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VOLUME NINE, NUMBER THREE                                  January 19, 2002&lt;br /&gt;
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            The Editor's Note&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                          NEWS, REPORTS, UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
                            Calendar of Events&lt;br /&gt;
                        Imm/Player Mixer Invitation&lt;br /&gt;
                              Recent Updates&lt;br /&gt;
                            Recent Q&amp;amp;A Topics&lt;br /&gt;
                        DID YOU KNOW: Group Command&lt;br /&gt;
                  Sugar 'n' Spice: Attracting Immortal Help&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                               LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
                              Announcements&lt;br /&gt;
                      First Royal Egyptian Tournament&lt;br /&gt;
                                Clan News&lt;br /&gt;
                           A Hot Line From Hell&lt;br /&gt;
                  James Bond Foils Drunken Scotsman's Plot&lt;br /&gt;
                   Cloaked in fire and shadow... (Part II)&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                        The Editor's Note                        |__\&lt;br /&gt;
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just some short and sweet reminders this week... &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Expies Nomination Ballots:&lt;br /&gt;
   Don't forget to go send in your nominations for this year's Expies! If&lt;br /&gt;
   you do, then you can't complain as much if there are no good choices on&lt;br /&gt;
   the final ballot! And please, I know there's a lot of them, but please&lt;br /&gt;
   take the time to put some thought and effort into ALL of the categories&lt;br /&gt;
   think back across the whole year. Take the time to nominate at least&lt;br /&gt;
   one person in each category not just the ones in which you want to&lt;br /&gt;
   nominate your friends and *cough* yourself. If you didn't receive a&lt;br /&gt;
   ballot yet, you can visit httpp://www.legendmud.org/Community/expie.php&lt;br /&gt;
   and put in your email address in the black and white request box and&lt;br /&gt;
   press the &amp;quot;request&amp;quot; button.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PKill Poll: &lt;br /&gt;
  If you haven't taken the time to register your opinions on the subject,&lt;br /&gt;
  stop in and choose option [6] Polls (6 unanswered questions) from the&lt;br /&gt;
  inner menu (&amp;quot;What would you like to do now?&amp;quot;) and follow the directions.&lt;br /&gt;
  The discussion board also has several threads for useful and constructive&lt;br /&gt;
  ideas and comments.&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Helping Us Help You:&lt;br /&gt;
  It's been a while since I posted this message on the welcome board and&lt;br /&gt;
  here in the LT. It's still up on the welcome board and it might be&lt;br /&gt;
  helpful to reread when you're feeling frustrated about not getting the&lt;br /&gt;
  help you need when you need it or to point others to when you see people&lt;br /&gt;
  chatting bug reports or other similar problems. Cheyla also has a nice&lt;br /&gt;
  little piece in this issue on how to get help from the immortals that&lt;br /&gt;
  follows along the same lines, but is a bit more specific and direct.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LT Article Submissions:&lt;br /&gt;
  Deadlines are Fridays. You can now submit articles to the LT via the&lt;br /&gt;
  web! The page will allow you to input/choose all the relevant info for&lt;br /&gt;
  the article and give space for the article itself. To check this new&lt;br /&gt;
  feature out, visit http://www.legendmud.org/Community/ltsubmission.php.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Imm/Mort Mixer:&lt;br /&gt;
  Don't forget next Saturday at noon is the mixer in the OOC! My&lt;br /&gt;
  calendar's marked, is yours? See ya there!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Kaige&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|  LegendMUD Calendar of Events                                   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
            [All times are system time unless otherwise specified]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 */* *\*  */* *\* January */* *\*  */* *\*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Wednesday, January  23rd   8:00 pm           Trivia! with LadyAce&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,  January  24th   6:00 pm           Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Friday,    January  25th   midnight          Expies Nomination Ballot Due&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  January  26th   noon              Imm/Player Mixer&lt;br /&gt;
                                                   hosted by Rusalka&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  January  26th   5:00 pm           Malia and Dashiva's Wedding&lt;br /&gt;
Wednesday, January  30th   8:00 pm           Trivia! with LadyAce&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,  January  31st   noon              Expies Final Ballots sent out&lt;br /&gt;
