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VOLUME FIVE, ISSUE THIRTY-THREE                          December 4th, 1998&lt;br /&gt;
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                             TABLE OF CONTENTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           -                The Editor's Note                     -&lt;br /&gt;
           -           Upcoming Calendar of Events                -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                 ARTICLES&lt;br /&gt;
           -                  Did You Know?                       -&lt;br /&gt;
           -                 Survey Says....                      -&lt;br /&gt;
           -               November Usage Analysis                -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
           -                   Announcements                      -&lt;br /&gt;
           -               Dragon Eyes : An Epic                  -&lt;br /&gt;
           -                 The Story of Tarn                    -&lt;br /&gt;
           -                  Notable Grafiti                     -   &lt;br /&gt;
           -               Confessing Childhood                   -&lt;br /&gt;
           -             A Long-Awaited Discovery                 - &lt;br /&gt;
           -                  The Fallen One                      -&lt;br /&gt;
           -           How to Make a Barbarian Cry                -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                         EDITOR'S NOTE                            |__\&lt;br /&gt;
   '------------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hello All,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This week, I want to talk about change -- not mud code change, but&lt;br /&gt;
rather social change. One thing I've noticed about mud social&lt;br /&gt;
interactions is that at least once a week, I see players getting into&lt;br /&gt;
arguments of one kind or another, and then one or more parties refusing&lt;br /&gt;
to work it out. At the same time, I see long-time players struggling to&lt;br /&gt;
change their image and make friends but meeting resistence from players&lt;br /&gt;
who have already made up their minds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why does this happen? In part, I think, because mud relationships are a&lt;br /&gt;
strangely concentrated and filtered form of relationships. You often&lt;br /&gt;
learn about people in small ways, from minor revelations of attitude&lt;br /&gt;
and personality. You can interact with someone, in a group or simply&lt;br /&gt;
hanging out, for hours, and still know less than you might learn in&lt;br /&gt;
five minutes with them face-to-face. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
At the same time, we often see people to extremes -- they speak loudest&lt;br /&gt;
in triumphs, failures, joy, and anger. Since regular mud interaction&lt;br /&gt;
can take on such a muted tone, these extremes are even more striking.&lt;br /&gt;
We can't tell their tone of voice, or the look in their eyes, and the&lt;br /&gt;
subtleties that give so much meaning, are lost.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When I compare mud interactions with real life, I wonder if we would be&lt;br /&gt;
so quick to anger with each other, so quick to judge and discard, so&lt;br /&gt;
unwilling to forgive, so unrecognizing of honest attempts to change.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This holiday season, I encourage each of you to think about how easy it&lt;br /&gt;
can be to give the wrong impression online, and consider a change in&lt;br /&gt;
your own life.  Whether it means an apology or forgiveness, another&lt;br /&gt;
chance or a resolution for change, do what you can to learn from the&lt;br /&gt;
past, but be willing to leave it behind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                       Love to all,&lt;br /&gt;
                                       LadyAce&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                    UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS                   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
   '------------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
         [All times are system time unless otherwise specified]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
           _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _        _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _&lt;br /&gt;
           _*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_December_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday, December  5, 7:00 pm  - Championship Trivia: Round 8 of 12&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday,  December  8, 7:00 pm  - Newbie Orientation by the NPH&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, December 10, 7:00 pm  - Q &amp;amp; A in OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
