Sonoma Spring Festival 2006 News & Infomation ONLY please

**Queen Mum** · 12-04-2006, 10:01 AM

Hear ye

Hear ye!

It is time for the annual Sonoma Spring Festival!

The Spring Festival is an event for the whole realm of Sonoma and all that come in peace are welcome to join in this celebration of our community. The festivities shall take place in Luna and Umbra, Malas beginning at 9am HI - 11am AK - 12pm PT - 1pm MT - 2pm CT - 3pm ET at the Grand Arena in Luna.

Come one, come all, and share with us in this fun tradition. Meet old friends and make new ones while participating in the events planned for the day. This year's celebration promises something for just about everyone, so you don't want to miss the fun and action.

We thank the diligent efforts of the many fantastic volunteers for without their help there would not be such fun in store. In addition, we thank the many sponsors of the different events who graciously donated the great prize awards.

Here is a lineup of this year's festival...
(ALL EVENT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND FURTHER LOCATED IN THIS THREAD)

*Times stated are are as close as possible and all events are subject to change.

The Sonoma Spring Festival 2006 is set to kick off in Luna, Malas at the Grand Arena.

* 9am HI, 11am AK, 12:00pm PT, 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET *

The Crafters Faire and Fashion Show
Starts after the opening ceremony at the PAS Fellowship & Crafters Hall, Luna, Malas.

Giant Bagball Twist Relay
Begins approximately at 1:30pm PT in the Grand Arena, Luna, Malas.

Animal Critters *Foot & Paw*Scramble Races
Starting around 2:30pm PT in the Grand Arena, Luna, Malas.

Bounty Hunting ~ Dead or Alive!!
Kicks off about 3:30pm PT in the Grand Arena, Luna, Malas.
*Bounty hunters please note that this event may include the Felucca Facet!

PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win!!
Begins approximately 4:30pm PT in The Colliseum, Umbra, Malas.

Why I play UO ~ A Role Playing Writing Contest
Vote for the Peoples Choice Award will be available at the PAS Fellowship & Crafters Hall throughout the Festival. The special judging for the Judges Award in the contest is now closed. Both winners will be announced during the closing ceremony following the Gladiators event at The Colliseum.

Along with awarding additional prizes and announcing the winners of the Why I Play UO! Writing Contests for the Judges and Peoples Choice Awards, we will be celebrating with fireworks and party hats to say Hello Spring! ... Goodbye Winter! and bring to a close the Sonoma Spring Festival 2006 inside the Umbra Colliseum.

See You There :grin:

Zenith · 12-04-2006, 10:26 AM

If you have a love for UO Role-playing and writing then the "Why I Play UO" Adventure story writing competition is designed for you. The Sonoma Angels of Light [SAL] has graciously donated a fully furnished 18X18 home in Umbra decorated by the very talented Decorator Armani for the Judges Award as part of this years Sonoma Spring Festival.

In addition to the Judges Award of the beautifully decorated home there is also a "Peoples Choice" Award where we all can cast our votes on the "Why I Play UO" role-playing adventure story writing contest. Ballot boxes will be available the day of the Spring Festival, Saturday, April 22 at the PAS Fellowship & Crafter Hall located in Luna, Malas. The winner of the "Peoples Choice" award will receive an array of home decorating items which will displayed at the Crafter Hall a few days before and during the Sonoma Spring Festival. Voting will close at the end of the Spring Festival and winners announced shortly thereafter.

How do you enter? That is the easy part.
1. Write a role-playing adventure reflecting why you play UO.
2. Use a 40-page journal for your story. Your UO role-playing adventure story can be any length as long as it fits into one 40-page journal.
3. The 40-page journal is blue colored, and available at any Provisioner shop by purchasing it from a NPC Provisioner.
4. Give your "Why I Play UO" role -playing adventure story a TITLE.
5. Put your character name as author and a way for us to contact you.
6. Then contact Queen Mum by PM here or at ICQ 168-812-018 to submit your role-playing adventure story on Why I Play UO!
**Entry DEADLINE is - 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT, 6pm PT, 5pm AK, and 3pm HI on Friday April 22, 2006.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Queen Mum by PM or ICQ at 168-812-018.

A sample of a "Why I play UO" role-play adventure story -
"All my life I have dreamed of making my surroundings my heaven on earth. Time and travels have taken their toll on me. In my youth I was forced to fight the marauding hordes of footloose brigands who would mysteriously appear at random times at my parent's estate..."
*Thank you Lady Dame Judi for the story snippet.

Judging by the special guest judges will be on story line and comprehension. Therefore grammar, although important, will not be the deciding factor.

The home is open to the public for viewing anytime and is located at 16o 20'S - 5o 54'E in Umbra.
A rune to the Judges Award for the "Why I Play UO" role-playing adventure story writing contest is locked down at the Rainbow Inn located in Luna, Malas. If you would like a tour of the award home feel free to contact Love Spirit [SAL] at ICQ 324-991-870 and she will be happy to show you around.

Home snapshots of the Judges Award in the "Why I Play UO" - A Role-playing Adventure Story Contest.

First Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

Garden Roof

Rumor has it that Armani is still "puttzing" with the home by adding more decorations then seen in the above snapshots.

Map of location for the "Why I Play UO" role-playing adventure story writing contest Judges Award home ...

