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VOLUME NINE, NUMBER TWENTY-SIX                                 July 7, 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;
                             Market Days&lt;br /&gt;
                            Recent Updates&lt;br /&gt;
                  DID YOU KNOW: Trading &amp;amp; Haggling&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
                            Announcements&lt;br /&gt;
                              Clan News&lt;br /&gt;
         A North Carolinian Carouser in King Richard's Court, Part I&lt;br /&gt;
                             Mitra's Diary&lt;br /&gt;
                          My Brother's Keeper&lt;br /&gt;
                       Nothing Shares Like Misery&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
After reading Wyth's post &amp;quot;Freedom Fighter&amp;quot; and the replies on the news&lt;br /&gt;
board this morning, I thought digging up some old articles from past&lt;br /&gt;
issues might be a good thing to share with everyone as the debate over&lt;br /&gt;
the best ways to help new players and new characters (which are not&lt;br /&gt;
necessarily the same) comes up periodically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Yes, there is a definite difference between helping a player who is new&lt;br /&gt;
to LegendMUD learn the ropes and expectations of the community as well as&lt;br /&gt;
the game system and dealing with new characters who demand to gotten XP&lt;br /&gt;
and lots of it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately this latter type seems to be the type that keep being&lt;br /&gt;
referred to as the problem. It also reminds me of the type of player that&lt;br /&gt;
some refer to as &amp;quot;Stag Monsters&amp;quot;, you know, the ones are level 50 and&lt;br /&gt;
don't know how to get anywhere on their own? &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why do I think this type of player exists? Because people want to help&lt;br /&gt;
others enjoy the game as much as they have, only they don't know how to&lt;br /&gt;
best help them, so do so they only way they know how -- level them and&lt;br /&gt;
give them the best equipment there is.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unfortunately, this leaves people with the impression that this is a good&lt;br /&gt;
thing to do for others and teaches them that's what's expected from higher&lt;br /&gt;
level characters. In the short run, it's great! The new player feels&lt;br /&gt;
special and experiences the rush of instant gratification and fast levels.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the long run, it leaves us with annoyed oldbies who are badgered for&lt;br /&gt;
exp and eq from players who don't know any better. It leaves us with high&lt;br /&gt;
level characters who can't get around on their own and who get frustrated&lt;br /&gt;
when they can't do the same things that they see other characters the same&lt;br /&gt;
level doing with ease. Or worse, confused people who feel brushed off,&lt;br /&gt;
ignored and insulted for only playing the game how they've been taught.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
One of the best articles that addresses this exact topic is Farnsworth's&lt;br /&gt;
article &amp;quot;Newbies and You&amp;quot;, originally published in July 1996, which can&lt;br /&gt;
be found at:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   http://www.legendmud.org/Community/lt_indices/Vol3/LTv3n9.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Some other articles also focusing on new players:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(Getting Help and Making Friends, and Choosing a First Character):&lt;br /&gt;
   http://www.legendmud.org/Community/lt_indices/Vol5/LTv5n19.html&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
(One Newbie's Perspective and The Gaming Aspect of Legend)&lt;br /&gt;
   http://www.legendmud.org/Community/lt_indices/Vol5/LTv5n20.html&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Anyway, if you don't agree with these methods or think that things have&lt;br /&gt;
changed since then and would like to write a similar article on how people&lt;br /&gt;
can best help new players and new characters, please do so and submit your&lt;br /&gt;
version at http://www.legendmud.org/Community/ltsubmission.php.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
But, please, think about how YOU both help others and ask for help. Both&lt;br /&gt;
on the game and off. How you approach it may improve things for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Kaige&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                   LegendMUD Calendar of Events                  |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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          [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;
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       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;
Wednesday, July     10th                     Wednesday night game, TBA&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,  July     11th   7:00 pm New Time  Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&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                     Wednesday night game, TBA&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;
