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Battle for Meridell

2018-02-25T08:32:02Z

Jezza8987: /* Prizes */

[[Image:Bfm warroom.gif|right|frame|Meridell at war once again.]]
'''Battle for Meridell''' was a [[plot]] which took place between February 2, 2004 and May 13, 2004. [[Lord Kass]] bred unrest within the ranks of his people and started a war against [[Meridell]], breaking the peace treaty established following [[Champions of Meridell]] in the process, in an attempt to satisfy [[The Three]].

The plot was a sequel to Champions of Meridell, was set in the same locations and starred much of the same cast: [[Lisha]], her brother [[Jeran]], her friends [[Count Boris]], [[Morris]], and [[Kayla]], [[King Skarl]], [[Lord Darigan]], and [[Galgarroth]] all make reappearances.

==Story==
===Lord Kass' takeover===
After [[Lord Darigan]]'s fall from [[Champions of Meridell|power]], Lord Kass, a general at the time, began to gain power and influence in the [[Darigan|Citadel]], by bribing, intimidating and blackmailing a number of important or otherwise influential people, including a captain, two chairman, a mayor, constable, judge, sheriff, prison keeper [[Master Vex]], and [[Galgarroth|General Galgarroth]]. Those who did not swear fealty to him were disposed of: Master Vex was [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=126 locked in his own dungeons] and General Galgarroth was chained up and tossed from the Citadel during one of Kass', now Lord of the Citadel, speeches to the public.

During this time Lord Darigan, who, after his defeat had gone fully insane, regressed to an animalistic creature who stalked Meridell's farms in search of food.

===The plans for war===
In an open-air speech to his public, Lord Kass, after a propaganda campaign portraying himself as a beloved leader and [[King Skarl]] as a hater of the people of Kass Citadel, said that people were willing to attack them "in the name of King Skarl", while in fact Meridell had no intention to attack. He called upon his people to tell him what to do, and the crowd responded, "War!" and "Attack him first!"

At some point in this time, Kass engaged the support of an enchantress, the hag [[Morguss]] whose magic would prove vital in the ensuing war. Morguss' magic may [http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?pos=17 have served Lord Darigan], possibly encouraging Lord Kass to enlist her.

Lord Kass sent [[The Court Dancer|Morguss' daughter]], an [[Aisha]] who portrayed the illusion of being beautiful, to King Skarl to capture him and his courtiers in a hypnotic dance. He had also seeded Meridell Castle with [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=85 spies] and Morguss set a [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=120 blight spell] on Meridell's crops.

By this time, Lord Darigan had set himself up in a barn of one of the Meridellian farms, where the young [[Usul]] daughter of the farmer, [[Sally (BfM)|Sally]], brought him, or ''Mr. Scary'' as she called him, scraps and leftovers.

===Kass' invasion===
While King Skarl was mesmerised by the dance of the Court Dancer, Lord Kass started his offensive. [[Jeran]], Champion of Meridell, and his relatively small troop were the only force in the vicinity, and his calls for reinforcements and supplies were ignored by Skarl, who, thanks to the Court Dancer, was indisposed. The Court Dancer did find time, however, between her performances for the King, to [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=93 hypnotise the villagers] from the area of the attack to revolt against the military force there.

By Jeran's account, the first encountering of Kass' forces could have been no more than a days travel away from ''Hope River Village'', or possibly at it. The day after, the force was seen again, featuring several of Kass' [[war machine]]s, a type of weapon that Kass would be famous for introducing. By Jeran's reaction, this was an imposing sight, and may have been a larger force than that which was encountered the previous night.

As the Kass attack pressed on, in its early stages a small raiding party attacked a farmhouse: by coincidence, this was the same farmhouse that the creature Lord Darigan had become had taken up refuge. Sally rushed to the barn to tell "Mr. Scary" that they had to run, when the party swooped in on her and a [[Skeith]] grabbed her. Darigan swept forward, and with ease beat off the Skeith. The other three soldiers looked on, stunned. One of the soldiers recognised him, and called out, "Darigan?" before Darigan charged forward and effortlessly defeated the remaining members of the party. However, his old name haunted him, and he was in an almost trance-like state before Sally spoke to him, at which point he appeared to fully remember himself. He said that he had to go, before flying off towards the Citadel.

As Kass' war machines pressed onwards with little resistance, [[Lisha]] suddenly snapped out of the Court Dancer's trance. She realised what was happening and rushed to the library to retrieve a copy of ''Imry Infilson's Index of Illusions''. She hurried back to the throne room and enchanted a counter-spell which collapsed the Court Dancer's own spell and her disguise. As King Skarl suddenly came to himself, he ordered that the Court Dancer be arrested, and a soldier burst in to tell Skarl of the invasion. He immediately instructed his generals to the war room.

===Meridell's counter-attack===
[[Image:Bfm ch11 scaled.png|left|300px|thumb|Meridell counter-attacks.]]
A royal summons was immediately sent out, calling to arms men and women from across the kingdom. With the army swollen, Skarl sent about marshalling a counter offensive.

