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Check to see if anything special has happened~
FAIR WARNING!.. We are TERRIBLE at updating this XD
.::06.11.13: There will be a new type of zunes. The maned wolves. They will be introduced once their line art is complete. Also on pg 7199 there is some updates on breeding info ~SFD
.::05.21.12: Thanks to a couple of our colorists, Fea and Chaos, the certing thread is almost caught up!
Thanks for all the the help and work you've done to get it caught up
And in sadder news...
Our Whatever-She-Wants-to-Be Colorists, Celestial Requiem, has decided that she is moving on from Gaia.
She did many awesome things for us in here and will be greatly missed.
If she ever decides to come back, she is more than welcome to join our ranks again.
We wish her the best as she moves on to other things in life!
.::02.28.12: All CYO certs have been posted!
Please see page 5288 to scoop them~
.::11.16.11: Just tidying up a bit
Going through the Rules and F.A.Q. stuff
.::03.31.11 Well folks.. We are finally closing up the Pokemon event
We set out to do a massive event and I think we succeeded!
As it stands, there are 110+ certs in the Pokemon event cert folder on PB! lol
And that's not including things that need to be certed still or even posted in the certing thread or PMed!
Thank you so much for making this a crazy and fun event to run!
Keep those needed certings coming so we can make sure all the Poke!Event Zunes have their places on the Owners' List and in the shop
We are taking an event break for a while, but we're still going to do our normal, every month stuff like customs, breedings, FSs, and CCs~
Thanks for sticking with us~
.::3.16.11 Japan tragedy Relief mini-event is go! right HERE
.::02.20.11 - Shop front spruce up~
Take a look and oh and ah~
Check out this important post about it!
.::02.01.11 - Month of Love event kicking off... READ ALL RULES DAMMIT! x3
Type Specific Breeding Rules have been added to the breeding post on page 1 and to the breeding even guild thread
.::01.04.11 - Big Announcement on Page 1252
.::10.01.10 - New Guild made and New Thread is possibly in the making
Shop now owned by icy serenade and DJ SnowKat
::5.21.10 - New Thread Created!
.::3.12.10 - All your shop are belong to Bu! Muahah. :D In all seriousness though, Official Ownership of the shop has been turned over to myself, Bucati. Kyuubi is staying on staff as a guest colourist now. c: I hope to serve you all well!
.::12.9.09 ------& Important Announcment on Pg. 1231. I Suggest you read it. <-----
.::12.9.09 - Bucati upgraded from Guest to Full time colorist
.::10.31.09 - October halloween lallygagging~
.::9.09 - Gaia opening event! over!
.::8.12.09 - Meha and Foxx were hired as Main colorists while Chimham, Grim and Kram were hired on as Guest colorists. More guest colorists will pop in once in a while. Also, A Grand Opening Event is in the works! keep youreye peeled for previews
.::7.28.09 - Shop was created. Hiring thread being made. Guild and Photobucket account made.
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First thing you need to know:
Colorists have every right to turn down customs and/or breedings for whatever their reason
This is their right as a person and a colorist in this shop and it is indisputable.
You may ask them why they refused, but they have the right to not to say why if they so chose.
Anyone who fights the colorists' rights will be grey or black listed and a suitable punishment decided.
• Nafretiti is never allowed to chew, nom, or otherwise try to nibble on any colorist!
She shall be eaten by Vultura for committing said offenses!
• Follow Gaia's ToS
• Do Not Steal!
You will be reported for the theft to Gaia staff and black listed from the shop
• No whining
It's been a frustrating thing to deal with and there is a very LOW tolerance for this over any other offence
• No using mules to get more pets
If you are found doing so you will be black listed and all pets rehomed
• Save all your pet images to your own Server once you get it
This helps the shop's PB stay in the limits and makes it so you have access to your pets when you need it
• Don't pester/beg for Freebies
We make sure to do our best to get pets out there so there's no need to do that, plus it's rude
• No l33t speak, UBER CAPS ABUSE, or no chatspeak
If you get a pet that uses those types of communication please do not RP them in the shop thread
Not that we want to be mean and limit you, but that stuff is really hard to read through @ @
• There is no limit on how many iZunes you can have
• Please don't rush the artist(s)
If it's been at least a month then PLEASE feel free to ask on progress though as long as you are polite
• Don't quote the first or second page
It's pretty standard in all shops
• No advertising
Link posting to other shops or shop events is not allowed
We wouldn't go into your shop and do that so please don't do that in ours
We will post new affiliates using the shop mule, but that's it
• Please do not stretch the page
Pretty normal request
• Do not tell Staff how to do their Job
• Staff word is Law
• No claiming other peoples pets for plots and no claiming a pets babies without asking the owner first.
it's rude and annoying. If a owner is asking for plots, feel free to offer. But please do not say " omg i claim so-and-so's babies!" before or shortly after a pet has been dropped
Rules are subject to change at any time
• Why can't Nafretiti nom/etc on colorists?
Because she tried to steal away our Snaili and make her do slave labor for her on Snaili's first day here
• Can I have one?
Yep... As long as there is something going on to get one.
JUST DON'T BEG! We will boot you in the butt!
• How can I get one?
You can get one through customs, breedings, events, games, gifts.. there's a whole slue of ways to get them.
Additional information will be given at the time of any slots or events opening, too.
What does G and K mean?
g = gold, K = 1000g
• Will My Pet grow up?
If you purchase it as a growing zune or kit, yes.
Adults do not grow; there is not an elder stage.
• What is the growth Schedule for the different stages?
Zune to Kit: 1 week ; Kit to Adult: 1 - 2 weeks [depends on the colorist]
• Ohhh! Someone got one that I want. Can I have the same one?!
No! Each is one of a kind; We don't make repeats for people unless it's an event done so.
• Can I co-own/offer to co-own a pet with someone?
The answer is a NOOOOOOOO. Co-ownership is messy and frustrating.
Please do not offer to co-own with someone or ask someone if you can co-own one of their pets
• Do the images automatically evolve?
No, we do these manually; we can't make them do that.
You'll have to keep an eye on the pick-up.
• Do Customs and Cos-plays Breed?
Yep~ their items will go through breedings as well, the kits having a mix of the parents' clothing and/or accessories.
• How many can I get each month?
Well that depends on what's open each month, there's not a set amount of customs and breedings that will open.
Each month you can try for up to 2 customs and 2 breedings.
You can only win one custom and/or one breeding from a specific colorist's happening at a time
• What the hell is a 'Happening'?!
That's the term we use per FS, Raffle, Auction, Game, Custom opening, Breeding opening, and such
• Can I get a male on female lines? Can I get a female on male lines?
No you can not. They are male and female and that's that.
You can get a femi male or a manly female, but they will not have a different gender
• Is there a waiting period between breedings for the Zunes?
Why yes there is. After a breeding Zunes have a 2 month cool down.
• Can I do this/have that because it's my birthday?
We do special birthday things when we have the time/chance to, but we can't always do so.
Doesn't mean we don't love yah though.
• What are these?
ZUNE FOXES! You know, Zunes that are foxes or foxes that are Zunes.
• Can I bribe for a fox?
Yes, yes you can but there are rules in place!
You may only bribe once every two months.
If you know how much you want to offer for a bribe: send a completed form along with the offer.
If you are looking for a price range: send a PM with refs of what you are looking for and ask.
You may try to bribe for a god or goddess once every 6 months.
• Can I color a pet?
If there's a CYO Event or you are staff then yes!
If not then no and please do not ask to color a pet.
There's an order to having a shop and we will not give the lines out all willinilli like.
If we want you to be on staff or be a guest colorist we'll come to you.
• God/desses have very specific breeding rules so mixing them with non-deities is not allowed
• Minis only have 2 stages so that complicates things as well so they keep to Minis
• Regular Normals, Demonics, and Angels can all breed together for they are in the same type setting
• We are sticking to a 'types with type' setting for breedings
Have a question?
Post in the Thread or PM Lux_rayne13 AFTER you read everything!
