OOC REPORT ABOUT THE ROLEPLAY NEWS

By Petrus Cornelius Silvanus (Peter Woody)

Many things have happened in ROMA'S roleplay this year. Here are a few of the notices from throughout the year discussing the changes:

1) Closing the Theatrum Romanum site
This was an unhappy necessity but gave us the opportunity to reorganize and consolidate the contents in a new space. This is the message board of "romacitizen", the "Theatrum" section: http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=theatrum

2) Reorganizing the romacitizens messageboard
In the message board, the news about the roleplay was spread over several sub and sub-sub boards, surely too many. Some of them will be deleted in the next days, to allow the roleplayer to find the news more easily. For instance, to know the character history of an avatar, you will consult a unique sub-board where a dozen stories are already posted:
http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stories
And in the future you will be able to consult them even while roleplaying. They will be listed alphabetically.

3) Updating the personal character stories
We want you to utilize the above mentioned sub-board as a practical instrument to better your roleplay. So please send your updated ones to Peter Woody, the moderator, if you want be an active member of the group. You can do it also in form of note, inworld. If you need to discuss its contents, please do that with him or with another praetor scaenae. To allow you to retrieve your old story, the closure of the old sub-boards will be delayed until 31st of December. Those sub boards are:
http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cspatricians
http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=csforeigners
http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=csplebs
http://romacitizens.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=roleplay
Only the avatars included in the updated board will have the full tag of ROMA ROLEPLAYER

ROLEPLAYERS
All the roleplayers are invited to keep in mind their personal stories and behave consequently when roleplaying. Submitting the stories is not a bureaucratic procedure, it is the food of the play.

4) Reorganizing the Theatrum Romanum group
We need new blood for roleplaying (no, we are not vampires) so we decided to simplify the access to the group. It is no more invitation only, all avatars can join for free, but with a "guest" tag. So even a shy player, unsure of his/her ability to roleplay, can match him/herself with us in a sort of trial period. Then, after that decide to join fully, choosing a roman name and discussing with the praetores his or her character history, so that he/she can achieve the ROMA ROLEPLAYER tag. The distinction between patrician, plebs and foreigner will be eliminated in the future.

5) Changing the day
After a discussion with the estate managers, it has been decided to move the official roleplay time to Saturdays at 1 PM SLT, to allow more people to join. The slot of Wednesday is still available for special events. The meeting point, when not specified in group notices, is the Tavern. On the 1st floor you can find a board where any interesting news will be posted.

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CITIZENS IN THE NEWS

by Petrus

THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING BRIDE

Scandal in the gens Cornelia! The wedding on the 6th of January has had a mysterious end; the bride didn't show up to the ceremony! While the bridegroom and the pater familias were in despair, a slave came to the door with a message. The message stated that the chariot in which she was riding had been in an accident. Thankfully, the bride was not injured but she was still unable to make it to her own wedding.

Petrus Cornelius and Furius Spartacus made the decision to perform a marriage "per procurationem" ( by proxy ) and formalize it with a religious ceremony in the following days. Thinking the bride was safe and sound, the guests proceeded to enjoy a good party with music, foods and drinks. The dominae of the Tiberia and Sejana gentes were a great help to Petrus planning the party. Unfortunately, it was discovered that the message received earlier was false! The chariot in which the bride was traveling has never been found and there have been no traces of it, nor any news about her.

When questioned by our reporter yesterday about the rumors of a demand for ransom by a celtic tribe, Petrus responded "Impossible ! Considering that Revus, her step-brother is a celt. He was adopted into the Cornelii due to his heroism. They have always had good relations with those tribes. If Martina has been kidnapped, the villains must be common street bandits. " " And what if she has decided on her own not to marry ? " asked our reporter.

At this point Petrus glares at him without a single word, his terrifying icey eyes reminiscent of his famous ancestor, Sulla, the dictator. Our reporter decided he didn't have the courage to ask Petrus any more questions, thanked him for the interview and fled.

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SUBURA IN THE NEWS

by Petrus Silvanus

Undoubtedly, the party for the promotion of Revus Cornelius Patavius took place amongst one of the most elegant and important events in Subura. His paterfamilias, Petrus C. Silvanus, had intended to host a "simple" ceremony in the Basilica Cornelia, dedicated to their ancestor Sulla.