The plan involved a two-pronged attack. [[Kayla]]'s new concoction, an enlarging potion which impressed King Skarl, would be used to super-size [[Turtum]]s, and these would be equipped with catapults on the top of their shells and manned with a squad of troops to combat Kass' war machines on the ground - the front for the ground war appeared to be closing on Meridell Castle rapidly. Just as the ground offensive got under way, Jeran would lead a team of soldiers, riding [[Uni]]-back, through the air to assault the Citadel itself.

Jeran's attack met heavy rain on their approach to the Citadel, and the turbulent weather may have made things difficult were it not for the [[Air Faerie|Air]] [[Faerie]] [[Psellia]], who cleared the sky for them. While the Meridellian line met the oncoming invaders, Lord Kass was receiving information that the army was in full retreat and that Skarl had ordered all troops south. It is uncertain whether the [[Zafara Double Agent]] was triple crossing Kass, as her [[TCG|Trading Card]] [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=59 suggests], and giving him false information, or another agent gave Kass the false information which the Zafara Double Agent corrects (it is likely the former as he still seems happy with himself after the frame in the plot where she appears), but in spite of the news of his army's success, or perhaps because of it, he ordered Morguss to shower [[Nova]]s down on the battlefield as Jeran's force slipped into the citadel.

However, Kass, despite only having a skeleton force with him, seemed prepared enough to take on Jeran's sneak attack. Several fireballs were launched from the Citadel at the invaders, and Lord Kass himself joined the attack. Engaging Jeran, he forced him off the edge of the floating rock, and was about to dispatch the remnants of Jeran's invasion force when Lord Darigan arrived on scene.

===Lord Darigan's return===
Lord Darigan, armed with a clawed staff and wearing no armour, dropped onto the citadel and confronted Lord Kass. He turned, stunned that Darigan was still alive. "Dead?" he replied, "I thought I was dead too."

The two Lords fight, and Kass began to gain the upper hand as he pressed Darigan back into a wall, and caught his shoulder with his blade. The tide not just of the war, but of Kass' own engagement began to turn against him, however, and Darigan soon caused Kass to fall to the floor, narrowly missing a swing of Darigan's staff. The amulet around Kass' neck shattered against the Citadel's floor, and to his horror, as he hits the ground, his connection to The Three died with it.

Darigan offered his hand to the fallen [[Eyrie]], telling him that The Three could control him no more. However, they approached, in gaseous spectral forms, and Kass fled. They perused him, and decided to take from Kass all he promised them - everything.

Lord Darigan, having defeated Kass, rushed to the Engine Room to prevent the Citadel from falling. Kass' troops surrendered to their old Lord, and they and the Meridellians helped him to restore the failing engines.

The Three, having dealt with Kass, approached Darigan in their spectral guises, who presumably were responsible for his attack of Meridell before his fall from power. They said to him that he will eventually return to them, but Darigan denied it. The Three vanished.

After the war, Jeran was returned by [[Psellia]], who takes him to Skarl. Jeran made a recovery, apparently saved from his fall by the [[Air Faerie]].

==Participation==
{| style="float:right;" class="wikitable"
! Character|| # of Opponents|| Points Per Win|| Difficulty
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/94.gif [[Giant Spyders]]|| 5,000,000 || 1 || 12
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/skeith_sold.gif [[Skeith Soldiers]]|| 500,000 || 3 || 30
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/eyrie_guard.gif [[Eyrie Guards]]|| 450,000 || 5 || 65
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/zom_petpet.gif Zombie Petpets || 225,000 || 10 || 120
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/war_mach.gif War Machines || 100,000 || 25 || 180
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/zom_peas.gif Zombified Peasants || 25,000 || 50 || 210
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/blugthak.gif [[Blugthak]]|| 10,000 || 250 || 750
|-
| http://images.neopets.com/battledome/opponent_pics/kass.gif [[Lord Kass]]|| 1 || 10,000 || 4000
|}

Users participated in the plot by fighting back against the army of Lord Kass. Challengers were fought in the [[Battledome]] and were released as the war progressed, with a limited number of each opponent to defeat.

Eventually, Lord Kass himself came into battle, having a total hit points of 10,000 along with a collection of [[Battledome Equipment]] which made it impossible for any user to defeat him on their own. He could only be defeated with the collective effort of users, as his total HP was lowered by how much damage they could fully do on each match. The final blow was eventually given by [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=garet_jaxx garet_jaxx], and all battles were soon halted there after.
 

==Prizes==
{| style="float:right;" class="wikitable"
|-
! Ranks|| # of Points
|-
| Peasant || 1 - 4
|-
| Serf || 5 - 7 - ?
|-
| Squire || ? - 11 - 16 - ?
|-
| Herald || ? - 20 - 49
|-
| Man-At-Arms || 50 - 99
|-
| Apprentice || 100 - 199
|-
| Journeyman || 200 - 499
|-
| Defender || 500 - 999
|-
| Warrior || 1000 - 4999
|-
| Knight || 5000 - 9999
|-
| Champion || 10000 - 19999
|-
| Baron || 20000 - 49999
|-
| Hero || 50000 - 99999
|-
| Lord || 100000+
|}

[[Image:BFM Trophy Shield.gif|left]]

Those who participated in the war automatically received an [[Avatar|avatar]] along with a [[User Lookup#User Trophy|trophy]] in their [[User Lookup]], showing their collected points and title. Another avatar was awarded for defeating the Giant Spyders at least once.

