Agares Tretiak

91. Number 52 remains true. 92. If it's a Praetorian doing it, it is automatically better. This includes even mundane activities like showering, going to the store, having a job, etcetera and also regular bodily functions like breathing and eating, and sleeping (if Praetorians slept). 93. Perception is everything. 94. Kill the Heretic. 95. Coffee is our Soma, our Ambrosia, our sacred libation. Such it is written, such it shall be. 96. Agares Tretiak (Lord/Praefectus) does not have a sense of humor. He will never have a sense of humor. All efforts to bring out a sense of humor constitutes a combination of justifiable homicide and suicide by proxy. 97. Ron is a fine gentleman. He is also either: 97.[a] a level 80 Murloc 97. the luck dragon from "Neverending Story" 97.[c] irritated about 97.(a) and (b) being mentioned 98. #99 must be true, on pain of a horrible, painful death. 99. Only Aryte can write #100.

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;_; I want Praetorian Signa/Command Patches now.

I would like one. :D

I am for the collection of heads, spleens, or eyes.

Whoa. Hi!

I started working on a pattern for a lorica segmentata made from thin sheets of like...tin or something, but never had the cash to purchase the materials...

Holy crap. Who is this person?

Latke have a wide range of recipes. Authenticity may be best based on ascertaining if they contain any potato.

I'd like to see a game where the United States has become a territorially expansive, aggressive power with other nations standing in opposition to it, in a similar sort of situation as countries opposing Rome in antiquity. Of course, I'd like that there'd be at least a semi-plausible explanation for such an occurrence, but there's something very alluring about the entire concept and the interplay of human and character conflicts that could arise from something of that nature. I'd also point out, I don't think there's such a thing as an overplayed antagonist. I'm happy to shoot just about anything. :D

I was translating from my knowledge of Spanish and Latin. :(

Third option: 1. Invade Thailand with Terra. 2. seize garment factory. 3.produce custom Ordo clothing and merchandise 4.???? 5. Profit!

Ok, let's see. "Hello pat, I am Jason. I love prostitutes." "Please direct me towards a bordello/brothel where I can attain a clinincal, sexually transmitted disease" "It's a place where Firefox is" I didn't use a translator, so I could be off on a few points.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Nathanael Greene Greene seen here sporting an impressive lack of a chin, but sports an even more impressive reputation for kicking ass. "It had been happy for me if I could have lived a private life in peace and plenty, enjoying all the happiness that results from a well-tempered society founded on mutual esteem. But the injury done my country, and the chains of slavery forging for all posterity, calls me forth to defend our common rights, and repel the bold invaders of the sons of freedom." - Nathanael Greene to his wife, Catharine Littlefield Greene. An incredible general, who was very possibly Washington's superior in terms of strategic acumen and battlefield leadership. During the American War for Independence, he began as a private and worked his way up to be a general of great repute and skill. HE organized a local militia, the Kentish Guard and trained with despite a pronounced limp. He also was entirely self-taught on the subject of military tactics and was known for his scholarly knowledge and practical execution of said knowledge. In 1780, the forces of General Cornwallis (pictured below) in the Colonial South had shattered all the Congressionally appointed commanders and the cities they tried to defend, dispersing the Amercian forces there completely. Things were rather grim for the revolution. Without control of the South and the harbors, the American forces of the North faced getting battered between two fronts and vastly superior numbers. General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis of Cornwallis General Cornwallis, circa 1795, also lacking a chin, a fashionable thing of the era it would seem. Cornwallis was sitting pretty, at the time, when the choice of a new commander in the south was handed to General Washington. He immediately chose Nathanael Greene, issuing a letter on day after recieving the congressional resolution stating to Greene "It is my wish to appoint You." Greene, solid Quaker that he was, immediately set about using the mandate given to him by Congress and Washington. Despite the mandate of authority he held, Greene's forces were inferior in arms, numbers, and in many cases, training to the crack British forces he was facing. He realized there was only one reasonable course of action: a carefully staged retreat. By splitting his forces, he could also then divide the British, who would predictably give chase. Greene relied on this split to create a strategic interplay between his forces and letting him cope with smaller, more easily managed armies sent out to hunt him down. With his forces split, there came the unprecedented victory that was The Battle for King's mountain, the American forces lead directly by the fiery William Campbell. The astounding result of the battle was the entire British force being killed or captured and marked a turning point in the war. This victory was followed by a similar victory at Cowpens, executed by General Daniel Morgan. With 800 prisoners, Nathaniel Greene reunified continued to retreat North, drawing the English behind them. After deciding to make a dash for the Dan River, Greene ordered a "light" contingent of men to harass and slow the pursuing British forces, letting the bulk of his force to advance uncontested. Upon reaching the river, he proceeded to cross it, taking with him all the boats he could and keeping them on the opposite shore to further slow the British advance. After reinforcing, he recrossed the river and engaged Cornwallis head on. Though defeated, Greene inflicted heavy casualties on Cornwallis, and withdrew again rapidly, and with the casualties inflicted, Cornwallis had to pull his forces back to Wilmington, North Carolina. Greene then waited until Cornwallis moved North, to Virginia, to advance deeper into the South, hoping to draw Cornwallis towards him, and tire his forces out with a long march into difficult terrain. When Cornwallis did not turn South, Greene to the opportunity to systematically weaken British garrisons in South Carolina, in the hope of forcing a withdrawal to Charleston. To that end, he distracted smaller, dispersed British forces who were hunting for partisans and raiding parties while using his main force to engage the main British line at Camden. Though the result was considered a tactical victory for the British, the larger casualties suffered by the smaller British force were sufficient to force an eventual retreat towards the area around the more defensible and well equipped Charleston, than to wait for reinforcements and supplies to travel through territory that allowed easy ambushes and guerrilla tactics from Greene and the militias. "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again." - Nathanael Greene Following this, Greene led an unsuccessful but extended siege on the town of Ninety-Six (yes, that's the name) which further reduced the British presence in South Carolina, and made the British commanders fall back further towards Charleston. After engaging British forces under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Stewart at Eutaw Springs in a battle that was considered a draw, the British had suffered so many setbacks and casualties to force a full withdrawal of their forces to Charleston, where Greene laid siege and penned them in until the end of the war. Though he did not attain many tactical victories, his ability to continually throw the British off balance, divide, evade, and cripple them, allowed for the campaign in the North to continue without interference from the South, and contributed greatly to the eventual American victory. :( I'm not as good as Ron is at writing up awesome info spreads. I'll see if I can do one on Simon Bolivar in the future.

I have an o-katana, a shinken and iaito for practicing Eishin-ryu Iaido, a naginata, and a jian for tai-chi practice. No firearms at this time that I own. I blame ATF.

An informative, well thought out and easily read presentation, as always! I enjoyed it greatly. ( I want musket drills ;_;)

Are there jobs in Central Virginia?

Is that heresy I smell, or just fear?

Zrazor, are you keeping it real?

<.< Oops

;_;

Get him a smokey the bear hat.

D:

I smell egos at stake here. Or is it Eggos? I've yet to eat breakfast.

I've served as an Insurance adjustment agent, a Small Business Customer Care Rep for AT&T, the guy at a fast food restaurant who never gets an order wrong, a loader/unloader in the back room of a Walmart (worst job ever), a wide variety of handyman and odd jobs while working for a temp agency, a library technician, and as an archivist assistant at a museum. I've done other things, as well.