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Port Elizabeth of Yore: Fort Frederick
By Dean McCleland in Port Elizabeth of Yore March 2, 2017 5 Comments
It is fair to say that the establishment of Fort Frederick was more a response to political tensions in Europe than to local enmity between Dutch frontiersmen and Xhosa tribesmen. While the latter upheavals arose as the vanguard of the Dutch boeren [Afrikaans boere] approached the advancing Xhosa tribesmen, the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 had plunged the western world into a protracted period of war.
This blog traces the fascinating history of Fort Frederick from its inception until the present time.
Main picture: Fort Frederick dated 12 March 1905
The whole Napoleonic era was fraught with danger for both the Dutch and the English. Owing to the fact that the French had a presence in the Indian Ocean in the form of two island colonies – Bourbon and L'lle de France, latter day Reunion and Mauritius, both the Dutch and the English East India companies were apprehensive about the French would take control of the Cape Colony. This cause for concern arose due to their anxiety regarding the potential loss of their sea routes to the east.
When the revolution itself spread to Holland, the Stadtholder, Prince William of Orange and his family took refuge in England. The prince requested that the Governor and the military authorities in the Cape surrender control to Britain when its naval contingent arrived in Table Bay. Even though this was ultimately achieved, the burghers, especially in the interior, wanted independence from authority of any kind.
Prince William of Orange
During September 1795, formal transfer of control to the British was effected.
In order to improve control over the eastern part of the Colony and to prevent any French interference in the region by supporting the restless burghers of Graaff-Reinet, on 2nd March 1799, the British government landed troops in Algoa Bay from the HMS Star and HMS Hope. In addition, Brigadier General Thomas Pakenham Vandeleur came overland from Cape Town with more troops. In order to create some fortifications against a possible landing, the troops built an extemporised fort in the form of an earth redoubt. The location of this fortification was on Ferreira's Farm at Papenkuilsfontein, latter day Cradock Place. Quite obviously this fort must have been given a name even if it was an informal one, Ferreira's. Much later, it was accorded the name "Star Fort" by which it is now known, but this name was definitely not used during this period.
With the Eastern Cape in turmoil, in May 1799 the Khoikhoi utilised the opportunity to restore their independence and territorial rights. It had been a long time coming but the Khoikhoi attacked the Dutch farmers in the area between Graaff-Reinet and the Zwartkops River. The Xhosas under Chungwa also took advantage of the situation by launching attacks against the Dutch boeren who began to flee the district. Finally, in August the Xhosas invaded along the Fish River.
Due to the tensions along the eastern border, on 19th August 1799, the HMS Camel set sail for Algoa Bay. On board was a wooden blockhouse which could accommodate 50 men while 30 artificers were on board to erect it. On 10th August both Khoi and Xhosas attacked the Star Fort and captured livestock which was subsequently recaptured. The fort was strengthened with a breastwork. Meanwhile the blockhouse was erected near the mouth of the Baakens River and was armed with two 3-pounders.
HMS Rattlesnake (1822)
Before the erection of the blockhouse was complete, a French frigate, the "Preneuse" entered the Bay under Danish colours and exchanged fire with the sloop HMS Rattlesnake and the storeship HMS Camel. The masts of the Camel were damaged and the quartermaster and carpenter were killed. It was the troops at Star Fort who saved the day for the English vessels. As the British ships were hopelessly outgunned by the Preneuse, the HMS Rattlesnake and the HMS Camel were at risk of being sunk. By moving their puny guns from the fort to the seashore and engaging the French frigate, the French vessel gained the impression that there was a formidable shore battery. Under this mistaken impression, the Preneuse left the Bay. Later, it was sunk off Mauritius when her true identity became known. (This battle in Algoa Bay is covered in detail in a separate chapter.)
Taken into use
On 6th January 1800, Major General Dundas, Commander of the troops in the Cape, reported in a letter to the Governor, Sir George Yonge, that peace had been restored and that in light of the unsettled nature of the frontier, he would be establishing a permanent military post there. Taken into consideration was the fact that anchorage was excellent, water was available and there was shelter from the prevailing westerlies, though not from the south easters. These however were not prevalent except for three months of the year.
View of Fort Frederick, Algoa Bay, 1803 by Willem Bartolome Eduard Paravicin
Major General Dundas
The stone fort which Dundas had constructed was completed in February 1800. Perhaps to curry favour with his superiors, Dundas sycophantically named it Fort Frederick after the Commander of the British Army, Frederick, the Duke of York. It overlooked the best landing place on this stretch of beach and was armed with two 8-pounders. On the 20th February, now back at the Cape, Dundas reported further to the Governor. He described the new Post as a "Block House and Stone Redoubt furnished with Canon and a Garrison consisting at present of 300 men under the command of a Field Officer".
Major Edward Lemoyne, Vandeleur's successor, of the Royal Artillery was the first Commander. A 5.5 inch howitzer which is mentioned as being landed there is probably the "old gun" shown on a map of 1844 on the hill behind the Fort. Regiments stationed at the Cape at this time, and from which troops were sent to this area, were the 61st, 81st, 91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) and the 8th Light Dragoons. The Dragoons, stationed everywhere, were Dundas' main aid in holding the Colony together and assisted the farmers as well.
Monument in St. Paul's cathedral to Major General Dundas
A few days later Dundas replied in writing to a number of questions posed by Yonge. Regarding the fort, he wrote, "the utmost that has ever been expected is that the Troops left there may be able to preserve themselves against any internal Foe, and against any external one, so far at least as to oblige him to come in force as nothing like a coup de main can carry the works erected or erecting there, and to be able to carry this Post, an Enemy must land some heavy guns; a matter of difficulty in face of our troops upon (the best of times ) a beach where there is always a pretty considerable surf".
Furthermore he added that it was intended to stockade the fort and dig a fortified ditch around it. Because the work had not been finished yet, the final costs could not be given, but as all the final materials had been "procured for nothing on the spot," there would only be the cost of labour and tools.
