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Ghostfacekilla attacks in Minoc, dead and red!    June 11, 1999 6:50 PM CST
Ghostfacekilla's remains With his grey accomplice Octavier, the red Ghostfacekilla player killed the good miners Jalon Butabi and MINI-Miner of our division Stone Mining Company in Minoc. Swooping to the rescue Lord Luker was able to handle these vile criminals thru lethal execution of magery and combat. Twas not too long of a battle, Octavier was taken out first and then Ghostfacekilla was chased down for his crime. When asked why he pked last week, Ghostfacekilla said he just didn't feel like mining. Oktavier had a different take on the pking, Lord Luker advised them not to harm the miners and take their combative ways to a nearby dungeon such as Covetous if they know what is good for them.
[ Lord Luker ]

Lord British reports visions of a once dead Crow which flies again    May 29, 1999
Lord Cole British Lord British recently had a bit of a nightmare he imparted to his palace guards, the story is recollected as follows: Lord British was startled awake damp with sweat by the suddenly loud, irregular clapping of the curtains leading out onto the balcony of his bedroom. He slowly opened his eyes, and stared at the mural that graced the ceiling of his bedchamber. For the past several mornings, the once vibrant colorful images appeared to have been sapped of energy, as though they were painted with the lifeless, grayish morning light that was filling the room around him. The lifelessness of the painting was reflected in Lord British because as of late he woke each morning listless and fatigued. The flapping of the curtains became louder, and more violent. As if watching himself in a dream, he felt himself lean forward drawn by the sound. Long skeletal fingers of the arid dawn pushed into his already warm room. The balcony doorway appeared to be a large winged creature caught in a hunter's trap, desperately struggling against its bonds. The beatings of its finely woven wings came in erratic, powerful snaps. Almost unaware of his own movement, Lord British felt himself rise from his bed, and move towards the balcony... more...
[ Lord Luker ]

Serpent's Cross Tavern has one year anniversary party    May 1, 1999
Thanous Returns Lady Andrastada lays dead. :< A party was held at the Serpent's Cross Tavern today to celebrate its one year anniversary. This player run establishment is nestled in the Woods northeast of Yew and is a sanctuary for many a traveller. Often there are players who volunteer to tend the bar and good conversations and company can be had for all. There is a message board on the front where visitors can leave friendly messages for one another. The message of this tavern that in reality order and chaos are more alike than different rings true, for why should followers of different monarchs always be at one another's throats over a simple philosophical belief system? Indeed the harmony and peace message of the Serpent's Cross tavern is one we could all stand to learn something from. All visitors to the tavern are asked to refrain from combat at this player run establishment but sometimes these requests go unheard or defied. Tonight was no different with the guild Supaa Sayaj'in (SSJ) attacking the good guests of the tavern. When I arrived I noticed the Lady Andrastada being player killed by these vile SSJ members Darkest Star and others. 'Twas not a nice site to see for many. Maud D'ib of SSJ on the finer side of role-playingI delivered the drinks and kindly asked Maud D'ib to have his guild leave in respect for the game and the establishment and they did so. These player killers can often be found in Deceit I have oft seen Maud D'ib noto-pking players who turn grey. Our Alliance of Virtue has declared the Serpent's Cross Tavern a protectorate of ours so if our good allies would like to visit the tavern and help defend it from player killers please do. A small bonfire concluded the party. We have a rune locked down in the rune stack in our shop in Minoc it is the second rune from the top in the northwest corner inside our house there in Minoc. Our shop in Minoc is located east of the stables of Minoc in the Northeast corner of the city along the water just north of the mountain it is the first house.
[ Lord Luker ]

Eldanor and Hope become Allies, Britannian War Council forming    April 14, 1999
Summit of Two CitiesA special ceremony was held at the Eldanor Meet & Greet last Friday night for the intended player run cities of Hope and Eldanor on the tower in Arctic Island to make these two cities allied. Leaders of these two communities Hope City and Eldanor City met in formation and shared mutual interest in protecting all innocent Britannians! Our alliance is also designed for helping to protect innocent Britannians and we are also joining forces with the all new Britannian War Council to fight against evil players in Ultima Online!
[ Lord Luker ]