Post in the Thread or PM Lux_rayne13 AFTER you read everything!
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White List:
For those of you whom we have come to love dearly and have been a help to the shop
There are so many wonderful people in this shop... We'd be damned to try and list them all!
Just know you guys are why we do what we do and keep doing the work we do! <3
Grey List:
For those who have gotten warnings about things or are small time offenders and need a time out
None right now
Black List:
For those who are never allowed back in the shop period due to breaking of the rules multiple times or other major offences
12-14-10 - trinkuh: For whining and complaining excessively over a long period of time after being warned about her behavior previously, guilt tripping, and feeling she had the right to ask someone for a pet they rightfully won. EDIT: and now also for flaming in another shop
03-04-15 - chaostheories & all mules: Bringing drama in the shop, flaming.
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I've always pondered the possibilities of music brought to life and different uses for it. Constantly, I would try to sing the songs in my head and out loud though I would forget verses and it never came out right. That's why we have the MP3 right? Well that solves a problem, though what about a companion? Not all people are all to satisfied with the idea of having a pet in the house and having to clean up after some 'unintelligent' creature. Sure enough they are doing what animals do best that we humans never can agree with. Why not have a companion that you don't have to clean up after, one that can speak with you and like anything you like, something that cleans up after themselves and is exactly how you want it. This was the first ponderings of the foxes. Sure enough we couldn't just mess with DNA, nor with nature, it's not something to tamper with and we wouldn't want to seem inhumane.
Why not make it electronic?
We have messed around with this idea for years, with robots and computers and all the ideas we could imagine. It was a great place to start. Electronic foxes! Of course! The idea came into play, nights after nights of playing around with wires and blueprints, I found myself able to make something in the shape of a small creature. Artificial fur, warmth, noises, movements, it was as if it was the real thing! Excitement pulsed threw my veins as I quickly but steadily turned it on to see if it was successful. For a good 15 minutes, nothing happened. Not even a twitch or a spark. I frowned. I sighed and gave up on trying to make it work. At least it would be a great stuffed companion. Only it was…stuffed with bolts and wires.
Still hooked up to its external cords, I decided I would fidget with it another day and thus went to sleep. The dull, soulless eyes of the tiny fox sat there staring across the room as if something was there. The next morning was strange, however, the fox seemed to have flopped over onto its side, eye shut and a murring heard from the torso. I unplugged the cords and started to listen to it for more noises and for any messed up wiring. Before I could even investigate the fox sprang awake and jumped out of my hands! I was in complete shock! How could it do such a thing?! It sat across from me and looked at me with curious eyes before grinning from ear to ear, "Hello! Voice language setting……..Voice language setting…" I stuttered and quickly gave it my native tongue. "errr…E-English!" "Processing…Complete! Hello again!" the fox seemed to tilt it head, laughing.
I've never been in such shock before. It worked! It worked! I couldn't believe my eyes! It was then I pondered on more advances. Such as automatically picking up the language its user spoke, learning from its surrounds and to be able to download content onto it as its personality would be based in such a way. Finally, above all things I made it able to play music. I added speakers for the background music, able for it to connect to the computer for charging and able to sing it perfectly without any hesitation or unbalanced tune. It was practically perfect. And my medium? A Zune of course.
What kind of world do the zunes live in you ask? any kind they want! Zunes are capable of uploading and downloading location programs of any kind. From cities to forests they can go absolutely anywhere. It is possible for multiple zunes to acsess one program at the same time. They can switch programs at any time, so your zune could be in Japan haveing sushi for dinner, then be in all the way in France for a little dessert, all in the blink of an eye. Each one of these programs is as real to the zunes as falling into a wet, cold puddle of mud is real to us.
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.::.Gender Key.::.
Pink = Female
Blue = Male
This is a Common Breed
Normals are the Common breed. They start out as a normal Zune, you never really know if it's modified to transform, that's if you see unique markings on it then you may know. Then they transform, they turn into small kit like versions, still learning and exploring as if they were brand new. Though they can be easily programmed to act mature or just in any fashion. Kits are prone to record many different personalities at this point in time. Shortly they grow into adult and stick with one personality; they are very matured and have their own stories and records. They act in a manner as if they were humans.
This is an Uncommon Breed
Angelics are just like the Normals in every way, though they sprouted wings. If you received a Zune with wings attached, there is no doubt it's been modified to transform. Angelic's personality are more pure if anything. They are more kind and courteous and not know much for causing trouble or lying.
This is an Uncommon Breed
Just like the Angelics, Demonic are just like the normals though this time they have leathery wings attached to them as well as when they grow they sprout horns! Demonic's personalities are devilish and more to get in trouble. They are more disrespectful than normals though not all the time.
This is a Rare Breed
80 gb
Gods are something different, They are far larger then the average Zunefox and they seem to carry far more information. Gods can be cruel or kind, just like any other zune but with more power.
.::.iZune Mini.::.
This is a Rare Breed
2 gb
A special creation formed solely by the iZune laboratory, and not affiliated with Microsoft. iZune Minis, which are also known as Dwarves, are essentially smaller-sized versions of the shop's other creatures. Think of them like a cat, compared to the normal Zunes being like dogs, that sort of thing. Great if you don't have a lot of space!
Aywas Based Pets
More coming soon
This is a Rare Breed
10 gb
Image coming soon
Cerbies are a female only race. Each head has it's own brain, personality, likes, dislikes, ETC which can make them quite feisty with themselves. Typically they are very guard-dog like and tend to find someone or something to watch over [but they are not at all limited by/to this] as a natural instinct. Now even though each head thinks, talks, and tries to act on it's own accord at times, the Cerby as a whole strives to work as a team even when it does not agree completely with itself [as confusing as that may seem]. Not all Cerbies fit into the personality profile exactly, but each head does think for itself.
When it comes to breeding they tend to go one of two ways, find a weaker male to dominate and/or protect, or find another female Cerby to carry on the lineage. [the multiple heads only pass down when Cerbies breed with Cerbies] Even though each head is a separate being in its own right, they choose a mate as a whole.
The leader of the Cerby's Unofficial Pack is Cherry Cherry Cherry. They are the oldest and most dominant of the group and have made sure they stay at the top.
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Fox Companions were one thing, but what about the people that preferred different species?
How about different electronic companions?
After much hard labor, Kyuubi came out of the work shop with this~
These can be obtained through customs, orders, giveaways, etc.
Familiars are mainly companions for the Zunes~
.::Cell Phone::.
The ears receive vocals, it's whiskers are antennas, the back is...a dial pad?
It's Cell phone cat!
.::iPod Gryphon::.
For you Zune h8erz.
>8| You know who you are.
.:: DS Dragon::.
Dragons love video games!
Especially ones you can draw all over.
.::Wii Chinchilla::.
Cause Chinchillas are cool like that.
Be sure to strap it on!
Don't want to fling it at the TV by mistake!
.::Xbox Weasel::.
Ever seen a Weasel play Halo3 on legendary with the controller backwards and get a perfect?
I think not.
See below on how to get a familiar!~
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Events are pretty common in iZunes V3.0 so they are very easy to get ahold of.
All events are posted on the second page and have all the rules in each post for different types of events.
Make sure to read each set of rules when trying for different pets and always follow Gaia ToS and All Shop Rules.
Any questions about events; be they a Flat Sale, Raffle, Auction, Game, ETC; can be asked after reading through ALL RULES.
See page 2 for any current event details and rules
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Want to know how to go about getting a fox according to your wants?
Look further down in this post and read up~
When customs are open, all you have to do is fill out the form and post it in the colorist's customs thread~
+5K from Kit to adult
+10K from Zune to adult
30K - Random (We choose the gender and colors. you pick the name)
50K - Semi Custom (you choose the name, gender and three colors, we make the design)
80K - Color custom (you choose everything, the design, gender, any colors though no edits)
200K - Minor edits (you get have everything with minor edits included piercings, collars, accessories, simple hair etc.)
