User:Tobel/Manly Journal

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12/24 - Zappage!

I gave up on the desire for copper and focus on some of my own things today. Shortly after arriving, I started to inquire about a diamond and lo' and behold, Amhor came to the rescue! He let Mackena and I use a small diamond and camel milk to complete our Initiation of Worship. After double zappage, we rushed north to the CS to engage in some acrobatics and harmony introductions. Many lightening bolts later, Mackena and I are now both Initiates of Seven. I stopped by Meroe to pick up some fresh facets after a lengthy bout of CS acro in QR.

Perhaps tomorrow I will focus again on CP expansion and upkeep. Wampak finished his 31cu Obelisk and nobody has built yet. I think most people are awaiting the arrival of nails for easier loom maintenance. If it is still at 31 tonight, I will pump out some linen and build one for the Test of the Obelisk.

12/22 - Rollback of Doom

Copper, copper, my kingdom for some copper! I know there is a vein around my home, laughing at me quietly as it sits in its comforatable throne, safely hidden beneath a grove of trees. I shall find you, laughing vein, and exploit you!

Instead, I'm stuck with it's cousin who is a nice 15-minute jog into the desert. Ah well, we at least have access to all minerals now. I spent the majority of the evening mining and smelting ore. Rosethorn pledged us to 100 iron and 100 copper, and we finished our iron quota. The copper will be more of a pain due to the distance, but if we bring a few guildies out there, it shouldn't be too bad.

We also should have a dowsing party for about an hour near our home. Just load everyone up with some grilled garlic and let them loose. I found another vein early this morning near home, but it's just iron. Still a few steps closer to home though, so we'll plant there later today. If we could find that copper mine though, we'd really be in business.

Mackena got her Obelisk up for the principles of the Obelisk, so she was able to gain a level, and received all of her materials back! We haven't been expanding the compound much, there isn't much to be done. We don't really need our own furnace at the moment, so just concentrating on other things.

I think Queen's Retreat is still the leader in research, so all eyes are on us to finish up blacksmithing and get nails out to the world.

Started the acrobat process as well. Pretty darn frustrating. I might take a trip to Meroe to see if anyone wants to acro later. Not that it's a big rush, but still, it would be nice to have. After the dig and acro I ran all the way home, then this morning was still at the CS. Doh.

Tex and Ven have really been goin nuts with the smithing, and I really appreciate all their contributions. Very hard workers. Steve threw in some of his iron too which was nice of him. Everyone else is helping and we're moving right along on the path of knowledge. Slowly but surely. *chug chug*