Akhilleus' X-mas gold give-away.

THE WINNERS ARE...
1st place: post #98 (Blakecraw) -100k
2nd place: post #127 (Tarrosion) -50k -bonus received
3rd place: post #3 (Batou Of Nine) -30k

the runners-up (in bold) each will receive 10k.
1: #3
2: #21 -bonus received
3: #34
4: #44 -bonus received
5: #66
6: #70
7: #83 -bonus recieved
8: #98
9: #102
10: #127




it's that time of year to give back to the community, so i figured i'd do something fun, original and, yes, profitable to those who participate.
so, here goes.
for this little self-funded event of mine, everyone and i mean everyone is elidgeable.
so heres the what why and how.
what is this?


well, in this thread write a letter to a fake gw-santa, explaining all the good things you have done, and why you should be selected to be the recipiant of the prize.
OR
you can write a little x-mas story about a GW character or pet or whatever.
numerous things will be taken into account.

out of the entries i will personally choose 10, number each entry 1-10 and then use /roll 10 to decide the winners, to give it a little bit of randomacy.
3 winners for this event will be chosen, the first being 1st place, the seccond being second and the third /roll being third place.
and the prizes?

1st place: 100k
2nd place: 50k
3rd place: 30k
numbers 4-10 will each recieve 10k for getting thus far.
(in-game gold, of course).

in total the prize amounts to 250k

so there, you have it, write your own little x-mas letter or story, and may the best man win!

-Akh.

edit:
i didnt add an ending date, so here goes.
i'm gunna say this coming thursday, just to give myself enough time to read the entries...i posted this thing only a few hours ago and already three pages, so i imagine i'll have a novel and a half to read by thursday.
hopefully i'll have all the reading done by saturday (i hate work...) so i can give out the prizes some time on x-mas eve.
anyway, we have some nice entries so far, i've had a few laughs reading some of them...keep it up guys.
-Akh.

I'll be number 1.

Dear Guild War Santa

My name is Sir Skulkcrasher. You may know me as Grim Skybasher in game. Hope you doing well giving out Christmas Presents to different peopls in Tyria. I have done alot of good things to help peoples. From giving out free weapons or items to random people. To stoping in town and random join a party to help out even if i done with the mission. I might be the unluck person out there in the community. Never got a black dye drop, not golds for 15k armors, never got those leet or uber greens or gold weapons. Everywhere i look, no one want to take a tank. Instead i get rejected over people like monks, MM, or SS. Yet i still helped people out when i can. I had farm for items but so far nothing exciting to get. Was thinking of giving out greens item to my guildmates cuz their so helpful. But all my farming run, i have seen the best items going to other players. Like Rago Flame Staff, Razorstone, Brohn Staff, and others. So for this Christmas I ask you santa to give me some luck and maybe some nice present for my stocking.

Thanks,

Sir Skulkcrasher

Dear Guild Wars Santa Claus,

My name is Batou of Nine. I am an evil monk (or elf). I often join in groups in Ring of Fire missions Sorrow's Furnace groups or Underworld and Fissure of Woe groups JUST to piss people off. I will either not heal, simply go afk, or randomly leave the group unannounced. To by spiteful, i sometimes also over aggro mobs, in order to get 15-20 monsters to massacre my party. Please do not show up in Lyons Arch this christmas, as i will most likely try to assasinate you....

...*wakes up* What? Huh? oh, all a bad dream, yikes!! Thats not me at all! Maybe a reflection of what i feel like doing half the time in Pick up Groups? lol, i am quite the opposite however. Always nice, always helping guildies and the random call for help in public chat channels. Often running people for free to places, and ALWAYS willing to help a person finish missions, quests and the like. In fact, in my guild, i have a reputation for being the go-to guy for ANY help whatsoever... In fact whenever we get new members that are still farily new to the game, other guildies tell the new members to whisper me for help... Gets tiring, but i try to keep my intregrity!

Merry CHRISTMAS!!! HAppy Chanuka!!! Merry Quanza??? HAPPY/Merry ChristmaChanuQuanzica!!!

