March 2001

Greetings one and all!!

I welcome you all to the Lake Superior Chef's Faire. The Chef's Faire will be organized by The Britannian Society of Chef's (BSC), a multi shard guild aiming to bring awareness to the Cooking Profession, gain support for the profession, and keep our Britannian Brethren well fed. The Chef's Faire will be held at The Kingdom of Harmony, located East of Britain near by the Guard Post before the Swamps, on MAY 12th at 11:00am Eastern Time.

The Chef's Faire is a tradition that has been started by The BSC or B^C, Britannian Society of Chef's as a way to bring awareness of The Chef Profession and to celebrate our love for our profession with the entire community. Every Chef's Faire will differ from Shard to Shard. What is to be expected of the Lake Superior Chef's Faire? The Lake Superior Chef's Faire will start off the event with a Pageant, of sorts, for both the men and women of Lake Superior. It is the Mr. & Ms. Britannian Chef Competition. There will also be a Bake off and a Grand Feast at the end. There will also be door prizes and a special prize for those whom take part in the essay competition.

If you would like further information or wish to sign up for a contest, please visit the Eye and Dagger Tavern at http://24.40.54.95/Events/LSCHefsFaire.htm.

Thank you and I hope to see all of you there!

Lady Maetrix Highmoon
Proud Member of BSC
Proprietor of The Eye and Dagger Tavern

51st Assembly of the 5th High Council

Date: Monday, April 2nd, 2001
Time: 10 PM EST/9 PM CST
Location: Magincia Parliament Building

Agenda:

• Meeting Agenda to be announced at the meeting.

The High Council of Britannia

Gathering in the Chamber of Virtues, The Gold One's Avatar, Saimanius of OGD, met with representatives from several guilds and noble-minded individuals. They discussed the current affairs in Trinsic and the recent attacks on citizens by the Dark Paladins. Although no alliances were formed, all present pledged support.

The meeting was rudely interrupted by the arrival of several B-D members. With grace and Honor, Saimanius agreed to allow the Dark Paladin Gwydion to show him what has become of Trinsic under the current government.

Before heading to Trinsic, Saimanius and his guard, Calista of O$D, were taken to the temple of the Black One where he met with Basil. The two discussed their opposing views on the virtues and balance, as well as B-D's recent activites.

With the arrival of Lady Lilibet, Basil dismissed the Avatar saying he had more important matters to attend to. As he offered the Lady a cup of warm tea, Saimanius and Calista were led to Trinsic by Gwydion, Duran and Eowen, all of B-D.

In Trinsic, Saimanius was shown how inactive the city had become. Not a single soul was seen at the bank or in the streets. He was led to the town hall where the activities of the current government were discussed. The group then traveled to the site of the burned out Paladin Library. Saddened, Saimanius had seen enough, and asked Calista to escort him home.

While chipping away at the Cove City Mountain, I saw a vein of silver running before me. Raising my pickaxe I brought it down, suddenly in a flash of light, I lost consciousness. When I awoke the vein of silver was gone, but on the ground before me was a marble tablet with old rune letters on it. I have no idea what it says, so have produced a print of it for you, whoever’s able, to translate. It happened at 8 PM of the Central Skies.

Pigeons came fluttering in from Watts the Dwarf—Ariel Wyndmere, one of the minions of Scaramandine the Elder was to be found at the south gate of Trinsic, in Trammel. Members of the Justice Alliance traveled quickly to the site and set about to find the woman. Following a trail of elementals, they at last come upon Ariel, as she summoned up the creatures. Ariel begged the members of the Alliance not to harm her pets, though the elementals were attacking all who came near. Vlad, Warrior Poet of the Defenders of Justice began to practice his bardic arts, provoking the elementals to attack one another rather than the innocents who happened near. Ariel objected saying, “I shall go elsewhere if ye make them fight.” She seemed unaware that it was her summoned creatures that were the aggressors. With that, a fresh wave of elementals attacked and Ariel was lost from sight.

Finding her again, the members of the Alliance began to talk to Ariel, trying to get her to go to Felucca. They hoped to get her to the Brazen Monkey Tavern to don the enchanted Verite Plate of Shielding, which would allow her soul to be freed from the power of the Orb of Soul Seeking. The woman seemed confused, staring blankly and they lost track of her as a swarm of gazers spawned about her.

Seeking her at the moongate, they came upon Ariel once more. XMackenzie began to speak with her, asking what she knew of Scaramandine. She identified him as a man of evil. Xmack warned her against Scaramandine telling her that he had lied to her and used her for his own ends. Again the woman seemed confused and asked after Agisto Fyrebrant, her lover from four generations past. Marna Joj offered to bring Ariel to a safer spot, but Ariel again disappeared in a massive elemental attack.

Reappearing to view the aftermath of the battle, Ariel seemed shocked to see her pets laid low, asking, “Who has done this?” The members of the Justice Alliance defended their actions, for they had been the ones attacked. Ariel protested that she summoned the elementals “to defend goodly folk and creatures.” To prove this she summoned up fire elementals that set upon a hapless caveman who had happened by. As Vlad began to provoke the elementals against one another to aid the man, Ariel clasped her hands over her ears claiming, “That music is frightful!” Suddenly she vanished followed by an attack of air elementals. After dispatching this lot, the evening lapsed back into its former peace and Ariel Wyndmere was seen no more.

Aeife
Sorceress
Defenders of Justice

Miss Britannia 2001 Beauty Contest

The last 3 out of 8 regional events for the Miss Britannia 2001 Beauty
Contest, will be held as follows:

Monday, 2 April 20:300 GMT: Skara Brae, Town Hall
Thursday, 5 April 20:30 GMT: Magincia, Parliament Building (aka COM base
area)
Saturday, 7 April 20:30 GMT: Britain, Castle British

The fee for participating contestants is 1000gp, with the winner of each
regional event receiving the entrance fees as a prize.

You may enter more than one regional event, but must use a different
character. No one who wins a regional event may enter a subsequent regional
event.

Winners of each regional event will go through to the final, where prize
money of around 500k is on offer.

Rounds
1. Metal Armour
2. Leather Armour
3. Clothes
4. Your own combination

As part of the forth round each contestant will be asked to say why they
think they should be Miss Britannia 2001. Funniest lines gets extra credit.

Have fun...

Zen(Europa)

Har, think me sister can enter? *Grins*

Hail Citizens!

The Trinsic Council of Honor just completed holding a public election for Mayor. I'm pleased to announce that our next Mayor will be Annunzio!

Twenty-four ballots were received in all; fifteen for Annunzio and nine for candidate Martin Willow. Both candidates were well qualified for the position, and even I had a tough time choosing between them.

Annunzio will be sworn into office at our meeting this Sunday, and his term will start then.

Our next event will be a Trade Caravan and Bazaar scheduled for Saturday, April 14, 2001. More details on that will be coming soon.

The Trinsic Council of Honor is now officially a member of both the Britannian War Council (BWC) and the Consensus.

You are welcome to attend our public meetings to learn more about us and meet our new Mayor. We meet every Sunday at 8pm eastern time in the Trammel Trinsic Meeting Hall.

May Honor guide you!

Mayor Gwendolyn Trinsic Council of Honor

The ancient stone walls. Its flickering in the fickle winds that ran raging through the dark and dank cavern seemed to dance. He drew a breath and blew hard. Dust erupted from the rotted parchment. His steel grey eyes watched with fascination as the dust fluttered and flew. It signaled a new beginning. A fresh start. The old replaced with new. His fingers unbound the encrusted silk tie that held the parchment closed and gingerly opened it.

The writing was nearly scribble and in ancient Sosarian. It would take time to translate. He turned and sat on the broken desk before him, lifting the parchment to better light and read each word. His mind calculating the penmanship and the words to determine validity. Indeed, this to was written by Balthasar the monk. Alas he had found another clue. He broke out a book and quickly sketched out notes of his translations.

They have found me. They know I bear the sword. I must flee. but to where? There is nowhere in this world they cannot find... ... the new world Nystul the mage spoke of ... ...cresent shaped mountain range in the northern wilds, many caverns to hide in... ...I do not think they can follow me here...

A rustle brought his attention and tucking the parchment into the book, he slipped both into his pack while drawing a sword. It fit his gauntleted fist now, many days of replenishing his strength and girth had brought back the color to his skin and meat to his bones. Muscle now flexed on his powerful arms, though he wasnt fully recovered, he wasnt certainly much better off. Stepping carefully to the caverns opening, he peered out through the tree's. He could see nothing but the tops of the young city of Heaven's Forge.

Still, his other senses told him he was watched. The journal entries he had deciphered began to make sense. Of course. Juo'nar had not the strength to discover this new world. Not then anyhow. Balthasar must have hidden the sword in these lands but still, something, or someone watched his work.

He stepped from the cavern, vowing to return, for the virtues depended on it. But this clue had to be safely transported back to Dawn. He needed a magical stone to make the transference back to his home kingdom. Making his way through the tree's he stepped into Heaven's Forge proper. He breathed relief, for he heard the city was guarded by followers of the virtues. Now to find a stone.

If you recall, several cycles ago a group of those most magical beings, the elves, had taken up residence near the great central desert. I had lost track of these fine beings until I received this note from one of their ranks:

Many moons ago Ka, the leader of the high elves, order we elves to leave Bleanyc to find a safe place, a place were the drow would not be able to follow us. We moved first to the Shrine of Valor, then later to Willowport. Alas, the hatred between those in Willowport and the Elves was to much for us to bare, so again we moved.

This time we moved to a place abandoned by humans, a place where great elven cities once stood. It was there that we found the Temple of the Holy Wisp's. This temple is where we have been learn the teachings of the Wisps. Studying the Wisp,s we learned a great deal. We learned the reasons why the Drow won so many battles against. Perhaps even more importantly, we learned how to live and love all the races of this world. After all if we elves were the greatest of all races we would not have to struggle to hang on to life.

We Elves are still a proud race; that is something that will never change. But now events like those that happen in Bleanyc will not happen again, as we won't be so pig headed to turn away help when it comes from humans. To show that we have grown, we will return to Britannia and set up a few temples devoted to the Wisps and work hard to mend the damaged relationships with the other races.

To those non-elf beings, we would like to say we are sorry for the unhappiness we caused before we found enlightment. Please forgive us!

Praise be to Lord British!

I was fortunate indeed to stumble across this thread from the rulers of Willowport. Check it out to get a glimpse of some of the events these fine citizens have planned for our shard's future!

Praise be to Lord British!

A fashion show will be held at 9:30 p.m. eastern standard time Friday, April 6, on the Isle of Dawn. Open to all citizens of the Lake Superior shard, the event offers not only a chance to win fabulous prizes but the opportunity to meet and mingle with the island’s inhabitants.

Those wishing to participate in the event must register by 9:20 the night of the event. Islanders, such as ladies Juliet and Misty, will be available beforehand to collect contestants’ 200-gold-piece entry fees.

The fashion show will consist of two categories: formal and informal. All manners of dress will be considered during the judging process, and no one will be disqualified for “inappropriate” attire. After all, it’s in the spirit of fun.

The first-place winner of each category will take home 30,000 gold pieces and his or her choice of colored GM plate or colored GM leather armor. Second-place contestants will receive 20,000 gold pieces and their choice of colored GM plate or GM leather armor. Finally, third-place winners will be rewarded with 10,000 gold pieces and their choice of colored plate or leather armor.

The Isle of Dawn is a pending player-run town located in the waters between Trinsic and Britain. A map of the precise location can be obtained by visiting the official Isle of Dawn website, found at http://www.isleofdawn.f2s.com.

-- Lord Chas Claiborne, Town Crier

Ilshenar Events: Land Crawl - This Saturday at 7:00pm (PST)

This Saturday (March 31, 7:00pm PST), The Mage tower is hosting a Land Crawl.

What's A Land Crawl ?? - Well a land crawl is like a dungeon crawl but we explore new lands instead of dungeons. Ilshenar will be our new land to scout, to record, to explore, and like with every good Mage Tower event, to die.

In order to take part in this Land Crawl, you must have studied the latest world modifying instructions from the gods. (uo3d)

Nekkar
Baja Mage Tower

Seeking Tales of Ilshenar

There's nothing quite like the feel of standing on an open vista, seeing a vast and uncharted land, free from the congestion of civilization. Now that UO:Third Dawn has been released, many residents of Britannia have headed out to explore the new land of Ilshenar and feel the thrill of discovery once again.

Have you explored beyond the boundaries of civilization? Do you have tales to tell about your adventures or experiences there? We want to hear about your travels in the new lands of Ilshenar, and give you the opportunity to impart valuable advice to those who would travel there in the future.

Send an e-mail to [email protected] by Friday, April 6, and tell us a story of your experiences in Ilshenar. Please be sure your story falls between 500-1000 words, and include "Ilshenar" in your subject line. Please provide a name and phone number for verification of the story. Submissions to "uo-profiles" become the property of OSI and may be used for special events, promotions, and/or advertising. All submissions must be made by the original author and are subject to verification.

The week before had been a hard one, full of strife and uncertainty, so it was with pleasure that Vlad steered his boat out of the harbor heading for his favorite fishing spot. There had been the pitched battle at the Shrine of Justice, then the attack by the Valorite Dark Slayer. Dropping anchor, he dropped his line into the sea and leaned back to enjoy the peace and solitude. The gentle rocking of the boat, the peaceful sound of small waves lapping against the side of his craft, the cheerful chattering of a friendly dolphin soon wiped all care from his mind and Vlad fell into a half doze.

A sharp tug on the line brought him back to full awareness. He had fished up a sea serpent! Using his ability in peacemaking to calm the beast, Vald cast his line back into the sea and suddenly he faced a second sea serpent. Provoking one monster onto the other, this grandmaster of the bardic arts sat back to watch the battle, when suddenly the air seemed quite chill. Sensing another presence, Vlad turned to see the reincarnated spirit of Martel Nevarre standing in the bow of the boat, gazing at him intently. Nevarre had, four generations back, fought against the evil that was Scaramandine of the Necromari and had seemingly defeated him. Now Scaramandine was back in the realm of Sosaria , his soul freed in the shattering of the Orb of Soul Seeking and reincarnated into the flesh. Martel was back as well, called back to the flesh from his hero’s rest by the force of the Virtues, to oppose Scaramandine. "Istan mounts an attack in Minoc," he now warned. "Send out pigeons. Alert the others of the Justice Alliance."

Vlad flew to the coop at the stern of his boat and soon pigeons were fluttering throughout the land. Members of the Alliance traveled quickly to Minoc, in Felucca, and there found a Dark Slayer menacing the citizens of that industrious city. Falling to the attack, the warriors soon dispatched the mighty Slayer. Patrolling the boundaries of the city, they were unable to find any additional menace and at length returned to the tasks they had dropped to come to the aid of Minoc. No sign of Istan Magrul was to be found anywhere within the city limits or the nearby surrounding region.

Aeife
Sorceress of Settings
Justice Alliance

Stonekeep Lumberjack contest.

Yew is renowned for is fine Yew trees and for the skill of the lumberjacks and carpenters that live in the area. On the 31st of March, Stonekeep will be holding a Lumberjacking competition. The aim of the competition is for the competitors to cut as many logs as they can in the allotted time (15 minutes). The person who cuts the most logs in that time will receive a grand prize of 10,000 gold. The entrance fee is 500 gold and the event will be held in the woods around Stonekeep. All competitors must meet at Stonekeep Tavern at 20:00 (GMT).

Stonekeep can be found at the Yew crossroads, trammel facet, sextant co-ordinates (38o 50'N, 35o 9'W)

More information can be found at www.stonekeeptown.co.uk

Hope to see ya there !

Klion - Event Organisor of Stonkeep. (Pigeon Number 74832864)

Thanks.

So tonight we gathered in Austin, in a lightly wooded area (that will remain undisclosed), to "celebrate." The mood was one part somber, one part nostalgic, one part excited (by the chaos). Some of the people who had, until late, been working at Origin had built a giant bonfire, made of UO2 schedules, design docs and such. Several people (including (I think) Richard, Star Long and Victor Meinert) lit the fire with torches in the form of a pyramid, sphere and cube. It was awesome. There was a small stuffed armadillo on top of the bonfire. As the fire lit, a column of sparks sizzled up into the black sky.

Writing Contest!

This is your chance to benefit the UO community and earn a place in the UO annals of fame. Are you a wise old veteran? a savvy new merchant? Is there a writer in you? UOMA invites you to submit a merchant oriented essay. The top 10 submissions will be given a permanent home in our Merchant resources database, with full credit given to the author(Along with hearty thanks from the merchant community). All entries will be highlighted on the website as a weekly feature, again with full credit given to the author. Submit all entries to [email protected].

Ultima Online Merchant Alliance adds exciting new features to the website: An Inventory Table Maker - Use this tool to create an HTML inventory table for your shop, which you can then paste into forum message, emails, or your own web page! And an expanding database of articles geared towards helping the dedicated UO Merchant. Do you have an article you would like to contribute? Join us at www.uomerchantalliance.com

UOsomething from Grynn and company is back up and we are trying to update constantly. We are now located at a new server with a new address http://uosomething.com/

I hope you will come and visit us!

***** Cincinnati Player's Gathering Update ******

It is confirmed! Melantus, OSI's Online Community Coordinator, will be making an appearance at this year's Cincinnati Player Gathering on Saturday, April 21st. So if you attend this gathering you will not only get to meet and share a great meal with others who share your love for Ultima Online, you can also participate in a question and answer session with none other than Melantus himself.

Those of you who attended last year's gathering know what a great time we had with Designer Toad and this year's guest will be just as good if not better. So if you haven't gotten your reservation in make sure you do so soon since the registration deadline is getting close.

For more information or to register for the gathering visit our website. Remember, all registrations and payments for the gathering must be received by Saturday, April 14th to allow processing time including mailing out your tickets. So don't delay - register today! Also, those players whose registrations are postmarked by April 7th will qualify for a special grand prize drawing - so don't delay!!!!!!

Thanks,
Myron

As a great blinding light dims Borg, Pater Imperium, kneels before ZEUS-GOD of GODS.

"What is thy bidding"; Borg asks as he bows his head.

"THE TIME HAS COME MY SON FOR YOUR BROTHERS, SISTERS, SONS and DAUGHTERS, FRIENDS and FAMILY....to end what was wrought long ago with the appearance of the one orc in the farmers field so many years ago." commanded ZEUS-GOD of GODS.

"MARS-GOD of WAR has gone to council the LEGION and I have commanded the other GODS to seek their Senators and council them as well." added ZEUS-GOD of GODS.

*looking up into the eyes of ZEUS-GOD of GODS*

"Yes m'lord....understood. In the name of HONOR and its combination of Courage and Truth; the Empire will not fail this charge." replied Borg.

"The realm can no longer wait...darkness covers nearly every corner and enhabits every cave it can fester in....HONOR shall be the light that brings warmth and protection back to the realm citizens. There are many outside the walls of HONOR that do not realize the endless darkness that is slowly enveloping them. Greed has found many and swallowed them whole; so completely that they themselves do not even realize they have been consumed. The VIRTUES are the keys to unlocking them from chains that bind them unknowingly." ZEUS-GOD of GODS stated.

"Indeed" added Borg.

"Safe Haven....is it fortified?....is it as it was meant to be....Safe?" asked ZEUS-GOD of GODS

"The Praetorian Prefect has improved much in the city of Safe Haven and the great tower still stands as sanctuary from all conflict. The nearby buildings and citizens have begun to embrace the ideals of its foundations" answered Borg.

"Good...now have ye found ground of HONOR to return OLYMPUS to the reach of mortals?" asked ZEUS-GOD of GODS.

*tipping his head and pensively grimacing slightly Borg answers*

"Not as yet father...the Empire rallies though and endeavors to rebuild OLYMPUS and its surrounding Imperial City of HONOR."

"Perhaps ye look to far my son...HONOR is within you all and always is where you walk most" ZEUS-GOD of GODS said as he then waved his hands and the pure white world Borg knealt in began to morph.

*From around Borg grew plants and trees...the sound of water became close and then the great stone pires familiar to him broke around him...then settling from out of the sky came the sight of his first view of his life in the realm....the HONOR SHRINE now was before the kneeling Borg*

*As Borg stood ye could see the city of Trinsic settling down across the horizon as the blanket of pure white now became painted with familiarity....as Borg then turned to look back at the HONOR shrine ZEUS-GOD of GODS spoke again*

"NE OBLIVISCARIS" [Do Not Forget]

*Borg cloases his eyes and kneels now on the stone tablet of HONOR*

"From this day forth.....all Legionnaires that enter service and HONOR shall carry my color onto the field of battle in the name of HONOR.

*Borg raises his hands above his head and conjurs the Legionnaires white doublet, purple apron and black boots.....he then changes the color of the doulbet to black*

"Until the day that ends the darkness that plagues this realm....this suit will be the Legionnaires charge to keep." Borg states.

"MAY HONOR GUIDE and BIND THEE!!!

Publish Update, West Coast

We will be publishing the changes listed at http://update.uo.com/design_324.html to all West Coast US shards to be active following their Friday, March 30th scheduled maintenance period. This will affect the Sonoma, Pacific, Baja, and Napa Valley shards. Please note that only the changes listed specifically in the above URL have been published. Other changes listed in Testing For Next Update remain in testing at this time.

The changes will be added to Latest Game Updates once the publish is active on all shards.

Problems with item identification have been fixed, and will now function in the following manners:

• Items will now retain properly the list of which player or players have recently identified the item. As new players identify the item, playerw that have not identified the item recently might need to re-identify the item again to see the full description of the item's attributes. The owner (defined as the player holding the item in their main backpack or equipping the item) will not need to re-identify the item unless the item is removed from their inventory and identified by other players enough times.
• The players who “owns” the item will never be removed from the list, as long as they own the item. Ownership is described as holding the item in possession, or within the topmost backpack container.

The new player tutorial will now accept localized speech commands.

Vendors will now change directions to face only the vendor owner when spoken to. Additionally, the distance required for owners speaking to vendors to change their directions has been increased. Players wishing to purchase from vendors will now be able to do some from an increased distance as well.

A problem with dungeon traps overlapping has been corrected

An issue with Inscription was fixed.

Guildmasters unable to remove players from the guild with names listed on the second viewing page of the guild menu has been fixed.

A problem with guilds being unable to rescind or remove a war declaration once issued has been fixed. Now guilds can rescind a war declaration after it has been issued, before the guild being declared upon accepts the war declaration.

A fix has been added to fix crafting for anvils and forges. Also, abbattoirs and pentagrams are now fixed to properly check against the carpentry skill. Thus, these items can now be crafted as intended. The fletching requirement for forge and anvil making has been fixed (removed).

Hail and wellmet,

I have some news from the Deliverance Township to report.... Last night, Mayor Alberich decided to take a long deserved vacation from the duties of Mayor of Deliverance, and passed on the reigns to his long term partner and wife, Chima. Alberich will still be involved in the township as Mayor Emeritus, but the reigns are now in Chima's able grasp. There will be a new council formed in the next few days and information will be posted as it becomes available.

Alberich
Mayor Emeritus
Deliverance Township

With the recent appearance of Lillibet at the Temple of the Black One, and
the sudden rise in the activities of the Dark Paladins in Trinsic, I believe
this is something all virtuous souls on Great Lakes should be concerned
about:

With Ku Kullin gone, the revenants of B-D made good on their promise to
wreak havoc on the city of Trinsic (Trammel). Last night during the Trinsic
Town Council meeting, members of the Cult of the Black Dragon lead by
Gwydion, set fire to the Trinsic Paladin's Library, and slew at least four
paladins who were caught inside as the group arrived.
As the Library went up in flames Mayor Raven McAllister, members of the
Order of the Silver Dragon and the Knights of Britannia appeared on the
scene from the meeting. They stood valiantly in front of the Dark Paladin
Gwydion and made sure he knew that no matter what the Cult burned, they
would rebuild.



As it turned out, the burning of the Library was merely a diversion for the
revenant FiRe, who kidnapped Eowen from the meeting at knife-point, and
returned her to the Temple of the Black One. Gil Shatterstone, a Dragon
Knight followed FiRe and Eowen back to the Temple of the Black One and
attempted to coherse FiRe in giving up control of Eowen... FiRe would not
have it, and Shatterstone was promptly dimissed from the Temple grounds.



Shortly after the kidnapping, the Toran Republic, lead by King Zeph,
declared war on the Cult of the Black Dragon. Riding to the meeting hall,
Gwydion and the rest of the Cultists found Zeph and immediately made an
example of him, claiming to watchers that this was the fate bound for all
who opposed the will of the Black One.
The band of warriors then continued on their rampage, setting fire to the
Ranger Station in the town of Phoenix Rising, and ending up at the Temple of
Balance in Moonglow, where Eli Drachen dispatched of EdGuArDo, who had
innocently strolled by.
As the attacks of the Dark Paladins and the Cult of the Black Dragon grow
more and more bold, the question still remains... who will defend Trinsic?
And what has become of the Hierophant, Ku Kullin?

Raistlin, Archmage of O$D

I bid thee Greetings Brothers and Sisters.

What I hear angers me. We must not stand for this
Act of unbalance, not one more day! We must act, and
bring wrath to the wicked. And let them Know we will
not stand for this now or ever! So I sound the bells
of war! All followers of Virtue, Hear my call.
I ask for 1 to 3 members of each guild , clan, or
come alone if you follow no such group; meet
at the Chamber of virtues In Brit, Thursday, at
10 pm Cst. So we may make plans of attack. Please
post this message on all the boards
you know of, and tell all of this. make haste!
I'm a man of peace, But the Gold One has told me
in prayer,
"Gather all that follow Virtue and balance, ready
them for battle, Bless thier weapons and armour.
Bring forth the Dragon Knights, and water the
ground with the blood of the wicked,
in the name of justice and virtue let them feel
our blessed sting! and a golden flower will grow.
And a new light will glow the hearts of the unsure.
And restore balance once again!" The Gold One has
spoken! So heed her words, and let us be as one
followers. Stand tall come forth; Once again the
sleeper has awoken!
May virtue be with you.
May the gold one bless and keep thee.

Saimanius, Avatar to the Gold One. servent to all OGD.

We received this fascinating story and picture from Aspen:

Greetings Humans and Orcs!

While heading into the town of Britain, I came across an interesting event. Tables of various board games, food and ale were being presented near the West bank of Britain. At first it appeared to be a festival, but after closer examination, it was merely a token of appreciation from Sorcon Gartius to the citizens of Britain. I managed to get a local artist to capture the moment so I could send it to you. During the time the artwork was being done, a GM stopped by to see what was all the commotion, and was tempted to even sit down and enjoy the festivity.

Soon after, looters (petty at that) saw the furniture as a fine opportunity to stock their homes. But those who enjoyed the event, came back to help restock to keep it alive.

Praise be to Lord British!

We received the following taunting e-mail from an apparently nameless guild:

Just wanted to let you know that my guild is working very hard to increase our skills and power as a guild. By April 7th we plan crush the Shadowlords with the help of other guilds.

Praise be to Lord British!

An old friend of UOSS AOL legends, Marco Polo, recently had an opportunity to interview Tenju, host of the In-Game Support Disucssion Board on the UO Bulletin Boards. Sir Polo sent us this excerpt of his interview:

Marco Polo: Is there an ETA (estimated time of arrival) for Seers for AOL Legends?

Tenju: I have no ETA on seers for AOL Legends at this time, though I'm sure it is something that the LIVE team will want to focus on soon.

Praise be to Lord British!

ASCENSION OF THE UNDEAD---- SATURDAY MARCH 31ST 2001, 10PM EST Mortals! UDL the premier guild of Events and Tournaments on our home shard of Siege Perilous is hosting yet another fantastic warfare orientated event for all to attend. The past Gauntlet Challenge was a huge success with 20 teams of two fighting it out for 400,000 gp in the prize pot. With the scent of blood still strong in the air we bring to you UDL's newest creation, The Ascension of the Undead! Time and Place: Saturday March 31st 10pm EST Held at the Wrong Arena. Spectators: Only allowed in Ghost form. Teams: All the teams will be comprised two players, no restrictions. Admission: 20k per team, given to the judges before your first match. Checks only please. Tourney Structure: UDL will be fielding 5 teams ranked in order. Opponents will start out with team one (easiest) and work their way up the ladder to the highest, team five (hardest). Defeating a UDL team entitles your team to the prize money according to the prize money structure listed on this page. Immediately after a victory, teams may elect to keep the prize money earned for the level just defeated or risk their earnings by advancing up the ladder to fight the next level of UDL. Teams may quit after any victory and are out of the tournement after any loss. Tourney Talk: UDL will have an IRC room open for all in the matches and spectators. The channel will be on the Stratics server, room #ascension. Tourney Rules: · No looting. · No magic armor/weapons. · No magic wands/staffs/items/clothing. · No pets/summons/energy vortex. · No hiding/stealth. · No horses, llamas, or other mounts. · No casting of spells or drinking of potions prior to the start of the fight. This means you cannot even start to cast a spell before the beginning. · If you lose connection during the fight, tough cookies. No rematches. · Anything else you can fit in your bag is legal. Handicaps: Only UDL teams will be handicapped. All the contestants have no handicaps aside from what is stated in the tournement rules. Team 1: Will only be allowed 5 potions total and 40-bandages/each regents in the team. Team 2: Will only be allowed 15 potions total in the team. Teams 3-5 will not be handicapped and be fighting on even ground with the contestants. How to Enter: Contact Lector ICQ# 21385263 for any additional info you may require. Entry Deadline Friday March 30th, 11:59pm EST. Prizes: Defeating No UDL Teams Nothing Defeating UDL Team #1 3,000 gp Defeating UDL Team #2 10,000 gp Defeating UDL Team #3 20,000 gp Defeating UDL Team #4 50,000 gp Defeating UDL Team #5 100,000 gp ASCENSION OF THE UNDEAD home page http://www.undeadlords.net/sb/aotu.shtml Thank you in advance, Lector ~Lich Lord UDL~

A state of emergency has been declared in Cove and flags are flying at half mast at the Tower of Lynn'Dannae. More than a week has passed since Lady Kira Lynn'Dannae, High Lady of Cove and the House Lynn'Dannae, was abducted from her home as her guards lay wounded.

Witnesses have spoken of the speed of the attack. The abductors moved straight through the house to the Lady's apartments in the west wing of the tower, seemingly fully appraised of the location of her rooms. according to her guards they fought with an efficiency that suggests they were trained soldiers, quickly disabling the two guards and silencing the maid.

Alarums were raised and help arrived from the town below the tower, with several of the local populace risking their lives in an attempt to save Lady Kira. According to a servant who witnessed the fighting Master Yong and Lady Kathryn both made valiant attempts to stop the abductors as they dragged Lady Kira from her rooms.

The attackers, who wore uniforms of black and purple but no insignia to identify them, were forced back up the stairs towards the roof of the Tower from which they quickly opened a magical gate and stepped through, dispelling it from the other side before their pursuers could follow. It is unknown at this time where the gate led to.

Since then the town of Cove has been as a town bereaved, those of the House Lynn'Dannae that venture from their homes do so with a an air of sadness that is palpable to any who pass through their town. When interviewed, the Magistrate of Cove, Lady Crystal spoke with great sadness of the effect this has had on the town.

" Most of the town is at a loss" said the magistrate "The work in the fields is off by at least fifty per cent" she went on to say, "The people seem lost without the guidance of our High Lady"

As another search party forms and saddles its horses, ready to leave, the question at the back of everyone's mind, is this a search for a person or a body?

Reported by Djinn Macao.

The Vesper merchant marine found the following missive on a shipwreck this week:

My dear friend Lord Blackthorn,

As I watched the tide undulating before me at my bayshore home, I realized that the port has been empty for some time, mayhaps a year now. When I mentioned it, my lieutenants said the serenity of my Ocllo residence is not unusual. The towns are for the most part empty, they said. Upon questioning, my scouts throughout the land reported that the dungeons themselves, even the mysterious Khaldun, is remarkably sparse of late.

Concerned with this report, I decided to get on my horse and go roaming through the moongates on an investigation. We had a peaceful, uninterruped sail to Magincia, also empty, from whence I took a Moongate to Skara Brae. Alas, empty also. Even my bretheren among the bards were nowhere to be found, the taverns a silent paraody of the social places they had once been.

Upon travelling to the Britain gate, I met more of my lieutenants. They reported to me that by performing a strange ritual, they were able to go to what appears to be a parallel dimension, with towns similar to ours, albeit with woods more lush and towns more populated. Once I understood the ritual, I decided to visit this land.

Oh! Old familiar faces! People I hunted with (and some people I hunted) all before me... youthful people.... in all the towns, a clamor like unto that I remember in the days of the Moonglow Council. Ah! I couldn't believe it! Bards' music everywhere, I was so pleased ... and yet....

And yet it was a nightmarish vision, literally and figuratively. The black demon steeds were enslaved to half the people I saw. Dragons and white wyrms, beasts of purest evil, enslaved to little boys and girls barely waist-high. I could not believe my eyes. And the way people spoke to one another! Rudely, with impunity. I could not believe my ears either.

I wandered outside town old woman being verbally abused by a child. With righteous anger at this offense, I reached into my reagent bag for some silk and ash and was about to set the wretched piece of filth alight. To my horror, my hand was stayed from doing its Justice. I was infuriated. What evil magick is this? And with foul-mannered children controlling dragonkind, in a land of no Justice, what if they were ever to come through the gate to my homeland? I returned home, shaken.

It is my plan, my friend, to bring the bards who left our dimension back to our lands. Should these dragon-children ever come to our lands, they would destroy the serenity of our lands. Only the bardic class can quell a dragon's rage, lead it away from its master, and set it free. Thus, I am asking for your help in bringing the bards back to our dimension, that they may join my band of other rogue classes in keeping our lands free of dragon children, and maintaining our hold on the dungeons and towns.

I look forward to hearing from you.
Lord Wren

Army of Thieves
www.angelfire.com/rpg/thiefarmy

Grand Opening! The Council of the Sidhe would like to announce the grand opening of their tavern! On March 31, 2001 at 8pm EST the Council will be opening it's doors to the public and will welcome any creature that may pass. The evening's events include a Trivia Contest, Joke Contest, and Door Prizes. Plus, don't forget free food and drink! For more information on the Fae please visit fae.chessienet.com or email Firefly at [email protected].

Runes will be handed out all week, and gates will be provided by Firefly at Britain West Bank starting at 7pm, or visit our website for a map.

Firefly, Faerie Queen, Fae

The Wax Figures Museum will open on Sunday the 1st April. There you can find different waxfigures wearing guildclothes of many different guilds of the Drachenfels Shard. What's more, you can see some famous people of the shard, known for differents reasons, be they PvPers, Merchants and so on.

This month's special is the House Decorations show on the third floor of the museum. A new special show will take place every month in the future, which will be the occasion for a big party.

I hope you will all come at 8pm CET (7pm BST, 2pm EDT). The museum is located on the Trammel facet, about three screens to the southeast of the Yew Moongate next to the Drachenfels Mage Tower. The exact sextant coords are 71°22' N / 34°31' W, and you can find it easily, since it was just added to the UOAM Drachenfels map.

See you soon
Mitrandir
Museumholder of the Dragon Clan

I'm looking to hire full time reporters for the Society to attend and document events throughout Britannia. I'm paying 4k per event thats covered. If anyone is interested, they may contact me via ICQ 100495231. Thank you for your time :)

Last time we changed IPs most of the readers could access the site again after a few hours, and almost everyone was able to connect within a day. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope it will be a smooth transition.

If you keep having trouble accessing the site after the change, try hitting refresh in your browser and/or clear your browser's cache to force it to load a new page.

Who is served by allowing players to become grand masters in 4 hours? Those best served are those people interested in outfitting a mule with the alchemy skill. If it is OSI's intent to foster this style of play, then clearly nothing needs to be done. If they value players interacting with each other instead of players being self sufficent islands floating in what is becoming a single player game with very realistic NPCs, then some type of change is called for.

There is also discussion about the article going on in the alchemy forum if you're interested in voicing your own opinion on this topic.

The Four Hour Alchemist

I am somewhat loath to write this article. It could be that I will do more harm than good by doing so. It could be that OSI will ignore this problem, and all I will have accomplished is to show those few people who don't already know how easy it is to become a grand master alchemist.

For the past six months, all it has taken to become a grand master alchemist is about 80k worth of reagents, a macro program and four power hours. If you're more of a purist, you can skip the macro program and do it in seven hours. If this is the way OSI intends alchemy to work, then so be it. It is, after all, their game. But I don't think it is the wisest choice.

Please don't think I am just one of those "old timers" who want everyone else to have it as rough as I had it. I feel fairly confident in saying I have done as much as anyone to help alchemists improve their skill. I even run a small website devoted to alchemy. It is not my intent to discourage people from pursuing alchemy. I simply feel that four hours is a bit much.

Who is served by allowing players to become grand masters in four hours? I don't think it is those players who wish to actually play a character with some alchemy skill. Those players intend to make potions to sell and for their own use (something getting to grand master in four hours does not accomplish well). They want some experience with the different types of potions (again, something the four hour method discourages). And, for the most part, they want to interact with other players. If they are interested in selling potions they need the time to build a customer base, and perhaps adventure with the friends they make along the way.

Who is served by allowing players to become grand masters in 4 hours? Those best served are those people interested in outfitting a mule with the alchemy skill. If it is OSI's intent to foster this style of play, then clearly nothing needs to be done. If they value players interacting with each other instead of players being self sufficent islands floating in what is becoming a single player game with very realistic NPCs, then some type of change is called for.

What would be the simplest and least disruptive way to remove the four hour alchemist? Remove skill gain for failure from alchemy. This relatively new addition to alchemy is the root cause of the drastic decrease in the time it takes to become an alchemist. This change would not cause alchemist to once again toil for months to become a grand master. It would move the amount of time somewhere between months and hours. A compromise that should be easy for all to live with. Players who really want mules can still make them, and players who want alchemists can relax a bit and enjoy the profession. Let us go back to the days when to gain experience in alchemy you actually had to make a potion. Let us move away from the current practice of simply attempting the hardest potion possible and hoping for failures that advance your skill.

No matter what OSI decides to so, I rest secure in knowing that there will be hundreds of additional players with some alchemy skill over the next few days.

Sie Ming
alchemist

Recently, I found myself wondering about the Clones. It's been sometime since last we've heard from these mysterious folk. Lo and behold, a pigeon bearing he following message paid me a visit during the night. Here's the message. I gave the pigeon to Ith'unk.

Greetings. I am the Second. I serve the Firstborn. I speak for the Firstborn. My coming was foretold.

My time is short, but I bring this news: our journey continues this coming weekend, as my brothers and I venture forth in the spirit of the Virtue of Sacrifice. Join us at the dungeon Covetous if you would travel with us. We will travel through the dungeon, then pause for a brief meditation at the shrine of Sacrifice.

Date: Sunday, April 1st Time: 12pm Pacific time (3pm Eastern time)

Location: Entrance to dungeon Covetous (Trammel facet)

Until we meet next, walk with Virtue, my friends.

Second High Priest,
Temple of the Stranger (T*S)

Until next we meet, safe journeys to you, one and all.

Cyn

Thanks for this note:

1st Villa Aqileia Mining Contest

Hail to all miners!

Villa Aqileia will held its first public Mining Contest on April,4th  21CET.
All People are welcome.
You can sign-up under ICQ: 96486906

The Entry fee are 500 GP and you will receive a rune to our town.
More information under:
http://pub36.ezboard.com/fholywar75219frm11.showMessage?topicID=6.topic

Greetings
Phoenix of AQI

Grand.

I have created a website, specifically for the Europa Factions, it is
designed to work with the existing uo faction websites, and also
contains some new key features; such as

Hall of Shame - A List of people who commit warcrimes, such as reskill
etc
Hall of Fame - To commend those who show great sportsmanship.
Faction News - From EACH factions point of view.
Battle Map - Updated daily, with who owns which sigils!

Address is

www.uofactions.f2s.com

Many Thanks
Lizzy

Sound Great!

I was tickled pink to read the following dispatch from the Warlord of Blood:

I am writing to inform you about an Event I am going to host. It is going to be an Easter Egg hunt. My plan is to get 72 bags, 11 each of the following colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. There will also be six specially coloured bags (see below). Each bag is going to contain 100 gold, 1 key and a book with a special code.

The goal is to try to get as many bags as possible. Prizes will be distributed as follows:

• The person with the most Red bags wins 500 gold.
• The person with the most orange wins 1000 gold.
• The person with the most yellow wins 1500 gold.
• The person with the most green wins GM Gold Full Plate Mail set.
• The person with the most blue wins 10,000 bandages.
• The person with the most purple wins 100 of each reg.

Special bag prizes are as follows:

• The person who finds the gold bag wins 100 recall scrolls.
• The person that finds the Silver bag wins 1 Red Pentegram deed.
• Each person who finds a pink bag will win 1 forest osterd. There are a total of 4 pink bags.

After 1 hour all participants must return to my house. Anyone who doesn't get back within 1 hour will forfeit their prizes. There will be a chest on my porch and anyone who can open it with a key they found in there bags wins the Grand Prize which is 30,000 gold.

While the event will be scheduled for 4 pm PST, I am still mulling over which day to hold it. Easter day? The day before Easter? Is there a way people can vote? I will email you the name of the starting location when you register by contacting me.

Oh, and there are only 2 rules: No mounts and No cheating. Thank you for your time.

Praise be to Lord British!

Dear old Mystic,, Guardian Lord of Legends, was kind enough to send us this update regarding the formation of the Britain Council of Compassion:

I have been sorting through the many applications for Council positions, and I thank those who applied for the job. The process of choosing the people to serve is a tedious one, and will take some time. The Council will not be chosen for a few days, for I am reading every application that was sent to me.

