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 [NEWS] EM Event: Rabid Wolf | |
| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 7:23 AM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
 [NEWS] EM Event: Rabid Wolf 6/28
EM Event: Rabid Wolf From Remus the Wolf Hunter To Garrow Mayor of Luna City In order to clean up the rabid wolf population our cities have been ravaged by,-. Hunters have been sent out for the last fort night to kill and capture the horrid beast. Over the weekend, my hunters trapped and caged an extraordinary beast, Queen Roxanne of the Wolf Clan. She has been tested and found to be without rabies, and is being housed in a special cage near the Luna fairgrounds. I have employed that old man Thaddeus, to guard the Queen and take tickets. He did express to me with his toothless grin... “I would not be the one to stick my hand in the cage, might come back with a stump!!!!” But as you know mayor, Thaddeus has been known to stick things in places they don’t belong. Didn’t he lose part of his left foot last year to a dragon?? How many times have we told him not to kick the dragons, but I digress. Garrow, I beg you to send more hunters!! I am requesting a call to arms on Tuesday June 28th at the Luna Fair Ground, near the Queens cage. We will be meeting at 6:00pm pt/9:00pm est. to go rid ourselves of these sick wolfs, and see if the king can be found! If possible, we want to bring the Wolf King back alive! For more information see: Rabid Wolf |
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| [NEWS] Meet And Greet The New EM!!! | |
| Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011, 12:05 PM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
[NEWS] Meet And Greet The New EM!!!
Date and Time: June 14 2011 at 6pm PST Meeting place: EM Hall Event Type: Meet & Greet Contact Character: EM Cyno Razik & the new EM! Hey Pacific! Want to meet your newest EM? Come to Meet & Greet tomorrow night on Tuesday June 14 at 6pm PST!  For more information see: Meet And Greet!! |
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| Tickle me Cyno Celebrates 2 years of service! | |
| Posted on Sunday, December 19, 2010, 12:57 AM EST by Lyconis (Pacific) |
Tickle me Cyno Celebrates 2 years of service!
Saturday December 18th, 2010
 
Tonight we celebrated EM "Tickle me Cyno’s" 2nd year Anniversary as Pacific's EM. As all Pacificans know we torture and torment our EMs quite frequently making many of them quit. I'm amazed any of them EMs made it one year, but TWO is pure amazement. Knowing the sadistic Pacificans as well as he does Cyno had a special event in store for us. Most thought the same thing was going to happen, FREE DEATHROBES! We were told a story about tonight’s event and how we will use Mesanna’s cream pies as our deadly weapons. Cream pies were littered across the floor in hopes everyone would be able to grab one.  
Not knowing what to expect we were led to the bag ball arena where "Evil Elder EM Cyno Razik" appeared. Some psychotic Pacificans had their entrails thrown into the stands while the Evil Cyno toyed with us. Every time the pie annihilated the Evil Cyno he was resurrected and the relentless attack continued. After at least 10 deaths our aggression for the passed ten years had settled some...... 
We continued at the Luna fair grounds with some Trivia Questions:
"Can anybody name the first EM partner I had?"
Answer : Annendora
Winner : Wazzle
"Can you name all of the EMs that have come to Pacific in the passed two years?"
Answer : Annendora, Lillimu, Tazzy, Tailspin, Iphitus, Kaz
Winner : -none-
"Anybody Remember how long I couldn't leave the EM Hall for?"
Answer : EM Cyno was "Hall-bound" for 1 month
Winner : Belle
 
"Tickle me Cyno" also knows that Pacificans are greedy little creatures, saying gimme gimme gimme, even if they have no idea what they are asking for. A line formed quickly and crookedly for a NOT PINK but Baby blue robes crafted by Cyno Razik Himself. The "Special" part of the robe is that the crafted title reads "Elder EM Cyno Razik (12/18/2010)". After receiving the gifts the crowd quickly turned into a group of maniacal smurfs!
A hailstorm of fireworks appeared, as the smoke cleared Mesanna appeared! Mesanna came to wish "Tickle me Cyno" a warm two year anniversary and everyone a Merry Christmas.   
