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VOLUME SEVEN, ISSUE SIX                               February 13th, 2000&lt;br /&gt;
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                           Calendar of Events&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             NEWS &amp;amp; REPORTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             Expies Reminder    &lt;br /&gt;
                            RP Tips  Contest!&lt;br /&gt;
                              Did You Know?&lt;br /&gt;
                              Kae's Corner&lt;br /&gt;
                            BugLotto Winners&lt;br /&gt;
                      Immship -- a Thankless Job&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                               LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
                              Announcements&lt;br /&gt;
                          The McDougan Report&lt;br /&gt;
                             Sterling's Notes&lt;br /&gt;
                             A Blessed Birth&lt;br /&gt;
                         More from Yvonne's Diary&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                    UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS                   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
          [All times are system time unless otherwise specified]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
      &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt;-February-&amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt; &amp;lt;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
     Sunday,   February 13,  midnight       Expie Ballots Due!&lt;br /&gt;
     Monday,   February 14     Happy 6th Birthday LegendMUD&lt;br /&gt;
     Thursday, February 17,  7:00 pm        Q &amp;amp; A in the OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
                                             Topic: Immortal Applications&lt;br /&gt;
     Saturday, February 19,  3:00 pm        6th Annual Expie Awards&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                          NEWS AND REPORTS                        |__\&lt;br /&gt;
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                              Expies Reminder!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Be sure to send in your ballots by midnight tonight! The ceremony will be&lt;br /&gt;
next Saturday (the 19th) at 3:00 pm CST (System Time).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 - - - * * * Role Play Tips Contest * * * - - -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Got your attitude all sorted out? Know how to write really cool RP triggers&lt;br /&gt;
and when to use them? Manage to stay IC even when dying or DT'ing? In short,&lt;br /&gt;
think you really got it all down where it matters? This is your chance to&lt;br /&gt;
make something off your skills.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Not everyone is a role-play expert, and not everyone feel comfortable asking&lt;br /&gt;
more experienced role-players for tips and ideas. Now we're asking you to&lt;br /&gt;
write up your best tip and send it in for this contest. Describe your tip in&lt;br /&gt;
approx. 5-50 lines (please, no more, other people want to write in the LT&lt;br /&gt;
too!). Send it to lt@legendmud.org. The best three entries (judged by an&lt;br /&gt;
informal gathering of caffeine-overdosed immortals) will be rewarded a prize&lt;br /&gt;
token.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tips may include anything - a listing of your favorite role-play triggers -&lt;br /&gt;
how to introduce yourself to new people - how to keep game statistics and&lt;br /&gt;
data IC when discussing them - how to write up a cool description - how to&lt;br /&gt;
use moods and socials for maximum effect - you name it, we print it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Kae&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 ever wanted to type a ; (semicolon)  &lt;br /&gt;
     /  /  but discovered that your client reads this as you hitting&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/   the  key? Have you ever wanted to type a sequence &lt;br /&gt;
    __     of commands very quickly? Then you need this option!&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \    On Legend, you can enter your own command line separator,&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/    also known as the command delimiter, or use our built-in one. &lt;br /&gt;
   _____&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \  The built-in delimiter is %; -- to use it, type &lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \ (command) %; (command). For example:&lt;br /&gt;
      /  / emote cuts you a slice of wedding cake. %; give cake Alexander &lt;br /&gt;
     /  /  would have you emote and then immediately give the item. &lt;br /&gt;
    /__/  &lt;br /&gt;
