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VOLUME SIX, ISSUE THIRTY-ONE                              August 1st, 1999&lt;br /&gt;
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                             TABLE OF CONTENTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
          -             Upcoming Calendar of Events                  -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              NEWS &amp;amp; REPORTS&lt;br /&gt;
          -                  LegendMeet Update                       - &lt;br /&gt;
          -                 Upcoming PK Tourney                      -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                  The Legend Index                        - &lt;br /&gt;
          -                      Ask Rufus                           -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                      Q &amp;amp; A Log                           -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                    Did You Know?                         -&lt;br /&gt;
          -              Fire at Ptah &amp;amp; Kaige's House                -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                 LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
          -                    Announcements                         -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                   The Hidden Candle                      -&lt;br /&gt;
          -             The Tale of Lujan, Episode 1                 -    &lt;br /&gt;
          -          The Book of Evil Mage Tricks, Ch. 42            -&lt;br /&gt;
          -              The Assault Against Agrabah                 -&lt;br /&gt;
          -             A Page from Bethra's Journal                 -  &lt;br /&gt;
          -             Who? - CLeo Interviews Rhonda                -&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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/__|                    UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS                   |__\&lt;br /&gt;
   '------------------------------------------------------------------'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
         [All times are system time unless otherwise specified]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                  &amp;lt;--*--&amp;lt; &amp;lt;--*--&amp;lt; August &amp;gt;--*--&amp;gt; &amp;gt;--*--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Monday,   August  2,  7:00 pm             Trivia! with Danar&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, August  5,  7:00 pm             Q &amp;amp; A in OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, August 12,  7:00 pm             Q &amp;amp; A in OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Saturday, August 14,  3:00 pm             2 on 2 Pkill Tourney &lt;br /&gt;
Thursday, August 19,  7:00 pm             Q &amp;amp; A in OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Friday, August 20th-August 22nd           LegendMeet in Detroit, Mich.&lt;br /&gt;
                                          See news board for details&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             LegendMeet Update&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Well, here we are, less than a month til our Legend Meet....  I have posted&lt;br /&gt;
several posts on the news boards with information regarding the Legend Meet.&lt;br /&gt;
I have practically begged for your confirmations and information that is very&lt;br /&gt;
important that i have...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Here is your final chance, as posted on the board previously, yours and &lt;br /&gt;
my deadline is Saturday, Aug 7th, I NEED to have as much information as &lt;br /&gt;
possible, I did post some important questions on the board, that will be &lt;br /&gt;
very helpful to know all the answers too. As of now, i have posted &lt;br /&gt;
pretty much ALL of the confirmations that i have received, as well as &lt;br /&gt;
shirt orders. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For shirt orders, I made a separate posting, and request regarding the shirt&lt;br /&gt;
orders, please see the news board, or contact me if you have any questions&lt;br /&gt;
regarding shirts, or the Meet.  I have really tried to stay as organized as&lt;br /&gt;
possible, and coming up with ideas of what to do, and where to stay, and who's&lt;br /&gt;
rooming with who, and who needs to be picked up, and when, and where, but its&lt;br /&gt;
very hard when you don't know for sure how many are coming...these questions&lt;br /&gt;
are very very important!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I will NOT be responsible for anyone's reservations, or arrangements after &lt;br /&gt;
Monday, Aug 9th!!! This Meet can only have a great turn-out IF everyone &lt;br /&gt;
would just co-operate. Thank you to all of you, who have given me the info &lt;br /&gt;
I needed, you can count on being picked up, and having a room, and shirt, &lt;br /&gt;
(if ordered) or whatever else you may need.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Again, the Legend Meet in Michigan, is the weekend of Aug 20-22, and some are&lt;br /&gt;
arriving on the 19th and thats fine. If you have any question, please contact&lt;br /&gt;
me, via mudmail, or email @ luvmywings@hotmail.com, or look for me on&lt;br /&gt;
