Ledah

I voted null, not because my vote is null or I wish to nullify it (very poor choice of words whoever set the poll up), but because neither of you deserve the role. My reasoning below: Nep has been inactive until recently, and Death Ray only recently joined the land. Neither of you have done anything significant for the land or your alliances - certainly not that I am aware of. Neither of you have made public what you plan to do with the land if you become King, so anybody voting for you to without knowing that is extremely stupid (in my opinion). You have both of you invited a player and their alt account into your alliances recently as "insurance" should you ever be removed, so you could get back in - to my mind this is alt abuse at the worst, poor judgement and disrespectful at the least. If an alliance can be disbanded due to "lack of activity" and "not serving its purpose" then I would suggest a land that is so inactive there are only 2 active members, 1 of whom has been inactive until recently, and the other a recent entrant, then I would suggest that the social structures of that land need disbanding as well. It is not like they cannot be earned back, no? The only positive thing I have seen either of you do for LR is Nep trapping the land against depletion, but then they go and deplete other lands so it balances out to moot. Funnier than that though, Death Ray was depleting Loreroot until recently! Now, look at who is currently Queen of Loreroot, and what they have done in the past: A25 access, and more beyond Created creatures Created new scenes Was extremely active, to the point of being in the top 3 consecutive AD list Spent time building up to earning the title, not some poorly created forum poll The title and role does not need to be filled. I see no issue with the post remaining vacant for now - if someone disagrees then please tell me why. If either of you had any respect for Aia and Loreroot in general you would realise this, and at least put some effort and time into replacing her. Right now, all I see is you both have had a sniff at the possibility of power, and you have jumped at it. It is a very poor look. Do you really think either of you deserve to take over her mantle? Would you vote for either of yourselves? If not, then say so. If you would, then say why. As it is now, if either of you get King of Loreroot, I will be seriously questioning the judgement of whoever is responsible. All the work Aia put in to rebuilding the reputation of Loreroot will also be firmly in the bin, for me at least.

I'll be there, whenever it happens.

I'll kill him for free. Donate the gold to the TKs.

There were some trials and tribulations along the way... But is this streak devilish enough for The Mark of the Beast?

I enjoyed this immensely. I believe we now have a ruler who rules 3 lands. For the Duke!

Try doing something other than whaling.

This pleased me greatly. Apologies for the delay, the fish distracted me - and nearly killed me, but that is another story... I think I am only missing Seig - if you've already sent it, apologies, and I blame the fish! Just let me know. It was a good fight indeed, and I am glad all the stat points I put into aura farming did not go to waste in the end... ;) Mur, I'll send you your cut for fixing the fight organising the fight and animating it ;)

I think it would also be good to open up all fishing locations. GWI is accessible, but the Sages Keep one is not. Perhaps change the tele to Sage's keep spell in Evo to a spell that takes you to the backyard?

On the fish thing, all the fish I caught would have given a little bit less than 2GC, I believe. It was a LOT of fish.

I am not sure what I am meant to be seeing in this screenshot. Could someone please highlight it for me?

Else, I have only ever done to you what you have done to others. You, Fang, and the rest all liked to mess with people, to cheat, and abuse, but you never liked it when I did it to you all. I asked for respect, I gave you chances, and I have shown plenty myself - I have not heatcapped, I have not depleted LR, or anything, beyond the scope of this for the last few days. I would suggest never making a bargain with Else.

I am no longer participating in this. Else has shown their hand, and in under a week no less.

I follow my glorious Duke... when it is convenient. Which, in this case, it is.

I'm sorry Seig... I love you, but... they have blackmail material on me. How was I meant to know that hooker was a trap? I thought she was into me...

The post will be updated (soon TM) with the current bets - Seig, Marv and Kaya, chuck me your goooooldddd. As an incentive, as I know I am going to win (it is just so obvious), I will make a further bet against all of you still holding out. I will give anyone who bets an additional 1GC of my own on top of their winnings, should I lose.

Compromises, compromises!

