Hey guys! I hope the first week has been a blast for you all!

As now that we're coming up to the halfway point of the two week Rut event, I figured now would be a good time to bring up points and faults that we should discuss as a community so that we can better the next half of the experience.

Here are things that I'd like to discuss:

Judges
A good few of you have been fantastic. There have been some Judges that know how to utilize the power in their position. However throughout the week, I've seen a lot of Judges who didn't, and I think that's something we should aspire to improve on!
For example, I've seen some who might stand aside and expect to be herded. Maybe that's part of your character, but what if your character is capable of more?
The power in the Judges mean they can decide the outcome of a battle. They can choose who's the winner, they can decide where to set the stage, or shun combatants who try to fight in the middle of their group.
I'd like to see more judges interact with the other classes; rather than allow fights go on for too long, the Judges can intervene, and drive who they deem the looser away from the arena. Perhaps we could aim for that?


Challengers
Another problem I've noticed is that some Challengers fight with the persistence of Competitors. The difference between Challengers and Competitors is that Challengers work with speed, and wit. They generally don't fight too much, but aim to harass and perhaps move in and try to impress the Judges behind the Competitor's backs.
Competitors are more about brute strength and power. They're the ones who fight with persistence.


Sexism
Now I know it's within the nature of many characters to say, "not hit a girl". Or "flirts with the ladies". But I'd really like to try and eliminate this. If anything I'd like us all to get more in the mind track of the Rut being.. say, "TEF's got Talent!", instead of a chance to go get the booty.

Hello :3 Do you like party? c:
Go to the birch forest ;3
p.s. i have full set owl ^^

Whenever I attempt to connect in-forest, it appears that barely any of the pictograms load. This has been greatly limiting my interaction and I would like to find out if there's anything I can do to fix this problem. Does anyone know of a solution? I have tried disconnecting, then re-connecting and even logged out and came back, but I'm getting the same result.

“Your growing antlers,' Bambi continued, 'are proof of your intimate place in the forest, for of all the things that live and grow only the trees and the deer shed their foliage each year and replace it more strongly, more magnificently, in the spring. Each year the trees grow larger and put on more leaves. And so you too increase in size and wear a larger, stronger crown.”
? Felix Salten, Bambi's Children

“Somehow, having a deer preside over the ceremony of a werewolf and a girl seems oddly appropriate.”
? Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver

“Somehow, having a deer preside over the ceremony of a werewolf and a girl seems oddly appropriate.”
? Maggie Stiefvater, Shiver

Not original but how I feel about the forest

Love Makes Everything Beautiful
She Speaks:

I am merely a rose[a]
from the land of Sharon,
a lily from the valley.
He Speaks:

My darling, when compared
with other young women,
you are a lily among thorns.
She Speaks:

And you, my love,
are an apple tree
among trees of the forest.
Your shade brought me pleasure;
your fruit was sweet.
You led me to your banquet room
and showered me with love.
Refresh and strengthen me
with raisins and apples.
I am hungry for love!
Put your left hand under my head
and embrace me
with your right arm.
Young women of Jerusalem,
promise me by the power
of deer and gazelles[b]
never to awaken love
before it is ready.