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About Vræden

I was suckered into playing an MMO by some friends and have been stuck around ever since. My "main" is a minstrel on the Elendilmir server, but I'm a pretty casual player who likes a good raid every now and then. My healing skills are spectacularly average, and I am known as the Elf Queen of Lousy Healing to my friends. I like long walks on the beach, puppies and mowing down orcs by the dozen. If you see me in-game, say hi or send me a tell. You can also email me or follow me on the Twitter.

Stepping Out of the Shadows, Part 2

May 21, 2013

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Danyelle’s adventures continue.

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Stepping Out of the Shadows, Part 1

May 14, 2013

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Danyelle, sister of Cayleigh and orphan of Minas Tirith, travels from Gondor to Bree to find her place in the world.

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Building a New Battlestation

April 17, 2013

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. . . and I’m not talking about the Death Star. This is Phase I of my latest home improvement project.

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Vraeden’s Guide to the New Hidden Deeds and Titles

April 1, 2013

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Who doesn’t love to have a special or (almost) unique title? That’s what sets your hunter apart from the gazillion other hunters out there, right?

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In memory of: Girn (1967-2013)

February 18, 2013

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One of my kinmates recently set sail for the lands beyond, and we will miss him dearly.

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Rating the Dwarves of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

December 28, 2012

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Vræden applies a highly subjective–and highly questionable–set of criteria to rate the dwarves in the Company of Thorin Oakenshield

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Vraeden’s Introductory Guide to Raiding, Part 4

December 26, 2012

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This is the final part of my series about my experiences going from a casual player to a semi-regular raider. These are some items that didn’t fit into any of the other three sections.

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Crafting XP: Yay or Nay?

December 21, 2012

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What do you think of getting character XP for crafting? Ketani, Goldenstar, Merric and Vraeden have a conversation about this part of update 9.

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Vraeden’s Introductory Guide to Raiding, Part 3

December 18, 2012

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This is the second of my series about my experiences going from a casual player to a semi-regular raider. These are my views on finding the right raid group for those who are interested in raiding regularly.

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Vraeden Reviews – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

December 14, 2012

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I went to the midnight showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and this is my review. SPOILERS CONTAINED WITHIN. You have been warned.

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Vraeden’s Introductory Guide to Raiding, Part 2

December 11, 2012

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This is the second of my series about my experiences going from a casual player to a semi-regular raider. In this article, I’ll talk about setting up your character in preparing for raiding.

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Your Therapist Can Thank Me Later

December 7, 2012

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Watch at your own risk. Just sayin’.

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Vraeden’s Introductory Guide to Raiding, Part 1

December 4, 2012

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Are you a casual player who’s interested in getting into running group instances and raids? These are my experiences in doing just that.

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Revenge of the Random Number Generator

November 22, 2012

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Anyone who has been in a group instance or raid probably has a horror story about loot: loot you missed out on, loot the raid leader ninja’d, loot someone “accidentally” rolled on even though it wasn’t for their class and is bind on acquire, and so on.

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The winning /fishslap

October 25, 2012

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After much deliberation, a panel of CSTM contributors, friends who play LOTRO or other MMOs, friends who don’t play LOTRO or other MMOs, co-workers who wondered what the hell this contest was about, Mrs. Vraeden, a couple of random strangers and myself, the winner of the First Annual Fellowship Walk /fishslap for Turbine Points Contest [...]

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