Borg

CHAPTER 3 The Summoning part 1 CALL TO ARMS Picture Format for part 1 The Summoning part 2 Elwe D'Loche, nicknamed spawn affectionately by his Legion brotheren, rode back to the Impeial barracks in Trinsic. Dismounting, he ran to the officers quarters in search of Centurion Baltazar Con Wec. Centurion Coldren sat at the steps sharpening his tools of craft in the afternoon sun. "Looking for someone my little friend?"; asked Coldren, Centurion of Gladiators. "Yes sir....Centurion Baltazar"; replied Elwe "I saw him this morning pack heavy for a journey to find the Praetorian Guards"; answered Centurion Coldren. Observing that Elwe appeared a bit edgy and that it is rare to see a Shadowrider disheveled, the Centurion Coldren attempted to put the Shadowrider at ease. "Come on lad, lets get some lunch in you and see if any reports have come in, perhaps there is something that I can do."; Centurion Coldren said as he motioned Elwe to join him at the mess hall. "Yes sir, but I do...."; Elwe began to reply but stopped short of finishing his statment. "Do we have sentries on the Ramparts of Trinsic and Olympus?"; continued Elwe "Only the city guards and Olympus holds one...the area is secure Shadowrider, why....no army can march upon us without the outposts sending word."; answered Centurion Coldren. Stopping at the doorway to the mess hall, Elwe looked up at the Centurion of Gladiators. "It is not an army marching upon the city of Trinsic I worry about. It is the......"; replied Elwe as Centurion Coldren opened the door to the mess hall. Shouts of ELWE, SPAWN, ELWE come from several brotheren inside the hall feasting on lunch. Raising his voice a bit to Centruion Coldren, Elwe turns to him and finishes his statement. "It is FLYING INTO TRINSIC I AM CONCERNED ABOUT"; Elwe finishes and is pulled into a seat by fellow Legion warriors. Centurion Coldren absorbs what he says and with a tightining of the brow; Coldren begins to look back at the city skyline toward Destard. The Heran Knights, while thier lines thin, have controlled the skys with thier Dragon forces. What could Elwe be that concerned about.....an Army cannot fly. Coldren's thought is broken by a shout by Marcos from inside the hall to shut the door. "Centurion, did you grow up in a barn?....shut the door!!!", Phalynx of Gladiators humorously jokes. Centurion Coldren blinks a bit while he see a squad of Legionnaires return from training....turns and enters the mess hall completely. Looking down at Elwe eating with his brothers, Elwe looks at the Centurion and jestures slightly by pointing to the air. Centurion Coldren continues to join his Gladiators line as they eat...but while he does he thinks about Elwe's concern and waits for after lunch to discuss this further...now is not yet the time to send alarms through the lines that reform slowly. The Legion is not ready....soon....soon....Centurion Coldren thinks to himself.