Some odd person, someone that isn't me*, asked Messana to Kill Cyno for us. A rumble in the crowd started and a faint chant of what sounded like "Kill Cyno, Kill Cyno, Kill Cyno" could be heard. Apparently the psycotic Pacificans had not had their fill of torture with Cyno yet. Hearing the crowd Messana had no choice, EM Cyno had to DIE! Pulling the helpless Elder EM "Tickle me Cyno" towards her she smashed him in the noodle quickly dropping our beloved and much tortured EM.  
As it was EM "Tickle me Cyno's" special day Mesanna took pitty upon Cyno and resurrected him. There was however a side effect, similar to the incredible hulk, our EM turned into an angry green guy! Again the Pacificans afraid of nothing stood there waiting to be "Cyno Smashed." 
Luckily by the time "Tickle me Cyno" made it to the edge of the stage his rage subsided. 
Our next adventure was to play "Where's Cyno". Cyno blipped off of the stage and gave simple clues to where he would be. The first clue was "My first home." A group of players found him at the Counselors hall in Britain! The next location had a prize with it, the green bone remains of Elder EM Cyno Razik. The next locations clue was "There is a gate on an island on Ilshenar that leads to a special place." 
A rat race ensued, the greedy little Pacificans knew if they found Cyno first they could desecrate on his green bones anywhere in the world whenever they wanted to. Perhaps the bones might act like some type of Voodoo Doll that allows us to control our little EM. Four of us were running toe to toe pushing through the spider cave to get to the island of Reg Volum. Joy, Aradiva, April and I arrived at the island nearly at the same time. Low and behold one had beaten all of us, his name was demon. 
Many Pacificans were angry that they could not use the bones to fulfill there deepest evil desires. Luckily demon had discovered how to control "Tickle me Cyno" and managed to get him to place one of Mesanna’s cream pies into his bag. The crowed relentlessly pummeled "Tickle me Cyno" with pies.  
Oh and for those that didn't realize it by this point our EMs have new names. "Elder EM Cyno Razik" is now "Tickle me Cyno". And "EM Kaz" is now "Troublemaker Kazspazastic."
* - Clearly as a reporter whatever I say is true, so if I say it isn't me. There is absolutely no way it was me and anyone that wishes to take credit for the killing of Cyno can have it, so long as it is not myself or I asking for said credit. And might I add it was totally proven at this event that psychotic personalities do well on Pacific. |
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| [News] Roleplaying a Chef- Cooking Skill in Rp | |
| Posted on Sunday, December 12, 2010, 8:12 PM EST by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
Roleplay of the Cooking Skill Cooking "is a form of flattery....a mischievous, deceitful, mean and ignoble activity, which cheats us by shapes and colors, by smoothing and draping...."
Plato (427-347 B.C.) Greek philosopher
('Choice Cuts' by Mark Kurlansky, 2002)
Between the grassy knolls of Baja there lies tell of a magnificent artist. She toys not with paintbrush or with quill. Instead, her canvas is the plate and she marks each piece with it's own special blend of color. Her tools are common place. The use, however, is not.
Whether it is Old Skarish Honey Glazed Ham or Ki-Rin Tartar, each place setting is marked indelibly with something better than color. It is marked with taste. Magdalena is the best kind of creative as her masterpieces are not only pleasant to the eye, but also to the palate and stomach.
I made my journey to her home Shard to put her renowned skills to the test. A task set in my head, I was greeted by a rather bubbly figure I would come to know as Magedalena's Niece. One gate later, we arrived on the Grandmaster Chef's doorstep and I was politely ushered through.
Witty and charming, she requests why I have come and I lay my task before her. I explain that a certain group is hosting an affair and I give her the particulars. In true professional fashion I am presented with examples of past menus. In addition she begins to fire off questions that only one who really cares about their art and customers would ask. I am pleased and I am honored as I can tell she knows what she is doing.
Once we have settled on a complete menu, including but not limited to drinks of blood wine and and dessert of Mock Moonberry Pie, we exchange dates and times to meet up once more and finalize. Itching to see her tools of the trade, she politely allows me into her kitchen. I pepper her with questions consisting of how often she gets supplies to those amounts she keeps most often on hand. And she answers each and every one.
