Motes 6:43pm EST - Druss

The source is still collecting motes. Deao gave me three this monring. I got a tiny shard off a fragment last night, and I got a mote off an obsidian. Give them to Ginger or me, and I will give them to Ginger. Or if you are in Mayoi, I can log in Caessa II and get them Hey - where the hell is Hakeem anyway?

Shadow Armor, Atlan Weapons, SOLL Canceled 6:36pm EST - Druss

I believe I have 6 motes and 3 pieces of Shards (Some donated from others, some mine). Who still wnats the shadow armor? Please start a list for Shadow Armor, and please mention if you DESPERATLY want shards for it. People donate shards to me, and I don't want to just give them to whoever asks. I want the source to continute to contribue these valuable little gems, and I want them to go to the right people.

Someone please post (Rhodry or Khali) to the web site that Big event Saturday is cancled for this weekend.

The Atlan Weapon list.

Garurumon (has his Ingot already - so he just needs a 250 skill)
Doria
Joshua I
Merroda
Jerod Sinj
Rimgar - has a superior, needs a peerless

Need an update on this - I always feel as if I am forgetting someone...

Friday Holtburg Dungeon Event 5:29pm EST - Balgarion

Ok, I'm officially announcing this event for low-level chars! The Holtburg Dungeon is limited to levels 1-10. I want to clean this thing out before our guys surpass lvl 10. Why, you ask? Because it's a nice goal to shoot for! I don't care about XP or loot for this, I just want to do it!

If you want a change of pace from Tumeroks, Olthoi, Granite Golems, Ash Gromnies and the like, or long for the days when a group of lowly Zombies were a threat, join us! Maybe the chars created to pump Kubushakazulumon would be good.

I hear there's a lich at the end but I've never seen him. You have to get past a locked door early on to get to the deeper parts. This we have done a while ago (with Jackaroo), ran into Undead, took out a couple, but didn't have enough firepower to continue.

One problem I see is that I cannot log on until fairly late, around 10:15 CST. I know that's late for all of you on the East Coast, but it should be good for anyone out West. I thought there were a couple of you out there after that little census a while back. We'll meet in the circle of stones on top of the hill in Holtburg.

Depending on the response and the composition of the group, I can bring either Barack or Balg, whichever is needed more. I'm pretty sure Stylgar (sword) will be there, Chinook said last night he's game, and Massif (xbow) may join us as well.

Hey, maybe this should be posted on the Source site as well, if it's not too late.

-B's

Census 9:35pm EST - Rhodry

OK KHALI DOES A GREAT JOB AS WEB GUY AND ALL AROUND SOURCE SCRIBE, BUT IT IS TOO MUCH, WE HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS AND HE HAS EXPRESSED THAT HE IS 'FEELING TH SQUEEZE' WE NEED TO FREE UP MORE OF HIS TIME, TO THIS END HE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE WEBMASTER, ARTICLE WRITER, AND GENERAL COOL GUY THAT HE IS.

I WILL NOW TAKE OVER THE PURE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES THAT HE HAS BEEN STUCK WITH, IE CENSUS, KEEPING LEVELS UP TO DATE ETC.

I WILL TRY THIS GUILD THINGY THAT MUTTBOW SUGGESTS, AND IF I DONT LIKE IT I WILL MAKE A LITTLE ACCESS DBASE AND KEEP ALL OUR STUFF ON FILE, I WILL THEN CONTACT KHALI WITH CHANGES/UPDATES ONCE A WEEK.

OK RE CENSUS, KHALI HAS EXPRESSED DISPLEASURE AT THE STATE OF THE CENSUS, WE NEED TO HAVE THIS TAKEN CARE OF, I WILL BE CONTACTING PEOPLE RE: VASSALS, I EXPECT EVERY ONE TO PUT IN 100N GETTING THIS CENSUS COMPLETE, IF YOU CANNOT GET HOLD OF ONE OF YOUR VASSALS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEY HAVE NOT PRODUCED XP FOR YOU THEN WE WILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT DROPPING THEM, THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH EACH OF YOU ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, I WILL BE GETTING EMAILS OUT TO YOU GUYS IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

DISCLAIMER, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTICING YOUR LEVEL, EVEN IF WE DISCUSS YOUR LEVEL IN GAME I MAY NOT CONNECT IT TO THE DBASE, I WILL TRY TO HOWEVER. ONCE WE GET THIS RUNNING, IF YOU LVL THEN EMAIL ME, I WILL SETUP AN EMAIL USED SOLELY FOR ADMIN PURPOSES, I WILL ALSO BE KEEPING TRACK OF OTHER THINGS SUCH AS ATLAN LISTS AND SHOPPING LISTS, IE IF YOU NEED BLUE SOLLERETS TO FINISH YOUR OUTFIT I WILL RECORD THAT, IF ANY ONE HAS BLUE SOLLERETS THEY WILL KNOW WHO WANTS EM, THIS WILL ALL HAPPEN SLOWLY THO, SO DONT EXPECT A SUDDEN FIT OF ORGANISATION.

THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP IN GETTING THIS SORTED.

PETE

Shadow Hunting 4:30pm EST - Ikkukamon

Ok here is the deal, you guys have that big group trying to get atlain waepons. I would like to start a shadow hunting group. To get that new armor. Now I dunno anything about the stuff, but i like hunting shadows for some odd reason. Just tonight I got a Dark Sliver and a Dark Speck. I know this may sound crazy since most poeple hate Shadows. So i dunno if anyone else is interested but i thought I would try and get something going. So by all means if you want to help me out just send me a e-mail. ([removed]) Or post your ideas on the board.

Site Changes and Other Notes 12:02pm EST - Khali

You've probably noticed by now that I've changed the navigation menu. I changed to plain text links because I didn't want to take the time to do the graphics buttons for each piece. I appologize that it takes up more room but the up-side is that it takes less time to download the page. I'm also trying to standardize the use of the space on the left under The Source graphic to indicate your current location and to do it in text links rather than in graphics. My personal preference is for the site to be functional and informational first and to look nice second, so when maintaining graphics gets in the way of presenting the material clearly, the graphics go bye-bye. I would consider returning to a graphic nav bar if someone made it for me. I'm just busy enough right now with the content..

An example of that content are the new personal profile pages for Miko K-sun and Mizu-No. These pages are an experiment to see if you like it. I personally find the current profiles page to be too big with too little info on each character. I wanted each character to have their own page, not only to be able to hold more personal info on the character but also to serve as a place to link all the articles and stories that people write. There are a number of people who have enough material on the site to have a fairly rich set of links so I think this will be interesting. I'm not going to take the time to give everyone have a Druss' Corner-like page, but if people like this idea, then I'll add a couple more next week.

There is a Council Meeting scheduled for tonight, 8:30pm EST in the Yanshi Meeting Hall. The agenda is basically the same as the one for the canceled 3/16 meeting. Rhodry was talking about adding some items to the agenda, so maybe that will come up on the list today....I haven't checked mail yet.

See you in Dereth,

-Khali

Welcome Nez and New Vassals 5:31pm EST - Sister C

WELCOME NEZBETH (AND HER VASSALS):

Damn, and we were there and they didn't even give us the opportunity to be maid of honor and best man when she pledged!!! lol

He-who-must-not-be-named and Sister C spent quite a bit of time adventuring with Nezbeth yesterday (and Deao her vassal before he had to leave). We had a blast and they were a lot of fun to adventure with. It is fun to really see Nezbeth in action -- she IS beatdown!!!

She and her vassals will make wonderful additions to The Source. I hope everyone (who hasn't already met her) will take a minute to say hello to her -- you can't miss her -- her armor is all purple..

BTW, we will need to get a list of her vassals so we can welcome them as well.

DRUSS:

I know Druss can/will speak for himself. But, there is a lot I can say from occupying the chair next to his :-) First, I have NEVER known Druss to turn down anyone in the Source that wants to meet him and/or adventure with him. BUT, unless it is for an emergency/body recovery, people have to remember to give him the common courtesy to try to make sure it is a convenient time (kinda hard to leave in the middle of battle, leave a Source group outing, or run clear across the country on a moments notice, etc.).

Also, Druss HAS been out and about in Dereth quite a bit in the last week or two and has been on many body recovery missions. People have to remember it is a tough balancing act for the monarch to be seen around AND for He-who-must-not-be-named to level so that he can 'be in the game' again (as *certain* people have expressed their interest for He-who-must-not-be-named to do).

Also, it should also be the responsibility of a Patron to explain to his/her new vassal about Druss and why he now plays He-who-must-not-be-named (and that monarch IS around as this alter ego). It isn't that our monarch has abandoned us, because he hasn't -- he has just taken on a new identity on a day-to-day bas is (WITH the approval of MANY members of the Source).

Finally, I am sure Druss would take any volunteers that want to try to fill the shoes of being Monarch!! Yes it can be very rewarding. But, on the flip side, it isn't always fun, it takes a lot of time, and it is VERY frustrating to try to please all the people all the time.

What's the saying about 'walk a mile in someones shoes ...'

NEW VASSAL CEREMONY:

This is on the agenda of the council. We *will* have a ceremony and it will need to be determined how often it shall be held (and I know druss would love to put on his ceremonial duds and attend :-).

