EldonGM announced the winners of his contest today in a ceremony at the Fairgrounds.

1st Place: ELF
2nd Place: Rot and Wilt
3rd Place: Phineas
Honorable Mention: Nox Sorora

Lundar also has a report on the ceremony. For more information, read below for a transcript of the proceedings.

Eldon GM says, "First: this contest is very subjective"
Eldon GM says, "I know that :)"
Eldon GM says, "However, I have noticed some VERY good roleplaying in the past 1.5 months"
Yazza thinks, "tan'ki ferindril"
Mjollnir ponders, "has it been that long already?"
Eldon GM says, "It's been very hard picking a winner"
Gauntlet ponders, "They wait 'till I'm off to college to do this."
Zorton ponders, "drum roll please!"
Eldon GM exclaims, "That being said...let's start!"
Mjollnir asks, "do we get to hear the nominations first?"
(Coriakin claps)
Opxe says, "hehe"
Xel says, "Heh"
Trowa says, "heh"
(Insanelife notices some wrinkles on Mjollnir's face)
(Drenn smiles)
Xepel exclaims, "Wooo!"
Ayella says, "oooh"
(Zorton chuckles.)
Polerand ponders, "Oooh, noise."
(Trowa's ears hurt)
Kojiro says, "For best supporting actress.."
Opxe exclaims, "more noise! more noise!"
Ayella exclaims, "heh!"
(Gauntlet snickers.)
Eldon GM says, "I would like to give an Honorable Mention to the Nox role-players"
(Ayella blushes.)
Eldon GM says, "The story was well done"
(Opxe nods)
Elise exclaims, "Yay! Nox!"
(Xepel claps for the Nox roleplayers)
Drenn ponders, "Story?"
Fleming exclaims, "Grudos, Nox!"
Dar'floh ponders, "good one"
(Coriakin claps for the Noxies)
Kalian says, ":D"
Ayella ponders, "we had a story?!"
Drenn ponders, "This is my life!"
Zorton ponders, "nox who’s dat?"
(Xel claps.)
Smok ponders, "This way I can kill Algernon if Rot and Wilt don't win."
Eldon GM says, "Please thank Naamah for sending me the pictures"
(Insanelife wonders who Noxies are)
Ayella says, "will do"
Zorton ponders, "missed that I guess"
Eldon GM says, "Now...coming in third place...."
Eldon GM yells, "Phineas!"
Opxe ponders, "poor luna"
(Coriakin claps)
(Ayella laughs.)
Kojiro says, "lol"
Xel says, "Woot."
(Xepel claps!)
(Polerand smiles.)
(Yor claps.)
Opxe says, "hehe"
(Zorton cheers!)
(Drenn claps!)
Polerand asks, "Is he here?"
Coriakin yells, "Yay Phinny!"
(Kalian claps)
(Opxe claps)
Fleming exclaims, "Woo!"
(Seld'kar claps)
(Kestral smiles.)
(Lirr smiles.)
(Mjollnir claps)
(Xel claps!)
Dave ponders, "Who is distinctly not here... ;)"
(BFskinner): BFskinner claps
Polerand says, "Doh."
(Dar'floh cheers)
Xel says, "Nope, heheh."
Mjollnir asks, "what did he role-play?"
(Polerand claps anyway.)
Eldon GM says, "I really enjoyed Phineas' story"
(Havok claps.)
Ayella ponders, "Silly Phi-Phi!"
Mjollnir swats at a passing insect.
Xepel says, "He was digging out the mines."
Insanelife says, "heh, you can’t give places to those who don’t attend"
Retro is no longer Clanning.
Anfyr ponders, "He... Um... Isn't here"
Eldon GM says, "I was loving every minute of it"
Nigel is now Clanning.
(Coriakin chuckles)
Xel ponders, "Phin's story wasn't just mining, heh."
Census is now Clanning.
Opxe says, "it was a great story =)"
Kojiro ponders, "again, not really role-playing"
Eldon GM says, "He'll get one full rank for Third Place"
Dave ponders, "A interview visionstone with Phin laying around somewhere."
Xepel ponders, "Oh, all I saw was the mining."
Opxe exclaims, "!"
Trowa says, "heh"
Yazza ponders, "nice!!"
(Insanelife chuckles)
Mjollnir ponders, "thats the THIRD place prize!"
Polerand ponders, "A rank of Blastus"
Mjollnir ponders, "i should have entered"
Eldon GM says, "I'll keep his prize for when I see him"
Coriakin ponders, "One rank isn't really that much. ;)"
Retro is now Clanning.