The following items were given out based on plot points:

{|align=center
|-valign=top
|width=300|
*BFM T-Shirt
*Boots of Jumping
*Darigan War Machine
*Exploding Acorns
|width=300|
*[[Eyrie]] Guard Helmet
*Kass [[Skeith]]s Shield
*Kass Skeiths Spear
*Lord Kass Amulet
|width=300|
*Morguss Twisted Wand
*[[Petpet]] Bone
*[[Spyder]] Potion
|}

 

==External links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/medieval/plot_bfm.phtml Battle for Meridell], [http://www.neopets.com/medieval/bfm_warroom.phtml Meridell War Room]
*'''Gallery of Heroes:''' [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=1 Jeran], [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=4 Lisha], [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=6 Kayla], [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=7 King Skarl], [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=12 Master Vex], [http://www.neopets.com/hero/showhero.phtml?pos=13 Galgarroth]
*'''Gallery of Evil:''' [http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?pos=16 Lord Kass], [http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?pos=17 Morguss], [http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?pos=18 The Court Dancer]
*'''Neopet TCG:''' [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=1 The Bat-Thing], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=11 King Skarl], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=13 Lisha], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=15 Lord Kass], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=43 The Fall of Jeran], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=46 Jeran, Meridell Knight], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=51 Psellia], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=59 Zafara Double Agent], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=69 Count Boris], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=70 Court Dancer], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=82 Kayla], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=86 Morguss], [http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=87 Morris]

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[[Category:Battle for Meridell]]
[[Category:Battledome]]

Timeline of Neopian History

2017-09-16T07:14:04Z

Jezza8987:

{{construction|reason=Much more information is needed, information collation to be checked, article to be wikified...}}

The history of [[Neopia]] is a complicated one. Below are all the collected historical events of Neopia's past (called [[BN]] or "Before Neopia"). The Gregorian Calendar year is shown in a pair of brackets beside the Neopian year.

'''2000 BN (1 B.C.)'''

*[[Neopia]] is a barren wasteland.

'''1??? BN (1??? A.D.)'''

*[[Dr. Frank Sloth]] came to Neopia and began to conduct experiments.

'''1??? BN (1??? A.D.)'''

*Sun broke through the dark skies of Neopia, creating the bright beautiful world Neopia is today.

'''993 BN (1006 A.D.)'''

*[[The Darkest Faerie]] imprisoned under the sea by [[Fyora]].

'''873 BN (1126 A.D.)'''

*[[Sakhmet]] was founded by King Coltzan I.

'''300 BN (1700 A.D.)'''

*[[Meridell]] was [[Invasion of Meridell|invaded]] (it is unknown whether this was the first or second Meridell vs Darigan war, or another unmentioned war).

'''2?? BN (18?? A.D.)'''

*[[Qasala]] was destroyed by a sandstorm.

'''200 BN (1897 A.D.)'''

*[[Count Von Roo]] was born.

'''2 BN (1997 A.D.)'''

*[[Commander Garoo]] joined the ranks of Dr. Sloth's army.

'''Year 1 (1999 A.D.)'''

*The Neohunters arrived to collect Neopian History.

'''Year 2 (2000 A.D.)'''
*'''Gathering''' (August) '''16th''': [[Dr. Frank Sloth]] [[Arrival of Virtupets|invades Neopia]].
*'''Collecting''' (October) '''2nd''': [[Sarkis]], [[Ursulla]] and [[Buckley]] find an old brochure for the [[Battledome]], and the [[Hunt for the Battledome]] plot begins.
:*The Battledome is rediscovered.
:*Old Maraqua is discovered.

'''Year 3 (2001 A.D.)'''
*'''Running''' (March) '''20th''': An [[The Tyrannian Invasion|earthquake]] rips through [[Terror Mountain]], and [[Tyrannia]] is later uncovered.
*'''Relaxing''' (June) '''12th''': [[Brucey B]] wins the Year 3 Annual Neopian Cheat! Championships, and Dr. Sloth takes interest in his [[Brucey B and the Lucky Coin|lucky coin]].
*'''Swimming''' (July) '''9th''': [[King Coltzan]] was [[Usurper!|murdered]] by [[Princess Sankara]]. The cause of his death was food poisoning.
*'''Swimming''' (July) '''17th''': King Coltzan's crown was found to have been [[The Hunt for the Crown|stolen]] by [[Heermeedjet and Merouladen]].
*'''Gathering''' (August) '''18th''': [[Old Maraqua|Maraqua]] is destroyed after a cursed whirlpool [[Destruction of Maraqua|rips through the kingdom]].
*'''Storing''' (November) '''5th''': [[Billy]] and [[Sarah]] win Better Than You and win a holiday to the [[Virtupets Space Station]], triggering the [[Neopet Version 2 (plot)|Neopet Version 2]] plot.

'''Year 4 (2002 A.D.)'''

*[[Lisha]] goes back 302 years in time and discovers [[Meridell]].

'''Year 5 (2003 A.D.)'''
*An evil shaman from [[Mystery Island]] tries to destroy the entire Mystery Island and awaken a giant Moltenore.
*All the [[petpets]] in Neopia mysteriously disappear, but return 11 days later.

