LukkanMortain

Thanks Charlie!! thanks for adding me on ICQ also, can't wait t osee your next event....I'm even gonna jump on Catskills and see what characters i have there!!!

I was surifng some information on UOStratics and found some reporters notes on a PGoH event and swelled with pride at the fact that PGoH is still active!!! I almost had a tear when I learned that Kodoz and Charlie are at the helm!! I believe you guys will remember me, at least I hope you do I remember you guys!! I remember our dungeon romps and how Kodoz wouldn't let me get a spell off with his lightning quick weapon mastery!! I feel really proud to have been a part of this guild and even moreso at seeing Kodoz and Charlie rise through the ranks and uphold the Strength and Honor this guild was founded on. After a tumultuous time that saw many veteran members depart, including myself, I have to say I feared that PGoH had seen its last days. Then I come on to stratics and out of the corner of my eye see an article about PGoH hosting an event that , from the article, seemed like a great amount of fun!!! Just an FYI on me, after leaving PGoH, a joined a few other former members on Baja. Both of them became unsatisfied with UO and left the game, I in fact, stayed long enough to host a shard wide event with my guild that saw the retirement of my main char that I had been with since 1999. It was a grand way to put him to rest in March of 2005, 6 years and a ton of fun. After that, I created other personas on Baja and joined an RP guild that traveled to Great Lakes, Origin, Lake Austin, and now reaching Lake Superior. I took a long needed sabbatical from UO in October 2005 and came back(of course!) in December of 2005. I miss you guys and it really, really felt GREAT to see PGoH still active in UO. Way to go guys.....I'll be keeping an eye on the guild and might even jump on an old Catskills char to join your next event!! Strength and Honor, The ghost of Lukkan Mortain

Ditto!!

Just thought Id pop backthrough and say hi. Been hearing of alot of changes so I thought Id stop in. Still scheduled for Iraq in January. I think I saw BB when the paragons came out and during my first venture I got a call saying my wife had been injured over there. Update is she has in a convoy that got raided. She sustained minimal damage( like im talking about a vehicle, hehe) some shrapnel and flash fire burns. She was sent to Germany along with the few others that made it. I beieve the casualty rate was 6, if im not mistaken. She is doing fine and will be returning home in a few weeks. I had set up camp on the Baja shard about 4 months ago, been making characters there and such. But for some odd reason I have a desire to start playing SWGm which I just bought today, so Im gonna teleport over to that forum and introduce myself. Hope all is well with everyone!! Strangth and Honor!!!

My old mentor!!!!! Have a great time I hear many change of come about with this grand old guild. Should be quite invigorating!

Just popped in to say hi and see how the Empire was going? I signed my paperwork with DoD yesterday and Im scheduled to deploy January 6th. So now I can't complain about the goverment anymore All I can say now is: I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States. How has the guild been? Growing much? I bet the expansion will bring some new ppl into UO. I'm kinda excited about it, I heard something about a rideable dragon? Bet those tamers love that!!

Thank you all for your kindeness, this group of people have an honor that knows no bounds. I'll keep in touch often and let you know if I have a way out, as Devin stated my kids are getting older my the day and they are gonna start wondering why Mommie and Daddy have to leave again. But as this is a nice long weekend, keep the reason for this weekend in your minds and think of the one's who made the ultimate sacrifice for this particluar weekend. Happy 4th of July Brothers and Sisters. Strength and Honor!!!

