Paleo

Teaching this dwed some mojo

"It is time to return."

A familiar High Elf's voice sounded throughout Haelun'or's main square

"People of Haelun'or. It has been too long that our Silver Council has gone incomplete. Now walking into a new era of prosperity and development for elcihi it is time that announce my nomination for the position of Okarir'leyun as to further smoothen the progress we are all making together. It is time for us to abandon the ideologies of stagnancy that had been imposed upon us by the teachings of Cenwall and the old guard as to spread our wings and fly away towards a more profitable and more efficient future, all while remaining conscious of our rich heritage.

And I am quite certain that upon hearing me speak some of you remain cautious due to my reputation and or what they might have heard about me from third parties. To this I would respond that sometimes, when faced with adversity, you have to respond in ways that might be considered unorthodox. But never have I let this hurt, nor will I let it do so, the silver state of Haelun'or and its citizens. I think that my experience and points of view could be a positive addition to Haelun'or and may benefit to us all.

Maehr'sae hiylun'ehya."

Filanir Ilmoriel then stepped down once more, simply looking around at the people that flocked towards his speech

OOC NAME:

Paleo

RP NAME:

Avalos Faean

Location of home:

To be determined

Proof of purchase (take a picture of the item being bought/in your inventory with your name in sight):

https://gyazo.com/30d6f7f76dcf2c0f8839d5b1bf9fbf79

Mine again

On 6/30/2018 at 2:07 PM, Tato said:

Can lesser moving be used on dead things?
Like, someone gets really messed up when they die, so to figure out who died a chronomancer reverses the dead body?

 

Not in such a way they'd be brought back to life, but their body repaired. Say, if the family of a dead person want a nice body to be buried after he was... burnt to death.

To keep the answer short and concise, no. In the redlines it is stated that greater souls are too complicated to work with. Why not for an animal or so.

On 6/30/2018 at 3:16 PM, Delmodan said:

@Paleo I would provide some emote examples. It would help show the emote requirements and how this magic is properly RP'd. 

Examples coming up.

Zip zap yes. 1/3 for Mental magic

Indeed. Rickard (Gildedduke) has finished his training under my character, so this one is taking his place.

I am teaching this one how to bleed properly.

6 minutes ago, Smaw said:

 

All of these things are clear in their intentions. What you're proposing here is somewhat vague, and most definitely something that can be used in combat or to inconvenience others.

 

For example: Freezing things in place, allowing things to appear at later times, et cetera.

 

It doesn't matter whether you write "can't be used in combat" because people will always find a way or inevitably re-write it with additions that supplement that desire.

 

I would also advise against grandfathering because it's altogether a bad idea.

 

Anyone who gets the Magic should have to progress at the normal rate.

It’s reasonable yes. But that would imply the magic would not be able to start teaching and thus spreading until after a few months. Crucial months to pass for example an activity trial that the LT put in place.

But that’s something that can be considered for a change and doesn’t impact things a whole lot.

1 minute ago, Lark said:

I have many reservations with this, primarily the ability to see into the future and past. I do not believe the powerscale of LotC, nor nature of LotC would allow for such. Plus it can, and most likely will be abused for metagaming. I have a few more issues, but most people have said them. I think we SHOULD have time magic, but it should be MUCH MUCH weaker. Not manipulate time within a minute or few with spells. Magic items could have more effects on time. I've been writing one too and would love to throw ideas at you

 

Seeing into the future is essentially useless since there's millions of possible futures that are unlikely to even take place. A mage wouldn't have any form of foresight, as it has been detailed within the redlines.

Seeing into the past requires being there with a person that witnessed something in the past. There's many more requirements than even mental magic has. So I would not judge this as overpowered.

The system that was put in place ensures that time can only be manipulated in a linear amount of ways.

1 minute ago, drfate786 said:

 

That's the thing, this isn't needed. That's why I'm so suspicious of it. 

That's not what Aelesh is getting at. What he's saying is that you're applying some of the abilities in the magic in real life right now as to predict what will happen to the magic. It was not supposed to be taken literally.

Bottom line is, we do not want this as a combat magic, it should not be. And I am sure the LM will do everything to keep it that way.