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

I have tried my best to be a helpful person this year, giving away lots of things to random ppl and my guildies. My guildie i gave 2 ectos because it was his bday. To others i gave runes, dyes, and many other things away to the poor with my lottery and Gw jepaordy and quizzes. I am broke now, from helping all the poor people who cant just get enough for whether its their armor or weapon, or just a simple little quest. I tried being a gw santa this year, but i couldnt due to the lack of things i have(because i gave alot away to ppl). I'm sure i've called a person a "noob" once in awhile, but doesnt helping other new people make that up? If I don't win this letter contest from you, I still want you and everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love,
Victory Gaint

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

I have been very nice this year. I pwnt some n00bs yesterday, just like you told me to last year! YES! My constant scamming has made me realize that people are... DUMB! I will leave a sack of money for you, but watch out for the Everlasting Firestorm and Spike Trap I put near the fireplace. GIMME GOLD SANTA!

~Liquid

(More of a joke. There are much better people to give this to than me. No scamming has been done on my account, but pwnage... well... whisper anyone in my guild. They will tell you that I PWN )

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

Looking back at this year, I hope you will see how much my good has outdone the bad. After all, shouting healing monk LFG at random missions when you are a ranger, isn't all that bad is it? Anyways, when I play my Ranger or my Warrior this year, I frequently ran friends and strangers to far away places, requesting nothing from them because of how much I love running. The tips were nice and have all gone towards making either mine or my friends characters look nicer in 15k armor. Once my Ranger learned how to go on chest runs, I stopped running people. But since chest runs seem to contain more less than perfect items than not, I gave away many of these items. Though I will say, you can't blame me for selling some to the merchant, they were just horrible. I'm a great team player, and my Necro loves changing his build to suit your teams needs. If you don't choose me, thats ok, I'm sure in all your wise ways, you will have your reasons for choosing who you do, and I wouldn't doubt for a moment that they be the best 10 people in the whole world of Tyria.

Thank you Guild Wars Santa Clause, for listening to me, and for taking the time out of your busy schedule to do this for us, as if the cool new toys wasn't enough. Thank you, thank you. I hope to see you visit Tyria this Christmas, you'll make hundreds of thousands of people happy.

Signed, from the Blackwyn household,
Vilaptca Blackwyn
Ava Blackwyn
Sharra Blackwyn
Jensen Blackwyn

and that odd pale Elementalist that frequently dances in his undies, Deathspeaker Norick.

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

Plix, here, the little Warrior/Necro. It's been a rough month but I've finally done it, I reached level 20 yesterday. What a great day it was, finally making it to the max so I can finally be like the big boys, but trust me, it wasn't easy. I've gone through almost all of the game with PUGs and I've pretty much seen every type, but regardless I stuck with them to the very end. I've never used caps or spammed in chat, and always tried to show proper decorum when talking to others.

This is my first character and it sure has been fun, and I've been helped greatly by many people, especially by my guild. My guild leader helped me get Droks armor so now I'm trying to repay him by helping other guildies get some pieces of Droks armor in exchange for a promise that they too will do the same, so the cycle of helping will continue constantly, and more and more people can be helped. Even if I don't recieve the award, make sure it goes to someone deserving and who truely needs it. Thanks for reading and I hope you drop by over Tyria and help as well.

Sincerely,
Plix

PS: Stay away from the eggnog. I think I saw one of the White Mantle take a leak in it. And Merry Christmas to all.

Dear GW Santa,

I like Guild Wars, isn't that good? Well, Since I bet it isn't, I'll just tell you a little story of how I made some friends. Well, First I met this poor little guy in Ice Caves of Sorrow with Green, red, blue and yellow dyed armor. He said it was from Ascalon City. I felt badly for him, and therefore purchased an entire set of Droks Knights armor. Then there was this other guy named Death Revelation. He wanted some black dye for his 15k armor. Well, I thought it looked like shit the way he had it so i loaned him 40k. He's still in my guild . Later something bad happened to me. I was running around Droks Dis 1, when some guy advertised "Selling HoD axe +55 HP for 100k!". I had recently seen a post on GwG saying that this item was worth over 200k! Well, being an idiot, I looked at the axe and i supposed it was right, because I had never heard of any other axe that could have +55 HP. Well, Needless to say I am now very low on cash, and I can't really afford the time to farm anymore (Exams). Eh, By the way Santa, Please reward Akhilleus 1 million Fame for pwning Marik, that was hilarious. And Give him GL on that Eternal shield .

