Continuing with our theme this year of showcasing the Clans.
February’s Calendar: Sila Kin Clan
Calendar/Art: Taibhrigh
Sylum_February2016
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Coffee House Friday: Updates, Reminders, and Randomness!
Today’s Coffee Hose Friday is about that to do list.
My personal to do list is pretty long, the Sylum one may be longer!!
I’m taking the moment to take care of a few things here at this Coffee House Friday!!
As I’ve been meaning to post a few things these past few days, but between the fluffy cuddly bunny that was tossed at my head and RL – I hadn’t had much time to update the Blog!
So today we’re having 3 posts in one!! Or is that 4?!
Spring Fling: 2016 – Open
This is still me doing a call out to everyone who follows Sylum.
We’ve just published the Sylum Wiki Blog that showcases bios for all 1015 characters within the Sylum Universe. There are 1015 Characters that can be inspiration! There are 19 Clans with variety of characters that have never been showcased before within the Sylum Universe.
If you can draw, create graphic arts, awesome with vids, or have that playlist that is ‘so this character’ – sign up for Spring Fling!!
Let’s showcase some of these newer unknown characters, give them the 15 minutes of fame they deserve.
There is only so much the main artists/writers of Sylum can take on.
For More Info, to ask questions, or Sign Up go to this Post and Reply.
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Right now at the Sylum Vault – we’re having a Valentines Day Sale!! 14% off Everything!!
Truth, Freedom, Beauty and Most Important – Love!!
Get these great Moulin Rouge! Earrings and matching Moulin Rouge! Bracelet – Get them while on Sale as a set for $20! Perfect for that love of your life or screw Valentines and get them for yourself!!
These hair cherry wood hair sticks, were inspired by Lennox’s deadly weapons.
The Hematite and pewter Army charm represents Lennox rank and military affiliation.
(Quick Note – if you are interested in these hair sticks but prefer a different military branch – contact us and we can talk about getting a custom order)
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Jewelry not your thing?
Stop by the Sylum Gift Shop for some fun items all things Sylum.
Quick Note of Thank You to Taibhrigh for all her work on the Art for the Gift Shop!!
Right now Cafe Press is also running a sale of 20% off your order!!
Sylum Notebook
Sylum Coffee Mug
Ghost/Darkness Stickers
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As always we Thank You for your continued support for Sylum.
So now that I finished my to do list … well at least the to do list for the Blog… what is on everyone’s to do list for the weekend?
Sylum Inspiration: Eisenheim
Ehre/Weisheit Kin Clan: Member
Finishing up this month’s Inspiration from Ehre/Weisheit Kin Clan is Eisenheim
Eisenheim is Dresden’s son. Neither talk about their lives or what they can do. Both are very gifted and focused on the natural world around them.
Note: You will be seeing more of Eisenheim in some up coming stories. But do warn you – what you think is not what you know.
Spring Fling 2016: Sign Ups (Open)
Spring Fling 2016
Spring Fling has always been slightly different from the other Sylum Events, as it is solely focused on Art, Videos, and Fanmixes.
I’m personally doing a call out to everyone who follows Sylum.
We’ve just published the Sylum Wiki Blog that showcases bios for all 1015 characters within the Sylum Universe. There are 1015 Characters that can be inspiration! There are 19 Clans with variety of characters that have never been showcased before within the Sylum Universe.
If you can draw, create graphic arts, awesome with vids, or have that playlist that is ‘so this character’ – sign up for Spring Fling!!
Let’s showcase some of these newer unknown characters, give them the 15 minutes of fame they deserve.
There is only so much the main artists/writers of Sylum can take on.
So this is me giving all of you the ‘Puss in Boot’s Eyes’
Take the plunge and sign up for Spring Fling!!
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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 1st. If we do not get your request, by the 1st 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 February and March on the blog for participants can check in.
– All art/videos/fanmixs will need to finished and emailed to (sylumclan@yahoo.com) by March 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
Sylum Inspiration: Mary Poppins
Ehre: Caretaker
Despite the fact the Ehre and Weisheit Kin Clans joined after World War Two – the Clans each have individual Caretakers.
Ehre Caretaker: Mary Poppins
She’s sweet, charming, and can rule that castle with a iron fist! She knows everything and no one can get anything past her. She also has a beautiful singing voice and can be heard through out the castle when dealing with day to day operations.
She also can push every single one of Thomas’ buttons.
Spring Fling: 2016 – Sign Ups (Open)
Spring Fling: Sign Ups
Really? Really? Is it really that time already!!
Yes it is!
Easter is even earlier this year, which means Spring Fling will start on March 27th!
What is Spring Fling?
Spring Fling will center on Art, Icons, Videos, and Fanmixs. There are some amazing artists who follow Sylum and I would like to encourage them to do some art for the Universe.