Wednesday, July     24th                     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;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             Q&amp;amp;A NOTICE&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Starting on July 11th, the Q&amp;amp;A sessions begin at 7:00 pm on Thursdays.&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                          Market Days                            |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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A new event, celebrating the medieval tradition of the marketplace, has&lt;br /&gt;
made its way on to the Legend scene:  Market days!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The first Market Day was held in Tudor London on July 6th with lots of&lt;br /&gt;
lemonade, popscicles and even a magic show. So if you missed it, be sure&lt;br /&gt;
to come, hawk your goods and services. Meet, greet, and join the fun at&lt;br /&gt;
the next ones, which are currently scheduled as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 Saturday, July 13th, at 8pm in Klein&lt;br /&gt;
                 Saturday, July 27th, at 2pm in Lima&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Got a pile of strings you might sell or trade? Want to clear out that&lt;br /&gt;
stockpile of extra eq you've been keeping around for a rainy day? Trade&lt;br /&gt;
your skills (repairing, mending, tforming, healing, armsloring) for&lt;br /&gt;
cash, goods, or services, or find someone offering something you need.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Don't have anything you want to sell, buy, or trade? Stop in just to&lt;br /&gt;
see what's going on! See ya there!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                          Recent Updates                         |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
    /\                          CODE UPDATES&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    TYPO FIXES&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    o 'Empowered by the billowing wind, you looms larger'&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o 'severe weather increase to a greater air sprite's power.'&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o 'the think stone' when healing people affected by stoneskin&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o 'You can't can't seem'  msg fixed in root and meditate.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|      o 'whois' returns 'Whois whom?' instead of 'They're not here'&lt;br /&gt;
    /\       o '1 hit points' typos fixed in score&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \      o new score no longer has a comma after the GM part&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \     o hkiss social says 'charming' instead of 'continental'&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\    o third person typo fixed in tackle social&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o 'You cowers away from...' fixed&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      o grumpy mood 'you saywith....' fixed&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;
   |  |          GM, MARKET DAY, WEDDINGS, XPGAME&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;
   |  |          More mobs will now trade with you for more items.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Darkened hut will now stay light a bit longer.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     THE ALHAMBRA&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|          Joes sells tickets to Peru along with a warning if you've&lt;br /&gt;
    /\           got less than the move required to get there.&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     ANCIENT GREECE&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \         Fixes the mrti quest.&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\   BOSTON, MASS.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Bug with Harriet fixed again. Be careful.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          New mobs. Elder's teaching acts clarified. Various bugs&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|          and typos fixed.                     &lt;br /&gt;
    /\      ROMANIA&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \          Adds in the axiom information into areainfo.&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    SHERWOOD&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\        Richard shouldn't hassle invis people on arrival or&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          randomly or offer rooms to deer. Robin Hood's bow&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          altered. Pelts added to the bunnies that can be traded.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Various bugs and typos fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     TORTUGA    &lt;br /&gt;
    /\           Houngan will now empty and remove corpses when he makes a&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \          zombie.&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    TUDOR ENGLAND&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\        Blunderbuss now requires gunplay to use.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     VICEROYAL PERU and MEDIEVAL ANDES&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          New mob, new items. New quest -- may require one or two&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          people to accomplish. Shuffles the levels of some mobs&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|          around. So be careful and CONSIDER everything, especially    &lt;br /&gt;
