{"id":1900,"date":"2024-03-19T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1900"},"modified":"2024-03-19T18:34:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:34:39","slug":"cry-of-despair-86","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #86"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Questmaster Pheayre reviews the 10th Anniversary Realms of Despair Reunion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">\n==============================================================================\n   Cry of Despair, Issue 86\n==============================================================================\nEditor: Qaulorn                                      Immortal Sponsor: Alysira\nStaff : Babui, Sarakin, Stozzter, Redric\n\n                - From The Desk Of The Editor          - by Qaulorn\n                - 10th Anniversary Reunion             - by Pheayre\n                - Why The Lounge Is Better Than You    - by Sarakin\n                - Mudding Basics: Prompts              - by Kavenrofir\n                - Gisselle Interview                   - by Sarakin\n                - Babui's Babble Bubble                - by Babui\n                - Quiz- What Kind Of Player Are You?   - by Babui\n                - News From Around The Realms\n                  -  Nations News\n                  -  Guilds News\n                  -  Orders News\n                - Wedding Congratulations              - by Babui\n                - FunnyBones\n                - Cry of Despair Quest                 - by Alysira\n                  -  July's Quest Results\n                  -  August's Quest\n                - From The Quill Of Alysira            - by Alysira\n                - Public Outcry\n                       Weekend to End Breast Cancer      - by Moonbeam\n                       Cracked Cask Casino               - by Cyril\n                       Advertise in the Cry of Despair\n                       Join the Cry of Despair\n                       Wedding Celebrants\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                                 Page: 1\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    From the Desk of the Editor\n==============================================================================\n \n This months issue is packed full of stuff. Many thanks to both the staff and\n those who contributed from various orgs and nations.\n  \n Pay special attention to the Quiz in this months issue. It is sure to\n entertain.\n  \n As always, if you have an idea or question feel free to mudmail Alysira and\/\n or I. The same applies if you would be interested in joining the Cry staff.\n  \n Have a great August,\n                Qaulorn\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 2\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion                           By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nIt started with an idea. Ten years later, it still remains one of the most \nsuccessful and longest-running MUDs in existence. As of the beginning of \nAugust 2004, the \"Realms of Despair\" celebrated its 10th birthday; no small \nfeat given that many MUDs do not survive their first few years of operation.\n\nA Brief History of the Reunion\n------------------------------\n\nIn 1994, Derek Snider a.k.a. Thoric put his new SMAUG code base to use as the \nRealms of Despair went live on Compuserve\u2019s BBS. For the first few years, \nthe small RoD community gathered during the annual IDirect* picnic (*Note: \nCompuserve became IDirect). An additional collection of smaller meets took \nplace, and steadily grew larger as time progressed. By the time the Realms \nof Despair\" had its 4th birthday, the Ontario Renaissance Festival and \nCanada\u2019s Wonderland were part of the events at the various meets.\n\nIn 1999, the first major reunion celebrating the 5th anniversary of the \nRealms of Despair took place on the August Civic Day Canadian holiday \nweekend. A bar known as the Fox and the Fiddle in Oakville was the evening \nvenue, and it provided a home base of sorts for organizing out-of-town \nguests. Players from more parts of the North America and even the world \nstarted to come to Toronto at least once a year. Realms of Despair souvenirs \nappeared en masse. The annual reunion had become an event everyone looked \nforward to, and allowed a meshing of players from different walks of life \nand mud-life.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 3\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nDuring the 7th Anniversary Reunion, Sunday\u2019s main event changed from Canada\u2019s \nWonderland to a picnic barbeque at Kelso Park in Milton. Here the foundations \nfor the \"Games of Despair\" and \"Hunt of Despair\" real-life quests were built. \nThorpe hosted the first annual Games of Despair during the 8th Anniversary \nReunion with a variety of picnic game events and an epic scavenger hunt deep \ninto the forests of Kelso Park. The scavenger hunt then split off to become \nthe Hunt of Despair, first hosted by Dria during the Saturday of the 9th \nAnniversary Reunion at the Ontario Renaissance Festival. This format for the \nreal-life quests during the Reunion continues to this day.\n\nThe picnic event on Sundays of the Reunion garnered much attention and \nsuccess that Thoric decided to attempt an entire Reunion based around camping,\ncomplete with bbq meals and activities. That came to fruition with the 10th \nAnniversary at Bingemans Park in Kitchener.\n\nThe 10th Anniversary Reunion\n----------------------------\n\nWednesday, July 28th -- Pre-Reunion Meet and Greet\n\n* Here Thoric and a small number of other Greater Toronto Area committee \n  members met with the out-of-town players who had already arrived at the \n  campgrounds.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 4\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nThursday, July 29th -- Reunion Meet and Greet\n\n* Many Reunion-goers arrived during this evening and the festivities \n  commenced. No officially planned events were held this evening, as it was \n  set aside for traveling players to rest up and get used to their new \n  surroundings.\n\nFriday, July 30th -- Reunion Meet and Greet\n\n* A full complement of meals was planned out for this day, and the only \n  organized event scheduled to occur (Riddles in the Dark) was postponed to \n  Sunday due to many participants already having plans for the evening. By \n  the end of Friday evening, most out-of-town travelers had arrived and \n  settled into the campgrounds. This was the best day to take advantage of \n  the various in-park activities Bingemans Park had to offer, including \n  mini-golf, go-karts, and a water park.\n\nSaturday, July 31st -- Ontario Renaissance Festival\n\n* Dria\u2019s 2nd Annual Hunt of Despair, Moonbeam\u2019s \"Slave for a Cure\" Auction, \n  RoDdies Awards Dinner\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 5\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nThe Saturday of the Reunion is always by far the busiest day of the weekend. \nThe Ontario Renaissance Festival provided the backdrop for main event of the \nday, entertaining Reunion-goers with its various stage acts and wandering \nminstrels throughout the festival grounds. From the ever-popular \"MUD Show\"\nto Zoltan the Adequate, the Ontario Renaissance Festival has been a mainstay \nfor the Reunion for many years, and due to its popularity, will likely remain\nso for years to come. For more information regarding the Ontario Renaissance \nFestival, visit: http:\/\/www.rennfest.com\/orf\n\nThe 2nd annual Hunt of Despair was hosted by Dria, with the assistance of \nKali. A tad bit different in format from last year\u2019s event, the participants \nprovided some creative and entertaining answers. For full results and \nstandings, please see Dria once they have been completed.\n\nMoonbeam\u2019s \"Slave for a Cure\" was held prior to the RoDdies Awards Dinner on \nSaturday evening. An amazing total of $1,685 CDN was amassed over 18 slaves \n(or groups of slaves) auctioned, in addition to a rare --Kali hug--. New \nthis year was a group of immortals who bravely volunteered to be bought by \na single bidder, which led to the largest single auction amount ($230 CDN). \nFor more information regarding the auction results and how much money has so \nfar been raised, please see Moonbeam.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 6\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nThe RoDdies Awards Dinner was the highlight of the evening. Bingemans Park \nhas several banquet hall facilities and provided a three-course catered meal \nfor the evening. An immortal was kind enough to provide pre-dinner classical \nmusic while players mingled in a semi-formal setting. The creator of the \nRoDdies, Grishnakh, hosted the awards night and gathered many \"mudcelebrity\" \nplayers to help present the awards. The final results and the eventual \nwinners are tallied below:\n\nA. Sassy\nNominees:\n1. Amante\n2. Gordita (Jarrok)\n3. Kate\n4. Poromenos *winner\n5. Vir\n\nB. All-In-The-Family (Most likely to have many last names)\nNominees:\n1. Amorthan\n2. Order of Ascendere *winner\n3. Korith\n4. The pixie race\n5. The Starprofit family\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 7\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nC. Quotable\nNominees:\n1. Kate\n2. Mumra\n3. Pudge\n4. Someone *winner\n5. Stoneheft\n\nD. Bloodthirsty\nNominees:\n1. Aylssa\n2. Azvacar\n3. Bacara\n4. Dobby\n5. Faceripper *winner\n\nE. Whiner\nNominees:\n1. Daskor\n2. Genge\n3. Greetmir\n4. Kate *winner\n5. Qaulorn\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 8\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nF. Boomerang (Most likely to quit and return multiple times)\nNominees:\n1. Amante\n2. Bacara\n3. Goomra\n4. Jarrok\n5. Shaolong *winner\n\nG. Yellow Spam (Most likely to fill up avatar channel)\nNominees:\n1. Dekkath\n2. Gallant *winner\n3. Greetmir\n4. Kate\n5. Sealom\n\nH. Outcast (Most likely to be voted off the MUD)\nNominees:\n1. Aslan\n2. Greetmir\n3. Kate\n4. Loungers *winner\n5. Shaolong\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 9\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nI. Best Mortal\nNominees:\n1. Akael\n2. Aylssa *winner\n3. Mephie\n4. Muiren\n5. Rikkath\n\nJ. Best Immortal\nNominees:\n1. Conran\n2. Kali\n3. Kinux\n4. Moonbeam *winner\n5. Mumra\n\nIn addition, several categories were created and voted on by a group of \nimmortals at the Reunion, thus comprising the RoDdies\u2019 Appreciation Awards:\n\n1. Traveled most distance by land\n* Siporta and Linda\n\n2. Traveled most distance overseas\n* KaVir\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 10\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\n3. Best Costume (Male and Female)\n* Kokelei and Kitya\n\n4. Tent most likely to have the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch tossed in\n* The Lounge\n\n5. Adolescent entry award\n* Josie (Zanzidor's daughter; celebrated her 13th birthday the following \n  Sunday)\n\n6. Most likely to become extinct\n* Roo (Lizardman)\n\n7. Person who has dedicated the most time to a game they don't play\n* Jane Who-does-not-MUD\n\n8. Most ill-prepared to camp\n* Tie!