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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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 Posted - 03 Sep 2009 : 01:02:11
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Originally posted by Joran Nobleheart
I had no idea that I missed Mr. Greenwood's birthday greeting. Please send along my own Happy Belated Birthday too. 
If you scroll back several pages [back into mid-to-late-July], you'll read some happy birthday messages to and from Ed.
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 03 Sep 2009 : 17:27:18
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Hi again, all.
Ed is inundated with family again (!), but reports that the book is three-quarters done (in first draft), and is still humming along.
George, one of those mighty Thayans would be a guy called "Aumoaran," about which I know only his name. We Knights saw him from afar, momentarily, once. Able to blast (most) zulkirs into nothingness without much apparent qualm, preparation, or fuss.
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3286 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2009 : 17:33:55
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"These things also I have observed: that knowledge of our world is
to be nurtured like a precious flower, for it is the most precious
thing we have. Wherefore guard the word written and heed
words unwritten and set them down ere they fade . . . Learn
then, well, the arts of reading, writing, and listening true, and they
will lead you to the greatest art of all: understanding."
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Joran Nobleheart
Senior Scribe
USA
495 Posts |
Posted - 03 Sep 2009 : 19:13:15
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quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
quote:
Originally posted by Joran Nobleheart
I had no idea that I missed Mr. Greenwood's birthday greeting. Please send along my own Happy Belated Birthday too.
If you scroll back several pages [back into mid-to-late-July], you'll read some happy birthday messages to and from Ed.
Thank you, Sage. |
Paladinic Ethos
Saint Joran Nobleheart |
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Menelvagor
Senior Scribe
Israel
352 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2009 : 08:33:42
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| Ah, but what does the Sibul feel towrds Aumoaran? Respect or fear? And what about Lauzoril? WHat does hse feel regarding him? |
"Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly.
How much less them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation in the dust, are crushed before the moth?" - Eliphaz the Temanite, Job IV, 17-19.
"Yea, though he live a thousand years twice, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" - Ecclesiastes VI, 6.
"There are no stupid questions – just a bunch of inquisitive idiots."
"Let's not call it 'hijacking'. Let's call it 'Thread Drift'." |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31701 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2009 : 16:33:24
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Oooh! Another fine addition. And, also, kinda what I was hoping for in terms of a finish. This will definitely fold nicely with my currently planned Volo-based side quest in my Realms campaign running this weekend.
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
USA
804 Posts |
Posted - 04 Sep 2009 : 21:51:33
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Dear Ed and THO,
My Realmslore question for today: in Waterdeep, Cormyr, Sembia, or Amn, if Character X gets fined by the justice system, HOW do they pay it? Are they held in custody until someone brings the money? Do they have a few days to pay? Are they escorted home from the court by Watch officers who stay with them until they get the money and bring it back? Or - - ?
And what tender is acceptable? All coins accepted, or - -?
Thanks!
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 02:50:35
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Hi again, all.
Menelvagor, when you ask: "Ah, but what does The Simbul feel towards Aumoaran? Respect or fear? And what about Lauzoril? WHat does she feel regarding him?"
I'm awfully tempted to reply:
You'll have to ask her. She's right over yonder. Ask VERY nicely, and be sure you have an escape route ready. Me, I'll stand well back.
love,
THO
P.S. Don't worry, your post has been sent to Ed. He's inundated with family right now (yes! again!), but I'm sure he'll reply soon after he digs himself out. The book is still coming along nicely, he tells me; deep in Chapter 28, right now. |
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The Simbul
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 04:53:10
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| Its worth noting that the Simbul's feelings toward and interactions with Lauzoril are covered fairly well in The Simbul's Gift by Lynn Abbey. |
Edited by - The Simbul on 05 Sep 2009 04:56:30 |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 07:39:30
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| Hello again. In my campaign, something came up that I was hoping Mr. Greenwood could solve for me. A few months back, my players and my NPC succeeded in freeing Lothen of the Silver Spires from the orc tribes that had inhabited the city. My question is... when it was a living, vital city back in the days of Siluvanede, how large was the city, population wise? And if there's any further information that can be brought to light on this city, I'd be very grateful to hear it. Thank you! |
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sfdragon
Great Reader
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Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 11:29:49
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do tell ED that I finally finished archwizard.
started slowly but it was a good read.
