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Editor: Myra Immortal Sponsor: Elisabet
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Staff: Alysira, Amoria, Aurelius, Diblin, Faceripper, Ilsensine,
Juliana, Kellandra, Khaimran, Shadrack, Vladith
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Contents CoD, Issue 62
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Desk of the Editor
News from around the Realms
Interviews
RoD 101
Cassa + Blanca's Timely Tidbits
Dear Myra + Ilsensine
Voices
Funny Bones
Quests
Elisabet's Corner
Advertisements
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Desk of the Editor - by Myra Editor
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For those of you that have known me over the past seven
years, you also know that it is not often that I am left
speechless. When Khaimran first approached me regarding
the future of the CoD, I was immediately excited and
anxious. I joined the staff months ago on a whim after
someone recommended sharing my advice with others.
Ilsensine immediately became my partner in crime and we
have yet to stop and look back. Suddenly, I find myself
alone and in the spotlight with nothing to say.
I have gained a great respect in the last few days for
past editors of the paper. It certainly is no easy task.
However, I have a great staff and the support of two
fabulous immortals. It can only get better from here.
I sincerely hope that you all enjoy my inaugural edition
of the Cry of Despair.
- M
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Guild + Order News - by Kellandra News
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The Guild of Rangers:
Glithoniel, Jond, Merk, Threlith, and Torstagg became
the newest members of the guild. Welcome to the Guild.
We hope you find your new home comfortable. Daerlin,
Gideon, Shareed, and Zasperlyn all passed their Pledge
Reviews. We congratulate them on a job well done and
welcome them to full membership and all its privileges.
Jessel has stepped up to fill the Head Emm postion.
Please rangers, break her in gently. The leaders look
forward to working with you, Jessel. Siporta steped down
from Council of Rangers to devote time as an IGQC Rep.
Birthdays in August for Malore and Greyraven. Just
remember, you are 1 year older and wiser, but life is
boring if you act like that all the time! Enjoy your day
and act as silly as possible.
Good Hunting,
Racin Atal
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The Guild of Clerics
The GoC welcomes Silfaere, Dragmar, Andora, and Xone to
the world of the true dirty carrots. Also, a huge
gigantic thank you to Aithne who has stepped down from
guild first. She always worked hard to make sure the
guild was running in top condition and did great things
for us. Thank you, Aithne!! Our new Guild First and
Second, Karsiq and Coryn, stepped up to help try to fill
her shoes and we wish them the best of luck with the new
positions. :)
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The Guild of Paladins:
The Guild of Paladins would like to congratulate their
former Guildmistress Darshanin on her Immhood. We will
miss her dearly. Best of luck, Darsh!
The Guild of Druids:
Horlore won the Tornado drawing with wining ticket #33!
Congratulations, Horlore.
The Order of Dragonslayers
DS would like to welcome Frashmir, their newest member
and welcome back to Turlough, who has his connection
sorted back out. Also, good luck to Tharius who starts
his first month as Order Second.
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IGQC Update - by Shadrack News
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July's quest was hosted by Guild of Rangers. They
enlisted some help in rounding up a bunch of pesky
squirrels that had run off with their whole set of letter
tiles! In the process, great fun was had by all, and at
least one questor *cough* tore their hair out trying to
think of item short descriptions to make with the letters
they had found.
Congrats go to GoC, who came in first place, followed by
GoT and GoM in second and third place.
For August it will be Guild of Thieves' turn to torture...
erm...I mean 'challenge the skills of' questors.
:)
Shadrack.
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The Symposium Update - by Aurelius News
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Passed:
* Vampire feed to start combat
* "Aff" and "Aff by" to not break trance
* Noemote in Donations
* Housing Door messages
On Hold:
* Charge Skill - Rewrite
* Throw - skill - Passed to S/S
* Character birthdate and av date - Rewrite
* Addition to 'who' command for alphabetizing - Rewrite
* Alteration of peaceful-deadly assist code - Rewrite
* Decimal places in gold prompt/give message - Rewrite
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Denied:
* Slayer Class
* Ninja Class
* Built-in Speedwalk
* Mind Shield
* Vampire blood-containters to replenish BP
* "Ison" command (programable who list)
* Trance config option
* Prime stats in helpfiles
* Warrior Mana to Hitpoint "Conversion" skill
* IAW (in another window) tag command
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Kador - by Amoria Interviews
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After a four-year break from immhood, Kador has recently
rejoined the ranks of the Gods with a smile and an urge
to continue contributing to the fun and sportsmanship of
countless people seeking to have a good time on Realms of
Despair.
