And the Final Top Ten!! I hope everyone has enjoyed some of the unique and interesting insight into Sylum

These are the top ten Reasons you give to others to read Sylum

10. The Smut

9. Have nothing better to do this weekend.

8. The Smut

7. Fixes Showrunners biggest mistakes

6. The Smut

5. Our Vampires don’t Sparkle

4. The Smut

3. Crossover Extraordinaire – Your fandom is in there somewhere – unless of course your fandom is listed in the Never to be Seen Lists.

2. The Smut

And the Number One Reason to Read Sylum

1. Speed Lives

What are your reasons to read Sylum? And how did you find Sylum?

What you about to see is the lines that will appear in future fics….

Top Ten Infamous Lines – That will be seen in future fic – some sooner than others

10. “I’m not pretty I’m ruggedly handsome.”

9. “That’s the moment when dad went batshit insane.”

8. “Then somewhere in the Archive there is probably a huge crate of marble penises.”

7. “Bless you for I’m about to kill you.”

6. “As long as I live I never want to see another fucking Volvo. Ever.”

5. “You. Priest. Confession. Tomorrow.”

4. “I see you brought the long haired ruffian.”

3. “I was a bratty twelve year old who just lost his mother. What more can I say?”

2. “Could you put a towel down for your sweaty butt cheeks. You know condoms are your friend. Swallow!! Swallow!!!”

And the Number One – infamous line to come in a future Sylum story.

1. “As your King I command you to stay by my side. You swore it.”

Who do you think said what? And if by some chance you actually do know – keep it to yourself – no spoilers please!

Though two of them as already appeared! *grins* Do you know which one?

As historical moments are intertwined with Sylum so are famous Landmarks.

Here are but a few that have entered the Sylum World – some of these are important in future fics, some have already been showcased.

Top Ten Famous Landmarks:

10. Oak Tree at Shiloh Battlefield, Tennessee

9. St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans

8. Petra, Jordan

7. Tintagel, Cornwall England

6. Tower Bridge, London England

5. Colosseum, Rome Italy

4. Hamunapatra, Egypt

3. Stonehendge, Wiltshire England

2. White House, Washington DC

And the Number One Famous Landmark

1. The Vatican

Do you know what happened at some of these places? Are you wonder what will happen?

When you think of Sylum what other Landmarks do you think of?

Sylum Manor is over 200 years old. The Manor has seen and holds very Unique items that have been collected over the years. These are only some of those items.

Top Ten Unique Items Located at Sylum Manor

10. Shrunken head from Warrick’s Pirate Days

9. Forged Da Vinci by Raphael

8. 1st Century Dildo

7. Tony’s Porn Stash

6. Seeker

5. Diagramma Veritatis

4. Crystal Skull

3. Receipt for the Liberty Bell

2. Platain by Anna Akhmatova

And Number One Unique item:

1. Nick’s Wooblie

What other items do you think is hidden away in the Manor?

We all admit one of the reason we read Sylum is for the Smut….

So here it goes

Top Ten Sylum Smut Moments

10. Brian/Dom – when Brian returns from war

9. Cort/Lady – night before the final showdown

8. Lara/Indy – Christmas at Croft Manor

7. Dwight/Jim – Behind the Bar in the Rain

6. Lennox/Witwicky – Night before being shipped out

5. David/Daniel – Shower

4. Tony/Jethro – Night before Nick’s kidnapped

3. Nick/Warrick – Save a Horse Ride a Pirate

2. Horatio/Speed – Horatio checking out Speed’s Kilt

And Number One Smut Moment

1. Choose your own adventure – basically what is your favorite Smut Moment

These are those Awkward Moments that have happened in the Sylum World. Yes some of them are still in therapy.

Top Ten Awkward Moments in Sylum Universe

10. Tony being assassinated

9. Waking up naked and dead.

8. Tony being assassinated. Again.

7. Council walks in on Dumbledore pounding into Minerva on the Council Table (If I had to type it y’all had to read it)

6. Tony being assassinated. Again.

5. Nick finding Thomas and Mary Poppins in the kitchen – Not cooking

4. Tony being assassinated. Again.

3. Nick being pelted by rotten vegetables as he walks across the marketplace

2. Tony being assassinated. Again – it just keeps getting more awkward

1. Arthur’s wedding night

To go with Yesterday’s Theme – Every Vampire has that one Childe they wish they never Turned and regret the decision. In some cases if they could get a hold of said Childe they would slowly torture them and then gleefully behead them.

