wolfie2kX 529 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) I'm finally ready to let you all in on a top secret project I've been working on for the past couple of weeks. The good news - it's done and finally ready to be shared with all of you. The bad news - it won't likely be implemented and released until the next CM-Patch. Maybe longer. I had hoped to get it done by the time version 0100 was ready to go - but it wasn't. It took FAR longer than I anticipated but I assure you, it'll be quite worth the wait. The quick, down and dirty version of it all: It's a brand spankin' new quest. It's not a difficult one - except, perhaps for the amount of time schlepping around to do it. There are no difficult boss monsters involved. But it should still be worth the effort. It's open to both light and shadow fans alike. Over the next few days I will be posting details of the quest and the 5, (YES! Count 'em FIVE!) new books. For fans of Ancarian lore, this will answer a lot of burning questions, tie together the lore and stories from Sacred 1 and Sacred 2 into one fairly lengthy yet hopefully entertaining read. And yes, for Gogo, I've managed to incorporate a fair number of easter egg type references that should make him quite happy for some time to come. . Edited December 20, 2010 by wolfie2kX 1 Link to comment
cider_steve 26 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Well, that sounds very exciting indeed. I look forward to hearing more on this, and many thanks for your work. Cheers, Steve. Link to comment
Gordius 6 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) Nice. Sounds like a lot of work so I'm not surprised it took you a long time. Thanks, shame I don't use the CM-Patch! Maybe you could make it available now as a standalone MOD? Edited December 20, 2010 by Gordius Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Nice. Sounds like a lot of work so I'm not surprised it took you a long time. Thanks, shame I don't use the CM-Patch! Maybe you could make it available now as a standalone MOD? Well.. IF I had a clue as to what I was doing... I might, however, I wouldn't know where to put what to make it work properly. I figure the only way it'd get done is if it were done by folks who are quite knowledgable about how to get it done right. At any rate, over the next 5 days I plan on posting the text from each volume as well as the quest. Stay tuned! Oh.. And in case anyone is interested and has the time, I'm sure Marcus and Czevak would appreciate some help in translating this into all of the CM Patch supported languages. I don't speak French, Italian, Polish, Russian and my German is rustier than a Temple Guardian stuck beneath a collapsed temple for 1000+ years. And I really don't trust online translators since the last time I used one and it translated "Release Candidate" into "Reinforced Concrete". That was quite embarassing to say the least - not to mention it made NO sense to the poor Chinese guy I was posting a reply to. Link to comment
Schot 419 Share Posted December 20, 2010 I'm finally ready to let you all in on a top secret project I've been working on for the past couple of weeks. The good news - it's done and finally ready to be shared with all of you. The bad news - it won't likely be implemented and released until the next CM-Patch. Maybe longer. I had hoped to get it done by the time version 0100 was ready to go - but it wasn't. It took FAR longer than I anticipated but I assure you, it'll be quite worth the wait. The quick, down and dirty version of it all: It's a brand spankin' new quest. It's not a difficult one - except, perhaps for the amount of time schlepping around to do it. There are no difficult boss monsters involved. But it should still be worth the effort. It's open to both light and shadow fans alike. Over the next few days I will be posting details of the quest and the 5, (YES! Count 'em FIVE!) new books. For fans of Ancarian lore, this will answer a lot of burning questions, tie together the lore and stories from Sacred 1 and Sacred 2 into one fairly lengthy yet hopefully entertaining read. And yes, for Gogo, I've managed to incorporate a fair number of easter egg type references that should make him quite happy for some time to come. . Wow! Exciting news indeed wolfie! I'm surprised you've had time to do that considering how busy you've been on the wiki. Oh and I LOVE that you made some new books. It's so much fun collecting those on the wiki. I'm looking forward to taking the time to try out the CM Patch and your surprise wolfie. Thanx for the heads up! Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) Ok... It's past midnight on Dec 21st somewhere... So here we go... First, the quest. The Quest begins in the Orc territory. As anyone who's played the main quest through the area will know, as a reward for slaying the nasty beast in the lake, the head Orc Chief gives you the right to talk to and rescue the prisoners being held in the back. For this quest a new prisoner will be added to the game. And he will have a quest marker overhead once you've finished talking to the regular High Elves in the cage. He will tell you that he knows something about the Great Machine, and he'll tell you if you get him out of the prison as well. If you accept the quest, he will tell you a tale about the cave north of Bluestonbury and that you should head there. As anyone who's been around the Bluestonbury area knows, there's a cave to the north of the town. The cave is somewhat famous because it has FOUR statues standing around a small T-Energy device and they all have the names of the Noble Elements - Argon, Neon, Radon and Xenon. Some of you might also have read my theory about the cave, the statues and the device they are guarding. The one where the folks who settled there were from Ceria Delith (when it was the capital of the Elven realm prior to the great war. And how it was possibly a prototype or model of the Great Machine and that the meaning of the word Guardian no longer meant anything other than a humanoid solider... Anyhow... You then travel to the cave by way of portal and a bit of a walk. When you arrive in the cave, you will meet 4 High Elves. They're not too keen on you entering their cave so they attack you. You, of course, kill them off and as you do, each one will drop a unique book. Unlike other books in the game, these can only be found in the cave after the guards are killed off. Exit the cave into the target area and the physical quest is now complete. My original plan was to write a tome that was a sort of "user manual" for the Great Machine and have it drop somewhere close to the device. After thinking things through, I realized that would be impractical and quite useless.. Telling people to flip the switch wouldn't be much of a book. So instead, I decided to write something about the history of the Great Machine and how it came to be. So I wrote the first book - the Book of Portals - as a prologue to the rest of the story... I used the same general format used by The Lost Diaries of Magus Elohinir. Now, without further interruption: The Book of Portals 4 Abrill 4157 Today should be a big day. Fergorn and Leibo will be doing their first tests on their new portal today. This should be quite spectacular – nearly instantaneous travel to any part of Ancaria. Just tell the portal where you want to go and you can be there in the time it takes to blink twice. The distance doesn’t matter – 5 kiloms or 5000 – you’re simply there. It will certainly make things much easier to get around and with a little luck, finally bring about peace between all the races of Ancaria. No one can invade another’s territory when the response would come quickly and without mercy from a crack squad of Seraphim Guardians. It really is amazing what can be accomplished when the races of Ancaria work together instead of all the senseless fighting. Fergorn, the Dwarven smith and Liebo the Elvish scientist really have put their heads together and come up with something quite spectacular! Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 5 Abrill 4157 The first test went off without any complications. The portal in Ceria Delith was stable for several hours. On the next test, a volunteer will be stepping through the portal to see where if it’s stable enough to go beyond the Central continent. If all goes well, it will deposit the volunteer on the Far Eastern continent of Ancaria, at the Tyr-Hadar outpost. Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 7 Abrill 4157 Disaster! Fergorn and Liebo made a slight miscalculation in the location of the portal’s exit. Instead of depositing Sargol, the volunteer, neatly through the target arch in Tyr-Hadar, he emerged from the portal at a rather great height – and the resulting fall broke most of poor Sargol’s bones. He did not survive. Oh well, back to the drawing board… Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 16 Abrill 4157 Finally! Success! Instead of risking any live volunteers, the portal team decided it was better to send a small device through, complete with a communications crystal tuned to a receiver here in Ceria Delith. The device arrived intact, exactly where it was supposed to show up. The commander of the Tyr-Hadar outpost reported back with the good news by way of the device. Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 31 Abrill 4157 The Ancarian Unification Council came to inspect the portals. Fergorn and Liebo’s portal demonstration for them worked flawlessly as it has for the past few weeks and construction will begin immediately. Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 22 Samar 4157 The Orcish delegation is complaining that their portals are taking a very long time to build. They’re accusing Fergorn and Liebo of taking their sweet time in getting the ones in Ruka and Enturag installed. They couldn’t seem to understand that it takes time to find the right kind of stone to build portals and that those stones must be cut precisely and the runes had to be engraved properly. And that any deviation from doing things right would result in accidents – like the one that killed poor Sargol. Precision work can NOT be rushed! And furthermore, the stones can not be shipped by way of portal to any destination. The feedback from the stones passing through the field would cause an implosion the likes of which has never been seen on Ancaria. But they are Orcs after all, and they aren’t all that intelligent. They have been arguing that a few accidents here and there were acceptable losses. Orcs! They are very difficult to reason with. Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 27 Samar 4157 Unbelievable! The Orcs claim to have built a portal of their own. They just couldn’t wait three months for the installation team to get to Nor-Plat and install the portals. A Dwarven inspection team was dispatched to check into it from Gildstadt in the western provinces. They, of course, did not take any chances and arrived at the Grunwald portal and walked the rest of the way. Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 4 Gindar 4157 The inspection team reported in today. While the stones seem to be the right sort of material, they were found to be substandard grade. The Orcs were of course, incensed. Fortunately, Hargol, one of Fergon and Liebo’s most trusted assistants was at hand. When the Orcs tried to activate their inferior portal, he was able to channel the overload of energy into the heavens. The resulting explosion lit up the night sky for three days and nights. The Orcs were, for the moment, suitably impressed and agreed to dismantle their inferior portal and be patient. Anhiar, Ancarian Unification Council Adjutant, Elvish Division 7 Gindar 4157 Hargol’s report has some members of the Ancarian Unification Council upset. As there are no Orcs on Fergon and Liebo’s research team, the question was raised as to how the Orcs were able to arrive at a portal design that was almost identical to the one the design team came up with. The Dwarves and Elves were upset because they felt there must have been some industrial espionage being done by the Orcs or someone in their employ. No one can come up with a device that is such a nearly perfect copy without having seen the original. Coincidence only goes just so far before credibility is stretched beyond reason. The Humans are upset because if war broke out between the Orcs, Dwarves and Elves, it would likely mean their lands would be the center of the battle as their territory inconveniently borders all three race’s homelands in their Grunwald region. The Seraphim weren’t exactly happy either - after all their hard work building up the Ancarian Unification Council. All of the potential for peace lost because of one party’s impatience. The Lizardmen were about the only ones who could seemingly care less as they had no stake in any of this. . Edited December 24, 2010 by wolfie2kX 2 Link to comment
Spunky 16 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nicely done, I enjoyed the read indeed! Good work Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 (edited) In our next installment, we shift gears into a different mode all together. Getting this part of the tale off the ground took a bit of time and effort. One day I was bored, so I started browsing the forums here on DM and I came across a post in the media section that had to do with music and one post in particular had a link to a site with band name origins. And as I was scrolling down the list, I came upon a band named Aesema Daeva. The guitarist for the band was quoted as saying: "It is originally from Persian mythology. I, when younger, was into groups such as Nephalim, and Aesma Daeva is basically a fallen angel - or a member of the Nephalim" - John Prassas guitarist, composer of Aesma Daeva When I read that, the Las Vegas marquees were lit and the muse was with me. I did a bit of research and other than the misspelling of "Nephilim" and that Aesema Daeva is more demon than fallen angel - but I didn't quite let that stop me. Inspiration was with me and I wasn't going to let a few mistaken facts get in my way. It was time to put the "fallen angel" into Sacred 2: Fallen Angel! I put myself into a sort of mental time machine - and went back to the time of the Great War and imagined what Ceria Delith might have been like. I took a trip to the jungle and found that the city borders - as defined in the game - were a tad small. Given the size of the primary metropolis of the Elven region, Thylysium, is several times bigger, I realized that the entire jungle area was likely part of the city proper. The central pyramid was likely something akin to their city hall. The rest, as they say, was a piece of cake. The remainder of the tale is the diary of on Dr. Aesema Daeva, who was likely a High Elf, skilled in the healing arts and possibly had something to do with the military. A bit of warning... The following diary entries contain a somewhat graphic description of alien autopsies. Might not want to have dinner while reading this if you've got a squeamish disposition... Therefore, without further interruption, tonight's installment: The Journal of Aesma Daeva 1 2 Jankar 4158 Today marks the 3rd month anniversary since the beginning of the war against the alien invaders. The world of Ancaria has taken significant losses already. The Ancarian Unification Council’s Science Division has put me in charge of harnessing T-Energy and creating a weapon to defeat the invaders. As near as anyone has been able to figure, the invasion started not long after the near-tragic portal accident in the Orcish territory of Nor-Plat. The explosion in the heavens above Ancaria apparently caused a rupture in space and time and when Ancaria’s orbit took the planet within range, a large contingent of what can only be referred to as monstrosities crossed over into our world. Monstrosities of every size and shape that are as difficult to kill as the germs that cause Black Fever. 