It is not possible to state precisely which men built the fort as the garrison stationed at the blockhouse comprised men from multiple regiments. Besides the 8th Dragoons, the 61st, 91st & 81st Regiments were there, as well as two other regiments and artillery.
With the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, the Cape was handed back to the Batavian government. Included in that hand over was the fort. Dundas removed the garrison at the fort on the 19th September 1802.
Before the arrival of the Batavian troops at Fort Frederick, the missionaries DR van der Kemp, Read and the Khoi who had been on Botha's Farm, were attacked. They were forced to take refuge in the fort. The new Batavian Governor and Military Commander, Lt-Gen Jan Willem Janssens, granted them the farm "Roodepan" which was renamed "Bethelsdorp."
Lt-Gen Jan Willem Janssens
During this brief respite and peace, the fort was visited firstly by Janssens and his party in 1803 and then in 1804 it was visited by Commissary-General Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his party, which included his daughter, Augusta, and Dr Heinrich Liechtenstein. The new District of Uitenhage was proclaimed by Janssens and named by him on 25th April 1804.
The succeeding troops to be based at the fort, were the Waldeck Regiment on 18th April 1803 under Major Carl von Gilten. They relieved Thomas Ignatius Ferreira who had been put in charge in the interim. Von Gilten's successor at the fort was Captain Ludwig Alberti also of the Waldeck Regiment, a unit of German mercenaries. Its commander wrote two books about his experiences, one about the trip aboard a Dutch troopship which has only recently been translated into English and the other, according to Margaret Harradine, containing a panoramic view of the settlement and a plan of it.
Amongst Captain Alberti's other responsibilities was being appointed the first Landdrost of Uitenhage. Prior to this Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth fell under the District of Swellendam. An aide de camp to Governor Janssens, Captain WBE Paravicini di Capelli, painted a view of the fort and the mouth of the Baakens River which depicts the stockade, the barracks, the storehouses and the commander's house.
Commissary-General Jacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist
War broke out again. In March 1806, the British retook the Cape replacing the fort's commander with Captain Jacob Glen Cuyler, an American of Dutch extraction on 14th February 1806. In addition, he was also appointed the provisional Landdrost of Uitenhage. He held this position until April 1817, when he was appointed Landdrost and Captain Francis Evatt assumed command of the fort.
On 6th October 1812, Sir John Cradock, Governor of the Cape Colony, wrote to Colonel Torrens, military secretary to the Duke of York, Commander in Chief of the British Army, requesting him to put in a word about the establishment of a permanent force in Algoa Bay. He suggested that a garrison be formed for the "exclusive use of this settlement" to be composed of old soldiers already at the Cape, who would be stationed at Fort Frederick. The cost of the establishment of such a garrison would be partly offset by not having to provide the men with passage home. According to JB Scott, this proposal was never adopted.
In fact, on 15th February 1813, Torrens replied that the Duke of York was in favour of the formation of a Garrison Company of the "invalid soldiers belonging to the Regiment stationed there" and added that aside from "the military benefits arising from the formation of a stationary corps, considerable advantage may attend the measure, as an introduction to British settlers." It was recommended that a complement of 150 men commanded by a Captain, two Lieutenants and an Ensign be stationed at Algoa Bay.
During 1813, the Royal Garrison Company, formed specifically for Fort Frederick from soldiers already in the Cape, was established. There new officers were commissioned: Captain Francis Evatt, Lieutenants William Slater and Martin Fleischer and Ensign William Gardner. Returns of troops serving at the Cape were compiled regularly. An entry dated 25th August 1813 lists the 113 men of the Royal Garrison Company as being stationed at Wynberg. They must have been transferred to the Eastern Cape shortly thereafter as the entry of 25th April 1814 states that there were 140 men stationed at Algoa Bay. Four months later, the Company of 141 men included 10 sergeants, four trumpeters and drummers. The Cape Almanac of 1814 lists the officers of the Royal Garrison Company, along with those of other regiments.
General Sir John Cradock, K.B. & K.C.
The estate Chelsea was granted for the use of the officers stationed at the fort on the 8th February 1815. A piece of land next to the vlei on the hill – present day Trinder Square – was also granted to them for use as a garden. This land was later ceded to the Rev Francis McCleland who, in turn, sold it to Alfred Jarvis.
Up to 141 men formed the company until the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815.
The existence of the Royal Garrison Company at Port Elizabeth was short-lived. By 1815, with the Napoleonic Wars over, the British Government was anxious to reduce the cost of maintaining a large military contingent which was by then stationed at the Cape. There was no longer a need for a strong military presence at Algoa Bay as men could be seconded from those doing their tour of duty at the Cape.
The Return of Troops in the Cape Almanac for the subsequent year shows that as at the 25th December 1816 only 135 members of the Company are based at Algoa Bay. By April 1817, the contingent is listed for the first time amongst the frontier posts, which would seem to suggest that the attention of the colonial government was now no longer focused upon foreign invasion but rather on the possibility of further incursions by the Xhosas along the unsettled frontier.
The Fort Frederick ramparts with a British soldier in uniform standing at the gateway
The Fort Frederick gateway and ramparts with a British soldier in uniform standing at the gateway
As the Return of 25th June 1817 makes no mention of the Royal Garrison Company, it must be assumed that it had been disbanded in the interim.
Biographies of the officers
All four of the officers – Evatt, Slater, Fleischer and Gardner – were numbered among the sixty six men of the Royal Garrison Company who remained in the Cape after the dissolution thereof. Evatt's biographyis available on a separate blog)
Captain Francis Evatt
On 4th April 1817, Colonel Cuyler was succeeded as Fort Commander by the well-known Francis Evatt who was now appointed Captain but on half pay.
