The Black Monk

General Information

The Black Monk was a mob who wandered New Darkhaven during the months leading up toward the shattering. He spewed various obscure prophecies and many players put a lot of energy into trying to make sense of them. Certain keywords triggered him to recite special blurbs, and much effort was put into trying to find these keywords, some of which were secret (for example "eskhatos"). He was tangentially a part of the Orcus-Hastur-Seth Covenant/Shattering storyline, and served as a good way to tie a lot of the information together. The Monk had different entry progs for members of each of the different orders. He was modified to give special recognition to Inconnu when they managed the first Orcus kill after ToD was upgraded; and again to give special recognition to Dragonslayer and Ascendere when they managed the first Hastur kill. He also gave a unique special recognition to the player named Covellia.

Black Monk Bloopers

For a while, it was possible to provoke the Monk with magic missiles and the like, and lure him around. For example, one could lock him in the dungeons of Castle Darkhawk.

Also, by using "tell" to send the Monk a private tell containing all his trigger keywords in one line, one could generate pages of spam to annoy people in DH.

Generic Progs

The Black Monk mumbles and mutters as he counts from a string of red beads.

The Black Monk whispers to you 'Walk as far and as fast as you will.  The End Times come.'

The Black Monk warbles 'Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posies.
Ashes.
Ashes.
We.  All.  Fall.  Down.
The Black Monk's eyes roll back in his head and he crumples to the ground.
The Black Monk is really crazy now!  he cackles at himself.

The Black Monk says 'For want of a nail, the shoe was lost;
For want of the shoe, the horse was lost;
For want of the horse, the rider was lost;
For want of the rider, the battle was lost;
For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost,
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.

The Black Monk chants in cadence 'For every evil under the sun
There is a remedy or there is none.
If there be one, seek till you find it;
If there be none, never mind it.
The Black Monk grins evilly.

Keyworded Progs

You tell The Black Monk 'orcus'
The Black Monk says 'Orcus? Orrrcccuuuss Ahahahahahahahaaha Orcus!'
The Black Monk laughs at you mercilessly.  Hmmmmph.

You tell The Black Monk 'seth'
The Black Monk says 'The Dread Lord the Dead Lord! Seth, Seth the Dead Lord!'

You tell The Black Monk 'covenant'
The Black Monk says 'No sir, No sir, never heard of that sir.'
The Black Monk grins evilly at you.  Hmmm.  Better keep your distance.

You tell The Black Monk 'hebredite'
The Black Monk thinks of you and says, 'ooOOooOOooOOoo.'
The Black Monk says 'Smart one eh? Smart one! '
The Black Monk nudges you.

You tell The Black Monk 'eskhatos'
The Black Monk says 'Ah, the End Times come.  They come.'

Order Specific Entry Progs

Ascendere:
The Black Monk says 'Comprehend the cosmos through law and order? That which is woven
is everyday unmade.  A time quickly comes when order will mean nothing.  Prepare yourself ****.'

Dragonslayer:
The Black Monk whispers something to ****.
The Black Monk grins evilly at ****.
The Black Monk says 'You are no Wyrmfoe.  Your ambition binds you closer to us than you think.'
The Black Monk pats **** on his back.

MaidenStone:
The Black Monk whispers something to ****.
The Black Monk nods his head in understanding, saying "Ahhh, yes.."
The Black Monk tells you 'Ah, my pretty, in time you will come to good use.  A time soon to come.'

Arcanes:
The Black Monk sneers at **** in contempt.
The Black Monk says 'And when the magicks break?  When your spells fail you?  You will be an empty husk
****. But I know of one who will grant your lost powers.  You will know where to grovel when the time comes.

Ringbearers:
The Black Monk scoffs at ****.
The Black Monk says 'Truth, Honor and Knowledge, eh ****?  If you had knowledge you would know
truth a myth and honor a lie.  Search out your knowledge.  It may be all that saves you.  Or damns you.'

Inconnu:
The Black Monk hisses spitefully at **** through bared teeth.
The Black Monk says 'Ancient? Bah, you are an infant, Inconnu.
Orcus' death at your hands only hastens the End Times.  You will
come to serve in time.
The Black Monk has spit on ****. Obviously how the plague spread.

Baali:
The Black Monk holds **** in a warm and loving embrace.
The Black Monk kisses ****.
*You understand.  You know.  Our time comes.  These Gods will fall.
*The Black Monk tells you 'And our Gods, the true Gods, will ascend.  Our reward is waiting.'

* = Seen only by the Baalite.

Rol Na Feinne:
The Black Monk says 'Scurry back to your castle, ****.  There are dark days upon us and we all have our role to play.'

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