.... to many other good books to read.
wasnt for those blasted good for nothing book reports during school growing up I would of picked up a book long ago...... |
why is being a wizard like being a drow? both are likely to find a dagger in the back from a rival or one looking to further his own goals, fame and power
My FR fan fiction
Magister's GAmbit
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Baleful Avatar
Learned Scribe
Canada
161 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 16:10:49
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Heh. I'm enjoying that Ed series (Dark Lord, Arch Wizard . . .) very much, and am impatiently waiting for the third book, Falconfar.
Black Library just announced that Rebellion (publisher of Abaddon Books) has bought Solaris (no change for us in North America, because Simon & Schuster remains as the US front for both publishers).
Does Ed know yet if this delays or otherwise affects the planned (February 2010) release of the third book? |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 16:14:51
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Hi again, all. Baleful, Ed doesn't know the answers you seek. Yet.
My guess is that FALCONFAR will be delayed, because although Ed submitted a complete first draft and Solaris accepted it, negotiations were apparently well under way at that point - - so my guess is that none of the editorial work (reading the MS and requesting revisions, if any, copyediting, even perhaps procuring cover art, though THAT should have been done if the usual timetables were being followed) has taken place.
However, the book IS finished, Ed enjoyed doing it and thinks its rounds off the trilogy nicely, and we should all see it in the fullness of time.
So, stay tuned . . . 
love,
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Menelvagor
Senior Scribe
Israel
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Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 20:19:03
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Originally poisted by The Simbul:
Its worth noting that the Simbul's feelings toward and interactions with Lauzoril are covered fairly well in The Simbul's Gift by Lynn Abbey.
Yes, but (not to disparage Ms. Abbey's portrayal of The Simbul) I want to know what Ed feels on the subject. |
"Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly.
How much less them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation in the dust, are crushed before the moth?" - Eliphaz the Temanite, Job IV, 17-19.
"Yea, though he live a thousand years twice, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?" - Ecclesiastes VI, 6.
"There are no stupid questions – just a bunch of inquisitive idiots."
"Let's not call it 'hijacking'. Let's call it 'Thread Drift'." |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
5056 Posts |
Posted - 05 Sep 2009 : 23:07:49
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Hi again, all. A surprise Realmslore e-mail from Ed has just arrived, this time in response to Longtime Lurker re. this: “Dear Ed, Years back you gave a talk (at one of the GenCons you were a Guest of Honor at, but I can't recall which one) during which you mentioned a merchant character who bred small lizards for cooking-pot use in the Vast, who was traveling with caravans through Cormyr and Sembia trying to establish regular buyers for his lizards, and not encountering many takers except in Marsember.
What was that character's name, did you develop any more about him, did you use him in play (e.g. with THO and the players of the Knights), and what was his fate?
Thanks!”
Ed replies:
That was Moristro “Manycoins” Haelandram from Tantras, originally from Calaunt but fled from there to its rival city, and soon farther away from the reach of his “unfriends” in Calaunt.
The “Manycoins” nickname was a mocking one, a needling slap from more successful merchants, as Moristro was something of a bumbler who was constantly running out of funds and having to borrow or improvise. However, when he hit upon stewing or fire-roasting the lizards known as “rocktails” (abundant and fast-breeding insect and plant-eaters akin in shape and looks to the real-world lizards sometimes called “bearded dragons,” though slate-gray rather than orange/white/red-streaked in hue, and far more suited to colder, damper climes than the hot-arid-terrain bearded dragons), he had something that finally supported him. He got quite good at seasoning and preparing lizards so as to be very flavorful (think a cross between venison and good roast beef, only always moist and soft rather than tough, even when reheated for the sixth time), and by persistence built up a trade among traveling merchants and backland innkeepers, who in turn slowly “sold” their patrons on eating “tails.” Marsember was full of folk who added “tails” to their daily fare with swift enthusiasm, but over the next two decades Moristro built up a solid trade throughout Sembia, the Dales, and coastal Cormyr.