NEW WEAPON SPECIFICATIONS Basics The Slayer Weapons were an unexpected addition, or rather an extension, to the world of Ultima Online. So far, the following facts are known: These items have been found only on greater creatures and confirmation from an OSI representative placed their rarity slightly higher than that of silver weapons. A Slayer Weapon will do double damage to the monster it was meant for. A successful hit with the weapon will yield a little white flash on the monster. All the Slayer Weapons fall into 6 groups. Each group has an opposing group. Weapons of a particular type are only found on their opposing group. For instance Balrons and Daemons will give Slayer Weapons that do extra damage to Elementals. When used against their opposing group, it will result in the monster doing double damage to the person wielding the weapon. For example, carry silver, and Repond creatures do double damage to you. Carry Repond weapons and undead creatures do double damage to you. Pick your opponent with care! Each group has a Super Slayer that will do increased damage to all monsters within that group. Slayer Weapons Chart Humanoid Opposing Group: Undead Found on: Bone Knights, Liches, Lich Lords Super Slayer: Repond - double damage against Ogres, Orcs, Trolls, Cyclopses and Titans* Other Slayers: Ogre Trashing - double damage against Ogres Orc Slaying - double damage against Orcs Troll Slaughter - double damage against Trolls * In Ultima III, Repond was a spell used against Orcs, Trolls and Goblins. Undead Opposing Group: Humanoid Found on: almost all monsters that carry magic weapons as loot Super Slayer: Silver - double damage against all undead creatures Other Slayers: -- Elemental Opposing Group: Abyss Found on: Balrons, Daemons Super Slayer: Elemental Ban - double damage against all elementals Other Slayers: Blood Drinking - double damage against Blood Elementals Earth Shatter - double damage against Earth Elementals Elemental Health - double damaga against Poison Elementals Flame Dousing - double damage against Fire Elementals Summer Wind - doubled damage against Snow Elementals Vacuum - double damage against Air Elementals Water Dissipation - double damage against Water Elementals Abyss Opposing Group: Elemental Found on: Blood Elementals, Ore Elementals Super Slayer: Exorcism - double damage against Daemons and Gargoyles Other Slayers: Daemon Dismissal - double damage against daemons Gargoyle's Foe - double damage against Gargoyles Arachnid Opposing Group: Reptilian Found on: Ancient Wyrms, Dragons, Ophidian Matriarchs, Shadow Wyrms Super Slayer: Arachnid Doom - double damage against giant spiders and Terathans Other Slayers: Scorpion's Bane - double damage against Scorpions Spider's Death - double damage against giant spiders (Terathans excluded) Ophidian (melee only) / Terathan Slaying (bow only) - double damage against Terathans Reptilian Opposing Group: Arachnid Found on: Terathan Avengers, Terathan Matriarchs Super Slayer: Reptilian Death - double damage against Alligators, Snakes, Lizardman, Dragons, Drakes, Wyrms and Ophidians Other Slayers: Dragon Slaying - double damage against Dragons Lizardman Slaughter - double damage against Lizardmen Snake's Bane - double damage against Snakes Terathan (melee only) / Ophidian Slaying (bow only) - double damage against Ophidians Special Weapons Weapon Effect Daemon's Breath an Enchanted Weapon Dragon's Breath an Enchanted Weapon Gargoyles Pickaxe or Large Pickaxe of Ore Extraction not a Slayer Weapon, but a weapon with special abilities Glacial Staff not a Slayer Weapon, but a weapon with special abilities Mage's Bane an Enchanted Weapon Weapon Effect Wind double damage against Air Elementals Blood Draining double damage against Blood Elementals Blood Sucking double damage against Blood Elementals Blood Stealing double damage against Blood Elementals Earth Crushing double damage against Earth Elementals Earth Trashing double damage against Earth Elementals Elemental's Bane double damage against all elementals Elemental Destroying double damage against all elementals Water Dissociation double damage against Water Elementals Blood Thirsty double damage against Blood Elementals* Eagle's Peak double damage against Harpies Daemon Dispellation double damage against Daemons Gargoyle's Bane double damage against Gargoyles Gargoyle's Health double damage against Gargoyles Orc's Bane double damage against Orcs Of the Spider double damage against Ophidians Balron Damnation double damage against Balrons * Rumored to suck the life from the user of the weapon. Juka Slayer Bows The melee Slayer Weapons that come as monster loot are readily usable by everyone. But there's a special group of Slayer Weapons for archers that come as loot on Juka Lords. Those Juka Slayer Bows have these properties: When looted from a Juka Lord, they first have to be modified by a GM Bowyer before they can be equiped. A GM Bowyer modifies these bows by double clicking the bow and then targeting a gear (made by tinkers). A modified bow changes its color to a dark greyish tone. The bows may only be equiped with chars of at least 80 DEX and 80 STR. This refers to the unmodified stat, so you can still wear an armout that will drop the DEX below 80. Besides these special properties, the Juka Slayer Bows behave exactly the same way as other Slayer Weapons (such as dealing additional damage etc.). Weapons of Virtue "Weapons of Virtue" is another term commonly used for the Slayer Weapons. It was introduced by Stratics when these weapons appeared for the first time and no official statement was made by OSI. Due to the lack of an official label, the term "Weapons of Virtue" was created. Later the OSI development team commented on them and said that the official name for these weapons is "Slayer Weapons".

I need to get ahold of Decurion....>(Todd Patriot) if anyone knows his phone number or means to contatct. I appreciate any help given.

We are in URGENT need now to get ahold of Decurion.....we need to transfer the recruitment house back onto my guild account now free (after selling my personal house) and to get LPG stone back. EVERYONE REALIZE YOUR ACCOUNT MUST BE ACTIVE if it is home owner ....ELSE you WILL LOSE it to a co owner or decay!!!!!!!!!! I can help store or transfer anything (i have alot of black slots for dummy characters to hold stuff for you if you are a co owner in a house that the owner is MIA.....if you already own a house...you will not gain the house you are co owned to....you will lose everything in that house. Borg PASS the WORD!!!!!!!....members protect your brotheren and thier possessions.

Condemned Houses to Decay Feb 27 2002 4:50PM It's that time - the Britannian Housing Association has decreed that as of Thursday, February 28th, all condemned houses will once again be subject to decay! So it's moving time for all owners of condemned houses - please make sure that you've moved all items of value into your main house (the most recent one that you acquired). We are not responsible for any loss of items due to decay in a condemned house! The length of time for a condemned house to decay is approximately 10 days. The earlier you take action, the better. You can redeed your condemned house, or transfer ownership of it to a player that does not currently own a house. It’s important to note that GMs cannot remove the condemned status of a house, so please do not page them about the matter.

***Posts to Catskills Bulletin boards*** Men, Women…Mages, Warriors…Citizens. The Imperial Legion of PGoH is accepting recruits into the Legion to prepare for the defense of Trinsic and the realm itself. Whether ye be human, elf or orc….all are welcome within the Empire. The good of the many will provide us all saftey and prosperity. Lord Blackthorn is not a moral man…. he is not even a man at all now…. he cannot rule. Join the Empire and join HONOR!!! Colin Mor, PGoH recruiter.

