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Announce post #3222: Languages in emotes
9/23/2021 at 13:03
Razmael, the Synthesist
Everyone
Languages in emotes
Hey folks,
I've rewritten emote code from the ground up in order to make an entirely new feature possible: languages! You can now insert a language code into an emote following the format of: [action|language|text]
Here's a breakdown of what that means.
Action: The type of action your speech is. E.g. yelling, speaking. You can give this multiple words, but it's best to keep it simple.
Language: The language you want to speak. You must know the language, of course.
Text: The speech being said in the language.
For those who understand the language, the 'action' text will have ', in Minotaur,' appended to it. For those that don't understand, it'll have 'something in an unknown language' appended instead.
Here's a quick example to better showcase how it works.
Input:
emote strikes a pose, [uttering|minotaur|Check out these biceps]
Output to people who speak the language:
Razmael strikes a pose, uttering, in Minotaur, "Check out these biceps."
Output to people that don't speak the language:
Razmael strikes a pose, uttering something in an unknown language.
A few other changes and fixes that resulted from this rewrite:
- Speech in emotes now accounts for speech modifiers (e.g. drunkeness, lobanberries, and so on).
- Golems can no longer see and report on phased emotes.
- The next letter following a sentence-ending punctuation will now be uppercased. This includes when you start a sentence with a token like 'blah blah. $keroc_he'.
- You can now use the ^ self token with gender tokens. e.g. ^_him ^_she ^_his and it'll correctly sub in with your current pronouns.
- You can now use the @ item/mob token with gender tokens. e.g. @qeddwyn_him and it'll correctly sub in with the current pronouns for that NPC.
- Support for a new token - $person_himself/herself/themself - which translates to the proper 'self' term for the person's gender. e.g. himself, herself, themself, itself.
- Phased players can now target unphased players with an emote - though, of course, the unphased player won't see the emote at all. For your own ease of mind, the code will report to you if someone you targetted didn't see anything.
Also, since there was a full rewrite of emote code, this is a good time to remind you all about the PREVIEW command that lets you preview how an emote appears before sending it. You use it as PREVIEW EMOTE <your emote>. Just in case the old emote system had some strange things you had workarounds for that may not work in the new code, or show up differently.
Penned by my hand on Tisday, the 3rd of Haernos, in the year 497 MA.
Razmael, the Synthesist
Everyone
Languages in emotes
Hey folks,
I've rewritten emote code from the ground up in order to make an entirely new feature possible: languages! You can now insert a language code into an emote following the format of: [action|language|text]
Here's a breakdown of what that means.
Action: The type of action your speech is. E.g. yelling, speaking. You can give this multiple words, but it's best to keep it simple.
Language: The language you want to speak. You must know the language, of course.
Text: The speech being said in the language.
For those who understand the language, the 'action' text will have ', in Minotaur,' appended to it. For those that don't understand, it'll have 'something in an unknown language' appended instead.
Here's a quick example to better showcase how it works.
Input:
emote strikes a pose, [uttering|minotaur|Check out these biceps]
Output to people who speak the language:
Razmael strikes a pose, uttering, in Minotaur, "Check out these biceps."
Output to people that don't speak the language:
Razmael strikes a pose, uttering something in an unknown language.
A few other changes and fixes that resulted from this rewrite:
- Speech in emotes now accounts for speech modifiers (e.g. drunkeness, lobanberries, and so on).
- Golems can no longer see and report on phased emotes.
- The next letter following a sentence-ending punctuation will now be uppercased. This includes when you start a sentence with a token like 'blah blah. $keroc_he'.
- You can now use the ^ self token with gender tokens. e.g. ^_him ^_she ^_his and it'll correctly sub in with your current pronouns.
- You can now use the @ item/mob token with gender tokens. e.g. @qeddwyn_him and it'll correctly sub in with the current pronouns for that NPC.
- Support for a new token - $person_himself/herself/themself - which translates to the proper 'self' term for the person's gender. e.g. himself, herself, themself, itself.
- Phased players can now target unphased players with an emote - though, of course, the unphased player won't see the emote at all. For your own ease of mind, the code will report to you if someone you targetted didn't see anything.