    __     To set up your own custom delimiter, simply type :&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \    config delimiter (delimiter)&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/    &lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
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Kae's Korner: What Is Role-Play?&lt;br /&gt;
--------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
The textbook definition of role-play is to assume a foreign personality,&lt;br /&gt;
and in act and deed pretend to be that other person. Sounds easy, doesn't&lt;br /&gt;
it? It can be - but just as often it's not.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Almost everyone is capable of sitting down with their word processor and&lt;br /&gt;
putting together a brief background story for personal reference. Do it,&lt;br /&gt;
and then stick to it. You might find that if you stay within context of&lt;br /&gt;
LegendMUD's areas and history, you'll find it easier to convey your&lt;br /&gt;
background to others later on, so that they can interact with you easier -&lt;br /&gt;
but it's not a rule set in stone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Role-playing can be parallelled to the Star Trek holo-novels. Captain&lt;br /&gt;
Janeway walks through a portal to enter her animated story of Leonardo da&lt;br /&gt;
Vinci's tower - we log into the mud. Of course, Janeway's settings are a&lt;br /&gt;
whole lot fancier than the messy desk most of us get to sit behind,&lt;br /&gt;
watching the text scroll by, but the end result is similar: We get to be&lt;br /&gt;
part of an ongoing, interactive storyline. We even get the advantage over&lt;br /&gt;
the Voyager crew that if they were to let up to 100 people into the&lt;br /&gt;
holodeck at once, the ship would most likely crash itself on some stray&lt;br /&gt;
meteorite somewhere while they were fooling around.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Unlike the Voyager crew, however, we have to write the story entirely by&lt;br /&gt;
ourselves. We can't just say, 'Computer, create a 1930s scenery, based on&lt;br /&gt;
the Dixon Hill novels.' We have to provide our little share of the&lt;br /&gt;
storyline, and to match it with the hundreds of other little pieces that&lt;br /&gt;
other role-players have provided. Don't be scared - it's not nearly as&lt;br /&gt;
difficult as it sounds.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You pretty much just need to come up with a name and a brief note on where&lt;br /&gt;
your character came from and where he or she is going. Who is he or she? An&lt;br /&gt;
adventurer? A knight on a noble quest? A raving madman? A traveller from&lt;br /&gt;
another dimension? The child of a mob somewhere?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You will most likely be doing yourself a favor if you stick to the&lt;br /&gt;
framework that LegendMUD provides. This is not to say that role-playing an&lt;br /&gt;
anime or movie character cannot be great fun - but the chances of others&lt;br /&gt;
recognizing your RP and instantly be able to pick up on it is greater if&lt;br /&gt;
you stay within the historical context, moreso if you stay in context with&lt;br /&gt;
the areas implemented that people have had the chance to explore and thus&lt;br /&gt;
get to know.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Try to stay within the framework of your character's mindset. If he or she&lt;br /&gt;
is a medieval person, use whatever knowledge of the medieval ages you&lt;br /&gt;
possess to enhance him or her and add depth to the game. If you know&lt;br /&gt;
positively nothing, don't worry - there are areas enough to explore to give&lt;br /&gt;
you a solid feel of what the Middle Ages were like. Besides, this is a&lt;br /&gt;
game, not a history class, and no one is going to rip your head off if you&lt;br /&gt;
mess a few things up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
What Are the Benefits of Role-Play?&lt;br /&gt;
-----------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;
The number one benefit of role-playing is obviously the fun it conveys. No,&lt;br /&gt;
it doesn't get you experience, equipment or inside information on areas you&lt;br /&gt;
haven't been to yet. Or doesn't it?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Role-playing is, among many other things, a way to socialize, and to let&lt;br /&gt;
others of the same mindset as yourself know that you're there and that&lt;br /&gt;
you're interested in their company. While hanging out together, it seems&lt;br /&gt;
logical to the point of inevitable that you will eventually go kill things,&lt;br /&gt;
sometimes in places you've not visited before. The chief purpose of&lt;br /&gt;
role-play, apart from the fun in itself, is to form groups of people, and&lt;br /&gt;
to tie them together.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A fair deal of oldbies will no doubt agree with me that friends are the&lt;br /&gt;
