June 2011
 [RP News] Fern Goodfellow to host "Rebirthing Celebration." Saturday, July 2nd at 8:00 PM PST. |  
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| Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011, 4:04 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
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| [RP News] Magincian Citizens Meeting. Tonight at 4:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM EST. |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011, 4:02 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Magincian Citizens Meeting. Lynne of Magincia  Date: Thursday, June 30th. Time: 4:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM EST. Location: The Sea Witch Tavern in Northern Magincia. | ||
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| [RP News] "Magincia Will Fall." Threat Distributed Throughout the Isle of Pride. |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2011, 3:57 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| "Magincia Will Fall." Threat Distributed Throughout the Isle of Pride. Author Unknown This note has been distributed throughout Magincia in books and pamphlets. The author - at present - remains unknown. Let it be known that I hold no interest in the political powers that seek to fight over the lands. My fight is with the people of Magincia. | ||
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| PvP Arena Design Contest! |
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 9:30 PM EDT by Joanna Weaver (Atlantic) | ||
This just in from EM Promethium: Hey everyone!!!! Most of you know I've been working on getting PvP events going on... Well the best way to have a zero tolerance PvP event on Atlantic is going to be in a home. So I am reaching out to the shard, design us an arena to use with your own homes, send me the coords through email: [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it I am giving you guys 1 week from today which will be July 4th!!!! To get your homes done. The winning house design will be our new PvP arena. Thank you all ATL!!!! UOEM Atlantic | ||
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| The Festival of Masks - Thursday, June 30th at 7pm EST (Felucca) | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 8:18 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
 by BarnabyCitizens of Britannia! The Sultan of Nujel’m cordially invites all to this year’s Festival of Masks! Come with your best disguise and take in the beauty of Nujel’m. The streets in front of the palace are open for all to enjoy a night of merriment. As is tradition, it will be assumed that all those wearing a mask are part of “The Game”. A great ruby, the Eye of Dahsk, will secretly be given to one person to carry while all other attendees try to find out who has it, steals it, and returns it to myself, the Master of Ceremonies and Vizier to the Sultan. The winner will receive a special recognition of a value far greater than that of the Eye. In addition, all brewers, distillers, and wine-makers are asked to bring a barrel of their finest to share. After all have had a chance to sample, a vote will be taken to declare the best! The Festival begins promptly at 7pm EST, and will last two hours. Please note that this event takes place on the Felucca facet. Sincerely, The Grand Vizier to the All-Powerful and Very Handsome Sultan of Nujel’m | ||
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| [EM Event] Red Brat! |
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| Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011, 10:04 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
  Red Brat! Another Sunday evening and professor Grimm needed our help again with another escaped stranger that came from the limbus. If we could solve this problem we would be ones again a step closer to the identity of our mysterious stranger.  It seems a little girl wearing a red cloak needed our help this time. Many people are here to help the professor again. He can always count on the heroes of Sosaria. It looks that the crowd who wants to help Grimm grows every time a little bigger. It starting to look like a small army! No time to loose to help the little girl. The professor opened a gate somewhere near the town of Yew. Only seconds after we arrived a pack of large angry wolfs attacked us.  Good thing we came with so many people. The wolfs where very strong and aggressive. I hope no one going to catch rabies from them.  We had to watch out from all sides. I know to well that wolfs attack in packs. I tried to watch out where i was stepping but at one point i was standing face to face with one of the big bad wolfs.  I better not deal with one of these overgrown puppies on my own. So i ran back to our small army who even grow bigger during the evening! Can anyone find Waldo? *wink*  We only made slow progress killing all these wolfs. But we moved closer to a little farm house south of Yew. More wolfs charged towards us but while most warriors where fighting them on a few of us ran into the farm. There we found a room with more wolfs and the girl in the red cloak.  I think we reached our final destination. Its time to save the girl from the wolfs!  Eventually we killed all the wolfs. But things seemed not what they appeared to be! The girl was furious we killed all the wolfs. She called us murderers!  This was very disturbing. The big bad wolfs where her pets! We did not had to safe her from the wolfs...she was the owner of them! Then her anger showed the girls real face. This was no little innocent girl. She a full grown evil woman with tremendous powers. She started to turn on us with devastating spells.  Good thing we came with so many. She was more then a handful. Several heroes where defeated by her powers.  After a long battle the red hooded girl fell in battle. No one had expected this outcome. Even the professor was surprised by this happening.  We could no send this girl back into the limbus like we did with the other strangers. But we had to stop her and her bad wolfs. The professor examined the corpse of the girl and found another scroll. Its one more letter to reveal the identity of our true enemy. Some of the heroes also found some strange looking statues. A nice collectors item.   Back at the counselors hall professor Grimm have almost the complete name of our enemy.  Only one piece of the puzzle is missing. We could try to find our enemy now or go after one more strange creature to be sure to have the full and correct name.  Everyone agreed on that the final letter of the name had to be found first before we where going to face our enemy. The professor agreed with it and left to search for the last strange creature from the limbus. After that? Who knows what and who we are going to fight! We will be ready when the professor needs our help again! New Frarc, Drachenfels News reporter. | ||
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| Community Hunts - Week of June 27th | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011, 5:24 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
 Want to go hunting but don't have a big enough group? Are you looking for good guides to dungeons you've yet to explore? The community hunts are open to everyone! Come show your support for the Lake Superior community and take a walk on the wild side at the same time. Meet some new and old friends and have a bit of a challenge along the way. Community-hosted Journey to the Athenaeum Isle quest Date: Tuesday, June 28th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Corgul the Soulbinder hunt (High Seas) Date: Wednesday, June 29th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community-hosted Journey to the Athenaeum Isle quest Date: Thursday, June 30th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community Champ Spawn Hunt Date: Friday, July 1st Time: 9:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Hosts: Taeara Mi'aken And remember, these hunts are for everyone, regardless of their skill level or guild affiliation. Come meet new friends, see new places, gain experience and just have fun. Sabina Nikolai, High Marshall, Community Hunt Organizer The Order of the Silver Rose Posted by: Lady Tia LS News Manager  | ||
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| Community meet Up - Today, Monday June 27 7:30 pm | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 27, 2011, 5:20 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
 Community Meet Up – June 27, 2011 Date: Every Monday Night Time: 7:30PM CST Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Meeting Agenda: We'll hear weekly announcements of upcoming events and hunts for Lake Superior from Sabina our events coordinator. The weekly community meetings, events, hunts, etc are always open to the public. No invitations needed! Everyone is always welcome to come ask questions, make plans, or make announcements. Bring a friend if you can make it, tell a friend if you can't! | ||
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| Pirate Events Schedule | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2011, 11:07 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| by EM Adris Here are the next two pirate events I have scheduled into my diary: Monday 27th at 12pm EST Saturday 9th at 8pm EST There isn’t an event on Monday 4th due to the obvious American holiday, Enjoy! | ||
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| [EM Event] Return to Blanche Island! | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2011, 10:59 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
  Once again the call went out for a hardy group of adventurers to gather with Captain Jack Passer on Buccaneers Den. When all were gathered Captain Passer informed everyone that he had been watching Blanche Island with his scope, and he felt it needed visited again. From there he encouraged everyone to join him on his ship for a quick trip over to the island for some investigating.   This trip was far from uneventful as not once but twice Captain Passer’s ship was attacked by ships loaded down with pirates who boarded his ship and tried to kill everyone aboard. Luckily both attempts were repelled and all the pirates were slain. This only proved to everyone aboard Captain Passer’s ship that the pirates did not want anyone to return to Blanche Island.  As the island was neared a new structure was spotted along with a boat almost at the same location as the one that was blown up a few days before. The structure proved to belong to soul who enjoyed the privacy of a quiet island and had nothing to do with the pirate threat, but the boat was another case. When nearing the watercraft a well organized empty camp was found in front of it.  Captain Jack Passer boarded the ship to scout it as his party waited to see what he would find out. He quickly returned yelling that the ship was full of pirates. Once again the party was engaged in bloody combat. After some fierce fighting on the island the pirates were once again defeated. Soon after the victory Captain Passer found a note that stated that the pirates needed to keep the island clear for a shipment on Monday. Captain Passer decided to hamper the pirate’s plans by destroying the ship, so he lit some black powder around the ship on fire and a massive explosion engulfed the area.   The only problem was that somehow burning fire was an after affect from the explosion and once again the party was engaged in combat with the living fire, which was joined by yet again a few pirates. As normal these threats were dispatched and searched for clues. A shipment order was found on one of the pirates that also stated that there would be a shipment on Monday. Captain Passer surmised that the pirates must be using Blanche Island to store goods before moving them along to the city of Britain. Plans were made to once again gather on Monday, June 27, 2011 at noon to see what will happen next with the looming pirate threat.    Some of the party was lucky enough to get one or more of ten “Splinters from a Pirate Ship.” That was recovered from some of the pirates that were faced. That is sure to be a prized item from this adventure. | ||
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| Great Lakes Has A New Garden ! | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2011, 9:02 PM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
 .. . Great Lakes Has A New Garden ! ~ . . .  This past weekend a group of garden loving citizens gathered at the Counselor's Guild to round up the missing trees to finish and add the final touches to the most magical new garden on Great Lakes. The Ghost of Isadora Steward guided these folks on an adventure full of tree rescue and tavern journals from Vesper to Nujelm. | ||
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| [News] First comes Love, Then comes Marriage, Then comes the Baby’s Carriage… |
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| Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2011, 12:14 PM EDT by Merci d'Rue (TavernsandTales) | ||
In the past months, I have covered many things, love, marriage, and as the old rhyme goes-the next logical step,the baby's carriage. Roleplaying a family, much less a child in UO is a challenging but often a rewarding experience. Some of my favorite role-play moments have come from the youthful quotes of my role-play friends. I have often witnessed a whole guild break out into laughter from a rather clever saying by one excellent child role-player. It is the youth and innocence in us all that is enjoyable here, the ability to relive some of those fun childhood moments and frustrations once more in a fun and positive manner. Not only that, but often times. I find that roleplaying a child or the parent of a child in UO to be some of the most challenging Role-play. Here are a few tips to remember when it comes to playing child or parent in an RP setting. Age and Time This one is probably one of the most confusing factors in UO. Whether you are playing a child or just a normal character, oft times the time scale system between UO and earth time is varying depending on the shard you role-play on etc. I know that amongst many I have talked to they allow, 4-5 UO years, to 1 Earth year, this means that it doesn’t take long to age as a child in UO. You don’t have to follow this example Role-play is what you make of it but it is a suggested time guide line that I have heard many times. So consider once your character discovers it has a *bun in the oven* as it were, it is possible to have that child within two real life months as that would translate into 9-10 UO months putting us right on track.  (An image of children in a program called Warriors-In-Training, Teacher-Ceinwyn ab'Arawn-Atlantic-shard.) Family Dynamics Family Dynamics are key in the creation and role-play of a child or parent. What the parents of that child are will heavily influence that child as it grows. It is always nice to pay a bit of homage to the beings that brought your character to existence, having a few skills similar to a parent, taking on different physical appearances from both parents and marrying them into one. It is a bit of a surprise and thrill to see that new young character step out for the first time, with the same color hair as mom and perhaps dads glowing drow eyes…. This brings character to all those in the family dynamic. On many shards there have developed family names which are passed down for generations enriching the role-play of all those involved. Abilities This is possibly the most difficult part of all. Yet this is what sets you apart role-play wise from child to adult. As a child you have a unique experience to let the role-play of others shape your character from the ground up, letting the random events that happen make your character what it will one day become. Often times, the hard part here is to remember that you are indeed a child. You by no means are a good at anything yet. If you are a mage in your youth you will be struggling to cast a first level spell, as you grown and learn you will someday master that all important gate making spell. As a child who will one day be a fighter you will find that your sword starts out wooden and often times couldn’t hurt a mongbat. This is the best part of being a child as it allows you to make mistakes (the archer that accidently shoots thing wildly and randomly or herself in the foot) that make for fun role-play for those around your character. (People often ducked when they saw my little archer coming.) In closing, Role-playing parent or child can be a rewarding experience but the most important part of doing this resides in the fun it provides you and your friends. If you are curious of a bit of unique UO lore regarding childhood characters, below is a tale about a girl named Sarielle and her friend Shabti. BNN: Child's Play - UOGuide, the Ultima Online encyclopedia  | ||
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| NWJ Leaves Great Lakes ~ What of Wolve's Hallow and the HUB ? | | |
| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:02 PM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
| . . NWJ Leaves Great Lakes ~ What of Wolve's Hallow and the HUB ? During a ride this afternoon I noticed an empty plot in the City of Wolve's Hallow. A few people were inside so I popped in to take a listen. To my shock Owen Oberhouse informed me that NWJ has left Great Lakes for another shard and he was unloading his last plot. Asking why the move I was told by Owen that Great Lakes is too crowded and on the other shard they were able to create an entire city larger than Wolve's Hallow on Great Lakes. | ||
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| [RP News] "Traitor, I Am." Magincians Declare Secession from the Britannian Kingdom. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 10:10 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| "Traitor, I Am." Magincians Declare Secession from Britannian Kingdom. WarderDragon  Last night a clandestine gathering was held at the Sea Witch Tavern in Northern Magincia. Those gathered would decide the fate of Magincia ...and the Guard sent to enforce Britannian law. You can view details of the meeting below. Those gathered were prompted to discuss their thoughts on Britannia. The High Council. Its role in Magincia.It was agreed at last that the Magincians would form their own Council. Elect their own Officials. Magincia - it is being whispered in taverns about the land - is to become a Republic once more. | ||
