These are all logs that took place in the year 2000, where Aether saw festivals and feasts, weddings and funerals, and anything in between. The scenes are presented in descending order from most recent to oldest.

December:

• The Panther Brings Warning (19K)
  Featuring: Amipal, Numair, Thalia (II)
  12-17-00: Numair brings word of an impending attack to the attention of the Queen-Maharani.

November:

• No Retreat, No Surrender (90K)
  Featuring: Atalanta, Caius, Claudius, Jahyd, Versus
  11-05-00: Empyreal forces defend Avalon from invading Varati Clans.

October:

• Requiem Aeterna (109K)
  Featuring: Agrippina, Alexandria, Aurora (II), Celosia, Cersei, Claudius, Cleon, Cressida, Gabriel, Jana, Lilith, Lyranthe, Maximus, Niherlas, Olivia, Pantoleon, Thaddeus, Theron, Versus, Xanthiel, Zephyr
  10-26-00: Empyreans pay their last respects to one of their own -- an Aegian, Deus, ambassador, leader, friend, enemy, and kinsman... Cassius Silvarius Augustin.
• Return from the Wild (21K)
  Featuring: RagingSpirit, Soft-Feather, WolfEyes
  10-25-00: A young graisha makes the choice to try to return to Sylvan society.
• Ashes to Ashes (34K)
  Featuring: Cassius, Kedar, Khalid (V), Shahar
  10-15-00: The God-King of the Varati vents his wrath upon the murderer of one of his Clan, Kiral Khalida, as it is at last exposed that Cassius Augustin was the perpetrator and the force behind Kyklos. But the Aegian's death is not the only execution to take place in the throne room this eve, for the "Lioness" of Khalida makes a fatal choice between her God and the man who avenged her.

September:

• The Fate of Avalon (35K)
  Featuring: Agrippina, Cassius, Claudius, Cressida, Drusus, Leonidas, Phineas
  09-29-00: A collection of Aegians gather, informally, to debate the fate of Avalon, and whether or not the Empyre should reclaim it.
• New Blood in the Aegis (71K)
  Featuring: Agrippina, Aurora (II), Cassius, Claudius, Cressida, Drusus, Elanus Helena, Magnus, Niherlas, Oriane, Pandora, Pantoleon (II), Phineas, Selene, Versus
  09-25-00: The new Aegians are announced at a reception in the Palladium.
• Building Bridges and Tearing Them Down (22K)
  Featuring: Cassius, Shahar, Thalia (II)
  09-21-00: Cassius meets with the Queen-Maharani and the Shakir of Khalida in order to inquire both about what they might know of the Aesir, Najada, and Rusalki, and to discover whether the rumors are true that Khalid has invited his Clans to invade Avalon, thus destroying the peace treaty forged between the Varati and the Empyre.

August:

• Breaking Through the Cycle (54K)
  Featuring: Amos, HeartsEase, Okalani, Riva, ShadowPaw, Sharpclaw
  08-17-00: Two Atlanteans visit the Sylvan glen, having been asked to aid a young graisha who went through a traumatic experience, and has never been quite the same since.
• The Marriage of Two into One (57K)
  Featuring: Agenorides, Alcmena, Arianna (II), Aristedes, Aurora (I), Cassius, Cersei (II), Jana, Kalypso, Magnus, Martinian, Octavian, Olivia, Versus, Xerise
  08-10-00: Martinian Gesial Jove and Arianna Cassia Augustin are wed in Civitas Dei, thus forging a link between two prominent noble Houses.
• Invoking the Flame (54K)
  Featuring: Amipal, Asadel, Brighid, Faanshi, Grace, Jerrod, Jessop, Keegan, Madelyne, Niamh, Roxana, Safiyyah, Sumai, Thalia (II)
  08-07-00: Sylvan followers of the Trickster, Ferrin, strike during the Varati festival known as "Invoking the Flame." The ceremony is meant to be serious, and give thanks for Ashur Masad's eternal light, but some mysterious powder spread by the Sylvans prompts a much more festive air.