400K - Cos-play/Major edits (an all out custom of anything you want, a cosplay of a character off a TV show and it heavily edited. Edits include clothes, hair, body alterations, etc.)
Angelics & Demonics
40K - Random (We choose the gender and colors. you pick the name)
60K - Semi Custom (you choose the name, gender and three colors, we make the design)
90K - Color custom (you choose everything, the design, gender, any colors though no edits)
230K - Minor edits (you get have everything with minor edits included piercings, collars, accessories, simple hair etc.)
430K - Cos-play/Major edits (an all out custom of anything you want, a cosplay of a character off a tv show and it heavily edited. Edits include clothes, hair, body alterations, etc.)
Gods and Goddesses are extremely rare, and as such, are not available through the normal means. If you're interested in obtaining a God or Goddess, speak with icy or Kat about it.
You may try to bribe for a god or goddess once every 6 months.
That's not to say they won't be part of events... they are a great thing to have in them.
iZune Mini
Minis are generally only released through events, but if you wish to purchase a custom Mini, speak with icy or Kat about it.
Want to get a familiar to match your iZune?
Well we are working on making sure they will be more available through customs
There are really any set rules on how to get custom familiars
Any colorist that opens familiars has their own set of rules and availability for them
Custom Familiar rules:
• No edits!
There may be some rare edited familiars during events, but they are not available PERIOD through customs
• Familiars do NOT have to look like their counterpart!
It's fun to have a mini me, but having someone different is just as fun~
More rules may be added
.::Familiar Shop Links::.
icy`s Small Electronics Shop
Craving a certain something when customs aren't open or there's an event in full swing?
Well why not trying to bribe a colorist?
Bribing rules:
• You may bribe a colorist once every 2 months
• You may only bribe for a god/dess once every 6 months
• You may bribe for anything that you could normally get through customs or breeding
• Colorists have the right to turn down a bribe or request, within reason, more for it
• Bribes are available through icy, Kat, or elven when they do not owe a large amount of work
• Do not discuss prices of bribes with others in thread or otherwise
To bribe:
PM the colorist with your idea or an already filled out form and an offer
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Your foxes looking to expand their family lines?
Well check this post out to see how that can happen
• Minis and Normal breedings are 10K from each owner or 20k total
• God/dess breedings are 25k from each owner or 50k total
Some need to Knows:
• male x female, male x male, and female x female couples are all allowed
• Angelic, Demonic, Regular of any form can breed
• Minis can only breed with Minis
• God/desses can only breed with other god/desses
They can also only breed during certain months of the year
• Cerbies from the Aywas event can only pass down their multiple heads if they breed with other Cerbies
Without a cert we will not allow your pet to breed.
• You can get up to 2 breedings a month
Not a promise that you will get 2, but there's a chance you can
• Once a Zune has a breeding there is a 2 month cool down period.
• Your Zune can breed up to 3 times before it can't have kits anymore.
• Zunes lifemate, so choose your mates wisely.
If there is a very serious issue between owners, lifemates may be broken up
See rules and repercussions in this thread: Broken Souls: List of Annulled Lifemates
• The Zune must be an adult for at least 30 days before they can breed.
• You may keep only one kit for yourself and one for the other person.
The rest must be given away, unless you apply for a special option (see more below)
• Siblings cannot breed.
• You are able to enter more than one couple.
The colorists will chose what breeding they want to do.
If you are looking for something aside from mates check out the Downloads list
• God/desses have very specific breeding rules so mixing them with non-deities is not allowed
• Minis only have 2 stages so that complicates things as well so they keep to Minis
• Regular Normals, Demonics, and Angels can all breed together for they are in the same type setting
• We are sticking to a 'types with type' setting for breedings
• Cerbies from the Aywas event can only pass down their multiple heads if they breed with other Cerbies
How to keep an extra kit from a breeding:
• This may only be done if there is an extra kit and there is no one you want to give the kit to.
• When two owners are involved, only one may keep an extra kit.
-both owners MUST be in agreement on who should get the last kit.
• When only one owner is involved, you many only keep one extra
- for example, you get three kits, you may keep two but youll still have to give away one.
• You must PM DJ or Sunfiredemon and provide a reason for keeping the extra kit. We will decide if your reason is valid.
- for example, if the family is special to you or your picky about the pair that bred, we will allow you to keep an extra kit, however if you want to keep it just cause you like them both and cant decide, we will deny it.
• you must send a trade of 100k to the mule.
- this is to discourage overuse. We do not want this to become abused, it is meant as a once in a while sort of thing.
• more will be added as needed.
God and Goddess Breeding rules
We all know that the gods and goddesses are all very special, and them having babies is no different~
It's a more complicated thing for them and takes a bit more for them to have kits of their own.
When can they breed?
Gods and Goddesses have the chance to breed only 3 times a year.
January, May, and September are the months that they can breed.
Can they have babies more than once a year?:
Yes, but only as long as they win the breedings when entered.
How many babies can they have?
They can have the same as normal Zunes, 2-3
No more, no less
How much do their breedings cost?
With all the special treatment these deities receive while trying to conceive, the cost of their breedings is 50k
Why are they so expensive?
Because they are so special after all
Can I bribe for my couple to have a breeding?
No! This is one thing you just can't bribe or rush!
It's specific for a reason
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This, my friends, is where you come to Download different things for your iZune pets~
There will be a FS like event when the Pay to Download downloads are available
This will happen once or twice a month when a staff member has the chance to do so
Free Downloads
These are free to any iZune fox who wants them and available for downloading whenever
• Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
This allows the iZune foxes to download infinite locations so they can have fun out side of the shop setting
The Environment download fabricates a real place for them to be
It will affect the fox who downloaded it and those it is interacting with at the time
• Gibberish
This allows the iZunes foxes to download infinite languages so they can speak and understand each other in more than just the norm
It also provides instant translations.
Even if your fox does not want to speak another language they will still be able to understand.
It will only affect the fox who downloaded the program
Pay Downloads
These are downloads that the iZune Fox's owner must pay for in order to use it
Each download has it's own price and is only downloaded to one fox.
File sharing is not allowed
-Example: 1 fox is 50k, 2 foxes is 100k
See below for details
• What's Love Got to Do With It Price: 50k per fox
This Download allows the iZune Fox who downloaded it to be able to by-pass the Lifemate programming and mate with other foxes who have the download
Once a fox has this program downloaded they can not breed with a fox who does not have it due to programming conflicts
There is still the 3 breeding limit period and nothing will change that
This can not be downloaded for iZunes that have already had breeding[s]
LIMIT: You may only have up to 6 Zunes total with this download.
You may only buy 3 downloads max of this a month
Purchasing Pay Downloads
When buying a download for your iZune fox ...
• You may only buy up to 3 downloads a month
• You can only buy them when download ap store is open
• All Pay Download trades get sent to the shop mule, iZune Foxes
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-Senior Colorist-
Lux_rayne13, Fea Line
-Junior Colorist-
-Monthly colorist-
-Guest colorist-
Username: lux_rayne13
Nicknames: Lux, Luxy, but never Rayne! ~_~
Age: 20~
Gender: Meow <3
Occupation: Burger King crew~
Shop job: Full owner, manager, colorist~
Likes: Kitty cats, purple, harvest moon, graphic design, coca cola, goth stuff, snow~
Dislikes: Spiders, haters, stress, drama llamas, clowns
Other: Cat! Im a kitty cat! =^.^=
Username: Fea Line
Nicknames: Fea
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Occupation: Full time college student
Shop job: Colorist and Shop DJ, DJ Feakat!
Likes: CATS, games, MMORPGS, drawing, sleeping, cheese, cats, English Anime, villains, feminine guys with long hair and eye shadow, blankies, pillows, snuggles and making others laugh.
Dislikes: Having to repeat myself multiple times, reading subtitles, being woken up early, heat, lack of rain/snow, rats, rude/overly blunt people.
Other: The cake is a lie!