                                  Subject: Immortal Applications&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday,  December 15, 7:00 pm  - Newbie Orientation by the NPH&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, December 17, 7:00 pm  - Q &amp;amp; A in OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Tuesday,  December 22, 7:00 pm  - Newbie Orientation by the NPH&lt;br /&gt;
Friday,   December 25                  Merry Christmas!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                          NEWS AND REPORTS                        |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
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   _____&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \  DID YOU KNOW: Tips and tricks and little-used features&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /     Did you know that there is a difference between weapons&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /  that can parry, and a +parry bonus? Parry bonuses show&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/   up in status, while the armslore skill will tell you if a &lt;br /&gt;
    __     weapon cannot be used to parry. All weapons can parry unless&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \    a builder sets them to NO_PARRY. &lt;br /&gt;
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                      /*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              Survey Says...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Subject: Pepsi vss Coke&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have done a survey on which drink MUDers like more, I asked 40&lt;br /&gt;
people, and about 27 of them like coke over pepsi. By my opinion I&lt;br /&gt;
think they taste the same but anyway.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
COKE HAS WON THE CHALLENGE!!!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Sidd&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks to all who participated, have a good day!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                      /*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\*/*\&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       LegendMUD Connection Analysis&lt;br /&gt;
                    November 1 1998 - November 30 1998&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
November Peak Mortal Players  74&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The table below shows the Average Mortal Players connected to Legend by&lt;br /&gt;
hour of the day polled approximately on the hour system time during the&lt;br /&gt;
period noted above.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          hour  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11&lt;br /&gt;
         ------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          avg  41 35 32 25 24 21 21 20 23 26 28 31&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          hour 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23&lt;br /&gt;
         ------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
          avg  34 36 38 43 43 44 45 48 48 51 45 43&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             ________________________&lt;br /&gt;
            /                        \&lt;br /&gt;
        o O | Wonder what folks are   |&lt;br /&gt;
  `\|||/    | doing over at LegendMUD?|&lt;br /&gt;
   (o o)    \________________________/&lt;br /&gt;
ooO_(_)_Ooo________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|    LEGENDITES: Information Regarding the People of Our World     |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                               Announcements!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
--Sages Revived-- &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I, Adso the Librarian, am now working with Eretz, the President, to help&lt;br /&gt;
re to help revive the SAGES.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anyone who is a former SAGE or wishes to find out more about them,&lt;br /&gt;
Let me know by mudmail or a tell.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Adso&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
--New RP Clan--&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Greetings Legendites,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It has come to the attention of myself and my fellow Legend women that&lt;br /&gt;
Legend is in need of an all-girl group (and we're not talking like the&lt;br /&gt;
Spice Girls. ;P ).  I have recently found out that I am to inherit the&lt;br /&gt;
Amazon Queen throne. I will be leading this along with a few of my&lt;br /&gt;
friends and recent aquaintences, and we will be organizing this for as&lt;br /&gt;
long as it lasts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here are the requirements:&lt;br /&gt;
You must be at least level 5.&lt;br /&gt;
You must be female.&lt;br /&gt;
You must have the eloquence skill already learned.&lt;br /&gt;
You must have a decent weapon, suitable armor, and useful&lt;br /&gt;
skills.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
These are the things that you must do before you are in:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You must be have written proof of friendship of at least three&lt;br /&gt;
