{"id":1812,"date":"2024-03-15T17:25:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1812"},"modified":"2024-03-15T17:25:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T17:25:12","slug":"cry-of-despair-42","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-42\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #42"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Cry of Despair Awards; Newbie Counciltalk; Sarig: To My Grandfather<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">\n=================================================================\n\nTHE CRY OF DESPAIR #42\n\n=================================================================\n\nMortal Staff:\nAlendil, Azrakare, Aylssa, Begaria, Conran, Dein, Goomra, Lorel,\nNaithalia, Oknelim, Saraphin, Sarig, Shingo\nImmortal Staff:\nCersei, Elisabet and Kyrnia\nEditor:\nKuah\n=================================================================\nTable of Contents\n=================================================================\n\nDesk of the Editor\nImmatation is flattery or something like that...\n\nThe 2nd annual CoD Realms Awards!!\nThe votes are in, see the shocking results!\n\nProphecy Place\nLady Naithalia returns with signs of the zodiac.\n\nQuest and Contest\nThe slogan hunt continues...\n\nPoets Corner\n...off the strings of the bard.\n\nFunny Bones\nYou know the drill, smile.\n\nThanks!\nContact Information\n\n=================================================================\nDesk of the Editor By: Kuah\n=================================================================\n\nWhat is the good word? Awards! Thats what it is. Shingo spent\na good part of a day counting up all the votes and there are\nmore than one 'shocker' this time around.\nPlease remember that you all had a vote and a giant thank you\nto the masses that used it.\nThe CoD Realms awards were a blast to work on last year, and\nthe fun of seeing the final results were back this year.\nIf you get the chance, take the time to thank Shingo who took\na lot of his time collecting and counting your votes.\n\nI want to take a moment to thank all the fans and critics of\nthe CoD. All the attention we get is nice, and shows you all\nreally do care in some form or another. I'd continue on with\npraise for you, but 'Malcolm and Eddie' is coming on... er.\n\nKuah Cha'Din.\n\n=================================================================\nCoD Realms Awards By: Shingo\n=================================================================\n\nThe results are in. Your votes are counted. The masses breathe\na deep syncronized breath and the drum-roll starts.\n\nThe results were taken from voting forms mud-mailed to Shingo\nwho had the honor of counting and keeping secret the results.\nEach catagory will be listed with the top three voted for.\nThanks again to all of you who voted! And now...\n\nBest Male Immortal!\n1st: Kali 2nd: Blodkai 3rd: Edmond, Stoneheft, Nivek\n\nBest Female Immortal!\n1st: Cersei 2nd: Moonbeam, Iliana 3rd: Kyrnia\n\nBest Male Mortal!\n1st: Greetmir 2nd: Kuah 3rd: MASSIVE TIE\n\nBest Female Mortal!\n1st: Skaphia 2nd: Loril 3rd: MASSIVE TIE\n\nBest Male Roleplayer!\n1st: Khare, Eric 2nd: Kuah 3rd: MASSIVE TIE\n\nBest Female Roleplayer!\n1st: Nimue 2nd: Graelynia 3rd: Goomra\n\nBest Rename!\n1st: Lust for Revenge Glynmir 2nd: Wrath of PMS Cresis\nTattered Wings of a Fallen Angel Skaphia\n3rd: Shaft of Tyranny Tyran\n\nBest Couple!\n1st: Vaile and Llaura 2nd: Moonbeam and Kali\n3rd: Kuah and Skaphia, Taliesin and Greetmir\n\nBest Area!\n1st: Knights of the Round 2nd: Tower of Despair\n3rd: Dunhill Demesnes\n\nBest Quest Mobile!\n1st: Gorog's Watchdog Gorog 2nd: Misery Gorog\n3rd: Coco the Cabana Boy Julie, Auctioneer Lascivias,\nDrognan Adonia, BLARG! Unknown\n\nBest Mobile!\n1st: Merlin 2nd: Lord Seth 3rd: Black Monk\n\nBest (Worst?) Death Trap!\n1st: Spiked Pit Blasted Lands 2nd: Toilet Shadowport\n3rd: House of Pancakes Wyvern's Tower, Well Dragon's Tower\n\nBest Guild!\n1st: Guild of Druids 2nd: Guild of Rangers\n3rd: Guild of Thieves, Guild of Warriors, Guild of Paladins\n\nBest Order!\n1st: Maidenstone 2nd: Inconnu, Ascendere\n3rd: Dragonslayer\n\nBest Clan!\n1st: Daemonite 2nd: Phoenix 3rd: Merida\n\nBest Weapon!\n1st: Darkfire Morph 2nd: Oblivion\n3rd: New Excalibur, Dragon Claw of Legend\n\nBest Piece of Armour!\n1st: Sun, Moon, Stars 2nd: Demonic Influence\n3rd: Goroggles, Breastplate of the Ravager\n\nBest Biography!\n1st: Hoerkin 2nd: Gultar 3rd: Laanmyki\n\nOughtta Be Destroyed!\n1st: Goomra, VaCh 2nd: Kestal, Flumple\n3rd: MASSIVE TIE\n\nCourt Jester! (Most funny)\n1st: Shargate 2nd: Kali 3rd: Cresis, Bassam\n\nBest Name\n1st: Flumple 2nd: Thrasher, Silhouette\n3rd: LOTS OF SINGLE VOTES\n\nBest Food!