{"id":1973,"date":"2024-03-20T19:10:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1973"},"modified":"2024-03-20T19:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:10:59","slug":"cry-of-despair-128","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-128\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #128"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Kadgeon Whimpers in the Dark, Poetry Quest results<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">\n _______________________\n\/ Issue 128 - July 2008 \\_____________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n   Ask CoE Responses                                    Help CRY2\n   WANTED - Badrol                   - Mack             Help CRY3\n   Choosing the Class to PK on       - Amante           Help CRY4 to CRY14\n   Role Playing Dictionary           - Prina & Falennt  Help CRY15 to CRY17\n   Unholy Rantings                   - Beleth           Help CRY18 to CRY19\n   Whimpers in the Dark              - Kadgeon          Help CRY20 to CRY21\n   Comparison of Shields             - Vache            Help CRY22 to CRY24\n   Pixie's Pwnt the Powerful Players of PK! - Fatanza   Help CRY25\n\n   Guild News\n     Guild of Clerics                - Indira           Help CRY26 to CRY27\n     Guild of Vampires               - Taye             Help CRY28 to CRY29\n\n   Order News\n     Sanctus Irae                                       Help CRY30\n\n   Clan News\n     Excordis                        - Fatanza          Help CRY31\n     Feralis                         - Matanza          Help CRY32\n\n   Band News\n     Band of the Boar                - Ahzir            Help CRY33\n\n   Nation News\n     Quendi                          - Annale           Help CRY34 to CRY35\n     Hobbit                          - Kadgeon          Help CRY36\n     Uruk'hai                        - Klaatu           Help CRY37 \n     Gralthai                        - Fatanza          Help CRY38\n     Tyrrhenu                        - Farlina          Help CRY39\n\n   Council News\n     IOQC                            - Fiebin           Help CRY40\n\n   Quest News\n     June CoD Quest Results          - Fiebin           Help CRY41\n     July CoD Quest                  - Fiebin           Help CRY42\n     Akael's Poetry Quest            - Akael            Help CRY43 to CRY48\n     Linda's Birthday Quest          - Fiebin\/Petrograd Help CRY49\n     Other Quests                    - Fiebin\/Petrograd Help CRY50\n\n   Fun and Games\n     Room of the Month               - Fiebin           Help CRY51\n     Funny Titles                    - Romani\/Falennt   Help CRY52\n\n   Funny Logs\n     A good night's rest             - Falennt          Help CRY53 to CRY54\n\n   Announcements and Advertisements\n     Cry of Despair                                     Help CRY55\n     Ask COE                                            Help CRY56\n     Wanted - DEAD                                      Help CRY57\n\n   Desk of the Hobbit                                   Help CRY58\n   A Note from Linda                                    Help CRY59\n   From Falennt's Inkwell                               Help CRY60\n                                                                      Page: 001\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ___________________\n\/ Ask CoE Responses \\_________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n1) Vindur gong adepts at 80%, however, it seems to fail far more than 20% of\nthe time with max. int and luck stats. What else determines its casting\nsucess rate?\n\nReply: \nThis one will be a multiple choice answer.\na) The amount of time you hold down the enter key.  It's a complex formula.\nb) We aren't going to give direct answers in this column to game formulas,\n   puzzles or secrets.\nc) Your mom.  Yes, it's all about lineage.\n \n2) Class balance is very important but very difficult to achieve in Realms as\nthe usefulness of a character is greatly determined by the situation. \nNevertheless, some classes are often cited as needing improvements to strike\nthe 'correct' balance. Which classes do you think require development in\norder to strike the 'correct' balance?\n\nReply:\nIn my personal opinion, I would rank my top three as: cleric, augurer and\nvampire.  A quick consensus poll of other CoE members concurred.\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 002\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _________________\n\/ WANTED - Badrol \\___________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n   _________________________________________\n0=(_________________________________________)=0\n   |                     ___  __  _        \/\n   |    |   |  \/\\  |\\  |  |  |   | \\      |\n   |    | x | :__: | \\ |  |  |-  |  ;     |\n   |    |\/ \\| |  | |  \\|  |  |__ |_\/      |\n   |                                      |\n   |    \/\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\\      |\n   |    |        ,      ,\t     |      |\n   |    |       \/(.-\"\"-.)\\\t     |      |\n   |    |   | \\ \/ =.  .= \\ \/ |     |      |\n   |    |   \\( \\   o\\\/o   \/ )\/     |      |\n   |    |    \\_, '-\/  \\-' ,_\/      |      |\n   |    |      \/   \\__\/   \\        |      |\n   |    |      \\ \\__\/\\__\/ \/        |      |\n   |    |     _.\\ \\|--|\/ \/         |      |\n   |    |  \/`    \\      \/    `\\    |      |\n   |    .----------DEAD------------.      |\n   |                                      |  \n   |The Umbrageous Ruins is a place where |\n   |the poor, and meek are unwelcome.     |\n   |Their poverty and disease are a plague|\n   |on all of the deadly world.  Recently,|\n   |Badrol has been seen eating from      |\n   |dumpsters, playing showtunes in the   |\n   |subway for tips, and urinating without|\n   |unzipping his pants.  The very        |\n   |existence of this hobo is a slap in   |\n   |the face of Gravoc, and as such Mack  |\n   |would like to offer 5m per proof of   |\n   |death, until the infidel drifter is   |\n   |driven from our lands, or killed five |\n   |times. Which ever is cheaper.         |\n   |______________________________________|\n0=(________________________________________)=0  \n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 003\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nSometimes it can be hard to decide what class to try and play as a deadly. \nMaybe it's your first deadly or maybe you're bored of your current class. In \nthe following pages you will see some flowcharts constructed to help you \ndecide what class is best for you.\n\n00)   Mage\n \n            +------------------------------------------+\n      +-----|Did you play a Mage in Dungeons && Dragons?|-----+\n      |     +------------------------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                                  +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                                  |No |\n    +-+-+                                                  +-+-+\n      |                                                      |\n      |                                                      |\n+-----+---------+                                        +---+----+\n|Don't play Mage|                   +--------------------|Continue|\n+---------------+                   |                    +--------+\n                       +------------+------------+\n                 +-----|Do you like being bashed?|-----+\n                 |     +-------------------------+     |\n               +-+-+                                 +-+-+\n               |Yes|                                 |No |\n               +-+-+                                 +-+-+\n                 |                                     |\n                 |                                     |\n            +----+----+                        +-------+--------+\n            |Play Mage|                        |Play Bladesinger|\n            +---------+                        +----------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 004\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n01)   Cleric\n \n            +-----------------------------+\n      +-----|Are you happy with your life?|-----+\n      |     +-----------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                     +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                     |No |\n    +-+-+                                     +-+-+\n      |                                         |\n      |                                         |\n+-----+-----------+                      +------+------+\n|Don't play Cleric|                      |Roleplay Drow|\n+-----------------+                      +-------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 005\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n02)   Thief\n \n            +----------------------------------+\n      +-----|Do you like stealing from players?