Ok, I guess I should try to get some work done now :-)

See you in Dereth

Mare a/k/a Sister C & Caessa II

Rojon and the Obsidian 5:31pm EST - Rhodry

YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN THAT TO ROJON, HE STOOD TOE TO TOE WITH ONE LAST NIGHT AND BEAT IT GOOD, HE CRUSHED IT, I DIDNT HELP EXCEPT TO HEAL HIM, OBSIDS MUST HAVE HUGE MAGIC DEF AS I CAN NEVER GET A SPELL TO LAND ON THEM SO ROJ WAS PRETTEY MUCH ON HIS OWN

IT LOOKED COOL THO, NOT SURE IF MY COMP BUGGED OUT BUT THE GOLEM HIT HIM WITHA AN ALMIGHTY WHACK, AND ROJON FLEW AWAY FROM THE GOLEM AGAINST A WALL!!

THEN THE GOLEM HITS HIM AGAIN AND KNOCKS HIM UP ANOTHER WALL WHERE HE LANDS ON A SMALL ROCK, SO HE IS NOW A LITTLE SHORTER THAN THE GOLEM, NEXT THE OBSID CASTS LIGHTNING VOLLEY OR SOMETHING, AND THE LIGHTNING DOESNT GO, IT HANGS ABOUT FOR LIKE 10 SECONDS, SPARKLING ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COMBAT, MEANWHILE THEY ARE SLUGGING IT OUT, THE GOLEM DROPS AND THE LIGHTNING SLOWLY FADED, FINALLY ROJON JUMPED DOWN AND LOOTED IT.

IT WAS AMAZING, LOOKED LIKE A REAL FIGHT, I WAS AWESTRUCK

PETE

Where I Stand 5:31pm EST - Mizu-No

Due to the Recent E-Mailings Things might have gotten Confused.
Druss is the Monarch. He also happens to be my patron. He also happens to have my complete respect.

He once told me he did not want to tell me what to do and I responded with...

YOU are the king it is YOUR kingdom. Anything you say goes.

If Druss wants to play all the time and never answer a message that is fine.
If Druss never plays and only does Political Functions fine.
If Druss wants to do none of the above and just sit out and wait for me to give him level 126 then that is fine too. I would then raise my loyalty score to help him.

Druss is why I started playing.
More importantly Jamie is why I started playing.
When I saw his post about AC I wrote knowing this would be my only chance to meet the man behind the words.

As it happens it worked and he actually responded and now I am a member of his team Sometimes life hands you a break and this is one of them

I have meet the greatest people in the world here. Good friends with weird names and strange colored armor. ANYTHING I say is just an idea. Not a bitch. If it is you will know it. Trust me on that. Druss can't hurt my feelings. I am his vassal as such he can give no wrong order.

If I am banished from his court then it is by his will and so be it. I will not be disappointed if Druss never returns my calls. He is the King and has no need to answer to me. I do not often get together with other members of the Group. That is by choice.

I lead a solitary existence and most times I like it that way. But I love a Nice planned outing so I can see everybody. Like the Saturday thing was GREAT. I Died 3 times that has not happened in quite sometime. It was funny. I went outside with Gryff and Nez to work off Viatea and let the younger members of the Source get some good beatdown going against Creatures I hunt everyday. With so many people in One spot the best organization you can hope for is a controlled herd. ::) But that is ok It is Fun sometimes to run around like a chicken and try to kill the enemy in the middle of the chaos. It is after all what heros are made from.

Next Saturday's Outing 5:31pm EST - Druss

The next saturday outing is to get Atlan Weapons made, and possibly smash some stuff in the crater caves.

Tip

If you are hutning with 9 people. And you are hunting Obsidian Golems.

If you are the target of the obsidian Goelms wrath -

RUN

Let the other 8 people beat on it as it tries to get to you.

No one

and I mean

NO ONE

can stand toe to toe with an Obsidian Golem.

Obsidians hit for criticals of 150, and they do that A LOT.

If you are in a huge group, and all of a sudden your Avatar Screams and you notice you just lost 60 points of health - wel, thats when you run.

This saturday is Crater caves

And if you have a low level guy - he needs to be pledged to Kubu, and he needs to be played this week. Kubu si 50 points shy of what he needs in alchemy, and we need to get him up my this weekend.

If you want to help out, I suggest you do this.

Make a level one mage.

Train in War magic and Life magic

Specialize in Loyalty.

High self is what makes people gain xp if they are your patron.

Pledge to Kubu.

Drake, if you have not exceeded Kubu, Pledge to him please, then someone else in the source next week. You too crimson shadow.

later

Jamie

Welcome Nez 5:31pm EST - Khali

Mizu announced that Nezbeth bint Bashere and her vassal Deao (are ther others?) joined the group the other day:

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Nez into the fold. She swore to Gryff last night. I would REALLLYYYY like to have a Swearing In Ceremony or at least a Welcome Ceremony And maybe we need to have one every Month for new Members So that they can get to know people in their level.

DRUSS SHOULD ATTEND
I know that this sucks. It is awful drain on your time mighty one but your presence needs to be felt.

NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT OF VASSALS:
I have never even seen my Monarch.

Soo I think it is very important to contiune to be the most felt and most seen monarch in the land

Druss responded to this twice, the first of which he later rescinded and instead offering up this alternative:

Heres how I should have respinded to John, and then done a whole separate rant on why we need a different Monarch.