(Dave): Thoom
Kojiro says, "Good idea, he might be training Mentus"
Yor ponders, "I knew he was a RRW"
Mjollnir says, "heh"
Xepel ponders, "For non-RWs, it is."
Opxe says, "his interations with Kahn were great"
Insanelife ponders, "a rank of beheadus would be nice:0"
Yor ponders, "I knew he was a RW"
Eldon GM says, "Now...I had some difficulty determining which should be 1st or 2nd of my picks"
Polerand flips a coin. It comes up heads.
Eldon GM says, "I decided the following...."
(Ayella jabs Polerand.)
Eldon GM says, "Coming in at Second Place...."
Eldon GM yells, "Rot and Wilt!"
Mjollnir says, "congrats"
Drenn says, "heh"
Kojiro says, "woot woot"
Trowa says, "woo"
(Xepel claps)
(Xel claps!)
(Insanelife claps)
(Coriakin claps)
(Drenn claps.)
Fin Sgurr exclaims, "woo!"
(Kalian claps)
(BFskinner): BFskinner claps
Fleming exclaims, "woo!"
(Ayella cheers)
(Mjollnir claps)
(Kestral smiles.)
(Polerand claps.)
(Havok claps.)
(Lirr grins.)
Xepel says, "Congrats Wilt and Rot"
(Seld'kar claps)
(Yazza applaudes)
Dave yells, "Go Rot and Wilt!"
Trowa says, "congrats"
Honor thinks, "Congratulations go out to Silenae, who has just passed the third circle fighter test."
Drenn ponders, "Always liked them."
(Zorton looks sternly at the brothers of Oblivion)
Dave ponders, "Wonder who is 1st then?"
Madcat thinks, "wooo"
Xepel thinks, "Congrats!"
Dagiris thinks, "Nice job!"
Kalian thinks, "congrats"
Havok thinks, "congrats"
Skyraker thinks, "congrats"
Ayella exclaims, "eek!"
Eldon GM says, "Each will get one rank and one free character slot."
(Rot grins)
Talin thinks, "congrats!"
Wilt exclaims, "!"
Leos thinks, "congrats"
Yor says, "congrats"
Anfyr exclaims, "!"
Dave says, "Oooh"
Xel says, "Nice ;)"
Xepel exclaims, "Wow. Nice!"
Mjollnir says, "wow"
Kojiro says, "ooh neat"
Opxe says, "…"
(Coriakin grins)
Polerand says, "Nifty."
Skywalker says, "wow"
Anfyr says, "Wow"
Rot says, "sweet"
Silenae thinks, "thank you all for your support"
Drenn says, "Sweet."
Paramedic yells, "Thoom!"
Seld'kar exclaims, "nice!"
Yazza ponders, "even nicer!!!"
Ayella says, "heh he says "sweet" ;p"
Ramone is now Clanning.
Polerand ponders, "Killing all the mystics would be pretty handy, too ..."
Eldon GM yells, "Coming in at First Place...."
Dave says, "....."
(Insanelife smiles.)
Xel says, "Drum roll, please.."
Elise says, "hee"
(Coriakin laughs)
(Anfyr laughs.)
Havok says, "hehehe"
(Opxe chuckles)
Eldon GM yells, "The ELFs for holding the Spring Festival!"
(Xepel cheers!!)
(Ayella cheers!)
Polerand says, "Whoot"
Xel says, "Woot."
Fleming yells, "A'viva!"
Dave says, "Woah"
Xepel exclaims, "Woow!"
Coriakin yells, "Yay ELF!!!!"
(Anfyr cheers!)
Kalian exclaims, "yay!!!"
Elise exclaims, "Very nice!"
Tonle says, "yay"
Lirr yells, "A'viva!!!"
(Mjollnir cheers wildly)
Seld'kar yells, "a'viva"
(Kestral claps)
(Yor claps.)
Xepel yells, "A'viva!"
(Xel claps.)
(Ramone grins)
Anfyr yells, "Tav'reil Ilsar'pyr'din!!"
Dave yells, "Fleming, let me join real quick."
(Insanelife smiles.)
(Polerand claps.)
Dar'floh exclaims, "WOHOO!"
Ayella yells, "A'viva!"
Yazza yells, "Huzzah!!"
Opxe yells, "A'viva!"
Dar'floh yells, "Ilsar'rin!!"
(Drenn applauds.)
Eldon GM exclaims, "Congratulations!"
(BFskinner): BFskinner claps
Fleming says, "Tan'ki"
(Xepel grins and smiles)
Paramedic says, "Thoom."
