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0|0|0|||||Out of the Blue....|Star Ranger4||19:07:44|06/22/2007|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-22-07 AT 07:27 PM (EDT)]And it certainly was%2C for the most part%2C though it clearly sets up quite a bit for what follows.  Lots of great bits there%2C though Serge herding everyone in%2C etc%2C was at the top till I got to the very end....%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bpre%5D%0D%0A%22We%27re going to -Corwin%27s- wedding.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A Now it was Sakura%27s turn to consider the point. She did so%2C then nodded.%0D%0A%0D%0A %22Wait here%2C%22 she said. %22I%27m gonna go get the rest of my ninja stuff.%22%0D%0A%5B%2Fpre%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AAfter I put myself back together%2C I had to admit that they had a point...%0D%0A%0D%0AEdited to add%3B%0D%0A%0D%0Aactually%2C a question just occured to me.  Blue takes place just before Clarion Call%2C not during%2C Correct%3F%3F%3F
1|1|0|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Lethosos||21:32:08|06/22/2007|Precisely--it%27s noted at the very end%2C after all.%0D%0A%0D%0AOther than that... anytime I read the stvartelf passages%2C I get that tingling sensation in the back of my head where my %22Books I have Read%22 list resides. Must be the Forgotten Realms stuff back there.%0D%0A%0D%0AI am %5Bb%5Ddefintly%5B%2Fb%5D interested in seeing what comes up in Clarion%27s Call now... %3E%29
2|1|0|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|O_M||00:43:20|06/23/2007|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-23-07 AT 00:44 AM (EDT)]Interestingly enough here%2C it%27s probably the areas that are supposed to be less stand out that%27s poking me.%0D%0A%0D%0AOne%27s the Masho%2C for instance. Having looked up their Japanese names%2C and with the reference to Anubishu%27s no-daichi%2C I was suprised to find out he%27s in charge. Admittedly%2C it%27s been years since I saw Ronin Warriors%2C but he never struck me as the most intelligent of the four. Is Shuten still around%2C or are they the Three Masho again%3F It also makes sense Rajura would be the one to suspsect Saionjii%27s mixed loyalties.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe other is that greatsword Anakin pulled off the rack. The description is frustratingly pinging on my source material radar%2C but I can%27t place it. Which%2C if it turns out to just be a random sword%28or randomly created sword%29 will be most ironic.%0D%0A%0D%0AFurthermore%2C our given svartelf%28it%27s now obvious that Akio and Anthy%27s heritage rendered them VERY pale in comparison. I%27d expected dark skinned elves%2C but Anaximandra%28Mandy%3F Ana%3F Peri has quite the point%29 is closer to the average DnD depiction of a drow%2Fdark elf%29strikes me as familiar. Google fails to place the name beyond a common user handle on WoW servers%2C apparently. And the only Drax I know is about as far from a dark elf as you can be. %3A%29
3|2|2|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Silent Soul||07:13:09|06/23/2007|First off%2C I%27m %5Bu%5Dreally%5B%2Fu%5D glad to see the Symphony back in motion. It was actually what drew me into the UF universe in the first place. I ended up reading the other stuff largely to understand the context of SotS. My girlfriend forced me to sit through %5Bi%5DUtena%5B%2Fi%5D years ago%2C and it was intriguing%2C but I found it frustrating that nothing ever seemed to be resolved. Along came %5Bi%5DSymphony%5B%2Fi%5D%2C and the rest is history.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for the Masho%2C I recently mentioned the massive crossover-y goodness of UF%2C and a friend of mine seemed to take it as a challenge%2C trying to come up with something that wasn%27t in there somewhere. The stumper%3F %5Bi%5DRonin Warriors.%5B%2Fi%5D Heh. Looks like he loses after all. %0D%0A%0D%0AThat sword does sound familiar%2C doesn%27t it%3F It%27d have to be pretty awesome to replace a lightsabre on the cool scale%2C though.%0D%0A%0D%0AOne sour note%2C though. Anaximandra strikes a jangling%2C painfully dissonant R.A. Salvatore chord with me. Drizz%27t Do%27Urden bores me to freakin%27 tears%2C and trudging my way through those books has gotten me to the point of wincing at the mention of the word %22Drow%22 in any form. I%27ll try to reserve judgement%2C though%2C because it%27s Eyrie%2C and they have a history of taking things I hate and making me like their version in the end.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ATo hear%2C one must be silent.