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| [RP News] Town Guard of Britannia forms Magincian Regiment. Homes Invaded. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 10:03 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Town Guard of Britannia forms Magincian Regiment. Homes Invaded. WarderDragon  It has come to our attention that Guardsman Flair - a decorated officer with the Town Guard of Britain - has been deployed to Magincia with the task of enforcing Britannian law. To the surprise of merchants and visitors - but not to the Magincians - the Guard brought with him leecherous behavior and an authoritarian backing. He began to sift through citizens homes - demanding he be allowed to inspect their [i]architecture[/i] - and went so far as to force himself into a womans bedchambers before a friend of hers drew weapon and forced him to depart. The Town Guard of Britain and the Britannian Guard are expected to begin recruiting men for the task of enforcing law on the Isle. Rebellion will not be tolerated. The Magincians have reacted with an announcement of their own. Get off our Isle. Or there will be blood. | ||
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| [RP News] Breaking News. Nicholas Tarrant and Proserpina the Witch Murdered. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:56 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Nicholas Tarrant and Proserpina the Witch Murdered. WarderDragon  The Freeborn Press has just learned that Proserpina - Apprentice to Asimov the Black - and Nicholas Tarrant have been murdered. The northman was killed two nights ago in his home in Dawn. A pair of vollems and a hooded man were seen leaving the scene according to a witness. The seals on the doors have faded and Citizens are allowed to investigate the scene. Proserpina's demise - however - has been much more difficult to trace. One claims overhearing a pair discussing her murder in the Sea Witch Tavern nights ago. A vengeful shade of the woman has been seen haunting the shores of Magincia during the twilight hours these past two evenings. All attempts to raise her have failed. Lindae the Umbral has claimed to be responsible for the demise of Proserpina - something he claims was just considering her past - but denies all involvement in the death of Nicholas Tarrant. | ||
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| [EM News] Interview with the Britannian High Council Candidates. Information Required. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:51 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Interview with the Britannian Candidates. Information Required. WarderDragon Seppo has requested I interview each of the candidates before the election next month. Those who wish to be interviewed can contact me though Stratics Forums. I also wish for questions from the people. In Character (and Out of Character) questions are both welcome. | ||
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| [RP News] The Game of Intrigue: News and Rumors |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:47 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| The Game of Intrigue: News and Rumors WarderDragon These are rumors that have been heard in and around their respective locations. Rumors are often just that. Rumors. But sometimes even a rumor bears with it a single grain of truth. You are invited to build on this list. Britain: Capitol of the Kingdom - Rumors are spreading that Magdalena - heir to the Houses of Shieba and Canzione - plans to restore the Queendom at some point in the future. Nicholas Tarrant is said to have threatened the Corporal of the Town Guard during an altercation nights ago. It is believed their argument had something to do with the recent Plague. Britannia seems to have hired a new Crown Emissariat. Targon. It is unclear if he is to replace Ashmole - Herald to the Late Queen - or is a companion to the corrupt politician. Mograine - Retired Knight and Bartender at the Cats Lair - is said to have been injured via stabbing earlier this week. The rough man is said to have attempted to stitch the wound together himself before a woman stopped him. He intends to return to Bartending sometime before the end of the month. Magincia: The Isle of Pride - An Umbran Lordling was seen leaving the Sea Witch last night hours after midnight. Rumor has it he is hiring assassins. The New Magincian Trading Co. [NMTC] has formed on the Southern edge of the Isle. The Network claims purports to be a legitimate and reputable shipping organization - increasing the wealth of the Magincians while building ties to Border Kingdoms such as Hearthfire and Dawn - but some claim otherwise. Several recent recruits are known Pirates and Bandits that have operated through the Eastern Sea. Perhaps their Owner - Valek - intends to rehabilitate them with honest labor? Umbra: The Necropolis - Alouekinah - Consort to Lindae Seirien - is rumored to have been murdered last night in the Vale of Wrong. The errant lord was seen to have been returning with the a wrapped human form slung over a horse during the morning hours. Latinum: Luna and Hearthfire - Rumors are spreading that a Liche has been wandering the woods near Hearthfire Haven. Dawn: The Kingdom of the Blue Rose - Word is spreading that the Grand Duchess Wildstar - Guardian to Prince Riain and Steward of the Realm - has met with representatives of the Isle of Magincia who wish to establish trading contacts between their cities. | ||
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| [EM News] Britannian High Council Speeches [Part 2] Featured on Sosarian Reels |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:43 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Britannian High Council Speeches [Part 2] Featured on Sosarian Reels WarderDragon You can view the video here. | ||
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| [EM News] Britannian High Council Speeches Part 1: Astro. Handalf. Theresa. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:40 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| The Britannian High Council Speeches: Astro. Handalf. Theresa. WarderDragon The High Council Campaigns began with three speeches on the 18th. You can view the details below. Sir Astro the Bandit Part 2 will be published soon. | ||
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| [RP News] A Song for Summer Flame: Magincian's Celebrate Rebirth with Summer Festival |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 9:25 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| A Song for Summer Flame: Magincia Celebrates Rebirth with Festival WarderDragon A week has passed since the Magincians - a people once called accursed and damned - celebrated their rebirth with a Festival. Their first since the Invasion. Under the shadow of an impending confrontation - Magincian Warships line the Northern Harbor while Britannian Guards man the South - the Magincians celebrated their people in defiance of Britannia and toasted to a future of freedom and trade for themselves and their allies. These are some of the highlights. I. Lynne the Blacksmith - the mastermind behind the Faire - began the evening with a speech honoring the rebirth of Magincia and reemphasizing her views on those who would seek to subjugate it. The Magincians promise this will be the first of several events this Summer.    | ||
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| [NEWS] EM Event: Rabid Wolf |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2011, 7:23 AM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) | ||
| [NEWS] EM Event: Rabid Wolf 6/28 EM Event: Rabid Wolf From Remus the Wolf Hunter To Garrow Mayor of Luna City In order to clean up the rabid wolf population our cities have been ravaged by,-. Hunters have been sent out for the last fort night to kill and capture the horrid beast. Over the weekend, my hunters trapped and caged an extraordinary beast, Queen Roxanne of the Wolf Clan. She has been tested and found to be without rabies, and is being housed in a special cage near the Luna fairgrounds. I have employed that old man Thaddeus, to guard the Queen and take tickets. He did express to me with his toothless grin... “I would not be the one to stick my hand in the cage, might come back with a stump!!!!” But as you know mayor, Thaddeus has been known to stick things in places they don’t belong. Didn’t he lose part of his left foot last year to a dragon?? How many times have we told him not to kick the dragons, but I digress. Garrow, I beg you to send more hunters!! I am requesting a call to arms on Tuesday June 28th at the Luna Fair Ground, near the Queens cage. We will be meeting at 6:00pm pt/9:00pm est. to go rid ourselves of these sick wolfs, and see if the king can be found! If possible, we want to bring the Wolf King back alive! For more information see: Rabid Wolf | ||
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| Another Meeting with Jack Passer (Saturday 25th) | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011, 7:54 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| The second EM Adris midday storyline event with Captain Jack Passer will take place Saturday the 25th. Below is a recap of what happened last Monday to get everyone up to speed. When last we gathered Captain Jack Passer had summoned an adventure party to accompany him to Blanche Island where he had spotted a strange ship anchored along the shoreline. Sailing to the island and boarding the ship a quick search was done. The mystery craft was discovered to be packed full of explosives and what might be valuable clues were found in the ships hold. Before the clues could be looked at, a small group of what appeared to be pirates guarding the ship attacked Captain Passer’s party but were quickly dispatched. Taking the clues found on both the ship and the dead pirates bodies it was discovered that a plan was in motion to use the explosives to attack an undisclosed city. Though a map of Britain was also recovered making many think that it was the intended target. The explosives laden ship was blown up to prevent the pirates from using them, but Captain Jack Passer fears that there are more pirates out there and we have only discovered a small part of their evil plans. Captain Passer said he would do more investigating into this mystery and requested that those heroes who want to help stop the pirates come when he called again. He has called, so those brave enough come to his call.. Date: Saturday 25th Time: 12pm EST (Noon) Meet Jack Passer at his office in Buc's Den. (Gate at EM Hall) to continue on from Mondays activities. | ||
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| Poultry Abuse ! CoM and -Y- Guilds Accused Of Animal Abuse ! | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011, 6:17 PM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
| . Poultry Abuse ! CoM and -Y- Guilds Accused Of Animal Abuse !  This evening I went undercover to Ankt's Fortress in Felucca for what I thought was a regular chicken fight like the ones CFC has been holding for years. I was sadly mistaken. | ||
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| Talents of Sosaria Gallery |
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| Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011, 2:29 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| KFC Battle TIME!! | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 24, 2011, 7:14 AM EDT by Exmortis (Sonoma) | ||
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| Isadora Steward's Garden, Saturday, June 25th, 4 p.m. CDT | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 11:09 PM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
| . . Isadora Steward's Garden, Saturday, June 25th, 4 p.m. CDT  Isadora Steward spent her life collecting, growing, and breeding splendid flowers, plants, and trees. When she passed away, she bequeathed her magnificent completed garden to the people of Sosaria. Isadora asked only that the garden layout she had so carefully designed be preserved exactly as she'd intended, in its new location. The transplanted garden's grand opening is scheduled for Saturday. | ||
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| [EM] Evening Drills, Part 1? | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 2:26 PM EDT by Crysta (LakeSuperior) | ||
 Posted to the EM news site; Time to get us back into shape, Drills, however not in the morning…. (Also there might be something else… seeing as this is the first part… O: ) Thursday, June 30th 2011 7PM central, 8PM eastern Meet at castle brit. The EM site itself is here.  | ||
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| [EM] Evening Drills, Part 1? | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 2:26 PM EDT by Crysta (LakeSuperior) | ||
Posted to the EM news site; Time to get us back into shape, Drills, however not in the morning…. (Also there might be something else… seeing as this is the first part… O: ) Thursday, June 30th 2011 7PM central, 8PM eastern Meet at castle brit. The EM site itself is here. | ||
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| [EM] Taming and Fishies | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 2:24 PM EDT by Crysta (LakeSuperior) | ||
Posted to the EM news site; The next two Britannian Games are hot and ready. Zoo taming, and the Grand Slam fishing tournament! Zoo taming will take place this Thursday, June 23rd. For this competition, participants will have 1 hour to tame and submit as many animals/monsters to the Moonglow zoo collection as they can. Their point totals will be tallied, and our three winners will be those that earned the most. Since the real fishermen among us will be busily fishing on Saturday, then the Grand Slam Tourny will be on Sunday! In this years Games, fishermen will have one hour to go after three target fish. The species will be kept secret until the start. You will need to bring your own ship or ensure that any you do have are in drydock. Taming - When: Thursday, June 23 at 7pm CST / 8pm EST Where: Luna Fairgrounds, gate provided at the New Haven bank. Fishing - When: Sunday, June 26 at 7pm CST / 8pm EST Where: Luna Fairgrounds, gate provided at the New Haven bank. Come out and represent your facet! The EM site itself is here. | ||
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| ODE Presents : Clue UO Style |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2011, 5:48 AM EDT by Joanna Weaver (Atlantic) | ||
 
Every time a team will make a suggestion to a suspect (ODE member), the answer can either be “I do not know” or “It’s not possible because …”. Each suspect will have his specific portion of the answer so run around and you will get a different answer from each suspect to the same suggestion. Keep in mind that the suspects will roam around the estate (they will not remain stationary). Of course, time will be the issue. If another team makes an accusation and is right, they will win the game, but giving a wrong answer will get them disqualified. In the end, you should be fairly certain of your accusation before you make it. The loot: 50Mil to the winning team! Time allowed: None specified… The game will go on as long as there is still a team that has not been eliminated or until a team wins. (For any questions, please contact Geezer at ICQ 564-517-995, or any member of ODE) | ||
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| BULLSEYE BREWERY & TAVERN OPENING on SONOMA (Fri. June 24) | | |
| Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 2:55 PM EDT by Exmortis (Sonoma) | ||
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| Summary of the Game Balancing Changes |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 9:12 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| TC1 Downtime - 06/21 |
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 3:52 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Taming and Fishies - Lake Superior Events | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 5:28 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
Taming and Fishies The next two Britannian Games are hot and ready. Zoo taming, and the Grand Slam fishing tournament! Zoo taming will take place this Thursday, June 23rd. For this competition, participants will have 1 hour to tame and submit as many animals/monsters to the Moonglow zoo collection as they can. Their point totals will be tallied, and our three winners will be those that earned the most. Since the real fishermen among us will be busily fishing on Saturday, then the Grand Slam Tourny will be on Sunday! In this years Games, fishermen will have one hour to go after three target fish. The species will be kept secret until the start. You will need to bring your own ship or ensure that any you do have are in drydock. Taming Date: Thursday, June 23 at 7pm CST/8pm EST Location: Luna Fairgrounds, gate provided at the New Haven Bank Fishing Date: Sunday, June 26 at 7pm CST/8pm EST Location: Luna Fairgrounds, gate provided at the New Haven bank. | ||
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| (Player Event) 8th Knuckleheads Ingame Auction. |
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 5:02 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
 8th Knuckleheads In game Auction. On Friday the 24th of June at 20:30 CET. Come to buy or sell or just for fun! All and more info can be found here: Knuckleheads.dk • News If you got more Questions you can also contact Gilmour. The auction house can be found East of Yew.   Here is a map to the auction house.  Runes will be dropped around the bank to get to the auction house on the day of the event.  | ||
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| [EM Event] Captain Jack Passer Locates a New Threat | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, 2:15 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
