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Comments On Feb 28, 2014:One never knows about apparel unless it's tried on. Purchasing a jacket on faith is always a risk, so I was a little reserved when I ordered this one based solely on the reviews and appearance.
Short version: This is an EXCELLENT jacket. I'm very satisfied and want to go riding, except it's raining in So Cal, which is very, very odd.
The jacket has three layers. The outer "shell" which is very substantial all by itself. Two inner layers zip inside, nesting, to create layers of warmth if it's cold out.
The material is heavy, with zippers to allow for breathing when it's warm. The elbows and shoulders are protected, and everything fits great.
I'm 6' 4" tall, and weigh 215 pounds. I bought an XL, and it fits perfectly. The sleeves are plenty long. It's almost as if the jacket was designed around my body double.
I'll be using this for many years to come. It looks great, fits great, has all the features outlined in the product details, and makes me feel great, too. Like it's possible for a jacket to make me feel anything... well, this one does. Rain or shine, hot or cold, this one will keep me covered.
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Comments On Jan 21, 2014:This jacket is fantastic. Especially for the price. It has done great in the rain, in the cold and even some hot days. Vents work pretty well. Have done more than 5000 miles with this jacket with no issues. Definitely a great buy. Wish they had more products for sale but the jacket and pants are great.
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Comments On Dec 08, 2013:Purchased the Desert Jacket and Pants Combo. Fantastic gear, especially for the price. Warm, durable (crashed multiple times in the dirt in it already, including a real scary down-hill tumble) and looks fantastic. Armor is food, well affixed, worked well in the crash.
The liners do severely restrict any chance for ventilation when wearing with all 3 liners in, but that's the case with any non-Gore-tex 3-1.
Great buy, would recommend to anyone looking for realistically-priced gear.
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Comments On Apr 21, 2013:jacket is a good fit. It has kept me pretty warm riding about ten miles to work in 20-30 degree weather. i dont think you can get a better jacket for the price. I did have a broken zipper right away and rocky mountain took caee of it right away. has been great since then.
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Comments On Dec 01, 2012:I am very satisfied with this jacket. Great protection yet decent movement. Lots of pouches and pockets. The only negative is the outer zipper is of low quality. Akito needs to use the higher quality zipper that some of their competitors and add a few bucks to the cost of the jacket to make up for it. Have rode in 40 degree temps and it is very comfortable. I bought the matching pants and I have received lots of compliments about how great the outfit looks which says a lot because I'm really ugly. 5'8" 170 with a 42" chest. Ordered the XL and I like the fit. I could fit the Large but I like the looser fit.
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Comments On Oct 04, 2012:size info was spot on, i am 180 and 6ft and a large fit perfect. while this is not a $700 jacket it is every bit as nice as a $400 one for less than half the price.
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Comments On Sep 13, 2012:I received the jacket today and for the price, it can't be beat. Sure, there are plenty of $ 600-$800 jackets out there that are probably better quality, but this jacket isn't too far off. With the liners in, the jacket feels very warm, but not too bulky. I got the pants too, so now I have the full suit. Before I found this brand, I wasn't excited at the prospect of shelling out $1,500 for a full dual sport riding suit. Now for less than the price of another brand's jacket, I have a full suit.
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Comments On Aug 28, 2011:Great Jacket
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Comments On Jul 01, 2011:Took this jacket to Baja with me. With out all the liners it was still too hot during the day and I had to take it off. I wish the arms would zip off like most jackets. In the cold it works great. Zips right up and deflects all the wind.
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Comments On Feb 23, 2011:Great Jacket.
Nice looking, warm, and versatile.
Lots of pockets and durable.
The quilted liner zips to the rain liner and then the rain liner zips into the Jacket. But the quilted liner does not zip into the jacket on it's own. I find this to be a bit of an oversight as it would be nice to not HAVE to zip in the rain liner too.
Overall very happy with the Jacket and would buy it again.
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Comments On Nov 17, 2010:Great Jacket, incredible price/value for product received. The size runs very small however. I ordered an XL even though I normally wear a large. It was still to small and I returned for a XXL. As always, Rocky Mountain provided great customer service, great prices, and extremely fast shipping!
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Comments On Sep 19, 2010:I have owned, and continue to own several different makes and styles of riding jacket. I have to say that not only for the money (great value), this is a very good jacket. I was originally attracted to the style and colour of the jacket (also bought the matching pants)but was fully expecting the quality to match the low price. I was very wrong. The jacket is very comfortable, not stiff like many riding jackets (textile types). It has sufficient protective devices that are easily removable when wanting to wash the jacket. It has a removable rain liner and quilted liner. The venting, while minimal, does actually seem to work (liners out of course). While it does not provide hot weather relief like a full mesh jacket, it is quite bearable as long as you are not riding in extreme heat. The zippers for the vents are of some kind of waterproof design and do seem to keep the water out. I have ridden in huge downpours and for the most part stayed pretty dry. Like alot of jackets, eventually the sleeve bottoms allow you to get wet. Some nit-pics...the main zipper could be a bit heftier, it is a very fine toothed affair, but has not created any problems just yet. The snaps are the same ones used on the pant, and don't have a nice solid feel to them, and sometimes just come undone on their own. Warmth: the jacket with liners will provide for a warm ride up until those late-fall rides. I would'nt count on it to keep you warm once the temps are much below 8 degrees C, or 45ish F. For that type of riding I use an Alpinestars that is much heavier. Sizing: sizing seems abit on the small side, generally a Large leaves me a bit of "clearance" but this Large is almost snug. I had also tried an XL, but there was quite a differnce in sleeve length and settled on the Large. I get alot of comments on what a great looking outfit this is (especially when coupled with the pants), and it is without a doubt my most comfy jacket. Again, this is a great jacket, even more so when taking the the price in to consideration.
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Comments On Jun 26, 2010:It runs small I would like to had a xxl instead of xl
fits good with the liner and rain liner out .
i was warm all day wile setting our G.P course on the last weekend of may when it was raining and snowing
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Comments On Feb 05, 2010:I purchased this jacket for wet weather commuting and weekend trips here in Australia. It has been dry here lately but the morning after the jacket arrived we had rain so I got to give it a good try out.