\n* Shimus and Tae, who arrived at 3 am and forgot their tent\n* Hubris, who booked a cabin and forgot to bring a sleeping bag\n\n9. Reunion Committee Appreciation Award\n* Tical\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 11\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nThe final award of the evening was the RoDdies\u2019 MUDtime Achievement Award, \nwhich went to the man who started the Realms of Despair ten years ago, \nThoric. The evening ended off with Reunion-goers dancing until 1 am, and then\nmoving back to the campgrounds to continue their merriment.\n\nSunday August 1st -- 3rd Annual \"Games of Despair\"\n\nThe 3rd Annual \"Games of Despair\" were a series of events spread throughout \nthe day. The descriptions that follow may be a bit difficult to follow, but \nreferring to pictures from the Reunion website photo gallery will assist in \nunderstanding what truly transpired. (http:\/\/www.realmsreunion.com)\n\nThe first event took place roughly at 11 am in the morning with a game called\n\"Auth!\". A list of names is written down, one for each participant. The \"Auth \nNazi\" then randomly selects a name from that list, and proceeds to throw a \nball up and behind them. The person who\u2019s name was called must quickly get \nthe thrown ball, and then call \"Authed!\". At the same time, the remaining \nplayers must run as far as possible from the ball. Once the ball is retrieved,\nthe \"Authed!\" player must take a pre-determined number of steps before \nattempting to hit another player with the ball. If successful in hitting \nanother player, the \"Authed!\" player remains in game and the hit player \nleaves the game. If not successful, the \"Authed!\" player becomes \"Un-Authed\"\nand leaves the game. This process is repeated until there is one player \nremaining.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 12\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nThe next event was called \"Wyrm Hunt\". Last year\u2019s Gummy Worm Eating Contest \nwas revised this year to make it more challenging. In teams of two, players \nmust find and retrieve a single gummy worm hidden within a plate of whipped \ncream. However, the teams had to do so on their knees and with their backs \nto each other. Their hands were also linked to one another, allowing only \none team member to search for their worm at one time. The team that obtained \ntheir worms first won.\n\nDria\u2019s \"Riddles in the Dark\", initially slated for Friday evening, became the\nthird event of the day. A series of five riddle-masters set a challenge \ntowards all players to see who could advance through all five of them in a \nseries of increasingly difficult riddles. Very few individuals made it past \nthe first riddle-master, and only one player managed to challenge the last \nriddle-master.\n\nThe most popular event from last year was the Waterballoon Pkill, and it was \nreincarnated this year with a surprise twist. Players were initially told to \nfind a partner for a tag-team pk event. What they were not told until after \nthe first match had gotten underway was that once one team had claimed \nvictory, the two team members must then pk amongst themselves to decide who \nwould advance to the next round. Once the first round was over and the \nsurviving players had chosen a new teammate from the remaining players, the \nprocess repeated itself until a winner was determined.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 13\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nThe final event was more or less a celebratory symbol. What 10th Anniversary \nRoD party would be complete without a bit of Dragonslaying? A dragon pinata \nwas made available for people to inflict damage upon, courtesy of Shimus\u2019 \n\"Magic Stick\". Unfortunately, on the first swing, the \"Magic Stick\" was \nsplintered. Doubly unfortunate, the second person to attempt to hit the \ndragon actually smashed the hanger off the back of the pinata, leaving the \ndragon intact but useless as a pinata. The candy was distributed, and the \npinata was adopted as the Guild of Cleric\u2019s unofficial beer holder mascot, \nknown as \"Dirty Carrot the Beer Dragon\".\n\nIn addition to the Games of Despair, I held a day-long epic quest, known as \n\"The Fathomer\u2019s Treasure\", to keep people thinking throughout the day in \nbetween the Games of Despair events. In the interest of not boring the \nreader too much, I\u2019ve left out the details for this quest, but will make \navailable the handout explaining the quest itself to those of you interested \nin perhaps trying to figure out the quest yourself. Please see me if you wish\nto obtain a copy of this handout.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 14\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nMonday, August 2nd -- Reunion Farewell\n\nThis day was reserved for nothing more than rest and recovery before \nembarking on the return trip. Some made use of Bingemans water park \nfacilities while others sat back and enjoyed some quiet conversation before \nheading home.\n\nAftermath\n---------\n\nIf you ask any player who\u2019s attended at least one reunion in the past several\nyears, you\u2019d be hard pressed to find someone who did not enjoy themselves. \nHere are some thoughts from some players who attended this year\u2019s Reunion:\n\n* My most memorable moment was by far the on-going game of truth or dare. It\n  was beyond what I expected, and in the course I ended up getting a lap \n  dance from Moonbeam and (Cappadocius) getting security called. But the \n  former takes the cake, because if I say anymore  \n  then it might not be good!\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 15\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\n* Haha, mine was waking up at 9AM Monday morning on a picnic table wondering\n  what happened, and everyone telling me I passed out every night on some \n  object. Another would be Hubris and his stories, mainly he was telling a \n  story and a hawk flew by and he said, \"Hey look it's my spirit guide\" and\n  there was silence for a few seconds and then Wysper said CLICK CLICK BOOM \n  and everyone at the fire started laughing for so, so long.\n\n* Playing with (Draginox)'s 'glowsticks', dancing with (Draginox), I'll dice\n  you for that, drunken (Draginox), Lech\/Wench, DAMN IRON RING, Saturday \n  night - drunk on air RRN recording!\n\nPersonal Thoughts\n-----------------\n\nHaving been involved with the Reunion Planning Committee since 2001, I\u2019ve had\nthe opportunity to see this annual event evolve into this massive planning \nand implementation exercise over the last 3 years. From venue reservation to \nfood preparation to event planning and supervision, the preparing for RoD \nReunion can be as difficult and time-consuming as running the MUD itself.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 16\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    10th Anniversary Reunion(cont.)                    By: Pheayre\n==============================================================================\n\nThe efforts of many individuals must be recognized. Some contributed loads of\ntime, some contributed money, and yet others helped out when the help was \nneeded most:\n\nAlinaryth, Cappadocius, Darshanin, Dria, Grishnakh, Hubris, Leanq, Maiya, \nMoonbeam, Pheayre, Thoric, Tical, Zya, Calin, Jane Who-does-not-MUD, Lopuis \n(master chef), Siporta, Linda, Draginox (\"monkeyboy\" extraordinaire), \nGildeth (and the rest of the tent\/tarp crew), KaVir, Jexia\n\nI\u2019m sure I\u2019m missing names, but the thanks goes to you just the same. Every \nbit of help counts, and that\u2019s exactly what makes every Reunion as successful\nas they are.\n\nA bit of advice to you, the reader: The Reunion is worth attending at least \nonce. Doing so will likely change your outlook on the game as a whole, and \nwill more than likely reinforce the fact that the MUD is just a bunch of \npeople trying to enjoy the company of their friends and have fun. And that, \nin essence, is exactly what the Reunion is about. So start making plans for \nthe 11th Anniversary... July 28th to August 1st\/2nd, 2005.\n\nHope to see you there!\n\n~Pheayre\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 17\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You                       By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n \n Being continually captivated by their wacky antics, I set out to explore the \n legend that is the lounge crew. Gallant, Kate and Genge were good enough to \n take some time to talk to me about what the lounge is and what it means to \n them.\n  \n Gallant\n -------\n  \n Sarakin: Can you remember how the lounge first started?\n \n Gallant: What you need to understand about the lounge is that it runs in \n  cycles. I become part of the lounge as a regular in the Summer of '98. \n  I personally don't know how it started, but it's always attracted a certain\n  type of player, people who are done with their actual playing, and use this\n  game more to sit and talk than they do to hack and slash.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 18\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You(cont.)                