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December 22, 2015, 06:03:00 PM
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Once upon a time, in year 1619, Cryptonic Monero tokens CT1619 were minted.
A powerful ancient magic were used to give it some special properties.

The experiment turned out to be very successful and showed some unpredictable results. The magnificent tokens got very attractive look and feel and could appreciate its value as common collectibles. Front side of the token has a big beautiful Monero sign and english words: Secure. Private. Untraceable. The back side of the token shows Cryptonic sign reflecting advanced tech of the future Confidential Ring Signatures and words in esperanto: Cifereca Monero, Vivu la financa libereco!

After brief examination Cryptonic accidentally consumed 21 items and was surprised to hear fabulous space symphony and to see colorful rays of light dancing around and naturally dissolving high in the clouds. A vibrance of energy started to circulate in pile of the tokens and pleasurable serenity came to his mind. Holographic projection highlighted right in the air and displayed a quintessence for a real practical application of the newly created magical objects: Cryptonic tokens meant to be the ritual items to sacrifice to Monero Gods.

It's believed that the more tokens we consume the faster Monero v.0.9 could be released. The most powerful effect can be achieved by consuming on 21th minute of any hour. Magical tarot card XXI is the most favourable and symbolizing the WORLD and its natural life cycles. It has the following keywords: freedom, leadership, reward, completion, growth, success, achievements, conjunction, splendour, simplicity, clarity, rejoicing, goals achieved and fulfilment.

CT1619 is available in Agora, starting price is as low as CAN, just 2100!
It can gradually increase as the total supply is just 2100.
21 is already consumed and the following given:
21 to HM The King
21 to Dame Roopatra
21 to HE The Prince of Forte Spagnolo (char 21)
21 to HE The Marquess of CryptoLuna
21 to The Marquess of White Cross
21 to James Daniel
21 to The Marquess of Grass
21 to HG The Prince-Bishop
21 to HE The Prince of Ramsey
21 to The Wizard Developer P.J.
21 to Naturalist Mooo
21 to HSH The Duke of OZ
21 to HH The Duke of New Liberty
21 to HH of North Face
21 to The Marquess of Naoned
21 to The Marquess of Rome
21 to Lord Crichton
21 to Baron Syksy
21 to kazuki49

Fellow citizens of CK! Let the ritual consumption start!
Happy Monero Gods can provide the developers with additional super powers!

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December 22, 2015, 06:42:33 PM
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4. Putting CK theme song to play on the background when Ultima is open. We already have a theme song ready made, here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1144860.msg12735080#msg12735080 So, who can help turn the music on?

If rangedriver can provide the mp3 (its not up for download at that link), PJ could do something simple like this with HTML5 audio, along with a mute button. I think the song is great, but I suggest making the audio optional, not autoplaying. It might slow down some users, or be an annoyance to those who are not expecting it.

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<audio id="ckTheme" loop>
  <source src="song.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
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December 22, 2015, 06:43:58 PM
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4. Putting CK theme song to play on the background when Ultima is open. We already have a theme song ready made, here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1144860.msg12735080#msg12735080 So, who can help turn the music on?

If rangedriver can provide the mp3 (its not up for download at that link), PJ could do something simple like this with HTML5 audio, along with a mute button. I think the song is great, but I suggest making the audio optional, not autoplaying. It might slow down some users, or be an annoyance to those who are not expecting it.

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<audio id="ckTheme" loop>
  <source src="song.mp3" type="audio/mpeg">
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I second this idea. Audio would be wonderful, and definitely shouldn't be on by default.  Perhaps a checkbox on the login screen would give people the ability to turn it on and off easily, and for that matter, notice that it exists.

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December 23, 2015, 06:03:10 AM
Last edit: January 04, 2016, 05:50:17 PM by smooth
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MoneroHouse Foundation year-end fundraising drive

Please consider making a year-end donation of moneritos or other assets to 'MoneroHouse'.