Zenith · 17-04-2006, 12:59 PM

Spring Festival Craft Faire & Fashion Show

To the delight of the Spring Festival planners the magic from the Keepers of the Virtuous Path [KVP], People's Army Crafters [PAC], Britannia United Merchants [BUM] , and other crafter friends will be on hand to repair, enhance, and if possible, make requested items. On Saturday April 22, 2006, after the opening ceremonies at the Grand Arena in Luna, Malas, these festival volunteers will help players with crafted items and share their crafting knowledge at the PAS Fellowship & Crafters Hall located in Luna, Malas.

The Spring Festival Fashion show will begin about 30 minutes after the Spring Craft Faire is underway on the roof of the PAS Crafter Hall. There are two fashion categories, the Spring Formal Wear, and the Spring Combat Wear. Contestants can participate in both spring fashion groups.

The rules are easy, come prepared with your best-fashioned Spring Formal and/or Spring Combat outfits. Sign up books will be available for you to describe your spring outfit(s) and to include your character name along with contact information. Sonoma Community Coalition [SCC] judges will award three winners from the Spring Formal and the Spring Combat divisions with prizes at the end of the Spring Festival Fashion Show.

PAS FELLOWSHIP & CRAFTER HALL

While at the Spring Festival Craft Faire and Fashion show you also have the chance to vote for the "Peoples Choice" award in the Why I Play UO! A role-playing adventure story writing contest on the third floor of the Crafters Hall. Ballot boxes will be available along side of each entry, and on display, the wonderful decorating items that the "Peoples Choice" winner will receive. Deadline for the Why I Play UO! A role-playing adventure story writing contest is this Friday, April 22, 2006 at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET, 5pm AK, and 3pm HI.

Complete details about the Why I Play UO! A Role-playing Adventure Story writing contest is available at; UOFourms, Markee Dragon, Stratics Sonoma, and Sosaria Live!

Feel free to contact Queen Mum by PM or at ICQ 168-812-018 with questions about the Spring Festival 2006 and to turn in your Why I Play UO! entry.

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Zenith · 19-04-2006, 02:00 PM

Giant Bagball Twist Relay
Saturday April 22, 2006
Grand Arena, Luna, Malas
*Estimated time noted.

Springtime brings the desire for outdoor fun and the 2006 Spring Festival planners have organized an event with just that in mind. The Giant Bagball Twist Relay at the Grand Arena located right outside the south area of Luna city will begin approximately at 1:45pm PT.

Picture a Grand Arena scene where assigned colored bagball teams separate into groups, and team members' line up at opposite ends of the twisted bagball maze. As the players stare at one another with determination to beat the opposing bagball teams the spectators cheer them on with excitement. Suddenly, a hush settles over the arena field and the sound of the GO whistle is heard!

At the starting point, team members who are first in line move as fast as possible towards their teammates waiting at the opposite end of the maze. Under the watchful eyes of referees, the players' feet trip over opposing team members, their elbows jab each other and snarls of perseverance ring out. All are focused on the colored bagballs that weigh more than one can barely pick up before their stamina loss brings it back down with a thump!

What is their goal? To be the first to get their team colored bagball to their teammate who is waiting at the end of the twisted bagball maze. Once delivered the next teammate in line brings it back through the maze to the starting point of the relay, repeating as often as there are team members.

Sounds like lots of fun!! If you want to participate all you need to do is register at the Grand Arena in Luna this Saturday, starting 1:30pm PT. (Registration closes at 1:45pm or when the maximum of 20 players is reached).

General Rules -- (Maximum 5 teams - 4 members per team - 20 players)
Participants will each receive a team robe assigned to specific colored bagball representing their teams' color.

Team members must wear their designated team colored robe during the bagball event.
Teams will repeat the relay course based on the number of team members in the group.

Example: Teams of four members (the maximum allowed) will relay the bagball four times.

The first team member delivers the designated team colored bagball to the team member waiting at the end of the maze.
Once at the end of the maze, the next team member resumes the relay by going back through the maze to the opposite line delivering the bagball to the next teammate.
The next in line team member drags the bagball back through the maze again to the waiting teammate at the end of the maze.
The last teammate then hurries through the maze to the finish line for the win! (Making 4 relays through the maze.)

Three member teams will relay their bagball three times, two member teams will relay their bagball two times, and single opponents will deliver the ball once from start to finish of the maze.

Relay Team Eliminations

Round One Relay Elimination - The first 3 teams (players if single opponents) to complete the number of relays according to team size moves on to the next round.
Round Two Relay Elimination - The first 2 teams (players if single opponents) to complete the number of relays according to team size moves on to the next round.
Champions Round Elimination - The first team (player if single opponents) to complete the number of relays according to team size wins the Spring Festival 2006 Giant Bagball Twist Relay championship.

Penalties: The actions listed below will incur a penalty on the player(s)/team(s) performing the action. When a referee declares a penalty the game will stop and the penalized player(s)/team(s) will go back to their starting position. A referee will signal the continuation of the relay.

Holding onto the bagball for more than 5 seconds without also visibly dragging it
Using trade window to pass the bagball to the next teammate
Intentional blocking opponents bagball(s) with items, text spam, or any other manner
The use of spells or magic of any sorts (other than Night Sight)
The use of potions of any kind
The use of weapons or attacking another player on field
The using of stealing or hiding skills
The use of pets, including ethereal mounts
Moving bagball(s) outside the playing field
Dropping additional bagballs on the field
Excessive unsportsmanlike behavior

*All decisions of the referees are final. The above list is subject to change before the event and the misuse of the general rules listed will disqualify players/teams. Adaptation of penalty rules and arena graphic derived from UO - Age of Shadows.