'''Year 6 (2004 A.D.)'''
*[[Brightvale]] and [[Kreludor]] are discovered.

'''Year 7 (2005 A.D.)'''
*[[Maraqua]] was rebuilt but was promptly attacked by pirates, who were defeated after a long battle.
*[[Jazan]] travelled to Sakhmet to break the curse on his people. [[Qasala]] is unveiled.
*[[Lost City of Geraptiku]] is re-discovered.

'''Year 8 (2006 A.D.)'''
*[[Altador]] is discovered and could be reached via a portal in Faerie City, [[Faerieland]].
*[[The Darkest Faerie]] was released from her 1000 year imprisonment.
*The [[Altador Cup]] is resumed after Altador returns from its slumber.
*[[Neovia]] and [[Shenkuu]] are discovered.

'''Year 9 (2007 A.D.)'''
*[[Hugo Fairweather|Hugo]], [[Lilian Fairweather]] and [[Roxton]] travel to the Lost Isle, but were attacked by gigantic petpets and were unable to map down its location.
*[[Meteor Crash Site 725-XZ|Meteor]] crashes into Kreludor.

'''Year 10 (2008 A.D.)'''
*Dr. Frank Sloth attempted to attack Neopia again but failed.

'''Year 11 (2009 A.D.)'''
*[[Moltara]] is found.

'''Year 12 (2010 A.D.)'''
*The [[Faerie]]s are cursed and turned into stone.

==Sources==
*[http://neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=62 Beginnings of Neopia and Dr. Sloth]
*[http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=14 Date Sakhmet was created]
*[http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/index.phtml?chapter=3 Date Qasala was destroyed]
*[http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=281 Count Von Roo's birth date]
*[http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?pos=9 Year Garoo joined Dr. Sloth]

[[Category: Neopets]]

Timeline of Neopian History

2017-09-16T06:37:27Z

Jezza8987:

{{construction|reason=Much more information is needed, information collation to be checked, article to be wikified...}}

The history of [[Neopia]] is a complicated one. Below are all the collected historical events of Neopia's past (called [[BN]] or "Before Neopia"). The Gregorian Calendar year is shown in a pair of brackets beside the Neopian year.

'''2000 BN (1 B.C.)'''

*[[Neopia]] is a barren wasteland.

'''1??? BN (1??? A.D.)'''

*[[Dr. Frank Sloth]] came to Neopia and began to conduct experiments.

'''1??? BN (1??? A.D.)'''

*Sun broke through the dark skies of Neopia, creating the bright beautiful world Neopia is today.

'''993 BN (1006 A.D.)'''

*[[The Darkest Faerie]] imprisoned under the sea by [[Fyora]].

'''873 BN (1126 A.D.)'''

*[[Sakhmet]] was founded by King Coltzan I.

'''300 BN (1700 A.D.)'''

*[[Meridell]] was [[Invasion of Meridell|invaded]] (it is unknown whether this was the first or second Meridell vs Darigan war, or another unmentioned war).

'''2?? BN (18?? A.D.)'''

*[[Qasala]] was destroyed by a sandstorm.

'''200 BN (1897 A.D.)'''

*[[Count Von Roo]] was born.

'''2 BN (1997 A.D.)'''

*[[Commander Garoo]] joined the ranks of Dr. Sloth's army.

'''Year 1 (1999 A.D.)'''

*The Neohunters arrived to collect Neopian History.
*Gathering 16th: [[Dr. Frank Sloth]] invades Neopia in [[Arrival of Virtupets]].

'''Year 2 (2000 A.D.)'''

*The Ancient city of [[Old Maraqua|Maraqua]] is destroyed after a cursed whirlpool.
*The [[Battledome]] is rediscovered by [[Chesterpot]] and a few willing neopians.

'''Year 3 (2001 A.D.)'''
*An earthquake rips through [[Terror Mountain]], revealing a prehistoric land - [[Tyrannia]].

'''Year 4 (2002 A.D.)'''
*[[King Coltzan]] was murdered by [[Princess Sankara]]. The cause of his death was food poisoning.
*[[Brucey B]], [[Capara]] and [[Princess Fernypoo]] discover the [[Lost Desert]].
*[[Lisha]] goes back 302 years in time and discovers [[Meridell]].

'''Year 5 (2003 A.D.)'''
*An evil shaman from [[Mystery Island]] tries to destroy the entire Mystery Island and awaken a giant Moltenore.
*All the [[petpets]] in Neopia mysteriously disappear, but return 11 days later.

'''Year 6 (2004 A.D.)'''
*[[Brightvale]] and [[Kreludor]] are discovered.

'''Year 7 (2005 A.D.)'''
*[[Maraqua]] was rebuilt but was promptly attacked by pirates, who were defeated after a long battle.
*[[Jazan]] travelled to Sakhmet to break the curse on his people. [[Qasala]] is unveiled.
*[[Lost City of Geraptiku]] is re-discovered.

'''Year 8 (2006 A.D.)'''
*[[Altador]] is discovered and could be reached via a portal in Faerie City, [[Faerieland]].
*[[The Darkest Faerie]] was released from her 1000 year imprisonment.
*The [[Altador Cup]] is resumed after Altador returns from its slumber.
*[[Neovia]] and [[Shenkuu]] are discovered.