Of the other three officers of the Royal Garrison Company, very little is known. William Slater had been a quartermaster with the 83rd Foot Brigade and served in the Cape from 1806. From a family perspective, he was married and his two daughters were baptised in Cape Town. In 1815, he applied for a large grant of land in the Baakens Valley. This was the same lot known as Rufane Vale that was later granted to Captain Moresby. Home for these officers was probably Uitenhage in which Slater purchased a house in 1818. One of his daughters, Mary Anne, married Hermanus Johannes Berry, son of an early settler, John James. They had a son, born in 1836, who was christened William Slater in memory of his grandfather. Slater, Evatt and Gardner, were each granted an erf in Main Street, but this lot and that of Gardner, were allocated to others in 1820.
Fort Frederick in early 1900s
The other officer, Martin Fleischer, like William Slater had also been a quartermaster but in the 21st Light Dragoons prior to being commissioned in the Royal Garrison Company. Ironically, his wife was also named Mary and their son was baptised in Cape Town in 1807. According to Margaret Harradine, Martin Fleischer was a founder member of the Uitenhage Turf Club in 1815. Sophia Pigot records in her diary that she met a Miss Fleischer from Uitenhage in 1820. Thomas Phillips also records that he met the family when he visited the town. Phillips describes Fleischer as a widower retired from the army with five children, of whom the eldest, John, had been made an Ensign in the Cape Corps. A daughter, Margaret, married the then young teacher, James Rose-Innes, in 1823 and both are buried in St. George's Park Cemetery.
William Gardner, Ensign in the Royal Garrison Company, and later Lieutenant, married Johanna Magdalena Oosthuizen, widow of Jacobus Andreas Rudolph. She married Gardner, himself a widower with children, in Uitenhage on 24th February 1817. The marriage could not have been successful because in November 1818, Gardner advertised that he was not responsible for his wife's debts. Five years later, William Gardner was given permission to leave the Colony on a ship bound for Buenos Aires. The innumerable land transactions relating to South End and Humewood which mention the "widow Gardner", thus refer to the former Miss Oosthuizen/Mrs Rudolph.
Later years of Fort Frederick
As a possession of the British Army, the fort was examined and reported upon. It is evident from the reports that once the Bay was no longer part of the frontier of the Colony, the fort had been allowed to decay.
The report of 1827 showed that the blockhouse by the river was being used by the authorities as a prison. The supports for the two eight-pounders had rotted and the guns themselves were sent back to England in 1873. Furthermore, the upper floor of the blockhouse had gone. The stout little powder magazine, capable of holding about 2,000 pounds of powder, was still in use. The blockhouse was being used as a prison with constables housed in the guardhouse. The ancillary buildings were also in dreadful disrepair and most were uninhabitable and irreparable.
Amongst the final Fort Commanders Captain James Elphinston Robertson of the 6th Royal Regiment and Captain Richard Hill Rocke of the 2nd Queen's Regiment, were family men whose wives and children lived with them.
Until 1862, the Commandant of Fort Frederick at the time was listed in the annual directories, the last mentioned being Captain Charles P Cobbe of the 13th Regiment. After 1862, there were no further commanders. The Cape Blue Book for 1868 lists the military buildings as unoccupied.
Finally, on 7th November 1889 the fort and part of the military reserve was transferred to the municipality. Notwithstanding this, when the need has arisen – as during the two world wars and the Anglo Boer war – it has once again seen military service.
In March 1931, representatives of the Historical Monuments Commission, the forerunner of the National Monuments Council, visited Port Elizabeth and saw the fort and other buildings. later the City Council discussed repairs to the fort and the cleaning and better laying out of the grounds. It was handed over to the Parks Department, who laid out paths. Seven old ship's cannons were collected from various street corners and mounted on the walls of the fort. In 1936 it was proclaimed a National Monument.
In 1956, the remains of Captains Francis Evatt were reinterred at a spot outside the fort and the original slate tombstone was placed on the porch of St Mary's church.
Much has changed since those halcyon days. The military reserve has been built over, the Baakens River is now only a narrow channel without a lagoon, the sand dunes below the fort have been replaced with buildings and roads and the waves no longer break close to the fort.
Port Elizabeth: A Social Chronicle to the end of 1945 by Margaret Harradine (1996, E H Walton Packaging Pty Ltd, Port Elizabeth)
The Royal Garrison Company by Margaret Harradine in Looking Back March 1989
Fort Frederick 1799-1999 by Margaret Harradine in Looking Back October 1999
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Alan Montgomery
Dean lovely article and photographs. Have you heard the story about the Royal Engineers production of Hamlet that if proven be the first Shakespearian production in the Southern Hemisphere? Also the relocation of Francis Evatt's remains to the fort.Did you know the barracks of the Fort was next to the Baakens River?
Dean McCleland
Hi Alan, Thanks a million for the kind comments. The short answers are no, yes and no. Just a comment as regards the photographs. While there are hundreds of photos of the Town Hall going back to the 1850s, the oldest photos that I can find were taken in 1895. Secondly, I wonder why the barracks were next to the Baakens River as the troops would not available at a moment's notice
Thank you Dean. I thoroughly enjoy reading all your posts. Most interesting.
Do you perhaps remember or know what was the name of the British destroyer or aircraft carrier that entered Algoa Bay around 1958? I recall watching Naval Maneuvers from the sand dune at Millers! My dad was ex Royal Navy. The guns near 'Barnies' (that were there) and on Brookes Hill were used (I think). I have never been able to find any reference to this! Thank you again xx
Hi, Sorry. I am unable to assist you as it is too recent! Ironic isn't it. Anyway in 1958 I was only 5 years old & I certainly did not read newspapers at that stage
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Q: Parsing integers in serverless.yml to use MemoryDB's ClusterEndpoint.Port in Environment Variable I'm creating a MemoryDB cluster for my serverless function, but the Port for the MemoryDB endpoint is an Integer, so when I try to set an environment variable to pass the endpoint URL to my function I get an error
Error:
Cannot resolve serverless.yml: Variables resolution errored with:
  - Cannot resolve variable at "provider.environment.MEMORYDB_ENDPOINT": String value consist of variable which resolve with non-string value

Example serverless.yml file:
provider:
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I've tried with Fn::Join, Fn::Sub (plugin) and others but they all expect strings as arguments.
