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VOLUME NINE, NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN                              July 13, 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;
                            Recent Updates&lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;br /&gt;
                              Ban Basics&lt;br /&gt;
  &lt;br /&gt;
                          Recent Q&amp;amp;A Topics&lt;br /&gt;
                DID YOU KNOW: Sunrise/Sunset Variations&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
                          Stealth and Guile&lt;br /&gt;
                              Clan News&lt;br /&gt;
                        Everything As It Is &lt;br /&gt;
        A North Carolinian Carouser in King Richard's Court -- Part II&lt;br /&gt;
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There seems to be some confusion and concern lately over the ideas that&lt;br /&gt;
people can and will be sitebanned and that people should be civil to one&lt;br /&gt;
another even in as anonymous a place as a virtual space where it's all too&lt;br /&gt;
easy to forget that other real people with real feelings are behind the&lt;br /&gt;
other characters around you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Cheyla has written a fairly straight forward article below that describes&lt;br /&gt;
the differences between sitebans and archive locks and what it takes to&lt;br /&gt;
earn one. They're not handed out lightly or on a whim. You're probably not&lt;br /&gt;
going to be next unless you repeatedly run into the same problems.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Another thing comes up from time to time is the notion that one can be&lt;br /&gt;
sitebanned or warned for simply expressing one's opinion. Hogwash, I say!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We have never censored someone for their ideas or for disagreeing and&lt;br /&gt;
don't intend to. However, if someone is expressing their opinions in a&lt;br /&gt;
manner that is breaking the language rules or it has clearly crossed over&lt;br /&gt;
to where it is harassing another player or immortal, then yes, steps will&lt;br /&gt;
be taken to address the specific rules that are being broken.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There's no reason to be rude and belligerent to state your opinions and&lt;br /&gt;
get your point across. In fact, doing so, will usually make it harder to&lt;br /&gt;
accomplish and lower your credibility in the eyes of others. If something&lt;br /&gt;
doesn't help in the real world, it's not going to help in a virtual one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I've always worked under the assumption that the immortals run LegendMUD&lt;br /&gt;
much like a public theme park. We build and maintain the amusements and&lt;br /&gt;
make sure all the behind the scenes mechanics are functioning, help people&lt;br /&gt;
who are lost and have questions or problems, and yes, we have security&lt;br /&gt;
guards to take care of problems caused by people who refuse to follow the&lt;br /&gt;
rules of the park that were posted at the gate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Who wants to visit a park where people stand around and do nothing but&lt;br /&gt;
shout obscenities or harass everyone that passes them or one where people&lt;br /&gt;
are push, shove, and cut in line? Who would want to work at one where you&lt;br /&gt;
get spit on repeatedly for just doing your job?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The analogy goes on... but you can also relate it to more traditional pen&lt;br /&gt;
and paper gaming sessions. Which is where my unintentional inflamatory&lt;br /&gt;
statement yesterday came from when a player basically told an immortal to&lt;br /&gt;
shut up and go away. I simply said, &amp;quot;It's our virtual living room you've&lt;br /&gt;
been invited into.. Don't be so rude.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately, some people read as &amp;quot;If you don't like it leave&amp;quot; kind of&lt;br /&gt;
statement. It wasn't intended as that at all. There was no talk of&lt;br /&gt;
uninviting the playerbase -- that'd be kinda stupid and counterproductive&lt;br /&gt;
-- there wasn't even talk of uninviting anyone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just a reminder that the immortals are nice enough to do this without pay&lt;br /&gt;
and the players don't get charged to play, so being rude wasn't and isn't&lt;br /&gt;
necessary. Especially, since the idea behind a game like this is for&lt;br /&gt;
_everyone_ involved to have a good time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                 -----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Don't forget the Summer Snowstorm (Snowball Hunt) this afternoon (be sure&lt;br /&gt;
to read the welcome board post with the details and rules!) and tonight at&lt;br /&gt;
8pm system time Market Day in Kleinstadt begins!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Enjoy yourselves.&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;
                                 JULY&lt;br /&gt;
                         Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa&lt;br /&gt;
                             1  2  3  4  5  6&lt;br /&gt;
                          7  8  9 10 11 12 13&lt;br /&gt;
                         14 15 16 17 18 19 20&lt;br /&gt;
                         21 22 23 24 25 26 27&lt;br /&gt;