Legend!  Thanks again for your time...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                    Truly, Chante'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                    -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                        Upcoming PK Tourney                     &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On, Saturday, August 14th (less than two weeks from now!), LadyAce will be&lt;br /&gt;
running a 2-on-2 Pkill Tournament. The Divisions will be as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
  10-19 Featherweight&lt;br /&gt;
  20-29 Lightweight&lt;br /&gt;
  30-39 Middleweight&lt;br /&gt;
  40-50 Heavyweight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Both members of the team must fall within the listed division.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As far as vials &amp;amp; herbs go -- you will have a &amp;quot;fresh copy&amp;quot; of the items &lt;br /&gt;
you bring with you, before each fight. If you originally had two filmys and a &lt;br /&gt;
bubly, you'll get the same items before your next fight. Playerfiles will be &lt;br /&gt;
copied over at midnight on Friday, so all registration must be done by then in &lt;br /&gt;
order to be participate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                    -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-&lt;br /&gt;
                   &lt;br /&gt;
                         The Legend Index&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       housing rooms purchased since housing was installed: 577&lt;br /&gt;
                         number of shops: 186&lt;br /&gt;
                         number of banks:  35&lt;br /&gt;
                  average clan bank balance: 516033&lt;br /&gt;
           average total mob-carried gold in the game: 301662&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                    -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            Ask Rufus&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I'm starting a new LT column, 'Ask Rufus.' If you have any questions,&lt;br /&gt;
game-related or otherwise, you can e-mail or mud-mail me. I will choose 1-3&lt;br /&gt;
questions a week (depending on the length of the answers) and pulish them in&lt;br /&gt;
the LT. Names will remain anonymous (if you'd like, you can use pseudonyms like&lt;br /&gt;
'Lost in the Agrabah Desert' or whatever).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
On content, I won't be answering specific questions (like where to find&lt;br /&gt;
certain objects or spellwords, or what stats things have, etc) but I'll try&lt;br /&gt;
to answer just about anything that comes my way, to the space limitations I'm&lt;br /&gt;
given in the LT.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Again, either mudmail me, or mail me at rufus@mud.sig.net&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Rufus&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                    -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-  -|-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            Q &amp;amp; A Log&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q: Etheric Archer cast levels&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A quiet, reserved nobleman asks: 'How is the cast level on Etheric Archer&lt;br /&gt;
going to be calculated?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce says: 'Same as all the other spells. We're putting in a spiffy new&lt;br /&gt;
thing to help the oldbies tho.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A quiet, reserved nobleman says: 'So level 50 people will have a cast level&lt;br /&gt;
of 1?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce says: 'They will to begin with, yes. Rufus coded a neat new thing,&lt;br /&gt;
spellbooks. And when you study a spellbook, your cast level gets better. So&lt;br /&gt;
that's how we'll help those lev 50s.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
CLeo asks: 'How will those books be aquired?... quest, purchase.. killing?...&lt;br /&gt;
or basically all sorts of ways?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce says: 'Yes, it will depend on the builder -- but that's for when they&lt;br /&gt;
go in. We don't know for sure that the spellbooks are ready for prime time,&lt;br /&gt;
but study is already in. Right now there's just going to be the one book.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A quiet, reserved nobleman asks: 'Spell specific or can you nominate a spell,&lt;br /&gt;
or is it every spell you know?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce says: 'It's spell-specific.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A quiet, reserved nobleman says: 'Does he default to the masters target, and&lt;br /&gt;
can he attack multiple targets in a large fight?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce says: 'He defaults to the master's targer.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q: New Imms&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Valkyrie says: 'Umm just wondering are we gonna see any new immorts this&lt;br /&gt;
summer?'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce says: 'Imm app deadline was July 1. We haven't announced results&lt;br /&gt;
yet.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
   _____&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \                         DID YOU KNOW... &lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \                       -----------------&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /            -Tips, tricks and little used features-          &lt;br /&gt;
     /  /  &lt;br /&gt;
    /__/          &lt;br /&gt;