By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n \n Sarakin: Are you able to list the current members of the lounge group?\n \nGallant: There is a world of difference between \"being in the lounge\" and \n  \"being a lounger\"... think of it as the relationship between being a German\n  and being a nazi; one is not required for the other. The current group of\n  loungers includes myself, Alihan, Pudge, Luna, Gordita, Kate, Genge, \n  Venita, Tabitha, Xenapolin, Dekkath, and Irad as far as in-lounge folks go.\n\nSarakin: The group seems to often run into problems with other players in the\n  game, be they administrative or otherwise, do the group deliberately\n  attempt to do this?\n \nGallant: Like I said before, the lounge attracts a certain type of character.\n  We've all had our share of experiences that really make us wary of others,\n  especially with our proximity to DH square. I get the feeling that the \n  lounge has a bad rep because most of us develop reputations coming in. \n  We're not willing to put up with what a younger player would have to worry\n  about (characters, equipment, money etc), and we're also well connected.\n  We're confident, maybe overly so, and we don't need to make any new \n  friends.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 19\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You(cont.)                By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n\nSarakin: Is there one particular experience you've had in the lounge that\n  stands out from any other?\n \nGallant: I guess the quintessential lounge moment is a log of Dekkath and\n  Gordita abusing avchat hard, like really gross obscene stuff, and the imms\n  didn't do a thing about it. I talked to an immortal about it a few months\n  later and they said that they were waiting for us to stop ourselves. We \n  finally did, but that run on avchat was the most amazing i've ever seen \n  because nobody ever got punished for it.\n\nSarakin: You don't feel the group has any limits in their topics of \n  discussion or activities on public channels?\n \nGallant: Well, there was a long time where they sort of let us be ourselves.\n  I've always considered there to be a certain arrangement. We'll talk about\n  anything and everything over say, but there is a certain sense of self\n  -restraint when it comes to av. I won't deny that certain loungers \n  continually test the boundaries, but generally we can rein ourselves in. \n  You don't know where the limits are until\/unless you pass them.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 20\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You(cont.)                By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n\nSarakin: Where do you see the lounge community being in a few years time?\n \nGallant: The lounge will always be a gathering place for a certain type of\n  player. There are links between generations of loungers, and we still get \n  old loungers coming in occasionally, so I'd like to think I'll still be \n  here. I guess the idea of THE LOUNGE really is just an idea, the fact that \n  it happens to be in a room called 'The Lounge' is sort of secondary. No \n  matter what happens to the mud, there always will be a lounge.\n\nKate\n----\n \nSarakin: When did you first start coming to the lounge regularly?\n \nKate: Around last November. I was friends with Genge, and I came with him \n  here. Gradually, I became friends with the rest of the people here.\n \nSarakin: What were you involved with prior to joining the lounge group?\n \nKate: I was a pker. I pked in Ophanim, then Surreptus, then when new clans\n  came in, I pked in Excordis. Eventually, I decided it was time for a \n  break, so I started spending more time here hanging out and talking, and \n  less time pking.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 21\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You(cont.)                By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n\nSarakin: Do you think there is a certain type of person that is attracted to\n  the lounge?\n \nKate: I think that outspoken people are drawn to the lounge. Quirky people\n  who aren't afraid to be themselves, people who value individuality more \n  than conformity or participation.\n\nSarakin: Where did the idea to start a log webpage come from?\n \nKate: We realized that far too many hysterical lounge-related events were\n  occurring, and decided that they should be forever memorialized. \n  Everything that happens here is funny. Everything.\n \nSarakin: Do you feel the group has a bad reputation amongst others?\n \nKate: I know that it does. The great thing about loungers though, is that \n  none of us give a damn. We don't care about our \"text-reputation.\" This is\n  a game to us. We come here to have fun with our group of friends. That's \n  all any of us cares about.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 22\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You(cont.)                By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n\nSarakin: Do you think you will ever go back to being a regular part of pk\/\n  guild\/order activity etc?\n \nKate: I have considered it before, I used to love running. I would not be\n  wanted anywhere. But that's my choice. I choose to be myself, and the\n  sacrifice is, I don't belong anywhere but here. I wouldn't be happy \n  anywhere but with people who like you for who you are. I choose my friends,\n  I don't need people trying to enforce friendship on me.\n\nSarakin: Is there one particular moment you experienced with the group that\n  stands out?\n \nKate: Every moment here is awesome, the people here are hilarious and know\n  what to do to cheer you up. To me, this is as real as a text game can get.\n  Forming friendships with people like these. There is a loyalty amongst us\n  unrivaled by any other text organization.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 23\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You(cont.)                By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n\nGenge\n-----\n \nSarakin: How long have you been a part of the lounge?\n \nGenge: I actually joined the Lounge before I joined RB, so... a damned long\n  time ago. 2001? 2000? Haven't a clue which month.\n \nSarakin: Can you remember why you were drawn to the group?\n \nGenge: Alihan asked me to hang out here, back when Alihan still logged.\n  Seeing as there wasn't anywhere more compelling to go, I did.\n\nSarakin: Do you feel the group has a bad reputation?\n \nGenge: Of course I do, for the simple fact that it does - and the first \n  person to make a joke about \"Hurr, Genge doesn't feel at all\" gets a punch\n  in the face. People see that we're mean to stupid people and assume that \n  as such we're either awful people or that we have nothing better to do \n  than make fun of fat kids, while in reality, we're awful people who do \n  have better things to do than make fun of fat kids, but often choose to \n  make fun of fat kids anyway because it's fun. When the other mudders leave\n  the game all they'll have is bad memories and years of their life wasted \n  gathering text wealth. When a lounger leaves, they can be smug in the fact\n  that they made ugly people feel bad. Not to say that all Loungers are good\n  looking, or that all non-Loungers are ugly.. it's just that I've yet to be\n  cruel to someone here that I later discovered to be good looking.\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 24\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Why the Lounge is Better than You(cont.)                By: Sarakin       \n==============================================================================\n\nSarakin: Is there a sense of loyalty among loungers?\n \nGenge: There is among actual Loungers, yeah. Real Loungers are an actual\n  community. A community of people who are better than other people because \n  we are us and you are not.\n\nSarakin: Is there any one experience you've had with the lounge that stands\n  out?\n \nGenge: There is a outstandingly memorable event in the Lounge almost every\n  week. Whether it be the entire room sealed off and set to mute because \n  'someone' leaps to conclusions, or just a truly hilarious conversation.\n  \nSarakin: Has there ever been any times you personally have thought the group\n  has gone too far?\n \nGenge: There have been plenty of times I think we haven't gone far enough.\n  But, \"too far\"? I don't think we'll have reached the point of having gone \n  too far until someone ends up dead. Actually dead, not illegally pkilled. \n  That happens too often to be memorable.\n \nIn search of some opinion, I turned to the immortal community who seem to\ndeal with these guys on a regular basis, and while most declined to leave\nan opinion, I believe Mumra has managed to sum it up quite concisely:\n \n                           \"They sure are something.\"\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 25\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Mudding Basics: Prompts                                 By: Kavenrofir    \n==============================================================================\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                                  Prompts                                    |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|   Prompts are the single most important source of information available to  |\n| a character. They're always there and you can pick and choose exactly what  |\n| goes into them. Other sources scroll by too fast to be practical in battle, |\n| and RoD has literally dozens of tokens you can use.                         |\n|   Despite this, I am constantly shocked to learn that there are scores of   |\n| people on this mud who can't write a prompt to save their damned life -     |\n| and it shows, because they drop. Now, while everyone ends up with their own |\n| customized (and, typically, horribly ugly) prompt, there are some tokens    |\n| which you simply should not be running without unless you are:              |\n|  A.) Extremely brave                                                        |\n|  B.) Extremely competent                                                    |\n|  C.) Extremely stupid, in which case I'd prefer if you just quit the game.  |\n|   Now, most of this article is going to cover things which might sound      |\n| pretty obvious - perhaps even downright condescending - but considering the |\n| number of people who have painfully bad prompts, I think it's justified.    |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                                                            Next Page: Tokens|\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 26\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Mudding Basics: Prompts(cont.)                          By: Kavenrofir    \n==============================================================================\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                              Prompts: Tokens                                |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|   While clearly current hitpoints is important to the prompt of anyone who  |\n| plans on fighting, unless you plan on memorizing the max hp of every single |\n| character you have, you had better have max hp in there as well. Same with  |\n| mana for mana users. Blood is an exception, of course, as it caps at 60 for |\n| all avatars. While some might think only fathomers should care about moves, |\n| there are still mobs that cast energy drain, which drops your current moves |\n| drastically. While you might not consider that important, you should try to |\n| keep in mind that you cannot escape a pkill situation if you have no moves, |\n| and your ability to fight is hampered on many muds if you have under 10.    |\n|   Another nearly indispensable token is the 'combat style' token, \"%S\". The |\n| ability to see your style at all times is wonderful when you're in a battle |\n| with extremely high spam - it is possible you'll miss the style change      |\n| message in the mass of incoming text. The multipliers styles account for    |\n| might not sound like much, but a multiplier of 1.1 is a damned lot more in  |\n| a long battle than 1.0.                                                     |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                                                     Next Page: Tokens, cont.|\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 27\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Mudding Basics: Prompts(cont.)                          By: Kavenrofir    \n==============================================================================\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                         Prompts: Tokens, continued                          |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|   Command\/attack waitstate is RoD's fancy name for the token that shows a   |\n| graphical representation of how many beats of lag you are waiting to run    |\n| their course. This is second most important token next to your current hp.  |\n| It is not an exact representation, it is a generalization that is useful    |\n| for estimates and some skills with which it aligns with - but if more       |\n| people used this token then deaths due to spamming would be a thing of the  |\n| past. It's also useful for showing if you've been bashed or grappled and    |\n| happened to miss the message in the spam. If %L is not on your prompt, I    |\n| wish you luck.                                                              |\n|   Some people like the fly token in their combat prompt - which might be    |\n| useful against mobs with dispel, but it seems to me that most of the time   |\n| it would just be horizontal spam as you should check your key spells        |\n| regularly anyway. Some people like the name and health of their opponent in |\n| their prompts... and by all means, if you have trouble figuring out who you |\n| are fighting or how much health they have left and are using a peaceful, go |\n| ahead and use the tokens.                                                   |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                                                Next Page: Non-fprompt tokens|\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 28\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Mudding Basics: Prompts(cont.)                          By: Kavenrofir    \n==============================================================================\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                        Prompts: Tokens, non-fprompt                         |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|   %A is useful - it combines indicators for invis, hide, sneak, fade, and   |\n| translucency. Current gold is also useful, as are some of the tokens used   |\n| for combat... but what I really want to call attention to here is the pkill |\n| token for adrenaline. This tag is nearly necessary if you're ever going to  |\n| get into a situation where you need to flee out, such as to buy more heals. |\n| Since nearly every pkiller has to do this at some point, you should really  |\n| put this token in your pkillers prompt. Speaking of which, make a deadly.   |\n|   Yes, there are many, many more tokens that are useful, such as alignment  |\n| and geo, as well as time of day for vampires and clerics, but they are not  |\n| nearly as critical as the ones listed above.                                |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                                                          Next Page: Coloring|\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 29\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Mudding Basics: Prompts(cont.)                          By: Kavenrofir    \n==============================================================================\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|                              Prompts: Coloring                              |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n|   Honour has a 'u' and color does not - yay for consistency. Anyway, since  |\n| you've got a bunch of information crammed on your prompt now, chances are   |\n| you're going to want to make it easier to read. The only two real ways that |\n| RoD provides for you to do this with are coloring and splitting it into     |\n| multiple lines. I'll just assume you can figure out how to split it into    |\n| different lines by yourself and talk about color.                           |\n|   Take a look at help pcolors. The inline coloring scheme used there is the |\n| same used for notes and helpfiles, so if you haven't gotten used to it yet  |\n| you might as well. Now, clearly you want to pick colors that are fairly     |\n| easy to read.. so forget dark blue unless you plan on specifying a separate |\n| background color for it. Speaking of which, note that the character in      |\n| parenthesis in the background color list makes the text blink - which is as |\n| annoying as hell, so almost no-one uses them.                               |\n|   That's about it. Prompts aren't a terribly complicated matter, it's just  |\n| that so many people get either horribly lazy with them or don't realize how |\n| useful some of the tokens are. So, go out and take a second glance at your  |\n| own prompt before snorting and writing this whole article off as a waste of |\n| three minutes of your life that you'll never get back.                      |\n|                                                                 -Kavenrofir |\n+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 30\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Gisselle Interview                                      By: Sarakin\n==============================================================================\n\nUnless you've been living under some kind of super sized rock, you'd know \nthat Gisselle has recently entered the ranks of the immortals. We are all\nreally proud of her, especially her friends that served alongside her in the\nNC, and so I decided to take some time out and have a chat to this remarkable\nperson.\n\nSarakin: So let's start from the beginning, how did you begin playing here?\n\nGisselle: I started playing in 1998ish when a friend I mudded elsewhere \n  with sent me a copy of the realms client. I played sporadically then, once \n  I became guilded, I began playing on a regular basis.\n\nSarakin: Was the GoM your first guild?\n\nGisselle: Yes... first and only :)\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 31\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Gisselle Interview(cont.)                               By: Sarakin\n==============================================================================\n\nSarakin: What made you choose the mage class?\n\nGisselle: The friend that introduced me to the game played a mage, and in \n  all honesty, it was just the cool way he could disappear and reappear in a\n  flash. Astral walk was impressive to a newbie ;)\n\nSarakin: Did you warm to the GoM right from the start or did it take you a\n  while to get accustomed to everyone there?\n\nGisselle: The Guild turned immediately into family, every one was \n  extremely helpful and friendly, and there was some good camaraderie \n  between myself and several others who joined together at the same time.  \n  They were the reason I started playing on a regular basis.\n\nSarakin: When did you set your sights on the Newbie Council?\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 32\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Gisselle Interview(cont.)                               By: Sarakin\n==============================================================================\n\nGisselle: I had never really set my sights on it. I enjoyed helping others \n  and answering questions, and was approached by a member of the Council. I \n  decided to apply even though I doubted I'd make the cut. ;)\n\nSarakin: Did you find it hard to balance between both your commitments?\n\nGisselle: It took some juggling, but I learned to take advantage of the \n  times when channels were quiet and lowbies weren't dying to take care of\n  Guild stuff. There's a great team at NC - there's always someone calling \n  dibs on helping a player. ;)\n\nSarakin: When did you first join the leadership team of the GoM?