Awards

Each team member of the elimination rounds receives an award. (Three players if single opponents).
Each team member of the "Champions of the Giant Bagball Twist Relay" receives an additional award. (One player if single opponents).

** Event Time Zones: 10:30am HI - 12:30pm AK - 1:30pm PT - 2:30pm MT - 3:30pm CT - 4:30pm ET

Zenith · 20-04-2006, 11:53 AM

Animal Critters Foot & Paw Scramble
Saturday April 22, 2006
Grand Arena, Luna, Malas
*Estimated time noted.

A colored bagball maze is the route for this action packed foot & paw race. Starting at 2:45pm PT, after the Bagball Relay, the Spring Festival continues with outdoor fun in the Grand Arena with an Animal Critters Scramble. Registration is from 2:30pm - 2:45pm PT

Race Summary
Two winners from each of the divisions will have a runoff to see who becomes their Division Champion.
The three Division Champions will compete in the Grand Championship race.
The winner of the Grand Championship race wins the Spring Festival Animal Critters Scramble.
*In case of ties, there will be another runoff.

Each participant and their critter will be assigned into one of three divisions:

First Division: Small: Birds, Cats, Rats, Ferrets, Squirrels, Dogs, Pigs, Bullfrogs, Serpents, etc.
Second Division: Medium: Beetles, Cows, Bulls, Gamans, Goats, Sheep, Lamas, CU's, Horses, Mares, Bears, Cranes, Deer, Swamp Dragons, Giant Toads, Ostards, Ridgebacks, etc.
Third Division: Large: Dragons, White Wyrms, Drakes, Hai Riyos, Reptalon, Golems, Rune Beetles, etc.

*Excluded from participation: Baited Monsters, Summoned Creatures (any type), and Changlings.
A limited amount of extra "critters" will be on hand for those who may need one.

When hearing the GO whistle the critters and their owners run as fast as possible from the starting line of the maze to the end of the maze crossing over the finish line. The first two critters/owners from their division that crosses the finish line wins and will compete in their critter 'division champion' race. The first critter/owner to cross the finish line for their division championship race will compete in the final foot & paw race against the other two division champions for the Grand Championship.

Rules: (Maximum 10 critters per division)

Participants will each receive a specific colored cloak assigned to their critter division.
Participants must wear their designated critter division colored cloak during their scramble(s).
Participants can NOT ride "critters" during their scramble(s).
Participants may NOT teleport to other areas during their scramble(s).
Participants and their critters both must cross the finish line to be declared a winner.
Participants may enter more than one critter division but if their critter wins in more than one division, they must enter a stand-in critter owner who must wear the critter division cloak.

Runoffs:

Race One - The first two critters/owners to complete the bagball maze and cross the finish line proceeds to the Division Champion race.
Race Two - The first Division Champion critter/owner to complete the bagball maze and cross the finish line advances to the Grand Champion race.
Race Three - The Grand Championship Race - The first critter/owner to complete the bagball maze and cross the finish line wins the 2006 Spring Festival Animal Critter Scramble Grand Championship.

Disqualification: The actions listed below will disqualify the owner(s)/critter(s) performing the action.
*All decisions of the judges are final.

Intentional blocking opponents critter with items, text spam, or any other manner
The use of spells or magic of any sorts (other than Night Sight)
The use of potions of any kind
The use of weapons or attacking another player/critter in arena
The using of stealing or hiding skills during scramble(s)
The use of other critters not entered in the scramble(s), including ethereal mounts
Moving bagball(s) outside the playing field
Dropping additional bagballs on the field
Excessive unsportsmanlike behavior

*Again, all decisions of the judges are final. The above list is subject to change before event.

Awards:

Each Critter/owner competing in the Division Championship race receives an award. (6 awards)
Each Division Champion Critter/owner competing in the Grand Champion race receives an award. (3 awards)
The Grand Champion of the 2006 Spring Festival Animal Critters Scramble receives one million gold pieces.

** Event Time Zones: 11:30am HI - 1:30pm AK - 2:30pm PT - 3:30pm MT - 4:30pm CT - 5:30pm ET

Zenith · 21-04-2006, 04:32 AM

Bounty Hunt ~ Dead or Alive
Saturday April 22, 2006
Whereabouts unknown
*Estimated time noted.

Moonglow Bank Robbed!!

While the people of Sonoma were out tending to their day to day lives, many as usual had stopped on their way home at the bank of Moonglow.

Last evening, just after the guards left for their supper break at the local pub, Lizzy Bloodbath and Chester McMann raced into the bank with their weapons drawn and ordered everyone to the floor. The local citizens in shock, and fearing for their lives, moved swiftly to follow the robbers' commands. As Lizzy Bloodbath kept an eye on the good citizens of Sonoma, Chester McMann demanded gold and jewels from the bank teller who promptly handed over a large sack containing all of the day's deposits.

Just as Lizzy Bloodbath and Chester McMann backed towards the door with their ill-gotten gains Lady Dame Judi, beloved sister of Queen Mum, walked into the bank with her mind only on paying her never ending tax bill. She startled Lizzy Bloodbath who in a panic turned and struck Lady Dame Judi down on the spot.

As the two stepped over the lifeless body of the gracious Lady Dame Judi, Chester McMann looked over at Lizzy Bloodbath and said, "no one shall be left alive to tell". Just then the guards arrived back from their supper and hearing the cries from the bank drew their swords to deal with whatever they were about to confront. Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath also heard the guards coming and decided to make a run for it, mounting their sturdy steeds they raced away riding due South on the Moonglow trail.