6 minutes ago, drfate786 said:

After having witnessed what happened the last time time magic had been a thing and seeing how bad magic on LoTC currently is I'm going to give this a major -1. Too OP and too game breaking.

I would ask you to read all of the red lines, and take a step aside from your previous experiences. This magic has purposefully been crafted so it could not apply to combat or force anyone into not very enjoyable situations. Give it a serious read before giving it your approval or disapproval.

And if you consider it such after giving it a serious look, please consider submitting any form of constructed criticism and suggestions so we can improve this magic. 

“You will never ‘find’ time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.”

-- Charles Buxton

While the denizens of Atlas went about their normal ways two particular characters were brought together within the library of Dragur, analysing their way through all of the dusty tomes that were stacked up on the shelves. They stood there in the search of something that laid in their common interest, time. They were hunting the unhuntable, the untouchable and the unchangeable to attempt and defy those given rules. They spent restless days digging through infinite amounts of tomes before the elven clockworker finally yelled out “Come back here!” to his partner in research. A few fallen books later the red haired wood elf stood by his side, his eyes darting over the map that the clockworker had spread out before him. “I think we’ve got it.” Avalos the red haired then commented.

The map, unlike any other did not show traces of any landmarks or landscapes but much rather showed a large amount of what they at that moment considered to be gibberish curves. Long lines stretched the papers possible to have been the productions of a drunk madman. A peculiar mark within the middle of the map though made them realise it was a bit more than that. It had the shape of an hourglass, intricately designed to catch the eye of anyone that were to be observing the papyrus. A few letters were marked just below in common tongue: “Where body and mind breach the wall, he who seeks shall gain control.”. The two mages furrowed their brows momentarily before a slight smile broke onto Vassago the Clockworker’s face first. “We have found it.” he stated solemnly, making sure to keep a straight face in front of his colleague. Vassago dragged Avalos by the arm and outside of the library. Avalos grabbed onto his leather bag while on his way out. “We’re going to find it!” The purple skinned clock maniac then exclaimed, his voice vibrant with his hopes and expectations.

After weeks of running around the planes of the realm, as their stocks reached all time lows, they decided to call it a night for one last time; camping outside under the starry skies. The map they had acquired earlier hadn’t started making any more sense to the both of them. Their previous giggles of enthusiasm had now been replaced with deep sighs of fatigue. They had traveled almost all possible places and seen all corners of the realm at that point. The improvised campfire that they surrounded illuminated the face of a now almost limpid Dark Elf, staring away into the fire, and a Wood Elf, doing his best to concentrate on his meditations and enjoy a moment of peace and quiet. As the wizard took a few deep breaths his expression suddenly significantly changed, his eyes widening noticeably. “It is not a map to a physical location.” he remarked, the echoing of his voice awaking his companion. “I am seeing similar anomalies within the void.” Avalos boomed, surprise clearly noticeable within his voice.

The newly made breakthrough had the two rejoiced and energised once more, ready to take on the challenges that w0uld come to them while they pursued that what they so desperately wanted, the control of time. Little did they know that they were not the first ones to tread within this area of the voidal arts. Many hundreds of generations before them a discrete wizard, capable of discerning the strange anomalies in the void, also managed to harness them and use them in his casting. This wizard would go to be known as the first Chronomancer. When bringing word of his boons back to his people, the populace reacted in an ambiguous form of awe. Noticing the mayhem the lord of the village summoned the wizard within his halls and asked the wise man for a demonstration. After the caster showed him what he wished for the lord gave a wave of his hand and his men tensed in place. A few barked commands later they surrounded the old sorcerer and prepared to usher him towards the dungeons. With no power left to fight the sudden revolt, the man complied and spent the rest of his days in a lonely dungeon cell. Afraid that his discoveries might go to waste he asked for ink and a scroll, that the tower guards so kindly provided him. Days he spent scribing away his thoughts and findings before noise echoed through the corridor. “The lord is having him executed!” a solemn and stern voice then called out. Throughout the sudden moment of panic the wizard knew what he was left to do. He grabbed the parchment and sent it into the future, hoping it would reach the hands of others capable of heeding his words.