                         28 29 30 31&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       July continues our 2002 Summer Odyssey in the Medieval Era.&lt;br /&gt;
         Join us on a journey through time to explore our world!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  July     13th  11:00 am           A Summer Snowstorm&lt;br /&gt;
                           8:00 pm           Market Day in Kleinstadt&lt;br /&gt;
Wednesday, July     17th   9:00 pm           Skills &amp;amp; Spells Recalltag&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,  July     18th   7:00 pm           Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  July     20th   5:00 pm           Medieval Trivia with LadyAce&lt;br /&gt;
Sunday,    July     21st   6:00 pm           Sandra's trivia double-header&lt;br /&gt;
Wednesday, July     24th   9:00 pm           Wednesday night game, TBA&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,  July     25th   7:00 pm           Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday,  July     27th   2:00 pm           Market Day in Lima&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;
  /    \    MISC CHANGES&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    o time command now has a break between ic and ooc info&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     BUG FIXES&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o It's no longer possible to camouflage mobs that can't be&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|        turned invisible&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \                       HELP FILE UPDATES      &lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     The following helpfile was recently updated:&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          JARGON, TIME, UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\      Thanks to all the immorts and players who made this possible.&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    &lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\                       SUMMER ODYSSEY      &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |                       MEDIEVAL ERA 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;
  /    \    currently responsible for the area (check AREAINFO to find&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   out!) And don't limit ideas to just these three months!&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     1802 ALASKA&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Adds extra messages for avalanche, typo fixes. Baths&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|          altered slightly.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \        More items accepted for trade.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     HOSPITALLER MALTA&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Drunken noblemen's sexual identity problems fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Various bugs and typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\      VICEROYAL PERU&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \          Fishermen shouldn't stockpile boats. Various bugs and&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \         typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     MEDIEVAL SEAS, SHERWOOD, and ST. DENNIS ABBEY&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Various bug and typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\                  Other Area Updates&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    ARABIAN NIGHTS&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\        Remedies for some maladies are now available in logical&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          places.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     ANCIENT NAZCA and SOUTHSEAS&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|          Various bugs and typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
    /\      &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;
 /_    _\   &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |             Bart         Paris Expansion&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |             Cheyla       1802 Alaska Expansion        &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |             Kae          Larderello (Dante's Hell)        &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|             &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Recently, there has been some concern regarding the sitebanning of certain&lt;br /&gt;
individuals, and confusion regarding why the sitebans were put in place.&lt;br /&gt;
While we cannot divulge details, we can clear up the reasons behind&lt;br /&gt;
sitebans. First off, to make it clear, a siteban is when we make it so you&lt;br /&gt;
cannot connect to the game from your ISP. Anyone else playing from your&lt;br /&gt;
ISP will also be unable to connect. In comparison, there is archive lock,&lt;br /&gt;
where we essentially take a character away from you but you are still able&lt;br /&gt;
to play other characters.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are a variety of reasons a player may be banned from LegendMUD, but&lt;br /&gt;
in every instance, it is a last resort punishment. How long a ban is for&lt;br /&gt;
and at what point it is put in place will vary from case to case, but&lt;br /&gt;
generally the player has displayed a consistent and continued disrespect&lt;br /&gt;
for the rules, immortals, and playerbase. There have been repeated&lt;br /&gt;