I'm not planning on using a custom port so I can always assume the default, however I feel like I'm missing some thing here.
Is there a way to parse integers in serverless/cloudformation somehow? Or at least convert that port into a string?

A: As far as I know serverless doesn't allow having functions in .yaml file, since that is just a declaration.
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Q: SQL Cluster with different Edition Is it possible to join new node SQL in Failover cluster with different Edition?
As example:
Cluster Failover running based on SQL Enterprise Evaluation Edition add a new node based on SQL Standard Edition

A: I've never tried this but I'm reliably informed it is 100% not possible. It is certainly not supported by Microsoft, for good reason, so why would you do it?

The SQL Server edition you are installing must match across all the
  nodes in a SQL Server failover cluster. When you add a new node to an
  existing SQL Server failover cluster, make sure that you specify that
  the edition matches the edition of the existing failover cluster.

This comes from this MSDN link found almost instantly after a quick web search.
Bear in mind there are a few obvious and not-so-obvious functional reasons why you would not want to failover from Enterprise to Standard as some features are not supported in both.
The idea of a clustered environment should be that you maintain integrity of the database environment upon failover, so why compromise that in any way, whether talking about support or features?

A: This should be possible.
However, do note that some features that are present in Enterprise Editions may not be available in Standard Editions. This can cause severe application issues when a Failover occurs.
I suppose, a Standard edition may be used on an Always-On Secondary Replica where Reporting is offloaded and it does not ideally act as a Failover node. In any case, please test out your solution before taking it forward on Production.


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It's a fairly normal house in a fairly normal neighborhood of the Netwuff. There's a door (always a good sign), some steps (helpful if you can't fly), and a little flower box under the window. There's no dark spooky forest out the back, and the house does not resemble a haunted castle in the slightest.
"Psst!"
A medium humanoid figure climbs out from between the stairs. It's wearing a long red jersey with ridiculous gaping pockets and super-swishy deep-grey trousers. Everything is coated with a generous layer of dirt. It perches on the stairs for a moment, glancing furtively to-and-fro, before it hops down and dashes over to you.
"Heyheyhey, my name's Thorn. Maybe I know you? I'm really bad at faces, and costumes make that trickier. Anyway, I was designing this dungeon- you know how it is- and I really really like undead. They're my favourite monster-type. But it kinda...got away from me, and now my house is full of undead creatures. If you could get rid of them I'd be so super-duper grateful!"
She realises she might be invading your personal space just a teensy little bit, backs up, and nods again.
"Okay! I'm not sure what kind of adventurer you are, so just let me know and I'll give you something to help in this quest. And don't worry if some adventurer before you has chosen the same item- I have so many of these things lying around. My friends like to cosplay, what can I say?"
=>Wizard
"Here's the Staff of Major Burnification! Because sometimes what you really need is a massive fireball hurled in the face of some gross disgusting monster. Just be sure to point it away from you before speaking the command word. Which is, naturally, burnify."
=>Cleric
"Um...I guess if any other adventurers fall it will be good to have you around? Have this Diadem of Delayed Death. If you see somebody unconscious- if you're not sure, I find a good solid kick is the best way to know for certain- just pop this on their head and they'll be right as rain! For like, ten minutes. But you're a cleric, right? I'm sure you'll find some way to extend that time even further!"
=>Fighter
"You wanna fell some zombies the old fashioned way? I got your back, my dude. Here's a Sword of Greater Stabification. Have fun!"
=>Rogue
"If you steal anything from my house, remember that I know where you live. Provided I'm actually correct in who I think you are. I hate Halloween, it's so confusing! Anyway, have a Scarf of Superb Sneaking. It'll make you the stealthiest rogue this side of Forum Gates! But use it to get the jump on these gross undead monsters, mind. Not to nick all my shinies. I've got my eye on you!"
=>Ranger
"Ooh, nice bow! You know what would look great with that? Arrows of Alarming Accuracy! I don't know if these actually work- haven't tried them myself- but they're probably okay. So, um. Enjoy?"
House Notes:
Like last year, a roleplay-based house. So grab some crazy and not at all dangerous item and head on in!
Last Edit: Oct 28, 2018 21:27:10 GMT -5 by Thorn
A girl dressed as a witch comes to the house. "Sure, I can try helping with that undead problem you've got going on. I guess since I'm dressed up as a witch, I'll try being a wizard, and take the Staff of Major Burnification."
She accepts the staff, and then enters the house, keeping an eye out for the undead the humanoid spoke of.
Post by GLQ on Oct 29, 2018 1:03:47 GMT -5
A hooded-cloaked mage with a shoestring of leaves draped around their shoulders listens empathetically to Thorn's plight. Both with the house being infested thing and the being surrounded by undead thing. They were very familiar with both aspects.
"Sure, I'll help you out," the mage promises. "Now, being dressed in mage robes and holding a mage-like staff and doing a mage-like theme this year... I'll be your resident Fighter."
They accept the sword of stabification and wield that in one hand and their staff in the raises. Then they raise their arms into the air and charge into the house. "COME AT ME!!"
Jackie blinks. By now she has learned to roll with weird stuff but she still pulls away from Thorn a little. "That is...very unfortunate but I am afraid my co-workers would be best equipped to handle such a threat. In my experience, undead tend to not care so much for health and safety codes and procedure."
She realises that the girl is not listening and sighs. "Fine. I'll do what I can. It's not like I don't do miscellaneous work anyway. Everyone thinks I have so[/i] much time, surely I can handle just one more thing," she coughs and clears her throat. "I will appreciate any help. Let's see..."
Jackie looks over the items, her eyes landing on "Cleric". "Oh, I did not realise this was an adventuring class. This is perfect for me. I am indeed a very clerical person."