Since there are no current other governments at this time, the Britain Council of Compassion will probably work on issues other than the surrounding area, as well as the local issues. We may also solve world issues in the future, for Britain is the capitol of Brittania. If other governments form, the Council would be happy to help them the other in any way possible.

As always, we thank Mystic for his contribution.

Praise be to Lord British!

UOSS AOL Legends recently received this scam report from an anonymous source:

I was contacted thru ICQ today by the scamer. He requested that I let him get onto my UO account so he could refresh his house. He went into how he had to cancel AOL, so he needed to get onto my UO account so he would not lose everything. He was "nice" enough to offer me in game gold so that I would let him do this. When I explained to him that he would be unable to get into his bank boxes or refresh his house with my account he changed his story. Now he wanted my login to my AOL account so he could play his account.

We all know not to give out our info, no matter what. However, I would hate to hear of someone losing everything because they were trying to be nice. In these cases, it is best to respond with a polite, but firm, no!

Praise be to Lord British!

Congratulations to Azaria and Kyros who were married last Saturday. I wish them a long and joyous life together!

Praise be to Lord British!

We hope you enjoy!

Quill McMartin Mar 26 2001 6:48PM

Jollier Fairgrounds, east of Skara Brae, held well over three hundred people during the course of the three night, two day Heroes & Legends festival. Citizens came from far and wide to enter games, gamble, and don complimentary festive party hats.

This week I've loaded up the rant cannon and it's aimed squarely at all the new changes affecting this world we know as Britannia, as it relates to UO (2D), UO Third Dawn and the recently cancelled UO2. The new edition of the Britannia Enquirer should leave no doubt in your mind as to how I feel about where I stand on the changes. It seems lately about the only thing certain about UO is that it will continue to cost $9.95 (US) a month, and the issues
the perpetual beta testers (you and me) really consider important will
continue to take second place to whatever cockamamie scheme EA has dreamed up this week.

Added Wednesday, March 28th, 2001:
- The Britannia Enquirer - Vol 2. No 2 - What's wrong with this
picture?

ImaNewbie does Britannia
www.imanewbie.com

later...Tryon

Greebas umies,
Dis iz jut a klergneng dat Bludchok-hai iz wundeuren da r'heez neer da shu'uk'a-b'hai ob Britun. Uz stungor den dem dum dum urukz. Uz iz strung en tuff. Ise ting tho. Iv uu geev tribute tu en Urk, heem nub clomp uu.
- Bludchok-hai

--==TRANSLATION==--

Hello humans,
This is just a warning that the Bloodrock Clan is wondering the woods near the City of Britian. Us stronger then those dumb orcs. Us is strong and tough. One thing though. If you give tribute to an Urk, he won't kill you.
- Bludchok-hai

OOC: Bloodrock Clan is a large scale RPvP guild. We and mainly based on Great Lakes but are expanding. We live in a large smithy in an opening close to the guard post near the Brit swamps. We are not the strongest people on the shard yet but we are limited to what weapons we can use. We ask that if you war us Bloodrock Clan, that you follow a few guide lines. We would ask that you res us after killing we will not attack, we also ask that you do not loot us. We dont use anything worth taking. And we will only loot if you attack us more then 3 times in 20min.

You can find our site at www.bloodrock.uoguilds.com or on IRC at irc.stratics.com #Bloodrock and for bloodrock just napa at #Bloodrock-NV. Thank you and if you would like to talk further like joining or to set something up or just have questions email me at [email protected] icq 16685951 or come into IRC we like that. Please also note, we are in trammel until someone buys my smithy off me for at least 3 smalls side by side in Fel near Yew/Cove orc forts or near a mine. Thanks and gug'ye (goodbye)

-Glunk Eldur Urk of Napa Valley
Bloodrock Clan

Then, as expected, Junior Stormeye, son of the dead Captain, attacked the caravan, and was surprised by the strength of its members, who were actually fighters in disguise. Actually, there were even orcs who wore human disguises until the fight started. Junior Stormeye was caught, and then escorted to the Jail of Trinsic, where Conrad Northwood, the orks and the local guards asked for informations which he refused to give.

The following pictures and logs (largely edited) let you know more about the events that occured. It may be interesting to note that the Pirate received help from an unknown power, which some in the crowd considered to be Zalindera. Powerful demons were summoned to help Junior when he tried to escape the trap prepared by the caravan people. Could it be that the Spider Goddess and the Pirates work together ?

On the road, at the bridge :
• Nuk'togh the Troll: Stooop! Noone shall passs
• Darinia: Who are you?
• Brind'Amour: Why do you stand in our way?
• Bel d'Ajoor: I think that's his home
• Nuk'togh: Me hear of rich oomie caravan. Me ere to for tribooot
• Brind'Amour: What Tribut do you want?
• Nuk'togh: GULD
• Jafar McFinnan: this is ... unexpected
• Brind'Amour: How much gold?
• Nuk'togh: Ehmm.... Many !
• Colugk'gor: huw much is meny?
• Nuk'togh: Uhm... Million Guld coins?
• Von Ravenwood: One Million is too much
• Puddlegum: me hab that
• Nuk'togh: Dis million?
• Puddlegum: *nods*
• Nuk'togh: One... twoo... Many !
• Von Ravenwood: Can we pass?
• Nuk'togh: Well lad gibe million me think... So me should let oomies pass?
• Puddlegum: da ovver caravan be behind, it hab more gold... yuu can get them next and it nub guarded
• Nuk'togh: Really? Nub trick Nuk'togh?
• Brind'Amour: Don't betray the jewelry transport
• Nuk'togh: Me Smart Trull ! Lads Go. Hurry or me eat

  [...]

  During the fight :

• Junior Stormeye: Come to me aid agin ! Send thine black troops on these scum ! Dark ally ! Slay these infidels !

  In Trinsic :

• Richter John: What is happening here ?
• Bel d'Ajoor: They captured the son of Captain Stormeye
• Nick: WHO ?
• Richter John: Why ? What has he done ?
• Bel d'Ajoor: Captain Stormeye raided the lands of Britannia : they captured his son to get informations on his father.

  [...]

  In the Jail :

• Puddlegum: Gib dem shiney stone tu mez and wez gu.
• Junior Stormeye: Well, sadly I dont have it...
• Niv'uk: hu hab it? Niv'uk: tell us wer it be an mebbe wez help lat :)
• Junior Stormeye: If I knew ye could be bought, orcs.. I should have brought it... Maybe you'll get the stone, after you aid me. Har har har !
• Bel d'Ajoor: Conrad Northwood is here
• Junior Stormeye: Argh!!
• Niv'uk: stoney furst den elp
• Puddlegum: orcs nub make deal
• Junior Stormeye: Well foolish orc, then there is no deal!
• Conrad Northwood: Hmm so this is the son of Stormeye? What are orcs doing here? They might be allies of the pirate....
• Niv'uk: wez come to get Nuk'toghs shiney
• Puddlegum: Pirate have thing that belong to vrend of clan... we get or clomp
• Junior Stormeye: Well orcs, get this thru yer thick skulls...
• Junior Stormeye: You! Dont! Get! The! Stone! Har har har!!
• Puddlegum: me gunna cut dis wun ub ! lat want sum?
• Conrad Northwood: Order please..
• Junior Stormeye: See you on the battlefield, orc.
• Niv'uk: wez bin luukin fur dis shiney fur menee muuns... mez fink him need clompin !
• Junior Stormeye: Clompin? My men w'll be visitin' ye... Listen, orc : all fun 'side.. the stone ain' 'ere...
• Niv'uk: mez fink mez sharpun mez axe on him hed
• Conrad Northwood: I need to talk to him in peace

  [...]

• Conrad Northwood: I think you would need a good night sleep in jail, and we'll see if prison food will clear up thy mind. Now, start to behave
• Junior Stormeye: Sure.. you be the cap'n here... I'll behav'.
• Conrad Northwood: You know what we want...where is the hideout?
• Junior Stormeye: I ain' spillin' the beans that easy cap'n.
• Conrad Northwood: I had thy father hanged, I will not doubt to recommend same treatment for you
• Junior Stormeye: You be quiet 'bout father ! I be willin to show the hideout... if...
• Conrad Northwood: If what?
• Junior Stormeye: Listen 'ere Northwood ! I'll show ye the hideout... I'll take ye there if you want..
• Conrad Northwood: No, you tell where it is!
• Junior Stormeye: Just name a date and I sure as Hythloth take ye there!
• Conrad Northwood: And how could we trust you?
• Junior Stormeye: That's the beauty o' it : ye cant... So cap'n... whats the deal 'ere? Ye speak? O' was it a frog croakin'?
• Conrad Northwood: If you trick us....
• Junior Stormeye: Trick ye cap'n? Why woul' I eve' do that ? So cap'n.. the hat be in yer lap.
• Conrad Northwood: Bah, don't you think I am stupid... I might be old, but not senile
• Junior Stormeye: I didn' say ye where...
• Conrad Northwood: Let us talk outside a bit, people. I will return to this jail after this.

  [...]

• Bel d'Ajoor: Niv'uk ! Conrad will talk to you !
• Niv'uk: him blah abut Nukkys shiney?
• Bel d'Ajoor: I don't think he did
• Conrad Northwood: I think we might have to accept the deal... I may have to risk myself, the trap might be our big chance
• Niv'uk: mez nub care abut hummie stuff
• Bel d'Ajoor: He agreed to lead you there ? When ? How ?
• Conrad Northwood: If more would die to the attacks because we just interrigate him for weeks... I could not accept that
• Bel d'Ajoor: I think the orks would like to know if there is a chance their stone might be in Stormeye's lair
• Colugk'gor: yub
• Conrad Northwood: What do we owe to them? Their kind just raids and slaughters lawful people
• Colugk'gor: *snarls*
• Bel d'Ajoor: Well... those are kind of intelligent. Not bright, but enough to follow British's laws while on our facet
• Niv'uk: lat nevvah blah'd dat wen wez clomp dem piruts erlier ! lat wus glad wez wuz der !
• Colugk'gor: wud lat know about uz, humie?
• Bel d'Ajoor: What's more, they fought well to capture Junior
• Conrad Northwood: They did?
• Bel d'Ajoor: *nods*
• Niv'uk: wez clomp menee piruts an lat blah lat owe nuffin tu us ? lats ungaytful ! mebee wez teem up wiv piruts an see how lat like dat
• Conrad Northwood: *frowns*
• Bel d'Ajoor: You shouldn't let them, Captain
• Julieanne: are you threatening Conrad?
• Bel d'Ajoor: They're defending their honor, I would say
• Conrad Northwood: You think I should ask of the gem then?
• Bel d'Ajoor: *nods*
• Puddlegum: if nub ask of gem... Trinsic fell dub times before, nub want it habben again me fink
• Conrad Northwood: I will ask him then... But just because you helped us

  [...]

• Conrad Northwood: Alright I will do it, but we want something from you before that
• Junior Stormeye: And what is that?
• Conrad Northwood: We want to know where the orc gem is hidden
• Junior Stormeye: I see... Well... I can agree to that one... But the problem be.. 'tis well hidden. It should be manageable...
• Conrad Northwood: Good... it is a start
• Junior Stormeye: How about this...Junior Stormeye: The treasure cargo, the boat in my fleet... brings it? I cannae jus' go get it can I? Somon' gotta brin' it 'ere! I'll tell ya where it docks.. if'n cap here agrees...
• Junior Stormeye: ... Ye know what ? I've changed me mind ! That bastard orcs shall pay... my men'll burn down their fort !
• Conrad Northwood: Stop toying with us
• Junior Stormeye: Now git the hell outta' my cell ! I'll burn in hell before the damn orcs get the stone !
• Conrad Northwood: I think you need to rot at your jail!
• Junior Stormeye: You think so captain?! Well.. go ahead.. lemme rot.. See what it does to help you.
• Conrad Northwood: And you will show the hideout or I will have you exocuted for your crimes
• Junior Stormeye: Aye, my deal still stands on that one. I shall take thee to the hideout.. don'cha worry.
• Conrad Northwood: I will get back to you when WE choose to see the hideout. The time will not be at your terms...
• Junior Stormeye: Whateve' floats yer boat capn'..
• Conrad Northwood: Lock him up here, guards !

  [...]

• Conrad Northwood: Bad news I am afraid orcs : Instead of telling where it is, he promised to burn your place down. I think he has men outside, so I think you can expect attack. He does not threat for nothing
• [...]
• Colugk'gor: Gug'ye, captn humie
• Bel d'Ajoor: Good luck with the pirates !
• [...]
• Conrad Northwood: I will summon people for the escort when it is time for me to find their hideout.
• Bel d'Ajoor: How about leaving a message in your house on the book ?
• Conrad Northwood: I shall do so, or put a seperate note on table. I need to determin a best day possible
• Bel d'Ajoor: Thanks a lot !

And now fer the latest BNN news by Bethsainda Ariaachas:

Well, dear readers, the challenge on April 1st is going to be very different this time! I have this right from the dragon’s mouth! All those who capture a jester on that night, will be admitted into the lair upon the 1st of April. I am not exactly sure how to capture one of the tricky little fellows, said to be a lot like leprechauns, but without the gold. I do know that killing them is probably not a good idea. Those dragons are quite nasty when they get angry, as I remember back to the very first night in Al’Cedra’s Lair. 

Clues, clues, clues! Yes, dear reader, that is what you must gather! It will not be easy, mind you. Those smart dragons are trickier than any human rogue. On the 29th of March, you will find clues with the Masters of the Word. Each master will have one small clue that will aid you somehow in your search for the jesters. You can begin your search at 9 p.m. GMT on that day. Al’Cedra has said that your search will begin at the signs of the animals throughout the towns of Britannia. I looked for signs and found plenty of horse hoof prints, and other rather substantial spoor, but I do not think that is exactly what she meant. 

For new readers, the Trammel Dragon appears once a month upon the first, and poses riddles to all citizens of Britannia who have proved themselves worthy through prior tests and trials.

We received this report from Daemona of the Custodes Fati regarding yesterdays events:

Howdy folks, 

Daemona the Bard here ta bring you all up to date on these here excitin’ events. Well, we was out a huntin’ with the lads of the Custodes Fati last night, when word reached us that we was to regroup in good ol’ Spiritwood, ‘cause Pad and them folks from Deepwater was fixin’ to go over to Shame and see that old cap. Willoughby. Well we got there and sure enough, the area just before the black mouth of that hell hole they calls Shame was a mighty assembly of folks gathered to meet the captain. Needless ta say, you don’t get so many folks standing round in one place and not have word start to fly about and before long, them savages, sun burned lads and other idiots started to gather, like circling vultures round a fat calf. Captain Willoughby started ta get a bit agitated an all and then he told us all to wait and vanished! Well, afore too long a purple gate popped up right smack in front of us all, but people sort o’ pondered and fretted, wonderin’ what to do, to go on through or wait like that old captain had said we ought to. Then someone noticed the gate had a name, in fact it was called Jacob’s Gate! Well, that’s all it took afore everyone jumped head long into it, causin’ a god-awful pile up on the other side! There was so many running through the ground got all churned up and some folks figured that we’d all drown in the mud right then and there. Eventually, things loosened up a bit and we managed to crawl inside a ways, certain that the mud men would have the upper hand and shortly finish us all off. But just then another gate appeared, another one o’ Jacob’s it seems and we dashed into it, hopin’ that where ever it lead the ground would be more solid. Well, it was, and I can’t rightly recall all the places we went to as that old Jacob lead us on a merry chase through at least three more portals. 

Finally, we came to a big hidden room, a “house with no windows” just like cap Will had said it would be. There, smack in the middle was a magic circle with sigils all about it. Into this stepped a pitch black Shade and slap-me-down-with-a-cold-fish-if it didn’t start to speak to us! Yep, you guessed it, it was none other than the Spirit of Jacob his self. He was moaning and complaining, the way restless souls tend to, going on about how he had lost his heart when that treacherous brother o’ his, Darkhen, had used the Daemon Daregaurd to steal his heart. He said that another heart was the key to both his freedom and to the saving of his lady love, the one they calls Annoura. You know, that hussy wot caused all this trouble in the first place all them long years ago, when she broke one brother’s heart by goin’ out with t’other. Anyway, Jacob’s ghost told us that on the 4th of April, there was gonna be a great chance to set things right by him and Annoura. See, she needs to be freed of some possession she fell under. She now thinks she is some sort of daemon or Orc or something and is hanging out with bad company in the Yew Orc Fort. Jacob says that the heart of a Great Ancient Wyrm could save her, and she in turn save him. Sounds kind-a complicated, but it seems this Great Wyrm’s got two hearts and it will be coming out on the 4th!

Well, after this news, Jacob sort of faded out and we all headed back to 

Deepwater to tell Captain Willoughby what happened. He was just about to hand out some thank-you presents when, what do ya think walked into the town square but a brazen pack o’ Necromancers!! They arrogantly demanded that other book called Domain, at least a part of it known to be in the hands of the Custodes Fati leader, Pad O’Lion. Natch we all laughed at them, us outnumbering them and all, but maybe, just maybe we laughed a wee bit too soon. Brazen they was, brazen I tells ya, for they just pulled out their weapons and started layin into us all right then and there! Before you knew it, they was joined by Skeletal Knights and Mages, Liches, Lich Lords and who knows what else. The ground was knee deep in broken bones and moaning bodies by the time the dust settled, and that ol’ captain Willoughby was no where ta be seen. I guess he gave them presents over to Dianora, the Mayor o’ Deepwater to hand out, and skedaddled on outta there. Well wouldn’t ya know it, there wasn’t nothing suitable fer a Bard in the whole sack!! Sheesh, I told her we ain’t all mindless fightin’ brutes ya know. Oh well, maybe that old captain’ll bring a few more things round next time, includin’ his stomach when the going gets tough!

Ta ra fer now-

Daemona, 

Tellin’ tales for the Custodes Fati

Greetings good souls.

I write to inform thee of the events these past two nights concerning the Tome of the Crimson Serpent. 

On Monday, as requested by the Noble Captain Sothe Willoughby, we gathered in the Counsellors hall at Serpents Hold although, due to some distortions in the space time continuum, the Captain was over an hour late in arriving. When he did at last appear, he asked the devoted scholars and questors gathered there what they had learned of the Tome since its retrieval on Thursday last. As we told him of our initial findings, a soldier of the King’s Guard called Otis entered and approached the captain, stating that he had an important message to deliver to him. With that, the soldier revealed himself a traitor most foul, and proceeded to attack Captain Willoughby with a mighty Halberd! 

The assembled masses immediately leapt to the good captain’s defence and as the traitor Otis was beaten to within an inch of his life, I cast a spell of paralysis upon him and called for the warriors to bind him and demand his surrender. He shouted defiantly that he would never surrender and that the devil herself had commanded his actions, or at least “she” had appeared to be the devil to him. At that point Willoughby called out that Otis was a traitor to the Crown and that he should be put to immediate death! I protested that all had the right to a fair trail, but to no avail and the wretched Otis was shortly despatched. 

After saying a few words over the poor late fool, I turned once again to the captain, who was now asking pointed questions as to what the Tome revealed about the ancient druid called Jacob. It was determined that there had once been an expedition to a cemetery outside of Cove, where the apparent tomb of Jacob had been discovered. Accompanied by Captain Willoughby, we quickly made our way there, only to discover that evil red Liches calling themselves Darkhen’s Guardians were defending the place. After a fierce but brief battle, we gathered round the grave, which was revealed to be that of Joseph rather than Jacob. Some suggested that Joseph was the original name of Jacob’s brother and then rival, since transformed into the wicked soul now known as Darkhen. Upon the grave was writ the following inscription: 

"His brother’s love, his brother’s nayme, defiling both in tyme, in shayme." 

Needless to say, we immediately made our way to the dungeon called Shame and gathered once more, prepared to enter and search the place from top to bottom. But just then, captain Willoughby stopped us. He requested that we return the following evening to proceed and this was agreed. Refusing a gate to civilisation and safety, the good captain took his leave of us then. And now I too take my leave as I was not at the events of last night. 

Peace Unto thee 

Michael,

First Chancellor, Spiritwood University

Hail & Well Met!  

    I want to invite you to participate in something new and fun on the Great Lakes Shard, The Homes of the Exotic & Illustrious Tour!  

    We are putting together a tour of Great Lakes most interesting, beautiful, creative, and or rare filled homes! This month we have a awesome rares tower, a cool tavern, a unbelievable library, a messy but show stopping large marble, and a beautifully decorated tower!  Come by and see them all, pick your favorite, go rare spotting, kill some time before power hour, get some ideas for your new home or whatever you want to do!

    The Homes of the Exotic & Illustrious Tour starts April 1st! Come see the first 5 houses picked for our kick off tour!  Be ready to "ooOOoo" and "aahhaa" as you travel all around this great world of ours peeking into the five special houses we think you need to see!   

    Tour packs are available at the vendor house Last One on Ice Island(100o48N,157o18W) which is a great large marble that is on the northeast side of the Honesty Shrine! Also a runebook will be set up for those of you who just want to recall and not buy a tour pack!  And several people will be gating to the tour vendor house from major banks all around Great Lakes just in case you can't find it!!  Look for Elissa, the vendor, in the bright blue dress to start you off on your tour!

     Come help us start our tour off right!  We can't wait to see you!  Thanks!

                                        Kyra, tour coordinator 

    P.S. Also I would like to include an important thank you to the people who opened their homes so we could start this tour! Thanks Shorin, Incubus, Pug, Myst, Deagan, Everclear, and Seductress we couldn't have done it without you!

    P.S.S.  Think your home has what it takes to be on the Homes of the Exotic & Illustrious Tour? Well, just leave your name and ICQ in the book next to Elissa and we will get in touch with you about getting a rune to your home so we can check it out!  Every month we pick 5 new houses to sponsor for the Homes of the Exotic & Illustrious Tour so we need your fabulous home to keep this thing going!

Hope to see you all on the next guided tour...

Barth VanDorn

With sadness I'm posting this note from the Green Gargoyle management. I really hope someone will take up the task to keep going that fine establishment:

Greetings all.

'Tis sad news I bear. The management of the famed Green Gargoyle Restaurant & Bar is moving out. This message is to ask if there are any people out there who wish to buy the restaurant and take over running it. It is a large marble building. Restaurant furniture will be included but most decorations will be taken out if sold. To see pictures and a map of the restaurant see http://www.greengargoyle.cjb.net. If anybody is interested in purchasing the restaurant and continuing to keep it open, please contact me on pigeon (ICQ) number 22789326 or send a letter to [email protected]

If there is nobody interested in taking over the running of the restaurant, it will be forced to close down and the building will be sold.

Regards
Kurt
Former Manager of the Green Gargoyle

Good luck Kurt.

And now fer the schedule of the Spiritwood Universities courses this week:

Basic skills and Fitness Training

On Monday the 26th of March, we shall again be offering our course on Basic Skills 101. These classes provide all newcomers to our lands with an introduction to the skills and a discussion of the professions available within Ultima Online. Where to begin, what skills to choose, how to train, and where to go. A must for all those starting out in our lands who wish to build up their general level of fitness. 

Classes start at 8 p.m. GMT (21:00 CET), at the Trammel Campus of the Spiritwood University.

Arcane Arts Lecture

On Tuesday the 27th of March, Master Fai, Dean of the Path of Spirituality will again be offering his fine course on the Fundamentals of Magic. The first half of the third lecture in the Arcane Arts series will be solely focussed on the training of magery, meditation and evaluating intelligence (this will not be a training session, more a seminar on valued techniques).

The second half will once again take the guise of a field trip. Students are advised to leave valuables in their bank boxes, and only carry sufficient reagents as they can afford to lose. Although the situation we will be encountering will not be combative, hopefully, there is a strong chance of peril. 

Classes will start at 8:30 pm GMT, (21:30 CET), at the Trammel Campus of the Spiritwood University.

Current Affairs Seminar

On Wednesday the 28th, the Spiritwood University shall be hosting another discussion evening open to all who wish to learn more about recent news and events from across the realm. These seminars take the form of casual discussions where our scholars relate recent quest and event news to all interested parties. So, if you wish to learn a bit more about major happenings in the realm, or simply have a few questions about recent quests that need clarifying, why not come along and join in the symposium?

The Seminar starts at 9 pm GMT, that is 22:00 CET, at the Trammel Campus of the Spiritwood University.


Basic Black Smith Skills

On Thursday the 29th, Phoenix, visiting scholar at the Spiritwood University, shall be offering a basic introduction to Smithing and Metalworking skills on Thursday evenings at the Trammel Campus of the Spiritwood University. These sessions are a must for anyone wishing to learn the basics of these moneymaking skills. Learn how to mine, smelt and fabricate items. Learn the prices and markets. Set yourself up in business repairing the weapons and armours of all those battered warriors and turn a fat profit. 

Classes will start at 8 pm GMT, that is 21:00 CET at the Trammel Campus of the Spiritwood University.

The Way of the Warrior- introductory course. 

Spiritwood University is proud to hold a promising new lecture on the Ways of a Warrior: Basic Warrior training & Etiquette. Lady Mae of Tel’mar shall be running this basic training course on a Thursday evening, the 29th If you’re a promising new warrior, then come along and join in the fun, I guarantee you’ll make new friends and have a good laugh! I hope to see you all there on Thursday! 

Classes will start at 8:00pm GMT (21:00 CET) at the Trammel Campus of the Spiritwood University.

Basic Cooking skills

On Friday the 30th, Ms. Terri House Keeper at the Spiritwood University shall be holding her regular Friday evening session on basic cooking skills. The classes will cover a wide range of cooking and catering skills. Interested in someday running your own Tavern, hosting parties, holding a range of social events?, Then why not come along and learn the basics for success. 

Classes will start at 8 pm GMT, that is 21:00 CET at the Trammel Campus of the Spiritwood University.

To find the University, start at the Skara Brae docks right outside town. To get across to the main land, simply enter one of the small ferryboats there and say the word “Cross” to the ferryman. Once across on the mainland, go east on the road inland. Take the second road to your right (south, at a crossroads). Keep going south until the road turns eastwards. Keep following it and you will end up in Spiritwood. The walk is short and the neighbourhood pleasant. From the end of the road, go across town and you will find the University Tower a short way beyond, in the clearing closest to the south-western corner of the great Hedge Maze of Sosaria. 
For more information go to: 

We welcome you to the Spiritwood University, a haven of learning for all.

Thank ye Katarn fer this warning. I'm sure people will be carefully watching the area around Delucia in the future:

Perhaps I should introduce myself, I am Katarn, master warrior and aspiring assassin and I write to report a strange occurrence that happened near Delucia on the Europa Trammel Facet at 1430hrs GMT on the 23/3/01

Whilst strolling back to Delucia from the City of the Dead I was unfortunate enough to encounter a stray Dragon who went by the name of "Silly" who duly attacked me, along with a band of orcs that regular hijack travellers on this road. "Not too much of a problem" I thought. Lacking the skill to face this beast I ran back to town shouting a warning as I went with the dragon hot on my heels scorching me with fireballs.

I had barely made it to the gates, having outrun my pursuer when out of nowhere I was attacked by an odd looking stranger. Naked apart from a loincloth and bearing a viking sword this strange apparition glowed a strange white. Examining this fellow it seemed his name was "Paladin, the mystic Llama herder" who then proceeded to thrash me all the way to the bank while in my weak state I shouted for help from the gathered locals.

"Guards! I shouted, guards?? Um....GUARDS!!???" No guards appeared and this creature struck me down with only a few blows from his blade! A passing mage yelled for the guards after my demise and dutifully they came and whacked the odd warrior. `Tis the second time I have seen this strange creature, the first was spotted by another member of my family, a noble warrior, who spotted him roaming round a hillock near Delucia.

The second was by myself, Katarn, the previous evening whilst again returning from the boneyard. I spotted the guards slaying him as I passed through the gates. 

I wonder whether this man preys on who the gods call unworthy, for I am regarded as dishonourable because of my skill with poisoning weapons.

(A skill which to my mind is much maligned and has a "bum rep")
A fair warning to all adventurers in these parts, beware the mystic Llama herder (and stray dragons!)

Farewell,
Katarn

I'd like to announce the opening of a new resource designed for shoppers and shop owners.

http://www.UO-Vendors.net

The site allows shoppers to search, by shard and product category, to locate player run vendors. Each vendor gives details of exact items they sell, coordinate of the shop they stand in (including a map!) and can be rated by shoppers. The rating systems comes into it's own as vendors are displayed from highest rating to lowest, so if shop owners want customers they need to have good stock and accurate descriptions and appear at near the top of the list.

For shop owners the site is designed to increase your trade, without needing to spend millions of gold of a very small building near a road. The map allows customers to find your no matter where you are, and your shop's description can contain even more detail.

New features are being planned for the site, including a more detailed search options, tables of the best vendors, features on the best shops, an "email this vendor to a friend" facility so you can share your finds with others, and many more ideas.

UO-Vendors.net is now open!

Athestain, Scribe of UO-Vendors.net

Heather's UO3D Adventure

Are you sitting on pins and needles, waiting for your chance to experience Ultima Online Third Dawn for yourself? Can't wait to see what the new lands of Ilshenar have to offer? Wondering what all the hullabaloo about UO:3D is? Not sure if 3D is for you?

Well, here is your chance to take a closer look. Travel along with me and my companions as we explore UO with new eyes, and take a look at the new lands of Ilshenar. Get tips and hints on how to enhance your 3D experience, while you browse screenshots of gameplay with the new 3D client.

Begin the journey with me as I get used to the new look, find new options, animations and sounds. Then come along as I travel to the new lands in search of new mystical beasts such as pixies, unicorns and kirin. I will update journal entries every day this week, starting with an adventure through the moongates of Compassion and Honor.

Heather's UO3D Adventure

Thanks for coming along!
Heather

Join us Monday, April 2nd (My B-Day), 2001 at 7:00pm CST in #Ultima-Online for our Ultima Online Celebrity Chat located on Stratics IRC. Our Special guest this week will be SLC Destiny, and Dracor

They will be here to answer any questions you'd like to ask them. About their roles as SLC's, in-game experiences they've had, or anything else you'd like to ask them! So feel free and stop by in #Ultima-Online on Stratics IRC. #Ultima-Online is the 24 hour chatroom brought to you by Stratics IRC. You can access the Stratics network via the following servers, or by using our JAVA IRC client located at http://chat.stratics.com

irc.stratics.com 6667
compu.stratics.com 6667
dhp.stratics.com 6667
frws.stratics.com 6667
intworks.stratics.com 6667

Visit us tonight (Monday), at 7:00pm CST in #Ultima-Online, to chat with our guest, Tug. Or, drop by anytime for tips, news, and general conversation about Ultima-Online !

Dariuas

There is a House in ImaTown
They call the rising sun
It's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one.......

Friday Night March 30, 8PM Pacific time
We will be having free for all Gambling in the new ImaTown establishment "ImaHouse of the Rising Sun."
The new place is in the villa that was formerly the mayors house.

The only thing a gambler needs
Is a runebook and a trunk
The only time that he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk......

There are residents of this entertaining new establishment who will be happy to sell you all you can drink, of the strongest liquor available in Britania. And a gambling table attendant from whom you can purchase lottery tickets. There will be ongoing lotteries all the time. They will start small this week, and we will have some bigger ones in later weeks and months.

Oh mothers tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your life in sin and misery
In the house of the rising sun.....

There are dartboards, game boards and dice that you can use to place bets with your friends, and perhaps your enemies as well, for the settling of a score, or just to gamble away your hard earned gold.

I've got one foot on the platform
The other on the train
I'm going back to ImaTown
To wear that ball and chain.....

If you need directions to ImaTown check the website for a nice full color map. www.imanewbie.com

Name of the place...
Person(s)/Guild(s) running it...
Whether its in Felucca or Trammel...
What town its closest too...
Sextant coordinates...
ICQ number(s) involved...
Types of events/business held...
Any rules that the place may practice...
History, hopefully a Reader's Digest version, of the place...
Links to any websites that may be associated with the place in question...
And anything else that I may be forgetting to ask and is Important to the cause...

Whats the cause ye ask...?  Well...  Thats simple...  Were in the process of updating the Webpage menu ye see to the left of thy screen...  Yes... Its slightly *coughs* outdated and were just trying to get it caught back up to speed...  And ye thought we were losing our sweet little minds... huh...?  That comes later...

Psst...  This is also a good way for some of those player run places out there to get noticed and mayhaps get added to the site...  Food for thought, isnt it...?  Im sure Im leaving something out, but hey...  Im sure ye will tell me...  When all is said and done, Bones and I will visit ye in Felucca at a pre-designated time to check out and get a scribeshot of thy place in question...  Sage Arthur will visit ye in Trammel unless hes been kidnapped by some angry mongbats or something to that effect...

Its all becoming as clear as mud...  Isnt it...  Alright...  Safe Journeys...  Ive filled enough of the page...  Now ye can read something more important, especially if this doesnt apply to ye...  Ye know... Books like "Why does mold grow" and "The cheese in my pocket isnt mine" or my personal favorite "How come my navel isnt an orange."  That book has always appealed to me for some reason...

Pun seriously folks... Did ye see the staff profiles yet...? Yeah... Theyre at the bottom of the menu...  Just a little "getting to know thy shard reporter/press agent" thing... Please be sure to tell Bones his is cool, should ye see him around Sonoma...  Hes a little sensative about his, but dont mention anything about the mood swings...

Signing off, this is...

Thursday evening at 7:30 PM CST at the Skara Faire Grounds, the Phoenix Rangers shall hold an Archery Contest and Picnic.
This contest is open to any and all archers; Come show off your skills and
win the prize. Food and drink will be served at the tavern on Skara Faire Grounds.

The Rangers of the Town of Phoenix Rising challenge you to come and beat their best archers, See you there.

Posted by Aricia Delong; Ranger, Phoenix Rising.

Report from Fishnetpoluza

The night of fishnetpoluza is one I will not soon forget. We were around 10 people in number and each of us were ready with our fishing nets in hand. We all decided to get on one boat being as there were only 10 of us. On the count of 3 we all threw in our nets. As I stood with my fingers on the strings of my lap harp and words of power in the back of my throat, I watched as dozens of bubbles started to rise to the serface. The monstrosities of the deep soon did follow. As hard as we did try with swords and arrows flying,the sounds of music and spells connecting, we were too few to battle all of the vileness of the sea.

The fist to fall did so quickly and were gated to trinsic's healers for reserection. The sea creatures were so intent on killing those who drudged them up that one of the sea serpants followed the dead to the healer's shop. Shortly after the rest of us fell at the tenticles of the beasts. With no one to gate I sailed the boat to Skara Brea for the rest of us to be reunited with our bodies. Everyone alive, all be it a bit shakey, we gather our belongings from our corpses. We decided to go out and see if we could hunt down the beasts, but alas they had retreated back into the depths of the waters.

In total I personaly counted 7 krakens 8 deep sea serpants and 3 water elementals.

We have decided to make this a monthly event at the Inn with a few revisions for the sake of life presiverance.

writen by: Rowen *Public Relations* of Mercenary Inn

Well Hello friends, I have quite a tale for you all!

This past weekend I had a chance to aid my GUL brothers (and sisters) in combat, and also protect our beleifs and values.

This will be a mighty tale, and it might take a while for me to tell it. So listen carefully, relax, and grab something to drink. (I would recommend some Tanqueray)....(cont.)

Part One

With the gate opened, and the order given from our Captain, Beldin... we are soon at the location for the chest.

At this point, I have never been more proud to be a guardian. To see us all march in, and they hide in the shadows. What a wonderful sight....(cont.)

Part Two

With shame looking like it was lost, I returned home.

When I arrived... there were a few ghosts, and my captain Beldin. A gate opened and soon the mighty Pantera himself appeared. But where was Captain Cowardly? Pantera was without his master! Beldin wasted no time in attacking this great beast, while I led it off into the woods, where we could put it down...(cont.)

Part Three

The Twenty Seventh of March, year of our Lord Two Thousand and One

A new movement in the arts in Britannia?

Quite a sight greeted visitors to the bank of Skara Brae today. A previously unknown artist took it upon himself to collect all the unwanted items brought back by hardy adventurers and arrange them in an aesthetically pleasing manner throughout the lane in front of the bank. While bank officers could not be reached for comment on the proceedings, passing citizens seemed amused by the display.



The artwork evolved slowly over the course of several hours. It began with a small arrangement of logs in the road directly north, and grew with each party that discarded a map or discharged wand. As various personages came to do business with the bank, it became obvious that the effort had struck a resounding chord. The first resources were looted unmercifully. But as the scale of the work increased, more and more items were donated by visiting warriors, mages, and craftsmen.

Asked about the temporary nature of his artwork, artist Grimforge said "some people take, some people bring, it's all in the presentation." A passer by and obvious patron of the arts Alana was overheard to comment "People sure have a lot of junk"

So the question remains. Does this herald a new school of thought in how to dispose of our trash? Can the community come together to create something positive out of the remains of our quests? or is this just the vanity of one idealist.

The readers are left to decide, or perhaps even participate.

03/27/01 AB (Associated Bards) scroll 32645-24

-As a side note, the artist would like to thank a patron who contributed over 40 spyglasses whose name he can unfortunately not recall

Blessed be,

Welcome countrymen of Napa Valley, to the "Napa Valley Renaissance Festival". Here we gather in good Company and faith, unburdened by the world and open before one another. It is a time of rebirth to our community as it is in the world around us. With the calling of spring and the new lands beckoning before us. Come celebrate our community and fellowship with your fellow role players. Aid us in the foundings of new friendships and traditions.

Date: Saturday, March 31st 2001

Time: 4pm PST to 7:30pm PST (open ended)

Place: Jhelom City (Trammel Facet), Northern Island, Ravenod Warriors Hall

Program of Events:

• 4:00-4:15 Opening Words & Team Introductions
  
• 4:15-5:00 Relay Race & Archery Contest
  
• 5:00-5:45 Summoner's Battle & Wrestling Contest
  
• 5:45-6:30 Gauntlet Run & Ursidae Pit Fight
  
• 6:30-7:15 Jhelom Gladiator Spectacle
  
• 7:15-7:25 Crowning of the Festival Queen
  
• 7:25-?:?? Closing Words and Celebration

If you would like to attend please contact the guild master of the Jhelom Dueling Pit Warrior Society, as soon as posible.

Eamonn of Ravenrod

Visit the Ravenrod Festival site at this web address

Email the event coordinators at this email address

Greetings and Salutations!

I want to introduce myself for those who don't know me... I'm Cynthe, Community Coordinator for ORIGIN (UO2) until just a few days ago. As I'm sure you can guess, this has been a tumultuous week for me, and my head's still spinning (almost as if I'd tried to participate in that paradoxical time-travel thread down there in this forum). But I've been lucky enough to be given the opportunity to transition onto UO, and I'm looking forward to getting to know the game, and the players, much better.

Before I continue, let me stress that I'm not Eidolon, and never will be. His knowledge of the Ultima Universe blows me away, and his attention to detail concerning the Ultima fiction is something that I can't match. I have a short background in Ultima, having had the opportunity to work with Richard as a designer on Ultima 9 before accepting the role of Community Coordinator for Ultima 9, and then UO2. And as well, I should make it clear that I'm not Eidolon's replacement, so I hope you'll all understand and forgive me if I'm not completely up to speed on the work that he's done, and the directions that he was taking.

Now that I've told you what I'm *not*, let me tell you what I *am*. :) I'm going to be working in the UO community with Leilo and Melantus, both on the boards and on the website. To tell you the truth, though... after last week's upheaval, I'm still not entirely positive which facets of UO will fall into my domain. But no matter what, I think my first priority should be to get to know you guys, and learn what the players think of the game.

So why start here? Well, two reasons... one, I don't know the game all that well yet. I couldn't even begin to answer the specific game-related questions that Melantus does on the other boards. And while I can make posts to show that I'm listening, that can get old without any content to go along with it. ("Hey Cynthe, tell us about __insert skill here__!" "Well, um... it's a skill... and.... um.... it's neat... and... um...") And two, I think role-playing is a vital part of UO. Without the roleplayers, we're just a game. With you, we're a virtual world, with its own atmosphere and attractions.

It reminds me of a Renaissance Festival. Sure, there's employees paid to be at the Faire dressed in wench outfits and hawking pretzels, but what really makes it a Faire are the people who come ready to participate in the fiction and add to the atmosphere. (As a side note, I'm one of them... you should see my collection of Ren clothes. I've spent wayyyy too much money on that stuff.) You're the people who aren't afraid to put on a costume, talk in dialect, offer your services as bodyguard to the Faire's King and Queen, and have a good time, and you make the place a hell of a lot more fun for it.

I think a really important part of role-playing, even moreso than the fiction that we create, is the fiction that *you* create. The player-run towns, the player-run taverns, the huge guild wars... that's truly amazing stuff. When I first started playing UO during its beta, I thought it was fun. I enjoyed the combat, the skills, the clothes, etc. But I eventually stopped playing due to time constraints, and have missed the last 2 1/2 years in the evolution of Ultima Online. What I see now is stunning. The player-run towns, taverns, events, websites... it's just amazing what you've done! Since I'm going to be working with the UO community, I want to learn more about you, and what you've created. Tell me about your towns, and your guilds. Teach me the fiction that's important to you.

The Ultima fiction is central to the game, and we still have an event staff dedicated to making sure that doesn't get lost. But I also want to see a focus on your fiction, and the roles that you've created in the game.

So remember I'm new over here... treat me like a beginner, and tell me about what's important to you. :)

_____________________
Cynthe
Community Coordinator
Origin Systems

"Listen as I tell the tales of Dyna Angstrom", announced the scribe to the children in his cabin.

"This is a true tale of the happenings in Shame dungeon. I ask you to keep near the fire children, as hearing these tales may frighten you in your youth and forever plague your dreams. The warmth and light of the fire is your only savior, for Dyna Angstrom may lurk in any shadow."

