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   | The Olympia Times                                       issue g2-107 |
   | March 2, 1999                                                        |
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The Southwest Tollus Company (STC) announces two new agreements, effective
now.  First, we have signed a Treaty of Mutual Aid with the Greater
Northern Atnos Traders (GNAT) who seem destined to rule Atnos to the west.
Secondly, we have signed a Trade Treaty with the House of Lords (HoL) who
rule Cragstan.  Along with our long friendship with TIBs, these treaties
and alliances will hopefully bring our peacful lands closer together, and
dissuade any of the Imperially minded alliances from attempting to violate
our sovreignty.

                      -- SouthWest Tollus Company [bg8]



Greetings from the Hanover Consortium!!

Just a reminder, the new address for the TIB Alliance Website is:
http://members.aol.com/theicyblak/index.html

It has all of the old features such as the TIB Charter, and info on the TIB
Mentor Program, as well as some new links, and a regularly updated Travel
Advisory Page.
Stop by and check it out!!

Osmium Steele
Lord Deorward
Icy Black Webmaster
TIB Alliance

                        -- The Hanover Consortium [pv2]




Greetings Olympians and a special hello to all Drassans.

If you are in the northwestern region of Olympia, please
take a moment to look at our web household at:
   http://www.ip.pt/~ip231870/HoL.htm

It includes a map of the Kingdom of Cragstan and the
surrounding area as well as important information for
anyone wishing to visit our territories in Cragstan and
western Cipheria.

Also, the market of the city of Darkbone[j80] in [bx14]
is now under House of Lords administration and HoL
trade laws apply to its full extent. Politcal control is
still mantained by the Southwest Tollus Company. Only
matters regarding strictly to trade are under our
administration. Traders currently trading there or planning
to should contact an HoL representative at their earliest
convinience.

Live long and prosper,
Lord Ralek Arkham
Speaker for the House of Lords
Kingdom of Cragstan


                                -- House of Lords [tq9]



 Official Statement of the Lords of the Crown,
 Last turn, several of our ships were razed by BORG
 mercenary forces. The BORG claim to have been
 hired by the Rimmon Musketeers to
 "run a naval harrasment campaign against the LotC".
 Since the BORG seem determined to continue
 this campaign, we see no other option the to declare
 war on the BORG and try to stop them from
 harming us in any way.
 This is the second time we have to declare war on
 Jheremai the Scarlet, the first time they claimed to
 support the Horselord in his 'ghazi' and now it is
 because they are hired by the Musketeers.
 Everyone must understand that we will not tolerate
 this and we will make sure there will never be
 a third time.
 So I would like to warn all people who are currently
 working together with the BORG or at least in BORG
 territory that from now on there is an official state
 of war between the Lords and the BORG.

  Lords of the Crown

                              -- Artemis Entreri [5339]



   Well spoken Bruce.

                                        -- Bruce [x321]



   Well spoken Bruce.

                                        -- Bruce [x109]



   Well spoken Bruce.

                                        -- Bruce [v524]



Just a reminder that the Brotherhood of the Red God is harrassing the Lord's
shipping and naval troop movements in the Camaris Straits. 
All neutral ships in the waters between Camaris and Provinia east of 
the 50 longtitude line running through Harn should contact us so you 
are not caught up in this conflict. Any ships in these waters that 
have not contacted us will be considered hostile till we have 
determined otherwise.

  We currently have Brothers in the Drassa region with 
little to do. We are currently looking for contracts of any sort 
(training, recruiting, raiding, patrol duty, etc) in this area or any 
of the nearby islands. We have ship transport and don;t mind 
travelling.

Please visit our web site at 
www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1843/borg.html
  or contact us at
     asgardian@bigfoot.com

   May the Red God smile upon you.
 The Herald of the Brotherhood of the Red God 

                                        -- Wodan [d987]



                                 Rumors



The following is an updated list of the major alliances active
in each of Olympia's twelve regions.  This information has
been gleaned from the Times, the g2-list, alliance web pages,
and through submissions from various contributors.
Some of it may be seriously out of date.  There may also
be any number of small groups or independents in most of
these regions.

