WELCOME TO FOREVER KNIGHT WAR V! The name of the game is "Chess" (aka The Fifth FOREVER KNIGHT Fan-fiction Faction Fracas) Prepare to be thrilled, chilled, and tickled pink to within an inch of your life. To assist you in keeping this convoluted tale straight, the following is a list of the factions and the Cast of Characters (in alphabetical order) who took part in this War. Enjoy! [Archivist's note: At the time of War 5, the terms "Faction" and "Affiliation" were used pretty much interchangeably.] FACTIONS: Cohenheads--Amanda Cohen (may she rest in peace) Cousins--Lucien LaCroix Die Hards--most or all characters FoDs--Don Schanke (may he rest in peace) FoSsiLs--Sydney Lambert Immortal Beloveds--Nick and Janette together Knight/ies--Nick Knight (collectively: "crusade" of Knighties) Lurkers Mercenaries Mikis--Miklos NatPackers--Natalie Lambert Nick&NatPackers--Nick and Natalie together Perkulators (aka Vetterans)--Tracy Vetter RatPackers--Screed Raven/ettes--Janette DuCharme ("Classic" indicates preference for the Raven of first and second seasons; collectively: "unkindness" of Ravenettes) Unaffiliated--none Vaquero/as--Javier Vachon CAST OF CHARACTERS: (FL indicates a faction leader) Adams, Vickie--Cousin Alanna--Die Hard Albrecht, Abby--Mercenary Alicia--Vaquera Alikhat--Mercenary/Cousin Alison--Vaquera Anderson, Brian-Glenn--Unaffiliated Ariel--Die Hard Armstrong, J. Roger "L'Phantom"--(?) Bertram, Maria Amparo "Pod"--NatPacker Bollin, Felicia "Ari"--Ravenette/Immortal Beloved FL Boone, Catherine--Knightie Bottner, Sheryl--Ravenette Bozis, Pat--Knightie Bradley, Jill--Ravenette Brenda--Cousin Brewer, Cindy L.--Nick&NatPacker Cady, Mildred "Millie"--Mercenary Campbell, Sherri--Vaquera Candice "Candi"--Cousin FL Cannaday, Lyn--Unaffiliated Cindy--Vaquera Cline, Shirley "Shirl"--Cousin Constantine, L.J. (aka Tara O'Shea)--Ravenette Cox, Janice--Cousin Craig--Cousin Dean, David--Raven Debra Ann--Knightie Dedeaux, Tim--Knightie Denton, Amy--Knightie DeSha, Dianne Therese "La Mercenaire"--Mercenary Diana "Di"--Alfred Mercenary Donna--Die Hard Echelbarger, Diane "E"--Unaffiliated Ewan, John--RatPack Feden, Lillian--Die Hard/Knightie Feldman, Lorelei--Ravenette Freemon, J. Michele--Cousin Freudenthal, Judith "Judy"--Knightie/NatPacker/Nick&NatPacker Garrett, Susan--Ravenette FL Gary--Knightie Gray, Bruce--Die Hard Gray, Sandra--Knightie Guffey, Crystal--Vaquera Hall, Bianca--Cousin Hall, erica--Cousin Hanson, Erika--Knightie/NatPacker/Nick&Natpacker Hanson, Patricia "Aerin"--Cousin/FoD leanings Harris, Torrey L.--Vaquera FL Hawkins, Christine--FoD FL Hayes, Jennie--NatPacker FL Hege, Jana C.--Vaquera Hege, Joe--Unaffiliated Helen--Die Hard Himmannen, Sharon--NatPacker Hoffman, Cynthia--Raven Holm, Toni C.--Cousin Hotaling-Lyons, Celeste--Cousine Hunt, Christine--Nick&Natpacker FL Hurley, Paula--Nick&Natpacker Jackson, Michael Wayne "mj"--Raven Jorgensen--Knightie/NatPacker/Nick&NatPacker Kamnikar, Christina L.--Mercenary Kathy--Ravenette Keith, Chanda--Ravenette/Immortal Beloved Kelley, Wendy--Die Hard Khaavren--(?) Kirby, Jill--NatPacker Knight, Karen--Vaquera/Classic Ravenette Launspach, Sonja--Mercenary Leah--Die Hard Lewis, Elizabeth Ann--Mercenary Lombardia, Lane--Mercenary Low, Kimberley--NatPacker Lowe, Mary Margaret--Nick&NatPacker Luksus, Lisa (aka "Tok")--Cousin Lynne--Immortal Beloved McCrory, Selma--NatPacker McDavid, Lisa--Cousin Maddog--Lurker Marcoux, Andria M.--Unaffiliated Marge--Knightie Marina--Knightie Martin, Deborah "Deb"--Vaquera Mary--Cousin Maryann--Knightie Maryanne--Nick&NatPacker Matt--Knightie Meachum, Valerie--NatPacker Menikoff, Deborah--Cousin FL Meredith, Victoria E. "Vic"--Nick&NatPacker Merriman, Vicki Jean--Mercenary Midhir, Angus--FoSsiL Mingee, Jennifer--Die Hard Munoz, Cherri--Cousin Nasipak, Chris--Raven Neuman, Cyrille V.--Knightie Nichole--Die Hard Noctis, Corvia--Knightie Orel, Sara E.--Mercenary Oswell, Berg--Mercenary Palmer, Lois--NatPacker/Lone Pack Parks, Heather J.