Strange Wood Elf Spotted in Norrath. News at 11:00.

[Dexella]

<p align="center"><a href="http://www.everquest2.com/images/en/features/2012/07/dexella/bioavatar_fs.jpg"><img src="http://www.everquest2.com/images/en/features/2012/07/dexella/bioavatar_th.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Hi Everyone,</p> <p>My name is Colette, but you’ll get to know me as Dexella. I’m thrilled to be joining SOE and the Community Team as your EQ II Community Relations Manager. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to you, as you’ll be seeing a lot of me from here on out!</p> <p>Let me tell you a bit about me and my journey as a gamer. I began early on as an annoying five-year-old who tried to sneak in play time on an original NES that I wasn’t supposed to touch. When I entered middle school, I was given a deck of Magic: The Gathering cards as a gift, which led me to join our after-school “Game Club.” It was in our meetings that I developed a real love for gaming. By the time I entered college, I was spending many sleepless nights playing Sims and other games when I was supposed to be writing papers and finishing Chem labs.</p> <p>When I first met my husband, he got me to begin playing SOE games, including EQ II. I’ll admit, I haven’t played nearly as much as most of you, but I’m getting there and loving every single second of it. You’ll see me in Norrath as a Wood Elf and I’ll confess, I’m a crafter. Right now, my favorite thing to do is decorate my house, especially with items I craft myself. I’ve been focusing on leveling up my tradeskills, though I do enjoy adventuring, too (except for when I have to kill Ice Manes or other lion-like creatures, just a personal quirk of mine).</p> <p>I am a new employee here on the Community Team and at SOE. It was when I attended my first Fan Faire in 2009 that I knew I wanted to become part of this company and team. Before coming here, I worked in education as an advisor and professor. I liked those jobs, but I kept hope that I would be able to make the career switch in to the crazy, wonderful world of SOE. It took a few years, but I am overjoyed that the stars and planets finally aligned and I am now here with all of you.</p> <p>I look forward to getting to know all of you in game, on the forums and Facebook, via Twitter, and, of course, at SOE Live! You can also hear more from me on our podcast on July 10!</p> <p>See you soon, Colette “Dexella” Murphy</p>

[Gealaen_Gaiamancer]

<p>Hello Dexella, welcome aboard!</p>

[Squeecha]

<p>"Strange Wood Elf"......</p><p>Redundant muches? /duck</p>

[Lizabethan]

<p>*Cupcakes for Dexella*</p><p>Just keep 'em away from Cronyn! <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Finora]

<p>Well hello there =)</p>

[Dexella]

<p><cite>Lizabethan wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>*Cupcakes for Dexella*</p></blockquote><p>Mmmmmm. I do love cupcakes! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Resstful]

<p>Love the Tribal markings! </p><p>Welcome to the asylum.  We are a great, if prickly, bunch.</p><p>Do ya like mini cheesecakes?</p>

[vexrm]

<p>Okay, do we have two managers or what's going on with Piestro? Did we wear him out already?</p>

[SlashnGut]

<p>Seems as though we have been going through community managers quickly lately. Best of luck to you.</p>

[Afista]

<p>Hello there! Welcome, and good luck to you!</p><p>*Hands Dexella some heavy duty armor and a giant shield*</p><p>ps It's nice to see a decorator representing on the SOE team <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Barbai]

<p>Welcome to the mad house. You can buy your own unique design straight jacket for only 200 fanbucks.  Nice to see you enjoy the crafting part of the game I was starting to doubt any on the soe staff actively enjoyed that aspect of the game.</p>

[Vinyard]

<p>Niceeeeeee. Our 4th CM in a little over a year</p>

[Piestro]

<p><cite>Dexella wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Lizabethan wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>*Cupcakes for Dexella*</p></blockquote><p>Mmmmmm. I do love cupcakes! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Pie > cupcakes. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p><p><cite>vexrm wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay, do we have two managers or what's going on with Piestro? Did we wear him out already?</p></blockquote></p><p>EQII deserves a Community Manager with more time than I could properly allocate to it. I have every faith in Dexella, and will be assisting her whenever necessary. There are a few loose ends I need to tie up around here before I fade completely into the background anyways. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Niceeeeeee. </p></blockquote>Think of it as another chance to pitch the whole scarecrow thing. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Vinyard]