Name change for Alliance    March 15, 1999 2:15 AM CST
In an effort to be more inclusive of our grand alliance we have changed the name of the guild Luker's Eagles of Virtue to Alliance of Virtue and our division Knights of Britannia has been renamed to Eagles of Virtue. These guildstones are situated near Britain and Minoc respectively and we look forward to adding more divisions to our central guild as well. Allies are requested to treat guild abbreviations AV and EoV as allies. This strategic shift of focus toward alliance will help us all strengthen bonds between all of our player guilds! Once guild warfare is moved outside town we may declare the Alliance of Virtue (AV) Guild an Order Guild, this would fix the problem of some member names being highlighted blue.
[ Lord Luker ]

Something is afoot in Buccaneer's Den    March 15, 1999 2:15 AM CST
Lord British meets with us The dual Monarchs of Britannia, Lord British and Lord Blackthorne, have recently appeared in their respective Castles in the fair city of Britain. They bear intriguing news of strange events reported by some of the sages and soothesayers, Lord British reports that there is some evil sturring and the first signs point to Buccaneer's Den. Lord Luker and Lady Tabatha of UODR met with Lord British to discuss the situation, it appears grim. He seemed to indicate that a long dead crow might fly again, Lord Luker's Jaw flopped wide open as Lord British recanted his tale of being awakened by visions of evil, all Lord Luker could think of was of the travails of the Avatar and how Mondain had become a crow when shattered of his immortality. Further investigation has also turned up visions of three black suns rising and a mistress of evil walking again, Lord Luker was further appauled citing the similarities of these to the Shadowlords and Mirax the evil Enchantress. Could these terrible evils make it here to our shattered legacy? Lord Luker shruged and cringed in these thoughts. Lord Blackthorne was spotted on his balcony and seemed a bit more optimistic about the citizens of Buccaneer's Den choosing their own path. This is all we have been able to gather thus far, you should find the sages Lord British referrs to and let us know what is going on. For the latest information visit the UO Community Town Crier at http://town.owo.com/ for all the latest UO plots and news.
[ Lord Luker ]

The Evil Terrorist Player Killer Sir Wolfsbane, dead and red!    March 6, 1999 1:15 AM CST
Sir Wolfsbane is defeated! In a move for justice against the infamously evil Sir Wolfsbane who has terrorized so many innocent citizens of Britannia, last night Lord Luker defeated this vile player killer just north of the graveyard northwest of Britain. Warrior Aegis, our secret weapon, was no small help distracting the evil player killer providing Lord Luker the opportunity of escape when the first energy vortex didn't do the trick but then Sir Wolfsbane went down, red and dead! Galactus and his entourage of the guild Fear Nothing (virtue) FNv were seen going to the scene afterward, let this be a lesson to them all. In related news an upcoming patch may make some repeat offenders who continue to become murderers permanently red, and red for at least 40 hours once they become murderers. Have an incredible day!
[ Lord Luker ]

Anti-PK forces of WDV and LLTS secure the X-Roads    February 22, 1999 4:00 AM CST
Anti-PKs take the x-roads! Anti-PK Forces on Atlantic led by Sir McGray, Guildmaster of White Dragons of Vengeance (WDV), took the X-Roads by storm last night in a superb show of force. Their goal was to drive the evil player killers of the evil pk guild Fear Nothing (FN) away from the area, and they were able to stand these territorial pks off in battle for quite a while. Great job guys!!! Such noble warriors as HeapsumBigSmoke of the Syndicate were present to lend a hand. You can see here noble McGray regrouping the troops after the initial blitz. The pks can expect more such raids in the future according to Mac, and Mac intends to harmonize all anti-pk forces into one great team to crush the likes of these evil pks. If you are interested in getting involved with alliance armed expeditions please join our alliance armed forces today! Our goal is to make Britannia a safe place for it's innocent citizens once more, along with role-playing and having fun in Ultima Online :)
[ Lord Luker ]

