Phenge

Among the list of names is written: Payon, Timberma Payon la Trobe, Timbermaw

Passing through Hanseti, Payon la Trobe stops to read the posted notices to see if there are any new jobs posted. Rubbing a long scar on his cheek he skims the "Letter to the People" before reading it again properly. After he finishes the letter he looks over the other notices, not taking much in as he struggles to come to terms with what this means for him. Okay. So Hanseti's at war with the orcs...fair enough. I mean, they'd turn on you sooner or later. It's just, sort of their nature. Payon begins picking at an angular scar stretching up above his eye, and pushes his leather cap askew. But this thing with Alras... I just don't know... I've got a job there. A good job. ...At least, once I get my first payment... I mean, when I told them of my experience, they even gave me a free axe. And it was a heck of an axe. Almost worth a week's pay itself. Twitches a brow at an annoying sensation above his eye before noticing the blood under his nails. With an angry growl he wipes his forehead with a scrap of soft paper and moves on to his home in Timbermaw, wondering what Dawn did to deserve whatever happened to her.

((Just to query, DOES the Teutonic Order have a congress from which to award the Congressional Medal of Mirtok? According to this thread Mirtok's only the GrossTrebler(treasurer).)) ((Edited: Sorry 'bout forgetting the parentheses.))

17 pages. Really? If people are going to get this emotional over these, I'll hate to see the response when the new continent is released.

*fistpumps* I'm a statistic!

Personally I'd prefer to have the change of worlds come without any announcement, and with people literally having the clothes on their backs and whatever they were carrying when they last logged out. Because, y'know, the apocalypse will not be announced. And it will not be gradual. Or maybe it could be gradual. Have an announcement coming up saying that [whatever] is going on and various plans are in progress to evacuate the continent. Say, over two days. Gives a good chance for people to log on and find out what's going on, and prepare. At the extreme, have people make their way to a boat, only to get told that it's full up. OH! HAVE THE MONEY TAKEN, AS BRIBES/BOARDING FEES TO BE ALLOWED ONTO THE BOATS/AIRSHIPS! "That sack of yours looks mighty heavy, sir. Ye might need to lighten your load before I let you on board." "Bad news, matey. There's a small price ye be needin' ta pay afore ye even think of settin' foot on me ship." "Your minas. All of them." "Sorry, miss. This zeppelin is for members of the Open Palm. You could join, but there's a charge for quick processing."

I'm figuring harvesting wheat with the golden hoe at level 90+ will cause gold to drop. Because, y'know, turning straw into gold...

...huh. Well, my sympathies Vaq. I've got a couple of dollars lying around I can toss in the pot. Might not be much but...dang. I was thinking about donating anyway, and this just tipped me to it. Man that sucks.

The woodsman Payon la Trobe (Phenge) has just sold 9 stacks to the Serpent's Ridge general store. And he's planning to sell more. Hopefully he'll catch you when you're in Serpent's Ridge and he's another bundle to sell.

I think what I'd most like to see is different schools of magic rather than being defined by a characters race. It'd provide greater flexibility in character and an expansion of choice. Having said that, I can understand why types of magic might have racial limits as the history could support this. If that's the decision of the server, I'd be fine with it. And finally...any chance of an earthen based school of magic? Not the forge-based magic of the dwarves or the nature-based magic of the elves, but actual earthen magic, which could include spells such as: Turning a block of cobblestone into smoothstone or sand into sandstone (Solidify? Enhance Density? Compaction?) Forming a wall of dirt where the caster targets, so long as it's in x blocks of the caster and they've got enough dirt in their inventory. Say, 2 high by 3 wide and one deep at the second level perhaps. Similar to Malin's Wall except dirt. Turning an area of sand and/or dirt into soulsand for a short period, or simply spawning an area of soulsand for a short period. Providing a temporary armour boost, or damage reduction, provided that the caster or target does not have armour already equipped. Maybe a single, random armour slot that the target has empty when the spell is cast?

