January 28, Thursday


Ray's Cafe Arctica Reminder

Leiah's Rune Library celebrates their 10,000 registered visitor! Citizen Airborne walked through the library doors at 11pm (CST) Tuesday (1/26/99), becoming the 10,000th registered visitor. To celebrate Leiah presented Airborne with a new Durable Plate Helm of Invulnerabilty. Leiah would like to thank, all the past and present visitors, who have made the library the success it is.

Cheers,
Leiah

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Leiah's Rune Library

January 14, Thursday


Festival of Guilds - The Lifeblood of Britannia


DATE: Sunday, January 17th
TIME: 8PM - 11:00PM (EST)
HOSTED BY: LOA - Lost Order of Akalabeth
Event Location: LOA Village - Yuw Region (SEE MAP)

PURPOSE:
To share the company with other Britannians and guilds, forming new friendships, new alliances, and for one night, setting aside differences with old enemies.

This is a time for fun stories, a time to see wonderful creatures, meet famous people, and to drink your face off! This is the time to seek a guild for members, or perhaps a time to find new customers to sell your wares to.

Special Note: This is also a wedding reception for Dragon Lord KilJaeden (OES) and his betrothed, Lady Velaska of the LOA. A union unlike any other, one between Evil and Good. May their love and passion last for eternity, and may their swords and spells never turn on each other.

UNIFORM/POSSESSIONS:
If you remember festivals of the past, you will know that they have been 'crashed' before by anti-socialites. It happens, and it is simply a fact of life in Britannia. I have thought long and hard about this one, and I have decided that the very BEST SCENARIO for all our guests is: Travel Lightly.

If you can, please bring only things you can wear, carry or afford to lose. Thieves are everywhere, and they will no doubt be on the prowl for YOUR belongings - quite simply, don't give them the chance to steal anything from you. Fair enough? You may want to bring non- magical armor/weapons, or at least minor magical armor/weapons. There WILL be sparring matches, as long as the crowd seems to be mature and respectful of those sparring who will inevitably turn grey.

FOOD/ALE:
The Brewman Tavern, found within the beautiful compound of the LOA Village, will be packed with food items and beverages. We have the finest ale, the best spirits and Chicken/Ribs to die for! Fill yourself up with all you can eat, but please, don't pack a doggy bag to go! We want to make sure everyone is fed and full. If ye wish to tip the bartender, waitress or the chefs, please do so. They have spent HOURS working on this festival, and your contributions are welcomed, not expected. Chef on duty: ATTRAEL (LOA)

VENDORS:
As with most towns, villages and cities, the LOA has a fine network of vendors. We have what we call, "Theme Vendors", such as one who sells food, ale, etc., one who sells provisioner goods, one for potions, scrolls and reagents, etc. All in all, our prices are fair and our stock is kept up with. If you get here late, don't expect to find a bunch of stuff. Items are priced to sell!

EVENT TREASURER:
RHIANNON (LOA) will be in charge of all payments of awards. If the gold of awards exceeds her budget, we will arrange payments for the very next day.

EVENTS:
SPARRING MATCHES - CROWD PERMITTED. Basically, depending upon the crowd members, we will either have sparring contests, or we will not. Sparring Matches will be referreed by an LOA member (may change through- out the night). All winners of sparring matches will be given a voucher to collect 3 000 gold coins per match won. If the following rules are broken, the payment of the awards will be null and void:

- No Hiding, Poison, Recalling, Potions - If you wish to fight with magic, this must be agreed upon prior to the match. Since we are trying to avoid theives, you may want to leave the reagents at home. The Abbey Bank is NOT far from LOA village, you can grab your things after the party.

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Place: Behind the Platinum Enforcers Barracks
Time: All Night Long - Closes at 11pm EST
Hosted by: (To be announced at festival)

DRINKING CONTEST
- Tables will be set up, along with some chairs. You will be given a bottle of whiskey, along with your competitor, and the first man to finish the bottle will win the match. This competition will be referreed as well, winner will earn 3k per match won. Voucher MUST come from the Ref.

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Place: Outside the House of Architects
Time: 9pm EST - 9:30pm EST
Hosted by: (To be announced at festival)

RIDDLES
- The LOA will work on riddles for the festival, we will most likely announce them in the tavern, and the first person *observed* with the answer will win the award of 5,000gp. The riddles will range from easy to hard, so don't expect easy money!! Again, the bartender will be in charge of this event and will assign vouchers to those who win.

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Place: Inside the Brewman Tavern.
Time: 9:30pm EST - 10:00pm EST
Hosted by: (To be announced at festival)

OUT-PIRATING THE PIRATE!
- We are looking for some nasty, wicked, ruthless, braggart pirates to come to the Festival and try to "Out Pirate" our most notorious pirates! This isn't a cursing contest, so please keep this mature and fun. We are looking for a back and forth match of wit, wisdom, bragging, and the most outrageous tales of pirating adventure. You will go back and forth with your competitor, and the CROWD will vote at the end as to WHO is the true PIRATE! If you beat the LOA Pirate, you will earn 5,000gp. Get your voucher for payment!! A special gift will go to the BEST pirate of the evening. We have a Dragon Ship Deed as a parting gift... may the best man or woman win!

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Place: Southern Corner of the LOA Village
Time: 10:00pm EST - 10:30pm EST
Hosted by: (To be announced at festival)

WAR ACTIONS:
Please try to avoid turning grey at this event. If people show up and cause trouble, avoid them unless they are GREY. We are not looking to have our guests get murder counts on our behalf. There is NO NEED to go out of your way and be the hero. Simply have fun, and use words, not metal, against those who seek to disrupt the evening. If we try to remain blue, there WILL BE LESS chaos in the end.

PRAISE/COMPLAINTS:
If you wish to send praise, or sadly, complaints, you can send them to following addresses: brimstone@lostorder.com or sambrown@erols.com
-For further details:

Lost Order of Akalabeth
The Village

January 3, Sunday


Ray's Cafe Arctica Reminder

Hail, Cafe Arctica is open now! It is in a two story house in the north of Ice Island. Nathalie will serve you with drinks sometimes and there's also a vendor with food and drinks. You can find a rune to the Tavern in Leiah's Rune Library or in Castel Vert a small tavern in the north of Skara Brae Mainland.

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