The Knights met him only once, briefly, and were busy just keeping themselves alive at the time (no interaction occurred), and Moristro was getting older and stouter but wealthier, with careful building purchases in Saerloon, Suzail, and Teziir and lumber investments in Archendale and upland Sembia, when the Spellplague hit.
His fate, after that, is unknown to me, but I’d say he was close to marrying, settling down to a successful life as a shopkeeper (almost certainly in Saerloon), and having a large family to carry on his various businesses. However, in your Realms campaign, feel free to steer him elsewhere; I’ve written nothing at all “official” about him, and probably won’t have occasion to. So, have fun!
So saith Ed. Who still has family visiting but has just written a “fun little struggle scene” in the novel he’s working on, and is tired but happy.
love to all,
THO
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 09:13:24
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Hey Ed and THO,
I was curious about how Ed is related, if at all, to Cayle Lacefield? I was looking at the wedding pics from Gencon and saw that it looked like Ed was involved in the wedding. My thanks. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 16:53:06
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Hi, Kuje.
Ed and Calye are old, old friends (not lovers, but good friends, who e-chat and dine out at many cons). Longtime Realms fans may recall that when TSR presented Ed with an "Elminster staff" done to look like the one painted on the first Elminster hardcover, they asked Calye - - as Chainmail Girl - - to present it to him (he was in costume as "Elminster"). I believe Calye has no living male relatives, so she asked Ed to "give her away" to Phil at their wedding, and Ed was happy to oblige.
Ed tells me it was a GREAT wedding, by the way. The bride and groom are such fun people, and their core friends ditto, with lots of zany gaming pals attending, the best wedding service from the reverend Ed has ever heard (ya gotta love it when he begins, a la Peter Cook in THE PRINCESS BRIDE, with "Mahwage!")
Ed is very happy for Phil and Cal, whom he says are a great couple. The wedding was a blast, what with the gown, the axe, Phil's VERY short kilt, the garter hijinx, the wedding cake (dice), the great hotel (Pullman railway cars permanently parked INSIDE the hotel - - third floor, yet - - serving as hotel suites) . . . the works. Ed loved it, and said Calye "looked even better than when she's in chainmail."
love,
THO |
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
USA
804 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 17:02:59
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Re. this:
Ed loved it, and said Calye "looked even better than when she's in chainmail."
Impossible!
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 17:07:31
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Gallantly said, BB. Gallantly said.
However, I think Ed meant Calye was both regal and radiant, as only brides can be on The Day, and that her happiness and the spectacular dress made her look truly exceptional.
As opposed to merely a gamer's wet dream.
I can't say, as I (sniff) wasn't there. I didn't manage to make GenCon this year, despite my sneakiest efforts. Ed tells me he doubts he can persuade them to do the wedding again for me next year, too.
(Pout)
Ah, well, I'll just have to console myself with thoughts of the consumation.
love,
THO
P.S. Er, now where in the Realms WERE we? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 19:14:12
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Ah very cool,
Thanks again and that's why I was curious, because it looked like Ed was giving her away, so I decided to ask. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Broken Helm
Learned Scribe
USA
108 Posts |
Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 22:16:23
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Dear Ed and THO,
Watching the furor of all the "back to school" sales raging in various stores I've had occasion to be visiting recently spurs me to ask: are there "school years" or "schooling seasons" for formal tutelage in the Realms, or do those receiving formal training attend academies or whatever and just go along with however the particular academy arranges things, time-wise (meaning every academy is different)?
Do any places have either temple or state control or influence over what is taught, or laws regarding what instruction is given/tests are given/records are kept?