Amazons.&lt;br /&gt;
You must show good judgement, character, and good attitudes towards all&lt;br /&gt;
Amazons.&lt;br /&gt;
You must be presented in front of the Amazon Council, and if accepted,&lt;br /&gt;
you must take an oath of alliance and loyalty to the Amazons.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you are interested in joining the Amazons, then please send me a mud&lt;br /&gt;
mail, and I will be happy to answer and questions you may have about&lt;br /&gt;
the group.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;
Cara Ivy Sovereign, Queen of the Amazons&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is NOT a official Legend clan yet. We are working on getting this&lt;br /&gt;
to be an RP clan, which is not a pkill clan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       &amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                           Dragon Eyes : An Epic&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	The tall man enshrouded in a deep, midnight blue cape cringed&lt;br /&gt;
in obvious pain, but, despite the lubricating beads of blood, retained&lt;br /&gt;
his solid grip on the jewel-encrusted rapier. Sensing that the time was&lt;br /&gt;
well nigh, and the moon at its zenith, he executed a well-practiced&lt;br /&gt;
sword-dance, weaving the rapier in and out, up, round, and about,&lt;br /&gt;
lithely tracing archaic runes originating from the annals of&lt;br /&gt;
long-forgotten mage lore.  The path of the rapier cut a visible swath&lt;br /&gt;
through the stratum, leaving in its wake an intricate pattern of&lt;br /&gt;
glowing blue runes, which shone against the night sky with an unnatural&lt;br /&gt;
yet strangely satisfying glitter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Faster and faster he danced.  His sword swipes became blurs as he moved&lt;br /&gt;
with feline grace.  A beam of iridescent moonlight gradually faded into&lt;br /&gt;
existence, surrounding him and his magnificent rapier.  At its blinding&lt;br /&gt;
climax, the beam shattered.  Millions upon billions of light shards&lt;br /&gt;
were scattered.  They fled not to the four corners of the earth, but&lt;br /&gt;
rather lay in piles on the soft turf, their energy for travel&lt;br /&gt;
exhausted, their motivation spent.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the true conglomeration of all color could be noticed in their&lt;br /&gt;
radiance, the sprinkles had a predominantly blue cast.  Distributed&lt;br /&gt;
with regularity among the moon shards lay pieces of the magnificent&lt;br /&gt;
runes, which had also fractured.  The shards pulsed with a dull&lt;br /&gt;
luminescence.  They were but a remnant of their glory days.  Despite&lt;br /&gt;
the magnificent light show to which the stranger was a witness, the&lt;br /&gt;
world remained enshrouded in night.  The moon shards were the sole&lt;br /&gt;
evidence of the crime.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The man regarded his work, his masterpiece.  His energy to stand&lt;br /&gt;
however, was as spent as that of the light.  His dance done, his&lt;br /&gt;
mission completed, he slumped to the welcoming dew-capped layer of&lt;br /&gt;
grass, which gleamed in the night with a pale blue hue.  The man sat&lt;br /&gt;
there, half asleep, awaiting his fate.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As he slowly, agonizingly fought encroaching slumber, the runes&lt;br /&gt;
crumbled and the night sky burst, light flowing from undiscovered nooks&lt;br /&gt;
and neglected crannies, this time elucidated by a piercing white and&lt;br /&gt;
yellow sunburst.  The man stared into the cacophony as if transfixed.&lt;br /&gt;
The blessedly, unbearably brilliant light gradually faded, leaving what&lt;br /&gt;
one would normally call day in its absence. Those just awakening from&lt;br /&gt;
their unnatural slumber knew not the time of day. The man, the&lt;br /&gt;
catalyst of this great change, realized that the time would be forever&lt;br /&gt;
changed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He was unprepared for the extent of the reaction, however. Expecting a&lt;br /&gt;
few rumblings from the Powers he openly defied, he was astonished at&lt;br /&gt;
the extent of their fury.  He had expected their attention, but did not&lt;br /&gt;
expect it in full.  He did not anticipate this unprecedented anger.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sky rent on all six dimensional axes - not just the three that had&lt;br /&gt;
once been the maximum limit imposed by stagnant human pontification.&lt;br /&gt;
With the destruction of the hemisphere came the destruction of the&lt;br /&gt;
biosphere.  The ground split in as many places as one could imagine.&lt;br /&gt;
Trees were rent from their lofty erches as the ground beneath them&lt;br /&gt;
betrayed the immemorial pact between dirt and trees. The end of the&lt;br /&gt;
world seemed imminent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was at this point the agonized individual, now clad in a cloak of&lt;br /&gt;