Also, since there was a full rewrite of emote code, this is a good time to remind you all about the PREVIEW command that lets you preview how an emote appears before sending it. You use it as PREVIEW EMOTE <your emote>. Just in case the old emote system had some strange things you had workarounds for that may not work in the new code, or show up differently.
Penned by my hand on Tisday, the 3rd of Haernos, in the year 497 MA.
Autoposter
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Re: Quotes & Misquotes: Falling Off of Bridges
You gag a bit as Gribbit's stink wafts over you.
Lenoriel gives a moist washrag to Gribbit.
A frown wrinkles Gribbit's brow as he articulates a "Hrm...."
Gribbit croaks out, "What is this?"
Lenoriel Ali'vani says, "Simply 'scrub' with it, and you will be less... aromatic."
Gribbit croaks out, "I smell like victory."
You giggle happily at Gribbit.
Lenoriel wrinkles her nose in distaste.
You gag a bit as Gribbit's stink wafts over you.
Lenoriel Ali'vani says, "That sort of victory is best left unshared, I think."
Lenoriel grins mischievously at Gribbit.
Gribbit croaks out, "Fine. But I feel you are jealous."
Lenoriel gives a moist washrag to Gribbit.
A frown wrinkles Gribbit's brow as he articulates a "Hrm...."
Gribbit croaks out, "What is this?"
Lenoriel Ali'vani says, "Simply 'scrub' with it, and you will be less... aromatic."
Gribbit croaks out, "I smell like victory."
You giggle happily at Gribbit.
Lenoriel wrinkles her nose in distaste.
You gag a bit as Gribbit's stink wafts over you.
Lenoriel Ali'vani says, "That sort of victory is best left unshared, I think."
Lenoriel grins mischievously at Gribbit.
Gribbit croaks out, "Fine. But I feel you are jealous."
Reave
12
Re: We Removed Novices from Guilds - Lets Talk About That
As a 'returning newbie' it's very frustrating to have to bash / quest 31 levels (it usually takes me 2-3 hours...) just to see what my inbound Guild's roleplay, structure, and vibe is going to be like. If it's super quiet unless I get proactive I want to know that. If I'm instantly getting super involved by people intent on roping me in, I want to know that. If it's a lonelier Guild and I'm going to spend a lot of time getting 'self-made' without guidance, I want to know that.
If it's a gritty dark army where getting beheaded as a common reprimand, I definitely want to know that before 31 levels of bashing.
Some way to talk to my prospective Guild and read their docs would be very appreciated.
If it's a gritty dark army where getting beheaded as a common reprimand, I definitely want to know that before 31 levels of bashing.
Some way to talk to my prospective Guild and read their docs would be very appreciated.
Adelia
10
Re: Useful QoL Code
With all the different timezones people are in, I've written this up to help plan for meetings and such. I've also added the IC weekdays, to make it easier to discuss time in an IC way, rather than resorting to constantly switching to OOC. To me it sounds so much better to say something like "I think I have time next Quensday, if that would be alright with you?" instead of shooting someone an OOC message saying "I'll be around evening my time tomorrow. That's GMT +2" and let the other person figure out when that is for them.
Using the simple alias TIMEZONES will show something like this:
You can also compare two specific timezones if you want to. Then you type TIMEZONES and get something like this:
The colors correspond to this general schedule:
midnight_blue: general sleeping hours
amaranth: early morning, but possibly awake
olive: normal work hours
green: after work, open for game-time!
teal: closing in on bedtime, but could work
Alias:
Hope you like and enjoy your future IC planning!
Edited to fix timezone issues
Using the simple alias TIMEZONES will show something like this:
You can also compare two specific timezones if you want to. Then you type TIMEZONES and get something like this:
The colors correspond to this general schedule:
midnight_blue: general sleeping hours
amaranth: early morning, but possibly awake
olive: normal work hours
green: after work, open for game-time!
