Children of Miskorva News From: Twilight@world.std.com (Adam A Suchocki) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0000 I'm a little late in posting this, but here is the Turn 2 news from Children of Miskorva. Turn 3 should be out in a few days (it would have been out today but a three car collison last night seems to have slowed me down a bit (never leave your lap top and your backup files together in the trunk of a car heading down the Mass Turnpike on Thanksgiving Weekend. Anyway, here's the newspaper. For more information, you can check my Website at http://std.world.com/~Twilight/ . If you sent in a new start-up character within the past couple of weeks, it is included in this turn and you should get you first turn back in a few days(once I re-input and re-run the turn). Anyway, here's the news. Ichartha Times "All the News that's Fit to Read" 1/8/66 Immigrant Flood becomes Trickle Our reliable contact at the front gate has informed us that only two new immigrants have entered our beloved city this week. One is a young Star Knight dressed in the traditional white and gold, the other is a rather boring young human wearing blue and Grey. Neither were available for comment. Let's hope these two are ready to face the arena. Special Election Ordered Due to last weeks murder of Grand High Chancellor Maximillian Alexandrus, the Great Court has called for a special election of a new Grand High Chancellor to be held 3 weeks hence. The current candidates are Sauronis Nexus of the Silver Spear faction, Malcom Wunt of the Sunfire faction, and Villanus Corstica of the Merchants faction. No other faction has yet put forth a candidate, and no independents have weighed in. It is estimated that each candidate currently has around 20000 votes worth of support from their faction and alliances, so courting of independents should be aggressive. All candidates must be registered in the next two weeks. Also, remember to accurately count your own voting power, as you wouldn't want to be short changed by the desperate factions. Every 100 gold you own is worth one vote. A house in the poor quarter is worth 1 vote, a house in the merchants quarter is worth 3 votes, and a house in the noble quarter is worth 5 votes. Finally, each employee or follower is worth 2 votes. Within the coming week, the Times will be doing profiles on the candidates. Registering a new candidate early will insure you get adequate coverage from the times. Thief War Continues; Innocent Bystander Killed The Swords of Justice continue their assault on the various thieves of the city. At least 8 more thieves have been found dead this week, and 4 suspected members of the Swords were also found dead. The High Constable will rule next week on the legality of the Swords crusade. In a related story, an innocent bystander was killed in an armed conflict in the slum quarter. The body of Andreas Desdonova was found buried next to the body of a ranking member of the Jade Ring. Both victims were killed by sword cuts, so the Swords of Justice are suspected. The Times questions the righteousness of an organization that would kill an honorable Star Knight. Rylor Trusk Wins this Weeks Tournament, Xot Retains Top Rank This week at the arena had several surprise upsets. A double elimination format was used this week, with first round losers given a chance to challenge the top bracket winner. Much money was lost in the second round when Xot was defeated by Kaer, spoiling the much anticipated rematch between Xot and Baldrick. Xot further surprised fans by losing a second match to Arthur Morkoron, but she still maintained her overall number one ranking. Baldrick held true to his ranking, and stormed through the winners half of the bracket without a loss, defeating Mungo in the last round of the bracket. Meanwhile, Rylor Trusk, who was defeated by Eldarain in the first round, surprised many by winning the losers bracket and earning himself a match against Baldrick. Several fortunes were made and lost when Rylor shocked everyone by defeating Baldrick. Rylor used superior speed and quickness to offset Baldricks immense size and strength, forcing Baldrick to fight at short range where his Great Sword was less