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VERBS	YOUR ACTION FROM YOUR OWN PERSPECTIVE	YOUR ACTION AS VIEWED BY OTHERS
CACKLE	You cackle!	Eratika cackles!
CALENDAR This verb lists the names of the days, months and holidays of the Elanthian calendar.	>calendar @@> Elanthian Calendar <@@ Months of the Year: Lormesta Fashanos Charlatos Olaesta Ivastaen Lumnea Koaratos Phoenatos Imaerasta Jastatos Eoantos Eorgaen Days of the Week: Restday Volnes Tilamaires Leyan Niiman Day of the Huntress Feastday Hours of the Day: Dawn: Hour of Lumnis Noon: Hour of Phoen Dusk: Hour of Tonis Midnight: Hour of Ronan Elanthian Holidays: 14th of Fashanos - Day of Voaris and Laethe 1st of Olaesta - Day of Zelia's Warning 1st of Ivastaen - Day of Kuon's Blessing 20th of Ivastaen - Festival of Oleani 14th of Koaratos - Cholen's Eve 31st of Jastatos - Eve of the Reunion 20-25th of Eorgaen - Feast of the Immortals 31st of Eorgaen - Lornon's Eve	N/A
CANCEL This verb is used to cancel an offer to another player after you have extended it (using the GIVE verb.) The offer may not be canceled after the other player has already ACCEPTed or DECLINEd it.	Offer cancelled.	Eratika has cancelled the offer.
CAST (NOTE: Whatever kind of targeted spell is prepped, using CAST, by itself, will by default have you cast that targeted spell on yourself.) Note that a spell must be prepared before it may be cast, using the PREPARE verb. Also see ATTACK for reference to special Voln messages which may occur when one successfully kills undead critters by AMBUSHing, ATTACKing, CASTing, FIREing, HURLing, MSTRIKEing or TRIPing)	>cast You gesture. A silvery luminescence surrounds you. NOTE: Armor hindrance is always a risk factor when casting. Recent changes may have affected the chances at which your armor may prevent the spell cast from working correctly. Those who are undertrained in Armor Use will find their chances for armor hindrance have increased, and those who are overtrained may find their chances for spell casting failure have decreased. For more specific information, visit Amerlise's Chambers, at http://www.liquidfish.net /Amerlise/frames.htm. (See also Simu’s* Armor Use)* For example, Aelphaba, a ranger with a 39/138 training in Armor, is wearing brigandine and thus she has reached her armor's base hindrance of 7% because of her overtraining. As Amerlise explains, "7% is the new base spirit hindrance for brig (ranger spells count as spirit for hindrance purposes). This means that you technically need 140 in armor use to fully train away the spell hindrance. Most armors have a different requirement for magical training as opposed to physical RT training. The way the formula works, though, it rounds up at half-multiples of 20 (i.e. 90, 110, 130, 150, etc), and you only need to train away all but one percentage of hindrance, so you are 'fully trained' for brig's spirit hindrance at 110 armor use (or 111, as close as you can get to 110). You can never train your hindrance to BELOW the base, only down to it; [note that] the base hindrances on most armors have been lowered slightly": >You gesture. (Spell Hindrance for some forest green brigandine is 7% with current Armor Use skill, d100= 6) Your armor prevents the spell from working correctly.	Hannal gestures. A silvery luminescence surrounds Hannal. Aelphaba gestures. (The spell is not released; the armor prevented it from being cast correctly)
CAST AT <CRITTER or ITEM or PERSON> (By casting AT your target, you are targeting something specific in the room and thus avoiding -- in most cases -- any misfires. Note, however, that due to recent coding changes, the parser now first searches for a critter, then an object and THEN people. The GOOD NEWS about the coding change: While you are hunting critters, this change will help you avoid mistakenly casting an offensive spell against an individual who has a name similar to the critter you were targeting. THE BAD NEWS about the coding change: While you are spelling up another individual or trying to raise someone, etc., this change has added some unexpected quirks, including misfires, of which you should be aware. You must keep in mind that if you are casting a spell at a person, you may end up instead casting a defense spell upon a critter, or casting a misfire (and loss of mana) at an item you are wearing or carrying in an open container, or even an item in the room. In other words, the abbreviation for your targeted person must not match an abbreviation for (a) a critter in your room, (b) an item you are wearing or carrying in an open container OR (c) an item in your room, or you will not be able to cast a spell at your targeted person.) Also see ATTACK for reference to special Voln messages which may occur when one successfully kills undead critters by AMBUSHing, ATTACKing, CASTing, FIREing, HURLing, MSTRIKEing or TRIPing)	(1) TARGETED PERSON IS IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: (a)Your targeted person is in the room and no critter and no item matches the abbreviation you gave to your target : >cast at Eratika You gesture at Eratika. Eratika looks considerably more imposing. (b) But watch for: Your targeted person is in the room and an item you are wearing (or in an open container) matches the abbreviation you gave to your target (in this situation, the targeted person is a dead Banduras): >prep 318 You concentrate on the Life Restoration spell...Your spell is ready. >cast at band You gesture at a stunning gold wedding band embellished with two sparkling rubies nestled together. The incredible amount of magical energy you have called upon explodes in the air above you. The backwash of pure spiritual energy overwhelms your senses! You are stunned! Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. Eep! A bad misfire which stuns the cleric! Before the coding change, you automatically would have cast the Life Restoration spell upon the dead Banduras, but the parser now searches for a matching item or critter before it searches for a person. To get around this new risk of misfiring (and resulting loss of mana), you will now have to type out Banduras' name with more letters to distinguish it from an item such as a wedding band: >prep 318 You concentrate on the Life Restoration spell... Your spell is ready. >cast at bandu You gesture at Banduras. Roundtime: 40 sec. A brilliant glow forms around Banduras, lingers for a moment, then fades. Your surroundings grow dim...you lapse into a state of awareness only, unable to do anything... Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. (c) And watch for: Your targeted person is in the room and a critter in the same room matches the abbreviation you gave to your target (in this situation, the targeted person is Kobsta, who is in the room with you and a kobold): >prep 103 You concentrate on the Spirit Defense spell... Your spell is ready. >cast at kob You gesture at a kobold. A kobold suddenly looks more powerful.Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. Again, to avoid spelling up a critter whose name is similar to your targeted person, you will now have to type out Kobsta's name with more letters to distinguish it from a critter such as a kobold: >prep 103 You concentrate on the Spirit Defense spell... Your spell is ready. >cast at kobsta You gesture at Kobsta. Kobsta suddenly feels more powerful. Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. (d) Note that in some very special situations, you'll find yourself unable to cast a spell upon the targeted person! For example, one cleric tried to raise a dead Was in a room with a wastebasket. No matter what the cleric tried to do, she could not target Was, only the wastebasket. In this special situation, you would have to add a space after Was, which will allow you to fool the parser. In other words: >prep 318 You concentrate on the Life Restoration spell... Your spell is ready. >cast at was[type an extra space here] You gesture at Was. Roundtime: 40 sec. A brilliant glow forms around Was, lingers for a moment, then fades. Your surroundings grow dim...you lapse into a state of awareness only, unable to do anything... Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. (2) TARGETED PERSON IS NOT IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: Your targeted person just left the room and no critter and no item matches the abbreviation you gave to your target : >prep 103 You concentrate on the Spirit Defense spell... Your spell is ready. Eratika just went south. >cast at Eratika Cast at what? (So even if Eratika is in the lands, there is no misfire and no mana loss, since the word "AT" was used, PROVIDED that the abbreviation for your target does not match an abbreviation for (a) a critter in your room, (b) an item you are wearing or carrying in an open container OR (c) an item in your room. If there is a match to any of these possibilities, you will get the quirky results as explained in examples (1)(b) and (1)(c) above.) (3) TARGETED CRITTER IS IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: (a) The critter is in the room with you, and no items nor people in the room match your abbreviation for the critter: >cast rolt You gesture at a rolton. You hurl a stream of fire at a rolton! AS: +45 vs DS: +0 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +66 = +162 ... and hit for 101 points of damage! Flame engulfs back: a rolton flambe! The rolton collapses to the ground, emits a final bleat and dies. (b) Note that even if the abbreviation for your targeted critter is similar to the name of an individual who is in the room with you, the new parser change now ensures -- in this particular kind of situation -- that the offensive spell intended for the critter is cast at the critter instead of mistakenly at a player (in this situation, Kobsta is in the room with you and a kobold): >cast at kob You gesture at a kobold. CS: +280 - TD: +3 + CvA: +20 + d100: +21 == +318 Warding failed! Its eyes cloud over, becoming a milky blue. Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. (4) TARGETED CRITTER IS NOT IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: Assuming that the abbreviation your gave to your targeted critter does not match any item or person in the room with you, the use of cast AT critter will prevent you from having a miscast. This is true even if someone is in the lands who has a name which matches your critter's abbreviation. You do not lose mana and you may use your still- prepped spell to cast at a new target or you may release the spell. >prep 311 You concentrate on the Blinding spell... Your spell is ready. A velnalin trots south. >cast at vel Cast at what? >find vel Brave Adventurer Questing: Velinuras	Hannal gestures at you. You look considerably more imposing. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Kelista gestures at a stunning gold wedding band embellished with two sparkling rubies nestled together. A gigantic burst of magic explodes over the head of Kelista. She reels from the backwash of pure spiritual energy! Kelista gestures at you. Kelista suddenly looks very drained. You feel a sudden jolt of nothing short of the raw power of divine intervention. For some reason, you cannot bring yourself to move quite yet, but feel relieved nonetheless. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Kelista gestures at a kobold. A kobold suddenly looks more powerful. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Kelista gestures at you. You suddenly feel more powerful. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Kelista gestures at you. Kelista suddenly looks very drained. You feel a sudden jolt of nothing short of the raw power of divine intervention. For some reason, you cannot bring yourself to move quite yet, but feel relieved nonetheless. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Hannal hurls a stream of fire at a rolton! AS: +45 vs DS: +0 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +66 = +162 ... and hits for 101 points of damage! Flame engulfs back: a rolton flambe! The rolton collapses to the ground, emits a final bleat and dies. Kobsta's view: Kelista gestures at a kobold. CS: +280 - TD: +3 + CvA: +20 + d100: +21 == +318 Warding failed! Its eyes cloud over, becoming a milky blue. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