Yesterday (Monday, June 20th 2011) a noon EM event was held by EM Adris. It was the first part of an new story arc that he will be running hopefully at noon on Mondays and Saturdays as long as he possible can. The events that took place are presented below as seen through a sailors eyes.     I heard about some sort of captain looking for a group to help him out with sort of mystery. Well with me ship being in dry dock having barnacles removed and me entire crew being on shore leave. I be a tad bored so I jumped a ride over to Buccaneer’s Den to see what he be wanting. Coming upon the building I spotted a book outside the door that stated this was “Captain Jack Passer’s Office’ so I knew I be at da right place. I strolled into the building where da meeting with this Captain Passer was to take place, and da room be full of bloody land lubbers. Well nay one will be saying old Captain Malice is too good to be seen in da company of these dirt lovers so I stayed. Many must have heard of his call for before too long da room had close to twenty or thirty of them dirt lovers in it. All waiting for this captain to arrive and tell us what he be wanting of us. Luckily da wait was not that long for he soon walked in da door. Da first thing this Captain Passer did was to order one of da dry landers out of his chair, so I thought he be off to a good start. A good captain always makes sure those under him knows who be in charge. He then took his seat and with a serious face said, “I'm glad to see such a large group crew here. We have a situation.” He then took a swig of ale and slightly smiled before continuing. “I don’t know if you know of Blanche Island? You see. I was sailing. I am a sailor. And I saw very suspicious activity. Pirates I tell ya!”   At this point I was not about to step forward and tell him that I have dabbled in that trade from time to time myself. So I remained quiet and watched him take another swig before continuing on with what he was talking about. “I called you here so we can check it out. As I’m rather scared to go alone. You see.. My Cutlass.. It’s not very sharp. And urr.. I like being alive. So….!” After he paused for a second he got up while saying, “To my ship please if you will, please follow me sirs.” Heading out the door he was still talking, “This way.. I left it in the docks.” Captain Passer then laughed. “Where else would I leave it…” I overheard him say as he headed up the road towards the docks. Now I followed along wondering what kind of ship would this well spoken captain be owning as we came to the docks. There I saw he owned a modest sized gargoyle ship that looked a bit too spit and polish for me taste. He gave permission to come aboard to all that was gathered, but a few has brought their own smaller ships and a few could not master walking up da plank to get aboard his ship. Silently I thought to myself. “Bloody land lubbers!” Luckily those who could not get aboard the captains ship found passage on one of da two smaller craft.  I also be noticing that Captain Passer’s ship did not have nay a single cannon mounted on it. What self respecting sailor who travels long voyages takes to sea in a ship this size without an single blasted cannon on board? He be just begging for someone to try and plunder his ship of its cargo. As da captain was pulling his gargoyle ship away from the docks, da small flotilla of smaller ships followed in his wake. Captain Passer kept chatting away at everyone aboard as he piloted his ship out of the bay and headed out to open sea. “Mind the dirt. I haven’t cleaned it in awhile.” I overheard him saying to everyone one. Looking around I thought to myself that his deck be clean enough for our dearly departed queen to eat off of. That’s when I saw one of those blasted Land lubbers leaned too far over the rail looking at something and fell overboard. Now I knew da Captain had missed this because he be talking and steering da ship. So at the top on me lungs I yelled. “Man Overboard!” Da Captain he had to drop his sails and dove off the ship to rescue to poor lad. One good thing did come of this though. I noticed many of them dirt lovers moved more towards da center of the ship and one lass even tied herself to the main mast. On the way Captain Passer informed us that he thought he saw at least one pirate around the strange ship with cargo anchored at da island. Though he hinted he felt there might be more that he had not spotted. Captain Passer brought his ship in on the far side of the island from where he had located the suspected pirate ship, and requested everyone disembark quietly. So we would have the element of surprise on our side as we snuck across the island to where da ship be.  Sneaking through the undergrowth our party advanced on the craft secured to the shoreline. Not spotting anyone around Captain Passer and a few others boarded the ship to inspect her cargo. There it was found to be saltpeter, kegs of black powder and other explosives in crates. Looking in the ships hold a book was also discovered. Everyone had disembarked the ship and was about to look in da book when Captain Jacks head popped up and he quickly glanced over his shoulder like he has heard something. Looking back at us he softly said, “Let me check the other side of the island… Don’t let this boat out of your sight.” He quickly then disappeared into the plant growth near where we were.  I was waiting for his return when I heard a loud angry scream behind me. Spinning around I saw what I can only assume was a pirate armed to his teeth rushing at me. I avoided his attack as I noticed two more bloody thirsty pirates appear out of nowhere and attack our party. Speedily everyone jumped into action and overwhelmed the pirates that were guarding the cargo laden ship.  Sometime during the confusion of the fight Captain Passer must have returned from his scouting mission and was there when the third pirate fell at long last. He ordered their bodies searched for clues, and if any were found to share them with the group. The first to step forward with valuable information was Iron Boots who said. “They are storing things here and planning an attack!” Saul Good then jumped in with more information. “One had a map of Brit on Em.” Mayhen holding up a tome said. “Jack I have a book that says plans!” Iron Boots then added. “In a few days!!”  Loooking a bit confused and like he was in thought Captain Passer spoke out loud. “That must be all the black powder on that boat… What could they be doing with it?” he then rubbed his beard as he pondered on this. Coming out of his private thoughts da Captain looked at the group. “Well thank goodness I called you.” He then once more looked around before saying. “I think we got the pirates that were hiding here. What should we do with the boat?” The general consensus was to scuttle the boat with the explosives that were aboard it. So Captain Jack went aboard her and set some charges then rolled wires out to the shore where we were waiting with a detonator box. Pulling the plunger up he then pushed it down to.. nothing. He then returned to the ship to make sure he had set the fuses properly before coming back to shore. Again no explosion! So he rechecked things yet again. For a third time pushed down on the plunger to see nothing yet again. As he was readying for a 4th try, a lone pirate, who must of been away when the others attacked, came out of the undergrowth and was quickly cut down. Nay person was ready for it Captain Jack Passer finally got the explosives to go up in a massive display of pyrotechnics. “I wonder if that’s the last of them trying to blow up Britain?” Captain jack asked questioningly. After a moment’s reflection he added. “I do fear they are also in Britain. Going by the plans. I’m not sure if we should get the Royal Guard involved.. After all it is ‘their’ city.” He then rubbed his beard before continuing his line of thought. “You seem a capable crew though. If I call on your help again can I count on you?” Most all voiced their agreement to this request. The gathered group then disbanded knowing that they did something good today, but also knowing that this looked like a long voyage and there was more danger to come. Saturday, June 25th 12pm EST meet Jack Passer at his office in Buc's Den. (Gate at EM Hall) to continue on from Mondays activities. | ||
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| a black ninja Returns and Baja HC Campaign Speeches |
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| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011, 8:58 PM EDT by Sosaria Reels (UOinAction) | ||
a black ninja, Episode 5 Baja High Council Speeches | ||
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| Catskills Hunt Night, everyone welcome!! (Thursday, June 23 2011) | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
Thursday, June 23 2011 at 8:00pm EST everyone is invited to take part in an group attempt at the new Ter Mur Live Event - Journey to the Athenaeum Isle. Meet at the Trammel, Yew Moongate at 8:00pm sharp, where we will set forth to travel to Ter Mur and the Royal City to meet with Queen Zhah. From there we will travel to face the Minions of Scelestus and hopefully earn everyone in attendance the reward offered by the queen. Weapons wise it is said that the minions are vulnerable to Demon Slayers. It is also said that that by cursing them, then discarding them with a very high level bard they are weakened some. If you do not want to complete the quest, or have so already, then come along and help heal those battling these foul creatures. It should be a fun evening for all involved. | ||
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| SUMMERFEST 2011 Final Results! | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
After an exciting week of fierce competition Summerfest 2011 held its closing ceremonies last evening to congratulate all the participants and for one last time announce all the winners of the events again. Those who are interested on how these victors will be immortalized; EM Barnaby and EM Adris said that a fitting tribute to each of the winners will be placed in the EM Rewards Hall in the coming weeks. Horse Race (Saturday, June 11th 12pm EST): Winner: Zylo 2nd: TinkerTrains 3rd: Dr Sucio Archery Contest (Saturday, June 11th 7:30pm EST): Winner: Nexus 2nd: Low-G 3rd: Samantha Foot Race (Sunday, June 12th 7:30pm EST): Winner: John Vaun Mastro 2nd: Zylo 3rd: Jeremy Shockey Pub Crawl (Monday, June 13th 9pm EST): Winner: Every drunk that took part in it. Cow Tipping (Tuesday, June 14th 12pm EST): Winner: Shummer 2nd: Tsubaki 3rd: Sax Scavenger Hunt (Tuesday, June 14th 7:30pm EST): Winner: Tip Toe Bat Stool Race (Thursday, June 16th 12pm EST): Winner: SinDee 2nd: Lilly 3rd: Blue Storytelling Competition (Thursday, June 16th 10pm EST): Winner: Shinigami The Mysterious Maze (Friday, June 17th 7:30pm EST): Winner: Cyanide Regatta {Boat race} (Saturday, June 18th 8pm EST): Winner: Lord Zylo 2nd: Dante 3rd: Baudwin Wulf The shard wishes to thank both of our EM’s for all the hard work they put into this festival, and for making it the success it was. | ||
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| [EM News] High Council Candidate Speech Schedule. Updated. New Candidates. |
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| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011, 6:08 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| High Council Candidate Speech Schedule EM Seppo Hello all, I have underlined the schedule for the candidate speeches. It is a packed schedule and I can’t wait to see what our candidates have in store for us! Each candidate will give a speech of upto 15 minutes. This will be followed by couple of questions from the moderator. If you are interested in asking any specific questions to any of the candidates, please post them by commenting in this thread. To voters: Here is your chance to learn more about the different candidates running for the Britannian High Council. Will you be a shrewd voter or will you let others dictate the direction of the kingdom? It is all up to you! I hope that all of you come and support the candidates as they officially begin their campaign. To candidates: Please keep your speeches short and to the point. You are expected to introduce yourself and your vision in no more than 15 minutes. Remember to have a beginning, middle, and an end!! If you go over, the moderator will likely cut you off. If your name is not on this list, please sign up for one of the open slots. In case that none of the slots work for you, please inform us of your availability and we will try our best to work with you. Location: Castle British’s throne room. The candidates will be addressing the public from behind the invisible line! Saturday, June the 18th Moderator: Captain Jenkins Start time: 8:20 PM PST > 8:30 PM to 8:45 PM Speaker: Sir Astro 8:50 PM to 9:05 PM Speaker: Handalf 9:10 PM to 9:25 PM Speaker: Happy Fool Sunday, June the 20th Moderator: Captain Jenkins Start time: 2:50 PM PST 3:00 PM to 3:15 PM PST Speaker: Lord Elladan Faeryn 3:20 PM to 3:35 PM PST Speaker: Ta’lin Birdsong 3:40 PM to 3:55 PM PST Speaker: Valek Typhoon Tuesday, June the 22nd Moderator: TBA 8:00 PM to 8:15 PM PST Speaker: Fig the ancient 8:20 PM to 8:35 PM PST Speaker: Fern Goodfellow 8:40 PM to 8:55 PM PST Speaker: Duke Hast Mich | ||
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| Community Meet up - Tonight June 20th 7:30 pm CST | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011, 5:32 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
Community Meet Up – June 20th Date: Every Monday Night Time: 7:30PM CST Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Meeting Agenda: We'll hear weekly announcements of upcoming events and hunts for Lake Superior from Sabina our events coordinator. The weekly community meetings, events, hunts, etc are always open to the public. No invitations needed! Everyone is always welcome to come ask questions, make plans, or make announcements. Bring a friend if you can make it, tell a friend if you can't! | ||
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| Community Hunts Week of June 20th | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 20, 2011, 5:31 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
Want to go hunting but don't have a big enough group? Are you looking for good guides to dungeons you've yet to explore? The community hunts are open to everyone! Come show your support for the Lake Superior community and take a walk on the wild side at the same time. Meet some new and old friends and have a bit of a challenge along the way. Stygian Abyss undead mini-champ spawn Date: Tuesday, June 21st Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community Peerless Hunt Date: Wednesday, June 22nd Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Corgul the Soulbinder hunt (high Seas) Date: Thursday, June 23rd Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community Champion Spawn Hunt Date: Friday, June 24th Time: 9:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Hosts: Taeara Mi'aken And remember, these hunts are for everyone, regardless of their skill level or guild affiliation. Come meet new friends, see new places, gain experience and just have fun. Sabina Nikolai, High Marshall, Community Hunt Organizer The Order of the Silver Rose Posted by: Lady Tia LS News Manager | ||
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| Summerfest 2011: Closing Ceremony - Sunday, 5:30 EST | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2011, 7:59 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
 by Barnaby After a week’s worth of friendly competition, we will call an end to this year’s Summerfest with a short ceremony. Please join us at the Fairgrounds on Sunday the 19th at 5:30pm EST. | ||
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| Summerfest 2011 Regatta Results | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2011, 1:33 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| Ahoy Land Lubbers! Last evening (18th of June 2011) the final official competition event of Summerfest 2011 took place, and it was the Regatta Ship Race. Originally the official race was from a point south west of Vespers straight south to go counter clock wise around the island of Buccaneer’s Den and back to the starting area for the finish. Unfortunately due to some complications a few alternate race plans were considered before settling for a race straight to the Buccaneer’s Den docks.   The starting line was moved farther from shore once again due to unforeseen complications, and the race was officially started. {This was a shame because EM Adris had planned a breathtaking fireworks display to start the race.} This poor reporter wishes he could share tales of ships battling it out for the lead with the salty sea air whipping around us, but I cannot. Soon after the start the ship that I had requisitioned a ride on to cover the race ran into the blackest fog bank and soon lost sight of the other ships. Once we cleared this bank we sailed as fast as we could to Buccaneer’s Den arriving before some of the other racers but long after the first ship had come into port.     EM’s Barnaby and Adris waited till all the ships had arrived before announcing the top three racers. Coming in third was Lord Baudwin Wulf [MOP], Coming in at second place was Dante [T*A], and the winner of the Regatta Ship Race was….. Lord Zylo [T*A].     EM Barnaby requested we remind everyone that there will be a short ceremony today (19th of June 2011) for the closing of Summerfest 2011. It will take place at the Fairgrounds at 5:30 EST and the winners of all the events will be recognized. Each will have an engraved item placed in the EM rewards Hall in their name for everyone to see. EM Barnaby also hinted that there will be a traditional Brittannian Holiday at the end of the month, and drinking is a part of it. So we have yet another thing to look forward to. | ||
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| Walk Through: Ter Mur Live Event – Journey to the Athenaeum Isle | | |
| Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011, 11:40 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
First you must travel The Royal City of Ter Mur, the fastest way there is to use the established Moongate system. Once there head for the Queens Palace (156.26S x 41.3W) that can be found in the central part of the city. Once there take the stairs upward till you find Queen Zhah of the gargoyles. Click on her to find out about the quest and what is required of you.  {The information is provided below for those who are interested:}  Greetings, adventurers, As you know, my people have suffered the incessant onslaught of the Void and its minions for as long as Gargish history exists. Protecting Ter Mur from darkness, and its desire to consume the land completely, is a burden passed down from one ruler to another upon ascension to the throne. During my rule, I have been more successful than my predecessors but, now, I fear that the greatest evil both myself and my people have ever faced is about to return. Long ago, Ter Mur was assaulted by the most formidable and horrid servant of the Void it had ever faced. Called Scelestus the Defiler, this daemon proved invincible to any weapons or spell that was utilized against him. I was unable to defeat him and was forced to imprison him instead. Sadly, my own daughter was caught in the spell and stands imprisoned next to the daemon. It has been this way for a thousand Years now. I have received word that the isle which houses the daemon, Athenaeum Isla, is once again swarming with daemons. Based on the description provided to me, I believe these are the minions of the Defiler himself. They have no doubt crawled out of the dark in anticipation of their master's return. In truth, the prison I placed him within will not last forever. I ask that you journey to the southwestern flight tower, adventurer, and head further southwest towards the shore. Near the water's edge, you will find an ancient teleport site which will transport you to the isle. Once there, please slay as many of these monsters as you can. Additionally, please keep your eye out for any documents that you may discover. This isle was the former home of our Great Library and, when it fell, not all of the documents and books were able to be taken to the new location here in the royal city. Slay the beasts and return to me any documents that you acquire. Be careful and go with honor. Objectives: All of the following Slay 10 minions of scelestus Obtain Gargish Document - Challenge Rite Obtain Gargish Document - Athenaeum Decree Obtain Gargish Document - Letter from the King Obtain Gargish Document - On the Void Obtain Gargish Document - Shilaxrinar’s Memorial Obtain Gargish Document - To the High Scholar Obtain Gargish Document – To the High Broodmother Obtain Gargish Document – Reply to the High Scholar Obtain Gargish Document – Access to the Isle Obtain Gargish Document – In Memory From the palace you will travel South West till you pass a flight tower and then come upon the water’s edge. Follow the coastline till you see an old teleporter ring located at 164Nx47W. Step into the ring where you will be transport to the island west of where you started from.   Be warned now that the island is covered in Minions of Scelestus so be ready for anything when you arrive. Minion of Scelestus are a type of daemon that has very high hit points, very strong resists to Cold and Poison damage, lethal poisoning (120 skill), dismount ability and a breath attack. Your main quest objective is to get 10 confirmed kills on these monsters. Do not forget that you also have to loot the 10 desired gargish documents from their corpses. You must kill 10 of them and have all 10 pieces of the loot to complete the quest.   For those who fear of death while on the island there is an Ankh provided on the west side of the sandy area.   When you have completed the quest mark the items you collected as quest items and return to see Queen Zhah for your reward. The reward will be a tome titled “Chronicles of the Gargoyle Queen Volume I”. As of this time it is not known if this book will have a future use. ******************** Many of you may have trouble trying to complete this quest alone so later this week we hope to have a shard wide event where we will go in force and help each other finish the quest together. Working together Catskills as a shard can do anything we want. If you are interested watch Stratics this week for the announced day and time to gather. From there we will walk through each step of the quest till hopefully everyone involved will have earned their book. | ||