Former Staffers:
Voo NNY [Demonic Kyuubi] - We wouldn't be here without her! 8V <3
Flying Foxx
apolu [Bucati]
Celestial Requiem
icy serenade
Elven Princess
and many other names that have been lost to time
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.::.Other shops.::.
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Zune and all Microsoft/Apple products belong to Microsoft/Apple and do not belong to us.
The Zune Cert Template © jake2k.deviantart.com
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What's the use of running an Atom and getting "only slightly" less performance then the E-350? The E-350 is cheaper, uses a similar amout of power and has better performance even with the incomplete mesa drivers. So I'm happy with my E-450 based laptop, it's a huge improvement from the crappy Atom based one I had before.
On Linux the open drivers are much better integrated into the system e.g. work natively with new xorg-releases, xrandr etc. Nobody has to wait for AMD or NVIDIA to update their drivers for new features or bug-fixes.
People do this a lot, talk about "GPU video playback" in scenarios where the video is decoded entirely in software.
The Radeon open source drivers have many issues with APUs. The biggest is probably that the lack of power management permanently forces the GPU to a low clock, limiting performance to about 30% of what it should be. Additionally, 2D rendering is quite unoptimized, and doesn't performance at all like UXA or SNA. I have noticed sluggish video playback (with software decoding) too, a slow Xvideo implementation appears to be the cause.
In practice, E-350/450 graphics indeed perform just like GMA950 in most cases, if not worse.
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I got a Radeon HD 6450 to use with a TV so with an HDMI connection. No, not some complicated TV Tuner card or anything too drastic. It CANNOT detect anything properly. The resolution is not detected properly. This is with VGA. If I use it with HDMI, the sound is scratchy and the resolution is detected but it cannot detect the size of the TV. It interprets a 72" TV when it's 24"! LOL!
I am so impressed with the features of the FOSS driver!!!!!
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Graphics: High
Type: MMORPG
EXP Rate: High
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Pros: +Players can create their own Neverwinter content. +High production value. + Action MMORPG style combat system. + Soft targeting system.
Cons: -Simplified gameplay. -Cash shop purchases place damper on free gameplay. -Struggles with bugs and exploits.
Neverwinter Overview
The classic RPG Neverwinter Nights returns with a twist, as publisher Cryptic Studios creates a new Neverwinter saga as a free-to-play MMORPG. Featuring much of the same strategic combat and interactions expected from the original Neverwinter Nights, Neverwinter will also support player-generated content and more.
One hundred years have passed since the Spellplague forever changed the magical and mysterious lands of Faerûn. Mighty empires fell and great cities toppled, leaving only monster-haunted ruins and survivors struggling to rebuild. The city of Neverwinter, the Jewel of the North, seemed blessed by the gods. While the rest of the Sword Coast was devastated by the event, Neverwinter survived largely intact. But this was only a temporary reprieve from its inevitable doom. Nearly 75 years later, a volcanic eruption rained fire, ash and molten fury upon the city, annihilating everything in its wake. Today, Neverwinter has restored much of its former glory.
Lord Neverember of Waterdeep has taken the city under his protection and put forth a call to all adventurers and heroes of the Savage North to help rebuild Neverwinter in the hopes that one day he can lay claim to her throne and crown. But evil forces conspire in the dark places of the world, seeking to undermine all…
Neverwinter Reborn - Explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from Dungeons & Dragons as it rises from the ashes of destruction. This action RPG set in an immersive MMO world will take you from the besieged walls of the city to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure.
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Build Your Fantasy - Easy-to-grasp adventure creation tools empower players to add their own tales to the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. Bring compelling quests to life and build challenging levels! Share creations with the entire world in-game. Become a part of the existing Dungeons & Dragons universe… Then build a new one.
Forge Your Path to Glory - Encounter dangerous foes and perilous environments. Work strategically with others to overcome nightmares, demons, monsters and beasts of legend.
New D&D, Beloved D&D - Neverwinter is a true Dungeons & Dragons experience, brought to life with the dynamic Cryptic game engine. In the classic D&D setting of the Forgotten Realms, players will explore and defend one of the most beloved cities from Dungeons & Dragons, as it rises from the ashes of destruction.
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Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter – Full Review
By Harry Ka-yan Cheung
Dungeons & Dragons: Neverwinter was a highly anticipated game when it became announced. After testing it, I can confirm that the wait was well worth it. Neverwinter is fast, engaging, free, fun, and not a cake-walk. A problem with most games today is the content being much too easy. At certain points of Neverwinter, players will find themselves trying to stay alive because of bosses or large groups of monsters. From my own experience, I was trying to travel quickly to one point quickly and gathered a large portion of enemies in one area and nearly died, but a nearby friend was able to gather their attention. Neverwinter provides features that hold certain unique aspects to them and overall, it looks very promising.
The graphics are spectacular. There aren't a lot of flashy and eye-catching skills in Neverwinter." The graphics represent a very dark looking atmosphere set in a medieval time. As players make their way from town to the fields and from the fields into the zones where monsters are engaging in battles against other NPCs, players can easily see the transition from the peaceful town into the battlezones. There are certain orb-shaped mounted objects, named Scrying Stones, that players can click on. By clicking on these objects; they are able to see the area from a high angle. This way, players can really see how spectacular these areas really look.
The Hall of Justice seen through a Scrying Stone
Players are thrown straight into a tutorial that helps them get situated in what the gameplay will be like from then on. The general idea behind the gameplay is basic. Players are able to fight in real-time and are able to time certain skills as they need to. Aiming skills at certain enemies will make that target the main target. Neverwinter also has the basic gathering quests and kill quests. The skills are what really make the gameplay interesting. Players can decide to play with others and make very good skill combinations with them in which allows different play styles for different parties.
Character Creation & Customization
The character creation allows players to almost fully customize their characters. The limitation is that players cannot select the length of hair and the color of their fingernails, but the selection list is still pretty vast. Aside from the physical customization of a character's body, players are also given the choice to change their mainland location. Players can choose to change their background information and are also given the choice of customizing their starting stats. The customization is top quality, but not fully customizable.
Character appearance customization screen
Skills & Feats
The skills in Neverwinter are named "powers". Players must level to certain levels to receive skills and gain new abilities. Every player is allowed to carry three encounter powers, two daily powers, two at-will powers and two utility powers. Every class also receives their own unique ability at level 10. To put this simpler, players are allowed to use their right click, left click, shift to dodge, two passives, and five active skills. As players level, they will also have to decide on a Paragon Path. With different combination of skills and use of unique abilities, players will be able to make use of powerful abilities without much complication. For example, players can root enemies and then use their abilities to quickly take down multiple foes at once. In addition to these skills, players will also receive points for their "Feats" at level 10 and above. These "Feats" are basically more passive skills players can add points into to make their character stronger.
Character appearance customization screen
Class Skills
As soon as a player's character gets created, it is able to perform certain skills unique to only their class. These skills allow players to collect materials for usage in later crafting and obtaining of items. Players can pick up certain "kits" to allow their own character to perform skills that do not apply their character's class. This is a nice addition to the world of Neverwinter to involve players more into the feeling of having to gather to survive rather than getting every item from enemies they destroy.
No nature kit, no nature skill, no nature items
Community & Communication
Players are given the choice to speak to other players through use of the in-game voice chat as long as the players are in the same party. This can be a bad or a good thing but that's up to each individual's opinion. There are certain instances that require players to join a queue to engage in an instance with a full party. These parties are often where players will end up talking to each other and meeting new people if they decide to. If friends are made, players can add each other by the use of their nickname. This allows players to stay in contact even when they are on another character.
Social Window
Most games only allow players to choose a single profession. At often times, players can only stick with that profession. However, in Neverwinter, they can choose to specialize in all the professions if they have what it takes. These professions take time to accomplish each task. The main issue behind why players may not want to try and do every profession lies in the time consumption and items required.
Profession Window
Graphics – 4/5 – Spectacular but I personally enjoy a bit more flashiness to my graphics. Neverwinter is fluid and has no issues in graphical issues.