The overall quality is very good. The materials used and their placement is well thought out. Normally I wouldn't care but the manual was remarkably well presented which added to the overall feeling of quality - why can't everyone else do this?.
I'm 6'1" and 210lbs with lanky arms and usually have trouble getting a jacket to suit me but the fit and adjustability is very good. Comfort on the bike in an upright riding position was also good.
On a warm and rainy day I used the waterproof liner and had no isses with water leaks at all. I did find it a little hot but it was a hot day so I guess any waterproof jacket would be the same. Ona cooler day I added the winter liner and found it insulated well and remained comfortable.
I'm very happy with it's performance and have now ordered the pants.
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Thread: Guild Wars 1 Thread Repository.
28-02-2009, 01:07 #41
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Article on the Asura (which is in an archived thread, but I posted here for convenience)
Eye of the North Manuscripts
Ecology of the Charr
Movement has it's own thread stickied so no need to post.
The Asura
The Asura of the Tarnished Coast are a brilliant, if diminutive, people who dwelled, until recently, within the Depths of Tyria, where they regularly dealt with Dwarves, Dredge, and other underground races. However, a dangerous race from even deeper within the world—the Destroyers—overran their subterranean homes, forcing them to the surface. Now, the Asura must learn to survive in a hostile, strange, and all-too-brightly-lit world. Still, the surviving population is of two minds—half of them long for a return to their underground empires, while the other half believe their former lands are lost forever, that their future lies among the strange races of the surface world.
The Asura fled from the encroaching Destroyer hordes through magical gates that link the caverns of the Depths throughout Tyria. While these refugees reached the surface in a variety of locations, the bulk of the exodus came up along the Tarnished Coast, across the Sea of Sorrows from the sunken remnants of Orr. Here they found abandoned ruins high in inherent magical energy—the perfect location for a race of magical researchers to settle and continue practicing their craft. Rata Sum, the largest of these settlements, sits at the western end of the massive canyon known as Riven Earth. Many Asura meet in these magical ruins to exchange ideas and plan for the future.
The Asura brought their culture, heritage, and architectural styles with them to the surface, renovating the ruins by magical means to more closely resemble their subterranean homes. In addition to pyramids and great gates, the Asura erected geomystic generators to focus the magical energies brimming in the Tarnished Coast to further aid in their research. They also built large forges and kilns to produce prototypes and finished magical devices. This is no collection of lore-gathering scholars—the Asura are inventors and builders. And their creations tend to work more often than not.
In addition to architecture and magical devices, the Asura brought another important piece of their culture with them to Rata Sum: the game of Polymock, which they have begun spreading among the other races of the surface world with varying degrees of success. The Polymock master, an Asura named Hoff who lives in Rata Sum, is willing to instruct interested individuals in the basics of the game.
Rata Sum is also home to Mamp, the closest thing to a leader among the Asura. Mamp is a genius, like many Asura, but his genius lies in an innate ability to get other Asura to work together, putting aside rivalries and personal conflicts for the common good. Mamp's gestalt outlook allows him to pull together diverse individuals, make critical connections, and find combinations that are truly greater than the sum of their individual parts. He is less a leader than a herder of cats, which is the way most Asura like it.
The Asura are nothing if not adaptable, however, and take pride in their ability to conquer new challenges through the strength of their prodigious intellect; a pride they display exuberantly to all around them. Faced with the impending destruction of their race at the hands of the Destroyers, they have instead found new lands to tame, new races to ally with and/or manipulate, and new opportunities to seize and profit from. The Asura are, of course, confident of their inevitable success.
Then and Now
The mighty kingdom of Ascalon has seen better days. Humbled under the relentless assault of the Charr, its cities ruined, its population scattered across the globe—Ascalon has become a conquered and savaged nation. Brave heroes have slowed, but not stemmed, the invading hordes. A large military force under the command of King Adelbern continues to defend the nation from incursion, but they slip farther and farther south as their battle lines collapse beneath the strength of the Charr forces.
In these dire times, brave cadres of Ascalonians—among them, the Ebon Vanguard—have taken up the fight to save Ascalon from the Charr and free it once more. These small units—many made up of humans who have escaped Charr enslavement—have slipped behind (and, in some cases, broken through) the Charr lines. They harry the invaders and divert supplies and troops away from Ascalon, leaving the Charr to gnash their teeth at human ingenuity and perseverance.
The White Mantle suffered losses when the veil of godhood was lifted from their so-called deities, exposing the Mursaat as powerful, yet mortal, creatures. The revelation of this manipulation and deceit fueled a revolt in Kryta, led by the Shining Blade—and Kryta fell into civil war. The strongest force for unification, the Shining Blade are scattered and losing power, forced to deal with too many enemies at once. It has become Blade against Mantle, royalists against warlords. All fight one another for control of Kryta.
In an attempt to find a way to turn the tides of war in their favor, both the Shining Blade and the White Mantle have sent agents across the reaches of Tyria, searching for powerful allies or magics. Each side has vowed to bring peace to Kryta—no matter the cost.
The defeat of Shiro Tagachi ended the plague that had afflicted Cantha. However, it took adventurers and members of the imperial guard a few grueling years to track down all of the Afflicted and the remnants of the Shiro'ken army that the Betrayer had unleashed in his final attempt to destroy the empire.
Over the past few years, life has begun to spring up in Echovald Forest as many areas have seen new growth take hold. Some even claim to have seen a change in the Jade Sea—small pools of water forming or even waves moving beneath the frozen surface—but these reports are unsubstantiated rumors at best.
Life has returned to normal for most Canthan residents. Kaineng still struggles under the burdens of bureaucracy, overpopulation, and crime, while the Kurzicks and Luxons remain locked in a never-ending battle over scant resources. Shing Jea Island remains an oasis of pristine valleys and beautiful vistas. Monks come to the island regularly for scholarly pursuits, while the general populace descends in droves for every festival held within the safe confines of Shing Jea Monastery.