|-----+\n      |     +----------------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                        +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                        |No |\n    +-+-+                                        +-+-+\n      |                                            |\n      |                                            |\n+-----+----------+                             +---+----+\n|Don't play Thief|             +---------------|Continue|\n+----------------+             |               +--------+\n                      +--------+---------|\n                +-----|Are you new to PK?|-----+\n                |     +------------------|     |               \n              +-+-+                          +-+-+\n              |Yes|                          |No |\n              +-+-+                          +-+-+\n                |                              |\n                |                              |\n           +----+-----+                  +-----+------+\n           |Play Thief|                  |Play Vampire|\n           +----------+                  +------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 006\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n03)   Warrior\n \n            +---------------------------------+\n      +-----|Do you like doing massive damage?|-----+\n      |     +---------------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                         +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                         |No |\n    +-+-+                                         +-+-+\n      |                                             |\n      |                                             |\n+-----+----------+                              +---+----+\n|Play Bladesinger|                    +---------|Continue|\n+----------------+                    |         +--------+\n                           +---------+---------+\n                      +----|Is Hercules dreamy?|-----+\n                      |    +-------------------+     |\n                    +-+-+                          +-+-+\n                    |Yes|                          |No |\n                    +-+-+                          +-+-+\n                      |                              |\n                      |                              |\n              +-------+------+                 +-----+------+\n              |Join Maleficae|                 |Play Warrior|\n              +--------------+                 +------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 007\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n04)   Vampire\n \n            +--------------------+\n      +-----|Do you cut yourself?|-----+\n      |     +--------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                            +-+-+\n    |Yes|                            |No |\n    +-+-+                            +-+-+\n      |                                |\n      |                                |\n+-----+-------+                  +-----+------+\n|Buy some rope|                  |Play Vampire|\n+-------------+                  +------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 008\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n05)   Druid\n \n            +--------------------------------+\n      +-----|Do you want Ceirana to love you?|-----+\n      |     +--------------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                        +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                        |No |\n    +-+-+                                        +-+-+\n      |                                            |\n      |                                            |\n+-----+----+                                   +---+----+\n|Play Druid|                   +---------------|Continue|\n+----------+                   |               +--------+\n             +-----------------+-----------+\n       +-----|Do you like popping satchels?|-----+\n       |     +-----------------------------+     |               \n     +-+-+                                     +-+-+\n     |Yes|                                     |No |\n     +-+-+                                     +-+-+\n       |                                         |\n       |                                         |\n   +---+----+                            +-------+--------+\n   |Don't PK|                            |Don't play Druid|\n   +--------+                            +----------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 009\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n06)   Ranger\n \n            +-------------------------+\n      +-----|Do you want to kill mobs?|-----+\n      |     +-------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                |No |\n    +-+-+                                +-+-+\n      |                                    |\n      |                                    |\n+-----+-----+                       +------+-----+\n|Play Ranger|                       |Play Warrior|\n+-----------+                       +------------+\n\n07)   Augurer\n \n            +------------------------+\n      +-----|Is cake better than pie?|-----+\n      |     +------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                |No |\n    +-+-+                                +-+-+\n      |                                    |\n      |                                    |\n+-----+------------+                 +-----+------+\n|Don't play Augurer|                 |Play Augurer|\n+------------------+                 +------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 010\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n08)   Paladin\n \n            +----------------------------------+\n      +-----|Do you like having confusing loot?|-----+\n      |     +----------------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                          +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                          |No |\n    +-+-+                                          +-+-+\n      |                                              |\n      |                                              |\n+-----+------+                                +------+-----+\n|Play Paladin|                                |Play Neutral|\n+------------+                                +------------+\n\n09)   Nephandi\n \n            +-----------------------------+\n      +-----|Can you pronounce Qlippothic?|-----+\n      |     +-----------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                     +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                     |No |\n    +-+-+                                     +-+-+\n      |                                         |\n      |                                         |\n+-----+----------------+                 +------+-----------------+\n|You'll still only ever|                 |Good. We didn't want you|\n|cast Mind Fortress    |                 |in our club anyway.     |\n+----------------------+                 +------------------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 011\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n10)   Fathomer\n \n            +------------------+\n      +-----|Are you new to PK?|-----+\n      |     +------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                          +-+-+\n    |Yes|                          |No |\n    +-+-+                          +-+-+\n      |                              |\n      |                              |\n+------+------+                  +---+----+\n|Play Fathomer|                +-|Continue|\n+-------------+                | +--------+\n             +-----------------+---------------+\n       +-----|Do you like acting like a pirate?|-----+\n       |     +---------------------------------+     |               \n     +-+-+                                         +-+-+\n     |Yes|                                         |No |\n     +-+-+                                         +-+-+\n       |                                             |\n       |                                             |\n+------+---------+                            +------+------+\n|Join GoF instead|                            |Play Fathomer|\n+----------------+                            +-------------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 012\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n11)   Bladesinger\n \n            +---------------------------+\n      +-----|Do you like dealing damage?|-----+\n      |     +---------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                   +-+-+\n    |Yes|                                   |No |\n    +-+-+                                   +-+-+\n      |                                       |\n      |                                       |\n+----+---+                              +-----+-----+\n|Continue|----------------+             |Play Ranger|\n+--------+                |             +-----------+ \n             +------------+-------------+\n       +-----|Do you like taking damage?