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-- Mandrake [t8t]
MONTHLY NOTICE
The Brotherhood of Ormos claims the city of Avalon [ao0k] and all
lands and resources inside the boundary of [bp05]-[bp08]-[br06]
-[br09] inclusive, as its sole and lawful demense. Those wishing to
visit Ormos are required to request a visa and await clearance
before attempting to make landfall. All unauthorized visitors are
unwelcome and looked upon with extreme prejudice. Captains needing
to make landfall at Avalon for emergency repairs will not be
molested, but are still required to contact me for a visa.
-- Pelinore Dragonslayer [p4s]
Journal - Dark night, Year 4
Not surprising, I guess. We were left behind
by Farseeker and his lackys. We hope to join the
rest of our allies as soon as possible.
All of this fighting has left Ilyena and I all the more
eager to unlock the secrest of the ONE POWER here
and find a portal to send us back home.
The Lord of the Morning,
The Dragon,
-- Lews Therin Telamon [m3m]
it was a dark and stormy night,
3 men sat round a campfire,
'right!' said one, 'Lets have a story'
and this is how it started....
it was a dark and stormy night,
3 men sat round a campfire,
'right!' said one, 'Lets have a story'
and this is how it started....
it was a dark and stormy night.....
-- Robert Bruce [q4w]
Rumors
"As Yes Sow, So Shall Ye Reap", from
Oneness, Great Principles Shared By All Religions
"It is nature's rule, that as we sow, we shall reap." - Buddhism
"Whatever a man sows, that he will also reap." - Christianity
"A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be
watered." - Judaism
"What proceeds from you will return to you." - Confucianism
"Thou canst not gather what thou dost no sow; as thou dost plant the
tree so it will grow." - Hinduism
"Whatever man soweth, that shall he reap. If he soweth trouble,
trouble shall be his harvest. If a man sow poison, he cannot expect
ambrosia." - Sikhism
O L Y M P I A C L A S S I F I E D S
WANTED : Information on the whereabouts of whoever stole
the ship Marie Celest last seen heading into the
Ossician Pentacle. Reward for replies leading
to a disembowelment.
FOUND : Fifteen men on a dead man's chest. Found whilst
sailing the southern oceans. Please come and
collect immediately as the drinks cabinet is
empty and my hi-fi can't take any more "Hooked-On
Sea-Shanties".
SALE : HURRY HURRY! SALE OF THE CENTURY! EVERYTHING MUST GO!
35,000 clay pots. Unwanted gifts.
49,000 woven baskets. Fresh from Luscius's Home
for the mentally deficient.
Dear Squire,
OK, I scried it, and got a big goose-egg.
Did anyone else's orb work last turn?
I do appreciate the rhyme, by the way.
Or should I say rime?
--- Doubter
Did I complain once or twice about being on ship, bored, with
nothing to do for 8 months? Oh how I long to return to those
days! Twas a simple life: "Captain, steady as she goes. Men,
keep practicing.". Now it's a veritable maelstrom of activity:
Stacks to maneuver, units to rendezvous, dozens of workers to feed,
lumber to harvest, stone to quarry, nobles to torture, fishing to
coordinate, provinces to pillage. It's gonna take 10 months to
build this castle, *after* we start quarrying the stone! My lads
study bills alone will be about 800 per month, and the bank wants
to know where it's gonna come from. *Harvest* opium, hell, I'm
ready to smoke some!. Ah, well. A megalomaniacs work is never done.
"I love the smell of pillaging in the morning. It's the smell of ...
victory."
A long long time ago in a land far far away, the AOO ruled with the dark
forces at their command. They would have ruled for a very long time,
except for a group of rebels who believed in a force for good. Yes, they
believed in Atnerks. It was Atnerks who would provide for them in this
time of oppression.
Aye! finally away from Provinia & on a boat! I hope Ulmo
treats us better than did the AOO.
Is it true that Marat is indulging in charity and handing out
blankets?
They are probably carefully broken in by his cadre of slaves with
smallpox, first.