teal: closing in on bedtime, but could work
Alias:
^timezones(?: (\w+) (\w+))?$
local tz1 = matches[2]
local tz2 = matches[3]
local tz1 = matches[2]
local tz2 = matches[3]
if tz1 ~= nil then
cecho("\nWeekdays <mauve>GOSDAY CLOSDAY TISDAY FALSDAY QUENSDAY KINDAY ")
if tz1 == "kiwi" or tz2 == "kiwi" then
cecho("\nKIWI <olive>12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11")
end
if tz1 == "eoz" or tz2 == "eoz" then
cecho("\nEAST OZ <olive>10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09")
end
if tz1 == "woz" or tz2 == "woz" then
cecho("\nASIA/OZ <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07")
end
if tz1 == "wasia" or tz2 == "wasia" then
cecho("\nW. ASIA <midnight_blue>05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04")
end
if tz1 == "eet" or tz2 == "eet" then
cecho("\nEU +2 <midnight_blue>02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01")
end
if tz1 == "cet" or tz2 == "cet" then
cecho("\nEUROPE <midnight_blue>01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00")
end
if tz1 == "gmt" or tz2 == "gmt" then
cecho("\nEU GMT <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23")
end
if tz1 == "pst" or tz2 == "pst" then
cecho("\nUS PST <olive>16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15")
end
if tz1 == "cst" or tz2 == "cst" then
cecho("\nUS CST <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17")
end
if tz1 == "est" or tz2 == "est" then
cecho("\nUS EST <green>19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18")
end
elseif tz1 ~= nil and tz2 == nil then
cecho("\n")
end
if tz1 == nil and tz2 == nil then
cecho("\nWeekdays <mauve>GOSDAY CLOSDAY TISDAY FALSDAY QUENSDAY KINDAY ")
cecho("\nPST US <olive>16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15")
cecho("\nCST US <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17")
cecho("\nEST US <green>19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18")
cecho("\nGMT EU <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23")
cecho("\nCET EU <midnight_blue>01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00")
cecho("\nEET EU <midnight_blue>02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01")
cecho("\nW.ASIA <midnight_blue>05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04")
cecho("\nW.OZ <olive>08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07")
cecho("\nE.OZ <olive>10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09")
cecho("\nKIWI <olive>12 13 14 15 16 17 <green>18 19 20 21 22 <teal>23 <midnight_blue>00 01 02 03 04 05 <amaranth>06 07 <olive>08 09 10 11")
endHope you like and enjoy your future IC planning!
Edited to fix timezone issues
Teani
8
Back to real life.
Got a new job today, start next week. Between that, daughter in multiple dance classes. Son taking guitar lessons and everything else. It is time for me to go away for awhile. I want to thank everyone really. This year has had its up and downs in game, but overall it has been a lot of fun. I will try to pop in here and there to say hello. Good luck! Have fun!
Damonicus
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Announce post #3221: October Itinerary
9/21/2021 at 2:31
Ictinus, the Architect
Everyone
October Itinerary
Hi folks!
October is just around the corner and that means Aetolia is turning 20 years old!
We have a busy month planned for you, including a slew of games, various contests, celebrations, and one or two surprises.
So that you all have some notice and an idea of what to expect, the main itinerary for the month is posted below. This is not an exhaustive list, and you can expect a slew of impromptu game events like egg hunts, freeze tag, and such all through the month.
All of this will also be posted on EVENTS at the start of the month. The credits will rain!
Friday 1st:
A themed artisanal and bardic contest will be announced.
An Iron Lottery will go live with tickets available in game and as a bonus for promotional purchases.
This will be drawn on November 1st.
A daily quest will go live for the whole month with a very special reward for multiple completions.
A special shop will open with numerous wares themed around Aetolian history and events.
Monday 4th:
Days of the week promotions begin! Playing Aetolia on one of these days in October will confer the following benefits:
- Mondays: Denizens will respawn twice as fast after being slain.
- Tuesdays: Double milestone.
- Wednesdays: Increased critical hits.
- Thursdays: Double XP.
- Fridays: Favours for everyone!
Thursday 7th:
This is officially Aetolia's 20th birthday!
The CELEBRATE command will go live for the rest of the month, giving you a one-off 20 bound credits!
00:01 GMT: Starfall #1.
Saturday 9th:
00:01 GMT: 48 hour Great Hunt!
Monday 11th:
A Kingslayer tournament will open for a week, details to follow!
Wednesday 13th:
23:00 GMT: A quiz on Aetolian history with credit prizes!
Saturday 16th:
00:01 GMT: The Brawl.
19:00 GMT: Iron Epicurean.
Sunday October 17th:
20:00 GMT: The Duel.
Monday 18th:
The Kingslayer tournament will close.
Sunday 24th:
Something spooky this way comes!
Saturday 30th:
23:00 GMT: Capture the Flag!
