Hello, everyone. Joker the Hedgehog, group founder and leader here. I just wanted to drop in and thank each and every one of you for joining The Restored And Befriended League. I created this group to be a bright and shining reflection of groups like The Deleted and Blocked Club, from which this group's name is actually derived from believe it or not, whereas instead of adding stories to this group to be spat upon and torn to the ground, we instead show those authors the compassion and support they so desperately need in order to improve at their craft, and truly become great at what they do.

So, spread the word about this group to your friends on this site. Together, we shall grow stronger, and prove that we shall not be broken by a few people who think they are better than everyone else. Let us put this oath on our profiles:

Today, writers are scorned because of those too unversed to know.
Disdained, because of the those too ignorant to believe.
Despised, because of the realists who are too afraid to dream.
Misunderstood, because others are too unsure to try.
But we, as writers, know them to be wrong.
A writer is a person who dreams.
A writer is a person who wishes.
A writer is a person who escapes.
A writer is a person who lives.
A writer is a person who is not afraid.
A writer is a person who strives.
A person who expresses.
A person who believes.
A person who understands.
A person who knows.
I am a writer.
I dream of a world where anything is possible.
I wish for a world where war is just a myth.
I escape into a world where I can predict the future.
I live in a world of joy and mystery.
I am not afraid of the world I create.
I strive in the world where others give up.
I express myself in ways others dare not try.
I believe in things others are too afraid to trust.
I understand things others cannot, in a way that others cannot.
I know, in ways that others deny.