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   | The Olympia Times                                       issue g2-150 |
   | December 28, 1999                                                    |
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   | turn 150  267 players                            http://www.pbm.com/ |
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 Fellow Olympians,

 Another seat in the LotC council becomes vacant as my last
 loyal followers are re-establishing themselves in another
 region. This is not because of the so-called LotC losses,
 but a decision made more then a year ago now.
 The best way to fight boredom, is change, and this is also
 the one and only reason for my resignation from one of the
 most powerful alliances on the globe (square?).
 I cannot tell how good it feels to have the freedom to do
 what I want again, to stand 100 % behind every decision taken.

 Great, just great ...

 I could not have imagined a better Christmas and New Year,
 I sincerly hope the same goes for all of you.

                            -- Obscure Convention [fr8]



*****
   To All Factions:
   The continent of Camaris is an active war zone.
   Any noble there is liable to attack without warning.

   In particular, any noble not present at the express invitation
   of the Foriegn Minister of the Crimson Dragons is considered by the
   Crimson Dragons to be a hostile noble, and will be attacked without
   warning.  Express invitation means that he will say, "Come to this
   place and do this thing now."  All offers to join the Crimson Dragons
   or to attack our supposed enemies are rejected unless specifically
   approved by our Foriegn Minister.  If he doesn't say Yes, then he
   probably means No.

   It is not our desire to attack neutral or "newbie" factions, we
   consider that a waste of valuable noble-days, but we are at war
   (which we also consider a waste of vaulable noble-days), despite
   our desires to the contrary, and as such we will fanatically defend
   the integrity of our claimed lands.  We regard any entry to Camaris
   by any means as an invasion.

   Uninvited guests will be regretfully hunted down and killed.

   I hope the preceding is clear and to the point, and I regret the
   need to post this so often.
*****

     Speaking for the Crimson Dragon Ministry of Internal Security,

                                       -- Cudgel [9129]



DWARVEN SONG OF WIND
(J.R.R. Tolkien)

The wind was on the withered heath,
but in the forest stirred no leaf:
there shadows lay by night and day,
and dark things silent crept beneath.

The wind came down from mountains cold,
and like a tide it roared and rolled;
the branches groaned, the forest moaned,
and leaves were laid upon the mould.

The wind went on from West to East;
all movement in the forest ceased,
but shrill and harsh across the marsh
its whistling voices were released.

The grasses hissed, their tassles bent,
the reeds were rattling -- on it went
o'er shaken pool under the heavens cool
where racing clouds were torn and rent.

It passed the lonely Mountain bare
and swept above the dragon's lair:
there black and dark lay boulders stark
and flying smoke was in the air.

It left the world and took its flight
over the wide seas of the night,
The moon set sail upon the gale,
and stars were fanned to leaping light.

                        -- Bruennor Battlehammer [2592]



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On turn 148 the Musketeers engaged and destroyed the Lords of the Crown army
at cc54, whose generals included Bruennor Battlehammer and the Ergoth stooge,
Regent Elthar.  This battle again involved thousands of troops on each side.
On turn 149 the captured nobles were executed.  The Lords of the Crown have
lost over 40 nobles in this defeat:

28: Valerie [p880] attacks Bruce [s898]!
28:
28:    Valerie [p880], conjurer, with 81 soldiers, 311 elite guard,
28:    508 pikemen, five winged horses, one catapult, 346 centaurs,
28:    151 lions, 461 giant lizards, three workers, 81 peasants,
28:    one warmount, accompanied by:
.......
28:   Odysseus [8083], conjurer, behind 3, with 603 crossbowmen,
28:      383 elite archers, nine winged horses, ten catapults,
28:      one archer
........
28:    Bruce [s898], duke, wielding enchanted sword [n365], with 62 elite
28:    guard, 898 pikemen, ten swordsmen, three winged horses, 560 centaurs,
28:    one minotaur, 586 giant lizards, accompanied by:
28:   Goblin Balloon Brigade [r818], duke, wielding enchanted
28:      bow [v255], wearing Helm of the Talon [d463], behind 1, with
28:      four peasants, seven soldiers, 52 archers, 104 crossbowmen,
28:      550 elite archers, one wild horse, 53 riding horses, 108 winged
28:      horses, 26 oxen, two giant birds
...................
28:
28: Valerie [p880] is victorious!
28:
28:    Valerie lost 89 soldiers, seven archers, 311 elite guard,
28:    588 pikemen, 365 crossbowmen, 215 elite archers, 346 centaurs,
28:    151 lions, 467 giant lizards.
..........
28:
28:    Bruce lost four peasants, seven soldiers, 52 archers, 62 elite guard,
28:    898 pikemen, ten swordsmen, 104 crossbowmen, 550 elite archers,
28:    560 centaurs, one minotaur, 712 giant lizards.
28:    Bruce [s898] was taken prisoner.
28:    Goblin Balloon Brigade [r818] was wounded.
28:    Goblin Balloon Brigade [h663] was taken prisoner.
28:    Bruennor Battlehammer [2592] was taken prisoner.
28:    Son of Grimm [b471] was taken prisoner.
28:    Ivak the Destroyer [2580] was taken prisoner.
28:    Oin Rockchild [1449] was wounded.
28:    Arthur [n173] was taken prisoner.
28:    Bruce [a980] was taken prisoner.
28:    Cedric de Haand [3660] was taken prisoner.
28:    Bruce [k275] was taken prisoner.
28:    Bruce [x405] was taken prisoner.
28:    Bruce [n059] was taken prisoner.
28:    Tjorgrim Stonesoul [3252] was taken prisoner.
28:    Sinister [8775] was taken prisoner.
28:    Telkandir Strongthew [9517] was wounded.
28:    Bruce [n466] was taken prisoner.
28:    Bruce [x109] was taken prisoner.
28:    Diirk Watershold [3746] was taken prisoner.
28:    Dran Draggor [8779] was taken prisoner.
28:    Godar Thurinson [2260] was taken prisoner.
28:    Grundar Thorkin [7881] was taken prisoner.
28:    Graxx Piecemaker [5232] was taken prisoner.
28:    Stumpet Rakingclaw [5586] was taken prisoner.
28:    Dwarven runner 6 [99251] was wounded.
28:    Dwarven runner 2 [j361] was taken prisoner.
28:    Dwarven runner 5 [136618] was taken prisoner.
28:    Dwarven runner 4 [119086] was wounded.
28:    Bruce [c906] was taken prisoner.
28:    Nomad the Wanderer [t194] was taken prisoner.
28:    Dwarven runner 3 [137760] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [6325] was taken prisoner.
28:    Kurupt [b685] was wounded.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [5003] was wounded.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [3768] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [2023] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [h062] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [g023] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [m563] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [m775] was wounded.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [x221] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [9342] was wounded.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [n145] was taken prisoner.
28:    Chill Hobgoblin [c071] was wounded.
28:    Txochipili [6555] was wounded.
28:    Dwarven runner 1 [f101] was taken prisoner.
28:    Bruce [q554] was taken prisoner.
28:    Regent Elthar of Greyfell [z059] was wounded.
28:    Jorym Elthargrimm [g961] was taken prisoner.
28:    Beowulf [p039] was taken prisoner.
28:    D'argeau Wolf-Kin [c274] was taken prisoner.
28:    Jericho [4057] was taken prisoner.
28:    Cardinal Fang [a634] was taken prisoner.

