{"id":1769,"date":"2024-03-13T12:46:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1769"},"modified":"2024-03-13T12:46:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:46:04","slug":"cry-of-despair-21","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">The Demon Within; Favourite Immortal &#8211; why?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">\n--\/                       _.--._ _.---.__\n\/                      .'  .-.'__.-----.\\\nJ                      \/    `-'(__--'      )   ___\n|                    .'       `. _ `--._  (__\/_____)              \/)\n|                   \/            .`--'''`   \/       __        ___\/\/\n|                  \/           .'          \/       \/ (_(_\/_  (_)\/(_\n|               _.'-.         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Cry24-30 News \n  ______ ______ ______   ______ ______ ______ ______ _______ ______ ______\n |   (__   () |   _)  \\ |   ---|  \\___|    . |_    _|     | |   () |  \\___|\n |______)______;______\/ |____| |______;____|_| |__| |_______;___|\\_\\______;\n -------------------- The Cry of Despair Feature Story --------------------\n.....\n\nIt can be said that the Immortals of the Realms of Despair do not get \nall the credit and praise they should. We are sure that most of the time \nan Immortal spends online is filled with complaints and sighs than \n'thank you' and words of praise.  \n \nSo we as the staff of the Cry of Despair are going to give the hard working \nImmortals a chance to hear some praise. We went out across the Realms and asked\nthe players who they had as a favorite Immortal and why.\n \nHayama: hmm vira prolly, just known him for ages and frienda\n        mine, doesnt take things too seriously but still does his job\n \nKyrnia: Serina's my favorite imm cuz she's got that cool cleric power\n        thing going. she's always totally friendly and she never gets\n        mad, I don't know how she does it\n\nAdric:  Bede. good builder, and i've always gotten along with him\n \nTerra: Aphreal... Cuz Shes the only Imm I know and shes kewler than \n       all hell :)\n \nHawpch: Darrek\nYou:    and the Why part? :P'\nHawpch: beeccaaaaause... hrm he deals with alot of stuff behind the scenes \n        that noone really notices and he is an awesome supporter of the order\n        and I haven't ever dealt with any other imms  *inno*\n\nChayla: either vira cause he's a stinky sneaky druid or bumrina cause smells \n        like dead flowers! ;)\n \nGarrund: prolly Thoric, cuz he was giving away all those pendants..=)\n \nGreetmir: well Lascivius for her constant equality of treatment to\n          all ... her consistency ... but there are a lots of imms that \n          do a lot of work for us and I dont envy them their job'\n\nMagiua:  kali because he killed brane for no reason =)\n \nMoonfire:  Aphreal.  She is kind, friendly, and doesn't mind us \n             mortals insulting her.\n \nRazfellow: Lascivias,because she is almost as devious as I. \nYou:       *laughs* nice answer ;p\nRazfellow: *bows* why thank ye my friend = )\n \nKayah: My fav imm is Blodkai, for the very reason that he puts up with \n       all the bs in this game, organizes and fixes as much as he can so\n       that others can enjoy this reality. And he's lasted for a long long\n       time, which tells me he doesn't have the one thing I hate myself for. \n       A quick temper. :P\n \nGarytT: aphrael cause she's nice\n \nMorbis: Welp, its gonna be D; i dunno; I avoid imms at all costs, they\n        scare me\n \nFedmahn: eek!  get that mic and camera outta my face! :(\n \nLLaura: well i really dont know that many of them but mystaric is \n        really nice, she hosted alot of pkills for our guild on a \n        regular basis. Alot of others wouldnt have done that so \n        graciously.\n \nParisul: Thoric.  He has a lost mind, and there's a reward if we find it!\n \nTeran: Parisul because of the fun all-level quests he runs.\n \nSagat: Who's coding for Nephi's? ... that's yer answer\n\nThorpe: Kattia..she and i aved together, and she's been my best friend \n        and the friendliest imm on the mud\n\nXanthia: well m'lady, tis easy for me to answer that question..\n         there is no question in my mind .. for there is one that \n         shines way above the others.. \n         wether it be dark or bright out..'\nYnnug:   moonbeam..heh'\nYnnug laughs.\nXanthia laughs.\nXanthia rolls on the floor laughing hysterically.