{"id":1920,"date":"2024-03-20T18:34:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1920"},"modified":"2024-03-20T18:34:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:34:09","slug":"cry-of-despair-121","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-121\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #121"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Siporta: PvP, Complete-the-Story result, Loril run over by a newbie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">\n ___________________________\n\/ Issue 121 - December 2007 \\_________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n     Interview with Siporta  - by Kadgeon           HELP CRY2 to CRY6\n     Kadgeon's Corner        - by Kadgeon           HELP CRY7 to CRY9\n\n   Nation News\n     Human                   - by Tonitrus          HELP CRY10\n     Hobbit                  - by Kadgeon           HELP CRY11\n     Rukhas'dul                                     HELP CRY12\n     Uruk'hai                                       HELP CRY13\n\n   Guild News\n     Guild of Paladins                              HELP CRY14\n\n   Order News\n     Sanctus Irae                                   HELP CRY15 to CRY16\n\n   Fun and Games\n     Loril got run over by a newbie                 HELP CRY17\n     Story Challenge         - Community            HELP CRY18\n     Story Challenge         - Ringbearers          HELP CRY19 to CRY20\n     Room of the Month                              HELP CRY21\n     Funny Titles            - Contributions        HELP CRY22\n     Write a Story Results   - by Vachu             HELP CRY23 to CRY24\n     Realms Knowledge Quiz (Quest)                  HELP CRY25\n\n   Desk of the Hobbit        - by Fiebin            HELP CRY26\n   Organization Website Competition                 HELP CRY27\n\n                                                                      Page: 001\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ____________________________________\n\/ Interview with Siporta - by Kadgeon\\________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n              Interview with a Deadlie Immie-Siporta Silverwolf\n**Warning: This interview may contain swear words, if it may offend you\nplease continue to the next page of the CRY. Thanks :D\n                                   Kadgeon**\n \nYou exclaim 'Okies, well first off let me start by saying thank you for \ntaking the time out to do this!'\nSiporta says 'Np'\nSiporta smiles happily.\nSiporta wonders 'So, what do you want to know?'\n \nYou say 'Usually when people interview deities or leaders of organizations it\nis most likely a peaceful deity and organization. So I thought it would be\ninteresting to see how the 'other side' lives so to speak'\nYou grin.\nYou wonder 'So my first question is, in your opinion how much of a difference\nis there between a guild\/order and a clan?'\nYou say 'And like Linda I understand you were once in GoR, so you kind of get\nto see both sides'\n \nSiporta says 'There's not a whole lot of difference, except for the whole\nkilling thing. There's not as many pkers, but when they're on, everyone chats\nwithin the clan just like on guildtalk'\nYou nod solemnly.\nSiporta says 'I haven't been a pk deity for very long, but I was leveling up a\npker before I Immed. Linda got me started playing one'\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 002\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ____________________________________\n\/ Interview with Siporta - by Kadgeon\\________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nSiporta says 'Most pkers are actually a lot more helpful than peacefuls. \nThey'll take the time to teach you the ins and outs and almost fully equip you.\nOf course there's a few people that aren't, and those are the ones everyone\nalways point out, but for the most part, everyone is really helpful'\n \nYou say 'Yeah Linda said the same thing almost. Makes me want to make one\nmyself almost lol. '\n \nSiporta says 'The biggest problem I see with pk, is that they're always\nwanting ideas to make more peacefuls play pk, but then they won't listen to a\npeaceful's ideas on what would make pf play more'\nYou nod solemnly.\n \nYou wonder 'As someone who hasn't been playing pkill for very long, do you\nthink it would be harder starting out as a deadly rather than a peaceful?'\nSiporta nods solemnly.\n \nSiporta says 'Yup...a person really needs to make a peaceful first to learn\nthe game. mobs are pretty hard, but it's 5 times harder fighting someone who\ncan think'\nYou nod solemnly.