                                       -- Maltar [3475]



 Codric's Roll of the Dead:

28: Godar Thurinson [2260] has died.
       1  dead body [2260]             100
 3: Goblin Balloon Brigade [r818] has died.
 3: Dwarven runner 5 [136618] has died.
 3: Dwarven runner 3 [137760] has died.
 3: Regent Elthar of Greyfell [z059] has died.
       1  dead body [z059]             100
 3: Kurupt [b685] has died.
       1  dead body [b685]             100
 3: Dwarven runner 1 [f101] has died.
 4: Bruce [s898] has died.
 5: Bruennor Battlehammer [2592] has died.
 5: Son of Grimm [b471] has died.
 5: Chill Hobgoblin [c071] has died.
 7: Goblin Balloon Brigade [h663] has died.
 7: Chill Hobgoblin [9342] has died.
 9: Nomad the Wanderer [t194] has died.
 9: Ivak the Destroyer [2580] has died.
 9: Bruce [a980] has died.
 9: Cedric de Haand [3660] has died.
 9: Bruce [x405] has died.
 9: Bruce [n059] has died.
10: Bruce [q554] has died.
10: Sinister [8775] has died.
10: D'argeau Wolf-Kin [c274] has died.
10: Beowulf [p039] has died.
11: Cardinal Fang [a634] has died.
13: Bruce [n466] has died.
13: Dwarven runner 2 [j361] has died.
13: Chill Hobgoblin [2023] has died.
14: Stumpet Rakingclaw [5586] has died.
15: Chill Hobgoblin [m563] has died.
19: Chill Hobgoblin [6325] has died.
19: Chill Hobgoblin [x221] has died.
19: Dran Draggor [8779] has died.
19: Elvira, Mistress of Dark [9711] has died.
21: Bruce [c906] has died.
21: Tjorgrim Stonesoul [3252] has died.
21: Grundar Thorkin [7881] has died.
21: Chill Hobgoblin [h062] has died.
21: Chill Hobgoblin [n145] has died.
21: Jericho [4057] has died.
22: Telkandir Strongthew [9517] has died.
22: Dwarven runner 4 [119086] has died.
22: Chill Hobgoblin [5003] has died.
       1  dead body [6555]             100


 1:    Oin Rockchild [1449] was killed.
           1  dead body [1449]                     100
 2:    Diirk Watershold [3746] was killed.
       1  dead body [3746]             100
 8:    Dwarven runner 6 [99251] was killed.
 8:    Chill Hobgoblin [g023] was killed.
10:    Bruce [k275] was killed.
12:    Jorym Elthargrimm [g961] was killed.

13: Edythe, Queen of  Light blasts Sir Harry Morris Tom Mark [x735]
13: with a burst of aura!

and more coming....

                                       -- Maltar [3475]



                                 Rumors



 Doom!



40 Dead Lords!!!
All of the land of Provinia owes the valiant Valarie a
debt of gratitude for her efforts to rid the world of
the evil stain of the Lords of the Crown.

-Provinia Liberation Army



   No Escapes and eat the Dead. The longer you Loteks
   keep this up the more skilled we become at playing
   your style of game. Beware. . .
   You Reap what you Sow.



Ohh Please don't hurt me Bart!..Perhaps you would
fight better if you took your hand off Dominick's
Butt.
- Unnamed Musketeer-



What a gift!!