|-----+\n       |     +--------------------------+     |               \n     +-+-+                                  +-+-+\n     |Yes|                                  |No |\n     +-+-+                                  +-+-+\n       |                                      |\n       |                                      |\n+--------+-------+                       +----+-----+ \n|Play Bladesinger|                       |Play Thief|\n+----------------+                       +----------+\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 013\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________________________________\n\/ Choosing the Class to PK on - Amante \\______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n12)   Barbarian\n \n            +------------------------------+\n      +-----|Horses are cool. Yea or Neigh?|-----+\n      |     +------------------------------+     |\n    +-+-+                                     +--+--+\n    |Yea|                                     |Neigh|\n    +-+-+                                     +--+--+\n      |                                          |\n      |                                          |\n+-----+--------+                        +--------+---------+\n|Play Barbarian|                        |Puns are hilarious|\n+--------------+                        +------------------+\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 014\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _____________________________________________\n\/ Role Playing Dictionary - Prina and Falennt \\_______________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nIntro to Role Playing\/terms:\n \nRole playing is an art form that is highly creative and challenging. Most\ndedicated players take RP to the highest form possible. They do their best\nto be expressive in both actions and words as well as interacting within the\nRP community that will enhance RP for everyone and inspire the creativity\nof others. Many contest there is nothing like a good RP scene where all are\nable to join in and add to the scene in a constructive manner.\n \nThis is designed for those who wish to learn how to RP on RoD. Please\nkeep in mind that these are not rules set in stone but merely a guideline to\nenhance and help promote enjoyable play.\n \nRP or Role-Play. Involves making a character and playing that character much\nlike an actor\/actress on a stage. All actions, says, thoughts,  emotes,\nwhispers are realistic for the character that has been created.\n \nIC or In Character: Keeping all emotes, socials, says, whispers, etc. as \nthe character not as the real life player behind the character.\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 015\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _____________________________________________\n\/ Role Playing Dictionary - Prina and Falennt \\_______________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nOOC or Out Of Character: This is where the 'acting' is left behind and the\ncharacter now reacts as the real life player. Considered bad  form to\ninterrupt a scene with OOC unless asking for clarification  of what is\nhappening. Even then its best to use a tell if possible.\n \nBlending: Mixing IC and unnecessary OOC during an RP scene. Considered\nextremely bad form as it tends to destroy the illusion the players  have\ncreated.\n \nSL: Story Line: A story that has been planned in advance, much like a\nscript. Each RPer involved has been given a defined plan of action. The\nplot when played out accurately comes to a predefined ending\n \nFF: FreeForm: Play that has no direction. All players interact as the\nscene develops. While there is no set SL to follow there is, however, an\nRPers creed in effect.\n \nFF SL: FreeForm Story Line: A SL that has a basic outline, a basic ending\nto strive for, but each player is given the freedom to act out how this\nending is arrived at. This form can be very challenging for new players.\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 016\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _____________________________________________\n\/ Role Playing Dictionary - Prina and Falennt \\_______________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nPower play: When a player plays in such a way that he\/she will never\nlose, never take an attack, or plays in such an outrageously impossible\nmanner that it effectively stifles further play of that scene. Also when\na player's emotes and actions control not only their own character but\nestablishes the outcome for other players.\n \nPlayer: The real life person behind the character. (Any and all references\nto the player are OOC.)\n \nRecap: To give a replay of the most recent RP in the event someone has\nmissed posts. It is considered polite to ask if they wish a recap.\n \nLead: An action that is designed to lead the other players and further\nthe  flow of play in its intended direction. It is considered acceptable for\nthe player who has introduced a particular RP scene to have the  right to\nlead others. Leads are subtle and not to be confused with  power plays.\n \nCharacter Development: Many find it easier to RP when they have their\ncharacter defined before they begin. Race and class can limit your RP so choose\ncarefully. IE Drow are \"usually\" considered evil. A description, personality,\nany quirks of habit are helpful to give your character life. Finally, a\nhistory should be constructed for depth and believability.\n\n[Role playing dictionary was collated by Prina and republished by Falennt.]\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 017\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n __________________________\n\/ Unholy Rantings - Beleth \\__________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nWhat is in the eye of the beholder?\n \nBeauty so they say...\n \nWhat I regard as beauty is not what you may regard as such.\n \nWhat is not in the eye of the beholder is what cannot be seen. When you look\nat me you might consider that my attire gives me a somewhat ferocious\nappearance. You may be knowledgeable in such armours and know the path I \nhave chosen is evil. What you cannot possibly know is the intent of my will.\n \nSo, the rant is about the intent of evil, my will to do evil deeds.\n \nI look out in the lands that I travel for pieces of armour that might enhance\nwhat I already wear. I find that most of it comes from kin that I need to\nbetray, most likely kill, and then plunder their stores.\n \nWhat infuriates me about this is not the demise of one of the legions of\ndarkness, that doesn't trouble me in the slightest, there will always be more.\nThe matter is this. Upon my final blow, that sends the wretched soul reeling\nback to more torture, and torment, in the dark voids of the underworld. I am\nlorded as a hero, and made divine by some degree!\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 018\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n __________________________\n\/ Unholy Rantings - Beleth \\__________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nWhilst this is not a troublesome matter in the fact I cannot purge the piety.\nI can easily shrug a claim for my immortal soul by the powers of the divine.\nIt troubles me by two aspects. Who judged I should be made divine? Does the\nmalicious way I killed, to pillage, not factor in the deed?\n \nI assumed I would be judged by my deity, Lachte. I serve to promote chaos, and\nin the greater scheme I reflect the will of Ba'al, to obliterate all those who\nseek to raise the banner of light.\n \nI can tell you exactly what is in my eyes, it is not beauty...\n \nFor you, and your level of understanding, it is the merest hint of the\ninfernal chaos you will go through.\n \nYou will see it in my impassive gaze, as you look into my eyes searching for\nsome hint of mercy to abate your death.\n \nYou will feel the effect for an eternity!\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 019\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _____________________________________________________________\n\/ Whimpers in the Dark- Diary of the Captive Virgin - KadgeonW \\_______________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \n**Dark spots litter the following pages, as if someone had spilled \nsomething on the paper, or someone had been crying while writing.**\n \nThe last time I wrote I was about to make my escape, or try to at least.\nAs you can clearly tell I did not succeed. Even with the help of an \nunknown man I could not escape this place. Right as I was about to pick\nthe lock to my door someone stopped next to it and whispered to me. 