Nothing is True. Everything is Connected.
Author: <span>Nicolaus Meridius</span>
Sylum Information0

Update: Website & Blog

There has been some updates to the blog and the actual website.

First – The Blog: 

  • I’ve moved some things around in the menus, to make things easier to find especially if you’re on mobile and can’t see the sliders.   So the wiki has been added to the secondary header, as well as ‘Donate/Support’ Sylum and a few links on how you can do that.
  • Link to the Archive has been added to Sylum Information along with a secondary link to the old archive.

Second – The Website:

  • We’ve removed the Art & Music pages as everything that was Sylum Canon was moved to the new Archive.   So the only links from the main website is the: Blog, Wiki, Archive and Store.
  • The Old Sylum Archive – is still active and a link can be found in the headers and on the sideline of the blog.  Make note now – this will not be surviving much longer, as we are getting down to the last stories being moved over.   If there is anything you want from that archive start getting it now.  I will tell you this – anything labeled AU/Non-Canon on that archive will not be moved.  Also any of the old Stargate and H50 storyline will not be moved as they’ve all become Non-Canon.  So get it now …
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Character Introduction / Sanctuary Clan0

Sylum Inspiration: Ethan Hunt

Sanctuary: Lead Hunter

Last month I posted Inspiration for Oceania as I was working on a story for Advent.  This month I’m finishing up the MI storyline which I teased a bit back.  So this month thought be fun to showcase the characters.

Authors Note: As I am working on this story, I can’t guarantee these bios will be the same once the story is finished!  So keep an eye on out and see if can spot the difference.

Ethan grew up during the American Civil War, and had heard the stories of his Uncle who fought gallantly during the war, and then disappeared into the Far East.  Never to be seen again.

He followed in his Uncle’s footsteps and joined the Army. He was quickly recruited out of the Army Military Units and into the Military Intelligence Division.

Where he met James Phelps.

Ethan was good at espionage. He was fast on his feet and thought three steps ahead of everyone else. James used him for many operations through Europe, including to help steal top secrets from Intelligence sources in Britain.

It was at during one of these missions, that Ethan began to realize Phelps was playing a double sided game. When he confronted the man, he found himself in a far worse situation.

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Sylum Trivia2

Sylum Trivia: Answer

Question: Who conducts the Sylum Interviews?

Answer: Cal McAffrey (yes we’ll introduce him in time)

Winner: Sarina – we’ll contact you about your prize.

Note to those who have answered and won something from us … RL has been bitchy and with getting stuff done for Advent we’re a bit behind … we will get your stuff to you – we promise!

 

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Character Introduction / Oceania Clan1

Sylum Inspiration: Mason Weaver

Oceania: Member

 

Mason Anne Weaver was named after her grandfather. And since her first roll call most people think she’s going to be a boy. Now she mostly uses that to her advantage. She grew-up in the suburbs of Chicago during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Her fascination with photography began in her teens when she borrowed her father’s old Leica III camera. She began taking photos of the her neighborhood, kids riding bicycles, local pets and the animals at the zoo, the “L” train, and the city. She entered several of her photos in local contest and even managed to win a few.

In 1963, her future prospects, according to her mother, were to find a husband or go to college to find a husband. She opted for college but omitted the plans to find a husband. She decided that her hobby was a good start for a degree in either photography or journalism and pursued it along with a degree English. She began working for the college paper and in her senior year earned a spot to travel to New York City to hear Martin Luther King speak at Riverside Church.

After listening to the “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech Mason began taking photos at Civil Rights gatherings; as well as the protests in D.C. A few of her photos appeared in newspapers and magazines.

By 1970 she found herself in Vietnam as an investigative photojournalist or, as some would call her depending on what was on the other side of her lens, an “anti-war” photographer. She believes (and still does) that pictures speak for themselves and she always tries to stay out of the politics of it all.

She was embedded with the MAC V-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group). And, by the end of the war in 1973 Mason had one of her photos on the cover of Time magazine.

Her last excursion before leaving Vietnam was to take one more trip into the jungle following a former SAS Captain who was reportedly looking for a down helicopter and it’s pilot. The little adventure was more harrowing than being embedded with the MAC V-SOG. After all, she had been right, there was something very suspicious about the story of the downed craft and the pilot. There were chases, gunfire, vampires, dying, and James.

By the end only four people walked out of the jungle. No one talks about it.

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Sylum Stories / Teasers4

Sylum Teaser!

Another Teaser that is possible for Advent.   Though I won’t confirm nor deny if it will be seen at Advent as we know Bob is an asshole!

Also – these characters are not in the wiki, they are new characters and not based on a specific fandom.  If you want to know the sport being played its Australian Rugby League.

Read more“Sylum Teaser!”

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