CHAPTER 2 THE RETURN The Return “You must return…….you must return……..” Those words echoed through the endless eternity of the ethereal plane Pater Imperium Borg traveled….whether my prayers are loud enough, I can only hope they are. The Strength and HONOR that brought an end to the Holy War against the Orcs and Undead was summoned by the GODS to establish new Empires within new worlds and time. Emperor Greg and his leadership were boldly forging new homes for the souls of the citizens that leave the shards of the Gem of Immortality. A Vanguard was in place within the Midgard realms of Gawaine in the Dark Age of Camelot. Toward the Horizon’s edge of the Empires of Istaria sat the Dragon clan of The Eclipse. In the darkness of Shadowbane, the Oligarchy was being established where they would become the light of HONOR. Even the Orcs, honorable and strong, prepared and encampment on the World of Warcraft. Finally, in a galaxy far far away operations were setting up to take part in the Galaxies of Star Wars. Bold and determined the great heros of Catskills expanded The Honor Empire….and prepared for the future. So did another…but his designs and plans were more personal…Lord Blackthorn and his revenge!!! The GODS had spoken and Borg informed us that a storm so great that the walls of Olympus and the GODS themselves felt its wake. Now we can see that Lord Blackthorn has returned and has sacrificed his humanity in order to gain power. Exodus orchestrates an evil plot and Lord Blackthorn begins to establish and branch out his wickedness through greed like a plague amongst our realm. He aims to dominate the whole realm and complete what he believes is his destiny. “You must return…you must return Borg” I speak it now though not a prayer but in a sense of urgency. Borg like many of the souls that live here in Catskills was not native of this realm. He was a traveler who by his own accord was sent here to investigate a recorded powerful energy source that his kind sought to acquire as part of their own. When he arrived he was more machine than man…a drone he called himself. One of many with the mind of one. It was the shrine of HONOR that he found and in attempting to assimilate it….he was assimilated….he was reborn as the man you know today. No longer a drone he was one….he was Borg. He knows what it is to be a drone….more machine than man….he knows then how to stop one like Lord Blackthorn….now more machine than man. It has been now 2 weeks since Lord Blackthorn arrived and everywhere you can see the effect. The era of excess was still lingering while the mercenaries and even parts of great kingdoms of the realm sought the wealth that existed in the pockets of the new evil forces. City streets and merchant shops are deserted…in place of the sound of commerce and trade….there is silence. I walk along a once beaten and solid path that leads to Olympus from Trinsic. The brush has overgrown it and would it be that I had not walked it a thousand times…I fear I could get lost myself. As I push back a low hanging branch, I am amazed to see a villa standing on the waters edge….what is this I wonder? The morning mist is burning off and as I step up onto its patio….the door is locked….I peer inside. I can see a vault constructed in the corner and a small bag in the middle of the floor. Who built this…I wonder. I reach up and pull off a sack covering the sign. ”The Port Authority of PGoH”; I read on it. I hear the call of an eagle and I turn to see it flying in from the bay; its vast strong wings cutting apart the mist as it travels over my head and toward Olympus. The mist separates and I can see the Walls of Olympus….my eye swells with pride and devotion for above it is a standard…..a standard I have not seen in quite some time….the standard of Borg. I rush to the castle doors, nearly tripping on the soul stone. That stone sits in the shadow and protection of Olympus as a binding point for all the fallen and lost warriors…near to their home and the GODS of Skills. I reach for the great doors and I can feel that they are warm…as I enter a feeling of comfort and saftey flows through me. The smith station is stocked and the air from the alchemy alcove dances with the smell of reagents. I pass through into the courtyard and the walls shimmered in the morning sun. I move toward the great hall and as I do the doors open….as if Olympus itself was welcoming me home. The great hearth is gone….replaced now with a great stone table. Behind the table are the standards of the Empire hanging proudly from the wall. The Elf, Praetorian Guard, Legion and Orc Clan surround the standard of Emperor Borg. On the far wall hang the Senate and State colors guarding a great stone chalice made of granite. As I turn and spin to take in the whole room….I feel myself rise into the air and the room begins to fill with light. I am weightless and moving upward at incredible speed through the air. Realizing my relative position I gulp deeply…I can see Trinsic and the land becoming smaller as the light turns to darkness I now only see a spinning colorful gem. I feel my feet touch ground beneath me…I regain my footing and then I hear him. “He will not take them…”; a voice states. I turn my head to see Borg on one knee looking out across the darkness and as he points to one of the colorful gems he begins to talk to me. “He will not take them Colin….he will try to take them all…and with all means at his disposal he will impose his will upon them.” Borg paused a moment. “All will resist….some may fall….that I must admit is a possibility…but Catskills will not!”; Borg exclaimed, pointing at one of the gems now bursting in light and effects. “The great knights still prepare the other realms…are they returning?”; I asked Borg. “Perhaps…perhaps not….regardless the level of aid…they will always be with us Colin. They are always with us in the struggles, battles or even in our ordinary duties of our lives. It is the HONOR that binds us…beyond the body and soul. HONOR is everywhere and within everything Colin…you should know that you taught me that long ago. The key now is and always will be…to unlock that power and focus it to serve the good of the many.”; Borg replied. Nodding to Borg and feeling quite small in this darkness with gems dancing around us….I coyly ask; “Respectfully m’lord….umm where are we?” Borg looked over to me and acted surprised in his reply. “Huh?!…Colin….are you that old of a man?….do you not know your own room?!”; Borg smiled. As I looked away from his eyes I found myself standing on the floor of my own room overlooking a crystal ball filled with small gems. “Those gems where….are…BLAST IT…those were the shards from the gem of Immortality!!!” I barked. Borg began to take amusement at me and held back chuckles “This is my room from my old forge house near the Honor shrine in Felucca!” I continued to bark. I could see through the window I was inside the villa in front of Olympus and on my bed sat keys to a vault and commissions to outfit 1000 Legion soldiers. “Raise the Legion Colin”; Borg said as he opened the door toward the stairwell. “ME?!…I am too old for that….Borg….Borg…gah…I am just a bookkeeper now, my days of glory are long gone.” I said as I followed him down the stairwell. “It was you…OLD MAN…it was you Colin who took me in after finding me at the HONOR shrine…you who returned me to humanity from what I was and it was you who became my father here in this realm.”; Borg said as he turned at the front doors. Placing both his hands on my shoulders he said to me; “You are a great teacher Colin and if we can retain half of what you think you have forgotten in your age….well we will be 10 times greater men. You know the power of the good of the many holds…teach it again.” As he opened the door he said: “If we are to be successful against Lord Blackthorn in this campaign then I must find Dawn and begin to coordinate our resistance” “Resistance is not futile….remember Colin…you taught me that….patience is an ally and with that we will defeat evil again. I must find Dawn….Raise the Legion Colin….Prepare the dogs of WAR!!!”; Borg exclaimed. Borg cast a gate and as he walked into its brilliance he turned to me, smiled and winked…..he was gone.