As Thorn presents her with the diadem, her expression falls into her usual state of perpetual doneness. "I think our definition of 'cleric' varies a little," she sighs and takes the diadem, putting it on her head. "I feel ridiculous. How anybody can wear this and not die from embarrassment is beyond me."
Seeing other adventurers charge in, Jackie sighs and follows them, keeping her distance. "On second thought, no, this is exactly the sort of cleric I am: nobody listens to me and expects me to fix the mistakes when things go wrong."
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She accepts the staff, and then enters the house, keeping an eye out for the undead the humanoid spoke of
One doesn't need to look very far to spot a trio of zombies gnawing at the curtains. With a great clatter, a twenty-sided dice drops from the ceiling and rolls to a halt at your feet.
The zombies don't seem to notice you at all. But those bright floral curtains seem in dire need of rescuing...
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"Ah! Good!" Thorn exclaims as you depart. "You look like somebody who's seen a good few adventures, I'm very much reassured."
As you charge into the house, you become aware of several things. One, you seem to have located the back entrance (+10EXP!), because this is most certainly a laundry and surely nobody would have their front door open into a laundry. The space is dominated by a large washing machine, running off into a sink which has seen better days. There is a strong smell of lilac in the air.
The washing machine starts to rumble and shake, and a ghost flies out of the top with a screech of rage. Or anger? Or despair, maybe? The language of screeches is a subtle one in which you are sadly not proficient.
"You dARE TRessspASSSsss on MY doMAiinnn??" it howls. "You WIllll paYYY foR youRR TOmfOOleRy!"
She realises that the girl is not listening and sighs. "Fine. I'll do what I can. It's not like I don't do miscellaneous work anyway. Everyone thinks I have so much time, surely I can handle just one more thing," she coughs and clears her throat. "I will appreciate any help. Let's see..."
"This one won't be easy to scare," a bat grumbles from its perch upside-down in the rafters. "What are we going to do?"
"We could always go less for the scaring, more for the killing?" the second bat suggests. "I never did get why we have to be so dramatic and vile."
"Shut-up, Vlad," sighs a third bat. "Nobody asked for your opinion."
A black-and-red d20 rattles its way across the floor, coming to a halt near your feet.
You can hear every word spoken by the offput vampire bats, and see their beady red eyes blinking at you from up in the rafters.
Thorn Jackie blinks and looks up at the vampire bats in the roof, meeting their gaze. "I have a co-worker who does this exact same thing. They thought they could jump down and scare me. I've seen enough working at DEACON to not be fazed by anything, thanks. Told that to Andie and I am telling this to you now," she rolls her eyes and folds her arms, playing with her keycard. "I also have an anti-demon device in this thing so kindly let me through and maybe also get out of here? That would mean one less job I have been roped in to do. Or I could give the rest of the team a call. Aeneas is a pain in the behind but I cannot tell him that because he is stupidly, annoying good at what he does."
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The raptor-vampire pauses mid-dinosaur walk, in a screeching pose, as the medium humanoid accosts them. "Greetings, Thorn! Oh no! Too many undead to get rid of? Good thing you have a -" they wave their hand in front of her eyes "- friendly human raptor here to help! Maybe then you will be able to invite one very nice undead into your house instead?"
They pick up the Scarf of Super Sneaking. "Oh this looks very nice! I can't see how it looks but I haven't got many scarves left, I don't often meet people who wear scarves, and my clothes often end up stained." They equip the scarf and stand there with their hands in dinosaur-claw position, grinning. "I will be your master rogue."
They stalk into the house with long, high steps.
The mage was taking in the laundry air and the pleasant smell of lilac when the washing machine rumbles, and they wince at the sound. Then they see a ghost emerge and shriek at them, telling them they'll pay.
The mage rolls their eyes. "Do you tell every visitor that? I was invited in by the owner; I've got every right to be here. Said owner says that this is her domain, not those of the other undead. Did you bother asking her before you moved in and decided this is your forever home?"
They pause. "...Or are you stuck here, maybe? I can help you get out, if need be. I know this nice restaurant that needs some livening up with a good haunting that I can recommend. They conveniently 'forgot' my order to try to make me pay twice. ...Look, here's the way it is. My friend wants her home back, and she told me to do it any way I can. Lemme help you out the easy way, okay?"
"We do not know this Andie!" one of them shrieks, flapping its wings. "Such human petty nonsense for which we do not care."
The one called Vlad sways in place a moment, before squeaking a reply of its own:
"Anti-demon devices will not work against us, human woman. We are quite clearly not demons."
"I think Corrupto's mother was a demon?" the remaining bat offers.
"We don't like Corrupto, so I don't care," counters Vlad.
"I care."
"Nobody asked for your opinion, Starling," Vlad retorts, with an astounding amount of smugness in its high-pitched little bat voice.
It refocuses its beady little eyes on Jackie. "Look, human. We don't know who your team are. We don't care. We will pretend not to have seen you and let you go your merry way, provided you do not attempt to dislodge us from our home. There are some zombies in just a little further, they seem more your pace. Be off with you."
Celes, I just realised this is the second Halloween house in a row I've given you vampires. xD Whoops.
Do what you want with these jerks, I fully expect her to attack them anyway, it's all goods.
"I vill keep only my own vitz about me!" the second vampire proudly proclaims. "Alzo, I am being a raptor, okay? Very good raptor. Vith zilver zparklez on ze purple head."
They trot after their companion who, upon entering the house, finds themself confronted with a couple of things:
(1) There's a lich reclining on the sofa. At least, you think it's a lich. It's a skeleton in dark robes adorned with arcane sigils, and there's green fire emanating from its eye sockets. It's currently flicking through TV channels, looking as bored as a fiery skull possibly can.
(2) Beside the lich is a short scrawny human man, looking as bored as one of those possibly can. He seems to be in the middle of explaining something, with much gesturing. The probable-lich is nodding along, but you can tell its focus is really directed towards the television.