The local Sargent of the Guards reported that they are very familiar with Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath, and that Chester McMann enjoys the taste of good ale brew while Lizzy Bloodbath has a fancy for sparkling jewels. "These two evil felons, Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath are considered armed and extremely dangerous!"

The distressed citizens of Sonoma have rallied together to help find these evil criminals by paying off the dreadful duo's accomplices (vendors) for information. You can help capture these wanted snakes in the grass by unscrambling the book clues found on these merchant informants (vendors) in and around the local town of Luna. These clues are not easy to unscramble since the vendor owners, Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath, cleverly concealed what may be inside the pages and there is no sense of order with the book titles.

The people of Sonoma plea for your help in capturing these two foul, villainous, and murdering thieves. A bounty of One MILLION GOLD PIECES is on their heads! Bring them to justice, DEAD or ALIVE!

Participation:

Meet at the Grand Arena after the Animal Critter Scramble to receive further instructions from Queen Mum. (About 3:30pm PT)
By participating in this event, means you are willing to travel anywhere to find these scoundrels including the Felucca facet.

Rules of Capture:

Unscramble the clues given as book titles found on special BOUNTY HUNTER vendors located in and around Luna town. *Clues will not be available until near the time of the event.
Be the first to find both Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath to win.
When found either make Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath give up their engraved pouches or take them off their corpses. Once the two engraved pouches, and their contents, are in hand, deliver them to Queen Mum at the Colliseum in Umbra (location of final Festival event) for the One Million Gold Pieces as your Reward!
The hunt for Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath will run for about an hour.

** Event Time Zones: 12:30pm HI - 2:30pm AK - 3:30pm PT - 4:30pm MT - 5:30pm CT - 6:30pm ET

Zenith · 21-04-2006, 07:01 PM

PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win!!
Saturday April 22, 2006
The Colliseum, Umbra, Malas
*Estimated time noted.

In Umbra there is a very large arena where as many fighters who desire to do so can do battle, while spectators watch from the tribunes that surround them. To round out the many events presented for the Spring Festival 2006 precedence will be set with the staging of the very first PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win competition in the Umbra Colliseum.
Event is scheduled for: *1:30pm HI - 3:30pm AK - 4:30pm PT - 5:30pm MT - 6:30pm CT - 7:30pm ET

This is a PvP tournament to the death but set in Malas (Umbra) with Trammel rules. There are a few rules that are not negotiable. Participants must abide by these rules in order for the tournament to run smoothly. "There are no ifs ands or buts about it", said the event organizers from the Dark Star Rangers [DSR] and the Hunters of Glory [HOG] guilds. If by some reason you cannot follow one of these rules or agree to them, then you will not be able to compete. These rules are set to make it fun AND protect the person that is competing.

Rules: This is a free for all - 1vs1 tournament.

Allowed: Artifacts and Potions of any kind
NOT Allowed: Pets of any kind

So come in your best-decked gear you can think of or make. Just keep in mind to repair all your items before hand. We would not want you to see something break during the match.

If you plan to compete, YOU MUST QUIT YOUR GUILD.

This rule is set in stone. This is non-negotiable. "Why?" It is to guarantee that no one is competing that does not want to compete. Just because the event is in Malas does not imply that all players are free from grieving.

Fight until the death.

This might be a learning experience for some, a test of skills for others. Just try to do your best regardless of why. Show no mercy when the match starts. (We know it is hard to have that kind of mind set in Malas for some but lets just bear with it).

Competitors will be randomly selected, then escorted to the stage arena by the Director.

Once the bout is finished, there are two stations for contestants, the winners station, and the losers station. Please be courteous and follow the Directors to the station that you belong. We will be resurrecting the losers and ensuring that nothing is looted that should not be. Also to be on the safe side we ask that the contestants INSURE everything that they consider valuable.

Leave the furniture alone

There is nothing more annoying than having someone take furniture, move it or keep it when it was meant to be there to provide an area or border for a function. The moment a participant takes a piece of furniture, which is not a Director or an event organizer, they WILL be DISQUALIFIED. Please remember that players have taken their own free time to set this up. They have planned this ahead of time and sacrificed one thing or another to make this happen for all of us. Be courteous and leave things where they should be. It is that simple and we do thank you.

No faction members allowed.

We apologize for this trouble, however to make this event available for almost everyone it had to be set in Malas. The waiting period for leaving factions is another reason why we have to do it this way. We apologize if your best PvP character is in factions. Some of our own are as well.

*RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*

We hope you will enjoy the PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win! Tournament and we anticipate many of you will have a first time PvPing experience during this event.

This event was designed for all to have FUN and test our skills in combat in a reasonably controlled public setting. It is meant to be acceptable for ALL persons. Remember just because it is in Malas does not mean that we cannot have PvP with honor.

With that being said now for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow:

First place- 1 million gold pieces
Second place- 500K gold pieces

We thank the Peoples Army of Sonoma [PAS] for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!