CAST <CRITTER or ITEM or PERSON> (Note: By not using "AT" as in CAST AT <TARGET>, you are risking a misfire should your targeted person leave the room, because you are not directly targeting within the room (this risk is in addition to the risk that the abbreviation for your target person matches an abbreviation for (a) an item you are wearing or carrying in an open container OR (b) an item in the room. Generally, you do not risk a misfire targeting critters, but you still have the risk that the abbreviation for your target critter matches an abbreviation for an item you are wearing or carrying in an open container.)	(1) TARGETED PERSON IS IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: Your targeted person is in the room and no critter and no item matches the abbreviation you gave to your targeted person: >prep 305 You concentrate on the Preservation spell... Your spell is ready. >cast bandu You gesture at Banduras. A luminescent web briefly forms around Banduras, then fades into the body. Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. (2) TARGETED PERSON IS NOT IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: (a) Your targeted person just left the room and no critter and no item matches the abbreviation you gave to your target : >prep 103 You concentrate on the Spirit Defense spell...... Your spell is ready. Banduras just went south. >cast bandu You gesture into the air. Your spell misfires. Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. Note that you can avoid misfires in this situation by typing CAST AT BANDU instead of CAST BANDU. (b) Note an exception to this rule: For the Locate Person spell to work appropriately, you must type CAST <PERSON> and not CAST AT <PERSON>. Which makes sense, since the person is not in the room with you: >prep 116 You concentrate on the Locate Person spell... Your spell is ready. >cast bandu You gesture into the air. Your vision begins to become murky and clouded. You have a sensation of rapidly passing distance. Eventually your sight begins to clear and a vision of Banduras's surroundings fills your mind... [Dancing Daisy Table] Suspended from the ceiling is a mirrored planter box. Dozens of daisies -- yellow, white, light purple -- crowd the box and sway gently as though dancing in the air. Also in the room: Banduras Obvious exits: out. Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. BUT if you type CAST AT, the spell remains prepped: >prep 116 You concentrate on the Locate Person spell... Your spell is ready. >cast at bandu Cast at what? (3)TARGETED CRITTER IS IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: If the critter is in the room, you will see something like this (it doesn't matter if an item or person has a matching name, as the critter is chosen first by the parser): >cast rolt You gesture at a rolton. You hurl a stream of fire at a rolton! AS: +45 vs DS: +0 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +66 = +162 ... and hit for 101 points of damage! Flame engulfs back: a rolton flambe! The rolton collapses to the ground, emits a final bleat and dies. (4) TARGETED CRITTER IS NOT IN THE ROOM WITH YOU: If the critter is NOT in the room, AND no item matches your target's abbreviation, then CAST <CRITTER> results in your spell remaining prepped and ready to be recast at another target or released (Note that due to the parser code change, it no longer matters whether an individual in the lands has a name which matches your target critter's abbreviation; you will no longer get a misfire so long as no item matches the abbreviation): (a) Abbreviation for critter which matches someone's name: >prep 311 You concentrate on the Blinding spell... Your spell is ready. A kobold hurries north. >cast kob Cast at what? >find kob Brave Adventurer Questing: Kobsta (b) Abbreviation for critter which does not match someone's name: >prep 311 You concentrate on the Blinding spell... Your spell is ready. >cast veln Cast at what? >find veln There are no adventurers questing that match the names specified.	Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Kelista gestures at you. You feel a tingle on your soul, as if a powerful hand is gently cradling it. (Thy soul is bound to thy body for an extra 29 minutes.) Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Kelista gestures into the air. Nothing happens. Hannal hurls a stream of fire at a rolton! AS: +45 vs DS: +0 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +66 = +162 ... and hits for 101 points of damage! Flame engulfs back: a rolton flambe! The rolton collapses to the ground, emits a final bleat and dies. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Kelista gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
CHANNEL <#> <PERSON> or SEND <#> <PERSON> (when your combined mana share is bad) This verb is used to share mana between individuals. The more trained both individuals are in mana share, the less mana is likely to be lost during the transaction.	You face Trakkar, close your eyes and begin chanting. A small spark leaps from your fingers... but little else happens.	Eratika faces you, closes her eyes and begins chanting. A small spark leaps from Eratika's fingers... but little else happens.