Features – 4/5 – Plenty of features to keep players interested. I only covered some of the features. There are many more things players can get involved in.
Gameplay – 4/5 – Neverwinter keeps its players involved and pushes players to fight any chance they are forced to. Nearly every monster will fight players once they are in sight.
Community – 4/5 – It already has a large player base and is pushing for even more success at this rate. The community continues to grow and there is always a conversation going on in world chat.
Customization – 4/5 – Not quite perfect but the amount of customization is to be given a high rating because it does has a larger selection than most.
Overall – 4/5 – Neverwinter is not perfect, but it is definitely worth a look as long as an individual is willing to try something new.
Full Review
By Gui
Most of us RPG fans hold nostalgia and prized memories from going through the Neverwinter Nights games and experiencing the rich and diverse setting of the Forgotten Realms. At last, the setting returns, although under very different handling. After many years of development and its release being pushed back on numerous occasions, it is now being developed by Cryptic Studios, produced by Perfect World, and it will be within our reach within a few precious months. With that said, we had the privilege of getting access to a press preview and beta weekend for a fresh, though slightly buggy look at this interesting title. So, what's it looking like so far?
Back on Nostalgia Avenue
Well for starters, this certainly is the setting we've grown to love – the vast, bustling streets of Neverwinter have never been brought closer to life than in this iteration. It looks good – really good, and also very polished. Citizens run about, taverns are thriving, and the background ambience is strangely reminiscent of other traditional top-down RPGs (think Baldur's Gate 2 urban areas). The interfaces look simple yet smooth, without unneeded complexity, but also without being dumbed down. Characters look good too, and it should be no surprise that all the expected races are there, with some extra additions; namely the tiefling, a half-human half-demon hybrid, and the underdark's drows, staples of the popular Forgotten Realms novels. The character creation is pretty good too, boasting a good deal of features for each race. Needless to say, a real (but enjoyable) nightmare if you're uncertain of what to play! Each of them has specific traits that may or may not benefit you in your class choice. There were only a handful of open classes during our preview, but we got to test a new one: the Devoted Cleric, a very flashy yet efficient healer class with an arsenal of both offensive and supportive holy spells.
Action Cleric!
The action actually feels really good and interactive, featuring a soft-targeting system that encourages you to dodge, and time your moves carefully. There's no cursor going back and forth across the screen here, it's all hotkeys and fast action. Even our try at the cleric had us speeding across the screen like a Megaman character (except with more holy crosses). Though the action felt a bit easy for most of the play through, even during the dungeon areas, it was most definitely crisp and intense. You basically have one attack set to the left mouse button, a few set to hotkeys, and one massive special attack. All of these can not only be changed, but there's also quite a few of them, giving you ample choice as for how you want your character built. Progression seems to be built around skill trees divided according to your desired role – a strange thing to say considering the game classes are already based on specific Dungeons & Dragon roles. In any case, there seems to be an offensive, defensive and support tree for most classes, and even a pet system with a variety of potential pets that can fight alongside you.
Dungeons & Dragons & Orcs
We had the chance to try out the Cloak Tower dungeon, one of the game's early raid instances, which is basically an orc infested tower. There's nothing too flashy there (apart from neat orc armor loot), but it provided a good example of how classes interact with one another. As an example, clerics do not directly heal their allies, but instead are focused on area buffs, and enemy debuffs which in turn heal your allies. This is most likely to resolve the lack of easy character targeting. It's not all sunshine and daisies however, as the quest system was disappointingly average. You guessed it, it's just like most other MMORPGs out there – meet NPC, go there, do that. It's simple, familiar but not all that fulfilling. There also seems to be a lack of diversity in creatures throughout the few areas we've seen, but it's still quite too early to judge. There were also some game crippling bugs and crashes during the preview event, which leads us to hope that Cryptic will be able to stabilize things before the release.
Forgotten Realms Await
As for the free-to-play related details, well, we've had few details on the intricate workings of their freemium model, but we did catch a glimpse of what was already available, ranging from a few relatively affordable pre-order packs, to a stunningly (insanely?) priced 200$ version which allows you to get access to a special race, a spider mount, and a truckload of other goodies. The preview was an enjoyable experience, and we're very eager to see if the full product manages to make the experience last long enough to be memorable. All in all, we're very pleased with what we've seen so far, and Neverwinter seems to be shaping up to be an impressive iteration of the setting most of us know and love.
Neverwinter Videos
Neverwinter – First Look Part 1
Neverwinter Great Weapon Fighter Trailer
Neverwinter Devoted Cleric Trailer
Neverwinter Guardian Fighter Trailer
The Siege of Neverwinter: Part 1
The Siege of Neverwinter: Part 2
The Siege of Neverwinter: Part 3
PAX Prime 2012 Neverwinter Foundry Preview
Neverwinter Links
Neverwinter System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 at 1GHz, (Mid to High Range Dual-Core 2.5GHz CPU or better recommended.)
RAM: 1GB of RAM (2GB or more recommended for XP, 3GB or more for Windows Vista and Windows 7)
Hard Disk: 8GB Free HD Space
Graphic Display: 3D video chipset with pixel and vertex shader model 1.3 supported. GeForce 4 Ti4200 64MB or ATI Radeon 8500 64MB or newer for Windows XP. For Windows Vista and 7, a GeForce FX 5200 128MB or ATI Radeon 9500 128MB or newer is needed.
Sound Drivers: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
Neverwinter Articles
- Neverwinter: Elemental Evil Release Date Moved to April 7 - Posted on March 13, 2015
The executive producer for Neverwinter by ARC Games has recently announced that the expansion for Elemental Evil will be moved to April 7th 2015. The reason for the setback suggests that the development team needs more time to prepare for the expansion's launch.
- Neverwinter Coming to Xbox One on March 31 - Posted on February 24, 2015
Today, Perfect World Entertainment Inc. and Cryptic Studios announced that Neverwinter will be available for Xbox One on March 31.
- Neverwinter: Elemental Evil Launching March 17th - Posted on February 18, 2015
The Forgotten Realms will soon be overrun with the Elemental Evil cults when Neverwinter: Elemental Evil launches for PC on March 17.
- Predictions 2015: The Indie & The Mega-Corp - Posted on January 16, 2015
2014 was a little like the story of David and Goliath for the online gaming industry. We saw the rise of the indie developer and the humbling of the giant mega-gaming corporations.
- Neverwinter Xbox One Closed Beta Launching February 2015 - Posted on January 15, 2015
Neverwinter on Xbox One will utilize console features including friends list integration and optimized controls to easily transition the MMORPG experience from PC to console.
Similar games we recommend
- Heroes of Neverwinter - Heroes of Neverwinter is a browser based dungeons and dragon style MMO. Players can choose between 4 different races and create a unique character which they can use to explore over 40 dungeons with friends.


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"I plan to leave by the end of the week," said the Chieftain.
Aragorn and Halbarad stood on the walls of the Dúnedain Keep, looking out to the green land of the Angle beyond. On the high ramparts a sweet breeze blew, easing the heat of the August day.
Aragorn's hair, the ends still damp from his morning swim, shone in the sun.
Strong body, long-waisted, lithe with a swordsman's grace, sleek with river water, rising naked from the blue stream.
Halbarad dragged his eyes away from the beloved face, and closed his lips over the curse that threatened to escape. "So soon?"
Aragorn shrugged, his keen eyes gazing into the cloudy east. "No reason to linger."
Lips firm in the freshly trimmed darkness of his beard, profile noble as a bird of prey.
"But you've only just arrived."
The corner of Aragorn's mouth lifted in a half smile. "Have you forgotten how to count the days, Halbarad? I've been here a month. A long time by my usual custom."
He rested his hands on the stone sill and leaned forward to gaze into the dark river below.
Strong hands to mold willing flesh into desire….
Halbarad wrenched his thoughts away from the long-dead past, and pushed aside his longing. "It has been good to have you here."