12-04-2006, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Queen Mum Lady and Supreme being of the rolling pins! Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 2,809 Thanks: 19 Thanked 23 Times in 8 Posts My Mood: Blog Entries: 7	Sonoma Spring Festival 2006 -- April 22nd (Sat) Hear ye Hear ye! It is time for the annual Sonoma Spring Festival! The Spring Festival is an event for the whole realm of Sonoma and all that come in peace are welcome to join in this celebration of our community. The festivities shall take place in Luna and Umbra, Malas beginning at 9am HI - 11am AK - 12pm PT - 1pm MT - 2pm CT - 3pm ET at the Grand Arena in Luna. Come one, come all, and share with us in this fun tradition. Meet old friends and make new ones while participating in the events planned for the day. This year's celebration promises something for just about everyone, so you don't want to miss the fun and action. We thank the diligent efforts of the many fantastic volunteers for without their help there would not be such fun in store. In addition, we thank the many sponsors of the different events who graciously donated the great prize awards. Here is a lineup of this year's festival... (ALL EVENT DETAILS CAN BE FOUND FURTHER LOCATED IN THIS THREAD) Times stated are are as close as possible and all events are subject to change. The Sonoma Spring Festival 2006 is set to kick off in Luna, Malas at the Grand Arena. 9am HI, 11am AK, 12:00pm PT, 1pm MT, 2pm CT, 3pm ET * The Crafters Faire and Fashion Show Starts after the opening ceremony at the PAS Fellowship & Crafters Hall, Luna, Malas. Giant Bagball Twist Relay Begins approximately at 1:30pm PT in the Grand Arena, Luna, Malas. Animal Critters Foot & PawScramble Races Starting around 2:30pm PT in the Grand Arena, Luna, Malas. Bounty Hunting ~ Dead or Alive!! Kicks off about 3:30pm PT in the Grand Arena, Luna, Malas. Bounty hunters please note that this event may include the Felucca Facet! PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win!! Begins approximately 4:30pm PT in The Colliseum, Umbra, Malas. Why I play UO ~ A Role Playing Writing Contest Vote for the Peoples Choice Award will be available at the PAS Fellowship & Crafters Hall throughout the Festival. The special judging for the Judges Award in the contest is now closed. Both winners will be announced during the closing ceremony following the Gladiators event at The Colliseum. Along with awarding additional prizes and announcing the winners of the Why I Play UO! Writing Contests for the Judges and Peoples Choice Awards, we will be celebrating with fireworks and party hats to say Hello Spring! ... Goodbye Winter! and bring to a close the Sonoma Spring Festival 2006 inside the Umbra Colliseum. See You There :grin: __________________ ** Sonoma Community Coalition * ICQ 168-812-018 * Last edited by Queen Mum; 21-04-2006 at 09:14 PM.

12-04-2006, 10:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zenith Sonoma Shard Reporter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Why I Play UO! A RP Adventure Story Writing Contest ... If you have a love for UO Role-playing and writing then the "Why I Play UO" Adventure story writing competition is designed for you. The Sonoma Angels of Light [SAL] has graciously donated a fully furnished 18X18 home in Umbra decorated by the very talented Decorator Armani for the Judges Award as part of this years Sonoma Spring Festival. In addition to the Judges Award of the beautifully decorated home there is also a "Peoples Choice" Award where we all can cast our votes on the "Why I Play UO" role-playing adventure story writing contest. Ballot boxes will be available the day of the Spring Festival, Saturday, April 22 at the PAS Fellowship & Crafter Hall located in Luna, Malas. The winner of the "Peoples Choice" award will receive an array of home decorating items which will displayed at the Crafter Hall a few days before and during the Sonoma Spring Festival. Voting will close at the end of the Spring Festival and winners announced shortly thereafter. How do you enter? That is the easy part. 1. Write a role-playing adventure reflecting why you play UO. 2. Use a 40-page journal for your story. Your UO role-playing adventure story can be any length as long as it fits into one 40-page journal. 3. The 40-page journal is blue colored, and available at any Provisioner shop by purchasing it from a NPC Provisioner. 4. Give your "Why I Play UO" role -playing adventure story a TITLE. 5. Put your character name as author and a way for us to contact you. 6. Then contact Queen Mum by PM here or at ICQ 168-812-018 to submit your role-playing adventure story on Why I Play UO! Entry DEADLINE is - 9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT, 6pm PT, 5pm AK, and 3pm HI on Friday April 22, 2006. If you have any questions feel free to contact Queen Mum by PM or ICQ at 168-812-018. A sample of a "Why I play UO" role-play adventure story -** "All my life I have dreamed of making my surroundings my heaven on earth. Time and travels have taken their toll on me. In my youth I was forced to fight the marauding hordes of footloose brigands who would mysteriously appear at random times at my parent's estate..." Thank you Lady Dame Judi for the story snippet. Judging by the special guest judges will be on story line and comprehension. Therefore grammar, although important, will not be the deciding factor.* The home is open to the public for viewing anytime and is located at 16o 20'S - 5o 54'E in Umbra. A rune to the Judges Award for the "Why I Play UO" role-playing adventure story writing contest is locked down at the Rainbow Inn located in Luna, Malas. If you would like a tour of the award home feel free to contact Love Spirit [SAL] at ICQ 324-991-870 and she will be happy to show you around. Home snapshots of the Judges Award in the "Why I Play UO" - A Role-playing Adventure Story Contest. First Floor Second Floor Third Floor Garden Roof Rumor has it that Armani is still "puttzing" with the home by adding more decorations then seen in the above snapshots. Map of location for the "Why I Play UO" role-playing adventure story writing contest Judges Award home ... __________________ UOFourms ~ The Community Behind The Characters Last edited by Zenith; 20-04-2006 at 09:29 PM.

