{"id":1787,"date":"2024-03-13T16:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T16:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1787"},"modified":"2024-03-13T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T16:20:03","slug":"cry-of-despair-31","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Interview: Sal, the slimy slug<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n                 THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!!!\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\n                            CRY OF DESPAIR #31\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nMortal Staff:\nAlendil, Alerious, Apollonia, Azrakare, Barentin, Conran, DekkatH\nElaria, Elbanon, Kannan, Laine, Loril, Nimue, Nitsuj, Odessyus,\nSaraphin, Sarig, Shingo, Thabo and Tobie\nMortal Editor: Kuah\n\nImmortal Staff:\nKyrnia, Lascivias\nImmortal Editor: Ayesh\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nContents:\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nOne Year Anniversary.\nA quick look back at our first year!\n\nThe Symposium News.\nRead about whats new from The Symposium.\n\nFLASHBACK ARTICLE.\nThis is the classic poll about an Imm and his Kilt...\n\nThe Pagan Pages.\nA new twist on an old idea.\n\nFLASHBACK ARTICLE.\nRemember Kuahs Friends?\n\nFunny Bones!\nWho had the funny titles this time around?\n\nWant Ads.\nLooking for? Needed? Wanted?\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nOne Year Anniversary. By: Kuah\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nOne year. That is pretty amazing. I smile as I sit here and\nreflect on all the articles that have graced the Cry of Despair.\nI also smile as I think about all the characters and people we\nhave met thanks to this paper and I hope all of you have enjoyed\nthis last year reading the articles we write for you.\n\nMany things have changed over the year for the Cry of Despair and\nmany more changes have happened to our world, The Realms of\nDespair. From that first meeting long ago where over thirty people\nsat and help set the foundation with the help of Mystaric, to the\nforming of the Society of Scribes and our longing to do even more\nthan just a news paper.\n\nAnd now with Ayesh as our Immortal Editor and a strong and very\ncreative staff we set our sights to a second amazing year. But\nbefore we fold up the scroll on this past year, I feel that there\nwere some great highlights from past issues that are worth taking\ntime to reflect on again. And as the last original active staff\nmember, (Thabo, where are you?), it does me honor to be the one\nsharing them with, honestly the only reason we do what we do,\nyou... the reader.\n\nThe Interviews\n\nThere have been many, and I agree with the general opinion of the\nfeedback, that interviews are the best of any article type we\nhave.\n\nOver this last year we have introduced (or reintroduced) many of\nthe people who make the Realms a special place. From Leaders of\nGuilds and Orders to Immortals from the low neophytes to Thoric\nhimself.\n\nSome of my favorite interviews this staff has done are the ones\nwe can reflect back on and see how that person has changed in the\nRealms. One that really stands out is an interview done with a\nstruggling soon to be GuildMaster, clawing her way to the prizes\nat the top, Elisabet. Now she claws her way up the immortal ranks\never hungry for power. Another one that stands out, the Interview\ndone back in may with Edmond, who was then only a Newbie Council\nmember who, in his own words, \"hit a point where runs and\nequipment hadn't hit any sort of appeal any more.\" Now he spends\ntime co-running The Symposium as a favorite high level Immortal.\n\nThere have been many other interviews, including another personal\nfavorite of mine, Valanna who even stepped outside of character\nto talk music and real world likes\/dislikes. The interview the\nstaff did with Thoric was also well liked by many of you. Other\npopular interviews included Nivek, where he responded to your\npoll answers and the interview with Calis, where he showed off\nhis 'Shapeshifting' mob.\n\nI hope we can continue to bring you interesting reads and the\ninterviews you all would like to see. (Including one with Darrek\nwho when asked, politely declined). And hopefully we can provide\neven more and better player interviews with the Leaders of the\nGuilds and Orders of our Realms.\n\nThe Polls, Articles and Humor\n\nThere have been many interesting polls in the Cry of Despair.\nFrom the original \"What would you do if you were Immortal\" to\nthe comical and ever creative \"What does Darrek wear under his\nkilt?\". (My personal favorite answer to that one being Moonbeams\nanswer: \"a bottle opener\"). And of course the controversial\nand ever popular CoD Awards Poll with categories ranging from\nFavorite Imm to Favorite Death Trap.\n\nWorking with all of the different staff members I have seen come\nand go through the doors of the CoD office one thing has been the\nsame with all of them. Creative. They are with out a doubt some\nof the most creative people I have ever met. Even if I have had\nmy own share of hits and misses (does anyone remember the slug\ninterview with Sal T. Hurtz?) I for sure have not been alone in\nmaking this paper work.