\n1st: burned Cadbury chocolate bar 2nd: magic mushrooms\n3rs: a bowl of warm stew\n\nBest Drink\n1st: vodka martini 2nd: shot of tequila\n3rd: pint of Guinness Ale, kool-aid\n\nBest Social\n1st: Fluttersnuggle (old) 2nd: bounce 3rd: twiddle\n\nThanks to all if you who took the time to vote and CONGRATS! to\nthe winners!\n\n=================================================================\nProphecy Place By: Naithalia\n=================================================================\n\n.-.   .-.\n(_ \\ \/ _) Aries...\n     |     Otters become sensual gods in your eyes.\n     |     Be careful when acting on your impulses.\n\n                                     .      .\nTaurus...                              '.___.'\nI have one word for you this month:   .'   `.\nantidisestablishmententarianism.     :        :\n                                    :        :\n                                     `.___.'\n\n._____.\n   | |  Gemini...\n   | |  Rats make kick butt pets. Get yourself\n  _|_|_ a rat. A white one.\n'     '\n\n                                             .--.\nCancer...                                     \/ _  `.\nEverything will seem to go well this month  (_) ( )\nuntil you recall you are named after a      '.     \/\nhorrible disease.                              `--'\n\n   .--.  Leo...\n  (    ) Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, a man\n(_)   \/  wearing yellow argyle knee socks will run\n     (_, you over at the corner of Elm and Pine.\n                                          _\nVirgo...                                   ' `:--.--.\nThings will be up and down at work today       | | |_\nwhen you become stuck in the elevator.         | | | )\n                                               | | |\/\n                                                   (J\n     __\n___.'  '.___  Libra...\n____________  For a change, try using some of your paycheck\n               to pay bills.\n                                           _\n                                            ' `:--.--.\nScorpio...                                       |  |  |\nAn unexpected package arrives for you today,     |  |  |\nbut don't open it--it contains anthrax.           |  |  | ..,\n                                                     `---':\n       ...\n       .':  Sagittarius...\n     .'     Ah, Sagittarians. You just take and take and\n`..'       take, never thinking, what about my signifigant\n.'`.       other's needs? This month, I see you jumping off\n            a bridge.\n\nCapricorn...                                         _\nEver heard of a game called follow the leader?        \\       \/_)\nWell, you aren't the leader this month. You probably   \\    \/`.\naren't the follower either. Don't accept food from      \\  \/    ;\nyour in-laws.                                            \\\/ __.'\n\n.-\"-._.-\"-._.- Aquarius...\n.-\"-._.-\"-._.- You're so cool, you don't need my advice.\n\nPisces...                                                  :   :\nYou will have an uneventful time, except for that super  --:--:--\ncool time when you--well, don't want to give it away.      :   :\n                                                          .-'   `-.\n=================================================================\nQuest and Contest By: CoD Staff\n=================================================================\n\nHunt for 'Catch Phrase' continues...\nDria has asked us to grab people and stop them for a moment to\nhave people ponder what Realms means to them.\nThe first part of this is to come up with a slogan to represent\nThe Realms of Despair. Think bulletin or catch-phrase, something\nthat would have public appeal and grab attention. You can submit\nyour slogan idea on the public CoD boards or mudmail your entry\nto Kuah. Have fun!\nThanks to those of you who already submitted slogans!\n\n=================================================================\nPoets Corner By: Sarig\n=================================================================\n\nTo My Grandfather.\n\nI stare at your picture, So old and faded now\nI see the smile on your lips, and the brightness in your eyes\nYou seemed so old and wise, Like you'd lived a million lives\nbut no you only lived one, Now that I am older, I realize\nyou weren't that old, You still had plenty of time left to live\nYou still needed time to watch, your grandchildren grow up\nTo help us through the hard times, To share your knowledge with us\nTo help teach us about life, It wasn't fair we didn't have you there\nit wasn't fair that you had to die, Why did you leave us when you knew\nyou were the one that held this family together. I know you\nwere always here in spirit and you watch over us, We will all miss you,\nand love you, and we hope that you have found peace, and all the pain\nhas gone away.