3 Jankar 4158 Today, Seraphim Maria and her Primad squad of warriors managed to fell one of the invaders. It wasn’t quite dead when they brought it in to the hospital at Ceria Delith. We were ordered to examine the beast and find out what makes it tick. Surprisingly, it appears to be very similar to life forms we’re familiar with. One head, two arms, two legs… Of course, their elongated heads, slavering jaws and foul acidic breath speak otherwise. Several of the Seraphim that brought the beast in today had fairly horrific acid burns on various parts of their bodies. Fortunately, their combat healing potions helped keep them from getting anything worse than a few nasty scars. Apparently, the acid it spits is part of its food intake mechanism. It spits out a nasty dose of acidic poison that immobilizes and eventually kills its prey as well as begins to predigest the victim. The slavering jaws extend from its mouth to latch onto the victim where the creature begins sucking in the pre-digested flesh of said victim much like an Ancarian sucker fly’s proboscis. The internal arrangement of the alien seems to be a bit different from most Ancarian life. The exoskeletal arrangement of the creature seems to indicate it’s an insectoid. It seems to have four lungs that function much like our hearts – two chambers take in air, while the other two handle the exhaust. All in all, these beings, while they’re exoskeletal structure are like built-in armor, they’re not impossible to kill. The information has been forwarded to the appropriate departments. 18 Jankar 4158 Maria and her Primad squad brought in another specimen for our research. This one appears to be fish-like except that it doesn’t appear to live in water. It floats above the ground. How exactly it manages this defies logic. Since this one was quite dead, we were able to dissect it. We didn’t find anything within its body to suggest how it can just float in the air. Clearly, this is something NOT of this world. 19 Jankar 4158 The alien is dead. Our captive seems to have decided to commit suicide. It refused to eat. Even live sheep, goats and other animals couldn’t tempt it to feed. Either that or the animals in question were just not appetizing to our ‘guest’. 21 Jankar 4158 The autopsy on our ‘guest’ was completed. What a putrid mess! Apparently, the creature was not entirely immune to its own toxic juices. It apparently swallowed some of its own acidic poison spittle and the toxins and acid ate parts of it from within. It would seem that normally, the acids would be partially neutralized when it comes into contact with the flesh of its prey. Unfortunately, the exoskeleton is not affected by the acidic compounds. So even if we were able to reproduce the acid and find a viable delivery method, it wouldn’t likely have much of an effect. It took a lot of effort to crack the shell open. We finally brought in a 50 tonne press to crack the creature’s shell open. Too bad, we can’t ask these monstrosities to step inside one of these presses one by one so we can kill them. I doubt they would be willing to cooperate. As it is, the press damn near broke. It might work for one, maybe two of the beasts, but there are at least a few thousand of them all over Ancaria. Edited December 24, 2010 by wolfie2kX 1 Link to comment
Aegis 256 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Oooh, I like. ^^ I think I'll cry manly tears now. Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) In the third installment, we find the good(?) doctor coming across a serendipitous little accident - one that would eventually lead to the state of the Ancarian world we find in Sacred 2... Now, without any further interruption, the third installment... Journal of Aesma Daeva 2 13 Kuthar 4158 The war against the alien intruders has been going well. With weaponry enhancements furnished by the Ancarian Unification Councils Ministry of Warfare based on the information we provided them, the soldiers in Seraphim Marias armies are better able to take down our unwelcome guests. Thats not to say there havent been any significant losses to the Seraphim. Its been estimated that 10% of the Seraphim Corps has been killed off. At least the enhanced weaponry has somewhat stemmed the tide of losses. The Ministry of Weaponry has decided to reassign my team. We are now going to be working on finding even better ways to eliminating the invaders. Weve received reports from some of Seraphim units that said that T-Energy in its purest form seems to be lethal to the invaders. That is not too surprising, given that T-Energy is likewise toxic to Ancarian life as well. Though oddly enough, its also well known that T-Energy also has the ability to stimulate life (or at least, life-like qualities) in dead tissues. In minute doses, pure T-Energy can cause severe mutations, psychotic behavior and ultimately death in otherwise normal beings. Fortunately, pure T-Energy is relatively rare and only occurs in a few places like the eastern edge of Bluestone Lake. We will be focusing on T-Energy research namely how to deliver pure T-Energy lethality to our invaders, wherever they roam. 15 Kuthar 4158 We had a bit of an accident in the lab today. One of our rat specimens fell into our vat of pure T-Energy. He had gotten loose and in his efforts to escape, he fell directly into the vat. On the bright side, it was almost a serendipitous moment. When we fished the rat out, we were expecting him to be mutated in the usual way, and to be quite dead. He wasnt. In fact, other than the fact that the rat had lost all of its fur and was glowing a bright blue and was approximately twice his previous size, he was quite alive and kicking. Weve decided to keep our blue rat alive as no one has ever quite seen anything of the sort. 18 Kuthar 4158 Our blue rat has done some surprising things in the last few days. It seems to have gained a few abilities much like the Elvish mage technique known as a shadow step a sort of near instantaneous teleportation. It (and I say it, because our specimen no longer appears to be a he) used the technique to get out of his cage to get at some food my assistant left on the counter across the room from him. We wouldnt have suspected our blue rat to have been the culprit if it wasnt for the fact that there were at least four pairs of eyes focused on him at the time. What we saw boggled the mind. When my assistant confronted our rat, the rodent glared at him with a rather evil look and raised a paw toward him and took a swipe at his arm that nearly broke it in two. Amazing! Its beady red eyes were positively glowing like red hot coals. When it finished my assistants lunch, the rat promptly used its shadow step move to return to its cage. 19 Kuthar 4158 I decided to repeat the previous days events with our blue rat again. This time, however, under more controlled conditions. This time, I had a large metal plate brought in and set it up so it would block the rats line of sight with the counter where my assistant left his food the previous day. Then I brought in some leftovers a rather aromatic Bengareshi Curry and placed them on the counter. The rat got a whiff of the curry and immediately used his shadow step technique to escape his confines and raid the plate. Once the meal was finished, the rat returned to his cage the same way it escaped. It would seem the rat has the ability