Shay Tollin slammed his fist on the map-strewn table. "Do you realize
what you are asking for? You would disrupt trade from Aethelarn to
Newleaf! Think of what it could do to the Cloudlands! You could be
risking the wrath of Aknerks himself!"
The Duke head jerked upward at the noise, as if waking from a nap.
"What? Wrath? Cloudlands? What is he talking about Athelfrar? Tollin,
isn't it? Why are you still here?"
Count Athelfrar moved closer and whispered something to the Duke, then
said, "No danger at all, my lord. You know these priests, always talking
gloom and doom, and nothing ever comes of it. Everything is perfectly safe.
You will go now and you WILL make the preparations, Tollin."
"Yes. Yes. Of Course. Preparations. Run along now..."
Shay Tollin whirled around, slamming the dining hall doors behind him as
he left. By the time he reached the parapet, the sparks from his eyes had
abated. "If the damned Duke wants his ruination, then so be it! May the
Wanderer protect all the innocents he will take with him!"
I think I've seen 3 different Odin's wandering
around the Imperial City. Can't we do something
about this people? But I'll tell you this: I go to war with the first
Lastat I see. :)
Noble s5e is still looking for a priest or scryer to help him find
object. Please contact me, and we can work out a suitable arrangement.
what's the difference between marat and the other AOO?
only those animals born in the wild can be tamed by beastmasters
Q: How may Oleg the Loudmouths does it take to light a torch?
A: None. The AOO killed him and stole all the torches.
Clifford's City Market Database: 79 city market reports, growing every day.
Send in a city market report not yet in the database and you will receive a
report each week on the commodity of your choice. For further info, write to
w4t@g1.pbm.com.
The previous rumor printed in the Times was in error. MAFOC
is not a creation of the AOO elite; the AOO, in fact, is merely
a fragment of the might of MAFOC, as the "Duke" will soon
discover. Chaos, as always, rules behind the scene, while the
puppets appease the masses.
Has anyone found a trade route worth devoting a noble to? (No, I
don't expect you to reveal it - yes or no is good enough.) So far
all I've found to be profitable is to fish and sell the catch.
I wonder if there is any way of travelling without the risk
of being attacked by anyone?
An open letter to the crew of the Sea Explorer...
Please be careful when sailing the waters south of Ilion. Ships
with Sea in their names have met with misfortune in this area
recently.
-An acquaintance of Topaz
Pesbrand is huge. Join the land rush now.
PLUNDERER'S THEME
(to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius)
Pillage, rape, and loot and burn, but all in moderation.
If you do the things we say, then you'll soon rule the nation.
Kill your foes and enemies and then kill your relations.
Pillage, rape, and loot and burn, but all in moderation.
I have researched Resurect Noble. Now to learn the skill and perform
the ritual before the year is over. There's just enough time!
CYRKARTH, PROVINIA (OP) - Carrier pigeons are lost. Over the past few
months observers have noted a remarkable increase in lost or delayed
pigeons. In at least one instance a pigeon traveled from the Imperial
City to Aethelarn via Tollus. Large financial losses and even some
deaths are attributed to such delays.
A number of theories have been proposed to explain this phenomenon.
OP talked with Selena, Professor of Geomancy at the Cykarth Institute
of Thaumaturgy.
OP: How do you explain this problem ?
S: As you understand a weak but pervasive mana field covers all of
Olympia. The field lines run generally from east to west. Of course
you are aware that carrier pigeons are capable of sensing those field
lines and use them to navigate.
OP: Of course.
S: However, over the past few months there has been a distortion in
the field lines. It began when the lines started changing direction
over a limited area. Over time that area has grown and so has the
strength of the field lines.
OP: But who could be responsible for that ?
S: Not who, but what. While it is theoretically conceivable that a
mage might be able to change the fields in a small region, no known
mage or even group of mages could possibly have the strength to bring
about the changes we have seen. From this I conclude that what we are
observing is a natural phenomenon, albeit a geographically centered
one.
OP: Can you tell us where ?