\nSiporta says 'And if you're having to learn how to play as well, you'll most\nlikely just quit'\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 003\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ____________________________________\n\/ Interview with Siporta - by Kadgeon\\________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                     \nYou say 'Yeah I think I would have if I would have made a deadly first'\nYou say \"tee hee\" showing off your cute dimples.\nSiporta seems to get a laugh from something saying, \"heh heh heh\".\nYou wink suggestively.\n \nSiporta wonders 'Have you tried pk?'\nYou say 'I'm a lover not a fighter'\nSiporta grins.\n  \nYou say 'But yes I have'\nYou say 'I kind of like it'\nSiporta nods solemnly.\nSiporta says 'Wartalk is a little more open in what is allowed...somewhat\nrefreshing sometimes'\nYou say 'Takes a little getting used to, and yes I found wartalk to be\ninteresting. Are there any pointers you can give to the readers who might\nthink of making a deadly?'\n \nSiporta thinks, 'Hmmmm.'\nSiporta says 'Don't get all pissed off because someone jumps you as soon as\nyou get to level 5. You should ask your killer what you *should* have done to\nstay alive a little longer'\nYou nod solemnly.\n \nSiporta says 'You'd be surprised when they tell you what you should have done\nand soon you'll be holding your own. Oh, and always have sanc...never let it\nrun, even in a safe room'\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 004\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ____________________________________\n\/ Interview with Siporta - by Kadgeon\\________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                     \nSiporta grins.\nSiporta says 'If you get mad that someone killed you while you were leveling,\nyou won't make it...it's just part of pk life'\n \nYou exclaim 'So patience and a willingness to learn is a must? Oh and the\nability to take criticism!'\nSiporta nods solemnly.\n \nSiporta says 'Yup...and any insults must have an appropriately funny comeback\nwithin 15 seconds'\n \nYou seem to get a laugh from something saying, \"heh heh heh\".\nSiporta says 'More than that and it's a late hit'\nSiporta grins.\nYou say 'Awesome'\nYou say 'I think I will make a deadly'\nSiporta seems to get a laugh from something saying, \"heh heh heh\".\nYou say 'Reminds me of high school.'\nYou wink suggestively.\n  \nYou say 'And I only _just_ graduated'\nSiporta says 'You should check out the only clan with a webpage...excordis\n.silverwolf-den.com'\nSiporta says 'Click on the 'player kill' link. Lots of tips for new players'\nYou nod solemnly.\n \nYou exclaim 'See? I don't think a lot of people know that there's even a site\nfor deadlies! '\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 005\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ____________________________________\n\/ Interview with Siporta - by Kadgeon\\________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                  \nSiporta says 'My favorite one is 'Deadlies are dicks, that's what we are\nsupposed to do, suck it up and don't take it personally.'\n \nYou grin.\nYou say 'That's great'\nSiporta nods solemnly.\n  \nThere ya have it! Not exactly finished as we both had things to do, but we got\nmost of the important stuff asked I think! Hope you enjoy reading it as much\nas I enjoyed writing and doing the interview! Thanks again Siporta for doing\nit!\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 006\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________________________\n\/ Kadgeon's Corner - by Kadgeon\\______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nPoll Results: What is your favorite type of pie?\n\nAll- 10    Cherry- 6    Fail Pie- 6    Dutch Apple- 5     Pumpkin- 3    \nSweet Potato- 3     Chocolate- 2     Cheesecake-2    Rhubarb Crme- 1 \nFudge Nut- 1    Pecan Creme- 1    Strawberry Rhubarb Pie- 1\n \n                                   New Poll\n \nHow old were you when you first started playing Realms?\n \nMudmail your answers to Kadgeon.\n \n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 007\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n ______________________________\n\/ Kadgeon's Corner - by Kadgeon\\______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nAnswers to Riddles from the last issue:\n \nYou want to build a stone wall around your 12'x20' garden. If the bricks are 6\n\" high 6\" wide and 1' long,. How many bricks will you need to make a wall 6\"\nwide 4' tall ? \n \nAnswer: You do not use bricks for a stone wall\n   \nWhat is so fragile that when you say its name you break it?\n \nAnswer: Silence\n  \nUntil I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When I have flown.\n \nAnswer: Time\n \nNew Riddles:\n  \nA man was to be sentenced, and the judge told him, \"You may make a statement.\nIf it is true, I'll sentence you to four years in prison. If it is false, I'll\nsentence you to six years in prison.