    __         ...that there is a command called &amp;quot;options&amp;quot;?  It is a &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \        mud command which allows you to review several of your&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/        personal character settings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   _____       By typing OPTION at your prompt, you will get a list&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \      of settings that are affecting your character.                   &lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \                  &lt;br /&gt;
      /  /     Some of these settings are: Color, Screenlength, Prompt&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /      Banners, EchoCommand, Hide Whois, and a lot more.&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/     &lt;br /&gt;
    __         If you wish to change any of these settings you can &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \        consult the CONFIG command.  Most of the options listed&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/        under the Options menu are modified with CONFIG,&lt;br /&gt;
               although some like Screenlength are set just by typing&lt;br /&gt;
               Screenlength &lt;br /&gt;
   _____       where number is the number of lines you want to see on your&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \      screen before you see a &amp;quot;Press return&amp;quot; message.           &lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /     If you have any questions, please consult the multiple         &lt;br /&gt;
     /  /      helpfiles available for you. In particular, try &lt;br /&gt;
    /__/       help options and help config.&lt;br /&gt;
    __          &lt;br /&gt;
   /  \        &lt;br /&gt;
   \__/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
                       Fire at Ptah &amp;amp; Kaige's Houe&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just wanted to let you know that Kaige (and Ptah too, not that you ever see&lt;br /&gt;
him these days) will be absent from the mud for an indeterminate amount of&lt;br /&gt;
time. There was a kitchen fire in their house that has left the house&lt;br /&gt;
uninhabitable. The humans in the family are fine. The dogs (Mika, Gabe, and&lt;br /&gt;
Spot) all perished from smoke inhalation and the heat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There has been a flood of local assistance, and right now we can't think of&lt;br /&gt;
anything we need. Please don't feel obliged to send anything beyond good&lt;br /&gt;
wishes.  We're managing. We don't, however, have any way to log onto the mud&lt;br /&gt;
from the temporary housing we're in.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Ptah&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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        o O | Wonder what folks are   |&lt;br /&gt;
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ooO_(_)_Ooo________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;
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                              Announcements        &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Journal Entry:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
    On this eve of an unusually warm July, my dear wife Minako gave birth to&lt;br /&gt;
our first child. It was a joyous moment for us all as Nadya, my mother in law&lt;br /&gt;
and a member of the USL, delivered our son. Together, we have named him&lt;br /&gt;
Satoshi. His giggles and smiles brought a delight to all of our hearts. Yet&lt;br /&gt;
minutes will pass like seconds, hours pass like minutes, days pass like&lt;br /&gt;
hours, months pass like days, and years pass like months. We will cherish&lt;br /&gt;
this day for tomorrow it may seem as though he's ready to set out on his&lt;br /&gt;
own.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-West&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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Clans:&lt;br /&gt;
======&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This week included the creation of two new RP clans -- the Illuminati and The&lt;br /&gt;
Caravan Traders. For more information, look at the information the clan has&lt;br /&gt;
made available by typing &amp;quot;clans illuminati&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;clans traders.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       {*} {*} {*} {*} {*} {*}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                          The Hidden Candle&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The night was dark, with muffled screams issuing from the nearby druid's&lt;br /&gt;
compound. A slight figure, a wooden staff in one hand and the reins of a&lt;br /&gt;
pale brown gelding in the other moved in the shadows, light feet silently&lt;br /&gt;
leading the horse between the trees. A thick layer of dust coated her dark&lt;br /&gt;
grey cloak, just in from the road. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She disappeared behind a wall of thick brush, then reappeared without the&lt;br /&gt;
horse. Staff firmly grasped in both hands, she moved silently, eyes&lt;br /&gt;
constantly darting beneath a deep hood.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A small hut revealed itself from behind some trees. Walking in, she sat&lt;br /&gt;
down and immediately put pen to paper. Minutes later, a few rolled-up&lt;br /&gt;
pieces of parchment were wax-sealed, in code and magically warded should&lt;br /&gt;
