The Mercedes Lackey Mailing List
Heyla and welcome to this schizoid and crazy part of my page. Well, ok, so not quite so schizoid and crazy. ;) Right, down to this subject. (I’m warming to it. *warm*)
The list is based on all the works of Misty (duh!). Most of us have different names on board. Me? I’m just plain "Angie". "Angie" was too established for me to move "Shadowblade" in, so…
So—all of us spend our time on the list discussing Misty’s books. You know, like how to pronounce Vanyel’s name for one, and if Tylendel really deserved to be repudiated. There are tons of topics, and we don’t bite. Not much really.
There are various kinds of people on the list. There’s the listmistress, Mel. She’s real nice until you get her goat. Then, watch out! There are the Councilors of the Mist. They are the people you would look to for help, or aid in any subject. Then there are the Gods and Goddesses, the Elves, the Mages, the Lords and Ladies, the Priests, and so on… Of course, it’s all fake, and in the name of good, clean fun.
One thing we do on the list is come up with lists (pun not intended). There are the top 12 worse things to happen if LHM was made into a movie, top 10 ways you know that you read too much Misty, and so on. All these lists may be obtained at the
Mailing List Homepage.The one valuable thing (at least in my eyes) that I contributed to the list was the Misty Awards. There was a topic on the list: that of which character was the favorite of each listsib. I suggested that we hold a Misty Award, a poll on which character is the best of what. Kinda like the Emmy Awards, or the Oscars. If you wanna know, the finals were held on the 16th of September 1997 (this year!). Below are the results of which yours truly had painfully compiled. Thank you for your Participation List-sibs!!!
Welcome one and all to the Misty Awards! Held yearly (I hope), it is a summary of who and what you think is the greatest thing that ever happened to this world. Hehe… There’s lots more stuff I wrote, but I won’t even think about boring you to tears. So here are the results!
*Shadowblade jumps up on a stage in the middle of the Hall. Grabbing a mike, she winces as some feedback occurs, but quickly moves out of range of the speakers. Clearing her throat loudly, she begins.*
Heyla folks!
Over the past month of July, you guys have been mailing me your votes on
categories like favourite characters, scenes, filk, series, etc. Well, today's
the day I get to announce the results! *clap clap* yay! ;)
So without any further ado, here're the winners!
*The lights dim. Even the mages among the audience sense the sudden gravity and they summon away their mage-lights*
For the category of "Favourite Human Male", it really is no surprise...
Once again, Vanyel Ashkevron has snagged the title by a huuuge margin!
Unfortunately, he is unable to be with us today. Rumour is that he is enjoying a
long vacation in the Bermudas. *grin*
(are those groans of "boy, is she corny" or of disappointment i hear?)
For the category of "Favourite Human Female", phew, was this a close fight. But,
we don't have a tie! Welcome Kerowyn, Herald-Captain of the Sunbolts as the
newest holder of this post!
(hmm... there's some murmuring in the "Heralds" section of the audience... I
wonder why... *weg*)
For the category of "Favourite Non-Human Male", again, a Very Close fight. Even
closer than that of "Human Female"! But you guys _have_ chosen. Skandranon
Rashkae successfully stolen his title from Altra as "Favourite Non-Human Male",
and can, once again, gloat! Hehehe...
(cat-calls!)
For the category of "Favourite Non-Human Female", we see a pattern. You people
seem to enjoy female warriors (hmm Xena Strikes Back? *g*). Need- sword, healer
and fighter- has once again taken the Award! Unfortunately, Need has disappeared
with Vanyel Ashkevron. No, I don't think there's anything between them. *weg*
(more groans of pain. "Stop with the corniness already!"-- shout from audience.)
For the category of "Favourite Supporting Male", boy, I don't think Alberich
will be pleased, but this year's winner is out of the fearsome Arms-master's
reach! Stefen, known as The Bard and Tylendel's reincarnation (though we all
love him as he is), has stolen the title from Alberich!
(screams of "Ste-fen Ste-fen Ste-fen" roars though the Halls)
For the category of "Favourite Supporting Female", a very close fight again. I
feared for a tie, but recent votes have decided! Savil Ashkevron, the old "bat",
has once again clinched the title!!! Boy, do we see a pattern here...
(the Halls start roaring with sound.)
*Shadowblade shhh-ed the Hall. Quiet falls on them like a cloak.*
Ladies, Gentlemen, and various other life-forms, we have, your favourite
villain. This really is cheating, for he is no villain at all, really. The
villain with the heart, the one who can never tell a lie, earthbound to Hardorn,
your favourite villain is (ex)Duke Tremane, King of Hardorn!!!
(stamping and roaring resumes)
Oh, now this is a close one. With the "new" thread of heartbreaking scenes, many
votes have been decided. But although there was a close fight, you have once
again proved the magic of The Last Herald Mage. Your favourite scene is "I'm
shaych and what are you gonna do about it." starring Vanyel Ashkevron and good
old Stefen!!! Woo-hoo!
(screams in the audience from the female section)
As for your favourite series, was there any doubt? "The Last Herald Mage
trilogy" is once again the undisputed winner! It had blazed ahead of the other
finalists, with a grand total of votes, three times that of the second-place!!!
This is unheard of, people!
(the "Heralds" section jump up and down waving banners of "Vanyel" all over the
place)
For the new category of "Best suited to be converted into a tv series/movie",
*sigh* this is getting to be a habit! "The Last Herald Mage" again takes the
title!!! This year definitely _is_ the year of "Last Herald-Mage" Now comes the
tricky part...who plays your favourite characters???
(The "Heralds" section goes wild! "O-le...ole ole ole... o-le o-le"!)
For the new category of "Favourite Filk", I'm sure you guys already know the
winner! "Magic's Price" (composed and sung by the famous bard, Stefen) takes the
Award!
(strains start playing from various corners of the Halls, and the minstrels
start humming its tunes)
For the final category of "all time Favourite Character", well *wipes brow*,
Tannim had put up a good fight, but... no one is your favourite if not Vanyel
Ashkevron!!!
(screams, wolf-whistles, stomping, and other forms of adoration. Some just stand
there and smile, nodding slightly to themselves, though)
Thanks for voting folks, and for putting up with me! See you once again next year! Till then, have some giggle bubbles!
*She blows on her palm and huge coruscating bubbles float around the Hall. She bows deeply. The people in the Hall see a sudden movement, then "poof!" a column of smoke rises where Shadowblade once stood. The lights return to the Hall.*
Well, that being that…