I just got word that my wife will be returning to Iraq in January of 2005 for a yr. This time she will be in the heart of the Sunni Triangle. Not 5minutes later I got a call from the DoD stating that my inactive time has not been served yet ( go figure) and IM needed again also. This time I might pull the old "I have no one to take care of my kids" card, but I don't much like her being over ther if Im not, especially in the SUnni Triangle. Which means my UO time as of January will come to a screeching halt, whether I go over or not, She just got back this past February from Irag and I spent the entire 6 months she was gone scouring websites, watching Foxnews, and calling every single "insider" i Could recall from my Army days making sure she was alright. All while dodging bullets myself. My parents got real upset that we oth were over there,because god- forbid neither of us made it back. Knowing me, I'll end up going back. I just wanted to post here and ask if it would be ok if I posted during the time I was away. Last time I was in PGoH so I just posted, and it kinda made me feel better, sorta like writing home. I know Im not a part of PGoH anymore but it would be great if you guys could allow me this. Keep us in your prayers and keep the soldiers in your prayers. A little tidbit from the inside.....plans and budgets for supplies and manpower to Iraq have been set and confirmed until 2010, so we WILL be there for awhile, regardless of what you hear in the papers. Here's a very interesting piece I found while studying the Quran (Muslim Bible). I guess Osama musta skipped this part. Quran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a > > fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the > > lands of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair > > still more rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of > > Allah; and there was peace. (Note the verse number!)

Since hanging up Lukkan's robe and regeants, I have a cousin who has been gaining great skills. Son Goku of the Felluccan Thieves Guild (F*T) throws his hat into the mix!

Yeah Ive been reading posts from Hanse and some other stating that mages are overpowered in PvP. I beg to differ (aside from too fast casting). I have a 120 mage with wrestle and a dexxer loaded with HCI and 120 skills is still in my opinion way better. I suppose the arguement is wrestle mages can disarm yet I refuse to use this in a duel, its pointless.

All of you have entered a time tested and incredibly honorable group of people. I wish you all the best, if theres a group to learn how to truly play this game, its from these guys. Cept maybe Maven, I dont know about that guy!! *snickers* Good Luck to you all!!

Trading tapestry of Sosaria for ornament of the magi, arcane shield, helm of insight, a keep in fellucca, 120 eval/mage/med scroll, and a partridge in a pear tree!!! Any takers?!?!?!?

Ive been working on a site thats been doing regular updates of the 7AE. some comfusion happened there so I thought Id pass on what I know, This is also on stratics too. --Everyone who holds a UO account.upon the 7th anniversary will receive a code for one rare random item, this is regardless if you purchase the 7AE box or not. --If you do purchase the 7AE box, you will get the 6th char slot PLUS another code for an additional rare item PLUS the buddy codes. --The expansion WILL NOT have the option for a 6th char slot, only the 7AE box will. --As Devin said, this was a marketing event to get UO back on the shelfs and hopefully draw in interest for the expansion to come. UO.com is releasing the rare items, 2 a week i believe, you can check there for the lowdown, but in short: Leggings of Embers: unusally high fire resistance, no cold resistance Purple Roses: Every four hours,produce petals that add 5 to STR for 5 minutes,stores 10 Shamino's Best Crossbow: large damage bonus and nice accuracy increase. There is still confusion on this one because the graphic for this item is a repeating crossbow, yet its called a heavy crossbow. Tapestry of Sosaria: Large painting based on the old Hildebrandt paintings. Can be double-clicked to open in a larger window showing detail. Hearth of the Home Fire: long awaited fireplace with fire burning in it, strictly houe deco. Hope this helps!!

No man!! stay away!!! Your blade stings harsh and hits too fast!!! IM skeerd!!!!!