Commerce returned to a brisk pace once the Affliction ended, and since then, many Canthans have sought to re-establish old trade routes to Elona and Kryta as well as locate new opportunities farther north. However, recent reports of earthquakes and giant cracks opening in the middle of urban Cantha have some believing this time of relative peace and prosperity has now come to an end.
The Land of the Golden Sun has weathered a long night and lived to see a new dawn. It has been three years since Varesh Ossa's reign of terror nearly unleashed Abaddonupon the world, and the effects of that event still resonate throughout all three provinces.
Kourna, home of Warmarshal Varesh, was perhaps hardest hit in the aftermath. In addition to the dark lord's nightmares, which have yet to completely fade from the minds and memories of its people, Kourna had to deal with a power vacuum after the loss of its leader and most of its military. The Sunspears, along with Morgahn, an ex-general of the Kournan armies, proved invaluable to its recovery.
Both Istan and Vabbi fared much better after the death of Abaddon. The Istani, long supporters of the Sunspears, were lauded for the aid they provided in the campaign against Varesh. Attendance at Kamadan festivals has seen a marked increase, as people from across the world come to the Sunspear homeland to pay their respects. In Vabbi, the three princes spread their wealth copiously throughout the province to heal any wounds to their vaunted architecture as well as the rarified sensibilities of their people. Annual performances of Norgu's Nightfall in the Bokka Amphitheatre draw huge crowds...if not rave reviews.
All of Elona has prospered from increased trade with Cantha and Kryta in recent years, and many Elonians have begun traveling the world, for both pleasure and adventure. But as word spreads of strange rumblings from beneath the ground, adventurers are likely to return to Elona to investigate.
The Great Dwarf
Originally Posted by Tome of Rubicon
After quashing repeated attempts by the Stone Summit Dwarves to retrieve the tome and call forth the Great Destroyer, High Priest Alkar led a group of excavators into the rubble of the Stone Basilica to bring the ancient relic home. In his translations, Alkar has found that the tome contains more than just an account of the earliest days of the Dwarven race. It also provides specific details about a final conflict between the Dwarves and minions of the Great Destroyer who will "swarm up from the bowels of the earth and spread across the world." The battle between the Great Dwarf and the Great Destroyer is fated to play out once again, it seems. The tome does not foretell the entirety of the outcome, nor predict a victor. It only mentions that the Dwarves will be "forever transformed" by this final battle.
The Depths of Tyria
The Dwarves have provided limited information about the mysteries they have uncovered beneath the earth. Initial reports describe an immense, interconnected underground complex they call the "Depths of Tyria." These natural caves and excavated areas house structures left behind by civilizations dating back to a time before the arrival of humans in Tyria. The Depths are connected by a series of magical gateways that allow swift travel through miles of earth and stone.
These gateways were created by a race known as the Asura, who use them for mining, research, and other jaunts across great distances. Most of the gates are guarded by Asuran GOLEMs, for the Depths teem with threats—both animal and geological. Those who dare to travel below realize the risk they take in doing so, and those who return tell wild stories of monsters made of fire and stone that move in the Depths.
Ecology of the Charr
The Charr were once a primitive people, filled with rage and a primal drive to dominate and control. They fought everything that threatened them – even one another – only surviving this brutal period by evolving into a strict hierarchical society. Disparate, fierce, and independent warbands unified under a single leader, the Khan-Ur, for the good of the race, and a golden age of Charr dominance began.
No longer clamoring over the same territories, the unified Charr spread throughout the northern reaches of their homeland, and down into the lands east of the Shiverpeak Mountains. The Charr subjugated or destroyed any and all who dared defy them within their territories; they were masters of all they surveyed.
With dominance, however, came the inevitable problems. Internal strife, reckless power-mongering, and brutal feuds threatened to tear apart this otherwise secure empire. Only the strong personality of the Khan-Ur kept this ferocious and, yes, still-primitive race unified.
Other than internal conflicts, the only real threat to the Charr at this time was the Forgotten, who dwelled within the Crystal Desert far to the south. But, through judicious use of the mountains dividing their lands from those of the Forgotten, the Charr continued to maintain undisputed control over the northern lands. And, as the Forgotten pulled back, called to duty by some other power, they ceased to threaten the Charr.
Then, the humans came, an infestation caused by beings called gods that had been enemies to the Charr since the beginnings of history. The humans worshiped and revered these gods, and in return were given magic the likes of which the Charr had never before. This upstart race spread like a plague across the continent, and the Charr soon faced the true challenge to their dominance–the threat of humanity.
Driven back in the first war against the humans, the Charr were forced to surrender the lands that would become Ascalon. Undaunted, and now truly unified against a common foe, the Charr prepared to launch a bitter counterstrike, intending to burn everything in their retreat. However, as they planned the assault, tragedy struck the empire–the Khan-Ur was assassinated.
To this day, no one knows who murdered the last Khan-Ur, nor if some legion had been behind the assassination or if was the humans or their powerful gods. With his death, however, the legions once more fell into conflict and chaos. Records of this portion of Charr history are scattered, much like the legions themselves. In the wake over the power void, the children of the Khan-Ur squabbled among themselves and ultimately divided the empire in their futile attempts to claim the title of Khan-Ur and regain control of all the Charr legions.
The humans took full advantage of this time of disunity, building the Great Northern Wall to defend their newly won lands against the bands of the Charr. It would be generations before the Charr would see these lands again. As time passed, the Charr were pushed farther and farther north, and the humans even began to build settlements beyond the wall, deep into Charr territory. The humans solidified their claim and named their lands Ascalon, and the fragmented Charr could do nothing to stop them. The wall provided a choke-point the Charr could not get past, so they had to content themselves with raids against Surmia and other northern Ascalon encampments.