\nXanthia: with all due respect to my son Jorbin, i would have to choose\n         my husband's most closest allie.. Bushido\n \nIceith: Thats a hard one, they all are nice enough to slay me... \n        well, the ones who have slay. But I'd have to say its \n        Blodkai. He's even more mysterious as Thoric, and does a \n        lot of work behind the scenes. and even though people always \n        complain about what he does, he still keeps doing it and\n        doesnt give up :)'\n \nEldygar: Loril.  Very nice to talk to, and friendly.\n \nIliana: I would have to say that out of all the Imms, even \n        though they all do a wonderful job, Darrek would be \n        my favorite.. he has a way of keeping things in \n        perspective.. that it's only a game.. and having a good \n        time with everything and making me laugh even when I'm \n        aggravated. he doesn't take all of this too seriously.\n \nVaCh: serina cuz i'm her love slave\n \nJenica:  Loril and Stoneheft - lorils a cool druid -- and stoneheft\n         has a funny sense of humor' -- and then all of the others \n         on the wizlist are nice or sweet \n \nZistrosk: Mystaric cause she's a programmer extrodinaire\n\nShingo: Ranma! Cuz she was funny, an anime freak like me and\n        had the best restore-all echos!'\n\nPhred: i'd have to say darrek, but i can't say why or he'll kill me ;)\n\nTrystlow: favorite imm would have been ayesh...he had worked with \n          me on the rumble for GoR and was always receptive to ideas.\n          hated to see him step down...  does it have to be a current \n          imm? current imm..i'd sayLascivias...  she's the best for talking \n          over ideas i come up with...  doesn't do the fire from  the hip shoot\n          down deal  =P then there's Aphrael...  have to give her probs \n          cause she built that awsome home for Belyan...  =P \n          hmm, maybe i could do like a top five???  hehe\n          then there's stoney for just being a freak and building \n          la chute...  which has scared the bejesus outta me on several \n          occasion\n          i dunno; i need an editor  =P\n          hmm   *gets out his lil book of PC (poliltically correctness)*\n          i'd have to say that i don't have a favorite imm... they each \n          do their part to make the realm the wonderful place that it is.  \n          if it wasn't for imm's, i'd still be living in that van down \n          by the river'\n[Someone liked this question alot ;p ]\n\nDalamar: Lascivias because she was a cool deity and she\n         summoned boy george to kill people\n \nFobertron: Probably Mystaric cuz she gives nice big chunks of glory\n \nVortex: anyways, Taboo, cuz he's cool, and I beat him in pool :)'\n        and I didnt mean for that to rhyme.. gads that sounded lame\n        so dont quote it like that, if you ever should have those\n        urges, please :)\nYou:    too late, you are immortalized'\nVortex: *sighs* Reporters...\n \nDahla: Heh ;) Well, Taboo's gotta be my favourite.. because he acts \n       all mean and such, but is really a nice guy ;)\n \nFelwyn: To give a pat on the back to those  that currently \n        serve, I would say Lady Aphrael. She has never failed to \n        give more than 100% to whatever task she is doing, and is \n        one of the kindest souls I know.\n \nBraiden: tie between aphrael and lascivias\n         because they're both fun and incredibly helpful \n         they've both given me an ear to chew before\n\nOdessyus: Casdin would have to be my favorite imm, he's a good\n          person and a great friend.'\n\nBacara: I'd have ta say Serina; she's nice and fair to all; and\n        she puts a lot of work into her quests theyre always \n        difficult and fun she always responds when ya send her tells\n \nVir: I don't have a favorite imm...I respect some imms more than\n     others; If I had to say what imms I respect as players, \n     leaders, and people...I'd say Kali, darrek, and Jorbin\n     it's an question that requires less ambiguity\n     I mean..some imms i like cuz i know them irl...some imms i know\n     know from their work here...some i know and like cuz we play \n     together on their morts\n     as for respect, fairness, interaction...probably Darrek \n     or Jorbin tho\n \nElisabet 'Aphrael is because shes so snuggly.\nBreg utters the words, 'eugszr waouq'.\n\nBelem: Bede, because he rocks.\n\nRosin: I dont know any of the imms, so I abstain\nTyra: Fav imm..hhmm...a tie...Gorog Cabal...they \n      taught me to play this game :>'\n \nKyrian: apphie cause i knew her before. . and she's real nice and stuff\n\nTaammy: Aphrael, She did my wedding..knew her when she\n        was in GoM... just always got along\n\nSvenson Aphrael, being helled by her was an honor.