8|3|3|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Gryphon||14:28:40|06/23/2007|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-23-07 AT 05:26 PM (EDT)]%3EDrizz%27t Do%27Urden bores me to %0D%0A%3Efreakin%27 tears%2C and trudging my way through those books has gotten me %0D%0A%3Eto the point of wincing at the mention of the word %22Drow%22 in any form. %0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s hardly my fault you were fool enough to read them all. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AIn any event%2C those of you who have %5Bi%5DForgotten Realms%5B%2Fi%5D scar tissue to deal with%2C don%27t be afraid.  There may be some cosmetic similarities between Svartalfheim and the Underdark - that%27s hard to avoid when you%27re dealing with shadowy%2C largely-underground countries - but I can assure you there are significant differences as well.  Mind you%2C I%27m not sure %5Bi%5Dhow%5B%2Fi%5D significant%2C because that would require me to know much more about the Underdark than I actually know%3F  But at least be reassure that I%27m not %5Bi%5Dtrying%5B%2Fi%5D for Salvatore references.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs someone else noted%2C Anaximandra is named for Anaximander of Miletus%2C a philosopher-scientist of the sixth century BC.  Among other things%2C Anaximander %28a student of the great Thales and tutor to Pythagoras%29 rejected the supernatural in explaining worldly phenomena.  How this is relevant to the character who is named for him will be further explored as we go.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A
11|4|8|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|jadmire||16:53:05|06/23/2007|Now that I know the source of the name%2C I think I can hazard a guess as to what Anaximandra got expelled from Svartalfheim for. %28Which would make it rather ironic%2C then%2C that she got dropped into _another_ realm where magic plays such an important part.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-Joe-
17|5|11|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Peter Eng||03:40:16|06/24/2007|%3ENow that I know the source of the name%2C I think I can hazard a guess %0D%0A%3Eas to what Anaximandra got expelled from Svartalfheim for. %28Which %0D%0A%3Ewould make it rather ironic%2C then%2C that she got dropped into _another_ %0D%0A%3Erealm where magic plays such an important part.%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E-Joe- %0D%0A%0D%0AOf course%2C if that is the case%2C she%27s still better off.  Maybe she%27ll be able to make sense of Ryu Zan Paku.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AI%27m only a Charter Member because of the DCForum upgrade%2C and because there%27s no rank below %22Clueless F%21wit.%22
24|4|8|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Silent Soul||03:09:18|06/26/2007|%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIt%27s hardly my fault you were fool enough to read them all. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ATrue. I did it to myself. Though I did manage to break the death-spiral at book five or so. %0D%0A%0D%0A%3E But at least be reassure that I%27m not %5Bi%5Dtrying%5B%2Fi%5D for Salvatore %0D%0A%3Ereferences. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0APraise all the gods of literature for that. The man is one of the most over-hyped hacks I%27ve ever had the displeasure to read. Just my opinion%2C of course. Your mileage may vary.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAs someone else noted%2C Anaximandra is named for Anaximander of %0D%0A%3EMiletus%2C a philosopher-scientist of the sixth century BC.  Among other %0D%0A%3Ethings%2C Anaximander %28a student of the great Thales and tutor to %0D%0A%3EPythagoras%29 rejected the supernatural in explaining worldly phenomena. %0D%0A%3E How this is relevant to the character who is named for him will be %0D%0A%3Efurther explored as we go. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI wish I could nod knowingly and say I recognized the reference from the beginning%2C so as to look brilliant and all. I can%27t and didn%27t%2C of course. %0D%0A%0D%0AWait...did someone mention the Soul Edge%3F For some reason%2C that strikes me as just the kind of thing Akio would have hanging around. This could turn so very ugly.%0D%0A%0D%0ACan%27t wait.%0D%0A%0D%0ATo hear%2C one must be silent.
