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| − | =Welcome to an Age of Heroes= |
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| − | In Taara's wake the earth crumbled. [[Recent History|Gods fell]], others rose, and the race of mankind looked forward and saw the destruction of nations. For five years, [[Magitech and Magic|necrotech]] seared the world's landscape and forces unknown decimated the once-insurmountable Walls of Charn. [[Locations|Nations]] turned against one another with the vanishing of monarchs--brother to brother and kin to kin. During the struggles, the nation of Dragonier attempted to keep the peace before it, too, fell. Other nations threatened to follow. |
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| − | Now returned from the Mists, [[Alexandria]] finds itself thrown into a world in turmoil. In this world, the [[Gods of Good|Pantheon of Light]] strides forward in anger, the [[Gods of Neutrality|Twilight]] fall into debate, and the [[Gods of Evil|forces of Darkness]] are locked in a war between Maugrim and Taara. High arcana soars over the landscape with the renewed activity of the [[races|Old Races]], while guilds and organizations struggle to find their footing with the fall of Rune. The elves and dwarves have moved forward into the world once again, driven by the perceived neglect of the world by humankind. |
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| − | The world had waited for the return of [[Alexandria]] and the return of the [[Myrddion|Myrrish]] and [[Bludgun]] kings for five years--only to find Alexandria suddenly returned unchanged, and unknowing, from the Land of Mists. To Alexandria, the [[Recent History|War of Sendor]] is just days past. To the world-- |
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| − | It is the time for heroes.</div></div> |
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| − | ==Recent Website Updates== |
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| − | ===July 26=== |
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| − | Locations - Regions and Nations have been updated with a table that indicates population and general religious affiliations for that area. The information was there.. we just reformated it to look nice, and makes sure its easy to read. |
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| + | = Latest Events = |
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| − | -Avalanche |
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| − | ===July 19=== |
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| − | Deities placed into the new format--titles for clerics, druids, paladins, and so on coming soon. Special thanks to certain players who pitched in and got their elbows dirty. You know who you are. :) |
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| + | We are in the process of transitioning to [[Pathfinder 2e and AresMUSH Changeover|AresMUSH and Pathfinder 2e]]. Due to the aging nature of our database, we have locked character creation. However, we are still open to new players! |
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| − | EDIT: Titles for a few monks, bards as well. Check out [[Vardama]] and [[Ceinara]]. Not complete yet, just awesome. :) |
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| + | '''New players''' who wish to join the fun can join as a guest and request an online and on-duty staffer to make a character with a temporary password and name. |
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| − | - Lahar |
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| + | We are currently closed for alt applications from our current playerbase. |
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| − | ===July 14=== |
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| − | The Gods of Light are in the new format. The rest of the pantheon will follow in a reasonable time frame. |
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| + | = Archived Updates = |
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| − | - Lahar |
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| + | [[:Category:Rumor_Archives]] |
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| − | ===July 13=== |
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| − | Work continues on making introductions and "getting your feet wet" a little friendlier. Expect about a two month turnaround on that project as it's one of the more complex pieces we've undertaken to date. As it's underway, expect some minor tweaks to the class pages and the Start Here areas. For now, enjoy the updated grapple tutorial, and some art for more exotic places. |
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| − | - Lahar |
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| − | ===July 7=== |
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| − | The class pages and a few other things are receiving updates, so things will be a bit dusty for a while. |
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| − | - Lahar |
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| − | ===July 3=== |
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| − | [[Khazad|Khazad information clarified]]. |
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| − | - Lahar |
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| − | ===July 1=== |
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| − | [[Recent Logs]] received a brush-up, and more entries have been added to [[Alexandria]]'s local places of interest. These have been hilighted on the grid as well, so be sure to check them out. |
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| − | - Lahar |
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| − | ''"The roads shall be painted teal!" announced the maddened hobgoblin king. And lo, his subjects bowed before him, and all roads from Hither to Yon became teal with bright green roses.'' |
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| − | ==Recent Rumors in Alexandria== |
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| − | ===Variday, Callem 01, 1013=== |
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| − | "So what is this?" the lean ambassador asks. The [[gobber]] tourguide eyes the [[llyranesi]] sideways--too danged /thin/. |
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| − | "Not natural," he mutters. |
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| − | "What isn't?" |