\" After the man made his statement, the\njudge decided to let him go free. What did the man say?\n  \nA man is lying dead with a backpack on, face down in the desert. What happened?\n  \nA word I know, six letters it contains, subtract one and twelve remains. What\nam I?\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 008\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n ______________________________\n\/ Kadgeon's Corner - by Kadgeon\\______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nGift Ideas                          \n                                    For Her\nAn Amethyst Crystal           A bit of Green Opal                 A Black Opal\nA Black Pearl               A Blazing-Blue Sapphire               Flowers\nA Small Purse of Pearls     An Antique Porcelain Doll\n                                    \n                                    For Him\nA Deck of Playing cards      A Golden Chess Set     An Ember Encased in Glass\nTall Mug of Frothy Beer!     A Pair of Black Silk Boxers        A Toy Knight\nA Toy Sailboat               A Pair of Leather Chaps\n \nFor now this is all I can come up with! But there are lots and lots of items\nout there for you to choose from! There is even a heart-shaped box that you\ncan put things in! But like I said there are lots of things to choose from so\njust think of the person you are getting the gift(s) for and think what would\nsuit them best! Ask yourself if they might need a particular piece of eq, or\ndo they like the really funny, and random things? Oh and don't forget! Aegir\ndoes last minute gift wrapping and delivery! Enjoy! Merry Christmas and \nHappy New Year!\n\n(End)                                                               Page: 009\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n _____________________\n\/ Nation News - Human \\_______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nNevio,\n \nI trust this letter finds you well.  As you may be aware, Lord Sealom Bancridhe\nhas gone missing.  In all likelihood, he has been killed.  If you or your\nassassins have dispatched of him, I would certainly understand, but I request\nthat his body be returned to Lomar to be put on display preceding a very\npublic funeral, to quell the public's view of a curse that affects the\nleadership of Lomar.  If this is not the case, then, as a matter of some\npriority, make every attempt to locate him or his remains.  For my part, I am\nreasonably certain that I did not kill him.  Given the history of Lomar's\nkings and their counterparts, it is also somewhat likely that he has gone mad.\n \nAgain, I assure you that I had no involvement in this matter.  If he is indeed\nmad and has gone into wandering, he must be secured immediately.  If he cannot\nbe peacefully contained, he is to be eliminated and his body is to be returned\nto Lomar.  If others have witnessed him in such a state, they are to be noted,\ncontained if necessary.  I assume I need not inform you that they are not to be\nharmed.  I will pay them a visit as soon as I am able.\n \nYour work of late has been commendable.\n \n-Tonitrus\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 010\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _____________________\n\/ Nation News - Hobbit\\_______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nMany things have happened this past month it seems. But first I would like to\ncongratulate Alzeria for her rise to Valsharess, may your rule be long and\nprosperous. I would have sent out my congratulations sooner if word would have\nreached me, but as it is I have been away for a little while. It seems there\nis a prophecy unfolding before us at the moment. I dare not reveal too much\nhere but I feel you all have a right to know that soon something that will\naffect us all will be coming. It is to my understanding that it will require\nmany of us to band together and stand as one, granted there will be some who\ndo not wish it to be so. I ask that that the Chieftain of the Lizardmen, Queen\nof the Elves, Chieftain of the Half-Ogre's, and all others that we have been\nallied with in the past and even those who we have not been, to contact me as\nsoon as is convenient. With the Holiday's going on and such I send out my\nprayers that all is well and I hope everyone enjoys the festivities! All are\nwelcome to come to the Burrows at any time to join in ours!\nForever in the Service of her people,\n                           Thain Kadgeon Silverblood\n                              Hobbit Nation Leader\nP.S. It has come to my attention that once again people have referred to us as\nHalflings, or 'halfers' I would ask that everyone used our correct name and\ncall us hobbits. Whereas some of us may not mind there are some who find it\ninsulting to call us otherwise. \nP.S.S There are still many council positions open, if any are interested they\nshould contact me.