to remember the exact layout of the laboratory so it didnt need line of sight to find its way to the food. 20 Kuthar 4158 I decided to see how our specimen reacts to our enemies. I had the Seraphim bring in one of the invaders alive and placed him in restraints in the place of the metal plate. The food reward today was a nice Dryad Fish Stew. This time, however, I smeared some of the gravy from the stew onto the aliens body. The rat once again escaped its confines and went on the attack. What it did to the bipedal invader wasnt pretty. We wired the invaders jaw shut so it couldnt retaliate with its acidic poison before we brought it in. Our control rat one that was a quite normal Ancarian specimen tried to flee by hiding in its cage under the sawdust. Our blue rat, on the other hand, used its shadow step to escape its cage and went on what could best be called a rampage. The rats enhanced strength and claws dealt some serious damage to the aliens exoskeleton. The carnage didnt stop until I brought in the plate with the Dryad Stew and placed it on the counter. At that point, the blue rat abandoned the attack and went directly to feast on the food. The alien was quite dead by this point. A side note: weve agreed to name our blue rodent specimen Algernon after one of my lab assistants grandfather who was quite a wise elf in his day. 25 Kuthar 4158 Algernon, our T-Energy infused rat specimen is doing well. Ten days after being immersed in the T-Energy vat and still ticking. We decided over the past few days to attempt to reproduce the accident that caused Algernon to change. Weve brought in a fresh supply of rodents and replenished our vat of T-Energy. Apparently, Algernons dunking seems to have depleted our previously full vat by a third. Before we did anything with the rats, we ran a standard genetic sampling study on the lot of them to see if there were any genetic factors involved in the change. Cant be too careful. The first two rats merely mutated in the more traditional sense. They turned black and blue. They didnt become fully infused and died soon after their dunking. The third merely drowned in the vat without any change. Were obviously missing some key ingredient to make the transformation successful. 27 Kuthar 4158 Success! We finally figured out why our attempts were failing. It would seem there was a short in the power outlet near the vat that energized the vat and the T-Energy inside. One of my assistants fixed the short soon after we fished Algernon from the vat. Once I was reminded of that, I had him undo the fix and we were able to create Ben, our second T-Energy infused rodent. Weve also found that Algernon and Ben do not seem to be able to get along. Ben seems to have gotten the same abilities as Algernon. When we brought in a plate of food for Algernon, Ben immediately shadow stepped to the plate and tucked in. Algernon, of course, wasnt too thrilled with his new rival. He also shadow-stepped to the plate and a fight ensued. A quick thinking assistant Ill have to learn her name one of these days quickly brought in a second plate and with the appearance of more food, the two rats decided fighting wasnt quite as important as was the eating. After the plates were cleaned, (and I mean clean! They were spotless!) the two rodents gave each other a brief hiss and shadow stepped back to their cages. 28 Kuthar 4158 A representative of the Ancarian Unification Councils Ministry of Warfare stopped by today. Unfortunately, he had the bad taste to show up with a food stain on his tunic. Seems he was a bit of a slob at breakfast. When the two T-Energy infused rats got a whiff of his food stained shirt they had the bad taste to shadow step out of their cages and immediately attacked the poor man. They bloody well tore a hole in his chest half way to his heart before they gave up and went back to their cages. This does not bode well. I think he was the deputy minister or some such. The damage done by the two was quite incredible. Nothing stopped their progress neither clothing, nor skin, nor bone. 1 Tyrbor 4158 It seems the attack on the misfortunate minor official by our T-Energy infused pets did us a bit of a favor. He was part of a faction who would have rather invested our time and efforts in other directions. I think were onto something. If only there were a way to better control our pets appetites so they attack the invaders and not Ancarian citizens. Maybe if we used other species ones better able to take orders and behave. We will have to expand our tests to bigger and better subjects. Edited December 24, 2010 by wolfie2kX 1 Link to comment
georgelappies 1 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Wow, this makes for some nice reading. I cannot wait to do the quest this game surely has a great community. Link to comment
MITZE 1 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I agree!...about the good reading part, anyway. I'm on console, so the CM-Patch doesn't do me any good. Ah well. Oh, and unless that Mutated Rat has a mustache, Algernon is an unfitting name. Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 I agree!...about the good reading part, anyway. I'm on console, so the CM-Patch doesn't do me any good. Ah well. Oh, and unless that Mutated Rat has a mustache, Algernon is an unfitting name. {sigh} They must not be teaching Sci Fi Classics in schools any more.. It's actually VERY approprate. Check this out... Link to comment
gogoblender 3,338 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I agree!...about the good reading part, anyway. I'm on console, so the CM-Patch doesn't do me any good. Ah well. Oh, and unless that Mutated Rat has a mustache, Algernon is an unfitting name. {sigh} They must not be teaching Sci Fi Classics in schools any more.. It's actually VERY approprate. Check this out... lol, I'm pretty sure they are teaching Sci Fi, but that doesn't mean there is only one meaning. He's also Rupert Everett from The importance of being Ernest - Oscar Wilde. It's been done in many forms in movies and plays now with it's famous main character Algernon Moncrieff I wish I played to be able to get into all of this patch's goodies, and especially this new tome of history you're adding to this game's pages. Very good prose Wolfie and a delicious morning laugh. gogo Link to comment
MITZE 1 Share Posted December 23, 2010 I agree!...about the good reading part, anyway. I'm on console, so the CM-Patch doesn't do me any good. Ah well. Oh, and unless that Mutated Rat has a mustache, Algernon is an unfitting name. {sigh} They must not be teaching Sci Fi Classics in schools any more.. It's actually VERY approprate. Check this out... Yeah, I wasn't familiar with "Flowers for Algernon." It wasn't part of my school curriculum... As for the name 'Algernon,' I was only familiar with it because of a book of names I got lying around. In said book: "Algernon--Old French, "with the mustache." The origin of this name is unknown. It may have been designed to fit some bewhiskered knight, for legend has it as a nickname for Alex of Louraine, the mustachioed ancestor of the Howard and Percy families. Normans and Germans liked this name and the Norman invasion carried it to England. It is typical of the "personal characteristic" name, many of which developed in early England, such as Armstrong, Longfellow, Whitehead, etc. English--Algernon, Algy." So, yeah, I only knew about it because it had a funny meaning. "Mustachioed one," indeed. In any case, after looking up "Flowers for Algernon," I gotta agree it was a fitting name after all! My apologies for saying otherwise! Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 lol, I'm pretty sure they are teaching Sci Fi, but that doesn't mean there is only one meaning. He's also Rupert Everett from The importance of being Ernest - Oscar Wilde. It's been done in many forms in movies and plays now with it's famous main character Algernon Moncrieff I wish I played to be able to get into all of this patch's goodies, and especially this new tome of history you're adding to this game's pages. Very good prose Wolfie and a delicious morning laugh. gogo Yah.. So Algernon isn't a unique name. Never said it was - but in the context, Flowers for Algernon is the only one that fits. You'll see why in the next installment. If you liked the stuff so far, wait till you get a load of the final two installments. Now as to the patch... The content hasn't been added to the patch as yet. It's still in the pile of pending stuff on the CM Patch site. The quest will involve a LOT of work. There's translations that need to be done for the various languages the patch now supports. We'll see... By the way - this installment IS dedicated to you - figured you'd get a kick out of finding the Easter Eggs.. One has been exposed... The other still remains... Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 In any case, after looking up "Flowers for Algernon," I gotta agree it was a fitting name after all! My apologies for saying otherwise! S'ok.. No problem. I suppose I was the one in error - assuming people would be up to speed on the same sorta stuff I've been exposed to in school... So... Don't worry about it.. My bad. Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 In the fourth installment of this tale - things start getting very, very interesting - and not in a really positive way for the people of Ancaria. But as with any tale, things usually have to get worse before they get better... And a bonus cookie (rep point) to anyone who can name the spot on the map mentioned in the final entry of tonight's episode. And now, without further interruption Journal of Aesma Daeva 3 5 Tyrbor 4158 We’ve appropriated a larger laboratory. We’ve now got a larger vat and a bigger supply of T-Energy to work with. We’ve also gotten some stray dogs to experiment with. Some big mean dogs that were running wild. We will begin tests on them as soon as the lab is ready. We must make sure the power surge required to make the experiment work is set correctly. 6 Tyrbor 4158 We had some disturbing news from the old lab. Apparently, Algernon didn’t come out for its daily feed today. Ben was quite happy to shadow step its way out of its cage and devoured his portion and half of Algernon’s plate. Algernon was showing some signs of being a bit listless in its cage. 7 Tyrbor 4158 We’re ready to try our next experiment. The vat is filled; our first dog is about as ready as he will ever be. The power settings appear to be approximately what was running through the vat in the old lab. 8 Tyrbor 4158 We conducted our first dog based T-Energy test today. It was less than a raving success. What was once a mean spirited nearly feral dog became almost timid after infusion. I have no idea why. Apparently, personality has something to do with it. More experimentation will need to be done. 9 Tyrbor 4158 Disaster! We got a report from our old lab. Algernon exploded. The people monitoring the two mutant rats reported that Algernon hadn’t eaten anything for 4 days – and that it had started glowing a brighter shade of blue just before it happened. They also reported a few minutes before Algernon exploded, Ben had shadow stepped out from its confines and fled the lab. Somehow, it knew what was going to happen before it did. Ben had vanished and hasn’t been seen since. Algernon survived for all of 24 days. Not as promising as we once imagined, however, we’ll have to see what our current test subjects have to offer. 10 Tyrbor 4158 The explosion in our former quarters has caught the attention of the powers that be in Ceria Delith. They have requested that we find a more appropriate location for our experiments. Requests made to the various regions of Ancaria have come up short. The common theme for the rejection was the same – Not in my back yard! Bah! Bureaucrats! Technophobes! How are we supposed to save the world from the invaders without taking bold steps? Surely, some losses on our side must be acceptable. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. The Dwarves finally agreed to allow us to build a facility in the southern portion of their domain on the western side of the central continent. It’s a mountainous region riddled with caves and canyons. They felt that the surrounding mountains would contain most any explosions so they wouldn’t harm the rest of Ancaria. Unfortunately the area is devoid of T-Energy so we will need to figure out some means to import it from other parts of the continent. In the mean time, our T-Energy dog really hasn’t worked out very well. It hasn’t eaten since his transfiguration. It hasn’t so much as displayed any interesting talents gained from the infusion. In fact, it hasn’t done anything except cower in complete fear in its kennel. What a disappointment. We fear its end is near. 13 Tyrbor 4158 The T-Energy dog exploded today. Fortunately, this time we were somewhat prepared. We put it in a boat and towed it far out to sea. The explosion was immense. We calculated it was roughly four times larger than the one caused by Algernon. Given the dog was proportionally four times larger, this fits in nicely. No damage was done – except for the boat the dog and its kennel were on. Too bad we couldn’t include a few of the invaders. I doubt, however, they would have been willing to cooperate. Given the failure of our one canine subject, we need to find another species to experiment on. One that can be controlled and be made to attack the invaders. It’s not like we have forever to deal with the current problem. Our astronomers at the Celestial Dome have concluded that our world, Ancaria, will be passing close to and possibly coming into contact with the dimensional rift caused by those idiot Orcs and their accursed portal accident – again. Who knows how many invaders will be coming through the portal this time around. The forecast is not a good one. 18 Tyrbor 4158 We’ve received a report from near Orcish Byway about a medium sized explosion near the town. It appears Ben had just about made it to Nor-Plat before his time ran out. Not too surprising given that Ben and all of our test rats were obtained from Orcish traders from Karagh. 21 Tyrbor 4158 Construction on the new site for our laboratory is progressing very nicely. It will be quite nicely guarded by not one, but three fortresses so security shouldn’t be much of an issue. We still need test subjects for our experiments. It seems none of Ancaria’s fauna would be compatible with the goals of our experiments. 23 Tyrbor 4158 I had a bit of a brainstorm last night. I sent a note to the local prison warden to see if he had any prisoners scheduled for execution. If the transformation is a death sentence, it really doesn’t matter how soon they cease to exist. Or for that matter, how they cease to exist. And who knows, they may, in fact, find some measure of redemption should our experiments succeed. 26 Tyrbor 4158 Bloody bureaucrats! The powers that be got wind of my request. I’ve been called before the full Ancarian Unification Council to explain my request. I report to them tomorrow morning. 27 Tyrbor 4158 Disaster! My appearance before the council was postponed. It would seem Ancaria not only came into contact with the rift but collided with it head on - something about fluctuations in Ancaria’s orbit due to extra planetary influences. It was also about a fortnight ahead of schedule. What emerged from the portal this time around was truly the stuff of nightmares. The invaders we’ve had to deal with the first time around were nothing in comparison to what emerged in the past few hours. Huge winged monsters, bigger than a two story noble’s house that exhale fire! Other huge winged monstrosities that seem to be burning from within. They can scoop up huge chunks of dirt and melt them in their hands. This is NOT good. We aren’t ready yet. This is NOT good. 28 Tyrbor 4158 The new invaders have spread far and wide. The huge flying lizards that exhale fire number in the hundreds. They appear to be giant dragons – the kind that hasn’t been seen on Ancaria for a thousand generations. The sort of dragons you can find on Ancaria in this day and age are nowhere near the purported size being reported. They’re maybe twice the size of a normal riding horse with a wing-spread about twice as long. 28 Tyrbor 4158 (later) We’ve just received a report from a brave soul willing to go to the eastern portion of the southern desert on the eastern continent where the portal came into contact with Ancaria. The portal now seems to be firmly locked onto the spot where it landed. This time it’s not going away. 1 Link to comment