    /\           the ship's captain who now travels back and forth to&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \          Spain. Waving red things at the bull is a bad idea. You&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \         can now fall off the rock bridge in this era too. Forage&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\        section expanded.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |      &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |                         Other Area Updates &lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          &lt;br /&gt;
   |__|     ANCIENT INDIA&lt;br /&gt;
    /\           Fixes Sanjaya's problem. Fixes problem with lack of&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \          Dhaksa leaves.&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \    CELTIC IRELAND&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\        Herne will assist his hounds. Various bugs and typos&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          fixed.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     PARIS OPERA HOUSE&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Blade of the Valkyrie and the baton were altered in prep&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|          for expansion. Mephistopheles' fight tactics fixed again&lt;br /&gt;
    /\           after they reverted.&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     PICTISH COUNTRY&lt;br /&gt;
  /    \         Morgawr more aggressive -- will randomly start fighting&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\        again and will attack NPCs as well.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     PORT OF LONDON&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |          Captains shouldn't leave clippers lying around any more.&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |     AZTECS and ROMAN BRITAIN&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|          Various bugs and typos fixed.&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;
  /    \            Bart         Paris Expansion&lt;br /&gt;
 /_    _\           Cheyla       1802 Alaska Expansion&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |             Kae          Larderello (Dante's Hell)&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |             Kheldar      Medieval Sea Trade&lt;br /&gt;
   |  |             LadyAce      Kleinstadt (Update)&lt;br /&gt;
   |__|             Rusalka      Tudor London Expansion&lt;br /&gt;
&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;
      /  /  Ever noticed how much useless junk is created in the world?&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   Or at least what many people would consider useless since it&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    would never appear on their eq lists. Ever wondered if there&lt;br /&gt;
    __      was a reason for all this stuff to exist beyond atmosphere?&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     &lt;br /&gt;
   \__/     In many cases it does! One of the most common uses for these&lt;br /&gt;
   _____    pathetic little objects is trading them between mobs. Selling&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \   certain items can have additional benefits if you find the &lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \  right buyers. Some mobs give small amounts of xp for selling&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /  them items they're looking for or may reward you with quest&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   hints. Other mobs will want you to give them items in return&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    for the same types of rewards.&lt;br /&gt;
    __      &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     Also if you find yourself short on cash, you can also use the&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/     TRADE command with shopkeepers to see if they will accept an&lt;br /&gt;
   _____    item that you possess for another that a shopkeeper has for&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \   sale. The item you are trading must be worth more than the&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \  item you are trying to obtain. The VALUE command is helpful&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /  to determine how much a particular shopkeeper is willing to&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   pay you for an item.&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    &lt;br /&gt;
    __      If you lack valuable items, you can also use the HAGGLE skill&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     to try to get the shopkeepers to come down on their price.&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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            One character's history of helping ending quickly&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So far for about 2 solid and strong years of playing the character&lt;br /&gt;
ArchAngel retires for a period of time. While wondering though the&lt;br /&gt;
different eras of mud and the different dungeons of mud he was reluctant&lt;br /&gt;
to be leaving. While working on making new eq list one after another and&lt;br /&gt;
then getting them after making it he's decided to put his sword on the&lt;br /&gt;
mantle in his home and let it go without a single regret. While serving&lt;br /&gt;
the entire mud and helping bring about the deaths of many mobs for the&lt;br /&gt;
benefit of helping other chars he says that &amp;quot;as long as I stay on here&lt;br /&gt;
