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=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .............._______ ............./ / THE LEGENDARY TIMES ............/ / .........../ /.....______.._____.....______.._____.......____ ........../ /...../ /./ \.../ /./ \...../ \ ........./ /...../ ___/./ ____/../ ___/./ __. \.../ /\ \ ......../ /...../ /_.../ /....../ /_.../ /..\ >./ /./ / ......./ /...../ __/../ /____../ __/../ /.../ /./ /./ / ....../ /_____/__/__../ \_\ /./ /__../ /.../ /./ /_/ / ...../ / /./ /./ /./ /.../ /./ / ..../ /_/..\______/./_____/./__/.../__/./_______/ MUD .../________________/ running on mud.legendmud.org 9999 208.188.102.145 9999 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.legendmud.org/ ftp://ftp.legendmud.org/pub =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= VOLUME SEVEN, ISSUE SIXTEEN July 26th, 2000 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TABLE OF CONTENTS Calendar of Events NEWS & REPORTS Did You Know?: LegendMUD website Reminder: Austin LegendMEET 2000: Hotel Info LegendMUD Club Page Cultural Notes: Lima, Peru LEGENDITES Announcements Clan News Callahan, from Eire Aztec Artifact Found in Ancient Irish Altar THE CONSPIRACY pt. II ___ ___ \ |------------------------------------------------------------------| / /__| UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS |__\ '------------------------------------------------------------------' [All times are system time unless otherwise specified] o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_July_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o Thursday, July 27 at 7:00 pm Q & A in the OOC Auditorium o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_August_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o_o LegendMUD Summer Odyssey continues... A monthlong celebration of the Industrial era. Tuesday, August 1 at 7:00 pm Feedback Forum! Topic: PKOK Thursday, August 3 at 7:00 pm Q & A in the OOC Auditorium Subject: Immortal Applications Friday, August 4 at midnight Industrial Flag Hunt Saturday, August 5 at 4:00 pm Imperial Tournament, hosted by the Knights of Legend *Sunday, August 6 at noon Q & A in the OOC Auditorium Subject: Immortal Applications ** Special Day/Time for ** ** Non-US timezones ** Thursday, August 10 at 7:00 pm Q & A in the OOC Auditorium Saturday, August 12 at noon "Darwin" Recalltag -- skills and spells allowed at 1:00 pm Trivia Challenge: Modern History ___ ___ \ |------------------------------------------------------------------| / /__| NEWS AND REPORTS |__\ '------------------------------------------------------------------' Immort Application Forms will be finalized August 1 and available from http://www.legendmud.org Immort Proposals are Due September 1 * * * * PKOK Feedback Forum On Tuesday, August 1st, LegendMUD will host a PKOK feedback forum in the OOC Auditorium. This is your opportunity to talk about what you like and don't like about this feature, as well as how both imms and mortals can work to make the feature even better for you. * * * * Welcome Kae to the PR department! After obtaining the status of full builder by completing her Malta area, Kae has agreed to increase her responsibilities on Legend, and taken on an assistant PR flag in addition to her builder responsibilities. Her strong creative talents are a welcome addition to the department. -LadyAce =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____ / _ \ DID YOU KNOW: Tips and tricks and little-used features /__/ \ \ / / LegendMUD's website is filled with information useful / / to experienced players as well as new players! Available /__/ materials include tips for clans and GMs, background __ on many of our areas, the discussion board archives, / \ useful links, and back issues of this newsletter. \__/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Reminder: Austin LegendMEET 2000: Hotel Info Just a reminder that reservations need to be made by August 4th, 2000 to get the special group rate for the Austin LegendMeet for the weekend of August 18-20th. Also, if those of you who have already made reservations or are local and are planning on coming could drop me a note I'd appreciate it! Please call 1-877-203-0174 (this is a toll-free call) to make your own reservations before August 4th, 2000. Be sure to tell them you are with the LegendMUD group to get the special flat rate of $59 (+tax) a night: The $59 flat rate is for 1-4 people per room and that includes breakfast. Other amenities include an outdoor pool/jacuzzi, free parking, data ports on the phones, coffee makers in the rooms. The hotel is newly rennovated and they have both smoking & nonsmoking rooms available. We have blocked out a total of 10 rooms to start with. There are 5 smoking and 5 non-smoking rooms. But if we need more of either or just more in general it's not a problem at this early date. Checkout is set for Sunday but, if you need to come early or leave later, just let them know that as well. There are many other hotels/motels in the area. You can search someplace like travelocity.com if you'd like, but this was by far the most helpful and one of the best values I found. Hope to see you in August! If you've got questions, drop me a note. -Kaige []-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[] LegendMud Club Page Yes that's right, there is a club page posted on the web from yours truly. This page was made due to the numerous other muds that have put a club page up as w ell as a little promoting for our great mud. What is it you ask? Well it a nice source of inside info from calendar dates of events for the upcoming months to messages about what is soon to come or rumored to be done. I will update this club page as much as i can to try to keep you visiting and checking out any inside info I may get my little greedy hands on. You have questions that maybe didn't get answered at the Q and A's? Well don't be shy and join the club and post your question and I will try to get you an answer. Want to promote your clan? That's easy as well, we have links addiction to the page so if you want your link up there and accessable to us all just email the founder your link, or if you have a cool link that I like, I'm sure I would post that as well. Where can I see all this really cool stuff? Well enough explaining how about you just go there and browse around and if you want to join be my guest. There is a nice little option as a member to get any message that is posted there sent right to your email address, and no nobody can see your email address, not even me *grin*. Ok here is the site, hope to see you joining or atleast see that the page is getting some veiws! http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/legendmud Davidjr_1978 aka Chunk []-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[] Cultural Notes: Lima, Peru On the 28th of July in 1821, the Peru's Republican period began, when General Don Jose de San Martin proclaimed Peru's independence from Spain. It was during the government of Mariscal Ramon Castilla that Lima took an advanced place among the cities of the American Continent: for the first time the railway (between Lima and Callao) was built in South America, along with the telegraph and the gas lightning system. Slavery was also abolished. To celebrate their independence, Peruvians hold school and big military parades, the Horse Gala Races at the Monterrico hippodrome, and you can find an exhibition of handmade products and fairs in the different districts around the country. ________________________ / \ o O | Wonder what folks are | `\|||/ | doing over at LegendMUD?