17-04-2006, 12:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zenith Sonoma Shard Reporter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Sonoma Spring Festival 2006 News & Infomation ONLY please Spring Festival Craft Faire & Fashion Show To the delight of the Spring Festival planners the magic from the Keepers of the Virtuous Path [KVP], People's Army Crafters [PAC], Britannia United Merchants [BUM] , and other crafter friends will be on hand to repair, enhance, and if possible, make requested items. On Saturday April 22, 2006, after the opening ceremonies at the Grand Arena in Luna, Malas, these festival volunteers will help players with crafted items and share their crafting knowledge at the PAS Fellowship & Crafters Hall located in Luna, Malas. The Spring Festival Fashion show will begin about 30 minutes after the Spring Craft Faire is underway on the roof of the PAS Crafter Hall. There are two fashion categories, the Spring Formal Wear, and the Spring Combat Wear. Contestants can participate in both spring fashion groups. The rules are easy, come prepared with your best-fashioned Spring Formal and/or Spring Combat outfits. Sign up books will be available for you to describe your spring outfit(s) and to include your character name along with contact information. Sonoma Community Coalition [SCC] judges will award three winners from the Spring Formal and the Spring Combat divisions with prizes at the end of the Spring Festival Fashion Show. PAS FELLOWSHIP & CRAFTER HALL While at the Spring Festival Craft Faire and Fashion show you also have the chance to vote for the "Peoples Choice" award in the Why I Play UO! A role-playing adventure story writing contest on the third floor of the Crafters Hall. Ballot boxes will be available along side of each entry, and on display, the wonderful decorating items that the "Peoples Choice" winner will receive. Deadline for the Why I Play UO! A role-playing adventure story writing contest is this Friday, April 22, 2006 at 6pm PT, 7pm MT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET, 5pm AK, and 3pm HI. Complete details about the Why I Play UO! A Role-playing Adventure Story writing contest is available at; UOFourms, Markee Dragon, Stratics Sonoma, and Sosaria Live! Feel free to contact Queen Mum by PM or at ICQ 168-812-018 with questions about the Spring Festival 2006 and to turn in your Why I Play UO! entry. UOForums ~ The Community behind the Characters __________________ UOFourms ~ The Community Behind The Characters

19-04-2006, 02:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
Zenith Sonoma Shard Reporter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Giant Bagball Twist Relay ... Giant Bagball Twist Relay Saturday April 22, 2006 Grand Arena, Luna, Malas Estimated time noted. Springtime brings the desire for outdoor fun and the 2006 Spring Festival planners have organized an event with just that in mind. The Giant Bagball Twist Relay at the Grand Arena located right outside the south area of Luna city will begin approximately at 1:45pm PT. Picture a Grand Arena scene where assigned colored bagball teams separate into groups, and team members' line up at opposite ends of the twisted bagball maze. As the players stare at one another with determination to beat the opposing bagball teams the spectators cheer them on with excitement. Suddenly, a hush settles over the arena field and the sound of the GO whistle is heard! At the starting point, team members who are first in line move as fast as possible towards their teammates waiting at the opposite end of the maze. Under the watchful eyes of referees, the players' feet trip over opposing team members, their elbows jab each other and snarls of perseverance ring out. All are focused on the colored bagballs that weigh more than one can barely pick up before their stamina loss brings it back down with a thump! What is their goal? To be the first to get their team colored bagball to their teammate who is waiting at the end of the twisted bagball maze. Once delivered the next teammate in line brings it back through the maze to the starting point of the relay, repeating as often as there are team members. Sounds like lots of fun!! If you want to participate all you need to do is register at the Grand Arena in Luna this Saturday, starting 1:30pm PT.* (Registration closes at 1:45pm or when the maximum of 20 players is reached). General Rules -- (Maximum 5 teams - 4 members per team - 20 players) Participants will each receive a team robe assigned to specific colored bagball representing their teams' color. Team members must wear their designated team colored robe during the bagball event. Teams will repeat the relay course based on the number of team members in the group. Example: Teams of four members (the maximum allowed) will relay the bagball four times. The first team member delivers the designated team colored bagball to the team member waiting at the end of the maze. Once at the end of the maze, the next team member resumes the relay by going back through the maze to the opposite line delivering the bagball to the next teammate. The next in line team member drags the bagball back through the maze again to the waiting teammate at the end of the maze. The last teammate then hurries through the maze to the finish line for the win! (Making 4 relays through the maze.) Three member teams will relay their bagball three times, two member teams will relay their bagball two times, and single opponents will deliver the ball once from start to finish of the maze. Relay Team Eliminations Round One Relay Elimination - The first 3 teams (players if single opponents) to complete the number of relays according to team size moves on to the next round. Round Two Relay Elimination - The first 2 teams (players if single opponents) to complete the number of relays according to team size moves on to the next round. Champions Round Elimination - The first team (player if single opponents) to complete the number of relays according to team size wins the Spring Festival 2006 Giant Bagball Twist Relay championship. Penalties: The actions listed below will incur a penalty on the player(s)/team(s) performing the action. When a referee declares a penalty the game will stop and the penalized player(s)/team(s) will go back to their starting position. A referee will signal the continuation of the relay. Holding onto the bagball for more than 5 seconds without also visibly dragging it Using trade window to pass the bagball to the next teammate Intentional blocking opponents bagball(s) with items, text spam, or any other manner The use of spells or magic of any sorts (other than Night Sight) The use of potions of any kind The use of weapons or attacking another player on field The using of stealing or hiding skills The use of pets, including ethereal mounts Moving bagball(s) outside the playing field Dropping additional bagballs on the field Excessive unsportsmanlike behavior All decisions of the referees are final. The above list is subject to change before the event and the misuse of the general rules listed will disqualify players/teams. Adaptation of penalty rules and arena graphic derived from UO - Age of Shadows. Awards* Each team member of the elimination rounds receives an award. (Three players if single opponents). Each team member of the "Champions of the Giant Bagball Twist Relay" receives an additional award. (One player if single opponents). Event Time Zones: 10:30am HI - 12:30pm AK - 1:30pm PT - 2:30pm MT - 3:30pm CT - 4:30pm ET __________________ UOFourms ~ The Community Behind The Characters** Last edited by Zenith; 19-04-2006 at 04:46 PM.

