User:ZombGG/Quartly Tragedy
INTRO
The following is a personal account by Roftwood local ZombGG [1] of the terrible violations of Quartly Library's Rules of the Library on the evening of February 7, 2018 by survivors as well as by zombies, particularly The Scourge, during the early morning hours of February 8, 2018. Let this tale of the Quartly Tragedy serve to remind us of our civility and tradition.
PART ONE
February 7, 2018 EVENING
You are inside Quartly Library [2]. The building has been extremely heavily barricaded.
Also here are
your little sister [3] - “cute and innocent looking, there’s something about that 1000yd stare, and all that blood on her clothes, that makes you feel a bit uneasy about turning your back on her. If you think she’d just as soon shoot you in the face as look at you, you’re right”
She is a well known Roftwood local PKer and always holds quite a bounty on her head. This evening she’s enjoying the special privileges of the Truce of Quartly Library, most entirely Rule 1 – zombies, humans, and PKers are all welcome. This means it is a No-Kill zone: no killing except in self-defense, unless you’re evicting someone on the On Notice List! Bounty hunting, XP farming, and revenge killing are not permitted.
penguinpyro [4] – a die-hard pro-zombie player and seasoned zombie veteran is also present. He represents the biggest current zombie group in the game The Scourge (35 known members) and have been wrecking Roftwood for a week straight, ruining buildings and devouring every survivor / “snack” to the last bite. He too is also enjoying the exact same special privileges of Quartly Library’s Truce.
There are many other survivors sheltered in this legendary library this evening. The heroic ENVY group is present, Benigno [5] of the great Zone Defenders is present, and Quartly’s librarian & human lecturer in residence, Charles Darwin [6] is present with a few others from the Quartly Study Group.
Everyone is huddled around one of Roftwood’s few remaining portable generator s and it only has a little fuel left. The Scourge’s weeklong ruinous rampage through the suburb has made resources scarce for the local survivors.
Not all is well tonight. We witness tragedy as Rule 2 of the library has been grossly violated [7] – Do not build barricades unless absolutely necessary. Barricades impede our zombie patrons.
INTERMISSION
Quartly Library is an almost supernatural location. The building is usually decorated much like it is tonight with a blown-glass sculpture, a Grecian urn, a glass bowl, a glass table, an antique mirror, a glass statue, a glass globe, a length of tinsel, a cremation urn and a glass vase. This library truly is a spectacle and the Quartly Study Group does an absolutely magnificent job maintaining such a fine operation. They also house rare tomes of forbidden knowledge.
The Truce at Quartly is respected by many of the largest groups in Malton, from a variety of walks of life, including the Philosophe Knights, the SSZ, the Malton Rangers, and others. On two separate occasions, the Gore Corps and the Philosophe Knights have assisted the librarians in protecting library patrons from rulebreakers.
Respect for the Truce is a time honored tradition that can be traced back to nearly a decade ago when even the legendary Ridleybank Resistance Front followed the Rules of the Library -
I, ZombGG [8], a survivor player and Roftwood patriot, witnessed this violation of Rule 2 personally on this evening and hung my head low in shame for my fellow survivors. The fighting between us local Roftwoodians and The Scourge has been fierce and we survivors have mostly been on the receiving end of the smack downs, but to think that we would stoop so low as to forget our own civility, morals and traditions?
Quartly Library is a place of peace that offers fantastic entertainment and many people who have visited the library tell tales of great joy. It is a sincere shame that my fellow survivors stained this fine establishment and so extremely with their barricades, blocking our zombie fellows from sharing shelter and good times inside.
Personally, I hold a vision of Quartly Library playing a role in Malton’s universe much like Papa Midnite’s Club in the Constantine universe or even The Continental Hotel in the John Wick universe. The doors are open for everyone and the rules are to be respected in the name of civility.
We need each other to have fun in Malton. I can’t imagine my interest being kept long in this city without zombies being a constant pest. I am not ready to retire into some ghost town engaging in local graffiti tag wars. I love the action and I want more of it! However, I would also like to see class displayed in the historically great halls Quartly Library. Please respect the librarians and the unique opportunity they provide for all of our enjoyment!
And with all that said, this next piece of the story is the nail in the coffin of what makes this tale truly a tragedy.
PART TWO
February 8, 2018 EARLY MORNING
A mob of 15 zombies belonging to The Scourge violate Rule 1 and ruthlessly devour every survivor inside. No one was spared. Tasty treats were made of the Librarians, local PKer your little sister, ENVY, and all other harmanz.
It appears both factions have lost their sense of decency. These atrocities reflect absolute savagery and a real low point for both sides. Let’s immortalize this event as a true tragedy that serves to remind all of us of the greatness Quartly Library offers everyone!
