The Family of Valor
In the beginning...
...on the world of Morningthaw, in the land of Dereth, in the desert town of Al-Arqas sprang forth a desert blossom of unparalleled beauty, wisdom, and honor:  The Jade Tigress, or Fastallia as she was known by those who loved her.  In a world dominated by monsters and a feudal system of servitude she arose to right the wrongs of the land.  She established a family instead of a monarchy, thus she was their mother and not their queen.  They were  family and lived to serve each other and all of Dereth.

(Fastallia blushes whenever she reads the kind words above.  The designer of our original site is responsible for them - she would never "blow her own horn" in such a manner - vanity is not one of her shortcomings.  They are included here for two reasons - they well describe the beginnings of our family and as tribute to that designer.)

And now...
The Family of Valor is a group set up within the gaming world of World of Warcraft™. Our core values are based upon the Code our family was founded upon in Asheron's Call, and can be summed up as, "In all things, be honorable."   It is through this code of chivalry that we have become known - it is the heart and soul of our family. 

The group is lead by our Matriarch Fastallia.  For those that do not know who Fastallia was, and for those who remember her fondly, we offer this: 

Fastallia was born from the desert sands of Al-Arqas. She took  her alluring personality, thirst for adventure, and love of her friends, and transformed it (with the help of those loyal to her) into a group like no other in Asheron's Call™

It is our deepest hope and loftiest goal to achieve the type of friendship and feelings of family among this new group, that were found in the old.

Speaking with Fastallia:
Fastallia  enjoys talking to the family and its friends, but here are some things you should know about conversing with her.

 As you can imagine, Fastallia often gets a HUGE number of whispers, dealing with almost every in-game subject.  She makes an honest effort to respond to every whisper, but it is important to realize there are times and situations where a response may be delayed.
  • She is in combat or traveling through a dangerous area.
  • There may be a great number of whispers at the time, and she is unable to keep up. (She speaks with the many.)
  • She may be away from the keyboard (AFK) at the time
  • She could be in a high-lag and/or spam situation, and be missing whispers.
  • She may be on a quest, helping with a corpse recovery or holding a meeting, and be unable to respond quickly.
  • She may be dealing with an in-game emergency already.
  • Her creator may be getting "kitteh help" with the typing.
  • Other reasons not listed here.
Also, there are times - when one or more of the above are going on - that she may lose track of the conversation(s) entirely.

In all of these cases - please do not take offense - she is NOT ignoring you.  Please wait a few moments, then send the whisper again.  Please do NOT spam the message.  Unless the situation is DIRE, please wait approximately one (1) minute between attempts.

This information is NOT meant to limit your attempts to talk with Fastallia.  It is meant to allow you to understand that you are each important to her, even if she is unable to converse at the time.

Fastallia tries to remember to set the AFK message when she has to leave without logging out.  If you send a party, channel or guild message and get no response, send a whisper to her directly.  If she is AFK you will usually get a message with a bit of information regarding when she expects to return, etc.  Also, whether she has remembered to set the message or not, the guild panel will show not only her, but any family member's status.

Be you all safe, well and may the Tigress ever guard your steps!