\n\nGultar 'I like Darrek because of the funny american\n        jokes he puts in his title.'\n \nClade: eh kali, cause he's uh cool?' and he's a cool \n       deity *shrug*'\n\nLainfin: Moonbeam cause she's so mean\n \nBrane says Adonia or Serina\nBrane: Adonia cuz she used to go to my school and Serina cuz\n       she didn't change into a stuck up imm\n \nPalin: Bushido; cause noone knows him an he doesn't piss me off\n \nFarndaki: Nivek\n \nSaraphin: vira... cuz she gives me cookies and is a good friend ;)\n \nTeltan:  darrek, he's never mucked up a glory trade.\n \nKayleah: hmm...Loril...she's so sweet =)\n \nAllivax: Rosario no hesitation'\nAllivax: he was the most helpful person when i was learning game he \n         made me do things that taught me how to play  but he was good \n         to me as well as fair he never told me things made me find out \n         with some help\n\nBreg utters the words, 'eugszr waouq'.\n\nThalasian: umm Edmond, cause he role plays\n\nDrachenfeld: I'd say Calis, because I like questing and I always \n             have had good luck in his quests :)\n\nZoa: well... Mystaric... because she organize's many GoV pkills... \n     and Edmond for the same reason\n\nAmoria: okay I guess...as far as people go, Thoric's my favorite \n        imm because he hasn't been an 'imm' persay like the others \n        so he's not as callous...\n        He sets a good example for the way an imm should be with \n        his mentality - very patient.\n        Now, as far as imms go, I would have to say Darrek and \n        Moonbeam are a tie. They're both fair to me and Moonbeam \n        has a talent for keeping it professional... Moonbeam's \n        excellent at maintaining her position. I have a huge \n        respect for her.\n        And then there's Grishnakh, who's just a great friend. \n        Make no mistake... he's MY teddy bear.\n\n\nCoD would like to welcome its New Staff Members!  Here are their bios\nso you can get to know them better.\n \nName: Alendil          Class: None (paladin)\nAlt(s): Jecobam [lowbie mage]\nAffiliations: Guild of Paladins; Ambassador of the 3rd-Elohai Council\nRace: Half-Elf [Elohai]\nOnline: anywhere between 5-9pm cst till midnight-4am cst...it varies\n----------------------------\nI have enjoyed writing for years, and hope to make myself a useful\nmember of this paper's staff in anyway I can.  I hope to make a good\nimpression upon all of you, and I'll let you know in advance that\nalthough I take great pride in my work, I do enjoy constructive\ncriticism at _all_ times.  Hope to see you all around.\n-Alendil-\n\n\nHello! My name is Tobie Latrou Moonbeam. I've been playing on Realms for almo\n4 years now.  I was a character no one wanted, a level 32 with a bad base.\nOut of the rp part of my life here, my first main character was a warrior named\nKirstin. (Which I still own\/play)  Kirstin was given Tobie as a \"I hate this\ncharacter.. you can have him\" gift from someone I didn't even know. Well, this \nbeing my first mage, I was very excited and spent a great deal of my time on\nchat and racetalk, transporting recalls and balls of light. :P\n \nOne night I was approached by someone named Chopan.  He asked me if I had eve\nconsidered joining an order... to which I replied, I was new here and had not\neven known Orders.. their meanings or even that they existed!  After some\ngood conversation with him, I decided to apply to DragonSlayers. Moving forward\nI'm now here and have been a member ever since.  I joined the IC Team when I\nfinally AV'd, and later became Head of IC (HoIC), when Chopan moved on as a\nnew leader for us.\nDragonSlayers is forever my home and I love all my family and friends who are\nthere and have been there for me.\nPerks of me! :\nFav's\/likes :  Fun collectables from RoD\/friends, renames, friends, Seth!\nNono's\/dislikes :  Mean\/rude people\nNicknames : Perky! , Boobies(don't ask me to explain yet :P ), Tobiemunch,\n              and \"Hey you\"...\nI look forward to gettin to know everyone on CoD meeting new people on RoD.\n***Tobie L. Moonbeam***\n\nWhen I was a young boy, around 17 or 18 years of age, my home was\nbroken into by three men.  They killed my parents and left my younger\nbrother, Tangarth, and I, badly beaten.  After that we had to learn to\nlive on our own.  I would cook, he would hunt, and we switched off\nto make life a little easier.  