Suggesting more rules

I thought I'd suggest a couple of basic rules for our Council of Elders to vote on, seeing as we really need some :P

1) No bombs allowed.
This is a) self explanatory and b) our one current rule.

2) No insults, put downs or real life fights
...although role-play fighting and debating are allowed.
If you really must squabble over who's the bigger Ghanith fan, take it to email.

3) No killing off someone else's character without their permission.
This is as simple as writing *swings sword at Saph's neck* instead of *chops Saph's head off*. That way, I have the option of ducking.

4) No ducks allowed.
I am unwilling to negotiate on this.

5) No uprisings, please.
This is a democratic sanctuary. If you're upset with our leadership, then you have bad taste we can hold elections :3

6) Don't let the Sanctuary die.
^^^^ most important rule, right there. We're better than the Americans!

Since last post, Thalia Intel has joined the Sanctuary (I hope you enjoy it! Flick me an email at cgkaynz@gmail.com whenever you want to become a blog author). Also, I think Dugglyn Carzania has become our representative in America! (Do we need to add 'no zombie caterpillars' to the list of rules? Or, at least, no flesh-eating ones?)

Finally, I'm off to the Australian Sanctuary for three days, starting tomorrow and getting back 11pm Sunday night. It's my first time in Aussie, strangely enough, and I can't take my laptop so I'll see you all when I get back.

Love,
Saph

Meeting the Golden God

It was BRILLIANT.
The Elders decided beforehand that we were going to go in our Elder robes (which Scarlet made, so thanks for that Scarl). We all went together, along with Flaminia who has become our newest recruit. Apparently our costumes impressed the people running it so much that they gave us all goodie bags containing posters and a wristband! Flaminia was also an excellent Melancholia.
Derek's talk was just as funny as usual, and then there was the Q+A, and then we got to MEET him.

Of course, there was an incredibly long queue first. So we started advertising and recruiting for the Sanctuary :3 And before we noticed it, the line thinned out and trickled away...
Suddenly we were at the front, all "Hey, where'd the other people go?"
Which is when we all stood in front of Derek's little table. He looked up, took us in, and his eyes kind of widened in fear, like, "Who are these crazy people? What do they want with me?"
So I introduced us and his eyes kind of widened even more and he sat back in his seat.
Me: On the behalf of the New Zealand Sanctuary, I have a very serious gift for you.
*I place a packet of tim tams in front of him and give him an intense look*
They're real, Derek. Accept it.
So he burst out laughing, and then we were all talking and getting our books signed (he liked my taken name!). It was amazing. We all got a picture:


From right to left: Elder Scarlet Eventide, Flaminia, Derek, myself and Grand Mage Calidae Dark. In front are the tim tams XD

(I'm squinting. I don't know why I'm squinting. I didn't feel like I was squinting. Possibly I was looking at the wrong camera. There were three. Or maybe my smile's just too big.)

I'm also wearing a sword on my left hip that you can't really see in this photo, which I meant to use to threaten Derek into re-writing CERTAIN SCENES. Yes, it is a real sword. Yes, it is sharp. Yes, my parents know I keep a sword next to my hair ties. But we had so much fun discussing how crazy Blogland is that I forgot about the threatening thing completely.

Derek said he'd post his pictures of us on Twitter, but he hasn't yet. It was honestly the most amazing evening I've had all year. Thanks to everyone who came, as well as Derek for travelling all the way around the world. All hail the Golden God!

Love,
Saph

New recruits?

Wow.
I'm sure one of us will do a post about the meet & greet with Derek later, but for now I wanted to do something a bit more practical.
We did a lot of recruiting this evening, and I'm not sure how many of those people will actually visit. Just in case they do, here's a quick list of questions you might have:

Who are we?

Currently our staff are:
Grand Mage Calidae Dark
Elder Sapphire Iota (me!)
Elder Scarlet Eventide
Selena Gasp
Jasmine Echoing
Alex Stone

Unfortunately we don't see much of several Sanctuary members. Flaminia is also keen on joining I believe, so welcome to you Flaminia if you're here. I hope I spelt your name right :P Alex used to be our Administrator, but he moved to England and hasn't really been seen since (except for HACKING MY ACCOUNT.)

So you see why we're keen on having more staff!

Who appointed us leaders?

Ever heard of Blogland, that wonderful world in the comment sections of Derek's blog? Well, it all started there. Then the rest was decided among ourselves.

What do we do on here?

Not as much as we'd like to! We sometimes post about things relating to New Zealand and/or Skulduggery Pleasant. We'd like to do some role playing of Sanctuary life, but currently there aren't enough regular visitors. There's only one rule so far: no bombs allowed.
Yeah, we need more rules.

How do I join/comment?

First you need a blogger account. They're very quick to make, especially if you have Gmail/ Facebook. Just click on 'Create new account' in the top right-hand corner of this page. Then you'll be able to comment on our posts and/or receive notifications when we post. Feel free to chill out in the comment section until you're comfortable with this place. If you want to become a Sanctuary member, we need to send you an invite through email so just write your address in the comment section. For safety reasons please delete your comment after receiving the email invite :)

Is this only online?

There may occasionally be special occasions when meet ups are organised, such as when Derek comes on tour. But at least 98% of it will be on here.


I hope that covers everything. Leave any other questions in the comment section and I'll get around to answering them ASAP. I hope you like it here!

Love,
Saph