S: In principle, yes. The field lines have bent inward towards paths
which seem to cross in a particular area. Regrettably it is difficult to
measure the field exactly due to its fluctuations. Our best guess is that
the center is somewhere in central Provinia or northern Atnos, maybe
western Provinia. As the disturbance increases in strength we'll have
better estimates.
OP: You mean the strength is still increasing ? Any end in sight ?
S: Yes, there is a limit on how strong the field can become before the
spontaneously and cataclysmically discharge in a manaquake.
OP: "Manaquake" ? You make that sound pretty scary, prof.
S: Let's just say that this summer I'll take a prolonged sabbatical
which I intend to spend in sunny Rimmon.
Where could a newbie safely learn Beastmastery?
Another delay! I have lost faith in my fellows and I am going to
try to swim to shore this month. I hope I make it. If I do I shall
have a few words with my "friends". If not I shall be fish food and
it will not matter to anyone anymore.
Circle the wagons! The war drums are beating!
Defend yourselves or flee for your lives!
A dangerous beast has been seen swimming around in the waters south of
Tollus. It is unknown if this beast can be slain without some weird
artefact, so beware!
> PS: 1000 gold (and the favour of the AOO) to anyone who can provide
> the body of Captain Tarkus (dead or alive).
Let's see: start with 12 NPs, make 12 nobles who annoy the Big Rat,
kill them, collect 12000 plus the favour of the AOO for a net value
of 6000 and a very rich personal noble. Sounds good to me.
Riddle of the Week: How does one build a castle without
Mountains? (I don't have answer, does anyone???)
*
Market Survey: I am interested in the potential profits
of bounty hunting. Has anyone made a serious reward offer
with satisfactory payment procedures? Please address "serious
reward and payment plan" responses via the times, and include
an e-mail address. I will contact you directly if I am
willing to pursue your target.
*
Low Profile Bounty Hunters
How much longer shall the inhabitants of this realm
suffer under the oppressive thumb of the AOO?
Surely if we band together we can take them!
Announcing the opening of
The Blue Blood Forge, clothier to the heroic
We have long noted that Olympia lacks a source of quality clothing for
the Heroic Noble. Now with our line of fine clothing the true noble no
longer has to be mistaken for a shabby peasant because he is attired in
simple cloth. Come see our line of Briefs, Arm Bands, Bras, and Boots
in Bronze, Silver or Gold. All items may be special ordered in Platinum
Mithril or Electrum. Gem setters are ready to encrust your clothes in
the jewels of your choice. Some of the best goldsmiths in Olympia are
waiting to make whaterver alterations you may needed. We also have
loincloths and capes in the finest exotic leathers and furs to be found.
You can find our shop on Spitting Dog Lane in the Imperial City
Travellers on Tollus should be particularly cautious. A
pack of rabid ratspiders has attacked and devoured several
nobles in the past few months.
There once was a crew from Provinia,
That sailed off and never was seenia,
Until the day,
They returned to pay,
Back their foes with a knife to the spleenia.
WARNING TO THE WISE: Dont use MOVE to SAIL!
--------------------
(unless you enjoy wasting a month!)
What the heck is Rotten Swamp terrain?
It sounds rather unhealthy!
******* Apollo The Bards Balladry Box *******
* *
* Tennysons's Lady of Shalott continues ... *
* *
* By the margin, willow-veiled, *
* Slide the heavy barges trailed *
* By slow horses; and unhailed *
* The shallop flitteth silken-sailed *
* Skimming down to Camelot: *
* But who hath seen her wave her hand? *
* Or at the casement seen her stand? *
* Or is she known in all the land, *
* The Lady of Shalott? *
* *
* Only reapers, reaping early *
* In among the bearded barley, *
* Hear a song that echoes cheerly *
* From the river winding clearly, *
* Down to towered Camelot: *
* And by the moon the reaper weary, *
* Piling sheaves in uplands airy, *
* Listening, whispers `'Tis the fairy *
* Lady of Shalott'. *
* *
* continued *
*********************************************
Hmm... A band of bandits. They look harmless enough....
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