most valuable asset there is on the MUD - on any MU-whatever. Friends keep&lt;br /&gt;
you entertained. Friends help you get stuff, just as you help them get&lt;br /&gt;
stuff. Many newbies complain that a lot of information and items are hard&lt;br /&gt;
to get without the help of friends (which leads me to the obvious&lt;br /&gt;
conclusion that they're not working hard enough to *MAKE* friends, but&lt;br /&gt;
that's another lecture). Not to say that every favor earns a return favor -&lt;br /&gt;
but get out there and socialize, you'll find it rewarding.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Friends aren't supposed to play the game for you, but they can be&lt;br /&gt;
everything when it comes to obtaining a hint or some help to kill the owner&lt;br /&gt;
of the piece of equipment you so much want.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                            BugLotto Winners&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here's this week's list of buglotto winners!&lt;br /&gt;
Piccolo, Lin-Chong, Rahu, Anita, Godzilla, Danar, Martyr, Pius, Pentell,&lt;br /&gt;
Toshiba, Cullyn, Suicide, Marano, Visi, Mgah, Arte, and Mice!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Keep reporting those bugs/typos/ideas to the bug/typo/idea channel!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Chimera&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                      Immship -- a Thankless Job&lt;br /&gt;
                         by Xerox Eaglebane &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Let me pose this question to all of my fellow Legendites.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Do you at times feel, when you play, that you are actually the character you&lt;br /&gt;
are portraying?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When you do a social can you see yourself, as your character, doing thee&lt;br /&gt;
exact same thing?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Do you play Legend to get away from the &amp;quot;real world&amp;quot;?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If so, even if you don't, we have our Imms to thank for the experiences we&lt;br /&gt;
get on Legend, be it good or bad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You know without the bad, the good wouldn't seem as important. So I just ask&lt;br /&gt;
that all of us remember, when&lt;br /&gt;
things don't always seem to go our way,  the reasons we came to Legend in&lt;br /&gt;
the first place.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The imms aren't omnipresent, as much as we would like them to be, so please&lt;br /&gt;
know that when things happen they can't always be there when you call. But&lt;br /&gt;
they will be there when they can.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Having been here almost 5 years, I have seen the good and bad about Legend,&lt;br /&gt;
from the imms to the players, but I have never felt as welcomed and that I&lt;br /&gt;
fit in, as I do when I play here. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
So, as I get off of my soapbox and put it back under the sink for another&lt;br /&gt;
time, just remember to give a big hug to next the imm you see, because this&lt;br /&gt;
is a thankless job and lord knows they need the thanks and encouragement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Xerox&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
             ________________________&lt;br /&gt;
            /                        \&lt;br /&gt;
        o O | Wonder what folks are   |&lt;br /&gt;
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                      &lt;br /&gt;
                               Announcements&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kaizen has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
Elisa has reached 100 million experience!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Clan News:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Avengers and the Mercenaries were formed. The Pantheon of Wqarriors were&lt;br /&gt;
disbanded by Hephaistos. There are currently 21 RP clans and 8 PK Clans.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Avengers&lt;br /&gt;
  The Avengers are a new clan to the LegendMud world, as just being formed&lt;br /&gt;
this past week. We are already almost full having 14 members. We are a pkill&lt;br /&gt;
and nonpkill clan, participating in both communities. In the near future, I&lt;br /&gt;
plan to start some good rp fun and games, runs and such. I am still a rookie&lt;br /&gt;
at the GM game, but I'm sure over time I will learn more. The Avengers are&lt;br /&gt;
available for re eq's and are always up to help with a run. If you need a&lt;br /&gt;
hand, keep us in mind. Just call the Avengers name.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;
RogueMoon O'Reilley, GM of Avengers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PK News:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The past week has been a helacious one in the world of pkill. The&lt;br /&gt;