No Charr knows how many cubs the last Khan-Ur sired, but all four of the High Legions claim descendants from his line. Other heirs are suspected, and occasionally a smaller bloodline surfaces with claim–but none have made a successful bid. The four heirs of the Khan-Ur began the four High Legions and named them after their warbands–the Iron Legion, Flame Legion, Blood Legion and Ash Legion. The leaders of these legions maintained their familial name, keeping surnames such as Flamebringer, Ashclaw, and Ironstrike to delineate their warband's primacy within the legion.
There has been no true Khan-Ur for over a thousand years. Although the position has been claimed several times, no Charr has been able to hold the crown for more than a handful of years, certainly not enough time to solidify the title or create a new lineage. Each one has been overthrown shortly after making the daring claim; the Charr accept no ruler who is not strong enough to defend his throne.
But it would take more than a ruler to bring the Charr back to power.
Before the time of the humans, it is said the Charr had no gods, no concept of divine beings with more power than themselves. They knew of Melandru, and even had legends that described how she created the world. But to the Charr, these beings were not to be worshiped or feared–they were to be fought, and if possible, destroyed. Yet when the Charr saw the humans worshiping gods–and receiving power from them–they blamed this power for the humans' victory. Only with such powers on their side could the humans have ever defeated the Charr.
So, in order to fight the human threat, the Charr sought a god of their own. Two hundred years before the Searing, the Burnt warband, a group dedicated to the Flame Legion, ventured to the lands surrounding the Hrangmer volcano (translated to human, the name means "Jaws of Oblivion"). Upon its return, the warband claimed to have found gods for the Charr at long last.
Eager for a new purpose and filled with pride, members of the Flame Legion swore allegiance to these new gods, converting or destroying anyone who stood in their path. One by one, the legions of the Charr fell beneath the control of these "gods" and their Shamans, and the Charr at last earned new magic, a new means of destroying their human enemies south of the Wall.
In the end, the Shamans of the rival legions met in secret, unified their differences, and swore to force each legion to follow these new gods. As one, they returned to their individual city-states and convinced their people to worship the Titans–all save for one Charr named Bathea Havocbringer. This heroine, whose strength and Warrior ability had made her a leader among the Blood Legion, fought against this sacrilege and was killed for it by the Shamans, her execution a sacrifice to the new gods.
Because of Bathea's disobedience to the new order, all females of her legion–and, in short order, all females among the Charr–were removed from warbands and armies, reduced to performing utility tasks at home in the cities of the legionnaires. Although they chafed at this restriction and resented being denied their right to battle against the humans, the Shamans, acting on "hold orders," were by this time entirely in control of the legions.
When the Charr next struck against Ascalon, it was with all the fury of destiny denied. With a magic item known as the Cauldron of Cataclysm, the Shamans called forth the magic of the Titans and performed the Ritual of the Searing. It is said the Cauldron's magic was older than the Charr, older even than recorded history, and forced by ancient entities fallen into sleep and quiescence.
The Shamans trusted in the power of the Titans and their hold over the Charr legions–and truly, the devastation they caused to the human kingdoms gave the Charr the advantage they have been waiting to seize for a thousand years. With the Cauldron, the Shamans summoned titanic crystal meteors to rain down upon their enemies, ravaging farmland and shattering the Wall.
One of the leaders of the Flame Legion at the time, Bonfaaz Burntfur, spurred the charge against the Wall, leading the Shamans in a further show of unity. While the humans scrambled and fled under this assault, the Charr flooded into Ascalon, seizing towns and villages and enslaving any humans unlucky enough to fall into their hands.
The siege of Ascalon lasted for more than two years until human heroes struck at the core of the Charr unification by defeating the Titans, by proving them to be less than gods. At this point, the Charr advance wavered, changing from a holy war into an occupation. The Shamans struggled to keep the legions together in the wake of this revelation, promising them victory even without the magic of the Titans.
Adding to their troubles, human resistance continued, as powerful heroes among the Ascalonians fought back against the Charr occupation of Ascalon. Battling their own deterioration as well as the human army, the Charr constricted their control until the humans had but one single stronghold–Ascalon City.
For more than thirty years, the Charr and the Ascalonians fought, back and forth, on the grounds surrounding the city. Led by their aging king, Adelbern, the humans fought valiantly, but at last the walls of Ascalon City fell and the Charr invaded the city proper. Yet, even in their moment of ultimate victory, the Charr were thwarted by human magic.
Although the Charr are still uncertain what magic Adelbern called upon in his moment of defeat, those within the city recall seeing a gout of sword-shaped flame descend from the highest tower as a white, burning head swept the city streets. It devastated the invaders. Once this heat wave was gone, the spirits of the defeated Ascalonian soldiers rose, their spectral forms bearing ghostly weapons–and the Charr were forced to abandon the city.
Ascalon City has never been retaken, and the ghosts of Adelbern's forces roam the land still, fighting their ancient enemy at every turn. The king sits upon his throne within the shattered city, his ghostly form issuing orders and commands to an army of spectral dead. The Charr solidified their control over Ascalon, from their original lands in the north all the way back to the merging of the two mountain ranges at the edge of the Crystal Desert in the south, but Ascalon City forever eluded their grasp.
During that time of occupation, however, the Charr learned a valuable lesson: they could conquer and hold territory, even without gods. Indeed, the trickery of the Shaman caste and their servitude to the Titans taught the Charr to revile and destroy those who would sell themselves to any master, god or no.
Pyre Fierceshot, a hero of the Charr people, became an icon of this freedom several years after the fall of the Titans. But his defiance of the Shaman caste was only the first blow of many that eventually shattered the Shamans' control over the legions. Pyre's rejection of the Shaman caste's dominance started an underground movement among the legions. The Shamans held on, however, desperately seeking a new god to restore their positions, stabilize their power and allow them to re-seize the dominance they had lost.
The true rebellion began some 40 years later when Pyre's grandcub, Kalla Scorchrazor, overthrew the Flame Legion's domination, restoring the legions to their rightful place as the driving force of Charr society and re-establishing their ancient systems. Her allies joined on the Plains of Golghein in a final battle to finally overthrow the Shaman caste.