We weren't very rich, so I traveled\nto the city of DarkHaven one day, looking for a job.  They weren't\nin need of cooks or hunters (which was the only thing Tangarth and I\nhad any experience in), so we were out of luck.  I spent all of the\ngold that I had going to DarkHaven, so I had no means of going back\nto my home that night.  I was forced to sit at the town plaza and\n\"beg\" for money with the rest of the beggers.  I made enough gold to stay\nat the Sleeping Dragon Inn that night--I must have been lucky to\nmake so much in one night, the other beggers told me, probably because\nI was so young, people felt for me.  The next day i went out searching\nfor a job, and once again, no luck.  I found myself walking aimlessly\ndown an alley, where I was met by some thieves.  They saw that I was\ndown on my luck and told me I could try out for their guild.  I made\nit in and sent a message to Tangarth the next day that we would be\nmoving to DarkHaven--we have been here ever since.\n \nHi everyone.  Just like to say that I'm very happy to be a part of\nthe CoD Staff.  Im currently in Order of Templars (*hoping to be\nofficial*).  My tells are always on, so send em if yer bored :).\n       --Odessyus Harthlen\n\nI am Xantryke, an av half-elf paladin. I am currently a Co-Head \nto the GoP IC. I started this char mere days after the paladin \nclass was introduced, and I started playing about a month and a \nhalf before that. I have two other characters: an av paladin, Pepin, \nused as a storage, and Janclanmiyut, currently only at level 2, but \nI'm gonna have him pleveled as soon as I earn enough to pay for it.\nI spend most of my time on RoD late at night, like 2-5 am system time,\nalthough I can get on during the day\/evening. I plan to do as much as \nI can to help with the CoD, and am looking forward to it.\n               --Xantryke X. 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DS won it \n    without a loss, except for Larimant, who died like \n    a dog at Stoker's hands.\n \n    We'd also like to give a warm Dragonslayer welcome \n    to Thabo, our newest member.\n\nInconnu News         \n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nMaidenStone News     \n     The order of MaidenStone suffered a great loss when\n       both the leader and first maiden resigned from their \n       positions.  We wish them the best of luck!\n       \n       However, it has not all been a loss for the order this \n       week. Several new maidens and warders have joined the \n       ranks of MaidenStone, including myself, Elaria Felicia.\n       Maidenstone Welcomes\n         Elaria, Diso, Emuyare, Lauria, Skaphia\n      \n       Maidenstone Congradulate Laisa on her Promotion to Head QM!\n\nRingbearers News\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nRol Na Feinne News    \n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nGuild of Augurers News\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nGuild of Clerics News \n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nGUILD NEWS\n\nGuild of Druids News  \n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nGuild of Mages News   \n    The guild would like to congratulate those who won the \n    latest GoM quest as it was one which required knowledge \n    of many of the repop echos within the Realms.\n    Taking first place is Tannenbaum, while Huyin and Azzie \n    take the second and third places, respectively.\n \n    Also, Congratz to Thalasian, who recently became a full     \n    fledged member of our Guild.\n\nGuild of Nephandi News\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nGuild of Paladins News\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nGuild of Rangers News\n    Sorry no news this week. \n\nGuild of Thieves News\n    The guild of thieves would like to welcome the following members;\n    Danthar, Grocka and Tobin. We also want to send GIANT congrats to\n    members Chada and Polum for hitting that milestone, Avatar! Good luck\n    to those currently questing for membership.\n\nGuild of Vampires News\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nGuild of Warriors News\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nRACE NEWS\n\nThe Dwarves\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nThe Drow\n    The Leader, Capercailie reports that the nation is busy and \n    there is always new news, but for now would like to share the \n    nations new web site: www.geocities.com\/Rainforst\/Jungle\/5194\n\nThe Elves\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nThe Giths\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nThe Gnomes\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nHalf-Elf\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nHalf-Ogres:\n    Sorry no news this week.