CHAPTER 1 The INQUIRY The end of Excess Twas the age of Expansion….it was the years after the ascension of Emperor Borg to Olympus. Emperor Greg had risen and continued the fight against the hoards of evil; defeating them at nearly every battlefield. The provinces had flourished and the Senate was strong with economic power. The Legion was fully supplied and the Council of Honor had just approved measures to build an Imperial Navy. The clans of Orcs were decimated and the resulting arrival of Savages was met by the Alliance. The Alliance, which was formed of the great realm Empires and Kingdoms of PGoH, GoL, KoJ, LER and VK, stood as the supreme force of good throughout the realm. No one would have expected that this was the beginning of the darkest of ages…the age of Excess. >>> It was a glorious morning and though we had lost many a soul and the lines had not slept for a week, we marched back to Trinsic to the bards songs of victory. All of the Orc strongholds had been destroyed and the Shadowriders now hunted down the scattered Orcs. Provincial citizens traveled homeward past the Legion lines, back toward their homes they had abandoned during the campaign. The sunrise was different today and as I looked up at it, I bathed in its brilliance and its warmth. The sun had been there all along but its warmth never was enough to overcome the coldness of death the wars had brought. The cities, each of them in kind, welcomed home their protectors and celebrations seemed to last for weeks. City merchants thrived on the new resources, wares and gold brought back from conquest and through the reopening of trade routes once lost to Orc raiders. When news of the a primitive culture was reported replacing the Orcs in the provinces; mercenary forces met them and a cohort of the Legion was dispatched. The savages, though cunning and resourceful, also failed to be victorious against the mercenary forces that fought them…let alone the Alliance. The cities of the land slept secure and with no threat to their gates for months. Shadowriders reported that Orcs and Savages were found in great pitched battles over the ruins of the Orc Strongholds that the Alliance had decimated and in odd twists the greed of mankind took over many minds as mercenaries chose sides in this battle over debris and ruins. New Orcs of great power and strength appeared and so did Savages of unparalleled skill appear on mounts of hideous appearance. The Alliance members discussed which side should they stand for and Pater Imperium Borg was summoned for guidance to this end. “Do not stand for what you would sooner slay but support what you know to be evil”; Borg instructed. This was an uneasy and uncomfortable command to enact. The sage Magistrate Balandar explained that he had instructed us to stand for neither but to aid what was once our oldest foe. This was difficult for many to accept because Orcs always were the enemy. The Phalynx Marcos the Black was captured by Orcs and our retribution for the loss of Cove to Orcs brought the end of Orc oppression everywhere. How could the Pater tell us to aid these beasts that still held Marcos. Furthermore, when the followers of Mercury, God of Mischief, found the new Orc strongholds evidence of Marcos training Orcs in the arts of war was found. Many in the Alliance and within the Legion itself began to speak of treason and fractures in the minds of men formed, like cracks in armor yield a weakness. “Trust each in each other and trust in the Honor that binds thee”; Borg said in a dream to everyone in the Empire on the same night. When Marcos was found on a battlefield with Orcs against Savages he was imprisoned and put on trial. His acquittal was shocking to some but his support of the Orcs was determined to be in the best interest of the Empire and realm itself. Still, some men and women left the Empire to continue to hunt down the Orcs and to also fight against the Savages. For the rest of the Empire the following months were difficult at best and surreal consistently. Conversations and debates were filled with anger and uneasiness at what should be done. Emperor Greg kept the Legion in check and the Empire out of the political and faction wars that began across the realm. It was only until we realized Borg meant not to become their ally but to fight against this new threat along side the Orcs…for the Orcs knew what mankind would not accept. The Savages were the first from evil never seen before…the edge of a great dark shadow that now crept into the realm from beyond the edge of existence itself. This new evil was breaking against the realm like a great tide, spilling evil bit by bit into the realm. “Evil knows Evil”; Borg told Emperor Greg and Senator of War Wolf. “Mankind never accepts anything as real until it affects them directly”; Borg reminded them. Pater Imperium Borg and the GODS of Olympus had tried to warn us that the evil that was coming would become real…if we allowed it to be. Through our complacency and satisfaction this evil did grow and through the greed of mankind the evil did prosper and become reality. Its foothold now was solid and the evil now has a full open gate into our realm. If we had only remembered what he had said…if we had only remained vigilant. New lands have been found and the plunder and riches it holds are irresistible to the mercenary and merchants abroad. Even as the days pass, many do not realize the sun is not shining light and warmth; only the glow of greed is what they see with and what fuels their hearths fire. This greed is strong and with it has come overconfidence. This overconfidence now determines participation against evil when is appears. The rich see the battlegrounds as places beneath them and that they are untouchable in their personal fortresses or cities built by their ancestors and kin. This is the end of their age of Excess, the end of what they know to be true and real. This is the end of the age of Excess and the beginning of darkness that has existed for quite some time. Colin Mor….I ask of you what shall we do now? What day will break after this darkness has been overcome? Will we even realize it is even dark at all? Felix Felthwin, Gladiator PGoH Legion I sent this reply to Felix as well as the Council of Honor Sharpen your sword, supply your satchel and rally recruits The Age of Twilight has begun. How right I was for it has been a month and Lord Blackthorn now has returned....we need to rally and pray for the ancients to return....all will be needed I fear.....is it thunder of a storm or the drums of War approaching.