they fall in the wrong hands. Picking them up, she walked out.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Soon pigeons began flying in different directions. She leaned against a&lt;br /&gt;
tree and watched the pigeons fade into the night.There was so much to do,&lt;br /&gt;
and so little time. If only no-one had seen her ride in... she might as&lt;br /&gt;
well wish that pigs could fly. Klein must not fall. She shook her head. Her&lt;br /&gt;
thoughts were jumbled... sleep. She needed sleep. With luck, the information&lt;br /&gt;
she needed would come in over the next week. What she would do with it&lt;br /&gt;
however... she shivered. The danger had yet to begin.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       {*} {*} {*} {*} {*} {*}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                     The Tale of Lujan, EPISODE 1.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Born an heir to the code and its protection Lujan son of Rashnad has come of&lt;br /&gt;
age. I was his tutor for many years, teaching him the how to fight his&lt;br /&gt;
enemies, heal his friends even to hold the gun his Father had held before&lt;br /&gt;
him. As I was in his company most of my waking hours I know his secrets, This&lt;br /&gt;
is my Journal, here are held all the secrets of the code and its protector.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The code is a time honored way by which the Trinar family have lived their&lt;br /&gt;
lives, in simple terms there are four rules :&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   Never spit in front of women.&lt;br /&gt;
   Never lie to save your skin.&lt;br /&gt;
   Never cower from a fight, unless you risk your friends lives as well as your&lt;br /&gt;
      own, (this rule also covers never start a fight you cannot win.)&lt;br /&gt;
   Every day try to help at least one person.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By these rules the Trinar family have lived through many turnings of the&lt;br /&gt;
great wheel. There are some minor laws that a sworn family member may chose&lt;br /&gt;
to obey or not, but he can never ignore the laws he has made for himself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Lujan chose to travel as a youth while he learned and I will write here what&lt;br /&gt;
occurred on his very first journey: we had spent the morning packing&lt;br /&gt;
provisions, water, spare boots and other necessities for an expedition. We&lt;br /&gt;
set sail just before noon. The wind carried us safely to a small island off&lt;br /&gt;
the coast of Africa where we set up camp and prepared to explore.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For almost five hours we followed almost unused trails and eventualy Lujan&lt;br /&gt;
stopped dead in his tracks, saying: 'Something is amiss, listen.' I listened&lt;br /&gt;
intently and announced, 'I hear nothing,'  because in truth all I could here&lt;br /&gt;
was my own wheezing breath and the thump of heart after such a long trek.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'That is my point exactly, not three minutes ago I could barely hear myself&lt;br /&gt;
think for the chirps of birds, but now silence,' stated Lujan, his face a&lt;br /&gt;
blank mask of concentration straining to hear the slightest whisper of a&lt;br /&gt;
noise, when all of a sudden they world swam before my eyes and felt my legs&lt;br /&gt;
go weak, collapsing to the ground I heard no more.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By the time I awoke Lujan was pacing in front of my sleeping mat, 'uh Lujan,&lt;br /&gt;
how did we get here.' I asked still half asleep with a killer pain in my&lt;br /&gt;
neck. 'you were hit in the neck by a dart which made you fall asleep, whoever&lt;br /&gt;
shot at you missed me, but I heard the dart fly by my ear, so I dropped to&lt;br /&gt;
ground as you had done.'  He loked at me, seeking my approval, I motioned for&lt;br /&gt;
him to continue. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'After that some men came out of hiding and bound us, then carried us here, I&lt;br /&gt;
was just informed before you awoke that the lady ruler of this island does&lt;br /&gt;
not like trespassers and orders would usually stand to kill on sight.' He&lt;br /&gt;
stopped pacing and looked at me again, all his information spent. From what I&lt;br /&gt;
gathered I reckoned that perhaps the hoped to question us, or maybe, god&lt;br /&gt;
forbid, torture us, but whatever it was, it would have to wait on the whims&lt;br /&gt;
of the ruler of this island whoever she was.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Marador - tutor and adviser to the Trinar family.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       {*} {*} {*} {*} {*} {*}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                 The Book of Evil Mage Tricks, Ch. 42&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Where's that shrunken excuse for a mage at?&amp;quot; howled an enraged voice, echoes&lt;br /&gt;
blasting through the marble corridors so loudly that the harem girls clutched&lt;br /&gt;
their ears in agony.  A somewhat less loud voice answered, &amp;quot;He's on the walls&lt;br /&gt;
with Gorgo and Ted, drinking and taking pot-shots at the forces of Darkness.&lt;br /&gt;
Want me to get him?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A moment of silence ensued, the harsher voice seemingly in thought.  &amp;quot;Yeah,&lt;br /&gt;
tell him I want to see him, and send Urtho up there, Ted and that pantywaist&lt;br /&gt;
