Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad (was Re: elves and jinn (...))

--- Jörg Rhiemeyer skrzypszy:

>] They used to be part of IB, and I wish they were again.
>
>I feel reluctant to re-introduce them to Ill Bethisad because
>
>(1) I think they put a strain on that world's framework;
In agreement with others, I don't see a problem here. I'm sure every single
IB member, old or new, will welcome you back.

>(2) I experienced miscellaneous communication problems
>    when taking part in Ill Bethisad;
Well, that was long before I joined it. Anyway, currently there is no
problem like that whatsoever.

>(3) in my opinion, Ill Bethisad has moved into a direction
>    I don't prefer.
I heard that more often. May I ask what that direction was? I joined IB
over a year ago, and I know little about the early history.

>I have gone through that hassle *twice*, and it ended in
>frustration on both sides both times.  Costentin/Padraic seems
>to have disliked my "Elves" from the start, though Andrew
>welcomed them to Ill Bethisad and John liked them too.
>But as Padraic is the one where all the threads run together,
>I found it is not worth the trouble.
At present, I wouldn't say that's the case. IB has expanded quite a lot,
you know, and Padraic really does not meddle much in European, African or
Asiatic affairs. Even if he would like to, it would be quite undoable to
keep track of everything.

>Let me point out that
>Andrew hasn't been happy about the way the Ill Bethisad
>project was moving either, and he is the one who started
>it all with his superb Brithenig language.
Superb indeed!

>Andrew and I
>came up with the idea of starting Ill Bethisad all over
>again, a project that later received the name "Dragon & Star"
>after the heraldic devices of Kemr and the Elves.
>However, Dragon & Star has seen little work by either Andrew
>or me so far.
Well, I'm curious to see what development you guys did not like in IB and
what you would have done differently.

Jan

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