As we have the Sylum Wiki Blog up and running – I would love to see artwork, fanmixes or anything with new characters showcased. There’s 1012 bios!! Come on people – let the creative juices flow and go for it. So I’m calling you all out! Yes you, those who may have always wanted to participate, but haven’t!! Sign up this year!!!
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 1st. If we do not get your request, by the 1st 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 February and March on the blog for participants can check in.
– All art/videos/fanmixs will need to finished and emailed to (sylumclan@yahoo.com) by March 15th.
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
In Memoriam: David Bowie & Alan Rickman
We’ve lost two great legends in just a space of a few days.
Even if you didn’t like David Bowie’s music, you still knew who he was. His influence on music will live on for generations.
Many kids were introduced to Alan Rickman as Severus Snape, the rest of us remember Hanz Gruber. The vast career of Alan Rickman showcases over many films and has entertained us for decades.
Both will be greatly missed.
As for Sylum they both live on.
Severus is already an influential character in Camelot Clan, and we added Hanz Gruber to Sylum when we updated the Sylum Wiki Blog – except for the fact I forgot to put up his bio *eyeroll* *headdesk*.
We’ll be adding a character to Sylum for David Bowie. In typical Sylum fashion we won’t be adding the one you’re thinking of but a small role he did that many don’t remember or never realized it was him.
Nikola Tesla
Let’s have moment of silence, raise our glasses and toast two legends.
Sylum Gift Shop – Cafe Press
We know there was interest in a Sylum style Gift Shop, through Cafe Press. We’ve been working on this for a while, getting images and putting together product ideas etc. We took into consideration some of the items that everyone had stated they were interested in, for example: notebooks, coffee mugs, stickers, calendars …. etc.
We’re still working on adding specific Clan items, but at the moment we have what will be the core image/product.
I would like to take a moment to thank Taibhrigh for all her hard work in getting these images created, sized and prepped for each product!
We thank you for your continued support for Sylum.
A special thank you to those who have donated to our hosting server! It means a lot to us, and keeps our site up and running for years to come!!
A personal Thank You to those who have purchased items at the Sylum Vault.
And now for something different!! Cause we’re always looking to bring new things and adventures to Sylum!!
We offer you the Sylum Gift Shop!
Sylum: Character Adoption
Character Adoption
One of the events we had on the Yahoo Group was adopt a Sylum character! It was a fun thing, and after a while I got to know more people by their character name than their either real names or online names.
We’ve opened this back up on the blog last year, but figured be a good time to remind everyone. You can use the character to sign into the blog, or make comments here or the wiki blog.
Go to Sylum: Character Adoption read through the list to make sure not asking for someone taken. Then if want to adopt – give me a list of at least 5 characters so we can make sure you get one.
Even though we don’t really do RP here on the blog – remember we do have a Sylum Forum – where you can actually start up an RP … or have discussions about a variety of things.
Sylum Inspiration: John Preston
Ehre/Weisheit: Hunter
Keeping with this years Sylum Inspiration: John Preston – Ehre/Weisheit Hunter.
He’s methodical, tenacious, and a deadly Hunter. Add him with his Mate the two can be unstoppable.
John’s personal self control rises from who his father is, and his need to make sure he never looses control. One of the few people he relaxes or lets go – is his Mate.
Sylum Wiki Blog: Update
Quick Update!
We’ve added Jake Stone, Martin and The Duke – from the Moulin Rouge! story. As these are unique in circumstance as they are further out in the Sylum Timeline – it will be one of the few sets of bios that will be past 2015.
We’ve also add 4 new characters into Camelot, Vampire Council, and Enemies.
Enjoy!! Please feel free to comment or ask questions on the bios.
Note: The Wiki Blog is still in edit and maintenance mode so please bare with us as we edit the now 1012 bios!
Coffee House Friday: 1st of 2016
So it’s been a while since we had one of these!
First off Happy New Year! Welcome to 2016!
May blessings be with you this year
I personally don’t do New Years Resolutions. I’m simply about living your life, loving your neighbor and being a better person all around. Though I probably should cut down on the bunnies 🙂 *still coughing up hairballs*
So plans for the New Year? Did you make resolutions? Hows 2016 treating you so far?
Sylum Inspiration: Wilhelm Brandtenschtein
Ehre/Weisheit: Lead Hunter
This years Sylum Inspiration will tie into the Sylum Monthly Calendars.
Since January 2016 Calendar was of Ehre/Weisheit – we’ll be showcasing each week in January a character from that particular Clan.
Updates will either be on Sunday or Monday.
So for this week’s Sylum Inspiration – Wilhelm Brandteschtein
State of the Clan: 2016
State of the Clan: 2016
*walks out to podium*
*taps microphone*
Is this on?
So this is somewhat new! We’ve done updates and call outs for variety of things during the past 10 years (technically we’re moving into 11 years – now don’t we all feel old!) for Sylum.
But this year we thought we would go more traditional.
Welcome to the State of the Clan Speech for 2016!