That day, the female Warrior struck a blow for her people as well as her gender. Kalla filled the battlefield with women who had trained in secret for generations, defying the Shamans' orders to stay at home. This effectively doubled the number of Charr allied against the Shaman armies and made the difference in the war. The Shamans had no choice–outnumbered and outflanked, they surrendered rather than be eradicated. They were allowed to live because their magic was useful, but never again would they be allowed to dominate the Charr.
Today, a little more than 250 years after their initial attack on the Wall, the Charr still face the threat of Ascalonian ghosts as well as natural dangers. However, they have all-but tamed most of the lands east of the Shiverpeaks, raising fortresses of their own where human fortifications once stood. One of the strongest of these, the Iron Citadel–raised on the ruins of the city of Rin–stands protectively, overlooking the haunted lands. From there, the Charr may one day retake Ascalon City, finishing the conquest begun so long ago.
The Legions
The four primary legions of the Charr are the Ash Legion, Flame Legion, Blood Legion and Iron Legion. Each is extremely proud, warlike and individualistic. Each proclaims its right to the throne, tracing its members' lineage back to one of the children of the original Khan-Ur. There are smaller legions, both independent and absorbed within the larger legion banner, but few of them can prove their ancestry from a known cub of the Khan-Ur. Still, some bands occasionally try to justify their separate identity either through blood of military strength, claiming independence and raising a new banner.
After the fall of the Titans and Kalla Scorchrazor's rebellion, the Flame Legion was overthrown and cast down. With their mystic power shattered and their Shamans reviled, they barely had enough strength left to fight off the other legions and stay alive. The broken legion retreated northeast to their primary citadel at Hrangmer.
Out of mockery, the other legions began to call them the Gold Legion, likening their softness to that ornamental metal. Gold, was also used in Shaman rituals to the Titans, so it hearkened back to their failure and humiliating worship of false gods.
The name spread, and within a hundred years only a few Charr outside the Gold Legion bothered to remember the original name. Those of the Gold Legion, hated and reviled, stood opposed to the other three, struggling to stay alive and find a way to regain their former place–within inches of the crown of Khan-Ur.
The legions are fiercely independent, each sporting many warbands and their own city-state as a central fortification. They each prefer to follow separate paths, but no legion is so foolish as to ignore the single goal of the Charr–conquer and dominate all by force. The Gold Legion does that best through magic, the iron through mechanical creations and siege towers, while the Blood Legion possesses the single best face-to-face warriors among Charr, and the Ash Legion is known for its stalkers and assassins.
While disparate in method, all legions claim allegiance to the empty throne of the Khan-Ur, and none would ever allow one of the other legions to fill the place of their lost leader without a fight. They learned a valuable lesson about blind obedience from the domination of the Shamans of the Gold Legion.
More than ever, the leaders of the four legions all scream their claims loudly, but none has been able to hold the position–to unify the Charr under one banner. Perhaps one day the legions will have an enemy so great they will once again put aside their differences–or perhaps one day a single legion will conquer the entire nation and unify the Charr.
But that day is not today.
Charr are carnivores; they do not feed on any sort of plants. They have no farms, and no need for agriculture or vegetation outside of what is needed for structures or technical uses. They herd roaming bands of beasts to feed the legions, assigning the task to young Charr or the wounded who can no longer fight.
Charr children are called cubs, though female cubs are occasionally called "kits" out of affection. Infants are born fully furred, with open eyes and functional limbs. Within a few days, cubs can follow their mothers over even the harshest terrain. They eat meat within a month of birth, and are fully independent several months later.
Charr cubs are raised by their parents only during this short period of time. Thereafter, they are taken to Fahrar camps (the closest human approximation is school or education), there they are raised in large packs by the Charr of their legion. Cubs in a Fahrar are taught to unify, encouraged to define their own social structure, and are thus forced into a warband. They are given a name to claim, which the cubs within a single warband derive their surnames, such as Fierceshot or Doomclaw.
This warband serves as the primary social group–and the only family–that a young Charr will ever know. Although cubs are aware of their lineage and their parents, adults have neither an interest nor a hand in the education, rearing, or growth of a young cub once delivered to the legion's Fahrar. The legion (and the cub's new warband as a part of that legion) comes before any blood ties.
The primus warband of any legion carries the name of that legion–Ash, Blood, Iron and in the case of the Gold Legion, Flame. This singular legion is hereditary, but the leader must claim the name through blood challenge–a fight between descendants of the Khan-Ur for supremacy within the legion.
Occasionally, non-descendants of the Khan-Ur join the primus warband, taking the name of their leader as their own, as is Charr tradition. But the leader of the primus is always a descendant of the Khan-Ur, the foremost heir of the legion and their rightful inheritor of the crown of leadership among the Charr.
It is also possible for Charr to leave the warband of their youth, either due to a promotion or to perform a specific duty, or even because the Charr cannot fulfill assigned duties. A Charr moved from her original warband still holds loyalties to that first "family" (and therefore, such movements are unusual), however, that Charr must change her name and quickly learn to fit in with new companions or she will be nothing more than meat on the battlefield.
In extremely unusual circumstances, Charr have even been known to join guilds with humans or other races in lieu of warbands. These Charr may be outcasts or they may simply have been forced through necessity to take unusual allies. But despite their odd allegiances, no Charr ever forgets her loyalty to the legion.


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The TeenScreen program is funded by a federal grant administered by the Nevada Office of Suicide Prevention and is being offered to students for free.
Participation is voluntary and confidential. Parents must give permission for their children to be tested, and teens must be willing participants. Screenings began March 13 and run through May 9.
Officials said the program is possible because of a partnership between the state, the Children's Cabinet, and Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey counties.
Nevada's first lady Kathleen Sandoval, who works with troubled youth at Children's Cabinet, is supporting the effort.
"As first lady and in my work at Children's Cabinet, I have dedicated my energies to raising awareness of mental and behavioral issues and helping Nevadans find assistance," she said.
According to national statistics calculated by the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nevada in 2007 had the 5th highest suicide rate in the nation, at 18.4 per 100,000 in population.
