{"id":1994,"date":"2024-03-21T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=1994"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:34:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:34:21","slug":"cry-of-despair-159","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realmsofdespair.com\/index.php\/cry-of-despair-159\/","title":{"rendered":"Cry of Despair #159"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Cry of Despair November 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"cryofdespair\">\nGeneral News: Welcome to November on Realms, it has been a busy month so far with the\nWatch Puppy on the rampage and other quests. As Winter begins it is a perfect time to\nstay warm, play realms and explore the wonderful content.\n\nTS News: 11\/12\/15\n\n* Player retention\n* Leveling IP bonus\/penalty\n* Mercantile Class\n* New races\n* Skill adept % when taught by an adept player\n\nWeekly: Bring an idea, either yours or one from the idea file on the\nforum, and be prepared to discuss and vote.\nFor more information see the various Town Hall noteboards or talk to your\nTS representative.\n\nNations News: Klaatu\nNations News of the Uruk'hai during the Cry of Despair's hiatus\nFrom the Opallinoc News Bureau archives for October\/November\/Decembar, 2013\n\nDateline Barren Peaks of Tahjliera - The Caravan\nZontar has finally led the caravan to its first objective, a place near\nMount Krozloy. The cargo sought was found still intact after some years of\nbeing stored in the 'secret' place. The UEF loaded the cargo onto the eltor\nbeast pulled carts and wagons in short order. All was set for the return to\nOpallinoc, in time for the Winter Solstice Fest. But the skies darkened and\nthe temperatures suddenly plunged amid gusts of bitterly cold winds. \"Just\ngreat\", Zontar was heard to mutter. As the snows began to fall in earnest\na decision had to be made. Should the caravan attempt to return or stay put?\nZontar, in a fit of rage, was heard screaming, \"That cheap Benevolent so and\nso. He just would not fork out what that weather controling druid wanted.\nAnother fine mess he has gotten me into.\" And Zontar then tossed another chunk\nof eltor beast manure on the fire to keep warm.\n\nDateline Seaports of the Realms - Treasure\nRumors are circulating of vast wealth hidden by a notorious captain. Former\nmates are said to be willing to part with information of the treasure. These\nseafarers are still in the various seaports and some have even taken up new\noccupations, mostly as murderers, cut throats and derelict old bar\n\nNations News of the Uruk'hai during the Cry of Despair's hiatus.\nFrom the Opallinoc News Bureau archives for July\/August\/September, 2013\n\nDateline Opallinoc - UEF Called Up\nBy order of the High Council, the Uruk'hai Expeditionary Force is activated.\nZontar, storied leader of the UEF, has been given specific objectives by the\nKlaatu and the Council. These orders are classified as 'state secret' and not\navailable to the News Bureau. Reports of a large number of carts and wagons\nbeing pulled by the noble eltor beasts have circulated among both the Inahir\nand the Uruk'hai. Rumors abound why a large armed force escorts the empty\ncaravan. The caravan has been spotted making it way southward, along the\nNorthern Trade Route, crossing into the Barren Peaks of Tahjliera. Further\nupdates on the UEF caravan as it becomes announced.\n\nDateline Opallinoc - Autumnal Equinox Fest\nAs Zontar was called away to UEF duties, Volstagg trekked to the Macmillan\nFarm to gather data of the area. Following up on the story of barbarians in\nthe area, Volstagg queried the merchants about the fabled mountain men. Their\ntales left much to the imagination as to the skill in crafting by a barbarian\nnamed Khragg and the battle prowess of one named Brutus Hammersmith. Further\ndiscussions with the family living on the farm led Volstagg ponder the lies,\ntreachery and deceit in the stories heard. Fables told by Khragg, confused the\nissues even more. Khragg claimed to be a craftsman and told Volstagg to bring\nhim items found in the Farm area to make sought after weapons and armor.\n\nNations News of the Uruk'hai during the Cry of Despair's hiatus.\nFrom the archives of the Opallinoc News Bureau for April\/May\/June 2013\n\nDateline Edel: Macmillan Farm\nZontar, leader of the Uruk'hai Expeditionary Force, was feasting on a roasted\npelican at the Pick and Payload Dining Hall in Edel. Overheard were a couple\nof merchants discussing Macmillan Farm production problems. Seems Southern\nMountain Range barbarians had started intimidating the hired help and visitors.\nThe merchants told how the orchards were neglected, making peaches and apples\nspoil. They needed a champion to step forth and rid the Farm of the barbarians.\nThe owners of the Farm would surely reward anyone accomplishing the task.\nIntrigued, Zontar started out tracking the trail of Taehem's fruit cart as it\nleft Edel. Soon, seeing the fruit orchards, Zontar knew he had found tha farm.\nExploring, while trying to not be discovered by the people living there, some\nitems found were large and small arrowheads. A dock, fished off of and cooked\ndinner in nearby firepit. A boathouse near a lagoon, where he took a swim.\n\nDateline Seaports of the Realms: Treasure\nVolstagg the Catacomb Dweller, was patronizing the Dancing Pony Inn. Having\na tall, frosted glass of pilsner, some seafarers wwere overheard to mutter\nabout a \"cursed treasure\". Trying to solicit more information proved to be\nuseless. But, it struck Volstagg that maybe other seafarers in other ports or\nseamen on ships might be more open. Especially those susceptalbe to bribes and\ndrink. Thus he set out to the various ports of the Realms.\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cry of Despair November 2015 General News: Welcome to November on Realms, it has been a busy month so far with the Watch Puppy on the rampage and other quests. As Winter begins it is a perfect time to stay warm, play realms and explore the wonderful content. 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