> I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Nez into the fold.
> She swore to Gryff last night.
> I would REALLLYYYY like to have a Swearing In Ceremony or at least a
> Welcome Ceremony

Agreed. Mare and I adventureds with Her, Gryff, and Deao this Sunday and she is a great addition.

> And maybe we need to have one every Month for new Members
> So that they can get to know people in their level.

Great idea. A good social gathering thing.

> DRUSS SHOULD ATTEND
> I know that this sucks.
> It is awful drain on your time mighty one but your presence needs to be
> felt.

Well, it is and it isn't. Druss is always available to do body recovery, or do welcome ceremonies, or anything else he needs to do as the leader.

> NUMBER ONE COMPLAINT OF VASSALS:
> I have never even seen my Monarch.

I should have done a separte email about this.

> Soo I think it is very important to contiune to be the most felt and
> most seen monarch in the land

I don't want to be most felt and most seen. I want us to all be the most respected alliance.

Thats the way I should have answered this email.

My apologies (once again) to John.

later

Jamie

I've also posted Sister C's welcome which I believe is the true Source welcome announcement. I must take advantage of this space to now post my own, mini-rant.

I think that this issue plus an incident recently with Shakuras underlines the fact that ceremony and role playing are important for some in the group. For some people and perhaps on most people at certain times, the position of Monarch becomes more than just a name on the Fellowship tab. Indeed that name points to a real person who goes above and beyond the call of duty to fill that role as best as he is able. No one person in this group cares more about whether everyone is happy than Jamie. Of all of us, can not he be said to be the truest role player?

You only have to spend five minutes talking to this group to know that we have something special. I believe that if we need more ceremony and gatherings and role playing opportunities or whatnot, that it is the role of the COUNCIL to make it so. Jamie already does his job. He doesn't need to start inventing swearing in ceremonies. If we want to role play, he would be told just beforehand what to do, who the people involved were, etc. Jamie himself does not set up this thing...we do.

The Council has gotten off the ground slowly. Frankly why shouldn't it. We all didn't start playing this to get jobs in local goverment or small group administration. We want to play the game. But there is not one person on the Council who doesn't understand that our role is to create the opportunity that was missed here. Speaking for the Council, I appologize for not having a ceremony ready in time to welcome Nez and her vassals. It is my fault (our fault), not Jamie's.

PK for a day 4:52pm EST - Rach' mann

Someone is organizing a friendly (if you can call it that) PK duel match in Mayoi on Sunday. I believe 12-2pm [EST]. So if you have interest in at least trying to be a pink dot, this might be the time. I don't think I will be on that day but I can find out the specifics if some have interest.

In order to get white again you need to be able to deal with a few liches and open a locked door-- also need to be un-murderous for a in-game time of 3 hours...

Impious Staff 4:17pm EST - Hakeem

I found the Four Towers portal last night. I also went into the Impious Staff dungeon for a few minutes.

It doesn't look too bad from what I saw, but for some reason it's level 20 and up.

Killed some skeletons, skeleton captains and an undead. I also found some levers, so i'm sure there is also a bit of a puzzle to it.

I would like to know who is interested in getting the staff. It is Gharundim only, requires a War magic of over 240 (I think, maybe higher) and shoots level 6 fire blasts. It's not a bad staff, but not amazing either. More of a prestige item. But I want one. And I think it only weights 50 burden, so it's not something extremely heavy. It might be better against shadows like the Atlan weapons are, I'm not certain...

I am currently portal tied to the entrance to the Four Towers, but you still have to pay an NPC a 5K tradenote just to get in. Not a big deal, but it means that if we have a high body count, that we're going to need to carry an extra L note or two (Is it L? Can't remember.) I'm lifestone tied to Mayoi, so I can summon a portal from there or anywhere really to the dungeon when everyone's ready.

If it takes a while to get a group organized, I may go inside, and try to map a bit. It seems a bit confusing, but not extremely difficult, or at least the beginning of it.

From what I've heard the Arwic Mines aren't too bad either. Mostly drudges until you hit the bottom. Granite Golem and some other medium creatures, but that's it.

The ore is located in a mining cart, or some such.

This Saturday at 2pm 4:03pm EST - Druss

The 18th of March - Drudge Dungeon in the Dires. Masses of Zefirs and at the bottom, we camp a spawn site with 8 Drudges spawning at once.A great place.

Garurumon, can you tie here?

Leaving Yanshi Mule-Advocate tower at 2:00 [EST] SHARP

This is a test of big event Saturday.