\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 011\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n __________________________\n\/ Nation News - Rukhas'dul \\__________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nAs winter encroaches upon the Rukhas lands, their numbers have once\nagain reached the limit which Krozloy and the surrounding valley\nregion can sustain. Striking out into the surrounding mountains\nof the Southern Mountain Range, the half-orcs begin a long and\nceaseless toil: to construct various tunnels, fortifications,\nand finally, homes for the many Rukhas'dul citizens who are\ncurrently without due to overpopulation and overcrowding.\n  \nWhile many Rukhas, gnomish and halfling slaves captured from\nconflicts and bartered for in trade agreements from years past\nare put to work in carving out the future dwellings of their\nmasters, the bulk of the Krozloy tribes are busy fighting\namongst each other in claiming ownership of homes, caves, and\nother places within which they can reside.\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 012\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ________________________\n\/ Nation News - Uruk'hai \\____________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nFrom the Opallinoc News Bureau:\n  \nDateline Opallinoc - Winter Solstice Fest\nYou know the when. You know the where. You absolutely must be there.\nThe Solstice Fest committee is looking forward to a big turnout this year.\nThe bountiful Fall harvest means plenty of food and Meeka has made a special\nbatch of her \"swill\" just for the Fest. The reciting of feats, legends and \ntales of lore at the Great Bonfire should not be missed.\n \nDateline Opallinoc - No Calendars\nDue to the departure of the famous and fortunate, there will be no issue of the\n\"Women of Opallinoc\" calendar this year.  Instead, a new scam, err enterprise\nof handmade yuletide decorations is underway. Orders are being taken now.\nWreaths, bows, ornaments and various knick-knacks are among the unique items\navailable to the discriminating shopper. Contact Klaatu to place your order.\n \nDateline DarkHaven - Wandering Warhorse\nIt has been seen on several occasions, a spirited warhorse in battle armor,\nwandering the streets of DarkHaven. This fine steed is a pacifist and seems to\nbe unmountable.  The warhorse runs off and disappears after tossing its rider\nto the ground. Any information as to just who this  horse belongs to or even\nas to why it is lose on the streets of DarkHaven, will be rewarded. See Klaatu.\n \nThe News Bureau wishes everyone the best of the holiday season.\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 013\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n\n ________________________________\n\/ Guild News - Guild of Paladins \\____________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nGuild of Paladins would like to welcome back Chet and Ralton. We also have\nTyrian and Maxivik as new pledges. This past month, the guild celebrated our\nguild second's birthday...Graet! Happy Birthday Graet! It will also be \nBrakkor's birthday this month. The Guild has been doing some runs like Sin and\nOlsen, Mountain of Lost Souls, Nevermore and of course, the old reliable guild\nrun-Bahamut.\n \nKeep up the good work guild! \n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 014\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n ____________________________________\n\/ Order News - Order of Sanctus Irae \\________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nA thick blanket of snow has been cast across the city of Sanctus\nIrae as the winter season draws in on her. The port, its waters\nhaving frozen over considerably early, is seemingly asleep as\nactivity has faded to a bare minimum with the inability for ships\nto move to and fro.\n  \nA large convoy of gypsies and merchants, trapped in the city\nuntil Frost releases his hold upon the lands surrounding the\nCity of Lions, continues to peddle what wares it still carries\nin order to afford meals, housing and supplies to last through\nthe harsh winter.\n  \nComing with the bitter cold is a new scourge, one which threatens\nthe city's security and that of its Marquis, as well. Already,\na number of brutally maimed and butchered corpses have been\ndiscovered in various regions of Irae. Rumor spreads quickly that\nthese bodies have been left by an ancient evil, and one which\nseeks to dispose of the city's newfound nobility. The Iraenian\nGuard is left scratching its head at each new find, the killer\nstill managing to evade being spotted, let alone captured.\n  \nThe local businesses survive much as they always have, with an\nextra boom in sales compliments of the gypsies and others whose\ncaravans were unable to depart.