Assets of that character are managed on behalf of the core team to support development of Monero.

We have provided partial sponsorship to MoneroMooo for his ongoing part time crowdfunded development and will be making some year-end honorarium grants in appreciation for valuable contributions during 2015, as well as continuing to fund development in 2016.

Special thanks to 'pa' whose character bequest provided most of the funding for the current MoneroHouse Foundation. All other donations will be very much appreciated and acknowledged.

EDIT:

Donations received:

saddam: 1000 CKG
cryptonic: 210 mil
Karl Hungus:20*OZ1600J (200 CKG)
HM The King 1000 CKG

Thanks to Crichton for helping by providing liquidity on a 1000 CKG bar
Thanks to saddam for waiving the customary withdraw fee
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December 23, 2015, 12:09:22 PM
Last edit: December 23, 2015, 12:44:36 PM by Roopatra
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4. Putting CK theme song to play on the background when Ultima is open. We already have a theme song ready made, here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1144860.msg12735080#msg12735080 So, who can help turn the music on?

We have songs by rangedriver: https://soundcloud.com/user-763969972/ckg-01-b
and by floWS: https://flowscr.bandcamp.com/releases

Opinions? Should we use several tracks?
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December 23, 2015, 12:57:08 PM
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Once upon a time, in year 1619, Cryptonic Monero tokens CT1619 were minted.
A powerful ancient magic were used to give it some special properties.

The experiment turned out to be very successful and showed some unpredictable results. The magnificent tokens got very attractive look and feel and could appreciate its value as common collectibles. Front side of the token has a big beautiful Monero sign and english words: Secure. Private. Untraceable. The back side of the token shows Cryptonic sign reflecting advanced tech of the future Confidential Ring Signatures and words in esperanto: Cifereca Monero, Vivu la financa libereco!

After brief examination Cryptonic accidentally consumed 21 items and was surprised to hear fabulous space symphony and to see colorful rays of light dancing around and naturally dissolving high in the clouds. A vibrance of energy started to circulate in pile of the tokens and pleasurable serenity came to his mind. Holographic projection highlighted right in the air and displayed a quintessence for a real practical application of the newly created magical objects: Cryptonic tokens meant to be the ritual items to sacrifice to Monero Gods.

It's believed that the more tokens we consume the faster Monero v.0.9 could be released. The most powerful effect can be achieved by consuming on 21th minute of any hour. Magical tarot card XXI is the most favourable and symbolizing the WORLD and its natural life cycles. It has the following keywords: freedom, leadership, reward, completion, growth, success, achievements, conjunction, splendour, simplicity, clarity, rejoicing, goals achieved and fulfilment.

CT1619 is available in Agora, starting price is as low as CAN, just 2100!
It can gradually increase as the total supply is just 2100.
21 is already consumed and the following given:
21 to HM The King
21 to Dame Roopatra
21 to HE The Prince of Forte Spagnolo (char 21)
21 to HE The Marquess of CryptoLuna
21 to The Marquess of White Cross
21 to James Daniel
21 to The Marquess of Grass
21 to HG The Prince-Bishop
21 to HE The Prince of Ramsey
21 to The Wizard Developer P.J.
21 to Naturalist Mooo
21 to HSH The Duke of OZ
21 to HH The Duke of New Liberty
21 to HH of North Face
21 to The Marquess of Naoned
21 to The Marquess of Rome
21 to Lord Crichton
21 to Baron Syksy
21 to kazuki49

Fellow citizens of CK! Let the ritual consumption start!
Happy Monero Gods can provide the developers with additional super powers!


Thank you Cryptonic for this initiative and for your gift.
I consumed 10 of them already, may this humble gift please the gods.

Monero's privacy and therefore fungibility are MUCH stronger than Bitcoin's. 
This makes Monero a better candidate to deserve the term "digital cash".
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December 23, 2015, 02:10:57 PM
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MoneroHouse Foundation year-end fundraising drive

Please consider making a year-end donation of moneritos or other assets to 'MoneroHouse'.