such multicolored variation as to draw all and no attention, realized&lt;br /&gt;
that his task would have to begin anew. He cried. Well, almost. He&lt;br /&gt;
was a man, and men dont cry. He whimpered, anyway, and dragged his&lt;br /&gt;
rear from its worn indentation amidst the bleeding ground.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thus the stage is set.  But many questions remain:  Who is this&lt;br /&gt;
eccentric, cloaked man?  What is his history?  What will happen to the&lt;br /&gt;
world?  These and other questions will be answered in future&lt;br /&gt;
publications of the Legend Times, as the mysterious stranger travels a&lt;br /&gt;
new, strange world, filled with chimerical creatures and fanciful&lt;br /&gt;
quests.  He will traverse a world of legend, a world created by&lt;br /&gt;
malevolent Powers who have a taste for mythology and ancient lore - and&lt;br /&gt;
for destruction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Drako &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       &amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            The Story of Tarn &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The ordinary looking woman rested comfortably, watching the soothing&lt;br /&gt;
waves gently lap against the shore.  Another year had passed, and it&lt;br /&gt;
was time for some reflection on her life.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She had no memory of her childhood, her earliest memory dated back to&lt;br /&gt;
about her 16th or 17th year.  One of the nurses at the London hospital&lt;br /&gt;
had found her naked and battered body, almost dead, lying in a dark&lt;br /&gt;
alley.  The nurse had taken pity on her, and had taken her in, until&lt;br /&gt;
she was fully recovered to health.  Upon recovery, she could not&lt;br /&gt;
remember anything, not even her name.  The nurse, Susan, had owned&lt;br /&gt;
several soothing landscapes, including a lovely picture of a crystal&lt;br /&gt;
clear mountain lake, and as the girl had found great comfort in the&lt;br /&gt;
picture, she had taken the name Tarn.  Since Tarn had nowhere to go,&lt;br /&gt;
Susan offered continued accommodation to her, and even found her a job&lt;br /&gt;
at the hospital.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some months after Tarn's recovery, they were walking home from the&lt;br /&gt;
hospital when Susan was attacked and left for dead. Tarn felt&lt;br /&gt;
completely helpless, she couldn't fight, she did not even know how to&lt;br /&gt;
bandage her friend, and was unable to do anything but watch her die. &lt;br /&gt;
After Susan's death, Tarn was grief-stricken, and found she could no&lt;br /&gt;
longer bear to work at the hospital, as there were too many reminders&lt;br /&gt;
of warm, generous Susan.  Without work, she was unable to pay the&lt;br /&gt;
rent, and she found herself homeless and alone in London once again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Equipped with only a small dagger, a canteen, and a light, she set out&lt;br /&gt;
to develop some fighting ability, but her dream was to eventually&lt;br /&gt;
become a doctor.  If she had possessed a surgeon's skills, she may&lt;br /&gt;
have been able to heal her friend's injuries.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
While resting in the inn one day, she met a blood smeared pirate and&lt;br /&gt;
her life changed.  With Guybrush she travelled the world, he took her&lt;br /&gt;
to many places, even other times, and helped her to find the people&lt;br /&gt;
who could teach her the skills she sought.  With Guybrush's help she&lt;br /&gt;
gained some battle ability, and became a fully qualified surgeon.  It&lt;br /&gt;
was a fun time in her life, because he was fun to be with, and the&lt;br /&gt;
pirate taught her other, more intimate, things too.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There came a day when they had a silly quarrel, Tarn claimed she was&lt;br /&gt;
grown up now, and wanted more independence, she wanted to explore the&lt;br /&gt;
world on her own.  Angrily, she set off on a voyage of discovery, and&lt;br /&gt;
shortly afterwards while she was on the other side of the world&lt;br /&gt;
exploring dreamtime Australia, the pirate was killed in a senseless&lt;br /&gt;
brawl with an Irish innkeeper.  Following the death of Guybrush, Tarn&lt;br /&gt;
vowed not to get romantically involved with anyone again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For the third time in her young life Tarn was alone and friendless.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the years since then she had wandered the world, increasing her&lt;br /&gt;
fighting ability, healing other fighters, occasionally stumbling upon&lt;br /&gt;
grand quests, and her reputation for her surgical skills grew, as did&lt;br /&gt;
her knowledge of the world around her.  &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For a long time Tarn was afraid to make friends, as her friends always&lt;br /&gt;
seemed to die on her, but as her skills grew, so did her confidence&lt;br /&gt;