Two twenty-sided dice roll across the floor, coming to land at the feet of the two vampiric intruders:
Vampires are naturally very quiet and graceful creatures, even when insisting they are raptors and admiring their new clothes. The probable-lich doesn't so much as glance up. The human, however, cuts himself off mid sentence and stares.
"People!" he exclaims. "I've missed people so much. Save me. This is actual torture."
"THEY MADE you PAYYYYYY TWiiiceeee??!?" the ghost howls. "THAT SImmply wilLL NOT DOooooOOO!"
It slashes at the air with great ghostly claws, snaps jaws offering visions of demon pits and great fires, but doesn't budge from its position above the washing machine.
"YOUU CANNooott HEELppp meeeEEEE," it screeches (this one is definitely a mournful screech.) "NOObboooDDDYY caaannnn! I AM TRAppped HERee until suCH TIME AS GREAT ADvenTURERSs destROY MY earthLLY REMAinSSS. SUCH IS THE WAY OF THINGS."
It pauses and, when it resumes, its voice has stabilised into an overly loud, if consistent, shriek.
"IF YOU COMPLETE MY UNFINISHED GHOST BUSINESS MAYBE I CAN MOVE ON. TO HAUNT THIS NEW RESTAURANT. BECAUSE I CANNOT MOVE, CANNOT REST, UNTIL I ONE-UP GERTRUDE THE WRAITH. IF YOU TEACH ME HOW TO BE MORE FRIGHTENING THAN GERTRUDE I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL AND I WILL DO WHAT YOU WISH."
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Quietly, the girl points the staff toward the trio of zombies and mutters "Burnify."
The mage looks sympathetic. "That's too bad about that being the way of things. I mean. Knowing one's only purpose in existence is to be beaten by some adventurer with possible delusions of righteousness, and who'll definitely make that story biased in their favor later... That's rough. That's really rough."
They nod to themselves. "Sure thing, I'll help you complete your unfinished business. I've got quite a few frightening things up my sleeve, really. And if those don't do the trick, then tell me about Gertrude, how she haunts people, and we can dissect it and figure out what she's doing wrong, or what you can do better. That sound good?"
The mage clears their throat. "Now, first thing, and stop me if you've already heard these before. If your aim is to be really frightening, the best way is to hit right at the core of one's psyche and personal issues. Doesn't matter if that someone's fear is teddy bears; make a terrifying teddy bear and you'll scare them anywhere. But I have my doubts you can read others' minds, and it's hard to suss them out. That can require really paying attention to your audience, and changing as need be! But I notice a lot of people have some common fears that you can always fall back on.
"For instance, some really common ones: Clowns with their uncanny valley expressions. Spiders with their... uh, whatever makes people afraid of spiders. Making them think they're somewhere dangerous with no escape, no matter how true that is. Taxes, not paying a bill on time, paying a bill on time but potentially having that go wrong and either having to pay again or hire a lawyer and take it to court." The mage shudders at this. "Also, a good one for most people? Make them make a phone call to a complete stranger. Or to an insurance company. They'll run away at that! Or, if all else fails, remind them that any day, at any time, when they least expect it, could be their very last."
They shrug. "That's just a sample list. Basically, try to hit close to home, something that makes them think and worry. Or, oh! Another tactic! Never underestimate tension. Sometimes nothing scarier than knowing something's coming, but not knowing when, or even what. Give them a taste, then wait before the next scary moment. Just often enough that they don't write it off. Then leave the rest to their imagination. Because it can go far and beyond what's actually there."
"Y'know, whatever ultimately suits you, of course; you'll wanna get into it. And if none of these help, then let me know where Gertrude is, and I'll see what she does, and if we can provide something that she can't."
Jackie folds her arms, looking completely unimpressed with the vampires, their bickering and their threats. "Okay, look, that's great and all, but the owner of this house does not want any undead in here, either vampires or zombies. I don't think she will let me out until I'm done."
She scans them over the tops of her glasses, looking slightly irritated. "Do you have permission to be here? As the owner does not want you on her property, that could be classed as trespassing, a crime which is punishable by fines or prison time. I suspect neither scares you but as far as I understand, vampires must be invited inside and suffer greatly when they are are not. I must therefore conclude, since you are trespassing, your invitation has been rescinded and you are no longer considered invited. Therefore I suggest you leave or face the consequences, external and/or internal."
The lanyard around her neck comes off and she swings it around. "Demons and vampires, for the purposes of DEACON, are the same thing. Therefore I have been equipped with basic defenses against both: silver. My badge has a thin silver coating across it. Don't make me thwack you on the nose with it in order to stress my point."
Jackie glares up at the vampires, hoping that the threats would be effective enough on their own. She did not want to fight them: the best she could fight was a very stubborn photocopier with a paper jam.
The zombies go up in flames. One of them moans and swats ineffectually at the second, apparently trying to put it out. The third loses a leg in its haste to drop to the floor, roll around, and extinguished its own fire.
Unfortunately the curtains also go up in flames.
Curtains are one thing, but if they set fire to the rest of the house, have you even really achieved what you were sent in here to do? Decide for yourself how you wish to interpret your quest!
The vampire bats mutter among themselves for a few moments.
"Silver gives me a rash, and-"
"-invitation still stands?"
"-don't know, I-"
"-can hear us-"
At last, clearing its throat with a bright flash of fang, the one named Starling addresses you:
"Human woman, you do your kind credit. You did not enter unprepared, unlike so many of these fools."
"We shall leave!" the currently unnamed bat shrieks, flapping its wings. "Leave! I hope you're happy."
"Good luck with the others," Vlad adds, giggling to itself. "You think we're the worst of your problems? This house is full of our kin! We shall return in the morning when it is quiet and peaceful and you have been taken care of. Hiss!!! Corrupto and Carrion shall make you pay for this unkindness!"