Assets of that character are managed on behalf of the core team to support development of Monero.

We have provided partial sponsorship to MoneroMooo for his ongoing part time crowdfunded development and will be making some year-end honorarium grants in appreciation for valuable contributions during 2015, as well as continuing to fund development in 2016.

Special thanks to 'pa' whose character bequest provided most of the funding for the current MoneroHouse Foundation. All other donations will be very much appreciated and acknowledged.



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100 CKG donated to Monero House! Thank you for all the fine work that you do.

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December 23, 2015, 03:31:08 PM
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Once upon a time, in year 1619, Cryptonic Monero tokens CT1619 were minted.

After brief examination Cryptonic accidentally consumed 21 items and was surprised to hear fabulous space symphony and to see colorful rays of light dancing around and naturally dissolving high in the clouds. A vibrance of energy started to circulate in pile of the tokens and pleasurable serenity came to his mind. Holographic projection highlighted right in the air and displayed a quintessence for a real practical application of the newly created magical objects: Cryptonic tokens meant to be the ritual items to sacrifice to Monero Gods.

It's believed that the more tokens we consume the faster Monero v.0.9 could be released. The most powerful effect can be achieved by consuming on 21th minute of any hour. Magical tarot card XXI is the most favourable and symbolizing the WORLD and its natural life cycles. It has the following keywords: freedom, leadership, reward, completion, growth, success, achievements, conjunction, splendour, simplicity, clarity, rejoicing, goals achieved and fulfilment.

Fellow citizens of CK! Let the ritual consumption start!
Happy Monero Gods can provide the developers with additional super powers!


The Marquess of White Cross consumed 21 of the copper tokens on the 21st minute.  He didn't really feel anything, and started to think that this was just like all the other "magical" shams that he had run across. He started to get upset, and threw another 21 coins on the street. He publicly stated that if anyone finds them on the street, they were theirs for the taking (e.g. ask and the noms char will give CT1619 21 x).

He went back to his castle to enjoy some CAV and then noticed that he was starting to see auras around pedestrians on the way, and as he got closer to his house, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful the sky was around his castle.  As he entered his castle, he was surprised to see Sir Rhadamanthus sitting in his favorite chair. He didn't say anything, but simply gestured to the sky and said "The fluffy pony thanks you."  This was very confusing to The Marquess as he knew of no "fluffy pony", so he decided to have some of his favorite brandy and retire to his chambers for the night. Perhaps the dreamworld would clarify this confusing day.

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It is Raining Gold this Christmas

Jingle jingle so much Gold..

The Royal Holiday Fund would like to reward:

Marquess of White Cross for beautifying the maps with chapelry wallpapers in 2-NW and 2-N. These can be viewed in Ultima Town Map. Also owners of lots can write descriptions of their lots and are encouraged to do so, to make the map even more fun and interesting to explore. Marquess of White Cross is rewarded 3x HM1600J coin.

Naturalist Mooo for adding pages to the wiki. If anyone has questions that would like answered in the FAQ, or on the 'front page' introduction to CK, or any ideas for improvement, contact Mooo. Naturalist Mooo is rewarded HM1600J coin.

Wizard Developer P.J. for optimization of many UI scripts which makes pages load faster especially in Agora Market. Great job P.J.! Wizard Developer is rewarded HM1600J coin.
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December 23, 2015, 06:28:51 PM
Last edit: December 23, 2015, 07:25:39 PM by cryptonic21
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MoneroHouse Foundation year-end fundraising drive

Please consider making a year-end donation of moneritos or other assets to 'MoneroHouse'.

Assets of that character are managed on behalf of the core team to support development of Monero.

We have provided partial sponsorship to MoneroMooo for his ongoing part time crowdfunded development and will be making some year-end honorarium grants in appreciation for valuable contributions during 2015, as well as continuing to fund development in 2016.