\n\nGisselle: The first time I was elected to GoM Leadership was about June of\n  2000.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 33\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Gisselle Interview(cont.)                               By: Sarakin\n==============================================================================\n\nSarakin: How did you find the transition into leadership, and was it your\n  first leadership role?\n\nGisselle: I was fortunate to be working with a great team. They really \n  showed me the ropes and helped the transition to be as smooth as possible \n  as it was my first leadership position in the game.\n\nSarakin: Did you anticipate being invited into the immortal community?\n\nGisselle: Not at all. I was so wrapped up in the Guild and NC that I \n  didn't think of much else, Realms related.\n\nSarakin: How are you finding being an immortal, and where do you see \n  yourself in the future?\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 34\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Gisselle Interview(cont.)                               By: Sarakin\n==============================================================================\n\nGisselle: It's been fun and exciting, I'm enjoying the new opportunities to\n  try something new. It's hard to say because there's so many things to try \n  in order to find my niche.\n\nSarakin: Thanks again for your time. :)\n\nGisselle: :)\n\nI think we can all look up to Gisselle as she inspires us in her new role in \nthe realms. Gisselle, being used to spam attacks in the NC, would love to \nhear your simultaneous tells about how much she rocks and how much money \nyou're going to donate to the Gisselle rocks fund - all donations payable to\nme. :D\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 35\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Babui's Babble Bubble                                   By: Babui\n==============================================================================\n\nTired of eating the same old magic mushrooms, rabbit meat and cooked turkey\nevery... single... day?!\n\nWouldn't it be great if there were nice mouth-watering foods for once?\n*drools** Ew! You! Stop drooling for a second and take a look at the variety\nof food you can eat!\n\n  Breakfast!\n- a jelly donut                        \n- a blueberry pancake                  \n- a fruit covered waffle               \n- a platter of eggs                    \n- a cup of coffee                      \n- a bottle of milk                     \n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 36\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Babui's Babble Bubble(cont.)                            By: Babui\n==============================================================================\n\n  Lunch!\n- a steaming cherry pie                \n- a glazed donut                       \n- Mcbagel                              \n- a ginger scone                       \n- a hot apple pie                      \n- a tall glass of cool lemonade        \n\n  Tea!\n- a slice of prune bread               \n- sugar cookie                         \n- an earthen cup of sweetened tea      \n- a burned Cadbury chocolate bar       \n- several slices of cheddar cheese     \n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 37\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Babui's Babble Bubble(cont.)                            By: Babui\n==============================================================================\n\n  Dinner!\n- a very large shrimp                  \n- a fish-ka-bob                        \n- meat on a stick                      \n- juicy pork chop                      \n- a bowl of warm mehtai                \n- spicy bbq chicken wings              \n- roast beef with potatoes and gravy   \n- a honeybaked ham                     \n- a huge steak                         \n\n\n  Dessert!\n- a juicy peach                        \n- a bowl of chocolate ice cream        \n- a huge piece of chocolate cake       \n- a piece of cheesecake                \n- a delectable mud pie                 \n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 38\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Babui's Babble Bubble(cont.)                            By: Babui\n==============================================================================\n\n  After dinner drinks! \n- a flaming scorpion                   \n- a tall mug of frothy beer            \n- a drink called, \"bloody heads\"       \n- a jello shot                         \n- a flask of blackberry wine           \n- a glass of sparkling white wine      \n- an ice cold glass of lemonade        \n- a cup of tea                         \n- a shot of whiskey                    \n\n  Supper! \n- a huge half watermelon               \n- a crumpet                            \n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 39\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Babui's Babble Bubble(cont.)                            By: Babui\n==============================================================================\n\n  Sleep!\n- I think you've had enough food for a day!\n\nAnd ....SHHHH!!! I don't eat too much!\n\nNote: The lists above are CHOICES. If you eat every single item, you \n      _WILL_ feel sick, collapse onto the floor, squirming like a dragonfly \n      and may eventually die.\n\n*Gives a cheesy smile*** Enjoy!\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 40\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Quiz: What Kind Of Player Are You?                      By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\nWelcome to the first edition of the Cry of Despair Quizzes! Each month, I'll\nbe bringing you a new quiz, all about different topics plaguing the human \nmind. Just what kind of player AM I? Find out on the next few pages!\nRemember to write down all the letters you pick as you go.\n\nDisclaimer: This quiz is all in good fun. The results are completely made-up,\n  and although your results will say different, you may actually NOT be stable.\n  It's most likely that you are indeed unstable, as we all are. So sit back and\n  enjoy! Please do not take offense to this or send rabid zombie monkeys after\n  me. Thanks!\n\n1. When someone asks for help on chat, I'll:\nA) Disregard it completely.\nB) Make fun of them for not knowing anything. Even though I really couldn't\n   answer them myself.\nC) Help them out right away!\nD) Give them a long and well thought-out answer, which they probably won't\n   understand anyway.\nE) Answer them, but only if I know the answer for sure.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 41\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Quiz: What Kind Of Player Are You?(cont.)               By: Alysira       \n==============================================================================\n\n2. If I was rejected to a Guild\/Order\/Clan\/Council I REALLY wanted to join,\n   I'd:\nA) Bite the bullet, and get on with life.\nB) Plot sweet revenge in any and every way possible.\nC) Smile sweetly, say \"That's ok!\" and try to better myself to what they want.\nD) Argue as to why I deserve to be a part of the organization, and not quit\n   until I win.\nE) Accept it, and apply to another organization.\n\n3. Whenever a quest is announced, I'll:\nA) Ignore it.\nB) Not play, and ridicule those who are.\nC) Play, and tell the person running it how wonderful it is!\nD) Play, but tell the person running it EXACTLY how it could be better.\nE) Play, and enjoy.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 42\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Quiz: What Kind Of Player Are You?(cont.)               By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\n4. Whenever a new person is Immortalized, I'll:\nA) Not be affected whatsoever.\nB) Try to figure out who on earth this person is.\nC) Be the first person to say congratulations, and talk to them again, and\n   again, and again...\nD) Act polite, but quietly scoff \"I would have made a better Imm.\"\nE) Congratulate them sincerely, and move on with life.\n\n5. Whenever someone swears on chat, I'll:\nA) Not notice, I usually have chat turned off.\nB) Congratulate them!\nC) Be the first person to shout LANGUAGE on chat.\nD) Politely ask them to watch their language and to read the laws.\nE) Send them a tell letting them know that profanity isn't allowed.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 43\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Quiz: What Kind Of Player Are You?(cont.)               By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\n6. Whenever a new area is introduced, I'll:\nA) Not care, I wouldn't know how to get there even if the directions were\n   printed on my arm.\nB) Explore, but after I get sick of it, try to annoy other people exploring\n   it.\nC) Explore it, back to front, front to back.\nD) Explore it, and make note of every typo and bug in every single room.\nE) Explore it a little, then quit after I get bored of it.\n\n7. If an Immortal speaks to me, I:\nA) Take little notice and talk to them like any other player.\nB) Meh, don't care, I'm always getting into trouble for this or that.\nC) Think \"YAY! They're finally talking to me!!\"\nD) Try to impress them with my dazzling knowledge and wit.\nE) Wonder what I could have done.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 44\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Quiz: What Kind Of Player Are You?(cont.)               By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\n8. If someone insults me over chat, I'll:\nA) Disregard it entirely and ignore them.\nB) Kill them or insult them back, and screw the consequences!!\nC) Not worry about it, one of my Immortal friends will take care of it for me!\nD) Retaliate with a confident comment, proving how they are wrong about you.\nE) Retaliate with a witty comment, and ignore them.\n\nResults on the next page!\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 45\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Quiz: What Kind Of Player Are You?(cont.)               By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\nResults: Remember these are all in good fun and not to be taken seriously!