The Tales of Dyna Angstrom http://www.netcolony.com/gaming/dyna/index.htm

~Dyna Angstrom

Sunday, April 1st, 3PM Eastern Time
at The Water Tower - 49.13N, 31.13E - Atlantic, Trammel, Near Wind

Shake off those winter blues!! Celebrate the coming of spring at UOMA'S Spring Fling Festival. There will be free food, games, and loads of prizes! Also, the winners of the Spring Shop Decoration Contest will be announced.

There's still time for you to vote for your favorite shop in the Decoration Contest! Voting for the Players Choice Award is going on now at The Water Tower Vending House (via ballot boxes) as well as at the UOMA web site at http://www.uomerchantalliance.com/contest/decorcontest.php3 . The Water Tower is located near Wind (Trammel) - 49o 13N 31o 13E. Votes will be accepted through Friday, March 30th.

Here's the current game and prize list:

Shop Decoration Contest:
First Place - Full Set of 14 Colored Bells & 100K
Second Place - 1OOK & A Large Painting & A Holiday Bell
Third Place - 50K & A Medium Painting & A Holiday Bell
Players Choice Award - 200K
3 Honorable Mentions - A Holiday Bell & 20K each
Thank You's - Each vending house in the Shop Decoration Contest will receive a semi-rare set and a treasure map, valued at 20K

Games and Door Prizes at the Festival:

SCAVENGER HUNT - First Place 100K
Second Place 50K

MOUNTED RACE - First Place 20K
Second Place 10K

RELAY RACE - First Place 20K
Second Place 10K

TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
1.)A bag of Rare & Semi-rare items valued at 90K+
2.)A check for 25K
3.)A bag of Rare & Semi-rare items valued at 45K+
4.)Stag Trophy Deed
5.)A bag of Rare & Semi-rare items valued at 45K+

DOOR PRIZES - 3 bags of semi-rares, 2 10K checks & A 25K check

So break out of the winter blues and come join the fun!! The Spring Fling Festival will be held on Sunday, April 1st at The Water Tower (Trammel Facet, near Wind at 49.13N, 31.13E). Registration for the games will begin at 3pm eastern time, and the festival will begin at 4pm eastern. The announcement of the winners of the Shop Decoration Contest will be around 4:30pm eastern time.

Questions? Contact Relena

Thanks!

Kitiara
Webmaster
UO Merchant Alliance

Thank ye, Kitiara.

Also, I've been told that the Alpha/Beta testers should be getting e-mails with details about their unique offers as well within the next few days, just in case they don't read about it on the net.

Lastly, the web folks have been made aware of the 30-character e-mail limit and will look into fixing that problem ASAP.

UO: Third Dawn Upgrade Site Open

The Ultima Online: Third Dawn upgrade offer site is now open at http://www.uo.com/upgrade.html. This promotion will last for 60 days, during which current UO customers with active accounts will be able to order this special upgrade for a price of $9.95 plus shipping and handling. The promotional upgrade version of Ultima Online: Third Dawn includes the final gold-mastered version of Third Dawn, the new retail version map of Britannia, the Lost Lands, and Ilshenar, and while supplies last - as a special bonus - we'll include a collector's edition cloth map of Britannia and the Lost Lands. This upgrade CD does not include a registration code and therefore cannot be used to create a new account nor qualify for new account free game time.

Stop by and order your copy today!

The Knights of Yew and Dragon House Provisioners are proud to announce that on March 31st there will be a celebration of Empath Abbey held at and arround it in the Trammel Facet. Festivities begin at 8:00pm MST (10:00pm EST), and shall end at roughly arround 10 or 11. Food and drink shall be provided, as surely will many a fond story about the battles that have taken place there.

There will be three main events, two races and time permitting, a dungeon crawl in Shame. 'The Great Yew Foot Race' is as it sounds, it will be a marathon type race starting at the abbey and ending at it. The other to be held will be the 'Loot Scoot Dash' race, a race for speedy rides and their masters arround the abbey since it also serves as Yew's bank. Pre-registration for these races are reconmended, so please send any inqueries to [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Hail to all,

This last evening seemed to be quite boring as i took my post at the guard house between Yew and Britain. After several hours of watching citizens traveling back and forth along the road,came a cry for help. I grabbed my spear and jumped to my feet. I dashed off the steps of the guard tower and into the woods following the cries for help. I stopped a moment to listen but there was nothing.

I walked a bit further into the direction i had last heard the scream,yet i heard nothing not even a bird`s chirp a dead silence took over the wood`s. As i listened motionless as not to make a sound a rumbling all around me had shaken me to my knees. The earth quaked, trees fell around me i struggled to get to my feet as my balance was hindered by the grounds shaking.

I staggared back towards the road looking for some shelter from the falling trees. The earth quake must have disoriented my direction as i found myself near the Yew Orc Fort. Orcs lay dead around me bodies charred as if burned to death. Then i came upon the bodies of a hunters group. They lay, bodies charred from brimstone and fire their eyes open as wide as they could stretch a look of utmost horror or fear. The youngest of the group spoke his last words to me "Zift" is all he could say before he passed into the ethereal.

I walked back to the guard post sending pigeons in all directions to warn others that the Evil Zift hath struck yet again. Heed my words citizens of Britain not an animal man woman nor child is safe until Zift is returned to prison. Be wary of strangers and pray that we find this murderous feind.

Magnus the Guard

Athril described the split much as Emperor Greg had done. Many guildmembers felt that PGoH should remain outside of the wars of highlighting. He said that the death of one of the members and subsequent looting by an Orc divided the guild on the issue of highlighting. Sides were taken. Harsh, angry words were exchanged. Athril's story diverges from that previously reported in that he stated that nearly 50 PGoH members defected along with the majority of the high level officers.

Mallock and Athril both state that relations with their former guild and guildmates remain good. Mallock has requested that the name of Olympus Castle be changed to Vesper Castle. Each wishes that Vesper Castle and the Valor Knights remain a center of activity.

It would appear that while lessened by the loss of officers and members alike, PGoH will survive. Parties from both sides wish each other well and will continue to have formal relations. Once again, war has created a difference of opinion. Some choose to war actively against the evil that pervades our land and others choose the battle the evil in other ways. However, both agree that the evil must be vanquished and will work together to achieve that goal.

"We're still called ORIGIN Systems, Inc. That part hasn't changed. The studio name will always be OSI. The only thing going away is the ORIGIN brand. All of the products coming from OSI will be branded either under EA Games or EA.Com. That's pretty much the way it is across all the EA studios, including Maxis and Westwood. As for UO, EA is putting a lot more resources into the UO world. Both in terms of money and manpower. The UO2 project has been canceled, but UO is alive and well and we expect it to continue to grow and prosper."

"We did have 85 cutbacks, but there are still more than 150 people here, working on UO and EA.com. UO development is still handled from here. That group is not moving to Redwood City. The OSI office is not being closed. The UO2 project has been canceled. Many from that team were part of the layoffs. Some are moving over to work on UO Live which is getting an influx of money and manpower. Others on that team are looking for work. They were given a severance package and outplacement assistance."

Years passed without notice in my laboratory as I carefully experimented. Each detail of design evaluated with utmost care. With one hand I opened a small golden casket filled with verite mechanical parts, and crystals. In crisp strokes I wrote in my tome of research" At last I have found it; the key to intelligent unliving creatures." I turned to face my oaken counter top. With a smirk I regarded the silent effigy before me...an empty casing of verite. With my tools I began the painstaking process of bonding the corpse to the casings through my arcane powers bone and metal faded into one. The vague scent of earth and ether lingered in my nostrils as I continued casting my spells. "Yes...verite seals necromantic properties best..."I noted in my journal. My work was almost finished. "I shall see how my subject accepts the new crystal..." I printed in fine lettering. I carefully lifted the glowing green soul crystal out of a black silk bag. Then I inserted it into the embalmed brain inside the verite helmet. I stood upright with my staff over my head...Drawing power from the earth I focused the stubborn rays of black energy into the crystal. Finally the cranium of my subject began to throb. With a venemous cackle, I hissed "It is working...yes yes...the power of the golem is mine!"

Lord Azalin the Lich The Shadow Imperium

Upgrading to Ultima Online: Third Dawn

Due to unexpected issues, the Ultima Online: Third Dawn upgrade site will be launching at approximately 12:00 pm (Noon) CST, March 27. We will make public the upgrade site address shortly before the site goes live. This promotion will last for 60 days, during which current UO customers with active accounts will be able to order this special upgrade for a price of $9.95 plus shipping and handling. The promotional upgrade version of Ultima Online: Third Dawn includes the final gold-mastered version of Third Dawn, the new retail version map of Britannia, the Lost Lands, and Ilshenar, and while supplies last - as a special bonus - we'll include a collector's edition cloth map of Britannia and the Lost Lands. This upgrade CD does not include a registration code and therefore cannot be used to create a new account nor qualify for new account free game time. Alpha and beta testers who do not wish to participate in the upgrade offer will be given the opportunity to order the Ilshenar and cloth maps for $5.95, with shipping and handling paid by Origin Systems.

We look forward to seeing everyone in this newest incarnation of Britannia.

Hail ......my name is Balgair Guild master of the Books of Brittania. I run a library on the fel side of Brittania in Snakes Pass (55o1N/28o53E) and I'm collecting player written books and regular books as well as offering a rune collection library. I would love to have some books written by your guild, about your adventures and any love stories among members :)

I'm also interested in any type of guide books or trade books. Now, a'lil more about the library... It's a large marble house that I've converted with over 40 bookcases - sitting area on porch - librarian vendor selling copies of books of which the author will receive the money collected from the sales. I'm looking for support as well, to make this into an official shop through osi in the future, once we are stocked up.

I have played scince beta (not 3rd Dawn beta) and plan to stay till I'm dead if possible, so this will be part of UO history and it's a great opportunity to put your guild's history at a players touch.

Please consider this and let your guild know. I will pay 1k per book, and will be doing a monthly contest for the best books. There will also be a best sellers rack in the lobby. Contest winners will receive a cash award or a rare, please let me know if you're interested, my icq is 100495231.

Thanks for your time.

• Events This Week - Don't forget our Fallen Age House of Commons on Wednesday, March 28th, at 7pm CST in #fahoc.
• Stratics Central- Have you stopped by Thundolfe's Barnyard lately? Head over and see what Thundolfe has to say about the cancelled UO2.
• Stage 1 Stratics - If you missed the last Adellion Stratics HoC then be sure to check out the complete logs here.
• Anarchy Online Stratics- Open beta testing is just around the corner! Have you experienced the Anarchy?
• Atriarch Stratics - Want to discuss the creatures of Atriarch with the developers of the game? Check out our #Atriarch IRC section for details on how you can get involved!
• Camelot Stratics- Camelot Stratics decided to extend the submission time for our role-playing contest where you can win some very nice prices.
• EverQuest Stratics- Submit your Community News today! Weddings, raids, bazaars, we want it all! This is also your chance to join our team and make your own news!
• JumpGate Stratics - JumpGate Stratics is proud to announce it's new Ship Configurator Utility. Just select your faction and level, and you can build you own ship.
• Neocron Stratics - It's almost here, and it's been filmed. Drop by Neocron Stratics and check out the latest video release from Reakktor.
• Neverwinter Stratics- Jerico Bindelton, Master Mage, has been busily relating information to our very own Snowman about the ways of magic. He has shared information in two new articles "Spell Component Preparation and Use" and "Spell Books and Traveling On Adventures" which can be found in our Player Strategy Section.
• Origin Stratics - UWO:Origin was cancelled on 3/21/01. Need I say more? Read all about it in our News on the Main Page of Origin Stratics.
• Ultima Online Stratics - This week we present you the interactive zoomable map to the Lost Lands. Have a look, fool around with it, and enjoy.
• WWII Online Stratics - WW2 Online Stratics presents two brand new stories told by our own World War II Online Stratics storytellers.

After a short absence, I am back in the "salt mines" and toiling away beneath the glare of my orcish, Stratics task master, Ithunk. This bit of news was just received. Read on, pilgrims!

Hail and good day. I am Lord Angus, High Lord of LDA. I wish to place a message if you could for me please. My guild, LDA, (Legion Of Dark Angels) and MOM,(Merchant's Of Mayhem) have finally come to an agreement and have now merged.

We have not yet worked out the kinks of the two guilds joining forces and more info will come as the talks progress. But for now LDA will be known as "brother guild" to MOM. The Felucca and Trammel brothers have joined and we will have a plan of action, following shortly. Please stay tuned to Stratics for further information.

Until next we meet, safe journeys to you, one and all.

On Tuesday, march the 27th at 6:00 pm Pacific Standard time (9:00 pm Eastern Standard time), a Tavern night will be held at the great horns tavern just east of the magic shoppe. All are welcome, there will be entertainment, food, and drink. Please come out and have a good time.

Citizens of Yew, Yesterday, the council and I met to discuss several issues, including normal decisions and also the creation of a constitution which will be used for the government of Yew throughout the rest of the term and for future governments as well.

The general rulings are as follows:

• Due to an attack by several members of an organization known as the "United Pirates", the leader of this attack, a man known as "Hook", is now a wanted man in Yew and should be arrested on sight. Be warned he is armed and dangerous.
• Also due to this attack, the United Pirates will be banned from operating in Yew if any more such activity from any of their members is noted.
• We have agreed to a mutual assistance treaty offered by Winterfell, stating that if our city is attacked, they will assist in its defense, and if their Kingdom is attacked we shall assist in their defense.
• A motion by Necare of the Britons to establish a seat on the council of Yew for foreign nations was declined.

The rest of this notice shall be dedicted to explaining how our government shall function and what changes to expect in our current government due to this reorganization.

From henceforth, the government of Yew shall consist of two councils:

I) An elected council, as we have now, made up of five representnatives chosen by the people. Any citizen of Yew is welcome to run for council in the next election. One of these five will be chosen by the council as the senior councilor. If the council cannot decide upon a senior councilor, a general vote can be held, but we do not foresee this as a problem. This council will be responsible for:

• General law making and decrees, such as announcing festivals and banning of organizations.
• Census data, including keeping track of registered citizens and adding/removing citizens as is deemed necessary.
• Overseeing elections.
• Holding town meetings.
• Choosing their senior councilor.

The senior councilor will be responsible for:

• Announcing town events.
• Announcing council decisions.
• Arranging guests for meetings.
• Arranging council meetings.

Note that the senior councilor has NO MORE political power than any of the other five councilors, and that the positions exists as a figurehead onto to communicate more directly with the people. The senior councilor can be changed at any time as seen fit by the council.

II) The second council shall be a militia council, consisting of one member from any organization which holds 10 or more members in the militia. Note that is it not REQUIRED that organizations with over 10 members in the militia have a seat on the council, but it is highly recommended they do so. If there are over 10 members of the militia which do not serve in ANY organization other than the Yew militia will be allowed to choose a representative as well. Each organization can arrange the election of their own representative however it sees fit, within reasonable bounds. The election of militia representatives by their respective guilds will take place at the same time as the general populace elects the elected council. It will be headed by the militia captain, chosen in the same manor as the senior councilor. The militia council is responsible for the following:

• Providing general orders for the mililita.
• Enforcing the laws passed by the elected council.
• Vetoing of laws passed by the elected council. As of this time, a veto requires a unanimous vote by the militia council.
• Choosing a militia captain.

The militia captain will be responsible for:

• Announcing the militia orders to the general militia.
• Announcing any militia-sponsored events.
• Announcing any public militia council decisions.
• Arranging for guests to meet with the militia council.

The militia captain has equal power in the militia council with the other council members, and a vote of confidence in the militia captain can be requested by any member of the militia council at any time. The militia captain retains the highest military rank in the militia, and during battle, his orders take priority over any others, including other militia council members.
The matters which both councils control involve the following:

• Diplomacy, including official declarations of war and treaties with other nations.
• Impeechment of any council official.
• Choosing a representative for the Great Council and choosing a Chief Justice.

We suggest the Great Council representative also serve on the elected council, so that the councilor can know exactly how the government of Yew feels when they approach the Great Council, although it is not required. The Great Council representative will also serve as a diplomat to other organizations.

We also suggest the Chief Justice choose lower justices to serve underneath them, although it is not necessarily required if they feel they can handle each case individually.

The method of choosing a Great Council representative and Chief Justice can be decided by the government at the current time.

Note that this consitution is NOT final, and amendments or modifications can be made the same as any other law or decree by the elected council, assuming they are not vetoed by the militia council.

Due to these changes in the government of Yew, the following modifications to the existing government are effective as of the posting of this notice:

• The position formerly known as "Lord Mayor of Yew" is hereby abolished. Thereofore I, Jas Lightstryder, step down as mayor of Yew and, as unanimously decreed by the elected council, assume the role of senior councilor, and continue my role as Great Council Representative.
• Captain Aaron Effington remains the militia captain, unless the militia council decides otherwise upon their creation.
• Chief Justice Panae remains Chief Justice of Yew.
• The militia council shall be formed as soon as possible, and will assume the previously declared duties upon its creation. The following organizations currently fufill the quorum of 10 or more members in the militia:
• The Knights of Yew
• The Keepers of Justice
• The Free Corps

I request that the leader of each of these groups contact me as soon as possible in order to discuss how the election of their representative shall take place, if they desire a seat on the council.

That is all. Thank you for your time.

Jas Lightstryder
Senior Councillor of Yew

The corpse of a murdered man was found at the docks near Kinship Village Sunday evening shortly before my barkeeping shift at Kinship Tavern. A lady named Faye found the body and the ransom note on it and brought it to me in the village. The note was addressed to Zaio with no indication who it was from. Zaio was instructed to meet the ransomers at the Shattered Skull Tavern in Skara Brae at 7pm Eastern time on Monday with 20,000 gold if he wished to see his child again.

Since the body was found about an hour after that, we speculated that the meeting could be intended for Monday. A group of adventurers and citizens of Kinship Village plan to attempt to meet the ransomers and pay for the child's release Monday evening.

This poses something of a dilemma for us, as we know Lord Zaio to be an evil man who is the mastermind behind many dark doings all across Britannia and whose partner is the notorious witch named Yosh. However, we worry that it is an innocent child being made to pay for his crimes.

Another man who came to the tavern searching for a friend shed more light on this mystery. The man's name was Garritt and it was quickly determined that the murdered man had been his friend by the name of Geeliom. Garritt knew only that his friend was seeking a lady named Nicole who lived in Jhelom. His business had something to do with her 'special child'. We are speculating that she may be the mother of Lord Zaio's child and that Geeliom was attempting to deliver the ransom note to her.

If the group that attempts to pay the child's ransom is successful, they will search for the lady Nicole and determine whether the child should be returned to her. It is unknown whether she is an innocent or part of Lord Zaio's evil.

It was also speculated that this whole thing could be an elaborate hoax created to trap someone from the village. Lord Zaio has orchestrated such things in the past, including my own abduction. Many years ago, he and Yosh captured me in an attempt to ransom me for the Book of the Dead. While in custody, I befriended one of their servants, Zemies, who eventually was able to set me free and foil the plans of his wicked masters.

Let us all hope the group is successful in rescuing the child, if innocent child it is, and that they are able to find the mother and return the child to her.

Mishca

The crowd gathered at the Shrine of Sacrifice, waiting for the battle to begin, members of the Justice Alliance shying away from the fetid presence of the Undead. All were here to cheer their champions on to victory—Aeife, Jaryd Noi and Tauros for the cause of Justice; Void and the Valorite Dark Slayer standing for Scarmandine the Elder and the evil Necromari. A hush fell over the crowd and the air seemed suddenly chill. The spectators realized from his armored sleeves of valorite that this was Scar’s most powerful Dark Slayer, the outcome anything but sure.

Challenges were exchanged. Suddenly the Dark Slayer fell to the attack and within a thrice, Aeife lay dead at his feet, denying Jaryd and Tauros the mage support they so desperately needed. Soon Jaryd too lay dead, leaving only Tauros to stand against the two champions of evil. Now, the Dark Slayer stood aside, allowing Void and Tauros to face each other one-on-one. The battle raged, as each warrior demonstrated his terrible competency in the arts of war. The balance teetered between the two combatants, first the advantage seeming to go to one and then to the other. It was a privilege to watch such skilled warriors demonstrate their intense familiarity with the martial arts. In the end, it was Void who lay dead, but Tauros’ victory was short-lived. His second vanquished, the Dark Slayer fell to the attack. Tauros fought valiantly, but in the end, he too lay dead at this arena of sacrifice. The Dark Slayer recalled away.

The combatants were resurrected. His friends helped Tauros from the field of battle. Suffering from a lung infection contracted when he was imprisoned in Deceit, this hardened soldier seemed for the first time to be showing the true number of his years. As the crowd milled about dejectedly discussing the outcome of the battle, unexpectedly the Dark Slayer reappeared. Announcing that Scarmandine now allowed him to attack at will, the Slayer set upon the unprepared spectators. Grabbing up their arms, the members of the Justice Alliance rallied and were at last able to defeat this most powerful of the Dark Slayers. His champion laid low, Scaramandine himself appeared and announced that from now on the Dark Slayers would attack whenever and wherever they chose. When they were least expected, they would appear bringing death to all unfortunate enough to be present. With an evil chortle, the head of the Necromari then vanished in a crash of lightening.

Now the crowd scattered, some going to the Shrine of Justice to offer up prayers of thanksgiving, others to Empath Abbey to seek the counsel of the learned monk, Anton Wygrant. Those at the Justice Shrine found themselves attacked by spawn, which they were able to beat off. Meanwhile, those at Empath Abbey implored Anton to search through his library of arcane knowledge for a way to use the Spell of Binding to banish Sacramandine from the plane of the living. Anton promised to study the matter, but cautioned the supplicants that he himself was not able not wield the Spell of Binding. For this role, they must seek another.

At last, the weary folks returned to their homes in Edinburgh and throughout Sosaria to rest and prepare. None know what the future shall bring, but the days ahead look dark with challenge for the beleaguered citizens of Edinburgh and the Justice Alliance, which champions their cause.

Niamb Goldenhair
Mayor of Edinburgh

All your emails, PMs, forum messages and of course votes showed us that you care, and that means a lot to all of us here at Stratics. So congrats to you for helping us making it to the final 4 :)

Thank you!

With that, I want to share with you a post that she made this morning to the official UO Discussion Boards on what plans they have in store for us after a few players showed apprehension about EA/OSI listening to what the players want:

Well, since I'm still not caught up on everything going on in UO, I can't comment on any of the immediate plans. (On a slightly unrelated note, you guys just wouldn't believe how daunting it is to come in right now and suddenly start trying to learn everything about UO. This game is HUGE!) But what I can comment on is our priorities here at Origin. It's UO, all the way.

After dwelling for several days on the exodus of my former team, and thinking about "what-if's", I've really started to look toward the bright side. And you guys in this community are the bright side, because you are now everything to us.

So obviously Rome wasn't built in a day, meaning that the UO community isn't going to suddenly get everything they've ever wanted within a week... but you will see some changes. With the full and undivided backing of OSI and EA, and new resources, this is good news for UO.

As our CEO just said on Friday, "The proof is in the pudding. Let's drive this boat." Which, translated from 'what-the-heck-did-he-just-say?' language, means that words and promises don't mean much without the end results. We're focused on UO alone now, and we're dedicated to making it better.

So we're driving this boat, and eventually, we're making pudding. I hope you enjoy it. :)

Cynthe

European Shards Hardware Upgrades - Mar 23 2001 2:12PM

We will be scheduling hardware upgrades for the Drachenfels and Europa shards in the upcoming weeks, and will be continuing to upgrade hardware on the remaining shards in the future. We will update a dated schedule at least 24 hours in advance of any extended maintenance to complete these upgrades.

The topic of the meeting at Northwood manor was how to capture Stormeye Junior, the son of the gruesome pirate Stormeye. We came up with the following plan :

On Tuesday (March 27th) there will be a caravan to transport the original hat of Captain Stormeye from Conrad Northwood's old appartment in Britain to the Trinsic Market, where it will be officially burnt.
All "Merchants" that want to come along to protect the transport should gather at 7pm CET (6pm GMT, 1pm EST) at the large bridge in Britain.

Now for the fine print : In order to fool the pirates everyone has to wear normal clothing, keep your arms and armor hidden in your pack until the pirates strike.
Furthermore, Stormeye Junior has to be captured alive : after all, we need some answers. So, don't hurt him too much (a bit of maiming will be acceptable, though). If anyone's interested, here is the log of the meeting.

You can find this map on the [IOU] website.

Ever seen people go 'Muahahaha' ? Ever wondered what this might sound like ? Well, now you can !

The submission deadline for Serpentstone's (not so serious) 'Muahahaha Contest' has passed and it is time to cast votes for those evil participants. The recordings of all participants along with voting guidelines are linked to the news section of www.serpentstone.com Listen, have some fun and cast your vote !

Your humble servant,
Prasutagus of Occlo
www.serpentstone.com

Hail fine people of Britannia,

This letter is to announce a live event from the Crimson Dragons...the event will take place Saturday march 31st at 9pm Eastern Standard Time on the Atlantic shard. The event is a race and at the hedge maze near Britain. Food, drink will be provided and everyone is welcome to come gates will be given out from the weapons shop in Moonglow.

Thank you for your time,
General jubele king

Hail Citizens!

The Trinsic Council of Honor's public election for Mayor is now underway. The election is being conducted by a ballot on our webtome.

The two candidates for the office of Mayor are Annunzio and Martin Willow. Both have been members of TCoH for some time now and I think both of them are capable of doing a fine job as Mayor. We held a Meet the Candidates event last Tuesday, 3/20/01. The log of that event is on our website in case you are interested in hearing our candidates' views.

To be eligible to vote, you must be a registered Citizen of Trinsic. Registering is simple and can be accomplished in a few minutes on our webtome. You'll find the link to the Citizen Registry on the left side of the main page, in the Council section. The Registry will set up a webpage for you where you can post your biography, personal quote, guild url and other information. You are welcome to share the url with your friends, guildmates, etc.

Our Requirements for Citizenship are as follows:

1. You must meet one of the following criteria: was born in Trinsic; own housing in the greater Trinsic area; is a member of a Trinsic-based guild; consider yourself loyal to the city of Trinsic. 2. You must have a valid email address. 3. You must not already be registered as a citizen of another City.

Don't miss this opportunity to vote for the next Mayor! The voting deadline is midnight eastern time this Thursday, 3/29/01.

If you are interested to know more about what we do, you are welcome to attend our public meetings. They are held every Sunday at 8pm eastern time in the Trammel Trinsic Meeting Hall.

See you in Trinsic!

Mayor Gwendolyn Trinsic Council of Honor

Hello, my name is Senechal of The Black Company.  This is a report on some events that occured Sunday evening.

First, despite some resistance, we were able to obtain Feathers of a Mountain Raven. Robyn ap Mir had previously located an individual by the name of Ameritus, a sailor, that had been shipwrecked, and had previously claimed to have seen a mountain raven. Robyn asked us that had gathered to go see him, and find out what he knew. She gave out a rune to Ameritus' camp.

Upon arrival however, there was a large contingent of bandits swarming the area with a Kanur who's name escapes me at this time (Xan, or anyone else that reads this, I would appreciate the name if you remember) that claimed to have slain Ameritus. His confession was enough for me, so I began the effort to bring this criminal to justice.

Everyone else gave him a merry chase until they were able to back him against a tree for awhile, until he made one more effort to escape. He then got trapped between the buildings where he was eventually slain. Several thought that might be an impossible task since it didn't look like we were getting to far, but as voices were beginning to be raised in despair, he fell dead at our feet. Some of us took from the criminal what little he had, however, the information that he took from Amertius was apparently taken previously from him, and we were not  able to get it.

Reporting back to Robyn, we reviewed what Ameritus had previously told her about being stranded on what he felt was a large island, and that it had a beach and was surrounded by mountains. Heading to Papua, and after a little discussion, we launched a large ship and set sail. Fortunately, our first choice to look into turned out to be the correct location. We beach, and several of us spread out to search. I do not know what the group as a whole encountered because I got seperated while checking out the mountains to the north, which swept around all the way to the south.

I entered a valley that had an inordinate number of harpies in one location, and as I quickly rode through, I spotted the mountain raven up on a ledge overlooking the valley.  The harpies started to take notice of me, and I sent a message to some that were somewhere further north to come to my area. Avoiding the harpies, I encountered a silver serpent, and was busy with it while the main group passed me on their way to where I said the mountain raven could be.

Dealing with the serpent delayed me enough to finally arrive as I noticed some few starting to get aggressive with the mountain raven. The raven finally fell after a protracted battle wherein I attempted to keep various harpies off of those that were attacking the mountain raven itself. Xan was able to pluck the feathers, and Viper acquired the reagents that the raven was utilizing.

Xan then handed the feathers over to Robyn, and we retired back to her office, where she thanked us all for our efforts, and made plans to continue next Sunday at the regular hours of 6pm PST.  I'm sorry to say that it came to that conclusion.  It was in my mind to maybe check the nest, but battle and chaos broke out before I could bring this up, and I fear that any nest was destroyed, because there was none to be found there.

I would also like to mention that I had encountered one of the ShadowLord faction members who mentioned that Zhainir Ka had approached them in their headquarters, and secured their aid against the acquisition of obtaining  the components for his destruction. So, to my knowledge, the ShadowLords are now opposed to our further success.

Sounds like things are starting to wind up, Senechal...  Good Luck!

On March 31, 2001 The Town of Nidaros is going to be holding our first Spring Fling Event. This event will be held at the Dew Drop Inn. The event will start at 8pm EST.

Some of the events will be Horse Races witha grand Prize of 10k, open bar, gambling, and much more. So please check it out!!!

Thank You,

Marlene and the Town of Nidaros

Hello there,

Ultima 1:A Legend is reborn is a remake of the original Ultima 1 game, being designed by Peroxide to be a freeware avaible to all Ultima fans. As it has been announced here on Stratics, we have our project approved by Lord British and have succeeded in building expectation and drawing the attention of the community. We have in our page a techdemo avaible for download, and we have another coming up soon with many new game features and polished graphics.

We're proud to announce that a drawing contest is on its way. We're accepting submissions from professional and amateurs artists interested in seeing their concepts in Ultima 1. The best submission will become one of the monster models in our game. It will be modelled, texturized and fully animated. The rules are simple: We're not taking in account the art quality, but the originality of the concept, and its potential. Also, the model must qualify as a monster, we're not accepting concepts for player characters or general NPCs (Humanoid monsters are okay). The deadline, submission address and more details can be found at our page. While you're there, feel free to visit our message board and drop your opinions and suggestions on the game.

So heads up, all the Ultima fans out there, grab your pencils and start drawing. Good luck!

http://www.peroxide.dk/ultima/

Ralph Damiani, 2d/3d artist, Peroxide Freeware

<-Morthond, Atlantic Shard>

Please show your support, and vote for Stratics now. You will be helping us gain some fame and you could win some great prizes too :)

Greetings to all Britannians, The NoB casino will be open from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Eastern time on 03/28/01. There will be games and drinks. I will be at the East Britain bank to gate anyone who wants to come to the casino. The coordinates of the casino are 48o 41' N 35o 22' E in trammel. The casino will be open every Wednesday from 8:00 to 11:00. Hope to see you there, Koga

Lycaeum Academy Courses (March 26th - April 1st)

 

(Thirsday - March 29th:)   Conversational Britannian:

On 7pm GMT (20:00 CET) Zinethi Arylliea will present her course "Conversational Britannian".
This lecture informs about how to speak and converse in the Brtiannian (elisabethian) language. So if you allways have a problem to figure about the "thees" and "those" ... this is the place to go!
This course is held in the Lycaeum on Moonglow island in Trammel.

 

(Saturday - March 31st)   OOC: Roleplaying 101:

On 1:30pm GMT (14:30 CET), Renraku will present his OOC - course "Roleplaying 101".
This is a course for all those people who always wondered how to roleplay in Ultima Online. You will get information about roleplaying in general, hints on how to talk in-character as well as impressions on how to roleplay specific character alignments.
WARNING: this course is specifically for people new to roleplaying.
This course is held in the Lycaeum on Moonglow island in Trammel.

 

 

More information obout the Academy and up to date information on a class schedule calendar can be found on http://learn.at/lycaeumacademy

 

Hope to see ye there!

Yoldran

 

Thanks! Aint ye dead Yoldran? *Grins*

News from Spiritwood:

Hail good friends all,


It is with deep concern that I pen these words now, for I know not the full
meaning of the events of these past two nights, and yet I feel certain that
they are of grave importance to all goodly souls. Last night, I made my way
to the Magincia home of the Gypsy known as Rilla, for I had heard that she
had warned the people of Spiritwood just the night before that terrible
visions plagued her. As I got there, many had already gathered to hear her
recount her visions. As one we fell silent and watched as she waved her
hands over the Crystal Ball of Far Sight and closed her eyes in deep
contemplation. To our collective consternation, we all clearly saw the
swarming writhing forms of red serpents coalesce within the sphere. She
shuddered and then relaxed, claiming that this was all she had been seeing
for some time now. The assembled folk told her of the giant red serpents
that had attacked Spiritwood just the night before, along with a vast horde
of huge Rats and Lizards that walked like men. They spoke as well of the
sighting of the black-hearted Irae Darkhen who strode among them with
impunity, summoning yet more vile minions to do his wicked bidding. Rilla
set her mind to deep concentration and tried to see more of what lay ahead,
this time using her gift of glimpsing future events through her deck of
prophetic Tarot cards. This time she saw more, indeed 'twas the form of a
great and ancient book that she saw then, one which she guessed was called
the Tome of the Crimson Serpent. This she called a book of Prophesy, one
that, in the hands of the forces of good, could change the very course of
events to come. She spoke of fleeting visions of warriors of Silver standing
fast in defiance of sorts. Someone suggested that the Order of the Silver
Serpent, the King's own honour guard, could be the ones she saw there. It
was then that I pointed out that some weeks back, Pad O'Lion, master of the
Custodes Fati, had mentioned to me a visit to Spiritwood by a certain
Captain Sothe Willoughby, Paladin of the King's Guard. It seems that this
Captain Willoughby had asked the brave and true of our fair community to
come to Serpents Hold on the 22nd of this month, for there was to be a grand
gathering for Military Manoeuvres of some sort. He added that this Captain
Willoughby had seemed vexed and concerned by certain threats that he was
unwilling to elaborate on, and mentioned some lost book of sorts. The
assembled listeners were surprised by this, and realising that the 22nd was
indeed the very next day, hastened to make ready.



And thus I arrive at today's events. Having shared the recent news with
students and staff at the Spiritwood University at our regular Wednesday
night Current Affairs symposium, I decided to gather a couple of keen
learners and head over to watch the promised Military Spectacle in Serpents
Hold. When we arrived we were surprised to see the Captain there in a nearly
deserted chamber. A few hastily despatched pigeons were all it took however,
and soon the Counsellor's Hall was bursting with representatives of
Spiritwood, Deepwater and beyond.  Captain Willoughby spoke of a book called
to my surprise the Tome of the Crimson Serpent! I informed him of Rilla the
Gypsy's visions on the matter just the night before and he seemed quite
alarmed that she should have knowledge of this recently recovered relic. He
told us that a certain King's Guard called Darius was now in possession of
the Tome, and that he now sought the help of the assembled scholars to put
their minds to deciphering its riddles. Darius he told us, was in the
Warriors guild awaiting us even then. As the assembled warriors and
dignitaries made their way to the warrior's hall, they were met with an
explosive attack of literally hundreds of Rat and Lizard men within! Long
did the fighting rage, with waves of assault and counter attack blowing like
a fell wind back and forth again. The honourable Darius was struck down,
alas, but not before the Tome of the Crimson Serpent somehow found its way
into the safe hands of Gui Zarith of the Noble Order of the Custodes Fati,
who wisely spirited it away to safety in Spirtiwood was the final tide
turned and victory  fell to the forces of righteousness.



In Spiritwood a great gathering formed and voices clamoured for news of the
Tome. Gui Zarith gave it into my care and Captain Willoughby charged us all
to see to it that it was studied by the wise of the realm, BUT, also to keep
it safe from those of wicked persuasion who would use its powers for their
own selfish ends. An attempt was made to gather together a body of scholars
in old Spiritwood, which collapsed in dispute as first the Drow Xirzen, then
an Undead Lord know in former life as Valdemar Den and finally the ancient
Orc Wozza Saktoth made clear their vile intentions of stealing the secrets
of the Tome for their own. As tensions grew and reports of a full out Orc
attack echoed through the Spiritwood Town Hall, I fled through a magical
portal to Skara Brae's Moongate between the realms, followed closely by the
evil Saktoth and the brave Amos, Dean of Valour at the Spiritwood
University. The Wozza tried to grab at me as I made my way to the moongate
and safety beyond in Trammel. Amos drove his horse between us and interposed
himself. Again the Orc tried to grab at me and again Amos swung his mighty
Halberd to separate us. Now the Wozza produced a wicked gnarled black staff,
not unlike the one I had know to steal the souls of the unwary, (which I had
subsequently been called upon to restore in times gone past). I realised
that I was in mortal danger and fled as Amos struck again, this time at the
cruel staff itself. A few paces into the trees, I wove a spell of
invisibility about myself and then magically transported to the safety of
the University tower.



Here I now sit, having long considered these events and the words of Captain
Willoughby, who charged me to share the contents of the book, but at the
same time to protect it from evil eyes. Thus, I have constructed a sacred
and blessed alter upon the roof of the University tower here in Spiritwood
Trammel. Bound round with a multitude of magically ensorcelled and blessed
gem stones, betwixt four beacons of cleansing light upon which sit holy
ankhs, held in a sacred purifying eternal flame and couched in sanctified
silver and gold threads, it sits. All these and more wardings have I woven
about the Tome of the Crimson Serpent, such that no evil hand may remove it.
And so it rests, free to all goodly souls who would gaze into its pages and
see the secrets of what might be unfold therein. All are welcome to come and
test their wits 'gainst its riddles.

By my hand

Michael,

First Chancellor of the Spiritwood University and Humble Monk of the
Virtues.

Sacre Benedictus

Ooh, good luck!

The day of the great tourney had finally arrived and heroes (or would be heroes!) had gathered from the greatest guilds of the land. As the competitors milled about on the tower roof, a harsh wind swept across their tense faces, bringing the smell of death and decay with it, that is so common in the barren land of Feluccia. Over the clanking of armor and weapons and the tense voices of those about to risk their lives, John Carter, the tourney host raised his voice and cried "Let the First Oceania Companions in Arms Tourney begin!"

Thus the battles began that would decide the champion warriors and magus of the land! Many were the acts of bravery and heroism that day, as the warriors and magus tested themselves, far too many to recount fully. Some that stand out are:

• Talur - A brave soul of only a few days in our land , who threw herself into the thick of battle despite the odds against her. While she fell, extreme bravery was displayed to just enter the ring, let alone to fight to the death!
  
• Skambha - A special mention for his sprinting skills! Unfortunately when he met Darkblade, that worthy's axe quickly severed Skamba's legs, which slowed him down considerably!
  Aclor
  
• Grimstone - A fine display of skill at arms, which earned him the prize for the best non placing fight of the tourney.
  

So, to the final three champions of the 1 on 1 event:

• Ishmael. A mighty warrior, whose mace demolished any who stood in his path and superior battle tactics showed clearly. Truly a champion warrior.
  
• Darkblade (SoE). A stoic warrior, who just wouldn't give up .his bravery and fine skills earning him the second place.
  
• Thalon (TDR). A truly fine display from this warrior, as he wielded his sword with skill, dispatching his opponents.
  

The Magi battle was a truly amazing spectacle, as spells of the mighty wizards lit up the sky. The three top placers were:

• Tasselhoff (BMG) - Lightning spell combos were his trademark.
  Nathael - Superior tactics and an occasional right hook, won him the second place.
  
• Daft Vader (TDK) - Used his poison spell to deadly effect in his combos.
  

Due to the tough competition in the previous two events, the Teams event was postponed till next weekend as we ran right out of time today! John Carter, Ranger of the Wolf, Huntmaster of the Danaan Rangers and Tournament Organiser will be in contact with all those that wished to contest in the teams event and will let everyone know when and where the event will be held. The details will be posted on this site soon.

All competitors in both events fought with honor and bravery and a good time seemed to be had by all. The many spectators who looked on seemed awed by the battle prowess of the competitors and no doubt went away that day with a greater understanding of close combat. Thanks to everyone who attended spectators and competitors alike. Its you that made the First OCA Tourney a success!

This Sunday, March 25th, the Domingo's Pride Staff will be running a boat race for our Sunday night event. The winner will take home a check for 25,000 gold! Domingo's Pride will be open from 8 PM CST until we close, and the race will begin at 9:15 PM CST. If you don't have a rune, check the [map] at http://domingo_pride.tripod.com/map.html. The rules are simple!

• It's a boat race. You'll need a boat!
• You must leave from the Domingo's Pride area.
• Bring a sextant, because you'll have to find the end boat to win!

Well, that does it for the rules. Told you they were simple! The specific rules and coordinates to the boats will be announced when the race begins.

Along with Sunday nights, Domingo's Pride Tavern is also open Thursday and Monday nights from 8-11 PM CST, though we stay open later if we're busy!

Good sailing!

Hail Fellow Britannians!

The Boar's Head Tavern in Harmony will be hosting two contests on Sunday night, March 25th at 9pm cst. The Storytelling Contest will be held on the roof of the tavern and the Songwriting Contest will be in the Piano Room. Anyone who has a story to tell or a talent for songwriting is welcome to enter these contests. There is no entry fee and prizes will be awarded in each category.

The Boar's Head will also be taking book donations at this event so if you have songs or stories written in a book that you would like to donate to the Harmony Library, please bring them along..