Since becoming an active player on RoD in 1996, Kador has
seen many people come and go and many changes to the game.
Among his least favorite of those changes, the Dwarven
warrior admits he has a certain dislike for styles, but
believes the best change for Realms was the inception of
glory.
Kador says he comes to the Realms to escape the daily
grind of baking and cooking for a living. I managed to
catch him between his new immortal role and building
efforts, and tie him down long enough to ask a few
questions.
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A: When did you start mudding?
K: I started seriously mudding on October 17th 1996,
my birthday. ;)
A: What got you started and kept you hooked?
K: It was pretty unusual, I was flipping through the net
with my brand new netscape 3.0 and came across this
page that had a link to Realms of Despair, naturally I
clicked it and walked into my second home.
A: When did you first imm?
K: I first immed after I had joined Inconnu way back in
June 1997, Myra talked me into it.
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A: What do you consider your most important role as an
immortal?
K: Terrorizing newb...err yer gonna print this right?
*mutter* Actually its always been making this a fun
game for everyone :)
A: What makes it fun?
K: Why my Elvis Impersonation of course.
Kador swivels his hips.
Hail to the King baby!
A: What would you say is your most valuable contribution
to the Realms as either a mortal or immortal? Why?
K: Being Kali's slay victim thereby saving the rest of
Realms from feeling the brunt of his anger. ;) Oh, and
helping bring into the Realms the most evil order of
them all, Baali.
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A: What is your favorite part about bing an immortal?
K: My favorite part of being an imm is being able to make
the fun things, like quests and areas.
A: What is your most memorable moment on RoD?
K: Becoming an immortal. It was so incredibly spammy it
took me a week to get used to it.
A: What is your favorite organization in the realms and
why?
K: Why Baali, of course. Not only because I helped in its
creation, but because its been my family for the
better part of 5 years.
A: Who is your favorite immortal?
K: my fave imm is IliCutiSexiHoni
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A: What would you like to see more of?
K: More quests!
A: What would you like to see less of?
K: Less people who like to spoil others fun [by] breaking
rules and laws, and just plain making a nuisance of
themselves.
A: For those who want to become immortals, what advice
would you share?
K: Be patient, be helpful, and most of all be committed
(to the asylum).
Kador is looking forward to providing more fun for
mortals. When asked about ideas for fun in the future,
he says, "As for future quest plans, well, they are a
doozy ;) fun all around"
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Mapping - by Juliana RoD 101
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INTRODUCTION
Exploration and mapping of areas tends to be rather simple,
as long as the rooms are "well-behaved." This means that
going east from room A leads to room B, and west from
room B leads back to room A. It makes no difference if
mapping is done by hand or by using a mud client's
automapper, both can handle this task without problems.
Things start getting confusing when mazes are encountered.
The rooms all look alike, causing explorers to wander for
miles without reaching any destination, and getting out
becomes nearly impossible.
Hence, this edition of RoD 101 will attempt to explain
the various ways in which mazes can be constructed and
the general strategies for getting through these sticky
clusters of rooms.
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TRICKS OF MAZE CONSTRUCTION
This section may become get a bit technical. In order to
immerse oneself completely in the atmosphere of an area,
it goes without saying that it is also possible to become
hopelessly immersed and lost in mazes.
Appreciating maze construction is different from enjoying
the theme of an area. To understand a maze, it is
necessary to examine a maze from a bird's eye view.
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Ways That Builders Complicate Mazes
1) Identical Room Descriptions
The standard uniform of rooms typical found in a "maze"
depict room descriptions all the same. Give each room a
unique description and players can easily where they are
going. This is true even if the exits are one-way or do
not quite link in logical ways. Give each room the same
description, and people tend to become confused and
disoriented.
Note that there are pseudo-mazes in the Realms where two-
way exits are completely static and line up in perfect
Euclidean geometry. Euclidean geometry means that only
one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another
line. However, people do get lost in these mazes, because
the descriptions are all the same. Try to name a few of
these types of mazes.