\n\nMOSTLY A's: LOUNGER\n  Or just apathetic. You basically have little to no interest in the actual\n  playing of the game, and are quite content to sit around in your group of\n  peers, discussing current events or annoying people. New area? New mob?\n  New Shattering? You don't care, as long as your friends are around.\n\nMOSTLY B's: PROBLEM PLAYER\n  You'll do whatever you can to get your way, no matter what the consequences\n  are, no matter who's standing in your way! Your friends are those who find\n  your annoying antics funny, or those that you find funny. You're always\n  getting into trouble from somebody for something, and thanks to your\n  bubbly attitude, people have you on Ignore before they even know you!\n  \nMOSTLY C's: SUCKUP\n  You may not want power and glory, but you definitely want to bathe in what\n  shines off of your friend's backs. You LOVE to have friends in high places,\n  and look impressive to those you aren't friends with, always hoping that\n  they'll notice you. You also love to look good to other people, and are\n  constantly looking to impress those that you don't know. Work that public\n  image!\n  \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 46\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Quiz: What Kind Of Player Are You?(cont.)               By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n  \nMOSTLY D's: WANNABE\n  You're a showoff, a wannabe Imm\/Leader. You'll do anything to look like you\n  know your stuff, and want to prove how valuable you really are, even if that\n  means making other people look bad for your benefit. You'll always make sure\n  that your path to success is clear, and definitely visible for all others\n  to see.\n  \nMOSTLY E's: STABLE\n  Congratulations, you're a perfectly stable player! You may have your ups\n  and downs sometimes, but most of the time, you're happy to live and let\n  live, help out where you can, and play the game for yourself where ever\n  possible. You don't interfere with other people's gaming, and don't \n  appreciate them interfering with yours. You enjoy new things, but forget \n  them when they begin to bore you. You're rarely in trouble, and don't take\n  public image into account for yourself or the people you know. Well done!\n  \nNext Month: Currently taking suggestions for quizzes. Please MUDmail\n  all suggestions to Alysira.\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 47\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Nations News: Dwarf\n==============================================================================\n\nVemu Realms, this is Krun Edelstone, present Thane of the Khazadian nation. \nHoping to leave a good impression on the nations. Anywho here's a peek into a\nplot I'm getting together, Enjoy!\n \n  This month the Dwarven Nation is gearing up for some major changes. In a \ntime where there are more Dwarven merchants and tradesmen than in earlier \ntimes, the best path for his people seems\n\n  Ambassadors have been sent out, and Thane Krun has been arranging meetings \nwith the other nations to discuss his plans in private with each of them. \nTimes are changing, what does the future hold in store for the Dwarven people?\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 48\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Nations News: Half-Ogre\n==============================================================================\n\nFrom the Opallinoc News Bureau:\n\nDateline Opallinoc: Doldrums Strike!!\nThe members of the Uruk'hai have been recently stricken with a severe case of\nthe Doldrums. Listless, slothful attitudes toward adventure and thrills have \nbeset the Nation. The shaman, Hakupa, has been called into advisement as to \nthe cause of this malaise.\n\nDateline Opallinoc: News Bureau Shuts!\nAs the Doldrums spread through Opallinoc and the Uruk'hai Nation, there is no\nnews. Nothing. Nada. Zip. The News Bureau is closed for now, until the cure \nfor this dreaded malady is discovered.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 49\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Nations News: Half-Elf\n==============================================================================\n\nElohai Nation News\n\nAs the rebuilding and repair of the half-elven city of Eldestra progresses\nmore towards its final point, the new shapes of grand projects begin to\nemerge, maybe shaping the city better then it was before. After a small\nmishap with the inmate Jhethen, involving a wrestling match and a few guards,\neverything has returned to running normally. As of late, however, the Nations\nLeader has been mysteriously absent for periods of time, and although no one\nreally knows why, sources say they have seen her wandering through the woods,\nalone and silent.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 50\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Nations News: Gith                                      Via: Aslan\n==============================================================================\n\nThe Gralthai Kingdom have begun to work with the elves and their wish for\nuniversal peace and friendship. We are also interested in their plans for a\ncommonwealth of nations. The nations has had a busy month also with sand\nstorms and other events.\n\nRegards,\n  King Aslan Bloodthorne, Gralthai King\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 51\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Nations News: Half-Orc                                  Via: Carnak\n==============================================================================\n\nThe Il'Khan nation has been experiencing some activity as of late...\n\n  Recently, Carnak has posted up some new plots, and made a new website for \nthe soon-to-be blooming nation. The Government structure has also had a \ncomplete overhaul.\n\n  Also, an alliance has been made with the Olog'Hai nation, and two others \nare in negotiations.\n\nThe new website URL is: www.freewebs.com\/mtkrozloy\n\n  See the board (go to tage's ghost 2ne, 2n, and then tell him 'I seek\nthe solace of the caves' if you are half-orc) for all information you may\nneed.\n\nHopefully we will get some fresh talent in Krozloy!\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 52\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Nations News: Half-Orc(cont.)                           Via: Carnak\n==============================================================================\n\nWe here at the half-orc nation would like to wish all whom celebrate the \nholidays of the 4th of July\/Canada Day a late happy day!\n\n  Anyways, there has been a little bit of event for the month of July, as \nCarnak has finally completed the new Il'Khan Website!!!\n\n  The address(es) are as follows: www.freewebs.com\/mtkrozloy (for a\ntitle) or www.rodilkhan.tk (titleless). Please, if you want to send a\nMUDmail for comments send it to Carnak, but do not send any trash talk as it\nwill just be falling on deaf ears.\n\n  In other news, the Il'Khan are _still_ looking for any readily available \nRPers with a half-orc (of any level, any class, we care not!) for RPing. If \nyou have never RPed but are interested in doing so, read the notes posted on \nthe HT board.\n\n  Thanks for taking your time to read this article, and we hope to see more \nactivity for the Il'Khan in the months to come!\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 53\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Nations News: Pixie\n==============================================================================\n\nThis is PNN, your source for Pixie News:\n\nThe Pixie Council held an important meeting. The council decided to proceed\nwith the commonwealth with the Elves. We hope this will bring prosperity to\nthe pixies.\n\nThe council also decided to dissolve itself. Kosaim Arcannis signed the\nproclamation declaring the government disbanded. General Elections will be\nheld next month. It seem that the position of First Pixie might be quite the \nbattle. Kosaim said about the position: 'Let the best pixie win'\n\nOur King Kosaim is to wed soon. He and Bride Mirabel have yet to set of date.\nSources say that they have been seen at a ring shop in Reomyr. In addition\nhis daughter Aristacia is to wed soon. Bakers and Candymakers are ecstatic.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 54\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Guilds News: Guild Of Mages\n==============================================================================\n\n  It's been a fun month in the big portal of GoM.\n  I'd like to extend a warm welcome to our newest members: Hikedha, Saph and\nMalkatov. We are glad you've decided to join our ranks and hope you have many\nyears of enjoyment while in the guild.\n  We had some changes in the ranks this month. Murren made a big decision and\nstepped down to the Number Two position. It takes a lot of courage and \ndevotion to the guild to acknowledge that you are not giving as much as you\ncan due to unforeseen circumstances outside of the realms. Ellbelymar has \nmoved up to become our Guildmaster and Gilliam is now our Number One. All the\nleaders have been doing an excellent job and we are very grateful.\n  There's been a lot of activity in the guild this month. Many faithful mages\nare leveling alts to be used on runs. And those alts have been coming in \nhandy, as we've been busy running and learning mobs.\n  As always, any mage level 10 or higher can check out our MAP program and \nany level 20 or higher mage can inquire about induction to the guild. \n  For more information, visit our Darkened Domicile at [] 2e, s, sw.\n  You can also visit the guild website at http:\/\/www.guildofmages.com\n\nWe look forward to seeing you within the portal known as Guild of Mages.  =)\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 55\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Guilds News: Guild Of Clerics\n==============================================================================\n\n  It's been a couple months since I've reported from our crazy li'l guild...\nbut until recently, we've just been laying back enjoying the summer! Now\nactivity is starting to pick back up in the great GoC, and I'd like to welcome\nsome of our newest members.... Milo, Yugal, Yanick, and Bijoux!