Provinia - TIBs (Drassa), Rimmon Musketeers (Rimmon, Greyfell),
           the Lords of the Crown (Yellowleaf, Harn), Tanstaafl
           League (Harn), Bandits (Port Aurnos), the Jackal
           Alliance (Port Aurnos)
    Note: The Rimmon Musketeers are at war with the Lord of the
          Crown. There has been conflict in Bandit territory
          between the Bandits and the Southern Ossicus Alliance.
          The Lords of the Crown are also at war with PLATO.

Camaris - Crimson Dragons, Republic of South Camaris, and PLATO
    Note: The Lords of the Crown and PLATO are at war on Camaris.

Krussos - Krussos Federation
    Note: The Krussos Federation have announced a policy
          of attacking any unauthorized visitors to their
          territory.  The Northern Lights Alliance has disbanded
          and reportedly either sold or gave their land to the
          Krussos Federation.

Atala - The Atalan Confederation
    Note: The Musketeers have apparently abandoned their holdings
          on Atala.

Ormos - TIBs, Banquo's Ghost, and an unnamed group on the
        western end.

Tollus - TIBs and the Southwest Tollus Company

Ferenth =96 Indications are that all of Ferenth is controlled by one
          alliance or group of factions.

Atnos - The Greater Northern Atnos Traders and an unnamed
        group on southern Atnos
   Note:  Conflict was reported between these two groups
          in Times 88.

Ossicus =96 All Ossicus alliances/factions belong to a mutual
          defense pact.

Cipheria - TIBs and the House of Lords

Cragstan - The House of Lords

Camaris Island - PLATO
    Note: The Lords of the Crown and PLATO are at war on Camaris.
          The conflict may involve Camaris Island.

                                  -- Encyclopedia Olympia

Next: To be determined

Submissions or suggestions may be sent to encoly@hotmail.com.
Do not expect a reply, as the editors wish to remain anonymous.





Well, I can't stop wondering... It seems that some people finally
learned
what mercenaries do... And other people understood what "You will be
attacked unless you contact us first" means...
Simple concepts CAN take some time to understand I reckon...
So what will be next? Will some people even manage to understand
that Olympia is just a game? And that being nice to other PLAYERS
(and I'm talking players here, NOT factions) doesn't hurt noone.
Nuff said for today,
The Sparrow (Noney, come quick, I think there is the first crack 
in one of the eggs!!!)



My dog has got no nose. 
How does it smell?
Awfull.



All animals are created equal!



Other peoples people are always more like peoples people in the end



I'm one of the leading architects of the british cheese revival.



Ooops, wrong Sparrow. Never mind.



I controll the Camaris straights. No! We control them!
Wrong again because I control them. No No No the mage
with the red hat who put up all the magical barriers
controls them. But don't tell King Oleg that.



The Camaris straights are for babies and woman. Real
men use Graveyards.



_



Oh, for a still.  I could make my own scotch.



What to do, What to do? Might as well
enjoy some fishing while waiting for a 
decision to be made.



Pig Foul will make a nice roast !!



 Finally, the real Vulture is here

 It seems PLATO is a lot stronger then we all
 thought, could the combined forces of the Eagle
 and those Dead Codrickers defeat the mighty
 philosopher ?

 As for Rimmon, it does not look very good, my
 friends and I had a lot of work picking all
 those bodies clean. Even after they withdrew
 from their islands, they cannot find the
 strength to strike a blow to those half-crazed
 Codrickers.
 I wonder how long it will take before one of
 the Musketeers has had enough of his nobles
 killed and decides he does not want to be in
 the war anymore because it seems that the only
 thing standing in the way of peace is Maltar's
 wounded pride

 What I do know is that Codric better return
 fast because his army general has even a bigger
 attitude problem then the big Sir himself.

 the Vulture



The question is, when your breed a peasant and
a horse to get a Centaur, which one is male, the
horse or the peasant?