'I \nwill unlock the door for you, but you must hurry. When you get to the  \ndoorway do not stop, our guardian is there and he will stop you.' I did\nnot get a chance to thank the man because by time I got outside the door\nhe had vanished. Remember his insistence on hurrying I began to walk as\nquickly as I could with my candle still being lit. I do not even know how\nI managed to navigate  through the maze of catacombs and hallways, but\nsomehow I managed to make it up to the front door of what seems to be \na rather large mansion. I was just about to turn the knob to the large\ndoors when I felt a prickling along my skin, a feeling so cold it made me\nshiver. Slowly I turned my head to look over my shoulder half expecting  \nto come face to face with someone, but to my huge relief I did not.    \nFrowning I gripped the knob and turned it slightly, as I was about to slip\noutside I felt someone grab my shoulders in a viselike grip and throw me \nback inside the mansion. Somewhere in between the time I was at the \ndoor and the time I hit the ground I had closed my eyes, and I realized  \nthis when I opened them to find myself staring into the most malevolent, \nred eyes I have ever seen. I would have let out a blood chilling scream if\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 020\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _____________________________________________________________\n\/ Whimpers in the Dark- Diary of the Captive Virgin - KadgeonW \\_______________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nit had not been for a hand as cold as death, but as hard as stone covering \nmy mouth. Tears slowly began to fall down my face because I was sure \nthat I was not looking into the face of the guardian to this house and its\ninhabitants. As sobs racked my body I watched him trace one sharp nail \nfrom my neck down to my stomach. 'Now, now little one. You were  \ntold what would happen should you ever try to escape. None leave here \nunless I am given permission to let them go, and I was not told you could\nleave.' Another sob escaped my muffled lips as he laughed cruelly.    \n'Now I get to have more than just a taste of your precious blood, I will\ntake every last drop.'  I quickly closed my eyes again so I would not   \nhave to watch his mouth's descent towards my neck.\n\n**The writing abruptly cuts off, and several small drops of wax dot the    \nlast page.**\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 021\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _______________________________\n\/ Comparison of Shields - Vache \\_____________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nIt's been brought to my attention, people liked my eq comparisons last issue\nso i shall compare some more eq this article. I shall compare some eq near \nand dear to my heart: two OOG shields and two in game shields that are not \nas good. Golden shield \/ a lightweight shield of cold blue ...for OOG\nDark, Fated mists \/ a huge shield of oak .... for in game\n \nObject 'Golden Shield' is infused with your magic...\nIt is a level 47 armor, weight 8.\nLocations it can be worn:  shield\nSpecial properties:  hum dark evil\nAlignments allowed:  evil neutral\nThis armor has a gold value of 0.\nArmor class is 12 of 12.\nAffects armor class by -15.\nAffects hit roll by 6.\nAffects mana by 55.\nAffects resistant:blunt by 10%\nAffects damage roll by 5.\nAffects hp by 75.\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 022\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _______________________________\n\/ Comparison of Shields - Vache \\_____________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nObject 'a lightweight shield of Cold Blue' is infused with your magic...\nIt is a level 50 armor, weight 3.\nLocations it can be worn:  shield\nSpecial properties:  glow\nGenres allowed:  rogue fighter aberrant shaman\nAlignments allowed:  evil\nThis armor has a gold value of 200000.\nArmor class is 10 of 10.\nAffects hp by 60.\nAffects hit roll by 5.\nAffects damage roll by 5.\nAffects dexterity by 1.\n \nObject 'Dark, fated mists' is infused with your magic...\nIt is a level 49 armor, weight 7.\nLocations it can be worn:  shield\nSpecial properties:  dark bless metal\nAlignments allowed:  evil good\nThis armor has a gold value of 380000.\nArmor class is 16 of 16.\nAffects damage roll by 5.\nAffects mana by 80.\nAffects hp by 30.\nAffects resistant:acid by 10%\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 023\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _______________________________\n\/ Comparison of Shields - Vache \\_____________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nObject 'a huge shield of oak' is infused with your magic...\nIt is a level 48 armor, weight 5.\nLocations it can be worn:  shield\nSpecial properties:  evil organic\nAlignments allowed:  evil neutral\nThis armor has a gold value of 88000.\nArmor class is 14 of 14.\nAffects armor class by -25.\nAffects hp by 50.\nAffects hit roll by 4.\nAffects damage roll by 4.\n \nSo overall the OOG Golden Shield seems way more useful to neutral and evil\ncharacters, and has no restrictions other then anti-good. I've always wanted\na Golden shield, ever since i started playing this game. Alas, it was OOG\nbefore i started playing. I however recently obtained one in an eq trade\nthat involved some very nice gloried eq. There seems to be no quality\nshields to replace the golden shield as of yet, but the father time shield\nis nice if you need acid resistance or are devout.\n\nAll in all, it seems rod has neglected its single wielders for far too long\nSeems to me that some new shields or even held items are in order, which \nmight become available about the time cleric sects or paths come in.\n\nDisgruntled cleric of doom,\nVache Coeur-Vrai\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 024\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n ____________________________________________________\n\/ Pixie's Pwnt the Powerful Players of PK! - Fatanza \\________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nPixie's Pwnt the Powerful Players of PK!\n----------------------------------------\n \nTis the talk of the town now, or did you not hear?\nThat pixies are ruining PK, we fear.\n \nTheir small little bodies have gained a new skill,\nTo help all the weaklings survive in Pkill.\n \nAside from the fact that they fly with no spell,\nThey've now got another great story to tell.\n \nFor with their new power, our strikes cannot hold,\nSince three tenths more dodge has made them so bold!\n \nNow what shall we do with this menace we face?\nPerhaps cut their wings off, or delete their whole race!\n \nFATANZA\nLeader of Excordis\nPkill Conclave\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 025\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _______________________________      \n\/ Guild News - Guild of Clerics \\_____________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n \n                          About quests and questing!\n \nSo I wrote my first quest for IGQC and good lord, you might think it's an \neasy task. Throw a few mobs here, give them crazy programs there and find\nsuitable areas for all of the above! Nuh uh, not so much I tell you!\nI'd like to applaud the Imm's in coming up for quests on a daily\/weekly\/\nmonthly basis! Kudos to all of you...figuring out the themes and building\nalike!\n\nHere a few tips for the questing cleric, it's not set in stone by\nall means but it helped me along the way for sure!\n\nWhat to bring:  \n100 heals\/mana\n5 million gold coins (for repairs)\na few spare gutbusters and recalls (just in case!)\n\nUseful spells: \nminor invocation, holy sanctity, mass invis, divinity, indignation,\nfortify, lethargy, unravel defense, benediction, burden defense and\nyour cure spells! \n\nThe most important ingredient is this though: FUN!!! \nSo enjoy yourself! :)\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 026\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _______________________________      \n\/ Guild News - Guild of Clerics \\_____________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n \n                                   Join us!\n \nIf you would like to join the Guild of Clerics, just jot down the \nfollowing:\n \nRequirements: Level 15+\nDirections:   NW, 2W, 2N, E from [] \nWebpage:      perdaea.com\/dirtycarrot.html\nOnce you read the guide (retrieved in \"The Clock Chamber\" by saying\n\"guide\", you can contact anyone with \"CoC or CoC-T\" in their \ntitle or a leader to request an interview! \n \nWe hope you have a joyous June, please feel free to come by or send us a tell\nif you have any questions, concerns or just would like to chat!\n \nRegards, Haviland (Guild Master), Indira (First) \nTorianne (Second)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 027\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _________________________________\n\/ Guild News - Guild of Vampires \\___________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n                             _..__.          .__.._\n                           .^\"-.._ '-(\\__\/)-' _..-\"^.\n                                  '-.' oo '.