Special thanks to 'pa' whose character bequest provided most of the funding for the current MoneroHouse Foundation. All other donations will be very much appreciated and acknowledged.



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100 CKG donated to Monero House! Thank you for all the fine work that you do.

210 MIL donated to Monero House! Thank you very much and let the power be always with you!

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December 23, 2015, 07:47:36 PM
Last edit: December 23, 2015, 08:07:52 PM by cryptonic21
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Once upon a time, in year 1619, Cryptonic Monero tokens CT1619 were minted.

After brief examination Cryptonic accidentally consumed 21 items and was surprised to hear fabulous space symphony and to see colorful rays of light dancing around and naturally dissolving high in the clouds. A vibrance of energy started to circulate in pile of the tokens and pleasurable serenity came to his mind. Holographic projection highlighted right in the air and displayed a quintessence for a real practical application of the newly created magical objects: Cryptonic tokens meant to be the ritual items to sacrifice to Monero Gods.

It's believed that the more tokens we consume the faster Monero v.0.9 could be released. The most powerful effect can be achieved by consuming on 21th minute of any hour. Magical tarot card XXI is the most favourable and symbolizing the WORLD and its natural life cycles. It has the following keywords: freedom, leadership, reward, completion, growth, success, achievements, conjunction, splendour, simplicity, clarity, rejoicing, goals achieved and fulfilment.

Fellow citizens of CK! Let the ritual consumption start!
Happy Monero Gods can provide the developers with additional super powers!


The Marquess of White Cross consumed 21 of the copper tokens on the 21st minute.  He didn't really feel anything, and started to think that this was just like all the other "magical" shams that he had run across. He started to get upset, and threw another 21 coins on the street. He publicly stated that if anyone finds them on the street, they were theirs for the taking (e.g. ask and the noms char will give CT1619 21 x).

He went back to his castle to enjoy some CAV and then noticed that he was starting to see auras around pedestrians on the way, and as he got closer to his house, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful the sky was around his castle.  As he entered his castle, he was surprised to see Sir Rhadamanthus sitting in his favorite chair. He didn't say anything, but simply gestured to the sky and said "The fluffy pony thanks you."  This was very confusing to The Marquess as he knew of no "fluffy pony", so he decided to have some of his favorite brandy and retire to his chambers for the night. Perhaps the dreamworld would clarify this confusing day.

Dear Marquess of White Cross, after reading your mixed report Cryptonic decided to check it again if the magical power of the tokens is still there and tried to consume 21 more items on the 21st minute and did not get the same results as before. He felt something for sure, but not so strong. The possible reason has been found in item history. Looks like my local clock is few seconds ahead of the main clock of CK and my CT1619 consumption actually happened on the 20th minute and the local clock The Marquess of White Cross is few seconds behind of CK, so you consumed yours on the 22th minute.

It's not so easy task to really please the Monero Gods. But we should definitely try again!

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December 23, 2015, 11:05:41 PM
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The Royal House trip to countryside

The King and sons HRH The Archduke Zechariah and Jungherr James Daniel Zechariah John are going to take a few months' holiday and come back before year change.

Admins know how to contact the Wizard PJ via Skype, Slack or IRC if the system breaks down.

All previous year change procedures have finally been executed. (Except a part of the Buildings monetary taxes and payouts, but this will be settled after the break)

Wines have been re-graded (/WINE tab). As the oldest wines we have are turning 20, their maturity, taste and health are refined. The price likewise goes up for patient speculator: W1600 was in conversion 12/IC and W1600M was 6/IC. Now their prices are 100,000++ even though W1600 has reached its peak long ago and W1600M has equally long to go before it reaches its peak. Even a commoner can make a killing by spotting a good wine in its initial conversion and selling at the top price perhaps quickly, perhaps after decades.