re-emergence of Mercenaries and forming of Avengers has thrown a twist into&lt;br /&gt;
the mix.  RogueMoon, Stain, Ryu, Zalbag, Tritoch, Splat, Vladimer and Ishmael&lt;br /&gt;
were all seen in many battles the past week.  Stain jumped RogueMoon, and&lt;br /&gt;
Hephaistos at a later time, and the two teamed up to take on the mighty&lt;br /&gt;
Stain.  Stain died to Hephaistos's sword, and Manticore soon found RogueMoon&lt;br /&gt;
and disposed of him.  Later in the week, many good battles were fought&lt;br /&gt;
with everything culminating to war being declared on Avengers and on Grendels&lt;br /&gt;
by Mercenaries.  Things are looking to be getting hot -- stay tuned!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kunnar reports:&lt;br /&gt;
I have been humbled by the Elder Gods.  In my vanity, I challenged them and&lt;br /&gt;
was beaten down.  I now know my place.  In return for my life, the Gods have&lt;br /&gt;
charged me with spreading their power throughout the world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This has left its mark upon my body. I will now appear to you as:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
short: a humble avatar&lt;br /&gt;
long: The rage of the Elder Gods burns in the eyes of the small man before &lt;br /&gt;
you.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                            The McDougan Report&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    Och!  Noo then, taeday we gie ye a wee guide tae shcottish culture.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    The bashish o' Shcottish culture ish our language.  Gin ye ken a wee bit&lt;br /&gt;
aboot languages, thochtsh coom from things ye're eble tae shtate.  And&lt;br /&gt;
Shcotsh ish much mair open and friendly than Nnnnnnnnglishhhh.  Onyway,&lt;br /&gt;
hooe'er, ye aul ken the Shcotsh a wee bit I tink. Courshe, thish ish oonly&lt;br /&gt;
in my area, the Lowlandsh, oop in the Hielandsh they shpeak Shcotsh Gælic,&lt;br /&gt;
whash rather different.  Noo then, Scotch mythsh are naething like Irish.&lt;br /&gt;
Irish ish all sidhe and giantsh and shuch, wheer ash Shcotsh hash shee and&lt;br /&gt;
giantsh and shuch.  Aulricht, shae theresh shoom reshemblensh.  Boot...&lt;br /&gt;
    Kelpiesh.  Dunnae ride them.  They then joomp intae the loch and droon&lt;br /&gt;
ye.&lt;br /&gt;
    Mester Shtoorworm.  Shee Leviathan.  Died when Ashipattle shet the oil&lt;br /&gt;
in hish liver alight.&lt;br /&gt;
    Hiccupsh:  Common reshult o' the drinkin' o' ushquebeg.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    Shcotish natioonal coshtume:  The lowland shcotsh wear blue bonnetsh&lt;br /&gt;
lesh often noo.  Boot there be referenshesh.  Tek Burnsh'sh &amp;quot;Clutching ticht&lt;br /&gt;
hish guid blue bonnet&amp;quot;  (Tam o' Shanter)  Alsho, Mc or Mac ish froom the&lt;br /&gt;
gaelic Mac, or shon, and ish thush related tae o' and can be abbreviated M'&lt;br /&gt;
ash in M'Doogan. Boot enoof wi' ashidesh.  Kiltsh: a late alteratioon o' the&lt;br /&gt;
filibeg, which luiked rather like a kilt and shash, boot wash one pieshe.&lt;br /&gt;
Shporransh: puzzy pouchesh worn in froont o' the kilt or filibeg.  Shirt:&lt;br /&gt;
Aye, we wear one.  Shocksh: ushually argyle oor white.  Shoesh and Shocksh:&lt;br /&gt;
whit ye wear oonder a kilt.&lt;br /&gt;
    Edinburgh Indushtriesh:  Robert Garioch wrote a few poemsh oon thish&lt;br /&gt;
shubject.  All o' them are aboot Brewing. Hic!&lt;br /&gt;
    Glashgow:  Verr modern shity, boot Shcottish!&lt;br /&gt;
    Invernesh:  Neer Loch Nesh, boot hash nae been et oop yet!&lt;br /&gt;
    Fort william: wee shcottish toon in the middle-wesht.&lt;br /&gt;
    Aberdeen:  Nairthron shity.  Nae Gaelic thoo.&lt;br /&gt;
    Wick: lairgesht hieland toon.&lt;br /&gt;
    Thursho, John o' Groatsh:  Thursho'sh moosht nairtherly plash in&lt;br /&gt;
Shcotland, John o' groatsh ish farthesht froom Landsh end in Cornwall.  Lang&lt;br /&gt;
shtory.  Or ish it the revershe?&lt;br /&gt;
    Shtirling: Neer Brannockburn.  Between Edinburgh and Glashgow&lt;br /&gt;
    Fleash:  Verr droonk when foond oon me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    Until the Hieland clearanshesh, Hieland Shcotsh tended tae be shiksh oor&lt;br /&gt;
sheven feet high.  They ate porridge and root vegetablesh, oat caksh nnd&lt;br /&gt;
haggish.  Shee?  It ish guid feer ye!  'Naither quote froom Burnsh:&lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;quot;But mark the rushtic, haggish fed / The vairy airth reshoondsh hish&lt;br /&gt;
tread&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
    Verr apt.  Hooe'er after the hieland clearanshesh, nutritioon went doon,&lt;br /&gt;
lesh haggish and oatsh and root vegetablesh wair eaten, and shcotsh grew a&lt;br /&gt;
wee bit shorter - boot ye maither wash richt aboot the vegetablesh and&lt;br /&gt;