In my magnanimity, I will help under those conditions... what I had in mind was much funner though. However, for me, fairness is always key. If I see malicious compliance, where people do their utmost to keep it to just the limit, they don't help punish people equally, or they try and find some stupid workaround, where one person depletes, takes the pain, and shares the rewards of depleting etc. then I will bail in a heartbeat. The point of this is to make sure people can use those spots as and when they need or want to, but not obsessively, and that is the only reason I will be part of it. I would suggest allowing the pool of resources in both locations to fully regenerate is the first step.

I will only agree to not deplete it if those that depleted it originally pay for their crimes. They must also agree not to deplete other sites, particularly Undermined Foundations in the East. @Nep @Fang Archbane @Else

You've seen 2 pitiable dragons go up against each other... now it is time for a real fight. In the corner on your left with a crowd of admirers (if you look hard enough and with the right perspective), we have the one, the only Onyx Mirrorseraph, raised by yours truly - Ledah! Please, hold your applause. In the corner of your right, fresh from the bowels of Necrovion, we have the royal, noble Rustgold Wraithling, raised by the Queen of Necrovion - Syrian! Please, no booing. We are, of course, taking bets on this most prestigious event. The tally will be kept at the foot of this post. It is winner takes all, no takesies backsies. The odds will be decided by the final stakes placed at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026. For example, if my noble Seraph has a pot of 20GC staked on his victory, and for some reason Syrians has 40GC, when mine is victorious then my punters take home 2GC for every 1GC bet. As Syrian stands no chance, there is no need to work out the odds the other way around. The fight itself will be held sometime around 22:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026 plus or minus Soon (TM). Please, post your bets in this topic and send Ledah your bet prior to the closing of bets at 12:00 ST Friday 30th October 2026. CURRENT BETS ON TO WIN: Onyx Mirrorseraph 20GC - Ledah Rustgold Wraithling 20GC - Seigheart 5GC - Kaya Selta 1GC - Marvolo But Le Dah, I hear you cry, how will we know who has won, and who has lost? Well, I could of course judge it myself, but in this case I will defer to the one, the only, the incorruptible... @Eggdar! No placing bets now Eggy.

It would be nice to have sorting options for my full inventory - things such as complexity level, for example. Also, the ability to search the descriptions of all my items for certain phrases - like stone, gold, etc.

If you look at the % of how many hands the best players win, the amount of games to net 2800 points, even if you exclusively play with 3 other players, is quite saucy. This is mainly for the likes of poker, but I imagine the other games are just as bad.

I admit, my eyes glazed over your post Fang, as it felt like a diatribe put through AI to make it even longer. A few keys points however... TKs can be funded publicly, but MD has always strived (even if it has not always happened) to avoid creating things out of thin air - and if TKs were given an invented 1000GC to reward, it would make the inflation issue worse. They have always been a role to support the realm, and insisting they be privately funded could cause its own issues. The tax is a practical removal tool, as the coins should not be destroyed - they need a SINK. Also, are you stupid or illiterate - where do you think the coins from the pickle man and Willows go currently? I can understand why you may not want them to go to TK Fang, as you have abused your position as leader there to raid it before, but it looks like better people run it now. As an aside, you seem to be trying to infer you like the auction for merchants producing and selling - how does that square with your shitposting of gold avatars? As someone who has spent a lot of gold in the auction house... Tax the auctions. Taxation without representation forever.

Actually, I have come around to the idea of a tax. It could be used to hand out cartons of Grasan Milk to new players, and be used to pay those who have nothing. In all seriousness, the game does need a way to drain gold out of it - the screesnhot Else has provided shows there is a good bit of gold around, and it has only inflated prices. Besides, if people believe the value auctions offer are not justified by the tax, they can use less... reputable means to acquire their goods. I would never deal with someone outside the auction house.

People, please, calm down! There is a solution here you are all not seeing. How about we... murder the Treasure Keepers? Hmm... I might put that up for auction.

I think people wanting to affect something in the realm, without having any effect on them, is lame.