HIM TVA Dragon, AOK-GM, Emperor of the Earth, Creator of the World, King of Crypto Kingdom, Lord of Malla, AOD-GEN, SA-GEN5, Ministry of Plenty (Join NOW!), Professor of Economics and Theology, Ph.D, AM, Chairman, Treasurer, Founder, CEO, 3*MG-2, 82*OHK, NKP, WTF, FFF, etc(x3)
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December 25, 2015, 07:33:19 AM
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It is Raining Gold this Christmas

It is Christmas, but Crypto Kingdom is far from being quiet for the holidays. Come see the active ones in the chat freenode.net ##crypto-kingdom.
Also I can´t help but give out more Gold, in the spirit of Christmas (and rewarding the ones who are helping CK even when most people are on their holidays).

The Royal Holiday Fund would like to reward:

Marquess of White Cross for beautifying the maps with chapelry wallpapers in 2-W and 2-C and 2-E. They just get prettier each time, everyone go check them out, and good job Noms! These chapelries and much more can be viewed in Ultima Town Map. Marquess of White Cross is rewarded 4x HM1600J coin.

Wizard Developer P.J. for working through Christmas to make CK even better. Wizard Developer is rewarded HM1600J coin.
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MoneroHouse year-end development awards


MoneroHouse is paying out 1200 XMR as thank you gifts to people who have worked as volunteers on Monero development during the year. The gifts go to:


600 XMR to Shen Noether of Monero Research Labs

On his own initiative and without funding, Shen developed RingCT, which is a widely-acclaimed planned improvement to Monero's ring signatures that completely hides transactions amounts. This not only improves the privacy of those transactions but also makes analyzing the blockchain much harder, helping to protect everyone's privacy. In addition, Shen has done other cryptographic review work for the project and written a number of analysis, design and review notes for MRL.

200 XMR to warptangent

Although not an active poster on the forum, warptangent is well known on the #monero-dev IRC channel, and frequently helps solve problems in Monero development itself as well as those encountered by others trying to integrate with Monero. He did an enormous amount of unpaid work to review and improve the Monero core internals. Without his important efforts, the upcoming 0.9 release would likely not have been possible.

100 XMR to cAPSLOCK

cAPSLOCK has tirelessly maintained the Monero Hall of Fame, an important service that recognizes contributors to the Monero project. Since Monero is entirely funded by contributions from the community, we recognize cAPSLOCK's efforts to in turn ensure that contributors are appropriately recognized.

100 XMR to mWo12

A well known regular participant on the Monero subreddit, mWo12 worked as a volunteer to create a series of excellent how-to guides to help developers and users learn about Monero's unique technology and code base. The guides can be found here: https://github.com/moneroexamples

100 XMR to gingeropolous

In addition to cohosting the Monero Missive podcasts, gingeropolous also generously donated a large amount of his time for editing those podcasts. The Monero Missive podcast, largely the work of gingeropolous, is invaluable in helping to inform and engage the community with the Monero development team. Thank you gingeropolous!

100 XMR to XMRpromotions

XMRpromotions worked independently throughout the year to spread information about Monero's project goals and progress. Even if we build the most amazing cryptocurrency, but no one knows about it, that can't possibly succeed. Thank you XMRpromotions!

In addition, while we can't make specific gifts to everyone at this time, we appreciate the efforts of every development, volunteer, contributor and others who have helped support the Monero project and keep it moving forward. To all of you, thank you very much!

MoneroHouse will continue to provide funding in various forms to sponsor, promote, encourage, and recognize Monero development. This is made possibly by generous in-game donations from Crypto-Kingdom characters, most notably 'pa', the estate of whose former character makes up the core of the MoneroHouse foundation assets.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year on behalf of MoneroHouse and the Monero Core Team.
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Thank you smooth, MoneroHouse, and donors for the appreciation and support.

Working with the Monero team and community has been enjoyable and engaging, and I look forward to continuing throughout the next year.