offenses, numerous warnings, and a number of &amp;quot;second chances&amp;quot;. Punishments&lt;br /&gt;
have been doled out, possibly including the archive locking of characters&lt;br /&gt;
and/or short-term bans of a week or a month. And still the lessons remain&lt;br /&gt;
unlearned and &amp;quot;rehabilitation&amp;quot; is not acheived. They continue to break&lt;br /&gt;
major rules such as swapping equipment, multiplaying or harassment and&lt;br /&gt;
display no remorse, upset the playerbase, and drain immortal resources.&lt;br /&gt;
There is nothing personal in a ban - they are not put in place because&lt;br /&gt;
someone whined too much or an immortal was feeling spiteful, had their&lt;br /&gt;
feelings hurt, or was playing favorites. Rules need to be broken -&lt;br /&gt;
repeatedly - for you to get banned.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lesser versions of a siteban can be imposed - new character bans and guest&lt;br /&gt;
bans are occasionally put in place when someone is creating newbies or&lt;br /&gt;
guests to &amp;quot;anonymously&amp;quot; cause problems, whether it be repeated cussing on&lt;br /&gt;
channels, harassing a player, or creating newbies repeatedly with&lt;br /&gt;
inappropriate names after being reminded of our language rules. These may&lt;br /&gt;
or may not be permanent but are often only in place for a short time.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sitebans intended to be in place for some time may come with an unban&lt;br /&gt;
timeframe - where it is in place for only a month or a year. Provided the&lt;br /&gt;
player has followed any/all instructions necessary to be unbanned, the&lt;br /&gt;
site will then be allowed again at the end of the punishment period. Some&lt;br /&gt;
bans, however, are essentially permanent. We do realize that people can&lt;br /&gt;
mature, so if a player was banned when they were in high school and they&lt;br /&gt;
have now &amp;quot;grown up&amp;quot;, they can always try to appeal the ban and see if we&lt;br /&gt;
are willing to work out something where they can prove they have changed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
HELP RULES and HELP VIOLATIONS can provide information on the rules,&lt;br /&gt;
warning system, and punishment allocation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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 | |   | |  \  /   | \___/ |  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;
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 o Paris Expansion?                  o Problems with Roland and Quest?&lt;br /&gt;
 o Heal Bots?                        o XP Difficulty &amp;amp; Updates &amp;amp; Feedback&lt;br /&gt;
 o % XP to Level at 50?              o XP Scale/Classes?&lt;br /&gt;
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 o Rent on Silver Medallions? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
   _____    &lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \   DID YOU KNOW: Tips and tricks and little-used features&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \  &lt;br /&gt;
      /  /  Have you noticed that sunrise and sunset don't happen at the&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   same time all over the world of LegendMUD anymore? There is&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    an explanation for it.&lt;br /&gt;
    __      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     When the more complex weather system was installed back in&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/     February, it was also made so that the length of daylight&lt;br /&gt;
   _____    hours also varied based on the distance the area was from&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \   the equator and the current season. So areas that are further&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \  north or further south from the equator (i.e. Alaska, Beowulf,&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /  Austraila, will see a wider fluctuation of these hours than&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   Tortuga, Peru, and others closer to the equator.&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    &lt;br /&gt;
    __      Unfortunately, with this change, the HELP TIME file was not&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     updated to reflect this and we regret any confusion that it&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/     has caused up until this point. But it has been changed now.&lt;br /&gt;
&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;
                          Stealth and Guile&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Cold wind blew in from everywhere, yet it was summer. The highlands in the&lt;br /&gt;
Goth's region seemed humbling at best, the majestic beauty of it flowly&lt;br /&gt;
chipping away at the stony interior. The black steed pranced nervously as&lt;br /&gt;
the black cloaked woman held the reigns. She was alone for this mission,&lt;br /&gt;
and she needed to regain her army for the Dark Lord.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Gleaming at her belt was an artifact that seemed lost for the last three&lt;br /&gt;
millenia. The blood ruby at the hilt glinted with a malevolent light, and&lt;br /&gt;
the faint whispers of a dark voice caressed her mind. Yes, soon the Dark&lt;br /&gt;
Lord would have his troops again, but first, it required convincing these&lt;br /&gt;
barbarians to join the cause and make it seem as though they weren't&lt;br /&gt;
