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The Goddess Tunare Summoned to Norrath!

The Goddess Tunare in her divine splendor

LESSER FEY, FAYDWER- Firiona Vie returned once again to her kingdom in Greater Feydark with a grave announcement. She had to perform a ritual which would be able to stave off the Lord of Fear, Cazic-thule himself. With much apprehension, she gathered a number of assistants to help her perform the warding, and in a divine light, Tunare, mother of all appeared to those present in the Lesser Fey area. Unfortunately, to all those involved, the ritual was unable to be completed, and reports of hideous cackling could be heard echoing through the trees...have those foolish among the assembled doomed us all?

Firionia Vie and Equestrielle talk hurredly about the ritual soon to take place.

Goblin Kingdom Expedition planned!

MISTY THICKET, ANTONICA- With the curses and 'kind words' of the Goblin King still stinging in the ears of many, the time has finally come to show the goblin race the folly of its ways. Other guilds will be joining this expedition to the Caves of Runnyeye to assist the Horde in their endeavor to rid the Thicket of the goblin scum once and for all.

OOC- The raid will be taking place Friday the 29th of June, around 8pm CST. Please show up prior to that time for prompt group-assembly and head counting! See the Recent and Upcoming Events section for more information and seeya there! :)

Language Fair Soon to be Held!

This is a follow up to remind everyone that would wish to attend the Language Fair. The location has been changed from the Dreadlands Druid Rings to the GFay - LFay zone line(meet on LFay side). The event is at 7:00pm EST on Sunday!! All are invited for this fun filled event. Please contact Ulster if you plan on attending!

Lloric Inducted into the Realm of Heroes!

FIRIONA VIE OUTPOST, KUNARK Lloric of the Horde was honored and tasked with a task set before him by one of the greatest spellcasters of the realm, AlKabor himself. In Llorics own words:

The greatest and most productive wizard ever produced by the
Erudites, Al'Kabor, paid an unannounced visit to Firiona Vie and the
Dreadlands two nights ago. I had been waiting at the dock to return to Faydwer to undergo advanced training at the wizards guilds in Felwithe and Ak'Anon, but now I had the honor not only of witnessing the event, but also of being selected to assist the revered wizard in a small task.

Al'Kabor appeared near the bridge in the Elven outpost of
Firiona Vie, materializing in his signature ball of flame. He began calling
throughout the zone that he was looking for his assistant, Sorko Talvazon, who he said was late in completing an assignment. Al'Kabor seemed upset that
Sorko had not met him at the appointed time.

The mighty wizard then began calling out for a mature wizard to
assist him that night. While I do not consider myself truly mature (I had
heard the chimes only twenty times - the twentieth that very night), I
nonetheless presented myself to Al'Kabor. I was awed to be in the presence
of such a well-known researcher, and, feeling tongue-tied, merely stood
there silently. Many others with more experience offered their services, but
none had a wizard's training and Al'Kabor diffidently refused their help.

I believe my red robe caught his attention, and he immediately
Began interrogating me about my skills. "Can you Nullify Magic?" he
asked. I admitted that I could not. Al'Kabor followed up, "Can you at
least Cancel Magic?" This I can do, and when I said so to the Erudite wizard,
he told me in rapid fire fashion that I was to meet him at the Combine
Portal in the Dreadlands.

Now, I have never been to the Dreadlands, and had not yet even
learned a single teleportation spell other than the most basic Gate spell,
and I hesitated to commit for fear I would be unable to reach the
destination in time to be of any help. By this time, many others had gathered
around, and a few immediately offered to help me complete the quest. "May I
invite others to join me in the quest?" I asked. Al'Kabor replied that I could accept the help of others, but that I alone would be called upon to
complete the task he had in mind.

Hearing this I immediately accepted a pending invitation from a
more powerful wizard, Nektonis, who had arrived sometime after Al'Kabor
selected me to assist him. I considered abdicating the task to the more
experienced Nektonis, but events flowed so quickly from this point forward that there was never a chance to say so to Al'Kabor, and I will admit I was more than a little afraid of disappointing the wizard by forcing a change of plans upon him.

Nektonis also invited two others - both druids I believe, whose
names I fail to remember; all of them were much more experienced than I. I
bound myself to the area and memorized the Cancel Magic spell, while Nektonis
prepared to teleport us to the Combine Portal. With a thundering clap, we
appeared amid the spires of the Combine Portal in Dreadlands. I immediately
noticed an immense crowd of adventurers gathered at the base of one of the
spires, so many that I could not see who or what had caught their interest.
They were all speaking to one amidst the throng, Sorko Talvazon, who was
busily chipping away chunks of the spire. Those gathered around him
were gathering up the fallen chunks of rock, and handing them to Sorko. I knew we had arrived in time, because Al'Kabor was not yet present.

Sorko was agitated. He kept muttering to himself that this was
taking too long and his master would be angry if he were late.
Al'Kabor then appeared in another ball of flame, and immediately
pushed his way through the crowd to confront Sorko, who instantly
apologized and fawned upon his master.

In a move that was a shock to everyone, Al'Kabor accused his
trusted assistant of betraying him. The great wizard said he had
evidence that Sorko had sold his master's valuable research to a Gnome named Terblyn Zelbus. The crowd began wailing that Sorko was not a betrayer. Sorko denied the truth of the accusation, and proclaimed his undying allegiance to
Al'Kabor. But the angry wizard would hear nothing, and informed all present that Sorko was to be punished for this betrayal. Some in the crowd tried to jump to Sorko's defense, attacking the vengeful Al'Kabor, but he was protected by an unknown force that prevented this.