                           6:00 pm           Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 */* *\*  */* *\* February */* *\*  */* *\*&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, February   7th   6:00 pm           Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Monday,   February  11th   midnight          Expies Final Ballots Due&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, February  14th   Valentine's Day and LegendMUD's 8th Birthday&lt;br /&gt;
                           6:00 pm           Expies Ceremony&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, February  21st   6:00 pm           Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, February  28th   6:00 pm           Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Don't forget! Next Saturday at noon is the Imm/Player Mixer! Meet members&lt;br /&gt;
of the imm staff! Socialize with members of the imm staff! Socialize with&lt;br /&gt;
other players! Come and have fun!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            Please join us!!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                      What:    Imm/Player Mixer!&lt;br /&gt;
                      Time:    Noon System Time&lt;br /&gt;
                      When:    Saturday, January 26th&lt;br /&gt;
                      Where:   OOC (room To Be Determined)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                 - Rusalka&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|  Recent Updates                                                 |__\&lt;br /&gt;
   '-----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    /\                           CODE UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    BUG FIXES:&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    o Stealing owned eq. from the ground should set a tick timer&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o Should fix the problem with form and clans &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o Title ignores color codes when determining the length &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |    &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     MISC CHANGES:&lt;br /&gt;
    /\       o You can now sit while hiding/aiming (so that you can hide,&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \        sit, and then aim)&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \     o Moves the cc to the end of the message&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    o A bit more tweaking to the MCCP code. should now remove the&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |        compression when we crash - If you have problems with ZMUD&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |        still, Zugg suggests updating to the newest version or close&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |        it and start it up again.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|    &lt;br /&gt;
    /\                         HELP FILE UPDATES &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \    &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    The following helpfiles were recently added or updated!&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       General Info: REDEEM  &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     Thank you to all the players &amp;amp; imms who assisted in this update!&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\                           AREA UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    If you want to suggest specific improvements or new additions&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   to existing areas please don't hesitate to submit them with&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     the idea/bug/typo commands or drop mudmail to the builder&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     responsible for the area (check AREAINFO to find out!)&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|                       Installed Area Updates&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     AZTECS and TORTUGA&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \      Wild boars get angrier if there's a player with them.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     BEOWULF  &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       Fixed a problem with how wargs were being checked. So&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       updates on those affects may happen more often.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\      CELTIC IRELAND&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \       Beorc's teaching acts should work properly now. Wild boars&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \      get angrier if a player is with them. Various bugs fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     FRENCH &amp;amp; INDIAN WAR&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       Nicolette shouldn't be getting offers from charmies if the&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       master tries to get one. Apologizing to her should also be&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|       working properly. Some oddities have been fixed on cabins.