--Ravenette PartlyK--Perkulator FL Paula--Knightie Percy, Allie--Knightie Peterman, Corinne "Cori"--Cousin Polemenakos, Elaine--NatPacker Potter, Amy--Knightie Power, Roni--Knightie/FoD Powers, D. L.--FoD/Lone Pack Prince, Lisa--Cousin Pulis, Linda--Cousin Randall, Jamie Melody--Cousin/Mercenary Randolph, Julie--Cousin Rastro--Lurker Remencus, Leslie--NatPacker Rhiannon "Lady Rhian"--Cousin Rhodes, Dotti--Knightie Risha--Alfred Mercenary Ron--Enforcer Ruggiero, Laura--Die Hard Rush, Pamela "Pam"--FoD FL Sangiovanni, Jennifer--Die Hard Sara--Mercenary Saville, Marie--Nick&NatPacker Scott, Sharon "Scottie"--Knightie Shaw, Priscilla Berry "Red Queen"--Cousin Siemann, Catherine--Ravenette/Immortal Beloved Smith, Perri--Knightie FL Snyder, Jane--Die Hard/Immortal Beloved Soward, Lana G.--Die Hard FL Spetoskey, Jill Marie--Unaffiliated Steele, Dawn--Die Hard FL Steeves, Will--Cousin Steff "Darkangel"--Mercenary Stendell, Gabrielle "Gabi"--Cousin/Mercenary/Immortal Beloved Susanne--Knightie Swanson, Karyn--Knightie Tami--Ravenette Tobin, Karen--Knightie Trap, Diane--Cousin Tucker, Marcia--Knightie Vera, Betsy--NatPacker/Cohenhead FL Virginia--Mercenary Wagner, Jackie--Cousin Walli, Gaylin "Jasmine"--Ravenette Walters, Linda Gail--Vaquera War Mistress--Godlike superbeing in charge of the War (aka Jennie Hayes) Walkswithwind, James Kythe--Cousin/FoD Waskey, Laura B.--Cousin Webber, Mary GT--NatPacker Weston, Karen--NatPacker Wolters, Lisa--Nick&NatPacker Wyndi--Alfred Mercenary Wynn, Maureen--Cousin/Mercenary FL Zillah--Cousin NON-LISTMEMBERS: Alexandra (aka "The Dingbat") A barmaid brought across by Nick and LaCroix. Alma A vampire who can sometimes be found at the Raven. Anderson, Gillian The actress who plays Scully. Aristotle A vampire who assists others in taking on new identities. Avon A character from the series "Blake's 7." Bennett, Nigel (aka "Mr. B." aka "NB") The actor who plays LaCroix. Brain A hyper-intelligent mouse from the animated series "Pinky and the Brain." Brosnan, Pierce Actor who played, among other roles, the title character of the series "Remington Steele." Bundy, Al A poor shoe salesman on the series "Married: With Children." Byrnes, Jim Actor who plays the character Joe Dawson on "Highlander: The Series," and in real life is known for his musical ability. Cohen, Captain Amanda Nick's second season captain, killed in a plane crash. Cooper, Scott (aka OFSDC) The Story Department Coordinator for the series "Due South." Davies, Geraint Wyn "Ger" (aka GWD) The actor who plays Nick. Diefenbaker "Dief" Not a Prime Minister of Canada, but Constable Fraser's pet wolf. Disher, Catherine "Cath" The actress who plays Natalie. Dorian (aka "The Archivist") A vampire character in Listmember Susan Garrett's fiction. DuCharme, Janette A vampire brought across by LaCroix, owner of the Raven during the first and second seasons, and sometimes Nick's love interest. Duchene, Deborah "Deb" The actress who plays Janette. Duchovny, David The actor who plays Mulder. Edina One of the main characters of the series "Absolutely Fabulous," known for her love of clothes by a designer named Lacroix. Embris A Temple Cat (concept introduced in a previous War). Fraser, Constable Benton "Ben" (aka "Benny") A member of the RCMP stationed in Chicago on the series "Due South." Gross, Paul The actor who plays Constable Fraser. Horton, James A character on "Highlander: The Series" who led a group called the Hunters, dedicated to killing Immortals. Hunter, Alyce (aka "Hold Me") An archeologist, later brought across by LaCroix, who had a brief romance with Nick. Inca The vampire "brother" of Vachon who was killed in a bomb explosion. Kapelos, John "JK" The actor who plays Schanke. Kolchak Title character of the series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker." Knight, Nicolas "Nick" (aka Nicolas DeBrabant aka Nicolas Gerard aka "The Brick") The 800-year-old vampire, former Crusader, who is the main character of "Forever Knight." LaCroix, Lucien "Uncle" (aka Lucius aka "The Nightcrawler" aka "Luke" aka LC aka "Lu") A