Gorgo can't aim to save their scrawny hides.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Right away sir.&amp;quot; answered the&lt;br /&gt;
other voice, followed by the quick pitter- patter of quiet footsteps.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Ohhkay, thiss time we aoll go at wonse...&amp;quot; Three robed figures, one of which&lt;br /&gt;
clutched a nearly-empty bottle of rum stood rather unsteadily on the thick&lt;br /&gt;
stone wall surrounding the city of Agrabah.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Onne..Twoo, THHREE!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With a fantastic boom, a fireball the size of an elephant roared across the&lt;br /&gt;
hot sands and in seconds met it's target, a shuffling zombie sent out for&lt;br /&gt;
reconnaissance.  Moments later only a pathetic pile of smoldering ashes and&lt;br /&gt;
bits of burnt metal remained, quite close to ten or so similar piles.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A raucous burst of laughter ensued as the three mages rolled around on the&lt;br /&gt;
dusty stone parapet, guffawing hysterically.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Someone nearby cleared his throat.  The smallest of the three looked up at&lt;br /&gt;
the visitor, a huge grin still cracked on his wrinkled face.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Whaddyoo want, Rot-o?&amp;quot; the old mage asked in a stately voice contrasting&lt;br /&gt;
perfectly with his present condition, just before bursting into a fresh round&lt;br /&gt;
of laughter with his fellows.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The new arrival raised an eyebrow but continued unphased.  &amp;quot;The boss sent me&lt;br /&gt;
up here to relieve you and put Urtho on.  He wants to see you, so I suggest&lt;br /&gt;
you get down there, as you know how impatient he gets.&amp;quot; The wizened old mage&lt;br /&gt;
lifted his arm and held it out to seemingly empty space.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Gihme a hand Urt ol' boy, these bones getting old you know.&amp;quot; With a smirk&lt;br /&gt;
and a laugh, an equally old mage popped into reality and helped the downed&lt;br /&gt;
imp back to his feet.  &amp;quot;Nhow Urt, you gottta gettum 'fore they get too farr,&lt;br /&gt;
'else they'll get cockhy..Ohkay?&amp;quot; The newly arrived Urtho nodded silently and&lt;br /&gt;
snatched the bottle of rum from Iggy's hands as the old mage staggered off&lt;br /&gt;
the side of the wall, dropping like a stone into the inner gate.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Soundlessly he floated into the Magician's laboratory.  &amp;quot;Goddamn it you&lt;br /&gt;
little punk!&amp;quot; A dark-robed figure seated at a large mahogany desk waved his&lt;br /&gt;
arm and the old imp landed with a shuddering thump on the stone floor.  Iggy&lt;br /&gt;
slowly regained his feet, rubbing his now bruised backside.  &amp;quot;Whadyee go an'&lt;br /&gt;
do that fer, doncha got no resspect for yer elders?&amp;quot; The Magician glared at&lt;br /&gt;
the imp.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You know damn well I'm by far your elder, Iggy.  Now quit fooling around and&lt;br /&gt;
let's get down to business.&amp;quot;  With that the Magician laid out a gigantic map&lt;br /&gt;
on the table, obviously a map of the known world.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I've been getting reports of a contingent of warriors of the Dark marauding&lt;br /&gt;
most of the world.  Now I care piss all for the rest of the planet, but when&lt;br /&gt;
they start eyeing Agrabah, well, that's when I get antsy.  For the past six&lt;br /&gt;
months I've been preparing for an all out assault that I'm sure will happen&lt;br /&gt;
within the next three weeks, and I'd like to be prepared.  Frankly I'd like&lt;br /&gt;
to be overprepared. I'd like to be the certain victor, when this battle is to&lt;br /&gt;
be referred to in the future I'd like the name &amp;quot;Phyrrus&amp;quot; to be omitted&lt;br /&gt;
entirely.  I'd like there to be an all-out slaughter in our favor, a&lt;br /&gt;
massacre, a disaster for the dark, I want the victory to be so complete that&lt;br /&gt;
no one in their right OR wrong mind would even THINK about attacking Agrabah&lt;br /&gt;
for a thousand years.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The aged imp winked slyly at the Magician.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I gotcha boss.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Like I said, I've been preparing.  Go to the royal armory, the back room.&lt;br /&gt;
You'll find everything you'll be needing there.  Now GO!&amp;quot; With that the&lt;br /&gt;
magician slammed his hand on the desk and the imp promptly went flying up the&lt;br /&gt;
stairs and out of the room, much to his surprise.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With bones creaking the Imp slipped into the armory unseen, slapping the&lt;br /&gt;
royal Armorer on the back of his bald head as he passed unnoticed.  The&lt;br /&gt;
sweaty swordsmith shouted out in anger, but when he turned and saw who it was&lt;br /&gt;
he held his tongue for fear of certain death.  Grinning slightly, Iggy made&lt;br /&gt;
his way to the thick iron door that held passage to the back room.  The imp&lt;br /&gt;
chanted a few words under his breath and passed through the door as if he&lt;br /&gt;
were a ghost, much to the dismay of the armorer, who began swearing under his&lt;br /&gt;