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\        &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     HOSPITALLER MALTA&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \      Aaron the Jew shouldn't be acting so bizarrely these days.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\     Various bugs and typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     MELBOURNE&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       NPCs here should be acting differently based on time of day.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|       Various bug and typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     ROMAN BRITAIN and PICTISH COUNTRY&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \      Fixes Challenge woods for returning corpses correctly. Wild&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\     boars get angry if a player is with them. Minor bugs fixed.  &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     ROMANIA&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       Some changes to the janissaries, be very careful fighting  &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|       them. New forage options added. Various bugs &amp;amp; typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     SHERWOOD&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \      Richard and Thomas no longer quite so spammy. Also beefed up&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\     a bit more. They also ignore immortals for their little  &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |       jibes. Couldn't fix the multiple buy problem without code.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     1802 ALASKA, THE ANDES (anc and med), AFRICAN SAVANNA, ARABIAN&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     NIGHTS, BENGAL, SAN FRANCISCO, TEAROUTE, and TUDOR LONDON&lt;br /&gt;
    /\        Various bugs and typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    THE OOC&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\     Adds in all past winners to the Expies trophy room.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |                    In Progress Area Updates&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     This section is intended to let everyone know what builders&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      are working on behind the scenes. It is not a perfect record&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     of progress as all builders will not make updates every week.&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    Players badgering builders about progress or a perceived lack&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   thereof will be flogged. Remember, the longer spent answering        &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     questions, the longer the project takes to complete.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |             Kae          Larderello (Dante's Hell)        &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|             Kaige/Ptah   1950s Americana        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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 /  ___  \ / __ \  /  ___  \  Logs of Q&amp;amp;A sessions are available on the&lt;br /&gt;
 | /   \ | \ \/ /  | /   \ |  web pages for those who are unable to attend&lt;br /&gt;
 | |   | |  \  /   | \___/ |  or had to leave early. The most recent ones&lt;br /&gt;
 | |   | |  /  \/\ |  ___  |  are listed on the sitemap page or you can&lt;br /&gt;
 | | /\| | / /\  / | /   \ |  get a complete list on the Q&amp;amp;A index page&lt;br /&gt;
 | \_\ \ | \ \/  \ | \   / |  at the url below.&lt;br /&gt;
  \___\/_/  \__/\/ \_/   \_|&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
     http://www.legendmud.org/Community/lectures/QandA/QA_index.html&lt;br /&gt;
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 o Backstab Oddity?                  o Feedback on Ideas?&lt;br /&gt;
 o Lag &amp;amp; Connection Status?          o New Areas with Level Limits?&lt;br /&gt;
 o Why not Release Code Details?     o Only Year with No New Areas?&lt;br /&gt;
 o PkTimer?                          o Forming Clans &amp;amp; Open Slots?&lt;br /&gt;
 o Clans Command and Screenlen?      o Form Fixed?&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;
      /  /  The GROUP command was expanded to make keeping track of your&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   various party members easier.&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    &lt;br /&gt;
    __      Syntax: group&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \       This is the same as always. Shows all current group members.&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/       Group members who are not in the room appear with ()'s&lt;br /&gt;
              around their group entry (not just their name, that means&lt;br /&gt;
   _____      they're invis and you can see them).&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \   &lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \  Syntax: group &amp;lt;character&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /    This will add a character who is following you to your &lt;br /&gt;
     /  /     group, remove a group member, or send a message inviting &lt;br /&gt;
