AlphaCentaurus

Embers makes me think of... well, embers. I can't imagine paying someone in "embers." It just doesn't work to have it the same as another fairly common and completely different word.

*Clears his throat* Remember Catherine? That'll work.

What is the member list as of now? If I were to join, I'd want to know the company I would be holding.

Worked great, thanks!

"The wardens are a bunch of ignorant and misbehaving bureaucrats who seem to lay any troubles they might have at the Druids' feet. They consistently arrive at the tree demanding and accusing the druids of idiotic things, and have reached new levels of paranoia. I believe that the wardens should be put on probation pending a more thorough investigation of their members and activities. The wardens have threatened druids and in a few cases gone so far as to assault them, although the wardens have assured the druids that none of it was commanded by the highborn."

A few weeks ago me and Petyr went over to check this area out. We planted hundreds of saplings and began attempts to restore nature in the area. ((Think pools, waterfalls, grass, etc.)) These things might have been removed since, however, so I'm guessing that we should probably send another druid to check up on that.

Will you, and always, serve your master loyally? Always, in any situation. Are you aware that punishments may be given away freely as we shall please? Yes, I am. Secrets given out will result in Death ((IC and OOC)). Are you aware? (Breaking this may result in a ban) Yes. Whom do you serve now? The Black Hand and Camulous. Whom do WE serve? The guild serves Iblees first and foremost. Which higher up power do you serve? I serve myself. And the Black Hand.

I do understand the idea in not wanting to take all your stuff and minas over. But I also don't want it to be a bloody free-for-all at the start, especially given some of the mod caps. I do like MrZombe's package idea, but I would also like people to consider another one, sort of similar to something Native said earlier - a cap on the minas transferred. But even if it set at, say, 5000 minas, there would still be a massive equality between merely fairly wealthy people and massively rich people. To maintain some of the wealth differences, it should be something more along the lines of "You get to keep 1/5 of your current minas, up to 10,000 minas". This would take everyone down several notches (Notches? Notch? Heh.) but still maintain some of those classes.

This is excellent. I've been looking for cheap bread prices, and now I've found it.

Eh. The things you sell are massively overpriced, and the things you want to buy are at a much lower price than you can find in even some of the normal shops. I won't be participating.

((If Redskye is not military, then how come he can arrest/cause arrest/execute/fine everyone just as much if not MORE so than normal guards? And no, Tarl is definitely not the only one. Even if it's not your fault, there are still problems. So no real point blaming it on people when with a relatively simple conversation you could stop almost all of it. Also, I filed an application because (1) It would be interesting, and I feel like this way I can manipulate without having to deal with some of the... difficulties, and (2) It would be fun. And funny.))

[MCname] : AlphaCentaurus [Time-Zone] : PST [How much time you can be online per day] : At least two hours a day. [How long have you been on the server for?] : Three+ months. [Do you have and use TS? If no then will you be able to?] Yes. Name : Kvothe Your Race : Dark Elf Your Experience : Guard in Celestine, miscellaneous fighting, 3 attacks on al'khazar, 3 large scale wars, frequent defending of towns and roads from bandits. Describe Yourself : An easy-going elf who likes theatre. I like building. Why should we recruit you? : I can help you with public relations quite a bit, as well as provide frequent, consistent support ((Being online a lot.)) I also won't go on power-trips, and will be very reasonable with criminals. What are your strengths? Weaknesses? : Strengths are with the bow, sword, and negotiations, as well as calming people down and dealing with citizens. I am often less than amicable with orcs, however. Do you know how to handle a weapon? [sword/Axe Skill Level] : I can hardly lift an axe, but I'm fairly deft with the sword. (Level 55) Ambitions For The Future? : To rank up in the guards and make a difference in the military structure. :A group of bandits are camped on the Kings Road. Ordering a toll for passing. Its only you and two other recruits on duty. You decide to grab some armour and head out there. What do you do? [+Points For Thinking About It And Being More, Tactical] : Firstly, I would send a pidgeon for backup, assuming there were more than three bandits, and wait for support. If there were three or less, I would observe the bandits for a bit first, and then walk down the road myself, dispatching the other two recruits around. The bandits would stop me and the other recruits would ambush the group from behind while they were busy. Pulling out a sword myself, we would hopefully trap them in the middle. It may seem harsh to kill them right out, but I personally think that they deserve no less, and would force us to do it anyways. This way, we have the element of surprise. Your server application: Application ((Note that my application is ridiculously outdated. My character has developed a lot since then, and if you want to get more of an idea of who I am, take a look at my VA))