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| [EM News] High Council Candidates to Speak: Event Tonight at 8:30 PM PST |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011, 2:30 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Britannian High Council Candidates to Speak EM Seppo Dear Citizens of Britannia, This is a rush transcript to inform you of the upcoming candidate speeches this weekend - Saturday from 8:30 PM PST to 9:30 PM PST and Sunday from 3:00 PM PST to 4:00 PM PST. More information will be provided but please pen these times in your schedule. I am hoping to see most of you take this opportunity to learn more about your Britannian High Councilors. Yours truly, Elias Ashmole | ||
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| [EM News] The High Council of Britannia: New Details |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011, 2:25 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| The High Council of Britannia: New Details WarderDragon Lord Jenkins - Commanding Officer of the Britannian Guard and current de facto ruler of Central Britannia - has spent the past couple of nights promoting his dream of a democratic High Council. These are some of the highlights. There are nine candidates running for a seat on the Council: Valek Typhoon, Fig the Ancient, Handalf the Rooster, Na'Tar the Black, Ta'lin Birdsong, Sir Astro, Happy the Fool, Lord Elladan Faeryn of Trinsic and Fern Goodfellow. Speeches to promote the Council have been brought to the auspicious locations of Skara Brae and New Magincia. Parties interested in running will have until the end of the week to petition the Captain and announce their bid. Candidates will be required to participate in at least one Speech and one Debate. Emissaries of the Kingdom will meet with each nominee this week to discuss the best time for all parties involved. The Captain announced that candidates are not required to reside within the geopolitical borders of Britannia. Candidates are - however - required to be Britannian Citizens. When the Council is elected, it will draft a Declaration of Purpose and a Constitution defining Britannian Laws and Rights. | ||
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| Summerfest 2011: The Citizens of Catskills Conquers the Mysterious Maze | | |
| Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011, 1:54 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
Yesterday a deadly event took place on the Catskills shard as part of Summerfest 2011. EM Adris and his Maze Monster invited players to try and make it through “The Mysterious Maze”. Everyone who took part was forewarned that there would be many surprises and deadly inhabitants of the dark underground waiting upon them. Yet all that had gathered at the fairgrounds still showed enthusiasm to enter the Maze Monsters domain.  A gate was opened and the stalwart adventurers rushed through to find themselves in a tunnel deep underground where through a wall could be seen a true maze. The Maze Monster then reminded those gathered that this was a race to see who could complete the maze first, or better yet who could complete it at all, before throwing open the entrance to his maze. With the path open the enthusiastic mob rushed forward into the maze trying to find their way through.   Once you found your way through the box maze you were faced with a choice of gates to move beyond the next barrier. If you chose wrong you found yourself back in the maze of boxes. If you chose correctly you were gated to the next part of maze and met the first denizens of the maze including a slight nicer rat (Guardian), A truely evil beast (Guardian), A big nasty rat (Guardian) and An unknown pile of gore (Guardian) just to name a few.   Battling down the hall through these monsters you went around a bend to see a bookcase and a stone wall blocking the way forward. There the hated Imp that has plagued the lands recently popped in and out looking like he was taking much pleasure at the sudden stop of the groups advance. Till it was realized that maybe the bookcase contained the way beyond the wall. Opening it a book containing a riddle was found. Many answers were called out by the gathered till someone yelled “Imp!” and disappeared before everyone’s eyes. Then the hallway rang with many voices yelling the same thing and advancing on to the next part of the grand adventure.   After saying the word you found yourself beyond the wall that prevented you from advancing before. The adventurers that came through found themselves amongst a nest of giant hungry spiders that pounced upon their prey as they appeared. The hall was blocked half way down, by crates stacked in front of gravestones, causing a small deadly area. Till the spider menace could be cleared and the crates moved out of the way of the groups advance was stopped temporary. Once the spider threat was removed a path was made through the crates. Beyond the former barricade at the end of the hall was another wall with another Moongate awaiting the intrepid group in front of it.   Stepping through the Moongate the first thing you noticed when you came through was the foul smell of rotting flesh and death. Right before you were swarmed by an army of undead such as A cranky skeleton (Guardian), just a zombie (Guardian) and A very very nasty dragon (Guardian). At the end of the long hallway was another bend and a wall once again blocking the groups way. There everyone worked together to try and clear this section of hall of monsters while working on a way through the next obstruction of the way forward. When it looked like the adventurer had gained the upper hand in this section of the dungeon the sound of the wall around the corner falling echoed through the hallway.   Rushing forward to see what had just happened our small force was greeted with the sight of angry ice fiends, daemons and balrons advancing on us from beyond the now fallen wall. Once again battle raged in the hall that was nearly cleared a few moments before. The rugged battle weary group of warriors, mages and tamers rallied once more to remove this threat from their determined advance though the maze.   When victory was ensured the party advanced down the hall that the unholy spawn had come from and found yet into another room full on moongates. Some of the moongates would transport you to another of them, but one gate let you go to the final area of the maze. There the Maze Monster announced who had completed the Mysterious Maze first and that was… Cyanide.  The Maze Monster then announced the prize for completing the maze for everyone else was... You got to leave. With that he opened a gate that the tired group once again entered and found themselves standing at the bank in Luna.  Being that a few others and I think being dropped in Luna is a punishment almost as bad as death we gated to Britain behind the West Britain Bank. Where while having a pleasant conversation the maniacal Imp did appear to poke at me and then rapped as hard as he could on my helmet. He then danced off with glee, with me screaming for anyone to capture him. A few gave him chase that he joyfully avoided while taunting and teasing them. Before he disappeared he called one of his pursuers a man of inaction while madly laughing, not to be seen again that night. I say it is high time we organized a party and hunt this vermin down! | ||
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| The Syndicate - Beyond The Legend |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2011, 9:18 AM EDT by Xena Dragon (CommunityNews) | ||
| A while ago I was informed about a new book "The Syndicate - Beyond The Legend" by Sean Stalzer, also known as Lord Dragons, Guildmaster of The Syndicate. The book is a sequel to "Legend of the Syndicate", which covered the first ten years of the guild. My own Ultima Online experience goes back to 1997, where I played on the Atlantic shard and I distinctly remember several characters on that shard having LLTS attached to their names. This was before player guilds and guild abbreviations were available in the game, so a character's name was the logical spot to show your guild affiliation. LLTS stands for "Long Live The Syndicate", which is the slogan and battle cry of the guild. Who would have thought that fourteen years later The Syndicate would still be around, or even that they would be publishing a (second) book about their history. All this made me want to read the book to see what memories (if any) would be brought back to me. The subtitle of the book is "Secrets to creating a succesful online community". The first section starts with a recap of the first ten years of the guild and then focuses on the years from 2007 until now. Because The Syndicate is a guild that is present in most popular MMO's, you will find interesting reads about EverQuest, Lord of the Rings Online, World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, Warhammer Online and of course Ultima Online. Also, there are some chapters dedicated to the yearly Syndicate conference, known as SyndCon, where guild members and representatives of the game development companies meet each other. The second section of the book explains the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. factors that you need to create and maintain a succesful guild. Those are Stability, Understanding, Culture, Compatibility, Excellence, Size and Staying Focused. If you are serious about running a guild and be there for the long run, I highly recommend reading this section. The third section of the book is about the future of online gaming, and focuses on the expectations of players today. Such as; Community Tools, the "Always on" and "Play anywhere" concepts, Setting the proper difficulty level and Communication. After reading the book I found myself pleasantly surprised. Even though the amount of Ultima Online references in the book is small compared to the ones related to other MMO's (mostly WoW) there were quite a few memories brought back to me. And the second and third sections of the book are an interesting read, no matter what MMO you are playing right now. Further reading: - The Syndicate website - Order this book at Lulu Xena Dragon | ||
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| Summerfest 2011 Regatta Map & a New EM Event for Monday! | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011, 6:31 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| Two peices of news provided by EM Adris this evening: Meeting with a Naval Captain this Monday 20th at 12pm Eastern regarding suspicious activities on a deserted island. Be prepared for a fight. You can find the Captain in his office in Bucaneer's Den. (A gate will be available from the EM Hall in Britain.) --------------- Also remember the Regatta tomorrow Saturday 18th at 8pm Eastern meet at the Festival Stage in Britain. (A gate will be available from the EM Hall in Britain.) You will need to bring a small boat (old style) to enter this race. Race Map:  EM Adris also made a statement that EM Barnaby has a PVP event in the works for very soon. | ||
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| Summerfest 2011 Storytelling Competition Results | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011, 12:14 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts...” By William Shakespeare The Summerfest 2011 Storytelling Competition took place late last eve (Thursday, June 16th 2011) at the Skara Community Center in Skara Brae. A good natured crowd had gathered to take part in hearing tales and poems of humorous situations, or to be brave a step forward with one of their own. EM Barnaby announced that there was to be a special surprise judge to help him decide the winner of the contest. The mystery judge was heard moving around on the roof of the center before he came crashing down through it landing on the stage near Barnaby. The unknown judge turned out to be Elder EM Autolycus from the Lake Superior shard.  The entrants were as follows: Lord Rameses [V^B] who shared an untitled tale about a cattle stampede through Felucca Britain many years ago.   Shinigami[BASS] with a poem entitled “Bad Situation for the Imp” that told what she would do with a certain troublesome imp if she ever caught him.   James[Rose] with the tale "Dragonslaying" that told of his misadventure of hunting a dragon in the dungeon Frank without his sword or bag of reagents.   Abigail Cross[UP] with an untitled story of the frustrations of being unable to cast a easy spell and trying over and over to do it. Then summoning a GM to fix her problem, only to find out she forgot to place a spellbook in her backpack. She then told a quick limerick about a man from Yew and poo.   SinDee[PGoH] told a funny story named “The Trinsic tourist” about said tourist and the meal he enjoyed there.   Vallend finished up the competition with an untitled tale of following a Mooing Wall. The two judges then conferred and announced the winner of the Storytelling Competition. The winner was Shinigami and her winning poem that is shown below here. Her remaining in goblin form and also bringing a chair to stand on so everyone could see her as she told her poem charmed all in attendance and helped make her humorous poem unforgettable.  “Bad Situation for the Imp” By Shinigami There is an Imp pestering Britannia. He is making rockets that put people into coma. His mischief is annoying the citizen of Makoto-Jima. And those people dont want any drama. I want to put this Imp into a sack and sell him to the Zoo of Moonglow. Perhaps he will make me rich so I would feel what it's like to win a bingo. And I would buy a big horse and insured it with Geico. So I don't have to worry of losing it when I get killed by Kaze Kemono. Or maybe I will cage this Imp into my basement. Show him off and sell tickets to People who likes entertainment. It's a good scheme that will put Net Profit into my Financial Statement. But I have to hide to avoid paying taxes to the government. I just don't know what to do with this Imp. Maybe it's good to keep him as a pet and give him loving like a pimp. I don't want to lose him or I will have to replace him with a chimp. And chimpanzees are shockingly ugly that can make you wimp. This Imp is too cute not to make into an action figure. I'll put him in plastic and save him for the future. His value will go up and it's worth all the trouble for sure. I will lock him down in my house to make sure he is secure. On a side note Elder EM Autolycus through much careful consideration of a variety of factors and having taken all variables and potential factors, calculating them to certain perfection. Declared Legolas! Best drunkard on the evening! So congratulations go out to Legolas for filling up a table with more empty pitchers than anyone else. Afterward it was suggested to Elder EM Autolycus that next time he makes a grand entrance that he should perhaps just walk through the wall instead of falling from the roof. He then started practicing going through the wall. Crashing off the wall a few times and falling to the ground before he got it right and made it through the wall. This caused many of the crowd to try and copy his feat. Some even managed to do it though this reporter does not know how.    EM Barnaby wanted to remind everyone that we have Adris's big maze of death and other crazy things taking place tonight at the fairgrounds at 7:30 EST. So hopefully we will see you there. | ||
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| Player RP Event “Full Moon’s Ball” Coverage | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 17, 2011, 12:16 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| We have a special guest writer who submited the following news story. It is about a role playing event that took place last Night in Umbra. Salutations members of Sosaria society, My name is Reginald VonSmot and I have decided to bring some culture to this so called publication called Stratics. For the longest time I have felt that those readers of high quality and standing have been lacking a proper spokesman. Now you have one.  Last night the Full Moon Ball took place in Umbra and all were welcome to attend. A red carpet led from the moongate to the area where the ball took place so that everyone could make a grand entrance for all to see. Most of the guests were dressed in formal wear and looked stunning as they made their entrances. The Necromantic Amphitheatre was decorated for the occasion and set the proper mood for the evening.      Callista made the boldest fashion statement of the ladies in attendance, but Abigail Cross looked the best in basic black.  Siegfried Valkyr was striking in his black outfit that brought out his hair and beard. The ball was much more reserved than the celebrations that the normal masses enjoy, with polite society conversation and those in attendance not imbibing in excessive amounts of alcohol. The host Pandora provided a plethora of beverages including Aegis Brandy, Olympus Rum, and various other selections, along with the finest choices in cuisine for the guests. Pandora and her husband Marius were the first two to start the formal dancing to encourage others to come out and take part. Most of the guests remained in small groups doing small talk or discussing subjects of importance to them. What would a social event story be without some good gossip over heard at the party? For you music lovers watch for a special announcement by Samara from Olympus next week. For those romantics out there I have some more news about Samara. Samara and Zander are to be wed with Callista being Samara’s maid of honor. Till next time this is your roving Critic and society reporter wishing all of you a fine day. | ||
