Welcome to the Band Hazmite!!!!!!

[Katiora]

Hello and welcome to the band!! I'm Katiora one of the RLO's for the Cavalry of the band. You'll get to see me more in your week in the Cavalry I hope ;) I hope you have a great time. Our esteemed Marshal General should be by soon to give you the official spiel. Be sure to hold onto something when he does... we've been known to have to fish new recruits out of trees because it blew them away ;) *hands a couple apple bandys and hugs* Best drink in the band. :D

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band Hazmite, glad you found your way to the best Org at DM.  ;D

 

*hands a couple of Combat Cognacs*

 

Now, for the official stuff  ;) you've been added to the Band's usergroup so you should be able to see our private boards above the main board now. Don't forget to sign December Roll Call on the Campfires board (you get Org/Promotion points for that). Also, check your inbox as I sent you a PM with some important information. :D

 

I'm responsible for Raw Recruits, so if you have any questions or problems, just PM me or add me to msn. Look forward to seeing you at the off site for your training. Have fun and hang on to your socks, teeth and anything else that's not securely fixed down as the Marshal General, Corki, will be here with the Official Spiel some time soon.  8) ;)

[Arrandion]

Hello and welcome to the Band Hazmite!

 

I'm Arrandion, Lieutenant of the Infantry Regiment. Soon you will have a chance to visit our famous barracks, pubs and... latrines.  ;D But now, let's wait for our MG Corki Official Spiel.  :-)

[Climhazzard]

Weclome to the Band! I'm a member of the Infantry myself. I've truly enjoyed being a member of the Band. This is a great bunch. So relax and have fun!

[Guest Uasal Arach]

Welcome to the Band son...yup thats right folks...Hazmite is my RL son lol.

 

Wants to be like his dad lol

[Katiora]

....... are you serious??? *faints*

[Hazmite]

Yeah it is true. I wanted to join because I was reading the series. So he let me join. ::)

[Jeannaisais]

That's pretty cool!  Hmm...now we're going to have RL families with DM families and Band families....nope, not confusing at all, lol!

 

Hello Hazmite!  I'm Jea, current C-G of the Archers! :)  And, of course, like they all say, this has to be the best org at DM! 

 

*hands him a plate of her extra special chocolate fudge brownies, some brew tea and a few flaming shots*

 

Enjoy! ;)

[Mira]

Hello and welcome there Hazmite!

 

*hands Hazmite a strong Bandy*

 

Are you allowed to drink that stuff? Oh heck! I won't tell your dad if you don't.

[Taymist]

You know, I did wonder when I saw the text under his avatar lol. That's really cool cuz... extending the family  ;D

[BridMorgan]

*tacklehugs*  Welcome Hazmite!!  I'm Brid, the CG of the Cavalry and your dad's boss.... :o  ;D  Kidding...great to have you with us!!  I'm sure you must realize that the Cavalry is the best regiment to join.   ;)  Have a great time during your RR time, it's going to be torturous fun!  Now hold on to your knickers...the Spiel is a comming! 

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Hazmite!! *hands a barrel of bandy* I'm DJ the LG of the Cavalry.  It's great to have you with us and I look forward to seeing you during your time with the Cav!  I'm sure your dad has told you all about the Joust!  hehehe, maybe you'll end up facing him!  ;D  I hope you have lots of fun here, just like your dad!  Welcome again Hazmite!!

[Hazmite]

I hope I don't have to face my dad in the joust he would eat me alive. :-[

[Taymist]

Ach he's a pussy cat  ;) ye'll do just fine laddie.  ;D

[Auld Manriva]

Arrrrrrh!! Welcome aboard Young Lubber! I'm Riva, The Auld Man of the Band and official Pirate Knight! Yer pops will be a pushover! Just hope ya don't be drawin' ME!! ::)  ;D

 

And here be a Pirate Special

or Three ta be tidin ya over, until the MG comes along.... Which could be NEXT YEAR! The lubber has no internet worth a rowboat in a Great Gulf Wind up there in that Welsh Country! Heck.. I may as well do it my own self... Naaaa, that'd confuse you as well as ME!

[Guest silver89]

Welcome to the band, Haz!!!!

 

My advice....which isn't worth much ;)...is to drink lots, post lots and make merry!!! ;D ;D

 

So welcome and have fun.......but not to much now...what with father looking over your shoulder..lol!!!

[Mystica]

woa, I totally missed this!

 

Welcome to the Band, Haz! I'm Mystica, Infantry CG and Blademaster and Editor in Chief of the Hornsounder and official Wilson guardian :D

 

Whoa, K'Jar bringing the family in. That's way cool :) So that's prolly another cavvie in the making. We lurve our horsepooscoopers at the Infantry (just look at the number of bandeds between us) ;)

 

I hope you enjoy your time with us as much as you've enjoyed the books, Haz.

 

Welcome home, laddie!

 

Now, before your tastebuds are completely killed by all that Bandy stuff, have some REAL brew *hands Haz a Guinny or 10*. That will put some hair on ya' chest, for sure!!

