I would like to address a few concerns that some of you may have as of late:

Attacks on Destiny:

Lately we have had some groups come to town causing trouble.  Most of the time they are the types of people that provoke you into attacking them and then they pounce on you while you are a criminal.  Also, the misjudged murderers that have come to call Destiny home are at risk as well.  I think most of them understand the risk they put themselves in while being public at Destiny.   However, those of you that go grey may not.  Please understand that if you go grey for any reason you are putting yourself at risk for attack from outside of Destiny.  

Your fellow citizens or allies will do what they can to protect you, but understand that if you do die you made that choice for yourself.   The citizens of Destiny do not have to try to defend Destiny with force if they choose not to.  Citizens are inhabitants of the town and do not have specific duties as guards.  Now we do have Destiny Guards and they do have the responsiblity of defending Destiny, but that may not include defending a murderer or criminal if they do not choose.  Most of the time while trying to help out a ciminal or murderer the person becomes a target themselves and perishes.  Obviously, if you are surrounded by npks and you do not wish to put yourself into a situation that has only one ending (your death) you do not have to do so.  I leave it to everyone's judgement as to whether you want to sacrifice yourself or retreat for a better position (better odds.)

I would ask that if you do not wish to fight, try to stay out of the way or make it very well known that you will not help.  I have often times seen a large group of us and felt we had the numbers to fight, but find that only a fraction of the group has chosen to defend.  I do not, however, want to force you out of town everytime a fight stirs up.  If you just go inside the pub or another public building, that would be good enough.  This might provide some protection for yourself, as well as, staying out of the way for less confusion.

I find that most the time.  These people will turn criminal themselves if you give them time.  Do not fall victim to your pride or anger.  They play on this.  Most often I am laughing at them and wondering exactly what type of person this is.  Try to sit back and realize that they are only showing themselves to be the fools.....don't become one yourself.

Destiny's Population:

A few people have asked me if I will control the population of Destiny.  I really hadn't thought of that until recently.  I guess my feeling on this is that Destiny is a town and not a guild really.  If you try to compare a town to a guild you can see many differences and similarities.  The main difference is the control on population.  Guilds usually have a single or few purposes.  They are all about a set of goals that the entire guild sets out to accomplish.

A town does not have this.  Each person in the town has their own goals and their own purposes.  The overall goal of a town is to survive and flourish.  What does flourish mean?  In my mind, this means to grow.   This is not only to grow in population but in size and economic status.  The shops should get busier.  The streets become more used.  The events become more frequent.  The attractions become more well known......I think you can see where I'm going with this.

My control over the population is only to make sure that all within the citizenship follow the rules of the town that have roots from The Way..  I also strive to make the town safer and thereby assign certain individuals to the Destiny Garrison as Guards.   Soon Cromwell and I will have devised a better system for the Garrison and KFW guards.  Together we will have a force that will help better protect Destiny from outside forces.

Another responsibility I have put on myself is to try and expand the choices that a citizen has for taking a more specific path more attuned to their lifestyle.  I am always looking for guilds that are somewhat different from the other guilds that currently call Destiny home.  I am looking for guilds that follow the rules of the town and offer something "more" for certain citizens.   My goal is not for "Des" to become large, but for the citizenry as a whole (KFW, Des, ToD, DW, TIW, etc...) to become larger and prosper.

If you are in a guild or know of a guild that does not have a home, can follow the rules of Destiny, and wants to have a good pool of recruits to call upon, please contact me via email.   My goal is to make the lives of those in Destiny more fulfilling and happy.  I think the direction I am taking Destiny will accomplish this goal.  If you have any suggestions you can either email me or leave it on the message board.

--Dren Jootz, Mayor of Destiny