<p><cite>Piestro wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Dexella wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Lizabethan wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>*Cupcakes for Dexella*</p></blockquote><p>Mmmmmm. I do love cupcakes! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Pie > cupcakes. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p><p><cite>vexrm wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay, do we have two managers or what's going on with Piestro? Did we wear him out already?</p></blockquote><p>EQII deserves a Community Manager with more time than I could properly allocate to it. I have every faith in Dexella, and will be assisting her whenever necessary. There are a few loose ends I need to tie up around here before I fade completely into the background anyways. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Niceeeeeee. </p></blockquote>Think of it as another chance to pitch the whole scarecrow thing. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></blockquote><p>Pie man, you better believe I'm the official white knight of heroic scarecrows. I will see them return to Norrath </p><p> btw...did you go back to Eq1?</p>

[vexrm]

<p><cite>Piestro wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Dexella wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Lizabethan wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>*Cupcakes for Dexella*</p></blockquote><p>Mmmmmm. I do love cupcakes! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Pie > cupcakes. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p><p><cite>vexrm wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Okay, do we have two managers or what's going on with Piestro? Did we wear him out already?</p></blockquote><p>EQII deserves a Community Manager with more time than I could properly allocate to it. I have every faith in Dexella, and will be assisting her whenever necessary. There are a few loose ends I need to tie up around here before I fade completely into the background anyways. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p><p><cite>Vinyard@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Niceeeeeee. </p></blockquote>Think of it as another chance to pitch the whole scarecrow thing. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></blockquote><p>Hope we didn't leave too many bruises, but you have to admit the whole rotating door thing going on could be viewed as worrying to us. It also probably makes your job harder as we go "eh they won't last"</p>

[denmom]

<p>Welcome to the insanity!</p>

[Cromey]

<p>Welcome aboard! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" />  May your years here be fruitful and full of happiness! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" />  *offers some ice cold lemonade to go with those cupcakes!*</p>

[Grycks]

<p>I know you're going for the "new car" feel, but not sure your first picture should be from the character creation screen if you want to inspire confidence.</p>

[Rainmare]

<p>you know...every dev is a halfling, wood elf, or dwarf around here...where are all the high elves? darn it I want some Koada'dal on the council of dev gods!</p>

[Nagok]

<p>welcome!</p>

[Lizabethan]

<p><cite>Rainmare@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>you know...every dev is a halfling, wood elf, or dwarf around here</p></blockquote><p>Agreed. Tell me you have a Halfling alt? <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Dexella]

<p><cite>Afista wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Hello there! Welcome, and good luck to you!</p><p>*Hands Dexella some heavy duty armor and a giant shield*</p><p>ps It's nice to see a decorator representing on the SOE team <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p><p><cite>Draca@Befallen wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Welcome to the mad house. You can buy your own unique design straight jacket for only 200 fanbucks.  Nice to see you enjoy the crafting part of the game I was starting to doubt any on the soe staff actively enjoyed that aspect of the game.</p></blockquote></p><p>I'm not entirely sure how to hold my shield while wearing the straight jacket, but it seems worth a shot. Perhaps I should finish the lemonade and baked goods first...</p><p>I sincerely appreciate the welcome, all!</p>

[Calthine]

<p>Welcome! </p><p>We're wondering what Brasse did to Piestro...  <a href="http://eq2.zam.com/story.html?story=30035" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://eq2.zam.com/story.html?story=30035</a></p>

[Enna]

<p>Welcome! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>*the tall human Paladin adds a few cheese and crackers trays to the snack table, enough that all may have a bite or two*</p><p>I do hope all goes well with you, especially since you've wanted to join SOE for so long!</p><p>This community's a bit like a bowl of granola. Fruits and nuts are usually not too dangerous, but watch out for the flakes... <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>'Tis a joy to see a member of the Crafters and Decorators brotherhood in a prominent place, also, to be truthful. Sometimes we feel a little bit forgotten, so 'tis well to see someone about who will remember us by default. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[intoXILE]

<p>Welcome <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Vinyard]

<p>Dexella, your first order of business is to make sure heroic scarecrows come back in Antonica for the Qeynos revamp.</p><p>Bam, I just saved Eq2.</p>

[PsiaMeese]

<p><em>/curtsies to Dexella</em></p><p><em>/salutes Piestro</em></p>

[Rijacki]

<h1>Welcome!</h1>

[Cyliena]

Welcome to the mad house! <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Cloudrat]

