A proud day for those who bear the tag - 12/29/02
submitted by rukes skyrawker

Saturday was a very good day for Mythrilmoon Mystics, and long beyond belief. The day started with a kill of Gorenaire, everyone's favorite white dragon and scourge of every nature-theme-named Dreadlands mid-40s quad-kiter traipsing about in wolf form without a care in their head* (that means you, Littlepawwolfshadowthornheartfirestarmoonwindleaftreelovehappysunhammerflower), which went well and yielded:

• Runed Bolster Belt - Aeandil
• White Dragon Scale - Heavvy

*Druids, I have nothing wrong with you or your names. It's a joke. :P

Next up came Rhag 1 in Sssomething Temple. Congratulations to the following people on the following drops:

• Bone Golem Vambraces - Berift
• Mana Twined Staff - Nikk (almost Cannyarie though - timer was a bit too short)
• Spell: Remove Greater Curse - Eamonn
• Spell: Moonfire - Wulien
• Spell: Blessing of Aegolism - Gliffic
• Spell: Zevfeer's Theft of Vitae - Daljalon

Then it was a hop, skip, and jump over to Rhag 2, who was dispatched quickly and easily (with only three deaths: two overzealous nukers and one rogue *cough me cough* who didn't notice a curse killing him until he was at about 20% health). Drops were very nice:

• Scale Mesh Leggings - Slivertoes
• Burning Scepter of Elements - Happycaster
• Crystal of Interpretation - Ygnir
• Spell: Cloak of the Akheva - Bank
• Spell: Brell's Mountainous Barrier - Bank
• Spell: Kodaic's Endless Intellect - Bank

After Rhag 2 (yes, we kept going!) we mobilized for Velketor's Labyrinth. Sweeping through the zone killing random spiders and clearing the uncamped kobold village in what had to be record time, we breached the stronghold of the powerful wizard himself. As we sat there getting set up and ready to kill him, before anyone was prepared for the pull, someone had a nasty little bout of the dreaded LAG and unexpectedly pulled Velk and his two friends. Unphased MM entered Super Transformer Mega Crusher Mode and wiped up Velk, suffering only one death (/cheer Gembadar for taking one for the team...again...and again...). He was kind enough to give up the following pieces: Boots of Bladecalling - Happycaster (being one of two mages and the other mage already having these boots) Bone Ring of Condemnation - Darkpain Velketor's Spellbook - Isiiss Whole bunch o' spells - Bank Bracelet of Frostbite - Shakey the Scarecrow! Barbed Ringmail Leggings - Bank

"There's more!?" Oh yes. It was off to Plane of Disease, where Aramin was up for the taking. He went down easily and yielded:

• Orb of Unidentifiable Pulp x 2 - Microlo and Ludaa

After Aramin, feeling pumped and ready for action, the guild set their sights on Grummus. Got him to 80% before getting totally destroyed. Whee!

Derakor the Vindicator was next up on the block - he wasn't up (camped?) when we first went after him early in the morning, but he showed his face after Aramin. So, we went and killed him. He dropped:

• Chestplate of Vindication - Basha

To round out the day's heavy raid schedule, after a large number of people had logged off (including most of the clerics), the guild set up for Lcea Katta. On this fight, the second Lcea Katta fight MM has had, there were around four groups. Clerics were of the two-boxed variety, and the stakes were high. Gembadar took one for the team, and then so did a whole bunch of other people, so clerics camped and MM set up for the second attempt. After the fight tactics were explained a little better MM was ready to make a second attempt. Enchanters were truly on their game, keeping the tanks uncharmed consistently, the clerics were getting the best of every little shred of mana, and nukers ran to empty and more, but Lcea succumbed.

• Girdle of Magnificence - Daljalon
• Amulet of the Pure Heart - Surtahn

Not content with one day of raiding, a small raid force went to work Sunday knocking out epic mobs left and right. Gratz to Nilten on killing General V'Ghera and finishing your epic, Ragebringer. Gratz whoever got the Fusible Coral Ore on the otherwise very disappointing Phinigel Atropos raid (/rude THREE worthless chanter wands). Gratz Isiiss on getting her CoM charm mob finished, leaving her down to just two epic pieces. And pre-gratz to Ludaa, who will be epic'ed this week.

>Rukes Skyrawker