\n \nHalf-Orcs:\n    Sorry no news this week.\n \nHalf-Trolls:\n    Sorry no news this week.\n\nThe Halflings:\n    Sorry no news this week.\n \nThe Humans:\n    Moonfire, Second for the Human Nation informs that the Nation is\n    still seeking new membership and soon they will accept Lord Elgin into\n    their ranks. The recent Trivia Quest was successful with Juliana taking\n    first place, Slyph took second and Dron came in third. Moonfire bids these\n    ones to contact him for their prizes.\n \nThe Lizardmen:\n   Sorry no news this week.\n\nPixies:\n   Sorry no news this week.\nSea-elves:\n   Sorry no news this week.\n \nThe Symposium New\nDo we really need 469 socials? The Symposium wants to know which ones you \nhate and\/or find confusing. (We can already guess which ones are used the \nmost.) \n\nPost a note on the Symposium board (in DH Town Hall, from DH square \nE S U S E N, or from the Archives N E N): with subject line \"socials\" and \ntell us:\n(1) Which socials you hate and (briefly!) why\n(2) Which socials you never use because you find them confusing, \nmisleading, or stupid\n(3) Any further comments about socials (but NOT suggestions for new ones, \nplease! that's a different proposal altogether)\n \nIMPORTANT. Please keep your comments to ONE note. If your note runs to more \nthan one note, we will toss the secondary pages.\nDeadline is Midnight EST Saturday, September 18. Any votes against socials\nposted after that will not count.\n     The Symposium\n \nPuzzle\n.6..2.............\n.-..-...3.........\n.-..-...-.........\n.-..-...-.5.......\n.-.1-------.......\n.-......-.-.......\n.-......-.-7-----.\n..................\n4---------........\n..................\n\nACROSS:\n1: Co-head of The Symposium\n4: Newest Order on Realms of Despair\n7: Immortal with the same name backwards and forwards\n \nDOWN:\n2: _______ the Ancient Deep Dragon\n3: Codebase Realms of Despair runs on\n5: What many players suffer from on bad days\n6: Another name for a level 50\n \nSorry if this puzzle bleeds on your term.\n\nPuzzle\n\nCFGTHORICMEXLPLUESGI\nAPHRAELSJMPAWXKNUIGW\nLPHBUTYRUPLMRDNIBROJ\nINALKLEDEBQMDRKWAIHZ\nSVEOODBRIECALISRMPES\nJDADMSPDECABALUMSCVG\nMRILPRMLORILGARTLAPM\nLIHRAMKERRADOOBATRMS\nKEVINNPTRICOPSSMNORP\nRDPRLDABLODKAIKALILM\nThere are 15 immortals to find!\n\n\nYour Submissions\n \nThe Demon Within - Nations Quest - 7\/21\nThose who know him, well know of his affliction and how it comes upon him\nsuddenly and with a certain cruelty. For a span of time he did not even \nknow he acted strangely, and when he learned of his acts of aggression to\nhis kin and friends he was stricken. But this alone was not enough to save\nhim from the demon within for it fed eagerly and often upon his indecision\nand fears.\nHis Chieftain, Sir Chengis quickly became aware of Brakko's possession\nand tho he went to great lengths to aid his kinsman he had not the means\nnor magic to bring Brakko relief. There was a certain cleric who held the\npower and for a time or two was able to force the demon to retreat. But being\nof infinite evilness and persistance the demon grew in power and the last\nconfrontation found the cleric face down in a pool of her own blood.\n \nIt has now become known that only two ways exist to drive this demon\nfrom his host, Brakko. One is to take the life of the half-troll, and the\nother is to.....\nAnd so it began....many gathered at nations, their concern for Brakko plain \nupon their faces. Talk drifted about the small group, at first of puzzlement \nand concern but as the group enlarged, the talk became more determined. \nUntil there was a fair army ready to pursue this demon to the death. Little\ndid they know could well be their own.\n\nSir Dron was chosen to lead,for he was well known as a man both level headed \nand quick of thought. The blurr of activity brought many curious to watch as\nthey scurried to and fro repairing armor, purchasing healing potions, trading\nshield potions and scrolls until all were satisfied they could do no more to \nprepare themselves. Jhary, who lent much support but was too young to go \nstood by trying to hide his disappointment as he watched. \n \nA vast mixed company left the nations clearing..from Rol Na Feinne to Baali.