'''Year 9 (2007 A.D.)'''
*[[Hugo Fairweather|Hugo]], [[Lilian Fairweather]] and [[Roxton]] travel to the Lost Isle, but were attacked by gigantic petpets and were unable to map down its location.
*[[Meteor Crash Site 725-XZ|Meteor]] crashes into Kreludor.

'''Year 10 (2008 A.D.)'''
*Dr. Frank Sloth attempted to attack Neopia again but failed.

'''Year 11 (2009 A.D.)'''
*[[Moltara]] is found.

'''Year 12 (2010 A.D.)'''
*The [[Faerie]]s are cursed and turned into stone.

==Sources==
*[http://neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=62 Beginnings of Neopia and Dr. Sloth]
*[http://www.neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=14 Date Sakhmet was created]
*[http://www.neopets.com/desert/ldp/index.phtml?chapter=3 Date Qasala was destroyed]
*[http://www.neopets.com/games/neodeck/colcardlookup.phtml?colcard_id=281 Count Von Roo's birth date]
*[http://www.neopets.com/evil/showcreature.phtml?pos=9 Year Garoo joined Dr. Sloth]

[[Category: Neopets]]

Mister Shankly

2017-05-23T01:48:46Z

Jezza8987:

[[Image:Sc23.gif|frame|Mister Shankly during the Ski Lodge Murder Mystery.]]
'''Mister Shankly''', real name Josh, was a member of The Neopets Team, primarily involved in the writing side of [[Neopets]]. His duties have included being editor of the [[Neopian Times]] up until issue 75 (when [[Snowflake]] took over), the [[Storytelling]] contest and writing [[Neopedia]] articles. He has also taken part in Staff Plots, such as the [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]], being the third-to-last lodger to fall.

Josh took the psedynom ''Mister Shankly'' from a song entitled "Frankly, Mr Shankly" by [[Wikipedia:The Smiths|The Smiths]]. He shows his [[Wikipedia:Morrissey|Steven Patrick Morrissey]] fandom through his quiff and glasses, his desire for a quiff [[paintbrush]], and by leaving small marks in his writing. He captioned a picture in his [[Neopedia]] entry on the ''bendy desk lamp'' with "there is a light that never goes out..." - the title of another ''The Smiths'' song.

Mr Shankly also has a love of [[Dung]], and many of the submissions to the his final Neopian Times were about dung as a parting gift.

==External Links==
* Neopedia: [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=153 Bendy Desk Light]

{{TNT}}

[[Category:TNT]]

LornaDesparow

2017-05-23T01:45:44Z

Jezza8987:

[[File:lornadesparow.jpg|right|frame|LornaDesparow in her [[Team Tyrannia]] uniform.]] '''LornaDesparow''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]] who did [[wikipedia:marketing|marketing]].

In the [[Daily Dare 2010]] staff tournament, she placed 14th, beating only [[Lawyerbot]]. The next year, she teamed up with [[DJ Skellington]] to form ''The SarcatiCons'', but they were defeated at [[Turmac Roll]] by the team ''Frenemies''. In [[Altador Cup V]], she lost to [[snarkie]] in Round 1.

As of May 2017, LornaDesparow's account ahs been disabled.

==External Links==
* '''Official Neopets Account (defunct):''' [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=lornadesparow lornadesparow]

[[Category:TNT]] [[Category:Team Tyrannia]]
{{TNT}} {{stub}}

Lawyerbot

2017-05-23T01:44:18Z

Jezza8987:

[[File:lawyerbot.gif|right|frame|Lawyerbot in his typical work clothes.]] [[File:lawyerbot2006.gif|right|frame|Lawyerbot in his actual form.]]'''Lawyerbot''' is a member of [[The Neopets Team]] who keeps the site safe for all Neopians. According to Neopian folklore, he is the only known lawyer that works for Neopets and protects Neopets from [[wikipedia:lawsuit|lawsuit]]. Likewise, he also goes after [[scam|scammers]] and hackers and tries to bring them to justice under the full extent of the law. He is usually depicted as a robot wearing a green and red polka dot bow tie, but was drawn as a person during the 2006 [[Altador Cup I|Altador Cup]]. The original Lawyerbot is no longer a member of The Neopets Team, however a new lawyer has taken up the role.

Lawyerbot is well-known for his obsession with [[Usuki|Usuki]] dolls, which he collects and has written poems about. His Neopets [[gallery]] contains Usukis, the tools of his [[wikipedia:law|trade]], his favorite clothing, all things robotic, and [[Dr. Sloth]] merchandise.

April 15, 2011, was Lawyerbot Appreciation Day.

==Daily Dare==
{{Main|Daily Dare 2011}}

During Daily Dare 2011, Lawyerbot was a participant in the staff competition as part of the team ''Star and Order''. He and his partner [[Comastar]] defeated their opponent ''The Team Your Team Could Smell Like'' in the game [[Wingoball]] with an average of 1040.8 points.