\n\n  After our recent flurry of inactivity, we're getting back into trying some\nruns, and the occasional Monster Mash (us Clerics just love bludgeoning\nMonsters, after all). New weekly scavenger quests and rumors of an upcoming\nGuild Quest fill out the time we have between uplifting the masses and eating\ndirty carrots!\n\n  If you're a cleric interested in joining a slightly off-kilter group of fun\n-loving comrades, check out our noteboard nw-w-w-n-n-e-u from DH Square!\n\n******The GoC...making the Realms less Despairing, one uplift at a time!******\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 56\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Guilds News: Guild Of Rangers\n==============================================================================\n\n  The Guild of Rangers would like to welcome the following new pledges this\nmonth: Dilynrae, Eldaric, Glaenna, Sparra, Tola and Umbar. Welcome to the\nguild, I hope you'll enjoy your stay.\n\n  Threlith and Raevyn are the guild's birthday rangers this month. Hope you\nhad a wonderful birthday.\n\n  In other news, Junhi's trivia quest went over quite well. Great fun for the\nparticipants and especially the winners: Calafire, Aralos and Ranstlin. They\ngot some nice duds for their hard work. Congratulations you three.\n\n  If you are a peaceful level 20 or over ranger looking to join, follow the\nnortheast path from Darkhaven Square and stop by the recruiting office to\npick up a guide or speak to an RQC member. You can also look up the website:\n\n                       http:\/\/rangers.silverwolf-den.com\/\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 57\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Order News: Ringbearers                                 Via: Wren\n==============================================================================\n\nWelcome to the Ringbearers section of the Cry. Hope you like this edition of\ncrazy things Ringbearers say.\n\nMirra tells the group 'damn.. even with no pants, selina still has more HPs\nthan me :('\n\n[57  A War]  Selina       60000\/60000\n\nMicael tells the group 'you're not wearing any pants?'\n\nSelina tells the group 'it's a really long shirt!'\n\nMirra tells the group 'and she's got that sexi bellybutton ring'\n\nOsgiliath tells the group 'just watch out for those sudden gushes of wind'\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 58\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Order News: Ringbearers(cont.)                          Via: Wren\n==============================================================================\n\nMirra tells the group 'she's got the wet t-shirt that she took home after\nmy last GoW wet t-shirt contest'\n\nMirra says 'even when folks meet me, they tend to forget... I'm just good\nenough to put most folks to sleep :('\n\nGenge says 'Alright, I'm getting out of here before I'm bitched at for\nsomething generic.'\n\nGenge says 'I.E.: Being Genge.'\n\nMirra tells the group 'murdering (edited out name), good, murdering\n(Edited out name) with a rename called the rusty spoon, even better!'\n\nMicael tells the group 'I'm thinking I want that rename actually :P'\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 59\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Order News: Ringbearers(cont.)                          Via: Wren\n==============================================================================\n\nMicael tells the group 'You dual-wield a rusty spoon.'\n\nWren tells the group 'I would prolly get my Justices done as rusty spoon and\nPitchfork of Revenge *inno* I die alot'\n\nMirra tells the group 'I wanna get a justice to rename it  'The blunt\nbutterknife of defense!''\n\nOsgiliath says 'nude is a good way to stun mobs'\n\nOsgiliath says 'xchan'\n\nMirra tells the group 'nude is a great way to explore Cald'\n\nCaldric tells the group 'you mean explore the realms? :P'\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 60\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Order News: Ringbearers(cont.)                          Via: Wren         \n==============================================================================\n\nMirra hugs Selina.\n\nMirra says to Caldric, 'I hug Selina whenever I can, just to cop a feel of\nthe bare butt'\n\nSelina tsks.\n\nRelark tells the group 'either of the chicks, since I don't swing the other\nway :p'\n\nJust remember that if you want to see all the antics and other things that\nhappen in RB you must join us. Just get ahold of you friendly neighborhood\nIT member for further details or check out help RB and help RB inductions.\nOther news we would like to welcome Oloe, and Benibyle to the Order. They\nAre the newest addition to the group we call family and place we all call\nhome.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 61\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Wedding Congratulations                                 By: Babui         \n==============================================================================\n\nOn the 20th of June..\n                            Kirikanen\n                               +\n                             Soke\nJoined in wedded bliss in a beautiful ceremony performed by Marissa.\n\nKirikanen: I'm yours for all eternity....and NO, you cannot sell me or trade\n           me for eq\n\n                            88888       88888       CONGRATULATIONS!\n                          888888888   888888888\n         *               88888888888 88888888888    May you have lots and lots\n                         88888888888888888888888    of kids!\n                          888888888888888888888\n                  *         88888888888888888     (The wedding shout says so!)\n                              8888888888888                        *\n                                 8888888\n                                   888\n           *                        8\n                              ****      \"\"\"\"        *\n                            \/( ^^ )\\   ( ^^ )\n                    *      \/        \\\n                          \/  \/----\\_\\oo_|   |\n                           \/________\\    | |\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 62\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Wedding Congratulations                                 By: Babui         \n==============================================================================\n\nA friend just got married? Want to congratulate them along with the whole of\nrealms?\n\nYou just got married? Want to announce to the whole of realms your love for\neach other?\n\nWell, here's the place!\n\nSend Babui a mudmail with the couples' name, the date of the wedding, and any\ncomments you would like to make =)\n\nStart NOW by showing you care! Start NOW by showing you are truely happy for\nthem\/yourself! Start NOW by announcing to the world!\n\n_____________________,88888e\n______________,a888b.9888888i\n______________888888888888888\n______________88888888888888Y\n______________'8888888888888\n________________\"S888888888\"\n__________________\"7888888Y\n_____________________\"e88j\n______________________-> HaPpY WeDdInG!\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 63\n==============================================================================\n\n==============================================================================\n    Trendy Titles                                           Via: Ardraken\n==============================================================================\n\nAngellis Ater   Gibimcri.                 :ittttGLttti,.            (Baali)\nAvatar          Azhdeen.               ijji:.  ,jE.  :,jjt:         (Baali)\nAvatar          Meroido.            .jj,      .G ;f      .tj;       (Baali)\nAvatar          Rahl.             .jj         L,  Gj        ;f:     (Baali)\nAvatar          Baeal.           .G,         ,j   .E.        .Li    (Baali)\nAvatar          Volitanern.     .D.          G     ;f          f,   (Baali)\nAvatar          Artirio.        LGjtttttttttGLtti;;;Ej;;;;;;;;;jW   (Baali)\nAvatar          Netter.        ,E:tti      ;G       .E.     .jfjf#  (Baali)\nAvatar          Nedder.       .tL   ,tt;   G:        ff  .ifj,  ,#  (Baali)\nAvatar          Shrie.         tL      :ttG;          Gffj:     ,#  (Baali)\nAvatar          Shren.         .E        :Dtt;      ifjE        f#  (Baali)\nAvatar          Ardraken.       it      .D.  :ttiijj:  jj      :G   (Baali)\nAvatar          Cyn.             L,     ff    ;jfjt;    E,    .L.   (Baali)\nAvatar          Khiyara.          ft   :G  ,jj;    ,tt, ,E   ,L:    (Baali)\nAvatar          Loremanonvu.       :L; Dtjt,          :ttGj,Li      (Baali)\nAvatar          Cassidy.             if#f.              :LEt.       (Baali)\nAvatar          Frank.                 .ittt;:.   .:,ittt,          (Baali)\nAvatar          Arcana.                    ###########              (Baali)\n 46 Warrior     Loblo.            Your souls belong to Ba'al.       (Baali)\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 64\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    FunnyBones\n==============================================================================\n\nKali goes to a wedding\n\nKali drops The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.\nA voice booms 'Right! One...'\n\nA voice booms 'Two...'\n\nA voice booms 'FIVE!'\n\nA small voice says 'Three, sir.'\n\nA voice booms 'THREE!'\n<******************BOOM!!!!******************>\nPetrograd is DEAD!!\nPetrograd catches his guts in his hands as they pour through his fatal wound!\nBabui is DEAD!!\nBabui screams furiously as she falls to the ground in a heap!\nDexamph is DEAD!!\nDexamph screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\nShimus is DEAD!!\nShimus catches his guts in his hands as they pour through his fatal wound!\nGromnir is DEAD!!\nGromnir splatters blood on your armor.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 65\n==============================================================================\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    FunnyBones\n==============================================================================\n\nDonatello is DEAD!!\nDonatello splatters blood on your armor.