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==COLD CELL BREAKING NEWS==
==COLD CELL BREAKING NEWS==


'''Written by Roy Orbson, February 16, 2009'''
===Not-so-Silent Sentinels of Fort Feral===
'''Written by Roy Orbson, July 5<sup>th</sup>, 2009'''
Cold Cell’s own Horgant Morrowind has been the subject of much buzz in the Fortress lately, as it has recently come to note that he holds a great many positions within the group, the least of which is being lieutenant of his combat team! Apart from Cold Cell, he also heads diplomatic relations for at least seven allied groups (it’s hard to keep track!), was recently elected onto the council and was also hired, along with Cellian Intelligence Officer Jame334, by the Fortress’ Director of Communications, PrepH, on in a relatively new position, Communications Staff. PrepH on his new staff, “With, now commander, theYeas as my DDoC it would appear that Cold Cell has taken a distinct liking to the Chain of Allies. They have my thanks for helping me keep our allies active and involved! “


Team Cold Cell has undergone an incredible surge of popularity during the final days of January and early February ’09. On January 29th, able recruits Redfields and PeAcHeS3 both graduated from Boot Camp to the Cell, to much acclaim, and were invaluable assets to the team thereafter. However, no more than a week later, on February 8th, 2009, four great recruits were released from Boot Camp, of which two joined the ranks of Cold Cell. Both GE Da Mighty Bob and GE ORakoo have already proven their value to their new squad mates and have been reporting in earnest.
Cold Cell’s first operation under their newest commander, theYeas, is an ambitious strike deep into Feral Undead territory, to retake the suburb of Whittenside and restart the running of Fortress one...Fort Perryn. Planned very carefully in large part by Horgant Morrowind in anticipation of a large amount of zombies (the wiki page had not been updated for over two months), the suburb turned out to be nearly deserted and was up and running within a week. Team Dark Watch, fresh from their latest “Assassination” operation, amiably joined up with Cold Cell and shortened the task of retaking the suburb greatly by providing daily real-time strikes (not to mention the twice-daily Cold Cell strikes run by Horgant all week). After securing the suburb, the target of the united Fortress teams was Fort Perryn, anti-climactically cleared and powered within the same week of returning the surrounding buildings back to working order.
This most unusual development may be attributable to the great influence the inestimable BC instructor, mjrahabim, whose former combat squad was none other than Cold Cell. Unfortunately, this has raised controversy in the rest of the Fortress, as Jensonson, the Head of the Fortress himself, has stated “because of the high number of recent Boot Camp members, we won’t be able to accept more applications to join Cold Cell for a while.” However inconvenient this edict is to new recruits, it is an intelligent and just decision, as the three other combat squads are incredibly diverse and all need members.


Cold Cell has had an enormous increase of members over a rather short period of time, beginning after Deployment Soldier Horgant Morrowind’s graduation in November 2008, there have been seven new recruits in as little as three months. Commanding Officer of team Cold Cell Amano Jaku has often stated how pleased he is with the recent influx of members, stating “That's a shame [they’re turning recruits away,] after being [a] small group of only 7 active members 6 months ago Cold Cell has grown into [a] nice strong force this new year, it [sic] been good to have more people want to join our relaxed little group. Still working on forming mini groups within the team based on Horgants suggestion so that we have good coverage of all times zones 24hrs/day.” Considering there is now a greatly bolstered number of active squad members, it should be a simple task to achieve his goal.  
The Fortress’ newest ABA, the Silent Sentinel, came into play in Whittenside for Cold Cell, as most of the suburb was uninhabited and as a result, the buildings had fallen to disrepair for some time. The two Cellians mentioned above, Jame334 and Horgant “Highwind” Morrowind, achieved respective scores of 110 AP and 96 AP. Last, and undeniably not the least, was Kevin Turvey’s attempt at the new ABA: an incredible 276 AP repair, lasting over five days! Many antics and several break-ins later, Kevin had this to say, “I would like to thank Cold Cell, particularly Horgant, Roy, TinyD, Jame, Hank & Scout; plus a thank you to Holy Pac Man who played his part too. I would also like to thank my Mum & Dad, sisters Wendy and Karen; my wife and children... and everyone else who knows me...” The fact that this building lasted two thirds of a year unrepaired is amazing in itself and it is safe to assume that Kevin Turvey will hold the title of Lead Architect for a great while hence.