20-04-2006, 11:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Zenith Sonoma Shard Reporter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Animal Critters Foot & Paw Scramble ... Animal Critters Foot & Paw Scramble Saturday April 22, 2006 Grand Arena, Luna, Malas Estimated time noted. A colored bagball maze is the route for this action packed foot & paw race. Starting at 2:45pm PT, after the Bagball Relay, the Spring Festival continues with outdoor fun in the* Grand Arena with an Animal Critters Scramble. Registration is from 2:30pm - 2:45pm PT Race Summary Two winners from each of the divisions will have a runoff to see who becomes their Division Champion. The three Division Champions will compete in the Grand Championship race. The winner of the Grand Championship race wins the Spring Festival Animal Critters Scramble. In case of ties, there will be another runoff. Each participant and their critter will be assigned into one of three divisions:* First Division: Small: Birds, Cats, Rats, Ferrets, Squirrels, Dogs, Pigs, Bullfrogs, Serpents, etc. Second Division: Medium: Beetles, Cows, Bulls, Gamans, Goats, Sheep, Lamas, CU's, Horses, Mares, Bears, Cranes, Deer, Swamp Dragons, Giant Toads, Ostards, Ridgebacks, etc. Third Division: Large: Dragons, White Wyrms, Drakes, Hai Riyos, Reptalon, Golems, Rune Beetles, etc. Excluded from participation: Baited Monsters, Summoned Creatures (any type), and Changlings. A limited amount of extra "critters" will be on hand for those who may need one.* When hearing the GO whistle the critters and their owners run as fast as possible from the starting line of the maze to the end of the maze crossing over the finish line. The first two critters/owners from their division that crosses the finish line wins and will compete in their critter 'division champion' race. The first critter/owner to cross the finish line for their division championship race will compete in the final foot & paw race against the other two division champions for the Grand Championship. Rules: (Maximum 10 critters per division) Participants will each receive a specific colored cloak assigned to their critter division. Participants must wear their designated critter division colored cloak during their scramble(s). Participants can NOT ride "critters" during their scramble(s). Participants may NOT teleport to other areas during their scramble(s). Participants and their critters both must cross the finish line to be declared a winner. Participants may enter more than one critter division but if their critter wins in more than one division, they must enter a stand-in critter owner who must wear the critter division cloak. Runoffs: Race One - The first two critters/owners to complete the bagball maze and cross the finish line proceeds to the Division Champion race. Race Two - The first Division Champion critter/owner to complete the bagball maze and cross the finish line advances to the Grand Champion race. Race Three - The Grand Championship Race - The first critter/owner to complete the bagball maze and cross the finish line wins the 2006 Spring Festival Animal Critter Scramble Grand Championship. Disqualification: The actions listed below will disqualify the owner(s)/critter(s) performing the action. All decisions of the judges are final. Intentional blocking opponents critter with items, text spam, or any other manner* The use of spells or magic of any sorts (other than Night Sight) The use of potions of any kind The use of weapons or attacking another player/critter in arena The using of stealing or hiding skills during scramble(s) The use of other critters not entered in the scramble(s), including ethereal mounts Moving bagball(s) outside the playing field Dropping additional bagballs on the field Excessive unsportsmanlike behavior Again, all decisions of the judges are final. The above list is subject to change before event. Awards:* Each Critter/owner competing in the Division Championship race receives an award. (6 awards) Each Division Champion Critter/owner competing in the Grand Champion race receives an award. (3 awards) The Grand Champion of the 2006 Spring Festival Animal Critters Scramble receives one million gold pieces. Event Time Zones: 11:30am HI - 1:30pm AK - 2:30pm PT - 3:30pm MT - 4:30pm CT - 5:30pm ET __________________ UOFourms ~ The Community Behind The Characters** Last edited by Zenith; 20-04-2006 at 09:31 PM.