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2) One-Way Exits
The next easiest way to confuse wanderers involves one-
way exits. Players are accustomed to a consistent grid of
rooms that allow walking in straight lines and back Upon
moving north and finding no south exit, one's spatial
direction is lost. These confusing exits may be linked
to another room, or even back to the same room.
3) Shifting Exits
On top of the mayhem that one-way exits may cause,
certain mazes are set to shift. This means that the north
exit that once lead to room B is now a southeast exit
that leads to room B. The north exit now leads to room C.
Generally, exits only complete this merry-go-round
imitation just after the repop message when the area
resets.
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4) Transferring
To make matters worse, sometimes it is not possible to
see the intended destination because it is a "trans" room.
These rooms look just like any other maze room, except
That they will magically transfer you to another room if
you stand about long enough.
5) Opening and Closing Exits
On occasion, room exits open and close causing confustion
As to which ways one can and cannot go.
6) Basic Maze Strategies
Some maze rooms that are nodrop and/or nomagic. They
prevent easy mapping of the maze with simple marking
techniques, and norecall rooms create panic when people
give up solving the maze. They player wants to get out
the "easy way," but cannot.
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Lil' Secret: At the present moment, there are no
dynamically generated mazes in Smaug. In simpler terms,
the code (the computer) does -not- make mazes, human
builders do. Builders may program the computer to help
complicate matters a bit, but mazes are made by people.
This very significant fact means that all mazes are quite
finite. A computer may string 10,000 rooms together
without qualms, but a human would have a headache after a
few hundred. As long as the builders intend for there to
be a start and an end to the maze, explorers may find
them. It may take persistence, but it -is- possible.
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BASIC STRATEGIES TO SOLVE MAZES
At least 90-95% of the mazes in the Realms of Despair are
solvable with two basic strategies. If it is a big maze,
it may take patience, persistence and determination.
1) Track
If a trackable mob or player is available beyond the maze,
track will normally create a path straight to the target.
Only in complicated mazes that are constructed
differently will this not help.
2) Room Markings + SCRY
These two concepts are the basic foundation of nearly all
maze solution techniques. The idea is to place different
"entities" in each room. This allows for recognition that
the explorer has visited a room and can tell the
individual rooms apart.
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The most commonly used ways of marking rooms:
- drop coins
- create and drop balls of light/food
- create fire/spring
- drop other items
- etc.
The scry spell is the easiest way to determine which
rooms are linked to the one an explorer is currently
standing in. Variations on this include scan and actually
walking into the next room to see.
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MAZE MAPPING TECHNIQUES
+ Minimum Effort
=> Mark Unmarked Rooms and Scry for the Exit
When not planning to walk through the maze more than
once and others (grouped players) do not need to follow
the trail, the quickest way to get to point B is the mark
and scry method.
Drop a mark in the first room and scry for the intended
destination. If it is not there, step into an unmarked
room, mark it (i.e., drop a coin), and scry for the
destination again. Continue to mark rooms and scry until
the destination is finally located.
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Time spent in marking is minimal. However, this method
leaves the maze in a bit of a mess for the next person
walking into it. Always check all directions in a room
before leaving it, or the desired exit may have been
missed. Attempting to relocate the start point will be
difficult with the rooms already marked.
+ Moderate Effort
=> Drop Marks in Numerical Order and Scry for the Exit
When planning to return through a maze various times
before a reboot, it makes sense to lay a trail that may
be followed repeatedly.
Basically, mark the rooms as described above, but give
each room visited a different number of markings or
unique markings. When the end of the maze is reached,
explorers may simply follow the marks 1, 2, 3, 4, etc.
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For even more efficiency, return to the start of the maze
and scry for marked rooms. It might be that the quickest
path is actually 1, 4, 6 instead.
+ Maximum Effort
=> Mark Every Room Uniquely and Note Down Linked Exits
This method is only for those explorers that must
identify every minor detail of a particular maze, have
plenty of time to kill and have plenty of paper on which
to record findings.
Simply put, the most that can be done to map a specific
maze is to mark every room uniquely. Scry in every room,
to determine which rooms the exits connect to.
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Take a piece of paper, and draw many little squares in
rows and columns. Leave enough space in between the
squares to draw exit lines. Graphing paper may aid in
this process.
Step into the first room of the maze. Mark it as room 1
on the paper and mark the all of the exits leading out of
the room.
Pick an exit at random and mark the next room as 2.