For the past two years, since his return from Gondor, Aragorn had passed most of his days wandering the wilds of Eriador. He came to the Rangers' stronghold only for brief stays, even in the harsh winter. And he had been gone for nearly twenty-five years before turning up one day, wholly unexpected, looking somehow bigger and certainly older, but just as quiet as he had always been.
And just as beautiful.
He said little of the years spent in Gondor, but Halbarad saw the new scar on the hard muscle of his right side, and knew by its color and size that one had almost killed him. He knew too that the sword hanging at Aragorn's side, just as it always had, was no longer the weapon of a young and untried warrior, but had been wet with the blood of many Men and Orcs.
"You should spend more time here. The people barely know you. They expect to see you."
"Why, when they have you?" Smiling, Aragorn turned at last to face him. "As capable as you are? We have settled what little business came before the captains, the harvest promises to be good, and your children grow. Now I may return to my duty."
"Is not your duty here?"
Incandescent laughter lit up Aragorn's stern face as he chuckled. "Are we not Rangers? You, too, are often gone. And you know, better than most, my vow to hunt the servants of Sauron in any land where they may be found. This time I mean to travel into the far east, to Rhûn and beyond."
Halbarad drew a deep breath. Now is as good a time as any to bring it up. "You know that I support you in all you do. But before you go, there is one duty you have quite neglected."
Aragorn grew still, and turned away again. When he spoke, his voice was cool with the distance that had wounded Halbarad's heart these past years. The distance that once was not there, so long ago, when they had loved each other. "I know what you will say."
"Then you should act on it. Aragorn, you must marry."
"There is yet time."
"You are fifty-two years old."
"My father did not marry till the age of fifty-six."
"Your father was not the sole bearer of the line of Isildur. He had a father and a sister."
Aragorn looked at him, and his eyes were dark. "Nor am I now the sole bearer of the royal line. You, too, are the great-grandson of Argonui. If I fail, you and your sons will be the Heirs of Isildur."
Halbarad snorted in disgust. "Fail! How can you fail to marry? It is simple enough."
A shadow of sadness crossed Aragorn's face before he hooded his feelings in a stern set of his mouth. "For you, maybe. Have more children, Halbarad. The Dúnedain need you."
Anger surged from Halbarad's belly into his head in a burst of heat. He didn't know whether he would punch Aragorn in the face, or grab him in a passionate embrace.
As if it has ever been so easy. As if I could love my wife as I love you.
The good woman deserved love, but all he felt was affection and gratitude for her good nature and her forbearance. He sometimes wondered if she had guessed the truth. He doubted she had heard gossip. They had been so very careful.
Aragorn clasped his shoulder and for the first time looked directly into his eyes. "I envy you, Halbarad, to have a loving wife and a small son. Be thankful for what you have. Such a fate is not for me."
Two days later, Halbarad climbed again to the high ramparts and watched the tall, straight figure of his Chieftain make his way out of the gates of the Keep and disappear into the far distance.
He did not see him again for eleven years.
Third Age Year 2994
When Rangers returned from the Misty Mountains bearing a tale of a party of Dwarves found brutally slaughtered and stripped of all their clothing and gear, Halbarad made up his mind that a visit to Rivendell, seeking counsel with Elrond, could no longer be put off.
"We buried them as best we could, not knowing the custom of the Dwarves," said Rodnor, the returning captain.
"You did well, captain," said Halbarad. "I will consider what further measures to take. Dismissed."
Rodnor saluted and strode from the chamber without a further word. Frowning, Halbarad packed his pipe with weed and lit it, drawing heavily on the fragrant smoke. Holding the bowl of the pipe in one rough hand, he paced back and forth and pondered the problem at hand.
Murder of travelers through the mountains was nothing new. But with this slaughter came tales of uncommon activity among the Orcs. For months now the tales had come back of their hoarse singing in the night—always the harbinger of greater danger.
He had not been to Rivendell to take counsel with Elrond for a number of years. It was past time to visit again, and he could think of no reason why he should not go.
So he packed his bags and saddled his horse and made his way to the location of the Hidden Valley, where for a solid day he wandered in the vicinity of the path, seemingly lost. Then, rounding a clump of trees, he saw white stones set in the mossy earth that hadn't been there before. Shaking off the unpleasant tingle that slithered up his spine, he turned his mount down the steep path, knowing that within the hour, a welcoming party would appear as if by magic—it is magic—knowing who he was and why he was there.
He never felt at ease in Rivendell, but his discomfort turned to pain at the flood of memories of Aragorn that always gripped him in the Valley. Here, Aragorn had grown to that young manhood of grace and strength. Here, he had been taught the Elven arts of love that welcomed the easy giving of pleasure without sin.
Halbarad remembered that first kiss as if it had been yesterday. Shock and delight hit him in one ball of frenzy before he pulled away and hissed, "What are you doing?"
Dismay shadowed Aragorn's face. "Don't you like it?"
And Halbarad's world turned upside down as he answered, "Yes. Yes."
The best times had been journeying together in the Wild, just the two of them. Then they did not have to sneak and hide from the grim judgment of the doughty Dúnedain and their harsh moral code. Back home, what had been full of joy became a difficult game of clandestine caresses and regret.
Then Aragorn had left to become Thorongil, and Halbarad tried to forget. A man of great discipline, he did this pretty well—at least when he was awake. At night, his dreams told a different story.
Steeling himself against the flood of memories and furtive desires, Halbarad let his horse choose his pace as he wound down the long, twisting road into the Valley. The very air was softer and warmer, as if the Valley were in a different season than cold early spring. Already flowers grew, and the trees seemed to have kept their leaves all winter.
Elrond was as ever courteous, grave and wise, his eyes shining like stars. Glorfindel glowed like soft moonlight. After hearing Halbarad's tale, Elrond and his councilors determined to send a messenger to the Lonely Mountain and to the Blue Mountains in the West, seeking the kin of the murdered Dwarves. It was all they could do.
His business done, with great relief Halbarad went to visit Gilraen. She, at least, had changed. Ever beautiful, ever gracious, yet each time he came, there was more silver on her dark head and new fine lines around her grey eyes, so like her son's.
With joy she served him wine and cakes on the terrace outside her elegant rooms.
"You are in high spirits today, lady," he said as he accepted another small cake.
She settled into her cushioned chair, setting her goblet of wine on a low table. "Why, naturally, Halbarad, with the good news we have just received. Do you not know?"
"Elrond did not mention anything special."
"Elves!" she said, with a subtle roll of her eyes. "Everything is a secret."
Except what should be. He smiled. "Enlighten me, lady."
"My son is to return soon. We received word from Gandalf. It's about time—it's been eleven years."
"Excellent news." Halbarad slapped his hand on his thigh and grinned. "But I must say I never count on Aragorn until I see him. Last time he stayed away for nearly twenty-five years."
Gilraen grimaced. "Let it not be so long ever again."
"He will come back in his own time, as usual, my lady, no doubt with more great deeds to his name. We will all of us be overjoyed to see him. But I must add that there is some discontent among the elder Rangers when his name is spoken, and this time he will not leave again without doing his duty."
Surprise lifted her fine brows. "What duty does he shirk?"
"I speak of marriage and securing an heir for the line."
Gilraen stared at him, her eyes clouding. She opened her mouth and shut it. She looked at her feet, where her white cat lay curled on a fold of her gown, and reached down to lift the cat into her lap. She buried her slender hands in the luxuriant fur, and, thus armed, spoke with her eyes fixed on the cat's golden collar. "Is there a lady?"
"None of Aragorn's choosing," said Halbarad, puzzled by the sharp amusement that flashed across her face and then vanished like a gleam of the sun behind clouds. "But there are several daughters of high blood of marrying age, any of whom will suit."
"Ah." She busied herself with petting the cat.
"He must have a son. Our future requires it."
Gilraen continued to stroke the cat. Silence settled in, except for the loud purrs that reached even Halbarad's ears.