Thanks. |
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Malcolm
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 06 Sep 2009 : 22:19:45
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Ed and THO,
I'd like to amplify something from what Broken Helm just asked, if I may: in Cormyr, Sembia, and the Dales, pre-Spellplague, is there anything in law or custom preventing, say, a teacher or tutor or teaching institution from teaching students in a manner very critical of the ruler or government? Lying about the government/ruler/history of governing and ruling?
Regardless of whether there is or isn't, what sort of reprisals have taken place, if this happens, or can be expected? (Teachers "disappearing" or being exiled or just fired, for instance.)
Thank you. |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 07 Sep 2009 : 03:18:38
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From the FR Trivia scroll...
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Well, capnvan, there were four I know of:
Brorarr, a much-scarred outcast orc with four arms, who gathered various orc brigands into a powerful band that had to be hunted down and battled several times.
Velarr Anandragon, a shipcaptain from the Vilhon who "went pirate" and got chased inland and became a bandit lord and a persistent pain in Enchara's backside for six summers, until she finally tracked him down and slew him.
Omontos Velandryl, a minor mageling on the run from Amn for murdering several sons of wealthy families during burglaries, who brought his band of murderous thugs to Esparin posing as a caravan, and "melted into the Stonelands," deciding to stay. He lasted for YEARS.
. . . And then there's the personage you're seeking in your answer, the only one of the four from Ed's notes that's been officially published yet.
Just enjoying the thread as a spectator. Ed might have more on these three, if anyone asks in his Questions thread.
We've had a hint already? Gosh, scribes, this one's easy!
love to all,
THO
I think I'll take THO up on this invitation... so, Ed, anything more that you can tell us about these bandits? Please?
Thanks! |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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gomez
Learned Scribe
Netherlands
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Posted - 07 Sep 2009 : 16:48:36
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
I can't say, as I (sniff) wasn't there. I didn't manage to make GenCon this year, despite my sneakiest efforts. Ed tells me he doubts he can persuade them to do the wedding again for me next year, too.
(Pout)
We can always do an re-enactment, with you as the bride.
Gomez,
who wasn't present either, though Ed's report definitely made it sound like I missed something
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capnvan
Senior Scribe
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - 07 Sep 2009 : 21:03:11
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakk
From the FR Trivia scroll...
*snip*
I knew if I just gave it some time...
Edit: S'posed to ask a question. Repeating: any more on Melisander, of the spell and the lonely harp? |
"Saving a life, though regrettable, is a small price to pay for a whole lifetime of unfettered killing." |
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Jakk
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 : 04:31:33
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One more... Ed, is there anything you can tell us about the "Seven Sisters" the respectively-named year refers to, or are they firmly NDA'd? Hopefully I haven't already asked this question...  |
Playing in the Realms since the Old Grey Box (1987)... and *still* having fun with material published before 2008, despite the NDA'd lore.
If it's comparable in power with non-magical abilities, it's not magic. |
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
USA
804 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2009 : 18:37:11
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Dear Ed and THO,
Today's Realmslore question from moi concerns street lighting in Suzail at night: oil lamps? Candle lamps?
A few stationary high-up ones, or mounted on pulleys and chains, or taken away every morning, filled up, and brought back and lit at dusk (or when?) and hung up, as needed?
If so, how good is the overall lighting? Just along the Promenade and the wealthy/nobles' neighborhoods, or - - ?
Does the port "work" at night?
And who does this? The Purple Dragons? Crown servants/special lamplighters? Or - - ?
Thanks. Bunch of questions, it turned out to be. Sorry.
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Baleful Avatar
Learned Scribe
Canada
161 Posts |
Posted - 08 Sep 2009 : 19:22:07
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Ed and THO,
I have a question about pilgrimages, post-Spellplague. Do any faiths in the Realms have big, recurring ones?
Or "every faithful should do this once in their lives" ones?
Or personal, coming-of-manhood/womanhood ones?
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Blueblade
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 08 Sep 2009 : 20:22:09
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Heh. BA, I presume you meant to add: "And what are they?"
Right?
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