What is the max STR one can achieve without any magical enhancements? --If Im not mistaken, as of AOS the LOWEST any one stat can be is 10, if you have max stat cap (255) then it is possible to have for example: 10str 10dex 135int, this is not recommended but just an example. What should my AR and resistances be if completely naked? --Assuming you do not have the magic resistance skill, it should be 0. Gm magicresistance it would be 40, legendary magicresistance it would be 44. Why might my AR be at -40 when I've stripped down to nothing (no clothing, armor or jewelry)? --There are three spells that affect your armor resists: reactive armor, protection, and magic reflection. My guess is since youve tried the other 2, its prolly cuz you have magic relfection on, Ill explain more in next question. If all else fails, how can I nullify all magical enhancements and be sure that my "baseline" stats are correct? --Those three spells are called toggle spells, meaning you cast it, it turns it on, you cast it again, it turns it off, or vice versa. I would suggest stripping nekkid, and casting/recasting those three spells, that should fix it surely Side note: This may be redundant but since you havent played since 1996. AR has been split up into categories: physical,fire,cold,poison,energy. Max AR is 70, but i think thats alwasy been that way. If you have 50plus in every resist, and you PvM,thats not bad at all, I wouldnt go any lower than that. Getting an all 70s resist suit is very difficult not to say expensive, Ive been playing off and on for 4 yrs and the best suit I have now is 70 62 67 67 67. What I did prior was have a suit for every elemental resist depending on what monster I was fighting, thats the armor I used. And mods are important now too, they can add to your mana/stamina/hitpoints, help them regenerate faster, as well as others. Hope this helps!!

If you turn your monitor upside down and close one eye, that usually works

Congratulations, man!! Hope it last forever!! Wish you 2 the best!!

Nice work guys, love having this site up to date.

Tod the Sentry stood watch late in the darkness. Steadily pacing back and forth keeping a watchful eye over the Halls of Olympus. The Shadow peers around waiting for Tod to turn his back. Slowly and quietly the Shadow passed behind Tod, not making a sound and slowly creeps open one of the gates, just enough to slip into Olympus. Quietly the Shadow moves through the Halls, stopping slowly at the various banners and statues, the library and paintings of past battles the Guardians have had. The Shadow sneaks by Kaatya, slides through the office of Steel, and enters the Emperor's chambers. The Emperor was alone at this late hour, save for a lone healer. The healer worked diligently preparing potions for the morning's intake. The Shadow moved silently behing the healer, inching closer, until the healer could feel the Shadow's breathe on his neck. The Shadow whispers a few arcane words into the healer's ear, and slowly the healer's eyes begin to close and his body falls into a slumber. The Shadow lowers the healer unto the floor, placing a soft pillow under his head. The Shadow turns his attention to the ailing Leader. He walks up to his chamber bed, and kneels beside the Emperor. He runs his hand across the Old One's head, staring at his half lifeless body. The Shadow grasps his hands and begins to chant soft prayers. Just then Bishop the Warrior enters the chamber room and notices a figure in hooded black cloak holding the hand of the Emperor. Quickly he draws his weapon and moves toward the Shadow. "Unhand our Lord!! I am unaware of how you breeched the castle, but you have surely met your death!!!," proclaims the warrior. The Shadow jumps to his feet and raises a hand towards the warrior. "An Ex Por," says the Shadow in a dark, yet familiar voice and paralyzes the warrior temporarily. "Lower your weapon, Bishop, I mean you nor your Emperor harm," says the Shadow. With a quick wave of his arm the Shadow releases Bishop from his hold. Bishop takes a step back, lowers his wepon, yet keeps a firm grasp with both hands. "You know my name.....Who are you? And what business do you have here?" proclaims Bishop. The Shadow unfastens the brooch of his cloak and throws it from his shoulders, revealing the dark grey cloak and robe that was recently given to a former guardian. Through the hood, Bishop can see the newly greying beard, the blackish staff, and the wrinkling hands that are the tell tale signs of a grey mage from Wind. Slowly the Shadow removes his hood and raises his head. "Lukkan the Grey? Is it you?," says Bishop in amazement. "Aye old friend, fear not, the halls of Olympus have not been intruded upon by anyone but me," replies Lukkan, slightly smiling. "Word travels fast when a man of this stature is in dire health. The patrons of Wind have told me of his conditions and have granted me a short leave to pay a visit." "But why the secrecy? Why walk in the shadows?",asks Bishop. "It is not a common practice to allow one in training leave from the Walls of Wind, but Strider, being a Guardian of Old, knows my heart aches when the Guardians ache. My stay is short, but I had to make a visit, mostly to see Logan, see if my arcane abilities could aid him, and secondly, in case he is lost to all healing, to give someone close to him this." Lukkan pulls a small pouch from his pocket and holds it up to the light for Bishop to examine. "Can you heal him, Lord Lukkan, can you aid the Emperor?', asks Bishop. "Nay, warrior, whatever is attacking his body is beyond my abilities to cease, but take this pouch, let the healers keep the potions in his body, gather the Guardians, use the clues given to you to find what has inflicted him. Upon the hour when all hope is lost, administer this to him. DO NOT use this before then, it is quite powerful, and hopefully will not be needed. Keep it in a safe spot, Bishop, my hope is that you will never have to use this. The Legion has taken a hit in its population as of late. But as always will grow bigger and stronger as time goes on. Give my blessing to Steel, his guidance will be crutial now. Kaatya will need all the help she can get, containing the inner workings of this guild is a task not for the meager. And Hudson, his tutaledge IS what makes these young warriors into great Lords. I must take my leave now. I have put many blessings upon Logan, may they keep the pain away as long as possible. Be well, my friend. I have left my pigeon in the Great Hall, if need be, send him to me, I am here for the Guardians even during my training. The two clasp arms and grab each others shoulders. Lukkan reaches to the ground, grabs his black cloak, pulls over the hood and steps back to utter a small phrase. Kal Ort Por................