((I wasn't actually complaining about the 500 minas - I was saying that it was well and good, that was what it was like beforehand. Perfectly reasonable. And the robes was more an example of the sort of minor crime I'm talking about, but for your information I still get arrested whenever I do wear 'em, so maybe you should establish some more communication. 500 along with many other crimes? Reasonable. 1000 for JUST something like that, singly, is just BS. Also, you mentioned a 50 minas charge for running on the rooftops. You've got to be joking. I've been fined 250 for that, which is about the smallest crime I can think of. I don't care if officially it shouldn't be happening. It IS happening, and I'm currently blaming the establishment in general. And there WAS good RP when you showed up - it was fairly clear one of us was an impersonator. But the reason I was there in the first place was because Redskye deliberately (He has admitted to such) led me into the prison before he even saw you, on the simple pretense of "I know an impersonator when I see one". If he had not led me into the prison, then he would never have seen you and me together, and I would not have been arrested. He's also done this in some other examples (i.e. Knocking me away when I had a sword to the queen's throat and then killing me), and if you ask almost anyone you do have the reputation. I'm not saying this applies to all of you, just enough of you that it impacts RP. Also, I'm not even complaining about the noobier people. To the best of my knowledge, most of the people I have had bad RP experiences have actually been around for quite a while)) ((There will certainly be some very soon.))

I've dealt a lot with the guards and honestly, at this point I'm just not going to continue. I totally agree with the people saying things before. ((A few weeks ago)), I was fined 500 minas for Wearing Robes, Assaulting a Guard, Entering through the Docks, Running on Rooftops, and Resisting Arrest. And that came with the option of simply serving a term in jail. Now, it seems like there is no serving a term in jail - the cells are merely preliminary stages for the execution, and the average fine I seem to get is 1000 minas, even for very small things (i.e. Running on rooftops, messing with the gate). The smallest punishment I got recently was ((45 minutes)) in jail or a 750 minas fine, and that was just because I complained about the guards after they arrested some people for simply playing music. This is the only option for a jail sentence I have experienced in a long, long time. The prices have been raised and the executions more frequent (There is even a little "ding" sound when the items flow to the collection room) is simply because the guards want more equipment for themselves and money. So much for justice. ((Also, it seems like many of the guards do meta/power-game, especially with my new character. "I know an impersonator when I see one!"? "There's a secret mark on the sleeve of the uniform that while it isn't included in the skin DOES EXIST and you clearly don't have it despite the very high possibility that (1)You stripped a guard naked and stole it off him, thus guaranteeing a perfect replica or (2)Made a replica of the uniform myself based off of the real one, in which case it's exceedingly likely that you would notice a big mark like that on the arm."? It ticks enough people off enough that they just don't want to deal with it any longer. Even if some of the things they do aren't technically meta or power, it's still certainly bad RP.)) ((You, hayden, and some others (Zod, Onslaughted) don't tend to be the ones doing it. I'm thinking more Redskye and W1lll, as well as some of the squires and such.))

Nico ((GamingShadow)) has taken control of the inner city and is currently tearing down all or most of the structures there, including homes. He wishes to reconstruct it in a more organized manner. Apparently, refunds are being offered to most of the citizens.

I think I've come up with a solution to some complaints about the lack of villain apps. I think it would be good that if a minion did not have an accepted VA but instead a pending one, they could be put on a sort of "fast track" for having a moderator actually look at their application. This is all if their initial minion application is actually accepted. And I think it would be nice to be able to commit acts of villainy outside the large events. I speak this as someone who has had a VA pending for a reasonable amount of time. I think this would be a nice compromise.

How should we say it? Deep voice? Dignified voice? Scared voice?