\n\n=================================================================\nFunny Bones By: CoD Staff\n=================================================================\n\nNC Fun...\nThe names have been changed to protect the guil... err, innocent.\nThe conversation has been edited to be shorter, and funnier.\n\nIki counciltalks 'The big question is... is he humming 'Stayin'\nAlive' yet?'\nMinby counciltalks 'you can tell by the way I do my walk I'm a\nwoman's man, no time to talk'\nMoril counciltalks 'Gah! Minby's got it!'\nMinby counciltalks 'Moril...I am a child of the 70's'\nMoril counciltalks '*comfies Minby*'\nMinby counciltalks '<worn on legs> A pair of dragonscale bellbottoms'\n\nFaery counciltalks 'Minby, remove yer helmet?'\nMinby counciltalks 'hehe..that's my hair'\nFaery counciltalks 'good gawd man. it's a fro!'\n\nIki counciltalks '<worn around neck> Numerous gawdy gold medallions'\nMinby counciltalks '<worn on finger> A mood ring'\nFaery counciltalks '<worn on finger> a BIG gold ring (x5)'\nIki counciltalks '<used as light> (Glowing) a strobe light'\nMinby counciltalks '<worn on feet> A pair of comfortable platform shoes'\n\nFaery counciltalks '<worn on eyes> big shades'\nMoril counciltalks 'Shaft... gods, I'm dyin' here'\nFaery counciltalks '\"can ya dig it?\"'\nMinby counciltalks 'I am a mean mother-shut your mouth'\nMinby counciltalks '<worn on wrist> A thick gold ID bracelet'\nMinby counciltalks '<worn on arms> two glitzy chicks'\n\nMinby counciltalks '<--having a hard time letting go of this 70's\noutfit thing'\nFaery counciltalks 'Minby is here, mounted on a Big Blue Impala'\nFaery counciltalks 'yessss... can we get the lorakeet renamned to a\nbig blue Impala and have Minby mount it?'\n\nHeftstone counciltalks 'Hey! who's stolen the Huge Afro of Legend?'\nIki counciltalks 'Lorakeet the Impala... <worn around neck>\nA pair of fuzzy dice'\nMirgreet counciltalks 'Minby's chest hairs *****BLIND***** you\nwith a blast of oily glare!'\nMinby counciltalks 'can we all go to nc hq and do the hustle?'\nMoril counciltalks 'Minby, don't make me make Heftstone hurt you :P'\n\nMinby counciltalks '<worn on cheeks> Big bushy sideburns'\nRaltaris counciltalks 'Well I never say anything amusing so i'm\nfine cause I won't get in the cry'\n***(That's what you think, Ralty! *cackle*)***\n\nFunny Titles\n\nKaslem is the king of needing uplifts.\nTiki Sneaki: To stop frolicking is futile.\nZerial:I'm the Boss and I have HER permission to say so!\nSettra Doomblade is looking for a wife, plz send tells.\nSaderax Darkraven - as confused as a baby in a topless bar.\nTorinir is made of 100% Colombian coffee.\nRynae Lafayette is this sassy: |----------|\nAlbert, Fat.\nNaithalia, hereafter known as 'that chick'\nAenikath the official gith drunkard.\nArdonnes the King of Somethingorother.\nAsuka melts into the sweetest pudding ever... don't eat!\n\n=================================================================\nThank You By: CoD Staff\n=================================================================\n\nAs always, feedback is welcome.\nYou can mudmail me (Kuah) or post it up on the CoD public\nboard located e,s,2up,s,w,s from Darkhaven Square or south\nof Quills and Parchments on Market Street.\n\nTHANK YOU From the CoD Staff!\n\n=================================================================\n\nTHE CRY OF DESPAIR #42\n\n=================================================================\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cry of Despair Awards; Newbie Counciltalk; Sarig: To My Grandfather ================================================================= THE CRY OF DESPAIR #42 ================================================================= Mortal Staff: Alendil, Azrakare, Aylssa, Begaria, Conran, Dein, Goomra, Lorel, Naithalia, Oknelim, Saraphin, Sarig, Shingo Immortal Staff: Cersei, Elisabet and Kyrnia Editor: Kuah ================================================================= Table of Contents ================================================================= Desk of the Editor Immatation is flattery or something like&#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-1812","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1812","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=1812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1819,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1812\/revisions\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}