There is a lifestone right by the dungeon, and great Golem Hunting all over outside. I plan on hanging around the drudge dungeon for a couple days after this (maybe)

Updated List 4:00pm EST - Druss

Simone
Miko
Hiro
Rojon
Cyblade
Sac
Seiben
Farik
Doria
Druss
Pethor
Joshua I
Merroda
Rhodry

[this does not include Rimgar who already has his axe]

Mission Statement 4:00pm EST - Mizu-No

Here is a copy of a proposed mission statement written by Mizu-No that the Council is considering

We are The Source
We are The Source of Honor for our members
We are The Source of Kindness for strangers
We are The Source of Fear to the Honor less
We are The Source of Pain to the evil of this land
We have been The Source of Warmth when the snows fell
We have been The Source of Light when shadows covered the land
We are The Source
We have been The Source since the first footfalls on Dereth
We will always BE The Source
We are The Source
BRING IT!!

Fan Mail 4:00pm EST - Druss

Just a nice letter from a fan:

Dear Mr Wakefield

After enjoyably finishing all the postings of your adventures in Asheron's Call, I must say I am green with envy that Everquest doesn't have a group as noble as yours. While reading your articles I recognized a few familiar faces (Joshie Trash Talker) and a few new ones. Rest assured, I intend to keep up on all the activities of The Source even though I am not counted among their number. And although I can't relate, I can sympathize with your need for disguise. I must admit though, I was tempted to sign on AC just for the opportunity to say hello. But after reading, I realized there's better things to do with my time than waste yours. Be safe, and pass along my good words to The Source. They have a great leader and a noble cause. May your travels be adventurous and I wish you much success.

Jonathan Shipley
Ehlana On Veeshan
Everquest Ranger

Saturday Becomes Big Event Day 5:01pm EST - Druss

Crater Caves - Impious Staff, Key to SOLL, Get weapons made
The Pit - Camp the God chest
Olthoi Lair - Camp the Noble
Disaster Maze - just survive
Drudge Dungeon- Just socialize
Frore- Get amazing stuff
Sword of Lost Light- Get the sword

Saturday becomes Big Event Day.

Guidelines - to be discussed and hashed over

I am thinking a start time of 2:00 eastern time. Is this a huge problem for a lot of people?

Leave from Yanshi Mule Tower every Staurday at 2:00. We leave at 2:00 - no stragglers, sorry.

One Mage will be responsible every week for Summon Portal to where we are going. This will rotate. Who has summon portal? Gar, Miko, Rhodry. Anyone else? Hakeem? Rojon? :-)

They will open a portal to where we are going at 2:00. That is when the adventure starts. If you cannot make it until 2:30 one saturday, then you do not get to go. I am sorry. The Bus leaves at 2:00. If you can make it every week at 2:30, but never make it at 2:00, then we will change this start time.

I do not know what we are going to do about getting home. If there are other mages with the group with Portal tie, then one of them can open a portal to teth or whatever. A lot of the time, the places we go have portals home, like crater caves. So, you are not guarenteed a ride home, it may be dangerous on the ride home. Accept this.

The 18th of March - Drudge Dungeon in the Dires. Masses of zefirs and at the bottom, we camp a spawn site with 8 drudges spawning at once.A great place. Garurumon, can you tie here?

The 25th of March - Crater Caves, get the last key. The impious Staff, get ATLAN weapons made. Spend the whole day here. Rhodry can you tie here? Gar, can you get Kubu up by then? You now have a deadline.

The First of April - The Sword of Lost Light. All people who want a Sword of Lost Light - you must be 25th to enter. get your ass up there, or you can't go.

April 8 - FRORE!!!! NUFF SAID!!! Gather your lich seals. This is it BABY!!!!

These are all tentative, and even Mare and I might not be able to make all of them.

Discuss this please, offer suggestions or rearangements or alternate schedules or whatever.

Oh, and was the lamest Rock fight ever against the Big Show? Man that was bad.

Later
jamie

Atlan Weapons List 4:41pm EST - Druss

Simone
Miko
Hiro
Rojon
Cyblade
Seiben
Pethor
Farik
Doria
Druss
Hakeem
Joshua I
Merroda
Rhodry

You will notice I have changed the order of the list, and added joshua to it. (An oversight I assure you)

Miko has been moved up to getting his with Simone because I know that they have got close to 32 motes by themselves, and they have contributed more to the list, and I'm sure will continue to do so. Miko and Simone do everythinbg together, and like Sac, have collected enough motes to make the weapons themselves. Hiro has been moved up on the list because there has been NO ONE more dedicated in getting Motes than Hiro. He has done nothing other than hunt motes since this patch was introduced. There has not been one time that I have messaged him in a month that he has not said 'I'm hunting wood golems in the north woods. I'm at the ice golem shrine. I'm at crater caves.'

Hope no one minds.

What I've learned from 200 Shadow Children 3:09pm EST - Rach' mann

So this is what I learned about the new gems:

two specks=sliver (big shadow supply slivers so get them if you can)
two slivers=shard At this point you get a choice to combine with the light frags or wait until....
2 shards= Shadow Fragment-- Now must kill umpteen million fragments

An oh yeah the jump thing seems to work... I still get tagged by sticky monsters but not as much anymore.