2015 was the big 10th Anniversary of Sylum Clan. Ten years of stories, gatherings, the yahoo group, the blog, the wiki … wiki 2.0. A lot happened in those 10 years. I’m not quite sure when I realized how Sylum went from a fun idea to taking over my life!! It has been a wild ride, one I would not change for the world.
As we move into 2016 – we realize that we’re still working through the reworks of Clan War. In truth we had really hoped Clan War would’ve been finished and posted by end of 2015. But real life hit hard these past two years and we got behind. We thank you for your patience and support these 10 years, and especially these past few years. As much as we would love to make Sylum our main focus and full time job – we all have jobs, families and real life situations that do come first. Please understand that Sylum isn’t a ‘hobby’ it’s a 2nd job. There is a lot going on behind the scenes that we work on besides being slaves to the Bobs and trying to get Nico to shut the fuck up.
There are many hours spent on the back end to keep everything running smoothly.
This last year and half was mainly focused on the rebuild of the Sylum Wiki. Which I hope everyone is enjoying!! We do thank you for your comments and questions on the wiki … but we do need to ask not to use the comment section to inform us of spelling or grammar mistakes. The wiki is still in the process of being edited. If you do notice something major – please email us at (sylumclan@yahoo.com) and we’ll add it to our edit list.
The wiki isn’t the only thing we have to take time to maintain. The website and blog take a good portion of our time to keep updated and running smoothly. This includes working behind the scenes in WordPress, coding the website, and dealing with our hosting site. I would personally like to take a moment to thank Taibhrigh for helping maintain the website and keeping it updated after each Sylum Event.
And to help us keep these sites working and available this is when I put out the call for help.
In the beginning, we doubt anyone thought Sylum would take off the way it has. As the years have gone by, those of us who work in the background have done this out of love for Sylum. We’ve spent our time and money to keep Sylum going. But as we’ve grown and expanded beyond anything we ever imagined, we can honestly say we need help.
As you may have noticed – we’ve opened the Sylum Vault. This is to help me personally cover expenses that I accrue while working with Sylum. Any support you can give me is appreciated. Whether it’s buying jewelry or spreading the word about the Vault. This has been a learning curve for me, just as it was in the beginning of building Sylum! But it’s been fun and I hope to have new Sylum and Fandom items in the near future.
If not interested in the Vault – we will take donations to help pay for our yearly Hosting Fees to Dreamhost. It costs $125 a year to host sylumclan.com, this includes the main site, the blog, and the wiki. On top of it we pay for data and spam protection. All donations go directly to Dreamhost – we don’t see any of it. For those who donate to help host the website – you will receive an unique banner thanking you for your support.
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Now that the boring stuff is over.
Lets get to the fun parts of the State of the Union Speech!
What we have planned for 2016.
Well, besides the normal three Events we host: Spring Fling (which I might add the Graphic Gecko is already off and running with new video ideas), Seven Days of Summer, and Sylum Advent. We’ll finish posting the 10th Anniversary of Clan War. Now at this moment, with the release of the 10th Anniversary of Clan War and the Sylum Wiki Blog – there are some discrepancies in the later arcs and some side stories. These will be dealt with as time goes on – if anything pops up that really doesn’t make sense or needs clarification, never hesitate to ask us. Either email (sylumclan@yahoo.com) or go to the Sylum Q&A.
There are many large stories in the works that will be incorporating the new storylines and standing as spacers between later Sylum Arcs.
This guy: 
And then there’s this one – who is always up to something:
And of course the most annoying one in the bunch:
And that’s not including the Pirates, the Jedi, and the Hackers who are looking for their own stories.
The last week of Advent we showcased a variety of snippets. We can tell you that the POI and Castle snippets are part of a larger story arc that will be incorporated with the Michael Westen Series. The Back to the Future snippet is part of a rework for the whole series, you will see this story within the next six months as it ties into 10th Anniversary Clan War (I can see the wheels turning in y’all’s heads now). The Ernesto snippet is way way in the future – but I guarantee you’ll enjoy the lead up to that particular scene. As for Owen and Blue the Raptor – they are also down the line, and like the Ernesto snippet – the lead up will be a wild ride.
So as you can see we have a lot planned for 2016! And now with the Wiki in maintenance and edit mode we can focus on major stories and arcs.
I’m looking forward to the next year and the ability to dive into these major storylines.
Even though Mr. Reese and Mr. Finch infiltrated Sylum in an epic way. Seriously – the last time we had this bad of a raid was Ernesto Olivetti and we all know how much he changed Sylum storyline.
There are bunnies everywhere.
I mean everywhere.
I’ve been coughing up furballs since Christmas Eve – when the story that we had thought was going to be the final epic ending for Sylum – ended up the End of the Beginning – instead. *headdesk*
But that is a whole different State of the Union Speech!
So sit back, keep your hands and feet inside at all times and enjoy the wildest wide in the Manor!!
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