Many months ago, when Ulmo was in charge of a previous Realm Newsletter, I was a newbie–freshly arrived in Ulmo’s vast waters. Being the enthusiastic person I am, I quickly dove in and joined all of the games and activities going on. I loved being part of a community of such devoted fans and lovely people! Then I got a private message from one of our members asking me if I would be willing to write a short article for the Newbie Corner of Ulmo’s newsletter. I was thrilled by such a request, and even more excited when I got to see my little article in the newsletter. Now, after being a part of Ulmo for several months, I knew exactly what section of the newsletter I wanted to help with when it was our realm’s turn again. I contacted three lovely new members who had just recently joined our waters, and asked them to write a little about their experiences in our community. Here is what they had to say:

Written by Cirdaneth
I came to CoE last September and thought long and hard before joining a realm. Would I be a weaver, a dreamer, a singer or maybe join the Vala closest to my Elven name? Ulmo. I had chosen the name Cirdaneth because I felt close to the Cirdan character. My late husband had begun his working life as a shipwright, and yet I thought of him more as Calar, a lamp, because he had shone light into the dark places of my family history, where all other lights had gone out. I was working my way through HoME and the more I learned about Cirdan the more comforting I found him. I wondered why. The recently, in vivid dream I found myself his widowed daughter, and he suggested I join the Realm of Ulmo.

How could I have missed Ulmo’s crucial role for so long? He is cool. He doesn’t seem to need jeweled mountains, tame eagles or a fan-club. He just whooshes up out of the water and tells it like it is. The elements of earth, air and fire have their essential functions but they are sterile without feeling … and that’s the element of water … feeling, memory, intuition, imagination. That’s what Ulmo wields so powerfully.

So here I am. I’ve been made very welcome, and I’m enjoying myself no end. I’m getting to know the other realmers and the games section is helping me lighten up. I’m looking forward to the next poetry competition and am wondering whether to upgrade my camera. Looks like I’ve made the right decision. I hope you’ll think so too. Thank you all.

Written by Pharazgaladh
In February, Gwai asked me to write something for the newbie corner of April’s newsletter. Well, I’m not totally new in this realm, I’ve been here for a few months, but Gwai thought I was new enough. =P
When I discovered the COE Realms the first time, I was kinda like: what the hell is this? But when I read what the realms were all about, I thought: fun!
I hadn’t any problem choosing my realm, I’m a huge Nightwish fan and Tuomas-lover, and I love the sea as much as him, so I choose the realm of Ulmo. The description attracted me also.
In the beginning you could find me in the game-threads like “the poster above me”, or “the next poster…”. I didn’t have much self-confidence, and by telling something nice about people and people telling something nice about me, I got some kind of ego-boost. I had friends!
I’m not that much online anymore, but I love looking around at COE, the realm of Ulmo, the contests are great too (love voting! maybe I’ll send a submission some time or so…).
The Realm of Ulmo feels like home. I love it here. =)

Written by Lhaewiel
When I came back to the CoE (I had already joined a few years ago) the first thing I decided to do was to look for a realm. I took the quiz twice and both times Ulmo showed among the first, so I went for it. And I am so glad I did! Everyone was warm and welcoming. It was also amazing to find everyone so supportive and encouraging; it makes you want to try doing some new things! There is always someone eager to help you out with some doubts on how everything works or simply to lift your spirits! I also found out that no matter which part of the world you are from, you’ll find here realm mates with common interests (other than Tolkien of course!!).
There are great games (I must confess I became an addict) of all type, and the people here come up with new ideas that add more to the fun!!

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