Merry Christmas to all of the Monero community.
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Thank you smooth, MoneroHouse, and donors for the appreciation and support.

Working with the Monero team and community has been enjoyable and engaging, and I look forward to continuing throughout the next year.

Merry Christmas to all of the Monero community.

Like warptangent I am also very grateful for the donation. I also am grateful for the hard work of the entire development team and community. I appreciate all the feedback the community has provided me so far (both positive and negative) regarding my efforts.

2016 should be an exciting year for Crypto Kingdom and Monero!

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!

Don't buy Monero: https://twitter.com/MoneroPromotion/status/746006420508729344

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'Tis the Season for gift giving!
I would like to present some gifts to my wonderful business partners during the festive season.

To Dame Roopatra, for your expert knowledge in all things CK, and especially for your assistance in managing OZ & Hokusai's health needs, and in appreciation for our ongoing partnership in unicorncorp, I give you this portrait, ART-30 - "Dame Roopatra and Her Unicorn"

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Description:
This is a portrait of Dame Roopatra during her many travels and expeditions. She has just stopped for a brief rest in a remote grove, while her unicorn Star has kept watch. It is almost as if the entire grove has extended the tree branches and leaves as a dome over the weary traveler to watch over and offer courtesy for her during her stay.
Noble colors are inscribed into the symbols and gifted blessings that her mainly leathery garments display, which are more practical for traveling than typical royal clothing. Roopatra is seen standing by Star, and is preparing to tie her hair so that it would not hinder her vision in case she has to resort to galloping in the coming passage, where many dangers may lie.
It is almost unheard of that a unicorn would allow herself to be equipped with a leather saddle and saddle-bags, but obviously Star has bonded with Roopatra and has an attitude of friendship, where the burdens, joys and sorrows are equally divided between the traveling companions, and thus Star has allowed herself to be equipped with such mundane equipment. Star has lowered her mighty head to the level of Roopatra's and the unicorn's mane is flowing silky and picturesque.
Roopatra's quiver hangs low and her archery equipment are already prepared. Her face is however only partly visible; only the tip of her nose and side of the travel-worn cheek is visible to the viewer, as if she was more occupied in preparing her chestnut-colored hair for the coming journey than posing towards the imagined painter. The saddle-bags are full of useful equipment, and a shortbow hangs in one of the straps.
Roopatra is obviously about to continue her pilgrimage to discover the wonders of the world, and this particular grove has been nothing but a nourishing pause in-between a longer journey, that might not have a pre-determined destination.

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In the frame of the painting is Roopatra's family crest. It is a simplistic oval-shaped crest with leathery tan as the dominant color. In the middle of the crest a unicorn stands with partly raised front hoofs. The sides of the crest are decorated with arrows and a quiver, leathery straps, multiple maps, a sextant, a wineskin, some torches and candles, and a lantern on the top. A life of discovery, knowledge, exploration and storytelling glows forth from the symbolism in the crest. The painting was gifted by the Duke of OZ.

Item level: 7
Item category: ART
Item year: 1618


To The Marquess of White Cross, for your tireless contributions in making CK an interesting and vibrant place, and in recognition of the wonderful job you have done in managing our joint venture in New Reconstruction Corp, I give you this portrait, ART-31 - "Construction of the Phaeton Carriage Works"