    /__/      the character to follow you and join your group.&lt;br /&gt;
    __      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     Syntax: group pc&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/       This will show you all the PCs (player characters) in your&lt;br /&gt;
              group. Useful if you're with a mage and their charmies.&lt;br /&gt;
   _____    &lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \   Syntax: group room&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \    This shows you all the current group members that are in&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /    same &amp;quot;room&amp;quot; with you.&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   &lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    Syntax: group pc room or group room pc&lt;br /&gt;
    __        This allows you to see which PCs in your group are in the&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \       same &amp;quot;room&amp;quot; with you. Useful if you're trying to organize &lt;br /&gt;
   \__/       a run and are grouped with a mage and their charmies.&lt;br /&gt;
            &lt;br /&gt;
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  /__|  Sugar 'n' Spice: Cheyla's Tips for Attracting Immortal Help   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
     '----------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Need immortal assistance? First, type WHOIMM and see if there are any&lt;br /&gt;
visible. If you need one in a particular department, note what letters&lt;br /&gt;
are in the &amp;quot;Jobs&amp;quot; portion of WHOIMM. p/P=PR, c/C=Coding, a/A=Admin, and&lt;br /&gt;
b/B=Building.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
 --  Dept. --   Jobs  ----- Visible Immortals -----&lt;br /&gt;
[Imp of Order] [PCAB] Kaige is around somewhere&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If there are immortals visible...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- They are visible because they want to make themselves available to&lt;br /&gt;
  you. Even if they are working in another window, they are expecting&lt;br /&gt;
  interruptions and can deal with them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Use TELL instead of CHAT (or even PRAY) to ask for help, and give us&lt;br /&gt;
  a few minutes to respond. Like you, we require bathroom and/or smoke&lt;br /&gt;
  breaks, get the munchies, have to backscroll to read long board posts,&lt;br /&gt;
  and may be oow checking/reading email or working on something.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- But why use TELL before CHAT?&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;gt; It makes us feel more like people and less like slaves. Which,&lt;br /&gt;
      well, we sorta are, but we don't like to be reminded of it? :)&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;gt; TELLs are a lot more visible than CHATs, and some of us have&lt;br /&gt;
      nifty clients that beep when we get one. Just think, many of us&lt;br /&gt;
      watch ALL the channels, literally. Chat, auction, info, gossip,&lt;br /&gt;
      all the clan channels, idea, bug, typo, and then some.&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;gt; TELLs can get logged in an AFK buffer... CHATs don't. So even&lt;br /&gt;
      if we didn't see your tell right when it came through (in which&lt;br /&gt;
      case, we'd be less likely to see your chat), if we have an AFK&lt;br /&gt;
      set, we at least know you needed something and can check back&lt;br /&gt;
      with you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- If you send a tell to more than one visible immortal asking for help,&lt;br /&gt;
  please be sure to send tells to the first one(s) that you have been&lt;br /&gt;
  helped when you are.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If there aren't any immortals visible, feel free to use CHAT &lt;br /&gt;
   (or PRAY - but only in an emergency - re/strings aren't emergencies&lt;br /&gt;
   even if you are over rent)... but don't spam for it. There very well&lt;br /&gt;
   may be an immortal technically not available but able to take a moment&lt;br /&gt;
   out of what they are doing to help you. Better yet, try dropping a note&lt;br /&gt;
   to one you think can help you... Not sure what type of immortal can do&lt;br /&gt;
   what you need? Check the WIZLIST and read the help files on the&lt;br /&gt;
   different departments or the helpfile for what you need. Check AREAINFO&lt;br /&gt;
   for area maintainers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A few more things to keep in mind...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Don't forget to be polite... Sugar attracts more butterflies, after all.&lt;br /&gt;
  ;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Be prepared! If you're looking to get a string or a description done, do&lt;br /&gt;
  your homework first, read the help files, and get your stuff in order.&lt;br /&gt;
  Have strings/descriptions written on paper and make sure you're&lt;br /&gt;
  following the rules (including the rules for slots).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- The presence of an AFK doesn't mean we aren't paying attention, or&lt;br /&gt;