breath.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Once inside, the imp beheld the Magician's preparations and his grin cracked&lt;br /&gt;
wider.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The walls of the magically expanded room were lined with weapons.  Not just&lt;br /&gt;
your ordinary everyday weapons, the arms of giants, swords nearly eight feet&lt;br /&gt;
long and eight inches thick, axes with blades that rivaled the Guillotines&lt;br /&gt;
of Paris, spiked maces with balls larger than the head of oxen.  Alongside&lt;br /&gt;
them were racks of armor obviously made for those that would wield such arms,&lt;br /&gt;
thick steel breastplates, mail leggings, hideously spiked gauntlets, it was&lt;br /&gt;
all there.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A small line of drool slid down Iggy's chin as he pondered the possibilities&lt;br /&gt;
in the room that stretched nearly a half of a mile in length, and a quarter&lt;br /&gt;
of a mile in width, racks of these enormous weapons of war filling the room&lt;br /&gt;
with the scent of well-crafted dwarven steel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Cracking his knuckles, he got to work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       {*} {*} {*} {*} {*} {*}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                     The Assault Against Agrabah&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rising along with a strong waft of decay, the sun struggled up the unusually&lt;br /&gt;
dark clouds over the desert and its child, the city of Agrabah. Breaking&lt;br /&gt;
through the clouds valiantly, small rays of light played upon the sharp edges&lt;br /&gt;
of swords and arrows, and the flat plates of heavy armor adorning the&lt;br /&gt;
thousands of troops massed around the perimeter of the great city.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The silence was startling for such a large number of troops. But then, a&lt;br /&gt;
great deal of them were dead. Rows upon rows of rotted and decayed skeletons,&lt;br /&gt;
zombies, ghouls, and worse watched the city. Even for their silence, hate and&lt;br /&gt;
pure murder baked off of them in waves more scorching than the desert air.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Noises of the breathing and bleeding troops soon began to fill the air.&lt;br /&gt;
Waking from rough pallets, archers and riflemen took up their positions.&lt;br /&gt;
Soon following the noises of waking, the noises of gunfire proceeded as unwary&lt;br /&gt;
gate guards were shot from the encampment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Walking briskly, a large fellow in dead black armor made his way to the&lt;br /&gt;
center of the camp, where a large tent stood. He gave a quick nod to the two&lt;br /&gt;
ghoul sentinels and pushed open the flaps, entering the tent.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Inside sitting in a large leather chair with his feet resting on the paper&lt;br /&gt;
strewn marble desk, the infamous Ronnie Valthalas gave the armored man a&lt;br /&gt;
nod.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Let's get to business, Cecil&amp;quot; he said &amp;quot;What's the news?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;So far, the planes are ready to come on through, but the wrench jockeys are&lt;br /&gt;
still trying to fit the tanks for sand travel.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Not bad. How are things looking right now among the infantry?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Pretty good, the men caught a group of spies trying to sneak in and had a&lt;br /&gt;
grand time tearing them apart for roasting last night.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;And you didn't get me?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I thought it might have been rude to interrupt you and the princess. By the &lt;br /&gt;
way, is the hostage still alive?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Smirking a little, Ronnie replied, &amp;quot;Yeah, but I'm not sure she will want to go &lt;br /&gt;
back even if the ransom is met.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Heh. So, what's the plan for today?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Looking through some of the papers, Ronnie picks up a large, unfolded map&lt;br /&gt;
from the mess. With a smile, he begins to drone on about the plans.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Alright, from here....&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       {*} {*} {*} {*} {*} {*}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A page torn from Bethra's journal reads....&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Well, since I found I was pregnant I've been debating weather or not to tell&lt;br /&gt;
the father. Another issue I've been facing is whether or not I'm sure who the&lt;br /&gt;
father is, but that's another thing entirely. Anyway, I was with Ronnie&lt;br /&gt;
earlier today, just hanging out, and I decided I'd tell him about being&lt;br /&gt;
pregnant. Well, he freaked out a little at first - since I've asked him&lt;br /&gt;
before why he keeps on marrying those women and he's told me it was because&lt;br /&gt;
of them getting pregnant. I laughed at him for a bit and reassured him I was&lt;br /&gt;
not about to marry him or anyone else for that matter.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I never intend to marry anyone in any case, but I've got to have a little&lt;br /&gt;
help with the child, I know that. (Maybe I could extort some from Mym or&lt;br /&gt;