| (o o) \________________________/ ooO_(_)_Ooo________________________________________________________________ _____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|___ __|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____| ___ ___ \ |------------------------------------------------------------------| / /__| LEGENDITES: Information Regarding the People of Our World |__\ '------------------------------------------------------------------' Announcements After long and hard thinkin to myself, I have found out that this area is not the place it once was. I attempted making friends. The small handfull of you I can call my friend, and then the rest of you would rather see me dead. Some of you have even attempted to make it true. I'll take no more -- I'm ready to put a stop to it, and I'm not happy. I was once known as The Weaponless Druid, but now I feel that I might just have to pick up the one thing I thought I never would. A weapon....... You shall now see me as: A fierce eyed Herbalist stands back in his own isolation An acrimonious Herb-Worker ~Baron~ * * * Clan News The RP clan 'Otaku of Legend,' and the RP clan 'Silent Shadow' have formed. The Demonic Order was disbanded by Orlandu. There are currently 20 RP clans and 11 PK clans, and 1 free slot available for a new clan to form. For more information on clans, try the following commands: CLANS ALL CLANS <keyword> HELP CLAN []-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[] Callahan, from Eire My name is Callahan I come from Eire, and in Eireland you need not only lodging, bed and fire, but some money with which to feed. As I was walking out one day, I met a Bogall on the way, I fought and fought and fought that beast the meat of which I thought to feast. And as I fought, for well nigh an hour, I felt I lost near all my power, and as the day had all but flyed I suddenly knew that I had died, And that is why, though you search till you tire, and bring me money, bed and fire, ah yes, you shall find me... dead in Eire! --The late Callahan (defunct) []-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[] Aztec Artifact Found in Ancient Irish Altar Associated Press LONDON- Excavations at a ruined altar in Ireland produce a mysterious 600 year old artifact resembling an Aztec codex. The artifact, a long folded piece of skin covered with colorful glyphs has been partially translated. It reads, 'O wise and compassionate Eater of Filth, your call was dutifully heard and obeyed ...(bloodstains obscure)... priests refused and instead prepared to sacrifice me ...(bloody entrails obscure)... are apostates for the blasphemy of denying your divine will and attempting harm to your chosen ...(crushed eyeball obscures)... waters of canal washed off striping. I escaped across great waters. I have taken refuge in an exotic land called Eire, where barbarous shamans teach me ...(matted fleece and animal fur soaked in blood obscure)... merely children and small animals, but I grow stronger with your blessing and soon will have larger sacrifices to give you. Your most humble and obedient servant Miquitzli presents this ...(profuse bloodstains obscure to end).' Historians and archaeologists are unable to explain how the Mexican artifact became buried in Ireland , in a site which was ruined 500 years before the glyphs were written. Authorities suspect vandalism and have increased security at the dig. []-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[]-[] THE CONSPIRACY pt. II Diary notes by Lord Marcel Alexander of the Seven Circles Ed came running into my kitchen today. He was fairly agitated - his scales were all ruffled, and his little yellow eyes were, well, practically glowing with excitement. He tipped the vase with the begonias over as he raced in, and didn't even stop to pick them up. "Master!" he hissed, "I saw Lady Abigail in the street, I'm sure of it!" I put my book down and thought about it. I'd received no news to indicate that the lady in question was dead, or had finally been brought to face justice for some of her no doubt numerous crimes against the established society (any established society - like myself, that lady travels time as she seems to please). But I had kind of written her off as a forgotten piece of my past history. You got to understand that Abigail meant quite a lot to me once. Some people talk about soul mates - people who are destined to know and understand each other because they share a piece of the same soul. Well, I have no soul, but the feeling was still there. As long as it lasted, because eventually, we broke up, walked our separate ways, and did the usual thing that lovers do when they split up, i.e. we tried to forget that the other person ever existed. So what could she be up to? What distant era of mankind's history had she been recuperating in? I promised myself to find out at some point, letting Ed go on about the fellow she had been with. Looked like a killer, he said. Tis hardly any great surprise. Abigail McDuff has done things both before knowing me, during, and after, that could get her shot, beheaded, burnt, stoned, drowned, exiled, and generally most disapproved of in most places. And no one is probably ever going to track her down and make her stand trial for her crimes because - Well, because it's really hard to find someone who can hide in all the recorded and unrecorded history of mankind. Most juries would laugh their butts off and leave at the thought of being asked to sentence someone who reputably is more than a hundred years old - not to mention a few thousand. Well, I'll have to catch up someday and find out what she's up to. After all, I have all the time in the world, like the rest of the informal conspiracy that I'm part of. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Legendary Times is published by the immortals of LegendMUD. Please send all replies, additions, or corrections to our address at [email protected] for inclusion in the next edition. We, however, reserve the right to moderate this discussion, and may object to some submissions. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=