25|5|24|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|BZArcher||07:32:43|06/26/2007|Well%2C I mentioned the Soul Edge games%2C but I actually think the sword in question is %22Requiem%22 - the telephone pole with some edges on it%2C not the demonic blade.
27|6|25|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|O_M||23:58:27|06/29/2007|Yeah%2C the Soul Edge has a very%2C how should one put it%2C %5Bi%5Ddistinct%5B%2Fi%5D design style. Though it does shift shape depending on the fighting style of the user%2C the giant pulsing eye in the middle of the hilt would probably have warned Anakin off. %3A%29
12|3|3|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|BZArcher||18:01:47|06/23/2007|%3EThat sword does sound familiar%2C doesn%27t it%3F It%27d have to be pretty %0D%0A%3Eawesome to replace a lightsabre on the cool scale%2C though. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI may be wrong%2C but the description really reminds me of the Zweihander used by Siegfried in the Soul Calibur games...
4|2|2|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|mdg1||09:17:41|06/23/2007|All of a sudden%2C I%27m thinking %22Grim Adventures of Peri %26 Mandy%22...%0D%0A%0D%0AForseti had better hide. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for the sword%2C when we are talking big %26 evil swords%2C one leaps to mind.  If Anakin starts saying %22Blood %26 Souls for my Lord Akio%21%22... RUN.
6|3|4|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|MoonEyes||10:41:18|06/23/2007|%3EAs for the sword%2C when we are talking big %26 evil swords%2C one leaps to %0D%0A%3Emind.  If Anakin starts saying %22Blood %26 Souls for my Lord Akio%21%22... %0D%0A%3ERUN. %0D%0A%0D%0A%2Ablink%2A Anakin is channeling Kharn the Betrayer%3F
9|4|6|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|mdg1||14:50:52|06/23/2007|I was actually thinking Elric of Melnibone.  But hey%2C whatever works %3A%29
14|4|6|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|O_M||21:43:28|06/23/2007|%3E%3EAs for the sword%2C when we are talking big %26 evil swords%2C one leaps to %0D%0A%3E%3Emind.  If Anakin starts saying %22Blood %26 Souls for my Lord Akio%21%22... %0D%0A%3E%3ERUN. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%2Ablink%2A Anakin is channeling Kharn the Betrayer%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANah%2C Kharn%27s more of an axe-man.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd by axe%2C we mean a perpendicular slab of metal the size of Anakin%27s torso studded with a bladed chain strapped onto a handle probably as long as Anakin is tall. %3B%29
21|5|14|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|MoonEyes||06:59:10|06/24/2007|%0D%0A%3ENah%2C Kharn%27s more of an axe-man. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAnd by axe%2C we mean a perpendicular slab of metal the size of Anakin%27s %0D%0A%3Etorso studded with a bladed chain strapped onto a handle probably as %0D%0A%3Elong as Anakin is tall. %3B%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C true....but%2C you know%2C Kharn%27s used FLAMETHROWERS at times...it%27s not as if he%27s picky. As long as it gets the other person dead%2C it%27s all good.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd as for size...well%2C I%27d say that that sword MORE than qualifies. 6 foot greatsword%3F Yeap%2C that works.%0D%0A%0D%0AStill and all%2C given the coice between Kharn and Elric...I think I%27d prefer to have Kharn around. He%27s less dangerous%2C in the long run%2C I think.