And thus I break from the actual moment of roleplay and attack the essence of portraying a cook in Ultima Online, specifically in an rp settting. A fighter, a mage, and many others use the most recognizable skills and tools to roleplay their character. When you choose cooking it means that you are going to have to adjust your template to make room for this out of the way skill. It makes it harder to fight, harder to PvP and above all brings an additional level of imagination to your story.
Cooking is a skill, that in the real world, not only delivers you straight to a man's heart but will also calm a worried soul. Food is comfort and in a very real way, it is how stories are told. For Magdalena and a select few of other characters in Ultima, across various shards, it is how they define themselves. To portray a cook and portray it well, takes imagination and a willingness to remain in character.
The Portrayl of a chef, aside from the obvious glitch to your template, also means being able to rattle of recipes at a moment's notice. Now, not all of us do this but if you want it to be convincing, it's a must. Also, know what ingredients are available in game and which are not. Take a good look at the farmers list in Skara and Ter Mur. A good example of how well this was put to the test is my dinner on Pacific. I was at a manor house in Shell Point. The person serving the meal was a good friend, Sablestorm. When the meal was presented, it contained onions, cabbage and a variety of other vegetables that I had never seen before used in game. He knew what to put with the main dish and where.
Also take a good look at the monsters and animals that you deal with both for fighting and for recreation. They make good resources, not only when trying to figure out what they temselves eat, but also who and what you can serve them to. Case in point. Orcs, which came up in conversation during my visit with Magdalena, can both be served to and be served. This of course is dependant upon who and what your guests consist of. Ancient Wyrm, All elementals and the occasional Boura make good chops as well. Having a fundamental understanding of what surrounds you allows the roleplay of a chef to be that much more rich.
Brilliant when played properly, cooking is one of those grossly underestimated skills in UO. Stay tuned while I follow up next week with Herding. |
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| A Pacific Halloweenie | |
| Posted on Sunday, October 31, 2010, 8:16 PM EDT by Joy Elf (Pacific) |
"Halloweenie"(Term trademarked by EM Cyno Razik) festivities were a part of Pacific all throughout the month of October, and shard residents were presented with all sorts of fun things to do.
From EM's Kaz and Cyno started the action early on in the month with a series of events telling the story of the mysterious Phantom Rider and his ally the Halloweenie King. Both were eventually overtaken by the forces of good, and order restored to the lands(well, mostly).
Kaz and Cyno also sponsored a seasonal costume ball and contest on the 21st, as well, and seven awards were placed at the reward hall for the following winners:
Best EM Schmoozing Costume: Skett
Best UO Character Costume: The Ancients
Best Story Costume: Tyeelor
BEst Funny Costume: Paupau
Best Scary Costume: DarkCloud
Best Overall Costume: Joy
And last but not least, Best Turnip Costume: Kitsune
Mesanna herself also appeared on Pacific later in the month to dye special jack o'lanterns spooky shades of black/yellow and black/red. She also played mediator for Kaz and Cyno's squabble. Result of their failure to kiss and make up: EM Dartboards.
This past Thursday was the start of the official UO Halloween event complete with pumpkin picking, trick or treating/begging, and feeding special treats to hell hounds for a chance to obtain a bloody sash. Warning: the treats cause aggression issues, so be careful if you try this.
Many players on Pacific seemed to particularly enjoy combing the farmers' fields to find special jack o'lanterns grown with names "carved" in them.
Luna City turned into Pumpkin Depot for everyone to drop off named pumpkins and jack o'lanterns they found. GANI[VK] undertook the laborious task of neatly stacking all the gourds and announcing the names of found ones in the general chat channel. Thank you GANI and everyone else who has helped unite lost pumpkins with their people.
If you still haven't found your personal jack o'lantern, keep checking Luna as well as the fields. They will be spawning for a while longer.
