Eldritch Chronicle - turn 24 From: thomasSPAMGUARD@clark.net (Mark Thomas) Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:00:00 +0000 Eldritch is a computer moderated, play-by-email, strategy game of exploration and conquest for a variable number of players. Each player controls a FACTION, a group of champions and units, in a fantasy world where they can build an empire, explore the world, engage in trade, and/or study powerful magic. Each game of Eldritch runs either as an open-ended game, or until one or more factions meets the defined victory conditions. To read more: http://www.pmpro.com/eldritch Moderator email: eldritch@pmpro.com -------------------------------------------------- The Eldritch Chronicle Turn 24 --=== Articles ===-- ==================== The Uplifted [F21] writes: Hmmm. Our cartographers show signs of weakness again... Where Ice Gnome settlements were indicated, Giants have been found by our migrants. The scout that reported will be subject to careful medical examination, as the difference in size should have been quite apparent, even to the untrained eye. Meanwhile, some aviars appear to have founded a new village, Asakrana (L14638), near one of our trade routes. An emissary has been sent to establish relations and hopefully develop trade. Maybe they'll be interested in our jewelry. ==================== Freedonia [F9] writes: Freedonia is pleased to announce that construction begins this month on our Merchant's Guild. Shortly, all friendly visitors will be welcome to make deposits with our friendly bankers. However, unfriendly types (like those Townsmen, there, who just attacked some harmless little miners) will be shown the door! And, in the spirit of trade, anybody who wants them is welcome to these nasty little bugbears who came by for a visit. If they don't attack someone and get incinerated for their troubles, you're welcome to them and all they carry! ==================== The Iron March [F30] writes: The days passed quickly in the Citadel of the Scroll. Verg the Axeman eagerly honed his weapons to a glistening sharpness, anticipating the carnage to come with glee . . . ==================== Xenocide [F53] writes: The life and times of the late great Guri the Just. Here we see that Guri was a mischievous young scamp. Skills taught: Guri [C8769]: 3rd thievery [thie] @ $30 Always helping the common man. Here he is helping some common aviars. *** Combat in Ilyria [L13345] village! Attackers: glows [U13334] of Townsmen [F1] 8 glows [glow] (middle center) CV: 1704 @ (9 6) structure. Auraus [U8771] of Townsmen [F1] 1 gold dragon [gdrg] (rear center) CV: 1899 @ (9 4) rough. Guri [C8769] of Townsmen [F1] 1 sloorn [slrn] (rear center) CV: 53 @ (8 4) structure. Rorigaia [C9003] of Townsmen [F1] 1 Aviar [avia] (rear center) CV: 41 @ (10 4) structure. Caress [U8770] of Townsmen [F1] 7 tendrilites [tndr] (front center) CV: 1666 @ (9 8) structure. Pressgang [U8772] of Townsmen [F1] 12 Humans [humn] (middle center) CV: 384 @ (10 6) structure. glows [U13335] of Townsmen [F1] 7 glows [glow] (middle center) CV: 1491 @ (8 6) structure. glows [U13336] of Townsmen [F1] 10 glows [glow] (middle center) CV: 2130 @ (11 6) structure. glows [U13337] of Townsmen [F1] 9 glows [glow] (middle center) CV: 1917 @ (7 6) structure. glows [U13338] of Townsmen [F1] 9 glows [glow] (middle center) CV: 1917 @ (12 6) structure. glows [U13339] of Townsmen [F1] 8 glows [glow] (middle center) CV: 1704 @ (6 6) structure. Defenders: Commoners [U1419] of Townsmen [F1] 92 Aviar [avia] (rear left) CV: 3588 @ (9 14) rough. granary owner [U4818] of Townsmen [F1] 1 Aviar [avia] (middle center) CV: 39 @ (9 10) structure. mill owner [U4819] of Townsmen [F1] 1 Aviar [avia] (middle center) CV: 39 @ (10 10) structure. lumberyard owner [U4820] of Townsmen [F1] 1 Aviar [avia] (middle center) CV: 39 @ (8 10) structure. shrine owner [U4821] of Townsmen [F1] 1 Aviar [avia] (middle center) CV: 39 @ (11 10) structure. But the evil Xenocide champion Bwalin Brosu killed one of his innocent friends. Bwalin Brosu [C1272] witnesses sabotage and attacks the saboteur! Guri was overcome with grief. Guri [C8769] tells Unit [U9681]: Tell your leader that she has killed a Bard. Tell her to run. And decided a change of life style was in order. So he hopped into is steam galley