Top Ten Children – Vampires Wished They Never Turned

10. Maximus -> Joe Reeves

9. Jack the Ripper -> Frederick Abberline

8. Paris -> Livia

7. Frankenstein -> Jack Carter

6. Spartacus -> Ari

5. Galahad -> Royce

4. Lady Heather -> Dracula

3. Diego De La Vega -> Santa Anna

2. Guinevere -> Darla

And the Number One pain his ass…

1. Speed -> Stillson

How much would Sylum have changed if these Vampires were never turned?

In the beginning there was this story and then it overtook my life. In the early days there were storylines and characters that were added that over time really didn’t fit within Sylum. Some of them just got dusted and never to be seen again. Others I couldn’t quite do that do to the fact they were already integrated into storyline.

I’ll be the first to admit that some of these may shock people and others won’t.

So here is my Top Ten Vampires I Wish I Never Turned:

10. Morgan Le Fey

9. Michael Logan

8. Greg Sanders

7. Alexx Woods

6. Sara Sidle

5. Kyra/Jack as Twins(To clarify I would only have had Jack…not them as a set of twins)

4. Queer as Folk Group (UK/US)

3. Marisol Delko

2. Aiden Burns

And the Number One Vampire I really wish I never turned.

1. Joe Reeves

Shocked? Dismayed? Woohoo when are you going to kill them?

Since Sylum has 7000 years + of history there are major Historical Events that intertwined into the Sylum Universe. These events become major storyline and plot.

Top Ten Sylum Moments in History

10. Discovery of Australia

9. Shot heard around the world

8. Ransom and Death of Richard the Lionheart

7. Assassination of JFK

6. Hurricane Katrina

5. Sacking of Rome by the Visigoths

4. The French Revolution

3. Search for the Holy Grail

2. American Civil War

And the Number One Sylum Moment in History

1. Battle for Maiden Castle
What other Historical Events would have had impact on the Sylum Universe and why?

With the original Top Ten there was the Top Ten Stories in the Guest Archive and Sylum Archive.  Figured this time around try something different.

Listed below is the Top Ten Sylum Stories that are a MUST Read if you are to understand what is going on in the Main Arcs.

10. Libera Nos A Malo – Coming Soon

9. The In-Between – Coming Soon

8. Here I am Lord – Coming Soon

7. The Colosseum Incident – Coming Soon

6. The Darkest Hour

5. Shut Up and Fish

4. Say Goodnight, Not Goodbye

3. To Race Through Dark Places

2. Roads Untravelled

And the #1 Story that Must be Read – and should be read before Re-posting of Family!!

1. Demons and Angels

Have you read these? Curious about the Coming Soon?

Vampires have long lives and sometimes they need to change their IDs.

Here are the Top Ten Reasons to Change your ID.

10. Getting Old – Retirement

9. Went to jail

8. Going Undercover

7. Rolled your car and your future Mate felt no pulse

6. Died while on duty (aka police force, military, etc.)

5. Executed – hopefully not beheaded

4. Assassinated – Again

3. Famous Historical Name

2. Got shot in the face

And Number One Reason to Change your Id.

1. Buried Alive – Again.

What other reasons can you come up with?

There are a lot of ‘Family’ Lines. Ever wonder how many characters are by the same actor?

Here’s the Top Ten Most Used Actors in Sylum. This is going to go backwards instead of working from 10 to the top 1 – we’ll start with the actor with most characters and work downward.

1. Russel Crowe (10 Characters) – The goal for 2013 – A Meridius in Every Clan – so this # could go up!!

2. Sean Connery (9 Characters)

3. All of the following listed have 6 Characters
– Karl Urban
– Sean Bean
– Robert Downey Jr.

4. All of the following listed 5 Characters
– Christan Bale
– Denzel Washington
– George Clooney
– Jeffrey Dean Morgan
– Johnny Depp
– Liam Neeson

Which of these surprised you? Can you name each of the characters?