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Character Introduction / Vampire Council4

Character Introduction: Hetshepsu

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Vampire Council: Closer

 

Name: Hetshepsu

Turn Date: 2493 BC

Sire: Ra’s Al Ghul

Mate: No Mate

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He is the fraternal twin of Shepsit Hemet Amun-Ra.  A rare occurrence and considered a blessing to all.  They were removed from the home, and taken to the city and raised in the Temple of Ra.  Both equal in beauty, and admired by all.

Shepsit became a Priestess of Ra, while Hetshepsu was taken in by Ra’s Al Ghul and trained in the Courts of Ra.  He married Ra’s oldest daughter Talia, and had four children.   He and his sister stayed extremely close, despite the fact she was isolated in the Temple.  When he discovered she was pregnant, he confronted her on her stupidity.  She assured him she was safe, and no one knew who the father was, and all assumed it was Ra.

Despite the fact he still didn’t like the situation he was devoted to his nephew Nekau, and was devastated when he was killed.

He watched in horror along with everyone else when Ra slit the young boys throat.  He knew at that moment the war had begun.  He made his way back to his home, to find his wife dying next to his children.  A warrior leveled his sword against his youngest  daughter when Hetshepsu attacked.  He disarmed and killed the guard, then scooped up his daughter and ran for his father-in-laws home.  Ra’s Al Ghul pulled him off the street and hid him away from passing guards.  They barely made it out of the city and towards the Medjai camp.

It was once they stopped he realized he had been wounded, collapsing into Ra’s Al Ghul’s arms, he apologized for not saving Talia.  Ra’s Al Ghul Turned him, later telling him his penance was to wait with him until their family returned home.

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Hetshepsu now uses the name Harvey Specter.

He’s been a lawyer before there were laywers.  Harvey has his fingers in many legal proceedings including making sure historical monuments, buildings, lands, etc… that are owned by variety of Clans are kept protected and secured.

Harvey is the guy any one calls when they need the hard hitter.

He’s fierecly loyal to his sister, though he has smacked her on a occasion for being a moron.  As she does to him in return.  He adores his nephew, Nico, and will destroy anyone who he thinks is messing with him.

One piece of advice – never cross him.

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Image: Gabriel Macht

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Sylum Holidays1

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day

 

Walls for the wind,
And a roof for the rain,
And drinks beside the fire —
Laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire!

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An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto one blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth.

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May God grant you many years to live,
For sure He must be knowing
The earth has angels all too few
And heaven is overflowing.

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Sylum Blog: New Features

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Sylum Blog: New Features

 

Behind the scenes we’ve been updating and fixing up the Blog, the new improved Wiki *glares at it*, and website.  All this in association and prep for the 10th Anniversary!!

Let me introduce you to one of the new features of the Blog:

As we had a massive Spam attack a while back, we shut down the ability to sign up and login in as a ‘user’ for protection.  One of the downsides was the inability to log in.  Anyone could make a comment using their email but no one could log into the blog itself.

That’s been changed!!

You can now log in either using your Google, Twitter, Yahoo, WordPress, or Tumblr accounts.  This will allow you to post comments more efficiently, with the add benefit of being able to track comments on a particular post.  Plus this benefit will come in handy at a later date for other new features were implementing into the blog!

Where do you sign in?

Some of the Widgets have been moved around for better access.

When looking at your screen, check the left side bar – at the top you should see a link that says ‘Log In’.

Click that.

Pick what you would like to sign in with … it will ask you for permission for the blog to have access to all your secrets … *smirks* … contact info etc.  Do not worry!! No one sees it and I promise not to black mail anyone *shifty look*.

If there are any questions please reply to this post so we can keep track.

 

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Sylum 10th Anniversary: Q&A

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Q: Karl Urban is present in the various clans, will we be adding more of him from places as Almost Human, Judge Dredd or RED, which also has Bruce Willis another face that has popped up a few times in different clans.