Cousin GoL.....and you my sister it is good to hear you again. These moons approaching for our realm are quite dark...and as I have returned to lead the Empire, it will again be a pleasure to stand with your lines more often. Though there may be better days to rejoice....you and I have a unique insight into what is facing us.....Lord Blackthorn is what we once were. More machine than human.....he is now a drone of Exodus. In that we understand his limits of his mindset....he has limits....we must overcome and be more than he can comprehend. Seek of me my sister as you have in days gone by.....(ICQ)

Below is the copy of my communications with the Atlantic shard Royal Stormriders. Upcoming events in Ultima Online will begin to DEFINE our shards separartely and the outcome will be in OUR hands to determine....success or failure. These are challenges that will require combined effort of many....like the days of Juo Nar siege and the battles with Ventryn.....except those are now history.....Lord Blackthorn knows them...and expects them. We must overcome this and become even stronger, focused as one and larger in scale.....relentless will be his desire and resources brought to the battlefield....so must our lines. These battles will be on different shards at different times...and with that the shards can be combined to fight as one again....and reform the power of the Gem of Immortality...a power undeniable....even to Blackthorn or Exodus. What I propose below is that the Royal Stormriders that can...create a warrior for the Legion of PGoH...together they will train at Olympus with our Legionaires and upon the day needed call to arms to stand for HONOR. We too create warriors in thier shard (unless you already have them) and join thier forces to fight on thier DAY of DESTINY. This is the first stages of preparations....and we will be reserves and not the main command lines for each others Lines or Army....but it surely will give us some FUN to have and to learn from for when we do have our shards DAY of DESTINY. This all is voluntary and I will begin also to express to the Catskills shard to join this endeavor for Atlantic while it is my hope the Royal Stormriders will call to arms warriors to come to the Legion of PGoH here in Catskills. Greetings Honorable Royal Stormriders, Though our fragments of the gem of Imortality may be different in the details...we now have a more common enemy than ever before. I received a dispatch from our Gargoyle Galam, whom chanced upon a soul from your shard who had projected her soul into our realm. Upon ressurection and temporary binding to our shard of Catskills they spoke of the current state of affairs...and the future storms that surely will be upon us. This soul was from Lady Zoie and Dutchess of the Royal Stormriders was her priviledge to be. Lady Zoie was reviewing the Juka forces and the lands now in control of Lord Blackthorn reborn. Galam informed her that on this shard that I had returned to lead the Empire...this is true. As we fought and overcame the Followers of Armagedon and the capture of Zendella Xryss to the successful dispatching of JuoNar in our beloved mother city of Trinsic. The Empire of HONOR shall again stand and lead our realm against Lord Blackthorn's agenda of complete domination and destruction of all that has been built and the Virtues. Lord Ventryn we were able to keep at bay and his army of Doom Deamons slain, his relics removed from him...we returned peace to the realm...if not returning a piece of HONOR within him as well. Lord Blackthorn is beyond these past foes desire and the darkness at his disposal is more than all prior combined. It is this fact that MUST be recognized by all the shards of the gem of immortality....what he aims to do is to dominate them all. What he does not expect is for them all to be as one. Separately he and Exodus have the capability to dominate any one of the shards...this is where the fight truley will be. They do not expect and will not conceed that it is even possible that the souls of the citizens are strong enough to travel across shards and support each other. They KNOW the COMBINED power of the shards is beyond THIER power...beyond thier capability to dominate. Mondain knew this and the Avatar stopped him, but in doing so split the power of the Gem of Imortality. Galam, cunning Locust Gargoyle, suggested to Lady Zoie that perhaps the spirits and souls of the Royal Stormriders could cross over to the shard of Catskills and join the ranks of the PGoH Legion....to prepare for the inevitable battles. As the Legion rebuilds to War strength so too will the warriors prepare themselves within your Royal Stormriders in the shard of Atlantic. Though weak and untested on each others soil...training is quick by the powers of the GODS and with some coordinated effort the basic powers of battle can be achieved. Lord Blackthorn will succeed if he is faced by many minds of one...but he will fail if he faces many with the mind of one. At this moment he toys with mercenary fighters and bands of warriors tempted by his riches he lines his forces pockets with. Exodus and Lord Blackthorn do not grasp the power of true brotherhood and common good of the other....they will never be a combined force completely...they will eventually not support each other and choose to sacrifice each other for thier own gain. No individual force has defeated a focused power of a disciplined Legion or Army....not in the past and this will not occur in the future. The will of the many focused as ONE outweigh and overcome the will of the ONE. We will be the many as one...Lord Blackthorn and Exodus will be the ONE overcome. Let Shards powers combined start with us...Atlantic and Catskills. Royal Stormriders....what say ye? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Upon their acceptance I will then set up recruitment dates and begin scheduling training events and visa versa. The Royal Stormiders of Atlantic