July:

• Gathering Wood (42K)
  Featuring: Ambergaze, Redtree, Safiyyah, ShadowEyes, Sumai, WindRyder
  07-26-00: The Varati festival called "Invoking the Flame" is nigh, and they must create a massive bonfire, which requires wood. Thus, several Varati workmen, led by the Messala warlord, venture into the forests bordering Haven to procure their firewood. Unfortunately, some Sylvans take exception to their presence.
• Fate Balanced on the Weight of a Coin (53K)
  Featuring: Amipal, Arianna (II), Aristedes, Artemus, Bauchus, Jana, Niamh, Thalia (II), Zada
  07-14-00: Three young sons of Hassam ibn Talim Zulla Tumdari are sold into slavery after their father's execution on the grounds of treason, for he had been involved in a plot designed to assassinate the Queen-Maharani. To make the shame to Clan Tumdari complete, the three boys are sold to Empyreans.
• Blood, Sweat, and Thrills (Part II) (74K)
  Featuring: Bravo, Gaius, Jana, Jay (The Claw), Kesava, Leonidas, Marius, Olivia, Pantoleon (II), Pylades, Selene, Thalia (II), Tris, Vasilius, Versus
  07-09-00: The second battle of the games commences, pitching the fighters of House Acesius against those of House Jove.
• Blood, Sweat, and Thrills (Part I) (78K)
  Featuring: Alcander, Bashirrah, Emrys, Leonidas, Nox (Blackbird), Olivia, Pantoleon (II), Selene, Thalia (II), Tyler, Tris, Vasilius, Versus
  07-09-00: The first exciting battle takes place in the coliseum, pitching fighters from House Augustus against three unsponsored gladiators.

May:

• Sun and Shadow (36K)
  Featuring: Brighid, BroadShoulders, Sunrose
  05-17-00: In this scene, two young Sylvans, with the help of their mentor, discover that there are different kinds of healing, achieved when friendship triumphs over jealousy and spite.
• Fire on the Water (98K)
  Featuring: Alcander, Apollonius, Artin, Claudius, Drusus, Grace, Haishi, Jenean, Kesava, Oriane, Naiadre, Palaemon, Rhys, Riva, Sarojin, SunHawk, Thalia (II), Tsaruko, Vanora
  05-12-00: The wedding between the Heir and Decemvir of Orman is interrupted by the explosion of an Empyreal ship in Haven's bay.

March:

• In Search of a Shaman (20K)
  Featuring: BroadShoulders, Fox, Ohanko, New Moon
  03-30-00: A group of Eyotajolon Sylvans discuss the tribe's urgent need for a new shaman.
• Blood for Breakfast (24K)
  Featuring: Amipal, BrightTear, Ishani, Thalia (II)
  03-03-00: An inquiry leads to a retelling of a particular battle during the Varati-Empyrean war, and the Maharani and her ladies-in-waiting listen raptly as a Kaimakam of the Agni-Haidar explains some of war's daily hardships and horrors.

February:

• Time Passes, Wounds Heal (15K)
  Featuring: Thornlance, Vinna
  02-27-00: Two sisters are reunited, and find much to talk about.
• A Bond Stronger than Prejudice (26K)
  Featuring: Selene, Thalia (II)
  02-16-00: The Maharani of the Varati visits the Palladium to bring a gift to the Dea of Acesius, and the two women with opposite viewpoints manage to have a civil conversation about possibilities for the future.
• An Empyreal Bard in the Amir-al's Court (24K)
  Featuring: Gaelius, Khalid IV (@emitting Thalia), Thalia (II)
  02-14-00: A warrior-bard tells a story to a King and Queen, of another king and his queen, who lived centuries ago, and whose love was strong enough to withstand any obstacle.

January:

• To Each Race, its Proper Place (19K)
  Featuring: Aine, Gliding-Eagle, SnowBreath
  01-26-00: Visitors from Delphi are staying among the Ettowealona for a time, including an Atlantean shaper-mage named Aine. One morning, she and the tribe's venerable shaman engage in a theological debate and discuss the proper place for each race.
• Memories to Ashes (48K)
  Featuring: Altair, Arianna (II), Atalanta, Cassius, Celia, Cepheus, Cynara, Ianthe, Jana, Kalypso, Octavian, Oriane, Selene, Thalia (II), Theron
  01-11-00: Missing for about four months, Elidi Tritonides Augustin is finally declared dead after a visit to the Sibyl of Delphi confirmed as much, and her sword -- which she was rarely without -- was recovered in the woods. A funeral service is held for her in the Palladium's garden.
• Blessed are Those Who Bear the Divine Flame (29K)
  Featuring: Amineh, Shahar, Thalia (II), Vayu, Vrsa
  01-11-00: The Imam of the Atarvani was slated to arrive at Atesh-Gah one afternoon with all due pomp and circumstance. However, the night before, he slips into the embassy relatively incognito, to meet with some of the local leaders and discover the state of affairs for the Varati in Haven.
• Oceans Apart in Faith and Mind (32K)
  Featuring: Naiadre, Niamh, Okalani
  01-03-00: The Priestess of Pasiphae and one of her acolytes question a Varati about his faith, and the teacher uses the incident as a lesson to her student.

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