Challenge (Lupton)

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From: tinytopaz@aol.com (TinyTopaz)
Date: 02 Jul 1998 18:47:35 EDT

Dear friends and well-wishers,

Thank you all for your wishes of good fortune and support. Alas, Warlord Lupton has opted to rescind his challange once he was made aware it did not comply with our fine rules.

Topaz Eludes

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From: rixfavre@aol.com (Rix Favre)
Date: 02 Jul 1998 18:48:22 EDT

I usually refrain from throwing my hat into a battery of insults posted upon these same boards, but I'm in a mood, so . . .

To those who post here saying if Lupton wins they will challenge right away:

You do nothing but toss insults along with misgivings. Apparently, you feel Lupton to be the reason for all pain in your lives. Or you think he's just an ass. Truth be told, I can see the latter being a somewhat plausible reason for challenging, but not the former. But, as I always think, there is no reason to publicly proclaim your undying hate for someone. That's between you and the person whom you hold a grudge against.

I guess what I really want to say, though, is this: Stop saying what you'll do if/when something happens and just do it if/when it does happen! Everything you write and post here before the outcome has been decided is nothing but pointless bickering and the smearing of your hate for one individual, which I know most can live without.

Grow up lest your own personality flaws and past mistakes be plastered here as well.

Good day,
~Rix

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From: sidarthae@aol.com (Sidartha E)
Date: 02 Jul 1998 20:12:07 EDT

::raises an eyebrow::

Protecting me, eh? You should have let him torch me. It would have been a kinder punishment than what you did to me soon afterward.

::writes nothing, not wanting her children to know what their father did mere months after they were born::

::walks away, mumbling about certain adulterous jerks...heading of into the comfort of Dal's arms::

((If you think that's a post...you're crazy! ;>))

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From: xgnortx@aol.com (X Gnort X)
Date: 02 Jul 1998 22:21:34 EDT

::sees Rix's post and considers, then shakes his head and walks away::

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From: xvevan@aol.com (XvEvan)
Date: 02 Jul 1998 22:36:18 EDT


::posts::


Look upon your self before you put down others. It might be that person who saves your life.

-Evan Rush Rynth Faline

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From: demcyraxi@aol.com (DemCyrax I)
Date: 03 Jul 1998 04:39:39 EDT

::chuckles, then tacks up a message in a lazy scrawl::

Say what you want about me, but the man is still an ass.


Dem
Ex-Warlord
President, Anti-Lupton Fan Club
And also a member

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From: reaperarkn@aol.com (ReaperArkn)
Date: 03 Jul 1998 12:25:48 EDT

:::notes all the posts and thinks maybe things are getting a bit rushed:::

Well, Baphe, I, for one, hope you never get the opportunity to try and take the ring from Lupton. I, for one, believe my love will be victorious.

Go get 'im, Topaz. I believe in you.



Lord Krollon Orak Arkanan
"The Reaper"
Warlord of DoS and...
Keeper of the Lost House

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From: reaperarkn@aol.com (ReaperArkn)
Date: 03 Jul 1998 15:02:25 EDT

:::chuckles reading Dem's post and just walks away, the limp fading:::
Lord Krollon Orak Arkanan
"The Reaper"
Warlord of DoS and...
Keeper of the Lost House

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From: taylara@aol.com (Taylara)
Date: 03 Jul 1998 17:14:34 EDT

::Reads the stack of notes tacked to the board, weary and tired she leaves without responding. Pondering what was said, she heads to the cottage for some quiet from the storm.::

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From: baphelocl@aol.com (Bapheloc L)
Date: 04 Jul 1998 01:22:12 EDT

Warlord Lupton,

For now, your spared my wrath though I suspect only momentarily till you are more properly and able to challenge again as your soonest will to do so. But be it known should you actually succeed I shall be there to strip thee of thy pride and accompishments as you have done to me.

I gave you my trust, my loyalty, and counted upon you to stand by my side as I did for you when no other would. No other of these rings would even give you a chance and my being involved with you was probably as much of a stain upon my reputation and my associations as being involved with Ecore. When you were turned out by all I was willing to give you another chance. I even gave you the name of my honored and noble family becuase you managed to
work your manipulations even upon me. I only regret I was such a a forgiving creature willing to try and find the better side of someone, but your heart is darker then the night Warlord Lupton.

When you lead the House against me here in revolt of coup you might as well have stabbed me in the heart and twist the dagger with a smile. You have embarrassed me and caused me to fall from grace within my own House that I had once been the champion of and lead to much victorious accomplishments. I, a sworn swordbrother who helped make you who you are, you turned upon like the demons of the abyss. It was your own darkside and hatered to get
back at those in the Arena of Swords who scorned you that you saught the power of Lathadoscia to help thee to those ends. I have long been gone from RhyDin have analyzed the evidence and though about the events, and it is clear I, and my House Lathadoscia, was nothing more then just a tool for you. You slowly worked me to to your power hungary ways to try and be controlling of events in the rings. Perhaps, I still maintain some of those qualities,
but now I do it for myself, by myself, and use only myself. You have hurt, disappointed, annoyed, and worst of betrayed me who was willing to give you anything. The torturing of your exsistence is something I honestly will enjoy sowing for centuries to come Immortal.

