Talk:Darksword
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[edit] "alcamists" spelling?
In the section "The nine mysteries" - Earth - is the word "alcamists" a misspelling of "alchemists" or is it a term used in the book? --zandperl 02:27, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
Yes it is a misspelling in "The nine mysteries" - Earth - and should be spelt "alchemists". I should have payed more attention to the book when typing that up. --Draco Hunt
Fixed alchemist reference. --JGerretse 17:07, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
- Simkin
Simkin is one of Joram's companions, a powerful magus who seemingly has no morals or regard for human life (why should he, he's met Millions of people any way). I have removed the words in brackets as I believe the tone is too informal for a wikipedia article.
Overmage 16:13, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
The words in brackets were in the exact phrase the Darksword Adventures used to show how little regard Simkin has for human life.
Draco Hunt 08:21, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] removed Causes of the Iron War section
I have removed the entire section on the Causes of the Iron War. Initially, I attempted to rework the horrible grammar in the section, but gave up and simply removed it due to its extreme incoherence. The section is preserved here. I would be appreciative of any efforts to rewrite this more coherently, as it is beyond my meager capabilities.
The initial cause of the Iron wars is attributed to the constant battle for supremacy of the empire between two city-states (Merilon and Trandar). Another underlying cause was the increasing rate at which the Technologists developed. In the initial stages of the war, it was conducted on the Field of Glory, where no actual killing took place. As the war got out of hand, the battleground shifted to Thimhallen itself.
The technologists were creating machines for war and were paid a great amount of Life (magic) for their construction, which in turn allowed the technologists to create even more powerful war machines.
At the end of the war with Trandar destroyed and Merilon weakened the Bishop said to his people, "you have been duped by the sorcerers of the Dark arts into helping them take over the world, now we shall destroy them their machines and cast them into Death." After this technologists were forced to live in the outland or risk being cast beyond. Template:Endspoiler
Overmage 16:26, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Feel free to add this section (rewritten below). I'd do it myself, but I'm a bit of a wiki newbie.--JGerretse 17:22, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
The Iron Wars mark the struggle for supremacy between the city-states of Merilon and Trandar. Though the war was initially conducted on the Field of Glory, where no actual killing took place, the battleground ultimately shifted to Thimhallen itself.
The Technologists, whose rapid development contributed greatly to the Iron Wars, constructed the war machines employed during the struggle. They were paid a great amount of Life (magic) for these machines, and the Technologists in turn used this magic to create machines of incredible power.
When the Iron Wars came to an end, Trandar was destroyed and Merilon was severely weakened. The Bishop of the Realm told the survivors that they had been duped by the Technologists, whose ambitions were to conquer all of Thimhallen. The Bishop called for the destruction of all machinery and cast the Technologists into exile. Many Technologists were sent Beyond, while those who escaped were forced to live in the Outland, out of reach.Template:Endspoiler
[edit] Spoilers and supposed "vandalism"
I recently edited this article, noting that spoilers follow in the section on the characters. I admit that simply writing "SPOILERS" was not the best way to do it. But why did the person who reverted it refer to it as "vandalism"? Pointing out that spoilers follow hardly strikes me as vandalism; in fact, such a note might be helpful to those who don't want something spoiled. So I wanted to ask, what's the reasoning behind calling this vandalism? If I did something wrong, I'd like it explained rather than just be given a label. If it's for another reason, that should be made clear. Thank you. 154.20.158.94 (talk) 05:06, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