MITZE 1 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I'd hazard the guess that the spot the final journal entry is referring to is around that giant gaping crater that you run into on the way to the desert Dragon. Also, should the Celestial Dome exist yet, at that point in time? I was under the impression it its contruction finished just before Sacred 2 began. In any case, this is still an entertaining read. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 I'd hazard the guess that the spot the final journal entry is referring to is around that giant gaping crater that you run into on the way to the desert Dragon. Also, should the Celestial Dome exist yet, at that point in time? I was under the impression it its contruction finished just before Sacred 2 began. In any case, this is still an entertaining read. Thanks for posting it. Actually... no.. Wrong continent... Think Sacred 1... Good try though. And yes, you'd think so, however, there's that quest on Seraphim Island (Navigation Crystals) where the Seraphim teleports you to the Dome with some nav crystals she's been working on for them. When you get there, you talk to a gal who tells you the guy you were supposed to give the crystals to was her Grandfather and he's been dead for a very, very long time - something like 150 years if I recall correctly. When you get back, the Seraphim in question says something or other about Elven immortality not being what it used to be... That would imply the dome has been there for quite some time - in one form or another. Also, don't forget our not so friendly visitors. For all we know, they could have utterly laid waste to the original installation. Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2010 The fifth and final tome in the series is a bit longer than the previous entries. I found myself having to hold back. As it is, the book STILL takes up 6 1/2 printed pages in MS Word using 12 point type. The previous entries were 2 - 4 pages each. I could have gone on added more but I wanted to go easy on the folks who will be doing the translations. This book is different in one other aspect - it'll only be available somewhere inside the Great Machine facility - for reasons that will make sense as you get to the end of the tale. In it we'll meet six rather familiar people and how they've drastically changed the course of Ancarian life and how they did it... One other thing to note. I had to create new months of the year. I incorporated the month names from the Lost Diaries previously noted. The final month of the Ancarian year - assuming a 12 month calendar - is Valka. Note the final date... So... Without further adieu... Journal of Aesma Daeva 4 1 Yal 4158 I finally got a chance to plead my case in front of the Ministry of Warfare with regards to sentient experimentation. They were practically shaking in their boots with the reports that were filtering in from all over Ancaria. It was an easy sell. They had one stipulation. They would send volunteers. 2 Yal 4158 Our new lab in the west won’t be ready for some time, so our first experiments will have to be done in our current facility. The first volunteer arrived today at the Na’Fian portal on the west side of the city. He isn’t exactly a striking figure. Below average build. I questioned him about why he volunteered. He said he didn’t have much to look forward to. He said he had been ill and didn’t have very long to live. Something about a war injury that never quite healed right and the doctors said he didn’t have all that long to live. Eh. As long as he survives the infusion… 4 Yal 4158 Our T-Energy tank is fully stocked. Our volunteer is prepped and about as ready as he’ll ever be. 4 Yal 4158 Test Subject A’s infusion was…interesting to say the least. His infusion drained the entire tank’s worth of T-Energy. He is about 1.5 times as large as he was before, much larger than a typical Ancarian High Elf. And he is quite blue, similar in shading to our dearly departed Algernon and Ben. He retained his memories and knowledge. He knows where he is and what’s been done to him. He’s been eating like a wild beast. We’ve estimated so far, he’s eaten approximately 14 average dinners in the space of a few hours. There doesn’t seem to be any evidence of his previous injury. The T-Energy appears to have healed him. It appears Test A was a success. 5 Yal 4158 The first of the interdimensional aliens arrived in Ceria Delith this morning near the Temple of Tears in the east. It was one of those flying monstrosities and it called itself a follower of Sakkara. It appears to be sentient as well. It demanded our unconditional surrender with the obligatory “or else”… Our Test A subject decided to face the monster. He arrived at the surface and calmly walked through the throng of people attempting to flee west. People thought it rather strange to see a rather oversized blue glow in the dark High Elf calmly walking toward the danger they were fleeing and stopped in their tracks. They did not follow our champion who stopped a few horse lengths from the invader and simply raised his arms and a large number of Fen Fires appeared out of nowhere and swarmed the invader and promptly exploded as they came into contact with this Sakkara character. The monstrosity collapsed after wave after wave of the Fen Fires hit with what seemed like ruthless abandon. After the monstrosity collapsed, the Test A subject summoned a few waves of the Fen Fires and dispersed them amongst the people who were injured by the beast. The Fen Fires promptly healed their injuries. The people were in awe of our first test subject. Some even bowed in prayer. Amazing. 6 Yal 4158 Our test subject returned to the lab and promptly devoured half of a roast hog, generously donated by an eatery owner who was about to be stepped on by the Sakkara monster but was saved by the hero of the hour. Speaking of our hero... He has decided he needs a name. He’s decided that his old name and identity just won’t do as he has changed so drastically. He’s decided that since he is the product of Test A, he would like to be known as Testa from now on. Testa is now in the process of reading every book in my collection. He has become as ravenous in the pursuit of knowledge as his appetite for food. 7 Yal 4158 It’s amazing. In the span of a day, Testa has read every book in my extensive collection – and managed to somehow store that vast repertoire in his mind. I’ve quizzed him on a few subjects and it’s amazing. He has full recall and an amazing insight into the subjects he’s studied. He’s now in the process of assimilating my research notes and log entries with regards to our T-Energy experiments. 