CHANNEL <#> <PERSON> or SEND <#> <PERSON> (when your combined mana share is good)	>channel 20 hannal You face Hannal, close your eyes and begin chanting. Suddenly, a small bolt of energy arcs between the two of you. You awaken, feeling slightly drained, but satisfied that 20 points were successfully transferred to Hannal.	Kelista faces you, closes her eyes and begins chanting. Suddenly, a small bolt of energy arcs between the two of you. You gain 20 mana points!
CHARGE (by wizards only) Note that this isn’t really a verb per se, but rather a special spell, #517, the Charge Item spell. It is a complicated process, however, and that is why you find information on it here. (Before proceeding, a wizard must have a talented bard sing to a valuable gem such as a diamond or ruby to make sure the gem is "pure." Once the gem is considered ready, the wizard then pours a grot t'kel potion on the gem to further prepare it for becoming an blue orb, which in turn will increase the charges in the targeted item. See POUR POTION ON MY <GEM>. The wizard will need a LOT of mana, especially if he or she is charging ruby amulets, which have wall of force charges in them.) Note that a wizard may suffer from failures when rubbing the orb or casting at it. With rubbing, failures can range from destroying the targeted item and getting hurt, losing all mana, or simply being forced to "try again." With casting at the orb, failures range from having the orb shrink or even imploding the orb into oblivion!	(Successful Orb and Charging, edited for length): >prep 517 You concentrate on the Charge Item spell... Your spell is ready. >cast my emerald You gesture at an emerald. The emerald quickly expands into a blue pulsating orb! Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds. >prep 517 You concentrate on the Charge Item spell... Your spell is ready. >cast orb You gesture over the pulsating orb while muttering a few arcane phrases. The orb resonates in response to each of your gestures and words. It grows in size! >cast orb You gesture over the pulsating orb while muttering a few arcane phrases. The orb resonates in response to each of your gestures and words. It shines brightly for a moment, flickering in color and humming tones of enchantment! (aha...this means it is ready for charging) >get amu from sack You remove a ruby amulet from in your large sack. >rub orb You gesture over the pulsating orb while holding a ruby amulet near it. A strand of pure essence leaps from the orb and onto the amulet! The item glows with a bright hue as the fingers of essence caress it. (that means charges are going in) >rub orb You gesture over the pulsating orb while holding a ruby amulet near it. A strand of pure essence leaps from the orb and onto the amulet! You are unable to add any more charges. Nothing else seems to happen. (it's full!)	(edited for length) Khait gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Khait gestures at an emerald. The emerald quickly expands into a blue pulsating orb! Khait gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Khait gestures over the pulsating orb while muttering a few arcane phrases. The orb resonates in response to each gesture and word from Khait! It grows in size! Khait gestures over the pulsating orb while muttering a few arcane phrases. The orb resonates in response to each gesture and word from Khait! It shines brightly for a moment, flickering in color and humming tones of enchantment! Khait removes a ruby amulet from in her large sack. Khait gestures over the pulsating orb while holding a ruby amulet near it. A strand of pure essence leaps from the orb and onto the amulet! The item glows with a bright hue as the fingers of essence caress it. Khait gestures over the pulsating orb while holding a ruby amulet near it. A strand of pure essence leaps from the orb and onto the amulet! Nothing else seems to happen.