The true test for these new recruits will come in the second week of February 2009, when Cold Cell makes another attempt at completing the arduous Chain Kill Fortress Achievement Based Award, colloquially known as an ABA. The team’s first attempt of the New Year unfortunately stalled in its seventh hour; however the entire team has been extremely confident in their ability and the Cold Cell forum has been rife with anticipation in preparation for this feat. Perhaps, with all the new recruits and completion of the Chain Kill, Cold Cell will come out as the leading combat team in 2009.
With Cold Cell, Dark Watch and allies from all over buckling in for the inevitable seige of Fort Perryn, there will be much more to write about of this already magnificently successful operation in the coming weeks. Getting to work with and meet the members of another incredibly efficient and successful Fortress combat team, despite the quirks and differences of both squads, will most definitely stand out in the minds of current Cold Cell members, indeed the added manpower of Dark Watch during real time strikes may very well be missed. With the recent successes of returning Whittenside to the living within a week and the three silent sentinel ABAs awarded, it is clear that team Cold Cell has landed upon its feet since the departure of their former commander only a month ago.  
 
'''Written by Jame334, January 23, 2009'''
 
Cold Cell divides into 3 teams.
 
A couple of days ago a very active Cold Cell member, Horgant Morrowind, decided that we should divide into 3 teams in order to make Real Time Strikes easier. Each team will also have team commanders, who will report to Cold Cell's commander. It was approved extremely fast and shortly everybody had registered themselves to the appropriate team, Team 1 being the largest. Currently we haven't used the team yet but they will probably show themselves useful. This is also the first time ever in Fortress history a team is divided into teams of their own.
 
I personally hope that each team will prove themselves extremely useful in the battlefield.


===Cold Cell in the Summer===
'''Written by Roy Orbson, May 28<sup>th</sup>, 2009'''
An investigation into zerging claims in the Fryerbank area yielded an accusation of well-known Cold Cell commander Amano Jaku on the [http://zombies.dementiastudios.org/boards/index.php?topic=12.msg43066#msg43066 Resensitized forums]. The implications seemed driven by a personal vendetta and indicated a mass zerging ring, with ties to long-time Fortress allies Dragonhead as well as Amano. Concrete evidence surfaced, and Amano owned up to some of his allegations (including running Dragonhead) and, this being his second zerging offence while with the Fortress, was expelled from the Fortress. As a direct consequence of these events, the Fortress’ alliance with Dragonhead was taken into careful consideration and ultimately cancelled.


Despite shortcomings (a very human quality), Amano was a well-liked and very able commander, and he left very large void to fill in the commanding role of team Cold Cell. Max Dusseldorf , Amano’s former lieutenant, has stepped in as temporary commander of Cold Cell; however, there are several very accomplished candidates who received nominations for role of commanding officer. Cold Cell members theyeas and Horgant Morrowind both recieved nominations to lead the excellent combat team, their experience and knowledge of the ins and outs of their team members would invariably help them in a leadership role. Ziptrickhead, recently elected council member and experienced moderator, also stepped forward, citing his tactical knowledge and experience, as well as his rank of Campaign Master earned from his expertise. Whatever the outcome, the newest Cold Cell commander has the ability well within his grasp to revolutionize this excellent combat squad and lead them on to grandeur.


'''''For more Cold Cell news, check out the [[The_Fortress/News Archive 3|Cold Cell News Archive]].'''''
'''''For more Cold Cell news, check out the [[The_Fortress/News Archive 3|Cold Cell News Archive]].'''''
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===Operation Hidden Gem: Dark Watch Goes to Crooketon!===
===Operation Skull Crusher Kills the Competition!===
 
'''Written by Mindlessidiots, July 9<sup>th</sup>, 2009
 
'''Written by Morrigana, February 27, 2009'''
 
 
It was early in the new year when the team set out for the ghost town of Crooketon. Reports had indicated that the place was spooky. Most buildings were ruined, their shutters and doors just hanging by a few loose screws. Broken glass littered the pavement, and if you looked closely, you might see a pair of terrified eyes peering out from behind a shotgun barrel. A few zombies, obviously malnourished and lethargic, stumbled along the cobblestone paths of Crooketon’s downtown district.
 