  aren't even in window. On the other hand, the lack of an AFK doesn't&lt;br /&gt;
  mean we ARE in window, either. Be patient and give us more than a few&lt;br /&gt;
  seconds to respond - more if it is particularly laggy.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- If we don't get back to you... don't take offense! Things happen... like&lt;br /&gt;
  thinking you went invisible when you already were, or losing link but&lt;br /&gt;
  somehow still being here, or some emergency coming up RL that you forgot&lt;br /&gt;
  to leave the game. It isn't intentional.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Just because an immortal isn't in a certain department doesn't mean they&lt;br /&gt;
  will be completely unable to help... Ask anyhow, you may end up getting&lt;br /&gt;
  the assistance you need. Worst that can happen is you'll get told they&lt;br /&gt;
  can't help you.&lt;br /&gt;
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                             Announcements&lt;br /&gt;
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               Sigrid has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                          A Wedding Invitation&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As many of you know, Dashiva and I have been having this engagement thing&lt;br /&gt;
for a while now. Well, we've finally set a date to get married or&lt;br /&gt;
something, and you're all invited.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The wedding is on January 26th at 5pm system time unless Hell freezes over.&lt;br /&gt;
Which is entirely possible!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Malia and Dashiva&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
This next full page advertisment must be something else altogether, it has&lt;br /&gt;
also been seen running in the London Times, the Pittsburg Press, and&lt;br /&gt;
various other publications across Europe and the Americas:&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
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If it is a result of apnea or some other physical problem, I can't help...&lt;br /&gt;
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                                  But! &lt;br /&gt;
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If your insomnia is a result of howling in the night, tapping on your&lt;br /&gt;
window pane, abduction by spacemen, ghosts, goblins, ghouls, sprites,&lt;br /&gt;
faeries, werewolves, vampires, demons, interplanar beings, or anything&lt;br /&gt;
else that your neighbors may look at you funny for complaining about, then&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
                            LET ME HELP YOU!&lt;br /&gt;
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I've a doctorate of parapsychology from Oxford University (sublunar plane&lt;br /&gt;
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various levels of existence, including (but not limited to) the Plains of&lt;br /&gt;
Vargalshin, Layer Ten of the Sphere of Naughty Boogiemen, and even the&lt;br /&gt;
Place Between the Walls Where Evil Critters Live! &lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
                       I ALSO HAVE A REALLY BIG GUN.&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
     So if you need the kind of help your scared to ask the police for, &lt;br /&gt;
                             give me a call!&lt;br /&gt;
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                   Offices located just about anywhere.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
          All are welcome to the First Royal Egyptian Tournament.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A playerkill tournament available for levels 40+, if interested send a&lt;br /&gt;
mudmail with level to Senusret. An entry fee of 25,000 gold coins is&lt;br /&gt;
asked. The winner of the tournament recieveing 70% of the gold collected&lt;br /&gt;
and the Royal Egyptian Tournament Cup, while the second place recieves a&lt;br /&gt;
prize of 20% of the gold collected. A single elimination bracket will be&lt;br /&gt;
set up, and you will fight until you lose. All are welcome, for fighting&lt;br /&gt;
will be intense, exciting, and fun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Senusret Khakaure III&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             Trivia Results&lt;br /&gt;
                             ==============&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
The scores in last Wednesday night's trivia were:&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Dolor: 15            Mortisha: 5            Pop &amp;amp; Mario: 4&lt;br /&gt;
DavidBeckham: 3      Forseti &amp;amp; Wes: 2       Jenna &amp;amp; Milo: 1&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Join us on Wednesdays in January at 8pm for Trivia with LadyAce!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                The Horsemen Clan was disbanded by Riven.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   The Warlords clan was formed on January 18th, 2002 by Edric_Wulf.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The clan quickly experienced an identity crises because of a bug (that has&lt;br /&gt;
since been fixed) whereby anyone changing their title would affect the&lt;br /&gt;