Well....it has been set (actually rescheduled) March 21st I will be having knee surgury which will put me smack dab infront of da puter. This I pray is the end of my knee epic quest (har har) Looking forward to messing around against Blackthron and getting myself to 50 by the end of my time off. Currently Marathon time is March 21st to April 3rd...unless they keep me out of work longer.

Actually...each shard will have the main development release "content scenarios" but will begin to forge their own shard specific history/content. This will be done via the new mechanics involved in the content scenarios.....new crystals of power are in place and more are coming. These will be set up in and around the realms...if activated by players via combat or discovery then they will set off chain reaction spawns and or events that will then CLOSE out other crystals OR delete them as possibilities. The overall new stuff will still come into play BUT the chain of events will be in motion. WE the player base and OUR ability to overcome as a group, army or realm will determine the ending of chapters and beginnings of new ones....in the history of Catskills Ultima Online. Time has come now to REALLY put the PGoH stamp on the realm...forever!!!

Centurion....good to hear from you mighty one. Craftables......right now there are 433 new ones and combo of new ones. Miners can get stone, sand and upcoming Gems. Alchemists soon will become able to GROW reagents and other new medicinal powers. Cooks will be getting alot of new foodstuffs Tinkers can make GOLOMS and a lot of new stuff Carpenters are going to explode soon but can make aton now. See my post on Call to Arms...I cover a small bit on evil baddies....but there is SOOO much undiscovered....currently greed still is the leader to the mercenaries...they are not pushing the envelope and finding the REAL easter eggs.!!! ehhe

PGoH Citizens, Are you still active in Ultima Online? The reason I ask is that with Greg preparing Shadowbane, Martock preparing Star Wars, Balandar and Wolf in Operations for Website....I have resumed GM role in Ultima Online. I would like to begin recruitment and storylines to move into the new "Enemies of the State" era. Ultima Onlines new Empires of the Juka (Blackthorns stooges) and the Meer (having thier own adjenda) were designed for the larger scale battle events. The individual can defeat one of them but it takes a great deal of time...and ironically some players haven't realized the benefits to this.....spawn cycles build now and if you overcome them....you reach a new spawn crystal activation. I like to call it "Prime Time"....it is the moment the new "bosses" are launched into the fray. To date players still have only begun to activate the lowest level of this higher crystal. These new challenges are what we aim to discover and overcome...including these same mechanics in the EXISTING lands Dungeons...which we already have a good understanding of...now we need just to "clean them out" and flush out the big boys...see what they have to offer as tribute to the Empire. I will begin to post the storylines that will be the foundation of these new conflicts between The PGoH Empire and the new evil forces. Your input on your status will help me make this a better record of our history and stepping stone on our road we will pave into these new enemy outposts and fortresses. The titles also that SerBrightblade and Martok dreamed of having actually now exist in form....depending on your habits of slaying...you will receive bonus/titles for such activities. Seems like they heard you BB (recalling conversation with JuoNar inbetween battles in Trinsic years ago). The state of the mainland of Catskills is scattered now with pockets of our old enemies and small pockets of the new enemies....in this light I have ended the year of War with the Orcs (of which were consistently defeated) and the Undead (which was a smaller issue overall) Dungeons that once were busy lay mostly dormant while the mercenaries across the land fight and adventure into searching for the new plunder to line their pockets. Overall...Trammel is quiet and Trinsic is safe. Felucca is even more rampant with chaos and antisocial behavior and it would not surprise me in the least...if the gates to that realm close forever. For those that own land there....keep your ears/eyes open...it would not be a good place to become stuck. With that alone with the continual consolidation effort currently inplace....The Large Mars Tower is being sold to pay for the expansion of the website and new email service startup fees(now use TheHonorEmpire.org as your home page) For some, perhaps many, the new modifications to Ultima Online will be short of thier expectations or will simply be not enough to keep them interested in the constantly growing online gaming experiences to be had. Dark Age of Camelot is a strong success for Mystic and the Valhalla Vanguard is moving solidly and gradually into place for some serious serious PvP action. Shadowbane holds alot of attention from our ranks and leadership lines due to its reported abilites and structure...this is a great thing. Star Wars Galaxies sits at the end of the year also as yet another platform for fantasy exploration within a universe that we all grew up amazed at. Horizons is 1 or 2 years away while Warcraft is 2 to 3 years out. Each of these holds different flavor and feel...and with that the themes will be a blast to participate in. There is something though about Ultima Online...perhaps its the eye in the sky view or the fact it was our first...I dont know exactly....but I still like it. Alot of PGoH is in Ultima Online...in the history, systems and designs....we were heard and performed well inside its engine....we always will. With all the new options for entertainment online coming for myself....I am starting to wonder if I need cable TV at all. I will have plenty of flavors and choices in the year 2002 to explore...but the best part of that exploring will be the fact that I am going to be with you all in each of them.....home with my online family. In that is the whole reason the origional founders started PGoH.....to build a place that would be home, safe and FUN for friends across the world to enjoy......family FUN. Email me your input for your characters story he/she has been doing the last 6 months and/or what he/she will be doing if leaving UO.....for what adventures? See you on the inside...... Borg@TheHonorEmpire.org