Perplexed that the prospect of grandchildren made her so uneasy, Halbarad changed the subject. "And you, lady? Will you return to the Dúnedain, as your father wishes?"
"I think not, at least not yet." She looked up at him then and smiled. "I have been in Rivendell too long and cannot find it in me to go."
Halbarad well understood that. Why rejoin the outside world with its sweat, blood and toil, when this enchanted valley welcomed her? "True enough, lady. I myself fear to stay too long, lest I stay forever."
"And be heard of never more among mortal Men, as the tales say," she laughed. She picked up her goblet and raised it. "Let us drink to this perilous world."
Halbarad raised his wine to his lips, but before he had taken more than a sip, a rich musical voice called out from the garden below. "Lady Gilraen!"
Gilraen rose, the cat leaping from her lap with a protesting mew, and curtseyed. "Lady Undómiel, good afternoon. Please join us and meet my son's kinsman."
There among the lilies and roses stood a lovely young woman, dressed in pearly grey, her long dark braids escaping from a cap netted with opals. She returned Gilraen's curtsey and with the grace of flowing water lifted her skirts and mounted the stairs to Gilraen's terrace. Beneath the hem of her soft dress Halbarad saw a flash of two bare white feet of beguiling daintiness.
"I cannot stay," she said, "but I do want so much to make Lord Halbarad's acquaintance."
Halbarad had flattered himself that he had grown accustomed to the astonishing beauty of the Elves, but now he realized he was staring, open-mouthed, like a child. Struggling to regain his dignity, he bowed. "At your service, lady."
She held out her hand, a fine silver chain slipping over her impossibly beautiful wrist. "I am Arwen, Elrond's daughter."
Her fingers were silky soft, but warm and vibrant with life under the light touch of Halbarad's lips. "It is my honor, lady. But I was not aware Elrond had a daughter, and one of such beauty, too."
She laughed, a delightful trill of joy. "You are most gallant, sir, like your kinsman. I have lately returned from Lothlórien, where I made my home for many years. But now I have returned, at my father's request, to his house."
Her eyes, full of light, astonished him with their forthright offer of friendship. Halbarad bowed again, wondering what his Rangers would think to see him struck dumb by a lady's beauty.
"Do you bring news of the Dúnadan?" she asked.
Gilraen cleared her throat and whispered, "She means my son."
Arwen laughed again, and blushed the color of the rosy dawn. "Pardon me, yes, I mean the Lord Aragorn."
Out of the corner of his eye Halbarad saw Gilraen shaking her head and making gestures to catch Arwen's attention, but he pretended not to notice. "I fear not, lady. He is yet abroad on his great journey. But Lady Gilraen has just told me that he is expected to return soon."
"Yes, I thought you might have come to bring us word of his arrival. I so look forward to seeing"—her eyes flickered briefly in Gilraen's direction—"uh, my foster brother again. May it be soon! Will you be at the high day feast, my lord?"
"Oh, certainly, my lady," he stammered.
After another exchange of courtesies, Arwen made her excuses and left as she had come, flowing down the stairway into the roses.
Halbarad stared after her, until, recollecting himself, he sat down and picked up his wine. Gilraen was again petting the cat, her eyes cast down, a small smile on her face. "Don't worry, I expect she's used to men making fools of themselves around her."
"Was I that bad?"
"Well, you did look like a boy caught stealing sweetmeats from the kitchen. But what else can you do when you meet a woman in the likeness of Lúthien? So it is said, you know."
"No, I didn't," Halbarad snorted. "I never heard of her before."
"I believe that is about to change," said Gilraen.
"Will Beren come next?"
But Gilraen only smiled and continued to pet the cat.
The next day, Halbarad wandered in the garden, thinking about trying to make his escape from Rivendell before the week's end. He would await Aragorn in the Angle. He knew what happened at these feasts. Delicious food, wine, singing and poetry—and then, the pairing off. Although Aragorn had warned him, he fled in embarrassment the first time he saw it. He did not know which shocked him the most: the joy with which an Elf-woman welcomed a lover, the ease with which an Elf-man kissed another man beneath the bower, or the intensity of his wish to join them.
Even worse, no one talked about it. They seemed amused by Halbarad's discomfort at behavior that he considered fit for only the most riotous brothel in Bree. But here he saw the dignified Eldar celebrating the pleasures of the body much as they would sip fine wine.
The first time he saw it, once he had summoned up sufficient courage, he expressed his shock to Gilraen. "I have never become quite used to it, either," she said. "But consider, Halbarad: they fear no pox, nor unwanted children, and with immortal life they do not fret about the legitimacy of an heir." Halbarad had to admit these truths cast matters in a different light. In the Angle, a woman had to bear her lord's children and no other's, while the love of a man for another man was a crime punishable by exile or hanging.
The truth was, Halbarad admitted to himself, he was full of envy and desire for this enchanted life. Thus the pain and panic of a visit. Thinking of Arwen's candid eyes, he shuddered to wonder if she would invite him to her bed. He shuddered even more to wonder if Lord Glorfindel would invite him.
That had happened once before, when Halbarad entered the Rivendell bathhouse, anticipating a long soak in the hot springs, to find Glorfindel already there, stark naked and glistening like a god. Halbarad turned him down—out of cowardice or virtue, he did not know.
Walking among the roses where Arwen had recently passed on her light feet, he searched his mind for a possible excuse to flee the Hidden Valley. Engrossed in his thoughts, he hardly heard the bell ring. But when Gilraen's voice called out his name, he looked up to see her waving from her terrace.
"He's here!" she called.
"Who?" asked Halbarad stupidly.
"Estel! My son!" Gilraen fled into the House.
Joy flooded Halbarad's heart, quickly followed by dismay. Now he would have to stay.
When he reached the porch, Aragorn was already there, surrounded by his foster family, Gilraen in his arms, weeping. Elrond managed to look dignified and happy together. Voices of welcome blended into a happy tune.
"Halbarad!" Aragorn disentangled one arm from his mother's embrace and reached for Halbarad's hand.
His face was brown and craggy, and an outlandish belt of colored and intricately worked leather girded his lean waist. He wore a sleeveless jacket trimmed with the tufted fur of some exotic beast. Halbarad grinned in joy and crushed Aragorn's hand in his own.
Behind him Halbarad heard the sound of the door opening and closing, and the soft patter of bare feet. The whole room fell silent. Coughing, Elrond visibly stiffened. Halbarad turned around.
Arwen stood there, her gaze locked with Aragorn's. She moved silently across the room, her eyes shining, and offered her hand. He wrapped his two strong hands around her small one and raised it to his lips, his eyes warm with feeling.
Everybody started talking at once.
Halbarad decided that the only way to deal with the situation was to pretend he did not notice. That seemed to be the prevailing opinion in the House of Elrond, in any case, where awkwardness cooled the air whenever Aragorn and Arwen shared the room. Even Gilraen only shook her head when he asked her, casually, how long they had known each other.
After that first evening Aragorn himself disappeared, presumably into Arwen's bed.
On the day of the feast, stomping about his well-fitted guest room in a rage, Halbarad decided he would leave first thing in the morning. The feast itself was now about as inviting as a den of Orcs, but he could not miss it without causing a scene. He grimly endured the wines, cheeses, fragrant breads, juicy meats, elegant salads, brandies and sweets as best as he could. With glum determination he stalked into the Hall of Fire to suffer through a night of song and poetry.
Aragorn was not even there, and neither was Elrond. In her father's absence Arwen presided over the evening's festivities with the dignity and grace of a queen. Halbarad stared at her with hatred, unable even to smile when she acknowledged him as the guest of honor.
She held her arms out to ask for the attention of all in the Hall. "We have a new pantomime for you tonight, prepared for your enjoyment by Lady Irissë, who plays the leading part. It tells the tale of Melian and Thingol in a somewhat different manner from the stories of old." She bowed her head, a mischievous smile on her lovely lips. "I ask pardon from my illustrious ancestors for this irreverence."