playing as much I know I can only do as that much with as little or as&lt;br /&gt;
much respect and still not have the happiness that I've found in my&lt;br /&gt;
girlfriend that I have now.&amp;quot; While looking for a place to get away to on&lt;br /&gt;
mud he as found that as much as he plays that he ignores the good values&lt;br /&gt;
of life. As he leaves he wishes the mud a good time while playing and&lt;br /&gt;
hopes that the players treat each with the respect that everyone deserves.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
               =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This strange little rhyme was found tucked in between some lengthier&lt;br /&gt;
correspondences this week:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                 One.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
         I climbed tall mountains, I strode through the valleys,&lt;br /&gt;
         I soared like the eagle, I bridged the deepest of gorges,&lt;br /&gt;
         I drove on the freeways, I snuck through the dark alleys,&lt;br /&gt;
         I broke my hand on still-warm bonds of celestial forges,&lt;br /&gt;
         But when I turned to see, you were not there.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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     /__|                     Clan News                          |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Dark Enforcers Clan was disbanded on July 6th for low membership.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Rumors abound that members of the Knights of Legend have been seen at the&lt;br /&gt;
gates of Carian Trag. What brings them hither, one might wonder....&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
               =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              {E}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
            Not sure what your place in the universe is?&lt;br /&gt;
    Seeking enlightenment but every road seems too damned boring?&lt;br /&gt;
                 Like to eat, drink, and be merry?&lt;br /&gt;
          Think you can handle copious amounts of pleasure?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Then, my friend, The First Church of Epicurean Enlightenment is for you!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 Forget about ten years in Tibet!&lt;br /&gt;
   Forget about donating to an already overly plump &amp;quot;Mother&amp;quot; church!&lt;br /&gt;
               Forget about life as you once knew it!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 Transcendence through pleasure.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              {E}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          For further information contact Tennessee Loftis, &lt;br /&gt;
                     via mudmail if necessary.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
The Seven Circles are honored to welcome into their ranks Malakai and ...&lt;br /&gt;
well ... another fellow who requests his anonymity be respected at the&lt;br /&gt;
time being. 19 agents of the netherworld walk among you, do take your&lt;br /&gt;
local infernal servant a cup of cappucino today.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Marcel Alexander, Esquire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                 Wanted: those fit for helping others...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Knights of the Rising sun are opening the recruitment doors to those&lt;br /&gt;
interested in joining a rp style clan.  Those of you interested may&lt;br /&gt;
contact the clan's GM ArchAngel anytime that he is online.  Be wary that&lt;br /&gt;
if he's afk, more then likely he is either talking to his girlfriend or&lt;br /&gt;
running a run of some sort and working.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The clan is looking for any of the following requirements:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1.) Able and willing to help someone in a bind.&lt;br /&gt;
2.) Willing to help with the search for more clan members.&lt;br /&gt;
3.) Must always be a good example to the clan in any way possible.&lt;br /&gt;
4.) Good leadership qualities as you may need them when the GM takes off.&lt;br /&gt;
5.) Able to maintain an RP with the mud but yet have a reasonable sense of&lt;br /&gt;
    humor when jokes are tossed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have anymore questions contact ArchAngel through mudmail or tells,&lt;br /&gt;
or contact any player with -=KoRs=- in their name.&lt;br /&gt;
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                              Ae Ficht&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I wash involved in a shmall bar brawl wi' Aquilante thish week, nae tae&lt;br /&gt;
the deeth, o' cairshe.  Wee panshy ran oof tae heal. Knew he cuidnae&lt;br /&gt;
defeat me by hish own merrit&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Onywee, he kept fleeing onywee, althoo he did coom back after I shtarted&lt;br /&gt;
on m' pint. I shpilt shome of it. The wee bashtrrd.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
McDougan&lt;br /&gt;
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This past week, the members of the Grendels were out in nearly full force.&lt;br /&gt;
The Knights of Legend and the IRA were also active on the pkill front this&lt;br /&gt;
week. The Grand Coven and the Syndicate also made a showing but the&lt;br /&gt;
Hermetic Order was no where to be found on the pk scene this week.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