Time is a river. It flows as straight as the arrow flies. No wind can hamper it, no hill can deter its onward path. The future tumbles effortlessly into the present as the past is swept away into the abyss. Causes birth effects. Effects are born, flourish, and die in but a heartbeat. The world marches steadily onwards towards the end. The Void watches this with infinite interest. Thousands upon thousands of horrors marvel at the strange order of the universe. The newly lit flame, the blazing inferno, the dying ember, the black, charred coals. Every moment is a moment of death. A moment of transformation in which the laws of the universe transfigure matter and energy into new forms and states. The universe ticks like clockwork. Hidden gears grind endlessly in the background of reality as they regulate the laws set down by our Maker. Our universe is a great machine that dances to the rhythm of time. One would think such a great machine might cause a ripple in the ocean beyond. A great ripple, in fact, a ripple so great and complex that it might best be referred to as an ocean all of its own.

The Ocean of Time is a sea of possibility that surrounds the Veil. As the great shield of energy fluctuates with the movement of matter within, it feeds the Ocean with ripples of change. As a fire is lit, a new ripple is added to the sea, a new string of changes that cause the universe to fluctuate ever so subtly. As the wind blows, as the earth moves, as souls are born and killed, the Veil ripples and gifts those ripples to the Ocean. In that tapestry of ripples can be found the Void’s witness of time itself. Every change that has ever been wrought upon our world has been carefully stored in a reservoir of energy. It is a tome that contains within it the stories of every minute change our world has enjoyed, every notch that has been scarred in its flank. Where the universe is wounded by the scathing claw of time, its blood leaks into the Ocean and builds the endless tale of its history.

This ocean is the source of a chronomancer’s powers. Once they have established their connection to the Void, a chronomancer learns to search through the ripples for those of their target, before manipulating them in various ways to bring about their desired result.

The Displaced Form: chronomantic spells require that a chronomancer interact with the Ocean of Time. Being a sea of Voidal energy, it is difficult to interact with when one’s body is comprised of unwieldy flesh. Flesh is slow and imprecise. Trying to manipulate the ocean with a mortal hand is like trying to build a fine sculpture out of liquid light; no crude material form could possibly hold light in check long enough for the sculpture to be even begun. The Displaced Form was perhaps the breakthrough discovery that allowed chronomancy to function. The first step in any chronomantic spell is to search for one’s own ripples in the Ocean before allowing those ripples to flow into the mortal realm by way of one’s connection. In doing this,  part of a chronomancer’s body is transformed into a strange, ghostlike form that glows with mana and aura. The more difficult a spell, the more parts of the body that must be transformed into their Ocean-wise counterparts.

Chronomantic Marks: these circular marks are invoked by chronomancers as they work. Left as trails of mana and Voidal energy that dangle from the chronomancers Displaced fingers, these Marks are crafted from the ripples of the Ocean. All uses of chronomancy require that a chronomancer can easily draw their Chronomantic Marks so that they can manipulate their targets ripples. These marks glow with the colour of a chronomancers aura and partake of any other effects a chronomancers aura might have.

Chronomantic Seals: used most often when enchanting with chronomancy, Seals function much like bookmarks or checkpoints. Once ascribed to an item, they allow an enchantment to rewind or run forward time, such that the appointed bookmark can be reached. For example, an enchanted sword could have a Seal placed upon it after it has been newly forged, allowing the enchantment to rewind the state of the object to the time that the Seal was placed upon it. These Seals are entirely dependent on mana from their mana gem and otherwise function identically to other enchantments.

Lodestones: solidified from redundant ripples floating in the ocean, a lodestone is a crystalline shard that is used to sustain certain chronomantic abilities. They are generated during certain rituals and are left as anchors for long term spells. Should they be shattered, the spell to which they are tied would fail as its anchor is destroyed.

All of a chronomancers abilities are tied to the degree to which they can harmonize themselves with their ripples in the Ocean of Time. As a chronomancer grows more competent, they will be more and more able to transfigure their body into its Displaced Form. Each additional Displaced bodypart requires one emote; so, to begin Greater Moving, a chronomancer must first spend one emote connecting to the Void, and an additional two emotes Displacing their arms and legs, and additional emotes for drawing their chronomantic marks and performing the Moving itself. This progression of understanding manifests itself in the ability to transform more and more parts of the body.

The Arms: the first tier of transformation, a chronomancer who can Displace only their arms is considered a Tier 1, and is capable of Lesser Moving. Lesser Moving requires that a chronomancer Displace their arms.