Quest for the White Bunny 3:37pm EST - Rach' mann

Come monday of next week I am going to visit the white bunny.

Come one come all-- it lives at 45.6 S 87 W...

>You are crazy, it has been stated that he is the worst creature in the
>world. And to give credit to the movie in which it is from unless you have
>a holy hand grenade, then i say i am a big chicken and will not commit
>suicide
>
>Runac the chicken,
>
>PS Didnt the code talk about killing little bunnies

Who said anything about killing the white rabbit? I just want to shake its hand and say 'Hi nice to meet you' Man, do you have to kill everything???

A Sticky Problem 3:07pm EST - Muttfyre

I found this perusing the boards on the Vault. Cant wait to get home and try it... The Melee needs to be tweaked a little but I think this will be good make the game harder. Ash Gromnies are the only monster in the game really that piss me off with the new patch as I am sitting here thinking about it.

>>>----Müttfyré---->

Subject: I generally jump to get rid of the sticking...
Author: The_Fallen_Shad... Date Added: 3/8/00 11:20pm (PST) (no message)

The Source Is Great 8:56pm EST - Runac

Ok i log in after the update, theres already about 30 people shooting all sorts of stuff around teth, but teth is there, so i step away from the portal (so as not to accidently step in it) that i had logged by for safety and say ok lets get going. Then Miko says hey im going to hit that chest in the light house. I say great im on my way. Meet him get there, bogus stuff in chest, run around Miko says hes going to go do something else, i say ok im going to hit the chest again, should be spawning soon. I go down hack up some skeltons and crap and go to the chest, ok any minute, so as im standing there walla, in pops a 34th lev mage pk you guessed it qanisenth dude. So im there i say should be any minute, he says yeah and it will be mine. Now i had just opened the chest when he showed, so ive got control, but the chest will close when it spawns. Anyway it spawns closes, im not quick enough on the click and he gets it, and Spawn skeltons are back, i kill them, he says thanks armor 5 ring real nice see ya later looser. So i am pissed. No use waiting around i leave, as i portal out i see the message that this guy gets wasted by a wasp. Not knowing if i can loot a pk when killed by a monster i think cool now its time for revenge, except im still portalling, and since now when your in a portal you cant arm or change stuff etc. (part of the new update) yet the wasp can hit ME. It does, i finally come thru, run die. Damn now im really mad. Hit auto run to get back and walla run into the glennwood portal. Now i always thought that this could happen, but never thought Id be the idiot who did it. So now with no armor a 8% vitae and im in glennwood with my corpse in Teth. Great but wait since my past experince i keep forgetting this i am now a source member and they are helpful, scan the friends list, only rojon and pain. pain is busy so i tell rojon, the story and that i am running to arwic, figuring i might hitch or buy a ride. Rojon says np call gar hell help i say my friends list says gars not on, then gar tells me and says heard your having problems im at coords, and waiting to help. Turns out i had misspelled gars name in the friends list. Anyway the run is not easy without armor, and my adreniline is real high. Get to arwic, take advantage and buy stones and healling kits. and walla Gar sends me back, I go find my corpse and there is Simone. Then i discovered ash grommies and died again, but avoided my earlier mistake.

ANYWAY what im trying to say is THE SOURCE IS THE GREATEST, man there was help everywhere, you guys and gals are the best. Thank you sooooo much.

Runac the unlucky wanderer
Paul

New Armor 8:56pm EST - Beryl

Read this. I still don't understand if you can combine the stuff from Shadows and Fragments. How much of this stuff does the Source have? I have none.

Straight from Zaikhal:

We are truly in an age of discovery in our new land of Dereth. Thanks to intrepid adventurers who have unearthed ancient clues in inhospitable environs such as the Direlands and the Lost City of Frore, we know more and more about our predecessors on the island, the Empyrean. Our gathered peoples recently rediscovered the process by which to create Lord Atlan's marvelous weapons. And now, I and my associates have unearthed the secrets of the mysterious crystals that come from the beasts which even now threaten our towns.

For some time now, brave wayfarers in our new land of Dereth have been finding strange crystals on the corpses of slain shadows and crystal beasts. For many cycles, the provenance of these objects regrettably remained in obfuscation. Knowing my reputation as a learned man with much experience in the esoteric arts, some curious adventurers brought their gems to me. Now, thanks to my research, the secret of the crystals has come to light.

Strangely enough, one is able to combine crystals of comparable size. I began to experiment with the smallest specks of shadow essence and the cracked, flawed remnants that came from the weakest of crystal monsters. They readily bonded into a single gem that was dark as night, but occasionally emanated flashes of light, which I can only speculate results from the combination of the innate dark magic of one element and the brightness of its counterpart. With my attunement to the properties of magic, I was also able to detect a faint core of power within the compund jewel.