But they posed little threat. The expectation was to restore this forgotten little burb's infrastructure with minimal resistance and get out. But as Dark Watch entered the ghost town from the South and zeds came pouring in from the East, that expectation changed entirely.
 
Having heard tales of a man named Doc Groucho who leads a small group of local survivors, known as Feral Survivors, Commander Tardew made contact via an old radio found in our safehouse and spoke to him about the increasing danger and local traditions. As she spoke with him, it became apparent that this old timer didn't trust the more modern methods of communication that many survivors use today and preferred contact by radio or by mobile phone. Realizing the importance of maintaining communication with this Crooketon veteran, Commander Tardew assigned Oryx Clarke as Dark Watch’s Communications Officer, and he secured the necessary equipment to keep in close touch with the Doc who made his home in the northern part of the suburb.
 
Soon after arriving it became clear that the substantial influx of zeds from the east would require additional manpower to address. Orders to clear and maintain revive points were made and Dark Watch medic Michael Markus and ziptrickhead took the matter well in hand, while Commander Tardew began making calls to allied leaders. Within days, coordination between 3 DEM squads; The Randoms, Breech of Peace, and Order of the Black Rose was established and Crooketon was reclaimed in a week despite huge AP repair costs. Our resident coma specialist, Bob Boberton was always on hand for the difficult repairs, providing we had a tankard of Malt Whiskey waiting for him when he awoke from his slumber.
 
Late one night, as Crooketon was turned from a lifeless, ruined hole to a place that looked almost livable, the leaders sat together and our own Commander Tardew came up with the plan of all plans. It was the perfect way to end this now successful operation. Standing on a keg of beer, Anne quietened the room and said, “In two days time, we will take back Merson NT from the zombies and we will hold it for 48 hours in what will be known as the NO GUTS, NO GLORY PARTY! Are you with me?”
 
Excited shouts filled the air, and the news spread like wildfire. Soon additional survivor groups including 404: Barhah Not Found joined in the festivities. The buildings around the Necro Tech facility were systematically cleared, caded and lit in multiple coordinated strikes and while the zombies divided their numbers and rushed to attack the newly shiny buildings, the survivors moved into Merson NT and evicted the few zombies that had taken up residency. Streamers and left over Christmas lights were placed all over the building. Wine crates, and kegs of beer were opened, and the survivors danced, sang, drank, and of course, kept those pesky zombies at bay. It was late, and looking around the room most of the survivors were passed out in heaps, exhausted from the days and nights of partying. Anne, Codeist and Morrigana were sitting around a table talking about the day’s feats when there was a scratching at the door. Jumping to their feet, they rushed to the barricade just as a huge crash sent boards and bits of chairs flying in all directions. Zombies poured in as Anne, Codeist and Morrigana raised their pistols and aimed for their heads. A grim looked passed over their faces, as they started to get tired… but then, out of nowhere, like Malton’s own Superman, Sgt Lenimen burst in through the hole in the wall, spraying bullets into the trespassing zombies. Throwing their bodies from the building, he raised the barricades and made the building safe for all again! Arriving just in the nick of time, early from his shore leave, he single handedly saved the day, saved the party, and ensured it would continue well into the evening!
 
The next day, hungover , but happy, we parted ways from our friends and allies. We knew we would meet again, another day, in another burb, doing the work we love – protecting Malton from the zombie scourge.
 
===Operation C3 Salvation: The Epic Siege at Caiger Mall===


Forget the assassins of the movie “Wanted", there’s a new group of killers and they don’t need super powers to get the job done! On June 13 2009, 02:08 AM, Commander Anne Tardew, still flushed with Dark Watch's decisive victory at Ackland Mall (though some say she was flushed with Jack Daniels), declared open season on the RRF with Operation: Skull Crusher. This operation was unique due to its very specific objective: kill as many RRF personnel as possible, with special competitions focusing on assassinating the most RRF VIP’s and the most creative kill. Notable in this operation was the absence of our usual focus on holding real estate (the suburb was relatively in tact) and the solitary and independent nature of an assassin's goal. This tactic stripped the RRF of the ability to locate and hit us as a group, thereby limiting their ability to defend against Dark Watch's focused and lethal assassins. Soon after the operation began, The Fortress received word came that the RRF had a new leader in career player killer, Johnny Bass. Commander Tardew immediately showed her respect by assassinating him.