Continue scrying and marking rooms until there are
absolutely no rooms left and all exits link somewhere.
This kind of maze blueprint is much simpler to make if the
exits do not shift. If they do, try to complete the
process within one shifting interval. Otherwise, the
mapping becomes more confusing.
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With all of the room links on paper, the quickest route
from point A to B should be evident.
2 3 4 3 3 1 end
\-|-/ ----/ \---- --|-- --|--
| 1 |- 5 | 2 |- 2 5 -| 3 | | 4 | | 5 |
--|-- ----- ----- ----\ --|--
start 2 3
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Cassa and Blanca's Timely Tidbits - by Cassa + Blanca CBTT
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Hello pretties! We hope that you do not think that we
have forgotten you! Cassa and I have returnd from our
cruise and let me tell you, those lovely cabana boys are
just plain tired out after that trip.
Not to fear, though. We have returned and are back into
the luxury of life with our strawberries and bubbly.
The spies have been busy this past month and boy have
we some treats for you. So, sit back and enjoy the
gossip....we certainly do!
-Blanca
Something in the Air
Russian Roulette? Vaiza in the library with a candlestick?
Gods gone mad? Stay tuned to the next episode of As the
Deities Die...
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Cupid in July
Kill the players or coddle the newbies. What a
combination!
Retirement must have been boring, looks like a certain
Dragonslayer now has a Ring to Bear, or does he?
Has darkness overcome the Ethereal Lady?
Radio Killed the Mud Star
The radio ranger is back on the scene, and with his new
"Jerry Springer" format it is sure to make some sparks
fly.
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Chutes and Ladders
Watchout, there is a BiRD lover in flight! No ruffled
Feathers here.
Sugar and spice and a new level! Careful, pixies can
bite.
A nephing we will go, a nephing we will go. A cup of
Nephandi with your acolyte?
Evil has descended upon the gods. A dark advisor has
Broken the mortal plane.
Who let this Paladin slip through? TS demands a revote!
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Farewell to Thee
The rose has bid us adeiu. We will see how long it lasts.
Like a Mardi Gras parade marching through the Realms,
Daddy Warbucks is tossing out his trinkets before he leaves.
Changing of the Guard
There is a vampress filling the CoD ink jar with blood.
Phfft! Ph's have united! Phinding phunky quests on your
order's noteboard lately?
The Symposium is missing a head kitten, as time has not
Been on her side.
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Dear Myra and Ilsensine - by Myra + Ilsensine M+I
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Spotted Reputation
Dear Myra and Ilsensine,
I was hoping that you could help me with a little problem
that I have. You see, my reputation is not exactly the
best. I realize that I have not always made the best
choices, but is there anything I can do?
-Little Lost Sheep
Dear Little Lost Sheep,
My first reminder is that this is a game. However, it is
a game with its own little society. People me and go from
this society through somewhat of a revolving door
situation. Make the best of the new people you meet and
set a new example with those you have already encountered.
Live and learn. Forgive and forget.
-M
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Dear Little Lost Sheep,
What others think of us is in essence unimportant. The
importance arrives when we ourselves place too much
relevance in these views. Instead of attatching such
reverence to what others think, regulate your own
behavior.
If you behave in a manner that seems reasonable and
considerate, others should respond favourably towards
you.
If they do not, dismiss them as worthless. Although...
it is always possible you have no judgement or concept of
what people find offensive. Enjoy!
-I
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Battle of the Sexiest
Dear Myra and Ilsensine,
My buddies and I have a bet going and we need your help.
You see, my friend here says that Iliana is the sexiest
imm. However, I think that Tiki is.
What do you guys say?
-Curious Chap
Dear Curious Chap,
I have to say that sexiness is purely in the eye of the
beholder. Now, given that I adore both, you have to
realize that one is a sexy pirate and the other is an
cute little pixie. So, if you are in a snuggle mood,
kiss on Tiki. If you are in a playful and naughty mood,
take a walk down the plank with Ili.
-M
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Dear Curious Chap,
Hahaha. This one is easy. Ili is the sexiest. The two
deciding factors are as follows.
1) Iliana is an 'Il...' and we are all hot.
2) Tiki is my sister, and a foul seeeeeeester at that!
-I
You, too, can have Myra and Ilsensine answer your
question! Send all questions via mudmail to Myra and
they will be answered in the next month's issue of the
CoD.