15|3|4|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|O_M||21:50:23|06/23/2007|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-23-07 AT 09:50 PM (EDT)]%3EAll of a sudden%2C I%27m thinking %22Grim Adventures of Peri %26 Mandy%22... %0D%0A%0D%0AI can%27t believe I missed that entirely. That%27s hilarious. XD
7|2|2|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Polychrome||10:50:02|06/23/2007|%3EFurthermore%2C our given svartelf%28it%27s now obvious that Akio and Anthy%27s %0D%0A%3Eheritage rendered them VERY pale in comparison. I%27d expected dark %0D%0A%3Eskinned elves%2C but Anaximandra%28Mandy%3F Ana%3F Peri has quite the point%29 %0D%0A%3Eis closer to the average DnD depiction of a drow%2Fdark elf%29strikes me %0D%0A%3Eas familiar. Google fails to place the name beyond a common user %0D%0A%3Ehandle on WoW servers%2C apparently. And the only Drax I know is about %0D%0A%3Eas far from a dark elf as you can be. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AAnaximandra seems to be a feminine form of  %5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FAnaximander%7CAnaximander%5D. Whether there is any significance to this or if somebody just thought the name was cool remains to be seen though.%0D%0A%0D%0APolychrome
28|2|2|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|juniper||15:52:29|07/06/2007|%3EOne%27s the Masho%2C for instance. Having looked up their Japanese names%2C %0D%0A%3Eand with the reference to Anubishu%27s no-daichi%2C I was suprised to find %0D%0A%3Eout he%27s in charge. Admittedly%2C it%27s been years since I saw Ronin %0D%0A%3EWarriors%2C but he never struck me as the most intelligent of the four. %0D%0A%3EIs Shuten still around%2C or are they the Three Masho again%3F It also %0D%0A%3Emakes sense Rajura would be the one to suspsect Saionjii%27s mixed %0D%0A%3Eloyalties. %0D%0A%0D%0AShuten%27s still around. But what makes you think the most intelligent Masho would automatically be their leader%3F %3B%29  There is something to be said for experience.  Also remember%2C this is UF.  We%27re not necessarily going to be absolutely true to the original series.
5|1|0|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Berk||10:21:29|06/23/2007|A damn shame.. throwing away a perfectly good svartelf like that..%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd I can see the trainwreck coming...  I can see it..  This will be fun.
10|1|0|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Gryphon||16:51:02|06/23/2007|%3EBlue takes place just before %0D%0A%3EClarion Call%2C not during%2C Correct%3F%3F%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ACorrect.  The passage previously released as a %5Bi%5DClarion Call%5B%2Fi%5D teaser - and%2C in fact%2C pretty much the entirety of %5Bi%5DOut of the Blue%5B%2Fi%5D - was originally part of the S5M2 draft%2C but ended up being pushed into its own segment for a couple of reasons%2C pacing foremost among them.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DClarion Call%5B%2Fi%5D will begin the day after %5Bi%5DOut of the Blue%5B%2Fi%5D ends.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited  http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A
13|1|0|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|SpottedKitty||20:13:53|06/23/2007|%3Cargle%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI was just beginning to really enjoy myself when I realised I%27d got to the end. Some great stuff here%2C as always%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%2A I see I%27m not alone in thinking that sword Anakin picked up reminded me of something.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2A Peri is just as much fun to read about as I suspected from the intro we got a while back.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2A The %22hostage%22 %28with pie ending%29 bit gave me the giggles%2C %5Bi%5Dbad%5B%2Fi%5D...%0D%0A%0D%0A%2A An exiled svartelf%3A interesting.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2A Is there anywhere that %5Bi%5Ddoesn%27t%5B%2Fi%5D have an appropriate %22So You%27ve Just...%22 book available there...%3F Those things really get around.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only.
18|2|13|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Peter Eng||03:45:20|06/24/2007|%3E%0D%0A%3E%2A Is there anywhere that %5Bi%5Ddoesn%27t%5B%2Fi%5D have an appropriate %22So You%27ve %0D%0A%3EJust...%22 book available there...%3F Those things really get around. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%28LIE MODE%3A ON%29%0D%0AWell%2C due to divine nudging%2C Mr. Bacon hasn%27t written %22So You%27ve Just Arrived in the Tenth World%22...%0D%0A%28LIE MODE%3A OFF%29%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AI%27m only a Charter Member because of the DCForum upgrade%2C and because there%27s no rank below %22Clueless F%21wit.%22
19|2|13|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|drakensis||03:53:16|06/24/2007|%3E%2A Is there anywhere that %5Bi%5Ddoesn%27t%5B%2Fi%5D have an appropriate %22So You%27ve %0D%0A%3EJust...%22 book available there...%3F Those things really get around. %0D%0A%0D%0APresumably the new Ohtori Academy lacks one.
