Hall of Commons Report
December 4th 2011
By: Lord Gareth

 
December EM Events Calendar
Chesapeake Shard Directory

Friday, December 9^th at 8pm ET King Crab Fishing Outing

You will need to slay these massive beasts with pokey things and explosions so plan accordingly.

Monday, December 12th @ 8:30pm ET – RBG Mission – Royal Guard Depot @ Serpent’s Hold

You may register as a Healer for this event to gain Healer’s Guild admission credit. Also, remember the Roll Call contest for most cohesive sound off during roll call.

Friday, December 23rd @ 9pm ET – Beacon and Dregs – Static Event

This will be a static event that you can complete anytime over the holiday weekend. Just when you’ve has enough of the family, get lost in our world! That will be active until Wednesday the 28th at 8pm ET when we have another event called “A Fun Guy’s Folly” More details on these events will be available as we draw nearer to them.

Wednesday, December 28th @ 8pm ET – A Fun Guy’s Folly
With the investigative team quickly unraveling clues before them, a startling discovery may have already indicated the mysterious killer’s next target…

Special Guest Mesanna

I am sure most of you know by now this month is our 3^rd year for the current program. Please stand up Dudley. Dudley you have been awesome to work with. I feel very lucky to be able to call you my friend and work with you every day. I want to thank you for all you do for the program and all that you give of yourself for this I give you a new Robe and a NEW hat

Dross You have not been with us for 3 years but none the less I am very proud of you. You are very important to me and the team. I hope I will be able to change this to black one day, for all your time you will have this robe. Please join me in thanking them both for all their time and hard work

*The Hall of Commons shook from all the cheering For EM Dudley and EM Drosselmeyer*

*The Sons of the Sea is hosting a Winter Dragonfish Tournament for the month of December! Whoever catches the biggest Winter Dragonfish during the month of December, wins! More details to follow in a separate listing. Details of which are available on the EM Forums

*Our annual Holiday House Decoration Contest will kickoff on December 1st and run through December 25th. The deadline for submissions is 12/25/2011. Decorate your house with a holiday theme, and submit a rune to the HoC mailbox with your name, and the tag “Holiday Deco Contest Entry”.  Details of which are available on the EM Forums

Reference Links
Captain Gwen Irina
Lord Balandar
Lord Commander Drake Foxx
Derrick Mornwok
Andrea Kildare
Royal Surveyors Office

Captain Gwen Irina,
“After the Fury was fully restored and sent to Jhelom, Andrea Kildare’s next task was to return to surveying the ruins of Paws, which we explored some time ago but were stopped due to a cave in. As she was going over her things, she noticed several books had been stolen from her office And at least a few of them were pertaining to the Paws survey and history. With her office in Trinsic, it’s entirely possible that they were stolen by the thief that eluded us. In Papua during our investigation. Since we’re no longer worried about being excessively careful… She said Balandar could probably blast us through the place. So we’re going back into Paws and seeing if we can’t find whatever was worth stealing documents.”

Lord Balandar opened a Gate to the Paws area where Captain Irina assisted with lowering forces down into the ruined Village of Paws. One of the most well known and powerful spells known as “Alchemical Devastation” was used to blast through the cave in site.

The Alchemical Devastation- Is a highly unstable enchantment and should only be attempted by the most learned of Magi. The results of this enchantment are particularly useful in the application of demolition and have been utilized by the Matewan for years to recover precious metals from the nearby Mount Kendall. Caution is again, however stressed, that this spell is very powerful!

“A Power I’ve experienced only once before….
In the depths of the Poseidon’s Fury Chamber…”

Arrows and Ebolts began soaring through the air as Ancient Swamp Horrors descended upon the group. Minor cuts and bruises were reported but no major casualties. Forces rummaged through the remaining buildings in the area, locating moss covered books which gave clues to what happen so many years ago. One of the Royal Guard members located a secret passage in the western building which brought them to a deeper cave filled with Lava. Within the center of the Lava pool appeared to be another section of the fallen village.

Captain Irina inspected the area and discovered pieces of rubble which appeared to be from an ancient bridge. Among the rubble a Dagger was discovered having bits of frayed rope on it. The dagger appeared to be new, which lead them to believe the bridge was recently destroyed. Lord Balandar ask for everyone to gather outside where he gave the following orders, which promoted a short argument between him and the Captain.

“This entire site is now off limits save for those with my expressed permission.” Captain Irina objected loudly but was cut off by Lord Balandar. “We are dealing with an immense power here And, as I am sure Lord Commander Foxx will agree my expertise in these matters is unparallelled.”

Later that night Commander Drake Foxx arrived to give final orders to those whom were still in the area.