Ronnie). So when he asked whose it was I said I wasn't quite sure yet. No&lt;br /&gt;
need to waste a perfectly good opportunity is my motto. Well, aside from&lt;br /&gt;
having as much fun as possible.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
About the child though, I'll be keeping it, whatever the case. Oh, another&lt;br /&gt;
thought, if I say its Ronnie's he might take good care of it, he's not a bad&lt;br /&gt;
father from what I've seen. I've got to remember to ask who all his children&lt;br /&gt;
are so I can check up on that.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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         /                                                            \&lt;br /&gt;
        /    __  __  __   __  __   ______    WHY?          WHERE?     /&lt;br /&gt;
       /    / / / / / /  / / / /  / __  /          WHEN?             /&lt;br /&gt;
      /    / / / / / /  / /_/ /  / / / /  WHAT?           WITH?     /&lt;br /&gt;
     /    / / / / / /  / __  /  / / / /                            /&lt;br /&gt;
    /    /  \/  \/ /  / / / /  / /_/ /   We've got the answers!   /&lt;br /&gt;
   /     \________/  /_/ /_/  /_____/                            /&lt;br /&gt;
  /                                     - By the angel CLeo -   /&lt;br /&gt;
  \____________________________________________________________/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Hello Legenders!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The other day I was taking a walk along the rose gardens and I noticed that a&lt;br /&gt;
girl was helping a perfect stranger, without asking for dues.  She healed the&lt;br /&gt;
poor man and gave him some advice on life...  So I've decided to interview&lt;br /&gt;
her. I hope you enjoy the reading!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Name: Rhonda Star&lt;br /&gt;
Occupation: Love Doctor and Surgeon&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'What motivated you to become a doctor?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'Well love... And I saw my charts. It was in the stars!'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'To what animal or plant would you compare your soul to?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'Well being a flower child, alive in the 60's, I would have to say&lt;br /&gt;
the flower plant thing... *forgot how to spell it*'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'What is one of your worst nightmares?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'I'm in a room, with all the smoke I can ever dream of, I have my&lt;br /&gt;
lava lamp pumping vibes and my groovy music is singing, I go to light up&lt;br /&gt;
and I have no light, and the door is locked.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'What is one of your best dreams?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'My best dream involves me becoming the first woman president and&lt;br /&gt;
making peace the number one bill on congresses mind!'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'If you could go back in time and change an event what would it be?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'I would go back in time and rescue John Lennon from the &amp;quot;gun baby.&amp;quot;' &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'What is your favorite meal?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'Chinese food -- chicken balls, chicken fried rice and garlic spare&lt;br /&gt;
ribs, with crispy Won Tons :)'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'If you could go in the future and bring something back with you,&lt;br /&gt;
what would it be?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'Elvis :) by that time, someone will surely have found a way to&lt;br /&gt;
bring him back from the dead for real :)'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'What would you say irritates you the most?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'I would have to say that senseless killing bothers me the most.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'If I could grant you a wish, what would it be?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'That a bloody mess would never happen again when I go to heal&lt;br /&gt;
people, I don't like blood much :)'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Q - 'A few words of advice for our readers?'&lt;br /&gt;
A - 'Trust, love and admire one another, because even the lowly child,&lt;br /&gt;
could someday be king of the world, *Peace out*.'&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
That concludes another edition of &amp;quot;Who?&amp;quot;  I would like to remind you&lt;br /&gt;
that most of the people interviewed were picked randomly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am open to interviewing people on requests as long as there is a good&lt;br /&gt;
reason (example: the person is well known, is a GM, is an old legend&lt;br /&gt;
player, is a person who achieved something extraordinary or other&lt;br /&gt;
valuable reasons).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I do give myself the right to decline requests if be needed, but doubt I&lt;br /&gt;
will decline any.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Do not forget that you may send in some questions that you would like me&lt;br /&gt;
to ask to my guest.  Just take a piece of paper, write them down, and&lt;br /&gt;
mud mail it to me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Until next time...  May luck be on your path forever!&lt;br /&gt;
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