Welcome to the Band, aiel@hrt!

[Corki]

I see no-one has done this yet (and I seem to be doing this a lot at the moment), but welcome to the Band of the Red Hand, DM's best ORG! You've made a great choice in signing up!

 

Expect warm welcomes and wise words from my fellow Banders! Take there advise - you're going to need it! I'll leave them to greet you before I post the most awesome post you'll ever see - the Official Spiel!

 

Welcome to the Band of the Red Hand ORG! :)

[Taymist]

Welcome to the Band, aiel@hrt. Great decision and I know you'll have a lot of fun here with us.

 

I'm Tay, the Lieutenant-General of the Infantry. Look forward to seeing you at the Barracks for your week of training with us. Meantime, tie yourself down before the Official Spiel gets here. Don't want any more Recruits being blown up the flagpole!!  :D

 

*hands a Guiny* Now drink up and no spilling  ;)

[aiel@hrt]

Greetings LT...and a gentleman never refuses a drink nor spills any  ;D

 

Guiny..aah a meal in one...drinkin pints, eagerly awaiting orders and stayin away from flagpoles!!!

[Felicur]

Hey aiel@hrt!

 

Welcome to the Band! :D

 

I'm Felicur, one of the Cavalry regiments R.L.O.'s! Look forward to seeing you during you Cav week.

 

*Sends a barrel of Bandy rolling in aiel@hrt's direction*

 

Enjoy! :D

[aiel@hrt]

*gathers the Bandy ever so tenderly into my arms* Thanks Felicur...getting nice and toasty after Taymist's guiny ;D

 

Lookin forward to bein a quick stealth scout trainee during my time with the Cavalry 8)

[Felicur]

Oh, enthusiasm! That's what I like to see aiel@hrt! :D

 

*rolls over another barrel of bandy*

 

Someone should be around soon to get you set up! :D

[aiel@hrt]

No hurries nor worries... ;D I'll just go ahead and introduce myself to the second barrel thou hast so generously given me  ;D

[Felicur]

Good lad! :D

 

Tell us a little about yourself while we wait...

[aiel@hrt]

Hmmm..about myself...you know what? I've been writing some fantasy musings on the Revolutions board, I was gonna ask in character or out of character?  ;D

 

Anyways, I'm from sunny southern California...born here, but been lucky enough to travel a lot around the world ;D A good friend first introduced me to the world of WoT when I was like 17(27 now), and I've been an avid reader of the late great RJ ever since. Don't wanna keep rambling on...so gonna take a nice strong pull of Bandy  ;D

[BridMorgan]

Welcome to the Best Org Evah, aiel!!  I'm Brid...but you know that already.  ;)  You should be all set at the offsite boards now. 

 

*hands a brew or 20*  You'll need these.  *nods* 

 

Now hold on to your knickers, cause the Spiel is on it's way!!

[Kara_J]

Welcome! I'm Kara, current RA of the Infantry and the Quest Mistress as well ;)

 

Here, have some more Guinny, you'll need it after that Bandy stuff you've had foisted on you! ;)

 

*ties Aile@hrt down to his chair, leaving his guinny arm free of course* That's to save you when the spiel hits, no need to thank me... not yet anyway! ;)

[aiel@hrt]

Who could refuse being tied down to a chair by a woman and being given Guiny?!  ;D

Fully intoxicated and nerves steeled for the Spiel!!

[Kara_J]

Glad you liked it!  :D *settles down for the spiel*

[Imperium]

I hope for ur safety DL doesn't find u tied up

[Direwolf Jon]

Welcome to the Band Aiel at Heart!  It's great to see ya here in the Band! I hope you enjoy your time with us here!  There's lots of fun to be had here in the Band.  I'm DJ, the LG and Joustmaster of the Cav! *hands a barrel of bandy* It's never too early to get a barrel of brew going!  :)  I look forward to working with you during your week with the Cav!  Welcome once more!

[aiel@hrt]

Honored and more then eager to clink my tall glass of Bandy with ya LG!!  ;D

You are most correct when you say its never too early to get a barrel of brewing, nor is it ever too late!! Actually, from where I'm from, the hour is thirty past nine on crisp cool night so, its actually early eh?! Anyways, I was a huge fan of reading the chapters containing Matt guiding the Band while being guided by the Memories...A drink for the man who created that world for us  :)

 

So anyways, so far this whole spiel business(so tempted to write bidnezz, hahaha) hasn't been that bad, I dont know what you guys were prepping me up for!!  ;D

[Kara_J]

Just wait ;)

 

 

[Arrandion]

Welcome to the band aiel@hrt!

 

Some folks are still loking for their socks after they listened to Corki's speech ;-)

 

*hands aiel@hrt a guinny or three*

 

Good luck and see you at the barracks!

[Mystica]

ahhhhhhhhhh the Spiel....... The center of our existence! the soul of our lives! the ambrosia to our hearts!!

 

You'll see..... once Chef gets to it.....

 

Welcome Aiel, to the Band of Insanity! I'm Myst, Infantry Blademaster and Editor in Chief of the Hornsounder, the Band's newspaper. Looking forward to getting to know ya', Recruit! Here, have some Guinny or 7 to put some hair on that chest! And to reduce the toxics from them Bandies and Flaming Shots.

 

Put ya' feet up for now, cuz there's no doubt you'll be working your tush off pretty soon ;)

 

Enjoy your stay at the Band and welcome home!

[Corki]

I see the spiel has been built up to epic levels! I just hope it lives up to expectation!

 

*official spiel*

 

Welcome aiel@hrt! 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, BridMorgan 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

- writing restaurant reviews!

- 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, Brid 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...

 

*hands aiel@hrt a Marshal-General's Special Battle Brew*

 

CARAI AN SHEN AN CALHAR!!!!!

[Direwolf Jon]

*raises his glass in a toast with Aiel@hrt*  Aye, you make a good point about the brew and I have to agree about the Mat chapters as well.  :)

 

LOL, I see you've now gotten the official spiel, so, are ya still on yer feet?  ;D

[aiel@hrt]

Well well well...it seems I was wrong in my drunken stupor.. ;D You all boozed me up just bout enough to get thru that.. ;D

 

Now thats done with, I'm gonna need an eye opener in the mornin after :D

[Samuraiflip05]

Well then here....A few Flaming Shots should do you well. 

 

I am Samurai the Captain General of the Archers.  I am a bit disappointed to see that it has taken so long for any of us to welcome you, but as mentioned above, watch out for DL.  Her whips are Fun I mean deadly.

[aiel@hrt]

Hail CG...I'm currently posted with the Archers, and havin a lil fun between all the drinkin!!  ;D

Anyways, a few more  eye openers all around are in order then eh?! By the way, Kratos fits in nicely with the Seanchan banner  ;)

[Kara_J]

'spose I'd better untie you now :P