The Legs: the second tier of transformation, a chronomancer who has learned to Displace their Legs is now considered a Tier 2, and is capable of Greater Moving. Greater Moving requires that a chronomancer Displace their arms and legs.

The Torso: the third tier of transformation, a chronomancer who has learned to Displace their Torso is now considered a Tier 3, and is capable of Suspending. Suspending requires that a chronomancer Displace their arms, legs and torso.

The Head: the fourth tier of transformation, a chronomancer who has learned to Displace their Head is now considered a Tier 4, and is capable of Folding. Folding requires that a chronomancer Displace their arms, legs, torso and head.

The Soul: the fifth tier of transformation, a chronomancer who has learned to Displace their Soul is now considered a Tier 5, and is capable of Travelling. With further practice a chronomancer can learn to Glimpse. Travelling and Glimpsing require that a chronomancer Displace their arms, legs, torso, head and soul.

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Lesser Moving: the act of searching through an object's ripples, past or future, before moving the target object either backwards or forwards through time to achieve the desired state.

Greater Moving: the act of moving an area either backwards or forwards through time, displacing it from the present with a veil of mana and Voidal energy.

Suspending: the act of sundering a target from the flow of time, freezing either an object or an area in the present.

Folding: the act of secreting an object within the Ocean in such a way that, when a specific date arrives, the Fold will be reopened and the object will be revealed.

Travelling: the act of walking along the Ocean’s currents into one of many potential futures, vanishing from the present after a long ritual focused on encircling oneself with Chronomantic Marks.

Glimpsing: the act of peering into the past or future by using a persons soul or a lodestone lens as a focus.

As comes to some of the Out of Character aspects. We wanted to bring some form of time magic back to LotC because the idea of it is grand and it gives a lovely flavour to some of the RP. We tried to avoid most of the things that the community disliked in the past with magic such as Muun and attempt to create a much more open environment for this ability to bloom in. 

As for implementing the magic, our characters will grandfather the magic, much like has happened in previous magic and teach the next few generations. This is of course if the LT accepts this piece of lore. The Origins story is also set up so that it may lead up to some sort of event that could invite people to interact with and discover this new set of voidal abilities.

Written by Sorcerous_, Paleo and Sug.

We are currently searching which people made the pieces of arts in the proposal, so proper credits will be attributed soon.

What is your Minecraft Account Name? Paleo

Do you have a Discord account?  Paleo#3834

How long have you played on LotC? I’ve played since September 2013

How many hours per day/week are you available? I’m available an average of 5 hours per day, so I’d go with 35 hours per week.

What lore do you hold the most experience with? 

I hold most experience with all that has to do with magical lore (except for Awakened Blood Magic, Paladinism, Clericalism and Xan magic.) and have actively RPd most of them in game (especially Arcanism, Mentalism, Blood Magic, Druidism and Transfiguration). Other than that I can say that I’m quite familiar with most of the server’s unique flora and fauna.

Do you have a solid grasp on the existing lore of our server? Would you be comfortable moderating it in-game? 

Throughout my years on LOTC I have been able to experiment with most lore pieces and have gained enough knowledge to actively and productively be able to moderate them.

Give a Summary of any Staff/Lead positions you’ve held on any Minecraft Server in the past

In chronological order:

I was an admin of a small roleplay server a long while ago but it never really took off.

On LOTC if first joined the ET for a while before deciding the team was not for me.

Then I joined the FM team and after a while became FM manager and even FM director.

Simultaneously I joined the GM team.

I was at that time promoted to be an Admin on LOTC and became GM team Director for a while.

Have you ever receive a Magical Blacklist, if so, please link it

No 

MC Name: Paleo

Character's Name: Filanir / Synolin

Character's Age: Old

Character's Race:

         Elf

What magic(s) will you be learning?

         Seer of Vaasek

Teacher's MC Name:

         _Lackless_

Teacher's RP Name:

         Lockezi

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:

         No

Do you agree to keep the MT updated on the status of your magic app by using the Magic List Errors topic?:

         Yes

Are you aware that if this magic is undergoing an activity trial and fails said trial, that you will lose the magic?:

         Yes

Have you applied for this magic on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:

         No

MC Name: Paleo

Character's Name: Avalos

Character's Age: Old

Character's Race:

         Elf

Link to your accepted MA:

          https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/166381-dark-artsmapaleos-blood-magic/

What magic(s) will you be teaching?

