Phantom Orchid

Firsanthalas, My spirit lives within the Oak of Loreroot, and the arch of my arrows will forever fly true in its defense. I humbly request citizenship to our fair land. May it remain forever true and proud, and may its majestic landscape forever inspire us all. Yours, Priestess Orchid Knight of the Full Moon - CoE

Irene, I do believe 'taking a break' implies that you will be back You will be missed.

Thank you Grido, Peace, Z, Pamplemousse, Ailith, Lucius and others. I have a renowned respect for each of you. And thank you Death Ray, for being such a j***. For without you, we would have never had this discussion. I'm fine with closing this thread if everyone else is. "These walls divide us, we're on two different sides But these walls are not real, how can they be real They're only made of concrete and barbed-wire" -Lucinda Williams

If you believe discrimination in MD based on race/gender/sexual orientation is *not* ok, please discuss below what might be done about it. edit: This poll stems from a homophobic remark in my PL. As a person who has been the victim of hate crimes in RL, I find this unacceptable. If this behavior is tolerated in MD, then I will probably choose to not play. This is a game, after all, and I don't need this kind of BS to affect me here as well.

[quote name='Fenrir Greycloth' date='23 November 2009 - 07:50 PM' timestamp='1259034611' post='48297'] Umm, the words have meaning to those who give them those meanings. Why care if the word ni!!!! was used for slaves. They arnt slaves any more, nor are there any slaves anymore. Forget what the word meant and focus on what the word now means. [/quote] Yes, you are an idiot... In the country where I live, land of the free, "Over 700,000 women are taken prisoner each year in the worldwide network of human trafficking. Approximately 50,000 of these women end up in the United States..." [url="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/54318/americas_modern_day_slave_trade_human.html?cat=37"]America's Modern Day Slave Trade[/url]

[quote name='Shadowseeker' date='22 November 2009 - 09:16 AM' timestamp='1258910219' post='48087'] Why did he write that in the first place? I mean, the PL is supposed to be about the personal opinion, be it good or bad. [/quote] he crossed a line... if this kind of behavior is tolerated, i will find a new game to play.

Noxid, Death Rays alt, posted this comment in my PL: noxid you give fags a bad name It is offensive, discriminatory and rude, and I would like it taken off.

Kriskah! Welcome back. Your return is such a blessing. Do let me know if there's anyway I can help your efforts. Priestess Orchid CoE

Asterdai, Thank you for organizing such a quest. It was an honor to partake in it. ------------------------------------- Such a thing I do not see as competition, but a journey, a path. When our eyes are narrowed by its end we lose sight of the beauty of the trail, the joy of the hunt. [i]It would be as if one were to look at my finger when I point at the moon. [/i] When I hunt in the woods of Loreroot it is not just for to eat, but for to commune with the ancient rhythm of life/death dancing on feet never tired. While rewards are a blessing, this quest allowed us to reconnect with dreams and hallowed memories -- a gift greater than 10,000 WPs Thank you, Priestess Orchid Children of the Eclipse

[center] [b]A Memory Against Forgetting[/b] He gave me his hand, this old tree blooming between forked branches, leafless and fruitless. His hand that unbound, while it wrote, the weave of a destiny: the days and the months and the years. Time scribbled in his face, wayward, meager, as if to dispose all of the lines and signs of his birth, until, little by little, the air would construct what it saw and establish it there. Long lines where the depths were, complementing chapters for the years of his face, dazzling symbols, and equivocal fables, asterisks- whatever the shadows forgot in the old isolation of spirit, or dropped from the sky and the stars, was scored in his face. Olden and bardic, with pen never fixed on the river that spills through our life or the nameless ones who attended his verses. Now on his cheekbones the whole of the mystery charted in cold revelations: the little unvarying slights of the forgotten, cut hard on the page of his forehead; and starved as the beak of the majestic winderwild, journeys and waters had shored on the dearth of his nose their shadowed calligraphy. If only I I could summon the blaze in the cinder, a flower in the hands of a poet. Now his clothing forsook him, he lived in the void of his clothes. All the bones of his body drew close to his skin and vaulted him upwards: a bone man displayed, a bony procurement, a lessening tree gone to bone, in the end, a poet put out by the scrawl of rain in the unquenchable downpour of time. I left him there, nimble with dying, walking toward death as one who awaited the presence stripped to the bone, like herself, in a darkening path; each by the other, they moved toward a crazy girl's dishevelment, toward the sleep we shall sleep out together, whosoever we are: a woman with a withering flower in her hand, fallen to dust.[/center]

[quote name='Fenrir Greycloth' date='12 November 2009 - 06:27 PM' timestamp='1258079242' post='47333'] I admit to doing the first template as a practice run fo quests. My current quest is actually that. A quest. It is a choose your own adventure style quest. It's really hard to run. [/quote] Is it so hard when you accept coin (and keep them) from questors and then decide to stop the quest?