Marie Laveaux, Grand Perceptor OSS
Sponsered by: Order of the Silver Serpent (OSS)
Harmony Town Council

On the eve of the Coalition of Might’s weekly gathering, we were met with unsettling news. According to Decimus, there was a large army of Orcs in Felucca being organized by a great Orcish Warlord. With a leader spear-heading the attack, this army could be far more devastating than anyone could imagine.

The exact location of this Orcish Warlord and his army was unknown. This resulted in the division of the Coalition. Systematically searching each Orc Fort in Britannia led to the dreary fact that the army was indeed located at the largest of the Orc Forts, located south of the city of Cove.

Upon approaching the gates of the Fort, Coalition members were met by a literal wall of Ettins and every kind of Orc every created by Minax.

At the front of the wall was a new sight: An Orcish Warlord. Quick to
attack, I found that this new enemy could not only take a great deal of damage, but could also command the army of Orcs and Ettins to attack a specific target, which was quickly proven once I presented a minor threat. After my brief attack, all hell broke loose as the
Orcish Warlord cried: “spring da’ trick!”, instantly summoning more than thirty to fourty more Orcs and Ettins.

Realizing that attacking the Warlord in the midst of its army was foolish, the Coalition began to hack at the army that seemed to be getting larger and larger. After what seemed to be forever, the Orcish Warlord was delivered a mighty blow, causing him to double over and breathe his last breath in the land of the living.

With their leader defeated, the army did not seem to be as aggressive, but still posed a threat to many of the Coalition members that were left alive. Using good tactics and common sense, they found that with their objective completed, there was no further reason to endanger themselves any further. With a few words of power spoken, the brave warriors returned to the safety of their homes, satisfied that evil had been defeated, at least for now.

What plans have been laid out for Trammel by Minax? Is she attempting assume control of Trammel as well? What will the Coalition do about this new dilemma? To find out, feel free to come to the Coalition of Might gathering held in West Trinsic every Tuesday night @ 7 p.m. PST.

Farewell and safe travels.

Snake

The Miner's Library turns out to be a real success. Since its grand opening last Sunday it has hit the 1000 visits mark today. It's like living in a bee-hive, the door goes clapping all day and all night while busy miners make their personal copy of the books. Jacob was lucky visitor number 1000 and so I handed him the prize of 1000 of the finest shadown ingots. He was so glad about it, that he shows me another site to mine valorite which will be marked tonight and will add even more value to my library. Thanks Jacob.

Morpheus the Battlesmith
Senior Librarian of The Miner's Library
Yew Moongate/Trammel/Drachenfels

TGB announces an auction to be held at the TGB tower in Trammel. The auction will be held on Sunday, March 25, 2001, 9 PM to 10 PM Pacific time. The coordinates for the tower can can be found on the events page of the guild web site listed below.

Silverspar2000

A general list of the types of items to be found at this event can also be found on the events page. In addition, there are a number of guild vendors located in the sandstone directly north of the guild tower. So chances are, if you can't find what you are looking for at the auction, then check out the vendors. All who are interested in bidding are welcome to attend.

Good Hunting and Safe Travels - Silverspar

MMORPGSTUFF.com is offering free HTML and graphics for people to use however they wish. The first (of many) offering is a set of tables, small and medium sized, they have a Grey Stone texture. The tables are coded properly to allow them to expand as large as the user wants. The tables are great for headlines, news articles, member rosters, screenshot of the day, trivia and a hundred other uses. Also, the graphics that make up the tables are transparent gifs -- so they blend into ANY background the guild may have on their site.

Preview of "Greystone Table (Small)":

Preview of "Greystone Table (Big)":

In the next few weeks, expect to see new themed tables, as well as entire guild site templates being given away. This includes graphics and HTML.

Sincerely,

Brimstone,
MMORPGSTUFF.com

Hail! He has returned after weeks of travelling and sightseeing. Uncle Zifnab comes up with his newest adventure 'Problems with Summoning?'. You find it at http://mot.purespace.de/comic.

Announcing the Grand Opening of a new UO related web site. Do you have an interesting story or background behind your characters in Ultime Online? Ever wanted to share those stories with other people out there? UO Chronicles (uochronicles.50megs.com) is a place where you can read about the history, lives, and adventures of some of Ultima Online's families. Here, you can hear about the heroic deeds and fatal flaws of some of the interesting characters that inhabit the world of Ultima Online. Currently, two families call this page home. The Family Arania and The Family Lisanden (Atlantic Shard) Space is available if anyone else would like to post their characters lives here. Interested parties should send email to [email protected] and ask about putting their adventures on this wonderful new opportunity to make your characters come alive through their backgrounds and stories.

Go to uochronicles.50megs.com and see what it's all about. Email [email protected] if you want to take part in this wonderful new medium for sharing your characters.

These tales of trouble and woe in from Yew.

I had gathered my things after the conclusion of the Clan Moor property
dispute trial. Most spectators and participants had left the courthouse
after my ruling in favor of Clan Moor. Figuring that it was a little early
to retire for the night, I gathered up the stragglers in the courtroom and
opened an ethereal gate to Trinsic. When I arrived at the Trinsic Bazaar, I
saw a few familiar faces, including Yew's Vice-Mayor, William Smit IV, and
Militia Sergeant-Major Thorin. Thorin informed me that Will had apparently
been causing quite a ruckus about the bazaar. As Thorin began explaining
what was going on I heard a loud crash behind me and I turned about to see
Will exchanging heated words with Auren Therion, the Mayor of Britain. In
the context of their rather rocky relationship, I thought little of Will and
Auren butting heads yet again. The argument seemed to me to be in the
spirit of jest at that moment. However, I suddenly felt quite exhausted
after all the day's events and decided to head home for some rest. Saying
goodbye to Thorin, I summoned a portal to my humble home, and the last thing
I heard before the magic surrounded me was the upraised voice of Trinsic
Vice-Mayor Gwendolyn shouting something out to Will.

Apparently I missed the heart of the incident.

The next morning at the weekly Yew Town Council meeting, I arrived to find
Will surrounded by a host of orcish warriors from the Stormreaver Clan.
Someone whispered to me that they were Will's "bodyguards," for it seemed he
feared for his liberty in the aftermath of his actions from the night
before. As the meeting progressed, Auren Therion stepped forward to read to
the assembled Council a citation that had been jointly written by Trinsic
and Britain's Town Councils. Things seemed much more serious that I had
thought. I hung my head in anticipation of more Court involvment so soon on
the heels of the Clan Moor/Oggaroth trial.

Then matters took a decidedly unfortunate turn for the worse.

The leader of Will's brigade of bodyguards, one particularly smelly orc
named Durgoth, grew tired of Auren's speech. Maybe the big words hurt his
small brain. All I know for sure is that one minute all was normal, if a
little tense, in the Yew Council Hall, but the next minute chaos ensued.
The Stormreavers swarmed over members of the Yew Militia and Firm Militia,
swinging sickly poisoned blades with a terrifying fervor and a disturbing
glee. In minutes the Council Hall was doused in blood ... bodies strewn
about ... orc victory chants rising into the air. All who did not make it
out the door were slaughtered.

I exchanged a few brief words with Will after this outrage. I told him that
he would be hearing from the Court of Truth very soon.

That day has now come. In light of the events at the Trinsic Bazaar and the
aforementionned Council Meeting, the Yew Town Council is hereby called into
special session to determine the fate of William Smit IV. An impeachment
hearing will be held this Sunday, March 25th at the Court of Truth in
Trammel in lieu of the normally scheduled Council Meeting. The impeachment
hearing will begin promptly at 3pm EST at the Court of Truth, the time
usually reserved for Yew Town Council Meetings. All regular attendees of
Yew Council Meetings are asked to attend the hearing, as it will be their
duty to weigh the evidence against Will and vote on his removal from the
office of Vice-Mayor of Yew.

Yours in Justice

Scarab
Judge, Court of Truth
Corporal, Yew Militia

Such a pity. *chuckles* Thank ye, Scarab.

The marriage of Lord Dane Malleant, Guildmaster of the Warriors of the Renaissance to Lady Scintara, Guildmistress of the Legion of Light is to take place on March 24th at 8 pm. The ceremony will be held at the Temple Pool in the Hedge Maze, gates to be provided prior to the ceremony. The reception will be held outside the Secret Mage Tower.

The happy couple have been friends for quite a long time and have enjoyed a long courtship. Lord Dane proposed to the Lady on the eve of the 24th of February at the Hungry Halfling Tavern in the city of Rivendell. The ceremony has been set for one month from that proposal - and adjacent to the Vernal Equinox.

Lord Dane and Lady Scintara would like to ask all their friends and well-wishers to join with them at this joyous occassion. Please bring a candle to hold during the ceremony. And - join them afterward for a feast and celebration of their union.

Ok folks after the relative success of the last Fun Night we move closer to the 2nd Sonoma Festival of Fun.  This time around we have the Trammel town of Tendai taking part in the festivities. There will not be any cross facet gates but if those who live in Felucca can make their way to the West Bank in Britain, in Trammel there will be a gate leading to the township of Tendai. The gate will be located in the same place as the gates are located in Felucca. That is just south of the west bank of Britain, between the guard tower and the large bridge.

Time, Event,...
When: Sunday, March 25, 2001
Facet: Trammel & Felucca
Start time: 4PM PST
End time: 7PM PST

Avalon: Crafts bizarre and contest - gate location: 78o 55'N , 6o 32'W
Gologatha: Scavenger hunt - Gate location: 43o 46's, 20o 23'E
Oasis: Fight night - Gate location: 68o59'N, 49o13'E
Tendai: (Trammel) - Smack the Thief! - Gate location: 34.11N 47.52E
YMCA: Lottery, food and drink - Gate location: 722, 1164, 0
Gate-farm location: 9o 34'S , 5o 50E

This is south of the Guard tower near the moat at the West Bank of Britain. Between the Guard tower and the bridge. Same location for gate to Tendai near the west bank in Britain only in Trammel.

I am really pleased to see the addition of Tendai this time around and I am at this point extending an open invitation to any other towns in Trammel or Felucca that want to take part in this...you would have to come up with and run your own event...hope to hear from you!

Cheer's
Darkwing, of Avalon

Sounds like a Barrel of Fun...

We've Moved!

The FCB has finially gone out and bought our own domain, so this will be the last move ever!
We want to be assured that fisher's will always have the same execllent service we have always provided, so we felt this was a step we needed to take.
We are now located at
www.thefcb.com and you can get the new Message Board Here.

We hope to see you shortly at our new home! :)
Sarah, FCB Admin

Set in the distant future on a war-torn planet Earth, Fallen Age deals with the remnants of the human civilization, who emerge from a sheltered existence deep beneath an earth that was long ago conquered by the Dark One. Not knowing what to expect, a land finally free from the Dark One's influence, or a world that has been utterly corrupted, it becomes your place to make the world into what you would have it. A blend between science-fiction and fantasy, Fallen Age promises to appeal to the roleplayer and the PvP enthusiast alike. Fallen Age is accepting beta applications now.

At Fallen Age Stratics you will find:

• An in-depth FAQ on what you can expect from Fallen Age
• An exclusive interview with Netamin's own Savant
• A gallery of screenshots from the game
• Our House of Commons schedule with the game's developers
• Access to our Twin Swords Pub forums
• Access to #fallenage
• And more!

With its regularly updated news and the most up to date information available, be sure to make Fallen Age Stratics your #1 source for this exciting new MMOG.

• Events This Week - Don't forget our Adellion House of Commons on Saturday, March 24th, at 2pm CST in #adhoc.
• Underground Open - It's the Final 4 in the UGO Underground Open. Be sure to check it out and cast your vote for Michelle Yeoh, star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and official Stratics mascot.
• Stratics Central - Have you checked out our Massively Multiplayer Journal? If not, be sure to read our latest installment, and get your submissions in for the next issue.
• Stage 1 Stratics - Adellion Stratics will be hosting an Adelion House of Commons chat this Saturday at 2pm CST in #adhoc. Stop by to see what it's all about.
• Anarchy Online Stratics - Visit AOS for more new screens and the latest info straight from the beta test.
• Asheron's Call Stratics - Why not clothe yourself in an AC Stratics T-Shirt, or sip from an AC Stratics mug. Visit the new AC Stratics Shoppe.
• Atriarch Stratics - World Fusion's Atriarch Creature Month has just begining! During the next month and a half, they will be releasing information, screenshots, artwork and animations of creatures in Atriarch. Expect creature oriented news and contests like never before!
• Camelot Stratics - Camelot Stratics' Role playing contest will end this week on March 21, so hurry up and make chance on that hand made drawing on paper of your favorite MMORPG character sent to your home.
• EverQuest Stratics - Have a wedding or other event you'd like to have publicized? Submit it to our news team today!
• JumpGate Stratics - Check out the logs to last Thursday's Jumpgate House of Commons chat.
• Neocron Stratics - Wanna be a featured artist on NCS? Just drop our Fan Media Section and send in a few submissions!
• Neverwinter Stratics - We are pleased to announce the addition of the newest content on Neverwinter Stratics - our Humor section. You will find this section within the expanding walls of the Neverwinter Stratics Library.
• Origin Stratics - Not familiar with the newest Ultima game yet? Then make sure to check out our extensive Official FAQ with over 100 topics discussed.
• Shadowbane Stratics - Curious at what the world of Shadowbane looks like? Check out Shadowbane Stratics' Screenshot Archives!
• Ultima Online Stratics - Have you already seen our Interactive Zoomable Map of Britannia? If not, then you're really missing something. And with the opening of the new Ilshenar lands three new background stories have been posted in our Britannia News Network Archives.
• WWII Online Stratics - WW2 Online Stratics brings you a brand new story: The Days Melt Away in Bastogne brought to you by our World War II History Expert.

I was volounteer host on UO.com. Your story about the vol prog is just fine is just propaganda. We were fired after a long time for work we didn't get paid for. I can tell you that the former volounteer hosts are very bitter.

Got this from Melantus the other day. [which is about 3 days ago]

"Board Hosts,
   I regret having to bring you this news. We are having to change the Host program, to be made up of fewer contractor positions. This means that many of the current Board Hosts can no longer be Board Hosts, as there just aren't enough contractor positions to go to everyone. This is effective immediately. I am really sorry to have to tell you this, and I made strong efforts to try and get the number of contractor spots increased. Unfortunately we are under guidelines which mandate this change as well as restrict the amount of spots we are able to have. So many of you work very hard and are great board hosts. Deciding who among you can be a contractor has not been easy. It was often just a matter of having to pick someone out of a crowd of great hosts. A choice had to be made, and that was extremely difficult. I only wish that you could all be contractors for us, but that isn't how things are working out. I cannot thank you enough for the Host duties you have performed so far, with little if any requirement of supervision from me. If any of the contractors decides they do not want to continue their duties, the former Hosts will get first pick at filling that position. Once again, I wish this did not have to occur. Letting good people go just feels wrong, but it is something we must do. I wish you the best, and please feel free to email me back if you have any questions or concerns over this.

If anyone has any items they are looking to auction off, please post them on the Pacific Auctions Message Board. An auction will be held Saturday March 24th, at 7 PM Pacific Standard Time, the location is at Lord Brock's of CV's tower. There will be gates available from the CV mall.

The items must have an approximate value of at least 30,000 gold pieces. The Pacific Auctions Committee will be attempting to run several of these auctions. Plus, we will try and host numerous other shard-wide events such as Fights, Scavenger Hunts, and Races. The Committee is made up of members in good standing of the Companions of Virtue. I am in this guild. I am also a companion, for those of you who do not know what that is we are OSI Volunteers who help young. I am looking to recruit people for the Committee from outside of CV.
I used CV members too initially get this project under way.

Please feel free to contact me via email or ICQ me at 4009329 for information regarding the auction. The auction comittee will take roughly 8% off of the winning bid as a sellers fee but this money will for the most part be donated to people who are scammed or lose stuff to bugs, and also go directly back into the program to help run other more costly events.

For more info and to post go to our website.
Location: The coordinates for the event are 140o 37'N, 130o 13'E, the x y is (3175 24), Trammel

So, vote for Michelle Yeoh, win a few prizes, and support Stratics as we prepare for the Finals next week.

Vote today! Thanks!

KoA Golden Knights #63 - "GOLDEN MAGIC" - hosted by NeoMikel, KoA Sage

DATE: Friday, March 23, 2001 @ 8 PM CST
TIME: Registration takes place from 7:30 - 8:00 PM CST. The event begins @ 8:15 PM CST.
WHERE: The event takes place in the Alliance Village. The coordinates are 136*24'S 27*12'E
(http://www.allianceknights.com/village.html)

ENTRY FEE: 600g

PRIZES:

• Winner receives 500 of each reagent
• 2nd place receives suit of GM coloured leather

DESCRIPTION: This tournament will be a 1-on-1 pvp event for mages only.

WARNING: Although we will have certain security measures in place, and will endeavour to protect your body from looting should you die, we CANNOT GUARANTEE that this will not happen, and WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY for stolen articles or equipment. Anything you bring to the tournament you bring at your own risk. (You may wish to consider yielding rather than fighting to the death, in order to protect your belongings)

RULES:

• No pets allowed (ie: dragons, nightmares etc.)
• No mounts
• No hiding or use of Invisibility Spell
• Time limit of 8 mins per match - if both contestants still alive at the end of 8 mins, the match winner will be determined by the GK judges based on several factors - skill of play, damage dealt, damage received

REMINDERS TO SPECTATORS:

• No faction fighting in the village during the Golden Knights event.
• Please do not equip bows around the ring. Spells or potions may hit you that will cause you to attack back.
• Please try to stable or feed your mount prior to the event. Wild mounts are a problem.
• No casting, sparring, or fighting right around the ring. If you wish to do this go to another location in the village.
• No spectators in the arena after the event begins.
• The Golden Knights event is a Seer sponsored event for Lake Superior. Grief players are at times removed and/or jailed, banned, etc. The consequences for disruption are solely thedecision of the representatives of Origin Systems.
• Have a great time! Cheering for your friends is encouraged!

"As everyone else has heard, I have heard that Origin is now shut down both as a name, which happened a few months ago, as well as the product Ultima Online 2, and the Harry Potter game and a variety of other services. For me, on the one hand, its very sad to see the company that I founded and sheparded for 20 years to basically be coming to a close as an era, so that's kind of sad. And also to see all of my friends... I've got 85 of my best friends that just got laid off. On the other hand, personally, it could be an opportunity in the sense that my non-compete [agreement with EA] runs out here in about 8 days, and I was debating how to hire a team to get back into the business and I know a lot of the best people, a lot of my best friends who were at Origin, were very committed to their team and to their project and to the leadership around them within that company. Of course there was a non-solicit clause in my non-compete, so it would have been difficult for me to build a team. Well, suddenly now its not so difficult, so its going to be interesting for me to go back to Austin and start up discussions with the large stable of close friends who are now looking for something to do, right about the time that I'm looking for something to do, so that should be fun."

British leaned forward on his elbows. "You're saying I died in the cataclysm."

The gypsy's voice answered him. Her smile was almost mischievous. "So it appears to those you left behind. But you don't die. You travel on. Britannia was never your ultimate destination."

He gazed into the empty air. "I can't... believe it's over."

"It isn't over. Your footprints will never fade from Britannia. You shaped a world of rich treasures and virtuous character. Children who idolized you have grown into men and women who seek to walk your path. That's your legacy, Lord British. It's a marvelous thing." She took his hands across the table. "You're the grain of sand in the oyster's shell. See what beauty you made."

British let out a soft, sad laugh. "And now I'm to travel to a different world and start my work over again."

by Quill McMartin: BNN News Reporter

The Jollier Fairgrounds, east of Skara Brae, Trammel, will be the site of a three night, two day festival beginning this Friday. Events are being hosted by a variety of guilds, towns and establishments. Below is a schedule for the festival.

Merchants are encouraged to bring their wares on packhorses and buy or trade their goods and services. Blacksmiths may want to make use of the forge to sell or repair armor. Food and drinks will be provided throughout the weekend at the fairgrounds al fresco tavern. Competitions are wide-ranged, with something for most every level of experience or occupation.

Throughout the weekend, the Cap and Dagger Casino will be hosting an assortment of games of chance. Anyone wishing to host an event of their own is welcome to do so. The fairgrounds feature an area with game boards, a dart board, an archery butte, a maze/race course, a stage, a pub area and a stable master. All of these facilities are available to everyone, provided they are not in use for one of the scheduled events.

Festival Schedule (all times are CST):

Friday night: 3/23/01

• 8 pm: Hosts gather to set up and finalize plans for the festival.
• 9 pm: Scavenger Hunt I, hosted by River’s End (For teams of 5)

Saturday: 3/24/01

• 11 am: Chicken Run (Bring your own chicken or use one of ours)
• 2 pm: Mystery Entertainment Fiesta, hosted by Royal Kilted Police/Lionel
• 4 pm: Treasure Hunt, hosted by Treasure Hunters of Britannia (Maps provided)
• 6 pm: Edible Artwork, hosted by Riverveil
• 9 pm: Storytellers, hosted by The UnRuled
• 10 pm: Scavenger Hunt II, hosted by River’s End

Sunday: 3/25/01

• 11 am: Whack a Rat (Back by popular demand)
• 1 pm: Dueling Henchmen, hosted by Cap & Dagger Casino
• 2 pm: Running of the Bulls, hosted by The Noble Houses of Britannia
• 3 pm: Steeplechase, hosted by Phoenix Rising
• 5 pm: Best of the Butte, hosted by River’s End
• 7 pm: The Great Bard Off
• 9 pm: Faster Caster, hosted by The Sisters of Enchantment
• 10 pm: Scavenger Hunt, III, hosted by River’s End

Ever dreamed of being a hero or becoming a legend? Now's your chance!

Long has Scaramandine the Elder ruled through the power of the Orb of Soul Seeking. Wielding its power he has held sway over the evil Necromari and his most powerful servants, the Dark Slayers. Worst yet, he used the power of the Orb to absorb the very souls of his enemies. There imprisoned, these formally good men and women found themselves forced to act at the Elder’s behest no matter how heinous the order given. Four of these minions stood out: Istan Magrul, former Captain of the Minoc Guard; the once lovely Ariel, consort of Agiston Fyrebrant; Strom Elkhart, the architect and Dale Larkspur, former Ranger of Skara Brae.

Long has the Justice Alliance opposed the evil, which is Scaramandine the Elder. Many of the Alliance are descendants of those who opposed the Elder some four generations back. Relentlessly they have gainsaid Scar’s wickedness at every turn, slowly chipping away at the source of his power—his minions of iniquity. Many of his Dark Slayers have been vanquished through mortal combat, their number dwindling low. Using the clues provided through the Seven Riddles, members of the Justice Alliance were able to force Dale Larkspur to don the Enchanted Verite Plate of Shielding, freeing the poor man’s tormented soul.

Tuesday evening members of the Justice Alliance again faced a Dark Slayer of Scaramandine the Elder. I had found myself suddenly banished from the realm of Catskills. Upon reentering that land, I received an urgent pigeon from my cohort, Zharn—“Come to the Brazen Monkey immediately! We cannot wait for latecomers.” I immediately set out for the tavern and arrived just in time to take a gate to a location I did not recognize, save as a dungeon I had n’er visited before. There I joined Daerik Van Burace, Deminzata, Fang Whitestone and Zharn. Fighting our way through stone harpies and gargoyles, we came to a bridge and found our way blocked by a Dark Slayer. Deminzata and Daerick fell to the attack with Zharn casting spells of offensive magic while Fang and I struggled to keep the valiant pair healed. The task proved too much for us, for the blows of the Dark Slayer are mighty-10 times that of mortal man. Deminzata fell dead and we focused on keeping Daerik among the living. Slowly Zharn and Daerick chipped away at the Slayer till at last he fell dead at their feet. Moving quickly onward I learned the object of this mission for there stood Strom Elkhart, a minion of Scaramandine the Elder. We felled the monsters that beset the man and gated him to the Brazen Monkey Tavern. Once there, Telos Agralia began talking to Elkhart, convincing the man to don the Enchanted Verite Plate of Shielding. Once shielded from the power of the wand Scar had fashioned in the shattering of the Orb of Soul Seeking, Strom came to himself, free at last from Scaramandine’s evil dominion. Suddenly the man’s corporal self disappeared in a burst of flame and the armor clattered empty to the floor, his tortured soul at last free, Scar’s forces again reduced.

Yesterday Deminzata had a vision from Martel Nevarre, ancient nemesis of Scaramandine the Elder. He called for the heroes of Justice to come to the Justice Shrine to receive a special blessing. Meeting at the Whispering Pines Tavern in the Village of Edinburgh, the group traveled together to the Shrine of Justice. There, Martel appeared, telling us that tonight we must send three champions to meet the last of Scar’s Dark Slayers. Assembling the warrior within the shrine, Martel gave his blessing, urging those of the Alliance to hold true to the course of Justice and not allow petty bickering to detour us from our course. He warned we had not the wisdom or skill to use the Spell of Binding, which Aneid had said was the key to banishing Scar from this plane forever, and suggested we seek one of wisdom who might aid us in our cause. Telos Agralia, Niamb Goldenhair, Watts and Deminzata then offered special prayers before the shrine, asking that our cause be blessed.

Even as these prayers were offered up, Scaramandine sent wave upon wave of spawn against those who invoked the spirit of the shrine. The gathered warrior barred the door to the shrine holding off, ettins and orcs, serpents and giant rats, bone magi and liches. Eventually, their enemies felled, final prayers were spoken and the party scattered, some journeying to Empath Abbey to seek among the learned for one who could help the cause. Others returned to Edinburgh for fear an attack would be unleashed there as well. Finally all returned to the Whispering Pines for drink and camaraderie before retiring for the night.

Aiefe
Sorceress, DOJ

Following the imprisonment of Calith Umbra, the Kale'Joka Edwina came to us seeking assistance in recovering the tome of Kale'Joka magic sought by herself, Calith, and Zhainir Ka. With Calith out of the way, it was time to recover the tome. According to Edwina, this tome contained a spell capable of ridding Brittania of Zhainir Ka, a foul creature who even now wreaks havoc across the lands with his legions of undead.

A brave group of adventurers gathered in secret by the telescope in Yew, where the first in a series of clues would lead them to the resting place of the book.   These clues would take them from Moonglow, to Yew, to the Lost Lands, finally ending in the depths of the Terrathan keep. Here, the adventurers cast a spell to summon Edwina who was able to recover the book and take it away for study. This past week, a messenger delivered a note from Edwina with the results of her research - a spell capable of destroying Zhainir Ka once and for all.

Brave adventurers are needed to gather the reagents for this spell, and are asked to meet at the home of the archaeologist Robyn ap Mir in Britain (Felucca). Her home is located just north of the cavalry guild, and the meeting shall take place this Sunday at 7pm o'the clock, immediately following the Sonoma Festival of Fun.

Check it out, people!

News from Stonekeep:

Fishing Tournament.

On Saturday the 24th of March, Stonekeep will host its first Fishing Tournament. The Tournament will be a chance for both experienced and young fisherman to compete against one another for a cash prize. All are welcome to participate in this event as long as they don't ruin the fun for others.
In order to win the cash prize of 10,000 gold coins you must catch as many fish as you can in the allotted time (Ten Minutes.) Once the time has expired all the competitors must hand over their total catch (which will be cut up into fish steaks,) and the one with the most amount of fish steaks will win the cash prize.
The entrance fee is a mere 500 gold coins. And afterwards there will be free ales and food at the Tavern.

All competitors must meet at Stonekeep Tavern at 8pm GMT for departure to a selected fishing spot on the Yew Coast.

Stonekeep can be found at the Yew crossroads, trammel facet, sextant co-ordinates (38o 50'N, 35o 9'W)

More information can be found at www.stonekeeptown.co.uk

Hope to see ya there !

Klion - Event Organisor of Stonkeep. (Pigeon Number 74832864)

Thanks.

5th ERC Drake Tournament

Sponsor: Lord Meister Propper (Council Leader of ERC)

 

Date: April 15th 2001
Time: 9 PM GMT
Location: Jhelom (Trammel) Arena

meeting 8:30 PM GMT at Jhelom Bank to get all attendants onto the tournament stone and collection of entrance fees.

Entrance fee: 4k for each attendant

This is a public event on Europa, aimed to the taming community.
Non-Tamers are welcome to watch and bet on the winner (or loser)

Pizza Service and drinks will be available - brought to you by: The Pizza Ranger Tavern (owned by the Levis family)

Good Luck with the Drake Training.

Good locations to train your drake are:

Shame - earth eles, water eles, air eles, fire eles, elder gazers
Titan Valley - Cyclopean Warriors and Titans
Destard, Covetous - other drakes and lichs

Remember that you will need veterinary (+ bandages) or high magery (+ regs) to heal your drake while training!

The tournament does not allow any healing or any form of support while the fights run! Cheering is welcome though

Bard (peacemaker) for the tournament wanted to stop fights if one of the contestants decides it!

 

Sincerly,

 

Lord Meister Propper

Council Leader of ERC
Europa Rangers Council

Thanks, sounds good!

There will be 32 contestants, divided into 16 pairs. You will be given 5 throws for each round, player with the most points at the end of the round, wins and goes on to the next round. Once there are only four players left, the winning two people go on to the finals and the losing go on to determine 3rd place. Once 3rd place is determined, the final two players will each be given 7 throws and will play for 3 rounds. Player that wins 2 out of the 3 rounds gets 1st place and the loser gets 2nd place.

Gates and runes will be provided to Miner Corp 30 minutes before the event. 1st place gets a full set of GM Verite Plate, 2nd place gets 300 of each reg, and 3rd gets 7500 gold.

For any questions ICQ me at 103599459.
Echo of Miner Corp.

Since you posted the keep UO2 going pettition link I thought we should have a petition for both sides of the trace :) I want my view seen...here is the address for my pettiton

http://www.petitiononline.com/Boris123/petition.html

Just wanted to give my .02$ about all this hubbub.
First, how can you all want them to bring UO2 back? This news should make UO players breath a sigh of relief. Do you all really think that OSI would continue to support UO when a newer and better UO2 came out? They would most likely slowly phase out the updates of UO and leave behind a skeleton support team. Now that UO2 is canned, they will be focusing most of the things they wanted for UO2 into UO. This will prolong the continuous life of UO updates and new material. That's an Amen from me. I dont hate UO2 i just want you all to think about what will happen. Think good thigns.

"J'ani Do'lim"
Chesapeake

Take the Poll!

This poll is also available from the menu on the left, should you want to have a look at the results of the poll later.

As of today, the GMS team is making its site public. We are now looking for input and suggestions for the Guild Management System.

The Guild Management System (GMS) is a project, currently in development, designed to assist guild-masters and leaders of various organizations in maintaining a guild web page. Our goal with this project is to simplify everything we can think of. From generating a general list of members, to more advanced functions, such as keeping track of skills and stats.

There are currently several parts of the system planned, but we want input from the people that, we hope, will want to use this system. Please go to http://gms.uoe.org/ for more information.

Thank you,
- The GMS Team

Second, we've decided to dedicate more focus on Ultima Online. After pioneering the Persistent State World genre in 1997, UO continues to amaze us by generating greater and greater numbers of loyal subscribers. Rather than create a second world that would compete with UO, we'll dedicate our resources to improving the core product. There will be new lands, new creatures and a world that continually evolves. Some of the people who had been working on the UO2 Team will be reassigned to UO in Austin and other PSWs in development at Redwood Shores, Maxis and elsewhere in EA's global studio system.

I'd like to squash a couple of false rumors that are listed on several UO news sites. Yesterday's events at OSI had no effect in relation to the volunteer programs. The rumors of Counselors and/or Companions being removed from the program because of this, is false as well. Despite the changes within the company, the volunteer program will continue to assist the player base.

Scorch
Counselor Coordinator
Ultima Online

Greetings!

I just wanted to take a moment to assure you that the Counselor program is most definitely not defunct within Ultima Online. It is still alive and kicking and we have not made any moves to dismantle the program.

As for Kal El, I am still with EA/Origin, and don't have plans to go anywhere!

Thanks!

Jack Wood
Manager of PSW Support
EA.com Texas

Fulgore & Sorcia are getting married on March 23rd, at 7 p.m. PST at the Moonglow Lycaeum Trammel Facet. Gates will be provided at the Britain Counselors Guild, North Mines, and Moonglow Counselors Guild.

There will be a reception following at the Stronghold of Myst, in Yew; hosted by Dante and Rhoanna Kerr. Gates will be provided following the ceremony, and all are welcome to attend. Food and beverages will be provided for the guests.

Congratulations to the happy couple
Your humble servant,
Raeven Aurora

The player run, island city of Arx Draconis is proud to announce another of its famous, and very popular Lottery Events for this saturday at 3pm EST.

This event will take place on Arx Draconis in Trammel and is hosted by The Syndicate. Syndicate members will be at all major Trammel banks to gate people who wish to participate to the event. Return gates will also be provided.

The Lottery is FREE and open to all players. 25-30 prizes of high value and desire will be given out. Prizes typically include magical items of great power, rare items, potion kegs, colored armor and much more. Grand prizes have included houses and boats before as well.

So stop on by! Its free to participate and your chances of winning something are large due to the many prizes given out. Look for a Syndicate member with LLTS over their head at your favorite bank between 2:30pm and 3:30pm EST on Saturday.

Hail Gentlefolk,

I was walking on the Kingsroad of Vesper, near the graveyard when I saw a most terrifying and awesome spectacle! An entire coven of muderous mages and foul beasts swarmed through the graveyard.

Apparently they were trying to seize if for their own purposes. Their leader, Mordis the Avenger pursued me up and down the road before a passing knight slew him!

I paused amid the carnage to paint this picture, so that all the knights and knaves of the land may hear of this most odd occurance.

Sincerely,
High Queen Maeve

I went to dungeon wrong earlier this morning and was horrified to find an unusually large number of brigands near the entrance. What was even stranger was that among the bringands were evil mages. I held out against them for as long as I could but eventually I was forced to retreat. I have never seen evil mages on level one of dungeon wrong and didn't normally see brigands so close to the entrance.

I decided that someone must've been chased by the pack of evil brigands and mages from some far corner of the first level. I went back later and discovered that this was not the case. Right before my eyes I watched evil mages and brigands come through the fountain that leads to level two. In spite of the great surprise it brought me, I was able to lay down a paralyze field and picked them off. I left to go resupply with regs and returned to wrong to confirm what I had just seen.

What I saw next was beyond belief. I saw two of what I first assumed to be brigands come out of the fountain to greet me on level one. I was startled when one of these "brigands" seeped almost all of my strength with two swings. Upon closer examination I discovered one of these brigands was actually an executioner. It now seems, at least for the time being, that the evildoers that normally inhabit level 2 have become dissatisfied with people that go to level 2, fight a bit and then retreat when the going gets rough. Mages, brigands, and executioners seem bent on coming through the fountain to hunt players on level one.

I urge extreme caution to anyone that travels to dungeon wrong.

Hey everyone, Sir John here,

I reported a while back when Britain was attacked by Jou'nar in Feluccia.

A seer run event today that took place, which was a battle to remember, took place in Trammel. The battle took place a little before the Britain swamp on the way to ImaTown. Only about 50 people were there, and there was a constant spawn of Brigands. Not normal Brigands, but chew-you-up-spit-you-out kind of Brigands. Also Brigand Champions and Brigand Commanders. These things were taking out dragons like flies.

20 dragons and 15 blades later, we killed one of them, only one, and there were more still spawning.

Well, he battle is still going on, and I need to go res people. More information as it happens!

Sat., March 25th, at 8PM Eastern, the Town of Dragons Watch will be hosting its first ever DOG FIGHTS.

If you are intested in entering your dog please contact me.

I am Locutius of Britain, keeper of the Music Academy and appointee of the town council. The following nursery rhyme has been heard in places children gather around the Realm since the rise of Factions.

If any can help me locate the source of this piece, I and the Royal Guards would be most appreciative.

Thank you very much for your time. - Locutius

A DARK TIME

This is a dark time dear brother
The factions tax your dad and mother
And merchants overcharge each other
Aye friend, the times could not be tougher

It is time to find a way
To fight war's Invasion
And the rogues of Ocllo say
They can be Salvation

Aye it's a dark time dear brother
The Factions fight not just each other
But tax one good and then another
E'en the gifts you give your lover

The Thief Army rises now
To rob Faction spoils
People everywhere see how
the Thief Army toils

Sure it's a dark time dear brother
But keep the Code, rogues, with each other
and share the wealth with one another
And Providence ov'r you will hover

A Thief Army guides the way
To help end oppression
From the shadows they can sway
The great gold depression

No it won't be dark long brother
The faction wars end by Another
Who loots the corpse while under cover
of Shadow Magic like no other

A Thief Army calls you now
To unite the classes
Enlist brother, here is how:
Join the Army's masses

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This is a notice to inform everyone on the Pacific shard of the following...

The Night Wolves of Justice, part of the Pacific Alliance of Wolves (PAWS) will be opening a tavern/dye tower. We are located north of Britain, Trammel. If you simply go out on the east road of Brit, then head straight north you will find the Twin Towers of B*C and NWJ. We are the large tower on the right of the two. *notice the many vendor ladies on the steps*

From 8pm to 10pm on Fridays, members of NWJ will be there to dye everything and anything. We currently do not have a Special dye tub *Yet*, but we have everything else. Furniture, leather or any clothes to be dyed, black can be done, and there aren't any limits to the number of items dyed. This is done at no charge. If you have items of furniture that you would like made, Please bring the neccessary wood etc. to make the items.

Sincerely,
Soundwave (Wolf Lord of NWJ)

Friday night, March 23, 6pm Pacific time, we will be having a swamp race.

The object is to run from the tavern, through the swamp, pick up a book which will be hidden someplace in the swamp, put his or her own name in it and bring it back to the tavern, and give it to IrmaDufus.

One of the books will be the ticket to win the 10k prize. Each player will be allowed to turn in one and only one book. You must make it to the tavern alive to enter, of course. After the prize is awarded, we will have a good time getting drunk, cooking up the lizard, gator, and snake meat that we will collect in the process of racing through the swamp.

As usual, ImaGuildmistress will be on hand to add any of those interested to the IMA guild.

Silence soon fell over the streets as doors and windows were shut and locked.  Women wisked away their children and ran for safety as news spread like wildfire throughout the town that the it was under attack.  The stares being traded off between the two groups were almost enough to kill.  The deaths would come, but not by looks alone.

The defensive formation that the guards took was at the direction of their leader.  An older man who had seen several wars.  He lined his men up by the west side of the bank and told them to stand their ground despite what happens around them.  Seconds passed like days, minutes passed like weeks before Lich Soulstealer quietly gave the word for his troops to descend upon the hopeless warriors that stood in the way of the town's freedom.  The old captain of the guards quickly whispered in the ear of the younger drummer boy, telling him to get word to KingDavid and Faramir before it was too late.  The boy dropped his drum and ran northeast into the woods.

Howling as they charged, the hordes sent spells into the middle of the guard's ranks as the flanks were attacked by the ground pounders.  Within a few short minutes not one guard was left standing.  The blood filled the streets and some of the evil men cut out a few hearts from the wounded and ate them right in front of them as they drifted off into the land of the dead.

Meanwhile, the drummer boy just finished the words of his recall spell when two men who were sent after him tried to keep him from leaving.  They were too late.  The followers who were sent after the boy came back empty handed and reported the news to their master.  It cost them their lives.  Lich Soulstealer took out a small device and started to collect the souls of the recently fallen and when he was done he proclaimed Ocllo as his to do with as he pleased.  There was no one left to dispute his claim.

Banners of the Council of Evil were raised throughout the city.  The mood of the city changed within a twinkling of an eye and the help that never came continued to not show up.  After several hours, all the gold and materials for war were stripped from the town.  The men were beaten and the women were killed or worse.  The children that weren't hidden or failed to get out of the town were forced to watch as their parents were killed.  Some children were made to kill their own parents.  The mayor of the town was drawn and quartered without a chance to negotiate an agreement with the lich.

As the drummer boy appeared at his destination at the entrance to the Nujel'm palace, he quickly dashed inside past the PAS guards standing there yelling for the king.  The commotion caused by his interuption of dinner caused KingDavid to come see what had gotten the boy all worked up.

After the boy finished relaying his message to the king, he told him that he had to go tell Faramir before it was too late.  The king told the boy that he would take care of it and then ordered a servant to help the boy to something to eat and make sure he got some rest after what he had just been through.  The boy protested, but the KingDavid assured the boy that his message would get passed on.  The boy left with the servant, allowing the king to start preparing for a war he didn't see.  A war he didn't want.  A war that soon would be fought and where thousands would die.  And for what, thought the king to himself.  The day had turned into a black day after all and there was a lot to be done, and quickly.

KingDavid raced down the hall to one of his council rooms and summoned all of his couriers to him, along with his military staff.  As soon as the word was given, the couriers left to inform those who would help thwart the insanity that was infesting itself upon the lands now.  There was work to be done and the meeting that KingDavid was preparing for with the arrival of the other guilds who would help was the first of many steps to be taken to stop Lich Soulstealer before he struck again.  The time piece was ticking.

A recent magical event, known by some as a "patch", caused our loyal and friendly Town Cryer to vanish. It has been several weeks since her disappearance, and we fear for her safety and well being. We pray to the Seers and Implementors of the shard for her safe return to our kingdom, for she has long served as a source of news from far-off Britain and is sorely missed! Rumour has it that the Town Cryer assigned in nearby Avalon has also disappeared, and we hope that whatever has caused this will soon be resolved and that our Town Cryers will soon be returned to their homes.

I would like to announce the establishment of a new Player run town on the Siege Perilous Shard. It is called Southern Light and is run by the guild called Delucia Trade Association (DTA). My Character on Siege is called True Grit. The sextant coordinates are 139o 9'S 33o 15'E. Attached is a screen shot of the center tower within the town. The guilds web site is HERE!