Out-Of-Character: -Minecraft Account Name: Phenge How old are you?: 28 years old. Time-Zone/Country of Residence: +10 GMT/Australia Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar?: Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: I'd like to believe I do. Of course, being Australian I do tend to use Australian English which has some minor differences in spelling to American English. And I'm always a little worried about using semi-colons as I fear I might use them incorrectly. I think it's just when you have a list within a list or to separate the beginning of a list from the actual list itself. Fortunately, the situation rarely comes up in casual writing/roleplaying. Small 2-3 Sentence Description of yourself: I'm a librarian, tending towards government contract work. I'm usually reading fantasy and science-fiction stories with some crime, history and autobiographical items intermixed. Some of my favourite bands/artists are Mumford and Sons, Rammstein and Björk as well as sundry others. Oh, and the Clockwork Quartet! How much time could you be on the server weekly?: It's hard to state a specific range as my availability depends on random events in the outside world and personal mood. At a rough guess I'd say...between 5 and 10 hours possibly ranging through to 20 at the maximum. How long have you played minecraft?: Around about a month? I'll admit I haven't really given that much attention to the timeframe. What do you know about roleplaying?: I know about the differences between in-character and out-of-character; I know about godmodding, metagaming, powergaming, casual/heavy roleplay styles. I'm aware of common errors in roleplaying as well as common archtypes I've roleplayed on the AdventureQuest forums several years back as well as in a number of MMORPGs and a couple of MUDs. (City of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Rift, Warhammer Online and Achaea as well as one or two I've likely forgotten about.) What do you expect this server will be like?: I'm fairly sure it'll involve less random killings than the Herocraft server, fewer accusations of moderator abuse than other, unnamed servers, less floating trees/structures than most other servers and, of course, infinitely more roleplaying than other servers. What other server(s) have you played on and why did you leave them?: [*:22za6m68]Beyond Horizon for a couple of weeks. I left that server for two reasons. a) There's been several accusations of moderator abuse and improper behaviour which have led to the forums having an unpleasant feel to them lately. :) They're switching to a new map when 1.8 comes out so there's little motivation to actually stay there.[*:22za6m68]Herocraft for a few days. I left that server because of the chance of random murder and feeling of constant danger that I experienced while on it. Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules?: Yes. Name the 4 races on this server: The four main races are the orcs, humans, elves and dwarves. How did you hear about us?: Minestatus.net What is your The Lord Of Craft forum account name?: Phenge. In-Character: Character Name: Payon La Trobe What is your Race?: Human (no sub-race) Biography: Payon La Trobe is the youngest of four male children in a farming family. His father is a wheat farmer and his mother an adventuring mage who fell in love with his father after saving the farm from a swarm of spiders. With three older brothers he was required to do far less farmwork than a farmer's child might normally have expected, instead spending his younger years being tutored by his mother from an extensive collection of books that she had built up over her years of adventuring. As Payon grew older he began working with his brothers in the farm, becoming experienced and enthused with the removal of trees while clearing land for expansion. Of course it should be mentioned that, even though he spent his days outdoors laying out fieldwork, dropping trees and repairing tools and equipment, he never lost the love of books that he had when he was younger. At twenty years of age and with the blessing of his parents, he left home to seek out adventure of his own or at the least, setting up his own lumber business. Character Age: 21 years old Character Appearance: Of peasant stock, with blonde hair, reddish-brown eyes and fair, though tanned skin. He wears a simple smock of faded blue cloth and rough trousers. Character Personality: Payon is a fairly polite, well-spoken person who, while valuing quiet and solitude is willing and capable of dealing with others when the situation calls for it. He believes that a balance of physical and mental activities is required for a balanced personality and is sceptical of those who focus exclusively on one or the other. He enjoys the quiet life and can often be found reading or exploring when not working on the plantation. Your ambitions: Honestly, I'm only really looking to see a bit of the world and set up a plantation where I can harvest lumber and make charcoal. I'm thinking I might sell logs in Al'Khazar and Laurelin and the charcoal to the dwarves. Can your character read or write?: Payon La Trobe can both read and write. Can your character mine?: Well I've had a lot of experience with digging fence posts, ploughing soil, chopping down trees, clearing wells, clearing out avenues through thick brush and undergrowth; how much harder can digging a mine be? I mean, I've read about how dwarves do it and it doesn't seem all that...well, no, I've never actually been underground before and- Well, no I haven't really dug through solid stone either but you're using a pickaxe right? Isn't that almost the same as a regular axe? Oh. It's not? Oh. Well, maybe I can't mine then. I guess it's the sort of thing you actually need to do to know how to do it... Are you a capable builder?: Fairly capable I believe. I mean, I put up a charcoal burner last autumn and that's still standing, strong as anything. But I wouldn't ask me to construct an entire castle or anything. I mean, I could build a house maybe, but I'm no architect or anything. Can you wield a sword?: I've...never had to. I'm fairly well experienced with an axe though. I guess if I had to..I probably could. Not that well though. Not as well as the heroes in the stories, anyway. Come to think of it, I should learn how to use a sword properly if I'm going to go on any adventures. Or maybe an axe will be good enough... I should learn more. Enjoy Farming?: I'd be lying if I didn't say there was a certain satisfaction in eating something you've grown with your own two hands. I do prefer working with trees though. There's just something about standing up in the canopy and feeling the wind in your hair. Does your character have any special skills?: Well, I've been living and working on a farm for several years so I suppose I'm fairly good with farmwork. I'm also quite good at making charcoal. I don't know if that counts as anything special. I've no talent for magic or anything like that. Sorry. A screenshot of your skin: Other Information: To be completely honest, there are a couple of other characters I'd like to use instead, but I believe we're only limited to the one so I had to go with the one which I know will work easiest and has the least potential for complications in-game.