The Darkest Region vampire roleplay forum can now be found at: http://thedarkregions.proboards.com/index.cgi

For those of you who might be wondering about the forum’s brief disappearance, wonder no more. Come join us in our new home, and help us repopulate The Darkest Region to its former 300+ members glory.

The Sins have great plans for the forum, so do stay tuned!

We are pleased to announce that The Darkest Region has its 300th member a whole month earlier than we had hoped.

The forum is enjoying a level of activity that has far surpassed our expectations, all thanks to the members of TDR who have contributed to the success of the roleplay forum.

We thank you for your support, and we hope that you will continue to enjoy your stay in The Darkest Region.

Please spread the word about The Darkest Region if you have enjoyed your stay thus far, and help us make the forum an even bigger success.

]]> http://www.thedarkestregion.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=132 0 http://www.thedarkestregion.com/blog/?p=125 http://www.thedarkestregion.com/blog/?p=125#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:49:39 +0000 admin http://www.thedarkestregion.com/blog/?p=125 The ancient Celts believed that on October 31st, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the living and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops . Other spirits and supernatural entities were also allowed to pass between the worlds to socialise with humans and it was the time of the year when ancestors and other departed souls were especially honoured.

Traditional Halloween festivals frequently involved bonfires, into which the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown, and costumes and masks being worn at Halloween goes back to the Celtic traditions of attempting to copy the evil spirits or placate them. Usually the dead were impersonated by young men with masked, veiled or blackened faces, dressed in white On All Hallows’ eve, the ancient Celts would place a skeleton on their window sill to represent the departed and quite often a meal was prepared of favourite foods of the family’s and community’s beloved dead, a place set for them at the table, and traditional songs, poetry and dances performed to entertain them

Throughout the centuries, Pagan and Christian beliefs intertwine in a gallimaufry of celebrations from October 31 through November 5, all of which appear both to challenge the ascendancy of the dark and revel in its mystery.

So come, walk through the veil between the worlds and revel in the mystery of the dark. Don your mask and honour the dead by celebrating their life. Dance into the Night…

Even though we’ve said it before our downtime, congratulations once again to the writers of Katarina, Tarquinius, Tiburtius, Danae, and Idony for winning the June and July showcases.

Click on their names to access their featured Character Sheets.

The writing is nothing short of exceptional, and the design layout of the Character Sheet is indeed aesthetically pleasing.

To all our past winners, we look forward to you winning our other showcase contests in the future.

Remember, there are still the Featured Storylines and Featured Creations showcases to conquer.

Who amongst you will be our first Triple Crown winner?

We apologize for the brief absence, but do look out for more updates in store in the coming months. We have quite a number of things planned, so watch out for them.

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