21-04-2006, 04:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zenith Sonoma Shard Reporter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Moonglow Bank Robbed!! Bounty Hunt ~ Dead or Alive Bounty Hunt ~ Dead or Alive Saturday April 22, 2006 Whereabouts unknown Estimated time noted. Moonglow Bank Robbed!!* While the people of Sonoma were out tending to their day to day lives, many as usual had stopped on their way home at the bank of Moonglow. Last evening, just after the guards left for their supper break at the local pub, Lizzy Bloodbath and Chester McMann raced into the bank with their weapons drawn and ordered everyone to the floor. The local citizens in shock, and fearing for their lives, moved swiftly to follow the robbers' commands. As Lizzy Bloodbath kept an eye on the good citizens of Sonoma, Chester McMann demanded gold and jewels from the bank teller who promptly handed over a large sack containing all of the day's deposits. Just as Lizzy Bloodbath and Chester McMann backed towards the door with their ill-gotten gains Lady Dame Judi, beloved sister of Queen Mum, walked into the bank with her mind only on paying her never ending tax bill. She startled Lizzy Bloodbath who in a panic turned and struck Lady Dame Judi down on the spot. As the two stepped over the lifeless body of the gracious Lady Dame Judi, Chester McMann looked over at Lizzy Bloodbath and said, "no one shall be left alive to tell". Just then the guards arrived back from their supper and hearing the cries from the bank drew their swords to deal with whatever they were about to confront. Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath also heard the guards coming and decided to make a run for it, mounting their sturdy steeds they raced away riding due South on the Moonglow trail. The local Sargent of the Guards reported that they are very familiar with Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath, and that Chester McMann enjoys the taste of good ale brew while Lizzy Bloodbath has a fancy for sparkling jewels. "These two evil felons, Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath are considered armed and extremely dangerous!" The distressed citizens of Sonoma have rallied together to help find these evil criminals by paying off the dreadful duo's accomplices (vendors) for information. You can help capture these wanted snakes in the grass by unscrambling the book clues found on these merchant informants (vendors) in and around the local town of Luna. These clues are not easy to unscramble since the vendor owners, Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath, cleverly concealed what may be inside the pages and there is no sense of order with the book titles. The people of Sonoma plea for your help in capturing these two foul, villainous, and murdering thieves. A bounty of One MILLION GOLD PIECES is on their heads! Bring them to justice, DEAD or ALIVE! Participation: Meet at the Grand Arena after the Animal Critter Scramble to receive further instructions from Queen Mum. (About 3:30pm PT) By participating in this event, means you are willing to travel anywhere to find these scoundrels including the Felucca facet. Rules of Capture: *Unscramble the clues given as book titles found on special BOUNTY HUNTER vendors located in and around Luna town. Clues will not be available until near the time of the event. Be the first to find both Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath to win. When found either make Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath give up their engraved pouches or take them off their corpses. Once the two engraved pouches, and their contents, are in hand, deliver them to Queen Mum at the Colliseum in Umbra (location of final Festival event) for the One Million Gold Pieces as your Reward! The hunt for Chester McMann and Lizzy Bloodbath will run for about an hour. Event Time Zones: 12:30pm HI - 2:30pm AK - 3:30pm PT - 4:30pm MT - 5:30pm CT - 6:30pm ET __________________ UOFourms ~ The Community Behind The Characters Last edited by Zenith; 21-04-2006 at 05:09 AM.

21-04-2006, 07:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zenith Sonoma Shard Reporter Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win!! PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win!! Saturday April 22, 2006 The Colliseum, Umbra, Malas Estimated time noted. In Umbra there is a very large arena where as many fighters who desire to do so can do battle, while spectators watch from the tribunes that surround them.* To round out the many events presented for the Spring Festival 2006 precedence will be set with the staging of the very first PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win competition in the Umbra Colliseum. Event is scheduled for: 1:30pm HI - 3:30pm AK - 4:30pm PT - 5:30pm MT - 6:30pm CT - 7:30pm ET This is a PvP tournament to the death but set in Malas (Umbra) with Trammel rules. There are a few rules that are not negotiable. Participants must abide by these rules in order for the tournament to run smoothly. "There are no ifs ands or buts about it", said the event organizers from the Dark Star Rangers [DSR] and the Hunters of Glory [HOG] guilds. If by some reason you cannot follow one of these rules or agree to them, then you will not be able to compete. These rules are set to make it fun AND protect the person that is competing. Rules: This is a free for all - 1vs1 tournament.* Allowed: Artifacts and Potions of any kind NOT Allowed: Pets of any kind So come in your best-decked gear you can think of or make. Just keep in mind to repair all your items before hand. We would not want you to see something break during the match. *If you plan to compete, YOU MUST QUIT YOUR GUILD.* This rule is set in stone. This is non-negotiable. "Why?" It is to guarantee that no one is competing that does not want to compete. Just because the event is in Malas does not imply that all players are free from grieving. Fight until the death. This might be a learning experience for some, a test of skills for others. Just try to do your best regardless of why. Show no mercy when the match starts. (We know it is hard to have that kind of mind set in Malas for some but lets just bear with it). Competitors will be randomly selected, then escorted to the stage arena by the Director. Once the bout is finished, there are two stations for contestants, the winners station, and the losers station. Please be courteous and follow the Directors to the station that you belong. *We will be resurrecting the losers and ensuring that nothing is looted that should not be. Also to be on the safe side we ask that the contestants INSURE* everything that they consider valuable. Leave the furniture alone** There is nothing more annoying than having someone take furniture, move it or keep it when it was meant to be there to provide an area or border for a function. The moment a participant takes a piece of furniture, which is not a Director or an event organizer, they WILL be DISQUALIFIED. Please remember that players have taken their own free time to set this up. They have planned this ahead of time and sacrificed one thing or another to make this happen for all of us. Be courteous and leave things where they should be. It is that simple and we do thank you. No faction members allowed. We apologize for this trouble, however to make this event available for almost everyone it had to be set in Malas. The waiting period for leaving factions is another reason why we have to do it this way. We apologize if your best PvP character is in factions. Some of our own are as well. *RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE* We hope you will enjoy the PvP Gladiators 4 Da Win! Tournament and we anticipate many of you will have a first time PvPing experience during this event. This event was designed for all to have FUN and test our skills in combat in a reasonably controlled public setting. It is meant to be acceptable for ALL persons. Remember just because it is in Malas does not mean that we cannot have PvP with honor. With that being said now for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: First place- 1 million gold pieces Second place- 500K gold pieces We thank the Peoples Army of Sonoma [PAS] for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! __________________ UOFourms ~ The Community Behind The Characters Last edited by Zenith; 21-04-2006 at 08:16 PM.

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