A 2009 youth risk behavior survey estimated nearly 63,000 Nevada youth seriously considered attempting suicide; nearly 49,000 made a plan to attempt suicide; and nearly 35,000 attempted suicide one or more times.
Misty Vaughan Allen, Nevada's suicide prevention coordinator, said the Lyon County effort began in 2010 when the community formed a coalition to look at suicide prevention as a community service.
"Mental health is just as important as all the other health screenings we do for our kids," Allen said.
Clark County in southern Nevada implemented similar screenings in 2005, she said.
But to be successful, a community first needs a network of support services, something Lyon County rallied to provide.
"They just had the support and the will," Allen said. "The Healthy Communities Coalition was ready to take it on."
Funding comes from the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act signed in 2004 by President George W. Bush. The youth suicide prevent bill was named in memory of the son of former Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., who committed suicide.
The act provides grants to help combat teen suicide, and since 2005, the state has been awarded $2.7 million. Nevada last received $1.5 million spread out over three years, and the state has about $500,000 left.
"We can probably make it through to June 2013," Allen said, adding that her office will reapply if more funding becomes available.
Allen said she hopes to expand the program to other areas around the state.
"In the meantime, we build partnerships," she said. "Our success really depends on our partners."


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College-wide Art
Permanent collection
The JWCC campus displays some exceptional pieces of artwork: the bronze statue of the young John Wood, the mosaic in the Mary Ellen Orr Auditorium lobby, and the permanent collection in the halls of A building. Please come and notice these beautiful public artworks.
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Student work on display
Opportunities for viewing exceptional student artwork is ongoing at the campus. The walls in and around the North Light studio (D152) are places that student work is regularly displayed. The library and other places around campus also enjoy a changing display of student artwork. Do come and enjoy the perceptions and skills of the John Wood visual arts students!


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This publication presents the results of an analysis on the economic impact and the potential of five of goods and services provisioned by conservation units for the Brazilian economy and society: forest products, public use, carbon, water and sharing of tax revenue.Resource Type: Tools / Applications
This tool provides interactive maps that allow users to explore the distribution of carbon density relative to areas high in biodiversity and areas which are nationally protected for different countries around the world. Users can view layers, show or hide layer content, as well as see how the distribution of carbon and biodiversity relates to other geographical features such as rivers, coastlines, and international boundaries.Resource Type: Spatial Data / Maps
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UNEP-WCMC, with support from the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), has launched a new website highlighting the potential for actions on reducing emissions from land use change to secure additional important benefits for biodiversity and ecosystem services (co-benefits). The website demonstrates the utility of spatial analyses to assist decision makers in identifying areas where high carbon, high biodiversity priority, and ecosystem service values overlap, which represent opportunities for securing co-benefits. It showcases UNEP-WCMC's recent work with in-country partners on developing such analyses and includes an interactive mapping tool that allows users to explore the spatial relationships between carbon and co-benefits.Resource Type: Tools / Applications
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Putting REDD+ into practice can involve a broad range of actions that change the management of forest and other lands. Depending on what is done and how, these actions can have different effects on the forest environment and the lives of local people. This report identifies some of the advantages and drawbacks of different options. It aims to assist REDD+ decision-makers and stakeholders in Indonesia, including district-level governments and local communities, to assess the possible outcomes of their choices and to plan for actions that provide multiple social and environmental benefits.Resource Type: Reports
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This spectacular tour crosses the Alps from picturesque Bavaria to the glaciated peaks of the Tyrol and on to the Mediterranean Meran on the famous "E5" trekking route. Beautiful mountain huts at 6000 to 9000 feet are mixed with charming hotels and guesthouses down in the valleys. Wildflower-filled meadows, glaciers, and rugged peaks highlight one of Europe's most famous and challenging trails.
Our small ship cruise visits the hidden gems big ships never see. Explore millions of acres of Alaska's pristine coastal wilderness by zodiac, kayak and on foot. See whales, grizzlies, eagles, otters, salmon, ancient forests, calving glaciers and more!
The Kenai is Alaska distilled. Tundra-clad mountains, tidewater glaciers, mist-shrouded coastlines, primeval forests and enough wildlife to fill a dozen rolls of film. Come with us as we hike, raft and kayak this wilderness paradise, including a chance to visit Alaska's Kingdom of the Grizzlies, awesome Katmai National Park.
Revel in the majestic beauty of Alaska as we immerse ourselves in a land of crystal glaciers, endless coastline, and abundant wildlife. Exploring the wilderness by land, air and water, we bike along lakes, hike through meadows, raft whitewater, sea kayak majestic Prince William Sound, and fly into the heart of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Sample the spirit of adventure that defines the Alaskan experience.
Considered by National Geographic as "one of the 50 places you should visit in your lifetime," Italy's Amalfi Coast is a picturesque network of pathways that once served as the lifeline between terraced lands and rural villages. Along our hikes, we enjoy magnificent views above lemon gardens and vineyards set amidst terraced cliffs over the crystal blue sea.
This adventure highlights the mighty lands of Northern India. From the expansive desert sand dunes to the lavish Art Deco facades of Jodhpur and the mighty ramparts of Amber, the ancient kingdom of Rajputana-Rajasthan continues to allure visitors with its kaleidoscope of experiences. We explore this region by foot, cycle, zip line, and camel ending the journey at the eternal monument of love, the Taj Mahal.
The Dolomites, well known for sheer pinnacles and high walls, are the most stunning mountains in the eastern Alps. This demanding but rewarding trek takes us through wildflower-filled alpine meadows, past blue and green lakes, and above tree line at over 10,000 feet. We explore some of the region's best landmarks and towns including the Tre Cimes Di Lavaredo, Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympic village and the Rosengarten Mountains.
This 11-day fly-in safari features Kenya's Laikipia highlands, Maasai Mara wildlife sanctuary and the Loita Hills "Forest of the Lost Child".
This 10-day fly-in safari features Kenya's Laikipia highlands and Maasai Mara wildlife sanctuary and the Serengeti plains of northern Tanzania.