Excitedly, I repeated my experiments with larger pieces, which grew in both brightness and in stored power. The very largest shards of shadow and crystal combined into very large gems, reservoirs of considerable power. The largest amalgamated gems have the darkest cores, yet emanate the brightest pulses of light. The gems, obviously, are powerful items. I had just turned my mind to the task of finding practical applications to them when I received news from my associates, Gondo Kanezo, Sage of the Sho nation, and Zarea bint Zea, the Gharu'ndim Sage.

I share all my knowledge with my esteemed colleagues of Sho and Gharu'n, as well as with skilled craftworkers in my acquaintance. They, in turn, passed the knowledge onto accomplished artisans in their lands, all in the effort to find a use for these mysterious but tantalizingly powerful gems. Finally, almost simultaneously, three metalsmiths in the three lands found ways to melt and refine the fused gems, and use the distilled essence of the gems in a very intricate metal alloying process. The strength and lightness of the metal thus produced is unparalleled.

These honored and skilled crafters are named Aleane the Steelforger, Jibril ibn Rashid, and Koga Hideki. They have taken up residence in, respectively: Eastham, al-Jalima and Kara. They are to be commended not just for their ingenuity and skill, but for their generosity. For they have offered to craft suits of armor for those who bring them fused gems, all to help in the effort against the shadows which stalk our land.

Golem Ganza 8:56pm EST - Farik

I know this has already been asked and answered a couple times. But I *should* have put it in the original post.

Mountain Retreat: 59.8 N 4.2 W (has a lifestone and portal to Hilltop)
Mayoi Portal: 54.4 N 4.1 W (also portals to Holtburg and Desert Ridge)
Ice Golem Shrine: 61.9 N 10.1W

If you find it uncamped, there may be several golems there at once. Once it's clear, you get one or two spawning at a time, about a minute or two between spawns.

Sin'ath's web site 8:56pm EST - Khali

Sin'ath is an evil PK Monarch who was recently added to the Source Enemies list for transgressions against our trailblazing PKers Pain Corp and Rach' mann. Farik dug up the URL of his allegiance's web site: http://sinathianorder.acsage.com/.

Odd Floating Spires 8:56pm EST - Hiya Aokawa

Hey people, I was talking to the Town Crier in Sawato, I gave him 100p and he told me about the locations of the Floating Spires..

Eastham
Cragstone
Tufa
Khayyaban
Tou-Tou
Sawato

... and also, there are supposidly some out in the world.. in desolate areas..

Camp Crater Caves 3:01pm EST - Druss

Dave says we need to do a trip to Crater Cave like we did to the Matty Cave. And I agree.

This Saturday at noon EST, to CAMP THE CRATER CAVES!!!

I am hoping we can get one of our mages to find a portal to tie to so that we don't all have to make the run up there. Can I have a volunteer? This volunteer has to be available on Saturday at noon. What I would like to happen is to have everyone meet in Yanshi Advocates Tower, Top floor at Noon. AT NOON. At Noon, said mage will open a portal to crater caves, and everyone gets on the bus. We camp crater caves for the day, get a bunch of motes, and have a good time, just like the Matty cave.

The Pit 2:40pm EST - Cyblade

Here we go. I know everyone is tired of me talking about this place. The Pit (There I said it). This is the best place in the game for players lvl 15 - 20 to power level. There are only Monougas out in the open and all the really bad stuff is locked behind doors, bars, or you have to jump to a place out of your way to get to them. It is a long run to get there, and for that reason it isn't that busy. If you are lvl 15 to 20 and sick of getting your butt kicked by bandies or just want to boost a skill so you can use that cool weapon Miko gave you. Go to The Pit. If you ever want to go there let me know I will tell you how. I won't be going there much myself anymore becuase I need to do other things in the game (like find out what everyone is hinting about The Power plant). There is something going on there that has to do with the Shadow War. Bottom line is if you want to have fun and level fast go to The Pit you won't be disapointed.

Awesome PK Story 2:15pm EST - Khali

Rach' mann sent me one of the most interesting AC stories I've ever read. I wrote to him that I absolutely had to post it and he replied:

If you post it fine,

I get the feeling that there is going to be some heat about this whole matty robe thing though. I can't play this weekend and Pain died before wecould work out the return of the Robe (and Boo holds a pretty tight grudgeagainst those guys..). So we'll see....

I hope you all enjoy the story of Rach's first big PK battle as much as I did

The Pit 1:53pm EST - CyBlade

Stonehold is the closest town with a lifestone. You should go to Stonehold before you go in.

Directions:

Monster around the Area:

1) During the run from N. Dires to Stonehold:

A) Shallow Sharks
B) Wasps ( Blue, Green and Red)
C) Shadows ( LT and Regular)
D) Golems (Mud and Wood)
E)Fragments ( Broken and Fixed)

2) In The Pit:

A) Monuogas( Rough, Crude, and Wild) sounds like a rock band
B) At the bottom are Skeletons( Warriors, Lords)
C) Liches ( Regular, and Lords)
D) Raveniet

Council Meeting Tonight 4:29pm EST - Sister C

Just to clarify:

The Source Council meeting will be held tonight at 8:30 p.m. est in the Yanshi Meeting Hall.

