR and current identity in NC seamlessly. It's a very fitting song, more fitting than any other song with english lyrics.

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Valoryn about powle

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlhBkM0zNV4

Powle is generally the quiet kind of person, but during the last few months after he woke up from a long sleep, he has been trying to define his role as a druid in more detail and get more involved in things in Loreroot and in general. He may not talk aloud to himself while walking under the trees, like the song implies, but I have caught him a few times rest under the tree at Stag Crossing and sing instead. The song's theme is of course nature, as its title says, which makes it fit powle's role, but it also fits the concept of him searching for new ideas ("What am I going to do? I need some thoughts that are new."), possible difficulties encountered after such a long sleep ("What am I going to do? Mind is laid with dew.") and the habit of singing under a tree (the more obvious "do-do-do"/"de-de-de"/"na-na-na" parts).

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Now rewards!

Since we have 19 entries and 2 winners, there is no need in second round of competition.

 

The good news is  - both winners will get melodic charms!!!!! (thank you Burns!)

 

So the rewards are distributed as following>

 

Place 1> lashtal and Intrigue both get> 1 melodic charm, 1 gold coin, 1 imperial aramor

Place 3> 1 gold coin, teleport papercabin stone,  toadspeakstone, mirrorritual stone

Place 4> 1 gold coin

 

Some of you sent me feedback about their songs and explaining the reasons for the scores they gave. Players who received feedback will get it in the next few days as a forum pm.

 

Thanks a lot and have a nice day.

 

 

 

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