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I'm going to pass Best Character Writer of the Week to @Pigeontactics for the exciting character of Ellen of the Blueglass in their AAR Ellen of the Bluegrass ~ An After the End Biography! Although this AAR is very recent and still in early days, the development of it's characters - especially the titular character Ellen - shows great promise and it's currently one of my favourite CK2 AARs there are! Ellen is a fantastic character, despite her young age, currently being a very ambitious and kind young girl, and Pigeontactics deserves this award wholeheartedly!

Only one question remains, however - Did Ellen manage to get her dolly back from Sheba?!
 

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Congratulations @Pigeontactics! :D Certainly well-deserved for such a promising first few chapters.

And @Mob_Cleaner: By coincidence, if you haven't already seen it, the most recent chapter is about exactly that ;)
 

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I'm going to pass Best Character Writer of the Week to @Pigeontactics for the exciting character of Ellen of the Blueglass in their AAR Ellen of the Bluegrass ~ An After the End Biography! Although this AAR is very recent and still in early days, the development of it's characters - especially the titular character Ellen - shows great promise and it's currently one of my favourite CK2 AARs there are! Ellen is a fantastic character, despite her young age, currently being a very ambitious and kind young girl, and Pigeontactics deserves this award wholeheartedly!

Only one question remains, however - Did Ellen manage to get her dolly back from Sheba?!

What can I say but thank you! Now keep in mind that I'm new here and have absolutely no idea how any of this works, but I appreciate the nod. I'll certainly be writing a lot more about Ellen very soon!
 

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Very many congratulations @Pigeontactics . Enjoying Ellen so far.
 

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What can I say but thank you! Now keep in mind that I'm new here and have absolutely no idea how any of this works, but I appreciate the nod. I'll certainly be writing a lot more about Ellen very soon!
Many congrats @Pigeontactics! The way this works is to enjoy the week and then pass it on to another worthy recipient in 7 days time. :)

The way it should work is that I and others see this nomination and then head over to check it out...which I am about to do. ;)
 

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I confess I've been quite busy this weak, and don't know who to hand this off to. I suppose I should surrender the decision to one more capable than I. Apologies. I'll try to write some more of my own story tomorrow, things have heated up! Good luck choosing someone!
 

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In that case I hope people will not take it amiss if I nominate @JabberJock14 again for this award, for Foulques, who has recently breathed his last in the tour de force that is Before Plantagent. Whilst it is true that this writAAR previous won for this very character back in June of last year, that was more than nine months ago now, and given Foulques' recent passing it feels very appropriate to mark again what a wonderful creation Foulques has been.

Well grounded in his time, brilliantly portrayed with his all faults and flaws, his qualities and his quirks, his passions and his pride; in all the many AARs I have read there has rarely been a character so solidly realised as Foulques, and never bettered.
 

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Congratulations!
 

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In that case I hope people will not take it amiss if I nominate @JabberJock14 again for this award, for Foulques, who has recently breathed his last in the tour de force that is Before Plantagent. Whilst it is true that this writAAR previous won for this very character back in June of last year, that was more than nine months ago now, and given Foulques' recent passing it feels very appropriate to mark again what a wonderful creation Foulques has been.

Well grounded in his time, brilliantly portrayed with his all faults and flaws, his qualities and his quirks, his passions and his pride; in all the many AARs I have read there has rarely been a character so solidly realised as Foulques, and never bettered.
Shouldn't there be a spoiler tag on this? I haven't gotten to that part yet! :p

Regardless, I can attest that Foulques is a great character (and he could not live forever.) I know well that all of the many characters included in the work are as excellent and that this nod is richly deserved. @JabberJock14 is going to have a very nice day when he sees this. :D

Congrats to you, sir! Well done, yet again. :)
 

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Huzzah for Foulques, @JabberJock14 and Anjou! Arguably a candidate for the best character of the last year. Congrats Jabber! :)

Coz, it’s OK, Jaspert comes up with a miracle cure - Foulques lives to 104! :D
 

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Congrats @JabberJock14! :D I can't do much more than second what @stnylan has already said -- there have been very few AARs within recent memory that have given me as much pleasure to read as yours, and few characters as enjoyable to watch in action as Foulques.
 

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Quite the day for this work! Thank you @stnylan for the nomination! I am glad Foulques left such an impression here and I'm sure he, concerned of his legacy until the very end, would be pleased as well! ;)

And @coz1 ... you didn't expect him to live forever, did you? Not like there's an immortality quest or... actually never mind. (You get it when you get there) :) You are right though - I did have quite a day when I saw this and the Narrative AAR category!

So thank you all once again, who have read, supported the work and helped shaped Foulques into the memorable fellow he became!
 

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Congratulations @JabberJock14! Judging from the praise that I have often seen you receive I am sure you have earned this!:)