22|2|13|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Neophyte||14:16:48|06/24/2007|My first thought when I read the description of the sword Anakin picked up was%2C %22Did one of the Valkyries lose her sword%3F%22
23|2|13|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Croaker||15:34:36|06/24/2007|%3Cmuch snippage giggled at%2C excised%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%2A Is there anywhere that %5Bi%5Ddoesn%27t%5B%2Fi%5D have an appropriate %22So You%27ve %0D%0A%3EJust...%22 book available there...%3F Those things really get around. %0D%0A%0D%0AAccept with my compliments a copy of Mr. Bacon%27s latest release%2C %22So You%27ve Just Posted An Obvious Question On The Interwebs%22. %3B%29
16|1|0|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|WengFook||00:09:13|06/24/2007|I really like this movement%2C from the start to the end%2C It had many bits that had me going%2C %22Oh thats right%21 I%27d totally forgotten that detail%22 and %22Oh thats cool.. I haven%27t seen that character in ages%2C glad to see life goes on.%22  %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AOn a sidenote I was just thinking... if Cephiro was still a realm run on willpower%2C and assuming that Corwin%27s world engine isn%27t just removing this from the equation.. maybe Anaximandra survived her fall simply because she willed to survive%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A_____________________________________________%0D%0AA long long time ago%2C in a galaxy far far away. THERE IS ONLY WAR.%0D%0A-kinda makes sense if you think about it.%0D%0A
20|1|0|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Captain Willard||04:22:55|06/24/2007|Oh man%2C poor Utena.%0D%0A%0D%0AWearing a dress and being a bit girly for one night is one thing%2C but going from that to being a bride is a rather large step...%0D%0A%0D%0AGryphon%27s girl-magnet effect strikes again%21  I guess some guys got it... %3B-%29%0D%0A%0D%0AIf they%27re still telling stories about ReRob%27s wedding%2C imagine how long they%27ll be telling stories of this wedding for%21%0D%0A%0D%0ASo%2C Juri%27s division is building the new Jedi starfighter%2C eh%3F  Starbuck might be able to get her hands on one%2C after all.  %28%22Say%2C Juri%2C I need a birthday gift for a friend of mine.%22%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOh yeah%2C this %285-2%29 is going to be good.%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AWillard Goosey%0D%0A%22Booga%21%21%21%21%22
26|1|0|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|StClair||17:50:40|06/26/2007|%22Damn shame%2C people be throwin%27 away a perfectly good black girl like that.%22%0D%0A
29|1|0|||||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Barricade||17:03:15|09/22/2007|I%27m amazed Boba didn%27t try to borrow his Dad%27s Slave One or Slave Two for this considering. Although with the sheer amount of firepower and potential martial arts mayhem thats going to be in attendence %28known invited ones that is%29%2C it should make for a very good popcorn moment. I wouldn%27t be surprised though if some slapstick gets slipped in of the Animal House%2FChitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang %27Food Fight From Hell%27 variety. I pity whoever messes up the main cake before the girls %26 Corwin get to cut it.
30|2|29|||1||RE%3A Out of the Blue....|Peter Eng||12:49:47|09/24/2007|%3EI%27m amazed Boba didn%27t try to borrow his Dad%27s Slave One or Slave Two %0D%0A%3Efor this considering. %0D%0A%0D%0AAfter what happened the last time%2C Jango probably took away Boba%27s keys.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AI%27m only a Charter Member because of the DCForum upgrade%2C and because there%27s no rank below %22Clueless F%21wit.%22