There were 32 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;
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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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             A North Carolinian Carouser in King Richard's Court&lt;br /&gt;
                                Part I&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   Now, first things first. I will readily admit that I have a penchant&lt;br /&gt;
for sipping less-than-blessed wine from time to time. Ask any of my former&lt;br /&gt;
lovers and they would be quite willing to tell you I have what some might&lt;br /&gt;
refer to as a downright propinquity to the decanter. However, it should be&lt;br /&gt;
noted that these same beautiful lasses will also inform you that I am, in no&lt;br /&gt;
no way, someone who has ever lost control as a result of imbibing. That&lt;br /&gt;
being said, we can safely assume that the strange predicament I have found&lt;br /&gt;
myself thrust into is not some drunkards hallucination...which is in some&lt;br /&gt;
ways unfortunate. God knows I would prefer detox to being ripped from my&lt;br /&gt;
former life.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   I was on my way to the Rochefort's Christmas party. Quite a shin-dig,&lt;br /&gt;
really. Some say the tremendous number of people which frequent the party&lt;br /&gt;
each year is a result of the copious amounts of single Southern men and&lt;br /&gt;
women in attendance. Others will tell you it's simply a desire everyone&lt;br /&gt;
has to escape to the Rochefort's veritable palace...however gaudy I think&lt;br /&gt;
send note tennessee&lt;br /&gt;
it to be. In my opinion, however, the only reason anyone every shows up&lt;br /&gt;
is this: everyone wants an excuse to eat, drink, and be merry. Especially&lt;br /&gt;
in July...which rules out the actual yuletide as a reason for the&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Christmas&amp;quot; festivities.&lt;br /&gt;
   And so I was on my way, travelling the two days by carriage from my&lt;br /&gt;
beautiful sea-side home of Tilo. Some twelve hours into my journey&lt;br /&gt;
I came across a gentleman of, dare I say, ungodly beauty. He was&lt;br /&gt;
clad in much silver attire, down to his boots and the sword at his&lt;br /&gt;
side. When I waved him a greeting he simply responded: &amp;quot;There will&lt;br /&gt;
be no party this year, Mr. Loftis.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   Of course, I was deeply troubled that twelve hours had been wasted,&lt;br /&gt;
deeper still troubled that I had no excuse to carouse in late July...&lt;br /&gt;
but irking me more than anything else was this characters appearance and&lt;br /&gt;
apparent knowledge of who I was.&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;Erm...that is upsetting, old boy.&amp;quot; I had stopped the carriage and was&lt;br /&gt;
doing my best not to fidget as this gentleman eyed me coolly. &amp;quot;I'm sorry,&lt;br /&gt;
but have we met?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;There will be no party Mr. Loftis.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   I blinked. &amp;quot;Well, I believe we have established that, yes.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;You will be coming with me.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;To another party?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;No.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;Well can we have a party?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   It was his turn to blink...for the first time he broke his gaze and&lt;br /&gt;
looked to the ground, seeming a bit confused...and let me tell you, at this&lt;br /&gt;
point I was in dire need of a drink.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;There will be no party, Mr. Loftis.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   Now I was beginning to wonder if perhaps this wasn't some freak&lt;br /&gt;
occurance, and if maybe the only words this gentleman knew were &amp;quot;There&lt;br /&gt;
will be no party, Mr. Loftis.&amp;quot; Maybe he was from New York...god knows&lt;br /&gt;
what language those Yankees spoke.&lt;br /&gt;
   I was ruminating on this idea when it was shot down with, &amp;quot;You&lt;br /&gt;
will come with me, you are the son of a Sidhe and must be returned.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;The son of who?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;The son of the Sidhe.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;Who is she?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;The Sidhe.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;The she...erm..listen, man, I believe we have what might be called a&lt;br /&gt;
failure to communicate. And seeing as how...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;Sleep.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
   &amp;quot;Well, that is rude....&amp;quot; Is all I remember. Oh, well, I did see his&lt;br /&gt;
silver shoes once more as I fell from the carriage and to the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                           More to come...&lt;br /&gt;
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                            Mitra's Diary&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February 10	&lt;br /&gt;
     Broke up with Marcie. Ruined Percy's dry-clean- only jacket.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February 13	&lt;br /&gt;
     Tried meditating. End up staring at the paint on the walls of my new&lt;br /&gt;
