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Mother Nature is calling. Take the quiz and find out what she thinks of you. Post your results! QUIZ Ocean You’re the Ocean. You make waves wherever you go. Sometimes you can get angry and leave a path of destruction in your wake. Other times you’re as chill as a tide pool. It just depends on the day. Or the moon. Or the wind currents. But one thing is certain; you cover 71% of the Earth and produce half the oxygen we breathe. So consider yourself a worldwide sensation. Watch the Nature Is Speaking film, "Ocean." "Harrison Ford is the Ocean." Film

Nature Writers Nature has always inspired writers. Here we will discuss different popular nature writers throughout time. At the end, I will have a pole where you can vote for your favorite nature writer of all time! I will be referencing The Norton Book of Nature Writing by Robert Finch and John Elder, College Edition

(Green Ajah Nature Week) Favorite Insects and Fun Facts For so many folks, insects are creepy. And some can sure seem that way initially. I have my own culprits in the insect world. However, nature would not be what it is if not for the kingdom of insects. There are so many different kinds. Some with wings. Some with multiple legs. Many serve a beneficial purpose. Others are simply fascinating to watch. “Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body (head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs of jointed legs, compound eyes and one pair of antennae. They are the most diverse group of animals on the planet, including more than a million described specie…

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Welcome, Warders, Aes Sedai, and Aspirants to the Green Ajah's Nature Week! This is a week dedicated to talking about aspects of the natural world. Each year there will be different activities, centered around features of nature. Over the course of the week, discussions and games will be featured in Tar Valon. Links will be found below as they are posted. We hope you will join us!! Guess the Herb: with the lovely Lily Nature Photography: with the ravishing Ryrin Favorite Insects and Fun Facts: with the delectable Dar'Jen What Force of Nature Are You? Quiz with the radiant Ryrin Walk through the weird with the celestial Cross …

Welcome to the Past Lives Pavilion! Psst you, yeah you! Take a break from all that fighting and step inside... I can tell you who you used to be in a past life. Focus very hard on the numbers between 1-50 and tell me what one speaks to you most. I'll look into my crystal ball and reveal your past life!! FORTUNES CLAIMED: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 18, 23, 27, 30, 42, 48, 50 *DISCLAIMER* I know that past lives are part of some people's beliefs and or religions and this thread is not meant to belittle that in the slightest. It's just a fun way to trick you into learning about the middles ages. ALSO the past life "f…

Welcome to the Brown Ajah's first ever History Week! This year's theme, the Late Middles Ages! Welcome fine Lords and Ladies of Dragonmount! Come drink and eat and be merry! The Brown Ajah is known throughout the WoT series as the knowledge gathering ajah and I am delighted to bring you an event that is very much in the spirit of that tradition I know there's a lot of history buffs in the Tower and I thought it would be fun to explore different parts of history over the coming years. As stated above this year we are doing the Late Middle Ages, according to most historians that would be between the 1300s-1500s. As we are mavericks we are expanding that …

It's a common theme, the Middle ages, made exceedingly popular in literature. Especially the Fantasy genre. I mean look around, we have tv shows based on books based on the middle ages, story upon story. Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, and of course Wheel of time. But what makes it so? Why is this time period so popular? What makes it so magical? Has the literature influenced the romance of the age or was there an inherent romance that literature grabbed hold of? Well this is where we'll attempt to find out! We'll discuss what we think makes this particular time period so popular in fiction. What attracts us to it. And whether it's valid or just collective romantic…

Notable Events of the Late Middle Ages Welcome all to the Notable Events of the Late Middle Ages Booth. It is here that we hope to enlighten and entertain you with various tidbits of those years of old. The Middle Ages were far from completely in the dark, and some rather fascinating events occurred. If only we had the news anchors of our era to provide the commentary of theses events. Now, there are about 300 years of events to cover, and I cannot even attempt to cover a tenth of all that occurred. But what we will examine will be fascinating, I assure you. (Ponders the vastness of the era.) Where to begin? That is certainly the question to ask. And perhaps you ha…

The Renaissance in Retrospect While the Renaissance spanned the 14th to the 17th century, we shall focus our attentions on the 1400s and 1500s. So many fascinating individuals were born and came to "power" during this period. Names such as Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Donatello, Botticelli and Raphael should most likely be familiar to you. (I am not referring to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so this will be the only reference to those green reptiles.) We will consider the artists themselves. And some of them were known for more than their artistic abilities. For example, Da Vinci was also an inventor, though sadly few of his creations likely ever came to fruition. Still, …

Brown History Week: Create Your Own Have you ever wanted to know what it would be like to have your own name beneath an intricate Coat of Arms designated to your family house? Or wield a sword crafted of your own design? Or don the gleaming armor of something you could wear proudly to the battle field? Well look no further. During the middle ages, family crests were used to symbolize houses and forms of power. Weapons would be forged and proffered by solders who would unsheathe them proudly as an extension of their own being. Armors created with such artisan care that knights would ride to war with pride and faith. These were symbols of strength, unity and resolve.…