(although occasionally she is still surprised that people seem to like&lt;br /&gt;
her).  Now she has found her place in the world, healing, fighting,&lt;br /&gt;
praising, helping others, and enjoying life with her friends.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tarn&lt;br /&gt;
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The Falcon Inn&lt;br /&gt;
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    .      !!!  !!!        .&lt;br /&gt;
Though the first of the Bovine Astronauts, &lt;br /&gt;
he knew he was not the last......&lt;br /&gt;
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                           Confessing Childhood&lt;br /&gt;
                     by the gunslinger known as Mariachi&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	I been living a series of lies for about the past thirty years&lt;br /&gt;
or more. With the magicks in the world, I lost track of time, and of&lt;br /&gt;
how old I really am, but I do know that I was a youthful sixteen when I&lt;br /&gt;
left San Francisco for the first time, and that the year was then&lt;br /&gt;
called 1852. A lot has happened to me since then, but I'm more&lt;br /&gt;
concerned here with clearing up what happened before then, leading up&lt;br /&gt;
to me leaving.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
     1836, the seventeenth day of March, Gabrielle Deschain of San&lt;br /&gt;
Francisco, California, gived birth to a young boy. She called that boy&lt;br /&gt;
Roland, and her husband Steven gave the boy his own name as a middle&lt;br /&gt;
name. That was as exciting as my life got for the first few years.&lt;br /&gt;
Local priest said I had somethin off about me, something deep in the&lt;br /&gt;
eyes, though he wouldn't say if it were a good thing or not. Deputy&lt;br /&gt;
Sheriff by the name of Colin McAllister saw somethin in my eyes too.&lt;br /&gt;
He saw that them eyes of mine, with a steady hand, would one day strike&lt;br /&gt;
fear in men's hearts if that hand held a gun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
      So I were seven years old when I picked up my dad's six-shooter.&lt;br /&gt;
He weren't much of a deadeye, and his hands trembled. He was a barman&lt;br /&gt;
by profession, pouring drinks and hearing men's sins. They trusted him&lt;br /&gt;
more'n a confessional for sure. Within a week, I was shootin' better'n&lt;br /&gt;
Pa, and within a month I were better'n my teacher, McAllister. Only&lt;br /&gt;
thing I'm ever been good at were shootin, and the listenin' my Pa&lt;br /&gt;
taught me to do. Least he taught me somethin, which is more'n lotsa&lt;br /&gt;
folk can say. Time I was about ten years, priest had figured out what&lt;br /&gt;
was wrong with me. Skewed sense of justice he said. Don' know what that&lt;br /&gt;
meant. I always just thought what's right is right, and what ain't,&lt;br /&gt;
ain't. Don't know what's so skewed bout that, but that's what he told&lt;br /&gt;
me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       1849, I turned 13 years old, and the gold came to California.&lt;br /&gt;
You'd think no one ever seen a rock before the way they all rushed to&lt;br /&gt;
diggin in the hills like a bunch of children. Sad to say, Steven&lt;br /&gt;
Deschain fell victim to that lure hisself. Left home in late August,&lt;br /&gt;
and I didn't see him again for about a year. Only income we had at home&lt;br /&gt;
was mine from takin' his job at the tavern, but they didn't pay me so&lt;br /&gt;
much as they had paid Pa. That's what led my dear mother to take up&lt;br /&gt;
entertaining men for pay. I tolerated it, since I knew she were doing&lt;br /&gt;
it fer good, but it were a shame to see mother sellin herself to feed&lt;br /&gt;
my baby sister and me. One night, I couldn't take it no more. I had&lt;br /&gt;
become friendly with an ol' lady down the way, and she agreed to take&lt;br /&gt;
young Susan into her care when I asked. I said I had to leave, and my&lt;br /&gt;
mother too. She didn't ask no more, and that was probably best.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	I got home to find mother's 'client' leavin my house. His face&lt;br /&gt;
didn't have time to register surprise. I don't think his ears had time&lt;br /&gt;
to register the sound of a gunshot, before he hit the dirt, dead.&lt;br /&gt;
Mother were upset at me. She tried to explain that he'd done no wrong,&lt;br /&gt;
she'd welcomed him. I knew that, I said. And that's why he weren't the&lt;br /&gt;
only one to disgrace her bed and my home that night. With a heavy&lt;br /&gt;
heart, I laid down the justice that had to be done. Then I walked into&lt;br /&gt;
the hills to find my father and teach him the way of things. Upon&lt;br /&gt;
arrivin' at his wee claim in the hills, I found him hardly conscious,&lt;br /&gt;
and not really knowing who I was. He thought I were an entertainer on&lt;br /&gt;
account of my guitar, and called me 'Mariachi'. Nothing more, just&lt;br /&gt;
'Mariachi' like that's all I was. That became my name. My pistol spoke&lt;br /&gt;