porridge. nnd hev shoom haggish?  Dreshed sheepsh head wi' brain caesh and&lt;br /&gt;
tasshty eyeballsh feer the shpeshial guesht?  The evidenshe shaysh Shcotch&lt;br /&gt;
Traditional Shcotch cuikin'sh verr guid fer ye, shae ye cannae deny...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-McDoogan, &amp;quot;Shpare a dreenk fer a droonk?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    A loosely bound notebook, its lines faded and smudged, found its way into&lt;br /&gt;
our possession...Sterling's notes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
...I'm uncertain as to where this will take me next. I keep this journal&lt;br /&gt;
as up-to-date as I possibly can, incase what has already happened to&lt;br /&gt;
me once repeats itself. I would not be able to handle this confusion&lt;br /&gt;
and frustration again. It's caused too much pain for not only myself,&lt;br /&gt;
but the princess as well, and I cannot bear to hurt her again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have concluded my search of Hell, and found little but more confusing&lt;br /&gt;
riddles that taunt my mind at all times. I am amazed I was able to return&lt;br /&gt;
there after all of this. But determination has gotten the better of me,&lt;br /&gt;
and forces me to realize the goal I wish to reach will be unreachable&lt;br /&gt;
should I slack in the least bit.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Visions of a time caged in some animal manner that I do not understand,&lt;br /&gt;
and the emotions entangled within when I see this bring out a fear I've&lt;br /&gt;
not felt in some time. When I spoke with the souls in Hell, their smug&lt;br /&gt;
grins and taunting responses lead me to believe they know more than they&lt;br /&gt;
would admit, which was very little. But one, he spoke truthfully, and&lt;br /&gt;
seemingly honest, though I am not certain what to make of his story. A&lt;br /&gt;
jungle, he spoke of frequently, that remains dark for days, and when the&lt;br /&gt;
wind hits the trees it howls as a coyote would at a full moon. This was&lt;br /&gt;
where I was kept, and where I will find what I am looking for.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I return to my task.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
S.S.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &amp;lt;-I-&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             A Blessed Birth&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saegar came down the stairs, his eyes dawdling upon his daughter, Serenia. A&lt;br /&gt;
faint smile comes to his lips as he watches her angelic face, speaking with the&lt;br /&gt;
other young Nobles of her age level that had come to visit during their gala.&lt;br /&gt;
Rememerance remains in his eyes, echoing his fortune at the breathing miracle&lt;br /&gt;
before him....&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
---&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The night was long and cold. Fate seemed against everything they did.  Snow&lt;br /&gt;
fell in hard torrents and the wind blew as if God himself did not want the&lt;br /&gt;
members of House Hagon to return to their home. Light knows the trip to&lt;br /&gt;
France had not been easy, having had to negotiate trade agreements between&lt;br /&gt;
his house and another's.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saegar rode forward, casting a nervous glance at the carriage riding beside&lt;br /&gt;
him from time to time. He had insisted that Zerith stay home, that it was not&lt;br /&gt;
safe, but his wife would not hear of it. Her place was at his side.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A cry escapes from the carriage, causing Saegar to wince. Had he only been&lt;br /&gt;
more forceful with Zerith, she would be home now, safe and sound. A worried&lt;br /&gt;
thought passes through his mind 'What if she does not make it.' He smirks,&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Admonish that thought Saegar, it will not happen. She is in good hands and&lt;br /&gt;
God will take good care of her.&amp;quot; A tiny glimmer nags at him, however, that&lt;br /&gt;
this was not true.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;M'lord?&amp;quot; A young man riding beside the Lord Greymire inquires, confusion&lt;br /&gt;
crossing his features.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saegar chuckles faintly, forcing humor into his features, &amp;quot;Nothing my boy,&lt;br /&gt;
nothing, keep pushing forward.&amp;quot; As he speaks, he takes his own advice,&lt;br /&gt;
pushing his gray stallion through the snow. Often times he went to the front&lt;br /&gt;
to break the path for the carriage, other times he rode in the back, trading&lt;br /&gt;
duties between his men. There was no use wearing them out when he could help&lt;br /&gt;
just as well. Besides, he was no use inside with Zerith, he would only get in&lt;br /&gt;