Galam found an ARCANE GEM on a Juka Mage tonight......seems it can be used to make Arcane clothing which is then like a saftey vest of sorts......the clothing acts as reagents if you run out of them in emergency situations. Juka Lord though is a nasty archer....at least for Galam (no armor on)

The other day Salt rekindled the spirit of salty sea breezes for me by posting question of Sea stuff.... so I came home from work tonight and dug out an old file of mine....here is a small excerpt of a few of the "Fun" ideas I sent in long ago. Sea Fun (challenges) Piracy.....Harbormasters (like escorts) seek PCs to go defeat pirates at XYZ coord (spawned when challenge accepted) Invasions.....Island cities invaded if that city Harbormasters ignore too much Shipwrecks.....Randomly spawned on shorelines, contain Lepper defenders (perma poision, GM healer needs to cure you....if resurrected you are still poisioned...very nasty Leppers) Sunken Treasures.......Found from maps won in card games with drunk sailors in taverns (like dice but some accumulating factor....if you break the drunks gold bag....he wagers a map) Stranded.......Found from messages in bottles, like escorts…bring home for reward Lost Islands................Randomly spawned small landmasses 1 per WEEK that have VERY strange and exotic defenders and RARE loots…always different!!! Fish Records.............Fish caught will have measurements (random) if given to Fisherman guildmaster and is record….reward given AND Fish mounted with name of fisherman who caught it named!!! I still think some of these have some FUN merit to them........aye? Lets have some FUN...heheh spin off your thoughts on just these few. See you on the Inside

Last night......(6 months on n off working on getting that blasted thing.........FINALLY OURS!!!!!!!!!!) Now I am going to try and get the white marble to the RIGHT of the Castle.......my next goal. Slowly....we gain our footprint area. Safe Haven still is our strongest concentration of members shops and housing. Olympus now has Castle, Infirmary, Recruitment office, Launch Tower (Legion) and Port Authority When I get the white marble it will become port authority and villa will change to courthouse for Justice/provincial matters. Trades Tower exists on the edge of the Trinsic Swamp (north of Olympus)

Feb 24th starting at 7pm EST The Honor Empire Battlegrounds I Tournament Rules: All players MUST download patch Star Wars Patch on The Honor Empire Website Members of The Honor Empire eligible NO CHEATS STANDARD START MAP will be Star Wars Locale (TBA) CONQUEST (last one alive of the players-not Borg) Borg will be Neutral observer to all parties and record game and resign once there is only one player left standing Winner will have a Large Pizza sent to their home from a local Pizza delivery unit. Sign up below if you wish to battle for this first planet in the galaxy. If you do not have the game yet you can get it through the Amazon Search box on this website. Type in "Star Wars: Battlegrounds" and search Software FIRST 7 Challengers....declare your namesake, culture and color choice.......good luck

If you are interested to see the newest additions to the UO engine.......Lake Superior holds that privilege and its forum is updated with the newest details. Ultima Online NEW Updates on Lake Superior

Since my knee is keeping me awake....I am really catching up on post reading...hehhe. My thoughts on the whole ebay thing is... A) players buy game (REAL)and pay fee for time in game on servers equipment...rent (REAL) B) players participate in fantasy (NOT REAL) and players create items (NOT REAL) and or the fiction (NOT REAL) C) some players develope items (NOT REAL) and fiction (NOT REAL) so deep it gains a value to the masses participating in game D) some levels of game operators utilize this growth (NOT REAL) and fiction (NOT REAL) to develope more areas for expansion sales and new fees to the player base. For one reason or another a operator or member of the game operation team leaves job OR is promoted...both based on recent work success (REAL) in game operations role. For one reason or another a player decides to leave the online game they have spent time (REAL)developing thier characters (NOT REAL) and the fictions around them and with various achieved items (NOT REAL) The person leaving the game operations role was rewarded a salary to support the engine all along. The person leaving the participation in the game was rewarded FUN and entertainment all along. OPPS but what is this???....someone wishes to take over or utilize the fictional item (NOT REAL) or character (NOT REAL)that was created over time (REAL) by a persons imagination, commitment and creativity(REAL) and they are willing to compensate(REAL) the player for his time(REAL) imagination(REAL), commitment(REAL) and creativity(REAL)? Hmmm.....the game operator chose freely to be promoted and to a new compensation for thier time based on thier successful use of personal resources (time, imagination, commitment and creativity) Player leaving accepts offer for compensation for thier past successful use of personal resources (time, imagination, commitment and creativity) Hmmm now then....the game operator has ALWAYS been receiving rewards(REAL) in the form of paychecks for doing thier job in providing the engine, servers and support basically FROM THE PLAYERS. Interestingly the Player is the ACTUAL CREATOR and intellectual OWNER of the fictional history of the characters and the items they create (building or accumulating...everything is still being 'created' by the player using his minds eye and intellect)...they and thier items are still NOT REAL and thier value is still based in the mind of other players. This "value" and desire to aquire is based on player to player and has nothing to do with the game operations. Game operations exists with providing the padded room for players to enter...the stories, characters and items they develope and share with others inside that padded room all is part of the fiction/creation done by the players for the game operators. Without the players the game would not exist more than an empty room of possibilities and potential....a program with no users. When someone leaves the padded room....the game operators should be happy the fictional NOT REAL stuff is utilized and kept active.....it is what keeps the ink full in the pen that the game operators paychecks are written with. Both sides should be happy....being happy is alot more FUN. ps...man that is a twisted ride to read....remember this I guess.... Freedom holds infinite choices. Online is a form of REALITY. Imagination is priceless. Buy or Sell....the choice is yours. You are FREE.