Happy Halloweenie, Pacific! |
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| Ratman Relic | |
| Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 8:34 PM EDT by Lyconis (Pacific) |
Ratman Relic
Tuesday September 9th, 2010
 
Commander Daeryn Whyte started by explaining her actions at the end of the Mysterious Substance quest lead by Alexander Valthos. She told us that she suspected he was up to a devious plot, possibly to overthrow the reign of Queen Dawn. She asked us to keep an eye on Alexander and pay attention to any actions of say gathering weapons or fomenting a rebellion against our Queen.
Our mission tonight was to obtain a Ratman Shaman Relic. Our source, a ratman by the name of Ekiuki, stated that the world would be in great danger if the evil ratman faction was able to obtain such a relic. Our insider led us to the Sanctuary dungeon west of Britain. 
Our forces scrambled to get to the lower level of Sanctuary where the Ratman Shaman was last spotted. In a rush to enter the battle many fell prey to the deadly spike traps in the rat's nest we now trek through. 
Our orders were clear Commander Daeryn Whyte wanted us to find the Ratman Shaman or clues to where he may have fled to. The dark cavern was full of ratman who claimed to be part of the Clan "Scratch".   
Battling our way we were able to find evidence that the Ratman Shaman had in-fact been in this lair. We were able to discover an"odd ratman object" 135 26n 6 28w, a "Lost Ratman Shaman Staff" 132 37n 6 7w, and a "Very crude map from Sanctuary to ice dungeon" 130 46n 4 25w.  
The crude map discovered, lead us to the Ice Dungeon. Scouring the grounds we headed to the ratman fort on the lower level. Clan Scratch had amassed a large group of their forces in this area. Pushing our way through the front gates many Clan leaders were pulverized by our group as we thwarted the onslaught deeper into the fort. The Ratman Shaman bolstered through the fort gates and started to attack.  
An awesome battle occurred and with his last breath, the Ratman Shaman let loose a powerful magic spell setting half the fort area a blaze. Sifting through the ashes the relic was discovered. The relic now in the possession of Commander Daeryn Whyte we made our way back to the guard post in Castle British.  
With the relic safe in hand, Commander Daeryn Whyte placed the relic in a metal chest. The true power of this item is still not known. 
The event item for this evening was a "Ruby-Encrusted Ratman Wand". Ten lucky participants were able to loot the item from corpses that lay at their feet. |
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| Empty Graves | |
| Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010, 10:56 PM EDT by Lyconis (Pacific) |
Empty Graves
Saturday October 9th, 2010
 
A massive group of citizens gathered at the counselor's hall in Britain. To our surprise "A filthy nasty grave robber" was digging his way through the floorboards. The filthy nasty grave robber told us he kept hearing voices in his head. He also admitted to digging up graves in hopes to loot and plunder the dead. However he was unable to find any graves with bodies in them. We were lead to the outskirts of Cove.  
Upon entering the Cove Graveyard we saw A Skeletal lich, A Cursed Steed, A putrid undead, An Undead Daemon. As the waves of citizens poured through the gate we quickly overran the undead horde.  
The waves of warriors at the scene were being crushed against the fence as we flowed into battle. Some of the unlucky were used as weapons against the vile undead beasts as their bodies were pressed against the undead minions by the crowds behind them. All that remained were puddles of blood dripping into the empty graves.  
With the sheer force we had made quick work of the remaining creatures that spawned before us which included: Mutating rotting corpse, A vile pumpkin eater, A daemonic terror, A dark lich and A cursed wyrm. These undead creatures could barely dig themselves out of the grave before a swarm of the citizens started beating them. I think I even saw "Uncle Rico" weilding a pitch fork after he broke his Axe in the back of one of the creatures. 
Some people reported witnessing "The Phantom Rider" walking around in the midst of the carnage. I wonder if this may be the reincarnation of Ichabod Crane. 
Within a blink of the eye "The Phantom Rider" disappeared and suddenly "a laggy ass monster" dug its way from the grave. This monster must have been extremely laggy as its the last one I saw! 
Upon clearing most of the devious undead creatures from the graveyard a strange bellowing came from the ground. I swear it said "He will follow you to your homes. Your torment will never cease!" Perhaps all should be on guard, our homes and cities may need a watchful eye upon them.  
