The following logs occurred in 1999, as the game underwent a war, a plague, and a prophecy. See the TinyPlots section of the main logs page for more details. The logs are presented in descending order from most recent to oldest.

December:

• A Flame Extinguished (24K)
  Featuring: Cassandra, Cassius
  12-29-99: Elidi has been missing for two months now, and though Cassius had sent Zephyr and his men to comb the forests north of Haven for her, there has been no sign of his wife. Thus, he tries one last tactic as a means of locating her -- he seeks out the most powerful clairvoyant in Delphi, in the hopes that her Sight will succeed where a search party has not.
• One Decree Too Far (40K)
  Featuring: Hepzibah, Kerani, Numair, Sakhr, Yamineh (Faanshi)
  12-29-99: The Warlord of Clan Behzad issues a decree that sparks a rebellion among his people, and even his own Nayaka turns against him, demanding that Sakhr relinquish his leadership of the Clan.
• An Eternity of Ten Lashes (31K)
  Featuring: Caius, Diana, Theron
  12-16-99: Caius Antoninus, a Ceterion in the Praetorian Guard, nearly sparked another bloody feud between the Empyre and the Varati kingdom when he attempted to attack Khalid Atar during Haven's recent battle with a monstrous leviathan. He was thwarted by a Hound, yet the Praetorian Guard has decided to mete out its own unique justice for the transgression.
• Dinner and Discussion (38K)
  Featuring: Cassius, Drusus, Kalypso, Leonidas, Oriane, Vertinius
  12-09-99: Dea Kalypso, the matriarch of Tritonis, hosts a dinner-meeting for the Empyre's leaders within Haven. The event is primarily an excuse to 'interview' Vertinius of Acesius, who hopes to claim his House's seat among the council. Yet the Princeps and Dea also take the opportunity to make a more personal announcement.
• The Music of Beauty (14K)
  Featuring: Majidah, Niamh
  12-06-99: Majidah works her wiles on an unsuspecting priest -- and though he might wield the elements, he's completely out of his element when confronted with a beautiful -- and flirtatious -- young woman.

October:

• Rescued from the Well (24K)
  Featuring: Sharpclaw, SilverFox, Soft-Feather
  10-06-99: Three Sylvans attempt a tricky rescue after finding a child stuck down a well.
• With All My Heart (78K)
  Featuring: Ajii'mah, Altair, Amineh, Archana, Aurora (I), Cassius, Cepheus, Elidi, Faanshi, Khalid (IV), Maya, Mekhti, Niamh, Oriane, Rabi, Ranjeet, Rihana, Riva, Sarasvati, Shahar, Spirit-Whisperer, Timin, Woodchuck
  10-05-99: Recently elevated to kshatri status, Ranjeet al'Samar weds the Pasha of Haven, Shahar al-Jehan, at the close of the Varati Holi festival.
• Visions and Guidance (27K)
  Featuring: Sharpclaw, Soft-Feather
  10-04-99: Sharpclaw has been growing rebellious, letting his tribal duties slack off while embracing his wolfen side more. He thought he knew enough about his shifting to stop his lessons, and started thinking his teacher, Soft-Feather (and others), were trying to run his life. So the teenage graisha began to grow more distant, until a couple nights before a planned trip to Avalon when Soft-Feather finally confronted him.

September:

• A Good Day to Die (37K)
  Featuring: "Nine-Fingered" Rab, StormBearer, Thomas
  09-21-99: Ten warriors set out to find and destroy a creature of legend.
• Rhetoric, Rats, and Riots (82K)
  Featuring: Ashe, Cepheus, Cersei (I), Cynara, Daanica, Eric, Faanshi, Jana, Morning-Mist, Niamh, Pu-abi, Richard, Spirit-Whisperer, StormBearer, Thomas
  09-16-99: Even though the plague is beginning to slacken its hold on the city of Haven, many still retain a powerful fear that it was deliberately unleashed upon Haven's helpless masses -- and are looking for someone to blame. Against all logic, a good number of these frightened folk have turned their anger upon the Mongrels, even going so far as to try to burn Milane, the ambassador from the newly-established nation of Avalon. Thomas Murako, leader of Avalon, intends to address this gross injustice for all to hear.
• The Scapegoat (25K)
  Featuring: Keiki, Milane, Morven, StormBearer, Tvashtri
  09-12-99: Seeking a scapegoat to blame for the plague, the angry citizens of Haven seize the 'right hand' of Thomas Murako, Milane, and attempt to burn her at the stake. Yet their plans are foiled in a dramatic, last-minute rescue.

