The Ravenblack Grimoire - News

About Ravenblack Grimoire

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:29:33 +0000

The Ravenblack Grimoire (sporadically) brings all the latest news from Ravenblacks city, winning critical acclaim for it's (not so) fast paced news coverage.

If you consider any of the News pieces in the Grimoire to be factually inaccurate, please email the editor. If you would like to contribute, let us know.

Scroll of Summoning

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:55:43 +0000

Scroll of Summoning

Being a Sire is a full time occupation. Not only is it for an eternity (well, unless you count the revolving Hall of Severance door), but you’re rather stuck with creatures who live forever. It’s a large decision to gather the dearies under your banner and it takes just as much work to nurture them, protect them, induce them to give you things, as it does to make the decision to kill them, or maim them.

Lets be honest, there are more reasons than love or adoration to Sire a vampire. More often these days it is a purely tactical decision and the weight of respect is balanced by the fact you can use the Scroll of Succour in battle to minimise resources, pare back the need for Teleportation Scroll use and all round good sense.

The Ent Moot – Toot – Root – Poot

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:34:17 +0000

It is hard to imagine how sentient trees with little to no self motivation can cause such a furor. I remember clearly a couple years ago when I took a long hard yank on Lord Galamushi’s intention and aired his tired undies out for the city to see. Holding up his duplicity for everyone with half a brain to add one and one and conclude that the vampire was the epitome of dodgy. I stood my ground then and even now, as look at what the present holds, I stand it once again.

That was nearly two years ago. Since then Lord Galamushi and his wonderfully soft spoken bride have both taken to Neutral pink and eschewed a life of warring and mayhem. Or have they?

I'm Sorry - Did You Say Something?

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:08:36 +0000

Lets face it, there are vampires in this city you’d rather not talk to. Hell, if I were to list the little bastards I'd rather not converse with I'd be a lonely little wippet writing alone in her own newspaper with no one reading. Ohh hold on ...

Anyway, we don’t live in a utopian society (and lets face it, if we did I probably wouldn’t exist) and that means we aren’t sitting around loving one another singing Kumbaya and you expect that because we live our unlives with an eternal time clock. But there are the few, those little few that want to make living nightmares of themselves. They telepath you, they stalk you, they sit on the corner outside your cafe with a banjo playing horrendous renditions of Dueling Banjos.

Bite Awards

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:54:45 +0000

Bite Awards

Reminiscent of the Nitty Gritty Awards I admit having another awards show bandied about initially brought a sharp distaste to my mouth, like sneaky morning bile you wake up to, spit out and gag on.

That said, I have to admit. This one, for all my protestations, is not so bad. I like Coquette. Unlike the choccyy cocks who coward behind confectionary coated cowardice, Coqqy (as I like to call her – and apropos to my current alliteration) plays a pretty even game. High praise from me indeed.

I won’t go to the event by any means and the idea of it still gags like swallowed vomit when I think about it. But it’s not so bad. You have the same cliques with different faces doing the same voting pad bullshit but what came out in this wash was an interesting eclectic mix of new and old.

Jail - Raven Introduces the Penal System

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:59:24 +0000

So Ravenblack has been introduced of a penal system. Funny the word itself should evoke such phallic imagery and it is little wonder God Raven in his infinite (if odd times quirky) wisdom thought it appropriate to introduce this form of incarceration.

Being that God Raven gets to arbitrarily decide who does and does not get themselves thrown into the locker it is hardly likely that a burgeoning system of formal government, a policing of laws hereto unknown is suddenly going to sprout out of this new repercussion.

But it does pose a rather pointed question to our city. What happens when he throws you in the locker? What is the penalty involved? How the hell do you avoid the embarrassment of, god forbid, the black and white striped PJ's you're forced to wear?

Dead and Buried or Revival?

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:28:51 +0000

I was reminded I used to own this rag. And then I was similarly reminded that hell I still held the keys to the printing press, the building, the editing software and being the opportunistic bitch that I am I’ve decided to take it back over.

Yes, take it back over. I’m bored.

I’m bored of nothing happening and I’m bored of no one reporting what is going on in the city that can write worth a shit. I can write. I have an opinion and I realise that I have the keys to a newspaper I can use to spam the city with my errant opinion.

Well, and hopefully convince some people to write as well. But that isn’t really high on my ‘to do’.

Good Box, Bad Box, New Box WOW!

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:24:03 +0000

Latest Update - July 26 2008 - Safety Deposit Boxes

You can now purchase a safety deposit box key for 11000 coins, from the Cloister of Secrets at Gloom and 1st. If you possess a key, you can put your other objects in a magical safety deposit box in any bank, and withdraw the objects from any other bank. There are few advantages to this; flowers will not decay while in storage, and you're safe from accidentally giving items away or using them if they're in storage.

Well, it looks like God Ravenblack has finally got off his large duff and given the city something new to play with. Not that he hasn’t from time to time thrown us a bone but those moments have been rare and far between.