(Opxe claps for Fleming and ELF)
Zorton ponders, "everyone who attended gets a rank ?"
(Algernon plays with the bright red ball Eek gave him.)
Eldon GM says, "As a clan, I am prepared to hand out 4 ranks in whatever way you see fit."
Drenn exclaims, "Give them to me!"
(Insanelife smiles.)
Mjollnir ponders, "each?"
Insanelife exclaims, "me!"
Eldon GM says, "If you make me do hard fractions, I'm zapping someone"
Silenae is no longer Clanning.
Insanelife ponders, "i'm elf"
Mjollnir says, "heh"
(Anfyr laughs.)
(Coriakin laughs)
(Drenn laughs.)
Fleming ponders, "Hmm"
Xepel ponders, "Hmm."
Opxe says, "hehe"
Ayella ponders, "Give 'em to Fleming."
Eldon GM exclaims, "And!"
(Yazza giggles)
Anfyr ponders, "Fleming, Xepel, Lundar, and....?"
Mjollnir says, "oooh"
Polerand ponders, "Mmmm, hard fractions ..."
Eldon GM shows his museum space token to everyone.
Xepel ponders, "Ruen?"
Coriakin says, "4 / 24.746 ="
Xepel exclaims, "Oooh!"
Drenn says, "ooooh"
Mjollnir says, "ahh"
(Coriakin grins)
Seld'kar says, "ooooooh"
Smok ponders, "Oh!"
Opxe says, "nice"
Drenn says, "ahhhhhh"
Ayella exclaims, "Wonderful!"
(Polerand needs it spelled out.)
Mjollnir says, "a commemorative statue"
Opxe says, "very good idea"
Eldon GM says, "You now have a space in the FIRST room of the Museum"
Dagiris thinks, "Anyone have a spare feather or egg?"
Coriakin exclaims, "Ooh!"
Mjollnir says, "ooooh"
Fleming ponders, "Wow."
Xel says, "Ooh, better."
Yor says, "Congrats ELF"
(Seld'kar claps)
Yazza ponders, "the graphics to the Night flower...."
Ayella exclaims, "oooh priority baby!"
(Yor smiles.)
Drenn ponders, "gimme!"
Xepel says, "Woohoo =)"
Ice says, "wow"
Polerand says, "Nifty."
Kojiro says, "Dammit Yor, I told you we should have had a public break-up."
Eldon GM says, "Redeem with Muzea"
Gauntlet ponders, "Time to go."
Algernon says, "It feels like it's 5:59 pm on Terrdi, Day 3 of Summer."
Mjollnir says, "well done ELF"
(Yazza smirks)
Polerand ponders, "Hah"
Yor ponders, "sigh"
(Coriakin claps)
Joly is now Clanning.
Opxe ponders, "large night flower piece …"
Slave thinks, "Sav Cave is up, thanks to Talin."
Gauntlet yells, "Thanks for livening things up for us, Eldon!!"
Yazza ponders, "HUGE"
Mjollnir ponders, "hes glowing"
(Opxe smiles)
Eldon GM asks, "Who from ELF would like to take the token?"
Tad is now Clanning.
Xepel says, "I would"
(Yazza points at Fleming)
Eldon GM says, "Front and center, please"
Drenn ponders, "All of them?"
Ayella ponders, "Fleming?"
Fleming says, "Go Xepel."
Xepel says, "But Fleming should ;)"
Insanelife says, "Fleming"
Smok exclaims, "I hate Elves, but your party must have been hot!"
Xepel says, "Ok ;)"
Elise exclaims, "Yay Xepel!"
Trowa says, "front xepel"
Eldon GM says, "I would encourage a piece regarding the Spring Festival, but there are no restrictions."
(Xepel nods)
Smok ponders, "I heard of the bonfire, I was jealous!"
Polerand ponders, "No restrictions ... hmm"
(Xepel smiles)
Eldon GM says, "within reason"
Zorton ponders, "I'd a got married but nobody wants to love a mystic... it just anit PC"
Polerand ponders, "Doh"
Xepel shows his museum space token to everyone.
(Eldon GM grins)
(Mjollnir chuckles)
Anfyr ponders, "Well, since I intend on convincing them to do more festivals... It works ;)"
(Ayella cheers)
(Ayella smacks Drenn)
Drenn says, "oof"
Eldon GM exclaims, "Congrats all!"
Xepel ponders, "Woo =)"
Elise asks, "Eldon, will we be doing this again?"
Kalian exclaims, "yay!!!"