“My Blood was shed in the bowels of the Poseidon’s Fury just as much as my own sweat and tears were. That I am aware, Recruit Sarberius. We all know what that artifact caused I don’t want to relive it. The realm is on the brink of rebellion and we cannot afford another Derrick Mornwok. Secure this area until the Surveyor’s can board it up, don’t need anyone sneaking down here. Until then, scout the area for clues.”

DISMISSED!

Friday Nights at 10:00pm ET
(Starting November 18th)

The Community Crafters Hall will be hosting this event each week for Crafters to attend and help fill Smith and Tailor Bulk Order Deeds for the Hall. Community Crafters Hall will provide all the necessary tools and resources to fill Bulk Order Deeds for the Hall to complete its incoming orders for Gargoyle Pickaxes, Powder of Fortification, Sturdy Shovels and more.

Crafters will be given the option of choosing the number of bods they wish to fill (5) (10) (15) (20) (25) Once they have chosen how many they wish to fill they will be issued a Bulk Order Deed Book with the selected amount of bods inside. When the Crafter has finished filling the deeds and placed them all back inside of the book they can drop it in the Completed Bod Mailbox.

Once the Hammer Strike and Needle Stick event has concluded the Heads of the House will begin turning them in for new bulk order deeds. The New Bulk Order Deeds will be listed here on the forums for Crafters to *request Free Of Charge to those who attended and filled a minimum of 5 Bulk Order Deeds.

Crafters continually participating in this event will receive the following benefits
– Powder of Fortification Discounted price of 80,000 gold per bottle
– Access to Hall Resources
– Access to Hall Reward Tools
– Up to 50% Discount on all Hall Orders
– Priority Order Completion

*The Crafters Hall will withhold the following Bulk Order Deeds from Request The following bods are withheld so the Hall can fill/distribute specific orders of Runics, Powder of Fort, Scrolls etc. All sales from orders are used to maintain the Community Crafters Hall ability to fill orders, assist crafters in training and provide discounted prices to all Community Crafter Hall workers, CCS guildmembers and guilds within the Community Alliance.

–Bulk Order Deeds which can receive the Powder of Fortification Reward
(The Hall may not withhold more then half)
–At least 1 Valorite, Verite, Aggapite Bulk Order Deed
(The Hall may not withhold a bod if only 1 is received of that type)

EVI Forums

When: Tuesdays starts at 7:30 and runs until whenever

Where: Homare-Jima just East of the Moongate

The Community Crafters Hall located in Kijustsu Anei Village hosted their weekly Community Crafting event on Tuesday night. Crafters from the CCS and various guilds come together to give a little back to the shard community by offering free repairs, golems, furniture, training and more.

Come one and all for some free repairs. If you need something crafted such as armor, weapons, jewels, Enhancements, Furniture, Training, Repairs, Golems, Q&A, or what have you, just stop on by for assistance and the people there would gladly aid you in your request. Even if you are simply looking for good company, stop by and hang out.

Check out the vendors as well for Cheap repair deeds anytime during the week.

If you might be interested in becoming part of the Community Crafters Hall or the Chesapeake Crafters Society,
please contact Cheever at Icq# 357038585 or Taurik at Icq# 267944224

Details
Date/Time: Monday Night at 7:00pm ET
Frequency: Bi-weekly
Location: Kijustsu Anei Village Banner

Purpose
EVI Gatherings will be used as a platform for Townships and Guilds to provide
information to the overall community about current and upcoming;

• Events
• Outings
• Projects
• Services
• Storylines
• Land Patrols
• Water Patrols
• EM Events
• EM Town Additions
• And More

Each EVI Township Leader will alternate running the bi-weekly Gathering. We hope that overtime as players continue to attend the gatherings they will become more involved in different aspects of the community such as; projects, events, services, town additions, news, outings, crafting, storyline, etc. etc.

We will try out best to keep the EVI Gatherings at or around 20-25 minutes in length. We know that any longer then 20minutes will result in you opening a second client to do whatever else, while your characters sits there acting like you’re paying attention. Not that any of us have done that before….moving on…

We will be posting everything announced at the Gatherings on the forums and the EVI News page in detail for you to learn more about any announcement that has peeked your interest. This way you wont have to sit and listen to details on topics you may be uninterested in and will help us keep the gatherings brief and painless, well mostly painless.

Discussion Thread

Baja Halloween Event

Friday, October 28th & Saturday, October 29th
Starting at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST

Meet at The Gazebo on the island of New Magincia, Trammel

Baja Halloween Event

By EM Drosselmeyer
[OOC: This fiction has been posted as a ‘reward’ of the fact that the code from the Hidden Identities event was solved.]