[Samuraiflip05]

Hmmm, son?...well then there is a slight edge towards the Cav.  Well we will have to see what we can do to change your mind...lol.  Welcome to the best org at DM.  And welcome from the best regiment in the best org, The Archers.  I noticed the other two were recruiting a little harder than normal...lol.  I see Apple Bandy, and Combat Cognac....they pulled out the top shelf stuff.  

 

*Sets up 2 rows of shot glasses*

*Fills one with Flaming Shots* Standard drink-will put hair on your chest.

*Fills the other with DL Flamethrowers* Top shelf-will burn the hair off.

 

Take your pick and have your fill.

 

[Jeannaisais]

Nice job, Sam.  Those should help persuade him. Or does he need a few more brownies? ;)

[Samuraiflip05]

Oh definitely....always more brownies...lol.  ;)

[demonspawn]

*Saunters in with a bundle of rolled up posters under one arm and a hammer and a bag of nails in the other*

 

Hi there Hazmite!! Welcome to the Band. Good to see you here! I'm Demon RLO for the Infantry, and if you are really unlucky I will be looking after you when you get to the Barracks ;)

 

Anyhoo! I got work to do! See you round!

 

*Begins to pin up a poster before wandering aimlessley to his next port of call*

 

[dragonlover]

welcome to the band Hazmite, cant wait until your in the range during your rr week with us but until then have a line of flaming shots (best drink going) and a line of my special flame thrower drinks :)

[Corki]

*the M-G eventually stumbles in*

 

I see you've met lots of the Band already! Now the bossman turns up! I know I am late, but blame my laptop dying, and working out what the password to our net access was so I could hook up my parents' laptop! But here I am with the spiel! Are you ready?

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome Hazmite! An email explaining important information about the Band is currently sitting in your inbox! Take a read! Also check your PMs too! ;)

 

Basically, the Band of the Red Hand is the Travel and Music ORG at DM! By signing up for the Band, you have joined the successful Raw Recruit Scheme. By signing up for the off board site, you will be able to experience the whole process to the maximum! The Executive Officer, Taymist will assign you to one of the three Regiments (Archers, Cavalry, Infantry) for a week, where you will be given various tasks to perform, hoping that you will get a picture of what time in each Regiment is like. After a week with each Regiment, you will be asked to pick your final choice of a Regiment.

 

While being a Raw Recruit, there is nothing stopping you from earning points like any other Band member. Points lead to promotion within the Band. Below is a list of possible ways to earn points:

 

- writing reviews on places to visit/holidays you have been on

- writing reviews on music albums and gigs

- replying to other people's reviews and asking questions

- composing Jak O' the Shadow verses

- getting articles published in our monthly newspaper, The Hornsounder

- posting in the monthly roll call in the Band's private boards here at DM

- any DM project we may have, which includes our Quote Project (speak to Amavia and Angyl)

- and much much more I cannot think of right now!

 

If you complete your time as a Raw Recruit within 3 to 4 weeks, you will get a special award (called the Raw Recruit Stripe) which you can add to your siggy as well!

 

While being a Raw Recruit, you get 3 free strikes. This enables you to break Band Law 3 times without being punished by the Redarms, the Band's very own police force. If they see any Law breaking, they will either drag you up for a trial or give you a fun spot fine to do (usually 100 lines of something witty). Channeling is a major no-no in the Band. As is spilling Battle Brew, our beloved drink! Once you have used up your 3 strikes, or join the Band's ranks officially, you will face the full force of Band Law like any other Bander does!

 

Of course, we are not all about working 24/7, as we do let our hair down now and then! We are famous for our bar brawls, which happen frequently!Keep an eye out for one! We also like jokes, tales, funny pictures - things that will make us laugh!

 

We also have many games - at DM, which can be found in the stickies, or the Lottery set up in our Dicing with Jak O' the Shadows board, which you will see once you have signed up for the private boards here at DM. There are also several games on the off board site as well! Also, take the lessons to learn our ORG Game, based on the luck of dice! You get the selected weapons of your Regiment, and can fight anyone in the Band! We'll give you a practise fight so you can get your bearing until you are ready to challenge a Bander. Also look out for our festivals of various games using the dice roller and ORG Game. There are many staff members for the Game who will be willing to help you out.

 

Once you have been added to the list for the private boards here, you will also be able to participate in our lottery game, which takes place in the Dicing With Jak O' the Shadows board. It is a lot of fun, and your winnings can buy you various goodies!

 

If you have a Facebook account, search for the group 'DM Band of the Red Hand'. Click to apply. Then PM/email Tay, Horn or I to say you've requested to join, and we'll accept it. I'm using Facebook as another way to communicate with Banders!

 

If I have left anything out (which I expect I have!), do not hesitate to ask questions! Someone will be able to answer them for you!

 

One last thing...

 

*hand Hazmite a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Guest Uasal Arach]

*Uasal eyes all the copious amounts of alcohol being proffered to his son Hazmite*

 

Ummm.... you do know he is only 13 lol

[Jeannaisais]

*replaces all the other brew with her brew tea*  There ya go! :)  The brew tea is positively delicious! ;)