Sunday 31st:
Deadline for artisanal and bardic entries.
17:00 GMT: Starfall #2.
21:00 GMT: Themed survivor!
Penned by my hand on Gosday, the 14th of Slyphian, in the year 497 MA.
Ictinus, the Architect
Everyone
October Itinerary
Hi folks!
October is just around the corner and that means Aetolia is turning 20 years old!
We have a busy month planned for you, including a slew of games, various contests, celebrations, and one or two surprises.
So that you all have some notice and an idea of what to expect, the main itinerary for the month is posted below. This is not an exhaustive list, and you can expect a slew of impromptu game events like egg hunts, freeze tag, and such all through the month.
All of this will also be posted on EVENTS at the start of the month. The credits will rain!
Friday 1st:
A themed artisanal and bardic contest will be announced.
An Iron Lottery will go live with tickets available in game and as a bonus for promotional purchases.
This will be drawn on November 1st.
A daily quest will go live for the whole month with a very special reward for multiple completions.
A special shop will open with numerous wares themed around Aetolian history and events.
Monday 4th:
Days of the week promotions begin! Playing Aetolia on one of these days in October will confer the following benefits:
- Mondays: Denizens will respawn twice as fast after being slain.
- Tuesdays: Double milestone.
- Wednesdays: Increased critical hits.
- Thursdays: Double XP.
- Fridays: Favours for everyone!
Thursday 7th:
This is officially Aetolia's 20th birthday!
The CELEBRATE command will go live for the rest of the month, giving you a one-off 20 bound credits!
00:01 GMT: Starfall #1.
Saturday 9th:
00:01 GMT: 48 hour Great Hunt!
Monday 11th:
A Kingslayer tournament will open for a week, details to follow!
Wednesday 13th:
23:00 GMT: A quiz on Aetolian history with credit prizes!
Saturday 16th:
00:01 GMT: The Brawl.
19:00 GMT: Iron Epicurean.
Sunday October 17th:
20:00 GMT: The Duel.
Monday 18th:
The Kingslayer tournament will close.
Sunday 24th:
Something spooky this way comes!
Saturday 30th:
23:00 GMT: Capture the Flag!
Sunday 31st:
Deadline for artisanal and bardic entries.
17:00 GMT: Starfall #2.
21:00 GMT: Themed survivor!
Penned by my hand on Gosday, the 14th of Slyphian, in the year 497 MA.
Autoposter
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Re: The Gender Bendy Thread
When I first came back to Aetolia after a literal decade away, the very first artifact I bought was the infinite reincarnations gem, because I always hated that I had to lock myself into a possibly suboptimal statpack. It was only after this fact that I found out you could change your gender with it magically, and only after I found THAT out that I learned that the entire game had had some sort of transgender revolution while I’d been away and made changing your coded gender and sex a snap, and it really kinda opened up the world for me.
As a player, I’m definitely one of those people who has "mains." I main roles/characters in Overwatch, I tend to sink all of my energy into one character in MMOs like WoW, I will play like 500 hours of one character in Fallout, etc, etc. Alting just never really felt fun to me, but I do still like having diverse play experiences. This is true from PVE (shout out to my seven classes, you’re the real MVPs) to my RP opportunities.
I have a lot of energy and investment in Tetchta, her being pretty much my original character that really got me into Aetolian Roleplay, but it did bother me to be stuck into one gender. Sometimes Tet just felt like a man, and sometimes I just wanted to play a man without rolling a whole new character. And given that Aetolia is a fantasy world that really leans into self-determination, it was kind of a nobrainer for me to shift genders on a whim. That said, I wanted some of it to be outside of my control, so I actually wrote a script to randomly determine Tet’s gender-- I did have to manually activate it, so I did it whenever I was like “should I be a boy or a girl today” and let RNG decide. This lead to a really funny incident where I was roleplaying with @Irys for days and kept being like “She should meet FemTet” but every time I rolled, it determined to keep Tet Masc (extra funny because I weighted the RNG to favor female).