\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 015\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ____________________________________\n\/ Order News - Order of Sanctus Irae \\________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe Valdislav Conservatory has witnessed a growth in its student\npopulation after a large contingent of elven scholars arrive from\nDarkhaven, seeking the library of almost mythical repute that lies\nwithin.\n \nIn the Poor Quarters of Irae, business continues much as it always\nhas, even as the major gangs and underground organizations fall\nsilent with the sudden disappearance of their latest leader. The\nRaven remains open, though it would seem that there is no proper\nowner of the place, and it remains to be seen just how long the\nTavern will avoid the scrutiny of the Trade Primogen.\n \nRefusing to be intimidated by recent threats upon his person,\nAlessio di Rossetti, the Marquis of Irae, begins to plan a\ncelebration for the festive season. Already he has hired on a\nband of minstrels to play seasonal songs within the Singing Rose,\nand a massive fir tree has been placed and decorated in the\nCorte.\n \nWhat wonders and challenges await the citizens of Irae in the\nupcoming weeks and the New Year? Only time will tell...\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 016\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Loril got run over by a newbie - Anon\\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nCHORUS: Loril got run over by a newbie logging out from mudding Christmas \neve. You can say there's no such thing as Thoric, But as for me and Stoneheft,\nwe believe.\n \n-*-She'd been drinkin' too much egg nog, And we'd begged her not to go. But \nshe'd left her medication, So she stumbled out the door into the snow. When \nwe found her Christmas mornin', At the scene of the attack. There were tiny \nhoof prints on her forehead, And incriminatin' newbie marks on her back. \n \n(CHORUS)\n \n-*-Now were all so proud of Stoneheft, He's been takin' this so well. See him \nin there watchin' football, Drinkin' Guinness and playin' cards with cousin \nIt (Yeroc).\n \n-*-It's not Christmas without Loril. All the imm's dressed in black. And we \njust can't help but wonder: Should we open up her gifts or send them back? \n \n(CHORUS)\n \n-*-Now the goose is on the table And the pudding made of fig. And a blue and\nsilver candle, That would just have matched the hair in Loril's wig.\n \n-*-I've warned all my friends and neighbours. Better watch out for yourselves.\n\"We should never give a license, to a man who creates a world to play with \nelves.\" \n \n(CHORUS)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 017\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n ___________________________________\n\/ Story Challenge - Realms Community\\_________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nThe concept is simple. Random members of the community were asked to write\nthe next sentence of the story and the writer is in brackets after their \nsentence. The second story is by RB. This is how it went:\n \nI finally made it past Sunless Sea...\nI came upon a dark Robed Figure and asked him where I could train, but he\nseemed selfishly uncooperative.(NoCtUrNe) His silence did not dissude me\nfrom my task, I carefully wielded the bone blade in my hand and opened\nthe door to my west, hearing the shriek of mice as I did so...(Abalon)\nwhen it dawned on me that I had been cruelly tricked.(Anon) I ventured\nwest anyway and faced the trickery that lies ahead in the realms.\n(Brimstone) Walking through the door, I saw the biggest mouse I've ever\nseen - 10 feet tall with ugly yellow fangs.(Anon) \n \nHe asked me for some cheese, but the closest thing that i could offer was\nMerit's smelly socks!(Brakkor) Obviously this was not enough, so the mouse \nstarted approaching me with a grin on its face.(Gindor) Sweat was beading \nfrom my head and I was feeling very nervous, when suddenly the big, ugly \nmouse transformed into an Immortal.(Gatersade- edited) With each step of \nthis Immortals approach, I wondered if I was being tested or perhaps if I had \nviolated some code of the heavens.(Dorin)\n \nThinking it was a test, I attacked him swinging the bone blade like nothing \ncould stop the onslaught.(Basferion) I swung aimlessly with my eyes\nclosed, only to watch it all vanish infront of my eyes, and realize I was \nstill in Potions class. (Threndil) My mind obviously wandered from \nthe boredom of learning the difference between blue, violet, and purple.\n(Lilcal) And then I remembered I was quite mad, so I had a pleasant chat \nwith myself about the weather which helped a lot.(Gwydion) The end.