-'\n                                     `-..-'\n \nThe Guild of Vampires would like to welcome Schnyck, Demello,\nMellisandre, Ashtaar, and Thren to our ranks as full fledged GoV members!\nYou guys please see Orugan for your coffin numbers, and any other needs \nor questions you may have.  \n \nAlso recently we said goodbye to two of our very well liked members,\nTinani who had almost completely retired from the realms but still logged\n every now and then informed us he was leaving us for good, and Jordane\nwho was not a member of our guild very long but we loved him just the same! \nGoV wishes them both well  in all their RL endeavors and hope to maybe see \nthem again one day! Even as we said goodbye to those two we have had a couple\n of our older  members come back! Radu, Glubose, and we've even seen the\n infamous Babui around more! We would also like to wish Kriru a\n very happy belated birthday! It seems her birthday was at the beginning \nof last month! \n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 028\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _________________________________\n\/ Guild News - Guild of Vampires \\___________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nFor now this is all I have for you all, tune in next month for more updates\nand the like!\n\n'May the shadows of the night protect us and give us strength'\n \nFrom the [] 4 s; 3 w; 4 n; w. That will take you to our recruitment room and\nboard! Say 'Guide please' to recieve a guide, and if you have any questions\nplease feel free to contact a leader or member with Sire in their title!\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 029\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ___________________________\n\/ Order News - Sanctus Irae \\_________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n____________________________________________________________________\n|\/================================================================\\|\n|     Applications for the Order of Sanctus Irae are now OPEN!     |\n|                                                                  |\n|Join the Realms of Despair's only fully RP-oriented order today!  |\n|                                                                  |\n|We have a large area filled with various settings for any style of|\n|roleplay, over a half-dozen facets for players to find likeminded |\n|individuals and characters, a friendly and committed player base, |\n|and some of the most exciting plotlines in the Realms!            |\n|                                                                  |\n|Come and see what future awaits you in our sprawling cityscape.   |\n|Contact a WoI and apply today!                                    |\n|\\================================================================\/|\n|\/================================================================\\|\n|For information on our applications process, who you may contact, |\n|and more, visit us online at:                                     |\n|                  http:\/\/sanctusirae.atspace.org                  |\n|                                                                  |\n|For a more detailed outline of the applications process, visit our|\n|forums today at:                                                  |\n|                    http:\/\/osi.freeforums.org                     |\n|                                                                  |\n|\\================================================================\/|\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 030\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________\n\/ Clan News - Excordis \\______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n@@@@@@@@  @@@ @@@   @@@@@@@   @@@@@   @@@@@@@   @@@@@@   @@@  @@@@@@@\n@@@@@@@@  @@@ @@@  @@@@@@@@  @@@@@@@  @@@@@@@@  @@@@@@@  @@@  @@@@@@@    \n@@@       @@@ @@@  @@@       @@@ @@@  @@@  @@@  @@@ @@@  @@@  @@@    \n@@@       @@@ @@@  @@@       @@@ @@@  @@@  @@@  @@@ @@@  @@@  @@@    \n@@@@@@      @@@    @@@       @@@ @@@  @@@@@@@   @@@ @@@  @@@  @@@@@@ \n@@@@@@     @@@@@   @@@       @@@ @@@  @@@@@@    @@@ @@@  @@@   @@@@@@\n@@@       @@@@@@@  @@@       @@@ @@@  @@@ @@@   @@@ @@@  @@@      @@@\n@@@       @@@ @@@  @@@       @@@ @@@  @@@  @@@  @@@ @@@  @@@      @@@\n@@@@@@@@  @@@ @@@   @@@@@@@  @@@@@@@  @@@   @@@ @@@@@@@  @@@  @@@@@@@\n@@@@@@@@  @@@ @@@    @@@@@@   @@@@@   @@@   @@@ @@@@@@   @@@  @@@@@@@\n\nPeaceful Dwellers of the Realms,\n   The deranged Emperor of Exordis summons you to test your skill in\nthe dark realm of the PKillers. You are challenged to look beyond the\ntales being told by those too fearful to walk the shadowy path and\ntake the leap into the esoteric realm of the deadly players.\n   Be it your taste for adventure, or desire to stand above the blood\ncovered corpse of your fallen foe, the world of PK should prove more\nthan worth your time.\n\nOur mighty leader, Tim was banished for expressing his distaste for\nthe corrupted ways of our deadly political system, but shall soon\nreturn to regain his seat and lay rest to all those that played a\nrole in his exodus. Fear his return...\n\nWhile new inductions are welcome, current members are reminded to\nkeep sight of our clan board, for all members who fail to update\ntheir membership shall be outcast to walk alone in the ruins.\n\nSiporta, our dear Deity, has been promoted to the rank of SAVIOR!\n\nFATANZA aka Emperor Tetsukiyam\nLeader of Excordis\nPkill Conclave\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 031\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _____________________\n\/ Clan News - Feralis \\_______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nFeralis would just like to remind everyone that we are really cool dudes.\n\n(From Matanza)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 032\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________________\n\/ Band News - Band of the Boar \\______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe Great Spirit of Boar welcomes it's 3 newest members:\n\nShaye, Madarame, and Grunton.\n\nMay the Luck of the Boar be with you throughout your adventures.\n\n(From Ahzir)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 033\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n ______________________\n\/ Nation News - Quendi \\______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nButterfly Numbers Greatly Diminished\n \nWhile the indigenous breed of butterfly has finally arrived upon Irrybis,\nbarely in time for Faradome - the summer Solstice - their numbers are not \neven one tenth of what was expected.  The cause of this great reduction is \nunknown, as is the cause of their delay in arrival.  One thing is for certain, \nthe strangeness with the shadows has been ruled out as not a factor.\n \nStrange Shadows Plague Irrybis\n \nSeveral reports have been made pertaining to a bizarre phenomenon with \nshadows.  Some Elves have claimed that the shadows are acting as living, \nnear sentient beings.  There have been a few counts of a strange language \nspoken upon the breeze, the only discernable words being \"Shalandir \nnos folos\".  The meaning of these words is unknown, but any with \ninformation regarding this phenomenon are requested to contact Tari Annale \nor Elear Israfel.\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 034\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ______________________\n\/ Nation News - Quendi \\______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nIncreased Security Measures Employed\n \nRecently, Megiltura Sotei and Tari Annale have increased the security\nprecautions around the Island.  While most of these measures have not been\ndisclosed, the most obvious is the re-posting of the Guard Palinor.  He has\nadopted a new post upon the mainland.  Any friends to the Elves who wish to\nvisit our fair Island are requested to present their tokens to Palinor upon\nthe mainland, otherwise they will not be granted passage upon the Tinu Elena.\n \nOlympics News\n\nSome minor difficulties have set the Olympics back by a few weeks, but they\nare still underway.  Any and all Elves are encouraged to participate!  Let's\nbring home the Gold!  Keep an eye on your local Nation Board or National\nNational Visions for more information!  Good luck to all who participate!\n\n(From Annale)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 035\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n _____________________\n\/ Nation News - Hobbit\\_______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nHello dear friends! I am unhappy to report that news of how the Pre-Olympic\nGala went will have to wait until next month! Unless of course I can find my\nlittle pixie friend Philippa, and then I will have her fly as fast as she\ncan to reach Darkhaven before the CRY is published so that you all can see\nhow things went! Unfortunately I have not see Philippa in quite some\ntime. I grow worried about her, because she may get a little distracted\nbut it is not like her to not show up for an interview! I am thinking of \nwriting the new Pixie King again to see if she has shown up yet. At\nany rate, I look forward to seeing everyone at the Pre-Olympic Gala\nand of course the Olympics themselves! It is bound to be a wonderful\ntime! Good luck to all the Nations and their participants, don't forget \nto get a good nights rest and a nice hearty breakfast before the Olympics!