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| A Drunken Night of Pub Crawling! (Summerfest 2011 Pub Crawl) | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011, 3:57 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
Is it possible to still have a hangover three days after the fact? Last Monday evening (Monday, June 13th) an intrepid band of revelers set out with Lieutenant Jeffrey of the Royal Guard and a so called mage named Ulo Erogord to prove they could run some taverns around the lands out of their Liquor supply. While at the same time sharing outlandish tales (Some even true), bad song, bad poetry and a good humor throughout the entire time. The evening’s festivities started at the Cats Lair in Britain where the group slowly warmed up for the night ahead. After a short while it was decided to move on to The shattered Skull in Skara Brae where the evenings enjoyment started to increase as more beverages were consumed and people opened up more. From there the crawl moved to the Modest Damsel near the docks of Magincia, followed by The Barnacle in Minoc. At that point we decided to move on to The Keg And Anchor in Trinsic. Once again at that point we decided to move on to The Keg And Anchor in Trinsic.      Somewhere in there I seem to of ended up with a wheel of cheese and some foul smelling green leg of lamb in my backpack. Do not ask me how, I do not remember?? Also there was either fur or human hair stuck to my boots. Once again I have no clue? I do recall many people claiming they were not drunk, then either stripping or throwing up all over the place. I also vaguely recall fires all over the place. At The Keg And Anchor I may be confused but I could of sworn a naked person was spotted running around outside the building. We did complete our stated mission objectives of running some of these fine establishments out of their stock. Luckily one of our group went and fetching his own home brew to keep us going when we did this. After The Keg And Anchor Lieutenant Jeffrey decided to call it a night and we all returned to The Cat’s Lair for our farewells. I want to thank Ulo Erogord for providing us with the gates to get from tavern to tavern (and even a beach along the way). By the way I have no idea who stuck a bowl on your hair and cut it that night, though I do suspect the female pirate that was with us. I say next crawl we go to Taverns outside of the cities for another wild night that I will claim I do not recall, even if I do. Those of you who did not get to take part in this EM event missing a great time of Role playing. Join us next time you will enjoy it. | ||
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| Results from the Summerfest 2011, Bar Stool Race | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011, 2:35 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
Today (Thursday, June 16th) at Noon EST EM Adris held a short notice but very fun event as part of Summerfest 2011. The event was an “Impromptu Bar Stool Race” that took place at the fairgrounds. The way the race worked was you had to go from the starting line to the finish line before the other racers. The catch was you had to move one barstool forward of another one you were sitting on. Then move forward to sit on that stool while doing the same action again. You could not move more than one space at a time and you had to remain in your lane. A simple enough concept when explained, but a fun event to watch and take part in.  The turnout for the event was small due the event being a late addition to Summerfest and the hour chosen to hold it, but was very much enjoyed by those who were able to attend. Five racers took part in this event with a few others watching the madness as it took place. The field was made up of Blackhawk [HOT], Bytor [K^S], SinDee [PGoH], The Blue [TNK] and Lilly [G*E].       In third place was The Blue, Second place was Lilly, with SinDee being the winner. The Summerfest 2011 Storytelling Competition is at 10pm EST this evening. The night’s theme is a humorous situation. So if you have a funny tale that you think may win come take part and share your story. Tonight also has the “Full Moon Ball” a player organized role playing event at 8 EST in Umbra. So if you can, try and make both events if you enjoy a evening of role playing. For the Summerfest 2011 “The Mysterious Maze” event planned for tomorrow evening EM Adris recommends players bring bandages. So this may be something not to miss. | ||
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| Summerfest 2011 Impromptu Event Noon EST Today! | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011, 7:29 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| EM Adris posted this surprise event hope you can make it to it: Holding an impromptu event tomorrow morning: Thursday, June 16th - Impromptu Bar Stool Race – 12pm EST Gather at the Fairgrounds for a rather unique event. | ||
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| Festival of Masks in Felucca Saturday | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2011, 7:20 AM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
| .. . This just in from EM Elizabella ~ (Felucca) Festival of Masks, Saturday, June 18, 8:00 p.m. CDT | ||
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| Publish 70.0.5 World Wide Release - 06/15 |
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 7:42 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| [EM Event] Attention Royal Guard and Concerned Citizens | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 11:03 AM EDT by Exmortis (Sonoma) | ||
| Attention Royal Guard and Concerned Citizens! We have received an anonymous tip that needs to be investigated. Please meet at the Serpents Hall Counselor Hall Wednesday (6/15) at 6 pt. Source: Sonoma EM Website | ||
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| [EM Event] Spring Summer festival | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 10:57 AM EDT by Exmortis (Sonoma) | ||
| It is true! In the Northern Hemisphere it is once more Spring almost Summer! Come out Friday June 17 to decorate the picnic area for Spring/Summer fest. Only donate things that you do not mind if they get returned or not. A list of other events will be posted here after the opening ceremony Friday! We look forward to seeing everyone! Meeting time is 6 PT 7 MT 8 CT 9ET Source: Sonoma EM Website | ||
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| [EM Event] Sleuths Murder Mystery | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 10:47 AM EDT by Exmortis (Sonoma) | ||
 Daniel Ravens is looking forward to seeing all the investigators on Thursday June 16th In the Serpent’s Hold Royal Guard Hall. We meet for training at 5 PT 6 MT 7 CT 8 ET See you there! Source: Sonoma EM Website | ||
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| Publish 70.0.5 comes to Origin - 06/14 |
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| Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011, 8:07 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| A Quick Look At The New Booster Packs |
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| Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011, 7:22 PM EDT by Lady Kero (HomesandCastles) | ||
A Quick Look At Rustic & Gothic Decor For those a little behind, Last week two new booster packs were released. One labeled Gothic and one Rustic. Each pack came with new wall tiles, a few deco items, and two 'extras' that came with the boosters.  For the Rustic pack, the extra was a Raised Garden Bed. Description of the item given by EA is the following: "The Raised Garden Bed is a maintenance free gardening plot. Once your garden is setup and seed planted, in 7 days you will have a healthy plant you can remove at any time." It can be placed as several sizes: 2x2, 3x3, 2x3 or 3x2.  For the Gothic pack, the extra was a Chest of Sending. Description of the item given by EA is the following: "The Chest of Sending allows you to send your extra items you do not want in your house to your bank without ever leaving your house."  Rustic Theme Pack Walls     Rustic Theme Pack Stairs   Rustic Theme Pack Craftables The Rustic Bench is made by Carpenters. It costs 35 boards. It can be made in south or east directions. If you wish to dye this item with natural or tokuno dyes, you must create it using any of the color woods. (It must be a freshly crafted bench, if the bench has been placed once you will not be able to dye it.)  Topiarys can be made in the shape of a goblin or llama. They're crafted by using Clippers on hedges or Juniper Bushes. (Be sure to set your clippers to topiary!!) They can be cut to face east or south.   Distillerys are something many players have wished for and finally received. They're crafted by tinkers and can be made to face south or east. It will take 4 heating stands (tinker), 1 copper wire (stealable item & rare loot from pirate ships), 2 Metal Kegs (blacksmith) to create one distillery.  Also needed to make your own liquor: Empty liquor barrel - carpenter crafted Yeast - dropped by orcs Wheat Wort - made by cooks Various vegetables depending on what kind you're trying to craft. Bowls of Corn or Potatoes (Inns & Taverns sell them), Honeydew Melon (NPC Farmers sell them, Bunches of Dates (Stolen or Begged), & Tribal Berries (Loot on savages.) Pitchers of wine or water are also needed for some recipes, as well as jars of honey. Gothic Theme Pack Walls      Gothic Theme Pack Stairs   Gothic Theme Pack Craftables Gargoyle statues can be crafted by carpenters that have used the stone crafting book sold by the gargoyles. It takes 20 granite, and can be made in any of the stone colors. They come in two forms and can be turned with a house deco tool.   Ritual Tables can be crafted by carpenters with stone crafting. It takes 8 granite and can be made in any of the stone colors.  Advanced Training Dummies can be crafted by tinkers and train your weapon skill to 60. (Old training dummies only train skill to 25.) They're available south or east facing. It takes one training dummy (carpentry), 1 platemail tunic (blacksmith or bought at an npc blacksmith), 1 close helmet (blacksmith or bought at an npc blacksmith), & 1 broadsword (blacksmith or bought at an npc blacksmith.)  I apologize that it took me so long to post this information. This week I will be posting deco ideas I've found with these new walls and items. If you have a screenshot or house you'd like included pm or icq me (107296451). I will also be starting work soon on my New Magnicia house spotlights as well as my Gilfane town pictorial. Have any requests? Let me know. | ||
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| [NEWS] Meet And Greet The New EM!!! |
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| Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011, 12:05 PM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (Pacific) | ||
| [NEWS] Meet And Greet The New EM!!! Date and Time: June 14 2011 at 6pm PST Meeting place: EM Hall Event Type: Meet & Greet Contact Character: EM Cyno Razik & the new EM! Hey Pacific! Want to meet your newest EM? Come to Meet & Greet tomorrow night on Tuesday June 14 at 6pm PST!  For more information see: Meet And Greet!! | ||
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| [News] Meet and Greet at the Moonglow Beergarden. |
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| Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011, 8:34 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
Meet and Greet. At the Moonglow Beergarden. After a long time it was a nice surprise to have our Meet and Greet with EM Borbarad at the Moonglow Beergarden. The garden was destroyed some time ago and citizen have been asked if it could be rebuild. EM Borbarad kept his promised and last week the beergarden was restored. This was a good place to come together after our last adventure and listen what EM Borbarad more had to tell us. Shortly after we arrived EM Borbarad passed around the beer and other beverages. And i had a feeling some of us could better stay away from alcohol.  Some of us that still kept a clear mind had several questions for our host. And one of them was what happened to the fishing contest. It seem that the contest will be a event that will last forever. He was going to make a special room for all the caught heaviest fish. He would display the heaviest of each variety in the EM Museum. The idea is that when you caught a heavier fish of the same type then the one you see in the museum you could leave the fish in the mailbox. The new fish would then be replaced in the museum. Like this fisherman and woman could always try to beat the record and get the best fishes displayed. To reach the Em museum take the gate at the Counselors hall in Britain.  It will take you to the EM Museum in Malas.  The Museum is worth a visit! It display many rewards from our past adventures and contests. The next what came up was the redecoration of the Counselors hall. EM Borbarad had some ideas and also received several suggestions from citizens. If anyone else got more ideas and suggestion leave EM Borbarad a note. And also send him your ideas on the renaming of the counselors hall. EM Borbarad mail : [email protected] Several of the guests said that the beergarden could use some extra decorations. Borbarad agreed to add a few more things to make it even look better. Several when to check at there homes to see what would be nice to add to the garden. After they returned Borbarad placed the items in and around the beergarden. He did made sure everyone that was around was happy with the result. It took a long time but eventually everyone looked happy with the result.  New Frarc, Drachenfels News reporter. | ||
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| [EM Event] A Hairy Situation! |
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| Posted on Monday, June 13, 2011, 6:01 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
A Hairy Situation! The Professor needed our help again.  After he welcomed us all Professor Grimm started to explain his new problem. "Today,one of the creatures who escaped from the limbus asked for my help. She spoke about hair that had come to life and that was besieging or holding her hostage inside a tower now. She wanted to be liberated and taken to the limbus. I think we should be able to do that, shouldn't we?" Of course we wanted to help. Thats why we all came for! The professor opened a gate and took us to the entrance of the hedge maze. This is a tricky place to travel and it is very easy to get lost here. After some traveling to the twisting roads in the maze and the guidance of the professor we eventually all arrived at the tower. Everything was quiet...maybe too quiet! On top of the tower we notice someone waiting.  The professor yelled at he woman on the tower. That we came to help her.  The professor must have woke up the guards with his yelling. Soon enough a golden hairball appeared from out of nowhere.  I thought i seen it all after he battle with the cookies.. but now this! Should we reached for our swords or would be had to take out some scissors from our backpacks! These hairballs came in great numbers from all directions.  These strange creatures we encounter from the limbus are often though opponents. And this time was no difference! After some time the boss of these hairball showed his ugly face. Everyone had his hands more then full on the boss and his guards. Now and then a strange looking ladder was found.   Finally we where able to defeat them all. There where a lot of causalities but ones again we where victorious! It was time to free Rapunzel.  "Ohh thank you so much for your help. *??????* brought me here and promised my freedom if i would assist him to occupy your country,to slave and suppress you. But when i arrived here and realized how many people this would harm, i refused to help him. He was totally out of his mind. He put a spell on me and suddenly my hair fell off mutating into monsters who would hold me captive. I must apologize for being so stupid to help *??????*. I was so keen to win my freedom that i not think about the consequences. Again i must apologize so much. It will never happen again. I will return to my own world now and spend the rest of my days,blemishes as i am now,in the underworld." After Rapunzel explained all what was happened she asked us if we could bring her back to the limbus.  Before she left she gave us a scroll again. It would be another step closer to the identity of the mysterious stranger. Shortly after Rapunzel left the professor appeared again.  He took the scroll and wanted to exam it. He was in a hurry to find the next creature that had escaped the limbus. He informed us that EM Borbarad wanted us all to join him for a little celebration in the Moonglow Beergarden. We all deserved a good drink after this hard battle. It was time to go look in the Moonglow Beergarden was EM Borbarad had for us. New Frarc, Drachenfels News reporter. | ||
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| Summerfest Events: 6/13-6/17 | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011, 10:04 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| by Barnaby Monday, June 13th– Pub Crawl – 9pm EST Meet at The Cat’s Lair in Britain (Trammel) to enjoy a night of camaraderie as we do a tour of the various Pubs of the land. This is a social event, so no competition or combat – just a chance to relax. Tuesday, June 14th – Cow Tipping – 12pm EST Join EM Adris for a short, midday event at the Fairgrounds. Veterinarians will be on hand to ensure the safety of these hobbled heifers. Tuesday, June 14th – Scavenger Hunt – 7:30pm EST Rejoin Adris at the Fairgrounds for a scavenger hunt. Thursday, June 16th – Storytelling Competition – 10pm EST Gather at the Fairgrounds armed with your best story, poem, or short performance. The theme for this evening: a humorous situation. Friday, June 17th – The Mysterious Maze – 7:30pm EST Meet the EMs at the Fairgrounds and prepare to tackle a maze specially constructed by EM Adris. What makes it mysterious? Well, even I don’t know what he has planned. Saturday, June 18th – Regatta – 8pm EST Details for this event to follow. | ||