serving a dark deity. Her lips cracked in a faint smile beneath the deep&lt;br /&gt;
cowl of the cloak.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sorrow seemed long buried as she led the steed down the steep slope. Her&lt;br /&gt;
son was now in the hands of someone more capable of raising him, and&lt;br /&gt;
keeping him sane. Masha Corlan stared distantly as she continued to lead&lt;br /&gt;
the prancing horse down the slope.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was painful, the scar on her palm reminded her. She swore a blood oath&lt;br /&gt;
that she would never actively seek him, but it never kept her from&lt;br /&gt;
receiving reports of his health and well-being. Her eyes glared futilely&lt;br /&gt;
at the rocks ahead, remembering the mocking laugh. I will laugh last,&lt;br /&gt;
Isam al'Mandragoran, Masha thought to herself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'You will have to learn to be more detached from it. Live forever and thus&lt;br /&gt;
outlive your enemies,' the voice in the back of her head spoke. That voice&lt;br /&gt;
had been quiet for some time, since before Corwyn's birth. 'That is how I&lt;br /&gt;
managed such great success.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Masha snorted as the horse stopped, letting her survey the area. &amp;quot;Yes, I&lt;br /&gt;
know. You keep telling me many times, dear mentor.&amp;quot;  Her lips twitched in&lt;br /&gt;
a faint smile, and a wickedly spiked gauntlet lifted back the cowl of the&lt;br /&gt;
hood, letting her survey the area more clearly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The trees were in full bloom, branches and leaves whispering in the wind,&lt;br /&gt;
making Masha have an irrational pang of homesickness. Stop it, she told&lt;br /&gt;
herself, mother's dead and father might as well be. The sun glinted&lt;br /&gt;
through in slashing rents through the dimness of the forest.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Masha's mind wandered and she let it. It was safe enough, these people&lt;br /&gt;
had not heard of her, nor the Dark Lord. Long gone were the days where&lt;br /&gt;
people called her a tall, serene herbalist; they were lost when her first&lt;br /&gt;
children died in the arctic, and then again when she and Isam had their&lt;br /&gt;
quarrel. The serenity would never come back.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A shrill laugh escaped her as her fingers caressed over the dread book&lt;br /&gt;
that every Lightblinder never understood; they could never understand the&lt;br /&gt;
Writ of Him. The Shadow Testaments were held dear to all those who served&lt;br /&gt;
the Dark Lord, and they would be again, Masha would make them embrace it&lt;br /&gt;
by force if need be. Her eyes were round with evil glee, knowing that&lt;br /&gt;
those who spoke His Writ would only be able to read it, and even then only&lt;br /&gt;
the truly devout. Lilian would be sick with envy, she smirked to herself,&lt;br /&gt;
knowing that I now possess it. All I need now is the Book of Blood, and it&lt;br /&gt;
would become complete for the volumes of the Dark Lord's voice. Yes, soon,&lt;br /&gt;
she promised herself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Pondering to herself, it seemed safe to say that she was a tall,&lt;br /&gt;
foreboding priestess of the Dark Lord. Preaching the word of the Dark Lord&lt;br /&gt;
counted as being a priestess, after all. It was also fitting that she was&lt;br /&gt;
the Dark Lord's High-Priestess. Isam was wrong for assuming anything,&lt;br /&gt;
especially when said to catch him off guard and make him slip in his&lt;br /&gt;
faith. The voice in the back of her head agreed...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              -----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Masha will not longer be recognized as:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
short: a tall, serene herbalist&lt;br /&gt;
long:  A tall, serene herbalist tends carefully to the wounded.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But instead she will be known as:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
short: the High-Priestess of the Dark Lord&lt;br /&gt;
long:  Cunning and calculating, a priestess plans victory for the Dark&lt;br /&gt;
       Lord.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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     /__|                     Clan News                          |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                            Quick Recovery&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In a fast, quick, surprise attack on the Sandman, Goin'Fission landed a&lt;br /&gt;
solid backstab that left the Syndicate leader paralyzed. Goin'Fission&lt;br /&gt;
finished the job, recovered the IRA's flag and quickly ran for safe&lt;br /&gt;
ground. The Sandman seems to have grown fond of the flag and informed&lt;br /&gt;
Goin'Fission that she wouldnt have it for long since he will be going back&lt;br /&gt;
after it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Syndicate, unable to make market days, dropped a note on our desk that&lt;br /&gt;
indicates that they are looking to recruit some new &amp;quot;made&amp;quot; people and&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;number runners.&amp;quot; If you're interested, please drop a note to Sandman.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Sir Delandel, a freelance Knight who upholds the &amp;quot;Old Code&amp;quot; of the Knights&lt;br /&gt;