\n\n            Forever in the service of her people,\n                             Thain Kadgeon Silverblood\n                              Hobbit Nation Leader\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 036\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ________________________\n\/ Nation News - Uruk'hai \\____________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nFrom the Opallinoc News Bureau:\n \nDateline Darkhaven - Nation's Olympiad\nComing soon the Nation's Olympics. Watch Nation's related noteboards for more.\n \nDateline Barren Peaks - Castle found\nVolstagg, the catacomb dweller, led an expedition into Barren peaks to find\nthe fabled Lost Castle. Using fragments of parchments, written in long lost \ntongues, researching ancient tales and lore of the Lost Castle, it has now\nbeen claimed to have been found. the Lost Castle is the abandoned ruins of\nthe Castle of Rol Na Feinne. Early reports are said that the castle has been\nlooted of anything of value. There is still much to learn of this place.\n \nDateline Southern Mountain Range - Artifacts\nThe ancient ceremonial arrow, discovered in the Southern Mountains, still has\nnot yielded and clue as to its origins. the odd shaped arrowhead and colorful\nplumage used show unique craftmanship. Reward is offered for information.\n \nDateline Opallinoc - Uruk'hai Olympiad team\nKlaatu the Benevolent is recruiting half-ogres for the Uruk'hai Olympiad team.\nThose interested are asked to register on the Opallinoc noteboard.  Be \nprepared to give your qualifications, when asked, for this elite team.\nThe Uruk'hai need you and your support to make a decent showing among the \nNations teams participating. Victory shall be ours.\n\n(From Klaatu)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 037\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n ________________________\n\/ Nation News - Gralthai \\____________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nGithzerai, Githyanki & Pirates of Gith! I summon thee to the Sands of\nTeracchei to stand alongside your yellow brethren in this year's\n2008 Nations Olympics.\n \nStrength, speed & most importantly, LUCK is on our side! The Gods\nhave teamed up with the creative minds of each class to develop this\nyear's games, and they will be like none other you have ever seen.\n \nIt is time we stop dwelling alone, in the shadows, and come together\nas the mighty race we are to prove our strength against those that\ndare to call themselves superior.\n \nTravel thee NE, NE, N, N of Darkhaven Square and visit our sacred\nrealm which lies beyond the gate to the Astral Planes. To do so,\nsimply tell Tage \"The glittering sands call my name\"\n \nI look forward to competing at your side, brothers.\n \nFATANZA\nLeader of Excordis\nCo-Creator of the 2008 Nations Event (Gith)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 038\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ________________________\n\/ Nation News - Tyrrhenu \\____________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nNo Rain.  Lots of sunshine, intense heat and dying crops.  The Vale was seeing\nterrible drought and even the mages were at a loss.  Even they could not\nproduce the rain needed to save the crops.  The fountain in the town square\nhad gone dry the week before and so, the gnomes were resorting to fetching\nwater from the small trickle the stream outside the vale had become.  Many of\nthe older gnomes had collapsed from exhaustion, leaving it to the younger\ngeneration to now carry in the water.  \n \nFinally, carts were rigged with harness and a few goats were used to pull them\nto help bring in the water.  Some of the crops would survive, but most would\nnot.  \n \nFarlina would have to soon decide what would be done to supplement the stores\nfor the coming fall and winter.  She would have to contact another nation,\nsomething she was a bit disinclined to do, not because she didnt like the\nother nations, no, she just didnt trust many of the tall-walkers.  \n \nPerhaps first she would write a missive to the Pixie Nation and inquire there.\nHopefully there were not in drought as well.\n\n(From Farlina)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 039\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _____________________\n\/ Council News - IOQC \\_______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe only info I have on the recent IOQ hosted by Ascendere is that Inconnu \ncame 1st, and the Dragonslayers came 2nd.\n\nThe DS IOQ has already been handed into Siporta and Destre and building of\nthat quest has begun.\n\nMaidenStone is to host the IOQ after DS and Arcanes will host the IOQ after\nMaidenStone. Both Orders should begin to build their IOQs and have either\nSiporta or Destre approve them. Hosting an IOQ is a duty of all Orders in\nthe IOQC and therefore the Order responsible for hosting the IOQ should\nensure that the quest is handed in when it's supposed to be.\n\n+ Fiebin +\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 040\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _____________________________________\n\/ Quest News - June CoD Quest Results \\_______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe June CoD Quest was to complete the Spellercaster's word search provided\nby Gonnil.\n\nSpellcaster's Word Search\n    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N\n \n 1  C I N V I S B U R D X A S I\n 2  W B E U F L P V O N T H W T\n 3  M C C A L V H E S R I U O D\n 4  B A Z R Q G K Y O E B A R G\n 5  E W D M U N F T L N S T D Y\n 6  S R H O D E L D C E U A B M\n 7  Y G O R J S R K D R E N A S\n 8  G T N O L S A A N V E T I P\n 9  R C G I Y K S W D A I I T R\n10  A I N E M U C A N T M V R O\n11  H K S O R Y H T W E A K E N\n12  T O R C W V L N I C M S O X\n13  E P L I R V R I U C C L S A\n14  L C E S A Y L S W A V T A N\n \nSome of the words to find: CRUSADE, ENERVATE, ACUMEN, LETHARGY, SLINK, \nWEAKEN, SWORDBAIT. (There are four other spells)\n\nEntries were received by numerous people. Only Vukodlak, Silet, Akacia and \nCiska had found all 11 words and noted down their answers in the proper \nformat. Gonnil then randomly selected 2 winners from the four above. The\nlucky winners are Silet and Vukodlak! Congratulations. Please\ncontact Falennt for your glory prize.\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 041\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _____________________________\n\/ Quest News - July CoD Quest \\_______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe July quest is to list as many Named Angels as you know. The mob may either\nID as an angel or have the description as an angel to classify as an Angel.\nThe angel must also have a name.\n\nYou will receive a point for each correctly listed mob. Mobs which blatantly\naren't angels will reduce your total score by two points. The winner will be\nthe person with the highest number of points. Mudmail Fiebin, Falennt and \nLinda with your list for a chance of winning some glory by the 27th of July.\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 042\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ___________________________________\n\/ Quest News - Akael's Poetry Quest \\_________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nQuesters had to find slips of paper with poetic words written on them,\nscattered all over the Realms. They then had to use those words in a poem of\ntheir own creation, between 4 and 10 lines long. Poems didn't have to rhyme,\nand didn't have to be good...they just had to make sense, and have only one \n\"found\" word per line.\n \nThanks to everyone for playing! I loved reading and hearing your \ncompositions!\n \nAkael\n \nContinued...                                                          Page: 043\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ___________________________________\n\/ Quest News - Akael's Poetry Quest \\_________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nMadazanirt\nLiving in the TROPICS,\nI do not take SUMMER lightly,\nbecause this is when the SUN shines brightly.\nTo lay on the BEACH and enjoy a drink,\nit's so hot my ICE melts in a wink!\nI take a breath and look into the SKY,\nand to my surprise I lay here to die,\nin a pool of my own BLOOD.\nThe light fades away and the SNOW begins to flurry.