Fenris Isle

[Majyk]

Now that we've moved back to Silverpine, this would be great.

The gnolls get a tad annoying.

[Sol]

. . . So basically, I'm requesting that a phased version of Fenris Isle be added to the RP Locations list on the OOC Portal. It's an incredibly atmospheric location that can pass for being anywhere in Silverpine, Tirisfal, the Plaguelands or even Duskwood, so long as you ignore the fact that it's on an island in the middle of Lordamere Lake (a la the manor on GM Island).

I, for one, think that the Keep would be be an excellent addition to the RP locations as a good stage for Forsaken, Death Knight and general sinister roleplay, as well as a great place to hold certain kinds of events.

The Harvest to one side for a moment, I still think this would be an amazing general-purpose RP location.

[Rowgen]

. . . So basically, I'm requesting that a phased version of Fenris Isle be added to the RP Locations list on the OOC Portal. It's an incredibly atmospheric location that can pass for being anywhere in Silverpine, Tirisfal, the Plaguelands or even Duskwood, so long as you ignore the fact that it's on an island in the middle of Lordamere Lake (a la the manor on GM Island).

I, for one, think that the Keep would be be an excellent addition to the RP locations as a good stage for Forsaken, Death Knight and general sinister roleplay, as well as a great place to hold certain kinds of events.

The Harvest to one side for a moment, I still think this would be an amazing general-purpose RP location.

I agree! It could be used for a number of fortresses in the Eastern Kingdoms. Random fortresses, mind.

[Caravan]

[Edgar]

I approve of this. GIVE US FENRIS BACK. *raises protest signs*

[Rosencrat]

With the advent of phasing and better spawneable objects, I think the only problem I can see with this idea is "Do We Need It?"

After all, we have the Catacombs, Hearthglenn, Caer Darrow...All already outfitted for the player's use and enjoyment.

What would Fenris bring to the table that's not already on the OOC Portal?

[muhaha8]

... Caer Darrow is gussied up? Since when?

[Rosencrat]

... Caer Darrow is gussied up? Since when?

Not gussied up! Just empty.

[Lendri]

To answer Rosencrat: It would bring a solitary fort with it's own blacksmith and stables, and it's own walls. Caer Darrow is more of a.. castle, not a fort. This is smaller scaled and doesn't have the Argent Crusade lingering about. Also, it's in Silverpine! Different atmosphere than Plaguelands. =)

[Sol]

... Caer Darrow is gussied up? Since when?

It's available as an RP spot if you use the portal to access Scholomance, I know that much.

But excellent question, Rose. Your asking it prompted a large discussion in the Harvest's Skype as to whether anyone would actually need the keep as an RP location. But allow me to quote what JVNemesis succinctly said:

I think we can rule out Hearthglen out of hand.
Catacombs is just a far different setting. It's not a fortress, it's a crypt. Which is not the same.
Caer Darrow is a mess, and is missing a roof. As well as a portion of the second floor. The buildings are also pretty wrecked as well.

They're all similar to Fenris in a few ways, but the Keep is significantly different from each of them. As far as RP locations go, you can't really get away with using Hearthglen as anything but Hearthglen, such is the extent of its custom furnishing and spawning.

The Catacombs, similarly, have become a settlement unto themselves, definably in Deadwind Pass and definably inhabited by a select population. Although there's some cool lower dungeons on the bottom levels, it remains fundamentally a crypt, and not a fortress. While it might lend itself to similar sorts of characters as those I suggested in the first post, the different environ is key here, as it projects an entirely different mood.

Caer Darrow is superb, don't get me wrong, but it's far too ruined to ever be portrayed as a functional fortress. It's also far too big, and the faded greens of Silverpine offer a locale that's more open to interpretation than the corrupted, rusty browns of the Western Plaguelands, which tend to establish pretty decisively that yes, this is the Plaguelands. As Lendri says, it's more of a sprawling castle-town than a fort, and indeed, due to it having literally fallen in on itself, the keep itself has seen little use in RP.

(Another option I thought of that you didn't mention is Zeramas, to which I would have said: really, how many dead people and dark, shady types can actually lay claim to owning a necropolis?)

Fenris Keep's just such a cool and atmospheric location unto itself. It has the appearance of being derelict and abandoned, but apart from a breach in the wall that speaks evocatively of some broken siege in days gone by, it has every appearance of being a working fortification, and that's incredibly cool. I could make a similar argument for a phased Westbrook Garrison, but I think humans have enough RP locations, whereas Forsaken and DKs have comparatively very few.

tl;dr NEEDS MORE FORTS.

[Rosencrat]

After getting approval from the administrators I'll begin construction immediately!

Thank Sol for this, you lot.

[Caravan]

Thank Sol for this, you lot.

The King is Dead, Long Live the Queen!

[muhaha8]

Thank Sol for this, you lot.

The King is Dead, Long Live the Queen!

Lordaeron is forever!

[Kirabo]

Much love for the Sun!

[Rowgen]

Thank Sol for this, you lot.

The King is Dead, Long Live the Queen!

Lordaeron is forever!

Trust us, Rosen, we definitely are!