A: There is no move to bring in his characters from either Almost Human or Judge Dredd.  There is story idea more like a lurking bunny for his character, William Cooper, in RED.  As we do have Frank Moses as a Council Spy – its likely at some point Cooper will show up.  When, where, how – Bob isn’t saying at the moment.

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Q: 2015 Sylum Con Dates set yet?

A: There will be no Sylum Con this year.  Due to RL and also prepping and trying to get everything done for the 10th Anniversary there was no way we could take out the time to plan a con.

But!

There will be one in 2016.  It will be held in Los Angeles.  More information will be available later this year.

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Remember if you have additional questions or just want to comment feel free to reply to this post!

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Camelot Clan / Character Introduction / Sylum Clan2

Character Introduction: Robin Longstride

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Camelot/Sylum: Member

Name: Robin Longstride

Turn Date: 1148 AD

Sire: Nicolaus Meridius

Mate: Sir Degore (aka The Spirit)

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Robin doesn’t remember much of his childhood. He remembers his dad having strong hands, and working as a stone mason.

He spent most of his life in the army. His natural skills with a bow and arrow had him moving up the ranks as an Archer.

As the crusades moved on he began to loose his faith. And when he was abandoned by his superiors leaving him and a few friends alone on the battlefield at Damascus he lost it completely.

He fought with his friends, until he was the last one standing. Praying for the final blow to end his life, he closed his eyes in anticipation of going home.

He woke up in a filthy jail cell.

Robin could hear someone in the cell next to him, and soon the two talked and became friends. Hearing the other prisoner say the Rosary daily helped restore his faith.

He could hear defeat in his friends voice, and knew now was the time to escape. The theory being escape or die trying.

They got out of the prison and onto the streets of Damascus. Soon they were surrounded, and ready to die with a sword in their hand, when men wearing black robes swarmed the area. He was pulled away when one bent over his friend, Antonio Crisafi, and begged him to let him save him.

Robin watched in horror, shock as the man grew fangs and bit Tony. He struggled against the one who held him, only to be told he was safe and then promptly blacked out.

Robin woke up in a comfortable bed, he got up and searched out those who helped, to find the dark haired man who bit Tony. He introduced himself as Nicolaus, then explained what happened.

He demanded to be Turned. No way was Tony going to survive without him.

Robin has dual memberships between Sylum and Camelot.  This is rare between the Clans, though many Vampires have ties to other Clans, the ones that swear loyalty to two Clan Leaders are not as well known.

Basically Robin has sworn loyalty to Nico and Arthur and if they call him he will be duty bond to answer.  If both need him, he would discuss with the other Clan Leader where he is needed most.

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Image: Russell Crowe

Feel free to comment or ask questions on any of the Character Introductions.

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Sylum Inspiration: Phoenix Meridius

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Phoenix Meridius

 

The Phoenix Meridius is the sword that Warrick made for Nicolaus.  Its based off a design that Warren had created and wanted to make for his to be Mate.  Warrick is inspired by dreams of the sword and goes to Will Turner for help in creating it.

It’s the sword that Nicolaus now carries into battle.  It’s used in Family when he destroys the necklace and seen in Evolution.

Title: Resugam

Author: Timothy Quinn

Link to Sylum Archive

 

*must have password to access archive

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Coffee House Friday

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Animation!

We’ve all grown up with animated movies.   Either the classics like Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, Dumbo.  Or the 2nd Golden Age with Lion King, Beauty and the Beast.  And now added in Dreamworks with Madagascar and How to Train Your Dragon.

What’s your fondest memory of an Animated Film from childhood?  Favorite film now?

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Sylum 10th Anniversary: Q&A

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Sylum 10th Anniversary: Q&A Session

A few weeks ago we put out to everyone to ask us a series of questions about Sylum.  It could be about characters, story lines, how we do what we do, or even about the Bobs.  I have to say we received over 40 Questions.