former Roman general, he is the vampire who brought Nick across. Lambert, Dr. Natalie "Nat" The mortal woman attempting to help Nick become human. Lambert, Sydney (aka "Sidney") Natalie's cat. MacGyver, Angus Title character of the series "MacGyver," best known for using science to get himself out of scrapes with minimum resources. MacLeod, Duncan "Highlander" A 400-year-old Immortal, main character of the series "Highlander." Merlin, Larry Computer expert. Miklos (aka "Miki") Vampire bartender at the Raven. Mulder, Special Agent Fox "Spooky" An FBI agent who investigates the supernatural, paranormal, or extraterrestrial on the series "The X Files." Murdock, "Howling Mad" (aka "HM") Slightly insane character of the series "The A-Team." Parriott, James "JP" Executive Producer of "Forever Knight" Paul, Adrian Actor who plays Duncan MacLeod. Pinky A character from the animated series "Pinky and the Brain." Ralph The feline actor who plays Sydney Lambert (introduced this War). Reese, Captain Joseph "Joe" Nick's captain for third season. Schanke, Donald "Don" (aka "Schank" aka "Donut Don") Nick's partner for seasons one and two, killed in a plane crash. Screed Vampire friend of Vachon who lives in the sewers. Scully, Special Agent Dana An FBI agent on the series "The X Files." Smith, Hannibal Leader of the protagonists of the series "The A-Team." Spike LaCroix's pet goldfish, introduced in a previous War. Stonetree, Captain Joseph "Joe" Nick's captain first season. Tuppence A Temple Cat (concept introduced in a previous War). Twist, Feliks (aka Felix) A vampire who enjoys gardening. Urs (aka Urse aka Ursula) Vampire stripper brought across by Vachon who can be found at the Raven. Vachon, Javier (aka Javier Valdez) A former Spanish Conquistador, brought across by an Incan vampire. Vetter, Tracy (aka Tracey aka "Button") Nick's partner for third season. Vila A character from the series "Blake's 7." Vince Vampire who hangs around Selma McCrory, introduced in a previous War. From: War Mistress (Warmistrss@AOL.COM) Subject: WAR: Rules of the Road Here are the rules for FKWAR V. Please take the time to read them as soon as possible, if you plan to participate. 1. POSTING FORMAT: All war story posts need to go to FKFIC-L. They also must all be labelled with the WAR topic. We don't want to annoy other listmembers with stray war posts, so please be careful about this. When posting a story in the war, the subject line must start with WAR: (yep, the colon is important!) As has been mentioned, check to make sure your mailer isn't changing the colon to a dash or something on the way out. If this is a problem, send the story to another listmember to post for you. (Just make sure it's someone you trust!) :-) 2. TRAFFIC: It will be heavy. If your mailer reaches capacity quickly, be sure to check it often for the duration of the war. Lots of bouncing messages will annoy the listowners and we don't want to make them cross with us! 3. POST LENGTH: 200 lines or so maximum. If it's longer, split it in two. 4. HEADER/.SIG CONTENT: Make sure to put the date and approximate time your post occurs at the top of the story, and include your e-mail address somewhere on the post. We're gonna set this war in real time, this time, although I'm fairly sure we won't manage to get all the posts out on the actual dates they occur. Just try to keep it close. :-) 5. LENGTH OF THE WAR: We're aiming to finish it up on Friday, November 17. 6. STORYLINE: Whatever gets posted first is the story. If it contradicts your plans, it's still the story, and you'll have to find a way to work around it or to work it in. 7. DIBS: Only if absolutely necessary. Generally they only get called if there is a particularly tricky story that needs to be written to fit some pieces together properly and it will require time to get it right. Otherwise, post as you go. And we're gonna put a 12 hour limit on dibs-calling. Of course, if we get stuck at any point we'll change that as necessary, like in past wars, for whoever is brave enough to try to untangle things. Remember, this is not a round robin; dibs are only for emergencies. 