Archmage Tournament!

Monday night saw a spike in the magical energy on Twilight Island signaling another Archmage Tournament hosted by the fantastic Tormay! The Islands? top mages ? Real Estate Mogul Rena, Neo, Roman Cassius, Topaz, and Xerzes ? gathered to duke it out in a double elimination style tournament to decide who would face current Archmage Venom Vinny for the right to hold the title!

We hear that Gullible Guil was on hand to cheer on his favorites. It seems he didn?t take so kindly to our sentiments on his new bride and her pregnancy. Luckily for him, Michiko was on hand to tell him not to listen to us and to reassure her friends that she is loyal to her man. Boooooo! Booooo, we say! We would like her much better if she was much less loyal to her man. As for Gullible Guil, he?d be a lot better off if he listened to our words of wisdom rather than ignore us?. but WHATEV!

Our Darling Taneth was, of course, present and accounted for! What would a tournament be without O.D. Taneth cheering on? well, everybody from the sidelines??? Her new furry little buddy, Chester, was hot on her heels. Also hanging out with her was Crazy Train Tara who wasted no time in oogling the participants. Really, shouldn?t Lucky Lawyer Lucien or somebody step in to keep these two from spending so much time together??? Every time we hear that O.D. Taneth has called C.T. Tara ?Mama Tara? we die a little inside. It?s really disturbing. Almost as disturbing as when she refers to Old Man Tass as ?Papa Tass?.

Archmage Venom Vinny?s attention span is as short as a gnat! About halfway through the tournament, he seemed to forget that he was there to watch who would be challenging him for his title and instead started making out with Crazy Train Tara. Yep, you read that right! He started MAKING OUT with a MARRIED woman smack dab in the MIDDLE of an ongoing tournament. These two definitely aren?t the walking embodiment of the phrase ?low profile?.

We always knew that there was something going on between Simmering Sivanna and Keeper Neo and she?s not doing ANYTHING to convince us otherwise! In fact, she was spotted keeping an AWFULLY close eye on his ring Tuesday night. She was even seen mouthing words of encouragement to him. Oddly enough, there are reports that she was a bit teary-eyed even and that Aja did not leave her side through out the night. Iiiinteresting. We?re dying to know what?s up and really hoping everything is okay with her. We really love, love, LOVE the idea of her and Keeper Neo together!

Real Estate Mogul Rena?s man, Prof. Jolyon, cheered her on! We hear that Topaz even provided him with a set of pompoms. OMG! To make matters even more surprising, he used them! Prof. Jolyon using pompoms??? Is love in the air??? Perhaps the cheering section was what she needed because R.E.M. Rena stepped away the victor at the end of a very long night of dueling!!!

Congratulations, Real Estate Mogul Rena!

Dumped Thursday!

Thursday started out with a deliciously juicy bang! We hear that Real Estate Mogul Rena and Sassy Serena (who was tending the bar) had some choice words for one another. Even the small crowd gathered seemed a bit surprised by the exchange! This bit of news would make a good deal of sense if our sources our correct regarding Sassy Serena and Prof. Jolyon. We hear that he was also seen having a very uncomfortable conversation with R.E.M. Rena later into the night. Of course, all of this brings up a TON of questions! We?ll definitely have to see how this plays out!

The night wasn?t over for R.E.M. Rena. However, she definitely was in a poor mood on the heels of her tournament victory. She was seen spending her evening by the hearth with Chief Mischief Maker Eless and Crazy Train Tara who were both trying to lift her spirits. It?s odd to see C.T. Tara in the role of ?good friend? but she did seem to pull it off quite well! Good for her!

That wasn?t the only relationship drama to be had! SLUTtacious Darcy was all sorts of upset over her fight with Playboy Shane. Evidently she still thinks that they?re relationship can be solved. HE DUMPED YOU, SWEETHEART! Her ?mother?, Mega Mom Icer, tried to console her but she was in a fine state. In an odd twist of fate, Playboy Shane?s ex?s sister, Spade, was at the bar listening to the whole break down. We know that her sister was not exactly ready for their relationship to be over and we can?t help but wonder if she?ll report back to her sister that it?s time to move in on Playboy Shane. Spade certainly left the Inn in a fantastic mood on the arm of her man, Avery!

Booo! It seems that Simmering Sivanna is not free to move on to Keeper Neo as we want her to! She was seen chatting with Marvelous Mira with her man, Alec, at her side. He?s handsome, sure, but he?s no Neo!!! We?re so not feeling it! The pair didn?t stay long. We hear that he was seen escorting her out shortly after they arrived. We think Keeper Neo can take him!

A Mess of a Saturday!

By now you have heard the serious news reports about what went down at the Red Dragon Inn Saturday night. We really are shocked and dismayed by the behavior displayed by both the proponents of Prop 37 and the critics. We are not shocked that the Inn became the heart of the confrontation but we cannot believe that an official word has not come out from Panther in any of the news media outlets. We do hope that he makes his thoughts known on the matter soon.

We have debated how to handle the incident as serious journalism is not exactly what we do. We cannot, however, ignore that the incident happened and there?s a different account for every article or report that is out there. All we can do is report the information that our sources were able to report back to us.

The madness started when Darien, one of the leaders of the Prop 37 movement, began speaking to a ever growing crowd outside the Inn. The news outlets have estimated the crowd from anywhere from fifty to a thousand people but our sources are saying that it was somewhere in the range of one hundred to two hundred angry folks. This Darien fellow certainly knows how to get a crowd going because they were pretty darn livid!

