Gone to Wordpress

After a lot of thought and fiddling, I have decided to move this blog to a Wordpress site. It seems better suited to my intuition, so... Please visit me there! :D

TheDailyGwed.wordpress.com

As it was a bit of a mess here, the new site is still being customized, but the content is available. Stay tuned (over there, not here) for better headers and nicer formatting. O/

Working On It

Good morning ladies and gents,

This is just a little heads' up to say that I am working on my layout. It isn't making sense to me, so rest assured it will be much prettier and more intuitive, and things won't overlap as they do currently.

I will continue to post entries just the same, as that's more fun, but I promise it'll work better soon! Thank you for your patience!

The Management

(a.k.a. Elisa ;) )

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Hiatus Already

I didn't realize this when I started my blog last week, but we are about to have family over and then we're going on holiday. The blog will unfortunately not be updated until our return on August 11th. My apologies for the poor timing. :/

A Breakdown of The Daily Gwed

Hello fellow Riftians and Riftorites, and welcome to The Daily Gwed. I wanted to take a few minutes to give you a quick run-down of how the site will be organized, though things should be self-explanatory. Here is a list of the categories I've decided on so far, though others may be added in future.

Editorial

Where I let you know what's going on with the blog. Because I am the editor of this "paper". *flex*

Shot on location at Miss Clara's Quarters by Cjwolffe @Brutwacht.EU

General News

As I am a sporadic roleplayer, I like to write flash fiction and short stories relating my characters' adventures and backstories.

Some times these adventures happen during actual roleplay, or just off the main stage. Other times, the stories will be completely fictional, as in it was never played out, or I decided to go play it out in the "open world" all by my lonesome. (That's what I used to do in WoW as our guild wasn't into roleplay.)

To read these stories, look for the General News label.

Shot on location at (RP) Songbird Theater by Holly @Faeblight.NA

Fashion

As mentioned previously, I am a lover of MMO fashion, and Rift has given me my heart's delight by providing a "saved appearance window" where I can mix and match pieces, styles, and armor class, and color them to boot! All without busting the bank. (Well, some wardrobe appearances and colors are only available for credits (which can only be purchased for real money through the Rift Store), but you can still pull off an awful lot of looks without spending a dime.)

If fashion is what you're looking for, then you've come to the right place, as I plan to post screenshots of characters I meet during my characters' travels throughout Telara. To access those entries, look for the Fashion label.

Shot on location at ~Coiffeur d’Andre~ by Spudkin @Wolfsbane.NA

Home & Garden

In real life, I love decorating, and I love dollhouses. On occasion, I like to randomly visit dimensions, as well as build and play in my own. (I currently have one character on every EU shard that is above level 10, to visit and +1 dimensions I like.)

Click to the Home & Garden category, to peruse screenshots of my own work, as well as dimensions that I love.

Shot on location at Apartment 4A (Sheldon Cooper) by Zeamage @Gelidra.EU

Introductions

Hi! Welcome to The Daily Gwed! Thought I'd break the ice for this first post with a welcome message (typical, I know).

Good! Great! Now that that's out of the way, let me make the introductions.

Gwedhiel is just another pretty elven face in the world of Rift, going about her leveling and platinum grind like everyone else. But she has a secret.

Sshh. Come closer, let me tell you...

She is actually possessed. *gasp!* She is possessed by the slightly distracted, creative and quirky spirit of a woman, with stories jam-packed in her head, crowding in there so tightly that they've bottle-necked like a four-lane highway into a residential zone, and no one is getting anywhere. Ergo, together, they've decided to create this blog to ease the congestion, and have a bit of fun in the process. *cackle!*

First of all, you may know me (a.k.a. the spirit haunting Gwed) from WoW, as I am none other than the alter-ego of Arathor's very own Anoukisse. A few years ago, wanting—nay, needing—a life, I quit the game and spent many a day doing other stuff. Then, we moved far away from friends and family, from Quebec (CA) to Hampshire (UK), and I started to crave a bit of company, albeit of the digital variety, to break the monotony of my days.

At that point, I rediscovered Rift, which now had a few new hooks to lure me in: Dimensions and Wardrobes! (Every grown-up Barbie-lover's dream!) Enter Chickie, who introduced me to the secret world of in-game role-playing, and that was it. Since then, Rift has become my game of choice, offering so many ways to pass the time it's almost frightening.

I will mostly be posting here for my own satisfaction. But hopefully, I will also entertain a handful of people too. For those of you sticking around, there are going to be an awful lot of wardrobe and dimension screenshots coming this way. You've been warned. *wink*

Cheers! Gwed

Shot on location in O-RP Heroes Rest, by Greyhelm, @Zaviel.EU.
Costume design: Patchwork Cloth Helm, Silverwood Defender's Shoulderguards, Seafaring Hauberk, and Stonewarden Hunting Bow.