(Anon)\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 018\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _______________________________________\n\/ Story Challenge - Order of Ringbearers\\_____________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nI finally made it past Sunless Sea...\nI came across the meanest avatar i've ever seen, and his name\nwas...(Jimothy) barely whispered amongst those who knew it, for to speak it \nmeant certain death!(Anon) As I approached this avatar, it became apparent\nthat he had taken an unnatural interest in procuring for himself ladies' \nunderwear.(Stuyve) As the Ancient Pandaren saying goes, \n \n                'Blessed are those who love panties.' (Chubbs)\n \nWhat I didn't know at the time was that this dark and deadly avatar \nwas being blackmailed by a coward. (Lorana- edited) Dirty, sinister \nthoughts continued to occupy my mind, and this story, until I was reminded\nof my oath to walk the lighted path of the peaceful by a divine \npresence.(Fiebin) Grasping my weapon ever tighter I continued along the \npath that would take me to my destiny.(Jethren)\n \nMeanwhile, in a galaxy not two parsecs away, lance-corporal Brrnghth \nwas kissing his larvae goodbye before departing on a two-week trip to the\nMilky Way to conquer earth.(Poromenos) Oblivious about the imminent \ninvasion, I made my way along the northern trade route...(Shunnie) in\nsearch of a gift for my special friend, I make my way toward the Town\nof Solace, where I lost my footing and tripped down the steep road, \nhitting my head.(Fabinyre)\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 019\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n _______________________________________\n\/ Story Challenge - Order of Ringbearers\\_____________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nI woke with a headache and a bad taste in my mouth several hours later \n=(.(Eisengrym) I couldn't help but wonder where that foul taste had \ncome from.(Lleryt) Then it came to me, the foul sorceress's concoction,\nhopefully it...(Belkira) would not cause any permanent side effects \nother then this headache, initially I feared the worst, thinking I could\nwake up with a permanent neckbeard, or some sort of visage disorder. \n(Ladril)\n \nSlowly tottering to my feet, I cast my gaze about and shook my head; this\nloosened the bug between my teeth, and spitting it out, I realize that I'm\nsurrounded by an eerie silence.(Loril) The streets are empty, the noise\nof the locals absent during the usually busy daytime bustle of \nSolace....(Barrnet) but from the corner of my eye I noticed a slimy, \nfurry, hideous(Urmum) pile of dismembered body parts, the rank smell of\nwhich has burned a place in your mind forever.(Drax)\n \nI decided to poke at the body parts to make sure they were indeed dead, \nthey were...(Venita). Indeed they were. (Anon) Around the morbid heap, I \nnoticed an entourage of folk in the finest of garb, with fair smiles and \nfragrant parps. Scowled they did, upon approach, in fear that perchance, I\nmay encroach. Secrets gleaned and stories spun, the leader cries,\n \n                 \"omfg get away from my kirre parts.\" \n\nWith a smirk, I walk away, safe in the knowledge that some folk are...... \nmerry. :) (Alex)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 020\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n ___________________\n\/ Room of the Month \\_________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nSee Hell without tarnishing your record.\n \nHell\nAs if picked up by the scruff of your neck by a mighty hand, you find\nyourself unceremoniously dumped at a strange gateway.  Here is the\nplace which will determine your fate.  Whether you will be sent back\nto life as you once knew it, or proceed onto a far yet bleaker pathway.\nThe time has come for you to plead your case and await judgement for the\ncrimes that have been placed upon your head.  Speak wisely and choose\nyour words carefully, for your testimony will be written in the ledgers\nof the Gods, and will determine the path you will ultimately travel.\n                L|J(_)\n            )    | (\")      (\n            ,(.  |`\/ \\- y  (,`)\n           )' (' | \\ \/\\\/  ) (.\n          (' ),) | _W_   (,)' ).\nExits: none\nA mystical spring flows majestically from a glowing circle of blue.\nA fountain of fresh blood flows in the corner.\n(Red Aura) A demon imp hovers nearby...drooling constantly with a fiendish grin.\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 021\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n _____________________________\n\/ Funny Titles - Contribution \\_______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nTyrian Darkmane, Mighty Slayer of Gerbils!\nSeether Auguthtus, Lithplord of Myrr.