Halbarad retreated to the back wall while the center of the hall was cleared of chairs and tables and the guests ringed the empty space. Silence fell, and a lone flute played.
Into the hall danced Melian, her dark locks flowing behind her, a scanty gown draped across her shapely form. Three maidens pranced behind her, feathers perched atop their sleek heads, wings fluttering from their slim arms and yellow beaks tied over their noses. They leaped and whirled, twittering like larks in the springtime, as they built a bower of soft covers for their lady to rest. At last Melian laid herself to sleep, the birds roosting behind her with their heads tucked under one wing.
Thingol entered. Halbarad recognized Glorfindel, his luxuriant golden tresses hidden by a silver wig. He wore a long grey cloak and looked very stately and important. Upon seeing Melian stretched on her bed, he raised his arms in ecstasy. Then he withdrew a small vial from his pouch and seemed to cackle to himself. He knelt over Melian and mimed letting drops fall from the vial onto her eyelids. He rubbed his hands and retreated to the corner, waiting for his love to awake. Alas, a donkey (played by Elrohir wearing a cloth pony's head with a genuine horse's tale pinned to the back of his jerkin) trotted onto the scene and woke Melian from her enchanted sleep. The lady covered the donkey's nose with kisses, while Thingol beat his chest in woe.
The course of true love ne'er did run smooth, Halbarad quoted to himself as he crept out of the Hall. Thingol appeared to wink at him as he passed. What a disgusting travesty.
As he stomped down the passage toward his guest room, he saw two figures in the shadows: Elrond and Aragorn, deep in a conversation that neither appeared to be enjoying.
Halbarad cursed and fled.
The next day, at mid-afternoon, the light golden and mellow, Halbarad prowled around the garden. He walked to the edge of the woods, where the tended flower beds gave way to wild iris and stands of birch and oak. At last, some solitude. With a sigh of relief, he let some of the tension out of his shoulders.
But it was not to be. Voices laughed softly in the trees around him, and soon burst into song.
Tis sweet, my love, to dance together
Soft green the grass, we float like a feather!
So why go a-roaming?
O! Tra-la-la-lally!
Come back to the valley!
Sweeter still to lie together
Wind in the treetop, dew in the heather.
Come back from your roaming!
O! Tra-la-la-lally!
Come here to the valley!
Growling, Halbarad stalked back to the scalloped flower beds through a maze of hedges. But when he walked through an archway in the green, he saw just what he was trying to avoid.
Aragorn and Arwen, standing together, her head on his shoulder, her hair streaming to her feet like an ebony waterfall. A silvery shawl trailed from her arm, resting on Aragorn's waist.
Arwen broke away from her lover, her face flickering between welcome and uncertainty. Aragorn murmured in her ear; she threw the shawl over her head and hurried away, avoiding Halbarad's glance.
Aragorn folded his arms across his chest and watched Halbarad as he slowly paced toward his Chieftain.
"So," he said, trying not to snarl, "are you going to tell me what is going on? Or must I continue looking like a fool?"
Aragorn looked him in the eyes. "Where do you want me to start?"
"At the beginning. That's usually the place to start, isn't it?" The anger in his voice dismayed even him.
"That was many years ago. I've loved her since before I left Rivendell and my childhood behind. But my love was not returned."
"Yes. Do you wonder why I did not tell you? How could I, when we—"
"You don't have to say it."
"No, it's high time I spoke. I mean to marry Arwen."
"You're talking nonsense, Aragorn. You know such things are not done."
"Once they were, in another Age, and I mean to make it happen again. Halbarad, we are betrothed."
Halbarad laughed bitterly. "Oh, that must be what everyone is so happy about, why Elrond turns to stone when you are together, and what your mother refuses to tell me."
A spasm of pain crossed Aragorn's face. "It's difficult enough. I have no right to expect your support. But for the sake of our friendship, listen to me now. I met her again in Lórien, after I left Gondor thirteen years ago, on my way back to the North. I made up my mind to try again, and if she still spurned me, I would take a wife in the Angle. I knew we could not be lovers again, you and I, much as I might wish it."
Halbarad hid his face in his hands. "You are only making it worse."
"Do I not speak the truth?" Aragorn said furiously. "A man must marry and have children. Would you be unfaithful to your wife?"
"Is that why you have kept apart from me? At least you could have let me know how you felt."
"That would have made things worse. I have some honor, though you may not believe it. How futile to yearn after the past, or some present that cannot be."
"And so you choose, as a Man, to wed a high lady of the Elves? Much more likely," snorted Halbarad bitterly.
Aragorn paced restlessly. "She is willing to leave her people and live with me, renouncing the life of the Elves to be my wife and the mother of my children. I think you know what that means. No wonder that Elrond dislikes it; it would be strange if he did not. I can hardly bear it myself. This is how it is: Either I will achieve the kingship that Elrond says is my destiny, or the direct line of the Heirs of Isildur will end with me. Arwen will not be my wife under any other conditions; Elrond and I agree on that. Indeed, Halbarad, the world around us darkens so much that I believe the coming war will pose the same question: either the Dúnedain will reestablish their lordship in Middle-earth, or we will pass into legend. If we fail, I do not expect I will survive; and what is left of our people will disappear into the shadows. But no matter what happens, I will cause pain to the one I called father as a child. Either I fail him, or I take his daughter from him. Halbarad, she will die for me."
"Is that why you keep it a secret then?"
"Even from me?"
"There were two reasons for my silence," Aragorn said in a low voice. "If it were not for her—you are her only rival in my heart."
Halbarad groaned in anguish. "Do you think that makes it better? You have no rival in my heart. But I've done what a man should, I've married and had children, though I too would die for you."
Aragorn pulled him into a hard embrace and pressed his lips to his mouth. Shaking with desire, Halbarad began to pull at his clothes. Duty and virtue paled to insignificance in his heart trembling with love and passion.
"Not now," hissed Aragorn.
A musical laugh sounded from the trees, and Arwen stepped forward, the shawl slipping from her shoulders. Irissë followed her, wearing rather more clothes than the last time Halbarad had seen her, her eyes alight with merriment.
"Oh, yes, now," said Arwen.
Golden light flickered through the room. Cushions of silk and soft wool and fur rugs lay scattered across the burnished wooden floor. Bottles of wine, bowls of fruits and nuts lay about in abundance, and a sweet fragrance of lilacs faintly scented the air. Four naked bodies entwined, came together, parted, in an entrancing dream.
The red-orange glow of the setting sun colored the far wall when the two Elf-women stirred from their blissful reverie of sex-satiated Elvish dreams. Arwen sighed deeply at the sight of the two Men, flat out asleep. She touched Aragorn's face and got no response.
"No," she moaned.
"What's wrong with them?" Irissë asked.
"They are sleeping. It's what happens to mortals. I found out early on that there's nothing to do but to wait for him to wake up. When he sleeps like that, it means he needs to."
"You mean we can't wake them at all?" Irissë looked at the two Men with regret.
"Oh, we could. But they would be very unhappy about it. And I only know one way to wake Estel up so that he is completely alert in an instant. I never tried it, but I know it would work. And he would never forgive me."
"What is it?"
"Rattle a sword in his ear. He's a man of war, so he has learned to be ready to fight that fast. But really it would not be a very kind thing to do."
"No," Irissë agreed.
"Don't worry," Arwen said. "When they wake up, they'll both be as good as new, maybe in an hour or two. Meanwhile, we have each other." And she turned to her friend with an inviting smile.
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Asian flavoured pumpkin soup
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Makes: 6 cups
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 brown onion, chopped
1.2kg Kent pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, chopped
375ml can Carnation light and creamy coconut flavoured evaporated milk
1 large lime, juiced (you will need ¼ cup juice)
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
½ cup fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped, plus extra, to serve
1 small red chilli, sliced, to serve
Heat oil in a large, heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes or until soft. Add pumpkin, evaporated milk and 1 cup water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes or until pumpkin is soft. Remove saucepan from heat and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
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