Description:

In the far South of the lands of Britannia on the shard called Siege Perilous, lies the town of Southern Light. Amid the swamps south of Trinsic, this town strives to be the last bastion of light amid a land overwelmed by brigands and cut throats. It is a town established by a guild of craft folk called Delucia Trade Association who ply their trades to the folks of Siege Perilous.

The man looked over his shoulder... It had been a week since he had left the city of Britain. A small contingent of Guards had been dispatched to safeguard his life, but worry still filled his mind. The Guards seemed to distrust him, but it was fair to expect that... having been a thief his whole life. It was consequence that drove him to call out for the Guards that day. He betrayed his fellow thieves for a pittance of gold. Now, darkness fell. Shadows flickered through the mists of the swamp. Every now and then, the screams of the Lizardmen would ring out... but those foul creatures were not what disturbed the solemn thief. The promise of death... the inevitable end of a fetid and meaningless existence. He knew he could only run for so long, he had been marked for death, and he would soon feel the embrace of transparacy. A twig snapped to his left. Spinning around with his dagger drawn, he caught glimpse of a dark figure descending into a pool of muck. The serene scene seemed undisturbed... perhaps it was simply a branch falling. It fell so silently, so effortlessly, it must have been a small branch. Reassurances filled his mind as he tried to sooth his nerves. The guards started to rekindle the now dying fire. Ashes jumped through the air and sent terrible smoke through the heavens as a guard poked a log with his sword. A small din sounded... The thief's ears pricked up. A small ding, of metal perhaps scraping against wood. Yes, it must have been. A careless guard dropped his sword, or...

Fog passed, and lifted. The camp seemed like a perfect place for the lumberjack to rest, but something was amiss. He approached the camp cautiously. Four fully armored men, their skin a sickly green, lay dead next to the ashes of a dead fire. A few yards away, a man leaned against a tree, his life long since passed, and a strange marking on his bare chest. The Lumberjack leaned forward to get a closer look at the signature left behind. It seemed to be carved with a sharp dagger and some type of corrosive element. An "A" and a "T". AT? What did it mean? Perhaps it was the work of some assasin... No, it must have been the lizardmen. What sane person would ventutre out this far just to kill some petty group of men? The man noticed some strange green plant against the tree, being pinned up by a long dagger. The sturdy man lifted the blade from the tree, allowing the scrap of weeds to fall over a lifeless corpse. Examining the blade intently, the woodsman could barely make out an etching on the metal... The deep etching was hard to read with all the blood on the blade, but after a moment it became apparent what was carved. "Army of Thieves."

With a shrug, the woodsman dropped the dagger and continued on his way, leaving the scene of death for the scavengers to find.

The merchants of the Kingdom of Winterfell invite all travellers from near and far to purchase weaponry, armor, and a variety of other goods this Saturday starting at three in the afternoon (Eastern time). Rather than simply dealing with the realm's vendors, visitors shall be able to purchase and barter from the actual crafters of the wares themselves. The services and wares of a grandmaster smith and tailor shall be found, with prices that are truly among the fairest in the realm. We shall also have a tinkerer and carpenter on call to help fill orders. Those seeking magical armaments can bid on a number of items recently recovered from shipwrecks. This auction of magical wares shall begin at 5pm Eastern. Food and drink shall be available throughout the day, and merchants shall be about as long as their are patrons about to do business with. Additional events and possible door prizes shall be announced as the event commences. We look forward to your visit to the North and hope you find our wares of the highest quality and the lowest expense.

(The Kingdom of Winterfell is a roleplaying community located northwest of the Desert of Compassion on the Trammel facet. After crossing the bridge just northwest of the desert, you'll find yourself at the bottom right of this map. For more information, contact us by icq at 7871747 or go to www.uowinterfell.com)

Electronic Arts and Origin Systems have announced a plan that will increase their focus on Ultima Online and halt production of OWO: ORIGIN (UO2). The reason is simple, rather than creating OWO: ORIGIN (UO2) as a parallel world competing with UO, we've decided to put those resources into growing and improving the core offering for Ultima Online's 230,000 loyal subscribers. In the near future and with the release next week of Ultima Online: Third Dawn, players will see new lands, new creatures, and a world that is continually evolving within Ultima Online.

Final Four UNDERGROUND Open

Well here we are, down to the Final Four participants in UGO's eight-week (Feb. 5, 2001 - April 2, 2001) single-elimination tournament. Win prizes ranging from a Dig Dug vintage arcade machine to a Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid figure to an iMac. All you have to do to win is vote for one of the 4 remaining contestants, to see who will be the "Champion of the UNDERGROUND."

Who ya gonna vote for? The contestant who will win, of course: the Stratics sponsored Michelle Yeoh. First she trounced Traci Lords, then she smashed Dig Dug, impressively shut out Napster, she blew away Lando Calrissian and now Michelle gets down to business, kicking Jennifer Lopez's Assets.

Michelle Yeoh was kicking butt overseas long before teaming up with James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies, and now she's bringing both worlds together in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. She was even asked to play the villain in the upcoming Matrix sequels but turned down the role in order to work with her own new production company.

So, vote for Michelle Yeoh, win a few prizes, and support Stratics as we face off against other UGO affiliates.

Vote today! Thanks!

I have a report on the happenings of the quest that occurred tonight, the 20th day of March. We began the journey at Journey's End Inn and all seemed well, minus the usual members of the Kargat that were hanging around. Marisa Mordin informed us that tonight our mission would be to create another Candle of Leadership to replace the one that the Kargat had stolen on a previous quest. For any who don't know, the Kargat are the followers of the vile Lichsoulstealer. Then appeared Lady Morlira and she told us that we were off to visit Mugwort the Orc because he had the blood we needed. I gated away and soon we saw the red orc before us. He said that before he hands over the blood we must vanquish the "humies" that have woke his fellow orcs from the grave. We follow Lady Morlira to a mountain pass and discover the "humies" the orc was speaking of, 100's of brigands. Unfortunately in the heat of battle my scribeshot "paintbrush" broke so I couldn't "draw" any pictures (the program malfunctioned). After dismissing the murderers, we discovered an orc spirit, named Narub, who thanked us and then returned to his grave. Returning the Mugwort to receive the blood, all hell broke lose. As soon as Lady Morlira received the blood many of the Kargat attacked Mugwort. Mugwort was outraged and summoned many of his fellow orcs to defend him. Lady Morlira shouted for us to regroup at Journey's End and promptly gated herself there.

Once order was restored, she told of the next step. We had to transport the blood to the Justice Shrine so that the candle could be made. Now is when it got really bad. Many of the Kargat were there and as soon as the alchemist, Fizzalaotum, began the procedure they attacked him and stole the beeswax that was laying on the floor. The beeswax is an important ingredient because you need wax for a candle. Many who attacked Fizzlalaotum and those who tried to protect him were telestormed away. Obviously the "Gods" were not happy with the combat. As I had attacked Xan, the first to attack the alchemist, I was sent away. Luckily I received a gate back via Kumbamontu. Two seers in their traditional green robes appeared and an argument ensued in which the Karagat claimed they were role-playing and the Seers claimed they were disrupting an event. The argument was heated and eventually the Kargat left. Elder Bridgett, who telestormed me away, apologized for what happened and the event continued. Fizzlalaotum managed to conjure the candle with what was left of the beeswax and all was well in the end. My opinion on the quest is that the Karagat acted like ignorant jerks and that the Seers used their power to much by sending away those who were attempting to help. It was an interesting night none the less and I hope to see you at the regular Story Telling Night this Tuesday at 7:00 PST.

Written by Newton with the help of Kumbamontu

Upcoming event!

Grand Opening party! Saturday, MAR. 31, 2001 8:00 PM Pacific Coast time.
How do i get there?Azazia will be handing out runes from 3:00pm to 5:00 pm at West Britain bank in trammel. An advertised gate will be opening up at this same location from 7:45 - 8:15.

Party hosts: Any one with (NPC) guild title, Azazia, Val, VladTheImposter, Ginger, Lancelot, Mahsalia, Drizzt Cypher, Bionic Shadow, Missy and more! They will be recognized by a violet robe.

Events will include:

1. Animal fights (first hour)
2. Mounted Races (after animal fights)
3. PVPing (after mounted race)
4. Scavenger Hunt (at end of party, 11:30ish?)

For more information about the individual events click here.

UOSS is currently looking for active, talented citizens of Drachenfels to add to our crack team of top-notch Ultima Online reporters. As a volunteer you are required to :

• Be a talented writer
• Be an active, knowledgeable member of the Drachenfels community
• Be willing to attend events and quests, interview VIPs, report news of interest to the community, be it on Trammel or Felucca
• Be able to dedicate a minimum of six hours per week to writing and/or posting news items
• Have a familiarity with basic HTML
• Be pro-active

1. Real name
2. Contact email address
3. ICQ number
4. Stratics Forums name
5. Character name (the name of the character you would be using as potential shard reporter)
6. Rate your HTML knowledge from 1-10, where 1 is poor and 10 is phenomenal (we're talking of real knowledge, not use of an editor)
7. Answer this: Why do you wish to be a shard reporter for UOSS ?
8. Include a brief writing sample, no more than 500 words (pictures are not welcomed and no attachments)
9. Any questions ?

Good luck to all applicants!

On Saturday, April 7, New Haven will host the Pacific leg of the Chefs Faire, sponsored by the Britannian Society of Chefs! The event will begin at 4pm PST, and will last until approximately 7pm.

Activities for the Pacific Chefs Faire will include a scavenger hunt, a cook-off, a poetry contest, and a fashion designer contest. Free food and drink will be available to all guests, and players of all levels are welcome! For more information on the BSC and the Chefs Faires, please visit www.wedgieonline.com

The Britannian Society of Chefs (BSC) is a new cross-shard Guild that organizes and sponsors Chefs Faires on many of the major shards. The first Faire was held on Chesapake on St. Patrick's Day and was a success!

Location Information: New Haven, Pacific Shard, Trammel Facet 23o50W 7o05N (Northwest of Britain, near the mountains) More info can be found here.

--Samara, Hostess of Pacific chapter of the BSC

Sitting quietly by Britain’s west bridge with your fishing line dangling in the cool water’s below you feel quite pleased with day of relaxation you’ve chosen. The loud clop of many hooves upon the wooden bridge behind you give you pause to turn.

A large patrol of Knights dressed in gold and black bearing a banner of a griffin is passing into the city. You notice a page sitting up behind one of the knights and recognize his face as the same you have always associated with the Kingdom of Stormhaven.

The page like wise notices you sitting there and with a wink he waves a scroll at you before he and his entourage passes around the guard post tower and out of sight.

Gathering up your fishing gear you head for the town’s posting board knowing you will find that The Kingdom of Stormhaven has another big event planned. Arriving at the bank you discover you were right and begin to read the post.

HEAR YE! HEAR YE!

THE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Once again to be held Saturday, March 24th, 5pm Est. At the Citadel of Stormhaven, Trammel, Atlantic Shard. THIS MONTHS TOURNAMENT IS LAST MAN STANDING! . An all out, no holds barred battle royal. PRIZE PURSE OF $25,000. GOLD! Sponsored by the Kingdom of Stormhaven Entrance fee will be $2,000 gold per contestant.

With the coming of spring and a New Year ahead this Month’s Tournament shall be in honor of the kingdom’s Allies From the past year and our newest Alliance to be signed with Sic Semper Tyrannis [2st].

Tournament contestants may sign up the day of the event 1 hour prior to the tournament start at the Stormhaven Event Hall which can be found on the map located on our skypage (see below). Contestants will be required to join the Kingdom Tournament stone in order to participate in Trammel and prevent any outside interference.

The Alliance signing will follow immediately after the Tournament in the Township of Cernhedge at the Silver Stag Tavern (coordinates 169.6’S, 21.9’E in Trammel). Gates will be provided from Stormhaven to Cernhedge.

All Allies are invited to attend and greet our newest Ally and all friends and tournament participants to come for the signing and a good mug of ale.

For more information on Tournament rules, where to sign up and location please see our Kingdom of Stormhaven new skypage and follow the link for the Tournament of Champions.

Lady Lipstick Queen of Stormhaven, SHS, S*G, BWC, HoA

In one hour, at 8 PM CST begins both:

• Festival at Krista's Ranger Station in Felucca (see the article PARTY DOWN AT THE RANGER STATION osted on Friday, March 16, 2001, 5:28 PM EST.)
• Opening of the new Magincia Museum and Library (see the article NEW LIBRARY AND MUSEUM TO OPEN posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2001, 4:45 AM EST.)

Hope to see everyone there!

Lord Rakknarr sits in his throne room, on his throne of bones and his crystals that line the walls light the room in an eerie glow. A knock at the door. He waves his hand slowly and the door opens. It's his Tome Keeper, armed with scrolls.

"My Lord, I have the battle reports of the last eve, as you requested. Shall I leave them for you on the table or do you wish to have them now?" asks his servant.

Lord Rakknarr motions him close and takes the scrolls from his hands. As he unravels them, he motions for the Tome Keeper to leave. He bows out and makes his exit. The words seem to burn off of the scrolls as he reads them as follows :

My Lord, it was early in the eve as our family made their way to Jhelom to gather the final components needed so we cna make our way to our next target. As always the Roses were there and we made our best efforts to keep the workers working as the family distracted the dwellers of the town. The battle seemed to go on forever, My lord, as neither side could gain the upper hand for very long. For ever Rose that fell, another would take their place, and such is the same in our case, every family member that fell, another arrived to take their place.

Just as the battle was reaching it's apex, something happened. Grinnok the Viking fell to a ruthless and impressive Rose bombardment and he was soon surrounded by a familiar uniformed human platoon. Romans. Fearing dishonesty, the honorable Roses stood by the Viking's body while his spirit gathered his things. Not soon after did Lord Moridin arrive, striking at any Roman that moved. Nocturne gave the order for the Roses not to interfere, and quite soon after the family began fighting Rome, the roses had their hands full with the Undead attacking. My Lord as I write this report, I would not have believed it if I haven't seen it with mine own eyes. It seemed a world war was in the process. I followed a few of our members to the Jhelom bank and soon after Nocturne rode up on his mighty Etherial steed.

"Seems we both have a problem" He said to Lord Moridin. Moridin nodded.

"You deal with your problem, we'll deal with ours and maybe later we can continue our issues. I have informed my men" Nocturne then said as an Undead creature ran by, gaining his attention.

Lord Moridin agreed upon our behalf, and led the raid on Rome. The Romans fell to the assault, and as the family made their way towards the tavern in Jhelom, it seemed the Undead were also beaten to a retreat by the Roses. As we all sat and discussed, it semed a bit too quiet. Just then, as we all expected, an Orc Mojoka arrived, caused a scare and was chased to the moongates where he was killed. An Orc attack was obviously not far off.

In what seemed like HOURS passing, some undead began arriving. By this time, the family had lost a few numbers due to sheer boredom of waiting, as well did the Roses. A perfect time one would say. The Undead attacked again, just as that happened, the Orcs arrived. My Lord, twas a bloodbath. I could not record all of the events as it was amazingly crowded, but in the end, all that was standing was a few Roses, and a few family members. Two of each it seemed. The Undead were beaten once again by the Roses, and the Orcs made their attack and vanished back into the gates screaming and howling victory as they left. Seeing as the Orcs revel in chaos and death, they achieved their goal. But all was not lost, My Lord as I made sure our goal was achieved as well. As of now, our resource gathering is complete and we are prepared to move onto our next target. Also, as a last word, Lord Moridin believes he is still very close to finding the seal. The Empire awaits your final word.

As the final word burns from the scroll, Lord Rakknarr smiles. He stands and walks over to his crystals to find Lord Moridin to send him word. "Lord Moridin, our resource time is ended. Inform the family we art done and ye hae tae find th'seal yet, so PhM will still go into Jhelom when needed. The Roses are nao aware we are nae a threat for their lands, but as always use caution. fights can still break out" As Lord Rakknarr finishes his words, Lord Moridin gazes at the skies and nods as he cracks the skull of some hapless Faction human commiting a criminal act.

(Just a side note, the members of PhM and myself would like to publically thank the Black Rose Society for participating in this plot, and to thank them for making this one of the best encounters with another guild to date. I highly recommend interacting with this guild of fine players. They always performed above and beyond the call. Well done, well faught, it was never easy but it was always fun!)

"Thou art but a man........I am forever"

Would like to announce that Vamp's Lair has a new Mayor. Xavior, City Mayor, will be doing his best to provide more vendors for the people to browse as the come by the Lair. If you are a merchant and would like to place a Vendor at the Vamp's Lair Tower in Felucca, please visit the Vamp's Lair web page to fill out an application. XAVIOR, City Mayor

From four generations back, Scaramandine the Elder of the evil Necromari has held a grudge against the people of Edinburgh for opposing his nefarious ends. Recently released in the shattering of the Orb of Soul Seeking, Scar has tormented the Village of Edinburgh and its poor citizens in a series of vicious attacks. He had promised the beleaguered villagers a reprieve from his depredations if they would send forward seven champions to challenge his powerful minions, the Dark Slayers. For each champion who defeated a Dark Slayer, the village would earn a week of peace. If all seven were defeated Scar would call off his attacks on the town.

The results of these contests were mixed, with some heroes triumphing over the Dark Slayer they faced and others falling in valiant combat. At each bout, the warrior next to face a Dark Slayer seconded the combatant. At the last battle, Ashton fell to his Dark Slayer and his enraged second, Tauros of the City of Trinsic, went berserk and fell upon the Dark Slayer with blows from him mighty mace. Resurrecting at the Shrine of Honor where the contest was held, Ashton joined in the assault after the Dark Slayer attacked a non-combatant present as a reporter on the scene.

Scaramandine the Elder sent a message of scorn to the Justice Alliance, saying the actions of Tauros had dishonored the Alliance. The Justice Alliance held a Tribunal of Justice on Tauros’ actions, which ended in a hung jury. It was decided that the gods would settle the dispute, matching Tauros against a Dark Slayer in Trial by Combat. Scar declined to accept this means of adjudicating the offense and instead called for a final battle of the Dark Slayers. He offered a final contest of three Champions of Edinburgh against one of his Dark Slayers.

Last evening Aasham, Zharn and XMackenzie faced one of the Dark Slayers of Scaramandine the Elder in a final contest, to the death. In the end, the virtues triumphed and the Slayer was slain. The triumphant heroes returned to the Brazen Monkey Tavern where many of the Justice Alliance gathered to celebrate the victory.

Aneid of the Namaracsa appeared at the tavern. He is a mysterious fellow who recently appeared in Edinburgh to offer aid in opposing Scar the Elder. Information received recently from the Undead led us to believe that Aneid was truly Scaramandine II, that it was not truly his phylactery that Void of the Undead had destroyed. While meeting privately with Deminzata, Aneid was suddenly consumed in flame. The malevolent presence of Scaramandine the Elder was felt by many of those present, sending an aching chill through many and dropping Telos Agralia, guildmaster of the Defenders of Justice, to his knees. Immediately the tavern and the surrounding areas were under attack by hosts of brigands. The brave members of the Justice Alliance fought long into the night to clear the area of this vermin, but at last peace again was achieved. It came at a heavy price, however, for many brave warriors fell ere the evil doers were vanquished.

submitted by Niamb Goldenhair--Mayor of Edinburgh

Story modified 3/21/01 to correct two facts.

Announcing the Grand Opening of EveryWares, a new mall/rune library located just outside the Trinsic city walls and only steps away from the Trinsic Moongate (113. 38'S x 34.22'E)in Trammel on the Atlantic Shard. We hope to see you there!




Thankye, Suzanne for this news

Greetings,

Due to the unheard of expansion and prosperity, the city of Caina has experienced over the preceding weeks we have found ourselves short of manpower for key positions. However, this lose can be your gain if you feel like you are one of exceptional capability and quality to fill these exciting roles..

The first position is that of the Master of Ceremonies for the city as a whole, what we are looking for from the applicants is a being of extraordinary talents who is willing and has the creativity to formulate his own events and to continue the city's previous tradition of Fight Nights and Gladiator games. Include here with this position is the aiding and assistance in re-opening of the Asylum, the Caina casino and bar. The second position is that of militia commander to organize and formulate the city's armed forces and defenses and must be an excellent PvPer with elite training skills along with that the second duties of helping the Master Ceremonies with the combat events. Lastly but not least we are looking for regular undead and living citizens to setup vendors in the Caina Merchant League (Which is of course most profitable) and for your everyday role-players for everything to the town lunatic to the town drunk. Applicants should address there applicants to [email protected] stating your name, a brief summary of your experiences in-game along with a comprehensive description of where you would like to take the previously mentioned projects.

Walk in Darkness,
Treadeau Du'rome

Client Patch 3.0.0

We are currently releasing client patch 3.0.0. This patch synchronizes version numbers for the client in preparation for the release of Third Dawn.

Please note: Once you have received this patch, you must completely shut down and restart your Ultima Online client before you will be able to reconnect to the game.

If you have any difficulty receiving this patch, please check the following:

• Check the "Patch" directory within your Ultima Online directory (the default location is C:\\Program Files\Ultima Online\Patch). This directory should be empty. Any files in this directory should be deleted.
• If you are unable to connect to the patch server at all, and are using an original (Non-T2A) version of Ultima Online, you may need to update your verinfo file. For details on updating this file, please see the information posted at http://support.uo.com/tech_6.html.
• Run a virus scan on your computer.

If after trying the above, you are still experiencing difficulty patching the Ultima Online client, please contact Technical Support at [email protected].

Enjoy !

Sponsor: Mercenary Inn
Facet: Trammel
Location: Mercenary Inn (trammel)
Start Date: Mar 25 2001 10:00PM EST
End Date: Mar 25 2001 11:00PM EST
Recurrance: 1 Time Only

Ever thrown in 2 special fishnets at a time? I have seen it and it is a sight to behold. 4 krackens and a deep sea serpent came bubbling out of the deep blue depths.

What I would like to see is about 12 to 30 nets thrown in at once and a HUGE group of players on boats to slay the creatures. If nothing else, it will be a sight to behold! Bring more than one net if you would like. Mercenary Inn will supply the ships. We will have several large dragon ships positioned out at sea. Each ship will have a captain, who will open gates from their ship to fill it with people. On a 3 count we will all toss our nets in and see what we can drudge up from the bottom of the sea. Each Captain will have a rune marked for a healer's shop. In the case of an untimely death, you can be gated to a healer and quickly step back through the gate to reclaim your items from your corpse.

There are no prizes except for the loot on creatures and the adventure itself.. Krackens do carry SOS bottles and ropes as loot.

The only rule is no dragons, drakes, white wyrms or nightmares, and everyone must be on foot not mounted.(For space saving sake.) We will all meet at Mercenary Inn. For a location map of the Inn go to http://cbd.uoguilds.com/mi.html

Ok folks after the relative success of the last Fun Night we move closer to the 2nd Sonoma Festival of Fun. This time around we have the Trammel town of Tendai taking part in the festivities. There will not be any cross facet gates but if those who live in Felucca can make their way to the West Bank in Britain, in Trammel there will be a gate leading to the township of Tendai. The gate will be located in the same place as the gates are located in Felucca. That is just south of the west bank of Britain, between the guard tower and the large bridge.

When: Sunday, March 25, 2001
Facet: Trammel & Felucca
Start time: 4PM PST
End time: 7PM PST

Avalon: Crafts bizarre and contest - gate location: 78o 55'N , 6o 32'W

Gologatha: Scavenger hunt - Gate location: 43o 46's, 20o 23'E

Oasis: Fight night - Gate location: 68o 59'N, 49o 13'E (Registration Required, see post below)

Tendai: (Trammel) - Smack the Thief! - Gate location: 34o 11'N, 47o 52'E

YMCA: Lottery, food and drink - Gate location: 40o 40'N, 40o 40'W

Gate-farm location: 9o 34'S , 5o 50'E

This is south of the Guard tower near the moat at the West Bank of Britain. Between the Guard tower and the bridge. Same location for gate to Tendai near the west bank in Britain only in Trammel.

I am really pleased to see the addition of Tendai this time around and I am at this point extending an open invitation to any other towns in Trammel or Felucca that want to take part in this...you would have to come up with and run your own event...hope to hear from you!

Cheers,

Darkwing, of Avalon

NOTE: Clicking on the coordinates will make use of the UOSS interactive map, giving you the exact geographic location of each of the towns. (All towns except Tendai are in Felucca)
--Sage Arthur

"Master, the ore wagons from Minoc are being hindered by the storms as well as the lumber wagons from Yew." said one of Soulstealer's followers as he bowed before him.

"Bah!  Curse this wretched rain!  My magicks do not work like they should here in these Trammel lands!  I should have been able to stop these rains!"  bellowed the lich, without looking at his follower.  "Send word to the other caravans.  Tell them to put extra horses on the wagons and run the horses into the ground if they have to, but tell them to get here quickly.  Now go!"

"Yes master." said the man, never once looking up at the lich that stood before him.

Rain upon rain continued to fall as the lich thought about his plans to take over Felucca once and for all.  "I have been delayed long enough.  It is time that we move and move quickly before news of my intentions reaches the ears of those who would dare try to stand in my way.  I will get what I want." said the lich to himself.  He laughed aloud at the thought of those he knew who would band together in a feeble attempt to stand in his way.

Soulstealer knew his time had come and this time he would show no quarter.

Hail and well met fellow Britannians...  Yes, war is about to break out again and what are ye going to do about it...?  What side will ye choose as the line in the sand is being drawn...?  Decide quickly lest ye become a prisoner of war without ever choosing a side...  By the way...  Heres where ye can keep up on the daily happenstance should ye be interested: War Report

As for the conduct of the war, this was what was sent to me.  The rules and list of guilds participating can also be seen on Sonoma Notepads by clicking the link.  These rules and sides were decided at the meeting held Sunday night at 6pm, pst.

Rules:
1)  No res-killing.
2)  Only one pet per battle per side and no naturally hostile mounts (Nightmares, Ki'ren or whatever they are called, Unicorns, and Frenzied ostards.)
3)  No fighting in any town that is not a part of the war. (Faction towns, Nuje'lm, all towns in Trammel)
4)  If any craftsmen or non-participants are killed, the killer or guild of the killer must conpensate the victim.
5)  Two battles per week. Raids and skirmishes can be set up prior to battles as well as caravans attacks.
6)  No gating into a fighting area or an enemy city in lue of a battle.  All armies will face each other in mounted/foot combat like the days of old.
7) Deaths during battle are perminant for the battle. Field medic stations will be set up for ressurection. Mounts will be gathered after the battle.
8) Looting is permitted. DO NOT bring anything to a battle you cannot bear to part with.
9) Kidnapping is permitted as long as the victim's guild agrees. Same applies to Assassination atempts.
10) If you die in battle, you are NOT allowed to bring an alternate character back to the battle grounds to use. Once you die you are out of the battle.
11) Successful assassination attempts on a person will mean that they will not be able to attend the next battle as that character.  Failed attempts will mean the possible death of the perpetrator.
12) Any player town events going on will not be disrupted by the war. Enemies of the occupational forces will be welcomed to any venue sponsored event as well as OSI quests.
13) Any rules that are broken need to be addressed by the leaders of the councils and fixed as soon as possible.

As for sides, well...  Heres whats been set up so far...

Councils:     Conclave of Death (Evil)                        Council of Light (Good)
                              =G=                                                     PAS
                              STW                                                    PS
                              TFA                                                     KP
                              B^G                                                     ARS

This war looks to be a real doozy folks so whatever ye do, Dont Sit This One Out!  If ye do, ye might find thyself talking to a monitor screen somewhere down the line in the future saying "WHY DIDNT I JOIN IN THE FUN?!"  Have I convinced ye yet...?  Dont make me start telling bad jokes now...  Or worse...  Have Bones show ye his scribeshot collection from his vacation trip he took to Yew...  If I dont see another Yew tree pic again in my life, and the next one, it would be too soon...  *shudders and wipes cold sweat from his brow*

Burning red eyes glared out over the wagons as whips cracked and horses strained to move the wagons closer to the rally point next to the Britain moongate.  "They will take me serious now!" said the lich as row upon row of wagons lined up to wait for the rest of them that would arrive within the week.  Smoke hung low in the air and spread across the field pointing to the east as campfires tried to burn the wet wood.

The people of Felucca continued to go about their business unaware of what fate awaited them in the sister land of Trammel as the sun shined down upon all those outside.  Laughing children could be heard as the spring day started to work hard on melting the snow that had been collected from the winter now passing into time.

Time that was soon running out.

May the Great I Am Smile upon thee...
Signing off, this is...

Enjoying the warped (get it? boards? warped? *slaps knee*) humor, keep it up Vance...

This is...

The Book of Enchantments
(Saturday, March 24, 2001, Napa Valley, Felucca)

Hail trusted Guardians,

After speaking with the red mages of Shame, I have decided to move fathers treasure from it's current location in the mage tower to a secret vault.

It seems that the red mages have been under attack and Kahn's ‘Book of Enchantments’ is no longer safe.

Even though the chest that contains this tome is protected by a powerful curse, I feel it prudent to move these treasures to the Vault of Tagnik'zur, deep in Dungeon Shame.

This is where I need your help my dear and trusted friends.

I will be transferring this chest Saturday, March 24, 2001 between 9:00-11:00 PM PST to the secret vault.

Because of the fantastic wealth it holds, I will need all available
Guardians to insure my safe passage.

--Adamodious Anthias

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The Prizes: A log cabin and 100K gold

The Rules:
Some time between 9:00 and 11:00 PM PST on Saturday, March 24, 2001, I will be moving a chest through Dungeon Shame.

This chest will carry a powerful curse, so bravery and strength may not be enough!

This chest will carry a check for 100,000 gold and the ‘Book of Enchantments’.

The gold will belong to whoever is clever enough to grab the check and get out alive!

The log cabin will belong to the first individual that is able to post the contents of this sacred tome on the message board located at www.game-master.net

This event will be live cast on AdamVision to help the trackers to locate me and the chest...

Some images you may see, may be false clues, others may take you to your death!

Oh, and one more thing…
The Guardians of Undead Lords will be there in full force to insure that I remain safe.

Do not attempt this quest if you are accustomed to the easy life of Trammel. These Guardians will use every means possible to insure the safety of Kahn’s Treasure.

Special Requests:

1. No Murder Counts: I ask, out of respect for the sponsors of this quest, that you do not give murder counts.
We are only able to put on a quest of this magnitude if we’re not all running around Sosaria for the next 6 months as ghosts!

2. No Dragons:
We all know how powerful Dragons are. This event is intended to be warrior against Warrior, Mage against Mage. Please leave your pets at home.

I would like to thank the sponsors of this Quest:
Reflex The Log Cabin!
Dyastro Farkas 100K Gold!
Jade Great Decorating of Cabin

Good luck to all!

--Adam Ant

P.S. Check here for Quest Updates!

Third Dawn Beta Message Boards

As a reminder, the Ultima Online: Third Dawn beta message boards will close later today, March 19th. We will be archiving the contents of the message boards to allow the QA team to address any open issues, however we will be shifting focus back to our regular bug reporting method using the [email protected] email box. Please direct any additional bugs to either of these email boxes and include the following information:

• Client Version Number. This is located at the bottom of the main UO login screen.
• Server Name
• Detailed Bug Description (step-by-step, tell us what you did and what happened)
• Date/Time of Occurrence
• Location (Sextant coordinates, facet, and city location)
• On-site references (If you spoke with a counselor or GM, what was his/her name and what were you told?)

It is extremely important to include the necessary steps to recreate a bug, thus allowing the QA Team to promptly review it. We do recommend that you try to be as concise as possible when sending in reports as well. Try to tell us only those steps that were necessary to activate the bug.

We would like to thank everyone who took the time to concisely report bugs during this beta period. Your input was invaluable to Ultima Online: Third Dawn.

Plans for Trinsic?
Kestrel Mar 18 2001 10:00PM

T’was last Tuesday eve that the Coalition first became aware of my involvement with them. The reception was as I would have imagined; a forced smile here and there, however t’was the arching of a brow that became the most common greeting.

But what else should I expect? A rogue entering the midst of those that are loyal to our Lord’s Virtues – and where is the honesty in being a burglar? But my report here is not the place for such arguments.

After the introductions on behalf of Decimus, I explained quickly my plans for the evening: My sources with the various Rogue Guilds throughout Britannia had hinted that a spy of some sort was hiding inside of Dungeon Wrong. One who finds him or herself hiding usually has a good reason for doing so, and it was that which I desired to learn. The group of adventurers were quick to offer their help, and we quickly found ourselves standing outside of the dank caves northeast of Yew.

It took only a brief search to discover that prisoners were the only living humans we might find, and one of them had to be the spy I was informed of. But which one? The choice was made more difficult when we discovered one of the prisoners to in fact be a raving lunatic. The most we could get from him was that bananas are his food of choice, and that the map I happened to find sitting comfortably inside of his shirt was nothing more than his pillow.

Questions awaited both he and the pirate we found also to be imprisoned, but they both made a swift getaway after our party was jumped by a roving band of Orcs.

Decimus, though disappointed that the men were not brought in, was pleased with the discovery of the map. Upon further inspection it was revealed to be a map of Trinsic’s Guard patrols…but as to what this all means, well, that remains a mystery. Had the prisoners not avoided capture we might know more.

I leave tonight to speak with a Council of Rogues, to discuss this interesting revelation. Perhaps they will have more information as to who this madman and his pirate accomplice are. Or perhaps they are nothing but pawns in an interesting game of chess…in which Trinsic is the board.

Who then, is playing to win Trinsic from us?

Or are there darker plans at work here?

Hail and Well Met !
Join us Monday, March 19th, 2001 at 7:00pm CST in #Ultima-Online for our Ultima Online Celebrity Chat located on Stratics IRC. Our Special guest this week will be Tug, of Tugsoft.

He will be here to answer any questions you'd like to ask him. About his role with UOAssist, in-game experiences he's had, or anything else you'd like to ask him ! So feel free and stop by in #Ultima-Online on Stratics IRC. #Ultima-Online is the 24 hour chatroom brought to you by Stratics IRC. You can access the Stratics network via the following servers, or by using our JAVA IRC client located at http://chat.stratics.com:

irc.stratics.com 6667
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Visit us tonight (Monday), at 7:00pm CST in #Ultima-Online, to chat with our guest, Tug. Or, drop by anytime for tips, news, and general conversation about Ultima-Online ! Dariuas

"I'd like to be able to give the people of Sosaria an accurate tale of the recent PGoH split." I said.

"I thought to expand and improve PGoH with highlighting, to go deeper into the roleplaing of UO. I sought this to provide substance for our finely trained soldiers of the great legions of PGoH in order to fight and use their skills. Some were opposed to this idea. Those that detested the idea went along at the beginning. Things were not easy once the Council voted to War.

Our first partners were the Orc clans. Our rules of engagement state that no looting is permitted unless the use of bags decided beforehand for certain booty or by other agreement. One of our members read that Orcs will loot their fallen. When contacted, one Orc said that they loot bandages, etc. Following this, much miscommunication took place. Harsh things were said that caused people to become upset. The upset people decided to leave and create their own guilds-independent of PGoH.

Now we must rebuild our ranks with a core of people." replied Emperor Greg.

"Were all those who left opposed to highlighting?" I asked.

"No. The war caused a spark which ignited the fire." he replied.

"Will PGoH continue to highlight?"

"Definately."

"How many left the guild?"

"We had about 60 who were actively involved. We are now 35-40." Emporer Greg responded.

"Were there any high ranking officers who chose to leave?" I continued.

"Yes. About five. Two Senators, one Legate, one Phalanx, and one Centurion."

"Were they all opposed to highlighting and war?"

"Not necessarily. As I said, war was the spark that started the fire. Some were discontent and wanted to go off on their own." he stated.

"What is the current relationship with those that left?"

"Our relationship remains good. Some were expelled for crimes/misdoings. The relationship with those is not great." Greg answered.

"How many are in this group?"

"Several. One was expelled and several jailed."

"For what crimes?"

"We have a strict code of conduct, our Codex. Upset, they violated this code of conduct and were disciplined." Emperor Greg explained.

"Do you have anything you'd like to add in closing?"

These are tough, hard times for PGoH. We will look to the future and use this experience to grow and be stronger." He concluded.

"Emporer Greg, I thank you for your time. It was a pleasure speaking with you Sir."

"The pleasure is mine. Strength and Honor."

The site has recently become active and so far has had two new comics added #114 and #115 - I believe the owner has indeed returned to the site!!

The URL: http://lostinuo.xrgaming.net

Have fun!!

Tonight Grimoire says goodbye to one of it's own. Craggan has spent many hours helping the Village become what it is today. Tonight he passed the Key to the Village over to Baby.

Craggan came to Grimoire back in 98. He became Grimoire's Executioner in which his main job was Security of the Village. He led the guild that he founded the Ministry of Darkness (MOD). After Cardinal Fear left Grimoire back in May of 2000. Craggan took over as the Mayor of the Village. He remained Mayor until September of 2000 when our paths crossed. Soon after he stepped down as Mayor so that I could fill the position. Craggan was happier being in charge of the Villages Security.

I would just like to give my thanks to Craggan for allowing me the chance to become what I am in Grimoire now. You will be missed and you will always be welcome if you decide to return to the Village.

Dyastro Farkas (Mayor of Grimoire)

In honor of Craggan
1 vs. 1 at Grimoire this Friday March 23 2001
Sponsored by Jade.
1st place 100k 2nd place 50k 3rd place 25k

Rules:

No charged magic items, clothing, or jewelry.
No magic armor and weapons allowed.
No pre-poisoned weapons. They may be poisoned during the battle.
No use of summoning spells, offensive field spells, blade spirits, energy vortex, recall nor gate.
No Stealing is allowed during battle.
The only pre-casting allowed (casting done before the match countdown) is Magic Trap, Reactive Armor, and Magic Reflection.

Disclaimers:

All contestants are subject to snooping by Grimoire Staff to ensure everyone is participating fairly. The Event Coordinator's decision on all matches is final and will not be disputed during the event. Anyone who disrupts the flow of the event for any reason will be banned until after the event.

In the event that a contestant loses connection during the event, the Event Coordinator will make a decision as to the possibility of a rematch. That decision stands and may not be disputed. Any disputes will be handled after the event. A connection loss during combat events where the roof is sealed off, will result in an automatic forfeit. The Event Coordinator reserves the right to adjust these rules at any time without notice.

Registration:

To avoid confusion, registration will start at 8:00 PM PST, and end at 9:00 PM PST. No late entries. Tournament will start at 9:10 PM PST. We must have a minimum of 4 teams to start this event!

This event takes place in the Grande Grimoire Battle Arena. Once you have entered the Grande Grimoire Battle Arena, all Contestants are bound by the Rules of the Battle Arena. Failure to follow these rules may result in your death or banishment from the Arena. Tournement Rules

Contestants and Spectators must observe and obey all the Village Laws. Failure to do so can end in your death or banishment from the village. Village Laws


For calendar of events, rules, maps and community message board, please visit: Grimoire Village of Evil

Join us for the Grand Opening of H*C Variety Shop on Saturday, March 24 from
2:00-4:00 pm (EST). Bring your friends and stock up on a huge array of
prizes. Our lotto vendors will be stocked with a Whispering Rose, a
Paintings Package including a large, medium and small painting, a Daemon
Bone Armor Chest Piece, and a Holiday Bell. There will also be a Vendor of
Keys, a Raffle Drawing, and Misc FREE items scattered throughout the
vendors. Various contests & events scheduled throughout the afternoon with
over 250k in prizes.

We offer 13 vendors including a GM Tailor with dyed leather and special dyed
clothing, a GM alchemist offering all potions in bottle and keg form, deadly
poison weapons and custom orders of deadly poison. Also featured are a GM
carpenter with dyed furniture & interior decorating, a GM Scribe with a
variety of scrolls, a GM Blacksmith with various armor and weapons, a magic
weapons vendor, a magic armor vendor, a GM Fisher vendor offering nets,
maps, MIB's and more plus two vendors for reagents.

Our shop is located north of Minoc. Sextant coordinates are 127o47'N
107o17'E. Please visit our website for a detailed map of the location
(http://www.geocities.com/hcvendors) H*C members and volunteers will be
located at all major banks to provide gates and runes to the event. So pack
up that heavy armor, empty those packs and shop to your hearts delight.

- Analeiza, Guildmistress Hunter's Clan (H*C)

Thank ye Analeiza for this news.

A note from Stonekeep:

In the last few days there were constantly raid on the city of Stonekeep. As the Necromancers' attempt to gain the Militia's part of the book Domain failed the Necromancer General Syn tried to invade the keep and to gain the ownership over the book with force. The attacks were mostly easily thrown back through the Militia's defenses and all undeads were set to their final rest. Last we recovered with the help of the Custodes Fati, the journals and notes of a man who was tracking the monsters, however a gruesome skeleton showed that he had been killed in the processes. The attack of the 17th march showed the Militia that the Necromancer's power were underestimated by them. An unimaginable amount of well trained undead warriors and mages attacked the Citadel of Stonekeep and the guards had to retreat to the Tower's entrance fastly. Although one undead after the other were destroyed the reinforcements of the Necro General's army seemed to be unlimited. Leaded were the undead armies by a blue glowing skeleton captain who's tactic was very simple but also very effective … send in group by group to slay the guardsmen. After over a hour of fighting the tactic seemed to work as some fatigued guardsmen were slain by the still growing forces of the undeads. Another problem were the shortcut of bandages , arrows and bolts that was reached meanwhile. However meanwhile the Militia's allies had arrived and started to engage the undead forces from behind so the Alliance had the undead army well surrounded. Under heavy casualties the forces of the light were able to reduce the numbers of undead rapidly also their stream of reinforcements came to an end. The undead Captain who fought with his troops were finally destroyed by the guards. In his corpse his orders were found written in an book by Lady Lynn. Because of the very alarming contents of this book it was handed to the clergy at once to have it secured at a save place. Meanwhile even the last undead were history and the Alliance members were cutting their losses. The victory felt very bitter after a look over the battlefield … a lot of brave warriors an mages found their end that day and the part of the book "Domain" would have been for sure captured by the Necromancers if the Alliance wouldn't have had combined its force to fight them back.