==Altador Cup==
In 2006, Lawyerbot participated in the [[Altador Cup I|Altador Cup]] staff tournament for [[Team Brightvale]]. He lost to [[Mr. Insane]] in the first round. In [[Altador Cup V|2010]], he defeated Comastar and [[Pie]], but lost to [[SenorMalo]] in the semi-finals.

==Trivia==
* The name of Lawyerbot's Usukiboy [[Usul]], '''Accidentes''', is a reference to real-world [[wikipedia:ambulance chaser|ambulance chasers]]. However, on his pet lookup, he claims his legs are too short to literally chase ambulances.
* His Usukigirl Usul, '''FrivolousLawsuit''', is actually male.(It was because the labray scientist in battle dome zapped the usul from female to male.)

==External links==
*'''Official Neopets Account:''' [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=lawyerbot Lawyerbot lookup]
*[http://www.neopets.com/lawyerbotpoem.phtml Lawyerbot Poems Page]
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Jimmy James

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[[File:Jimmy james.png|right|200px]] '''Jimmy James''' was a long-time member of [[The Neopets Team]]. He participated in two of the earliest staff events: the [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]] plot, where he was crushed by a wine rack, and the [[Krawk Cup]]. In addition, he won the [[Daily Dare 2010]] staff tournament.

He played for [[Team Maraqua]] during [[Altador Cup]] staff tournaments. In [[Altador Cup I|2006]], he reached Round 2, losing to [[DJ Skellington]]. In [[Altador Cup VI|2011]], he placed 4th overall with 22,115 points.

Jimmy James is very fond of his red stapler. It had become a running gag during site events.

From 30 March 2012 until an unknown date, his favourite games were listed in the [[Games Room]]'s Staff Picks. They were [[Snowmuncher]], [[Sutek's Tomb]], [[Meepit Juice Break]], [[Hannah and the Kreludor Caves]], [[Snot Splatter]], [[Turmac Roll]], [[Wheeler's Wild Ride]], [[Spinacles]], [[Spellseeker]], and [[Sophie's Stew]].

==External Links==
* '''Official Neopets Account:''' [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=Jimmy_James jimmy_james]

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El Picklesaur

2017-05-23T01:39:57Z

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[[File:El Picklesaur2006.gif|right|]] '''El Picklesaur''', also known by '''Mister Pickles''' or his real name, '''Darrell''', was a long-time member of [[The Neopets Team]] who wrote content for the site. He joined the staff in 2000. He was often seen in the form of a [[wikipedia:luchador|luchador]], and has multiple wrestling-related items named after him. His favorite Neopet is the [[Wocky]].

El Picklesaur participated in the [[Altador Cup]] staff tournament in [[Altador Cup 1|2006]], [[Altador Cup V|2010]], and [[Altador Cup VI|2011]], playing for [[Team Altador]] all three years. He was also in the [[Krawk Cup]] and the [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]] plots.

He enjoys films, but appears to have very selective taste.

==Trivia==
* There is a [[plushie]] called the '''El Picklesaur Plushie'''.
* He is featured in the game [[TNT Staff Smasher]].

==External Link==
* '''Neopian Times:''' [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=9772&week=79 Pity the Pickle], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=12973&week=104 Translating Times Talk]
* '''Editorial''': [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=65 65], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=69 69], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=70 70], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=71 71], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=73 73], [http://www.neopets.com/newnt/index.phtml?section=editorial&week=93 93], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=257 257], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=324 324], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=348 348], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=477 477], {{ed|597}}
* [http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=144757742229632 Facebook TNT Staff Member Spotlight]

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Doug Hill

2017-05-23T01:37:59Z

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'''Doug Hill''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]] in Year 1, answering e-mails from users and coming up with new ideas for [[Neopets]].

==External Links==
*[http://www.neopets.com/newfeatures/jan2000.phtml January 10, 2000 news mentioning Doug Hill]

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Dirigibles

2017-05-23T01:36:14Z

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Cupcake

2017-05-23T01:33:16Z

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'''Cupcake''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]]. She was a victim in [[Sacrificers]] and [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]].

'''When:''' Fifth Killed, Week 4, Monday
'''How:''' Impaled by spears

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Comastar

2017-05-23T01:32:45Z

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[[File:Comastar 120w.png|right]] '''Comastar''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]]. She participated in the [[Altador Cup]] staff tournament in [[Altador Cup V|2010]] for [[Team Haunted Woods]] and [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] for [[Team Brightvale]]. She claims to have bionic hands as the result of an incident with a [[wikipedia:dentist|dentist]].

During [[Daily Dare 2011]], Comastar teamed up with [[Lawyerbot]] (who had previously beaten her at [[Yooyuball]]) to form ''Star and Order''. Together they defeated ''The Team Your Team Could Smell Like'' at [[Wingoball]].

About her name, she says it is "like the death star but not as fatal."

==External Links==
*'''Official Neopets Account:''' [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=comastar comastar]

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Black Widow

2017-05-23T01:31:05Z

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'''Black Widow''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]].

==Plot Summary==
===Ski Lodge Murder Mystery===
:''Main Article: [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]]

Black Widow was the second [[TNT]] victim of the Ski Lodge on Monday of Week 2, appearing to have been strangled to death.

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Cookie

2017-05-23T01:30:33Z

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'''Cookie''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]] in the early years of [[Neopets]].