A record high player base were on pacific this evening counting at least 220!
A small amount of event items were loot-able from the corpses. They appearance is similar to the skull candles in doom but have an orange hue to them. They are labeled "An Especially Spook Skull with Candle" |
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| [NEWS] SPOTLIGHT Legendary Dreams | |
| Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010, 12:00 PM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
Legendary Dreams Rune Library
There are many wonderful sites and sounds in the vicinity of Luna. One such site is that of the Legendary Dreams Rune Library.
Opened on February 20, 2010 it wasn't so much planned as honed and evolved over a period of time. The proprietor of this establishment is Ander. A 5 year veteran of the game, he enjoys attention to detail and filling a need in the community.
Legendary Dreams fills a spot in the community that many of us tend to take for granted. How many times have you wanted to hit a specific destination but knew you were going to end up running your tushy off to get to it? With the implementation of this facility, you don't have to as someone has already done the running for you.
An advocate of implementing suggestions, Ander is always willing to accept input. This was demonstrated quite clearly when halfway through our interview I asked for public dye tubs. I was then politely reminded about another feature of this rune library. That feature is of course the house to house teleporters located on the first floor.
A permanent fixture of the library they can take you to various shops that are being highlighted by Legendary Dreams. These teleporters are permanent or changed only at the request of the establishment owner to whom they are linked. And as for my public dye tubs request, Alea's pad in the back row, will easily get me to them.
Additionally as I concluded this interview I was asked to give credit, as the Rune Library is a product of a lot of helping hands. Per my Promise, here are those honorable mentions verbatim:
Lord Nabin - He has graciously donated the use of several sets of telepads and is also a very big community project investor... without his help i guarantee that the library would not have near what it does! Special Thanks and acknowledgment to him!
Lord MORDIE - Original author and design mogul, was very big into deco and this base model of the house was his original build! A creative Genius with UO and its deco mechanics.
Lord Cortez-For making reproduction of the books possible and for outstanding support of a friend.
Those of you who would like to submit a request to Ander may do so using Stratics as he goes under the name of AND3R. Also, I would be more than happy to pass along requests. Also of note is that most new additions are added same day they are introduced into the game. |
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| [NEWS] Interview Series, Lady Kat!!! | |
| Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2010, 1:54 PM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
Kat: The Lady Behind the Dragon As part of a new series, I have started sitting down with various people in different guilds. Be they RP, PvP or a mix of the two. My first stop on this journey through the Pacific Shard of Ultima Online and the people who shape our worlds was the Society of Ancestral Guardian Elders (SAGE).
My first day in the actual trenches of Pacific, I came across this extraordinary lady. Eager to assist me in anything I needed I knew she was one I wanted to learn more about. For starters her presence can be defined as polite, effervescent, and beyond helpful. I have yet to actually ask for anything as she beats me to it. 
The real gem though isn't the dragon, although I have fallen in love with the scaley one. The real gem is Lady Kat herself.
A UO vet of only 9 months she started playing for the same reason most of us do. A friend asked her to give it a try. And though she didn't go out and get it right away, she did like we all do, break down and get it. Pacific was her first shard and has become home.
A one-guild Lady, Her sole home has been SAGE. When I asked her why this guild she was a flutter with reasons. “They are a great group of guys! They are nice and always willing to help.” 
Lady Kat: “The hunting. I'm not very good at the RP but I want to learn.”
*As a side note I will tell you that Lady Kat's RP skills are good. And she deserves credit for her use of it.
Me: “If there was anything you could change about SAGE what would it be?”
Lady Kat: “I can't think of anything.” And the emote of laughter followed.
In parting I kindly reserved the right to interview this character and the lady behind the pixels at a future time. |
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| A Mysterious Substance | |
| Posted on Thursday, September 9, 2010, 11:19 PM EDT by Lyconis (Pacific) |
A Mysterious Substance
Monday September 6th, 2010
 
Alexander Valthos gathered us again to uncover a vile plot related to the ooze discovered in our recent adventures. Alexander recruited an alchemist named Aganon to conduct research on this slimy snot like substance. Neither the messenger dispatched by Alexander or Aganon have sent word of the progress on the research of the substance. We were gathered tonight to locate Aganon or the messenger to determine the progress of research on the substance. 
