Stormlight

Looks like an age and writing history thread. I'm 33, and have gone out of my way to avoid writing my entire life! I've more recently made attempts for good character backgrounds in RPGs, but embellishment has always been difficult for me, and when I try, I tend to get bogged down in details. I absolutely love reading good fiction, but would never consider writing even semi-professionally. A decent wiki page on this site is the loftiest goal I've ever had for writing -- unless you consider programming as writing.

Could someone give me, or point me toward, more information about the Ala Mhigan resistance? I'd like to know where they were based and details of their destruction, but any information would be appreciated.

Thanks, all, for the welcomes, recommendations, pies, and southern accents. I'm in the process of fleshing out my character's personality and background, and I'll be sure to ask for any help I might need.

Hi! I wouldn't describe myself as an avid roleplayer, but I enjoy some rp, and prefer to have a background and purpose for characters I play. I won't usually get into RP chatting, probably because I'm not much of a talker IRL, but I'll sometimes participate, especially if I'm in the right mood. The only MMOs I've played for more than a year are EQ (Firona Vie) and FFXI (Ramuh), the latter being my favorite MMO for gameplay, though I enjoyed EQ quite a bit as well. Others include WoW, EQ2, and SW:TOR. As an FFXI player, I looked forward to FFXIV, but never even tried it because of the universally bad reviews. As I'm sure many are, I'm optimistic about ARR, even though the gameplay seems quite different than FFXI. I'll probably join Balmung, but might opt for a new server if there is lots of interest. I plan to veer myself toward more sociableness than usual -- it's not my natural tendency, so I'll put some effort into it. :cactuar: ...scary cactuars.