\nCyxx is in ur donations, pwning ur loot.\nVirktorlen wanders the keep, looking for trouble makers.\nVanskap, Everyone is entitled to MY opinion! {Raider}\nTrinkia: I thought you were my fairytale...\nFolio blame is for God and little children.  Darkfaith..\nMirrante holds darkened shards of reality.\nAkael. A day without sunshine is like night.\nAbelard guards the shiny ball on the ground.\nTorianne poked one. It was dead. [CoC]\nQuan AFK and loving it.\nJimothy,      LLLL     OOOOOO   LLLL    \nDuntug,       LLLL     OOOOOO   LLLL    \nTromple,      LLLL     OO  OO   LLLL   \nEmery,        LLLL     OO  OO   LLLL    \nLeorrior,     LLLL     OO  OO   LLLL    \nSyndia,       LLLLLLL  OOOOOO   LLLLLLL\nIsydesus,     LLLLLLL  OOOOOO   LLLLLLL\nCalaesto Volgren is Calafragilistic!\nIvo parties like a rock star without the drugz.\nThamopolis is watchin' you 'cause accidents cause people.\nMirrelyn has semi-pointy ears.\nMarquis Alessio: Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stockedup.\nHokuten volunteers others to do the dirty work.\nXuon, Invader of your pants. (HeaD-Advo|QC|Nx-Gn)\nCalaesto Volgren is Calafragilistic!\nTaye thinks that banning is full of Fail \nChubbs decimates ranks of cake.    [EFF-L|Pandamonium] \nKrolos smashes heads, like every good Ogre should!\nArlo is writing a book entitled '101 things you can do withsoap'\nSiporta Silverwolf Supports Surly Spartan Soldiers Slaying Savage Slimey Slugs\nSliced Sideways.\nCalin notitled himself.\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 022\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n _______________\n\/ Write a Story \\_____________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe quest was to write a story which includes ALL the words in \"the List\", \n(which are in capitals). The Winner is... Vachu! Congratulations. Please \ncontact Alysira for your prize. Below is Vachu's entry.\n \nHi, Welcome to the first annual RoD immortal pet contest. The judges are\nnow arriving, first we have myself of course, next comes a NOVICE to pet\njudging, Vixy the cleric, and finally Vanskap, the third V in this little\nexperiment. Ok, first things first, I need to send Vanskap out to each\nImmortal's OFFICE, to see who will participate.\n \nWell that was very successful, we had 7 immortals respond to the pet\ncompetition, unfortuantely i had to disqualify Romani, even though my\nname is french for cow, I do not count as a pet, so put the leash\naway please. First MEMBER of the immortal community up is Lord Kali.\nOh, dang, bringing in the heavy hitting pets, I believe thats the\nfirst time I've seen teh great demon Balzhur, and not been turned\nto nothing but an EMBER. *groan*, Apparently the demon scared away\nL\tady Vixy, thats ok we still have two of us judges left! Next up,\nis Linda, ah what a nice pack of wolves. \n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 023\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _______________\n\/ Write a Story \\_____________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nShadrack is up next, oh my I hope that gigantic gremlin doesnt BREAK\nthe stage when its paraded around. Fourth is Falennt, odd i do not see \nany pets with him, ah there it is, wth, a goldfish in a bowl? Hope its\nnot the VIOLENT type!\n \nHaha, apparently our second judge, Vanskap, was afraid of a goldfish,\nas he just ran away :(. Well, down to just me left for the judging,\nI hope Kali doesn't ERASE me if I don't let him win. Next up is,\nHerne, and what a lovely otter he has. Ah what a nice pet cow,\nTricops I think is after my own deluded heart. And finally we have\nDestre. As Destre whistles a huge shadow flies in from the NP,\nI hope that red dragon didnt RAZE the entire nothern plains before\nyou brought him to the competition! I know dragons are a hungry lot, but\nthe barbarians need _some_ food left on the plains to feed themselves.\n \nWell, we seem to have a rather stellar group of immortals and their\npets. Let me take a few moments to ponder a winner and a prize!\n...and the Winner is! heck you all win! The prize, is my eternal\ngratitude, for showing up and not having your pets eat me, or each\nother! Congratulations all, thanks for taking the time to indulge\nthis old elf's dillusions of greatness.\n \nContinued...                                                          Page: 024\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n _____________________\n\/ Realms Knowledge Quiz \\_____________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThis week's quest is to answer the quiz below. One entry per person. Mudmail\nthe answers in a easy to read format to Fiebin and Alysira. In the event that\nmultiple participants have the highest score, 2 will be selected at random and\nbe entitled to claim the prize.