Christmas Event 2011

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+##3 Christmas 2011
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+##0 Christmas is coming near and Santa and his helpers are busy
+##0 preparing everything for the celebration in Santa's house near Nivalis.
+##0 But somehow... everything seems to go wrong.
+##0 Bad luck? Or rather - malicious interference?
+##0 However, someone might need your help.
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 ##3 November 2011
 ##3 A Rule Correction on "No Botting"
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 ##3 Previously, only activity while the user was
 ##3 away from the keyboard was a bannable offense.
 ##3 Now, any sort of automated following
 ##3 (especially, but not only, attack-following)
 ##3 is also covered.
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 ##3 If you know any of the people who left this game
 ##3 due to the prevalence of bots that were previously
 ##3 tolerated, please tell them it's time to return.
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 Halloween 2011
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 ##0 Happy Halloween!
 ##0 This year the governments of Argaes and Tonori have decided to sponsor
 ##0 trick-or-treating across both continents.
 ##0 Have fun and don't make yourself sick by pigging out!
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 ##0 Credits:
 ##0 initial outline - enchilado
 ##0 intial draft - alastrim
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 ##0 old item - maybe Black Don ?
 ##0 (We're not spoiling what the items *are*)
 ##0 -o11c
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 ##3 July 2011
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 ##0 Will Kill Monsters For Food?
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 ##0 Recovery from the Great Earthquake is still
 ##0 very slow throughout the world.  The vast
 ##0 devastation still causes starvation and
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 ##0 Earthquake has been the increasing number of
 ##0 aggressive monsters and dooms long thought
 ##0 forgotten.
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 ##0 To answer this problem Tulimshar
 ##0 has issued a call to be spread far and wide:
 ##0 "If you're hungry, if you need work, if you
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 ##0 Slaying monsters, liberating mines and
 ##0 defeating the night horrors that terrify even
 ##0 the most strong willed never paid so well!"
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 ##0 Needless to say, many are answering this call.
 ##0 You may very well be one of them.
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 ##0 Olana, the Innkeeper's Daughter, Returns to
 ##0 Hurnscald...But Where Are Her Daughters?
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 ##0 Olana, who is staying in the West wing of the
 ##0 Hurnscald Inn, has been away to Tulimshar with
 ##0 her family since before the Earthquake.
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 ##0 I would've returned immediately, but I didn't
 ##0 want to put my family at risk until travel
 ##0 became a little safer."
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 ##0 When asked about her daughters, Olana smiled
 ##0 "They love wandering the woods around here.
 ##0 Other than the occasional bandit group, things
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 ##0 in Tulimshar.  I just hope they don't wander
 ##0 near these caves...I've heard many of them can
 ##0 be quite dangerous."
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 June 2011
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 ##0 A large shipment of gold coins was plundered
 ##0 by pirates.  The shipment was to be sent to
 ##0 Tulimshar as part of their effort to control
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 ##0 no where!  They took the shipment and my pet
 ##0 squirrel Chompers!"  Captain Zierock reported
 ##0 while in tears.
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 ##0 It is believed the pirates divided the gold
 ##0 then went separate ways to spend their spoils.
 ##0 Ironically, these pirates were the target of
 ##0 monsters, who plundered them not just for
 ##0 their new found wealth, but also for their
 ##0 crunchy bones and sea salty flesh.
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 ##0 On that note, be on the lookout for Green Slimes,
 ##0 which have grown hostile as they evolve to the
 ##0 harsh Tonori desert, making them a threat to
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 ##0 pirates attempted to cross the Snake Desert,
 ##0 where they met the Green Slimes...and their
 ##0 end.
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 ##0 In other news, Andra, a friend of Hinnak, has
 ##0 increased her agricultural knowledge and needs
 ##0 help keeping the soil around the farm fertile.
 ##0 Interested volunteers should speak with her
 ##0 about how to help.