Now even our sources can?t say who started the violence. There were punches swung from the mob but there are also reports of gunfire from those who were in the Inn. Everything got violent so quickly that it?s hard to say who started the violence.

We hear that Prof. Jolyon tried to reason with the crowd and, in particular, Darien but reason and logic didn?t seem to be on anyone?s list of priorities. Evidently, Prof. Jolyon even took a pretty nasty blow to the head in the melee that ensued. We do hear that he will be fine and that is great news!

Poor Rekah got caught up in the mob and was shoved to the ground in the chaos. We hear that she even lost consciousness for several minutes. After being pulled from the crowd by a priest and Sassy Serena and then tended to by The Many Faces of Fio, we hear that she was alert and doing well. T.M.F.O. Fio was quite frantic when she initially saw Rekah getting pulled into the fray. In fact, we hear that she even began to run out from the relative safety of the Inn after her friend until she saw that the unknown priest and Sassy Serena had it under control. T.M.F.O. Fio and Rekah are such dear girls! And maybe Sassy Serena?s turning around herself!

Things got particularly bad when SLUTtacious Darcy completely fell apart because her brother, David, was unable to make it into the Inn when the violence started. We hear that David was able to escape unhurt but SLUTtacious Darcy was a sobbing mess. Ryan dashed back into the crowd to look for David but came out with a little girl that he saved from being trampled. Major brownie points in our book!

Mega Mom Icer did NOT help matters. However, we think she had good intentions. The crowd was definitely intimidated by her which made them even more aggressive. When fires start being lit she blew ice on them. Obviously, the crowds were further enraged by the show of magic. Matters for M.M. Icer have got even worse in the days that followed that incident. Our sources are working hard to get accurate information on that so that we may relay that to you.

Keeper Neo was part of the crowd attempting to calm things down. We hear that his voice too was drowned out by the crowd. Evidently his brother Jin and one of their friends actually played a major role in finally dispersing the mob. Word on the street is that some sort of empathy spell was placed on the mob. The scene that was left behind was definitely surreal. The number of casualties fluctuates depending on which source you choose to believe. Clearly, though, people died, people were injured.

Doc Eva and Manly Mason arrived after much of the crowd had dispersed. We hear that she looked over several of the dead but that, for the most part, those who were injured had left by the time she had arrived. Awful Ali, Lucky Lawyer Lucien, Hunky Hudson, and Queen of Class and Sass Sylvia were all late to arrive but when they did they were shocked by the scene and the events that had happened shortly before their arrival. Awful Ali, in particular, appeared quite distraught. We?re sure that it was because his wife, T.M.F.O. Fio, was caught up in the whole mess. Let us tell you, it was quite a hug that he gave her when he finally found her.

Rarely do we use this blog to make a stand but we feel that now we must. Many of us here at the Den of Gossip have seen beings face prejudice for merely being what they are in the countless cities we have been in. In fact, we have, unfortunately, faced some of that same prejudice. As a community at-large ? both magical and not ? we must stand shoulder to shoulder and refuse to allow this to continue!

Take care and stay safe!

Take a Tour Monday!

An old friend of Marc Franco and several of the other interns walked into the Red Dragon Inn Monday night for a drink. Her name?s Sophie and? well, we typically try not to say bad things about her. We?ve found it safe to stay on her good side. So we?ll just say she was there. It seems that she was quick to catch Deliciously Sinful Sin?s eye? but no matter if you?re male or female as long as you have a tight ass and a long set of legs, you?re likely to catch D.S. Sin?s eye. No shame!

In spite of all that spit fire and the giant blow-up between Elite Eleanor and DIRTY Mish, we knew that they?d end up back between the sheets. They?re certainly not short on passion. We just didn?t think that the pair would have kissed and made up quite so soon. E. Eleanor was spotted back in DIRTY Mish?s lap Monday night as the pair smoked and drank just like the picture of debauchery that they are!

The Outback was pretty hopping Monday night. We hear that Darien, the journalist who is heavy in with the Prop 37 crowd, was spotted checking out the dueling venue! Interesting, no??? Say what you want about him but he certainly has to have some guts to show up in the middle of a crowd that tends to be heavily pro-magic. We hear Pslyder volunteered to give him a ?tour? of the Outback which involved a beat down. Darien at least put up a fight but in the end Pslyder was able to pull it out.

Oddly enough, Head of the Fam Johnny was hanging out in the Outback along with Ballerina Katarina! She?s back in town and busy dancing so we haven?t seen much of her lately. It was a thrill to hear that she was out and about! The pair was seen drinking Badsiders and it seems that they had arrived to cheer on Lil? Boy Blue Lock who was definitely surprised to see his girl and her cousin! B. Katarina and L.B.B. Locke still seem very much in loooooove! Cute!

SLUTtacious Darcy was evidently overheard by our sources apologizing for her behavior to her ?mother? Mega Mom Icer. What behavior??? Well, it seems that SLUTtacious Darcy has NOT taken her break-up with Playboy Shane very well. Uh? did she not know WHY we call him Playboy Shane??? Evidently SLUTtacious Darcy told M.M. Icer that she plans on being strong but we?re sure that she?ll beg Playboy Shane to come back to her a good half dozen more times. The boy is TROUBLE! Just wash your hands of him!

It seems Lil? Bit Lirssa was doing better but there?s still no detailed explanation about what happened to her. We?re hearing vague stories from our sources about a ring exploding which caused the metal to be embedded in the cuts. Odd. She was seen chatting with Real Estate Mogul Rena who was looking a bit down in the dumps. Could the rumors really be true??? We?re just not buying it!