Aganon was conducting research in a tower near the Meer city in Ilshenar. Heading north from the Sacrifice moongate, we quickly ran into hordes of the slime ridden creatures seen in our previous expeditions. Amongst the carnage we found ripped pages from Aganon's research book. Clearly, there is no doubt foul play is afoot. A total of six pages discovered were discovered by our party, four of which are noted below :
*a Ripped Page* Control The Host. The Host Responds to Commands Issue By - (37°0'N 14°45'W)
*a Ripped Page* - Substance Itself Is A Plant-Like Entity, Feeding Off The Host. When -(42°11'N 15°19'W)
*a Ripped Page* -The Carrier. The Carrier Can Then Seemingly Direct The Hosts To His Will. The-(38°35'N 12°39'W)
*A Ripped Page* -Confirmed After Significant Experimentation In The Sorcerer's Dungeon.(44°1'N 12°39'W)
Upon discovering the page about the experimentation's in the Sorcerer's Dungeon our group hastily left to the valor moongate in Ilshenar.  
Heading south from the moongate we came to the entrance of the Sorcerer's Dungeon dungeon, infected bile wyrms guarded the entrance. Clearing the entrance we found a miner by the name of "Joe Bob". The miner warned us of vile creatures that await us inside, he stated that he was able to escape but his fellow miners may need assistance in the depths of the dungeon.  
Entering the dungeon we could see the paths the slime ridden creatures left. An unknown mucus colored substance lay on the ground before us.  
Sloshing our way the the slimed demons we trekked through the levels of the dungeon. Upon entering the second floor we were greeted by oozing slime and monstrous giant "nasal cavity mucus" like creatures. Barely holding the entrance to the second floor our weapons and armor covered with slime our forces fought valiantly pushing forward through the dungeon. 
Foot by foot we battled the hordes of demons that guarded the captive miners. The miners felt sick and weary, even being freed, the bile tastes from the snot like substance that dangled from the phlegm ridden creatures left a lasting memory of the horrors they had seen.  
Upon entering the third floor we found two prisoners, one chained a torturous platform and another locked behind prison doors. The doors baring the prisoner were locked by a technology first seen when controllers and golems were spotted in Sosaria. Upon opening the lock, the prisoner behind the bars focused our attention to the chained prisoner to the east of us.  
Rushing to the platform, our forces were flung to the opposite sides of the room by a huge explosion that seared all in the lair we stood in. Winged creatures and humanoids appear to have taken the force of the blast. The prisoner chained to the platform lay dead at our feet.  
In the center of a large bloody pentagram a green orcish figure appeared out of thin air. The orcish creature went only by "The Masquerade". Speaking with an arrogant cockiness "The Masquerade" told us he had plans for all of us and we would all die slow deaths. We were told Aganon was dead and were lead to believe the Masquerade created this slimy substance. He stated "Hardly little mindless things that my potion worked miracles on!". More of this substance is being produces and plans to spread it to all living creatures are soon to come. 
Regrouping at the counselors hall in the city of Britain, Alexander told us that the research of this substance will continue. Alexander is quite skeptical that the alchemist Aganon is truly deceased, and further investigations should prove the tales from "The Masquerade" to be fraudulent.  
Commander Daeryn Whyte stormed into hall, bolstering allegations that Alexander was involved in suspicious activities! A verbal onslaught continued between the two of them for quite some time and ended when Commander Daeryn Whyte left as abruptly as she had appeared. 
Those who looted corpses had a chance at finding a bottle labeled "A Vial Of A Mysterious Substance". Ten of these vials were available for loot, it is uncertain how many were looted. 