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 ##0 Last, but certainly not least, Agostine has
 ##0 returned to Nivalis.  While he enjoyed his
 ##0 time in Tulimshar, mingling with other artisans,
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 ##0 fabulous sweater, but nobody wanted to wear it
 ##0 in this hot and smelly desert.  That is when I
 ##0 decided enough was enough.  Sweat is just gross."
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 May 2011
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 ##0 Many battle hardened warriors took some time
 ##0 during April and enjoyed helping the somewhat
 ##0 forgetful Easter Bunny make his baskets. The
 ##0 children surely must have enjoyed their sweets.
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 ##0 The demi-god Golbenez has finally made good on
 ##0 his promise to open a 'place of leisure' in
 ##0 the form of an inn. Youngsters beware, since
 ##0 the entrance to this inn is near the old
 ##0 graveyard and could be dangerous.
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 ##0 There have also been reports about a mysterious
 ##0 stranger roaming the beaches near Tulimshar.
 ##0 Be on the lookout if you are in the area.
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 January 2011
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 ##0 Reports of bandit raids to the west of
 ##0 Hurnscald has mobilized the town.  Those
 ##0 injured by these bandits may have a long stay
 ##0 ahead of them in Hurnscald's hospital.
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 ##0 Shortly after Tulimshar loosened the tariff
 ##0 on travel, skill trainers have come to Mana.
 ##0 If one wants to improve themselves through
 ##0 acquiring skills, be on the lookout for these
 ##0 trainers.
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 ##0 In other news, Taro is still missing, but
 ##0 Diryn, an agent of Tulimshar, has established
 ##0 a connection with the Kaizei area, making
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 ##0 back can be done by finding Frozenbeard, a
 ##0 pioneer who is mapping a trade route to get
 ##0 to Nivalis by ship.
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 ##0 Diryn's re-connection with Nivalis came none
 ##0 too soon.  Golbenez, a demi-god who demanded
 ##0 a half billion gold pieces for building some
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 ##0  not gift the children of the world, wizards,
 ##0 warriors and archers rallied to pay the
 ##0 demi-god his demands.
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 ##0 Shortly after Santa was freed, something more
 ##0 sinister has come to Kaizei.  The yeti.
 ##0 Sightings of this beast returns with stories
 ##0 of them.  Though aggressive, their behavior
 ##0 seems out of place.  They've never been known
 ##0 as cave dwellers nor to kidnap people.
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 ##0 Last, but definitely not least, Dimond's Cove
 ##0 is observing "Burns' Supper" January 24-26th.
 ##0 Shanon is hosting the event, which he promises
 ##0 will be an excellent time for food, drink and
 ##0 poems.
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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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 ##3 Countless candy-concerning complaints: council
 ##3 consequently considers citizen-composed cleanup crew
 ##3 Eighteenth of November 2010
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 ##0 Recently, the ancient tradition of Hallowe'en
 ##0 was celebrated across Argaes, Tonori and other
 ##0 continents. Estimated tons of sweets were given
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 ##0 dropped on the night. Even a week and a half
 ##0 after Hallowe'en, many kilograms of sweets
 ##0 still litter our pleasant woodlands.
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 ##0 After dozens of letters regarding the situation,
 ##0 the Hurnscald Council has said that the best
 ##0 solution would be to organise a team of
 ##0 volunteers to work on collecting dropped sweets
 ##0 and disposing of them - but it has yet to
 ##0 organise any such thing.
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 ##0 In the meantime, why not do your bit and collect
 ##0 some sweets for yourself? If you don't mind them
 ##0 being a bit old, you could be able to make the
 ##0 biggest Hallowe'en haul in history.
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 ##0 Additionally, we've been getting some reports of
 ##0 a rather creepy skeleton hanging around the
 ##0 woodland. He doesn't appear to be aggressive,
 ##0 but he chatters unintelligibly at passers-by.
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 ##3 Rollback
 ##0 2010-11-17
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