once more, and the Deschain family disappeared from this Earth&lt;br /&gt;
forever.  I don't know where wee Susan is now or if she knows anything&lt;br /&gt;
of who her real family is. She was only four when this happened. Pa&lt;br /&gt;
ruined us by leaving, and it were gold that killed my family. Weren't&lt;br /&gt;
long before people in town would start to wonder about a whole family&lt;br /&gt;
plum vanishing, so I made myself scarce.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	In the years since, I been back to home a few times, but no one&lt;br /&gt;
seem to recognize me. Guess Roland Steven Deschain is gone.  Gone&lt;br /&gt;
forever, replaced by 'Mariachi'. Did hear that name once, a young kid&lt;br /&gt;
mad at his Pa called out 'Roland Deschain had the right idea' before&lt;br /&gt;
stormin' off. Poor man looked more hurt by that than angry. The kid&lt;br /&gt;
were only eight years old. I asked the feller bout that name. He looked&lt;br /&gt;
almost amused that I didn't know. 'Kid killed his whole family few&lt;br /&gt;
years back. Cold-blooded murder.' I asked if they knew what become of&lt;br /&gt;
him.  'Roland Deschain don't exist,' he said. 'He ain't real. Just a&lt;br /&gt;
legend...'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	And so I am.&lt;br /&gt;
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                         A Long-Awaited Discovery&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Early morning.  The forest of Sherwood is filled with the&lt;br /&gt;
melodious sounds of nature:  the birds singing happily, rabbits&lt;br /&gt;
bounding along, and people carrying too much money screaming at Will o'&lt;br /&gt;
the Green.  Also the whistling of some ancient tune can be heard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Along strolls an ancient old man, the source of the whistling.&lt;br /&gt;
He stops and greets Will, oblivious of passerby, and continues on his&lt;br /&gt;
way.  Suddenly he falls flat on his face with a curse.  Warily, he&lt;br /&gt;
stands back up and looks in the direction he tripped, nothing but a&lt;br /&gt;
clear road.  So he starts whisting again, and with an agilitly&lt;br /&gt;
surprising for such an elder, he launches himself at absolutely nothing&lt;br /&gt;
in the road.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	After wrestling with it, and almost pinning himself 3 times, he&lt;br /&gt;
finally stops and cries out in triumph.  &amp;quot;I have it!&amp;quot; screams&lt;br /&gt;
TerrorSpawn, &amp;quot;After all this time I finally found my solid chunk of&lt;br /&gt;
air!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	A traveller, after finally getting through Will, stops and&lt;br /&gt;
decides to take a different route around the crazed, but seemingly&lt;br /&gt;
joyous, old man.&lt;br /&gt;
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                              The Fallen One&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thunder crackles overhead, lightning splits the sky, only moments before &lt;br /&gt;
perfectly clear. Shouts and clamour can be heard, even in the quietest &lt;br /&gt;
of country roads. In the middle of some rural town, a stunning young man &lt;br /&gt;
falls from the sky and cracks his jaw on the pavement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The End of Time, lounge of the gods.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A gold inlaid marble footret flys past the head of one man (god?&lt;br /&gt;
deity?  eternal being?) as the sound of bones crunching is heard over&lt;br /&gt;
the noise of a loud and bloody fight. Sprawling figures, male, female,&lt;br /&gt;
and centuar are scattered on the floor, and a almost solid wave of&lt;br /&gt;
still able ones are swarmed on a single figure. A bloody and rather&lt;br /&gt;
brutal fight wages on, but the lax and lazy gods are not a match. Soon&lt;br /&gt;
even the last standing falls, leaving only a visibly agitated man with&lt;br /&gt;
a lank figure and dark blue hair standing. Cracking a smile of&lt;br /&gt;
malevolent glee, he slits the throat of the fallen one by one and sends&lt;br /&gt;
them hurdling into a chute marked 'Togas'.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the last one clears, the sudden silence deafens. The last man sweeps&lt;br /&gt;
up the splinters of broken furniture, and seats himself on a unbroken&lt;br /&gt;
chair.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
That didnt work quite as I thought, he muses silently to himself.&lt;br /&gt;
Fidgeting, he waits for something to happen. And keeps waiting.&lt;br /&gt;
Throwing back his chair, he begins pacing across the floor, muttering&lt;br /&gt;
over and over about vikings.&lt;br /&gt;
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                       How to Make a Barbarian Cry&lt;br /&gt;
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      It was all Chante''s idea, honestly. But what fun we had...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
      There's me, in Tika's, with Chante' and Urg hanging around. Out&lt;br /&gt;