of Legend, has been staunchly defending his beliefs this past week. He&lt;br /&gt;
faced challenges from Aquilante, Herbert, Powers and Goofie and was bested&lt;br /&gt;
by Craven.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The IRA had the most members out on the pk scene this past week, possibly&lt;br /&gt;
trying to recover and then defend their flag? The Grendels had the next&lt;br /&gt;
highest number of members who had participated in PK this week, closely&lt;br /&gt;
followed by the Knights of Legend and the Syndicate. The Hermetics and the&lt;br /&gt;
Grand Coven each had a quiet week again with few of their members actively&lt;br /&gt;
participating on the PK scene.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Recently, we were asked why we focus on the PK clans here in this section&lt;br /&gt;
and not reporting the RP clan's pkill activities. If you want to promote&lt;br /&gt;
and encourage pkill among the PK clans, do you point out when there are&lt;br /&gt;
more RP clans that have more members that are active in pkill? Or by doing&lt;br /&gt;
that, do you just reinforce the notions that PK is dead/dying/obsolete and&lt;br /&gt;
RP and &amp;quot;dueling&amp;quot; is the only thing that's acceptable? Even though many of&lt;br /&gt;
the RP clans will tell you that it's not just &amp;quot;lame&amp;quot; dueling that occurs.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We've also been asked why only certain PK incidents get written up and not&lt;br /&gt;
all of them. Not everyone takes us up on the offer to print the reports we&lt;br /&gt;
recieve. We can only print what is reported to us. While we have access to&lt;br /&gt;
some broad information that is used here, we are not omniscent. See the&lt;br /&gt;
below paragraph for details and send in what you see/experience!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
               =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There were 64 pkill deaths in the last week, so come on, let's get YOUR&lt;br /&gt;
name up in lights! Have you witnessed/commited any glorious or nefarious&lt;br /&gt;
deeds? Send a short report to us at the LT. If you are looking for a&lt;br /&gt;
fight, recruiting, or anything else related to PK (not necessarily PK Clan&lt;br /&gt;
related), advertise here with us! It's free AND you'll get a token! Be a&lt;br /&gt;
celebrity, the envy of all your friends! Tick off your enemies or just&lt;br /&gt;
tell your side of the story! The possibilities are endless -- act today!!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
There are currently 15 RP clans and 6 PK clans. This leaves open slots for&lt;br /&gt;
eleven (11) more clans to form. For more information, read HELP CLAN and see&lt;br /&gt;
the 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;
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                        Everything As It Is &lt;br /&gt;
                          by Herbert West&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The sunlight streaming through the window was enough of a reminder of the&lt;br /&gt;
way the world can surprise you with its infinite beauty without needing to&lt;br /&gt;
roll over and see my wife laying beside me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Today would be another good day, a day of bliss in my newfound state of&lt;br /&gt;
being.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The syringe and the scalpel stashed in my doctors bag had not seen any&lt;br /&gt;
action in weeks and for all intensive purposes I had retired from my old&lt;br /&gt;
hobbies.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And so I sat in the bed with not one formulae or theory in my head, just&lt;br /&gt;
the simple thought that I was at peace for possibly the first time in&lt;br /&gt;
years. She was beautiful, as she always was as she slept.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But in recent days I had been having the strangest feelings of forboding,&lt;br /&gt;
as though waiting on the other shoe to drop.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As I would assume any man as in love, as I am, might.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And so as I crept into my basement laboratory to retrieve a few things to&lt;br /&gt;
study while Lachesis slept I noticed the decaying rubble of the walls,&lt;br /&gt;
usually covered in algae and altogether a wonderful display of biology, &lt;br /&gt;
the wall looked different, as though perhaps it had been reconstructed in&lt;br /&gt;
some strange alien fashion.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Of course, the horror I encountered upon inspecting it was that I was&lt;br /&gt;
absolutely right.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As I pushed on the offending section of wall it crumbled neatly into a&lt;br /&gt;
huge cavernous space connecting to a tunnel to whereabouts I would dare&lt;br /&gt;
not even consider.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Someone had entered my laboratory, why in the hell would they do that and&lt;br /&gt;
for what purpose?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I heard the sounds before I saw what was making them, the sounds I had&lt;br /&gt;
heard so many times before and I need not have even turned my head to see&lt;br /&gt;
the two shapes in the darkness staring at me, their shuffling was always&lt;br /&gt;
