Hey, Asgard! I'll try to keep it brief this time, I promise.

Firstly: The Bad Moon Rising and Trip to Vanaheim plots are still going strong! It's definitely not too late to get involved, so if you're just tuning in: please feel free to ask questions and just hop in! The Event Feed is always there for inspiration, if you're looking for something to have your character react to. Otherwise, please let us know if there's anything we can do for you in either of these plots.

Secondly: NPC apps are open! We have four NPCs currently up for grabs: Heimdall, Surt, Skuld, and Ran. Note: these are not "typical" applications. We aren't looking for a writeup of the NPC itself - simply enthusiasm and an interest in getting more involved in the game. NPCs are not held to a certain activity standard, and are instead on a "played as needed" basis. It's a lot of fun, so if you are interested, please fill out an app or ask questions here!

Thirdly: For September's Holes feature, Swear Toads from the Artemis Fowl universe will be appearing in the city! On the morning of Day 328 (Weds, Sept 18), foul-mouthed toads will fall from the sky, hurling curses in a number of languages at anyone they see. Only ones that are rushed to the lake at Gefion Park will survive, and that's where they'll continue to live in the city. Remember that a new feature is brought from a character's world each month, and further details about Holes (and the swearing toads!) can be found here and by tracking the !holes tag.

Lastly: The gamewide mandatory HMD is up here. It is comm-locked, and participation is required in order to pass this month's activity check. It will be open until 11:59PM CST on Sept 25th, 2013.

Otherwise, we just want to let you guys know how much we appreciate the level of involvement we see in this game (really, look at how huge the September and August intro mingles were!) You are all fantastic, and we all look forward to a lot more fun with every one of you.

That said.. that's all for now! We'll be keeping an eye on the comments here for any questions, issues, comments, or problems.

i'm so bad at the +1 subject line thing but by god i always try.

hi asgard! i'm anne. i am bringing in mal(adict(a)) from discworld's monstrous regiment. important facts about her: she is a vampire, she has replaced her blood addiction with coffee (which she will still guzzle in massive quantities here at asgard, lbr, that will not stop), she was a corporal until her unfortunate abduction, and she is approximately 5% as badass as her superior officer, one polly perks.

gifs do not exist. however: relevant quotations include the following.

"I've only taken a pledge not to drink human blood. It doesn't mean I can't kick you in the fork so hard you suddenly go deaf."

so that's mal. at asgard, she will be in odin's house, spitting fire everywhere as one does. various links for her: app | permissions | hmd | ic inbox

as for me, my email is tavrosno@gmail.com; i can also be found on plurk at trustmeimthe! looking forward to playing with all of you /BLOWS SEVERAL TRILLION KISSES