Experience the wildlife wonders of Kenya including the major attractions of Laikipia, the Maasai Mara and Tsavo.
Experience the last utterly untamed place on earth as we cruise to the "White Continent". Explore giant penguin and seabird colonies, the greatest concentration of sea mammals in the world, and a vast, stark landscape of monstrous icebergs, snow covered mountains and endless glaciers.
From the tranquil shores of Howe Sound to the alpine village of Whistler, we've wrapped the best of British Columbia into one amazing trip. In what the Canadians call "Sea-to-Sky Country," we hike above the clouds and ride ziplines through lush forests, raft rapids through sheer canyons, bike along cascading streams, and sea kayak among sea lions and whales.
Experience an alpine wonderland of wildflower-blanketed meadows, towering summits laden with glistening glaciers, and snow-fed sapphire lakes as we trek to two of Banff National Park's remote backcountry lodges. Enjoy the hospitality of our hosts and savor home-cooked meals served family style. Then venture out to explore the surrounding playground of forests, peaks, streams and lakes.
Prepare for the ultimate adventure getaway of non-stop excitement. Set in the heart of southeast Utah's dramatic Canyon Country, this multi-sport adventure will introduce you to rock climbing, inflatable kayaking, canyoneering, mountain biking, and hiking. No prior experience necessary--just an appetite for new adventures! Available in inn, camping and inn & camping versions, this trip is a favorite of our guides.
The promise of a backcountry, wilderness experience is fulfilled completely during our multi-day hiking adventure in the heart of Colorado's incomparable high country. By day we explore portions of the 10th Mountain Trail System, the country's most extensive, backcountry accommodation-served trail network. Gaze at the stars at night before settling into the comforts of a European-style chalet.
Imagine a multi-sport getaway where you are literally immersed in the pristine wilds of Colorado's snow-covered peaks, wildflower-laden meadows and shimmering aspen groves. On our lofty backcountry adventure, we bicycle historic pathways, raft exhilarating whitewater, and hike among jagged peaks and glaciated lakes. At day's end, relax in the comfort of a European-style chalet.
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A Chapel Hill institution unfairly under attack – I have been a frequent user of CitySearch for years, and have been a Chapel Hill resident for even longer. These two facts have caused me to question the legitimacy of ORAMGES commentary. I have never had any such experience at La Residence in the 10+ years I have gone there to eat and drink; in fact I count it as one of my favorite upscale eateries/bars in the area. The staff have always been professional and helpful to myself and my wife and always make accommodations for our disabled son. The manager, who was unjustly attacked in the aforementioned review, is always friendly and remembers us every time we come there to eat. In regards to the comments made towards the bar business La Residence runs at night I could not disagree any more, as a middle aged professional I believe I would have noticed "a mix of underdressed overdrinking women, and the most flesh crawling of fratboy perverts". This simply could not be farther from the truth, I find the atmosphere past midnight to be as tasteful as it is at 8 o'clock at night. I would encourage every person who has not been to La Residence to check out its dinner scene and bar business.
Furthermore, the user makes several quite personal and nasty comments regarding specific members of the staff, leading me to question whether this review was written as some sort of vendetta against the mentioned individuals. This sophomoric personal attack plus the slew of grammatical errors and misspellings make the review cruel and childish, and I urge the CitySearch moderators to remove it from this page.
Relaxing, charming, and exciting! – The welcoming staff make me feel as if I'm coming back home. The food is prepared as if I am royalty. The servers are extremely knowledgeable of the menu and wine list. The atmosphere is an oasis --from the outdoor garden patio to the private rooms to the warm dining area. This charming restaurant will not disappoint. I have been coming here for almost two years for all occasions - family dining, celebrations and night life music and I have never had anything less than a wonderful experience. And if you have the opportunity to meet the owners, you will find they go out of their way to make sure your dining experience is second to none. Relaxing in the afternoon, charming in the evening and exciting in the evening makes this a five star dining experience if you are looking for everything from elegance to excitement.
Personal Attack? – I found ORAMGES rant more of a personal attack upon the owner, staff and patrons of La Residence and nothing near a review.
The staff is charming, the food wonderful and the after hours crowd stimulating. I frequent La Residence about once a month and at different times and have never hesitated to ask friends and family to join me.
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ORAMGES REALLLLLY TRUE STORY – The woman below is on videotape being an obnoxious, bellligerent inebriated patron at La Rez and had to be physically removed by her friends, and our bar back and the off duty police. Its quite the thing that CITYSEARCH thinks this is really a review of an establishment when they have been sent information to the contrary. WE pride ourselves on well behaved patrons who come out for a good time. NOOOOOOT, patrons who are out of control... Where would you like to go for a night out. West Franklin will accomodate these folks but at La Rez we like our patrons to have a good time and be in control...You decide and meanwhile write to Citysearch about the appropriateness of this review. La Rez owners-- all of us who try to make it a good place for the rest of you.
Do NOT go to La Res, it is all kinds of awful – When La Res becomes a bar, the idiots swarm. The smug owner, a pudgy man named John G who has recently taken the helm of the family business, cannot control his staff behind the bar, or those on the door, and self described his drinking bar crowd as "between the ages of 19 and 23."
This is readily apparent in the clientele, who are a mix of underdressed overdrinking women, and the most flesh crawling of fratboy perverts festooned in their short shorts, visors, popped collars, and other cloyingly invidious regalia, resulting in a constant cycle of what must be considered La Res' signature dish: puke and pick up lines.
The pathetic excuses for bouncers have the keen eye of the troglodyte, and while there escorted our designated driver from the premises. This required three bouncers, which with our DD at 5'6" and female, was more due to a need for greater aggregate intelligence necessary for these clowns to find the door, rather than any physical threats. Needless to say we will never patronize this cesspool again as no level of underage drinking, terrible pop music, or overpowering vomit aroma is worth such intense disrespect.