\n\nThere is no way I can put over all of the staff by name, but the\nfact that the Cry of Despair has lasted this long is proof enough\nthat they have gotten themselves over. But to be fair and to be\nThankful, (and please beyond anything forgive me if I forget one),\nI will try and list them all.\n\nAnd as we look forward to the future we should let it be known\nthat we have positions up for new staff members for those of you\nwho are interested. More information is posted in the Want-Ads,\nand we have a special position open in the new 'Pagan Pages'\nSection. But let us not forget those who have come before...\n\nThe Staff (All at one time members of the Cry of Despair)\n\nAlerious, Allison, Alovea, Anaisse, Apollonia, Athuro, Ayesh,\nAzrakare, Bede, Brakko, Cyniq, Conran, Dacoit, Deevlit, Elaria,\nElbannon, Grishnakh, Gurt, Hawpch, Iktome, Kannan, Kayah, Keroppi,\nKuah, Kyrnia, Lascivias, Lohon, Loril, Louellin, Mea, Mystaric,\nNaeblis, Nimue, Nitsuj, Odessyus, Saraphin, Shamisen, Shingo,\nRanstlin, Romanu, Thabo, Tunclon, Vestia, Yardan\n\nI know I've missed a few, (It has been a long year you know), but\nthere is no way this paper would of made it without all the work\nthe former staff has put in and the support of you, the reader.\n\nAs one last token of thanks we will have a few 'look back'\narticles this issue as well as the current news. And I know it\ngets old, but we can never say it enough, Thank You.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe Symposium News. By: Shingo\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nDue to the Realms nearly coming into contact with a temporal\nvortex of such magnitude, that it literally put everyone into a\nstasis lock, the Symposium was unable to get much work done the\npast week. However, we have officially begun the subcommittee\nprocess, with Timas heading up the Spell and Skills, Torinir\nhas control over the Building committee and Raemakoin is at the\nhelm of the Race and Class team.\n\nWe have confidence in all three leaders, and we know they will do\ntheir very best to convey the best way to propose all of our\nwishes to the Immortal Ones.\n\nPlease, if you have any ideas, feel free to mail myself, or the\nproper leader to whom your proposal falls under.\n\nTo fix an error in the previous article, Skaphia is not an At\nLarge, she is the Maidenstone Representative. My apologies to\nMaidenstone and Skaphia.\n\nWe will have more news for you, as they come about.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nFLASHBACK ARTICLE. By: CoD Staff, Issue #14\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nWhat does Darrek wear under his kilt?\n\nMecil: a commercial underwear advertising a beer\nAnonymous: what or who?\nAremic: id have to go with...frilly pink panties..yeah =)\nHecar: a stubby (beer bottle)\nSomeone: he wears %s under his kilt.. :P\nKrahl: his manhood\nNesett: Nothing, I think he goes regimental ;)\nSealom: nothing\nAsmodius: I am at a loss for words\nSomeone: I think he is a boxer man\nMoonbeam: a bottle opener\nPlessar: a pink frilled panty\nNalvaz: silk panties ;)\nSomeone: a chastity belt :P\nViracocha: I don't know, but I'm sure I'm going to have Nightmares\nabout that\nLascivias: your death?\nLevana: nothing i hope heh\nLoril: I'd say prolly a belt with beer stein holsters But I'm not\nsure I want him to show me :P\nCasdin: grins nice shaved legs and heart covered boxers\nElbanon: you must not fear darrek\nCasidin: Naa he's a big softie *gulps* plus I got plenty of beer left\nEhn: The body of a guitar\nHulkinn: Wonder Woman Under-roos\nLyrias: Id have to say shoes.\nAnonoumous: there. A funny bunny idol given to him by Jade\nMariyah: spiked garters?\nAphrael: laugh.. nothing of course!\nSerina: 'Uhm, if i told you then he'd know I peeked :(\nDria: oooh, this answer takes some consideration :) I would have to\nsay that Darrek doesn't wear anything under his 15-kilt, after\nall who ever heard of troll underwear\nElisabet: silk scooby-doo boxers'\nTalanthus: was there some sort of pink panty story or something?'\nGrendimix: a thong'\nGorog: an underkilt?\nBede: the lost boots of ranger Thoric?\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nThe Pagan Pages. By: Shingo\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nThis Issue The Card Selected:\nJudgement\n\nThe Judgement card shows a major transformation about to occur\nin your life. The transformation could ultimately lead up to\ncompletely changing your life-style. It is possible that you may\nnot even realize the change is about to occur until it finally\nexplodes all around. Judge carefully how to go about this new\nbridge, and cross it with confidence, not caution.\n_________\n|         |\n|  TAROT  |\n|         |\n|         |\n|  *   *  |\n|   * *   |\n|    *    |\n|   * *   |\n|  *   *  |\n---------\n\n\nThe stars, moon, planets, and sun are calling out to\none who will work for the Cry of Despair in their time of need.\nThey prophecise that one will send in a stunning example of their\ncreativity and let it shine throughout the heavens.\n\nWe require the services of one who can wield the power of the\nheavens and write the fortunes the constellations foresee for\ntheir followers.\n\nPlease submit all entries to our public noteboard: e,s,2u,s,w,s\nfrom the city square.\n\nWe will have a new writer for the very next issue of the article\nand they will see their own fortunes grow prosperously as they\nwork on the following issue of THE PAGAN PAGES!