Calling all Reporters

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:00:37 +0000

Greetings!

We here at the Grimoire are looking for a few no-nonsense reporter types to join our staff. As many of you know, this paper is not run as most papers in our fair City. Instead of the run of the mill gossip and bickering we strive for excellence through solid reporting. Currently we are seeking news hounds to do bindings, severances, obits and the occasional Editorial.

Those interested in a job are encouraged to inquire at the Grimoire Staff contact page located at:

http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2L53FYKMQPT2C2X7AOKFK3KFYM

Only serious applicants need leave a note. Thank

The Repdrasil Factor

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:46:58 +0000

I thought about writing an article about the Republic, Yggdrasil vs IDC, POE, ES, Dawn debacle and then I thought to myself. What better illustration of the whole action than to post the end result.

IDC, POE,ES, Dawn Lineage Fatalities

Malicous
Lady Gray x 2
Altania x 2
Kali
sorla
limelight x 2
Velvet Kiss
Samantha Dawn
Lass
IceAngel
Lathered_up
Matej – 2-3 times
Scarlet Dawn
Crisdawn
Lesion
Cwolffire
master219
deadpaparick
shyeyeloverkil
Miranda Dawn
doncey
shaarinya
Jycea
Sabrene
TygerNight
MidntTigr
Spellbyne
BlueVamp
LilRaver
BlackBlank

Propaganda and the Art of War

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:42:12 +0000

There is a wide body of sociological literature on the concept of framing. In short, framing is how individuals understand their experiences and express it in a narrative. Of course, the veracity of these expressions is always questionable but that is not the important factor (at least for Erving Goffman). What matters is how individuals frame it. From this simple concept, a sociologist brought this concept to social movements. The basic argument is movement activists must frame experiences to resonate with a wider audience, to recruit and gain support. In many ways, this is rhetoric and persuasion. We all do it, especially governments when it comes to war.

Slave Me That - The Women

Fri, 23 May 2008 11:40:55 +0000

And so the women are sold too, in much the same way:

Miranda Dawn sold to Lesion – 135,000
Nnamira D’dar sold to Sartori – 110,000
BladeofRayne sold to Rodargo – 90,000
Velvet Kiss sold to Lesion – 75,000
Labyrinth sold to TooL – 75,000
Anuksunamun sold to Zadow – 70,000
Icsis of Exuma sold to Phoenixxe – 66,000
Synangel sold to Goliath – 60,000
Josephine sold to Calisto – 56,000
Vampuro sold to Xandra – 53,000
Sweetblood17 sold to Mistress Ash – 50,000
Ellora sold to Mistress Ash – 50,000
Lady darkness sold to Seth Lomax – 50,000
CG Dragonfly sold Drusilla – 45,000

Slave Me This - The Men

Fri, 23 May 2008 11:27:33 +0000

And the final results for the Drip Red silent auction are as follows:

Thylantis sold to Mina – 310,000
Count Tuna sold to Morgana18 – 150,000
Goliath was sold to Tatana – 120,500
Rykoth sold to Morgana18 – 100,000
TygerNight sold to Mystic Dreams – 100,000
Scratch sold to Gypsychilde – 95,000
AcerNeros sold to Xandra – 90,000
Daly was sold to Drusilla -86,000
Deylin sold to Velvet Kiss – 65,500
Spensor sold to Ebony Moon – 51,000
Angelo was sold to Miranda Dawn – 50,000
Nesmuth sold to Miranda Dawn – 50,000
Rico was sold to Goddessred – 45,500
Torlogh O’brien sold to Mistress Thorn – 45,000

Trees, Coffee and Duels

Fri, 23 May 2008 04:29:33 +0000

Your word.

Perhaps one of the most important thing any vampire can hold true to. Agree to do something and then renege on that agreement is likely to have unpleasant consequences. Such consequences are now showing themselves in the form of a duel challenge from Lord Galamushi to Damari.

To satisfy my own curiosity, I sought out Damari to ask her exactly, as she sees it, what is going on. She's known far and wide for her bitchy remarks, her sometimes direct, sometimes subtle ways of speaking and in general possessing the knack of worming her way under the skin of others. Not necessarily a bad thing. That is unless you happen to be on the receiving end of her displeasure.

Black Blood Lestat

Sat, 17 May 2008 06:23:23 +0000

It’s not often I do investigative reporting. I prefer the more editorial leanings of this calling but I couldn’t resist this tid bit when it landed on my doorstep. I even went out of my way to investigate whether this was merely spurious conjecture or the real deal.

I have to tell you my avid readers, it’s not looking good for Lestat. From my super secret source I was given a location where Lestat was luring every human he could muster just to garner the special blood fattening power he gets from God Ravenblack when he turns new humans to this dark way of life.

You would think Lestat, in this Saintly form would have learned his lesson. God Ravenblack has already stripped him of everything a vampire could possibly be stripped of for one such thumbing of his nose at the great power of this city. But does he really dare to do it again, in another form, so soon after being stripped of his powers, his life and his body?