8 Yal 4158 Testa has completed reading my notes and has made a few suggestions on how to make the process more efficient. His suggestions have been forwarded to the construction team in the Dwarven region. He’s also come up with a possible reason as to why Algernon, Ben and the dog met their demise. It would seem that the T-Energy infusion (as we’ve done it thus far) didn’t entirely replace the being’s normal tissues. The T-Energy ate away at the tissues – all while stimulating its life force. But overall, the damage was far greater than the regenerative properties and when there was nothing left of the tissues – boom! He suggested a tonic of his own creation that could better sustain his and any other subject’s tissues to keep himself and anyone else we subject to this treatment a longer life after the infusion. In the meantime, the Sakkara’s remains seem to have cooled off enough to approach it. The invader appears to be made from rock. There’s not much that can be gleaned from the remains. Whatever was inside the creature is now a mass of solid rock. 4 Nosk 4158 Testa, our first creation is still amongst the living. He’s been alive for 28 days post infusion. The last few weeks have been a bit of a blur to the point where I haven’t had so much as a moment to collect my thoughts, let alone commit them to the log. Construction in the new facility is coming along nicely. Testa, in the meanwhile has been busy. In addition to his research with us, he’s been called away numerous times to deal with our uninvited guests. Good thing he doesn’t seem to need any sleep. His appetite, on the other hand is simply astonishing. He eats enough food per day to feed a medium sized army. Good thing the military and the Seraphim are happy to contribute to his grocery list. We seem to have hit a snag in our experimental progress. By Testa’s calculations, there isn’t enough naturally occurring free T-Energy in the east Bluestone Lake area to transform more than one or two more subjects. My analysis confirms his estimates. Unfortunately, we need far more than three of our creations to deal with the hundreds of invaders that have come through the portal. We’ve also had a bit of an invasion of what can best be called the ‘undead’. We’ve occasionally had problems with corpses buried too close to T-Energy pools coming back to what can be called “unlife”. The appearance of the invaders, specifically the energy given off by Sakkara followers seems to have reacted with T-Energy naturally occurring in graveyards and has brought skeletons back from the great beyond. Meanwhile, we’ve heard the tale that the Dwarves are working on something that will close the portal in the Southern Desert permanently. We wish them luck. Anything that will stem the tide of the invasion is welcome news. 5 Nosk 4158 Testa has come up with a solution for our T-Energy shortfall. He’s come up with a way to extract pure T-Energy from the land itself. The designs for the T-Energy siphons have been forwarded to the appropriate artisans have been given plans and teams of plumbers have been assembled to build a network of pipes across the face of the central continent that lead to our lab in the Dwarven region. 17 Nosk 4158 The first few siphons have been put into place and the pipeline that will feed our new facility will be ready by the end of the year. I only hope that we survive long enough to implement this grand plan. We will be leaving for the new facility tomorrow. 2 Valka 4158 Our move is finally complete. Whoever said moving was fun, never had to move a staff of thirty, their books, notes, assorted lab implements, beakers, test tubes, and the other things that make our work possible. Fortunately, there’s a portal near our destination. The new complex is amazing. It spans several levels with all manner of controls for filling and maintaining the flow of T-Energy into the main reservoir. Speaking of which, the reservoir is an incredible sight to behold. It’s HUGE! We even have a large contingent of Temple Guardians to provide security. 3 Valka 4158 Our second and third test subjects have arrived. They’ve been briefed on the procedure and what to expect. They’re both in agreement with everything and have signed documents to that effect. The T-Energy reservoir in the center of the new infuser is nearly full and the secondary reservoir that feeds into it is catching the overflow. The first of our second batch of subjects is male and his records show that he’s been a naughty boy. He was first a convicted killer in civilian life who was sentenced to life in the military. I suppose the powers that be felt his talents would best be served being channeled into something more productive. It also seems he went berserk and killed several of his comrades one night in a drunken brawl. He was to be executed for his treasonous acts and would have been had it not been for our little program. Sounds like a perfect addition to our forces. The second subject is female. She is not, however, a convict. She is actually a volunteer to the program. Her records say she’s a Dryad healer and philosopher who decided to enlist after her home was invaded by our unwelcome guests. There’s something in there about her tribe being wiped out by a nasty dragon. No matter. Anyone bent on revenge is fine by me. 4 Valka 4158 Testa briefly stopped by to inspect the volunteers before they were infused. He’s given his nod of approval to both. The male went into the new infusion chamber and the switch was flipped. A beam shot from the reservoir and hit him square in the chest. The reservoir was nearly fully drained before it stopped. The infusion appears to have been successful. After a few hours, the reservoir was refilled from the storage tank inside the mountain to the east and the female stepped inside the chamber. She was amazingly calm and collected for someone about to undergo the transformation. After the two had a chance to rest a bit and feast (in much the way Testa did when he was transformed), Testa himself went in to greet his new siblings. They introduced themselves as Kuan and Kybele. 5 Valka 4158 The siphon network and the pipes leading to our facility are now complete. We are now able to refill the storage reservoir and the infusion reservoir in a matter of a few hours. With enough volunteers, we can create a rather substantial army of gifted warriors to fight for the cause. The fourth and fifth test subjects arrived today. It seems the general populace has been given an opportunity to sign up for transformation. The military had run short of people they could spare. Testa has looked them over as well and has given his approval to both. The male volunteer is a priest of the Church of the Creator who lost his entire congregation to an attack by what he called the “devil himself”. The female is a High Elf. Her records show she spent the last few years in the university at Thylysium and she studied philosophy. Her reason for enlistment – it was only logical to do something to save the world. Meanwhile Kuan and Kybele have both been dispatched to areas in the most need of their enhanced services. I’m not entirely certain how useful Kuan will turn out to be. His special talent involves a rather intoxicating breath that causes those who catch a whiff of it to go insane and attack anything and everything that moves – friend or foe. Kybele’s talent, on the other hand is a bright light that heals the injured (on our side) and reinforces them to carry on the attack. It would seem she is best suited to follow in Kuan’s footsteps, repairing our forces that were cut down by his bad breath. 