Alright, this took me about 2.5 hours of digging through the IC to find the individual posts and re-read them, and due to the vast volume of posts we've produced for this game, I'm almost certain there's a number of posts I would have also selected for my votes based on a number of factors.

Most of my votes were based off of how much they impacted me and stuck with me, and in some cases it might have simply been the pay off after build up from existing story arcs and/ or plot points. This is not to say they are the finest writing of all, or that other players and their characters may or may not have more profound scenes that weren't something I would have selected, I simply had to narrow it down to what resonated with me, even after all of these months. And at the end of the day, isn't that a big reason we all share this hobby, for the memories we make in this story together?

Without further rambling preface, here's my picks, their links, and why I selected them:

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-Most emotional tear jerker:[/b][/color] During the escape from Windhelm, Solveig is forced to sacrifice a woman to save herself and struggles with balancing the will to survive at all costs with her own morality: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3518331

[i]This scene really stuck out to me because it was one of the most effective scenes I've seen in this game at capturing the absolute desperation and despair that have been articulated so far, and Solveig's experiences are genuinely harrowing and haunting. For as much as Do'Karth tries to assure Jorwen that she is a good person who will choose her own destiny, this really smacks of exactly what Jorwen was afraid of, and the toll it's taking on her. This more than anything really cemented that the characters in this story aren't necessarily heroic, and there's going to be some real dark moments even among the "good guys".[/i]

[b][color=ed1c24]-Best action sequence:[/color][/b] Sagax and Roze’s suicidal bombing mission to destroy the Kamal ship at Windhelm. http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3376669

[i]I absolutely, positively adore this scene and it was done in such a way that really captured the chaotic personalities of both Sagax and Roze, and the absolutely insane lengths they were willing to go through for this small victory. It was beautifully written, easy to put myself in the scene, and it was definitely the point that I fell in love with both of these characters.[/i]

[color=00aeef][i](Honourable mention: Dax duels Farid in trial by combat: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3902986

 I really want to give a shout out to this post because of both how well written it was, but just how visceral and brutal the whole affair was. gcold has done a fantastic job incorporating dropped characters as meaningful NPCs, and Farid's murder of Orakh still managed to be hard hitting even without player involvement, it still felt like something that would have shook the entire company. It was also Poohead's debut in the group dynamics with Dax with one hell of a striking introduction to the company at large that set the argonian in a position where many of the mercenaries were not sure if they could trust him or not. Just fantastic overall.)[/i][/color]

[b][color=ed1c24]-Finest dialogue: [/color][/b]
Jorwen and Solveig finally make peace: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3940114

[i]There have been a number of really amazing conversations in this game, as well as some of the best character development I've seen in a roleplay, but the reason I am nominating this scene is because a very constant bit of conflict that Jorwen has struggled with is his relationship with Solveig, and it has been that way since the very beginning of the game. All the fights they've had, all the fears and doubts, both of them finally, in this moment, had the courage to have such a small, simple gesture of love and affection towards each other that really spoke volumes more than a monologue ever could about how they both were flawed, but were willing to try to make up for all those lost years and hardships. I really just want to give a shout out to Shaft for making Jorwen, Solveig, and Halla a really believable and true to life family unit.[/i]

[color=00aeef][i](As much as I’m super proud of where Sevine and Do’Karth first confided in each other, I’m not voting for anything I wrote on principle, but I’m giving it an honourable mention, damn it: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3502098) 

I honestly was not expecting to have Do'Karth have revealed his past so soon into the game, but just the way this scene flowed, and how everything lined up with the chemistry between Sevine and Do'Karth, it just ended up being a bit of writing that I still feel very strongly to this day, and while it was never my intention from the outset, this definitely planted the scenes for a romantic subplot between this two characters that has been rather whirlwind, but hey! Stranger things have happened.[/i][/color]

[color=ed1c24][b]-Most unexpected twist:[/b][/color] The loss of almost every single mage during the mission to rescue them: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3716470

[i]What more can I say about this than how bitter of a loss it was? After so much prep, so much risk and loss, the very people the company tried to rescue die in a matter of minutes in such a stupid, tragic way that really was not expected. This wasn't like Windhelm, where we knew we were facing a losing battle that we'd have to cut our losses; this was a case where we succeeded and just had to head home only to have everything go to hell in an instant. [/i]


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-Funniest comedic moment:[/color][/b] Keegan’s heroic failure against the Spriggan: http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/3931547

[i]This scene will always stick out to me as one of the most comedic scenes of the game, from Keegan's inner monologue, his heroic but utterly baffling manner of trying to attack the Spriggan, to getting his ass kicked in the worst possible way, it all pulled together to make a post that I legitimately laughed out loud reading. [/i]

[b][color=ed1c24]-Dankest meme:[/color][/b] Climb Kit, forever may it reign.