so damn obvious.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But what happened next truly surprised me and in ten years of research I&lt;br /&gt;
had never seen it happen.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'Doctor West, you killed us, and we hate you, but the time is not right&lt;br /&gt;
for our revenge, we have taken your books, and we have taken your&lt;br /&gt;
formulae, and we warn you, do not follow' bellowed the taller of the two&lt;br /&gt;
ghouls.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I believe it was at that point that I fainted.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The question all scientists need ask themselves further along their career&lt;br /&gt;
is this, 'Am I really the scientist or am I the subject?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The answer of course I still do not know, I only know that if the demons I&lt;br /&gt;
have created use what they obviously now know in any way that harms myself&lt;br /&gt;
or my wife they will never breath again in this world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
        A North Carolinian Carouser in King Richard's Court -- Part II&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, I've had hangovers before...but never one like the one that damned&lt;br /&gt;
fellow in silver gave me. &amp;quot;What the hell just happened?&amp;quot; was my sudden new&lt;br /&gt;
mantra...only I quickly realized it was a bit hard to chant being that I&lt;br /&gt;
was face down in the dirt. I heard the unmistakable sound of a battle&lt;br /&gt;
within very close proximity to where I lay. Turning my head slightly, I&lt;br /&gt;
looked up to find my kidnapper, now without hood, engaged in a sword-fight&lt;br /&gt;
with three gentleman dressed in garb black as midnight. The clash of their&lt;br /&gt;
ebony swords against his of silver rang in my head...adding insult to&lt;br /&gt;
injury, I might add, in terms of the wretched headache I was now dealing&lt;br /&gt;
with. I sat up and shook my head, attempting to gain my bearings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In mid-swing, my captor looked over and yelled, &amp;quot;Run Loftis! Run like the&lt;br /&gt;
wind.&amp;quot; One more look at the unnatural evil exuding from his foes was all&lt;br /&gt;
it took. He didn't have to ask me twice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I stood, wobbling a bit, and dashed through the underbrush. And I ran. And&lt;br /&gt;
ran. One thought stood out in my head before all others: I need a drink.&lt;br /&gt;
Of course, that was quickly followed by the barrage of: Where am I? What&lt;br /&gt;
in God's name is going on here? How completely ruined are my clothes?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Soon, I came to a small path. That small path led to what seemed a&lt;br /&gt;
well-traveled road. And that road led to a quaint little bar. Thank God.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I stopped in the doorway to what I would soon learn was known as &amp;quot;The&lt;br /&gt;
Royal Stag&amp;quot;, panting and dirty and sporting quite unflattering bumps,&lt;br /&gt;
cuts, and bruises. Looking around, I noticed that, strange as I may have&lt;br /&gt;
looked wandering into a bar or party in my hometown, I was quite possibly&lt;br /&gt;
the least-strange looking fellow in the place. The place was packed with&lt;br /&gt;
folks dressed in some of the most gaudy get-up I had ever seen. Hell, the&lt;br /&gt;
fellow in silver was downright well-dressed insofar as compared to this&lt;br /&gt;
motley crew.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I brushed myself off, walked to the bar, and ordered a drink. &amp;quot;Ya look a&lt;br /&gt;
wee bit banged up,&amp;quot; said the bartender.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Keen grasp on the obvious, old boy,&amp;quot; I said, smiling.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ye might want to ask one of the patrons here for some help, a couple have&lt;br /&gt;
healing gifts.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Doctors?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;And druids.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I blinked. &amp;quot;Druids?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Aye.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Erm...this may sound a bit strange, but...where am I?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Your in my kingdom.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Excuse me?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He chuckled pleasantly and replied, &amp;quot;This is Sherwood, and your in the&lt;br /&gt;
court of King Richard.&amp;quot; He bowed slightly and laughed as he slid me my&lt;br /&gt;
drink.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ah. Right. Ha.&amp;quot; I took a sip. &amp;quot;Sherwood you say?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;That's right.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;How far is that from North Carolina?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Where?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Oh goodness.&amp;quot; I shook my head and mumbled, &amp;quot;Nevermind.&amp;quot; Taking a seat at&lt;br /&gt;
the nearest unoccupied table, I ran my hands through my hair, finished my&lt;br /&gt;
drink, and tried to figure out what, exactly, I was going to do now.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                           More to come...&lt;br /&gt;
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