Happy Birthday Mr. President!
A new journal piece from Henry under the cut!
Reminder: Help With Images
Yes I’m back! There is a lot of characters …
Okay so watch the video again – ’cause it’s still awesome
The song is Lazarus by Trip Lee
Graphic Gecko is working on a video for this song. The problem, I need as many images of Sylum Universe Vampires either ‘dying’, ‘rising from the dead’, ‘in a graveyard’, or ‘confined below ground … injured – looking like death warmed over’.
Stuff already found for me:
- Stargate
- Stargate Atlantis
- Angel
- Due South
- The Losers
- Criminal Minds
- Leverage
Still have a lot of characters left from the Sylum Wiki!
Leave ideas here, if you have youtube links send to sylumclan@yahoo.com.
Sylum Inspiration: Yasuke
Shogun: Hunter
Yasuke was taken from his home country of Ethopia and was sold into slavery.
He arrived in Japan in 1579 in the service of the Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano, who had been appointed the Visitor (inspector) of the Jesuit missions in the Indies. He accompanied Valignano when the latter came to the capital area in March 1581 and his appearance caused a lot of interest with the local people.
When Yasuke was presented to Nobunaga he suspected his skin to be have been coloured with black ink, Nobunaga had him strip from the waist up and made him scrub his skin. These events are recorded in a 1581 letter of the Jesuit Luís Fróis to Lourenço Mexia and in the 1582 Annual Report of the Jesuit Mission in Japan, also by Fróis. These were published in Cartas que os padres e irmãos da Companhia de Jesus escreverão dos reynos de Japão e China II, normally known simply as Cartas, in 1598. When he realized that his skin was not coloured and in fact black Nobunaga seems to have taken an interest in him. At some point, although when is not clear, Yasuke entered Nobunaga’s service.
Yasuke was taught Japanese, perhaps due to Nobunaga talking with him. He was perhaps the only non-Japanese retainer that Nobunaga had in his service, which could explain Nobungas interest in him.
In June 1582, Nobunaga was attacked and forced to commit seppuku in Honnō-ji in Kyoto by the army of Akechi Mitsuhide. Yasuke was there at the time and fought the Akechi forces. Immediately after Nobunaga’s death, Yasuke went to join Nobunaga’s heir Oda Nobutada who was trying to rally the Oda forces at Nijō Castle. Yasuke fought alongside the Nobutada forces but was eventually captured. When Yasuke was presented to Akechi he said that the black man was an animal as well as not Japanese and should thus not be killed but be taken to the nanban-dera or nanban-ji. There is no further written information about him after this.
It was soon after, that Yasuke met Katsumoto who had admired his skills and gave him a new opportunity. He took it without hesitation.
For more information contact the Vampire Council Library
Spring Fling 2019: Sign Ups – Reminder
Spring Fling: 2019
First Sylum Event of the Year!
This is the one Event where we focus not on storyline but on Art.
If you’re not interested in writing for Sylum this is the one Event for you! There are many creative ways to showcase Sylum, outside of writing.
Sign up now to do Artwork, Aesthetics, Fanmix, or Video.
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What do you need to do to participate?
You will need to sign up and state what your interested in doing
How do I sign up?
There are two ways to sign up!
– Email: sylumclan@yahoo.com – put SPRING FLING in Subject and let us know what your interested in doing
– Reply to this Post: Just reply with what your interested in doing and contact info for us to get a hold of you.
Sign Ups close February 15th. If we do not get your request, by the 4th it will not be included.
Is there a deadline of when the Art/Video/Fanmix needs to be Finished?
Yes!
– Posts will be made through out March and April on the blog for participants can check in.
– All art/videos/fanmixs will need to finished and emailed to (sylumclan@yahoo.com) by April 15th. For those who have drawn something for Spring Fling – please scan to jpg and send via email.
I have questions?
– Drop a reply to this post with a “FLAIL” *HELP” with contact info and we’ll get back to you.
– Email: sylumclan@yahoo.com
Coffee House Friday
As this is Black History Month – what is your favorite book written by a Person of Color?
Black History Month
February is Black History Month.
As Sylum is filled with 7000 years of history, we’ve been working to showcase all history … good and bad. So this month we’re going to highlight elements within Sylum that showcase Black History Month.
For more information: Black History Month
Spring Fling 2019: Sign Ups
Spring Fling: 2019
First Sylum Event of the Year!
This is the one Event where we focus not on storyline but on Art.
If you’re not interested in writing for Sylum this is the one Event for you! There are many creative ways to showcase Sylum, outside of writing.
Sign up now to do Artwork, Aesthetics, Fanmix, or Video.
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What do you need to do to participate?
You will need to sign up and state what your interested in doing
How do I sign up?
There are two ways to sign up!
– Email: sylumclan@yahoo.com – put SPRING FLING in Subject and let us know what your interested in doing
– Reply to this Post: Just reply with what your interested in doing and contact info for us to get a hold of you.
Sign Ups close February 15th. If we do not get your request, by the 4th it will not be included.
Is there a deadline of when the Art/Video/Fanmix needs to be Finished?
Yes!
– Posts will be made through out March and April on the blog for participants can check in.
– All art/videos/fanmixs will need to finished and emailed to (sylumclan@yahoo.com) by April 15th. For those who have drawn something for Spring Fling – please scan to jpg and send via email.
I have questions?
– Drop a reply to this post with a “FLAIL” *HELP” with contact info and we’ll get back to you.
– Email: sylumclan@yahoo.com
Ask the Author: Nicholas J. Finch
I’m hosting an Ask the Author Event on Goodreads for the month of February!
- Want to know more about Michael Oliver’s career?
- Is President Lawrence going to run for a 2nd Term?
- When’s the wedding????
- Will Faeget to be the Best Man?
- Want to know more about the ‘Making of’ The Secret Service Agent?
If any of these questions are intriguing or you have a few of your own – drop by Goodreads and send me your questions.
Ask the Author Event
Sylum Inspiration: Ababuo
Ghost/Darkness: Hunter
Ababuo lived a simple life in her village as the wife of a powerful warrior with their two strong sons and a beautiful daughter. When their village had been attacked, she was taken as a prize by men dressed in black with strange markings on their face. She refused to submit, fighting the men who tried to claim her as their own. She was surprised when she could understand the men’s language. Her captor made a deal. He would not tie her in the saddle if she would stop fighting.
During the long return journey to where their tribe lived in southern Egypt, the men came to respect her for her stoic acceptance of her situation, doing her share of the work, and for not using her woman’s wiles to make her life easier. When they reached camp, all the women were bathed and dressed to be put on display for the single men. She chose to fight, beating all comers until one the tribe’s headmen called a halt. In the end her strength won them over, and she was given the honor of becoming one of their warriors.
After the ceremony she woke up dead with the markings of a warrior on her cheek.
Wanted: Guest Posts
With RL there are times coming up with posts each day can be a bit of a challenge.
So I’m putting a call out to those who would like to do a Guest Post.
Anything is fair game.
Except no Politics. None. Not even a hint.
Also porn isn’t a good idea unless it’s good porn *smirks*
Interested in doing a Guest Post email me at: sylumclan@yahoo.com
Coffee House Friday
How is it February already?
I’m not ready for a month to be already gone….
Does it feel as if some months go by fast and others so slooowwww?