Thief's Den

Verily, your coming was foretold many years ago, for a great evil is afoot in the land...

The world is veiled in darkness.
The wind stops, the sea is wild, and the earth begins to rot.
The people wait, their only hope, a prophecy:

After a long journey, 24 warriors from across the world arrive to begin the quest...

From the grandest of the world's cities, these warriors fight the foe with word and sword...

-- Kevin from The Smallest Minority debates the merits of gun control across the pond.

-- Jim's Snooze Button Dreams dreams about a Presidential candidate who can actually answer a question...

From that rough-and-tumble port city, these cut-throat warriors know how to have a good time on land...

-- Jeremiah of Fringeblog reviews Kill Bill...and he saw that it was good.

-- Josh of D-42 on Girls Next Door... and not just the movie.

From the Elven lands, these brave and long-lived warriors remember a nearly-forgotten past...

-- Solomonia on a day with two meanings...Patriot's Day & Holocaust Rememberance Day

--Dissecting Leftism notes that the Church of England isn't living up to its traditions.

Short in stature, yet strong in heart, these warriors are known for their industriousness and indomitable spirit...

-- Brian Noggle muses on the perks of personal finance. Nekkid ladies are involved.

-- Michael of The Calico Cat compares Donald Trump to Gordon Gekko of Wall Street... with surprising results.

Refugees from a country ravaged by plague and death, these warriors wage a desperate fight to save their homeland...

-- The World According to Pete passes along this tale of two guys in the middle of nowhere, and the idiot SWAT cops who arrested them for shooting at cans.

-- Last One Speaks recounts the horrifying tale of a Canadian couple who were allegedly smoking a joint in Central Park.

-- From the indispensible Zero Tolerance: A high school student borrowed her mother's car. A random search discovered her mother's stun gun. Her scholastic career is now over.

These sage warriors, the wisest in all the world, battle evil with force of mind and will...

-- Rich, from SharpBlue, reviews Consilience, a book about the lost unity of the physical and social sciences

-- Bussorah's Wicked Thoughts passes along this list of interesting yet obscure facts.

Renowned as the world's fiercest fighters, these winged warriors prize courage, honor, and justice over life itself...

Sneakeasy's Joint takes the media to task over its biased coverage on Iraq.

--Jeff Doolittle explains what can be done to restore the honor of America's troops after the atrocities in Abu Gharib.

--QandO, meanwhile, notes the hypocrisy of the Arab World in dealing with cases of torture and murder.

Simple folk who yearn for the comforts of hearth and home, these warriors nevertheless join the quest so that evil may spare their land...

-- Chris at The People's Republic of Seabrook fondly remembers rooting for the home team.

-- Red Ted remembers his mother's May Day rhyme. He had a very interesting childhood.

-- Greenie Watch, however, sees the horde of anti-suburb barbarians just beyond the gates.

Onrac -- What Lies Below (Fiskings)

These seafaring warriors peer deep beneath the waves, searching for the hidden force that is driving the oceans wild...

-- Suzy, The Small Town Country Girl,fisks America's anti-supersizing madness.

-- Bill from Idler Yet takes down Hollywood clowns for their use of "WBonics."

From an advanced civilzation once thought lost, these warriors travel the known world seeking knowledge and truth...

-- WOLves asks whether bloggers are journalists...and asks if they need to be.

-- Political Correctness Watch reports on the anti-democratic treatment of immigration opponents.

-- Thief (that would be me :D ) thinks a certain Mullah needs a sense of humor. Or a parody of a song by the Who.

The blessings of all free bloggers be with you.

Many thanks to Bigwig & the gang at Silflay Hraka for giving me this opportunity to host COTV, and to the folks at Square for creating the first, and still the best, RPG ever made! (P.S. Please don't sue me!)