Loosing myself in a book.

I’ve recently started the 2nd book in Kate Elliot Crown of Stars series – The Burning Stone. The books are all set in a world that is similar to ours in late medieval times. There are differences, for one the society is more matriarchal with church leaders “biscops” being women. There is a sprinkling of the fantastic with magic and fantastical beasts.

I was not intending this to be a review, there are plenty of good reviews out there, so I’ll get on with what I was meaning to say. This is one of those books which you can truly lose yourself in. You know, you are reading it and something outside that world intrudes and you are for a second, jolted, disorientated. Also when you put it down for a break you are left still thinking about the characters and events. Marvellous stuff.

A visit to Outlore 2007 Part2

As I arrived at the site quite early on the friday I had a lot of time to kill before the event proper. After pitching my tent I bimbled around helping out with any odd jobs that people needed doing in the organisation of the event. The “refs” put in an incredible amount of free time and effort for these events and all deserve medals of some sort, so I like to lend a hand if I can, also I am not very good at doing nothing.

A visit to Outlore 2007 Part1

I’m very tired, I ache in the majority of my muscles but I have a warm glow about me and a bit of a silly grin on my face. Over the bank holiday weekend I went to Outlore and had a fantastic time. Before I go on I’d best explain some things to the uninitiated.In the picture below thats me behind the fence and for some unknown reason I appear to be gurning.

What is Outlore?
Well it is a live roleplaying event held by the Dumnonni Chronicles live roleplaying club. The biggest of the Dumnonni events of the year and includes many people who don’t come along to the other Dumnonni events throughout the year.
Dumnonni is -
“Dumnonni chronicles is a live role-play group that bases its games on Celtic / dark ages mythology tradition and fashion but stylised and enlarged to create a heroic but realistic feel.”