Coexistence

The Hartford is sponsoring a traveling exhibit of billboard-sized artworks on the theme of Coexistence created by the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem. From the Hartford’s website: Coexistence is a giant public art exhibition, featuring approximately 45 billboard-sized images created by artists from around the world. It encourages people to think about human relationships … Read more

EQ2: Neriak, Old and New

Centuries ago, during the Age of Turmoil, the necromancers of the Tier’dal city of Neriak threw their undesirables into the outskirts of the city and shut themselves off from the world. Those undesirables — trolls, ogres, and dark elves deemed insufficiently pure by the Queen — found themselves under assault by brave, courageous, legendary, fabulous, and in all other ways the perfect paragons of pulchritude (thanks, Sanya), Halflings. Having battled the inkies in Nektulos, they invaded Neriak itself, killing and destroying what they could. The embattled Foreign Quarter of Neriak became Fallen Gate, haunted by the spirits of those who died there, betrayed by the Thexians. Now, seizing upon Lucan D’Lere’s apparent disinterest, they have returned from their centuries-long exile, and brought with them a new race, the living personifications of the darkest magics, the Arasai.
They love their Fae cousins. They make great centerpieces at any banquet.

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Idol Talk

Melinda booted? I did not see that coming. Every poll I saw had Melinda well in front while Blake and Jordin were tied for second. So, Blake and Jordin move into the finals. I was looking forward to a Melinda/Blake bake-off. Who wins next week? I gotta go with Jordin. She is, after all, The … Read more

SOE’s “The Gambler”, Vanguard-style

You gotta know when to hold ’em
Know when to fold ’em
Know when to walk away
Know when to run.
You never count your money
when you’re sitting at the table
There’ll be time enough to count it
When the dealing’s done
I am a huge fan of SOE and their games. But even I could see what was coming when SOE agreed to publish Vanguard. There was no way ever that they weren’t already thinking how they would position it when it became their own.

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LotRO: Finished Book III

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Yes, I am rushing through Lord of the Rings Online. There’s way too much exciting stuff happening in EverQuest 2 to stay away much longer; the release of Neriak and the dark Fae; Kunark coming in the fall; LotRO has to be done and finished by then.
Book 3 deals with the fight of the Dunadain — the Rangers — against the tide of evil creatures coming from the North. They have taken over the ancient city of Fornost and are spread throughout the plains of Dol Dinan.

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