`CHEAPSHOT <TYPE> <CRITTER>` (Rogue Guild members trained in CHEAPSHOT can attack critters via these types of CHEAPSHOTS: Footstomp, Templeshot, Eyepoke, Swiftkick,Nosetweak, Kneebash and Throatchop	Working on this!
CHECK BALANCE This verb gives you access to the balance of your bank account. It must be used inside your bank at the teller window.	The teller thumbs through the books and says, "Your balance is currently at 1217737 silvers. Is there anything else I can do for you today?"	Eratika has a quiet word with the teller.
CHECK IN (at front desk of inns; you will find yourself in the Character Manager for training, rerolling, or information about your character, such as your complexion, eye and hair color; you will also receive information on your trained skills)	With weapon and shield out, you cannot check into an inn: >check in The proprietor stops you and says, "Would you mind putting your falchion and shield away? I wouldn't want you to drop anything, you might trip and break your neck! Thanks." With weapon and shield put away, you can check in: >check in You get a room key from the innkeeper (who promptly records this on your tab) and you wander off to your room... Then as you leave … Leaving your room, you check back out of the Raging Thrak Inn, wander over to the front desk and hand the room key back to the innkeeper. She nods and thanks you for your patronage.	N/A Eratika moves to the wooden desk to get her key from the proprietor. With a yawn, Eratika wanders off to her room. Then as she returns … Eratika just wandered in and handed her room key back to the innkeeper behind the desk.
CHEER	You let out a cheer!	Eratika lets out a cheer!
CHEER <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>	You look at a raspberry marinated orc toe and cheer!	Eratika looks at a raspberry marinated orc toe and cheers!
CHEER <DEAD CRITTER>	You look at the dead kobold and cheer!	Eratika looks at the dead kobold and cheers!
CHEER <PERSON>	You turn to Trakkar and cheer!	Eratika turns to you and cheers!
CHEER <YOURSELF>	You burst out in a resounding cheer!	Eratika bursts out in a resounding cheer!
CHORTLE	You chortle.	Eratika starts chortling.
CHORTLE (while dead)	You give a ghostly chortle.	Eratika gives a ghostly chortle.
CHORTLE (while hidden)	You chortle from the shadows.	You hear someone chortling.
CHORTLE <PERSON>	You chortle at Trakkar.	Eratika starts chortling at you!
CHORTLE <YOURSELF>	You chortle softly at some secret joke.	Eratika chortles softly at some secret joke.
CHUCKLE <PERSON>	You chuckle at Trakkar.	Eratika chuckles at you.
CLAP or APPLAUD	You applaud. Note that if you are missing a hand or an arm, you'll get this message instead: You wave an arm around in a vain attempt to applaud.	Eratika applauds. Angelianna waves an arm around in a vain attempt to applaud.
CLAP <CRITTER or HOUSE PET> or APPLAUD <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>	You look at a rolton and clap your hands.	Eratika looks at a rolton and claps her hands.
CLAP <DEAD CRITTER> or APPLAUD <DEAD CRITTER>	You look at the dead kobold and applaud.	Eratika looks at the dead kobold and applaud. [sic]
CLAP <ITEM> or APPLAUD <ITEM>	You glance at a raspberry marinated orc toe and clap your hands.	Eratika glances at a raspberry marinated orc toe and claps her hands.
CLAP <PERSON> or APPLAUD <PERSON>	You applaud Trakkar.	Eratika applauds you.
CLAP <YOURSELF> or APPLAUD <YOURSELF>	You clap your hands.	Eratika claps her hands.
CLEAN <HEATSOURCE> (in a private home)	You pick up a piece of broken pottery from beside the small fireplace and scoop out most of the ashes and coals from its bottom. You then dump them in a worn-out backpack and sweep out the rest with a bundle of dried grasses.	Eratika picks up a piece of broken pottery and a bundle of dried grasses from beside a small fireplace, and uses them to clean the ashes and coals from its bottom into a worn-out backpack.
CLEAN <ITEM or CRITTER or PERSON>	>clean my flute Feeling a tad bit obsessive, are we?	N/A
CLENCH FIST	Your body tenses as you clench your fist.	Eratika's entire body tenses as she clenches her fist.
CLENCH FIST (while hidden)	What would be the point when no one can see you?	N/A
CLENCH FIST (with item in right hand)	Your body tenses as you tighten your grip on your heavy backpack.	Eratika's entire body tenses as she tightens her grip on her heavy backpack.
CLENCH FIST <PERSON>	Your body tenses as you clench your fist and glance over at Trakkar.	Eratika's entire body tenses as she clenches her fist and glances over at you.