Small steps....bit by bit...we will get things done.....and enjoy you all will indeed. Keep pokin in the corners and peeking behind the drapes....who knows what you will find anew.

Ultima Online In Concept 48 Month awards. Dyeable Spellbook (a special spellbook that comes completely filled with all 64 spells) Only players whose accounts are 4 years old or older will be able to equip it. It can be dyed using the Leather Dye Tub. House Decoration Kits (bags containing eight decorative items suitable for use in player-owned houses) These will be deed-style add-ons. Some will consist of multiple pieces, and they cannot be manipulated using the Interior Decorator’s Toolkit. Others will be single-tile pieces and can be flipped and floated using the Interior Decorator’s Toolkit. There will be three themed sets to choose from: § Day of the Dead - this set will include Halloween-themed decorations, including a skeleton in a coffin, a pool of fake blood, spider-webs, skull candles, and scattered hay, tombstone that can be written on like a sign § Gardener’s Delight - this set consists of several plants and cacti (some potted, some not) and a decorative rock, rose bushes that spawn roses § Tavernkeeper Set - this set includes a large fishing net, suitible as a wall hanging. Additional treasures include dyeable wall-mountable shields, a saddle on a saddlehorse, a large ship’s anchor, and a bar complete with openable half-door § Palace Set – this set consists of a LB Throne, standing suits of armors, wall tapestry, large statue, tall candelabras, large rug. (Throne, tapestry and rug can be dyed) Magic Hat Intended for emergencies, the user can pull out desperately needed supplies, like a recall scroll, a small number of bandages, a few arrows or bolts, an orange, yellow, or black potion, a few magic reagents, an apple, or even a cute fluffy white bunny rabbit. This stylish treasure can be used once per day. Ultima Online Colin Mor Concept 60 Month awards all the below are my ideas I sent in.... Personalized Weapon (Blessed, can be colored and carries name of character upon it) Only players whose accounts are 5 years old or older will be able to equip it. Kind and color are selected and the weapon will not need repair, power of weapon will be vanquishing NOT SILVER and not capable of modification. Personalized Statue/Bust (Similar to the gift busts and small statues) Character name will become namesake of the statue selected. It can be dyed using the Furniture Dye Tub Sarcophagus, Casket or Tomb (Closed or with lid open ajar) House Add On, Re-deed-able It can be dyed using the Furniture Dye Tub Personalized Rune (Blessed, Blue Hued Rune that can be marked) Only players whose accounts are 5 years old or older can use rune. When spell cast upon the rune the reagents used are replaced into the characters inventory…thus no regs used Reagents MUST be in backpack to initiate the spell AND character must have spell ability Rune can be re-marked Rune CANNOT be placed in book Rune CANNOT be locked down and will not work for another character. If you wish to support these ideas or comment officially ...go to theDevelopment Board for OSI Then look for Colin Mor posts......he is I on OSI Boards

BATTLEGROUNDS of HONOR What: Tournament of Star Wars Battlegrounds When: Last Sunday of every Month, 7pm EST How: Borg will host a game where 7 members will engage in SWBattlegrounds Borg will be Neutral to all and post observer units to record game No Cheats used….all start at beginning in un revealed map Who: The Honor Empire website members may participate…no entry fee Why: To have FUN and To win PIZZA…..the food of the GODS Winner will have a pizza delivered to him the following weekend with coordination with Borg The Game is available thru the website using the Amazon search box “Star Wars Battlegrounds” As with all purchases through our website links…commissions go toward website support costs.

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Just a note I have reorganized home owners of OLYMPUS, INFIRMARY and HONOR HALL(Felucca). The Friend/Co Owners lists are reset to blank now....characters will need to be refriended/co owner I have also sold a private log cabin of mine and Poseidon Tower both have been liquidated with the funds going into the expansion of the website....now 5 times larger. Arcane Academy will be the Tower for membership to focus to for events upcoming around the new systems coming in magery (yes...they are coming...Ignatz baby long ago was Necromancy....some things never die....necromancy is such a thing....ironically....look for such things from him in that field) I now have active non homeowning accounts if anyone needs help in transferring. I would still love to aquire the villa infront of the Olympus castle but Sir Tristam never responds....sigh. Keep you eyes open for other units around Olympus for opportunities for the guild to lock up for membership use via these blank acounts.