Phantom Orchid: *reaches into her robes and pulls out a sealed letter* Captain Karak has given this for me to read, it says as follows: Phantom Orchid: I had begun research and found that a trail leads amongst various figures of the realm and that they are sworn to secrecy unless a particular word is spoken to them by the one fated to find the Chalice Phantom Orchid: In a fit of the Goddess-knows-what I misplaced my initial notes in the archives and believe a current or former archivist may have scooped them up and held on to them for safe keeping. Phantom Orchid: . I had labeled the notes: Moon Chalice and they should mention this to the holder to begin. Phantom Orchid: Strength and honour, Karak

Good point! Who but the Angien who opened the box would know what came before...? I feel compelled to comment by saying that we are the stories we tell ourselves. We are defined by our own notions of who we are. People define themselves by their jobs, lifestyles, families, roles, relationships, etc. They seek stories (lore) to feel safe because they wish to identify with their surroundings. Stories help to explain their surroundings - myths/religions spring forth and grow because people desire to explain and/or connect with various phenomena experienced in their world. Each member of any given culture/religion shares in a common story - it is part of their identity. Our sense of identity is necessary for our survival, both culturally and spiritually. Most cultures/religions/myths of the world have a 'creation' story - every one sounding just about as 'crazy' as the next (generally speaking, if it is not one's own). For example, the myth of Western science proves that the world is 6 billion (or whatever) years old - though certain religions proclaim it as a few thousand years old. There are many of these religious believers, and for them, their truth stands firm. But the question of 'what is reality?' is, well, another discussion. Though it is impossible to tease out which is influenced more - our stories by us, or us by our stories - both influences shape ourselves and the world around us. Stories can easily, though, turn into labels - and the more we label ourselves, the more limited we are (the more we label others, the more prejudices and stereotypes arise) - it's like being stuck in a box that gets smaller and smaller. A question arises: Even if stories are based fictitiously - do they have no meaning? Fiction cannot change true events of the past but it can shape our perceptions about them. For MD, I know not what the implications of this are... I do know, however, that stories (based in truth or fiction) carry power when enough people believe in them. A brash example might be to think of crusades, conquistadors, tyrants, etc. Propaganda (story) is often their most effective weapon. ==================================================== There is an Oak, growing in MD Archive land. It is told a story each day, For Oaks are the keepers of knowledge. It is blessed, for it I pray It holds the secrets of our homage

I am offering a Wishpoint (donated by yrthilian) for the best story, poem, or song about Knator Commander. Send submissions to me via PM on forum or in-game. Entries must be in by end of event. There will be a panel of judges to decide the winner. The winning story will then be archived for others to read.

[size="3"][b][font="Century Gothic"][center] Hear the wolf howl - follow the horn Revere Her now, enter a path unworn Seek how you may - offer your best To me and observe, my ritual blessed [/center][/font][/b][/size] [center] [img]http://www.newmoon.uk.com/ritual/moongoddess.jpg[/img][/center] [font="Century Gothic"][size="3"]The calling was at 04:00 server time day 293 at Fenth's Press - the blessings (written in Player's Log) happened then. Those who missed it can find either myself or our Holy Sibyl (Dark Mystic) in person to receive a blessing[/font][/size]

After reading your 'hate list' (below), you are already on my hit-list Kamisha [quote] My personal hate list for all to see. Personal hate list Bob the tree. Defenders of Bob the tree. The Armors of golumus coming to destroy the land of MD hopefully also Bob the tree. Vines that protect Bob the tree. ...Bob the tree in general. [/quote]

[quote name='Poppitz Resurrection' date='13 October 2009 - 04:29 PM' timestamp='1255476579' post='44603'] Hahaha! I almost have a desire to participating, since i'm below 40 Days old now.. But when i get to the "NO TOKENS ARE ALLOWED" I was having a Migrain right away! Well well..Good luck for all participant! [/quote] This is because I want this to be focused more upon the strategy of creature combat and the art of ritual making --- which seems to have subsided on account of tokens.

[quote name='Udgard' date='11 October 2009 - 08:41 PM' timestamp='1255318908' post='44441'] Hmm, although it's a good idea, I think it would be best if writing book are left to the neutral archivists, and not to the alliances. Y'know, there would be an inevitable bias if alliances wrote their own reference book xD [/quote] Yes, indeed! I pray to see that happen. My suggestion is but an idea to expand upon what already great work the archivists do. Perhaps a counter-proposal might be to have such alliance specific 'books' housed in each respective land. My main push for this is for new travelers in the realm to have better access to this general knowledge.

[center][b]~~~ Attention Mind Power III Players ~~~[/b][center][/center][/center] [center]The great Goddess of the Moon demands a blood sacrifice! There will be a [i]quick and bloody battle tournament[/i] on [b]Day 287 at 02:30[/b] server time. Creature/s will be awarded --perhaps other prizes! First 6 players to arrive and register with me at back entrance of Loreroot at the above time will be entered into contest. Winner/s will be determined by battle log screenshot of who gains the most victories in one hour (and [i]only[/i] against fellow contest participants). No alts or tokened creatures allowed! No spells! This contest is designed for [i]new [/i]players (under 50 active days) -- please respect that. [[[ I am still accepting coin donations from sponsors]]][/center] [i][Updated 10/13/09 -- Also, players will be instructed on how to screenshot to show if opponent is using tokened critters][/i]