There were definite differences between MascTet and FemTet personality-wise, but very little physically. They were subtle, though, and honestly have become increasingly less important as I continue to roleplay the character over time; in fact, the more I kinda delve into Tet’s self-expression, the more I find gender becoming more and more irrelevant to her RP and growth as a character. She’s starting to push beyond the need for gender or sex, and I think it’s very likely that, as she progresses further, she’s probably going to just transition into a non-binary character entirely. Generally, this is the ethos that I am increasingly coming to embrace with Tetchta as a character and their growth, and I’m really here for it:
The funny thing is that I don’t think I would have arrived at this place had it not been for the ability to freely swap gender and sex whenever I pleased, so having that opportunity open to me really let me explore facets of my character’s Roleplay without much concern, and in the end I came to a significantly more fun conclusion that feels more organic to me than just being forced to be her initial gender would have been.
Also if you’re transphobic and any of this gender/sex stuff in Aetolia bothers you, I want you to know that you’re trash, are totally unwelcome in our community, and I hope you stop playing the game forever
As a player, I’m definitely one of those people who has "mains." I main roles/characters in Overwatch, I tend to sink all of my energy into one character in MMOs like WoW, I will play like 500 hours of one character in Fallout, etc, etc. Alting just never really felt fun to me, but I do still like having diverse play experiences. This is true from PVE (shout out to my seven classes, you’re the real MVPs) to my RP opportunities.
I have a lot of energy and investment in Tetchta, her being pretty much my original character that really got me into Aetolian Roleplay, but it did bother me to be stuck into one gender. Sometimes Tet just felt like a man, and sometimes I just wanted to play a man without rolling a whole new character. And given that Aetolia is a fantasy world that really leans into self-determination, it was kind of a nobrainer for me to shift genders on a whim. That said, I wanted some of it to be outside of my control, so I actually wrote a script to randomly determine Tet’s gender-- I did have to manually activate it, so I did it whenever I was like “should I be a boy or a girl today” and let RNG decide. This lead to a really funny incident where I was roleplaying with @Irys for days and kept being like “She should meet FemTet” but every time I rolled, it determined to keep Tet Masc (extra funny because I weighted the RNG to favor female).
There were definite differences between MascTet and FemTet personality-wise, but very little physically. They were subtle, though, and honestly have become increasingly less important as I continue to roleplay the character over time; in fact, the more I kinda delve into Tet’s self-expression, the more I find gender becoming more and more irrelevant to her RP and growth as a character. She’s starting to push beyond the need for gender or sex, and I think it’s very likely that, as she progresses further, she’s probably going to just transition into a non-binary character entirely. Generally, this is the ethos that I am increasingly coming to embrace with Tetchta as a character and their growth, and I’m really here for it:
The funny thing is that I don’t think I would have arrived at this place had it not been for the ability to freely swap gender and sex whenever I pleased, so having that opportunity open to me really let me explore facets of my character’s Roleplay without much concern, and in the end I came to a significantly more fun conclusion that feels more organic to me than just being forced to be her initial gender would have been.
Also if you’re transphobic and any of this gender/sex stuff in Aetolia bothers you, I want you to know that you’re trash, are totally unwelcome in our community, and I hope you stop playing the game forever
Tetchta
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Events post #269: Persona Gnome Grata
9/18/2021 at 17:05
Anonymous
Everyone
Persona Gnome Grata
As the month of Niuran wound on and the election campaigns proceeded in earnest, it soon became clear that the tranquil exterior of Gorshire was but a facade for a far more cutthroat style of politics.
The candidates - now four - began to solicit endorsements from the outsiders using any and all means necessary. Scandal and plot seethed throughout the Lodi Valley with each passing day, vicious rumours and talk of bribery filling the air of Fountain Square as Gilbert, Inge, Sigrid, and Philbert pressed their campaigns hard.
Rhyot and Ayukazi toiled on behalf of Gilbert. Elene and Tina whipped votes for Sigrid. Even Inge found lively support in Merek and Feirenz among others.
Yet while Gilbert focused on his experience and expertise, Sigrid regaled all visitors with reports of her unrivalled productivity, and Inge spread tales of lust and depravity to anyone within earshot, one candidate had other ideas. Discontented with the isolationist and rigid policies of Gorshire, Philbert had bigger aspirations.
Accompanied by a horde of loyal fans shepherded by a mysterious woman wielding a clipboard, the young Gnome bravely stepped beyond the borders of Lodi and visited some of the major cities to rally support.