the way when they delivered the baby.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The baby, a blessing in disguise. They were told that he and Zerith could not&lt;br /&gt;
have children. Imagine their surprise when she stopped having her moon days&lt;br /&gt;
and she suddenly had sickness in the morning.  God had changed his mind, seen&lt;br /&gt;
that they had changed,as they had so hoped he would; passed deed forgiven.&lt;br /&gt;
Ever since that day, since he found out he would be a father, he vowed to put&lt;br /&gt;
things aright that he had put wrong before, that list of deeds many.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Another loud scream escaped from the carriage, causing Saegar to shift in his&lt;br /&gt;
saddle, &amp;quot;What's taking them so bloody long...?&amp;quot; He demands to no one&lt;br /&gt;
inparticular.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A lone figure rides up beside Saegar, &amp;quot;M'lord, take care...&amp;quot; The voice is&lt;br /&gt;
soothing, &amp;quot;Everything will be fine. Your wife and child are in good hands.&lt;br /&gt;
Mistress Leila is with them. She has never lost a child yet.&amp;quot; The man reaches&lt;br /&gt;
out to pat Saegar's arm, as if that one action could calm the man.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
That action worked, for however brief a moment it would be. Saegar nodded to&lt;br /&gt;
the man's words, for it was a man who spoke, though kept quiet for a long time.&lt;br /&gt;
Afterwhich he stated, &amp;quot;I know you are right...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Hold!&amp;quot; A voice rang out into the night, one of Saegar's men. That voice&lt;br /&gt;
enticed him to move forward and peer about, &amp;quot;Hold!&amp;quot; It rang again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was not hard to notice that several of his men had indeed stopped.  A&lt;br /&gt;
frown crossed the Lords lips. &amp;quot;What is the meaning of this?&amp;quot; He demanded,&lt;br /&gt;
eyes narrowing upon those before him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;It's the road M'lord... snowed under, more than before. We cannot get&lt;br /&gt;
through the ice and snow....&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This caused Saegar some worry. &amp;quot;There is no way to get around it...?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The question was answered with several men shaking their heads, the scouts he&lt;br /&gt;
had sent ahead to watch the path for bandits.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Saegar frowned, &amp;quot;Then we will have to stop here and make camp. Move forward&lt;br /&gt;
in the morning. I will not risk my men being lost.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;But Lord Saegar...&amp;quot; One started to protest, &amp;quot;What about Lady Zer-&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He was cut off by Saegar's hand rising, &amp;quot;Make camp here....&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And so it was that the men made camp, with fires created from the stores of&lt;br /&gt;
wood kept in the wagons should dry wood not be found. The men were not happy,&lt;br /&gt;
and rightly so, they were just as worried as Saegar about the Lady Zerith;&lt;br /&gt;
however they also understood that pressing forward would only cause more harm&lt;br /&gt;
than good, despite the Lady's wishes to have her child within her ancestral&lt;br /&gt;
home, House Hagon.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was not long after they had stopped and a small cry broke the night. As&lt;br /&gt;
soon as her voice broke the air, cheers rang up from the men. Where there was&lt;br /&gt;
despair, there was hope once more, the heir had been born. She was named&lt;br /&gt;
Serenia Megan that night, after her Great Grand Mothers on both sides of the&lt;br /&gt;
family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
------&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;And so it was that I came into this world, not more than twenty &lt;br /&gt;
years ago. I am told it was a blessing, though often times I wonder &lt;br /&gt;
about that. Ever since I can remember, my life has never been easy. &lt;br /&gt;
Even when I was a child, everyone&lt;br /&gt;
looked to me for guidance; the pains and rigors of having been born into&lt;br /&gt;
nobility. I remember my childhood well. Often times, when I am alone, I think&lt;br /&gt;
about those quite, hassle-free moments, and long for them.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Lady Serenia Megan Greymire&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
        In an effort to keep you informed on the life of the ever-colorful&lt;br /&gt;
Yvonne, your intrepid LT staff sent out our intern, Chuck, to photograph&lt;br /&gt;
several pages of Yvonne's diary while she was sleeping. We are happy to&lt;br /&gt;
inform you that Chuck was able to complete this difficult task.&lt;br /&gt;