'''Written by Morrigana, November 4, 2008'''
True to form, Dark Watch achieved their mission objective with ruthless
efficiency and it was not long before a representative of the RRF approached the Brig issuing a notice that TOO MANY RRF VIP's were being killed! Commander Tardew, ever the gracious diplomat (and compassionate to the plight of an enemy simply unable to match the lethal onslaught of her squad's attentions) ordered a cease fire and quickly dispatched a message to the new RRF's new leader, Johnny Bass which soothed escalating tensions on June 18.


Regrettably, the abrupt termination of the operation led to setting aside the
award competition for most creative kill but Ruinator accrued the most kills.
Judging from the amount of kills Ruinator got, it would be safe to assume that he is the descendant of Altair of Assassins Creed, and should watch out for Templar’s trying to kidnap him. Below is the kill tally for each participant.


On September 8th, 2008, Dark Watch Commander FireWarlord gave the orders to move out to Caiger Mall in what would prove to be a long, bloody and successful siege. The mall had been in zombie hands for just about a year when the DHPD heroically reclaimed it and called on Dark Watch for backup. Our troops quickly moved into the area to find a ruined suburb with barely a survivor in sight. The DHPD were defending the mall against a horde of zombies who desperately wanted to take back Caiger. The zombies were everywhere, and in every corner there were bloody corpses.  Dark Watch arrived in full force and quickly restored the balance of power between previously overwhelmed survivors and the predominantly feral zombie horde. Dark Watch secured all the local resource buildings and the mall then another call came from DHPD.  They needed Dark Watch's assistance in securing their home suburb of Dunnel Hills.  We were happy to help.  We moved into Dunnel Hills and reclaimed the NE quadrant of that 'burb in less than a week, often falling into comas after repairing buildings that took 100AP or more to fix! With the suburb now glowing in the night, word spread throughout Malton of the improved conditions and survivors started to flock back to the home they once called Caiger Mall.
'''Ruinator:''' Seven kills<br>
'''Zeke Nafien:''' Four kills<br>
'''Anne Tardew:''' Three kills<br>
'''PrepH:''' Three kills<br>
'''Bob Boberton:''' Two kills<br>
'''Ziptrickhead:''' Two kills<br>
'''Morrigana:''' One kill<br>
'''The rest of the squad:''' Zero Kills


Upon returning to Caiger Mall, we were met with incessant break-ins.  Day after day, night after night, hour after hour, the zombies pounded on the door of the mall, but we were always there to thwart them. Every time, Dark Watch, allies and local survivors quickly dispatched the threat, killing the intruding zombies by the dozens, cading the mall up and healing and reviving the survivors who were nom’d during the course of zombie invasion.  You could almost see the frustration on the decaying faces of our undead enemies, and before we knew it, a barhah harmanz rang through the night and reinforcements came to the side of evil.
===Operation Reunion comes to a Successful End===
'''Written by Mindlessidiots, June 12<sup>th</sup>, 2009'''


Regardless, Dark Watch did not break.  With the diplomatic help of Brian Flynn, Michael Markus, Commander Warlord, and our ever shining Lieutenant, Anne Tardew, survivor reinforcements began pouring in. Allies including USAI, ACC, battle hardened Fortress Combat Squads, Cold Cell and Battlehawks arrived as well as some of the promising new talent from Boot Camp joined forces in Caiger Mall and the surrounding buildings. With a force this strong, we could not be defeated!  
Havercroft was once a place where the RRF could shamble freely and threaten the good citizens that lived there, but thanks to the efforts of Team Dark Watch and Anaconda, that is no longer true! On June 2 2009, Anne Tardew started operation Reunion in order to assist the defenders of the Ackland mall against RRF attacks. The operations was put into 3 parts, part 1 was to find a safe house and to help rebuild important resource buildings that would be critical to the defenses of Ackland. Part 2 was the actual defenses of the mall and elimination of the besieging zombie force. Part 3 was to have the biggest party Ackland has ever seen!