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My Bio - by Atraxen Voices
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Has running Seth run you down? Do you find yourself
"trancing" while trying to read the note boards? Do you
ever feel like you are quaffing mulberry extracts solely
for it's refreshing effects?
You need Polybuff!
Polybuff is the miracle elixir that kids all love!
Polybuff gives you strength of the kindred, for those
days that just do not end! The sleek, sexy lines that let
you slink onto the dance floor! It even gives you the
vigor to be the mac dad mud lover you know you can be!
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But there is more!
Act now, and you can recieve *FREE* a bottle of Coca-Pota!
You will feel more beautiful than ever, and look smart
and witty, too! And, if you Tell before the end of this
special RoD Offer, you will recieve a nifty Ball of Light,
FREE!
Impress that special MS lady today! You may not be
wearing Old Clan, but when you drink Polybuff, she will
know that you are a man of taste!
(May cause hair loss, zapping, change gender, and in some
users, mdeaths. Consult your Cleric before taking. Not
to be mixed with Heals or purples.)
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Sometimes - by Santrilla Voices
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Sometimes I wish I were 3 years older,
Sometimes I wish that the whole world was gay,
Sometimes I wish it'll soon be tomorrow,
Sometimes I wish it were still yesterday.
Sometimes I feel I could live to a thousand,
Sometimes I feel I could die in an hour.
Sometimes I feel that I'm tiny and worthless,
Sometimes I feel I have ultimate power.
Sometimes I think that I'm being a moron,
Sometimes I think that my dreams will come true,
But wherever I am, and whatever I'm doing,
The one thing I constantly think of... is you.
(P.S. Thanks Zistrocks for your praise and support with
this. :D ) 27/07/02
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Notes located across the realms...
a note from Mnenarchment to Shadia: Pizza flavoured
Lifesavers on Shadia
a note from Beedricks to Jenren: how to Auc a wedding
ring on Jenren
a note from Zaradox to Thalasian: I found your clothes!
on Mendanbar
a note from Aithne to Keatrix: Study you naughty girl.
Why did you logon? Shoo! on Keatrix
a note from Seitentaisei to Shadia: mudmail from work!
(work is sucks) (hi) (i like brackets)
(es, i know these aren't actually brackets)
on Shadia
a note from Coryn to Keatrix: If you go evil I will
marry you on Keatrix
a note from Kinux to Daci - 2 star - Being cool and
donating stolen eq. on Daci
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Notes located across the realms...(continued)
a note from Alairic to Aurien- You are supercalifrag
ilisticexpealidocious! sp?: You're like
twenty million times better than orange
juice, and I LOVE orange juice! on Aurien
a note from Kyrnia to Do you feel lucky? on Morgair
a note from Meade to Evaine: PORN!!!!! on Evaine
a note from Varin to Arcanes: Tera has stinky feet =)
on Muiren
a note from Sindel to Runers (type "LOOK NOTE" .. Do Not
Pick Up This Note! :P on Kyrstal
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who GoC
Karsiq is the first of the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Tracoally is the leader of ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Kellandra is a peon of the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Aithne... is a peon of the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Illessa.. is a peon of the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Wodko shines shoes for the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Jumina. bends over for the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Athinai makes food for the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Coryn is the second of the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
Trier does laundry for the ORDER OF TEMPLARS.
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Rafa racetalks 'This may sound silly, but how does one
examine the 'small print' on one's marriage license?'
Shareed racetalks 'There's fine print?'
Rafa racetalks 'Says there is..'
Thesia racetalks 'It's a plot of the Nephandi...'
Shareed racetalks 'i'm not married yet, so i don't know
what's actually on a license'
Shareed racetalks 'I didn't even know you need a lisence
=)'
Racin racetalks 'the small print should just be a warning
for the groom, pity to he who does not realize that
"Rule1: whats hers is hers, Rule2: whats his is
still hers, Rule3: and should the marriage fail
everything is divided according to rule 1 and 2'
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Rafa racetalks 'If we're both hers though?'
Elendar racetalks 'Bitter, are we? :)'
Throm racetalks 'no found out who is better in bed ;)'
Racin racetalks 'not bitter at all, i am happily married
thank you, i also learned early on that I am the
Boss, cause i have HER permission to say so'
Throm racetalks 'LOL!'