         Blood Magic

Summarise the Lore of this magic(s):

Blood magic is the magic that draws its power from Blood. This can play out in several different ways:

Empowering Spells:

The blood mage extracts genus from the blood and 'feeds' it to himself or another so that they can reach abnormal heights in their castings. In exchange, the blood mage becomes significantly weaker. It should be noted that draining from yourself is easier than draining from another.

Blood Ritual:

The true power of blood magic is shown through rituals that are prepared by the blood mage and usually involve multiple mages (At least 1 blood mage), symbols and blood sacrifices. Rituals can accomplish nearly anything but we do distinguish three general types of rituals: Elemental Rituals, Summoning Rituals and Creation Rituals.

Notable:

At the higher tiers (From T4) a blood mage may explore blood bending as to slightly manipulate a target's limbs and later on (At T5 cause powerful) create blood clots and haemorrhages. 

Write up a lesson that your character would give to a student:

Avalos stood there within the dark and moisty cave, allowing his eyes to wander over his student. "It will sting less the further you advance within the art." He commented before passing the dagger on to his pupil.

The pupil took the dagger in his hands and embedded the metal tip into his flesh. His features crunched together and the newly found stinging sensation.

Avalos simply nodded several times before he started musing "You have to sense the blood that flows from your wound. See it as an extension of your own body and will it to move as you see fit."

The apprentice took a step back as he took a deep breath, the blood on his hand already showing some anomalies as if microscopic movements had begun to take place.

The blood mage awaited in expectation of what was to come, a hand laying on his pupil's shoulder as he supervised his every moment. "You must take a step away from what you know is possible and broaden your mind. You have the power to control your blood."  he then remarked.

The pupil shook his head several times as he seemed to not be able to make the blood move, ears drooping a tad before sad eyes looked up at his mentor.

Avalos grumbled at that moment, looking away in a different direction. "You are not even capable of moving a small drop of blood, how in the nethers do you expect me to teach you in these conditions? You will stay here within this dark confine and practice until you consider yourself good enough to give it another try. I have not got loads of time I can just waste." 

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:

         No

Do you agree to keep the MT updated on the status of your magic app by using the Magic List Errors topic?:

         Yes

Have you applied to teach this magic on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app.

         No

MC Name:

Paleo

Character's Name:

Avalos/Filanir

Character's Age:

Old (I haven't been counting)

Character's Race:

Elf

Link to your accepted MA:

What magic(s) will you be teaching?:

Mental Magic

Summarise the Lore of this magic(s):

Mental magic allows for the mage's mind to access other minds through the void. The mind can thusly be manipulated and communicated with through the several abilities a mental mage learns on their journey. Most importantly mental magic allows the mage to: Communicate with another mind through telepathy, Alter memories or remove them and even cast illusions on the mind. 

Write up a lesson that your character would give to a student:

Avalos quietly sat and looked at his student, watching the elf as he meditated.

"Keep your back straight and reach out for the void... We've been over this already." 

He then chimed with a slight tad of impatience in his voice.

His student in the meanwhile was seen frowning ever so slightly, squeezing together his eyes "B-But."

-"Try harder." Avalos simply riposted as he saw his student struggle before smirking as he noticed the student clumsily connected to his own mind and tried to communicate with him.

The student sat there shaking "No.." his voice suddenly called out as his limbs shuddered, his mind had not been prepared for that what he saw within his master's mental scape. Caught off-guard the student soon found himself back in his seated position, looking at Avalos. "What was this, Avalos?"

Avalos only smirked before whistling a calm tune. Many seconds later yet he decided to clear his throat and focused his gaze on the student "How do you plan on manipulating minds if your mind is not flexible enough to venture and see what is within them? No no... You have to meditate, even more, dear student of mine."

The student then simply looked around himself, dumbfounded by how easily he was thrown off guard before his master once more spoke up.
"If you do not understand the beings that surround you, you can not understand their minds and thoughts. If you do not understand them you will never be able to even aspire to venture through them as all mind walkers do. You have to think yourself.. You have to practice the philosophical ways before we continue your arcane training."
 

Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:

Nein

Do you agree to keep the MT updated on the status of your magic app by using the Magic List Errors topic?:

Aye

Have you applied to teach this magic on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:

Naye.

In fact, a Mina, according to the dictionary is a varying unit of weight and money used in ancient Greece, Egypt etc. generally equivalent to talent, 100 drachmas or 50 shekels.

It comes from Classical Latin so the correct plural of Mina would be Minae. But since contemporary English speakers like to make stuff sound more English Minas would also be accepted. I am Minae all the way.

Yep, that's 2/3

Aye aye captain

I said I would step down from admin. Not leave the server.

What is your Minecraft Account Name?:
 

Paleo

How long have you played on LotC?:
 

Since September 2013

How many hours per day/week are you available?:
 

Many hours, my schedule is usually sporadic but I am available 24/7 on discord.

Have you read and do you thoroughly understand Magic Lore?:
 

Absolutely

What Magic Lore do you hold the most experience with?:

Fully fledged in all voidal magic, druidism, necromancy and blood magic.

Write about a magic-related topic that you find interesting (e.g. How mental barriers work):
 

Just going to use something I wrote up in the past:

It was quite a hard choice but I finally decided to speak a bit of Druidism and how the most basic aspects of it, can provide many roleplay opportunities. To start off, one must first go through Dedicancy to even have a chance at getting attuned and ascending to the status of Druid. Any newly attuned Druid has a natural connection to the melodies of Nature and will most certainly be overwhelmed by such. This is usually where a teacher comes in handy to help this new Druidic sprout to bloom into a beautiful flower. Soon a Druid will learn to make more sense of these vague melodies, and even be able to understand messages coming from nature in the form of images. In parallel, this growing Druid will learn about the basics of Druidism through the magic that is usually referred to as Nature's control. They learn about how the Druids do not in fact directly 'cast' anything, but rather call upon 'favors'/'blessings' of their Deities, Cernunnos and Cerridwen (And yes, even Nemiisae.). Of course, these capacities evolve over time, and images would become being capable of communicating with any natural beings that one couldn't usually communicate with and making a vine swing weakly from side to side soon becomes being able to masterfully manipulate roots, even if this period is doubled in comparison to any of the other non-deictic magics.

The beauty of this magic is that if you stay reasonable and within the logical redlines, almost anything is possible. It is a magic that can be used to create roleplay and even for the sheer enjoyment of magical RP. And this translates to my mentality towards any of the already existing magics upon this server. It is often the most simple things that provide the most roleplay opportunities and that can make the roleplay enjoyable for the people involved with you, provided that creativity and care are offered to the RP.

Give a Summary of any Staff/Lead positions you’ve held on any Minecraft Server in the past:
 

I was Admin on a different server before LotC. On LotC though, I was Forum Director and the Admin in charge of Creative content.

Do you have a Discord account? (You may post it here, or choose to keep it private until you are asked for it. Note; Discord is required to communicate with the team):
 

Absolutely: Paleo#3834

Have you ever receive a Magical Blacklist, if so, please link it:

Naye

G’day denizens of Atlas and the interwebs!

Today I come to you all with the first Admin update since Wrynn left the server’s administration team. Our focus was more on getting 6.0 off for a good start and making sure everything was in order to offer the best possible experience to all players. Now everything is settled and we all have a bit more time on our hands, it was about time to get a word or two out to the community about what happened to the administration in the meanwhile and clear things up.

Since last update, Wrynn and Harold left the Administration, Vaynth and I joined, Harold came back, and Vaynth left. Leaving our current administrative lineup to be Harold, 501warhead and myself with Telanir in the seat of chairman. To make all of you familiar with our precise roles:
-501warhead is in charge of server strategy, development and doing research into potential ways to help and improve the server.

-Harold supervises all Moderation that takes place on the LotC medium and makes sure staff teams that are involved around the topic function properly.

-Paleo takes care of the staff teams that revolve around content and content creation, the creative part of the server, and makes sure that the teams involved in content creation function properly.

-Telanir, as the Chairman, oversees administrative operations, monitors legal & financial matters, and ensures protocol compliance.

Without further ado, here come the personal statements:

501warhead:

Harold:

Paleo:

Telanir:

I do