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| Summerfest 2011 Footrace Results! | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011, 8:53 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
 Tonight (Sunday, June 12, 2011) the Summerfest 2011 Footrace took place on the facet of Ilshenar, it was a long but thrilling event for all that took part. The race started near the Compassion shrine and followed a path that weaved all over the facet and finished up at the tunnel entrance a bit south of the same shrine. A estimated fifty-five racers took part in the race that had them avoiding not only trees and rocks, but trolls, giant spiders, meers, chaos dragoon elites, imps, jukas, corpsers and many other monster types along with paragons too.  The rules for this race were as follows. No mounts, flying, using moongates, teleports or changes of form. It was a pure running race where you had to follow a trail marked by yellow lanterns. You had to be within 3 tiles of these lanterns during the entire race. If a racer broke any of these rules they would be disqualified from the race.     The winner was John Vaun Mastro with Zylo taking second and Jeremy Shockey taking third place rounding out the top three runners.    EM Barnaby had this to say about future Summerfest 2011 events this week. “We will be holding more events this week for the Summerfest. We will be releasing word of the coming event schedule tonight.” As soon as we here at Stratics find out the schedule for more of the coming events we will post them for you our loyal readers. Till then keep a eye either here or on the EMs page. | ||
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| Lady LionHeart Works Magincia Slums To Her Benefit | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011, 5:12 PM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
| . . Lady LionHeart Works Magincia Slums To Her Benefit ~. In the past I have voiced my personal opinion of the New Magincia and it has not been positive. I am an old gal that has been around a long time. Magincia had charm that no other area in the realm had back in the day. One can look at it from the angle that what it is now is better than rubble and evil. I prefer the rubble myself and have been known to like evil from time to time. As one that looks for the positive ( not that one can always find it ) there are a few lovely things to be found in Magincia these days like the beautiful fountain and gathering area shown below. | ||
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| Kasavens Final Post From the Catskills EM Page | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011, 3:48 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| This was the final post by Elder EM Kasaven on the Catskills EM Page and it is fitting that we share it here with you. He will be missed by many on the shard and will not be forgotten. I’ll end it all with what started it all. by Kasaven Hi, folks. This will be my final EM Website post. I said my goodbyes tonight after EM Adris’ Meet and Greet and gave my final two announcements. First, briefly, that Sunday’s event won’t be able to happen due to a few circumstances which I can’t help. Second, I’ve talked to Mesanna about doing Mesanna Roulette on Catskills, and she has agreed. I’m pretty sure I’ll be long-gone when it occurs, but consider it a parting gift, and be sure to thank Mesanna for putting in the time and effort to do so. Finally, as I said, I’ll leave you all with what got me here. Below will be the piece of fiction I sent in along with my EM resume, about three years ago, that got me selected to be Catskills’ first and longest EM. Your EM, Kasaven ————————————– Tristan raised his eyes from the ancient tome he had been assiduously reading throughout the night and gently rubbed his temples. Glancing about the dust-covered shelves that surrounded him, he was reminded of how the Fortress of Wardingwood was similarly beleaguered by Demon-Spawn. His current study of “A Treatise on Demonic Magic” brought him no further in finding a thuergy powerful enough to fight back his home’s assailants, and with every page turned hope became more and more fleeting. Tristan closed the book and waved his hand in a circular motion. As a dim, argent aura radiated from his hand, the 4,000 page tome he had been reading levitated back into its rightful place on a towering bookshelf at his back, while another enormous tome levitated to drop with a thud onto the desk in front of him. This tome contained at least 10 times 10 fold more pages than his last endeavor. He let out a deep sigh which much described his last five days of searching for answers, knowing the fortress could not hold much longer. *** Leoric raised his sword in the air, attempting to issue orders through death throes and sizzling flesh. “Fire!” The twang of a thousand arrows releasing in unison pierced the air. The azure innards of the Demon-Spawn splattered upon the blood stained earth as arrows struck black limbs of the dark, four-legged creatures. As Leoric began to run down to his warriors and aid them, he heard chanting coming from the back lines of the demonic army. He watched for a moment as a group of at least five hundred of the monstrous beings began to run in a gyre, wailing words in a language that brought pain to his ears. The entire circle disappeared in an instant. As quickly as they had vanished, the circle of Demon-Spawn reappeared. They had teleported themselves inside the fortress walls. Leoric, knowing defeat was close, looked toward his enemies. With a shout and a twirl of his sword, he led a charge with the remaining infantry not already engaged with the fiendish demons outside the once safe walls. It was then he saw Tristan emerge from the depths of the library, his staff burning bright with an argent flame. “Tristan!” Leoric yelled, barely parrying a flaming demon claw with his sword. “Order your troops back,” Tristan replied, his face bright, reflecting the weight of his discovery. Leoric complied, calling the troops to retreat back and give ground to the demons, only fighting the ones within Wardingwood’s Walls. Tristan began to levitate above the fortress walls, the blinding flame from his staff shined light on to the battlefield below like a beacon from the heavens. He closed his eyes for a moment, recalling the spell he had found in his last effort of studying in the sacred library. His staff blazed brighter as he mouthed the words that would doom the demon army. “Flam Kal Des Ylem!!!” he screamed as his staff shot a fiery beam towards the sky. An instant later, the heavens above parted and a crimson, fiery wave began to form among the clouds. As the Demon-Spawn looked skyward, mouths agape, flaming meteors the size of monoliths began to plummet earth-bound at blinding speeds. They attempted to retreat as boulders of fire shattered limbs and crushed skulls. Before they could react, the demon army became little more than charred earth. | ||
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| Results from the Archery Contest at the Fairgrounds | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011, 9:25 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
Saturday evening the 11th of June the second event of Summerfest 2011 took place at the Catskills Fairgrounds. The competition was an archery contest that had 25 entrants in the first round. Each archer was given 5 shots to try to meet or beat a number of points chosen by EM Barnaby to advance to the next round. If an archer took more than 5 shots he/she was disqualified from the competition. In cases of a tie in a round, that affected advancement, the scores from previous rounds were averaged out and the higher score advanced. The final and championship round decided the winner by taking the scores from all the previous rounds, adding the score from the final round, and averaging them out. Had there been a tie there would have been a best 2 out of 3 shootout.  Both EM Barnaby and EM Adris were there for this contest of skills to monitor the archery buttes and keep score. EM Barnaby ran and kept this event organized calling the bowmen up in groups of 4 at a time. Each group would shoot then wait on the EMs to tally their scores before returning to their seats.    In 4th place with a final average of 243 was Granny, In 3rd place with a final average of 283 was Samantha, In 2nd place with a final average of 287 was Low-G  The winner with a final average of 320 was Nexus The next Summerfest event will be the Foot Race this evening (Sunday, June 12th) at 7:30 EST. So bring your running shoes! | ||
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| Summerfest Event for Sunday, June the 12th: Footrace! | | |
| Posted on Sunday, June 12, 2011, 8:05 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| EM Barnaby announced this event late last evening so I hope many of you can come and take part in it. If you do not know where the fairgrounds are just go to the EM Hall in Britain (Tram) there is a yellow gate on the side of the building that can get you to the grounds. As most of you are aware by now, Kasaven has said his final goodbyes and will not be able to run his event tomorrow (Sunday). Though we could not hope to offer a proper substitute, we will be adding an event to this year's Summerfest during the time in which Kasaven's event was to be held. Meet at the Fairgrounds by 7:30pm est SHARP - the gate to the race location will be open very briefly at this time. Hope to see you there! | ||
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| Results from the Summerfest 2011 Horse Race! | | |
| Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011, 11:38 AM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
The first official event of Summerfest 2011 took place at noon today (Saturday,June 11th 2011) on the Catskills Fairgrounds. The event was a horse race hosted by EM Adris and had a decent amount of spectators and participants in attendance. It was a horse race in title only, because the types of mounts rode in the races varied from ethereal mounts, Cu Sidhe, to a swamp dragon. There were five rounds of four riders with the winner of each race moving on to the Championship race. The first race was won by Biannca (NME). The second by TinkerTrains (TNK), Third by Zylo, Forth by mr jigals, and the fifth by Dr Sucio.    Unfortunately one of the winners of the preceding races had left the track before the final race and did not return in time for the championship race. Only four racers took part in the final round for the prize. Zylo won the very close race followed by TinkerTrains and Dr Sucio rounding out the top three.  Zylo Winner of the Summerfest 2011 Horse Race | ||
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| Buddy Referral System Temporarily Unavailable From Monday on |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011, 6:19 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Talents of Sosaria |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011, 6:17 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| (Player Event) Darts! |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011, 5:25 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
| Darts! I found a invitation in my mailbox for a small dart tournament in the "Zum Zechenden Troll" tavern. After a close look at the map that came with the invitation I used my magic globe to transport me to Minoc. It would be only a short walk from there to the Tavern.  I was a little early so i was the first to arrive. Shortly after i was welcomed by Anselm Pechan the host of the evening. More players arrived shortly after. We where asked first what we wanted to drink. And as always i can only accept water when i'm working. it was time to start the tournament. There would be two rounds with ten trows for each player. Because i arrived first i was the one who could go first on the dartboard. I did not trow that great. I think my eyes are not as good as they used to be. Maybe thats why i only like to fight bigger monsters, you can hit them much easier. After me everyone else took there turn. Some where really good ,even when drinking heavily, and hit the bullseye!  After the first round we all deserved a little break and got another round of drinks! Time for round two! I did a lot better then in the first round but i know it was not enough to win this tournament. But i came for the fun and a good time with these friends. After round two Anselm went down stairs to calculate the results. Then he announced everyones points one by one. There was a little price for everyone. Dart Tournament results: 1. Place - Bi-La Kaifa with 223 Points. 2. Place - Queenie with 204 Points. 3. Place - QuaiGong with 182 Points. 4. Place - Lana with 165 Points. 5. Place - New Frarc with 159 Points. 6. Place - Horkan Bladebite with 98 Points. 7. Place - Spirit with 92 Points. And here are the best three of the tournament!    I thank Anselm our host and the other players for a lovely evening See you next time! New Frarc, Drachenfels News reporter. | ||
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| The Magincian Faire and Regatta - Tonight at 6:00 PM PST / 9:00 PM EST |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 11, 2011, 3:08 AM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| The Magincian Faire and Regatta Lynne the Blacksmith This message has been posted at all points of congregation and public discussion throughout the Five Kingdoms. You can find the original message here. Join us. Saturday, June 11th, 6 Bells Past Midday. (6:00 PM PST / 9:00 PM EST.) Revel in our freedom and our way of life. Events Include Regatta (hosted by the Duchess of Dawn) Story Telling Contest Fishing Contest Seed Planting Dancing And of course, a feast catered by the wonderful Chef Magdalena. Prizes will be awarded for First through third place in the following events: Regatta, Story Telling and Fishing. Come one, come all. Magincia is back and the sands of the sea are about to heat up. | ||
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| Goodbye Elder EM Kasaven, Hello New EM Adris and its Summerfest Time! | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011, 11:25 PM EDT by Vallend (Catskills) | ||
| Last evening was a time for both sadness and celebration at the Catskills Fairgrounds. On one hand we said out last official goodbye to Elder EM Kasaven. Who has been with the Catskills shard from the beginning when they brought back the EM program almost 3 years ago. On the other hand we had our official Meet and Greet with EM Adris while also opening the Catskills Summefest 2011 at the Fairgrounds. In very disappointing news Elder EM Kasaven announced that his final event planned for this upcoming Sunday was canceled, but he hoped that EM Barnaby and EM Adris could possibly do his planned event at some future date. So those of you who were looking forward to one of Kasavens well know events of death and insurance lose will have to be disappointed. He was not sure when his status as a active EM was being removed, but it is sometime this weekend, so there is a slight chance you may see him game to say goodbye.   EM Barnaby, EM Adris, Elder EM Kasaven Many of you have had the pleasure of meeting EM Adris before the official Meet and Greet as he has wandered our lands taking in the sights and chatting to the fine denizens of our shard for the last few days. The Meet and Greet gave those who had not met him before a chance to get to know our new EM. Taking questions from the gathered crowd he showed some charm and a sense of humor while remaining polite in his answers. He has played UO since 2002, he has role played some, he has a love for in game events, and he hopes to hold events at differing times (Mostly afternoons and evening). He lives in Europe but has stated that his sleep schedule is such that he should be up when the Catskills prime playing time is going on. He has high hopes of running at least one mini event a week and wants to take part in as many player organized events as he can make it to.   As normal for any Meet and Greet EM Adris handed out sashes to the player of the Catskills shard. He gated everyone to a location that he has prepared for it, but a few players could not follow the simple rule of one sash per player so it had to be relocated to the Rewards Hall in Malas. Where EM Adris was kind enough to personally hand each sash out himself. After receiving the sash the player was promptly was removed from the building and could not reenter. Afterwards he was kind enough to stand outside the hall and chat to a small group of the players while making them clothing, out of cloth they provided, with his makers mark on it.  EM Adris has a bit of fun with the pretty pink dress he made for a player.  EM Adris showing how he can change the color of his EM robe. I have no idea why he chose pink? Summerfest 2011 is upon us again and the first two events start today, with others planned to carry on during the week ahead. The first event will be a horse race at the fairground at noon EST (Saturday 11th June) and it should be the first official event on Catskills held by EM Adris. So come out and take part or just show up and show your support for your favorite racer or the new EM. Saturday evening at 7:30 EST EM Barnaby will be holding an archery contest at the Fairgrounds so if you think you are the next Robin Hood maybe you should show up and impress everyone with your skills. In closing I want to thank EM Kasaven for being our EM and setting the bar so high for all the EMs that follow in your footsteps. EM Adris has some huge shoes to fill to replace you in our hearts, but he is off to a great start, and I am sure he will strive to be as great a EM as you were for us. | ||
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| Publish 70.0.5 comes to TC1 |
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| Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011, 12:05 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| [News] Talents of Sosaria! part 2 |
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| Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011, 10:02 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
| Talents Of Sosaria! Part II Many nice artwork past by in the last two weeks on the The UO Herald . We will finish our two weeks full of talent like we started them - with another artwork from Queenie of Drachenfels. This one is called 'Adventure In Twisted Weald'.  I'm very proud to be the neighbour of a very talented person! New Frarc, Drachenfels News reporter. | ||
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| [EM] Axe throwing! | | |
| Posted on Friday, June 10, 2011, 6:19 AM EDT by Crysta (LakeSuperior) | ||
Posted to the EM news site; A Britannian Games event, come on out and represent your facet in a bit of axe throwing this Sunday night! When: Sunday, June 12 at 8pm CST / 9pm EST Where: Luna Fairgrounds. Gate provided from New Haven bank. The EM site itself is here. | ||
