OOC: so confused

well i definitely missed quite alot by hanging around in the 16th century. now that my Ren Faire gig is up for this year i should have more time to actually participate  but i have absolutely no clue as to what's going on or exactly where Sydra should be. with so many missed posts to read i fear i may never catch up. so if anyone could possibly give me a brief summary of what's going on right now, it would be more than appreciated...