\n\nGarenul\nO i love my SUMMER holidays\nEverything i do makes me HAPPY\nDANCING around next to the bonfires\nAnd swimming around in the lake's WATER\nSunbaking out under the HOT sun\nSetting up CAMP under the star filled night\nMaking sandcastles on the yellow sanded BEACH\nO how much fun a HOT summer holiday can bring.\n \nTaeshir\nThe sun tried to shine on a summer day\nBut the rain clouds hovered in a DEMONIC way\nThe FLOWERS waved with a flowing sway\nI put on my SWIMSUIT by the bay.\n \nContinued...                                                          Page: 044\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ___________________________________\n\/ Quest News - Akael's Poetry Quest \\_________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nGaxhil\nThe \"puppy\" ran and ran and ran\nAlong the \"hot\" streets he ran\nTo see his \"nice\" master\nThrough the lake the pupy did \"swim\"\nIn waters cold as \"ice\"\nBut no master did he find\nWithin forests like the \"tropics\" the puppy continued\nAcross sands hot as \"fire\" he plodded\nAll to find his master in the red \"blaze\" jacket\n \nPetrograd\nIn the tropics,\nsummer has arrived.\nIt is hot.\nIn the sky\nis the burning sun.\nLeaving the beach,\nyou enter the tropical water.\nYou start to swim,\nas the water soothens your skin.\n \nContinued...                                                          Page: 045\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ___________________________________\n\/ Quest News - Akael's Poetry Quest \\_________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nMeldrew\nThere once was a small little \"rabbit\",\nout in the \"wild\".\nOne day he wished to \"cool\" off,\nso he went for a \"swim\",\nin a \"pool\" of sludge.\nImmediately, he \"regret\" it,\nlonging for the comfort of \"home\".\nScared and lost he finally found his mother,\nwho led him by the nose,\nand used a \"fan\" to help him clean up.\n \nRikkath\nA Nephling ran around the \"mud\"\n\"Singing\" while he quested\nHis heart a-\"flutter\" at the thought of glory\nBut then he hit a rough patch\nHe thought he was almost bested\nHe dropped his \"light\" in Morgul Vale\nHe stubbed his \"toenail\" in Dunhill\nBut never fear, that wont impact his ability to \"frolic\"!\nTime for him to go enjoy the \"summer\" weather\nWith his trusty (and delicious) sidekick, an \"Enchilada\" named Jorge!\n\nIohannis sings\n'Our lives are filled with Wild color,'\n'much like a Kaleidoscope'\n'As Water gives us life,'\n'the Sun also gives our Summer, hope.'\n \nContinued...                                                          Page: 046\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ___________________________________\n\/ Quest News - Akael's Poetry Quest \\_________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nForia\nHe lived in DEMONIC times\nHe was leaving his HOME\nWhere all the FLOWERS were long gone\nHe was walking towards the SUN\nLooking for an ANGEL\nAn angel that had left the SKY\nLeft the sky to SWIM through the ice\nThe ICE of theese dark, cool, demonic times\nLeaving their homes, walking ... swimming\nEverone was sucked into these realms of despair\n \nAnonymous\nMy friend Gonnil and I, We love to hangout and CAMP\nwe have fun in the SUN, and he makes smores like a champ\nwe LIGHT a fire, and tell ghost stories in the dark\nabout BLOOD and guts, and monsters that eat body parts\nin the light of the BLAZE, nothing is more frightening than he\nhe has poor personal hygiene and really needs some work done on his teeth\nwe put the fire out with WATER, and get ready for bed\nas he sleeps Gonnil's drool forms a POOL, that flows from his head\nifs a good time, that's as heterosexual as it is mild\nafter all there's nothing wrong with two dudes sleeping together in the \nWILD is there?\n\nVukodlak\n'be mine, camp counsellor'\n'fan the flames of my burning heart' \n'when summers gone, camp memory last forever'\n \nContinued...                                                          Page: 047\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n ___________________________________\n\/ Quest News - Akael's Poetry Quest \\_________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nGagnon\n'I drank from a POOL'\n'it was full of WILDFIRE'\n'I became DERANGED'\n'so I made a CAMP'\n'and picked some FLOWERS'\n'and then drank from the POOL again'\n \nBrimstone\n'As the BLOOD glistens from the SUN'\n'the SNOW flakes frolic, having fun'\n'But as the knife cut to the bone'\n'You know you'd never find your way HOME'\n\nMyers\nCOOL, cruel, nasty.\nDEMONIC influences rushing in\nBLOOD thirsty bastards!\nBLOOD gushers, all of them!\nHoping to eat your brains like a PEACH.\nDon't be caught out and about, FROLIC till you die!\nthe MUD on their boots will soon be MUD on your face.\nKick you in the head, they will!\nDamn FLAMINGOs!!!!\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 048\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _____________________________________\n\/ Quest News - Linda's Birthday Quest \\_______________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nSiporta hosted a quest on the 13th of June to celebrate Linda's birthday. \nGifts were dispersed throughout the realm and the maximum hand in was 4 \ngifts. \"A small gift with a blank tag waits for someone to pick it up.\"\nI'm not sure what was inside the presents.\n\nEfrum was quoted saying, 'As soon as I had my max of four presents, I \nrecalled and turned them in, taking some cake to commemorate the quest.'\n\nAlot of people participated and many of them handed in 4 gifts. Most who\ndidn't manage the max. hand in started late\/had to go early. The order \nin which people handed in below:\n\n1) Meldrew (Asc)     11) Zolof (3) (RB)     21) Efrum\n2) Petrograd (Asc)   12) Rikkath (GoN)      22) Akacia (1) (Arc)\n3) Korith (Asc)      13) Garenul (Inc)      23) Vortex\n4) Jilet (Asc)       14) Gagnon (DS)        24) Sadi (Asc)\n5) Tensana (DS)      15) Brimstone (DS)     25) Gauthyr (1) (GoR)\n6) Vukodlak (Inc)    16) Gaxhil (Asc)       26) Jethren (1) (RB)\n7) Madazanirt        17) Veneno             27) Ubanak (1) (Inc)\n8) Gilaeformo (DS)   18) Vachu (GoF)        28) Oxnyx (GoD)\n9) Lunnalkann (DS)   19) Azuryn             29) Muwin (Exc)\n10)Gaonllyx (DS)     20) Carole (Inc)       30) Seluctruh (Fer)\n\n31) Jaxxon (3) (GoR) 32) Kenichi (1) (Inc)  33) Rebme (GoT) \n34) Tangarth (Baa)   35) Ghiddeon (2)\n\nI'm sure all mortals would like a quest for every immortal's birthday!!\n\n+ Fiebin +\n[Information provided by Petrograd]\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 049\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ___________________________\n\/ Quest News - Other Quests \\_________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nDestre hosted a Snapdragon quest on the 16th of June. The snapdragons were\nthroughout the realm but there weren't many of them. Kills were slow and\nmelee didn't land much. There was also significant EQ damage and repairing\nbetween kills was necessary. The max. hand in was 4. \n\nThe only 4 to hand in max were:\n Prithvi (Inc Thief)             Foria (Fathomer)\n Petrograd (Asc Warrior)             Tensana (DS Fathomer)\n\nLiches attempted to invade New Darkhaven on the 24th of June. Bulgroth\nhosted the quest and Avatars ventured into Ashen Forest to kill them. The \nliches were evil, and so the spell protection was helpful for defeating\nthem. They had venom shield, other standard shields and casted blindness. \n\nThe fastest to finish with max. were:\n1) Prithvi (Inc Thief)            3) Foria (Fathomer)\n2) Petrograd (Asc Warrior)            4) Tensana (DS Fathomer)\n\n+ Fiebin +\n[Information provided by Petrograd]\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 050\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ___________________\n\/ Room of the Month \\_________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe Nucleus of Despair\nOnce a lush forest with birds chirping high in the air and oceans of green\ngrass swaying calmly in the wind, menace and evil have left their marks upon\nthe forest. Dead and petrified trees cling to the surface of the earth,\nshaking their barren treetops violently in the strong wind as if they cursed\nand condemned the heavenly that once abandoned them and allowed to them assume\nthis warped and sick shape.\nExits: none\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 051\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n ______________\n\/ Funny Titles \\______________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n                   \nCyxx is in ur donations, pwning ur loot.\nJessyl: It's cause my skin's green, isn't it?\nKriru............. vil to you. \nKasmyr puts both asses in 'Assassin' \nNietsche Kid tested, single mother approved.\nRuaidhri tries to pronounce his own name, but fails.\nBaduzanirt Got Milk? Getting Milk. \nTilessa: People who think I have ADD are wro.. ooo,shiny!\nArlo is writing a book entitled '101 things you can do with carrot juice. \nOtto is Otto backwards! \nObelix is an Obelisk straight from Egypt.\nPortia Medici - I did it but I'm blaming you.