The Philbert for Foreman Foundation, or "PFFF" movement rapidly gained ground; scarcely could one walk the streets of Gorshire without seeing a toothy-grinned poster or a garishly designed button.
But scandal had not yet finished with Gorshire. Both Lim and Alela spilled blood on the flagstones of Fountain Square, resulting in hastily-issued edicts from Chief Constable Beck against intruders entering the village.
For one long and painful day did the forces of Spirit marshal their forces and hold the line. Among them stood Sryaen and Caitria, Iesid, Kalena, Jhura, Eaku, Finid, and Aisling, backed up by Illidan, Dato, Valeria, and Sekeres. Implacably they patrolled the precipice as the election finally drew to a close and Philbert, the champion of youth and progress, was declared the winner.
With the new foreman inaugurated, the Gnomes set off into the Vashnar Mountains and the Dakhota Hills to expand their operation. Barely had their excavations begun when the earth rumbled its response: amid tremors and quakes, swarms of direants issued forth from the newly opened tunnels and laid waste to each and every Gnome that had a pick in their hand and countless adventurers alongside.
Felling over three hundred of the irate creatures including two of their bulbous, oversized queens, the adventurers fell back to the Syndicate headquarters where Constable Beck and Mayor Gorbert engaged in a heated argument. Left to manage Gorshire's security without aid from the government, Beck had finally reached the end of his tether.
He tossed his badge at the mayor and resolved to venture forth from Gorshire and join one of the major cities, becoming the first Gnomish adventurer.
He would not be the last.
Penned by my hand on Falsday, the 24th of Niuran, in the year 497 MA.
Anonymous
Everyone
Persona Gnome Grata
As the month of Niuran wound on and the election campaigns proceeded in earnest, it soon became clear that the tranquil exterior of Gorshire was but a facade for a far more cutthroat style of politics.
The candidates - now four - began to solicit endorsements from the outsiders using any and all means necessary. Scandal and plot seethed throughout the Lodi Valley with each passing day, vicious rumours and talk of bribery filling the air of Fountain Square as Gilbert, Inge, Sigrid, and Philbert pressed their campaigns hard.
Rhyot and Ayukazi toiled on behalf of Gilbert. Elene and Tina whipped votes for Sigrid. Even Inge found lively support in Merek and Feirenz among others.
Yet while Gilbert focused on his experience and expertise, Sigrid regaled all visitors with reports of her unrivalled productivity, and Inge spread tales of lust and depravity to anyone within earshot, one candidate had other ideas. Discontented with the isolationist and rigid policies of Gorshire, Philbert had bigger aspirations.
Accompanied by a horde of loyal fans shepherded by a mysterious woman wielding a clipboard, the young Gnome bravely stepped beyond the borders of Lodi and visited some of the major cities to rally support.
The Philbert for Foreman Foundation, or "PFFF" movement rapidly gained ground; scarcely could one walk the streets of Gorshire without seeing a toothy-grinned poster or a garishly designed button.
But scandal had not yet finished with Gorshire. Both Lim and Alela spilled blood on the flagstones of Fountain Square, resulting in hastily-issued edicts from Chief Constable Beck against intruders entering the village.
For one long and painful day did the forces of Spirit marshal their forces and hold the line. Among them stood Sryaen and Caitria, Iesid, Kalena, Jhura, Eaku, Finid, and Aisling, backed up by Illidan, Dato, Valeria, and Sekeres. Implacably they patrolled the precipice as the election finally drew to a close and Philbert, the champion of youth and progress, was declared the winner.
With the new foreman inaugurated, the Gnomes set off into the Vashnar Mountains and the Dakhota Hills to expand their operation. Barely had their excavations begun when the earth rumbled its response: amid tremors and quakes, swarms of direants issued forth from the newly opened tunnels and laid waste to each and every Gnome that had a pick in their hand and countless adventurers alongside.
Felling over three hundred of the irate creatures including two of their bulbous, oversized queens, the adventurers fell back to the Syndicate headquarters where Constable Beck and Mayor Gorbert engaged in a heated argument. Left to manage Gorshire's security without aid from the government, Beck had finally reached the end of his tether.
He tossed his badge at the mayor and resolved to venture forth from Gorshire and join one of the major cities, becoming the first Gnomish adventurer.
He would not be the last.
Penned by my hand on Falsday, the 24th of Niuran, in the year 497 MA.