With that, the three bats swarm out the window in a rush of wings. (+50 exp!)
Two doors stand at the end of the hall. From under one of these seeps the faintest trickle of smoke. The other is covered in writing scrawled in varied hands, but is otherwise unremarkable.
Which door shall you choose? There's always the option to return the way you came and consider your quest complete.
"Oh, you are only wearing your wits?" the raptor-vampire tells their packmate, interrupted in their preening. "That's nice! Like, you know, a vintage accessory!"
The vampire-raptor in the dashing rogue scarf scoffs quietly. "Torture?" they whisper. "How is this torture? Looks like amateur work to me! We - I mean, humans disguised as raptor packs, do the torture much better! Like showing the first episode of a two-parter in a soap opera... and not showing the second!"
They burst into quiet cackling and hissing, then creep closer to the television set, checking how the lich is changing channels, and wondering how hard it would be to pinch the remote.
Last Edit: Oct 30, 2018 13:15:18 GMT -5 by Liou
"Oh shoot!" the girl dressed as a witch cries. "How do I stop fire? Unburnify? Liquefy? Stop fire?" She points the staff at the flames as she throws out suggestions, hoping that the staff came with a way to undo the damage.


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Why switch off mobile phones in flights?
toxic thursday
On Sept. 13, 2013 | By Staff Report
Does keeping your cell phone, laptop or Kindle 'on' really impact the plane's radio and electronics systems? It's debatable.
Pretty soon, we'll be in the midst of what marketers like to call 'the holiday season,' and for many of us, that means travelling to see friends and family. At its best, travelling on a major airline is just tolerable. At its worst, it's one of the most miserable experiences imaginable -- a descent into a hell filled with long lines, lost luggage, bad food, cancelled flights, howling children and invasive security measures.
And once you're packed into your tiny airplane seat, you have to suffer one last inconvenience: "Please turn off all electronic devices during takeoff."
It's a fact of life for anyone boarding a plane; all electronic devices need to be turned off during take-off and landing. Most airlines have had this rule in place for more than a decade now, even though there has been no definitive documented instance in which passengers leaving their devices on caused a plane crash. So why are we forced to stop listening to music or doing the crossword electronically, during take-off and landing? Does keeping your cell phone, laptop or Kindle on really impact the plane's radio and electronics systems? That's debatable.
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal earlier this year, there's no firm scientific evidence that having gadgets powered up for takeoff and landing can cause a problem. Only that there's the potential for a problem.
The US Federal Aviation Administration allows pilots to use iPads and other electronic devices to replace charts and manuals in the cockpit, powered up during takeoff and landing. But the FAA says it can't test all the different gadgets passengers may bring on board. The agency worries a multitude of devices could pose more danger than a single iPad for pilots.
But if there is no solid scientific data to back it up, why worry about a theoretical problem, right? The FAA states that there are still unknowns about the radio signals that portable electronic devices and cell phones give off. These signals, especially in large quantities and emitted over a long time, may unintentionally affect aircraft communications, navigation, flight control and electronic equipment.
Lets try to understand this in a simpler way: If you have a cell phone and you go near a computer while sending a text message or receiving one, you see waves going across the screen. Why? Because the waves the cell phone emits is picked up by the computer and interferes with the display.
The same is the case with plane radars and other navigational displays. And that is why passengers are required to turn off cellular phones before going on a plane. Better safe than sorry, as they always say.


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Senate begins omnibus abortion bill hearings
Jul 9th, 2013
Remember, it's all about women's health.
Senate Bill 1, and its companion, House Bill 2, would ban abortion at 20 weeks post-fertilization and recognize that the state has a compelling interest to protect fetuses from pain; require doctors performing abortions to have hospital admitting privileges within 30 miles of the facility; require doctors to administer the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 in person, rather than allow the woman to take it at home; and require abortions — including drug-induced ones — to be performed in ambulatory surgical centers.
The House will consider HB 2 on Tuesday. Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairwoman Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, indicated that the committee would wait to vote on that version of the legislation, which means, it's likely that the legislation would reach the Senate floor for debate on Thursday. If the House and Senate approve the same version of the legislation, it could reach Gov. Rick Perry's desk for final approval by the end of this week.
Nelson said that every person who registered to give oral testimony before 11 a.m. would get to speak for two minutes. But if there were any outbursts from the public, one warning would be given before she would ask public safety officers to clear the committee room and end the hearing. Senators debated the bill among one another for roughly an hour before they began listening to public input.
Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, pressed SB 1 author Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, on amending the bill to include an exemption from the 20-week ban for women with pre-existing psychological conditions and redefining the "substantial medical evidence" the bill cites to "some medical evidence" or just "medical evidence." Hegar rejected all of those changes.
Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, asked about including an exception for cases of rape and incest. Hegar responded that there is no exception after 24 weeks, so he did not see the need to have one at 20 weeks.
Zaffirini also asked Hegar what the bill did to reduce levels of unwanted pregnancy and inquired why it did not specifically address sex education. Hegar said the bill is not "a funding mechanism for women's health" and that sex education is not on the call for this special session.
Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, debated with Hegar over whether it is realistic to require that abortion providers have admitting privileges at hospitals within 30 miles of the clinic.
Ellen Cooper, an expert witness from the Department of State Health Services, said that abortion clinics are inspected at least once a year, while ambulatory surgical centers are inspected every three to six years.
"Generally speaking, compared with the other facility types, I have not been aware of any particular concerns" associated with abortion clinics, she said, and later added, "there's no reason for me to believe that one is safer than the other."
Researchers with the Texas Public Policy Evaluation Project — a three-year study at the University of Texas at Austin evaluating the impact of the 2011 cuts to family planning financing in Texas — issued a policy brief detailing the impact of the legislation on five areas of the state that do not have an abortion clinic that meets the ambulatory surgical facility standards.
In the Rio Grande Valley, more than 2,634 women received an abortion in 2011 at one of two medical clinics, according to the policy brief, but if the law were to pass, those women would have to travel to San Antonio at least two times, adding 16 hours of travel to obtain the procedure.