That is one of the saddest thngs Ive read about this game yet.

I'll meet you on the other plane, brother.

Kaatya wrote: She had a long history of service as a Guardian and was always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. Lukkan rises from his chair inside his tower in Novitus Sanctum. He lets out a harsh growl from the pit of his soul. He picks up his chair and casts it against the wall, overturns his desk, and proceeds to set aflame his chests and furniture. His brother Mordred runs from downstairs to see what was the matter. "Lukkan, stop this!! What has happened?" Lukkan overturns his bed, and begins tearing all the pictures and relics he has collected off the walls. Finally, falling to his knees in tears. "Lora......has fallen," he proclaims through the sobbing. Mordred gasps and begins crying himself. Lukkan slowly begins to collect himself and a somber, blank gaze crosses his face. "An unjust departure for such an honorable soul." Lukkan rises to his feet, utters a few arcane words, and a flash of light beams showing his minion. "Clear these halls, move everything to our Armory in Fellucca, too much pain in these woods now." Lukkan grasps his brother arm and brings him to his feet. The two embrace and begin gathering their personal belongings. Lukkan prepares his pack for travel and going through his belongings, notices a faded purple apron. "Leave that here, brother, you have no use for it anymore," proclaims Mordred as he heads downstairs. Lukkan gazes softly at the apron, clinching it tighter and tighter. He looks around, then folds the apron gently and places it inside his baggage. "My body might not be a Guardian, but my heart will always be." The two twins walk out the front passageway,as Mordred closes the door and boards up the entrance. With a few spells, Lukkan seals the entrance, and the two brothers lead the minion into the woods. OOC: I wish everyone well and I know that the power of the people in this guild in itself is enough to make this guild flourish.

Quite cancelled due to the RL meetup, prolly shoot for midweek as a first go around to kinda spice up the midweek for the guild. Im gonna shoot for after the Guildnite, as Im sure most will be getting prepared for that. Check the boards begining of May for update.

OK, this Friday, barring any event already planned by the council, Id like to have the PvPevent for this Friday at 8pm EST. thats how it is set for now, but if more can show at a different time, post it here. IM giving as much advance notice as I can. Ill have all the robes supplied and if anyone needs to know the rules, check the previous thread on PvP events I left a few weeks ago. Anyone have any additions or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. This is a very loose event, just some fun for thoe not wanting to go into Fell for champs or such on a hectic nite. Leave a post here so I can know who will be available and such. Strength and Honor!!!

All I know is....."The rain in Maine stays mainly in the plain" LOL!!!! Welcome home Triston!!!