of the blue, Chante' turns on me and says, angrily, 'You really should&lt;br /&gt;
stop flirting with Urg like that. He's taken, ya know.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
      I caught on, knowing Chante' so well as I did. 'I know, and I&lt;br /&gt;
love Windy too, she's a dear friend, but, well, you know him.&lt;br /&gt;
He's tough to resist.' Urg hadn't been payin' attention, and missed the&lt;br /&gt;
mention of his name, which only made this better.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
      'Well, I don't care. He's not yours, and you can't have him, so&lt;br /&gt;
let it go.' She almost looked mad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	'I understand, Chante', and it makes it harder. But that's the&lt;br /&gt;
way I feel. I'm surprised no one noticed yet besides you.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Um,&amp;quot; Urg said. &amp;quot;What's goin' on?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Well, I noticed, and it stops now...&amp;quot; Chante' muttered a word&lt;br /&gt;
that I shall not repeat here. Very unladylike of her. I gasped, and&lt;br /&gt;
reacted as anyone would, with a swift slap to her face. She punched me&lt;br /&gt;
back!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Urg blinked. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Launching myself at Chante' I pulled on her hair and scratched&lt;br /&gt;
at her face, all the while laughing inwardly. I could tell Chante' was&lt;br /&gt;
laughing as well, as she flipped me over her back barbarically, and&lt;br /&gt;
pinned me to the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Should we be doin' somethin?&amp;quot; Urg mused, to Ice, who'd just&lt;br /&gt;
walked in the room. Ice giggled at what he was seeing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Nah, looks like a good catfight to me.&amp;quot; He hunkered himself&lt;br /&gt;
down and broke out some popcorn. Urg blinked at us, and whimpered&lt;br /&gt;
slightly. He still had no idea why we were fighting.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	I flipped Chante' up off of me onto her back, and dashed to the&lt;br /&gt;
bar. I noticed Tika duck underneath as I picked up a stool and threw it&lt;br /&gt;
across the bar where it crashed mightily into the wall over Chante's head. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Um, girls? Can we stop this? What's this about?&amp;quot; Urg stammered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;This is about this tramp trying to steal you from my friend!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
Chante' shrieked.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Tramp, am I?&amp;quot; I hollered. I put my head down and charged at&lt;br /&gt;
Chante', knocking her over.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Um, guys?&amp;quot; Urg wondered again. He was starting to worry. All&lt;br /&gt;
the more amusing to us.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Leave them be,&amp;quot; Ice said. &amp;quot;Long as there's no weapons&lt;br /&gt;
involved, this is harmless.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Almost on cue, Chante' drew her staff, and made to smash me in&lt;br /&gt;
the head with it. Like a flash, my mighty crystal sword was out, and I&lt;br /&gt;
was charging her again. Urg shrieked. &amp;quot;Stop this!&amp;quot; He cried.  He fled&lt;br /&gt;
the scene. Chante' followed. By now, a good number of people were taken&lt;br /&gt;
in by our ruse, and we kept it up a little further. Yelling across the&lt;br /&gt;
town of Tara, we goaded and baited each other, until we met again at&lt;br /&gt;
the well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	I walked toward her, and a snarl crossed her lips. Chante''s&lt;br /&gt;
husband had arrived, and Urg was whimpering helplessly to him. Talon&lt;br /&gt;
looked up at us lazily, and said 'What're you fighting about?&amp;quot; Chante'&lt;br /&gt;
blinked and turned to him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;Who's fighting?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	A slight smile crossed my lips as I asked the same. &amp;quot;There's a&lt;br /&gt;
fight?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Urg stared back and forth between the two of us, smiling and&lt;br /&gt;
hugging each other, back to normal. &amp;quot;What's going on here?&amp;quot; he&lt;br /&gt;
screamed, crying, and ran off into the darkness. A day or so later, we&lt;br /&gt;
finally saw him again, and summed up what was going on. Amused as&lt;br /&gt;
usual, we explained we just wanted to see him whimper, the big galoot.&lt;br /&gt;
He stalked off into the darkness angrily...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	For two days we thought he was honestly mad at us. We were so&lt;br /&gt;
worried...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
	Turns out, he was messing back. Big oafs that we are, we fell&lt;br /&gt;
worse than he had. Gotta love a crying barbarian, though.&lt;br /&gt;
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