Tavalia awoke in a dark, moldy cave. The last thing she could remember was Kendrick’s magic show and him claiming that she wouldn’t be able to believe the next trick. With a groan and a whiff of smoke from her clothes, she had brief glimpses of the moments prior to unconsciousness. Kendrick throwing wide his cloak, strange pockets inside that were too obvious to be part of a magic trick…and then bottles being thrown, fire spreading everywhere, and Morrow leaping at her like a tumbler, hitting her full in the chest and hurling her to the stone ground as her chair broke on impact. Brief glimpses of one of the castles secret passageways as she was dragged away. Only to find herself here…where ever that may be.

She strained to move, but found that her hands were tied behind her, and her ankles tied as well. She felt the tug of a chain hanging from the ceiling of the cave that led to her neck and held her in place but did not choke her. She struggled against the bonds, but to no avail, and her shouts were muffled by a gag held in place around her face. She didn’t have to wait long before a light came from a corner in the back of the cave, and the figure of Morrow in his magician’s outfit came forward. Tavalia could tell something was off…the gait, the stride, everything seemed bizarrely off…but more disconcerting was the gleaming dagger held in the figure’s offhand. With the hat pulled low, Morrow approached Tavalia and set the lantern down beside her. Tavalia gritted her teeth and glared at the figure before a gloved hand reached up to her and pulled the gag out of her mouth. Tavalia immediately screamed, to which the only reaction was a devilish grin from the figure in front of her. When no answer was heard, she stared at the unmoving, unwavering figure before she managed to speak again.

“If you think there’s even a chance that you’ll get away with this after that brazen attempt, or that you’ve anything to gain here by any action other than immediately freeing me and throwing yourself on the mercy of the crown, then yo…” Her diatribe was interrupted by a stinging pain across her cheek that flung her head to one side. Face and eyes burning with shock and shame, Tavalia fixed Morrow with her most intimidating glare. “They’ll be searching for me, and they’re going to find me and the…” Again her head snaps forcefully to the side, her other cheek burning from another slap. The figure in front of her seems to be shaking softly, before raising their chin to look at her, a wide and maniacal grin on their face.

“Oh yes…they’re definitely going to find you.”

“Then you may as well give yours…” Tavalia stops as she’s interrupted by a flash of white across her skull, and a woman’s voice screaming before she realizes it’s her own, and she looks down to see that the figure in front of her has stabbed the dagger through one of her palms. Tavalia fights back the scream and feels tears fall from her eyes as she manages to grit her teeth and bear through the worst of it. Grabbing Tavalia’s hand and slashing the bindings with the dagger, the figure drags it across the hat they’re wearing, and Tavalia jerks her hand back and knocks the hat away, blood staining it’s otherwise pristine surface. Tavalia grabs the chain at her neck but feels two rapid impacts to her chest, knocking the wind from her and causing her to gasp for breath as the strength drains from her limbs. Hanging limply from the chain, she looks up in the low lantern light as the figure draws another pristine dagger to parallel the bloodied one already in it’s hand.

As the figure comes in arm’s reach, Tavalia takes a wild swing at them, feeling her nails dig into the flesh of Morrow’s face and rip it clean off. As she pulls her hand away with a fist full of flesh, she looks in horror to the grinning, sadistic smile revealed underneath the disguise. The eyes revealed beneath the tattered remains of the false visage held no glimpse of remorse or mercy within them. “Virtues preserve…” Without another word the figure moved in a flash, almost before Tavalia could blink, and she hardly even felt the cuts…just something warm and wet as it soaked through her top, vaguely aware of a rapidly spreading sensation of cold throughout her body. She raised a trembling hand up and tried to hold the wound closed, but she already knew it wouldn’t help. As her vision blurred, she struggled to find the strength for one last retort, one last plea, one last hard glare at the still grinning figure in front of her, but she was too tired, and it was all too much. She’d always thought it was supposed to be so much worse…but it felt like slipping into a cold ocean. And then there was blackness.

Reaching down to pick up lantern and hat, the figure put the hat on and pulled it low over their exposed face. They also ripped open Tavalia’s still clenched hand, and removed what was left of the false face that the Ambassador had ripped away. With a look of disgust towards the Ambassador’s remains, the figure left the cave and ascended the rocky outcropping nearby with remarkable deftness and agility before removing a collapsible spyglass from a small pouch on the disguise’s belt. Sighting across the land, they spotted many of the Crown’s forces desperately searching for any sign. Collapsing the spyglass once more, the figure drew forth a scroll and a rune, and chanted the words ‘Kal Ort Por’, and vanished with a brief burst of magic.