CLENCH FIST <PERSON> (with item in right hand)	Your body tenses as you tighten your grip on your heavy backpack and glance over at Trakkar.	Eratika's entire body tenses as she tightens her grip on her heavy backpack and glances over at you.
CLENCH FIST <YOURSELF>	Oh please.	N/A
CLENCH JAW	You clench your jaw.	Eratika clenches her jaw.
CLENCH MUSCLE (if you are a warrior with a high strength statistic OR if you are a giantman or dwarf of any profession who has a high strength statistic)	You flex your powerful muscles.	Kelista flexes her powerful muscles.
CLENCH MUSCLE (if you have a high strength statistic)	You flex your muscles.	Eratika flexes her muscles.
CLENCH MUSCLE (if you have a low strength statistic)	You flex your muscles, doing your best to look strong and powerful.	Frumpy flexes his muscles, doing his best to look strong and powerful.
CLENCH TATTOO (in areas where you have a significant muscle)	Bunching your tattoo tightly, you flex and proudly display a moon and stars tattoo on your arm.	Caereth tightly flexes his muscles and displays a moon and stars tattoo on his arm.
CLENCH TATTOO (in areas where you do not have a significant muscle)	Kinda hard to really flex that muscle group to any significance.	N/A
CLENCH TEETH	You grit your teeth.	Eratika grits her teeth.
CLOSE BANKBOOK (Four Winds Members only)	You close the cover on your weathered leather bankbook.	Eratika closes the cover on her weathered leather bankbook.
CLOSE <ITEM>	Ok, it shut.	Eratika just closed a corroded silver trunk.
CLOSE <PERSON> <HOME> or CLOSE <DESCRIPTION OF HOME>	You close the door to a cozy fieldstone cottage.	Eratika closes the door to a cozy fieldstone cottage.
COCK (while hunting with a crossbow; note that crossbows require first cocking the weapon and loading it with a bolt. Heavy crossbows require heavy bolts, and light crossbows require light bolts. It is said that stronger individuals have shorter round times when cocking; also, using light crossbows instead heavy crossbows will shorten the round time. Hold the crossbow in the left hand and COCK the weapon. Then get a bolt, and LOAD the crossbow. You may then FIRE MY CROSSBOW AT <CRITTER>.	(You need both hands free to cock the crossbow; after cocking, make sure the crossbow is in your left hand so you can load the bolt) >cock crossbow You cock your heavy crossbow. Round time: 8 sec. (the information below is included so that you may observe what occurs after you cock the weapon) >get 1 bolt >You remove a single heavy crossbow bolt from some heavy crossbow bolts. (after you've bundled the bolts) >load crossbow with my bolt You load a heavy crossbow bolt into your heavy crossbow. >fire my crossbow at kobold You fire a heavy crossbow bolt at a kobold! AS: +83 vs DS: +10 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +25 = +128 ... and hit for 17 points of damage! Strike pierces upper arm! Round time: 2 sec.	Ellidrin cocks her heavy crossbow. Ellidrin removes a single heavy crossbow bolt from some heavy crossbow bolts. Ellidrin loads a heavy crossbow bolt into her heavy crossbow. Ellidrin fires a heavy crossbow bolt at a kobold! AS: +83 vs DS: +10 with AvD: +30 + d100 roll: +25 = +128 ... and hits for 17 points of damage! Strike pierces upper arm!
COMMENT	>comment COMMENT <message> Where <message> is a detailed description of the situation or person you wish to comment on. Comments will be read by a staff member, but you will not receive a reply. If you wish to receive a reply to your comment, please use REPORT, ASSIST or GemStone III Feedback instead of COMMENT.	N/A
`COMMENT <MESSAGE>`	>comment I love those kobolds! Your `COMMENT` has been logged, thank you!	N/A
COMMON This verb is used to change the language that you are speaking. Common is the native language of the humans, but it is also spoken and understood by all races of Elanthia. There are several Elanthian languages, which are: Common, Dark Elf, Dwarf, Elven, Giantman, Guild, Half-Elven, Halfling and Sylvan.	You are now speaking the Common language.	N/A
CONCUSSION (old verb)	>concussion Health Points left: 16	N/A
COUGH	You cough.	Eratika coughs.
COUGH (while hidden)	You cough.	You hear someone cough.
COVER <CRITTER or HOUSE PET>	You stand in front of a rolton.	Eratika stands in front of a rolton.
COVER <DEAD CRITTER>	You kick some dirt on the dead kobold.	Eratika kicks some dirt on a dead kobold.
COVER <ITEM>	You place your hand on your spidersilk backpack.	Eratika places her hand on her spidersilk backpack.