Lord Luker and Lady Morwen are Married    February 14, 1999 5:30 PM CST
In a gala ceremony Lady Morwen and Lord Luker were married in Nujelm Palace this evening. Elder Counselor Raven was the master of ceremonies and provided excellent support for the affair. A brief reception was held afterward. Many great gifts were given including a large brick house deed by Kou, what a great guy! Lord Luker gave Lady Morwen a permanent hair dye from the Christmas gift collection. We have a full report of what happened along with pictures (click here).
[ Lord Luker ]

Lord Luker visits the alleged FOA Leader in Prison    February 12, 1999 1:30 PM CST
Lord Luker visits the prisoner In a humanitarian effort Lord Luker went to the Court of Truth in Yew this week and visited the alleged FoA leader. Lord Luker said hello to which the Prisoner seemed happy to see a new face, but then when Lord Luker asked about the Followers of Armaggedon he refused to talk any further. Lord Luker left some food for the Prisoner and said a prayer for him and went on his way. The Mage's trial is set to begin soon. Lord British has been noticably absent for further comment and his Serpent's Crest Walls have vanished from the land. These Serpent's Crest walls were used by the Monarch to rally the people against the Followers of Armaggedon when they were reportedly gathering strange reagents to cast what was dubbed the "Armaggedon" Spell. Some word of lost lands has surfased as a possible explanation and result of this group's actions. Fanatics to some, pundits across the land have differing views about the FoA, only time will tell as to how the trial commences and how our liege Lord British, wherever he may be, is satisfied with the result. Lord Luker says hello In preparation for the upcoming trial, the alleged Leader of the FOA has been placed in a maximum security detention cell in the prisons at the Court of Truth in Yew. Expecting a harsh sentence for the turmoil he allegedly caused, the Court hopes to learn why the armaggedon spell was conceived, how the special and unique reagents were gathered by the FOA and how the impact of this new type of spell will impact the safety and well being of all Britannians. The FOA leader is charged with Treason, Terrorism, Attempted Assasination of Lord British and Resisting Arrest. He could receive a life in prison or hard labor for his crimes according to Prosecutors, "We have never seen a more dangerous criminal in the history of our land." The people are seeking answers and hoping for final closure on what has been a most trying time in the recent history of our realm. Defense Attorneys are rumored to have consulted several authorities in the Land and plan to mount some form of necessity of action defense or temporary insanity, Grant Adams of Skara Brae is his lawyer and recently granted an interview to the Town Crier, where you can keep up to date on this and other late breaking news. The Trial will not be open to the public for fear of a lynching, but we will keep you up to date.
[ Lord Luker ]

Lazeena the Dove interviews Thanous, Founder of Arcania    February 3, 1999 3:30 PM CST
Thanous, the founder of a new player run city on Atlantic Shard named Arcania, recently answered some questions about his new player run city. Thanous said, "Our town.... we, The Dragons of the New Era, had grown weary of the hack and slash game... We had gained huge amounts of gold but had nothing to do with it, we had already killed all the best monsters several times, none of us really care to much for order/ chaos conflicts... We found out of the housing patch and all became intoxicated with the idea of building a village, something to bring some purpose to our UO lives and hopefully others as well. We were going to call the village Solace, but that was taken by a community to the north of us, so I made up the name and everyone liked it." Full Interview
[ Lazeena the Dove ]

Keeping your computer and UO safe: How to stop hacks    February 1, 1999 12:30 AM CST
The best thing to do to make sure your Ultima Online is not broken into by someone else is to make the password complicated to include letters and numbers such as using a password like BBB221eov1179808, this would be difficult to guess or be able to use some program to find it out. Be sure not to check to remember your password as well always type it in when you login to UO because some hackers can get this info if you check to remember it. Also there are important security loopholes in Windows Software which allows people to hack, for more information on this and how to patch your computer to avoid them go to this important article at ZDnet, they have links there on how to download the patches to close these security loopholes. Also I recommend using anti-virus software such as Norton Antivirus 5.0 which I use to scan files sent by e-mail and icq from other players, I have caught trojan horse viruses sent to me from another player before using it, don't run programs without having scanned the file. There are a lot of free programs available at http://www.download.com/ as well.
[ Lord Luker ]

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