==Plot Summaries==
===Sacrificers===
:''Main Article: [[Sacrificers]]''
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Cookie was the third victim to be sacrificed to [[Mumbo Pango]], and was dropped off near a cliff where he chased and pushed her off to he death.

===Ski Lodge Murder Mystery===
:''Main Article: [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]]''

Cookie was the fourth of [[TNT]] to be murdered in the mansion. Killed in Week 3, she was found by [[Dr S E Thor]] in the kitchen, crushed by a giant kitchen appliance in the kitchen when it fell from the ceiling.

==External Links==
*'''Plot Info:''' [http://www.neopets.com/island/sacrificers.phtml Sacrificers], [http://www.neopets.com/winter/skilodge.phtml Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]
*[http://www.neopets.com/island/sac_death5.phtml Cookie's death animation in Sacrificers]

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Bye-Gon Jinx

2017-05-23T01:29:39Z

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'''Bye-Gon Jinx''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]]. He was featured in both the [[Ski Lodge Murder Mystery]] and [[Sacrificers]], where he carried a [[wikipedia:lightsaber|light sabre]] both times. He also participated in the [[Krawk Island Cup]].

==Plot summaries==

===Sacrificers===
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Bye-Gon Jinx was the tenth staff member to be sacrificed: although he fought off his [[Coco]] attacker with his light sabre, he fell to a thrown spear in the dark.

===Ski Lodge Murder Mystery===
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Bye-Gon Jinx discovered the third victim, [[Bubbles]], in the dining room in the second week. Although he tried to call for paramedics, he discovered that the phone line had been cut. He himself would be killed in week eight, discovered by [[Dave Scorcheski]] and [[Jimmy James]] in the swimming pool, cleaved in two with his light sabre embedded in the ceiling. The next week, his old light sabre was used to kill [[J. Boogie]].

==External links==
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=113 #113]
*[http://www.neopets.com/winter/skilodge.phtml Terror Mountain Ski Lodge]
*[http://www.neopets.com/island/sacrificers.phtml Neopets Staff Sacrificers]

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2017-05-23T01:29:08Z

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Bancha Ninja

2017-05-23T01:27:56Z

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[[File:Bancha ninja.png|right|200px]] '''Bancha Ninja''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]] and manager of the international department. He frequently wrote in [[wikipedia:Japanese language|Japanese]] on his Neopets account and during site events. His favorite [[Neopet]] is the [[Xweetok]].

He played for [[Team Shenkuu]] during the [[Altador Cup]] staff tournaments in [[Altador Cup V|2010]] and [[Altador Cup VI|2011]]. In the [[Daily Dare 2010|2010 Daily Dare]], he finished in 10th place.

==Trivia==
* ''[[wikipedia:Bancha|Bancha]]'' is a type of Japanese green tea.

==External Links==
* '''Official Neopets Account''': [http://www.neopets.com/userlookup.phtml?user=banchaninja banchaninja]
* [http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=122601521111921 Facebook TNT Staff Spotlight - June 2010]

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Dragona

2017-05-23T01:26:09Z

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'''Dragona''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]]. She worked as a writer in the Content Department for [[Neopets]]. She has written some of the entries for the [[Gallery of Evil]]. She is also known as the 'Sock Eating Dragon'. She played for [[Terror Mountain]] during the [[Altador Cup]] in 2006, then from 2010 to 2014. She left in mid 2014, possibly due to the Jumpstart acquisition of Neopets, Inc.

==Trivia==
*Bio taken from Dragona's user lookup on June 5, 2012...
<blockquote>Name: Dragona 
Works in: Content Department 
Been staff here: 9 years! 
Preferred diet: Socks and cheese 
Described as: Short and spunky 
Likes: Dragons, socks, D&D, and internetting. 
Greatest accomplishment: Finally learning how to
make an HTML table! </blockquote>

==External Links==
*'''User Lookup:''' [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=dragona dragona]

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Snarkie

2017-05-23T01:16:44Z

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'''snarkie''' was a member of [[The Neopets Team]]. Joining the team on 4 November 2002, she [http://snarkie.tumblr.com/post/99684374715/friends-i-no-longer-work-at-neopets-whomp left] at 1:32 AM on 20 September 2014. She started out as a programmer, then a game designer, then a creative director, which she had described as being ''in charge of making sure [the players are] having fun''. She had been known to appear on the [[NeoBoard|NeoBoards]] on her main account from time to time and was one of the staff members more actively involved in interacting with the players.

==Accounts==
Before being disabled, snarkie's main staff account was snarkie. It was marked with the ''Neopets Programmer'' banner at the bottom. As of August 2011, it had bore the Ninja Faerie layout that she designed and had four pets: Karoshi, Mekkatorque, ninjitsuo, and Smarloe. Both her shop and gallery were generally empty as she would use them for testing. She was a member of the guild Sock Monkey Protection League. On her FAQ page she stated that her username was based on the word ''snarky'' which is Internet slang for sarcastic. She would have chosen the user name snarky but it was never available so she changed the ending to get her name.

