>>>>>[ Highlander, Nightstalker and I will be stopping by for you get
together.  We might be alitte late since we are having dinner with
Nightstalker's parents.  He has such nice parents.  I wonder how they
ended up with such a strange son. ]<<<<<
        -- Raven the Mage <22:04:27/12-21-54>

>>>>>[ I might be strange, but that's why you love me :) ]<<<<<
        -- Nightstalker <22:05:11/12-21-54? 

>>>>>[ Shut up you jerk :) ]<<<<<
        -- Raven the Mage <22:06:05/12-21-54>

>>>>>[Hiya, all... 

I am back to full health and anxious to reappear on the net... 

Sadly, my employer decided to send me away on a 'scientific exploration'
into the backlands of Australia (with a native guide, I hope...). So, with
mixed feelings, but anxious to go, I part here for the next weeks and just
want to say : Keep the good work up, boys and girls, and don't let them
get down on you (whoever they may be...)!!! C U all next year!!! 

P.S.: Oh, and Merry X-Mas to all of you!!!]<<<<<
        -- Tumbleweed (Satan Claus's little helper) <08:25:35/12-22-2054>

>>>>>[Well, so much for the bleedin' "we'll conact to you each day"
rubbish. 
                        Never Believe A Looney - Me. 

We entered the cave to look for some more of these carvings, strange thing
was that the place 'ad warm air currents. The Doc said that was the norm
around 'ere. (Bollox.) After scrappin around, Bruce uncovered a 'idden
door, took us a bit to open the git. The old native bloke was starting to
rabbit at Bruce, who inform me that it's nothing important. (Bollox.) The
doorway lead to a narrow passage way which at about five foot intervals
had a carving of a creature. The old bloke started gettin real scared like
and refused to go any further. Bruce talked with 'im, but to no avail, we
pressed on *sigh*. 

Even I could tell that the cavern we entered 'ad a magical presence, an'
I'm cybered to the nuts ! :) Bruce bein' an ex mage ('e's burnt out, you
know) waved 'is 'ands around in a merlin like manner. Dead sudden like, he
lets out a big shout of joy and rushes over to a niche in the wall and
reached in .... (Bugger) 'e stops, an' very quietly calls me over. 'e's
holding a amulet, one of his own, an' there's this blue-ish light
surrounding a large carved stone knife thing in the crack. 'e meditates
for a for moments and tells me to swap the knife for a focus in his bag,
real carefully. So I do it, well life's to short an' all that crap, as the
two objects pass each other, they take the form of the other! The Doc
looks real please with 'imself and steps back. Oops. (At this point, I
'ighly recommend any would be adventurer's sidekick to invest in Wired
Reflexes, yes folk they can make the difference !) The stone Bruce was
standing on shot upward, above him six blades sliced out of the walls. My,
'ow quant. The designer never obviously considered cybered indviduals
nickin 'is gear. I drags the Doc orf at cybered running speed 'urlin' down
back towards the enterance. You know, I think people in the past where
alot slower, cos I recon that most of the falling stones, shooting darts
and scything blades would 'ave made soy-bergs out of 'em. 

Back at the enterance, I 'ad a few words with my beloved boss. The old
guide bloke took one look at the stone knife and start chanting some sort
of prayer. Then came the first bizzard. Nice all that snow. Really. Orf
again now, the Doc wants a quick word. Git]<<<<<
        -WHAT(13:20:11/12-22-54)

>>>>>[Shadowfox, This is truly an amazing find, words fail me. More as I
uncover this bizzare mystery. Oh and get WHAT to stop calling me Doc, he
can be a right pain in the fragging arse sometimes.]<<<<<
        -Doc Jones(13:22:35/12-22-54)

>>>>>[ Sounds like you're having fun WHAT, too cold for me though.  If
you're finished in time for Christmas we're all going over to Highlanders
I've a couple of kegs on order they should be here tommorow so you'll not
have to drink the crap that they call beer over here. ]<<<<<
        -The Powerhouse (14:11:42/22.12.54)

>>>>>[I'm not sure it's a good idea to let this out, but I think I've put
enough cutouts in place to live if I do. <I hope!>

I've come into possession (no need to explain how) of a pair of
manuscripts which purport to be left from the fourth world, with some
translations of the ancient language.  By the way, the common language of
this past age (If you believe these papers) was a varient of a language
now lost to us, Dwarvish. 

I've found one translated legend of this time which speaks of insects
taking over people for their own purposes, until they were discovered and
erradicated by the people of the time.  They apparently operated
undercover, pretending humanity, until they were discovered. 

This bears a fearful resemblance to the information we've seen here
regarding insect totems and their current activities. 

But this is the LEAST of what these lost tomes say... They claim that as
magic increases in the world, a level will be reached where FAR worse
"Horrors" will enter our world, and devastate it! 

I wish I could believe that these were false documents, but the place they
were found, along with the security for them, would indicate an exteme
concern for them by the holders.  I fear they may be true. 

If so, certain parties have been concealing this information for years, to
the detriment of all.  WHY?]<<<<<
        --  aNonYmOuS <19:54:17/12-22-54>

))))){Because we wanted to -- to heighten our power, our control. 
Greymist, did you release those papers?}(((((
        -- Nox@@

>>>>>[Amusing, I think Anonymous is now in real trouble, because the wrath
of nox should not be taken easy. The direction of the view is correct.
Thou humans look at the future and the possible dangers your technology
could possibly be to thee. 

Thou should direct thy view to the past and the horrors, which lurk from
the resemblents of the fourth world. Not to speak of the evil what still
exits from even older cicles and now awakens from its sleep. 

I shall tell thee more at a more adequate moment. For now, have pleasent
night- mares, humans.]<<<<<
      -- Dunkelzahn <17:02 CET/23-12-54

>>>>>[SpotOn, NodeFaerie -- what did Chopper do to you?  What in .hell. is
going on out there?!?  Answers, I need answers.  And I need serious help,
people -- Nox is after me, and I can't remember why..... 

... --- ...

Help me, please..... why are they doing this.....]<<<<<
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