<p>Welcome aboard!</p>

[Leko]

<p>Welcome to the party.  How are your PvP skills?</p>

[foodcity]

<p>welcome, dexella <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> *offers some hair of the dog and jesters cap, with a nice big slab of beghn's death by chocolate cake* have fun <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> and it IS good to see someone from SoE being a decorator <img src="/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[General_Info]

<p><cite>Cloudrat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Welcome aboard!</p></blockquote><p>let's hope she doesn't walk the plank for a long while.</p>

[Enna]

<p><cite>General_Info wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Cloudrat wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Welcome aboard!</p></blockquote><p>let's hope she doesn't walk the plank for a long while.</p></blockquote><p>... and that she doesn't fall overboard. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Karrane1]

<p>Welcome to the craziness =) .. and this game we all love so much !!</p>

[Raferty]

<p>I want my "Scare" crows back in game! Little black birds! It's not too much to ask. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/1cfd6e2a9a2c0cf8e74b49b35e2e46c7.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Lizabethan]

<p><cite>Raferty wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I want my "Scare" crows back in game! Little black birds! It's not too much to ask. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/1cfd6e2a9a2c0cf8e74b49b35e2e46c7.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Please, please don't put back in the scare crows. Raferty likes to put 11 of them on the floor at once, then invite me to come tour her homes. I'm still in shock from the last time! <img src="/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[Whilhelmina]

<p><cite>Piestro wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Dexella wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Lizabethan wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>*Cupcakes for Dexella*</p></blockquote><p>Mmmmmm. I do love cupcakes! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Pie > cupcakes. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>But Piestro's Pies are the best! Did you came in my house to nibble at yourself?</p><p>* hands an invitation to the <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=519163" target="_blank">Dev's Restaurant</a> to Dexella*</p><p><cite>Rainmare@Oasis wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>you know...every dev is a halfling, wood elf, or dwarf around here...where are all the high elves? darn it I want some Koada'dal on the council of dev gods!</p></blockquote><p>Fyreflyte is a High Elf. I turned him into bacon though. It was all Gninja's idea.</p><p>You forgot the horrific number of gnomish devs!</p><p>Welcome Dexella. Good luck with all of us, it's tricky times to get this job.</p><p>Now, could we get our suburbs and isle of refuge back ? ;p</p>

[denmom]

<p><cite>Lizabethan wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p><cite>Raferty wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I want my "Scare" crows back in game! Little black birds! It's not too much to ask. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/1cfd6e2a9a2c0cf8e74b49b35e2e46c7.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Please, please don't put back in the scare crows. Raferty likes to put 11 of them on the floor at once, then invite me to come tour her homes. I'm still in shock from the last time! <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/69934afc394145350659cd7add244ca9.gif" border="0" /></p></blockquote><p>Oh dear lords I <em>HATE</em> those things!  The bone trophys from a year or so back also do the zombie proc.  /shudder</p><p>I had gotten trapped in a house back when there used to be horrendous lag inside them due to number of objects used for status reduction.  That damned zombie proc'd on me in s l o w m o t i o n and they had several of them inside there.  I got my goods from their box and left as fast as the lag would let me.  To this day I'm wary of any house I go into because they could have one of those or the trophys hidden somewhere.  /shudder</p><p>I even got hit with the zombie proc that hits in the kitchen in Estate of Unrest.  /SHUDDER  And you should have heard me during the x2 in ToFS with Corpsemonger and his zombie curse.  >_<</p>

[Filly67]

<p>Welcome to the party. </p><p>Please keep in mind that we can become a bit passionate about our favorite game.  It's nothing personal.</p><p>Best of luck.</p>

[Dexella]

<p><cite>Filly67 wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Please keep in mind that we can become a bit passionate about our favorite game. </p></blockquote><p>I understand and appreciate that. <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" /></p>

[Yimway]

<p>Wow, seems like a revolving door in the community team.  At least this one has sorta played EQ2.</p><p>It sure would be refreshing to have a CM for this product who was first passionate about the product itself...</p>

[Tylia]

<p>Hi Dexella and Welcome!  I hope you have a very enjoyable and successful time with EQ2!  Don't let the "loud noise" from the forums scare you too much, their bark is really worse than their bite.  <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[SisterTheresa]

<p>Aw, we haven't even broken in Piestro yet and given him a ton of grey hairs.</p><p>Bah ....</p>