With the extra support in the Mall, much of Dark Watch moved in to defend the oft-ruined Latrobe NT, and to maintain the revive point at Salopia Row. The zeds came a knockin’ but we stopped them cold in their tracks every time and the breaches decreased dramatically. By this time, the troops were feeling the combat fatigue brought on by nearly 6 weeks of siege but LT Tardew knew the remedy for that. Quickly a hot tub was installed in the NT building and Morrigana brought some deliciously scented bath bombs to sparkle up the waters and make everyone smell delightful! Music started playing and games were secured and before you knew it a rousing game of strip twister commenced. It went something like this: [ *censored!  There are kids around, sheesh!*]... the lovely girls in the NT got to show off their spiffy new bathing suits and one handsome gent lost his cowboy hat! The tunes were pumping and the booze was flowing which seemed to attract even more undead party goers, which meant the strikes against the NT increased with such vigor and force you might have believed that the zeds were jealous that they weren't invited to the big bash!  Alas, Dark Watch and others (including some from USAI, ACC, TF's Battle Hawk and boot camp) explained in no uncertain terms that this party was INVITATION ONLY.
Part 1 started with Dark Watch members making their way to the safe house and scouting out the mall. Unfortunately, the original safe house was soon overrun by zombies and Dark Watch was forced to claim a new one. Ackland mall also had a break in its NW which the defenders were desperately trying to force out. The battle was going to be difficult for Dark Watch, but with the famous Anacondas arriving to join the mission tp save Ackland, and the DEM sending a team of healers to help. With this infusion of personnel from Anaconda and no longer having to dedicate time to healing, Real Time raids were soon started to retake key buildings surrounding the mall. Soon, every building between our safe house and the mall was repaired and ready for free running. Part 2 of the operation was ready to begin. Moving to a new safe house that is close to the mall, we began to prepare.


With more than 100 zombies attacking the mall with X:00 coordination tactics and up to two dozen outside the local NT using the same strategy, the battle was rough and bloody. Many lives were sacrificed, but thanks to our superior Fortress medics, no one had to wait long to take a deep breath of fresh air again. Local buildings were regularly ruined, but the survivors would not be bested. Within hours, buildings were restored and powered and the zombies were left outside to bash their heads against the doors in frustration, making vain attempts to get a taste of fresh brainz.
On June 7<sup>th</sup> 2009, Anne gave the orders for us to move into the mall. The move was easy thanks to PrepH who in a heroic feat of daring and skill, killed the last remaining zombie inside and repaired the two ruined corners of the mall. Once situated, Dark Watch and Anaconda soon brought their attention to maintaining the barricades where the besieging zombies had focused their attention. The Mall soon became a game of “Who has the most AP” with the survivors inside trying to keep the cades up, and the zombies trying to take the cades down. In the beginning there were close calls with barricades coming down and brave survivors being killed, but thanks to the vigilance of Dark Watch and Anaconda, no major breaking inns’ happened.


By this time morale was high across the suburbs of Chudleyton and Darvall Heights. While the break-ins were still frequent, they were less forceful than previously seen. With All Hallows Eve just around the bend, Dark Watch announced that they would be moving out of the Caiger area to celebrate our success and Halloween with our Fortress and allied friends.  Eight weeks and 3 days after Dark Watch arrived, and having consistently kept the mall in survivor hands, our diplomats called on additional allies to replace them before pulling out.  We sent our best wishes to the survivors remaining in the area and (not-so) quietly slipped into the night to take care of more business on the Dark side.
To keep up morale, Anne created the first annual “The Fortress/DEM allied survivors Pimps and ‘Hos Bash!”. Soon the moans of the zombies were blocked out by the Techno music, and there hideous appearance forgotten with the memories of Anne and Morrigana’s hilarious pimp costumes, and thanks to Dark Watch ingenuity, we were able to do steps 2 and 3 at the same time! The siege continued, and it seemed like we were in for the long haul until the RRF showed there true colors on June 9 and ran off like the cowards they were, apparently unable to take the fierce opposition of Dark Watch and Anaconda, even though some claim that they ran due to Anne releasing her secret weapon, her dreaded Marconi salad.


With the RRF gone, the siege soon became a cake walk. The mall was no longer in danger, and we soon used it as a base of operations for the next planned campaign. On June 11 the operation officially ended, and operation Reunion joined the list of many successful campaigns done by Dark Watch and Anaconda.