July:

• Between Light and Dark (58K)
  Featuring: Drusus, Eithne, Ianthe, Jalindu, Jana, Jasmine, Kalindi, Karijou, Kelis, Koralland, Kuronbo, Maat, Marik, Meira, Oriane, Polaris, Thenomain, Timin, Uneri
  07-21-99: Kuronbo shares his vision -- one supposedly granted him by his goddess, Pasiphae -- with the people of Haven and Atlantis, though his speech is eventually upstaged by an even more monumental event. Does it lend credence to his words, or is it mere coincidence?
• Sharing the Dream (30K)
  Featuring: Jenean, Thomas
  07-20-99: Jenean visits the man called Thomas Murako, the leader of Avalon who offers mongrels and outcasts a dream of liberty, a chance to build new lives, and freedom from oppression and hatred. But Jenean wants to find out whether or not he believes in that dream, and, if not, where his heart truly lies.
• The Lady Doth Protest Too Much (32K)
  Featuring: Craft, Helena, Thorn
  07-14-99: Had Margaret Mitchell tried her hand at MUSHing, she might have played scenes like this, for Thorn is an excellent Rhett to Helena's fiery Scarlett, with Craft playing the role of the honorable Ashley Wilkes (though with a someewhat bloodthirstier temper). Amid politics, intrigue, and rising tension between the races, Haven sports its fair share of romance, too. This log warrants a PG-13 "rating."
• Ambush! (29K)
  Featuring: Kiral, Pentus, Primus, Quartus, Secundus, Tertius
  Scene: The Foreign Minister of the Varati, Kiral Khalida, is ambushed and abducted on the streets of Haven.
• Duty Cannot Stand Before Death (23K)
  Featuring: Jalindu, Koralland, Orman Kai, Ranaka, Riva
  07-12-99: The Decemvir of the Ormani, Orman Kai, passes away after a brief illness, and names his adopted daughter, Riva, as his heir.
• Pledge of the Pandion Decemvirate (33K)
  Featuring: Altair, Calendel, Dante, Drusus, Karijou, Kione, Maat, Orman Kai (II), Oriane, Ranaka, Timin
  07-07-99: It seems that there is unrest beneath the waves, for this is the second time in a matter of weeks that Haven has glimpsed warships in its bay -- the current group hailing not from the Orcinus, but from the Pandion Decemvirate.

June:

• The Betrothal Party of Al'Samar (149K)
  Featuring: Amar, Amineh, Cassius, Chana-Cari, Darias, Fireheart, Jana, Kashtaritu, Khalil, Lailah, Maat, Niamh, Rabi, Ranjeet, Sarasvati, Shahar, Valin'dovev, Vayu, Zuhayr
  06-22-99: The betrothal-party of Chana-Cari and Zafir is held in the courtyard of Atesh-Gah, and the vaisya Clan, Al'Samar, goes all out for the festivities: including a parade through Haven's streets, dancing, a hound race, an artwork display, and general feasting and merriment.
• Pageantry on Parade (27K)
  Featuring: Chana-Cari, Darias, Fireheart, Jana, Lailah, Maat, Medea, Ranjeet, Sarra, Starsong
  06-22-99: The betrothal-party of Chana-Cari and Zafir begins with a parade through the streets of Haven, to proclaim the magnificence of the vaisya Clan of Al'Samar.
• The Ettowealona Council (47K)
  Featuring: HeartsEase, Koralland, Many Shadows, ShadowWatcher, Sharpclaw, Silentshadow, SilverFox, Skyfire, Star-Seeker, Tiata
  06-22-99: The Ettowealona hold a meeting to discuss the latest news of the tribe, to make note of new members and visitors (as well as those whose visitation rights have been revoked), and to listen to an Atlantean ambassador representing the Amarisian Decemvirate.
• Love Will Be Our Home (33K)
  Featuring: Altair, Koralland, Jasmine, Mari, Nadia, Naiaddre, Okalani, Siodina, Violet Weasel
  06-19-99: The wedding of Amaris Koralland and Delphine Jasmine is performed by the High Priestess of Pasiphae, Okalani, and several citizens of Haven attend.
• Arrival of the Kurofune Sentai (53K)
  Featuring: Arete, Cyrano, Drusus, Jasmine, Kiera, Kitara, Koralland, Kuronbo, Moonfire, Naiadre, Niko, Riva, Selene, Tiata, Uneri
  06-12-99: Dark ships appear just off Haven's harbor, hinting at events to come.

May:

• The Call to Avalon (21K)
  Featuring: Alinor, Fern, Deianyra, Dremmond, Ilex, Kallista, Lailah, Ranjeet, Rose
  05-14-99: Dremmond makes a speech in the Rialto in the hopes of drawing support for Avalon, the "new kingdom" established in the once-Empyreal province of Arelate.