Welcome to Dumbledore's Army It seems that you, too, are upset with the tyrannical rule of Professor Dolores Umbridge, and would like to learn how to fight back. Excellent! This is just the place for that! First, let's check out our secret clubhouse fort lair. The Room of Requirement lets us come and go as we please, giving us everything we need to practice our spells. Now, this room has to remain a secret, because she has gathered her own Inquisitorial Squad, whose only mission is to find us out. It's alright, don't worry, we have developed our own method off communication so we know when to gather *reaching into my pocket I pull out what looks …

...for the Sake of Human Decency. With the HP week ending here at DM, I thought this article might stir some interest. Personally, I strongly disagree with the last one. And I'm not sure #3 is relevant.

Welcome new students to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!! I am Adella, and I am the Headmistress of Hogwarts for this week, as we at DragonMount like to take over the castle on occasion. Please, come in and find a seat at an unmarked table, you will be able to be sorted into your houses shortly. But, first I have just a bit of information and a few rules, as is standard for the beginning of a new year (or week) at Hogwarts. First, the Forbidden Forest is absolutely open to students, because it always seemed like a fun place for Potter and his friends to go. Second, Harry Potter Week is a very long standing tradition of the Blue Ajah, and we put a lot of lo…

It's time to face your fears and find your RIDDIKULUS! That's right, it's time to banish some boggarts. This is a game that anyone can play and join in - at any time. Think of 'This beats That' - with a comedic twist and you won't be far wrong. Each player will banish the previous boggart and then create a new boggart for the next player to deal with. Don't forget to use the Riddikulus charms and your bestest wand! *** You enter the classroom to find a new teacher and a mostly empty room. The only item of furniture is a large wardrobe. Hello! I'm Cross and due to an unexpected turn of events, I'm your new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. In this cl…

Greetings to all! Welcome to the annual Blue Ajah Harry Potter Week. In this thread, you have the opportunity to send messages by way of owl couriers. Aren't they so cute. Your messages can be normal or Howlers (perhaps you HP fans can help me learn what this means). Your messages can be as humorous or as dry as you prefer. The point is to have fun. So please, grab your quill and ink, and write those messages. The owls are patiently waiting to carry them for you. Note that you are able to earn House Points in this thread. Particularly exceptional letters may even be rewarded extra points by me (rubs hands together excitedly).

Welcome to The Pensieve Training Course here at Hogwart's!! Here we will be testing your ability to perceive people's memories based upon fragments of those memories. Get the answers right and you will earn points for your house, and possibly glory for yourself. This is how it will work. I will post portions of memories devised from a combination of the books and films each day. You may make a guess regarding the person whose memory it is and what the memory was about. In order to give everyone an equal chance to guess, all serious guesses MUST BE MADE IN PM. Humorous guesses may be posted in the thread and MAY be rewarded with additional "making the professor laugh" p…

Hello everyone, and thank you so much for attending to this emergency so quickly! *straightens her glasses and tries to tuck in a few stray hairs on her head* I'm sorry, I am a bit flustered, as I'm sure you may have guessed... You see... And I'm not quite sure how this may have happened... Alright, I'm just going to say it! Somehow a Troll has gotten into Hogwarts!!!! No, no, it's not Umbridge, don't worry, she is still to terrified of the centaurs to even venture within... I don't know how many kilometers is very far, but trust me, it's a long long way from here. Anywhoo, we need to hunt down this troll!! So, anyone who would like to volun…

Welcome to Divination Class! This year you have a choice to make. Firstly, the lovely Professor Trelawney can read your future in the Tea Leaves.Just help yourself to a cup of tea and then PM me the number of the teacup you chose. I'll let you know what she saw in the leaves. Your other choice is to visit the Department of Mysteries and see if there's a prophecy there for you. Take a look below for more information about how each choice works. 1. Just choose a cup and send me a PM with the number. I'll then reveal your awesome Professor Trelawney style fortune! Don't reveal your choice in the Thread! And the second option? 2. Here …

HELLO PLAYERS!! Welcome to the Apples to Apples game, sponsored by the Cuen'd'eren! I will be one of your hosts for this game, along with the lovely Cross, and we challenge you all to a card game! For those of you unfamiliar with the original, Apples to Apples is a matching game of sorts. Each player will get a hand of 4-6 red nouns to choose from, depending on how many players we have. The dealer (Cross) will display one green adjective card; and it is up to the players to either play a noun that they feel best matches the adjective, or go with something zany and funny. You're as much playing to the dealer as you are to the green card in front of you. The winner …