\nVampires, mages, thieves, rangers, warriors, clerics, orcs, humans, drow,\ntrolls, dwarves, pixies, elves and halfs --- all put aside their differances\nto fight. Those among them were: Dron, Vortex, Ubanmlyx , Lequin, Laine,\nShingo, Micala, Wavin,Torinir,Thalasian, Endrail,Tiggs, Mondain, Thorgrim,\nBacara and Mea.\nThey found Brakko in a land where the peacefullness belied the agony of the\none crouched there. As he held his head, blood spilled from his mouth and\nthey knew he was soon to die unless they acted quickly.\n \nThe trackers brought the group to Aramis Knight and before the echo of his \ntaunting laughs faded he was dead. With a jubilation born of their short\nsightedness they returned to Brakko expecting to find him much improved.\nTheir bewilderment over his continued plight soon turned to terror as Vallax \nscreamed in upon the group, bringing desolation and death within seconds.\n \nThey were scattered and without direction as they tried in vain to recover\nfrom this volatile attack. Wavin bravely lured the demon way from the pile of\ncorpses, nimbly keeping one step ahead as her companions strove to retrieve \ntheir equipment. Twas the strong voices of Thalasian and Dron that brought \nthem all back together and with the careful planning of Vortex and others \nthey once again leapt into battle.\n\nAs a combined force of death they met him again. The Tremere,Tantras, had \ncome upon the scene and leapt into battle as well. Swords arced with deadly \nprecision as spell casters flung a vast array at their target, and tho some\ndied again and others were forced to flee they prevailed. Vallax was broken\nas a jolt of quantum spike unfurled from the hand of Laine, Tiggs followed\nwith a disabling hit, Dron brought to him a crushing blow as Vortex delivered\nthe final stroke of death.\n \nAnd so it was that the nations, however fleeting, found a bond of union born\nfrom the dire need of one. May the honor of such actions live and thrive\namong us.\n--Micala\n\n  O                                              o\n \/ \\                                             |\no---oo-o  o-o o  o o-o   o-o o-o o-O-o o-o o-o  -o- o-o\n|   ||  | | | |  | |  | |    |-' | | | |-' |  |  |   \\\no   oo  o o-o o--o o  o  o-o o-o o o o o-o o  o  o  o-o\n \n \n        \/\\       \n       |::|                T H E     O R D E R     O F\n       |::|                       \n       |::|    \/\\\\,\/\\\\,         |\\              -_-\/   '\n       |::|   \/| || ||   _   '   \\\\            (_ \/   ||  \n       |::|   || || || ( \\, \\\\  \/ \\\\ _-_\\\\\/\\\\ (_ --_ =||= \/'\\\\ \\\\\/\\\\  _-_  \n       |::|   ||=|= || \/-|| || || |||| \\\\|| ||  --_ ) || || || || || || \\\\ \n       |::|  %|| || ||(( || || || ||||\/  || || _\/  )) || || || || || ||\/\n       |::|   |, \\\\,\\\\,\\\/\\\\ \\\\ \\\\\/\/  \\\\,\/\\\\ \\\\(_-_-   \\\\,\\\\,\/   \\\\ \\\\\\\\,\/\n       |::|\n       |::|            has now reopened for Inductions.\n       |::|             Please type: Help MaidenStone \n       |::|                 for more information.\n       |::|            \n       |::|       Either speak to one of our Quest Mistresses [QM]\n       |::|                   or seek out a Leader.\nMS   ,o|::|o,   MS\n MSMSoo|::|ooMSMS\n  'MSMS[[]]MSMS'        Good Luck to all who are interested.\n       [[]]\n       {{}}  \n      {{{}}}\n       {{}}\n        ()          :*-*:._.:*-*:._.:*-*:._.:*-*:._.:*-*:._.:*-*:._.:\n\n        (____)           YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED       mMm  _[_]_\n        \/____\\               TO THE WEDDING OF          \/(\")\\  (\")\n        |___.---.---.        JONQUALYN MARIYAH      \/\/)^(\\\\\/\/:\\\\\n        |__(  __|__  )_                               \/(\/   \\\\\/|-|\/\n        |\/ \\\/\\_\/^\\._)\/ \\            TIME:             \/ \/--`--\\ |||\n        (  (__{(@)}\\_)  ) SATURDAY, AUGUST 28TH      `\/       \\|||\n        |\\_\/ (\/(_)\\_))_\/        9:00 PM EST          `----------'-\n  ______|_(  (__)_)_\/ )                                   :. ,..\n \/_________\\_\/  |  \\_\/            PLACE:                .' :-.':_.,\n|\/   .' |    '--'--'          CRYSTALMIR LAKE        .'   ::.::'.'\n    :  ;|    |              SMOLDERING FIRE PIT       :     ::'  .:\n    :   '.   |                                     `.:    .:  .:\/\n     '.  '.  |    ...                               `::--.:'.::'\n       '.  '.|  .' ..':                               |. _:===-'\n    .' _ .'.'.  '...'                ,---.---.    __,','\n    ;.'..'   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