\nPonda: when I was born, I lol'd instead of cried\n\n(Submitted by Romani and Falennt)\n(End)                                                                 Page: 052\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n __________________________________\n\/ Funny Logs - A good night's rest \\__________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nShaankara asks 'how do i break the sleep spell?'\n \nStoneheft answers 'It will wear off, in time...  Long time.'\n \nVeneno answers 'you wait until it's gone or hope something comes along and\nhits you'\n \nStoneheft asks 'Where\/what cast it on ya?'\n \nShaankara answers 'in haven, but i supp recalled, so im at harakiam'\n \nStoneheft answers 'Good call.  You're safe there.  I'll have the front desk\nclerk give you a wake up call and a newspaper in the morning.\n \nShaankara answers 'hahah'\n \nShaankara answers 'You have nightmares about Veneno telling you 'Dudes with\nknives are chasing you through a forest!'.'\n \nVeneno answers 'i'm innocent'\n\nStoneheft answers 'Bad news.  The only paper they have is USA Today...Enjoy\nthe pie charts.\n \nShaankara answers 'eww'\n\nContinued...                                                          Page: 053\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n __________________________________\n\/ Funny Logs - A good night's rest \\__________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nShaankara answers 'You have dreams about Meland telling you 'White lillies\nin a bed of seaweed.. with rolled up USA today papers floating in the water'.'\n \nStoneheft answers 'The lillies are more likely to be accurate than the\narticles.'\n \nShaankara answers 'You have nightmares about Veneno telling you 'Now the\nlillies are poison, the seaweed is tying you up, and the papers are\nbludgeoning you.\n \nHurley answers 'Veneno is one sick punk, dude.'\n \nVeneno answers 'I'm a Nephandi, it sort of comes with the job'\n \nShaankara answers 'You have dreams about the weasels in your pajamas telling\nyou 'Quick!  Everyone up this tunnel!'.'\n\nStoneheft answers 'Ewww, What sort of a freak dreams about that?'\n \nVeneno answers 'i'm trying to adept cook by cutting the hearts and eyes out\nof guards'\n \nShaankara answers 'now thats a nightmare\n\n(Submitted by Falennt)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 054\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n\n\n\n ______________________________\n\/ Cry of Despair Advertisement \\______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nGet paid for anything which gets published. Simply mudmail your article or\ncontribution to Fiebin, Falennt or Linda, or on the Cry of Despair board on the\nFourth Floor of the Town Hall.\n\nYou can also send ideas and suggestions to the same place. Send complaints to\nJudge Kendra.\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 055\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _____________________\n\/ Ask COE Announcement\\_______________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nTHE CRY OF DESPAIR IS PROUD TO BRING BACK\n \n           ###     ######  ##    ##     ######   #######  ########\n          ## ##   ##    ## ##   ##     ##    ## ##     ## ##\n         ##   ##  ##       ##  ##      ##       ##     ## ##\n        ##     ##  ######  #####       ##       ##     ## ######\n        #########       ## ##  ##      ##       ##     ## ##\n        ##     ## ##    ## ##   ##     ##    ## ##     ## ##\n        ##     ##  ######  ##    ##     ######   #######  ########\n \n  If you had a chance to ask the Council of Elders something about\n  gameplay, what would you ask?\n \n  Do you want to know when we are going to have pasta somewhere?\n \n  Do you want to know why thief mobs only keep a percentage of what\n  they steal?\n \n  Or do you want to know something else?!  If so, mudmail Fiebin with\n  your questions today!\n\n(From Falennt)\n\n(End)                                                                 Page: 056\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n _______________\n\/ WANTED - Dead \\_____________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\n   _________________________________________\n0=(_________________________________________)=0\n   |                     ___  __  _        \/\n   |    |   |  \/\\  |\\  |  |  |   | \\      |     \n   |    | x | :__: | \\ |  |  |-  |  ;     |     The CoD Staff\n   |    |\/ \\| |  | |  \\|  |  |__ |_\/      |     invites any deadly\n   |                                      |     to post a bounty on\n   |    \/\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\"\\      |     another deadly. \n   |    |     :   ,''\"((\") |       |      |     \n   |    |     |  \/         |       |      |     You set the bounty \n   |    |     ,-: .*\"    \"*;       |      |     and the number of  \n   |    |     ;    (o)  (o)|       |      |     bounties you are \n   |    |     `-.      ,   |       |      |     prepared to pay and \n   |    |       :     ___  '       |      |     Linda, Falennt and    \n   |    |       |`.    -  \/        |      |     Fiebin can collect the   \n   |    |     _.:  `-.__.'         |      |     skived skin of your  \n   |    | ,-\"'\"  `-.__.-''*-._     |      |     target from bounty  \n   |    .-------Dead---------------.      |     hunters. You may also \n   |    _   __              _   _         |     share your reasons \n   |   | \\ |   |   |   \/\\  | \\ | \\        |     for wanting the target \n   |   |_\/ |-  | x |  :__: |_\/ |  ;       |     dead.\n   |   | \\ |__ |\/ \\|  |  | | \\ |_\/        |     The cost of this\n   |______________________________________|     service is 1 million \n0=(________________________________________)=0  gold coins. The Cry of \n                                                Despair may also award\n                                                successful bounty hunters\n                                                with additional gold!\n(Thank you Romani for the Ascii art)\n \n(End)                                                                 Page: 057\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n\n _____________________________\n\/ Desk of the Hobbit - Fiebin \\_______________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nThe July issue has been published abit later than usual as the hobbit\ngot sick from eating too many pies and drinking too much alcohol whilst\nrelaxing in the summer sun. The hobbit was also waiting for more content\nfor the July issue- thanks for coming through to everyone who contributed\nto this issue.\n\nThe hobbit is also very glad that CoE is answering the questions posed to\nthem. TS should reason their proposals in the same way!! Lots of proposals\nbeing generated by TS too. \n\nI would like to thank Petrograd for supplying the information \nto write the quest news. People generally enjoy comparing the performance \nof the different questers. Email fiebin@hotmail.com if you would also\nlike to supply me with quest information, or, you could even write it\n(no fakes please..).\n\nNow go hunt Badrol down!\n\n+ Fiebin R'aw +\n\n(End)                                                               \n __________________________________\n\/ From Falennt's Inkwell - Falennt \\__________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\\\n\nI hope everyone enjoyed this month's issue. The highlight for me was \nthe entries for the Poetry Quest held by Akael and despite the\ngroans and moans about poetry writing on quest channel that night, \nI was pleasantly surprised to find that many of our players who\nparticipated were extremely creative and some entries made me laugh.\n \nIndeed, a quest does not always have to be about mob kill and finding \nobjects. Finding the core of creativity in your being is a wonderful\nand fulfilling inner quest as well.\n \nCheers and keep reading!\nFalennt\n(End)                                                                 Page: 060\n_______________________________________________________________________________\n|_____________________________________________________________________________\/\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kadgeon Whimpers in the Dark, Poetry Quest results _______________________ \/ Issue 128 &#8211; July 2008 \\_____________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________________________\\ Ask CoE Responses Help CRY2 WANTED &#8211; Badrol &#8211; Mack Help CRY3 Choosing the Class to PK on &#8211; Amante Help CRY4 to CRY14 Role Playing Dictionary &#8211; Prina &#038; Falennt Help CRY15 to CRY17 Unholy Rantings -&#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-1973","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1973","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=1973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1981,"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1973\/revisions\/1981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}