\n \n1) Angel General of the Left\n2) From somewhere in the distance beyond view, a despairing wail echoes.\n3) The Three Ages before the Shattering\n4) Rain!  Cool!  Time to spash in the puddles.\n5) Which Room can one find the extra description: \n   Southern Mountains   Built by Stoneheft\n   Levels 2 - 65\n   Explore safely and enjoy.\n6) Where can one find the extra description:\nThe words have been erased by sand and time...\n \n            I AM                    SIMMURAD\n            HEREIN                          FOREVER, DUST.\n7) Who's in the Quiet Church?\n8) What is Bodschek's profession?\n9) Where can one find rice paper walls (Room name required)?\n10) What am I eating: You pop the small cake into your mouth whole and chew \nwith gusto!\n11) Who is X: \nX says 'Aye, go on back and select a room.'\nX gives a grunt as you raise an eyebrow.\nX brings you down a long hallway...\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 025\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n _____________________________\n\/ Desk of the Hobbit - Fiebin \\_______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe Cry of Despair is looking at expanding its content and scope. In order\nto achieve this, we are looking for reliable self-motivated individuals to \njoin the team. CoD Staff are also paid for their efforts in gold- A good\nwriter could easily make in excess of 25m gold for quality work. Positions\nwhich are currently available are described below:\n \n1) Whiner's Column- A monthly\/bi-monthly column which reveals the whines of\nthe mortal and immortal community; whether fact or fiction.\n \n2) Ask the Immortal Column- Many players often have questions which they would \nlike to ask a specific Immortal. This column aims to facilitate open and frank \ndisclosure of answers and responses without prejudicing other players.\nThe plan is for the CoD staff member to collate a set of questions and then \nrequest the appropriate Immortal to answer them.\n \n3) Quest Report Column- Simply find out the gist of quests which have occured\nthroughout the month, esp. IGQ. Find out the winners and any note worthy\nincidents.\n \n4) Trade Column- What items are selling well? Which pieces of equipment are\novervalued in the market? Who would find the new equipment useful? Is the\nitem worth the effort?\n \n5) Mortal Suggestions Column- Some don't like the way TS works, or find the\nprocedure too slow and arduous. Sometimes well reasoned suggestions are more\neffective, plus, a greater audience can be captured. Perhaps you have a\nsuggestion on where to find new players and on how to retain them. Almost\neveryone has something they would change about Realms if they had the power. \nLets find out what those are.\n \n6) Freelance- Write about whatever you want...the caveat being that you\ncan't really...\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 026\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n\n\n __________________________________\n\/ Organization Website Competition \\__________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nPlease see NEWS 632 for more information...\n\nThe Organization Website Contest will take place over the next two months -\nI know the news file says August\/September, and I apologize for this. \n\nPlease read the news file for some brief instructions, more rules and\ninformation will be posted on the Archives very soon.\n\nThe closing date will be 15th of January - this allows ample time over the\nChristmas and New Year's break to get an awesome design set up for your\norganization. Websites must be submitted by an organization leader but it's\nup to you who actually designs\/creates it.\n\nA change to the news file - please MUDMAIL ONLY your URL and the details of\nthe designer\/creator of the website to Alysira and Romani. Do not use email,\nand it must be MUDmailed to the both of us.\n\nAs I said, more information will be posted on the Archives in the coming\ndays. Please see Alysira or Romani for any questions.\n\n-Alysira\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 027\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siporta: PvP, Complete-the-Story result, Loril run over by a newbie ___________________________ \/ Issue 121 &#8211; December 2007 \\_________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________________\\ Interview with Siporta &#8211; by Kadgeon HELP CRY2 to CRY6 Kadgeon&#8217;s Corner &#8211; by Kadgeon HELP CRY7 to CRY9 Nation News Human &#8211; by Tonitrus HELP CRY10 Hobbit &#8211; by Kadgeon HELP CRY11 Rukhas&#8217;dul HELP CRY12&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-1920","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1963,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1920\/revisions\/1963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}