Knives of Artemis Backgrounder
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Arctic Sun,
Posted on: 2007-03-20 14:47 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
Sweet, thanks Arctic. 
Glad to see KoA was picked.
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1 - I can't believe my entry wasn't included.
2 - I'm not suprised every entry contains the word "caltrops."
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Nice article. I like the interviews that were picked. Well done.
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2 - I'm not suprised every entry contains the word "caltrops."
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Neither am I. When you can't see the ground because there are so many caltrops, you know it's bad.
Why are there what seems to be Q-rifles in most of the screenshots?
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Not much about the inner circle's secret death cult, huh? All around, though, a great article.
The only thing that's a little puzzling is why so many of the screenshots of them feature the Knives with Void Rifles.
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Yeah, I must agree with that. It does seem odd that they're wielding the Void Hunter rifles so frequently. Maybe it's a subtle hint that there's more to them than they're telling us right now. Maybe the Knives are involved in some way with the Void Hunters and Quantums. Or maybe they just used some screenshots that ultimately weren't as appropriate as they could have been.
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Yeah, I must agree with that. It does seem odd that they're wielding the Void Hunter rifles so frequently. Maybe it's a subtle hint that there's more to them than they're telling us right now. Maybe the Knives are involved in some way with the Void Hunters and Quantums. Or maybe they just used some screenshots that ultimately weren't as appropriate as they could have been.
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Or maybe the Kheldian in Lighthouse just drew out the Quantum in the sisterhood.
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Yeah, I must agree with that. It does seem odd that they're wielding the Void Hunter rifles so frequently. Maybe it's a subtle hint that there's more to them than they're telling us right now. Maybe the Knives are involved in some way with the Void Hunters and Quantums. Or maybe they just used some screenshots that ultimately weren't as appropriate as they could have been.
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Or maybe the Kheldian in Lighthouse just drew out the Quantum in the sisterhood.
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Yeah, that'd do it. 
Arctic Sun: "Hey, Lighthouse! Come over here and stand still, will ya?"
Lighthouse: "Sure Arctic, what's up?"
< Arctic Sun motions and a trio of the Knives of Artemis show up, and start plugging Lighthouse full of holes. Arctic captures it all on film. >
Lighthouse "uggg!"
Arctic Sun: "Thanks man!"
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Lighthouse! NOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!
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Arctic Sun: "Hey, Lighthouse! Come over here and stand still, will ya?"
Lighthouse: "Sure Arctic, what's up?"
< Arctic Sun motions and a trio of the Knives of Artemis show up, and start plugging Lighthouse full of holes. Arctic captures it all on film. >
Lighthouse "uggg!"
Arctic Sun: "Thanks man!"
Oh, the joys of being a target dummy!
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Good job on the backgrounder Arctiic!
Nicely done on that, Arctic_Sun! That was a lot of fun!
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Awesome backgrounder. I love the player stories. I wish I had submitted my own.
So, who's next on the Backgrounder list?
Nemesis?
Devouring Earth?
Praetorians?
Psychic Clockwork?
Void Hunters?
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It was so much fun reading the stories submitted by other players both in th backgrounder and in the thread, it makes the gameworld seem that much more alive to see hero names you recognise there.
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Great Write up but you didn't use mine I was the first to offer you my incite.......
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1 - I can't believe my entry wasn't included.
2 - I'm not suprised every entry contains the word "caltrops."
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I must have been the only one who didn't mention caltrops
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A good article and some good stories there.
Now I'm disappointed that I didn't submit something. I'll get you next time, Arctic_Sun!
err...
Sorry, force of habit. I mean, I'll submit something next time such an opportunity presents itself :-)
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Hah. Thank you, hero, for broadcasting my words (out of context I might add) during an insipid interview with the ridiculous Longbow Outreach, Villain Engagement (L.O.V.E.) Program during my unfortunate respite at the one and a half star Ziggurat Correctional Facility.
If you enjoyed my oh-so-charming tale of how I bested the Sporks of Artemis (Spork, Hah!) perhaps you should ask the "heroes" Crimson and Indigo to delve further into my hours and hours of L.O.V.E. interviews regarding any number of Rogue Isles subjects and affiliations, all of whom I personally defeated and mocked.
And, I do imply "heroes" Crimson and Indigo are less than the shining examples they'd care to let known-- your double agents have quite the knack for villainy in their covert personas. Perhaps Longbow should outreach to them in regards to a peculiar set of explosions which destroyed a civilian, commerical warehouse in Sharkhead Isle just this month...
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Like a diamond-bladed sword, the Knives of Artemis are incomparably beautiful and deadly. Bewitching tales of the Knives of Artemis are told by military pundits and war journalists in awed tones around the world. Heroes speak of them with equal parts enthrallment and dread, because they are renowned for their charms as much as for their mercilessness.
Read the full entry here -- and check out the Top Secret file for character testimonials!
Thanks again to everyone who submitted an in-character testimonial! They were great fun to read through.