'''''For more Dark Watch news, check out the [[The_Fortress/News_Archive_4|Dark Watch News Archive]]. (Currently empty)'''''
'''''For more Dark Watch news, check out the [[The_Fortress/News_Archive_4|Dark Watch News Archive]].'''''
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Not-so-Silent Sentinels of Fort Feral

Written by Roy Orbson, July 5th, 2009 Cold Cell’s own Horgant Morrowind has been the subject of much buzz in the Fortress lately, as it has recently come to note that he holds a great many positions within the group, the least of which is being lieutenant of his combat team! Apart from Cold Cell, he also heads diplomatic relations for at least seven allied groups (it’s hard to keep track!), was recently elected onto the council and was also hired, along with Cellian Intelligence Officer Jame334, by the Fortress’ Director of Communications, PrepH, on in a relatively new position, Communications Staff. PrepH on his new staff, “With, now commander, theYeas as my DDoC it would appear that Cold Cell has taken a distinct liking to the Chain of Allies. They have my thanks for helping me keep our allies active and involved! “

Cold Cell’s first operation under their newest commander, theYeas, is an ambitious strike deep into Feral Undead territory, to retake the suburb of Whittenside and restart the running of Fortress one...Fort Perryn. Planned very carefully in large part by Horgant Morrowind in anticipation of a large amount of zombies (the wiki page had not been updated for over two months), the suburb turned out to be nearly deserted and was up and running within a week. Team Dark Watch, fresh from their latest “Assassination” operation, amiably joined up with Cold Cell and shortened the task of retaking the suburb greatly by providing daily real-time strikes (not to mention the twice-daily Cold Cell strikes run by Horgant all week). After securing the suburb, the target of the united Fortress teams was Fort Perryn, anti-climactically cleared and powered within the same week of returning the surrounding buildings back to working order.

The Fortress’ newest ABA, the Silent Sentinel, came into play in Whittenside for Cold Cell, as most of the suburb was uninhabited and as a result, the buildings had fallen to disrepair for some time. The two Cellians mentioned above, Jame334 and Horgant “Highwind” Morrowind, achieved respective scores of 110 AP and 96 AP. Last, and undeniably not the least, was Kevin Turvey’s attempt at the new ABA: an incredible 276 AP repair, lasting over five days! Many antics and several break-ins later, Kevin had this to say, “I would like to thank Cold Cell, particularly Horgant, Roy, TinyD, Jame, Hank & Scout; plus a thank you to Holy Pac Man who played his part too. I would also like to thank my Mum & Dad, sisters Wendy and Karen; my wife and children... and everyone else who knows me...” The fact that this building lasted two thirds of a year unrepaired is amazing in itself and it is safe to assume that Kevin Turvey will hold the title of Lead Architect for a great while hence.

With Cold Cell, Dark Watch and allies from all over buckling in for the inevitable seige of Fort Perryn, there will be much more to write about of this already magnificently successful operation in the coming weeks. Getting to work with and meet the members of another incredibly efficient and successful Fortress combat team, despite the quirks and differences of both squads, will most definitely stand out in the minds of current Cold Cell members, indeed the added manpower of Dark Watch during real time strikes may very well be missed. With the recent successes of returning Whittenside to the living within a week and the three silent sentinel ABAs awarded, it is clear that team Cold Cell has landed upon its feet since the departure of their former commander only a month ago.

Cold Cell in the Summer

Written by Roy Orbson, May 28th, 2009 An investigation into zerging claims in the Fryerbank area yielded an accusation of well-known Cold Cell commander Amano Jaku on the Resensitized forums. The implications seemed driven by a personal vendetta and indicated a mass zerging ring, with ties to long-time Fortress allies Dragonhead as well as Amano. Concrete evidence surfaced, and Amano owned up to some of his allegations (including running Dragonhead) and, this being his second zerging offence while with the Fortress, was expelled from the Fortress. As a direct consequence of these events, the Fortress’ alliance with Dragonhead was taken into careful consideration and ultimately cancelled.

Despite shortcomings (a very human quality), Amano was a well-liked and very able commander, and he left very large void to fill in the commanding role of team Cold Cell. Max Dusseldorf , Amano’s former lieutenant, has stepped in as temporary commander of Cold Cell; however, there are several very accomplished candidates who received nominations for role of commanding officer. Cold Cell members theyeas and Horgant Morrowind both recieved nominations to lead the excellent combat team, their experience and knowledge of the ins and outs of their team members would invariably help them in a leadership role. Ziptrickhead, recently elected council member and experienced moderator, also stepped forward, citing his tactical knowledge and experience, as well as his rank of Campaign Master earned from his expertise. Whatever the outcome, the newest Cold Cell commander has the ability well within his grasp to revolutionize this excellent combat squad and lead them on to grandeur.