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| − | "...eh," mutters the gobber. And he straightens his nobby frame, and jabs a thumb at the crowd of workers around the Memorial Gardens. "Buildin' something. Gonna be big, one of them [[Recent History|War monument...thingers]]." |
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| − | "...interesting. There have been alot of wars, of late?" |
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| − | "...of late? Suppose. This'un's just a few--uh. Five years or so, to you people." |
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| − | The ambassador goes silent. He'd meant...in the last two hundred years or so. They'd been secluded for some time. |
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| − | "Heh. Uh, yeah. So as I was sayin'...it's this big project, see. Hired my company to do the fireworks, even." The gobber grins. A yellow, jagged grin splits across his face so suddenly that the ambassador steps back. Quickly. "You know how we greenskins like fireworks." |
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| − | Even bigger grin. |
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| − | OOC: http://forum.tenebraemush.net/index.php/topic,1158.msg6909.html, [[Alexandria|+map 11]] |
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| − | ===Eliday, Aestry 31, 1013=== |
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| − | There is a shifting in the balance of things. All across the known world rumor and word comes in of change and progress. From the shining southern sun to the clear northern sky, to the uttermost east and the furthest shores of the west, the gods move their hands in action against the recent usurpation of the balance. In their movements, mortal lives are changed and the world continues to turn. New scriptures are written and ancient ones recovered from long lost vaults or temples and cities recently discovered and excavated. The wisdom of the gods mingles with men giving rise to new prayers among the faithful and techniques to wield holy power among the paladins and faith borne knights. Light and dark and those inbetween reap alike from the rise of knowledge. One thing is clear, the pantheon either collectively or individual are not standing for Taara's usurpation of the balance of things. |
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| − | The collapse of Rune has sent ripples through the world of magic. Where there was once one power, now many seek to rise. Free from the eyes of the old conclave, spell research, exploration of ancient knowledge and forgotten libraries and warring idealogies have begun to yield the fruit of knowledge without guidance and resulted in much by way of widespread exploration of new forms of magic and recovery of old ones. Some, however, attempt to fill the gap left by Rune. In distant Llyranost, the hammers of elven smithing and the pens of elven script making herald a new era. Their magic colleges, once exclusive to elven kind, open their arms to invite the presence of others, notably mankind, offering stability to the world of wizards that has not existed since Rune's fall. Even with this offer made, many who attend such schools know that centuries, if not millennia old, prejudices do not vanish over the span of a few years but they are eager to prove themselves while also accessing secrets that have long been kept by the fey and away from other races. Magic grows, once again. |
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| − | ===Ceriday, Aestry 30, 1013=== |
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| − | A hand written parchment note can be found in the Guild of Explorer's Guildhall, amongst all the other notices for bounties and jobs. The thin, flowing handwriting reads: |
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| − | To gather funds and coordinate efforts to aid the quickly growing immigrant population in Alexandria, I am hosting a meeting in the Dragon's Den two days hence at dusk. Any and all adventurers are welcomed and invited to attend for the discussion of ways to best reach an amiacable solution for the immigrants and natives of this fine city. |
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| − | Father Owen Tilgentor, Servant of Heaven's Queen |
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| − | PS - There will be beer and other refreshments available gratis after the meeting is concluded. |
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| − | (OOC: Looking to start the scene around 7 pm CST on Monday, August 1st) |
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| − | ===Kesenday, Aestry 29, 1013=== |
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| − | Recently, a distress beacon fired from one of the taller mountains of the [[Alexandros|Red Ridge Range]]. |
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| − | This beacon belonged only to an airship, bearing an experimental design and an engine to match it, known only as the Cardinal Direction. |
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| − | This airship had been in the sky when [[Alexandria]] had been cast into the mists. It was thought lost. Until now, that is. The airship's beacon fired and it's location has at last been identified. The [[Explorer's Guild|Guild of Explorers]] and several other groups sought to salvage it and it has been at last found by a mixed group of Alexandrians who have agreed to split the profits of the salvage. |
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| − | This weekend, the city will be seconding a second expedition of engineers and their bodyguards to jury rig the vessel and return it to Alexandria, but there are whispers that such things are better off left undisturbed. |
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| − | ===Korday, Aestry 27, 1013=== |
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| − | Unrest has been growing in the western part of [[Alexandria|the city]] for some time. Owners of warehouses report the need for increased security as summer's hottest months roll past. |
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| − | "They're pretty hungry, mostly," one guard reported. He was hired, he said, from the local guild. "Makes for of work for us out here, though. Over there's my brother--and then my brother-in-law. Usually it's pretty easy, we just stand here and look rough. Most of'em don't have even a knife. ...it's trouble when they do, though." |
