Howdy, pardner! For an April Fool's day prank, the staff at Aether changed the theme to the Wild West. "Aether: High Noon" was the result -- the roughest, toughest, rootinest-tootinest rip-snortinest game in MUSHdom! Yessiree, for the two days that the prank ran, we had it all: cowboys, gunslingers, outlaws, lawmen, Injuns, cavalry, saloon-gals, and more! Folks were in for a wild ride, 'cause this MUSH knew what it took to separate the men from the boys, an' the quick from the dead.

This here link will show you what the login screen for Aether: High Noon looked like while it lasted. Yee-haw!

These here links will take you out yonder on the web to sites about the Wild West. Have a look, but don't get lost out there in that untamed frontier.

• Fort Bloodshed: If you enjoyed Aether: High Noon, you might also take a fancy to Fort Bloodshed, a Wild West MUSH. It's set in Lago, Wyoming, around the late 1860's, shortly after the Civil War.
  Telnet: bloodshed.org 4201
• Maddock: This MUSH has long since closed down, but its web-site is still kickin', and features links and information pertaining to the old West. It's a damn fine site, and if you've taken a hankerin' to that time period, you'll likely find these pages useful.
• Civil War Slang: If you want to sound genuine for the time period, this is the place to go. It features "slang" of the Old West, presented as a dictionary of terms used during the Civil War.
• Cowboy Insults, Humor, Lingo: This page is just knee-slappin' funny, featuring "lingo" pertaining to the old west. It's a real hoot, and might give you more ideas on how your character ought to sound.
• Gunslingers and Outlaws: A site just chock-full of trivia and information about famous shootists and wanted men.
• The Old West Living History Foundation: This site has a mess of links about the old west, from re-enactment groups to guns to famous gravesites and everything in between.
• The Shootin' Iron: This here site has plenty of links to other web-pages pertainin' to life in the old west.
• Women of the West: We'd best not forget the ladies, 'cause some of those women were tough as nails! This site has information about famous women like Belle Starr, Annie Oakley, Calamity Jane, and so on, and describes what life was like for women back in the old west.