For more Cold Cell news, check out the Cold Cell News Archive.

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Operation Skull Crusher Kills the Competition!

Written by Mindlessidiots, July 9th, 2009

Forget the assassins of the movie “Wanted", there’s a new group of killers and they don’t need super powers to get the job done! On June 13 2009, 02:08 AM, Commander Anne Tardew, still flushed with Dark Watch's decisive victory at Ackland Mall (though some say she was flushed with Jack Daniels), declared open season on the RRF with Operation: Skull Crusher. This operation was unique due to its very specific objective: kill as many RRF personnel as possible, with special competitions focusing on assassinating the most RRF VIP’s and the most creative kill. Notable in this operation was the absence of our usual focus on holding real estate (the suburb was relatively in tact) and the solitary and independent nature of an assassin's goal. This tactic stripped the RRF of the ability to locate and hit us as a group, thereby limiting their ability to defend against Dark Watch's focused and lethal assassins. Soon after the operation began, The Fortress received word came that the RRF had a new leader in career player killer, Johnny Bass. Commander Tardew immediately showed her respect by assassinating him.

True to form, Dark Watch achieved their mission objective with ruthless efficiency and it was not long before a representative of the RRF approached the Brig issuing a notice that TOO MANY RRF VIP's were being killed! Commander Tardew, ever the gracious diplomat (and compassionate to the plight of an enemy simply unable to match the lethal onslaught of her squad's attentions) ordered a cease fire and quickly dispatched a message to the new RRF's new leader, Johnny Bass which soothed escalating tensions on June 18.

Regrettably, the abrupt termination of the operation led to setting aside the award competition for most creative kill but Ruinator accrued the most kills. Judging from the amount of kills Ruinator got, it would be safe to assume that he is the descendant of Altair of Assassins Creed, and should watch out for Templar’s trying to kidnap him. Below is the kill tally for each participant.

Ruinator: Seven kills
Zeke Nafien: Four kills
Anne Tardew: Three kills
PrepH: Three kills
Bob Boberton: Two kills
Ziptrickhead: Two kills
Morrigana: One kill
The rest of the squad: Zero Kills

Operation Reunion comes to a Successful End

Written by Mindlessidiots, June 12th, 2009

Havercroft was once a place where the RRF could shamble freely and threaten the good citizens that lived there, but thanks to the efforts of Team Dark Watch and Anaconda, that is no longer true! On June 2 2009, Anne Tardew started operation Reunion in order to assist the defenders of the Ackland mall against RRF attacks. The operations was put into 3 parts, part 1 was to find a safe house and to help rebuild important resource buildings that would be critical to the defenses of Ackland. Part 2 was the actual defenses of the mall and elimination of the besieging zombie force. Part 3 was to have the biggest party Ackland has ever seen!

Part 1 started with Dark Watch members making their way to the safe house and scouting out the mall. Unfortunately, the original safe house was soon overrun by zombies and Dark Watch was forced to claim a new one. Ackland mall also had a break in its NW which the defenders were desperately trying to force out. The battle was going to be difficult for Dark Watch, but with the famous Anacondas arriving to join the mission tp save Ackland, and the DEM sending a team of healers to help. With this infusion of personnel from Anaconda and no longer having to dedicate time to healing, Real Time raids were soon started to retake key buildings surrounding the mall. Soon, every building between our safe house and the mall was repaired and ready for free running. Part 2 of the operation was ready to begin. Moving to a new safe house that is close to the mall, we began to prepare.

On June 7th 2009, Anne gave the orders for us to move into the mall. The move was easy thanks to PrepH who in a heroic feat of daring and skill, killed the last remaining zombie inside and repaired the two ruined corners of the mall. Once situated, Dark Watch and Anaconda soon brought their attention to maintaining the barricades where the besieging zombies had focused their attention. The Mall soon became a game of “Who has the most AP” with the survivors inside trying to keep the cades up, and the zombies trying to take the cades down. In the beginning there were close calls with barricades coming down and brave survivors being killed, but thanks to the vigilance of Dark Watch and Anaconda, no major breaking inns’ happened.