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You see a painting that emits a visionary aura of events and ideas yet to come, as if the spirit of progress would be personified in none other than the Marquess of White Cross, who is seen standing before the Phaeton Carriage Works, that is emerging in the background. The Marquess is seen standing by a design table in the company of his trusted associates, in a small temporary shelter that's been set near the construction site with mostly open walls and a light rooftop to provide cover from rain. A design carriage sketch with the draft name "T model" is set on the table, and the Marquess himself is leaning over the table with a concentrated and determined look in his eyes, carefully finalizing this particular sketch. He holds a drawing compass, metallic pen and a measurement stick in hand, lining out the concept of the designed prototype on a thick paper set on the table, with unit scales, angles, widths and depths clearly out-lined in the schematic illustration of the model carriage.
The Marquess himself wears a tophat, which has seen better days - but for a man of practicality and technological advancement, such aesthetic details do not require additional attention beyond what is necessary. Glimpses of his curly hair are seen peeking from beneath the hat, and the face of the industrialist is brandished by an oiled, well-combed, dark moustache - a stature symbol fitting for a visionarist, who is determined to sail only on the verges of latest technological and industrial advancement of his era.
The grey-bearded chief engineers surrounding the table are impressed by the introduction of the concept "replaceable parts" by the Marquess; by standardizing many of the joints, bolts, wheel and carriage cart frame pieces, the Marquess has come up with a concept of modularized design, where certain pieces are interchangeable in order to better tailor to the specific requests by the clients instead of a single hard-fixed design. The Marquess has just explained how it makes sense to construct carriages using such small modules, as it allows easy repairs for damaged parts in both the cart and its supporting mobile platform due to the standardization, and allows better customization of the production line for any future production.
The majestic construction site in the background is like a giant, about to reach its fingers towards the skies. The foundations for chimneys and blast furnaces are seen being laid to the ground by creative use of treadwheel cranes. The gigantic site is filled with wheelbarrows, ropes, bricks, and other various tools and building material.  Prototypes of centrifugal pumps and pile drivers are circled by workers, who appear curious of such novel inventions.
Upon Marquess' orders, the building has been split into two main parts to reduce the risk of destructive fires, and in the central part assembly line these two segments merge seamlessly. The northern part concerns mainly metallurgy, with compartments specialized in smelting, oiling and coating the metallic parts of the carts, perfectly fit against the weary weathers of CryptoKingdom. The southern part deals with the wooden and ceramic portions of the carts, where carpenters and artisans are to saturate and shape wood, fit pieces in their places and to design the wooden parts to endure possible changes in temperature and thus volume that the metallic portions may undergo.
One can almost hear the orchestral trumpets of smelting iron, steady drums of hammers, violins of double-sided saws and whistles like organs pulling each piece to its carefully designated place in the emerging structure like a carefully composed musical piece. The dark rainy clouds in the sky of the painting are blown by the trembling tempo of winds of change, but the portraited orchestra and the mastermind conductor - the workers, engineers and the Marquess in lead - are determined to perform the masterpiece to its intended end.

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In the frame of the painting is the Marquess Noms' family crest. The crest is shaped to resemble the coast of the lands of Gröenland kwown to be far to the West, with a gigantic sea-serpent's head depicted inside the carved coast-line. The head is a symbol commonly used as a figurehead in the legendary viking longboats, ships far above the capability of their peers in their day and age. A tale of seafarers and shipbuilders of unparalleled skill and craftsmanship are inscribed into the lining of the crest, suggesting capability of even traveling past the lands of Gröenland to a rumored great continent that lies beyond. The bronze runic symbols of Fehu, Ansuz and Raidho are embedded into the top-piece of the crest. The painting was gifted by the Duke of OZ.

Item level: 7
Item category: ART
Item year: 1618

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MoneroHouse Foundation year-end fundraising drive

A gift of 20*OZ1600J (200 CKG)
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MoneroHouse Foundation year-end fundraising drive

A gift of 20*OZ1600J (200 CKG)

On behalf of MoneroHouse, the core team and all of the contributors to the Monero project, thank you kind sir!

All donations have been noted in the original fundraising drive post, linked above.
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'Tis the Season for gift giving!
I would like to present some gifts to my wonderful business partners during the festive season.

To Dame Roopatra, for your expert knowledge in all things CK, and especially for your assistance in managing OZ & Hokusai's health needs, and in appreciation for our ongoing partnership in unicorncorp, I give you this portrait, ART-30 - "Dame Roopatra and Her Unicorn"

Thank you for the wonderful gift. Happy Holidays!
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