There he revealed the relic of the "corona graminea" won by Sulla during the siege of Nola (89 BC). (The "corona graminea," otherwise known as the "grass crown," was given to a general who saved his entire army from a besieging enemy and is the most glorious military honor bestowed by the legion.) Such relics are commonly carried in a procession during the funeral of a member of the family, but this time he wanted to use it as a presage of glory for his cousin.

Starting from the basilica, the informal but spectacular walk of the officers of the XIII legio in full dress, together with the other guests, led to the domus of Revus Cornelius, where a sumptuous banquet was prepared and musicians played the most modern dances.

Rumour has it that the matronas had bribed the servants of Patavius in order obtain the secret recipes of Domina Tiberia, who's epicurian was employed to prepare the courses.

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IUVENES INQUIETESQUE

or, as it will be known in about 2000 years; THE JUVENILE AND THE DISQUIET, or maybe... THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS .....
 
by Popea Heron

Last time, we left our now sober revellers with quite a problem on their hands. After spying the priestess being ejected from the temple, they followed a closed litter suspecting she was inside. Upon arrival to a location near the Campus Sceleratus, the two litter carriers began digging a grave. Fearful of their plans to bury the priestess alive, the observors decided they would rescue her. But how to save her without being discovered and how to keep the carriers from noticing her disappearance?

We continue our story........

Standing quietly near a tomb watching the litter carriers digging the grave, our heroes hear whispering. Investigating further, they discovered it was an old hag called Locusta who collected bones and rubbish to create evil potions.

Thinking quickly the drunks pulled the surprised priestess out of the litter and pushed the old hag in her place and covered her demonic face with the priestess' veil. The priestess was safe. She no longer keeps the fire burning of the Vesta Temple, now she tends the tavern ovens.

Regarding the Vesta temple fire, it's still a mystery.

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BIRTHDAYS IN THE NEWS

Birth(Rez)days: Jo Soler and Spaciva Ivanova

Twin daughters of the patrician family Camillus. Shortly after they were born, Jo and Spaciva were separated by tragedy. Their father, Marcus Furius, was killed at the battle of Nuceria. Their Mother, Betty Hyde, after fruitlessly searching for her lost little girl Spaciva, finally returned home to Roma with her precious remaining daughter, Jo. As the years went by, she would wonder what had happened to her little girl child, Spaciva.

Meanwhile, after the death of their father, Spaciva was adopted by his trusted friend, Drusus Metellus who, unfortunately was also killed. Finally, she was raised amongst the legionairies by Scooter Timeless. She formed her own unit- the Legio XIII Amazon aux. While serving with the legio, Spaciva found herself back in Roma, after all these years.

Recently reunited with her mother Betty Hyde and twin sister Jo Soler, Spaciva is still finding extended family in the city. Cousin Rothenius Streeterus Metellus (a nephew of Drusus) and Uncle Vectus, the Praefectus Castrorum of the Legion- How lucky can a girl be !

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SLAVE AUCTION IN SUBURA

by Peter Woody

A special slave auction took place on Nov 4th in Subura where Mango Achille Claudius had several slaves from the provinces on display.

Crowds of patricians, soldiers and simple citizens gathered in front of the Latrinae in hopes of finding a bargain.

Strangely enough, moments after they were purchased, many of the slaves managed to escape.

Citizens, suspicious that the Mango was involved with the loss of their new slaves thought to report him to the praetorian guard, but feared any complaints would not be heard because of the Mango's many connections with the higher ranking guards

Two of the escaped slaves, Pompeo Giordano, once a clerk in a well known shop, and Sheherazade, a beautiful slave from the Orient, were last seen running hand in hand toward a public park where they disappeared.

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CITIZENS IN THE NEWS

by Popea Heron

Evil omen ?

One hardly dares to imagine a vestal would cause the extinction of fire in the temple of Vesta...

Some onlookers, on their way home after an evening at the tavern, witnessed a priestess being thrown out of the temple.

Curious, the drunks followed a closed litter to the Campus Sceleratus near the Hill door.

Stay tuned.

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