EM Kaz apologized for the "rez killing monks". An unanimous vote between the EM's and valiant warriors showed that the rez kill nickname belongs to EM Cyno. |
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| [NEWS] Tavern Night With Sage! | |
| Posted on Saturday, September 4, 2010, 7:16 PM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
Tavern Night with SAGE
Compassion. It's a virtue that allows one to care what and how their fellow beings are feeling. One of Sosaria's Tenents, it is a day to day part of life in our world. And it is near the Compassion shrine that I found myself on Friday. Jutting out from the murky swamp land the cabin, large and inviting, stood not ten paces in front of me.
Escorted by Lord Capricorn of Sage, I was politely invited to stow my precious Glue to the right. Through a set of double doors on the first floor of the establishment sat a stable facility with a stair case leading up the back. I could have gone that route to get into the Merry Meet but I elected to go back outside into the fresh air. All the way to the right and up through the front door I made my entrance.
This wasn't my first experience meeting the members of this alliance, having been introduced once prior during the Eternal Mystics Scavenger hunt. So I was immediately greeted with “Hail's” all around. Some of the faces I recognized and some I didn't. They made welcome for me none-the-less.
I've developed a fondness for Elven wine lately and I was offered a selection of such. It took no time for me to accept. It also took no time for me to realize that I was not the only odd one out this evening as a table over from me stood Alexander Valthos. Currently seeking the assistance of the Royal Britannian Guard, he made a stark contrast in his shadow and red against the rustic wood of the Merry Meet. And I would be remiss if I did not point out that for most of the evening all eyes, and comments, were on him.
This worked well as I buried myself in my journal taking note of the sights and sounds of Sagewinds. Polite and straightforward, at least it would seem, I listened as he addressed question and comment back to back. What started out as a night at a tavern had turned into much more. |
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| [NEWS] Tavern Night With ELF!! | |
| Posted on Thursday, September 2, 2010, 4:24 PM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
Tavern Night with ELF
In the forests between ice and Wrong is the city of Eldador. Home to ELF, with its deep greenery and animal infiltrated thickets, nature is every bit alive and well here. This past Tuesday, with my journal and quill in hand, I ventured into these woods and found myself immediately immersed in their world.
Trees cluster the landscape at the large establishment just down from the waterline. As listed on the house sign, Aurvidlem, certainly has created an oasis from Mother Nature.
A sandstone bridge greeted me as I dismounted from “Glue” and petted her mane. She whinnied at the deer who stood just off to the side and I carefully crossed the running stream. There was a lovely pen in which to stable her, but in my excitement to grab something cool to drink, I did not take advantage. Perhaps this was why she whinnied as I walked off.
As soon as I entered I was greeted by Joy, the Queen of the Elves. Dressed in the finest gown of what seemed a otherwordly silver, she bid me take a seat. The finest elven wine was on menu, as was pie and cookies. I could not help myself, I had to take a taste of the pie and found that the pooch, I came to know as Parker, also enjoyed it.
I did not have to ask for anything, as I was waited on graciously by the hosts. Conversation was also an easy thing as it ranged from The ruins near Skara Brae to a table dancing Mystic named Cyno.
By the end of the evening my mouth hurt from laughing and I knew I would be returning. If you ever find yourself in Eldador, make sure to swing on by this lovely establishment. |
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| [NEWS] Bryelle Vaughn, Pacific News Reporter! | |
| Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2010, 9:06 AM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) |
*She stays poised at the desk, quill in hand. The smell of smoke permeates the air and a black cloud can be seen rolling out of her dark brown curls*
Greetings!
I'm Bryelle and I am the new Pacific Shard Reporter, with a specialty in RP. If it consists of painting a vivid mental image, telling a story or informing the community; Then I am all for it.
I have been a writer since first grade and a ham since long before that. Combine that with my love of UO and RP and that lands me here, amidst your forums.
Don't let the RP aspect fool you, I can and do PvP. RP just happens to be my first love. That being said I have been part of UO for just over a year and have many great friends who are 13 year veterans of this game.
I love Stratics, having been an avid reader of it before I took this position. I am committed to providing you the best reports I possibly can. I hope to keep your interest sparked. And I promise to be objective and generally bubbly!
Thank you for this opportunity and I look forward to RP'ing, PvP'ing and talking with each of you!