\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nFLASHBACK ARTICLE. By: Kuah, Issue #13\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nKuahs Friends:\nToday I sit here on the edge of a fountain in the training grounds\nof the Academy. I am here to meet a special friend this day. In\nfact it is a member of the realms we all have met. Most of you\nknow him simply as a slimy slug. But those of us who care, those\nof us who take the time to stop and pet the dread wolves, we know\nhim by his true name, Sal T. Hurtz.\n\nSal arrived and sat, well more like oozed, next to me and let out\na sigh. I could see the pain of time and battle on his face. I know\nhe likes nothing more than scrounging up a meal or teaching new\nwould be heroes a lesson, but he took the time out today so we all\ncould learn just a little more about him, and our Realms. And isn't\nknowing half the battle already?\n\nKuah: How many have you fought Sal?\nSal: Other than some uppity dragon hatchling whom many of these\nknights in training and want-to-be merlins take scales from, I'd\nsay I have seen more than any other being in the realms. There is\nno number I could put on it. I remember kicking your behind along\nwith my good friends the naga cousins many moons ago. But it is\nnot the number I care about, its getting these whipper-snappers\noff on the right foot.. well foot or claw whatever the case may be.\n\nA few moments passed as I took in his words. I watched his trail\ndry and sparkle in the sun. The sounds of training and the patter\nof little feet echoed as the battleground teemed with life. Such\nbliss. Only to be interrupted by some young warrior yelling at a\ncleric 'That was my dread wolf you looser!'.. ahh youth.\n\nKuah: Your favorite story?\nSal: Oh There have been so many. Take that loud mouthed little\nwarrior over there, the one with the big pumpkin head. Head so\nbig gnome scientist have discovered it helps with the orbit of\nthe moons and the timing of the tides. He is my story, teaching\nhim how to fight, giving him that needed experience. But I also\nthink back to the clerics who cast spells on me, helpful defensive\nspells and warm spells of healing... only to start kicking my tail\nthe moment they run out of mana. But I would not trade it for all\nthe damp sewage under Darkhaven. It is what I do, I teach.\n\nWe sat silent watching a vampire trying to feed on a bone naga. The\nvampire was the victor. And he soon moved along. When the naga was\npretty sure no one was looking he stood up and dusted himself off,\ngave a wink to Sal, and walked in the opposite direction.\n\nKuah: What was that all about?\nSal: I will let you and the Realms in on a little secret. You know\nthe Avatar of Thoric who spe...\n\nTorkorin's backstab DISEMBOWELS a slimey slug!\nA slimy slug is DEAD!!\nA slimy slug catches its guts in its hands as it pours through its\nfatal wound!\nTorkorin gets 100 gold coins from the corpse of the slimy slug.\nTorkorin sacrifices the corpse of the slimy slug to Thoric.\n\nKuah: WHY! What did you do that for?!\n\nTorkorin chats 'Level!'\nTorkorin floats west.\n\nKuah: Sigh.. well I'll see you next time as I let you get to know even more of my friends in the\nRealms... sigh...\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nFunny Bones! By: CoD Staff\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nFUNNY TITLES:\n\nTical says 'Im an object, not a person dammit!'.\nMerit squibbles on Sea-elven notes with his Cwayons.\nPelmen is drugged, but has a plan...\nHarthan FateMaster, Watch out! He's asleep at the wheel!\nIlyatha feels warm and fuzzy 'cause she has hot chocolate.\nAlric Calyndel : Angel by Nature, Villain by Neccesity.\nMischief- A 69 is neuron pleasing anatomical shareware!\nGaneman'Thou shall not wear tube socks with flip flops'.\nZuilin: beaten up and all I got was this lousy title.\nTulani has a phobia of sock puppets\nJoe is cherished by his deity. So where's the beer?\nMecil, tries to squish a babelfish into his ear.\nDarrek. Women - Can't live with 'em. Can't do most positions without\n'em.\nDrune Divine, strongenoughforamanbutmadeforawoman.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\nWant Ads. By: CoD Staff\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\nThe Cry of Despair Seeks:\n\nLet it be known we are looking for a couple of new full time\nhard working staff members. Must be creative and willing to\nplay nice with others. Those interested must submit a sample\nwriting to the CoD. (e,s,2u,s,w,s from DH[]). If you are just\ncurious, we meet at the same location on Weds at 8 system time.\n\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n              Thank you from the Society of Scribes!\n+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interview: Sal, the slimy slug +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!!! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ CRY OF DESPAIR #31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mortal Staff: Alendil, Alerious, Apollonia, Azrakare, Barentin, Conran, DekkatH Elaria, Elbanon, Kannan, Laine, Loril, Nimue, Nitsuj, Odessyus, Saraphin, Sarig, Shingo, Thabo and Tobie Mortal Editor: Kuah Immortal Staff: Kyrnia, Lascivias Immortal Editor: Ayesh +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents: +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-1787","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1792,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1787\/revisions\/1792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}