and left his childhood village of Ilyria and headed for the big city. It was such big news in the sleeply little village that it made in to the chronicle. What a sight! A steamy vessel and a dragon's head sticking out! He asked me the way to Olympus. Said something about murdering a bard. He game me a bar of gold. Odd. We are sure Grui and his army did not go to the big city as bounty hunters to answer want ads like this one. Mikko [C8819] offers 5000 COINS for the head of Bwalin Brosu [C1272] of Xenocide [F53] who killed Seth [C8800] the Bard. (Changing your name will not save you Bwalin.) When Guri the Just arrived on Xenocide territory the evil Xenocide attacked for no reason at all and the innocent Guri the Just was slain. ==================== And Friends [F29] writes: To: Finbeck Htop Free City Administrator Many thanks for your message, we are indeed at the City of Agape, and now also in the village of Hubris (newly renamed). If the Argoth Merchant Guild (or anyone else) is listening, we are interested in buying Amber (in quantity) and Diamonds Robin (of And Friends) ==================== Talon [F14] writes: To All of Our Allies We Send Greetings, We have a great need for oak, yew, and 1 diamond. If any of you have these items or know where we can find them it would be greatly appreciated. We alsi advise all merchants guilds that we are buying these items. Dokoli City has a booming market and all merchants are welcome. Byfon Mayor of Dokoli ==================== Tertius Fortuna [F27] writes: Acrack of lightning , the Whiff of Ozone and the city will be ours. They are powerless against our assault Please try not to damage anything important (Like me) ==================== Kalishari [F5] writes: Please Lord Magnimous Rentus - I am just here trying to make a living and hope that I have not upset you or your leaders. I am a peaceful person hoping to learn a little about the world ==================== That Which Went Away [F79] writes: A unit received via transfer will not accept orders on the turn of the transfer. Attempting to do so will cause NAME orders to be interpreted as faction orders. ==================== Black Reavers [F42] writes: The Black Reavers and FAB have reached a settlement. Now while I have made negative comments about FAB in the past, the statements where from my viewpoint were both valid and true. I felt I had been wronged and I voiced it. However, it seems that there are others that feel because there is bad blood between FAB and the Black Reavers, it gives them free reign to post extremely negative, unsigned articles about either side hoping to goad us into a war from which only they would profit. If you have been wronged, feel free to post your comments, but sign them. Black Reavers [F42] ==================== Kepsuu Anarako [F10] writes: For some time now, we've seen messages in the Chronicle about the Federated Alliance of Bofaescog (FAB for short) and the Black Reavers. FAB and the Black Reavers had signed a border agreement/non-aggression pact in which each party agreed to reimburse the other for any damages they caused. In the month of Hieao, forces belonging to Storm (a member of FAB) attacked forces belonging to Black Reavers and killed three champions. There have been (and still are) some strong feelings about the attack, and considerable work yet to be done, but we want to announce that FAB and the Black Reavers have reached a mutually acceptable settlement. Now we can put this regrettable incident behind us and move forward. Some factions have taken it upon themselves to post messages and rumors to the Chronicle supporting one side or the other. Thanks for your support, but you can stop now. Show's over, move along, nothing to see here. --==== Rumors ====-- ==================== Quoth the Raven: Gimme your wallet or the Elf gets it! ==================== Foma named the Hood seeks to free the country from the scourge of Talon. Join me and join freedom! ==================== Naaman has been spotted horse trading! He heads ever closer to the Xenocide lands! ==================== When two become one, One is undone, Laud the disparaged, Servant to none. Ne'er turn thine eye, To the whole of the sky, Lest thy heart be unyielding, To the moon's mournful cry. Heed well the sign, Of a more clever design, Keep hope