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| Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 8:55 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Orcs Return To Great Lakes, Role Play and Royal Britannian Guard Meets | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 8:16 PM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
| . Orcs Return To Great Lakes, Role Play and Royal Britannian Guard Meets ~  As a Veteran Great Lakes player I can remember back in the day when our shard was teaming with Orcs and I am not just speaking of the Bloodrock Clan. It is a known fact that Orcs like to roll around in their own poo, other than that they are a charming race. This week I attended the weekly EM event hosted by the best EMs in the game, the Great Lakes EMs. To my delight there was a small yet impressive group of Orcs attending. | ||
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| [EM News] Captain Jenkins to Promote High Council in Skara Brae and New Magincia |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 6:00 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Captain Jenkins to Promote High Council in Skara Brae and New Magincia EM Seppo  Captain Jenkins will be promoting the High Council at the Skara Brae Community Center this coming Saturday at 3:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM EST. Then the following evening, he will take the roadshow to New Magincia at 8:30 PM PST / 11:30 EST, in front of the gazebo adjacent to the beach. If you are interested in running for one of the four seats on the Council, this is a great time to submit your candidacy. So far, we have received papers from the following canidates: 1. Valek Typhoon; 2 Lord Elladan; 3. Fig the Ancient; 4. Handalf the Chicken; and 5. Fern Goodfellow. Royal Herald, Elias Ashmole. | ||
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| [EM News] Martial Law Ends. The New Britannian High Council is Announced. |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 5:58 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Martial Law Ends. The New Britannian High Council is Announced. WarderDragon As was announced at the Spring Faire, the Guard, and its Captain, intends to relinquish their hold on Britannia, and end martial law, upon the formation of a New Britannian Government. Last night, the formation process - dubbed the Jenkins Plan - was revealed. The details are as follows. There will be 6 Seats on the New Britannian High Council. The Council will rule in the name of the Virtues, and Lord British, until his ...messianic return. One seat is secured for the Captain of the Guard, Jenkins. Another will be granted to the Aristocracy. Four will be selected via Election. Candidates who wish to run should petition the Guard. The four will serve a term of 6 months, must be Britannian Citizens, and must swear an oath to defend and preserve the realm. Criminals, and Citizens of Other Realms (i.e. the Orient, Ter Mur.) will be barred from election. In addition, a seat will be reserved for all Sovereign Border Kingdoms - Shieba, Dawn, Avalon, Ter Mur, Heavens Forge and the Empire of the East - in good standing with Britannia. (While the Britannian Government doesn't have the power to enforce its claim on other territories, other Independents and Townships will not be granted a Seat at this time.) No mention was made of the Signoria of Luna, the Necrarchs of Umbra, Papua, Delucia, or Ver Lor Reg, all independent of the Crown. Some from the Isle of Magincia seemed to be ...displeased at the suggestion of their submission to Britannia, and declared their Independence. Captain Jenkins challenged this view, declaring that Britannia will not recognize a Magincian State. | ||
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| Auctions for this week | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 4:27 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
| The following is the Auction for this week on Lake Superior: Archdemon Auction Date: Friday, June 10th Time: 9:00 pm CST Location: Out the North gate of Luna & 3 houses East Contact: Rose - ICQ 576122555 | ||
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| Meet EM Adris | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 2:27 AM EDT by Zuckuss (Catskills) | ||
| Tonight many of the citizens of Catskills gained an opportunity to enjoy the presence of our new Shard Event Moderator, EM Adris. EM Adris was spotted in Luna this evening talking to the locals, performing magic tricks, stacking shields and transforming into wild creatures of the lands.    After entertaining the audience for a short time, the EM casted a gate to Castle British. The crowd migrated through the gate and congregated in the throne room of Lord British's Castle.  In an orderly fashion, Adris handed out red sashes to the people whom had met in the throne room. The sashes were then immediately worn by some, others left with their sashes to quickly store in their inventories, another was spotted attempting to barter it for other goods.  EM Adris then casted another gate to a mysterious, inaccessible area commonly referred to by the community as the "Star Room." In to the new gate, the patrons; some of which whom had just recently gathered, went.  The final batch of sashes was handed out. After some jokes and conversing with the community, the EM summoned a gate leading out of the room, leading back to Luna's bank. The EM reminded the community about upcoming events before his evening departure as well as the farewell departure for our EM Kasaven which will begin Friday evening and conclude Sunday evening. Catskills Summerfest The community's reception of EM Adris was warm and welcoming. The future holds much promise for Catskills.  | ||
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| EM Event: Catskills Summerfest 2011 | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2011, 12:45 AM EDT by Zuckuss (Catskills) | ||
| This was posted by EM Kasaven. So I am not sure if the Meet and Greet at the EM Hall in Brit is still going on? Still come to the Fairgrounds and have fun with our EM team if you can make it. {A gate to the fairgrounds can be found beside the EM Hall in Brit if you have never been there before.} Catskills Summerfest Attention Catskills! You are hereby invited to this years Summerfest! A week of competition and camaraderie, skill and socializing. It has been two years since our last Summerfest, and with a new EM on the shard it seems like a good opportunity to welcome him as well as to salute our outgoing Elder EM Kasaven. The festivities will begin with a Meet and Greet with EM Adris on Friday, June 10th, at 7:30pm EST at the Fairgrounds in Britain, Trammel. They will continue on Saturday with horse races at 12 noon EST and an archery competition later in the evening at 7:30 (both events at the Fairgrounds). We will take a break on Sunday in order to prepare for Kasaven's farewell event of mass epicness and other good things. Further events will be announced in the coming days. See you at the Fairgrounds! | ||
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| Magincia House Plot Lottery Ticket Sales Analysis |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 9:09 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 9:01 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| [NEWS] Botany: Not your Grandmother's hobby anymore |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 8:51 PM EDT by Watchertoo (TavernsandTales) | ||
| [NEWS] Botany, Not your Grandmother's hobby anymore. Botany: Not your Grandmother's hobby anymore There was a time when growing plants was almost solely for providing decoration around the house and garden. With every new expansion that changes as does the role-playing experience of botany. The ideal of a quietly contemplative figure elbow deep in soil and a stack of seeds and pitcher of water next to them has been altered. Now days, the typical plant grower has some sort of fighting skill to ward off ant lions in the Solen Hive and has, to some degree learned how to be a merchant. You see, botany boasts many uses now days. Thorns, Orange petals, red leaves, cocoa pulp and the ever present need for natural dyes (Thanks to Stygian Abyss) has caused those who tend the greenery to take note of economies too. There is nothing simple about a botanist. Cailleach of Europa, is a good example. To be a botanist, means you pull the resources of other skills. Alchemy and cooking specifically are tied into botany on an intricate level. With the emergence of high seas and the new twin packs, this need for co-usage intensified. When I spoke to Cailleach about this her words were clear. "I wish they would do more. But I will not complain at all." Pleased with every new addition, she was polite and humble. The more the better!  One of the first to answer any question that comes up, she is a “People” person as well as a plant person. Guild first! It is a running theme with this wonderful character and as I perused her gardens, we talked of many things.   Strolling idly through her lush balconies and landscaped lawns we talked of fertile dirt and what plants to keep in stock. Role-playing a botanist means being in touch with what surrounds you. The Sosarian earth you have your hands in.. and the people who walk on top of it. You have to be observant and you have to have patience. Applying a small dab of poison to a leaf infested and listening to a guildmate discuss his day are much the same. Attention to detail is everything here.  As previously mentioned today's botanist need to have a merchants talents as well. Case in point Cailleach grows plants to order for deco, dyes and resources. On shards all across Ultima, you will find the same. This dabble into economics produces various roles as well that you can add to the roleplay. Will you be a kind, thoughtful and giving botanist who thinks of the clan first like Cailleach of Europa and Wildstar of Baja? The kind who think only of the enjoyment in growing and giving? Will you be a healer who uses the plants she grows for medicinal purposes? The directions to take botany in roleplay are extensive as it is a skill that goes hand in hand with so many others. Because it does not require you to actively grind it, it will not mess up a template. I do not believe just anyone can actively role-play a plant growing character, though. Subtlety is key and as such, requires a light hand and a willing ear.. Thankfully Cailleach, has both. *Small addendum* With the latest booster packs, growing plants requires no real time and skill. You stick the seeds in and you wait. This is not roleplaying a botanist. It is a convenience and a shortcut. There is a big difference. | ||
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| [NEWS] Botany: Not your Grandmother's hobby anymore |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 11:48 AM EDT by Bryelle Vaughn (TavernsandTales) | ||
| [NEWS] Botany, Not your Grandmother's hobby anymore. Botany: Not your Grandmother's hobby anymore There was a time when growing plants was almost solely for providing decoration around the house and garden. With every new expansion that changes as does the role-playing experience of botany. The ideal of a quietly contemplative figure elbow deep in soil and a stack of seeds and pitcher of water next to them has been altered. Now days, the typical plant grower has some sort of fighting skill to ward off ant lions in the Solen Hive and has, to some degree learned how to be a merchant. You see, botany boasts many uses now days. Thorns, Orange petals, red leaves, cocoa pulp and the ever present need for natural dyes (Thanks to Stygian Abyss) has caused those who tend the greenery to take note of economies too. There is nothing simple about a botanist. Cailleach of Europa, is a good example. To be a botanist, means you pull the resources of other skills. Alchemy and cooking specifically are tied into botany on an intricate level. With the emergence of high seas and the new twin packs, this need for co-usage intensified. When I spoke to Cailleach about this her words were clear. "I wish they would do more. But I will not complain at all." Pleased with every new addition, she was polite and humble. The more the better! One of the first to answer any question that comes up, she is a “People” person as well as a plant person. Guild first! It is a running theme with this wonderful character and as I perused her gardens, we talked of many things. Strolling idly through her lush balconies and landscaped lawns we talked of fertile dirt and what plants to keep in stock. Role-playing a botanist means being in touch with what surrounds you. The Sosarian earth you have your hands in.. and the people who walk on top of it. You have to be observant and you have to have patience. Applying a small dab of poison to a leaf infested and listening to a guildmate discuss his day are much the same. Attention to detail is everything here. As previously mentioned today's botanist need to have a merchants talents as well. Case in point Cailleach grows plants to order for deco, dyes and resources. On shards all across Ultima, you will find the same. This dabble into economics produces various roles as well that you can add to the roleplay. Will you be a kind, thoughtful and giving botanist who thinks of the clan first like Cailleach of Europa and Wildstar of Baja? The kind who think only of the enjoyment in growing and giving? Will you be a healer who uses the plants she grows for medicinal purposes? The directions to take botany in roleplay are extensive as it is a skill that goes hand in hand with so many others. Because it does not require you to actively grind it, it will not mess up a template. I do not believe just anyone can actively role-play a plant growing character, though. Subtlety is key and as such, requires a light hand and a willing ear.. Thankfully Cailleach, has both. *Small addendum* With the latest booster packs, growing plants requires no real time and skill. You stick the seeds in and you wait. This is not roleplaying a botanist. It is a convenience and a shortcut. There is a big difference. | ||
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 8:04 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| [News] Extra! Extra! |
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 9:10 PM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
| Extra! Extra! The Beergarden in Moonglow has been restored!  The West Britain Bank has been Completed!  Thank you EM Borbarad! New Frarc, Drachenfels News reporter. | ||
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| [EM Event] Artistic Talent Wanted | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 7:29 PM EDT by Exmortis (Sonoma) | ||
| Ultima Online is proud to have have many talented, artistic and creative players. This being the case, we are proud to announce that we will be highlighting player’s creative talents using the UOHerald site to display submissions from you, our players! For the month of June, we’ll be highlighting those of you who are skilled at drawing, sketching, vector art, digital art, and paintings. Submissions that adhere to the following rules will be accepted and put in a gallery for viewing at the UOHerald website. So get those brushes and pens out, dust off your tablets and canvas, and put your imaginations into high gear! RULES 1. All submissions must be made to your primary play shards EM, via email as an attachment.For Sonoma this is [email protected] 2. All submissions must be received by 11:59 PM EST, June 30th 2011. 3. Submissions must be related to Ultima Online; please include a brief description of what your work is depicting in case there is any confusion. 4. Submissions must be made by a valid email address so if there are any issues, correspondence can be initiated. 5. No submissions will be accepted containing content inappropriate for a PG-13 movie. (Ultima Online is rated T and submissions should reflect that.) 6. Submissions must include the name by which you wish to be recognized for your submission. We’re looking forward to see what all you Sonoma players can come up with, and everyone else as well! | ||
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| It's time to ruffle some feathers... KFC Battle!!! (Saturday, June 11th) | | |
| Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 7:24 PM EDT by Exmortis (Sonoma) | ||
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| (Player Event) The Gauntlet! |
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| Posted on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, 9:10 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
| The Gauntlet! We would like to invite all adventurers for a trip to Dungeon Doom to fight in the Gauntlet! On Friday the 10th of June. Leaving around 20:15 CET on top of West Britain Bank! Be there!  | ||
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| Reminder: Purchasing Codes Prior to Live Date |
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| Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011, 3:53 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Publish 70.0.4 World Wide Release - 06/07 |
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| Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011, 3:50 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Talents of Sosaria Gallery (6-6-11) |
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| Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011, 3:42 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Community Hunts - Week of June 6th | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011, 3:35 PM EDT by Sosaria Reels () | ||
Want to go hunting but don't have a big enough group? Are you looking for good guides to dungeons you've yet to explore? The community hunts are open to everyone! Come show your support for the Lake Superior community and take a walk on the wild side at the same time. Meet some new and old friends and have a bit of a challenge along the way. Narvey Night-Eyes hunt (Stygian Abyss) Date: Tuesday, June 7th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community Peerless Hunt Date: Wednesday, June 8th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Slasher of Veils hunt (Stygian Abyss) Date: Thursday, June 9th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community Champ Spawn Hunt Date: Friday, June 10th Time: 9:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Hosts: Taeara Mi'aken And remember, these hunts are for everyone, regardless of their skill level or guild affiliation. Come meet new friends, see new places, gain experience and just have fun. Sabina Nikolai, High Marshall, Community Hunt Organizer The Order of the Silver Rose Posted by: Lady Tia LS News Manager | ||
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| Community Hunts - Week of June 6th | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011, 5:48 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
