Q: Does Q&A stand for "Quaggas and Avacados"? Or "Queers and Aardvarks"? A: No. It stands for Questions and Answers …
Q: Why Q&A, and not just a FAQ? A: Because I like Q & A better …
Q: Why did you begin this Q&A in such a silly manner? A: Because I thought it would be best to begin something as boring as a Q & A with humor … also it was 1:32 AM … and I was feeling a little silly …
Now onto the boring stuff …
Q: How did this fan club originate? A: The idea was thought up during a posting on the Mercedes Lackey Mailing List … and was quickly dropped … However, one member thought it was a good enough idea to develop, so sought others to help develop it with him. Eventually the fan club began to form with one of members taking the possition of president … but after the initial ideas were planned and permission was secured from Mercedes Lackey … the president vanished … The boy was left with the whole club on his hands, and quickly sought someone else to head the club. Which he did, but that person too mysteriously vanished … So the undeveloped Vanyel Fan Club sat in its state of undeveloped existence for quite some time, living only as a "guestbook"-type file on the boy's system of Mercedes Lackey-related webpages, collecting names of those who were interested in joining such a club, but none of which were willing to take the possition of "president" … Until Bastian arrived …Within but a few short days, he lifted the weight of the club from the original conceptionist's shoulders and developed it, keeping true to its original creators' ideas … The club is now a chapter of Queen's Own. We are still going strong and continues to develop.
I told you it was going to be boring …
Q: What is the Vanyel Fan Club? A: The Vanyel Fan Club is a club devoted to the fans of the main character from The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey.
Q: Who is the main character from Mercedes Lackey's The Last Herald-Mage Trilogy? A: Vanyel, of course …
Q: Who is Vanyel? A: You really haven't read the books, have you? Oh well … Herald-Mage Vanyel Ashkevron is the last Herald-Mage (a user of two very different types of magic) of Valdemar.
Q: Why a Vanyel fan club? A: Why not?
Q: What is it about Vanyel that you feel deserves a fan club all himself? A: Besides the fact that the character of Vanyel has revolutionized fantasy literature - that for the first time, there was a "shaych" character with whom teen "shaych" boys could relate, making it easier for them to accept their own "shaych-ness" - that he also has help "non-shaych" people become more accepting of real world "shaychness" - that in these profound ways with such a simple character, Mercedes Lackey has found a way to help ease a bit of bigotry … He's just a really cool character!
Q: Why do you call this an "official fan club"? A: Permission to have a Vanyel Fan Club has been secured from Mercedes Lackey.
Q: How do I join the Vanyel Fan Club? A: Merely by joining the Vanyel Fan Club Chat List. (We are an online-based organization, so this list is how we communicate with our members.)
Q: Is there a mailing list for this club? A: Yes! You can add yourself to thlist at Vanyel Fan Club--Chat List!
Q: Are there any club dues? A: No. The VFC is a chapter of Queen's Own. Membership is free.
Q: Who created these webpages? A: Herald Bastian, Guardian of the Vanyel Fan Club. (Herald-Mage Adept Danya Winterborn, Guardian of Questions, has revised and updated the pages since they have been transferred to the Queen's Own site.)
Q: Why are these webpages riddled with spelling errors? A: Although your Vanyel Fan Club Guardian has many virtues … perfect spelling does not fall onto that list … he would, however, appreciate friendly correction … So if you have a correction, please mail us and we will happilly correct it/them! :)
Q: What's with the huge fonts? A: I like big writing! Also, after staring at a computer screen for hours on end, my sight isn't what it used to be …
Q: What if I have a question not covered in this Q&A? A: If you have a question not covered in this Q & A, then please mail our Guardian of Questions with the question. Please also state whether or not you would like your question added to this Q&A.
Q: Is this the end of the Q & A? A: For now … but as more new questions are asked of us, more new questions will be posted here.