- Ahmed Ibn Fadlan , Waywatcher of the Militia.

Arg! Good Luck!

50th Assembly of the 4th High Council

Date: Monday, March 19th, 2001
Time: 10PM EST/9PM CST
Location: Magincia Parliament Building, Trammel Facet.

Agenda:

• Investiture of new Councilor for Skara Brae.
• Other subjects, to be announced at the meeting.

Lady Geneveve Orseau, 8th Seat, The High Council of Britannia

Regarding the new publish:

There are problems with the new publish including a client crash problem when opening the new windows (House menu and Stone Menu) and a page turning problem with the new windows. When speaking to OSI they assure me that they are working on both these problems and they will have them fixed soon. Regarding the problem where you have a client crash, this affects French Users and for a temporary solution, go to your uo.cfg file in the UO directory (should be a plain text file) and add the following line into the code:

UserLanguageCodeString=ENU

This is what a GM told me. If you can only see boxes it may be that your uo.cfg file is corrupt and you will need to reinstall UO.

Lets hope this gets fixed soon.

Marshall Drakan.

Initially, our conversation centered around oppression of the citizens of Yew by the Militia. After some discussion about a definition of oppression, we settled in for a long talk on the recent issue of masks worn in Yew and the deaths that have resulted because of wearing masks. Mask wearing is not prohibited in Yew. I asked why then, since there was no law, did the Militia insist on forcing, even on pain of death, that persons remove their masks on demand.

Jas replied that Yew had many enemies. He felt that one masked enemy could infiltrate the city, make her weaknesses known to her enemies, and then upon attack, create many more deaths than would have previously been possible. I agreed that there was little inconvenience in removing a mask. He further felt that those with nothing to hide would have little problem removing their masks. Again, we agreed on this point. I then asked about the recent death for not removing the mask. Jas felt it unfortunate and that perhaps the individual had been a little over zealous. But, he believes that it is better to err on the side of safety.

We then discussed reports of some of the militia attacking without real provocation and going overboard. Jas did not defend these actions. He stated that it is sometimes difficult to control the actions of some and that there were bad people in all organizations. He felt that the Militia was a stellar organization and providing an invaluable service to the city of Yew. One should not judge the efforts of many based on the actions of a few. Here, we agreed completely. I apologized if it appeared that I had misrepresented the Yew Militia. He understood and returned to the argument of a few ruining the reputation of the whole.

We continued with a discussion of the ongoing vote of confidence. He did not know how it was going, but felt it was progressing well. I wished him well and we parted company. Our discussion helped me understand the formidable task that Jas has undertaken. The city of Yew is a diverse mix of many types of peoples. And, Jas is tasked with managing, protecting, and growing the city. The vote of confidence will tell how the citizens of Yew feel that Jas is doing.

Finishing my shopping for goods in Mythndale, I was preparing to leave home for Havenwood when quickly, first a vampire, then a daemon, then another vampire, and another, and a daemon, soon there must of been a score of evil types lurking about the mythndale tavern. Then, appeared Nox Maelstrom. With his appearence I knew something was afoot...

Then the mayor of Paxlair, Don Martin, a few others, and the evil ones moved south, myself and the mayor follwoed them. Soon, it became overly evident why they were all about... Nox began speaking, soon enoguh his words began to form a very vivid picture in my mind of what would happen next...
An alliance of evil...
The Wraiths, the Vampire Elders of Sosaria, The Clan of Vampires, The
Crimson Fist of Mazrim, the Death Watch, Daemons, Vampirus Camarilla
and others...

I learned the name of this combined force of evil is the:

The Alliance of the Night

I fear dark days lie ahead for us all.

Archemieidien
Havenwood Barkeeper

Hello.

This is Hades, C.E.O. and Owner of the Brittannia Wrestling Federation. Unfortunately I have some bad news. The BWF is retiring before we could even get going. Numerous attempts have been made since the founding in September 2000 to recruit staff members and get the company going. None of them were successful enough to get us going.

Many apologies to the disappointed fans and staff members that took part in the company. President Thunder said "Maybe Britannia isn't ready for a sport like this" . We appreciate all those who sponsored us and would like to give thanks to all of them. If you still think we have a chance, please tell us.

But don't loose all hope. One more attempt will be made this summer to try to launch the company again. Maybe we might just have a little luck in the future, and still stand a chance to be Britannia's very first professional wrestling company.

Again thanks to everyone for their support.

HADES (C.E.O. and Owner) BWF

At the city of Dragons Watch in the Dragon Republic the first ever Dragons Watch Downs was ran tonight. 8 Jockys competed for the first place prize of 15k gold. It was a double elimination tourny and Mabon of ATD squeezed out and close victory agianst Chad of RBG.

It was a great time for all and the finaly race lived up to all excpectations. Congrats Mabon and Chad!

It had been a long and wearying week, and it bore down visibly on his slumped shoulders as he walked solemnly through the woods to the shoreline where he could sit and think, alone and undisturbed. The load he bore was not a physical one, but the mental burden of his failures. Too many to list, too long a line extending back into his past, binding with the present in an endless circle of pain. Now he had failed another. Maria, finest of his squires, whom he had taken under his wing... a squire he was proud to call a friend... Maria had been taken by the Wraiths. They had been impressed by her as well, and what better way to weaken and demoralize an enemy than by taking one of its finest and making her their own?

As he made his way further from Myth, he let his shoulder drop even more. He was tired... so tired. He'd left behind a life of constant conflict to find peace; and he'd found it in his beloved home of Mythndale, and the people who lived there. Yet even in this idyllic setting, it was not long before death and sadness returned as his companions. The burden on his soul had begun to manifest itself physically; and although he wouldn't allow himself to think it was anything other than fatigue, he'd found the dizziness and shortness of breath coming more and more. It was all he could do to try to hide it in front of the others, or to shrug it off as lack of sleep should any see it. He was still in his prime as a warrior, yet his body was beginning to rebel under the constant stress. Wearily, his steps weaving erratically through the woods, he made his way to the coast.

His heart tore, yet again, as he turned the corner and saw her standing there, her body tensed and eyes flashing to him in fear; too afraid to even flee, like a deer when it first spots a hunter in the wood. He knew it wasn't him she was afraid of as her eyes darted to the woods, back and forth through the trees... alone, afraid, hunted. He raised a hand, trying to calm her, all the while shocked to see her there himself. Had she been freed? Escaped? The haunted look in her eyes told him never the former, but the latter? His questions brought soft, hollow answers from her lips. Like him, she had come to sit alone, to think on her fate, and on those she was forced to leave behind, unwillingly but without the strength to resist. Guv reached out to her, wanting to reassure her, but she shied away from his touch.

"If they see me with you they'll punish me again... I can't let them find me here..."

"No one is about Maria, we are alone here..." he frowned at the mention of punishment. "They've hurt you?"

Slowly, she pulled off her gloves to show him the serpent-shaped scar across her palm. He stepped up to take her hand in his, soothingly, and although the fear never left her eyes she did not pull away. She explained how they'd ordered her to plunge her hand deep into the forge and hold it there, and she couldn't resist the command. They'd made her hand whole again, through magic, yet the pain was no less, and the scar was left to always remind her. Holding her hand, he asked her what he could do.

"Maria, the bracelet... how can I use it? How can I help you?"

"I... I can't tell you... they'll punish me again... if they catch me here with you..."

"Please, Maria... tell me how I can use it. Tell me who made it, where can I find him?"

With some urging, she finally told him, in soft hushed tones of the ritual, and the one who performed it. She hadn't planned on the process being reversed... the ritual was merely to capture her soul in the gem, so that the Wraiths could not get their hands on it. As long as the gem was not in their hands, she was not fully theirs. But she had no idea if it could be reversed... if the soul could be returned to her body and she be made whole again, free of the Wraiths. Maybe the monk who performed the ritual would know a way. Frightened, her eyes still darting to the woods at each sound, she gave him the name, and a place.

He allowed himself a small smile as some hope came to him. He placed his hand at the opening of his scabbard, and in one flash of movement pulled the sword free, slicing open his palm as the sword drew across it. Maria looked on, startled, and before she could react he plunged the sword into the ground at his feet, and lifted her hand to his. He pressed his hand, blood dripping on the grass, to hers; his wound to her scar.

"On my blood I will do all in my power to restore you, Maria. By the time my wound is a scar like yours I'll have you back at my side, free of this curse."

He saw the bright glimmer of hope shine in her eyes for the first time, yet only for an instant, before she looked down again. She whispered a soft, heartfelt thank you, and Guv turned to walk back into the woods, leaving her to her thoughts, not wanting to endanger her any further should she be caught with him.

The Britain City Council is very happy to announce New Citizens[Young] Week. New Citizens Week is a week long event of multiple activities created specifically with the New Citizen[Young] in mind. The event will take place this coming week starting Sunday, March 18th through Saturday, March 24th, 2001.

Events kick off on the afternoon of Sunday, March 18th with the final show of A Midsummer's Night Dream Part 1 brought to us jointly by the Conservatory of Bardic Arts and the Britain City Council with special thanks to Lia Fail Empire. The show takes place at the LFE Tower in Trammel at 3pm EST. A rune is available in the KoS Rune Library in Trammel and gates will be provided 15 mins before the show from in front of the Yew Abbey and the Britain Wayfarer's Inn.

On Monday, March 19th, evening the tours of the City of Britain, Trammel, begin. The city is divided into five tours for your convenience. Tour #1 is the Northwest section of Britain and is led by Molly and Ragnar Teach. Tour #2 is the Southwest section of Britain and is led by Molly and Ragnar Teach. Tour #3 is the Northeast section of Britain and is led by Annunzio. Tour # 4 is the Southeast section of Britain and is led by Ce'Nedra Willow. Tour #5 is Lord British's Castle and is led by Auren Therion. Each tour lasts approximately 30 minutes and is scheduled twice throughout the week to give you the opportunity to catch any you might miss. The schedule is as follows:

• Monday at 8pm EST - Tour #1
• Monday at 8:30pm EST - Tour #2
• Tuesday at 8pm EST - Tour #3
• Tuesday at 8:30pm EST - Tour #4
• Thrusday at 8pm EST - Tour #5
• Thursday at 8:30pm EST - Tour #1
• Friday at 8pm EST - Tour #2
• Friday at 8:30pm EST - Tour #3
• Saturday at 8pm EST - Tour #4
• Saturday at 8:30pm EST - Tour #5

All tours will gather and meet at the gates of Lord British's Castle in Trammel Britain.

On Tuesday, March 20th, evening the United Tamers of Britannia will be giving away free mounts: horses, ostards, or rideable llamas. Just come to the large corral just outside and west of Britain near the road to Trinsic anytime between 6pm and 10pm EST. They will also be happy to answer questions about taming and introduce you to UTB.

On Wednesday, March 21st, there will be a mini festival held at the Britain Faire Grounds south of town in a clearing just north west of the moongate. The Knights of Sosaria will be hosting an archery contest there at the archery buttes at 7:30 pm EST. A page has been set up for people wishing to participate to register. Register Here! There is no entry fee required. Contestants can also register immediately before the contest starts. Young characters will compete against each other in one contest. Older characters will compete in a second contest. GM made bows and arrows will be provided for the contest. Once everyone is registered, contestants will be called by their number.

Also Wednesday at the faire grounds will be a Kissing booth. Make sure to bring some gold because these kisses will cost you! This event will occur in the Faire Ground tent from 7:30pm to 9:30pm EST.

Additionally there will be a Drunken Footrace held at the Faire Grounds at 8:30pm EST. How are they to get drunk? Throughout the whole evening refreshments will be provided as well. And not to be passed up, the Lost Order of Akalabeth will be handing out spellbooks filled to level seven and runebooks at the Faire Grounds.

Thursday, March 22nd evening starts out with more of the tours scheduled out above, but ends with the Britain City Council's weekly council meeting. The meetings occur weekly at 9pm EST in the southeast Counsellor's Hall in Trammel Britain. All are welcomed to attend, but asked to be courteous and raise your hand when you wish to speak.

Friday, March 23rd, will start off with tours again, but will end with the Virtue Mount Race. Those wishing to participate will meet at East Bank in Trammel Britain on their mounts at 9pm EST. They will be given a race kit with a map of the race route, a sextant, and a book explaining each of the 8 check points along the way. Each checkpoint will have an item for the contestants that they must collect. The winner will be the first person to collect all 8 items and cross the finish line.

Saturday, March 24th, will conclude our week long celebration and besides concluding the tours will also be the night the United Blacksmiths of Britannia are available at the Britain Trammel northwest smithy, from 9pm to 10pm EST, to answer questions about blacksmithing and give a smithing demonstration. Look for Laren the Shardmaster and other UBB Blacksmiths.

We're very excited about this event and have been planning it for quite some time. We hope to see all of you New Citizens[Young] as well as all of the long time citizens sometime during the week.

Auren Therion, Mayor of Britain

Lady Arwen, Thaellan Shadows and Senechal met Bones and I at the Moonglow moongate where we went over to the Trammel side to go to the Sonoma Stratics headquarters, since the one in Felucca isn't currently functional yet.  Once in the conference room, we proceeded to talk about what happened and why it did.  Here's a bit of what was said and please keep in mind that this is only one side's view of how the problems started...  Im sure STW has a different version than this, but pointing things in the other direction...  Now wheres my grain of salt...?:

Vladimir Taltos: I thank ye for the opportunity here...  So... *smirks*
Arwen: Well since I asked for this interview
VT: Shall we start at the...  Please, go on milady...
Arwen: I will tell you the events from the beginning, If that is ok
VT: What has brought the events between ye and STW?
Arwen: Several months ago, several disgrundled KB members formed a guild called KOB, Killers of Balaklava.  They harassed us endlessly.  We finally called a GM in and he told them to disband that guild, which they did.  They then joined STW.
McCoy: *starts to draw scribeshots*
Arwen: Well we excepted an ex member of STW, a youngster. Well he would not stop posting ugly things on there board
VT: *jots down a note*
Arwen: We did tell him to stop and he did for sometime.  We also have a member who joined us that they had a personal problem with before he joined us.  We voted that it was a personal issue and not guild related but they would not accept that,  so not once but twice they came to our guildhouse under a flag of truce.  During our meeting  their members attacked ours outside, So both times we disbanded the meeting.  Then after that they taunted, harassed and caused havoc on our guild, they attacked our resist parties and most of our events.  They killed alot of our people that do not dwell in Fel, but in Trammel that wouldn't hurt anyone.  Of course we gave them murder counts.  Many of their guild left, but still they continue to attack us, even my bard who hurts no one.  They follow her around and steal her kills to get her to attack.  This is never ending and I am tired of it as most of our guild is.
McCoy: Do they still do this to this day?
Arwen: yes

It would seem that there is some bad blood between the two guilds...  That much is certain...  Why, do ye ask...?  The most I can figure is that evidentally there were some former KB members who set out to fight KB where ever and whenever possible as ye just read from the interview with Lady Arwen... But this doesnt get STW's viewpoint, so please... Keep that in mind...

Thaellan Shadows did mention why he showed up and with the wyrm, and he also said that he didnt know who Kill-vin was...  It was because Wolverine had evidentally been pk'd by some of the people down there...  Why he was pk'd is beyond me, but Thaellan's only purpose, he stated, was to go down, rescue Wolverine and help get his stuff back...  He also mentioned that Gwyndion and he are bitter enemies and that when he saw him down there, he sent Lightning after him...  And thats when people started to attack Thaellan and the scene just got ugly...  Stating that Gwyndion has killed him several times and vice versa, Thaellan showed no remorse for putting him down...  He did say this though:

Thaellan Shadows: Let me say for the record that I am sorry that I disrupted the event, but I would kill Gwyndion again, and again, and again.
VT: With an attitude like that...  How can ye claim peace...?
TS: I claim it not.  My Lady wishes it, but I have an arch enemy and his name is Gwyndion.

Regardless of who started what, let me just say this on the matter...  People... Cant we all just get along...? *impersonates Rodney King*  Lady Arwen doesnt want to fight as with the rest of her guild, except Thaellan evidentally...  Is all the aggravation worth the $9.95 a month, plus your ISP costs...  and the time invested in playing, which to me is worth alot more than the money spent on trying to Have Fun with friends in game... Readers, please form your own opinions by reading KB's and STW's websites to see for yourselves whats going on here...

The lands are certainly big enough that both parties, if they dislike each other that much that they could more than find a place to go and hang out where the other guild shouldnt bother them...  If Im wrong, let me know...  Bones and I arent here to try to lay blame, say who's at fault or point fingers... *points his finger at you*  Er... And we're not going to let the board become a Jerry Springer scene either about what he said or she said or they did this or they did that... Then again... Some people thrive on this stuff... I dont...

So... with that in mind...  Lets just call this whole thing a learning experience, do that, and then move on with our lives inside and outside the game...  Life's too short...  And so is McCoy...  Dont lose thy sense of humor, people...  Its one of the better qualities that makes us human...  Uhm...  Not being short, but uh...  Well... Ive said my piece...  Now its up to thee to peace things out...  Hopefully...  Sorry STW for not getting a chance to hear thy side before posting... May the Great I Am smile upon thee...

Signing off, this is...

I am a member of the Shadowclan orcs (http://www.shadowclan.cx). Probably, the oldest, largest, most respected, and most active RP guild to ever come to UO. Recently the spawn at the Yew orc fort on all shards has been changed to the point where there are nearly 10 orcs and several ettins in the fort at any moment. As soon as the spawn is killed off it comes right back a second or two later. This spawn makes it nearly impossible to RP within the fort without being interrupted by massive orc spawns. On Seige Perilous, where the orc fort is the center of PvP and RP interaction this spawn has ground the once thriving center to near death. I'm asking you on behalf of the Shadowclan and all other orc guilds from UO to help us support spawn reduction at the fort. Players who come to the Yew orc fort come to interact with the Shadowclan not to kill NPC orcs. So far we've been ignored by OSI and we can use any help we can get. We currently have a thread on the Dev board with over 17 pages which is still being ignored by OSI. It can be found here: http://boards.uo.com/cgi-bin/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=dev&Number=403654&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=16&vc=1 Again I ask you to help us in any way to you can to support spawn reduction. Thanks, Kevin Wright Mahk'Chak Shadowclan

If what they were asking for is special treat for their guild, without any regard for other players on SP, I would have ignored this letter. They are not: they RP not only with their own guild but many of the PLAYER run COMMUNITIES on the shard. I wish them luck.

Hail!
      Just a brief note to let you know that KewL DooD has erected a new website for the YMCA, which includes directions, screenshots, a bit of history, the published Code of Conduct, and a message board, wherein current events or comments may be posted. He's done a great job, so be sure to check it out at: YMCA Website
      Thanks! By the way, the site is still in its infancy, so if you have any history, screenshots or comments to contribute, they will be happily received. :-)
                                       ~Dor of Sonoma

Thank ye, little lady... Wah-huh...

ASCENSION OF THE UNDEAD---- SATURDAY MARCH 31ST 2001, 10PM EST

Mortals! UDL the premier guild of Events and Tournaments on our home shard of Siege Perilous is hosting yet another fantastic warfare orientated event for all to attend. The past Gauntlet Challenge was a huge success with 20 teams of two fighting it out for 400,000 gp in the prize pot. With the scent of blood still strong in the air we bring to you UDL's newest creation, The Ascension of the Undead!

Time and Place:
Saturday March 31st 10pm EST Held at the Wrong Arena.

Spectators:
Only allowed in Ghost form.

Teams:
All the teams will be comprised two players, no restrictions.

Admission:
20k per team, given to the judges before your first match. Checks only please.

Tourney Structure:
UDL will be fielding 5 teams ranked in order. Opponents will start out with team one (easiest) and work their way up the ladder to the highest, team five (hardest). Defeating a UDL team entitles your team to the prize money according to the prize money structure listed on this page.

Immediately after a victory, teams may elect to keep the prize money earned for the level just defeated or risk their earnings by advancing up the ladder to fight the next level of UDL. Teams may quit after any victory and are out of the tournement after any loss.

Tourney Talk:
UDL will have an IRC room open for all in the matches and spectators. The channel will be on the Stratics server, room #ascension.

Tourney Rules:
· No looting.
· No magic armor/weapons.
· No magic wands/staffs/items/clothing.
· No pets/summons/energy vortex.
· No hiding/stealth.
· No horses, llamas, or other mounts.
· No casting of spells or drinking of potions prior to the start of the fight. This means you cannot even start to cast a spell before the beginning.
· If you lose connection during the fight, tough cookies. No rematches.
· Anything else you can fit in your bag is legal.

Handicaps:
Only UDL teams will be handicapped. All the contestants have no handicaps aside from what is stated in the tournement rules.

Team 1: Will only be allowed 5 potions total and 40-bandages/each regents in the team.
Team 2: Will only be allowed 15 potions total in the team.

Teams 3-5 will not be handicapped and be fighting on even ground with the contestants.


How to Enter:
Contact Lector ICQ# 21385263 for any additional info you may require.
Entry Deadline Friday March 30th, 11:59pm EST.


Prizes:

Defeating No UDL Teams Nothing
Defeating UDL Team #1 3,000 gp
Defeating UDL Team #2 10,000 gp
Defeating UDL Team #3 20,000 gp
Defeating UDL Team #4 50,000 gp
Defeating UDL Team #5 100,000 gp

ASCENSION OF THE UNDEAD home page
http://www.undeadlords.net/sb/aotu.shtml

Thank you in advance,
Lector
~Lich Lord UDL~

If you have never been to an UDL event or participated in one, you should. They run quality events that are organized and FUN!

Client Patch 2.0.9a

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If you have any difficulty receiving this patch, please check the following:

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If after trying the above, you are still experiencing difficulty patching the Ultima Online client, please contact Technical Support at [email protected].

*As ye pass the town bank ye notice a young man talking to a crowd*

Hear ye Hear ye!

Hear about the tournament held at Aldameir tower! A great day of battle and prowess in fighting abilities! A champion hath been chosen!

*And so his speech about the tournament begins*

Read more at: http://jensa.bizland.com/Aldameir/tourney.htm

A New Idea:

With great joy, the start of a town crier network is presented.

Throughout the shard, on both the Trammel and the Felucca facet,
town criers have been employed. These town criers hold receiver
crystals in their back packs, to receive the news from the reporter,
that holds the broadcast crystal. The reporter will send the gathered
news to all the town criers in the land, who on their turn inform the
citizens of news and announcements of events.

The purpose is to inform citizens of upcoming or ongoing quests and
events, which are held and organised in the various towns and
establishments. The hope is to bring the existing communities, both on
Felucca and Trammel, a little closer together.

The town criers will broadcast the news recieved from the reporter
between 19.30-20.30 GMT. If ye would like to listen to the news, please
visit one of the town criers at that time. The network just recently
started,
and as of now, we have several confirmed and registered locations.
The map of these locations on the town crier skypages
(http://members.tripodnet.nl/towncrier/) will be updated frequently.
Of course there will be room for special announcements as well, outside
these hours.

Our alliance is yet small. If ye wish to donate, we would gladly except
gems to charge the broadcast crystals.

Currently involved in the broadcasting business are Aeribian, citizen
of Spiritwood (http://spiritwood.europa.com/) and member of Custodes
Fati, and Maeve Aughskel, citizen of Valoria (http://www.slau.co.uk/v2/)
and member of the Order of Virtue.

What a original and good idea! Good Luck!

If you see one of us bearing the title [Reporter *UO, SS*], and whichever faction you (or we) are in, please say hi and stop for a little chat, as we'd love to know more about you, and need ideas on how to make these reports more entertaining. Now, let's go ahead for my first impressions, on Saturday the 17th March 2001.

We begin shortly after UOSS officially joined the True Britannians for our first week of reporting. All started in the entrance of Castle Britannia. A few TBs, from Dragon Avengers and Team Cow as well as other guilds and even unguilded individuals are keeping the entrance to the stronghold, waiting for a possible raid by another faction.

Not much would happen in the next minutes/hour, but faction members kept chatting together, and the odd enemy factioneer came to tease the defenders now and then. *takes note* I'll really need a horse in the next days... each time a small fight occured I was outrunned and couldn't take proper pictures. However, I could see the result of one of them, as a member of the Shadowlords army came out of the healers hut.

The respect shown to members of the other factions was interesting : no resurrection killing took place in Britain while I was there, which clearly shows that PvP combat does in no way equal grief tactics. For example, Gawyn Starkherz of the Council of mages hanged around the Britain fortress, heavily guarded on this picture, but showing by wearing his deathrobe that he wasn't equipped to fight, and being left free of movement by the defenders.

After some time, a rather large group of True Britannians gathered in front of Castle British, and a raid on Minax's stronghold was decided. A gate spell was cast, and everyone was soon in Papua, going south towards the fortress. The defenders came out of the stronghold to fight the raiding party as soon as they noticed the presence of True Britannians, and both groups met in a narrow place right next to the northern wall.

I sadly did not see the end of that fight, due to an unfortunate event *cough*, and very disappointing and repeated deaths at the Papua healers. Considering the number of points I was attributed when starting and the amount of items I was carrying, I am not sure spending over 40 reagents on my poor body was worth the trouble. But I live to serve, and was happy to bring what little amusement I could provide to these particular Minax factioneers. All the while, I was having quite a refreshing discussion with Korn [C R], while we waited for a moongate to bring us back to Britain.

A little later, I managed to follow yet another True Britannians raid led by Julie Cabaille (Woodstock) on diverse cities, which all proved to be empty. Papua, the Yew crypts, Moonglow, Delucia and finally Magincia were empty of any faction, and of course just as I reached Britain again, I saw that the enemy was waiting there. Several fights occured, and eventually Britain was calm again after the attackers were repelled.

All in all, I must say the fights I could witness were quite impressive. It all went incredibly fast and I had trouble understanding everything. It seemed to be very enjoyable, if you accept the possibility of losing everything, of course *grins*. I'm looking forward to some more faction action in the next days.

Everyone gathered at the east bank of Britain at the appointed time and were gated over to the Shadow house by Ryoko...  Once everyone who was going to enter, about twelve groups in all, finally arrived, we were gated to the star chamber under the Terathan keep.  There the first match was started with Korn and Johnny Appleseed being called out to fight against Cyrus and Mangoloid...  I believe this was one of the fastest fights I've even seen in all my travels here within Britannia...  Within about twenty seconds Korn and Johnny walked out of the ring victorious...  I was amazed...

The next match began shortly after Amazing Pimp and Nightmare were called out to face Nightblade and Redwing...  After a false start, the match began again with Nightblade and Redwing taking the floor...  The third match gave us Doolittle and Cyrus going up against Phobos and UgSly...  Right off the bat Doolittle did exactly that...  Sorry Doolittle...  Leaving Cyrus to fight off the two enemies for the evening...  The match went the distance and Cyrus held his ground, but unfortunately he had healed himself after the time limit for healings were allowed and was disqualified...  Cyrus...  I'd fight by thy side any day...  Well, actually...  I'd like ye fighting in front of me while I hide behind ye...  The winners of this match were Phobos and UgSly...

Darkmoon and Thanatos were the next to be called out and fight against Redsaint and Ke'aldren...  Within a few minutes and several spells later, Redsaint and Ke'aldren won the bout...  The fifth match was probably one of the nest of the evening...  The fighters were Lysander and Etrigan versus Pestilence & Astinus...  Both parties exchanged spells and swings for almost the whole duration of match before Astinus was felled...  Pestilence carried the fight to Lysander and Ertigan for almost as long by himself...  It seemed that everything those two did couldn't bring down Pestilence, even after the no healing phase was well under way...  Alas...  The two on one finally did catch up with Pestilence and he was finally put down leaving Lysander and Ertigan to claim a victory...  The sixth and final match of the first round involved Casper and Brooklyn against Archon and Terror Knight...  Shortly after the match began, it ended...  Casper and Brooklyn gained the right to advance to the next round...

The second round's first match started off with Korn and Johnny Appleseed facing Redwing and Nightblade...  Here's where the whole tourney took a slight nose dive in entertainment.  It seemed there was person by the name of Kill-vin and a friend of his showing up late, but still wanting to join in...  Meridion told them no, that it was too late and it seemed that Kill-vin was quite put out by this answer...  So...  What does Kill-vin do...?  He attacks Korn for some strange reason and runs through the ring...  Kill-vin's attack was confirmed by Korn when I had a chance to ask him why he chased Kill-vin out of the ring...

Needless to say...  Kill-vin's attack came just as Redwing was slain...  Korn proceeded to chase down and put down Kill-vin and then come back into the ring to help finish off Nightblade for Korn and Johnny to win their match...  I wish it would of gone on from there...  the tourney that is...  Unfortunately it didn't run smoothly after Kill-vin's death...  Some one proceeded to resurrect him and he came back and started to pick up the ring side markers to which he was hunted down and killed again and in which he gave out murder counts, from what I understand...

You'd think it would of gone better from there, right...?  Wrong...  The next thing I saw was that of Kill-vin coming through a gate, alive again, with a buddy of his from the KB guild named Thaellan Shadows, who in turn brought a white wyrm named Lightning...  Thaellan proceeded to noto-attack anyone and everyone regardless of who they were and what they were doing while saying "ya killed my friends so kiss my ass."  How much more of a direct quote did you want than that...?

Well...  In trying to make the story shorter for the sake of those who may be vertically challenged...  Everyone who was still in the star chamber was gated out to another location to finish the tourney...  You've heard of the farms of Jhelom, right...?  Anyway...  After the slight delay, a semi-final round robin of sorts was held where Redsaint and Ke'aldren were called out to fight Lysander and Etrigan to which Lysander and Etrigan won...  Then Casper and Brooklyn fought Korn and Johnny Appleseed to which Korn and Johnny won, even after Johnny went involuntarily unconscious for about a minute or so...  All in all, it was a great display of some good fighting...

The final match involved Korn and Johnny Appleseed going against Lysander and Etrigan for the winner's purse, estimated to be approximately 340k in gold...  Though that estimation could be off by about 100k...  The combatants danced around the ring putting up defensive spells before actually engaging each other...  Etrigan was the first to go down and was quickly followed by his partner, Lysander...  Amidst much trial and tribulation, Johnny and Korn had this to say when asked the following...

Vladimir Taltos: Korn and Johnny... a word please...
koRn: this stuff aint as easy as it looks
Johnny Appleseed: It was all because Korn Rocks!!
Vladimir Taltos: Now that ye've won the tourney... what will ye do...?
koRn: ill go back to my home of Britain and kill all enemy faction members
Johnny Appleseed: We will bask in the glory & tell our children.  *smiles*
Vladimir Taltos: Congradulations, you two...

How could anyone have put it in a better way than what Korn and Johnny had to say...  Well...  Maybe Johnny's was better than Korn's, but I'm not going to tell that to his face...  *smirks*  Would ye...?  I would also like to say good job to those who did attend the tourney, better luck next time...  Oh yeah...  I'd also like to add that despite the slight interuption, the Shadow of the West guild did an excellent job of running the show...  Thanks Meridion and the rest of STW for all thy hard and effort in trying to bring some fun and entertainment into our corner of Sonoma...  If ye have any questions of Meridion in regards to how to run an event such as this or about their guild, please contact him at Shadows of the West.

I hope ye enjoyed McCoy's scribeshots...  He works quite hard at his job, ye know, so if ye should see him around, please... Please!!  Tell him he's doing a good job... He can be so depressing sometimes...  I can nay stand all the moping...  Sheesh...  Anyway... Hope to see ye at the next event...

Signing off, this is...

Last thursday when I logged on, Vampire (Dragon Avengers, True Britannians) told me they were thinking about having a 24-hours session for sigil guarding on friday night. As we were down to only one controlled town, it sounded like a very good idea, so i agreed and assured him of our support.

Shortly after, however, some TBs managed to somehow bring all sigils back to the stronghold, and all seemed quite ready to begin sustaining the siege already. We talked a little, sent some Faction Messages and began to collect funds. With the collected silver, Traps were placed to ensure the attackers would have a hard time. I alotted all our faction's silver on Britain, and let Faxe and Vampire take turns being Sheriff of Britain to manage the npc-guard defense.

The first raid that took place on Castle Britannia some hours later already saw the other factions uniting. It wasn't surpèrising to see them allied in this matter, but the fact that there didn't even try once to attack on their own. There was no other real attack that day, since it took the factions a little by surprise guarding the sigils on a weekday. We began to look for people to guard them over serverdown and in the morning hours and I was lucky enough to find some US, Canadian and UK players willing to guard them at that time. Some Dragon Avengers were also part of the morning team, which is of course the most critical time at a 24h guard.

I dont know if problems arised around the server downtime, but I came back in the afternoon, just in time for a big attack again. I woke Nirax up and came up with a few members of Team Cow in the back of the attackers who were already having a hard time aginst the defenders. A little later, the sigils were corrupted.

We basically had two main possibilities to replace the sigils and get control of the towns : either going as separate teams or going in a large group. I personally prefered the single group option, instead of spreading out and dying in different places, losing sigils. This opinion prevailed, and we all walked to the moongate to reach Skara Brae. Sadly it has to be pointed out that UO servers aren't ready to hold the full extent of faction activity. With so many people acting and fighting together, we needed five minutes to go from the moongate to the bank, which isn't that much uncommon with factions.

When we arrived, we ran directly into NPC guards, which gave us a hard time there. With the lag, we could barely crawl around, and went into trouble with the overpowered guards. While fifteen of us were casting spells on one of them, he still managed to dispatch two of our members. I would like to point out that we fight in PvP because we want to actually fight players. If I wanted to fight monsters or NPCs, and like having to beat overpowered drones, I would go to Hythloth. I'm not sure forcing factioneers to interact with such uninteresting creatures is that much of a good design.

I do say that as someone who also uses guards on his side, but I personally wouldnt miss them. I saw a lot of grey due to client instability (part of which was due to a localisation glitch it seems), as did many others. The sigils that were held by fallen fighters popped up in Britain. I was pretty disappointed at that point, since I was proved wrong after deciding we would go as a large group. Luckily an idea crossed my mind. I messaged Rammstein, asking if he could get a grip on Caranthir, knowing that both were playing a lot with stealthing characters before the UO:Renaissance release. Caranthir wasn't available, but Rammstein was thrilled by the idea of getting with his stealther through a huge number of guards, players and dragons to place the stones on the town holders.

Well with sometimes a little help and diversions from others, he managed to give us control of Moonglow (which was heavily defended), Skara Brae and Delucia, finishing in Yew where again the whole town was filled by NPC guards. Sadly my system crashed at that point, so I can not post any picture, but you can imagine twenty of us fighting as many guards, and how pathetic the whole thing looked.

Thanks a lot to Dragon Avengers and South Park that were also a backbone yesterday.

Woodstock, as Nirax
Team Cow (faction stone)

A channel of general discussions about the Drachenfels shard is now open for one and all, for all discussions relevant to the shard and its population that can not take place in other channels. Ask any questions, meet new players in a friendly atmosphere where some of the patrons of the UOSS Drachenfels board meet and chat regularly.

You can access the channel either through the Java IRC client linked to in the left menu... *points* ... or with an IRC client such as mIRC. Help and informations can be found on the Stratics Chat website.

I hope to meet you there soon !

Mystic, new head of the Britain Council of Compassion, sent us a plump little pigeon, a delicious treat for the whole Stratics office. While cooking it, we noticed the following note tied to it's drumstick:

I am now looking for people who are interested in a position as a Councilman or Councilwoman for the new government. You do not need to join a guild, nor do you need to belong to a guild or faction. Those who are in Order/Chaos guilds or are Faction members may apply for a position also. If you would like a position, send me your qualifications and why you should be on the Council. The time of fair representation begins now!

Praise Minax!

Hail Citizens of Britannia!!
Stormhaven is proud to announce their second Warrior/Mage Scavenger Hunt.

The rules are simple. You will first be handed a special colored bag. In the bag will be a book telling you what items you must find. We will then gate you to the pre-designated area. The first one to complete the list, place the items in the bag, and then turn in the bag to the referees at the site wins. This will not be as easy as it seems since many will be after the same thing you are and will be attacking the same prey. Are you fast at looting?!

Special Rules:

• Registration is unlimited .
• Battle pets such as dragons, wyrms, drakes and nightmares are not allowed. Barding is permissible; however, this event is fast and others will be attacking your barded prey.
• Attacking the same prey while others have targeted it is permissible.
• You must not leave the pre-designated area.
• Please! No cheating. This is a fun event for all and if you cheat you are simply proving what an idiot you are and you will be barred from events of this nature in the future.

Prizes:
There will be four chests loaded with checks, magic weapons, semi-rares, mage supplies, home add-ons, filled kegs, and Grandmaster manufactured goods.

• First place may pick one item EACH from 3 of the 4 chests
• Second place may pick one item EACH from 2 of the 4 chests
• Third place may pick one item EACH from 1 of the 4 chests

Special Note: All magic weapons are Force or above. Therefore, no id wands will be allowed while choosing from the magic weapon chest.

Date: Monday, March 19th, 2001
Time: 7:00 Pacific, 9:00 Central
Location: StormWatch Tower/Tavern – Stormhaven, Trammel
Coordinates: 62o 13’N, 53o 43’E
Above coords. linked to zoomable map
Hosts for this week's event: Tay’loren and members of the Gendarmes
Hope to see you there and remember,
*** DRINKS ON THE HOUSE! ***

Elsa
Stormhaven Sovereign

Your humble servant,
Raeven Aurora

Don't miss your last chance to register for the UO Merchant Alliance Vending
House Decoration Contest! We are accepting entries through Monday, March
19th.

First Place: a full 14 color set of holiday bells valued at over 1 million
gold, and a check for 100k.

Second Place: a large painting and a check for 50k.

Third Place: a check for 50k.

Players Choice Award*: a very rare no draw tile, kindly donated by the
Supreme Court vending house.

The theme of the Shop Decoration Contest is "Spring." To be eligible to
compete, your house must be public. This includes shops and other player run
establishments such as taverns, rune libraries, etc. To enter the contest,
visit the UOMA web site at
http://www.uomerchantalliance.com/contest/decorcontest.php3 . Voting for the
Players Choice Award will begin March 20th and continue through Friday,
March 30th.

Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at UOMA's Spring Fling Festival
to be held at the Water Tower (Trammel, Near Wind - 49.13N, 31.13E) on
Sunday, April 1st. There will be games and door prizes at the festival -
game registration will begin at 3pm Eastern time, and the Shop Decor Contest
winners will be announced around 4:30pm Eastern time.

Visit the UOMA web site for more information, or email Relena of The Water
Tower at [email protected].

* Due to the fact that the no draw tiles may be considered "illegal" by OSI,
we are offering the winner of the Players Choice Award a choice of the no
draw tile or a check for 300,000 gp.

Thanks!

Kitiara
Webmaster
UO Merchant Alliance

Thank ye Kitiara. Evil luck to all of the contestants.

We are currently releasing client patch 2.0.9. This patch addresses addresses a crash fix related to certain localization files.

Please note: Once you have received this patch, you must completely shut down and restart your Ultima Online client before you will be able to reconnect to the game.

If you have any difficulty receiving this patch, please check the following:

• Check the "Patch" directory within your Ultima Online directory (the default location is C:\\Program Files\Ultima Online\Patch). This directory should be empty. Any files in this directory should be deleted.
• If you are unable to connect to the patch server at all, and are using an original (Non-T2A) version of Ultima Online, you may need to update your verinfo file. For details on updating this file, please see the information posted at http://support.uo.com/tech_6.html.
• Run a virus scan on your computer. If after trying the above, you are still experiencing difficulty patching the Ultima Online client, please contact Technical Support at [email protected].

The Knight's of Britannia (KOB) cordially invite the Citizens of Britannia,to join us at the wedding of Sirus and Mystic Rose.

The Binding of their Souls will take place on the Shore in Cove at 7:30 pm under the central skies on March 17th. Following the ceremony guests will be gated to a beautiful location for a celebration of their love. There will be food, drink, dancing and contests for all to enjoy.

It is respectfully requested that all mounts/pets be stabled or left at home.

We look forward to seeing one and all on this beautiful occasion.

"My sword speaks for me!"
Knight's of Britannia

I have been guildleader of THC ^'^ (Trans High Corporation) since its beginning and have always tried to give the guild a sense of adventure. We as a whole unit have tried to stand for what UO is all about, the players. I have watched most of them grow into brave and strong warriors. I feel that I too have grown tremendously along the way. I will truly miss my guild and UO, so to them I say "GOODBYE, I WILL MISS YOU!!!"

Thanks for listening and supporting all of us players here in UO whether it may be GL or LS. Keep up the good work.

Sincerely,

LOST ONE, GUILDMASTER (THC)

The tradewinds off the shore whipped at Rath's cloak as he stared out into the waters and toward the mainland. The Skara Braen docks bustled with activity this morning with shipments arriving and others departing, sailors swapping stories and pewter mugs of cheer. He watched with interest as a mottled orange cat darted after an almost teasingly elusive mouse, its tail always a step ahead of its predator's lusting paws.

"Sir, the preparations hath been made. All wilt be well this eve, m'lord." Rath Stonesoul glanced over at the man, no more than a boy, but with the valor and courage to be a great hero no doubt. "Let me see the notice quick," Rath asked.

At the hour of 5 PM CST on Saturday the 17th of March, a caravan of cloth and wood wilt depart from the Jollier Fairgrounds of Skara Brae in Trammel to arrive in Trinsic Felucca as time permits. The Noble Houses of Britannia [TNB] and the Order of the Round Table [ORT] wilt oversee its safe delivery, but any who wish to join the escort should feel most welcome. No trouble is expected, as it is well known that Oakley the bandit fears the forces of TNB.

