Happy November Day!

Hey – yo – Sean here. Hope everyone had a great Halloween with lots of fun and candy. Gotta celebrate a day that you get candy! And caramel apples, they’re cool too!

Not sure how many of you are aware, but today is another very special day - November Day. I know, it doesn’t get much press, but check it out. It’s a day honoring the Pooka, a member of the fairy folk both respected and feared. Well, feared may be a little strong...Pookas may get a little carried away sometimes and carry a joke too far, but feared?! I dunno

Anyway, one of our good friends, Nissa, is a Pooka. He is amazing! He is a shapeshifter so you never know where he is going to turn up…or in what form! I’m not sure what his natural form really is (he is a member of the goblin family…a distant member if you ask Professor Washington! He doesn’t really have a lot of patience for Nissa’s practical jokes, and Nissa, loves a good practical joke – guess that’s why we’re such good friends!) Anyway, Nissa’s favorite form to assume is this little ball of cotton-candy pink fluff (about the size of a grapefruit) with iridescent wings, but he can shift into anything or anybody. He seems to find this humorous…but it really is a wicked cool talent to have! Anyway…certain traditions are associated with him like the Samhain, the harvest festival for bringing in the last of the crops, for instance.

The Pooka usually lives around mountains and hills, and there are stories of it appearing on November Day and providing prophecies and warnings to those who consult it.

So today, he should be on his best behavior since he is being honored….although yesterday he was complaining Hallmark doesn’t have a card for this particular occasion…yet. Somehow I think he’s trying to get that changed! Anyway, if you see Nissa around, make sure to wish him a Happy November Day; you’ll make his day!

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Happy Appreciate a Dragon Day!

Today is national “Appreciate a Dragon Day”. Really. If you get a chance, stop by the Cybrarie and say hi to Firewing, our resident dragon. He really likes it when friends stop by. Besides showing our appreciation for our good friend, Firewing, we're celebrating this year's Preditors and Editors Readers poll...we were nominated and the results are in!

We’re gonna let the dragon roast some hot dogs and burgers and, of course, marshmallows – his absolute favorite. If you get a chance, stop by and join us - just click on the blog title or the highlighted link - hope to see you here!

Destineers Journal of Fantasy Nations - now on Barnes and Noble!

What a wonderful Holiday weekend surprise to find out The Destineers’ Journal of Fantasy Nations has arrived on Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks earlier than originally anticipated – how cool is that?! Firewing’s so excited he’s flaming all over the place!

Well, just a quick reminder that this is the final weekend of our “get your own piece of dragon treasure FREE”. (Click on the title of the blog and it will take you straight to the Barnes and Noble site) Order The Destineers’ Journal at Amazon…or Barnes and Nobel and email a copy of the sales confirmation to NetherscapeRealm@aol.com to get your choice of FREE silver tone dragon charm pendant OR a FREE silver tone dragon bookmark. Hurry – through this Sunday, April 12, 2009 only.

Have a great Easter weekend, everyone! Hope the Easter bunny brings you all kinds of wonderful Easter treats! As we’ve mentioned before, dragons LOVE marshmallows so I can imagine Firewing will be toasting all his marshmallow Peeps and having a wonderful time – hope you do too!