Post by Anjana on Feb 2, 2007 17:00:33 GMT
Larch 50th
The graveyard is a memorial for the controller of the vampire Pazuzu.
You can see when you are in the graveyard that below the map view is the note regarding the inscription on Pazuzu's headstone.
The Real Life controller of Pazuzu was Steve. A friend to many people in the RolePlay community of the game, Steve died from heart complications, which he had suffered his whole life, and those who knew him beseeched RavenBlack to commemorate his passing.
Actually, the vampire name of the person directly responsible for the graveyard's existence is Wander. So if you see him on the streets, maybe give him a little room and don't bite or rob him, out of respect for his kind deed.
Most clans and groups have a respect for this cemetery which they honor by declaring it a no-attack, no-thieving zone, or somehow describe it as an "off limits to negative acts" place. Please show the respect that such a place deserves too, and also do not bite, rob, scroll or holy water in this place. It has become a sign of respect to not do violence to each other in the Graveyard.
But of course, that said.. many vampires do not know about the RolePlay of this game, or do not care why that cemetery was put in. Therefore don't be surprised if someone does bite or rob you here. Best thing to do is, let them know via an in game message that the Graveyard isn't just a place on the streets, but a real memorial to a well respected player who died in real life, and that the RolePlay community asks them to respect it's true meaning as a memorial.
The act of not retaliating, but explaining the situation, will usually be more impressive than a HolyWater in the fangs. It will leave a more reverent mark upon the player than any item.
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information taken from the Freedom Trade Alliance, but slightly modified