For more information on the Sinister OAKLEY, please refer to the article ROOKS FOR ROCKS posted on Friday, March 16, 2001, 4:59 PM EST, and BRIGANDS FOR BREECHES posted on Thursday, March 8, 2001, 5:47 PM EST.

I woke up to sounds of my father shouting in the next room. Mother was shaking me. “Wake up, wake up! We have to run!” She dragged me out of bed and into the main room. Papa pushed a large knife into my hands. It was like a sword to me. “Richard! He’s only seven!”

“Old enough, if need be. Don’t worry, you’ll both be safe there. And the Honor Guard will have word soon. Now go!” She kissed him, and grabbed me by the hand. In a daze, I tried to keep up as we ran out the back and headed through the woods. I glanced back to see my father pulling out his great viking sword that usually hung over the door.

“Orcs are attacking! And hundreds more were seen skirting ‘round the swamps. We have to go see Thomas,” she panted, “He’ll keep you safe”

As we rushed along, I remember hearing shouts in town to the south. Then some of the shouts turned to screams. We kept running. Thomas and the Elysian’s house never seemed so far.

Mother stopped short. Somewhere ahead we heard heavy footsteps, leather, and steel. Dragging me into the bushes, she said, “Stay down here. If they look this way, I’ll lead them south. When they go out of sight, run to Thomas’s house! I’ll meet you there.” I started to cry for her not to leave me, but she covered my mouth.

Orcs came around the bend at a slow trot. I had never seen an orc up close. They looked huge and mean. My hand tighten in fear around Papa’s knife. Just as they came past us, one of them stopped and turned, sniffing the air. “Remember to find Thomas” she whispered. Then Mother jumped up and ran across the path and into the trees. The orcs growled and followed her. I was frozen with shock and fear. Then finally, I got up and ran on.

I found Thomas and the others outside their house, listening to the sounds of battle in the near distance. “We have to prepare to leave”, they said.

“We can’t leave. Mother is coming! And the Honor Guard will be here soon.”

“They won’t get here in time, boy. We must protect the Book. I pray your good mother will be alright, but we must leave. And the Book tells us that you must come with us. Let’s get inside quickly!”

“Inside? I thought we had to leave? But I can’t leave my family and my home!”

Thomas comforted me, “We have to go, boy. Your parents would want you to be safe. And this is a great mission you are about to embark on.” He smiled. “We will leave by going inside. Come along and you’ll see.” We went in and he explained, “There is great power protecting this house, but even so, to protect the Book we have to prepare to teleport far away. In fact, we will prepare a spell to travel to another land. One where few men of Britannia have yet gone. It’s similar to this world, but unknown to men. But since the Book has chosen you, I should tell you more about it, while the others prepare to leave.”

While the other Elysians packed the Book and some other belongings in backpacks, Thomas told me a little about the Book. “Some say the Book came from this other land ages ago. While the Book can talk, it often speaks in cryptic phrases that take careful study to understand. And even though the title can be read by all, we can not yet translate the writing inside. And the Book can’t, or won’t, tell us what’s written inside. It’s believed to be a language from before all known history. Or even a language from some unknown land. We had hoped to search this alternate world for scrolls of translation that the Book tells us exist somewhere. I suppose that now we’ll get the chance to do just that. Come, it looks like we are ready.”

We sat in a circle and the men began chanting a spell unlike any I had ever heard. Then as they chanted, a stranger stepped into the circle. “I am Thornewood” he said, “I have come for the Book of Destiny! I can not let you leave!”

The Elysians looked up in fear, but they didn’t stop their chant. The one called Thornewood reached behind his head and pulled a strange wand from his pack. He held it high and also began to chant. The competing words of power rose to a crescendo just as I was covering my ears in pain and fear, Thomas pushed me back out of the circle. At that moment, it seemed there was a powerful explosion! I don’t remember much more after that.

The next thing I remember was wandering in the woods far from home. For months I struggled just to survive alone in the wilds, with occasional help from rangers and lumberjacks. I befriended a young wolf cub whose mother was killed by hunters. As I grew, men began to call me Wolf, just like my constant companion. Eventually, I was able to find my way back to Paws. Or at least, where Paws once stood. And I found the remains of the Elysians house. There was little left of it. And certainly no sign of Thomas or the Book. But somehow I knew that the Book had not been destroyed, and vowed I would devote my life to finding it again.

And now the Book has been found. After being gone for months, my daughter Nova returned with the Book. But then, the Book spoke and told her she had to continue on a personal quest. She transferred her position as Mayor of Trinsic to Gwendolyn and gave me the Book. Then she disappeared again. I don’t know where she found the Book, or where she has gone, I can only hope she is safe and will return to us someday soon. Nova told us she was pursued by great danger and that we should keep the Book safe.

The Knights of Sosaria will devote ourselves to protecting the Book, and to understanding its revelations. And we will now search for the translation, for I hope that it may be found somewhere in Trammel. But even without it, the Book can tell us many things. When will it speak next, and what will it tell us?

We have made the Book accessible to all the people of Sosaria. Those who seek it for study or contemplation can find it in the library of our tower north of Trinsic, next to the castle that houses the Elysium Rune Library and Drunken Dragon Tavern. The coordinates are 79o 53’ S, 33o 36'E

If we are away, please tell us if the Book speaks to you. This is a wonderous time in for us all, as the tale of Destiny continues to unfold!

Thank ye Aeribian fer the invitation:

Greetings fellow Brittanians

In honour of Lord Britishs home land, the Citizens of Spiritwood intend to hold a party in honour of St Patrick of Ireland. This usually means lots of people dressing up in green and drinking lots and lots of alcohol so cant be bad eh?

It is being held in the Spiritwood Tavern (25°23'S 27°59'W), at 6pm (GMT) on Saturday.

For all those in green there will be a small hunt for a Leprechaun's gold


Aeribian * started drinking already * IV

Greetings !

On Sunday, 18th March at 4pm CET (3pm GMT, 10am EST) we celebrate the opening of our public rune-library dedicated to all players ripping valuable raw material out of caves and mountainsides, constantly fighting the ultimate boredom. You will find a complete set of runebooks for all colours of ore (Dull Copper to Valorite), and other helpful runes for mining as tinkers, stables and banks.

The Miner's Library is located at 79°58'N 37°7'W, 5 ore spots (40 tiles/steps) north of Yew Moongate on the Trammel facet, so you don't even need regs to go there if you have access to a moongate. Look for the sandstone with patio (which was formerly known as Jasmine's Rune Library).

To celebrate our opening we have lots of food and beverages and a tombola with a lot of cool prices (e.g. Valorite, Verite, Agapite and Golden ingots in lots of 500, pickaxes of power, gargoyle's pickaxes and many other useful things).

All miners and non-miners are welcome. I hope to see a lot of you, folks. Yours faithfully,
Morpheus the Battlesmith
Senior Librarian

I have another great tale for thee. It was late Saturday evening when I walked into the Adventurer’s Guild in Minoc. There I saw a few gathered around the table with Sergeant Grant Fiest. Apparently he had just finished telling of a strange legend. It was a legend of a White Stag. I am afraid I did not catch Grant’s tale on the matter arriving late to the drinking and storytelling. I was looking out the window as more people were coming towards the guildhall when my ears lifted I heard the mention of Spencer the Elder from Cove. Sergeant Fiest told the others that I would know where Spencer might be since I have met him before. I knew he would be in Cove Felucca since that is where his home is. Although upon occasion he will travel abroad investigating other matters. With that information the throng of adventurers went along their way. Everyone eventually gathered at Spencer’s home. A few had entered unexpectedly catching the elder at dinner. We gathered outside to seek wisdom from Spencer. Many began asking various questions that seemed to bewilder him. He tried answering one at a time what he knew on these things. He said he was in the middle of investigating a matter so everyone would have to give him time to recall information. When asked about the legend of the White Stag he looked for one of his old journals. After finally finding the journal he said that the information he has is something about a ranger or druid and something else about Yew Wood. After debating what it means Spencer suggested we ask a lumberjack or bowcrafter in Yew on information regarding this. So onward the group travelled until we arrived in Yew’s [Felucca] town center.

Each of us wandered the bowcraft shop and around the general area. After asking several of the shopkeepers and people around we finally came upon a lumberjacking strolling into town. His name is Marcos. After asking what he knew of the White Stag he said he only knew of the children tales. He did not remember them. When asked about Yew Wood Marcos said that it was strong wood. He broke his axe trying to chop it. His father was also a lumberjack and he did cut wood from a tree once. His father who apparently cheated on Marcos’ mom according to him was dead. He remembers the wood being sold to a bowcrafter who could craft a bow from this strong wood. He only knew the last name of the crafter was Golvar. Marcos recounted that the bow was strong and whoever shot it would deal great damage but would hurt themselves in the process. Marcos revealed the crafter went to the other facet known as Trammel. He told us to look for the Ranger’s Guild in Skara Brae farmlands the last known whereabouts of Golvar. So to Skara Brae Trammel everyone departed. I manage to make my way to the Ranger’s Guild in Trammel after a brief encounter with a now dead thief in Skara Brae Felucca. Everyone was gathered in a back room of the hall. Sitting at a chair behind a desk was man in a green feathered hat, leather armor and green boots. His name is Flint Ap Golvar. Flint wielded a special bow as well. It was called the Yew Bow. He said he was a spiritual man like his ancestors before him, but he needed to ask us some questions in order to see what was in our hearts. He first asked where the Shrine of Spirituality was located. We answered west of Trinsic. His next question was which city was the City of Spirituality. We said Skara Brae. He then asked what was His Majesties most trusted advisor who followed spirituality. Which is of course Shamino the Ranger. Finally, Flint asked what is the way to get to Skara Brae from here. We told him to go south to the docks and to "cross" at the docks. With that final answer he thanks us for coming. He said he now knew our hearts and would ask us to help him on this quest.

Flint Ap Golvar is a ranger like his ancestors before him. Their path has always been of spirituality. He said the quest we are undertaking is personal to him. For the "Heavenly Stag" is no ordinary deer he said. It is actually the spirit of a ranger. An ancestor of his died long ago and his spirit was transformed into this stag. Since then only a person of the family’s blood may approach the stag without frightening it. He asked us to take him to the stag so he may be reunited with his ancestor. Also there was the legend of a great treasure trove which the stag is said to lead strangers to. Flint said the locals reported seeing the creature nearby drinking from a river, but he believes it has since left. He then attempted to commune with his ancestor. He sensed it was near a waterfall far north of Skara Brae. We realized this was the Waterfall near Yew. I was separated from the group as they made their way to the waterfall from Empath Abbey. I did manage to find a rune within the Elysium Rune Library. The group was already far ahead so I figure I would await them at the falls. As I recalled to the location I found Molly and Ragnar Teach of BWC waiting also. I began to survey the general area. As I was thinking of the other group and how they were doing, I suddenly saw a strange stag emerge right next to me. It was not white however as the legend said. It appeared more of a bluish green. After spotting me however it quickly lepted across the large river divide and ran south. Not wanting to lose sight of it I gave chase. The stag moved rather quickly dodging between bush and tree, running over rocks and hills. I could barely keep up to it. Others already at the falls attempted to give chase as well. We kept losing sight of the stag throughout. Flint arrived with the others and he noticed the tracks made by the stag. We went across to the north side of the river. Flint began to call for the stag when suddenly evil mages and brigands began to emerge from the trees. We were under attack. It seemed Lord Lawrence was after the stag as well. He was directing his group against us. It was a difficult battle. I ended up falling prey to a brigand and fell. I quickly recovered to rejoin the defense. The stag was frightened as Lord Lawrence made its way towards it. It quickly ran off and disappeared. Flint became enraged and swore Lord Lawrence would not get the stag. He quickly shot off his bow against Lawrence and the horde. We eventually manage to fight back the brigands and mages. Till Lord Lawrence wailed in defeat. I attempted to approach him and perhaps detain him somehow, but he quickly ran and ordered his remaining brigands and mages to block his exit. We manage to finish off this last assault. But Lord Lawrence had made his escape. After everyone recovered from the battle Flint had us gather around in a circle. He had us disarm and dismount as well to not startle the stag. Flint began to call his ancestor. I few moments later it appeared in a magical shimmer. The adventurers gathered were in awe of the sight. Flint was filled with joy and peace as he was reunited with his ancestor. The wondrous stag disappeared as Flint bid it goodbye again. Flint went on to tell us that the legendary treasure trove was nearby and for us to find it. We quickly scattered in search. Finding a large wooden treasure chest the group gathered to pry it open. Only the chest was locked. None of our magic could open it and there was not a good lockpicker in sight. So Locke of d[t] used an axe to break the mighty chest. Noxious fumes escaped the chest as it exploded into pieces. It was trapped with deadly poisons. All of the mages began to cast cure spells but to no avail. Lock succumbed to the deadly poisons and died. He was resurrected. I do not know how much treasure lay within. But many had their hands on it. But another strange thing was a small red box was found therein as well. This too was locked. Ragnar Teach decided to break the box this time. He too died in the same manner as Locke and was resurrected. Within the red box was a book.

Dryzzid of C^C held the book in his hand reading over the passages. Dryzzid said the book is called the Tome of the Forest. After finishing he gave the book to me so I could make copies for all present. Flint said that the book was to be shared and the meaning spread to all. I finished scribing many copies and even included one to be viewed with this tale. We bid farewell to Flint and returned to town. It was a most memorable event. I hope all who read this book understand and take its meaning to heart.

Go in reverence with mercy and respect,
Auren Therion, Mayor of Britain

Enjoy !

"Now where did you hear this Ari?” Lotus asks. "Someone named Mordaki came to town today marking runes and he told me about it", Ari answered while dangling her feet in the fountain. "It seems this town of NightWood is cursed. Children are stolen, citizens slain and no one knows why. Strange shadow-like things are seen in the woods nearby. I'll bet it is the Shadow Shifters again", Ari spouts out all in one breath.

Laughing softly, Lotus makes waves in the water with her toes. "You know Serpico would be angry we are doing this", she jokingly says. "Anyway, tell me want you know about the Shadow Shifters," Lotus asks Ari. Sighing, Ari continues: "Long ago near the city of Yew, these strange creatures ruled by force. They ravaged the land, killed any in the way and made life intolerable. I had thought they were destroyed by VS and YM. But I guess they weren't. I am convinced that Nightwood is being cursed by them."

Dear Xena

Thanks for the vendor post, but there was a mis-statement in the post about Player-operated vendors...It is true that when you say vendor gold now to collect your profits, the vendor places a check for all the money he can give you in your main backpack. If you have not personally dropped gold coins on his head recently, he will be UNPAID and will decay in his next refresh period (every 5 minutes the vendors take a portion of the money in reserve and send it home to their families in the country to support them)

Here is the new change: When a vendor runs out of support money now, they dissapear--vanish, with no body, no backpack containing your wares, and most importantly, no death scream. They just dissapear. This has been confirmed and replicated by me and one other friend of mine on a different account. I lost over a million in goods in the time it takes to recall to a bank and back. Therefore, I would advise-Do not wait to hand your vendor gold until after he has given you the check. Give him gold BEFORE you say "William Gold please" and then then retrieve your own pay. Just like in real life, employees should be paid before the owner sees any of the profits. Also, If any of you are missing the old statement our vendors used to give us about how many days they would serve you (I hate doing the math myself,) open your journal before you request information. Apparently, They still report this precious tidbit of info, but they report it first and since one can only say 3 lines at a time, the # of days worth of reserve pay that the vendors have on them gets pushed off your screen by the other 3 statements-- Gold available, gold in reserve (salary) and cost per UO day (which by the way lasts 2 real life hours.)

Some believe that once the first wallet is empty, the vendor will instantly disappear, others believe that the vendor will start taking money from the "sold goods" wallet like they used to do long before bank checks even existed. In any case, if the vendor's first wallet is empty, chances of his sudden departure have increased dramatically. As James suggests, it's safest to pay him first and collect the gold later. And of course check your vendor's status frequently by asking...

I hope this clears up some of the confusion about vendors and their gold.

The Government of Wind will be holding a book exchange/sale at their Embassy on March 21st from 9pm to 11pm CST. This is a chance to get together and speak of literature and trade or sell books you may have. Runes to many of the player-run libraries will be available for sale as well.

If you were unable to get books you wanted at the new Magincia libary at its opening on the 20th, this may be your second chance. At the very least, there will be copies of the play "Crendall's Demise" and copies of "The Eight Holy Days" available, and hopefully many more tomes of wisdom and/or folly.

The Wind Embassy is located somewhat southeast of the Trinsic moongates in Trammel. If you head south past the small river, you will see a marble patio with many vendors, from there head eastward, until you see the large tower with banners.... the Wind Embassy! Contact Desdemona (icq 24124261) or Redlowwinski (icq 16166003) for more information if necessary.

Tuesday, March 20th marks Ostara, the day we celebrate the Vernal Equinox when the day and night are equal. As per tradition, Krista's Ranger Station will hold a festival on this day. The festivities will last from 8 PM CST to 11 PM CST. There shall be much in the way of food, drink and merriment. And it has become quite warm enough that there may be less clothing on the attendees!

Desdemona the druid will be on hand to deliver a traditional blessing for the event. That would be a verbal blessing of the whole event, with a chance at further blessings for the handsome young stags at the event... There will also be cookbooks handed out and copies of the new book "The Eight Holy Days" which explains how and why we celebrate the seasonal holidays.

Krista's Ranger Station is located on the Felucca facet, a bit southeast of the Yew Abbey. The coordinates are 59o 14' N 34o 44' W. Runes are available at many of the major player-run establishments as well. For more information, please contact Desdemona via icq at 24124261.

Greetings!

I am the proud owner of the Yew Bank Merchant's Guild in Trammel, our large white marble located just 5 paces behind the Yew Bank at Empath Abbey (73 N, 46 W). While we're just a beginning establishment, we have over twenty well-stocked vendors, a garden dedicated to *love*, and a garden/shrine dedicated to all those who have left these lands. I come to you today to announce a contest of sorts wherein prizes are awarded to people based on the number of visits we get. For example, we just awarded a prize to our nine thousandth visitor (specifics can be found at the website) and we are geared up to give away our largest prize yet when we hit the 10,000 mark. We have played around with lotteries in the past, and plan more events and games in the future. We're also kicking around some ideas for some player-sponsored quests and hope to get in better contact with the Great Lakes community. Oh and I almost forgot! We just installed a complete Trammel Treasure Hunt library, the key to which can be found as well on the website.

Thanks for listening!

Kuary

Thanks for the heads-up!

Another look at Teleburiel's death from BNN Reporter Cara Newsman, which includes an interesting interview with the TUR folk who knew him best and some intriguing pictures from an anonymous source. The full article can be found here.

For more information on the death of Teleburiel, please refer to the article THE DAEMONOLOGIST'S DEMISE posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2001, 5:56 PM EST.

About a month ago, I helped to take this merchant, Maddy, from Cove to the city of Minoc. There must have been four of us: my guildmate Bloodward, our mutual friend Deception, a man I didn't really know, and then myself. We left from Cove, the four of us, with Maddy and 2 pack horses loaded with 40,000 iron ingots. As we got close to Bucs Den, we were attacked by Oakley the highwayman and his followers, 20 to 30 branded murderers [red npcs]. We fought valiantly and were able to save Maddy, but we lost the horses. After the packs died, Oakley, who was fighting Deception, ran with Deception right behind him. Oakley (who was marked a criminal to Deception) disapeared and Maddy popped up grey to Deception too, which makes us think this was an inside job. Maddy cried how her boss might never send things again and how she had failed him. We restocked our regs and repaired arms and armor and went back to the place of the hijacking. There was waiting Oakley again who was boasting how we'll never stop him and this will happen forever. He was there for ten minutes before he ran and hid. We were told to spread the word. We went to all cities and tried to tell all of our adventure. I am writing this because we see others have helped and been hijacked but no one has heard this story which I believe was before the recent hijackings.

Loki of H^A

For more information on the Sinister OAKLEY, please refer to the article BRIGANDS FOR BREECHES posted on Thursday, March 8, 2001, 5:47 PM EST.

Upon entering, I was greeted happily by Gryffon, the bartender. My first drink was free and the other patrons were friendly and entertaining. The decor was great, happy, and welcoming. I spent a good deal of time there and enjoyed it immensely. I would recommend that anyone with a bit of free time looking for lively conversation and quality ale try the Kinship Tavern.

Hail, The website for Kivork will be up and running in the next few days which i am pleased to announce. In the mean time I am looking for players, preferably roleplayers and players that have a knowledge about medievil England, who would want to get involved with the creation of this town.

The aim of Kivork is to introduce a truely Roleplaying community to the pacific shard, to create a town where people can be immersed in another story line or even create a quest that can be run from our town.

I won't lie, this is a BIG project, but hopefuly within the next month the town will be fully opened.

Deathstrike,

Icq - 27807772
E-Mail - [email protected]

More Spiritwood Courses:

Thank ye.

News from Ravenmoor:

G'luck in catching him!

News from Stonekeep:

Thanks.

This sunday (18/3) night Deepwater will host the Deepwater Wrestling
Championships again. However this time we'll be in the Deepwater Tower of
Magic, witch is located east of the Deepwater tavern, Owls eye. It will
start at 9pm cet (8pm gmt). Wrestlers should be there atleast 10-30minutes
before the event start to sign up.

Wrestlers will have to pay a fee of 1000gold coins to join, this will go in
to the prize pot that can be won. The winner will recive a check on
25.000gp, and will also get the title Wrestler of Deepwater, untill the next
competion.


Rules of the the competion:

You may NOT use healing in any form, nor may you use weapons or armor. If
any of this rules would be broken by one person, he or she will be kicked
out from the event.

However, you MAY use bonus potions, sutch as refresh, strenght etc.
Leather/Studded gloves may also be used, and this can be magic if the person
wants to wear that.


So do not forget, this sunday, at 9pm cet (8pm gmt). Deepwater will host its
Deepwater Wrestling Championships. And you can win up to 25.000gold coins.
Location is at the Deepwater Tower, witch is located east of Owls eye, the
tavern in Deepwater.


Ryndir - Event cordinator
http://deepwater.lemming.org

 

Thanks.

News from Spiritwood:

Spiritwood University Basic Skills and Fitness Training 101

The Spiritwood University is proud to present another of its open Monday Night  sessions on Basic skills and character development. This session is open to all but is primarily aimed at new and Young status players who are just starting out in the world of Britannia. The evening will begin with a basic theoretical discussion of skills and abilities and how to develop them, and will continue with a more practical training session. The evening begins at 8 P.M GMT, that’s 20:00 CET and is based at the Spiritwood University’s Trammel campus. That’s Monday the 19^th of March.

 To find the University, start at the Skara Brae docks right outside town. To get across to the main land, simply enter one of the small ferryboats there and say the word “Cross” to the ferryman. Once across on the mainland, go east on the road inland. Take the second road to your right (south, at a crossroads). Keep going south until the road turns eastwards. Keep following it and you will end up in Spiritwood. The walk is short and the neighbourhood pleasant. From the end of the road, go across town and you will find the University Tower a short way beyond, in the clearing closest to the south western corner of the great Hedge Maze of Sosaria.

 For more information go to:

www.vuvu.com/university

 We welcome you to the Spiritwood University, a haven of learning for all.

 

Grand! Thank you for the note!

Top o’ the morning to ye all !

The Dancing Dragon Tavern is proud to present to ye a night full of drinking, costumes and riddling. This will be hosted at the Tavern on Saturday the 17th March at 8pm GMT (9pm CET, 3pm EST). All are welcome to come watch as Bards, jesters and tricksters try to outwit each other in a riddling contest (rules can be found at the Tavern for all those wishing to take part).

Ah, but t’would be no fun without a little extra. So we bring to ye also a fancy dress contest, as well as a raffle. Anything goes in this party so the most original costume will win the crock o’ gold!

As usual Narr and myself shall be at hand before the event and any would be riddlers should make themselves known at least an hour before the event starts. We hope to see ye all on Vesper beach for a little fun.

Fair winds to ye all!!
Death Walker,
Dancing Dragon Owner

A funeral for a great man, Old Man Kensey, who changed the lives of many with his wise words, will be held at 8PM Eastern, Friday March 16th at the Town of Waterdeep Castle.

Waterdeep Castle is in the plains just north of Trinsic in Trammel.

Everyone is welcome to honor Old Man Kensey on this sad eve.

The Conservatory of Bardic Arts[CBA], in conjunction with the Britain City Council[Bri] and the Lia Fail Empire[LFE], is proud to present A Midsummer's Night Dream Part 1 theatrical production on the Atlantic Shard.

You can catch the incredible show at one of two show dates and times:
Friday, March 16th, 2001 at 9pm EST or Sunday, March 18th, 2001 at 3pm EST

The show will be located at the Lia Fail Empire tower in Trammel near the Brigand Camp south of Britain, north of Skara Brae. For Atlantic residents, a rune is conveniently located at the Trammel KoS Rune Library. For inter-shard travellers, as all are welcomed and encouraged to attend, gates will be available in front of the Yew Abbey and Britain Wayfarer's Inn in Trammel 15 minutes prior to show time. Please stable your pets before coming to the show as there is no where for them to safely wait at the Tower.

Refreshments will be served after the show. Because of the use of communication crystals the audience is asked to refrain from speaking during the performance.

We really hope you are able to catch one of the two performances and enjoy the show as much as we've enjoyed preparing it.

-Ce'Nedra Willow, Director, and Cast

Last night Baby, Grimoire's Event Organizer unveiled her newest Event idea "Grimoire's Dueling Ladder". What is the Dueling Ladder? Well in short it is a tournament that has no set time or date, it can take place anytime or anywhere. It is a way for those whole believe they are the best on Napa Valley to come out and prove if they are as good as they claim to be. By challenging others in the Ladder to become the #1 fighter on the Ladder. The Official rules and details of this new event can be found here Grimoire’s Dueling Ladder

It kicked off to an amazing start with 18 fighters appearing only hours after the Event was unveiled. Hours of fighting began to ensue atop the Temple of Immortality. Warriors, Mages and Hybrids alike had come from the furthest reaches of Britannia to attempt to become the #1 ranking fighter at the beginning. But only one could behold this position. And only time will tell how long they can keep a hold of it.

After all the blood had been cleaned from atop the tower’s roof and the Referee’s had sent word of the battles. It was soon announced how the fighters had done last night. With the following end the night ranking in the top 5.

1. NICOLAE (Record) 8 wins 0 losses (Last Loss) None Registered
2. Change (Record) 4 wins 0 losses (Last Loss) None Registered
3. Greater Cad (Record) 6 wins 3 losses (Last Loss) Change
4. Lost (Record) 4 wins 0 losses (Last Loss) None Registered
5. Haart (Record) 3 wins 4 losses (Last Loss) Greater Cad

If you would like to take place in Grimoire’s Duel Ladder matches please contact one of the many Referee’s. Baby, Lost, Craggan, Josh, LeeLu, Jade, Sagen Kai, Vladimyr, HORN, LeeLu, Beldin, Elwind Thorne, Jade, Calvin Klien, NICOLAE, or myself Dyastro Farkas. (Yes I am aware there are 2 Jades in the list and it is not a typo.)

I would like to give a big thanks to Baby for coming up with, implementing and pretty much everything to do with this new event. With you Baby this event would not be here now. (And I don’t think Grimoire would run as smooth as it does either.)

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Dyastro Farkas (Mayor of Grimoire, Keeper of GuL Secrets)

Your humble servant,
Raeven Aurora

Saphire Ice is pleased to announce the publish of the official website to the UO Vancouver BC Player Meet at http://uoaddict.8m.com/meet.htm.

Any players interested in attending the Saturday April 28th, Player Meet should visit the website for more information.

Shadows of the West will be holding a 2v2 tournament this Saturday the 17th of March at 7pm PST. This is unlike the average 1v1 tournament, this one actually takes planning and strategy. Sonoma can get very boring at times due to the lack of WAR, so please join us in this PvP tournament for EXPERTS only on Saturday.

These are the best rules I can think of, if you can think of any other rules or persuade me to change the rules that I currently have, please ask and I'll look into it.

1. Only GM made weapons/armor are allowed.
2. No magic items of any type are allowed to be used during the match. This includes rings, sashes, etc. The only exception is magic mage hats that can be bought at a mage shop in any town.
3. All poisons are legal, including DP.
4. No hiding, looting or stealing.
5. No tamed pets allowed in a match. This is PvP, not PvM. Mounts are also not allowed, including etherals.
6. No fighting outside of matches. There will be oranges to some of you there, and you are not to attack them during the tournament unless in a schedules match.
7. There are also no Order or Chaos shields permitted.
8. No limit on potions, bandages or regs.
9. All summons are allowed during match. (not before)
10. No kind of precasted magic reflect or reactive armor, no predrinking of anykind either, but this can be done at the start of the match.

We will meet in Britian at the east bank in Fel at 6:45pm. There you will pay 10k per team. The winner gets it all. And please dont whine about the entry fee, its not that much. The 1st place prize might not be all that big, but who cares? we dont pvp for money, we do it for fun.

From the bank we will be gated to my house where we will then be gated to our secret location. Please bring all the neseccary items to fight at most 4 rounds. Once you get to the location you wont be able to leave and come back.  Also, DO NOT BRING MOUNTS! Please remember this is a 2v2 tournament, which requires a partner (we will not be setting anyone up). Hmm.. I think I got everything covered, but if you still have questions PLEASE ICQ ME at any time. I am not going to make registering required, but it sure helps me organize everything. Please post here or on our site which is located at : Shadows of the West

Thanks and I hope to see you there!
-Meridion of STW

Good Luck to all who enter and good fun to those who attend...  After all, it's a spectator sport too...

Greetings from Rivendell,

The Village of Rivendell would like to announce that we will host a St. Paddy’s Day Free-for-all warriors only tourney.

It is going to be a free for all, few rules, and first place will get 70k. The first warrior to fall will get 20k. The warrior best dress for St Paddy’s Day will get 10k. There will be four rules:

Rule 1. No killing the ringmaster, if the ringmaster is killed, HE gets the 70k.
Rule 2. Stay alive any way you can, and kill everyone else.
Rule 3. Must have something green on to participate.
Rule 4. No pets, or mounts.

Spectators: Please do not faction fight during registration or the tourney. It is a distraction and others may get in the way. Thank ye!

There will be a $2k entry fee for each participant due at the time of Registration. Registration will begin 45 minutes prior to the start inside the Rivendell Tavern. The back room with the teleporter to the arena will be opened at the 7:30pm CST start time. With the growing number of participants, we request that registrants arrive as early as possible so that the competition gets underway promptly. (Please note: No more contestants will be taken after the contestants are in the arena.) We won’t be limiting the number of entrants for this tourney.

We look forward to seeing old friends and welcoming new ones to Rivendell. Thank you for your support!

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!

Rivendell Town Council
New Web page: http://www.villageofrivendell.com

UO Lake Superior will be down temporarily as we are moved off the xrgaming network. Arrangements have been made to move onto our own servers, and we will have the situation under control within a week.

We apoligize for the outage, and will have things back to normal as quickly as possible.

Talanithus Tarant
UOLS Editor

Festival of Trees Arbor Day Celebration
Sponsored by the Town of Destiny
Map to Destiny http://www.calamity.net/Destiny/Map.htm
Arbor Day History http://www.calamity.net/Destiny/arborday.htm

March 22: Earth and Water Collection, 8pm CST
In the book "Basic Gardening", found in the Destiny Library of Knowledge, we have learned what ingredients are needed to regrow our trees. Be prepared for battle, as collection of the most important ingredient requires it. Meet at our Knight's Pub in the Town of Destiny at 8pm to help us collect earth and water.

March 23: Travelers of Destiny Crafter Fair, 8pm CST
Destiny's talented crafters will be on hand to craft the finest products Britannia has to offer, for no charge, if you bring resources. If they provide resources, all items will be sold at half price. Visit the roof of Destiny's Mage Tower Friday, March 23, at 8pm to stock up on the bargains.

March 24: Arbor Day - Tree Planting, 8pm CST
With the ingredients collected Thursday night, we will plant new trees in Destiny. All participants in planting a tree during Arbor Day will receive a special commemerative green exceptional sash, short boots and green leather "gardener" gloves. Meet at the Knight's Pub in Destiny at 8pm to plant a tree with us!

March 24: Arbor Day - Post-planting Party
Enjoy a drink and meal with us as we celebrate our first annual Festival of Trees. We'll have a raffle for some nice prizes. Don't miss this fun right after the Tree Planting Ceremony in Destiny!

-Destiny Events Committee

Congratulations to our how-to book contest winners. You may see their books on display on Shelf 10:

• Lady Faith, Mage's Desktop Reference (15K)
• Big John, Blacksmithing for all Levels (10K)
• Telzarn, Understanding Flagging (5K)

Please contact our magic scroll at [email protected] to arrange pickup of your prizes this week.

Also, until Midnight CST Wednesday night, you can win 15K for naming our new statue. Commonly referred to as the "caesar bust" statue, he keeps watch over our library but we think he needs a better name than that. Thank you Calamity for securing this wonderful addition to the library! Please post any and all suggestions for a name at our bulletin board http://www.cyboards.com/servlets/CyBoard?I=3615&A=view. Let's hear those ideas.

Sabine, Destiny Librarian

The Village of Rivendell, on the Felucca facet of LS, has moved their webpage to http://www.villageofrivendell.com. The site contains F.A.Q., a town as well as maps and directions.

Timedancer has also started a bard's corner featuring original music from the Rivendell Musica (in mp3 format). Any other bards of the realm are invited to submit music for this site as well.

Drop by and give us a visit.

Friday, March 16, 6pm pacific time Irma's Seaside Tavern in ImaTown will be giving green leather armor to everyone that shows up. This is genuine gator armor made from the gators that live in the ImaTown swamps.

There will of course be fish and ale as usual, so come hungry and ready to drink plenty.

Once in the tavern your safety is assured, but beware of the journey ! there are lizards and snakes in the swamp. and gators !! more gators than you can shake a stick at.

If you do not yet have an IMA character make one and come ready to be added to the guild and show off your new green leather. Visitors with non-ImaNames are welcome as well. and all will be given green armor. If you do not know the location of Imatown, visit our website http://www.imanewbie.com.

The Guardians of Light are opening a new player run tavern on Pacific. We are having 3 major events on opening night and a contest is going on right now to name the tavern. The prize for the winning name is 2 rares worth over a million gold. We are expecting a good size crowd on opening night and will have a lot of free food and drink. Come along and join the fun. In total our prizes are worth well over 2 million gold.

Opening date is March the 17th at 8 PM PST. Check out http://www.guardians-of-light.us-inc.com/ and look for the tavern forum under message boards. Theres a post about the events and another for you to enter your taven names to try and win the rares.

The tavern is located at co-ordinates 35o56N 43o18E or for you non seaman on the south side of the road east of brit about half way to the swamp. There will be people on most nights this week giving out runes at the major banks. Also we will have people at the West Brit bank on Saturday giving out runes. Hope to see you there and having a good time.

Comments from Calandryll

For almost two years, I've spent my time here at OSI listening to player feedback and then going into someone's office (usually a designer) and delivering that feedback to them. I've always enjoyed these conversations, learning the thought processes of the designers and working to find compromises and solutions between the original design and the hundreds of different players' feedback. During that time, I've had more than one person ask me "So when are you going to become a designer?" It's something I have thought about a lot during those meetings.

Starting next week (Monday, March 19) I'll be on the other side of those conversations as I move from Manager of Community Services to a Designer on the Ultima Online Live team. As much as I truly enjoy Community Relations, the opportunity to work with folks like Sage, Runesabre, and of course reuniting with LadyMOI (the person who hired me in the first place) is something I could not pass up. Add to that the chance to work directly on the game I have played for over 3 years with one of the most dedicated teams I have ever had the pleasure of working with and it really was a no-brainer.

I am also very pleased that Leilo is taking over as Community Manager as there is no more qualified person in the industry that I can think more worthy.

So how does this affect all of you? Well, for one thing, I won't have time to answer anywhere near as much e-mail or post as much as I used to. That's not something I am particular happy about, but given my new responsibilities, the time to do so simply won't be there. I'll still be reading the boards as much as possible though as I've always felt those posts are an invaluable resource to anyone who works on UO. At the same time, I hope to bring what I have learned as a community representative to my role as a designer.

I do have a long way to go however, before I even approach the level of skill of the current design team. For the next few months, I'll be learning the scripting language, previous designs, and everything else I can before they even let me actually change anything.

So while this is certainly not a farewell, for me, it does sort of feel like one. It's never easy to leave behind something I helped build from the start, but at the same time, I could not be leaving it in better hands. To say I am excited about this new opportunity would be an understatement and I am looking forward to the future of UO, now more than ever.

Calandryll

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Comments from Leilo

On Monday morning (March 19th), I'll be stepping into the role of Manager of Community Services here at OSI. In doing so, I'll be following in the footsteps of two pretty amazing and talented people - LadyMOI, who created the Online Community Relations group here and helped lead the group to becoming fully integrated with the game teams, and Calandryll, who has been working with Cynthe and Gbob to expand our community to ORIGIN, while providing Melantus and I with the tools we needed to focus on Ultima Online.

Though much of my time has been spent behind-the-scenes in the last year and a half, I've had the fortune to work with many of you in my previous role as UO's Web Content Supervisor - a task that allowed me to work on growing the UO website to support all aspects of the UO community. In my new role, I'll be focused on supporting my team - which includes both community relations teams and the Events team - as they focus on the communities of Ultima Online, ORIGIN, and whatever new and exciting games lie in our future. As for the immediate future? I'll be reading your comments on our Message Boards, familiarizing myself with ORIGIN, exploring the new land of Third Dawn, working with Melantus to gather your opinions, and wrestling Calandryll's laptop computer away from him by Monday. I'm very excited to be given this opportunity, and I'm looking forward to helping my team work with all of you to keep the communities of UO and ORIGIN exciting, fun, interesting, and productive. The communities surrounding both games are already fantastic, but things can always be better, and I hope with your feedback and participation, we can bring about a great future.

Leilo

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Comments from LadyMOI

I hope that you will all join me in congratulating both Calandryll and Leilo on their promotions to these new positions. This is a particularly sweet moment for me, since I am responsible for hiring both of these talented individuals into Origin.

First Calandryll, who, through his dedication and hard work, helped me to evolve the community relations role into one that is wholly committed to serving the needs of the UO players and the future players of Origin games. Now he will join forces with me again, this time on the dev side of things, where we will continue to listen to what you like and want and need in order to grow and develop UO further and further.

Leilo was my second hire to Origin and within a few months of her arriving began to develop some of the coolest web features we have seen. Her creativity and her tough as nails work ethic are stellar. You will not be disappointed in her efforts in her new position. I feel very proud of these two individuals and am grateful for my continued opportunity to work with them. The future is very exciting.

LadyMOI

The Conservatory of Bardic Arts [CBA], in conjunction with the Britain City Council [Bri] and Lia Fail Empire [LFE] is proud to present A Midsummer's Night Dream Part 1 theatrical production on the Atlantic Shard.

You can catch the incredible show at one of two show dates and times:

Friday, March 16th, 2001 at 9pm EST or Sunday, March 18th, 2001 at 3pm EST.

The show will be located at the Lia Fail Empire tower in Trammel near the Brigand Camp south of Britain, north of Skara Brae. For Atlantic residents, a rune is conveniently located at the Trammel KoS Rune Library. For inter-shard travellers, gates will be available in front of the Yew Abbey and Britain Wayfarer's Inn in Trammel 15 minutes prior to show time. Please stable your pets before coming to the show as there is no where for them to safely wait at the Tower.

Refreshments will be served after the show. Because of the use of communication crystals the audience is asked to refrain from speaking during the performance.

We really hope you are able to catch one of the two performances and enjoy the show as much as we've enjoyed preparing it.

-Ce'Nedra Willow, Director, and Cast

Thank ye Ce'Nedra for this news.

If you visit our Councils of Virtue page, you will note that Mystic has been proclaimed head of the Britain Council of Compassion. He sent us a detailed description of how this government will function:

The goverment of the Britain Council of Compassion will be a Theocracy headed by myself, and will have an elected council as well. This system will work as follows:

• I will act as the "President" or "Governor" of the city
• The Council will be voted or chosen into office by the people of the city. They will act as a one-house "Congress"
• The President has right to veto anything the Councel proposes, but may be overruled by a majority vote
• The President cannot be impeached
• Both the Council and the President will serve as judges should a court case happen. The President will act as the "Chief Justice" while the Council serves as the other judges (like the Supreme Court)
• If a Council Member does something wrong, he can be impeached and tried for his/her crime
• If guilty, the Council Member will be removed from office, and a new Council Member will take his/her place
• The Council is granted immunity for certain occasions or situations (such as a census, special session, investigation, etc.)

I thank you for your time in reading this, and I pray that you will all recognize this as the legitimate government of Britain.

Praise Minax!

An issue with vendors has come to light that can be absolutely devastating.

The recent patch rollouts have changed the way in which gold is retrieved from a vendor. Basically, you now get a check for all the gold the vendor is carrying rather than just the max amount of gold you can carry at the time.

That's the problem: you get ALL the gold the vendor has, including the gold it needs for its own support! This means you get a check, dump it in the bank, log out, and the next day you find the vendor gone and all the items you placed on it for sale looted by other players when the vendor decayed minutes or hours after you left.

This may or may not be a bug but the way to handle it, I believe, is to carry some gold coin with you when you go to check your vendors. Retrieve your vendor's gold (automatically in check form..you can't change this), drop the gold coin on your vendor to maintain it, THEN restock your vendor with goods and use the Status command to confirm how long the vendor has before decaying (based on the prices of the goods you just restocked it with).