Are we ready to ruuuuuuuuuumble? Welcome back to Cuen Gameshow Week! Get PSYCHED *coughs* Anyways welcome to my game Ghost Letter game! I'm not sure if we have ever had anything like this in the White Tower before and the original game has been adapted for forum playing, so I'll explain the rules, give an example and give me a shout if you have any questions. Rules: So how you play is the players take turns in adding a letter to a growing word fragment trying not to be the one to complete the word. Each fragment must be the beginning of an actual word. Minimum length of words is 3 letters. The person who wins the ro…

Welcome, folks to this edition of the Wheel of Time Wheel of Fortune during Chen'd'eren Game Show Week. I am your host, Dar'Jen Ab Owain. Please use your imagination to see the ornate wheel before you, and spin it all you wish. To simply things a bit, feel free to offer a letter. If it is present, you get a point. (One point per correct letter, so even if five A's you get 1 point total for an A being present) Guess the puzzle correctly, get three points. Points will be tallied at the end of each puzzle and will be added together at the end to determine the "points" winner. Puzzles will have a category to help you in guessing the answer. Good luck.

THIS! ISSSS!! JEOPARDY!!! And now, here is the host of Jeopardy! . . . JamesBrown!! Thank you, thank you for joining us. We have an exciting show for you today. Today's contestants come from all around the world. In this episode, each contestant will be given the chance to gain valuable points based on their knowledge of The Wheel of Time. In order to compete in this episode, players must post in this thread by giving us their name, their occupation, and their hometown. Players have until midnight Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, July 18th, 2017. After that time, no more players will be allowed to join, but of course you may play along as a…

Hey there guys! So the rest of the Calendar has been hammered out for the rest of year and barring any complications or real life getting in the way this should be the events for the rest of year! I just want to say if your taking part in an event and you are having problems with your thread and need someone else to post it for you or any questions about the event and you cannot get a hold of your coordinator then please PM me! I'm your back up on all events I'll try and keep this updated when I have themes and new events to add to it for the following year. Any questions feel free to post in this thread or PM me. Thanks guys July 16 – July 22 Cuen…

Hello everyone! One of my most favorite camping trip games was telling a story one sentence at a time while going around in a circle. I'm happy to be able to offer such an experience here for our Story Fest 2017!!! For those who have not had the privilege of enjoying this fun camp fire games I'll break it down. I will start a story with just one sentence. The next person will continue the story with another single sentence and then another person and so on. Now of course we must all follow the rules of DM about the PG-13 content and I'd like to keep any spam/high-jacking to a minimum. For the PG-13 guidelines please refer to the code of conduct. As for spam/…

We all know about storys, we read them all the time. Being here is proof enough of that. But just how aware are we of the OTHER forms of storytelling? Here we'll discuss other methods of telling a story. Through art, photography, music, food. Yes even food. Our lives revolve around our ability to communicate, and that, in several forms. So first up, outside of books, and reading what is your favorite method of 'reading' a story? do you listen to music and feel the impact of the notes? Do you read a piece of art?

We have all read a story or book and had those moments that gripped us and we've kept them with us even long after we finished reading. Perhaps the moment made us cry because it touched us so deeply. Perhaps we laughed out loud or gave some triumphant shout, which others around us did not understand. Perhaps we found comfort or inspiration from the words we read. For me, one favorite moment was from a children's book about a struggle between the few remaining unicorns and dragons. There had been much fighting and numbers on both sides were few. The unicorns knew a spell to turn enemies into friends, but they needed so many adult unicorns. They had the numbers, but Sta…

Well come, one and all, to the fabulous Story Fest! Here, we will celebrate the art of storycraft and its telling, as well as some fun games and places to share moments we thought were truly spectacular. We have a host of activities through which you can peruse, hosted by our very own aspirants and algai-in-training! One-sentence Storytelling hosted by Oscar/THTC Favorite Dragonmount Stories/Moments hosted by Killashandra Storytelling Discussion hosted by Cross Favorite Story/Book Moments hosted by Dar'Jen ab Owain Short Story Contest hosted by E James Todd Have fun, and may your inner gleemen run rampant!

Welcome, please come right in. Make sure you sign in as a guest before being seated! I will be your Hostess. You might be wondering what this is! This is going to be a fancy dinner party, with a few twists... (So please do dress appropriately.) Once the dinner starts the lights will go out, which means you will be eating in the pitch black, only using your other senses. You will be asked at the end of each course to guess exactly what it is you are eating! Guests must send the hostess a PM containing your guess after each course. One PM conversation will do for all courses. Ah yes here comes my other staff. These handsome fellows are here to serve your every n…

Ok, so cards on the table first, this thread assumes you have read all of WoT. If you haven't proceed with caution as spoilers will abound! The event in questions occurs in Fires of Heaven. So if you have not read that far, take care! The resolution is in Towers of Midnight (I think?) So if you have not read that far - beware! Right, I think that's enough warnings, so on with the thread! I remember reading Fires of Heaven for the first time - such a lot was happening, people traveling all over the place. The number of plot lines and points of view seemed to explode and the series dou…