47 to be exact.

Now I’m not going to answer every single one of these in one sitting.  So over the next, well 47 weeks or so, we’ll be posting at least one question and answer.

After the question is answered, feel free to comment or ask follow up questions on the post.

Shall we begin?

Q: Is there any other vampire who has just as many, or more, known “fathers” than Dean Winchester (I believe he has 4 so far… or is it 5, I lost count)?

A: Dean has … hold on let me count … John, Bobby, Clay and Van Helsing – so 4.  To answer the question – yes there is someone who has more.  He just doesn’t know it yet.

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Character Introduction / Serenity Clan0

Character Introduction: Paul Bunyan

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Turn Date: 1787 AD

Sire: Malcolm Reynolds

Mate: John Henry

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Paul’s family is from the French Canadian, he knows it ties directly back to France, and he’s pretty sure straight to the Good King. He was the youngest son out of 12 siblings. He was also the largest. By the time he reached puberty he was already pushing 6 ft.

He left the family farm at sixteen, moving around the Canadian wilderness. He quickly earned a reputation as a lumberjack, able to knock down a tree in one swing.

Paul never one to settle down found himself in New Orleans, when a call went out for removal of trees to begin building a small town. He presented himself to the foreman and was hired instantly. He liked the community that was building, but was curious about the Plantation that was funding the efforts.

Paul had laughed lightly when he surprised Malcolm, the Foreman, with his philosophies and the fact he was educated. The two found a quick friendship, enjoying the bantering and snark.

At a harvest festival that the Plantation had put on, he was called to compete in the Axe competitions. One of the lumberjack’s lost control of the ax, sending it towards the crowd. Paul stepped in and took the blunt of the impact.

He finally discovered what was going on at the Plantation.

When Mal moved to Canada to build Serenity Clan – Paul followed.   Once settled he became one of Mal’s Hunters.

What does it mean to be a Clan Hunter?

Basically exactly what it sounds.  Paul would be assigned either by the Lead Hunter or the Head of Security to hunt down a specific person, rogue, or even scout out location to check if it’s secure.  Hunters also get assigned guard duty for high ranking Clan Council or even visiting Vampires.

Image: Jeffrey Dean Morgan

 

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Sylum Inspiration: Leonard Nimoy

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I’m taking a step away from the series of Sylum Inspirations that discuss items and places that are inspiration in or for the Sylum Universe.

Though this is difficult to write – it’s only fitting to do a tribute to Leonard Nimoy.  A man who inspired all of us.   I’m pretty sure there is not one of us here that hasn’t been inspired by him either from his role as Spock, his dedication to society causes, or just the fact he was one of those genuine nice guys.

I actually had to avoid much of twitter and news for a few days because every time I would read something I would tear up, even now I’m choking up!  But while I’ll miss his work – I know his legacy lives on by the work and world he left behind.

Most of us knew him as Spock: ‘Live Long And Prosper’. If you didn’t grow up with the TV Show, then you were introduced to him from the movies.  Now honestly I have never been the big Star Trek Geek (more Star Wars geek).  But even I was inspired and influenced by Spock.

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What a lot of people didn’t know was that Leonard Nimoy was also an accomplished musician.   He had an extensive Hollywood career, which included directing and guest staring in variety of movies and TV shows. He was also an advocate for Woman and Gay Rights.  In his later years he was pushed for people to Quit Smoking.

 

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But his most famous legacy was his kindness, generosity and friendships.  Those who were lucky to personally know him, will hold him in their hearts.  Those of us who knew him from the outside will forever be inspired by his greatness.

 

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As for Sylum.

Rest assured – there was no way at some point in the stories Spock and Kirk wouldn’t arrive.  And I’m not just referring to the vids showcasing the remake.  It’s Sylum, we never do things the way anyone expects it.

Leonard – we will miss you.  Thank you for your sharing your talents and inspiring us to be great things.

 

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