COVER <ITEM ON GROUND>	You do your best to conceal a weathered wooden box.	Eratika seems to be trying to conceal a weathered wooden box from view.
COVER <PERSON> (while sitting)	You scoot over in front of Trakkar.	Eratika scoots over in front of you.
COVER <PERSON> (while standing)	You move to stand in front of Trakkar.	Eratika stands in front of you.
COVER <DEAD PERSON>	You kick some dirt on the dead body of Eratika.	Trakkar kicks some dirt on your corpse.
COVER <YOURSELF> (with no shield in hand)	You bury your face in your hands.	Eratika buries her face in her hands.
COVER <YOURSELF> (with shield in your hand)	You duck behind your vultite wall shield.	Eratika ducks behind her vultite wall shield.
COVER MY EARS	You cover your ears.	Eratika covers her ears.
COVER MY EYES	You cover your eyes with your hands, peeking through your fingers.	Eratika covers her eyes with her hands.
COVER MY HEAD	You duck slightly and cover your head with your arms.	Eratika ducks slightly and covers her head with her arms.
COVER MY HEART	You place a hand over your heart.	Eratika places a hand over her heart.
COVER MY MOUTH	You clasp a hand over your mouth.	Eratika clasps her hand over her mouth.
COVER MY NOSE	You cover your nose tightly. Phew!	Eratika covers her nose tightly.
COVER TABLE (while at a private table)	You stand in front of a long table.	Eratika stands in front of a long table.
COWER	You cower.	Eratika cowers.
COWER (while hidden)	You cower wretchedly, even in the safety of the shadows.	N/A
COWER <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>	You cower away from a weathered wooden box.	Eratika cowers away from a weathered wooden box.
COWER <PERSON>	You cower away from Trakkar.	Eratika shrinks fearfully away from you!
CRACK or PINCH	You crack your knuckles.	Eratika cracks her knuckles.
CRACK (while hidden)	You crack your knuckles. Note that if you are hidden and you PINCH instead of CRACK, you’ll see the same message: You crack your knuckles.	You hear a loud "craaaa--ck!". But if someone is hidden and does PINCH instead of CRACK, you’ll see this message instead: You hear the sound of someone cracking their knuckles.
CRINGE	You cringe.	Eratika cringes.
CRINGE (while hidden)	You cringe inwardly.	N/A
CRINGE <CRITTER or HOUSE PET or ITEM>	You glance at a raspberry marinated orc toe and cringe.	Eratika glances at a raspberry marinated orc toe and cringes.
CRINGE <DEAD CRITTER>	You glance at a dead kobold and cringe.	Eratika glances at a dead kobold and cringes.
CRINGE <PERSON>	You glance at Trakkar and cringe.	Eratika glances at you and cringes.
CRINGE <YOURSELF>	You make a face like you just ate a bug.	Eratika makes a sour face.
CRY	You start to cry all over the place.	Suddenly, Eratika bursts into tears!
CRY (while dead)	With great effort you give a keening cry, your spectral tears falling to the ground.	With great effort the spirit of Eratika gives a keening cry, spectral tears falling to the ground.
CRY (while hidden)	You start to cry all over the place.	You hear someone weeping nearby.
CRY ANGRY	You burst out in tears of frustrated anger.	Eratika bursts out in tears of frustrated anger.
CRY ANGRY (while hidden)	You burst out in tears of frustrated anger.	You hear someone crying angrily nearby.
CRY BABY	You cry like a baby, howling and snuffling through your tears.	Eratika cries like a baby, howling and snuffling through her tears.
CRY BABY (while hidden)	You cry like a baby, howling and snuffling through your tears.	You hear someone crying like a baby nearby.
CRY BRAVE	You bravely hold back your tears, your eyes glistening with pain.	Eratika holds back her tears, her eyes glistening with pain.
CRY BRAVE (while hidden)	You bravely hold back your tears, your eyes glistening with pain.	N/A
CRY DRUNK	You burst out in drunken tears, weeping and giggling at once.	Eratika bursts out in drunken tears, weeping and giggling at once.
CRY DRUNK (while hidden)	You burst out in drunken tears, weeping and giggling at once.	You hear someone weeping drunkenly nearby.
CRY FEAR	You burst into tears, your eyes glazed with fear.	Eratika bursts into tears, her eyes glazed with fear.
CRY FEAR (while hidden)	You burst into tears, your eyes glazed with fear.	You hear a sound of terrified weeping nearby.