Elendar racetalks 'Heh.'
Thesia racetalks ''
Shareed racetalks '*grin*'
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Tiki racetalks 'Racin, I'm sure that you would know best
how to charm the ladies with food and drink. Can't
you help Odium?'
Vernese racetalks '*squeals* Tiki is an Elf!!'
Rialian racetalks 'Hiya Tiki!'
Pheayrde racetalks 'did i just turn pixie.'
Tiki racetalks ''
Vernese racetalks 'lol, No, Tiki just turned into a pixie'
Tiki racetalks 'Actually, I just turned you all into
pixies.'
Vernese racetalks 'err.. Elf'
Pheayrde racetalks 'good lord.'
Alyssia racetalks 'Tiki the Pelf?'
Tiki racetalks ''
Vernese racetalks '*thwaps self*'
Alyssia racetalks 'or Tiki the Elixie?'
Kahlynn racetalks 'Well that's all we need, a frolicking
Racin.'
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Vernese racetalks 'lol'
Vernese racetalks 'Racin would hurt himself frolicking'
Tiki racetalks 'I think Racin is asleep.'
Vernese racetalks 'giggles'
Tiki bonks you! BONK!! BONK!! BONK!!
Vernese racetalks 'Either that or he turned off his
hearing aid.'
Racin tells Tiki 'what ?'
Pheayrde racetalks 'racin isn't that old...'
Pheayrde racetalks 'is he?'
Racin tells Tiki '*snicker*'
Tiki tells you 'I'm dissing you, and you're sleeping
through it. :('
Vernese racetalks 'he is very old'
Tiki racetalks 'Older than god.'
Vernese racetalks 'grins'
Odium racetalks 'hes 3957 y/o'
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Tiki racetalks 'Don't you notice how slow he's getting
these days?'
Someone racetalks 'Since when were you an elf, Tiki?'
Tiki racetalks 'And he trudges through the woods like a
water buffalo. :P Quiet ranger, my butt.'
Vernese racetalks 'lol'
Tiki racetalks 'Since Racin was ignoring me.'
Racin racetalks '*snicker*'
Someone racetalks 'You prolly deserved it.'
Shimus racetalks 'Tiki, since when did you monitor elf
racetalk? :P'
Vernese racetalks 'Since Racin got a potty mouth'
Vernese racetalks 'It's all Racin's fault!'
Odium racetalks 'hehe'
Kya racetalks 'what's racin's fault?'
Vernese racetalks 'We told him not to say poop but
noooooo... he didn't listen'
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Kahlynn racetalks 'Everything'
Kya racetalks 'look! it's vernie!'
Vernese racetalks 'had to go and say it anyways'
Tiki racetalks 'Okay, I'm running away now.'
Vernese racetalks 'bye Tiki, been fun'
Kya racetalks 'cya tiki'
Vernese racetalks 'gonna miss you'
You racetalk 'its always my fault, like the time Tiki
needed a CR in Cursed Lands but told me Blasted
Lands, it was my fault cause i should have known she
always gets them mixed up'
Vernese racetalks 'LoL'
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Edible Enterprise - by Elisabet Quests
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This month's quest involves your culinary and creative
talents. Your mission is to create a food or beverage (a
tea perhaps) using food items and herbs found about the
realms.
Submissions must use at least 4 items that can be found
within the realms. They must be posted on no more than
two (2) notes and mudmailed to Elisabet no later than
midnight EST on August 21st.
It should be in recipe format and include how much of
each item is needed. Winners will be chosen by a panel
of hungry and thirsty immortals.
Good luck! May your culinary senses be with you!
Elisabet
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Elisabet's Corner - by Elisabet EC
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Greetings all fellow friends,
It surely has been a while since I've been able to write
Elisabet's Corner and be here to enjoy its posting. Thank
you for all of your understanding while I was away.
Special thanks to Tical who has been helping greatly with
posting the Cry of Despair, and the fabulous staff who
has not missed a beat.
I'd like to say thank you and goodbye to Khaimran who has
stepped down as editor. He will surely be missed. His
hard work has helped the Cry of Despair flourish.
I'd also like to welcome Myra, who after serving on the
Staff actively for many months, will make a perfect
addition as editor.
I hope you enjoyed our issue this month, and look forward,
as I always do, to next month's issue.
Faithfully,
Elisabet
Immortal Editor
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