effective. A few quick blows, including a perfectly placed blow to the chest quickly dropped Baldrick. It took several minutes to silence the crowd and heal Baldrick for the rematch. As it was double elimination, Baldrick would get a second chance to win the title. Unfortunately for him, the second fight went much like the first, with Rylor again outmaneuvering Baldrick and finishing him with a perfectly placed blow. The crowd again went wild. At this point, Marcus Singlestrike awarded the tournament prizes. Rylor was awarded his weapons of choice (Short Sword and Dagger) and was also given a strange green token. Baldrick was awarded his choice of weapon, a great sword. Third place went to Rissa nab Methrys, who was awarded 25 gold. Fourth place went to Shuziko Hinojosa, who was awarded 10 gold. The composite standings are given below: Name: Record Race: Rank Award Xot 10-2 Scurrian 1st 100 gold Rylor Trusk 10-3 Human 2nd 100 gold Baldrick Helbiri- 10-3 Human 3rd 50 gold Shuziko Hinojo- 9-3 Millwissa 4th 50 gold Arthur Morkor- 9-3 Human 5th 50 gold Rissa nab Meth- 8-4 Human 6th 50 gold Raya Maeternik 8-4 Human 7th 25 gold Redgaren 8-4 Vorn 8th 25 gold Banurehka 8-4 Millwissa 9th 25 gold Mal'kari 8-4 Vorn 10th 25 gold Kaer 7-5 Human 11th 25 gold Strider 7-5 Human 12th 25 gold Dansen 7-5 Millwissa 13th 25 gold Sul Haine 7-5 Human 14th 25 gold Mungo 6-6 Millwissa 15th 10 gold Magnus 6-6 Human 16th 10 gold Alessandra Pen- 6-6 Human 17th 10 gold Elcior Morkoron 6-6 Human 18th 10 gold Wayne 6-6 Human 19th 10 gold Maxis Desdono- 3-3 Human 20th 10 gold Ratika Celine ka 5-7 Human 21st 10 gold Tiny Tumblewit 5-7 Human 22nd 10 gold Ruach 5-7 Human 23rd 10 gold Slythe 5-7 Scurrian 24th 10 gold Bannor Kaseryn 5-7 Millwissa 25th 10 gold Goll Mac Morna 4-8 Millwissa 26th 10 gold Demondes 3-9 Millwissa 27th 10 gold Kijoma 3-9 Millwissa 28th 10 gold Eldarain 3-9 Human 29th 10 gold Ace 2-10 Millwissa 30th 10 gold Rhiannon 2-10 Human 31st 5 gold Ernst the Malfo- 0-12 Human 32nd 5 gold Vleshia 0-6 Human 33rd 5 gold Congatualtions to those at the top and those on the move. Keep training to produce those upsets. Veronica Defeated; Three Promoted Three of our young gladiators defeated Veronica in their training matches this week. Dansen, Kaer, and Strider each went the distance and emerged victorious. Each has been awarded the title of Veteran and will receive an additional 5 gold per week commission. Moreover, each was presented with the traditional black leather armor of an Arena Veteran. Three cheers for the new Veterans, lets hope they do as well against the next level of training opponents. Submission Policy Here at the times we welcome anyone to submit any newsworthy stories they may have. We reserve the right to edit for content and space. All stories must be accompanied with the full name of the author, but for a 1 gold fee, we will print the story anonymously. Advertisements Visit Excoron's Weapons at (35, 28) in the Noble Quarter near the Arena. We have any possible weapon you would ever desire and our quality is unmatched. Armor of all types and sizes at Brillo's Armory. We are located at (31, 44) in the Noble Quarter. Check out our custom made shields "as modeled by Veronica in the Arena." Personals Reward for Return: I will generously reward anyone who can return my emerald ring lost somewhere in the merchant's quarter. For further details, please contact Richard at (25,27). Reward for Return: My daughter has disappeared while playing near the sewer entrance at (9,9). I will do anything in my power to reward those who can return her. For further details contact Omar at (11,11). I congratulate the NEW Arena Champion , Xot !! Considering the disproportionate representation of all furry and scaly species in Ichartha, it is a great achievement for one of "us" to reach the top of the Arena ranks. May the Great Furry One bless your claws. Mal'kari Vorn Lord (Due to space requirements, an additional posting has by Mal'kari has been left out. Please contact Mal'kari if you wish to hear the intimate details of his fights in his first week in the arena.) Old white eyed Millwissa, named Kyjoma. Offers herself for guard duty in the late hours. Name your place and payment. Up