Dragon Sighting at the Landing Y

Dragons have been spotted circling the Landing YMCA at the old base in Brunswick. Naturally, I had to investigate. I visited the Y and talked with the great folks there, and sure enough, there's a room full of dragonmages there!

Or at least, there will be!

Dragon's Eye is moving to the Landing Y in Brunswick this summer.

The Y is the new branch of the Bath YMCA. It's located at 24 Venture Ave. on the old navy base, right next to Brunswick Recreation Department.

We'll have a wonderful room large enough for sneaking games, art activities and a briefing zone. Parking is plentiful and the building is wheelchair accessible. The room's size will allow for fifteen detectives -- which means a second teacher will be joining me full time.

We'll have access to the gym on occasion, and quiet spaces to sneak. There are plenty of trails and opens spaces to find this summer. I'm hoping that we will be able to have the sprinklers going on hot days, too -- so plenty of reasons to celebrate the move!

Summer 2016 Plans in the Works

The new year has come and plans are in the works for another Dragon's Eye summer. I'm finalizing the dates, but I hope to offer six sessions, two for ages 6 to 9, two for ages 9 to 12 and two for ages 12 to 16. Final dates and adventures will be up soon, along with the Summer 2016 brochure.

Jewel of the Dragon's Eye - Recap

Trouble came to campus in the form of two chaos demons named Oscar and Otus (played by Lou Ensel and Ken Walden). Our team of detectives tracked the demons across campus and intercepted the black suitcase the demons meant to exchange. After deciphering the hidden messages, the detectives learned that the demons were headed to a tiny Welsh village to meet a mysterious lady.

Following the clues and an internet search, the detectives took a little side trip to a castle where they thought they might find some answers from a ghost wandering the castle halls. The uncooperative ghost had to be coaxed into talking with them, but they soon found that they were on the wrong track. A narrow escape from the castle's security guards ended their little side-trip rather nicely, leaving the security guards convinced they were dreaming as twelve kids vanished through a magical snake portal.

The detectives continued on to the Welsh village, and soon discovered more clues about dragons and wizards and ancient battles. The adventure soon led into the heartland of Dragon's Eye Detectives, the secret mountain where the Jewel of the Dragon's Eye is hidden. This jewel provides the magic power that makes all of the detectives' magic work. If stolen, their whole operation would fail.

Entering the secret mountain, the Detectives chose the Path of Compassion as their challenge. They soon found themselves being sorely tested as they had to choose how much they would sacrifice for a certain lop-eared creature they rescued along the way. Let's just say that this group of detectives passed the test of compassion with a deep, aqua blue river overflowing with bunny love. And they did pretty well by the spider, too!

The Detectives made it to the heart of the dragon realms with no time to spare. The enemy was there, too, having chosen the Path of Courage. A final magical battle ensued and the detectives prevailed, saving the Jewel of the Dragon's Eye from a thief who meant little good.

Thank you to Lou and Ken for a wonderful start to our adventure! What a fun tracking and trailing event we had that first day--always fun to have parents join us for a game! Images of the adventure may be found here. Artwork may be found here, and the Dragon Warding Stones here.

Wind Horse - Recap

A small and courageous group of detectives raced through time to find the missing spirit banner (sulde) of peace that once belonged to the legendary conqueror, Genghis Khan. They relied on their wits to evade the demons tracking every move, hoping to stop the demon plot to usher in the end time battles.

Their first stop was a secret 18th century Buddhist monastery that moved from place to place, hiding from enemies to keep Genghis Khan's two spirit banners hidden. When our spirited team decided to arm themselves to the teeth, they found a less-than-friendly welcome from the monks, who were trained to protect their ancestor's two spirit banners from the enemies of their own time. It took some doing, but the detectives managed to convince Zanabazar, the monastery's revered leader, that their intentions were honorable.

Their travels then took them to the court of Kubla Khan, and their fighter instincts caused more trouble with gaining the trust of a leader besieged with troubles. Fortunately, a certain European adventurer was there to lend a hand, and the detectives were soon off to find yet another elusive Mongolian warrior, a fierce princess named Khutulun.

Our group tackled every challenge with high courage--and eventually, learned to apply some wisdom as well. They began by seeking a spirit banner of peace with weaponry and threats and gradually learned the hard way that this technique only raised the hackles of a warring people. Gentle wisdom brought out the sincerity of their quest, and gained the help they so needed.

The time for courage and conquest finally came in the show-down with the demons. Each member of the group managed to hit the mark with a magical crossbow, and the demons gradually gave way as the team brought the Sulde of Peace that would balance the Sulde of War that the demons stole.

Photos of the artwork from this adventure are here, and photos of our valiant crew are here.