newly formed clan's keyword and name. We're happy to report that the clan&lt;br /&gt;
is now fully operational and is ready to slay all creatures big and strong&lt;br /&gt;
and to make war on the general populous of legend. Edric_Wulf states, 'We&lt;br /&gt;
shall stalk ye day and night and shed ye blood if it be right to do so. If&lt;br /&gt;
ye be liking to slay and would like to be with those who enjoy the same,&lt;br /&gt;
then this be the place for ye. We strive to help one another as warriors&lt;br /&gt;
should and if killing is in order, then all the better!'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Recently, Isam, of The Dark Enforcers, has been busy. From slaying&lt;br /&gt;
Jamaciaman in the streets of Tudor to chasing several Hermetics, the dark&lt;br /&gt;
one has been racking up the kills. What will be next for this servant of&lt;br /&gt;
the Darkness?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Xerox was recently slain by Mercenary forces after a contract was taken&lt;br /&gt;
out on him by former DE clanmates. Is this the price of treachery?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rumors have reached us concerning a recent war between the Mercenaries and&lt;br /&gt;
Clan DE. From what little we've been able to find out it was a short one,&lt;br /&gt;
with the Mercenaries emerging victorious. Is it really over between these&lt;br /&gt;
two clans or only the beginning? Only time will tell.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Have you witnessed any glorious or nefarious deeds? Send a short report to&lt;br /&gt;
us at the LT. If you are looking for a fight, recruiting, or anything else&lt;br /&gt;
related to the pk world, advertise with us! It's free and you get to see&lt;br /&gt;
your name in print! Be a celebrity, the envy of all your friends, tick off&lt;br /&gt;
your enemies! The possibilities are endless -- act today!!!!!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
               =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
      L|J(_)             Trinity d'Arpajon's quest to find a cure for&lt;br /&gt;
  )    | (&amp;quot;)      (      vampirism appears to have produced some ancient &lt;br /&gt;
  ,(.  |`/ \- y  (,`)    Hermetic documents describing rituals that we're&lt;br /&gt;
 )' (' | \ /\/  ) (.     not certain that the Roman Catholic Church would&lt;br /&gt;
(' ),) | _W_   (,)' ).   approve of; whether she will succeed in curing &lt;br /&gt;
                         her friend, Lawrence Windstrom, remains to be &lt;br /&gt;
 A Hot Line From Hell    seen, but we certainly give credit for effort.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Judah Eliezer, recently returned from the dead, finally managed to catch&lt;br /&gt;
up with his arch-enemy Jin, and sped the Tash-worshiper on to meet his&lt;br /&gt;
vulture deity. This will of course invoke somesorts response from us, the&lt;br /&gt;
Seven Circles, though we've yet to come up with a good plan for revenge.&lt;br /&gt;
Meanwhile, Judah has taken his position as Grand Master of the Knights&lt;br /&gt;
Templar back, leaving Tancred de Gisborne as Grand Commander.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And finally, short but interesting: Rumors abound that Lacey Lou and Krynn&lt;br /&gt;
Celerity plan to tie the knot one of these days, as are Vidar of Siberia&lt;br /&gt;
and Devi McFie.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
There are currently 18 RP clans and 10 PK clans. This leaves open slots&lt;br /&gt;
for 4 more clans to form. For more information, read HELP CLAN and see the&lt;br /&gt;
clan information list via the CLANS command while logged into the game.&lt;br /&gt;
For a basic handbook and reference for players interested in founding and&lt;br /&gt;
running a clan, visit http://www.legendmud.org/Reference/gm.html.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                James Bond Foils Drunken Scotsman's Plot&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Recently, James Bond visited Legend and faced his toughest opposition yet!&lt;br /&gt;
For no sooner did he appear than he was accosted:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
McDOUGAN: &amp;quot;Befair I keel ye, Mishter Bond, I shall tell ye o' m'cunning plan&lt;br /&gt;
tae tek o'er the wairld.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Wi' sheep!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I shall tek aul the sheep oot o' Walesh, nnd blame it oon the nnglish!&lt;br /&gt;
Shoon, the wee sheep-shaggersh will revolt! I weel repeat thish in New&lt;br /&gt;
Zealand, nnd elshewheer!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Then I need oonly tek control in the chaosh! Noo, I weel walk away, nnd&lt;br /&gt;
let m'goon keel ye!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
McDougan indicated Dolan and stumbled away, only to return a few moments&lt;br /&gt;
later, presumably after downing several more pints.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
McDOUGAN: &amp;quot;Are ye deid yet?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
JAMES BOND: &amp;quot;No.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
