Info on the 10/14 East/West Spice mass tree poisoning....-WEST SPICE, 13th Primuary, 11:15 PM-
Fellow Glitchen,
I am sorry to report that the spice trees of East Spice,West Spice,and Flipside have been systematically poisoned and destroyed not by the Rook, but rather a group posing as some of us.Thanks to the efforts of many Glitchen both old and new, West Spice and Flipside have been almost completely re-stored. The spice trees of East Spice, however have been replaced with Gas Plants and Bubble Trees. The battle of Spice vs. Gas has existed almost as long as Ur itself, but this battle is quite different.
There is good reason to believe that we have been Raided.
Having witnessed this destruction myself, I can tell you it was like nothing I have seen. I had heard rumors of a planned mass tree poisoning and convinced myself that that was all they were. Rumors.
I saw a group of ,well, let's call them "trolls" acting as one to accomplish their selfish goals. I say "trolls" because they seemed to take delight in being unnecessarily rude and harassing nearly every Glitch that crossed their path.
One "troll" in particular boasted of the distant lands from which he hailed, though I am doubtful that he was telling the truth as I have traveled to one of these lands quite frequently and have many wonderful tales to tell. Other "trolls" chose to follow Glitchen at a close distance as if they wished they could somehow steal from them. Still others chose to toss verbal bait to incite insults.
At first glance, their goal appears quite simple: Create a shortage of allspice so that auction prices rise, then be sure that they are the only ones selling allspice. As allspice is a much-needed commodity, they stand to make money and gain control of the market. New Glitchen who do not have the resources to grow and maintain a Spice Tree would be forced to buy allspice at an inflated price. The only alternatives would be for experienced Glitches to donate or sell Spice Beans to new Glitchen, or to let them into their homes to harvest from trees in their backyard. The first option is inefficient, as allspice is required for certain quests, and the second is quite risky unless one doesn't mind having things stolen.
There is another possible reason: Some "trolls" find it pleasing to ruin a community by any means they see fit. Of course, should they be revealed as outsiders or spies, their fun is ruined, and so they make every attempt to blend in for the time period required to complete their objectives. Once the time is right, they set their plan in motion and and vanish. In this case the plan might be to drive new Glitchen out of Ur and set the rest of Ur's children against one another by toying with a rather important yet common commodity.
Or still, the plan may be to promote a cause by disrupting our daily lives in a manner that is inconvienient to us. I have heard tales of a faraway land in which something quite similar is rumored to be happening as I write this.
Whatever the reason for this action, I will stand to protect East and West Spices from those who seek to destroy our community. I ask that my fellow Glitchen both new and experienced remain peacefully united against "trolls" who seek to destroy what we have built together.
Reported by Glitch DJTch7