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| − | Reactions to the plight remain mixed, with support and opposition from both sides. Local workers complain of losing jobs to the incoming populace, while other areas report a marked increase in crime rate. Temples too, are reporting shortages in staffing and in the amount of care they can reasonably provide. |
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| − | "I'm getting worried," one [[Althea|Hearthguard]] reports. "[[Althea]] gives...but there's always so much more." |
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| − | These tensions reached a high point this last [[Calendar|Tariday]], when refugees assaulted one of the local warehouses. Reports from the area indicate they were looking for food. Others report a local worker who only goes by the name of "Younger" switched sides during the battle. Reactions to this reported "turncoating" remain mixed--Younger's had a reputation for defending "common folks" while another said the event was too much like Alexandrians versus Alexandrians. |
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| − | The merchantess who manages the warehouse says enough was taken that others may be suffering--most notably the farming communities she ships to in the southern part of the [[Alexandros|Heartlands]]. Regardless of impact, the refugee issue continues to grow. |
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| − | ===Kesenday, Aestry 22, 1013=== |
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| − | "Think they're better'n we are," snorts one man. He speaks, he says, on behalf of a number of [[Alexandria|Alexandrians]] about the recent arrivals. Well, not that many arrivals. A few [[llyranesi]] have come into the City as part of a trade caravan. One of the first things they did was pay their respects among the Seers of Eluna. |
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| − | However, residents comment on how aloof and how strange, the [[llyranesi]] appear. |
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| − | "Them...whatever they are. Eh. Fancy names..." |
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| − | Regardless of local feelings, the [[llyranesi]] do not appear to have done anything (yet, according to another resident), and one's volunteered his time to assist the [[Eluna|Seers]] with the refugee issue. Mrs. Corinth, who lives not too far off of Firelight, thought she saw one "cracking a smile, though it was more like...kind of like a fishtail. You know, straight, then all the sudden it twitches." |
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| − | One of the Seers commented that the arrival wasn't at all that unusual--"Followers of the Bright Lady, they. The [[Calendar|Dancer's Song]] is coming up, hope to see more of them, really." |
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| − | He added, "It will probably be quiet this year." The Seers it seems, have alot on their plate. The refugees (some from as far away as [[Veyshan]], or further) have taken the City's outskirts by storm, and while the [[Althea|Hearthguards]] see to their comfort and wellfare, the Elunites have taken it on themselves to see to minds and curiosities. |
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| − | "There just aren't enough schools, not enough Seers to go around," the priest said. |
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| − | ===Korday, Aestry 14, 1013=== |
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| − | Whispers of a giant is loose in the area. Rumors abound that a giant has been seen north of Alexandria moving through the woods. His great footfalls caused much panic, as random farmers or hunters took to flight to avoid a fateful confrontation. Strange rumors have circulated that a woman in armor with a Blue Rose accompanies the giant. Reports have come from the Druid's grove that the giant is a fellow druid, and means no harm. He resides at the Druid's grove to recuperate from wounds he sustained during his travels. Speculations have flown about as to why the giant has come to the grove, and why was he wounded. The Druid Grove guardians have refused to comment further. |
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| − | ''For more rumors and updates, +bbread 7 ingame.'' |
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| − | ===Korday, Firetide 16, 1013=== |
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| − | As the Shadows in Alexandros grow longer, so do the tales. Among bars, among merchant-stalls, Alexandrians whisper of children vanishing, of a neighbor waking up under the bloodied auspice of a knife. Other stories grow, too, of a particular figure. A man in a light blue doublet. |
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| − | The gossip goes that he appears around street corners and bars after sundown, and some braver sorts claim to have shared a drink with him. They say he snarls at the mention of the [[Illotha|Dagger's]] name, and that he's from [[Dragonier]]. That he's [[Althea|Althean]]--no, wait. That newfangled goddess named [[Serriel]] (if she is, really). Detractors say he's little more than a common drunk. A rabble-rouser. |
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| − | Rumors pepper his origins, which only increases the interest. |
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| − | OOC: Shadowfall is coming soon to Alexandros. While not an 'officially' celebrated holiday, expect it to have repercussions. See http://www.tenebraemush.net/index.php/Calendar. |
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| − | ''For more rumors and updates, +bbread 7 ingame.'' |
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| − | ===Older Rumors=== |
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| − | [[News Archives|Read older rumors]]. |
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 27 April 2023
Latest Events
We are in the process of transitioning to AresMUSH and Pathfinder 2e. Due to the aging nature of our database, we have locked character creation. However, we are still open to new players!
New players who wish to join the fun can join as a guest and request an online and on-duty staffer to make a character with a temporary password and name.
We are currently closed for alt applications from our current playerbase.