Bryelle Vaughn |
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| Commander Valthos Leads Investigation on Orc Attacks | |
| Posted on Thursday, August 19, 2010, 6:30 PM EDT by Joy Elf (Pacific) |
Concerned citizens arrived at the Counselor's hall in Britain last Thursday after the royal guard was summoned by Alexander Valthos, ex commander of Lord Blackthorn's Chaos guard.
When Valthos appeared, he briefly introduced himself, then got straight to the point. There had been reports of recent attacks on miners, and the commander directed the guard to focus their efforts on a cave near the Spirituality moongate and shrine in Ilshenar. On the way there, they met with a distraught miner, who was concerned about his comrades.
When they arrived at the cave, the investigators happened upon a bloody scene with no other evidence. With nothing more to go on, they left the area. Once out of the cave, the guard was assaulted by hordes of dark colored poison elementals and swamp creatures, including plague beast lords and acid elementals. These creatures dropped bubbling vials of a dark green substance. They met with the miner who fled once more when the monsters were defeated, and he mentioned orcs attacking miners near Cove as well.
The Royal Guard then set out for the Orc Fort on the outskirts of the small mountain settlement of Cove. There, they found puddles of what appeared to be a similar substance in various places on the ground. They were also attacked once more by swamp creatures and oddly powerful orcs, and upon leaving the fort, were attacked by Byron the miner as well.
Once the battle was over, everyone regrouped at the Counselor's hall where commander Valthos accepted the vials of an unknown substance to take to a former associate for study. Some investigators managed to recover orc helmets covered in the same green ooze.
Can this former commander of Blackthorn's forces be trusted with the volatile liquid? We can only wait and see what the future holds. |
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| Pacific Meets EM Kaz | |
| Posted on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 7:46 PM EDT by Joy Elf (Pacific) |
Last Monday marked the beginning of EM Kaz's journey on Pacific, and he spent the evening talking to players. Of course, Pacific welcomed him with complimentary pies to the face, ale, and a barrage of questions.
EM Cyno attended the meeting as well, but spent most of the evening incubating his egg and watching EM Kaz get hit with pies.
Hopefully Kaz will stick around a long while and have some fun events for us to attend. He encourages players to communicate with him, whether by posting on the Pacific EM forum here on Stratics or e-mailing Kaz at [email protected] as well as EM Cyno at [email protected]
Following the meeting with the two EM's, a small sampling of players from Pacific got the chance to meet with Mesanna herself. These players included Pooh of ZKV, Tyeelor of EOTD, Capricorn of SAGE, and myself.
Topics discussed ranged from improving the strength of overland spawn to dice & card games, rum elementals, issues with gargoyle clothes, and swimming. There was also talk of bane dragons staying around and possible fishing changes coming to the game eventually.
These nominated players will meet with Mesanna on a monthly basis to discuss issues players feel are important. If you have anything you would like to have brought up with her, speak to one of the folks mentioned above.
The meeting with Mesanna marked an important milestone for EM Kaz as well. After being pressured into table dancing by EM Cyno, he was slain for the first time on Pacific.
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| Greetings from EM Kaz | |
| Posted on Saturday, August 7, 2010, 9:12 PM EDT by Joy Elf (Pacific) |
As sent by EM Kaz, Pacific's newest EM:
Hello Pacific!!
For those that weren't able to attend the Meet & Greet on August 2nd, I'd like to say "hello". I was recently assigned to the Pacific shard and I am thrilled to be here. Cyno has had nothing but great things to say about the players on Pacific and I am truly excited to have the opportunity to participate in events with all of you.
I already have some things planned and a long term plotline that's about to begin. Just so you know, this plotline is expected to last several months and is very character driven. When I say that, I mean that I believe it is very important to have characters that interact with you guys and gals frequently.
Communication is also very important to me. I want everyone to let me know what types of events you enjoy, what you don't enjoy and what you'd like to see more of. Additionally, after an event feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you thought! My email is [email protected].
Again, I look forward to adventuring with everyone soon. Look for something happening next week. An announcement regarding a specific date and time will be made soon on both Stratics and Pacific.UOEM.net.
And remember, Kaz is Kaztastic. |
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