Player-owned vendors will be able to give the gold they are holding to their owners in bank check form if the amount is between 4999 gold and 1 million gold. If the gold amount being held for the player by the vendor is between 4999 and 1 million gold, the vendor will hand this to the owner in the form of a bank check (as long as the vendor is actually carrying this amount). If the amount is less equal to or less then 4999 gold then the vendor will hand the owner the amount in gold form. If the gold held by the vendor is more than 1 million gold, the vendor will retain the amount over 1 million gold until the next request for gold is made by the player.

Late afternoon. The Roses are training up and making patrols. Lately the Phantom Menace have raided as dusk fell and they wanted to make sure they were ready. As the last man recalled out to their Tower, Kenyon made his way into the tavern to sit with a lady friend for a drink or two.

"A drink of ale, sir Kenyon?" asks his friend.

Kenyon shakes his head slightly. "Nay lass, I'm still on duty, milk will be fine," he says with a smile. "One always has to be ready," he says with certainty as she grins at him.

Then a voice from the back of the tavern.....somewhat familiar. "Yeah, bub, never know when somethin' might happen."

The speaker appears from the shadows. It's Deadpool. Kenyon shoots a look towards the tavern door, slightly open. Nightfall already. He should have been prepared.

The Mercenary wanders over to Kenyon and leans in, sticking his finger into the Lieutenant's milk, and tasting it. "Milk, chucky? No drinkin on duty huh...." Deadpool mocks.

Kenyon shakes his head. "I can't win some nights" he says to his friend as he slightly turns and spills the milk down Deadpool's kilt.

The mercenary's voice goes from pleasant to deadly. "Ya know, Ken. I wasn't gunna whack yas, but ya kinda left me no choice."

With that, before Kenyon could react Deadpool unslings his long spear and pierces the soldiers side, sending him reeling to the floor. He has just long enough to send a distress to the Roses to come to his aid before he passes out. As Deadpool summons his etherial Ostard and rides out of the tavern a gate opens and 12 Roses come darting out towards him.

"Ut oh, dis don't look so good fer me" He smirks as he attacks one new private.

The recruit has no idea what he is in for and makes a hasty retreat as Deadpool gains the upper hand. Just around the bend the others spring at him. He makes a fast dodge, pushing through them and heads towards the moongate. Just as Nocturne strikes the mercenary, he makes it through the gate and to his safety. The Roses regroup back at the center of town just in time to see a small wave of PhM forces attacking.

"Stay together!!! Don't let them separate you!!" Nocturne barks.

"Push them back! Don't let them in the city tonight!" Lanzo screams as his armor is set ablaze from an explosion spell.

"They're headed towards the teleporters! Follow them through!!!" Yells Samhain over the clashing of swords to shields.

Minutes later the remaining Roses return to Nocturne who is waiting by the tavern for any lone PhM warriors.

"Sir, they've been beaten back. We've........we've won this one," explains Torinor with a smile on his lips.

"Excellent work Roses, excellent work" Nocturne answers.

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Some hours pass as the night creeps on. Some of the Roses have retired for the night and the city sleeps. As crickets sound the night, another sound emerges. An evil sound. the sound of horses. A dark cavalry. Six Roses patrol and one is caught totally off guard as Pitr the Pist rides up and relieves him of his nights duty. The alarm sounds, and the remaining five Roses spring into action on the Viking. He darts off, leading them right into the awaiting grimaces of Kaolin the Dark and Grinnok Greymane, the other Viking warriors of the PhM. Stinking of ale and sweat the Vikings practically run over the Roses, screaming, slicing and laughing the entire time.
Revenge was had for the nights earlier defeat.
And just as quickly and suddenly as they came, the three Vikings vanished into the night air, just before dawn, just before the new day is born. One can certainly say that if this skirmish continues to be back and forth this way, it's not likely we'll see an end to this resource war anytime soon.

The Lords of the Eternal Realm of Catskills invite all to attend their first ever St. Patricks Day Party on Sunday, March 18, 2001. Come join us for food, drinks, and fun!!!

Event schedule is as follows:
All times are in Eastern Standard Time. Entry fees for the competitions are asked so we can afford prizes. Events will be described below the schedule.

2:00 Guilds gather at Lord British'es Castle in Trammel for the Parade (I'im assuming that it will take about an hour to get everything organized for this to work properly).
3:00 Parade begins (we will travel from Lord British's castle down the main road of the city to the east bank, then continue on to the other major city's of Brittania; Trinsic, Vesper, Moonglow, and finishing with Jhelom).
4:00 Parade ends. Mages will open gates to the location of the party.
4:00-approx 5:00 A large amount of alcohol consumption and socialization between guilds. Register for events at this time.
5:00 Bardic competition begins-All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee, 100gold).
6:00 Archery competition-All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee 100gold).
6:30 Drinking contest-All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee 150gold).
6:45 Eating contest-All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee 150gold).
7:00 Scavenger hunt-Lists will be provided by event coordinators. All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee 500gold).
8:00 Footrace begins-All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee 500gold).
9:00 Move to arena for PvP tournament and mud wrestling competition.
9:20 PvP tourny begins-All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee 2000gold).
10:00 Mud wrestling competition begins-All entrants for this competition must register before this time (fee 500gold).
11:30 everyone goes home/passes out.

Bardic competition rules-Present a song,poem or story to a panel of judges (and the crowd). The more original the presentation, the more points will be awarded. The winner is the person with the most original and entertaining presentation (prizes TBA).

Archery contest rules-Each entrant will be provided with a Bow and 5 arrows. The winner will be the one who hits closest to the bulls eye out of 5 shots (prizes TBA)

Drinking contest rules-Each contestant will be given 15 bottles of ale (to be consumed of course). The winner will be the person who drinks the fastest and loses the least amount of mana (prizes TBA)

Eating contest rules-Each entrant will be given 30 pies to eat. The one who finishes first wins (prizes TBA).

Scavenger hunt rules-Entrants will register in teams of 3. Lists will be given out to the leader of the team. The first person to return with all the items on their list wins (prizes TBA).

Footrace rules-Entrants start at Britain and run to the southernmost point of the continent totally weaponless/armorless. The first person to cross the finish line alive wins (prizes TBA).

PvP tourny rules-All entrants will be gated to an undisclosed location in Fellucca they will be allowed the use of 25 potions 35 bandaides and 50 of each reagent. GM made equipment is accepted. No magical items are to be used. Horses will be provided (for a small fee) to those who don't have one (prizes TBA).

Mud wrestling rules-contestants will be placed in a square of mud with 1 bandaid/healing reagents and otherwise totally naked and equipmentless. The winner will be the person to walk out alive (there will be a Male and Female heat for this event) (prizes TBA).

Remember the more the merrier! Invite your friends/guildmates and lets have a good time.
If you have any questions please post them on our public message board at www.williamsgroup.com/uo.
~Seuyar Lethariel Event Coordinator

Hail Denizens and Mortals of the realm.

Within the forbidding Archives found in the tombs of the Ebon Skull there can now be found artwork of many dark visages related to the Ebon Skull and the city of Caina. Within time more and more artwork based upon the villains of the realm shall be added. If ye would like to view such horrible and vile images please dare the dark depths of the Archives.

Azalin
Lich Lord

Order of the Ebon Skull

Archives of the Skull

(OOC: If you have an evil character, artwork based upon your evil character and wish to be within the Ghastly Galleries then please submit the artwork to [email protected]. You can find the images within the Archives image map page via the picture on the wall. Enjoy!)

Hail all those of this realm, on Friday March 16th at 8:00PM, the Lazy Llama Casino will have it's Grand Opening! All those wishing to attend please contact Daimwn ([email protected] or [email protected]), the manager of the casino and the events. The Casino itself consists of organized fights within certain specialty groups they choose to sign up for. Betting in the casino will occur the following week, all depending on the popularity of the casino. Those still interested, we offer only a few specialty groups for the opening just to see the response from you the people. Other categories of events can and will take place soon after, such as chicken duels. For each group there will be so many people, all depending on how many sign up. Entry fees fluctuate, but the winner of the fight at the end, of either category, shall receive a large sum of cold hard. Prizes may be different depending on difficulty of class and/or number of participants (normally around 20-30k for first place and so on). For starting groups on this event shall be:

*Magic armor/weapons(7k gp entry)
*Poisoned weapons(7k gp entry)
*Traditional PvP(5k gp entry)

The Casino is located 75, 35 South 29, 48West, it’s NW of Destard and SW of the Hedge Maze directly off the coast. Any, who wish for more information, please feel free to contact Daimwn of LOA or [email protected]

Thank you,
Yeqwiua,
Casino Book Keeper, LOA

Various Changes and Fixes

An issue with Inscription was fixed

Some issues with the Faction system were corrected, including:

• Players with more then one account not being able to join Factions with both accounts simultaneously
• Silver accumulation and retention issues

Guildmasters unable to remove players from the guild with names listed on the second viewing page of the guild menu has been fixed.

Required skills for creating craftable carpentry and tailoring items have been adjusted to require the appropriate level of skill.

Certain high level creatures were not including treasure maps as part of their loot. This has been fixed.

House sign hueing issues were corrected.

The new player tutorial will now accept localized speech commands.

Vendors will now change directions to face only the vendor owner when spoken to. Additionally, the distance required for owners speaking to vendors to change their directions has been increased. Players wishing to purchase from vendors will now be able to do some from an increased distance as well.

A problem with dungeon traps overlapping has been corrected

A problem with the house decoration tool has been corrected in the following manner:

• Yellow boxes are no longer flippable
• Stackables are no longer flippable
• Items over 100 stone weight are no longer changeable

Ultima Online: Third Dawn - Coming Soon!

We are pleased to officially announce the upcoming release of Ultima Online: Third Dawn - bringing an exciting new dimension to the world of Britannia. Beginning March 27th (March 20th in Japan), Ultima Online: Third Dawn you'll be able to grab your own copy and start exploring the new and dangerous land of Ilshenar on your favorite Ultima Online shard.

We will be offering a special upgrade offer to all of our existing Ultima Online customers. For 60 days, starting on March 26th, current UO customers with active accounts will be able to order this special upgrade for a price of $9.95 plus shipping and handling. This promotional upgrade version includes the final gold-mastered version of Third Dawn, the new retail version map of Britannia, the Lost Lands, and Ilshenar, and while supplies last - as a special bonus - we'll include a collector's edition cloth map of Britannia and the Lost Lands. This upgrade CD does not include a registration code and therefore cannot be used to create a new account nor qualify for new account free game time. Alpha and beta testers who do not wish to participate in the upgrade offer will be given the opportunity to order the Ilshenar and cloth maps for $5.95, with shipping and handling paid by Origin Systems.

In preparation for the launch of Third Dawn, we will officially close the beta testing period on Monday, March 19th. We will be closing the Third Dawn Bug Message Board at that time, and ask that any further issues be directed to [email protected]. We appreciate all of the effort that our alpha and beta testers have given to the product and look forward to seeing everyone in this newest incarnation of Britannia.

The Oasis Fight Night
Sunday, March 25 at 2pm pacific.
From feedback provided by you the players we will be running mage vs mage, fighter vs fighter, hybrid vs hybrid for all rounds until we have the top two from each category. These 6 will than proceed in mixed combat to determine the overall winner.

Runes to Oasis can be found at the YMCA, Ironwood, and Dark Tower. In addition gates will be provided from the Skara Brae bank beginning 30 minutes prior to the start of the event.  You can register at [email protected]

Rules:

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF THE OASIS FIGHT NIGHTS!! This event is run by people who want to show all people of Sonoma a good time and who like to see good PvP.  For this reason, when you are in Oasis for the Fight Night Event...we ask that there is no Noto-Killing, Order/Chaos or Faction fighting. We're here to see good PvP and we aren't concerned with your guild, your color or your faction. We'd like to have an environment where even Red characters can come out and participate in a PvP contest without fear of getting attacked simply because they are red. So please, park all of that at the login screen when you come out for this event.

Registrations must be sent to [email protected] by 12am PST on the night before the Fight Night(when it becomes Sun). In your registration email, please include:

Character name and character class: (Warrior/Mage/Rogue/Hybrid).
Registrations received after that cut-off time will be discarded.
NOTE - THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTLY NO LATE REGISTRATION AT THE GATE.
There is a 1,000gp entry fee. This fee will be collected when contestants are inside the Arena House, prior to their match.
Participants will be randomly paired (by class) by the event coordinators.  The tournament is single elimination. With the top three performers receiving prizes detailed below.

If a participant isn't present at the Arena House when they are called for their match, they will have five minutes. If they do not arrive within those five minutes, they forfeit the match and their opponent advances to the next round.

Once in the pit, the judge will give a quick run down of the rules to avoid confusion. He will then ask the player to flag on him, turning them gray.  This is for the safety of the competitors, to insure that murder counts will not be given.

There will be no time limit for the matches. However, at the seven minute mark, the judge will declare 'No Healing'. At this point, the participants may no longer heal damage through spells or bandages. Curing spells may still be used.  Bandages that were started before the 'No Healing' call are allowed to resolve. However, if a bandage heals damage more than 14 seconds after the 'No Healing' call, that person will be disqualified.

If a participant can steal, he may utilize that skill against his opponent.  At the end of the match, the thief will return any items stolen from his or her opponent. If the thief wins the match and wishes to be killed to get rid of his 'perma-grey' status, an official in the pit will do the deed.

During the match, mages may not cast Earthquake, Meteor Swarm, or Chain Lightning.

All magical weapons of force and less, armor, and items may be used.

Participants may not "Buff" themselves up before the match begins through the use of spells, potions, or items. If a participant drinks a potion or casts a spell before the round begins, the judge of the pit will Flamestrike them as soon as the round begins.

Fencers and swordsman may use any grade of poison on their blades. Mages may cast the Poison spell without limitation.

No pets may be taken into the pits. This includes all tamable monsters and mounts, even ethereal mounts.

Prizes:
Overall First place      - 50% of the total entry fees plus a 30k check
Overall Second Place - 30% of the total entry fees plus a 10k check
Overall Third Place    - a 10k check

In addition there will be special merit awards given out.  However these will remain undisclosed to prevent people from "throwing" a fight or dragging it out to receive one of these prizes that are based on performance and not if you win or lose.

Sounds fun!  Hope to see you there!

• The Pact of Zeranon: The latest intallment in this ongoing serial story.
• Clue Corner: Winter discusses "professionalism" in the gaming industry.
• Crossword: Based on EverQuest.
• The Shifting Sands: Prologue to a tale set in the exotic world of Rubi-Ka.
• and more!

The OWX features articles, essays, advice columns, and more all written from an "in-character" gamer's perspective. Newly expanded to cover all MMOGs, the Otherworld Express brings you up-to-date news and commentary each week. Check out the latest issue today!

My all time favorite clone (and it's hard to pick just one), Second, High Priest of the Temple of the Stranger, sent me the following gripping tale:

This eve, I gathered together with a number of people and ventured into the dungeon of Deceit. The journey was to be a symbolic one, to show the personal triumphs over Deceit in the name of Honesty.

The inhabitants of Deceit had other plans for us, and rose from their accursed graves time and time again to stand in our way. The beginning of our trip was met with light resistance, but as we ventured deeper into the core of the dungeon, Deceit unleashed its full fury upon us.

Lich lords, liches, and silver serpents rained upon us, felling several of our members, myself and one of my brothers included. We were fortunate to have been saved from the Gray Realm before Deceit could seize our spirits, forever binding us to undeath. Our thanks go out to the many healers who traveled with us.

After recovering our things, we left the dungeon and headed south to the shrine of Honesty. Our journey ended with a brief prayer at the shrine, and some friendly drinks and conversation at the Shamrock Pub.

Many thanks go out to all who participated in tonight's journey. The list of names is much too long to mention. My brothers and I owe you a debt of gratitude.

Until next time, walk with Virtue, friends.

Praise Minax!

I received the following note earlier this week:

As he was preparing to officiate at the wedding of Kaz Saique and Akara, Uncle Dullblade's wife had a mishap late Sunday, which resulted in a trip to the local MASH unit. Therefore, the esteemed Jolly Roger stepped in and performed the ceremony. The bride, groom and Uncle Dullblade all wish to express their gratitude for Jolly Roger's assistance.

Praise Minax!

First of all, you can use the map to zoom in on Britannia from 1:8 to 1:1 view. Simply click on the area you are interested in to see it in more detail. Rinse and repeat.

Next, you can see the sextant coordinates of the point you clicked on below the map. Quite handy if you want to explain to someone where to go, and all you have handy is a browser and some form of communication like ICQ, IRC or email. This also works the other way around, enter the sextant coordinates and optionally change the zoom level to see a map of the area surrounding these coordinates.

And finally, you can use the map to show the world exactly where in Britannia something is located. Rather than telling people to walk 4 screens west from the Vesper north bridge to reach your vendor, give them the URL of the zoomable map and the sextant coordinates. It doesn't get any easier than that, just remember to also tell them what facet they need to be on :)

Enjoy!

Yet more developments in the battle against Artarion and those closely intertwined in the conflict.

According to eyewitness reports the phantom Xenthyl appeared a few days ago in the forests outside of Empath Abbey. Xenthyl seemed eager to know the status on Ventryn, and whether he remained secure in preparations for his trial. After being reassured that Ventryn was still captive and amply guarded, Xenthyl revealed information of his own. It has been suggested some time ago that it could prove beneficial to investigate Artarion’s past as a shopkeeper to determine if it has any relevance to his recent motivations. Xenthyl hoped to gather a small force of adventurers to search the city of Yew for any indications of Artarion’s past connections to the city.

Within a couple days a reasonable force had gathered outside the Abbey and awaited the phantom’s arrival. When the phantom did arrive the adventurers could identify a sense of urgency in his voice as the phantom divulged some information regarding Artarion’s former residence. After crossing over to the Felucca facet, the adventurers followed Xenthyl to a home just outside the city limits of Yew. Once inside, Xenthyl explained he had investigated the location several times earlier, and on one of his later trips to the residence he witnessed an armored individual cleaning bloodstains from the carpeted floor and then vanishing from sight. The adventurers found no evidence of foul play but only a shopkeeper’s delivery log nestled inside of a flowerpot. Inside were listed several delivery recipients and confirmations that the deliveries had been completed. However, the final entry, a delivery planned for the Baker’s Dozen in Jhelom, had not been marked as completed. The adventurers began making several relevant connections to recent events, discussing that Qua’Tel’s home had been in Jhelom and the possible murder of a couple weeks ago also occurred in the Healer building within Jhelom. The adventurers wisely suggested a trip to Jhelom to investigate the Baker’s Dozen, despite the fact that the phantom was reluctant to travel there and apparently deemed the journey a waste of time.

Once the adventurers arrived in Jhelom they traveled to the Baker’s Dozen to begin their investigation. The search for evidence yielded little result and Xenthyl repeatedly stressed his belief that the trip to Jhelom was a waste of time and suggested that the group move on to another location. Fortunately just as the group started to depart one of the bakers returned from his daily rounds. Although slightly aggravated that his shop was being rummaged through, he began to answer the questions posed. When Artarion’s name was mentioned the baker remembered little, but supposedly a physical description of the bald mage jogged the baker’s memory. The baker remembered Artarion as a shopkeeper from Yew who delivered flour and vegetables on a regular basis. The baker then mentioned that he had not seen Artarion in several months and several other shopkeepers who received deliveries from Artarion assumed he had moved out of Yew or was deceased. The adventurers thanked the baker for his time and began making preparations for their departure.

Unfortunately, the phantom had other intentions. Just as the phantom thought the last adventurer had departed through the moongate to Yew, he immediately attacked the baker. However a few adventurers reemerged through the gate and witnessed Xenthyl slaying the baker in a few swift blows. When Xenthyl realized there had been witnesses to his crime he fled the scene quickly, vanishing from sight before anyone could confront him.

There is little more to tell regarding the phantom’s betrayal, but it seems the phantom could possibly be working both against Artarion as well as those attempting to stop Artarion. The rationale for Xenthyl’s actions are unclear but it is quite possible he is also responsible for the possible murder in Jhelom which some speculate was an apprentice healer who was the understudy of Qua’Tel’s friend, Fann. Perhaps Xenthyl does not want the adventurers to learn of Artarion’s past and feel sympathy for him, much like others felt sympathy for Ventryn in the past. Perhaps Xenthyl wants to ensure Artarion’s death and will stop at no means to do so. It was also recently learned that Artarion can possibly take on the guise of anyone, and has masqueraded as the Pit master Tykryon Valier on occasion. According to reports, the baker in Jhelom was bald and bearded, bearing a resemblance to Artarion. Perhaps Xenthyl believed the chef to be Artarion under the guise of the baker.

Regardless of Xenthyl’s motivations, it seems that as it stands now some adventurers may need to side with the lesser of two evils, if they side with anyone at all. Artarion relentlessly attacks those who oppose him with powerful creatures and quite possibly could be allied with Ventryn, but his past may reveal a once honorable individual corrupted by an unknown evil. Xenthyl the Phantom seems to oppose both Artarion and Ventryn but utilizes cold-blooded murder as a twisted solution for the difficulties that have arisen. And with Qua’Tel missing there seems to be no trustworthy ally, assuming that Qua’Tel can even be trusted. It is because of occurrences such as this that I am appreciative I only need to report these situations and not attempt to resolve them.

Angus, Lord of the Dark Angels from the Legion of Dark Angels (LDA) recently announced the following event:

A call to Warriors only, in the spirit of true and honorable combat. The Legion of Dark Angels (LDA) is announcing a grand event: We are hosting our first tourney.

A 3k entry fee will be required of each combatant. Competitors will need to meet at the Vesper Bank in Felucca on Sat. March 17th at 7pm EST. From there all contestants will be escorted to the private home of Kormear, where an arena has been erected in the honor of this event.

Rules of Combat:

• No magic items
• No magery
• No poisoning of weapons, only supplied weapons will be allowed
• No pets or mounts allowed during combat
• Two of each potions are allowed, but will not be provided.
• 10 bandages per combatant will be provided
• No looting

Prizes:

• 1st place 60k
• 2nd place 30k
• 3rd place 10k

We look forward to meeting all valorous warriors showing themselves for this event. All are welcome and can contact me for more information.

Praise Minax!

Shake off those winter blues!! Celebrate the coming of spring with UO
Merchant Alliance's Spring vending house decorating contest. The Atlantic
shard is proud to host the first of many to come of UOMA's in-game events.
The theme of this contest is Spring. There will be 4 main prizes - 3 awarded
by the UOMA staff, and a fourth Player's Choice Award, determined by votes
of the UO public.

First Place: a full 14 color set of holiday bells valued at over 1 million
gold, and a check for 100k.

Second Place: a large painting and a check for 50k.

Third Place: a check for 50k.

Players Choice Award: a very rare no draw tile, kindly donated by the
Supreme Court vending house.

Voting for the Players Choice Award will be held at The Water Tower Vending
House (via ballot boxes) as well as at the UOMA web site at
http://www.uomerchantalliance.com/contest/decorcontest.php3. The Water Tower
is located near Wind (Trammel) - 49o 13N 31o 13E.

So break out those flowers and spring designs and come join the fun!! The
awards will be given out at UOMA's Spring fling on April 1, 2001, where
there will be door prizes and games raging from mounted races and relay
races to scavenger hunts. Registration for the games will begin at 3pm
eastern time, and the festival will begin at 4pm eastern. The announcement
of the winners of the house decoration contest will be around 4:30pm eastern
time.

To enter the contest or vote for the Player's Choice Award, visit
http://www.uomerchantalliance.com/contest/decorcontest.php3

Questions about the contest or the Spring Fling Festival? Email
[email protected]

Fine Print: Neither any UOMA representative nor TWT will be allowed to
participate in the shop decor contest or games.
All entries to the Shop Decor contest must be received through the UOMA web
site by Monday, March 19, 2001. UOMA Representatives will complete voting
for the top 3 prizes by Friday, March 23, 2001. Voting for the Player's
Choice Award will continue through Friday, March 30, 2001. Votes will be
tallied and awards given out on Sunday, April 1, 2001 at approximately
4:30pm eastern time.

Thanks!

Kitiara
UOMA Administrator
www.uomerchantalliance.com
[email protected]

Thank ye Kitiara.

A shocking affair in Moonglow:

Hail!
I have some sad news from Moonglow:

Today Moonglow´s mayor, Yoldran, was found dead in the Lycaeum by the City
Treasurer Kulgan. It looked like the scribe had been reading a book in the
southwest chamber of the library, when an assassin stabbed him in the back with
a poisoned weapon, as local healers reported.
As the situation in Moonglow is very tense at the moment, with several
different parties officially stating a desire for Yoldran´s death, suspicion falls
on very many people, and the research on this will probably take a long
time.
The political circumstances now are that vice-mayor Gathis will from this
moment on take over the position of mayor, until new elections have been
organised by the City Council.

For more informations, please visit http://stop.at/moonglow/ .

May the Virtues help us overcome this crisis,
Kulgan

Yoldran was a great mayor...sad to see him pass away like that..

Client Patch 2.0.8s

We are currently releasing client patch 2.0.8s. This patch addresses updates changes to the magic item properties display, allows guards to be called using the word “guards”, and updates localization files.

If you have any difficulty receiving this patch, please check the following:

• Check the “Patch” directory within your Ultima Online directory (the default location is C:\\Program Files\Ultima Online\Patch). This directory should be empty. Any files in this directory should be deleted.
• If you are unable to connect to the patch server at all, and are using an original (Non-T2A) version of Ultima Online, you may need to update your verinfo file. For details on updating this file, please see the information posted at http://support.uo.com/tech_6.html.
• Run a virus scan on your computer.

If after trying the above, you are still experiencing difficulty patching the Ultima Online client, please contact Technical Support at [email protected].

Publish Update - All Remaining Shards

We will be publishing the changes and fixes listed in Testing for Next Update Testing for Next Update to the all remaining shards to be active following their Wednesday, March 14th (local server time) maintenance period.
Shards updated with the publish at this time will be:

• Oceania
• Formosa
• Arirang
• Balhae
• Yamato
• Asuka
• Izumo
• Wakoku
• Hokuto
• Europa
• Drachenfels
• Baja
• Napa Valley
• Sonoma
• Pacific
• Siege Perilous

While Siege Perilous does not normally maintenance on Wednesday’s, it will be brought down for maintenance at approximately 7:00am on March 14th (CST) to accommodate this publish.
Changes in this publish include:

• The addition of the Ilshenar land mass
• Taxidermy kits
• Hair Stylist NPCs
• Item Identification changes
• Good creatures vs. karma
• Player-owned vendor changes
• And several additional updates and fixes listed at Testing for Next Update.

Please note: as this publish contains a major number of changes necessary for Ultima Online: Third Dawn, including the addition of the Ilshenar land mass, the maintenance period for these shards will last approximately 1 hour beyond the normally scheduled downtime.

Important: While the publish will activate the Ilshenar lands on the East Coast shards, the Ultima Online: Third Dawn client is still in beta testing stages. Please keep this in mind before traveling to Ilshenar with any of your established characters. You will be unable to access the Ilshenar lands without the Third Dawn beta client.

We will continue to monitor these shards and will announce a schedule for publish to the remaining shards in the near future.

Friday eve, I set out with my dragon to hunt a few lichs in the upper level of Covetous. Gating in, I expected to see other hunters, but was surprised to see only one other person there. We talked and I found out his name was Leif.

He asked, "Can you help me?"

"Help you with what?" I asked in reply.

"Help me get to the chapel." he responded.

I opened my map of the dungeon and found the chapel. It wasn't too far from where we were so I told him to follow me. He did.
Several lichs attacked, but Spot, my dragon defended us well, killing the lichs with little trouble, but not before I had been poisoned. I drank a pot and hid so Spot could finish the monsters. Lief attacked the lichs, doing good damage with his strange quarterstaff. I thought it odd that nothing attacked him though.
We arrived at the chapel and I ordered spot to attack the mummy there.

"I need to go to the other lands to complete my transformation." said Lief.

The entire event was so strange, I could not resist the temptation to go along. I called Spot off the spawning monsters. Lief said some strange power words and disappeared for a moment then reappeared with a blue gate. I called Spot to follow and we entered the strange gate.
We were immediately attacked by another mummy. I ordered Spot to attack. While my dragon defended us, Lief spoke some more strange words of power in front of the altar. Sparkling lights enveloped Lief for a minute or so.
A daemon stood in Lief's spot.

"Finally. My transformation is complete. I am now truly immortal. Thank you for the help. Here." the daemon said, dropping three piles of gold and a treasure map at this feet.

He uttered more words of power. Flame consummed him and when the flame was gone, so was Lief/deamon.

Dire news I fear for the  Village of Edinburgh.  Last evening Ashton, Champion of Edinburgh, faced the fifth of Scaramandine the Elder's Dark Slayers. Though our hero fought bravely, in the end he lay dead at the Slayer's feet. Tauros, the next Champion to face the Slayers, was present as Ashton's second. Enraged to see his friend laid low, Tauros could not restrain himself and fell upon the Slayer in a fearsome rage. A resurrected Ashton, gathered his goods from his fallen corpse and joined in the attack. Faced with this unprecedented action, the Dark Slayer began to heal himself as our heroes pressed their assault. Joining the fray, I set about healing Ashton and Tauros, as each blow from the Slayer's mage cleaves a heavily armored warrior's health by half. Finding himself hard-pressed, the Dark Slayer called up hosts of undead. Determining discretion to be the better part of valor, I opened a gate and we returned to the Brazen Monkey Tavern to contemplate our new defeat. We had scarcely time to breath, however, when word reached us that Edinburgh was under attack. Members of the Defenders of Justice and others of the Justice Alliance sped to the defense of the villages beleaguered citizens. The attackers were eventually driven back, but I fear at great loss of life.

Aeife Sorceress, DOJ

Greeting readers! In the news today, a new Library and Museum is slated to open next week in the lovely town of Magincia. Librarians from all around Sosaria have been discussing the new addition and vying for the position of Caretaker. Through some investigative reporting, I have learned that the new Caretaker of the Magincia Library and Museum is a young woman from the city of Jhelom named India West. The Library and Museum will be holding its grand opening on Tuesday, the 20th of March at 8 pm.

This Sunday, February 25th, the Spiritwood Tavern will host another Lottery. It will start at 9pm cet (8pm gmt). The grand prize is 100.000 gold pieces!

You can buy keys from the vendor outside the Tavern, but you need to register the keys with Aranlindale, by telling him your number(s) by choosing a number consisting of three digits and each digit ranging from 1 to 3. The keys cost 1000 gold pieces each. One person cannot buy more than two however. Perhaps that number will be the lucky number... Please try to buy one before Sunday. Good luck everyone!

You can find the Spiritwood Tavern if you follow these directions: If you start at the Skara Brae docks right outside town, go east. Take the second road to your right (south) (at a crossroads). Keep going south until the road turns eastwards. Keep following it and you will end up in Spiritwood. From the end of the road, go a little to the northeast and you'll see two large brick houses. The eastern one is the Spiritwood Tavern. The sextant coordinates are: 65S 27W and we are on Felluca. If there are questions, please go to the #spiritwood IRC channel on the irc.stratics.com server or mail me at [email protected].

I hope to see you all there!

Aranlindale, Spiritwood Tavern Barkeeper

The bards of the land seem to be doing the work of the darker
elements of the rogue class. Angry voices rise up in small taverns
scattered throughout the badlands:

Well the bad thief, silly thief, lousy thief man
stole from a rogue and then quickly he ran!
but the bad thief, silly thief, lousy thief can
Hide not from Lord Wren and his great thief band!

Does the bad thief, silly thief, rotten thief know
There is not shelter to which he can go?
Can that bad thief, silly thief, rotten thief row
To distant shores where his blood will not flow?

Oh rogues! Oh-oh please!
Keep ye the Thief Code or fall to your knees
Steal from rogues ... call guards' swords ...
... Thief Army soldiers will show up in hordes!

So Sir Bad Thief, Silly Thief, Lousy Thief Man
Run while you mayest! Escape while you can!
For the Darkness cometh and it is death
Break thou the Code and you'll breathe your last breath!

Can the bad thief, silly thief, rotten thief see
a corpse be swinging from the highest tree
Tell the bad thief, silly thief, lousy thief, "Flee!"
Lest he be tied up and thrown in the sea!

Oh thieves! Oh-oh please!
Keep ye the Thief Code or fall to your knees
Steal from rogues ... call guards' swords ...
... Thief Army soldiers will show up in hordes!

Army of Thieves
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/thiefarmy

What: UMF St. Patrick's Day Green Leather Giveaway
Where: Goldie's Emporium of Britain just north of Britain
13 42 N 24 36 E Trinsic Shop just north of Trinsic
Moongate 113 38 S 34 18 E
When: March 17, 2001 12:00pm 3:00pm CST


In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, the United Merchants Federation (UMF) is giving away FREE sets of GM exceptionally crafted GREEN studded and leather armor at our shops in Britain and Trinsic. All we ask is that you bring along the materials needed to make the armor i.e. 150 hides for studded and 100 hides for regular leather. We will provide the GM Tailors and leather dye tub to make the armor for you. Limit: 2 sets per customer please. Gates will be provided to and from the shops from Britain's West Bank. In addition to giving away the green leather armor, we will be holding a raffle for two sets of full plate Verite armor. All you need to do to qualify is to give us a book (available at any scribe or provisioners shop) with your name and ICQ # on it. We will be notifying the winners immediately after the event is over. Even though we will only be crafting green armor free for this event, our vendors will have a variety of other colored leather and armor available. Our shops are well maintained and frequently updated to provide the best in customer satisfaction. Look for many new and exciting player run events in the future including Treasure Map Competitions, Competitive Dungeon Crawls, and other craftable giveaways. We hope everyone comes by and visits us to pick up their free armor. Cloud of Baja Community Relations Chairman United Merchants Federation

“The situation has taken a turn I wished it not to take…it seems I have been asked to be a prosecutor in a battery case in which I am the victim. This should be the court’s job, not mine.”

“Hopefully this case will prove to be an example that the Militiamen and women can defend Yew’s citizens without worry of being prosecuted for false action”.

“He has no case. His lies and false tales are all he brings with him. Let us let the courts decide. They are just”.

Hello,

I just wanted to remind everyone of the current Kinship Tavern barkeep schedule. The best time to find people in Kinship Village is when the tavern is running, so please come out and show your support!

• Sunday - Mishca, 9pm - 11pm EST
• Monday - Belsen, 9pm - 11pm EST
• Tuesday - Boswick, 9pm - 11pm EST
• Wednesday - Gryffyn, 9pm - 11pm EST

Also, on Thursday evenings at 9pm meet at the tavern for a Hunting Expedition! Rook will be hosting this event and everyone is welcome to join in!

Kinship Village is located on the mainland just east of Skara Brae in Felucca. I hope to see you there!

Mishca, Barmaid of Kinship Tavern

This Saturday Heaven's Forge will be hosting a St. Patrick's day event. The event begins at 6pm pst at Darkmor tavern in HF. We'll then proceed to other player run taverns in a shard-wide pub crawl. Before the crawl begins we'll have a Best Dressed Irish outfit contest and a catch the leprechaun contest. Anyone from a player run establishment, please contact me to make sure you are on the list of visitation. ICQ 988442. Cheers and "Erin go bragh!" Darius, Mayor

To: All those interested: When: Sat. March 17 at 4PST. Where: Yew Courtroom The first meeting of the Elvin council will be at the Yew courtroom. Anyone interested in attending may do so. It will start at 4 PM PST. Agenda: 4:00-4:30 Introductions (establish who is who) 4:30-5:00 Discuss ideas for elvish rping 5:00-5:30 Discuss setting up the council 5:30-6:00 Selecting council members 6:00-6:30 Vote for council members 6:30-7:00 First official council meeting 7:00-???? Darkmor Tower will host reception I hope to see all of you there as well as meet many of you. There are no other events scheduled at this time, hopefully in the near future the council will set some up. I thank you for your time. Sleath Fallen Prince, Son of Joran Follower of the True Path (If anyone needs to contact me: ICQ 897034)

While wandering through Trinsic today I saw a most horrific sight. Nay, it
taws not those evil guards of the shadow lords, for they came out with the
short end of the stick as they say. As I walked toward the east bank, I
passed the remains of Juo'nar's temple, that be an eerie sight in itself except
in front of them be a Lich Lord! Quickly the monstrosity attacked one of
shadow's guards. After a drawn out fight, that green axe was still no match
for the mighty lich and the guard was dispatched. Quickly another guard
attacked the lich from behind with his staff. Greatly weakened from his
first fight the Lich Lord was no match for the second guard and fell victim
to his magic. I was quickly escorted away by the other shadowlords guards, I
do believe they didn't want me to see that they could be killed. However I
was able to scribble this picture of the dead Lich Lord. I do hope all of
this message makes it to you. I fear what this may foretell.

Kadair Khalidah

Where as it always saddens us to hear of one of our brethren meeting a violent end, it does make us smile to know that perhaps Juo'nar or some other vile force has taken an interest in Trinsic yet gain. *chuckles evilly*

A Disturbance in Stonekeep:

At the end of a busy evening of performing the duties a Sergeant of the Militia ought to be performing, I was alerted by Klion, the Besieger Master, of the arrival of two shady looking people. His pale face sharply contrasting with his dark armor, I instantly knew something very out of the ordinary had come to Stonekeep. And indeed, for seconds later I arrived at the spot they were loitering at and witnessed their appearance.

Gathering my senses took a while longer than usual, but I just managed to order the Besieger to hold his position instead of downright charging into the couple. His keen sense for Evil must have thrown him into bloodlust.
A few looks were exchanged between the two strangers and after some eery whispering they addressed us.

At this time, a fair amount of Guardsmen had heard the news, and gathered around us. The strangers introduced themselves as Lynn and Kal'Rakh. The first name send a shiver down my spine, for some reason. From this very moment, 'till long after they had left, my limbs would stay cold and trembling. Recovering my courage, I demanded to know their business. From tales of recent events, I had a suspicion about their answer, and one word locked itself into my mind. Domain. My fears being confirmed, their answer was indeed a book, and Domain it was named. Luckily, I was nay the only one aware of the shred of that very book that was in our possession, and after a quick exchange of words, Lyria, Corsair Master, was now on her way to secure it.

The couple demanded to be let into our Library, and read from the book. Unsure of what to do, I decided to probe the strangers some more, and maybe learn of their plans. This, however, turned out to be in vain, as all conversation was headed to the one thing they were after: the shred of Domain. As it was apparent both were of Evil origin, and wielders of  Magic, I finally denied their request. The talk ended short after this, but that what was said will dominate the coming days for the Militia. A "General" commanding armies consisting of the Kings of lost lands shall come and make us regret out resistance. Threatening a Guardsman with violence is not a smart thing to do in Stonekeep, and the now restless group of Guardsmen started demanding the departure of the Evil couple. Two flashes of lighting erupted from the clear evening sky, and both had vanished into thin air.

In a conversation with an Abbey monk, later that night, I was told that I met two Necromancers, and that I was lucky, very lucky indeed, to be able to tell the tale.

Signed,
Mikhail Vigor

Arg! G'luck!

Montreal & around Player's Dinner-Meeting

Following your enthusiastic positive response, I am proud to organize the first Quebec Ultima Online player's meeting. The meeting is for all players, regardless of your Shard. Your friends are also welcome.

When: Saturday May 5th, 2001, 5pm till...
Where: La Cage aux Sports of Old Montreal

More details and registration information can be found on my website.

French site: http://uo.quebecpc.com/fra/events.shtml

English site: http://uo.quebecpc.com/eng/events.shtml

I hope to meet many of you,

Onslaught

I found myself at the Sandlewood Box, the Feluccan tavern operated by my friend Andrew Bishop of the Cult. As I began etching this into my runebook, I was called away by the sounds of chatter coming from around the facade of the building. Glancing around the corner, my jaw dropped. Basil Stag Hare, Kallendbor, Kandalor, Andrew Bishop, Noleens, all faces that I recognized, and then some that I did not. At the center of the crowd stood a lone figure draped in the folds of a monk's robe. Teleburiel. Glancing around in despair, I quickly hid myself. The crowd, so focused on the daemon hunter, seemed not to witness me strolling about the grounds. I watched carefully...

For a full report on the death of Teleburiel and the events that followed, read here.

Doctor Jerred Ghyss sat at his writing desk, hunched over a scroll. He worked diligently, scribing a short essay using a magical quill he recieved years ago from a friend. Never would it need to be dipped in ink; he found it to be quite helpful. After a few minutes, he stopped writing, and reviewed the work. Nodding in satisfaction, he rolled it up and wrapped it in a band of red cloth, then sealed it. As he placed it in a chest, there was a knock on his door.

Doctor Ghyss narrowed one eye, and glanced over at the door, with a puzzled expression. He walked over and opened the door. "Nephew!" Jerred exclaimed in excitement, as he quickly embraced the visitor.

"Hello Uncle Jerred," Redlowwinski said with a forced smile. Jerred Ghyss frowned at his nephew, then turned away from him in disgust.

"Come now, Redlow. Surely thou dost nay still hold a grudge against me."

Redlowwinski sighed and shook his head, "No, uncle. I've come to accept your view. However, I do not agre-"

Jerred interrupted, "Ah, then thou hast finally realized that mundanes art inferior! 'Tis thine reason for moving to Wind, perhaps?"

Redlow stood rigid a moment, his jaw clenched. He wondered briefly why he came here, wondered if his uncle would ever come to realize that all men, all women, all species even, are equal. Regardless of their magical abilities... "No, uncle. You interrupt me. I have come to accept your view, though, I do not agree with it. I've given up on trying to change your mind."

Redlow's uncle scoffed, and walked away from him briefly. "In time, thou wilt surely realize that we, the mages, art superior. We.. art the future, nephew. We.. oh, why do I bother? Thou wilt never come to thine senses. What is it thou wishest of me? I know thou art here for a reason, and not merely a social call."

(continued at www.redlow.net/wind)

~Populus Ventuslis Concilium~