We celebrate combatants, we salute leaders, we honour hunters and admire merchants.

My appreciation today goes out to three wonderful mortals with skills way beyond the common categories:

Saelily,
Laurlaethee
and
Sylvi.

Also known as the Seamstress Mafia, they have spent many, many months preparing their annual gift to these realms. They founded their own tradition.

They observed who awakes, did diligent bookkeeping, created Logosmas stockings for hundreds of adventurers, marked with the individuals' names, filled these stockings with kind gifts, and placed them in well-chosen locations, sorted by names and citystate affiliation.

They did not leave out rogues, they did not leave out people they might personally be not so fond of, they did not leave out people they had never met - they made sure everyone was included.

Sae, Laurlae, Sylvi, you are amongst the most wonderful and best of mortals.

You gave your time, your gold, your talents, your skills, your dedication.

Your understanding that this world is more than numbers, winning and hating is inspiring.

You stand firmly amongst those in the center of the heart which makes these realms so special.

I thank you, always.

I wear my mittens with gratitude and a smile on my face.

All my love,

Laras, MD





Penned by my hand on the 11th of Miraman, in the year 996 AF.