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The cemetary occupies an area north of the civilian quarter and south of the military barracks. | The cemetary occupies an area north of the civilian quarter and south of the military barracks. | ||
− | + | * I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way. | |
− | + | * You've been rickrolled! | |
:- ''Rickrolling is a rather ugly trick to play on someone. If you have a link to a website promising something of value - a scandalous celebrity picture, funny video, and when you click on the link you're treated to "Together Forever" by 80's pop diva Rick Astley, you've been rickrolled.'' | :- ''Rickrolling is a rather ugly trick to play on someone. If you have a link to a website promising something of value - a scandalous celebrity picture, funny video, and when you click on the link you're treated to "Together Forever" by 80's pop diva Rick Astley, you've been rickrolled.'' | ||
− | + | * Marcus had one Long Island Iced Tea too many. | |
− | + | * Kimba and Pebbles - RIP - I am grateful that you blessed me with your love. | |
− | + | * Be careful what you wish for - I wished to find a way to solve all my problems, now they're solved, but I'm here. | |
− | + | * Last words: "You wimps, this bridge is perfectly safaaaaaahhhhhhgggggghhhhh..." | |
− | + | * Here lies Andreas L. He asked for POIs once too often... | |
− | :- A reference to Andreas Liebskind - an Ascaron Employee. | + | :- ''A reference to Andreas Liebskind - an Ascaron Employee.'' |
+ | * All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. | ||
− | + | * I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time. | |
− | + | * Please knock before entering. | |
− | + | * In Honor of Heiko tom Felde: Guardian of the Iceberg! | |
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:- ''Ascaron employee and manager of Sacred 2. '' | :- ''Ascaron employee and manager of Sacred 2. '' | ||
− | + | * In honor of Torsten Meier: Silence was cowardly, talking was gold! | |
:- ''An Ascaron employee'' | :- ''An Ascaron employee'' | ||
− | + | * Darwin Award Winner #29 | |
:- ''The Darwin Awards are given out annually to those people who have removed themselves from the gene pool.'' | :- ''The Darwin Awards are given out annually to those people who have removed themselves from the gene pool.'' | ||
− | + | * I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. | |
− | + | * You cannot assault the fortress of Khorad Nur armed only with a fruit knife. | |
:- ''A reference to an Orc fortress in Sacred 1'' | :- ''A reference to an Orc fortress in Sacred 1'' | ||
− | + | * While you're distracted reading this, my ghost is picking your pocket. | |
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+ | * Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no more sincere love the the love of food. | ||
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+ | == Celebrity Graves == | ||
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+ | Some of the coolest celebrities have found themselves buried in Griffinborough's cemetary. Many of them have the honor of also having an epitath that is also an easter egg - a homage to Douglas Adams. It's a play on the title of one of the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' series called ''"So long and Thanks for All the Fish"''. | ||
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+ | * Gene Roddenberry - RIP, and thanks for going boldly where no man went before. | ||
+ | :- ''Creator of '''Star Trek, Earth: Final Conflict, Andromeda''' and numerous other sci fi series. Note: He doesn't have a proper grave as he was cremated shortly after his death. Some of his ashes have been taken into space.'' | ||
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+ | * Yves St Laurent - RIP, and thanks for all the fashion. | ||
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+ | * Hiram Bullock - RIP, and thanks for all that jazz. | ||
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+ | * Estelle Getty - RIP, and thanks for all the laughs. | ||
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+ | * Aleksander Solzhenitsyn - RIP, and thanks for all the words. | ||
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+ | * Warren Zevon - I'll Sleep when I'm dead. RIP, and thanks for all the tunes. | ||
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+ | * Robert Aspirin - RIP, and thanks for all the books. | ||
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+ | * Heath Ledger - RIP, and thanks for all the movies. | ||
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+ | * Joseph Weizenbaum - RIP, and thanks for ELIZA. | ||
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+ | * George Carlin - RIP, and thanks for all the laughs. | ||
− | + | * Dave Allen - RIP, and thanks for seeing life as it was. |
Revision as of 01:20, 30 January 2011
Griffinborough: The capital of the Artamark region and the largest human settlement in Artamark during the Sacred 2 era. As such, it has one of the larger cemetaries in the game.
The cemetary occupies an area north of the civilian quarter and south of the military barracks.
- I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.
- You've been rickrolled!
- - Rickrolling is a rather ugly trick to play on someone. If you have a link to a website promising something of value - a scandalous celebrity picture, funny video, and when you click on the link you're treated to "Together Forever" by 80's pop diva Rick Astley, you've been rickrolled.
- Marcus had one Long Island Iced Tea too many.
- Kimba and Pebbles - RIP - I am grateful that you blessed me with your love.
- Be careful what you wish for - I wished to find a way to solve all my problems, now they're solved, but I'm here.
- Last words: "You wimps, this bridge is perfectly safaaaaaahhhhhhgggggghhhhh..."
- Here lies Andreas L. He asked for POIs once too often...
- - A reference to Andreas Liebskind - an Ascaron Employee.
- All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
- I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
- Please knock before entering.
- In Honor of Heiko tom Felde: Guardian of the Iceberg!
- - Ascaron employee and manager of Sacred 2.
- In honor of Torsten Meier: Silence was cowardly, talking was gold!
- - An Ascaron employee
- Darwin Award Winner #29
- - The Darwin Awards are given out annually to those people who have removed themselves from the gene pool.
- I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.
- You cannot assault the fortress of Khorad Nur armed only with a fruit knife.
- - A reference to an Orc fortress in Sacred 1
- While you're distracted reading this, my ghost is picking your pocket.
- Oh, the tiger will love you. There is no more sincere love the the love of food.
Celebrity Graves
Some of the coolest celebrities have found themselves buried in Griffinborough's cemetary. Many of them have the honor of also having an epitath that is also an easter egg - a homage to Douglas Adams. It's a play on the title of one of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series called "So long and Thanks for All the Fish".
- Gene Roddenberry - RIP, and thanks for going boldly where no man went before.
- - Creator of Star Trek, Earth: Final Conflict, Andromeda and numerous other sci fi series. Note: He doesn't have a proper grave as he was cremated shortly after his death. Some of his ashes have been taken into space.
- Yves St Laurent - RIP, and thanks for all the fashion.
- Hiram Bullock - RIP, and thanks for all that jazz.
- Estelle Getty - RIP, and thanks for all the laughs.
- Aleksander Solzhenitsyn - RIP, and thanks for all the words.
- Warren Zevon - I'll Sleep when I'm dead. RIP, and thanks for all the tunes.
- Robert Aspirin - RIP, and thanks for all the books.
- Heath Ledger - RIP, and thanks for all the movies.
- Joseph Weizenbaum - RIP, and thanks for ELIZA.
- George Carlin - RIP, and thanks for all the laughs.
- Dave Allen - RIP, and thanks for seeing life as it was.