unshadowed, From dread's soft malign. ==================== Sheriff Temporal Hanky: We understand that you and your men are currently undertaking a mining operation within the protected zone of the Festering Pit. Although we are currently interested in purchasing the Mithril which your men have excavated from the site, we would ask you to refrain from mining the iron and granite stores from the area, as we already have a group preparing to extract these goods from the earth. We expect continued cooperation from you and your men in this matter. Leader, The Filthy Lot ==================== Tarnation! Months of studying woodcraft when he'd much rather have been searching the mountains for gold and precious gems. More months of riding that infernal animal out here to middle of nowhere, so far that the alehouses of Delzoun were just a dim memory. But Lord Feldraze ordered it, and like a good dwarf he obeyed. So, now that he was finally in this so-called oasis, were there any of the nasty little plorn roots Lord Palin so desired? Of course not! Barley, corn, rice, and sugar cane were all that was to be found here. Now what, he thought to himself. So far from home, and only Lord Dori among the antpeople (he shivered) a month's ride back the way he had come. If he showed up empty handed it would be the stone pits for him. Arggh! Well, maybe that jungle over there to the northwest might have something to make the bosses happy. Sighing, he spurred his horse and rode off into the distance... ==================== Lions, Tigers, and Bears! oh my! Dragons, Leviathans and Dorvad! oh no! ==================== Oh no, it's impossible! I cannot belive it!! Another scout, ANOTHER! These creatures kill another scout! Oh, my so beautiful and nice scout Oh.... SIGH! Vincenzo I Conte di Gorizia ==================== We will fight. We shall fight on the beaches, We shall fight on the landing grounds, We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight on land an in the Beneath. We shall fight FAB and it's agression. From hell's heart we stab at thee! - FABIO the clock is ticking..... ==================== Having a pet dragon is very nice. Having the ability to punish lazy servants by forcing them to clean out the dragon's pen is even nicer... ==================== Public notice: The Argoth Merchant Guild is NOT at war with Xenocide. However, due to their aggressive behaviour against peaceful traders we will take consult with the other merchant entities to determine if cessation of trade activities in the region, or other actions, are warranted. Talon Swiftbeak, Argoth Merchant Guild ==================== Bard is the polite way of saying assassin. ==================== Robin of And Friends [F29], You make dangerous allies (Bakra the Thunderer). And in so doing, you thus declare war on Zaark. Words alone may not repair this mistake. Items of value, left at my castle on Cetu peak, Dari mountains, in South Ristaa, might. Zaark King of the Giants ==================== Galidranicous Makirianicus, here is the way to Dorvad. [L2955] plain [L10378] dark cavern [L11488] dark cavern [L11946] dark cavern [L11204] dark cavern contains Death's Castle [L13216] (keep [keep]) Beware, [L2955] plain is in the claws of Xenocide [F53] an evil almost as vile as Dorvad. ==================== Attention faction leaders: The services of an expert swordsman are now available in Stelenburg. Reasonable rates offered for teaching blades or parrying. Contact Laryin Ylrrri in Rosmi's Place for details. For those of you that may not have heard of Stelenburg, it lies in the distant north, in the region known as Thormak. It's about as close to the north pole as one can get. ==================== Available training in The Free City... (classes subject to change) Skills taught: Free City Fortress [L13219]: 4th blades [blde] @ $29; 3rd leadership [lead] @ $56 healer [L13221]: 4th healing [heal] @ $41 herbalist [L13222]: 6th woodcraft [wood] @ $50 hunting lodge [L13223]: 4th hunting [hunt] @ $51 weaponsmith [L13225]: 5th weaponsmith [weap] @ $40 animal trainer [L13227]: 4th animal mastery [amst] @ $49 armorer [L13228]: 5th armorer [armo] @ $41 bowyer [L13229]: 3rd bowyer [bowy] @ $39 lumberyard [L13230]: 3rd lumbering [lumb] @ $39 market [L13231]: 3rd administration [admi] @ $57 Church of Life [L13233]: 3rd electricity [elec] @ $50; 3rd light [lght] @ $50; 6th life [life] @ $40; 3rd mineral [mnrl] @ $50; 3rd steam [stea] @ $50 stockyard [L13235]: 5th ranching [ranc] @ $49 artisan's guild [L13236]: 5th agriculture [agri] @ $50; 3rd construction [cons] @ $40; 4th engineering [engi] @ $29 The College of Mages [L13237]: 2nd artifice [arti] @ $105 Jawatt, Master of Light [C1162]: 5th light [lght] @ $60 Calicowr, Master of Fire [C1166]: 6th fire [fire] @ $55 Nnorrrunng, Master of Magma [C1167]: 5th magma [magm] @ $59 Eugroes, Master of Ooze [C1168]: 5th ooze [ooze] @ $43 Dirutan, Master of Earth [C1169]: 5th earth [eart] @ $50 Ssseron, Master of Air [C1170]: 5th air [airs] @ $64 Pyrol, Master of Smoke [C1171]: 5th smoke [smke] @ $50 ==================== Where is the Headquarter of the Perigrini Merchant guild? We would trade with thee directly. ==================== From the diary of Tanticus Malifac... We are frozen in the arctic wastes. So cold. Only Chagrik seems happy, cavorting with the strange creatures that have begun to appear near the tower. I fear it was a mistake to allow him to carry on my father's work. Little did I know what it would awaken from the depths of Klogan Keep. I fear for the men, and myself. Already Chagrik acts as if he owns the place, and I cannot dispute his claim. The things he summons strike fear into the hearts of all the men. So cold. ==================== Ersnif Whitefur has killed again, in the Tobesaa plains of Southern Eldrii, just North of the Kahayaya jungle. Some of the locals claim he was spotted in consult with 5 Night Demons. Ersnif mounted a black Pegasus and took to the air, heading North-West. ==================== Great Dorvad, would you lead us in the slaughter of all the hypocritical and so called self-righteous? How may I contact you? For I would be your faithful lieutenant. Chaos! ==================== Brother Galidranicous I hear your mind and your voice across the land. After long years the Beastmaster has called me from the stone sleep to face our ancient foe once again. It pleases me that you have also heard the darkness growing. Again we must purge the evil from the flesh of the earth. Lodrilicon Zhalindorik ==================== Turd had never seen Formicites before. The initial reaction from his Grrs was to crush the ant-like things and save the local Shadow Men the trouble. Fortunately, a local explained that Cohosovlwo the Formicite had actually been elected Sherrif (quite a bribe changed hands, Turd was sure of that), and, he had plans for taming the wild elephant population and bringing more people to the area. So, an embarrassing situation due to the dim-wittedness of certain Ogres was avoided. ==================== In the midst of the ocean that borders south-eastern Eldri, a massive creature has been seen by local sailors. Only a few dare speak of it -- the Wrath of Seshai, Lord of the Deeps. ==================== Rally to the Light! Defeat the Darkness! ==================== Dorvad the Ancient will punish the greedy. ==================== Attention mayor of Uds [L13510]! I am Dregos Kelshak. Next month my men and I will be entering your town to collect our rightful levy of taxes. Prepare to pay our fee of 1000 coin, or we shall lay waste to your town. ==================== Garnog the Pillager and his Wild Men have been harrassing the local populace of the Makobeld plains of West Argoth. He needs to be stopped. ==================== Let the forces of Light beware. The Ancient Lord lives again. ==================== "Rorigaia, what shall we do? This little one says that the area is protected. I didn't want to harm him" "Bah! We will avenge Guri's death!" "But, Guri didn't want that." "Guri wanted peace, and Guri is dead." "We must notify the guild!" "Summon all the Glows you can!" "But, I'll deplete my spells!" "Bite, claw, and breathe dragon friend!" "I too will summon a brother of yours. We both die this day, but the songs will be sung by the guild till the end of the world. Guri, bah! His skull mocks me! I will join you soon Master Guri, so soon!" ==================== Chronicle End Mark ----- Mark Thomas thomasSPAMGUARD@clark.net http://www.clark.net/pub/thomas You can't manage creativity. All you can do is give it a place to work. Remove SPAMGUARD from address when replying. Up