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<DIV>Greetings! Much has been made over the past year about the
College's<BR>nemesis, Dread Beast Backlog. Several attacks on the monster
were<BR>mounted over the summer, which were very successful in rallying
the<BR>populace to defense of the Crown. However, Backlog is a fearsome
giant,<BR>and Cousin to the more widely known Hydra, in that, having cut off
one<BR>of its scrolls, many more spring forth in its place. So we still
need<BR>your help!<BR><BR><BR><BR>There are many opportunities for you to join
with us to defeat Backlog,<BR>even if you think you are not a scribe. The
College has need for<BR>administrative aides and for patrons, and has new
programs in place for<BR>the new or not-yet scribe to pitch in on the production
of high-quality<BR>scrolls. Our fair Queen Eliška has also called to Herself a
Royal<BR>Scribal Corps, with a focus of recruiting non-scribes to stunt
the<BR>regrowth of Backlog's scrolls. To answer Her summons or otherwise
join<BR>the Army of Lightfast Darkness in defense of our beloved West
Kingdom,<BR>check out the College of Scribe's page on the Kingdom website -
click on<BR>the gold ink pot on a black background. Look for the
"Volunteer<BR>Opportunities" to see how you can get started helping right
away.<BR><BR>While visiting our website, you are cordially invited to read the
many<BR>articles there, full of useful info on how the College is organized
and<BR>operates, and send along any questions you may still have. Do check
your<BR>listing (friends and family too!) in the Scrolls List, and let us
know<BR>if there are any updates. In addition, there are two new
functions<BR>available: "Recipient Verification", to help us identify who is
still<BR>active, and "Waive a Scroll" for those who would gift the Realm with
the<BR>waiver of one or more of their lesser scrolls still
outstanding.<BR>Audience participation in these new features have helped to
reduce<BR>Backlog by 20% already. Maybe you can help reduce It even
more!<BR><BR><BR><BR>And if you are a scribe...I will be stepping down as
Chancellor of the<BR>College at Beltane. So if you've ever wanted to look Dread
Beast Backlog<BR>right in the eye - or would like to again! - please let me know
of your<BR>interest in the office.<BR><BR>In service,<BR><BR>Aja da
Varese<BR><BR>Chancellor of the West Kingdom College of
Scribes<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>