ICON Explorer's Guild
Welcome weary traveller, to the pages of the ICON Explorer's Guild, where ye who have aided this noble cause may rest your tired feet, moisten your parched throat with clear spring water or fine ale or even rare elven wines and liquers if those are to your taste, and, of course, catch up on the latest news and gossip.
Adventure, good role-playing, and discoverie await members of this Guild! Whether it be a distant island, a ruined temple, or a lost city, ICON's most daring and clever laugh in the face of adversity to seek the unknown. From the high seas to the deepest dungeons, members of this Guild roam the Four Corners of Lorasia, and support each other's endeavours. Padraig Goathoof, former Prime Minister and founder of ICON is the current Director of Exploration. He and his teams of satyrs have been actively seeking an ICON homeland for some years now. In the process ruins have been explored, cities found, new continents discovered, and temples built. Many have collaborated, both members and non-members. Who else will dare to join the challenge? As a member of the Explorers Guild you will be well-prepared to handle any situation far away from any support. A good team consists of well-supplied vessels or land units, extensive character classes and spellcasters, and a lot of initiative, intuition, boldness, and daring. Only ICON's most elite units need join! Raise a glass to this intrepid Guild!
Goals of the
Explorers Guild:
To
coordinate an extensive mapping campaign through physical exploration, by land
and sea.
To recommence the
Seer Campaign, casting various Mind's Eye spells in strategic areas.
To offer camaraderie
and communication to explorers far from ICON bases of operation.
To
share stories of adventure, discoverie, and exploration.
To coordinate any
necessary rescue and or re-supply missions for explorers.
To
work with non-alliance explorers for mutual benefit.
To
discover an appropriate homeland for ICON, as per the Charter, and to begin
settlement procedures.
Who can join? Any ICON member can
join, providing they have an army or fleet that is dedicated specifically to
exploring, or a stationary army that is committed to the Seer Campaign.
Advantages to joining Members of the Guild get up-to-the-minute information on
mapping and exploration details, whereas other members must wait for the ICON
Newsletter to come out. Explorers are also offered support through an excellent
communication network, and should the need arise, can be rescued and/or
re-supplied. Ideas on exploration techniques are shared, theories posited, and
campaigns launched. Explorers are free to explore where they wish, although
occasionally a coordinated effort may come into being to accomplish similar
goals. Explorers will also have first dibs on settlement location when a
homeland is chosen.
Membership:
You do not have to be a member
of the ICON alliance to join this guild. We accept anyone, regardless of
aliangment or alliance affiliation. The goals are simple: promote exploration
and hopefully foster a sense of understanding among the different races and
religions of Lorasia.
How to join? Simply contact the Director of
Exploration, Padraig Goathoof at w_lash@hotmail.com and provide the following
details:
Your Empire name
The Name and
Number of your exploration team
The leader's name
Your current
sector
Your intended
direction
A
description of your unit.
Is it small or large? Is it based anywhere? What are its goals? Where have you
explored already? Do you have anything useful that can help other explorers?
Are you working with anyone?
Your contact
details, including name, address, phone, and e-mail
Current List
of Explorers:
Each unit is designated by a
number and letter. Those with the letter "E" preceeding the unit
number are ICON members. Those with the letter "F" preceeding the
unit number are non-ICON members.
Unit Army, Explorer, Empire,
Location, Direction
E1 Whiskey & The Lash (fleet), Padraig Goathoof, Beeteaters, 48-33, NE
E2 Mount Crumpet Co. (army),
Drogehda Redhoof, Beeteaters, 45-26, E
E3 Sea Scavengers (fleet),
Frederick Bestman
E4 Tulingi (fleet), Vegetix
E5
E6
E7 Soltaran Brotherhood (army), Ruggiero,
Tamarkand, 37-16, E-NE
F1 Icewind (army, soon to be fleet), Shaandra, Sericana, 37-16, E-NE
Description of Units:
E1: This satyr unit is comprised
of ships of all types, has 400 swashbucklers, 200 craftsatyrs, and many
character classes including thief, bard, sage, warlock, ranger, and gladiator.
They are equipped with enough stone and lumber to build a settlement, and have
very high skills and bonuses. Additional spells include: Firestorm, Trade
Winds, Detect Magical Artifact, and Understand Simple Enchantment. Having
recently built a temple to Lyredh in 42-33, this fleet is currently mapping the
north-east coast of the
E2: This satyr unit is land-based
and is currently exploring the continental
E3:
E4: My fleet name is the Tulingi,
led by Vegetix. When they get back from the SSCH, they will begin exploring
south of the Vardian Plains. It will be good to be working positively with
you...
E7: Soltaran Brotherhood is small,
lead by the warlord Ruggiero, and equipped to build, build, and build some
more. Together with Icewind, it will move eastwards establishing small
fortresses in the name of the Balance. The first settlement is Tempel-Vardia at
37-16. Included in this force is the seer Merlin, who will be participating in
the Mind's Eye campaign.
F1: Icewind is a compact force
designed to develop naval units and explore and transport. It is lead by the
she-Gladiator Shaandra.
Seer Campaign
The Seer Campaign involves seers
from many units casting Mind's Eye on either random or pre-planned sectors.
Seers should cast the spell as often as possible (hint: high INT and MA are a
good idea), and report the sector to the Director Cahil Beetseer. If advice is
n eeded on sectors to examine, just ask!
List of Seers:
E1 Cahil Beetseer, Director
E2 Merlin, seer
The Explorer's
Map:
The latest version of the
Explorer's Map is e-mailed/snail-mailed periodically to members. Eventually, it
will be avalable for download here..
Contact
Details:
Units E1 & E2 Donovan King 212
Braebrook,
Unit E3 Unit E4 Stefan Franz
Unit E5 Richard Whitton
Unit E6 Glen Mayfield
Unit E7 & F1 Joseph Lanza,
3119 Millbrook Ln, Misouri City,