McDOUGAN: &amp;quot;Hech! M'evil plan ish foiled!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And so, once again, James Bond saved the world!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                Cloaked in fire and shadow... (Part II)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Masha awoke in a dark cell, her head aching, and her left eye refusing to&lt;br /&gt;
open. They had beaten her into submission, she was sure of. But what of&lt;br /&gt;
Isam...? She closed her eyes and felt herself doze again, until the iron&lt;br /&gt;
door crashed open.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'On your feet, witch!' a harsh voice pierced through the dim cell. 'We&lt;br /&gt;
have decided your sentence.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Masha's mind stirred as she felt herself being hauled to her feet by two&lt;br /&gt;
farm lads, their strength apparent as they handled her with no more care&lt;br /&gt;
than a sack of grain. They had stripped her clothes of her, leaving only&lt;br /&gt;
a plain white dress, shackles, and manacles on her.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She staggered as they shoved her into a wagon, bars on it, and people&lt;br /&gt;
threw rocks, rotten fruit, whatever they could find at her. The smell of&lt;br /&gt;
burning flesh assaulted her nose as she looked northwards, where a pillar&lt;br /&gt;
of smoke cut through the tree-line.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Faces she recognized in the crowd, some hooded, and she knew they were&lt;br /&gt;
Enforcers, but they couldn't do anything. Too outnumbered by the numbers&lt;br /&gt;
of the people here with pitchforks and scythes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Her mind wandered. Where was Isam? she asked herself repeatedly again.&lt;br /&gt;
Fear gripped her.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ropes soon found themselves bound tightly about her, tying her to a&lt;br /&gt;
quickly erected stake. Kindling and they threw firewood at her feet, and&lt;br /&gt;
the angry mob with torches seemed too close. 'Do you ask for forgiveness?'&lt;br /&gt;
a voice intoned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'Forgiveness?' she asked and gasped as a torch was thrown onto the wood at&lt;br /&gt;
her feet. More yells and jeers sounded as more torches were thrown. The&lt;br /&gt;
heat gathered at her feet...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Isam snarled in rage as he wheeled his horse into action. The flames&lt;br /&gt;
reflected the rage deep inside. He and Masha were close, bound by their&lt;br /&gt;
souls in an arcane way, and he could feel the heat rising on his legs. Her&lt;br /&gt;
screams echoed in his ears as he charged, his mount knocking over&lt;br /&gt;
peasants, and the resounding roar of soldiers behind him as they charged.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Colors whirled, the sky now in his vision as his horse was no longer under&lt;br /&gt;
him. His leg ached, being pinned under his mount, now dying from the&lt;br /&gt;
pitchfork shoved into its fetlocks. He tried to get to his feet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'Isaaam!' came the blood curdling scream from the platform. The scream&lt;br /&gt;
after scream came as the flames climbed higher, climbing up the white&lt;br /&gt;
linen dress she was forced to wear. The scent of burning flesh assaulted&lt;br /&gt;
him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'Nooooooo!' he felt himself scream as his sword leapt out, slicing through&lt;br /&gt;
people. Enforcers behind him were cutting people down, and he felt himself&lt;br /&gt;
fall to his knees, agony engulfing him as the flames engulfed Masha's&lt;br /&gt;
corpse. His heart felt empty, just as his soul, as he could no longer&lt;br /&gt;
sense her at all, no longer there. Dead...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He awoke to darkness in the early hours of the morn, a man standing over&lt;br /&gt;
him. 'Lord Isam, it's good to have you with the living. We weren't sure if&lt;br /&gt;
you were going to live.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He felt his heart ache. 'What about...' Voice trailing off, Isam felt&lt;br /&gt;
tears come to his eyes. Crying like a weak woman. Isam turned over slowly,&lt;br /&gt;
feeling the deep lacerations across his ribs bandaged by an expert hand,&lt;br /&gt;
but not enough. The ground rocked slowly, no, not the ground, in a ship.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'We have razed the town, as per Lord Dolor's orders, m'lord.' The man&lt;br /&gt;
looked stricken. 'We recovered Lady Masha's remains... We were hoping you&lt;br /&gt;
would know what to do...?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Isam growled unintelligibly as he moved to sit up. He was now the&lt;br /&gt;
Commander of the Expeditionary force, and we would have to explain to&lt;br /&gt;
Lilian what happened to Masha, and to two-thirds of his forces. He felt&lt;br /&gt;
utterly empty inside. Chimaira would know what to do... He was a&lt;br /&gt;
necromancer... yes...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Darkness came quickly again.&lt;br /&gt;
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subscription changes as well as replies, additions, or corrections to our&lt;br /&gt;
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