Samon

Twice now, Blackshade has revived me against my will. While he has the right to do so, reviving me is like killing anyone else, I do want it to be known that this is how he chooses to spend his tools.

While I know that Seigheart's past has not been without controversies, I have had nothing but pleasant interactions with him ever since returning to MD. I also have fate in Chewett's judgement on this, there is no one with whom Seigheart has fight more over the 20 years of this game's existence than him. If Chewett believes Seigh deserves a chance, I see no reason not to give it to him. It is always good to remain vigilant, but let's watch his actions, rather than get stuck on his past from many years ago.

I would like to add some historical context. The Caretakers were founded at a time when the dead mechanic as we know it did not yet exist. The only way to die was during a torch contest, and you would be revived automatically afterwards. The Caretakers have also never been servants of the dead. I will quote Phantasms original proposal: To all great sick and twisted caretakers, life wouldn't be complete without a little death and mayhem. Darkness would be their cloak. Death would be their sword. Fate would be their mind.And Caretakers have a love for the end of things. Sometimes the end of things do not come as fast as they would like, so they….hasten things.The later in particular being relevant. If anything, under Aelis the Caretakers have returned to their original purpose and him and the other Caretakers being punished for it is a great injustice.

I hope so, there's a lot happening in the Dead, and there is no telling what things might look like tomorrow.

Thank you Sephirah. I will try my best to be there, whenever it is. That being said my movement has become somewhat impaired recently, so I might need some assistance of the Caretakers...

As announced here I will claim the position of leader of the Dead rebellion. While the other thread talks about the why, here I will explain the how. Leader of the Dead RebellionAs leader of the Dead rebellion I will remain dead until justice has been served, and well beyond that. I will claim Berserker's Charge as the headquarter of the rebellion, as it has been my home for many years. Sharing of flowers and revivalAs such I will donate any marigold flowers I have to the dead. This service is open to anyone who needs it, friend and foe alike. Just like I have never discriminated in the past. In cases of grave injustice I will ensure instant revival. For this I will work with the Caretakers and others to ensure swift action. I am still exploring the new Land of the Dead as we speak, but so far it seems that the new revival mechanism is a less sophisticated version of the old one. One of the big issues I see so far is that it severely punishes people who die for the first time while benefitting those who have died before. Therefore I will favour those who have not yet explored the new land when sharing flowers. Marvolo has been the first to receive this service, I am sure many more will follow. Protection of the land and its resourcesEvidently the tyrant has failed to protect his land. Therefore I shall seek alliances with the other lands to protect it instead. More about this will follow, but be warned that locations might be cursed. A bounty on the tyrant's headIf Blackshade Rider truly wishes to serve the dead he will be able to do so as one of them. Therefore I will offer 2 gold for anyone who takes his head. While this is not a big sum, this offer will cover the cost of the tool and then some and stands until further notice. More details will follow in the coming days I thank @Muratus del Mur for offering support to my role in the Dead, even if I do strongly condemn the slander surrounding it. I hope we will be in contact shortly about how to further this new role

I, Samon, in name of the people of the realm, hereby officially declare an open rebellion of the dead against the tyranny of graveyard keeper Blackshade Rider. In this post I shall explain the why. Here I will explain what this will mean for the dead in practice. As many of you know I have spent more time dead than anyone else in this realm. Over the last decade the days I have been alive are few and far between. The dead are more dear to me than anything else in the realm. I have also been the most outspoken opponent to a king in the Dead. Then why, you might ask, was I there during the protest in the graveyard? After being appointed graveyard keeper it quickly became clear that Blackshade does fancy himself king of the Dead and does not condone any detractors. The accusationsA short list of Blackshade Rider's many transgressions in the run up to the protest are: Countless unprovoked insults to many different people, in particular, but not exclusively, when they showed interest in the Dead. Involuntary resurrections Silencing over minor disagreements Spread lies about his detractors Threatened the existence of his Necrovion neighbours when they offered cooperation Shared that he used an exploit to gain more Marigold flowers than he should. This exploit has since been fixed. See: https://magicduel.com/page/Announcement/view/6725 Furthermore Blackshade Rider falsely claimed that he is the only person to care about the dead, despite there being a plethora of people that have been intimately involved with the dead. First and foremost the Caretakers, especially Aelis, Mallos, Sephirah, Lashtal and, until very recently, Ledah and Myself Aside from them, whenever I died I would immediately receive offers of help from Syrian, Seigheart, Fang and many others. And in the past there have been too many more to name all of them. The protest and its aftermathBoth his behaviour, his violent possessiveness and the appearance of unfair advantages created a lot of anger among the people. So much so that something happening became an inevitability. This caused 22 people to gather on the day of the protest. Virtually everyone who was awake at the time. While there were many jokes being made, the sentiment behind the protest was dead serious. My hope was that this would cause some reflection by those who's actions caused this. The opposite appears true. In the aftermath: - The one alliance that has truly consistently cared for the dead has been destroyed under slanderous accusations. - The meticulously placed marigold flowers have been uprooted and seemingly randomly scattered across a new land. Not a single shred of self reflection has been shown so far by those who created the situation that led to the protest. The rebellionThis is why I, in name of the people of realm, see no other option than to start an open rebellion in the Dead until Blackshade Rider has been removed from his position as graveyard keeper and some of the most harmful changes to the dead have been reversed. Finally I demand apologies from both Mur and Blackshade to Aelis and the Caretakers. They have been the most active alliance in MD by far over the past 2 months and I will not stand for this slander. I will only support Blackshade to retake his position if he shows he can deal respectfully with both the living and the dead and injustice has been rectified. Praise the shades. Samon P.s. While the blame for some of this lays with Mur, there will be plenty of opportunity to discuss that in another thread soon.

Perhaps that is what BSR means when he talks about the people of the Dead. The Caretakers have taken care of them for decades. Also, that is most graceful of you, Mur. I for one welcome the opportunity.

I'm confused @Blackshade Rider. That is what I used to believe, but it was you who thought me it could be different. That's why I supported the Eastern take over. Now you are telling me the land belongs to the dead after all?

I believe the success of the invasion is irrefutable, so there is no choice but to cede the new scenes of the Dead to Marind Bell and the East. I do believe, however, that Necrovion has a strong claim to Berserker's Charge so would like to request stewardship over that scene and the mausoleum/tomb next to it.

One thing I would really love is the ability to properly search through announcements and (to a lesser extend) the AL. Ideally it would allow you to filter out system announcements, search in the text, search for announcements by specific authors and filter based on a specific date range.

Weather tags could be a side tree from the fishing tags, although that means players would need to make a trade off between free access to the highest tier fishing gear or improved weather spells. Regardless I would be in favor of having higher level weather spells cause their effect immediately rather than delayed. This would also allow weather to be summoned at specific moments for dramatic effect.

I believe in the power of wraithlings, so 5 gold on the shadow dragon!

I would love to be able to sort the primordials page on most recently leveled up an most recent animation.

While it would be fine for newer players, the price of a pet (both in terms of money and in game resources) is very steep for someone new.