To those others who were formely of House Lathadoscia, though I do have some anger, disappointment, and grievence towards many of you who sided with Lupton, I do offer forgiveness. Lupton was like a parasite upon my spirit and influenced me in many ways very craftily. I also claim responsiblity for I obviously allowed myself to be lead as such. I shall endevor to prevent such from happening again if only for my own personal surivial. Sid, Rix,
and the others, may you walk the world in piece knowing you do not habor the shadow of my vengence.

Be it known that Lupton was indeed my own mistake and responsiblity and I shall rectify the situation should he ever attain a position of power within these hallowed rings. I believe though I am not owed it or neccessarily deserve it that I do have legimate compliant with the exsistence of Warlord Lupton Dracoern being a title holder within the Arena of Swords that I love. Should he ever attain such I shall challenge him poste haste, and now the
community knows my attentions I ask humbly that I be given first chance to do so. Should I fail in such then I shall step aside obviously for whoever is the better.



Honor to thyself, Respect to others,

Baphelocutis est Lathadoscia



::sealed in wax by the signet ring stamp of the royal family Lathadoscia::

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From: rlupton@aol.com (RLupton)
Date: 04 Jul 1998 02:01:04 EDT

Again, Baphelocutis, ye prove yourself to be of quiet serenity and peace as ye so claim. Ye have always been the most stubborn of creatures, and no being of any talent could ever manipulate ye into doing something against your nature.
Your nature is what I later found. Strict restrictions limiting basic freedoms of people and repressing creative minds. Ye had stated it many times. Ye were the "Padishah Emperor" and ye demanded to be treated like nothing else. We could always pray for the one who disagreed with ye. Our hearts went out to the "annoying Elven Minister of Finance" that ye... ate. There was nothing but fear under your rule.
The threat to my wife was the final straw. She had publically opposed your view, and for that she was to lose her flesh. It was on that eve I saw the dangers and evil repression of your House. It was not for our blessed Duel of Swords. And so, Padishah Emperor, we ended it. Rix, Sid, Po, some others, and myself fled from your tyranic rule and into freedom. We were safe again. Since that day, ye can never harm us like ye previously did. We are
intact. I'm glad to take your wrath if the others are spared. They are whom I thought to aid in the first place.


~Lupton est Dracoern

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From: baphelocl@aol.com (Bapheloc L)
Date: 04 Jul 1998 02:45:51 EDT

::reads the response wondering what the heck Lupton means about threatening his wife or burning her flesh.shrugs figuring it some sort of propaganda by him, and walks off having stated his peace of mind as it is::


Honor to thyself, Respect to others,

Baphelocutis est Lathadoscia



::sealed in wax by the signet ring stamp of the royal family Lathadoscia::

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From: new420@aol.com (New 420)
Date: 04 Jul 1998 03:00:43 EDT

::wonders if Baphelocutis is old english for "ignorant, nonsensical, dimwit, ailed by split personalities"::

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From: shadowsiv@aol.com (Shadowsiv)
Date: 04 Jul 1998 16:52:08 EDT

::walks by, seeing the posts and shrugs::

Any who would speak against my blood-brother Baphelocutis, let it be known that I stand by his honor in all things, and am willing to back my convictions with my scimitars. All this talk outside of the arena is simply that...talk. We shall see whose honor stands and whose falls, but the arena is the place to decide that. Back up your talk with combat, not more useless drivel.

Shadowsiv, humble GM of DoS and ally to the Noble Family Lathadoscia....

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From: baphelocl@aol.com (Bapheloc L)
Date: 04 Jul 1998 17:24:43 EDT

For the record,

Since I was accused of eating a subject of mine I'd like to remind the people of RhyDin of my deitary habits. I prefer not to eat most civilized humanoid species, frankly your more bone and bland flesh than worth any tasty meat. I usually stick with fatty plump domesticated herdbeasts. Easier to catch and juicy rich meat. Occassionally I hunt wild herdbeasts just for sport. But to try and eat some civilizied humanoid is more trouble than their
worth. They like to fight back, and when you kill them they got all this artifical junk on them you have to tear off. Like I said not worth the trouble of eating.

Any threats I would have made would have been to expel someone from the House or exile them from my realms. I am not going to kill someone because they express themselves. I am going to rid them of my inner life and apart of my affliations if they directly contradict the will of thier lord, especially to the public eye. I never said my realm was anything more then an imperium. Perhaps one should understand what serving an emeperor usually means
before offering servitude. That is past, however, I was betrayed and treason was commited against me and my House by those who swore loyalty to me as subjects. I have fallen from grace within my own House for such and so I will be avenged.

For Elle McBride,

Lupton could be a saint sent from God these days, but that does not forgive in my eye the things he personally did to me and against me and that which I represented. He is a loose end in my life I must tie off.



Honor to thyself, Respect to others,

Baphelocutis est Lathadoscia



::sealed in wax by the signet ring stamp of the royal family Lathadoscia::