Kojiro says, "bye ElbowGM"
Eldon GM exclaims, "Glad you asked, Elise!"
Polerand says, "That makes three of us Dave"
Algernon says, "It feels like it's 6:07 pm on Terrdi, Day 3 of Summer."
Insanelife says, "sxuse me for a se here Wilt"
Insanelife sets down his log of wood and strikes flint against steel until a flame appears.
(Algernon hums tunelessly on the kazoo Hidden gave him.)
(Insanelife lights Eldon on fire!)
Trowa exclaims, "insane is trying to roast eldon!"
Wilt exclaims, "BURN!"
Eldon GM says, "The judging committee for the next RP Contest (with smaller prizes :) will be..."
Polerand says, "Mmmm"
Rot says, "BURN"
(Wilt chuckles.)
Mjollnir says, "there’s no need to set him on fire Insane"
Anfyr says, "Ehm"
Anfyr says, "Hi Zorton"
Xepel says, "Ooh."
Eldon GM says, "4 Reps from ELF, Rot, Wilt, and Phineas"
Wilt steps on the fire and puts it out.
Elise says, "very nice"
Trowa ponders, "GMs are retardent"
Ayella says, "ooh nice idea"
Xepel says, "Woo =)"
Anfyr exclaims, "Neat!"
Insanelife says, "pfft"
Ayella ponders, "odd number?"
Dave asks, "Do any of the judges accept bribes?"
Firebird is now Clanning.
Mjollnir asks, "so we all have to come up with a story to kill the mystics?"
Polerand says, "I hear Phineas can be bought off."
Trowa says, "eldon"
Elise says, "No ties"
Ayella ponders, "and nai noxy!?"
Snowy is now Clanning.
Anfyr says, "hehe"
Xepel ponders, "They were honorable mention, Ayella."
(Insanelife glances)
Mjollnir says, "harsh"
Smok exclaims, "Lightwurms have been needing a muzzle for sometime!"
Eldon GM says, "I don't think I'll be able to give out all the extras next time, but the ranks can be given"
Algernon says, "It feels like it's 6:14 pm on Terrdi, Day 3 of Summer."
(Ayella hrmfs.)
Elise says, "No praying for the deaths of fellow exiles, Trowa"
(Smok growls)
Eldon GM says, "Let's say...."
Tonle is no longer Clanning.
Eldon GM asks, "in 6 months?"
BFskinner says, "An evil mystic turns all the mystics into rats and I kill them :)"
Trowa says, "i didnt ask him to do it"
Xepel says, "Sounds like a plan."
Seld'kar ponders, "zzz"
Trowa says, "just wonderin if he could"
Anfyr says, "Means we have time to figure things out"
Algernon says, "It feels like it's 6:16 pm on Terrdi, Day 3 of Summer."
Polerand ponders, "Enough time to get Polerand pregnant"
Dave says, "..."
Seld'kar asks, "Eldon can make trowa into a rat?"
J'jh thinks, "congrats ELF!"
Xel says, "lol ;p"
Drenn ponders, "eww"
(Ayella looks at Polerand in disgust.)
Opxe ponders, "hehe"
Dave says, "heh"
(Dar'floh smiles)
Rot says, "Servants of Oblivion will be born of this, it will come to pass that all Lightworms will perish."
Trowa says, "oooo a rat"
Polerand ponders, "Pfft, you know you wanna see that baby"
Drenn asks, "Polerand... will you have my child?"
Mjollnir says, "i’d like to be a frog by day and a lyfe by night"
Algernon says, "It feels like it's 6:17 pm on Terrdi, Day 3 of Summer."
Eldon GM exclaims, "now....let's have a party!"
Smok asks, "So do I let King Algernon live Rot and Wilt?"
Xepel exclaims, "Woo!"
Polerand says, "I need a little more romance."
Insanelife says, "yay"
Elise exclaims, "Yay!"
Xepel yells, "A'viva!"
Spinner is no longer Clanning.
Drenn says, "Hey, I'm romantic."
Elise asks, "THis isn't another Tok party is it?"
Maeght is now Clanning.
Census is now Clanning.
(Anfyr nods at Firebird.)
Ayella says, "Love the glow "
Yazza thinks, "A'viva"
(Drenn): smooch
Polerand says, "I'm not seeing it, yet."
Dave asks, "Beer?"
Zorton says, "monster Number 347"
Eldon GM sets down his heavy beer keg, deftly fitting a spigot into the bunghole.
Trowa pours himself a perfect mug of cold beer.
Eldon GM pours himself a perfect mug of cold beer.