     apartment instead. Decided that the walls are entirely the wrong&lt;br /&gt;
     shade of magenta.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February 16	&lt;br /&gt;
     Found Fred loitering on the doorstep. What is he doing here? Sent him&lt;br /&gt;
     out to fetch paint chips, new china.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February 18	&lt;br /&gt;
     Ran into Kali, an aspect of the Goddess that I haven't seen for ages.&lt;br /&gt;
     Had the most delightful discussion on Methods of Mass Destruction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February 19	&lt;br /&gt;
     Wiped out all the people with badly tinted turbans in Agrabah.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
February 20	&lt;br /&gt;
     Wiped out the rest of Agrabah.&lt;br /&gt;
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                         My Brother's Keeper&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Mine was an ordinary childhood, my twin brother, Zakhal and I were raised&lt;br /&gt;
by loving parents. Zakhal and I were totally unlike in appearance, he was&lt;br /&gt;
dark I was fair, but we had a very close bond, often finishing each&lt;br /&gt;
other's sentences, or sensing each other's thoughts.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Father was a caravan trader, a somewhat dangerous occupation, and one day&lt;br /&gt;
he was killed when bandits raided his caravan. To support us, mother sold&lt;br /&gt;
her trinkets one by one, until only two rings remained, one black, one&lt;br /&gt;
white, both engraved with a symbol my father had described as yin/yang.&lt;br /&gt;
These she refused to part with, telling us that father had meant us to&lt;br /&gt;
have them. She gave the black ring, with it's white spot to my brother,&lt;br /&gt;
and the white ring with it's spot of black to me. To feed us, mother took&lt;br /&gt;
a job as a palace servant, and it wasn't long before we joined her.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There Zakhal came to the attention of the court magician. His latest&lt;br /&gt;
apprentice had recently come to an unpleasant end, and he needed another.&lt;br /&gt;
Zakhal displayed some talent in the area, and the magician was pleased&lt;br /&gt;
with him. Zakhal had the misfortune to have a longer lifespan of any of&lt;br /&gt;
his predecessors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Why do I say misfortune? Well, the longer Zakhal studied, the darker his&lt;br /&gt;
spirit became. The magician seduced his soul with evil and power, and&lt;br /&gt;
Zakhal was tempted by his need to avenge father's death. It was strange,&lt;br /&gt;
but as Zakhal moved towards the darkness, I seemed to move toward the&lt;br /&gt;
light, as if to maintain some balance between us. Yet, even as the gulf&lt;br /&gt;
between us widened until we could no longer sense the other's thoughts, we&lt;br /&gt;
still felt connected.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The path that the magician took Zakhal down was by small steps, each task&lt;br /&gt;
becoming slightly more evil, and my brother did not appear to notice the&lt;br /&gt;
changes. Until the day the magician asked my brother to do something so&lt;br /&gt;
evil, so utterly unspeakable, that it touched the last vestige of goodness&lt;br /&gt;
within my brother. Unable to refuse his master, yet unable to complete the&lt;br /&gt;
task, he deliberately took his life in a lab experiment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The shock of losing her son, so soon after losing her husband sent my&lt;br /&gt;
mother into major depression. She was unable to work, uninterested in&lt;br /&gt;
sleeping, unwilling to eat. The healers could do nothing. In desperation,&lt;br /&gt;
I turned to the magician for assistance, but when mother saw him wearing&lt;br /&gt;
my brother's ring she went insane and attacked him. I heard him chanting&lt;br /&gt;
and caught one of the words he muttered as he slew my poor mad, grieving&lt;br /&gt;
mother. I fled before he could turn on me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now, as I wander this world alone, I ponder that small spot of evil within&lt;br /&gt;
me - my desire for revenge upon that magician - which will not fade until&lt;br /&gt;
I reclaim my brother's ring.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                       Nothing Shares Like Misery&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The really exciting thing about misery is that it shares so well. Between&lt;br /&gt;
friends and lovers, spouses and enemies, nothing is so aptly shared and so&lt;br /&gt;
ungratefully received as a healthy slab of misery, best delivered with a&lt;br /&gt;
snappy remark and a withering glare. Misery is self-replicating; the more&lt;br /&gt;
you share the more you get, the more you give away the more comes right&lt;br /&gt;
back to you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
No one is more generous with misery than Marcel Alexander, self-proclaimed&lt;br /&gt;
prince of the netherworld and social butterfly extraordinaire, and -- at&lt;br /&gt;
least according to himself -- no one gets quite as good a return of it as&lt;br /&gt;
he does, either. Of course, there is the possibility that he's not the best&lt;br /&gt;
judge on the subject, although he, claiming to be the fallen angel of&lt;br /&gt;
misery, would indeed claim that expertise.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Angels measure time in eons; angels of misery in seconds.&lt;br /&gt;
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