        On a sadder note, we would like to express our deepest sympathies&lt;br /&gt;
for Chuck's family. We really have no idea where that horde of man-eating&lt;br /&gt;
devil rats came from.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Dear Diary:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
        It's been another crazy day.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
        Still no word from Archie. He's been gone for three days now, and&lt;br /&gt;
I'm starting to worry that I'll never get my ring back. That demon'd better&lt;br /&gt;
hussle it up, or there'll be hell to pay. For both of us.&lt;br /&gt;
        The first wave of attackers came today. I was holed up in one of my&lt;br /&gt;
townhouses, trying to get a little reading done, when something began to&lt;br /&gt;
feel WRONG. I threw up some simple wards around the house. A pentagram&lt;br /&gt;
inside the front door, sprigs of holly in the windows, simple stuff. That&lt;br /&gt;
stopped most of them, but three got inside and I had to deal with them&lt;br /&gt;
myself. They were of a type I'd never seen before. The Boss must've&lt;br /&gt;
conjured up something special for me.&lt;br /&gt;
        I don't know whether to be flattered, or incredibly terrified.&lt;br /&gt;
        They were greenish-brown, with long, grasping claws and serrated&lt;br /&gt;
teeth. Their eyes were glossy black, and jutted out of their heads. They&lt;br /&gt;
had long scorpion tails, with some sort of poison dripping from the ends.&lt;br /&gt;
        As they broke through my wards, stepping over the still-smoking&lt;br /&gt;
corpses of those which had come before them, one of them opened an envelope&lt;br /&gt;
it was carrying, pulled a piece of paper from it, and began to read in a&lt;br /&gt;
gasping croak of a voice.&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Yvonne the Betrayer, formerly of 14 Sulphurfume Terrace, Apt. 3J,&lt;br /&gt;
The Lake of Fire, Hell, you have had your three warnings. Payment is past&lt;br /&gt;
due. We are now forced to repossess. As you have no material possessions,&lt;br /&gt;
we are forced to take what you do have.&amp;quot; It paused and looked up at this&lt;br /&gt;
point. The Boss must've given it some coaching, as I don't think it was&lt;br /&gt;
bright enough to think up this little bit of drama on its own. &amp;quot;Your soul.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        &amp;quot;Sorry,&amp;quot; I said, swinging my staff in a hard arc which caved in the&lt;br /&gt;
side of its head, &amp;quot;I don't have it.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
        The other two repo men moved in, chanting &amp;quot;Payment is due! Payment&lt;br /&gt;
is due!&amp;quot; I raised my staff, muttered a few words, and closed my eyes as a&lt;br /&gt;
hot white light exploded in the room. When I opened my eyes, one was&lt;br /&gt;
stumbling blindly around the room, but the other must've been protected&lt;br /&gt;
somehow, as it was almost on me. I moved my staff to guard, but was a hair&lt;br /&gt;
too slow. Its claws slipped past my staff and ripped my side deeply. A lot&lt;br /&gt;
of blood was flowing, and I knew that while I wasn't badly hurt yet,  I&lt;br /&gt;
would have to end this quickly before the blood loss weakened me too&lt;br /&gt;
greatly.&lt;br /&gt;
        Being mortal is such a pain.&lt;br /&gt;
        I brought a knee up into its groin, and was grateful to see its&lt;br /&gt;
eyes cross as it howled balefully. I'd figured the Boss would want to give&lt;br /&gt;
it a few succubi as a reward if it'd come back with my soul, and I was glad&lt;br /&gt;
He'd seen fit to give it the right equipment.  I checked it away from me&lt;br /&gt;
with my staff, and once I had room, jabbed it hard in the gut with the&lt;br /&gt;
silver spike on the staff's end. It gurgled, and tried to pull itself up&lt;br /&gt;
the staff to get at me. I took the spike out of its gut, and stabbed it&lt;br /&gt;
again in the throat. It went down.&lt;br /&gt;
        The other one was still doing a headless chicken impersonation, and&lt;br /&gt;
I swept its legs and bring the staff down on its head as it hit the ground.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
        I tended to my wounds, and prepared to leave. I figured the Boss&lt;br /&gt;
would send more soon enough. I headed for a cave in Sherwood Forest. The&lt;br /&gt;
bear here owes me a favor, and I figure he'll buy me some time to leave in&lt;br /&gt;
case anyone comes calling.&lt;br /&gt;
        My head was reeling. I'd known He would send His creatures after&lt;br /&gt;
me, but I never imagined it would be so soon. I'll have to work faster than&lt;br /&gt;
I thought. Hopefully Archie'll get back to me quickly. Well Diary, I need&lt;br /&gt;
to get some sleep. I'm sure tomorrow won't be any easier than today.&lt;br /&gt;
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