Want to go hunting but don't have a big enough group? Are you looking for good guides to dungeons you've yet to explore? The community hunts are open to everyone! Come show your support for the Lake Superior community and take a walk on the wild side at the same time. Meet some new and old friends and have a bit of a challenge along the way. Narvey Night-Eyes hunt (Stygian Abyss) Date: Tuesday, June 7th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community Peerless Hunt Date: Wednesday, June 8th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Slasher of Veils hunt (Stygian Abyss) Date: Thursday, June 9th Time: 8:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Host: Taeara Mi'Aken Community Champ Spawn Hunt Date: Friday, June 10th Time: 9:00PM CST Starting Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Hosts: Taeara Mi'aken And remember, these hunts are for everyone, regardless of their skill level or guild affiliation. Come meet new friends, see new places, gain experience and just have fun. Sabina Nikolai, High Marshall, Community Hunt Organizer The Order of the Silver Rose Posted by: Lady Tia LS News Manager | ||
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| Community Meet Up - Tonight 7:30 | | |
| Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011, 5:44 AM EDT by Lady Tia (LakeSuperior) | ||
Community Meet Up – June 6, 2011 Date: Every Monday Night Time: 7:30PM CST Location: Skara Brae Community Center - located next to the bank Meeting Agenda: We'll hear weekly announcements of upcoming events and hunts for Lake Superior from Sabina our events coordinator. The weekly community meetings, events, hunts, etc are always open to the public. No invitations needed! Everyone is always welcome to come ask questions, make plans, or make announcements. Bring a friend if you can make it, tell a friend if you can't! | ||
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| [RP News] From the Desk of Corporal Brackus: The Abomination |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 6:22 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| From the Desk of Corporal Brackus: The Abomination WarderDragon The Plague continues. Below is an excerpt from the Guard Log in Britain. June 2nd,These bloated constructs are no men - not what we saw in Britain - but instead are the creation of a madman. The 'Crazies,' as the locals call them, ooze pestilence, their blood corrosive to weapons and armor. Their strength is something more than human. Upon closer inspection, one can see the seams where more than one man - perhaps the remains of previous Plague victims - were stitched together to form this new abomination. | ||
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| [EM News] A Council of Citizens. Event Monday at 8:30 PM PST / 11:30 EST. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 6:17 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| A Council of Citizens EM Seppo Citizens of Britain, I come before you on the turn of a new era. Ever since the assassination of Queen Dawn, our kingdom has lived under the haze of uncertainty. Uncertainty is often a precursor to greater disturbances as our enemies seek to exploit. As such, I, Jenkins, formerly Captain of Britannian Royal Expeditionary Forces, found myself in the not so enviable position of imposing a martial law in the light of the extraordinary situation that we faced. Now, with a great sense of relief, I announce a vision for our future. A vision in which all loyal citizens and allies of Britain will have a stake in and play a role in shaping it. As announced during the Spring Festival, the kingdom is to form a ruling council to lead the kingdom. The seat of our true king will remain empty, but instead the decisions will be formed by the council. The members of the council will be elected through a democratic process. Any person willing to plea allegiance to the people of Britain and the virtues will be allowed to stand for a seat at the council. In coming days, you will see me holding meetings across our land to explain the idea of the council and seek out candidates interested in a seat at the council. Furthermore, in a show of support and gratitude towards the independent kingdoms who have consistently rallied to Britain’s aid, their representative will be granted a seat at the council. The responsibilities and role of this representatives within the council will be determined through negotiations with the individual kingdoms. The preliminary information meeting for the council will take place at the throne room this coming Monday at 8:30 PM PST. I hope to see all of you there. Strength and Honor, Captain Jenkins | ||
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| BOK! Innagural Chicken Club Fight Night - Event Monday at 7:00 PM PST / 10:00 EST. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 6:13 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| BOK! Presents the Innagural Chicken Club Fight Night WarderDragon  | ||
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| Baja Spring Faire Featured on Sosarian Reels. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 6:08 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Baja Spring Faire Featured on Sosarian Reels WarderDragon You can view the video here. | ||
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| [RP News] Skara Brae Village Defended from Golems. The Plague Continues. |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 6:06 PM EDT by WarderDragon (Baja) | ||
| Skara Brae Village Defended from Golems. WarderDragon The Freeborn Press has received word that the Girl Scout Hall in Skara Brae came under assault earlier this evening. Corporal Brackus was wandering the road between Skara Brae and Britain when a Golem - pieced together with human and inhuman remains, its festering sores oozing with embalming fluids and pestilence - leapt from behind a barricade and assaulted him. Mercenaries from Magincia, Berg and the North, hunting the woods for the beast, followed the sounds of commotion, discovering the construct standing over an unconscious Corporal. The beast put up a fight - the noxious substance oozing from its wounds bringing down those who came too near - but at last it was brought down. Its remains have been moved to Dawn, where it is being dismantled and studied. | ||
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| House Deco Contest and Tempest's Departure | | |
| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 2:41 PM EDT by Lady Mana (NapaValley) | ||
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| Of Fairies and Sea Sirens |
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| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 2:01 PM EDT by Lady Mana (NapaValley) | ||
| A call to arms was not quite what the guests of a wedding reception were necessarily expecting. Although, one can't say it was exactly a surprise... by now, the people of Britannia are used to danger lurking around every corner. It was half expected something would go awry at the reception for celebrating the union of Persephone and Hades. And so it did. Meeting at the West Britain Counselor's Hall, Rose Blaque accompanied party guests through a gate that led to a fantastic feast. However, things quickly went downhill as it became apparent the party's host had other plans in mind for the guests. Myself, I've never quite been the best of friends with the Fae. In fact, we're nearly at each other's throats every time we meet.
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| May Obituary Column | | |
| Posted on Saturday, June 4, 2011, 9:58 AM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
.  Lord M One  Faithe      Manx  Nessa  ONYX   specialchild  Tye Weatherlight  Wild Wilma dead twice  Zap Zap  Dead Jospehine and her dead bug  WidowMaker  Bayard  GRIT  | ||
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| Stirrings in the Dark |
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| Posted on Friday, June 3, 2011, 9:40 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Talents of Sosaria Gallery (6-3-11) |
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| Posted on Friday, June 3, 2011, 9:37 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| EM Events For The Month Of June... | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 9:18 PM EDT by Morpheus Mardox (Chesapeake) | ||
| Thursday, June 2nd @ 8:30pm ET, The Nemesis Stone Triumph Dedication & Memorial, Gate from Luna Bank. The unveiling of the triumph built to commemorate the victory against the vile forces of Kendrick Morrow. If you participated in the event you should attend. This is a RP heavy event, there will be no combat. Sunday, June 5th @ 7pm ET, The Sosarian Solstice Fair The Sosarian Solstice Fair opens for another night of gaming enjoyment. The Bill of Events includes: 7pm to 8pm - The Running of the Bulls The contestant will run, wearing only a pair of short pants, through a pen of angry bulls. Should the contestant survive for one minute, they win! 8pm to 9pm - Pie the Pinata Contestants will race to blow up their pinata. Whoever blows up their pinata first, wins that round! Exact determination of winner to be made the night of the fair. Sunday, June 5th @ 9pm ET - Hall of Commons Meeting @ the Hall of Commons This weekly meet and greet allows players to meet with the EM team and bring up questions, concerns, and issues, as well as for the EM team and players alike to make announcements regarding upcoming events. Wednesday, June 8th 6-10pm ET, Feelin' Crabby Tournament Window Continuation of the "Feelin' Crabby" tournament. Rules for the tournament can be found here. There will be 4 combat encounters during this window, these combat encounters can be fought using conventional weapons as well as canon fire. Sunday, June 12th @ 9pm, Hall of Commons Meeting @ the Hall of Commons Wednesday, June 15th @ 8pm ET, Royal Guard Operations @ The Royal Guard Depot at Serpent's Hold Royal Guard units will deploy into the field for combat operations. Promotions will be awarded after the deployment. Sunday, June 19th @ 9pm ET, Hall of Commons Meeting @ The Hall of Commons Thursday, June 24th @ 8pm ET, Olmecian Access, Gate from the Luna Bank This is the first of a series of events related to the wrapup of the Poseidon's Fury arc, as well as the first venture into the mysterious temple discovered during the "Legends of the Hidden Temple" event. Expect puzzles and combat! Sunday, June 26th @ 9pm ET, Hall of Commons Meeting @ the Hall of Commons Wednesday, June 29th @ 8 - 10pm ET, The Fortune's Fire Casino Opens Enjoy games of chance at the Fortune's Fire Casino! All events, dates, and times are subject to change. All times Eastern. A gate to every event is provided from the Luna Bank. EM Event channels will always have that date listed in the "Date Event Name" format. __________________ Stay toon'd! | ||
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| Nemesis Stone Destroyed! Morrow's Whereabouts Unknown! | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 9:16 PM EDT by Morpheus Mardox (Chesapeake) | ||
| Nemesis Stone Destroyed! Morrow's Whereabout Unknown! The realm gathered in Luna recently to aid Lord Balandar in the destruction of "The Nemesis Stone" which until recently had plaqued player cities around the realm. Necromantic Phylacteries had been spawnin nightmarish creatures to ravage communities as the Magician himself collected our very own worst fears powering the sought after stone.  The gate arose in Luna leading us to the home of Balandar himself. Filling the quaint homes main room Balandar soon arrived to disclose the new information he had uncovered. The whereabouts of the stone now known our mission was simple, aid in it's destruction and find the elusive Kendrick Morrow.   Opening a gate to the newfound coordinates led those in attendance into a murky dark hall. The room aglow with the electric powers of the Nemesis Stone. Balandar explained the process by which he believed the stone may be destroyed. Surrounding the Stone with pillars of energy, puzzles if you will. The crowd set out to make the Stone vunerable by powering down the pillars. This was not without its own treachery as Balrons soon emerged to defend the area.      Soon the pillars were all rendered inactive as Balandar moved into position to attempt the stone's destruction. Sinking the Salve a great arc of electricity struck Balandar as dazed onlookers felt helpless other then to watch as events unfolded.    Among the shower of electricity and what we suspected was the destruction of the stone a familiar face appeared to taunt and scoff the crowd proclaiming thier demise would soon come by the sum of our very worst nightmares. Those very nightmares collected by the stone itself were soon unleashed upon the crowd as Kendrick Morrow himslef now defended his Nemesis Stone!   The beast was dark and surly as it stalked the crowd, dealing death to anyone it neared. The defenders fought valiently as the it took the collective might of all in attendace to begin to weaken the Archnemesis Daemon.    It was a long battle to at last defeat Archnemesis Daemon, with his minion as well as murderous plot now foiled, Morrow made a magical exit once more. Barely escaping the grasp of Balandar once more, rest assured he will be back on the trail of the magician once rested and ready for action once more. For now we rest easy as at least this cumlination of the evil Morrow is at bay. The adventurers soon met once more at the Fortunes Fire Casino to recall the nights events as Balandar thanked everyone for thier help this eve.   Keep a sharp eye and ear out for information or rumor regarding the whereabouts of Morrow. Who knows what eveil his mind will now seek as he strives to continue to his ambitious reign of havoc around the realm. One thing is for certain wherever he may try and however he may seek to undermine the safety of the realm Balandar and the brave warriors of Chesapeake will be hot on the trail....... | ||
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| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 8:41 PM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Of Time and Departures | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 8:38 PM EDT by Watchertoo (Catskills) | ||
| Dual Announcements, Of Time and Departures by Kasaven Hi, everyone. | ||
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| GOF Holds Another Auction This Friday June 3rd | | |
| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 10:53 AM EDT by Lady Lava (GreatLakes) | ||
| . GOF Holds Another Auction This Friday June 3rd ~  April 15th was the grand re-opening of the GOF Auction House and they are bringing you another auction this Friday June the 3rd at 9:00PM EST. | ||
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| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 9:52 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| (Player Event) Summer Market. |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 6:06 AM EDT by Frarc (Drachenfels) | ||
| Summer Market. I have been told that a market at the harbor in trinsic would be held by Anselm the infamous landlord of the tavern Zechender Troll! The rumors where that there would be free food and drinks,games and even a horse race. My curiosity made me check it out! Just shortly before eight in the evening i took my McGyver horse and headed to Trinsic Harbor. I arrived at a lovely decorated place and i noticed a nice area to stable our pets.  I was welcomed by some nice people. I even recognized some familiar faces. I slowly moved myself towards the big bar that was been build. The Barkeeper offered me a drink. I'm not really a drinker , especially not when i'm working but i took myself some water.  Slowly more and more people came to visit the summer market. It was now time for a first game. Several lines of cloth was nicely placed on the ground. Four people where ask to try this first game. I volunteered to be part of this game. Everyone was handed a dye tub. The idea was to dye all cloth pieces on the ground from one side to the other.  There where several rounds. And in the final..... well.... I won!  It seems that when my adventuring and reporting days are over, i can always get a new career in dying cloth fast! It was time for a bit more water after this first event. But shortly after it was time for the next event. A horse Race! We would start from the Trinsic Jail to the summer market and back.  All where ready! 3..2...1... GO! We all rode as fast as we could. But then.....in the twisting roads of trinsic i got lost. I had to ask some local people the way back to the harbor. I waited there to hear the result of the race. The result was in! Gath was the winner!  Running around is nothing for a old man like me. I should leave it to the young folks. While we where waiting at the bar again the cloth was rearranged for a new game. The four players where handed a new dye tub. They would get three minutes to dye as many cloth they could.  It was a very tight battle with three people came on second place with the same amount of cloth dyed. But there could be only one winner! The person with the yellow dye!   Tick! Then we got high visit of Em Borbarad himself.  He was curious to see these fun little games. And of course they could nothing less then invite him to try it himself. Me and a few others where brave enough to battle this out against him. But apparently Borbarad was a faster cloth painter then us all. All the winners of the games got a nice little reward. Even Borbarad got one. But it was a bit strange that he placed a antique wedding dress above his green robe. It was time for a little more drinking. These games makes a person thirsty.  Time passed by and it was getting late for this old warrior. I thanked everyone for this wonderful evening. It was time to go home and get some sleep. New Frarc, Drachenfels News reporter. | ||
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| Publish 70.4 comes to Origin |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 5:58 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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| Britannian Games and Spring Festival |
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| Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2011, 5:51 AM EDT by Watchertoo (UOinAction) | ||
A Spring full of Festivals and Games. Lake Superior Britannian Games Archery Baja 2011 Spring Festival Watch More TGN Stratics UO Videos | ||
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| Britannian Games and Spring Festival |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 3:58 PM EDT by Sosaria Reels (UOinAction) | ||
A Spring full of Festivals and Games. Lake Superior Britannian Games Archery Baja 2011 Spring Festival Watch More TGN Stratics UO Videos | ||
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| Talents of Sosaria Gallery |
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| Posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, 8:11 AM EDT by Watchertoo (GeneralNews) | ||
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