ANNOUNCE NEWS #970
Date: 12/21/2007 at 17:07
From: Morgfyre, the Legion
To : Everyone
Subj: Ironbeard returns!

To help us celebrate the Solstice season, Ironbeard has returned! He
will be around until December 25th, handing out presents to Lusternians!
Keep an eye out for Jolly Bundy and the other solstice gnomes, too!

Happy Holidays!

Penned by My hand on the 11th of Estar, in the year 194 CE.

This might just as easily be a rant, though, unless they DRAMATICALLY increase how fast he appears... he's got a 5-day window to do what he did in what, 2 weeks last time?

You've got a chance to get something from him, over them not adding him back in which means no chance. That seems like a rave to me.

You had a chance of getting things from little gnomes, too.

Just not a very good chance, which is why they went to Ironbeard!

They still have the gnomes.

Xenthos, are you really complaining because the chance to get free things, when they don't have to give free things away at all, isn't as high as you like?

Xenthos has revealed his true identity:

I actually hate Ironbeard :|. I mean, I'd like him if he ever gave me anything, but I was visited once last time and got some poisons or something.

YES I AM GREEDY.

If Ironbeard doesn't give you anything this time around, I'll show up at the Megalith with fireworks and sparkles and give you a flower.

I love monk bashing:

You attempt the kata form of bash.
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You have scored a CRITICAL hit!
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3216h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14149en, 19030w exk- 13:07:57:734
A kephera worker forms one of his upper legs into a spear point and stabs out at
you. Connecting with your throat, he slashs across your flesh and tears a jagged
hole.
3216h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14169en, 19030w exk- 13:07:59:156
You have recovered balance on your left leg.
3216h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14169en, 19030w exk- 13:07:59:421
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
You attempt the kata form of bash.
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3216h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14148en, 19030w exk- 13:07:59:953
You bleed 45 health.
3171h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14148en, 19030w exk- 13:08:00:578
You have recovered balance on your left leg.
3171h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14148en, 19030w exk- 13:08:00:828
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
You attempt the kata form of bash.
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You have scored a CRITICAL hit!
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3171h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14127en, 19030w exk- 13:08:01:453
A kephera worker flows into a crouching stance before quickly rising, his leg
arcing straight up into the air and coming down heel first onto your shoulder.
You twist aside, deflecting part of the attack.
2325h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14127en, 19030w exk-drink health
13:08:02:156
You take a drink from a garnet vial.
The potion heals and soothes you.
2945h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14127en, 19030w exk- 13:08:02:250
You have recovered balance on your left leg.
2945h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14127en, 19030w exk- 13:08:02:437
You have recovered balance on your right arm.
You have recovered balance on your left arm.
You attempt the kata form of bash.
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Unable to withstand more punishment, a kephera worker collapses and dies.
You have slain a kephera worker.
You suddenly scoop up the corpse of a kephera worker.
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2945h, 4188m, 4674e, 10p, 14106en, 19030w ek- 13:08:02:968

Just over 5 seconds with only 2 x2 criticals.

No, I'm saying that the ratio of Ironbeard's giving stuff out last time was set to the extended period that he'd be around, and that it's shorter this time.

Though the Gnomes are still coming as well, so it seems like everyone's happy!

Amusing!

Realities shift and fold, swirling streaks of colour flaring, blossoming and dissolving as they coalesce impossibly into Lord Morgfyre, the Legion, towering over you.

Morgfyre gives a divinely wrapped present to you.

Morgfyre winks conspiratorially at you.

You blink.

"Ummmm," you say uncertainly.

You peer at a divine wrapped present unscrupulously.

Ooer, a gift! You must UNWRAP this present!

You quickly unwrap a divinely wrapped present, which sprays glittering silver dust and cheerful confetti into the air, and excitedly pull a piece of coal from within.

That was the fanciest coal I've ever seen.

It sure is. It found a special place in the rift.

Yes!

I love Ironbeard!

Ugh, I hate gnomes. I've never gotten a gift from Ironbeard and I've never, ever got one from one of the small, obese ones. Never even seen one.

The combination of the two gives a much better chance of finding something and sharing the holiday cheer-- and if that doesn't work, just hunt down Forren and take a few of his.

Forren, why do you steal all the gnomes? I see you running, hither and tither, stealing all the good will and joy from man. WHYY?

/emo

Oh well.

You're doing it wrong, you should probably do punch/punch/kick with ninini hands instead for max damage.

Nor do I. I'm a lazy poo like Acrune and recognize colour patterns. Of course, this means I code all my echos to produce different colour patterns, but with three lines and what, 15 colours? That's a lot of combinations. Mwaha.


Me too! And also a lovely shower of blood and gore as the guards kill me