Because only six of the state's 42 existing abortion facilities meet the existing ambulatory surgical center standards, the policy brief states that women in the metropolitan areas near Beaumont-Port Arthur, Corpus Christi-Kingsville, El Paso, Midland-Odessa, and the Rio Grande Valley would have to travel on average more than 16 hours for two round-trip visits to obtain an abortion. That would increase the costs of obtaining an abortion, and require women to take more time off from work or school, according to the researchers. If there are fewer facilities, women will also be forced to wait longer for an appointment, the researchers add, and later-term abortions are associated with a higher risk of complications.
"Faced with these obstacles, some women may instead choose to try to self-induce their abortion, a phenomenon that we are already observing in the state," states the policy brief. "We do not doubt that the proposed restrictions would reduce the number of legal abortions carried out in these regions, but we are deeply concerned about the increase in self-induced abortions and increase in later abortion that will almost certainly follow in the wake of these restrictions."
Yes, the concern for women's health just warms your heart, doesn't it? As with the House committee hearing last week, testimony will go well into the night, or until the Chair gets tired of it all and arbitrarily cuts it off. I don't know if the committee plans to vote on SB1 after the hearing or if it will wait till later, but as the story notes the whole thing could be wrapped up by the end of the week, since neither author is likely to accept any amendments. They have a political mission to accomplish, and they are focused on that. See BOR's liveblogging for more.
On a side note, for those of you in Houston, the Stand With Texas Women bus tour is coming to Discovery Green tonight, July 9, at 6 PM. I have it on good authority that Sen. Wendy Davis will be one of the speakers. You can also buy one of those orange "Stand with Texas women" T-shirts for $15. I can't be there, but if you can you should be. Stace, dKos, Texas Politics, and Trail Blazers.
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Camping in South West England
Home to historic cities, seaside villages and surf beaches
The South West of England
South West England is rich in a lot of things: history, sprawling landscapes, coastline, legends, space, natural wonders, famous landmarks… It's a place that will fill your days and your dreams, from the foamy surf and quiet seaside villages of Devon and Cornwall to the mist-covered hills of Somerset, which claim to be the mythical 'Avalon' and resting-place of ancient kings. The South West is the land of Stonehenge, timeless landscapes, and the Victorian eccentricity and splendour of cities like Bristol and Exeter.
Smugglers, queens, Romans and bishops alike have been enchanted by England's South West, and it's dotted with the remnants of their devotion. The landscape here is deeply marked with the past, from the monoliths of Stonehenge to the medieval Forest of Dean, once the hunting ground of a king, now open to the public for wandering. However, if you want to escape history and encounter natural wonders, camping in South West England has unspoiled beauty in spades. The Isles of Scilly carry a frozen-in-time feel, while the vast national parks of Dartmoor and Exmoor stretch for miles, inviting explorers to walk their heather-lined paths and turn back the centuries.
With its golden beaches, wild moorland and buzzing cities, Devon has something for all holidaymakers.
England's southernmost county, Cornwall is a paradise for surfers, foodies and nature lovers alike.
Reasons to visit South West England
Dreamy coastline
Do you take your scones with jam or cream first? You'll have to pick a side when you're travelling through Devon and Cornwall, the two seaside counties with duelling cream tea traditions and some of England's finest coastline. Cornwall has a climate unknown elsewhere in the United Kingdom, where balmy breezes create a rare shelter for exotic plants and gardens of delicate flowers. The domes and spheres of the Eden Project are filled with them, and a day can be lost in its winding paths — with ice cream made on the premises and flavoured with canela, a Mexican spice, as a reward.
However your tastes run when it comes to beach holidays, the South West has shores to suit. Bucket-and-spade holiday-makers can enjoy the family friendly resorts of Torquay, Bude or St Ives, or find quiet coves along coasts to make sandcastles and explore the rock pools. More dramatic coastal scenery also awaits, with storm-lashed cliffs, Jurassic fossils and dolphins leaping in the ocean — and there are water sports for visitors who don't simply want to splash, with everything from windsurfing off the Isles of Scilly to surf schools in Cornwall.
The legends that cluster around Glastonbury and its high Tor are justifiably famous, but whether or not you believe this is truly the resting-place of King Arthur, the town's gentle hippie vibe and maze-like streets will make you feel like you're lost in a dream. Glastonbury Abbey is an epic setting for a picnic, while climbing the Tor itself stretches out leg muscles you might not know you had.
Myths can take many forms, and you'll find every aspect in South West England, from the spooky moorlands of Devon to the Jane Austen-era England that still survives in Bath's sandstone streets and squares. Stand in the ring of stones at Stonehenge and feel ancient history at your fingertips, or venture into Neolithic burial chambers on the Channel Islands. In the South West, history and its imaginings are always vital and present.
The South West is a fantastic region for an encounter with nature. The famous Longleat Safari Park is one of the best places in England to get up close and personal with animals, from giraffes and zebras to bats, and kids will love the feeding opportunities and gigantic hedge maze. Exmoor Zoo is also a favourite, and their Zookeeper For A Day experience will delight animal-lovers of all sizes.
More into marine life? The South West has plenty, particularly in the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth – the nation's biggest – which is packed with underwater creatures to fascinate and enthral. Living Coasts, off the coast of Devon, also has ocean wildlife to spare, and their daily feeding schedule involves everything from penguins and otters to rescued baby chicks. Fans of airborne creatures can have their fill too, as the International Centre for Birds of Prey has astonishing bird shows and child-friendly handling experiences for aspiring falconers and owl-lovers.
Why choose Experience Freedom?
South West England has many different attractions in store, and Experience Freedom's campsites are the best place to savour them. Camping and glamping in South West England opens up a world of historical wonders, amazing stories and foodie delights. Ready to savour it? Select a region to see campsites, or use the Search and Book function to check a site's availability.