CRY GENTLE	You weep gently, trying to smile through your tears.	Eratika weeps gently, trying to smile through her tears.
CRY GENTLE (while hidden)	You weep gently, trying to smile through your tears.	You hear someone weeping gently nearby.
CRY HAPPY	You cry with happiness, laughing through your tears.	Eratika cries with happiness, laughing through her tears.
CRY HAPPY (while hidden)	You cry with happiness, laughing through your tears.	You hear someone crying tears of joy nearby.
CRY INSANE	You burst into a fit of crying, your eyes darting wildly and tears flying everywhere!	Eratika bursts into a fit of crying, her eyes darting wildly and tears flying everywhere!
CRY INSANE (while hidden)	You burst into a fit of crying, your eyes darting wildly and tears flying everywhere!	You hear someone crying madly nearby.
CRY LONGING	You gaze into the distance, weeping quiet tears of longing.	Eratika gazes into the distance, weeping quiet tears of longing.
CRY LONGING (while hidden)	You gaze into the distance, weeping quiet tears of longing.	You hear someone weeping quietly nearby.
CRY LOUD	You cry loudly, wailing as the tears flow like a river.	Eratika bursts into a river of tears, wailing and crying loudly.
CRY LOUD (while hidden)	You cry loudly, wailing as the tears flow like a river.	You hear someone crying and wailing nearby.
CRY MOURNING	You weep softly, shedding solemn tears of mourning.	Eratika weeps softly, shedding solemn tears of mourning.
CRY MOURNING (while hidden)	You weep softly, shedding solemn tears of mourning.	You hear someone weeping mournfully nearby.
CRY PAIN	You cry in pain, weeping with your torment.	Eratika cries in pain, her face contorted in torment as she weeps.
CRY PAIN (while hidden)	You cry in pain, weeping with your torment.	You hear someone weeping in pain nearby.
CRY PITY	You weep piteously, sniffling through your tears.	Eratika weeps piteously, sniffling through her tears.
CRY PITY (while hidden)	You weep piteously, sniffling through your tears.	You hear someone weeping piteously nearby.
CRY SOFT	You weep softly, quiet tears falling from your eyes.	Eratika weeps softly, quiet tears falling from her eyes.
CRY SOFT (while hidden)	You weep softly, quiet tears falling from your eyes.	You hear someone weeping softly nearby.
CRY SORROW	You cry sadly, tears of sorrow flowing down your cheeks.	Eratika cries sadly, tears of sorrow flowing down her cheeks.
CRY SORROW (while hidden)	You cry sadly, tears of sorrow flowing down your cheeks.	You hear someone weeping sorrowfully nearby.
CUDDLE <PERSON> (must be joined to that person and neither standing)	You slide over to Trakkar and cuddle him in your arms.	Eratika slides over to you and cuddles you in her arms.
CUDDLE <CRITTER>	I think you've been out hunting too long if a rolton is starting to look like good cuddle material.	N/A
CUDDLE <HOUSE PET> (message will sometimes vary according to type of house pet)	You cuddle up with a spider monkey.	Eratika cuddles up with a spider monkey.
CURE (empaths only) (You must PREPARE a healing spell, then: CURE alone for any matching wound appropriate to the spell.) This verb is used by empaths in order to cast healing spells. In many ways, for empaths, this command is a synonym for CAST, but the messaging varies slightly.	You concentrate on the Limb Repair I spell... Your spell is ready. >cure You concentrate. Your left leg feels better. Roundtime: 4 sec. Cast Roundtime 3 seconds.	Angelianna gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Angelianna concentrates. Angelianna's left leg looks better.
CURE <BODY PART> (empaths only) (You must PREPARE an appropriate healing spell, then: CURE right/left leg, right/left arm, back, chest, etc.	You concentrate on the Limb Repair II spell... Your spell is ready. >cure right leg Your right leg feels better. Roundtime: 15 sec. Cast Roundtime 3 seconds.	Angelianna gestures and utters a phrase of magic. Angelianna concentrates and her right leg looks better.
CURTSY (must be standing)	You curtsy.	Eratika curtsies.
CURTSY (from a standing position while at special mud pools)	You sink down into the warm mud and breathe a sigh of contentment.	Eratika sinks down into the warm mud.
CURTSY <CRITTER or HOUSE PET> (must be standing)	You curtsy to the rolton.	Eratika curtsies to the rolton.
CURTSY <PERSON> (must be standing)	You curtsy to Trakkar.	Eratika curtsies to you.
CURTSY <YOURSELF>	Curtsy to yourself? Perhaps not.	N/A