To keep up morale, Anne created the first annual “The Fortress/DEM allied survivors Pimps and ‘Hos Bash!”. Soon the moans of the zombies were blocked out by the Techno music, and there hideous appearance forgotten with the memories of Anne and Morrigana’s hilarious pimp costumes, and thanks to Dark Watch ingenuity, we were able to do steps 2 and 3 at the same time! The siege continued, and it seemed like we were in for the long haul until the RRF showed there true colors on June 9 and ran off like the cowards they were, apparently unable to take the fierce opposition of Dark Watch and Anaconda, even though some claim that they ran due to Anne releasing her secret weapon, her dreaded Marconi salad.

With the RRF gone, the siege soon became a cake walk. The mall was no longer in danger, and we soon used it as a base of operations for the next planned campaign. On June 11 the operation officially ended, and operation Reunion joined the list of many successful campaigns done by Dark Watch and Anaconda.

For more Dark Watch news, check out the Dark Watch News Archive.

Around the Tavern

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A Tattered Journal in The Street

[Thumbing through several torn and smeared pages, you find an excerpt that is legible]

....As I sit at the bar, a bloody and disheveled figure stumbles through the door. "Ugh, again?" I moan at the poor fellow laying by my feet.

"Yeah.... it...it was C Whitty" he gasps.

You see, C Whitty is this poor misguided soul who's ties with the Fortress grew strained quickly, and then were severed due to inappropriate actions. He has been on a murdering spree lately, somewhat a lesser version of Blair Wells, an Ex-Fortress who went rogue the past year. C Whitty formed this small Anti-Fortress, a small party of ragamuffins who find joy in slaughtering innocents they've never even met.

So I asked, "What happened? Where'd he find you?"

"Find me?... Oh no, it was US who found HIM!"

Just then, I recognized the voice as ...[Here the name has been scratched out, seemingly with the butt of a gun]... a Shadow Wolf.

He went on a discourse about C Whitty's misguided attempts to create an organization that could damage the Fortress, while in reality it was the equivalent of a single piece of cat dander on the back of a giant trenchcoat. However, my interest peaked when he mentioned a ramshackle base, jokingly referred to as "Cardboard Box 4", where the base of operations was. As he described it, he laughed, saying that most of the group's strategy relied on maps and plans written with crayon.

"Now that we found it, we will send a squad out to...[Here the rest of the entry has been torn out]

A Malton Recession?

By Private Mendoza, June 05, 2008

The latest news I've been hearing from around the bar, in dark alleys, and during the increasing random muggings (Please stop!) is this rumor of how Malton is in an economic recession. After much research, and numerous Post-Apocalyptic Government funded-studies, the accusations are seemingly true, and the main causes have been released.

Historic depletions of weapon reservoirs, the influx of cheap illegal Dead labor, Urban Dying, lack of safe-working conditions, sup-prime mortgages, shoddy barricade contractors, and PKer terrorism are just a few of the problems being blamed. The problem is obvious in the hardest hit pockets of survivors as the value of Cheese has been weakened by inflation while the Barhah Union currency, Brains, is rising in value. Consequently, generator prices are up, barricade materials are hard to find in the less-populated parts of the city, weapons cost twice as much as in the BU, and even the usually well-off zombie-stripper industry is suffering.

The Urban Dying crisis is a major factor. Of course Bullets are the most effective way to dispatch a zombie, but the urban supply is dwindling and AP cost is up. The eco(nomy)-minded survivor might want to convert to renewable resources, such as axes and knives, but they are still riddled with major problems like low accuracy, and low damage.

The recession doesn't seem to be showing any signs of slowing, so start saving that hard-earned Cheese. Hopefully our city’s leadership can come up with some sort of plan to combat the crisis.


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We can now follow up the TFN exclusive regarding a blossoming romance in the Fortress. Local nice guy and Fortress essential Charlie Mon recently announced his romantic feelings towards the new Director of Communications Azula Invidia. Both were spotted together at the Malton-exclusive showing of 'Help, my Grandfather is a Zombie princess!'. We wish the new couple every success in their lives together.

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An old bank statement received from an inside source sheds light on secret love affair so well concealed it took over 20 bottles of Guinness to coax it out!

Want to know the parties involved?

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Out of Gossips? No!!!!! Seriously. We're working on it. While you are waiting for some fresh dirt, why don't you read the Gossips Archive?

In the Line of Duty

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Caution: Construction Zone; Beware of falling undergarments


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