7. STORY CONTENT: When you post, you play yourself in the war. You are human, with the exception of a few of the listmembers who got turned in previous wars. You have some license in writing yourself; it is fiction, after all, so if you want to write yourself as managing to get your hands on some really cool laptop computer for the duration of the war, go ahead. If you want to write yourself getting lots of money from your character to fund your wartime activities, go ahead. But don't write yourself as a millionaire or a computer genius if you aren't one. (If all else fails, give yourself an incredibly lucky break, instead, to achieve your goals!) 8. OTHER PLAYERS/ASKING PERMISSION: When a player posts a war post or allows themselves to be used in someone else's post (unless they state that they will not be joining the war) they have 'entered' the war. What this means is that they are fair game for anyone who wants to attack them. You may not, however, move a character for any purpose other than an attack withouth their permission. For instance, if Nancy is in trouble and you want to rescue her, you must ask her permission first. ;-) Likewise, if you want her help to get something done, you need her permission to use her. 8.5. KILL/MAIM/TURN: Absolutely can't be done without the explicit permission of the victim, and should be avoided at almost all costs unless the storyline is too fun to pass up. If you plan to do something like this to someone and get their permission (we've had people turned in past wars, and one war featured a ghost of a listmember) it would still be best to idea. 9. MAIN FK CHARACTERS: If you wish to do anything involving them, check it out with the leader of the faction that solely represents them. This person is responsible for making sure that their character doesn't wind up in two places at once. If you don't wish to give away what you're doing with that character, the clearance can be as simple as, say, asking if Nick will be in his loft early Wednesday evening or something. If you plan to move the character, you must get permission for the move and tell the faction leader where you plan to take the character and how long they will be gone. Faction leaders, you are only supposed to organize the character's time, not tell everyone what to do with the character or how to write them. 9.5. FACTION LEADERS: Each faction should determine it's own leader. Faction leaders, if you would post once more to both lists with the WAR: header sometime today so we can all identify who to contact, it would be helpful. Everyone else, it might be wise to keep a list, in case you want to contact a particular faction during the war. 10. ORGANIZING: Private E-mail is our friend. Get in touch with the other members of your faction. Get in touch with people in other factions. Create E-mail loops for planning and to keep the storyline from getting too tangled. Faction leaders, if you aren't already, you might want to keep an e-mail list of your faction members for ease in planning. 11. BELONG TO TWO OR MORE FACTIONS: Well, you can do it. I don't think either faction will be able to trust you completely, though. This is war, after all. ;-) 12. CONTINUITY: Even with everybody being careful, it's difficult to maintain continuity with this many authors. So PLEASE read all the previous posts before you post anything. 13. START OF THE WAR: I will be posting a five part story this afternoon. At the end of this story, I will add a few comments and then turn you loose on each other. At that point, it's up to you! However, there are a few other conditions. The start of the war is not changeable. No retro-posts predating October 31, except reactions to what happens in the opener, should be posted. This is for the sake of everyone's sanity. It will get too crazy if one end of this monster isn't tied down. 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