\nNariel is DEAD!!\nYou hear Nariel's death cry.\nFuthark is DEAD!!\nFuthark gasps his last breath and blood spurts out of his mouth and ears.\nDoyle is DEAD!!\nYou hear Doyle's death cry.\nBraener is DEAD!!\nYou hear Braener's death cry.\nBraener stops wielding Nasr, Claymore of Sovereignty.\nYelisa is DEAD!!\nYelisa screams furiously as she falls to the ground in a heap!\nMari is DEAD!!\nMari catches her guts in her hands as they pour through her fatal wound!\nPardalis is DEAD!!\nPardalis catches her guts in her hands as they pour through her fatal wound!\nTengar is DEAD!!\nTengar gasps his last breath and blood spurts out of his mouth and ears.\nTengar stops wielding Black Dragonskull Ax.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 66\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    FunnyBones\n==============================================================================\n\nKyla is DEAD!!\nKyla catches her guts in her hands as they pour through her fatal wound!\nVeltheera is DEAD!!\nVeltheera gasps her last breath and blood spurts out of her mouth and ears.\nAloca is DEAD!!\nAloca hits the ground ... DEAD.\nXazic is DEAD!!\nXazic screams furiously as it falls to the ground in a heap!\nXazic stops wielding Nasr, Claymore of Sovereignty.\nRaidokas is DEAD!!\nRaidokas catches his guts in his hands as they pour through his fatal wound!\nRaidokas stops wielding Nasr, Claymore of Sovereignty.\nMyceran is DEAD!!\nYou hear Myceran's death cry.\nMalu is DEAD!!\nMalu splatters blood on your armor.\nGroll is DEAD!!\nGroll screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\nZendroax is DEAD!!\nYou hear Zendroax's death cry.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 67\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    FunnyBones\n==============================================================================\n\nOrdem is DEAD!!\nOrdem catches his guts in his hands as they pour through his fatal wound!\nOrdem stops wielding Nasr, Claymore of Sovereignty.\nJeskel is DEAD!!\nJeskel gasps his last breath and blood spurts out of his mouth and ears.\nLunete is DEAD!!\nLunete catches her guts in her hands as they pour through her fatal wound!\nGildeth is DEAD!!\nGildeth catches his guts in his hands as they pour through his fatal wound!\nGildeth stops wielding Nasr, Claymore of Sovereignty.\nCristobal is DEAD!!\nCristobal screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\nKinvel is DEAD!!\nKinvel splatters blood on your armor.\nTheodore is DEAD!!\nTheodore hits the ground ... DEAD.\nTheodore stops wielding The Dragon Claw of Legend.\nMaraj is DEAD!!\nMaraj splatters blood on your armor.\nFratan is DEAD!!\nFratan splatters blood on your armor.\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 68\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    FunnyBones\n==============================================================================\n\nGilraen is DEAD!!\nGilraen catches her guts in her hands as they pour through her fatal wound!\nBerrick is DEAD!!\nBerrick hits the ground ... DEAD.\nArtus is DEAD!!\nArtus hits the ground ... DEAD.\nRyals is DEAD!!\nRyals gasps his last breath and blood spurts out of his mouth and ears.\nVoormal is DEAD!!\nVoormal catches his guts in his hands as they pour through his fatal wound!\nBrakkor is DEAD!!\nBrakkor gasps his last breath and blood spurts out of his mouth and ears.\nSaph is DEAD!!\nSaph gasps his last breath and blood spurts out of his mouth and ears.\nValentia is DEAD!!\nValentia hits the ground ... DEAD.\nMalkatov is DEAD!!\nMalkatov screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\nZyll is DEAD!!\nZyll screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\nExcane is DEAD!!\nExcane screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\n \n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 69\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    FunnyBones\n==============================================================================\n\nRialian is DEAD!!\nRialian hits the ground ... DEAD.\nRialian stops wielding Nasr, Claymore of Sovereignty.\nSanrio is DEAD!!\nSanrio hits the ground ... DEAD.\nIohannis is DEAD!!\nYou hear Iohannis's death cry.\nAnnale is DEAD!!\nYou hear Annale's death cry.\nNim is DEAD!!\nNim hits the ground ... DEAD.\nBenibyle is DEAD!!\nBenibyle screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\nZabinillo is DEAD!!\nZabinillo splatters blood on your armor.\nAbelia is DEAD!!\nAbelia splatters blood on your armor.\nLexu is DEAD!!\nLexu screams furiously as he falls to the ground in a heap!\nMiguel is DEAD!!\nMiguel gasps his last breath and blood spurts out of his mouth and ears.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 70\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    FunnyBones\n==============================================================================\n\nMyra: our intelligence pointed to a possible attack\n\nCyril: Now we need t-shirts that say \"I got bombed at Petrograd's wedding\"\n\nExcane: Tengar is responsible for the failure to bring this information \nforward.\n\nSumitra: Tengar tells the group 'scared now omg kali should drop a holy hand \ngrenade''\n\nJinetha chats '*moves the terror alert bar to pink*'\n\nKorith chats 'yes, bush has declared war on it'\n\nIlsensine chats 'Yes, I have bombved Crystalmir lake and taken their oil \nreserves with a SHOCK and AWE campaign.'\n\nIlsensine chats 'Since, quite clearly, Crysytalmir was harbouring Antioch \nterrorists'\n\nMay the blood of a hundred mortals bring new life to the wedding of \nPetrograd and Babui! Now is when we dance the chuppah!\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 71\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Cry Quest- July's Quest Results                         By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\nLast month, your quest was to think up a holiday that the Realms of Depsair\nmight celebrate annualy. As all entries were based on the idea of a\nShattering Day, these two entries were selected based on their sheer\ncleverness and detail. Congratulations to:\n                        Dynvan and Petrograd!\n\nPlease see me soon for your prizes! Their entries are posted on the next two\npages.\n\nThis month's quest follows after their entries. Good luck!\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 72\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Cry Quest- July's Quest Results                         By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\nPetrograd's Entry-\n\nI doubt I'm alone with this idea, but I really think we should have some kind\nof celebration of the shattering. The shattering itself happened the 17'th of\nAugust, but few are online during weekdays, so I'd recommend the celebration\nto be during the week the 17:th falls in. (That means, the Saturday\/Sunday\ncoming somewhere during the 16th\/17th to 22nd\/23rd.)\n \nInstead of feeling sad over what we lost, it should be a day of celebration.\nDwarves generally consider fights fought valiantly something positive, even\nif many died in the battles, so people should eat and drink in a feast to\ncelebrate the deeds our heroes did.\n\nHow in game could vary, but I think roleplayers would appreciate plays about\nit, but the mass would probably prefer to go slay some bigger mob to show\nthey still have it in them (quest mobs would be very suiting, but not a need.)\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 73\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Cry Quest- July's Quest Results                         By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\nDynvan's Entry-\n\n     A day picked by the immortals (when ever the Shattering occurred) \nfor the Realms to celebrate the rebirth of the Realms of Despair. The event \nwill host many events and celebrations through out the realms but mainly \ncentered in Darkhaven.\n     The main event will be one hour of Helter Skelter. Since this will be a \nyearly event, everyone will know about it and can participate or not \nparticipate.\n     Each Guild, Order and Nation will be asked to sponsor some type of \nquest that will be open to all. The organizations will be given an assigned \ntime slot to hold their quest. The organizations will be responsible for \ncoming up with the quest and prizes.\n     In Darkhaven Square, a special cake will be available to everyone to \ncelebrate the rebirth of the realms. Also, on occasion, immortals will drop \n\"presents\" that can be used by anyone. Presents can be items such as \nequipment either of value orsomething fun and creative or fun items like \nrubber bouncing balls and such.\n     The final event that will draw the Shattering celebration to an end \nwill be a realms wide quest sponsored by the immortals. As with the \norganization's quests, the immortal will be responsible to the prizes or \nglory. This event will be restricted to avatar level only.\n     The entire day will be fill with different events that people can take \npart in so all can take part no matter what time of day they happen to \nbe on.\n\n==============================================================================\n                                                               Page: 74\n==============================================================================\n\n\n\n==============================================================================\n    Cry Quest- August's Quest                               By: Alysira\n==============================================================================\n\nThis month's quest is a game of anagrams. I have taken the names of some of\nthe current immortals, mixed up the letters, and made this sentence:\n\nI bring a noon cream pie ma, she sells a con near a code cup.\n\nYes, it's nonsensical, but rearranging the name of six immortals isn't easy!\nHere's a few clues for three of the immortals in there:\n\n1. Tree-Hugger\n2. A pixie with bite\n3. A very very dead guy\n\nYour task for this month is to work out the names of all six immortals, and\nMUDmail them to me. Two winners will be chosen at random out of all the\ncorrect entries. You have until the 18th of August to MUDmail your answers\nto me. 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