Her sloth-themed account, slothpeon is still online, and prior to being cleared had a large collection of Dr. Sloth-themed items including Sloth items, Grundo plushies, and [[Transmogrification Potions]] in its gallery, ''Sloth Memorabilia of Doom''. This account currently holds three pets: DrMiniSloth, Gnorbot, and Spraxle. VanCleef, who curiously still houses her FAQ page, has now been moved to lunchboxloon due to snarkie leaving TNT. Visitors to the account loookup are greeted in these words: ''Greeting's, puny Neopian. I am slothpeon, minion to the great Dr. Frank Sloth... or as I like to call him,Mr. Happypants. ''

A third account, lunchboxloon, is dedicated to her collection of lunch boxes. The shopkeeper she uses for the gallery was custom designed by staff member [[SoupFaerie]] and is called ''Grundo - Sloth Lunch Box'' in the listing of shopkeepers but was designed specifically to represent her pet, Spraxle, holding snarkie's favorite Sloth Lunch Box. As of May 2017 there are three pets on this account, LupeSkywalker, _Thermos_ and VanCleef who, as previously stated was moved from slothpeon.

While she admits that she has another account, she hasn't made public what its username is and claims to use it as her private account where no one knows who she is. According to her Tumblr, [http://snarkie.tumblr.com/post/154831127420/hi-snarkie-are-you-still-associated-with-neopets it is no longer in use].

==Pets==
On her known accounts, snarkie had up to ten pets as of May 2017:

On the account snarkie:
*''Karoshi'' - A [[Ghost]] [[Lenny]]. His name means "death from overwork" in Japanese. He had a Captive Shadow Wraith petpet with the name kaishi spelled in Japanese hiragana.
*''Mekkatorque'' - A [[Robot]] [[Mynci]] who had been ''cured of the Curse of Flesh'', probably referring to the fact he was a robot pet.
*''ninjitsuo'' - A [[Zombie]] [[Grundo]] who had a [[Black]] [[Spardel]] petpet named Dojo and a petpetpet [[Zytch]].
*''Smarloe'' - A [[Transparent]] Mynci who used to be her lab rat and had a lab ray log on her petpage which hadn't been updated in a long while before snarkie was shut down. Smarloe is supposed to be male, however, as the pet lookup read ''The only thing he doesn't like is when it turns him female. He doesn't like chick flicks.'' She had a petpet [[Snicklebeast]] named Your Ad Here.

On the account slothpeon:
*''DrMiniSloth'' - An unconverted [[Halloween]] [[Moehog]]. The paint job on this pet makes it look like it's wearing a Sloth costume. It has a petpet named ''We do not gnaw on'', a [[Roburg 3T3]], and a petpetpet, a [[Veespa]].
*''Gnorbot'' - A Robot [[Gnorbu]] with a petpet [[Griefer]] named Zorz.
*''Spraxle'' - A [[Sponge]] Grundo with Sprixle the [[Purple]] [[Icklesaur]] petpet and a [[Mootix]] petpetpet. In description of himself, he states: ''Me called Spraxle. Spraxle used to be faerie, but then Spraxle turn spongy. Spraxle like spongy. Spraxle also like cheese, moon rocks, and snarkie. snarkie love Spraxle. :D''

On the account lunchboxloon:
*''LupeSkywalker'' - A Robot [[Lupe]] with petpet ZORZ the [[Wheelie Bot]]. This pet is clearly a tongue-in-cheek reference to the film Star Wars, particularly as ''Lupe'' is pronounced ''loop''.
*''_Thermos_'' - A [[Green]] Lupe. His name is taken from a brand well known for creating hot liquid storage containers common as part of lunch box sets.
*''VanCleef'' - A Transparent [[Skeith]] with a petpet, MrSmite the [[Swabby]]. He is named after a character from the game World of Warcraft and his petpage is home to snarkie's FAQ. He previously belonged on slothpeon.

==Appearances around Neopets==
*snarkie appeared in most of the site events that have staff competitions including both the [[Altador Cup]] and [[Daily Dare]].
*snarkie supported [[Virtupets]] in the Altador Cup and has done so in all three Staff Tournaments (2006, 2010, and 2011). In the 2011 tournament she held the position of goalie.
*She also appears in the game [[TNT Staff Smasher]]. Hitting her with the mallet will earn the player 5 points.

==Favourite stuff==
According to a list on her main account, the following are some of her favorite things:

*Neopet Species - [[Grundo]] & [[Lenny]]
*Petpet Species - [[Spardel]]
*Character - [[Sloth]]
*Item - Sloth, Grundo, and [[Plushie]] items
*Game - [[Super Hasee Bounce]]
*Avatar - The Darkest Faerie ''and others that aren't perfect squares''

She also claims to like:

*Ninjas (she calls herself the ''Ninja Faerie'' and enjoys pretending to be a ninja)
*Red Vines (she likes to eat them for breakfast) and other candies
*The colour blue
*Video games including World of Warcraft
*Playing Dungeons and Dragons with other staff members
* Lunch Boxes

==External Links==
*'''Official Neopets Account:''' [http://www.neopets.com/randomfriend.phtml?user=snarkie snarkie]
*'''snarkie's FAQ type thingy:'''[http://www.neopets.com/~VanCleef VanCleef FAQ]

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2017-05-22T16:20:27Z

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