April:

• From This Day Forward (86K)
  Featuring: Amaryllis, Arannon, Atalanta, Aurora (I), Celeste, Cynara, Daren, Diana, Dove, Drusus, Elidi, HeartsEase, Jasmine, Kalypso, Kiera, Koralland, Kuronbo, Leonidas, Many Shadows, Maya, Medea, Odessa, Okalani, Oriane, Rabi, Ranjeet, Riva, Sapientia, Selene, ShadowEyes, Shahar, Spirit-Whisperer, Thornlance, Tros, Uneri, Wolfsong
  04-04-99: Drusus, the new Emperor of the Empyreans, marries a woman from Clan Khalida, and though she is full-blooded Empyrean, her allegiances are suspect. There are few here without misgivings about this mysterious woman who will be crowned Empress.
• The Moon Goddess (24K)
  Featuring: Cyrano, Selene
  04-20-99: Selene keeps a nightly vigil so that she might pay homage to her namesake goddess, Celene, the maiden of the moon. At dawn, the Praetor, Cyrano, finds her seated on the rooftops, and the Jovian noblewoman proceeds to tell him the story of how Celene came to be acquainted with the moon. A romantic at heart beneath that stoic facade, Cyrano is not likely to forget the tale.

March:

• Visions of the Past (18K)
  Featuring: Cepheus, Jana
  03-31-99: Jana's clairvoyance has begun to exert itself more strongly than ever before, and it takes her centuries into the past, where she glimpses a vision that is eons old. Her teacher, Cepheus, is the one who finds her within the aetherial plane, and brings her back to the "real" one.
• All Hail Drusus Marcus Jove! (93K)
  Featuring: Amaryllis, Ambriel, Arahael, Arannon, Aununa, Cepheus, Daren, Darius, Drusus, Elidi, Faisal, GreyWolf, Idraeus, Ilex, Ipo, Jasmine, Khalid (I/III), Koralland, Kuronbo, Leonidas, Lirani, Livia, Longinius, Maat, Many Shadows, Medea, Megeara, Oriane, Persephone, Pylades, Rabi, Riva, Sapientia, Selene, ShadowEyes, Shahar, SilverFox, Siranae, Soft-Feather, Tenderheart, Thalia (I)
  03-28-99: A new Emperor for the Empyreans is crowned.
• A Nexus of History (130K)
  Featuring: Alaia, Altair, Anemone, Callidora, Chana-Cari, Drusus, Elania, Faanshi, Hidenouri, Ilex, Kaia, Kala, Khalid (I/III), Leonidas, Maat, Medea, Niamh, Oriane, Rabi, Ranjeet, Riana, Shahar, Shinjukou, Siranae, StormBearer, Sunil, Tahira, Thalia (I), Vayu, Yoritomo, Zuhayr
  03-25-99: The reception after the marriage of Khalid Atar and Thalia Tritonides features feasting, dancing, conversation, and a dazzling fire-show created by the God-King's Atarvani.
• Let the World Stand Witness (59K)
  Featuring: Altair, Anemone, Aurora (I), Callidora, Cepheus, Chana-Cari, Drusus, Elania, Faanshi, Hidenouri, Ilex, Khalid (I/III), Leonidas, Maat, Madirakshi, Medea, Mohan, Niamh, Oriane, Rabi, Riana, Sakhr, Shahar, Shinjukou, Siranae, StormBearer, Sunil, Tahira, Thalia (I), Vayu, Zuhayr
  03-25-99: Khalid Atar, the God-King of the Varati and the "Divine Flame of Heaven," takes a wife at last; finding his equal in Thalia Jovia Tritonides, a noble-woman from one of the premier Houses in the Empyre. Their union may be met with anger by some, awe by others -- but only one thing is certain... both empires will be forever changed by what has happened this day.
• Growing the Hedge Maze (68K)
  Featuring: Adham, Aine, Calandra, Cassandra, Celeste, Cynara, Daren, Dire, Endymion, Hidenouri, Jana, Kallista, Karijou, Linnet, Many Shadows, Maya, Medea, Silver Claw, Skyfire, Spirit-Whisperer, Syroth, TempestTouch, Uneri
  03-10-99: Aine, a student at Delphi, came up with the idea of a "hedge maze" that would include aspects from every form of magic. The most powerful earth-elemental in the vicinity of Haven is asked to build -- or rather, grow -- the maze, and the Sachem of the Ettowealona agrees to the request, displaying the extent of her magical power for all to witness.
• Consumed by the Flames (44K)
  Featuring: Duayr, Hepzibah, Jaihyn, Khalid (I/III), Khalil, Nasri, Rani, Zuhayr
  03-08-99: Khalid Atar passes judgment on Madame Rani Rajan for her crimes of treason and blasphemy, though he allows the former shechah the dignity of choosing her own punishment.
• Naming Day Ceremony (85K)
  Featuring: Ambriel, Blackwing, Crooked Shank, Cyrano, Eranthe, Fireheart, HeartsEase, Hidenouri, Hoaalohakupaa, Ilex, Inek, Jana, Many Shadows, Maya, Path Walker, Rabi, ShadowEyes, Silver Claw, Skyfire, Spirit-Walker, Spirit-Whisperer, Stone-Stare, Teliko, TempestTouch, Tenderheart, Thornlance, Tun, Voice Like Thunder, White Hawk, Wolfspirit, Yellow Flower
  03-08-99: The Sylvan hold a "naming" festival in order to honor their tribe-mates with new names, or honor outsiders with Sylvan names for deeds they have done or attempts they have made toward peace.
• Audience of the Orcinus Decemvirate (89K)
  Featuring: Elania, Faanshi, Farouk, Hepzibah, Khalid (I/III), Kuronbo, Rabi, Shinjukou, Vayu, Yoritomo
  03-05-99: Representatives of the Orcinus Decemvirate are invited to Atesh-Gah for an audience before the God-King. A gift is given, events discussed, and the possibility of a future "exchange" to cement a closer tie between the two nations is mentioned.