We won't be blessed with Gar's presence as he will be off celebrating his birthday :-) Happy Birthday Gar :-)

See you then.

Mare
a/k/a Sister C and Caessa II

[Tonight's Agenda has been posted in a new Council area that I will develop later - Khali]

Trade Session 4:29pm EST - Miko K-sun

On sunday march 5th 2000............

Miko will hold a trade (swap) session.......

I will be in the yanshi meeting hall from Noon est till 2:00 pm........

You don't need to bring a mule just bring yourself and anything you think somebody may want............

I will portal anybody back to teth who wants to go, so by all means don't miss out because you don't want to leave the dires.......

I will also be on roger wilco during that time too, so you may talk to me....

I have some armor..... magic items and weapons.......

Pit Dungeon Saturday 3:59pm EST - Cyblade

For all that would like to go. I will be taking people to The Pit Saturday Morning. To go you must be level 15+. I will be leaving from Yanshi at 10:00 am EST. SHARP. If you need to mule or run around getting mana stones please do it before 10:00. The Pit is getting more well known and is starting to get busy. That is why we need to get there early.

Let me tell you alittle about the place:
1) It is setup in a spiral, with about 9 floors, The deeper you go the worst it gets.
2) The Monsters in there are Mainly Monuogas. Rough and Crudes at the top floors and Crude and Wild at the lower floors
3) Mass spawn. They will mass spawn in more then one room. They will spawn about 5 to 6 at once. This can get pretty hairy at times. Just ask Rojon.
4) Now for the prize. At the very bottom of the pit there is a gate. You can open the gate and jump over to this tower. Then you jump again onto this landing. There you can fight Skeleton warriors and Liches and lich lord, and even a Rav. Good thing is you only have to fight them once. After that they spawn in another room and can't get back unless someone kills them in the other room. Now in the room with the Liche are two chest. In the chest is awsome loot. I found a full suit of armor there. A pair of AL 182 Impen IV,Magic Resist V Copper plate leggins worth over 20K, also found a copper yoroi curiass with a load of protection spells and Impen IV al 80. The whole suit is worth over 150K, and I found it in this Dungeon. If you want to come with me please let me know. It is a long run to the Pit so boost your run skill if you want to come. I shot my skill up to 164 just to make it there under 1 hour, now it only takes me 45 mins to get there.

Folthid Cellar Friday Night 3:59pm EST - Rojon

Ok, Khali, Alex and myself will do Folthid's cellar Friday night at 8pm. Meet by the well in Yanshi. Any other 12+ levels are welcome to join and I would appreciate someone who is familiar with the layout and time switches to come along. Tell your mid-level vassals to come enjoy the trip.

Druss' Test 2:39pm EST - Khali

There have been stories on various boards of a test that is given where your character is magically portalled to the base of a mountain and you are given 30 minutes to make it to the top. The test is for monarchs only and though Garurumon warns that the tests are being given by a "Bad Guy", Druss is still very interested in passing. Druss sent this out the other day:

I really want to pass this. If any mage is standing near Druss and he says TEST!!!! Start casting buffs on him. I'll soon disappear

Druss has also been looking to collect healing potions, magical items, etc. so that he will be prepared. I believe Druss mentioned his Arcane Lore was 122. Rach' pointed out that Gems with a difficulty of 0 would be perfect.

Best of luck to our fearless leader.

The Perils of PK 2:39pm EST - Khali

I went with Rach' and Pain Corp when they went PK the other day. Rach' wrote an interesting note to the list on the perils of playing PK with other PK allies.

Not only can I accidently shoot Pain in the back, I have. The first thing that gets auto-targetted is the closest baddy to you. If that happens to be a PK then well you have to keep an eye out--don't shoot the red/green.....which isn't exactly fun when you've got a heard of ash gromnie coming down on your tail or there are shadow around you (okay so I shot him twice by accident---don't think he noticed the second time)

Other PK info:

If you are killed by another PK any other player can loot your corpse npk or non. This does not apply when you are killed by good old baddies.

No one can heal you or cast nice helpful spells on you. Receive the lovely message 'Khali failed to heal you because you are Pk' or something along those lines.

People are out to get your hiney--- or at least I suspect. Logged out of mayoi and logged back in as mule to dump some stuff off on ppl before sleeping--when I logged back on as mule there was one pk in town-- either that or I am just paranoid as all hell.

Pain and I dueled last nite--- I lost.;... lvl 30 (me) vs lvl 32 (Pain Corp). All I gotta say is it is fun (at least til I loose some serious stuff) way faster and trickier than what the computer dishes out. Need to change tactics if I ever expect to beat someone--