Then Al'Kabor called out my name. Someone had cast a spell of
Levitation on me, so I hovered above the crowd. I moved closer, settling in
front of the tall Erudite wizard, where I bobbed on an invisible cushion of
air. "Cease levitating, Lloric, you're making me dizzy," he said. Of course
I obliged and dropped to the ground. "Prepare your Cancel Magic spell.",
Al'Kabor commanded me. I had it ready and told him so.

Now, Sorko became nervous and asked his master what he was going
to do. Al'Kabor refused to answer him, and instead ordered me to
position myself opposite him, with Sorko between us. He was preparing to perform some sort of ritual, and everyone knew Sorko would be the target, and that he probably would not survive it. Al'Kabor instructed me to ready my Cancel Magic spell and to cast it immediately when he gave the word. I was to
target the large bag Sorko was holding, into which he had collected the fragments of the wizard spire. All the while, Sorko uttered his complaints and worries, sounding confused and let down by his idol.

Al'Kabor had the crowd move back in a circle around us, warning
that this ritual could harm many if they stood too close. When he was
satisfied they were all at a safe distance (all except me and Sorko) he began
to cast a spell, and cried out to me to cast mine. Our spells triggered
simultaneously, the great master's spell was one of his own powerful ice spells, mine the simple Cancel Magic he had asked me to use. Sorko was struck by the fury of ice unleashed by Al'Kabor's magic, and fell to the ground,
unconscious and barely alive.

This was Al'Kabor's punishment. He took the large bag of spire
fragments from Sorko, who soon thereafter returned to consciousness. Sorko was bewildered, and continued to profess his innocence and devotion to his
master. Al'kabor responded by informing all present that Sorko was no longer
worthy of being his assistant. Sorko became dejected, and walked away in such an air of despondence that I fear he might seek to end his own life.

The learned Al'kabor lingered for a few moments after his former
assistant's departure, examining the pieces of wizard spire in the bag and
performing a magical analysis of them. He muttered to himself that he saw
great potential in the material to assist in focusing a wizard's magic. There
was much speculation that perhaps Al'kabor would use this information to
construct a new portal, or create some new portal spell. His replies were
vague and uninformative, except that he did confirm Nektonis's remark that
the material of the wizard spires helped to concentrate a wizard's power
enough to achieve teleportation.

Finally, before departing, Al'kabor called me forward again, and
presented me with a Coin of Insight, and instructed me to hurry back to the
Elven outpost to find an Elven woman named Ailerina near the statue of the
Chosen One. I immediately gated back to the Elven outpost where I was bound
near the bridge. I located the unmistakeable statue of the Chosen One
near the harbor entrance and at its base was Ailerina, admiring the ocean view. When I gave her the coin, she announced to the entire zone that I was a
worthy hero of the realm, recognized by the gods. I felt more mature
immediately. She also presented me with a ring called "Deceitful Ring of Vahlai" which resembles nothing so much as the notched black Cutthroat Insignia rings one finds on certain villains in the deserts of Ro. This ring, however, conveys upon the wearer increased intelligence, health, and - especially valuable to acomparatively unattractive Gnome like myself - added charisma.

I never did make it onto the boat that day, but the diversion
more than made up for the delay. Unfortunately, in all the excitment I didn't
even think to use my imaging device to capture stills of the event. It was all I could do to keep up with all that was being said.

Our congratulations go out to Lloric of the Horde for becoming one of the heroes of Norrath, one of the elite of Norrath, and one of the select few. But one wonders, was Sorko guilty of betrayal? Why was AlKabor so livid with Sorkos failings? Who is this mysterious rival, Terblyn Zelbus, and what could possibly make Sorko possibly betray AlKabor?

The Department of Records refused to comment on the matter, but said steps were being taken immediately to research said rival.

Once again, congratulations to Lloric of the Horde, and his great accomplishments!

Congratulations in Order!

AK'ANON, FAYDWER- With the current problems plaguing other lands, a number of items of interest have come to the attention of the Gnomish community.

-Sabrenie, has announced to the Horde that she has offered her hand to her long-time hunting companion, Wurtin, and he has accepted it graciously! We wish the best for these two young lovebirds, and will keep you posted on where and when the ceremony will take place!

-Realms recently had the opportunity to show those outside the Horde the pinnacle of what we are and represent. Noluv Tonight, Guild Leader of the War Machine of the Tiny, one of our allies had this to say about Realms.'...I would like to commend one of your members - Realms, a Gnomish Necromancer of the 13th Lich Wiggle (if he was a member of the War Machine, anyway). One of (The War Machine of the Tiny) was hailed by him, and
was asked to accompany Realms on his corpse run into Northern Desert of Ro. Upon arrival at said corpse, Realms was quite generous, giving him several items of little worth to Realms, but of immense wealth to a 3rd Season Elven Ranger. Charity to a complete stranger is to be celebrated!' Congratulations Realms!

-Professor Furgin of the Department of Astronomical and Astrological Sciences has finally announced who he would be asking for his assistant. 'After much consideration and looking over potential candidates, I have chosen Benzworth Cogglestop to be my assistant in the exploration and discovery of what new wonders our sister in the heavens would hold for the gnomish people. His reputation is impeccable and he would make an excellent member on my research faculty.' Professor Furgin also mentioned that Benzworth had one week to reply, also with any other candidates that he would think would be able to assist with the research. No comment was available from Mr. Cogglestop at this time.