6 Valka 4158 With the reservoir now fully restocked, we were able to proceed with our fourth and fifth test subjects. Since we couldn’t figure out which one should go first, we flipped a coin, an Ancarian 50 Goldpiece. The girl won the toss. She stepped into the chamber and the switch was pulled. Her body was flooded with T-Energy just like Kuan and Kybele had been. Success! Her transfiguration went without a hitch. Again, a few hours later, the male stepped inside the chamber after the reservoir was refilled and he was likewise transformed. The new female warrior now calls herself Forens and the male calls himself Lumen. Forens’ gift is quite useful. She can cause attacks made by the invaders to be reflected back at them. As long as she keeps her concentration up, she can reflect damage back until the enemy has destroyed themselves. Lumen’s talent is quite impressive as well. He can cause his body to glow incredibly brightly. The light, when it hits one of the invaders, causes it to burst into flames. The only thing left of one of those Sakkara followers is a pile of molten slag. Dragons, on the other hand, wind up being a pile of charred bones and ash. They, like their siblings, have ravenous appetites as well. 25 Valka 4158 This may well be my final entry. The invaders aren’t nearly as stupid as they seem. They’ve organized a well thought out attack strategy that called our team of five enhanced beings away from the facility to far remote places where they couldn’t easily get back. In the meantime an attack force of at least ten dragons and demons came knocking on our front door. We’ve sealed the outer door and have activated the fail-safe mechanism Testa came up with. It’s quite brilliant, really. It infuses four common Ancarian fleas into huge battle ready monsters. Should those Sakkara followers make it to the infusion chamber, they’re in for a very, very nasty surprise. I wish I had thought of that little trick myself. We’ve sent a message to our five gifted warriors, but I fear they may not return in time. 25 Valka 4158 (later) It seems this will be my final entry. My mousey, but quick thinking assistant, the one who brought the extra food for the rats has gotten rather brave or insane. It’s hard to tell. She made a break for the Infusion chamber and reset some of the controls. We tried to talk her out of doing it. But she couldn’t take the pressure any longer. She pulled the switch inside the room and her transformation is the most bizarre of the lot. She appears to have merged with one of those Ancarian fleas. It would seem one of the fail safe surprises jumped on her body and the two of them have somehow merged. She now has SIX arms. Her hunger and bloodlust is nearly insatiable. Her first task once she emerged from the chamber – was to attack my staff and kill half them. Worse yet, she started feeding on them by drinking their blood. She made her way to the surface and managed to get the door open. The carnage that ensued was truly a hideous sight to behold. The remote viewers placed outside of the facility caught most of it. It was quite terrifying. She jumped on the back of a dragon, bit into its neck and drained it of its life giving juices. Next, she stood before one of the Sakkara followers and waved her hands. It started obeying her. In no time at all, she and her new pet attacked its former comrades and eliminated half a dozen of them. She jumped on the back of another dragon and sucked the life out of it as well. She then sent her pet down the path toward the fortresses guarding the facility. She had it attack the guards that were stationed there. In no time at all, they were wiped out. She is now on her way back to the facility. The flying fish aliens and the ones with the skin made of hardened bone stood no chance before her. She will be here in a few minutes and I really hate to think what she will do with me should she get back inside. Whatever it is, it isn’t likely to be pleasant. I’ve locked the doors again and reset the fail safe device. I’ve sent the rest of my staff back to Ceria Delith by way of the portal along with my research notes and a model of the infuser. Perhaps someone can continue my work. Perhaps Testa, as long as he survives, can continue. It isn’t safe here any longer. It’s only a matter of time before my former assistant and her new pet will break through the outer door and then I’m likely finished. I merely hope that the people of Ancaria forgive us for the Chaos we’ve unleashed upon the world. And to think I finally learned her name just yesterday… Ker. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 2 Link to comment
MITZE 1 Share Posted December 25, 2010 I'd hazard the guess that the spot the final journal entry is referring to is around that giant gaping crater that you run into on the way to the desert Dragon. Also, should the Celestial Dome exist yet, at that point in time? I was under the impression it its contruction finished just before Sacred 2 began. In any case, this is still an entertaining read. Thanks for posting it. Actually... no.. Wrong continent... Think Sacred 1... Good try though. And yes, you'd think so, however, there's that quest on Seraphim Island (Navigation Crystals) where the Seraphim teleports you to the Dome with some nav crystals she's been working on for them. When you get there, you talk to a gal who tells you the guy you were supposed to give the crystals to was her Grandfather and he's been dead for a very, very long time - something like 150 years if I recall correctly. When you get back, the Seraphim in question says something or other about Elven immortality not being what it used to be... That would imply the dome has been there for quite some time - in one form or another. Also, don't forget our not so friendly visitors. For all we know, they could have utterly laid waste to the original installation. Ya, I never played the first game, so by this point, you've completely lost me. Still an interesting read, though. And my memory must be going bad. I didn't remember that quest... Oh.....and MERRY CHRISTMAS! (If you celebrate something else, I hope that's merry too!) Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 Ya, I never played the first game, so by this point, you've completely lost me. Still an interesting read, though. And my memory must be going bad. I didn't remember that quest... Oh.....and MERRY CHRISTMAS! (If you celebrate something else, I hope that's merry too!) Ah... That would explain it. The answer is in the bottom right corner of the S1 Map... Thanks for the compliment though... Some quests aren't that memorable. The ones on Seraphim Island that have you teleporting around just aren't THAT super long or memorable - except the harvest one where the people explode after eating the genetically engineered chow the Seraphim cooked up. And Merry Christmas right back at you..! Link to comment
Lord of the North 10 Share Posted December 26, 2010 (edited) http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY4ODgwMTAxMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjQyOTYyMQ@@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_.jpg easter egg two. just needed another rat named Willard for a third. Edited December 26, 2010 by Lord of the North Link to comment
wolfie2kX 529 Author Share Posted December 26, 2010 (edited) http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY4ODgwMTAxMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjQyOTYyMQ@@._V1._SX214_CR0,0,214,314_.jpg easter egg two. just needed another rat named Willard for a third. That link came back with an error - something about not having permission to access the file on that server... But if you were referring to Ben 1972, or the Michael Jackson song of the same name, then yes... You got it... I suppose I could have gone for a trifecta - but that particular chapter was getting a bit long as it was. And I was going for an alphabetical naming strategy - Algernon, Ben.... W is a LONG ways down the alphabet... Edited December 26, 2010 by wolfie2kX Link to comment