February:

• The Grand Hunt (85K)
  Featuring: Elania, Hidenouri, Kuronbo, Rabi, Riva, Shinjukou, Uneri, Yukari, Yoritomo
  02-27-99: The Iruka, manned by a crew from the Orcinus Decemvirate, sets sail to hunt whales, with the intention of feeding the thousands of refugees grouped together in the tent-city outside Haven. The hunt appears successful at first, but then disaster strikes, and it seems that whales are not the only creatures sacrificed this day for the good of the many.
• The Apex and the Nadir (17K)
  Featuring: Jana, Maya
  02-25-99: Maya and Jana -- a Varati and an Empyrean, and both members of Delphi -- talk of clairvoyance, a Liaison's duties, and the differences between their people.
• The Shakir and the Sibyl (24K)
  Featuring: Maya, Shahar
  02-23-99: Who says that Varati women wield no power? Here is a scene between two who have achieved positions of prominence within their respective spheres -- Shahar has become the Shakir of Clan Khalida, while Maya is a liaison from Delphi. But for the latter, at least, the cost was great. She comes to the Shakir with news from the Citadel, and ends up telling more than she had intended -- about her own past and secret shame.
• Ceremony of the Shark (34K)
  Featuring: Ambriel, Elania, FallingStar, Jasmine, Kiyoshi, Kuronbo, Lailah, Lynx, Pasithas, Peitho, Riva, Riverway, Shinjukou, StormBearer, Xerxes
  02-20-99: An assorted collection of Haven's citizens have come to witness the Ceremony of the Shark, an ancient Atlantean ritual which will decide the new leader for the Orcinus Decemvirate.
• The First Step (29K)
  Featuring: Aurora (I), Faanshi, Kiera
  02-17-99: Aurora has come to visit Kiera, but it is the halfbreed's new "charge" that gains her attention, for she discovers that the shudra is a healer with untold potential. Yet her gift has been misused in the past, and the fallen Empyrean extends her trust so that the young healer might learn to trust in herself.
• I Am Yours (41K)
  Featuring: Adham, Anubis (@emitting Imam), Arslan, Drisana, Hepzibah, Kiral, Kovar, Rabi, Rory, Shahar, Suri, Vayu, Zuhayr
  02-17-99: Kiral, Foreign Minister of the Varati, and Shahar, Shakir of Clan Khalida, are joined together in matrimony.
• The Silence of Stone Gods (15K)
  Featuring: Ambriel, Endymion, Selene
  02-10-99: A noblewoman and a commoner both grieve for the Empyre and pray to their ancestral gods for aid -- though their prayers are met by silence.
• The Story of Little Hawk (14K)
  Featuring: LeafLover, Morning-Mist, Riverway
  02-06-99: LeafLover tells a poignant story of remembrance -- a story of Little Hawk, a son who was lost and then found again.

January:

• In Her Father's Footsteps (22K)
  Featuring: Faanshi, Khalid (I/III), Rabi, Shahar
  01-28-99: In the wake of her father's death, Shahar of Clan Khalida is summoned to the throne room of the God-King, for a new Shakir must be appointed to govern in her father's place.
• Vinita (35K)
  Featuring: Khalid (I/III), Kiera
  01-14-99: Khalid tells Kiera a tale of Vinita, a dark Empyrean who once fought with the Varati, centuries ago. Then, they discuss more down-to-earth matters -- namely, the possibility of Kiera's taking a mate.
• The Forgotten Name (20K)
  Featuring: Marina, Maya, Orman Kai (I), Riva
  01-11-99: Maya has come to the Korallion for a brief meeting with Orman Kai. After the business is concluded, she asks -- or demands -- a request from him, which he grants. But it is not without repercussions.
• Family Ties (19K)
  Featuring: Kalypso, Oriane
  01-01-99: Kalypso shares some news with Oriane about the girl's family, who were at Callisar's Eyrie when the Varati stormed the place for a second time.

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