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Malhavoc
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Arcana
Unearthed / Diamond Throne Contest Winners
 The
results are in, the judges are finished, and it's all over
but the celebrating. We had a number of wonderful entries,
and I think I speak for all the other judges—Del Shand,
Tom Lommel, and Bill Collins—as well when I say it
was a hard contest to judge.
But
judge it we did and below is a list of the winners. First
prize, of course, is $1,000. Second-place winners get a
signed copy of the upcoming Malhavoc Press product Legacy
of the Dragons. I'm also pleased to report that
all the winners, both first- and second-place finishers,
will have their entries presented in Legacy of the Dragons
for all to enjoy!! (Legacy of the Dragons is coming
in PDF edition at the end of this month and in print in
May.)
First
Place Winner
Andy
James of Gainesville, Florida—Briessec-Cur, a sibeccai
greenbond/somnamancer
George
Andrew James (Andy among friends) is a doctoral candidate
in neuroscience at the University of Florida McKnight Brain
Institute. He currently uses functional neuroimaging to
study how different parts of the brain "talk"
to one another when a motor skill is learned, and how this
pattern of communication changes with practice and age.
Andy graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology
in 1999 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemistry and
Psychology. An avid lifelong roleplayer, Andy is best known
from online muxes as Lachesis Windwalk (Shadowrun: Seattle)
and Bruiser (X-Men: Children of the Atom). Andy credits
his family for his creative inspiration, especially his
loving brother Neil.
Second
Place Winners
J.D.
Bruce of Woodland Hills, California—The Dominator,
a mojh magister
Michael Trice of Austin, Texas—Denassa, a verrik akashic
Justin Jacobson of Plantation, Florida—Abalan, a chorrim
warmain/oathsworn
Matthew George of State College, Pennsylvania—Kelberen,
a human mageblade
Ben Shalom of Tel-Aviv, Israel—Chloris, a litorian
champion of freedom
Daniel Lundsby of Valby, Denmark—Verid Runechaser,
a faen akashic/runethane
Holly Gray of Davenport, Iowa—Vo-Terran, a giant unfettered/giant
paragon
Chris Sims of Prescott Valley, Arizona—Paushen Pugwhistle,
a sibeccai akashic/unfettered
David Davidson of Culver City, California—Algar, a
mojh akashic/oathsworn
Vladimir Dzundza of Port Adelaide, South Australia—Bova,
a human wolf totem warrior
As you
can see from the list above, we received entries from all
over the world. We were thrilled to see characters sent
in from Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, Denmark, Australia,
Germany, Israel, England, and Ireland, as well as the United
States and Canada.
Each
contestant submitted to Malhavoc Press a character created
using the rules—races, classes, feats, spells, and
so on—found in Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed.
The Council
of Magisters and I judged the entries on based on the
accuracy of the character stats, the originality of the
character's background, and how well the character fit into
the setting provided by The
Diamond Throne. If you'd like to read more about
the contest, visit our official
rules page.
Congratulations
to you all, and thanks to everyone who entered!
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