Amazing! – La Residence is a charming and elegant restaurant that created a cozy ambiance that enhanced our dinning experience. Our table was arranged in a way that we could enjoy the fireplace while we ate. The restaurant also had the music playing at the appropriate volume enabling us to talk easily without having to shout across the table. We had outstanding service. Every member of the staff was extremely helpful and professional. The manager was in creditably knowledgeable about the extensive wine list. He helped us pair a bottle of red wine with our dinner, which brought out the exquisite flavor of not only the food but also in the wine. The food was brought out in a timely manner and not only did it look amazing but it tasted delicious. I highly recommend the scallops. Overall La Residence was everything that I was looking for in a great dinning experience. It exceeded my expectations of what I thought fine dinning really was.
Excellent Staff – I've lived in Chapel Hill for over 25 years and La Res is a staple of this community. There is a reason this establishment is one of the few that have not come and gone like so many other restaurants in the downtown area.
While I have not eaten dinner here, I was prompted to write this simply because of the class and professional demeanor demonstrated by the staff at La Res. When I my iPhone went missing here one evening, every single member of the staff -- from the bus crew. bartenders, door attendant, night manager, and even the following day manager-- immediately came to my assistance.
They used their personal cell phones to ring my phone, they searched behind the bar and around all the tables, and tag-teamed with other staff to ensure other sections of the restaurant were searched thoroughly. All this was done while tending to the needs of other customers in an highly efficient manner during an extremely busy time in the evening.
When I called the next day, the day manager was just as attentive and searched the restaurant (again) for me. She passed the message on to her night counterpart who she assured me would continue the search.
This is a highly professional, well-run business and the staff should be commended for their efforts in customer service.
Inconsistent – We'd had two really top-notch meals there in the past, but the last two times we've gone, both the service and food quality seem to be diminishing. After our last visit (incredibly bland scallops for me, overcooked lamb for him, and a cheesecake we could barely taste - for $100, this is just not acceptable), we decided, you know, we love the atmosphere, maybe we'll just go for drinks one night. This turned out to be a bit of a mistake - the evening cocktails crowd is very different from the dinner crowd, and the bar area ended up smelling like Players at 2am. We couldn't hear each other over the drunk, rude clientele. I could barely get to the bathroom for all the co-eds stumbling and dancing over one another. We were sitting on the patio - which is just a truly, truly beautiful place, the atmosphere is stunning - but eventually it became uncomfortable there, too, so we left. Don't know now if we'll ever go back.
OK restaurant, but there are better places – We just went there last night. The overall asmostphere is pretty good. Apperently there was only 2 people working as hostess/server/bartender altogether. We sat outside. The bread came out in decent time. I like the bread they served. It's kind of herbs and cheese roasted, pretty light but tasty. The menu we were offered, however, had only 4 entree items (lamb, chicken, NY strip, and some kind of pasta I forgot the name-graffy or something like that) . I was excited to see the grilled lamb, but the was informed they were out of it. Flat tire. So I went with the steak and my girlfriend decided to get 2 appertizers: the mushroom and asparagus flambee and Grilled tenderloin with salad. The food came out in decent time, not too long, not too fast. My steak was decent, avegare. It was not bad but for 30$, you could have had a better steak somewhere else (Ruth Chris has awesome steak) or you can go to TGI Friday and have the same quality steak for half the price. My girlfriend's food was better. The tenderloin was served cold (we were told this when ordered), there was about 5 slices, cooked medium rare to rare, with a Asian-like salad. You have to eat the tenderloin and the salad together to bring out the flavor. It's pretty creative. The mushroom and asperagus were a sautee mixture served over bread. It also had some pretty good flavor with it. Overall, it wasn't bad. But there are places in the triangle you can if you want to spend 60-100$ for dinner and it's much better quality food and ambiance. I recommend Sain Jaques (Wake Forrest Rd, I think) or Second Empire (downtown Raleigh) before this.
Great Dessert, Other food fine too – I have been to La Rez a number of times. In the past year or so, it has shifted up in terms of desserts (excellent!!!) and a touch down in terms of entrees/appetizers. I recently went and ordered the pork loin and the chocolate tart with almond brittle for dessert. The pork loin was fine, but not great -- I think the chef was going for "interesting challenge to the palate" and achieved "fine." Perhaps my palate needs increased education. But the dessert -- what a terrific concoction! It married just plain tasty (a well made chocolate tart is always good!) with interesting touches like the almond bark that kept it fresh and original. Keep up the good work!
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I'm not actually doing a full-time job at the moment—much to my wife's disgust. Book 2 has taken a lot longer than I imagined and I've written a lot of words I've then thrown away, which is often how it goes. My wife, Alison, and I, are also in a strange position at the moment. We've done full-time, white-collar-style jobs since our early twenties (late thirties now, gulp) and even before Broken sold last year we were getting a little bit suffocated by the nine-to-five routine. So, this year, we're applying for jobs as chalet hosts for the upcoming ski season. We have our first interview in a few weeks. The plan is to get Book 2 finished before then, go and do a season of cooking for people and getting a few hours on the slopes each day, and plan/outline Book 3 while I'm out there. Other than that, life's just carrying on as normal at the moment—whatever normal is.
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Quite a hectic month promotions and writing-wise. I did my first-ever reading into a microphone at Camp Bestival Music Festival in Dorset, England—appearing first on stage in a dimly lit tent at 4:30 on a rainy Friday afternoon. I talked a little about why I wrote Broken and then read the first ten pages. Got a round of applause and got off the stage as fast as I could! I was much more at ease last Sunday when I appeared on stage at Standon Calling Music Festival, which is about an hour outside of London, England. Due to heavy rain (good old English summer) the tent was pretty full by the time I forced myself in front of the mic. As this festival was nonprofit, I gave away ten copies of Broken to the first ten people who could grab me when I came off the stage, and there were more people asking than there were copies to give away—some people even refused to take copies as they wanted to buy it when they got home, which was really nice. I also got to meet Ross Raisin, author of Out Backward (another Harper title), which was great as I haven't met too many writers. We're appearing on stage together at the Edinburgh Festival in August, so it was really good to say hello and listen to him read from his own novel. Out Backward is next on my "to read" list, and is getting fantastic reviews over here.
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