Thanks Santa, ur 1337.


Version 2:

Hi Akhilleus!

Bye Akhilleus!

Well, I've been all over Tyria, and in my travels I've met quite a few people. Several of them recently wanted me to drop a couple of letters off with you for them. Being the nice guy I am, I thought I'd oblige and play postman. Here ya go Santa, hope you enjoy:

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

You really must exist! Even though my old man McCain told me you didn't exist last year, I didn't really believe him and now I know for sure that you do indeed spread joy throughout Tyria! Thank you so much for having the nice man, Warden Dios, return Oink to me! It's the best gift I could ever have recieved! The man who brought back Oink said he didn't know anything about you, but I understand you want to stay secret, otherwise those rumors about your existance wouldn't be floating around. Anyway, I just had to write a letter to thank you. I'll be a good boy next year too, just to make up for how good a gift this was.

Thanks again from the happiest boy in Tyria, Cheswick

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

I don't know if you had a hand in it, but I figure you must have. Who else in Tyria could have seen my dreams and brought me just the person who could make them a reality? About a week ago, the love of my life didn't even know I existed. Aidan, that cutie, didn't even throw a glance my way when he passed by. I knew Chrismas would soon be here, so I thought, "I'll get him the perfect gift, then he'll notice me!" I knew instantly that I needed to get him a hunter's horn. Not just any hunter's horn, but a horn that has been blessed in the waters of a healing spring. I knew that I'd be able to fashion a hunter's horn from that old Minotaur horn I bought from that canthan trader so long ago, but once I had it fashioned, I had no idea how I could get it blessed! It was beyond my abilities, but this very day, Warden Dios came striding up and asked how he could help me. I told him about the horn and he said, "No prob Bob!" took the horn and was off down the road before I could tell him my name wasn't Bob. Later this afternoon Aiden came by to thank me for the horn! We've spent the entire evening together and I think he really likes me now! This is the best gift I could ever have recieved! Thank you so much Santa!

In your debt, Chantalle the Troubadour

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

<3. To prove to you that I always help out, here are some examples.

1. I made a pre searing character just to help out new people, taking them all the way through pre and offering guild membership. =P meh i helped at least.

2. I've given out something like 100k to members who are obviously poor and dont beg.

3. I hardly ever flame or not be nice.

All of these are reasons why I have been helpful this year. I always help out!

<3 Santa,

iCE

Dear santa,

I'll give 50K if you let me win!

Dear Santa

Omg Santa j00 r so leet sauce! I m3an tu pwn all te bad nubs with your leet coal giving skillz! but teh ting iz t4t th3y c4n s3ll the coal for bling but it only sm4ll am0unt!11!1shiftoneone! Well Santa joo r teh leet poonage and i tink i r pretty shweet and some itamz would make me happy hapzor i will run
n00bs to piken square and yaks. kk santa j00 r leet

thx- s1nc3r3ly- m30wc0w

sorry wrong post

Dear Santa,
GIMME THE MONEY OR I WILL STAB U!!! * takes out a knife * LOL

nah i was never good at poetry :P good luck guys who took their time and wrote a story better then mine

*spoilers ahead beware*

Dear guild wars Santa.

You know... its been pretty rough this year the Charr invaded Ascalon and driven me from it. Only to come to know that in the Shiverpeaks a band of dwarves calling themselves Stone Summit were doing bad things good thing i always have my guild to fall back on... To make a long story short Santa its been a hard year, i'm tired of all the evil lurking around in Tyria... And would yust love to see Christmas this year, the smile on the kids faces, the snowball fights with Cynn and Mhenlo, but most off all buying presents for those who'm i love and cherish.

Thanks for reading. Youre trusty ranger: Melandrus Eyes
Happy Christmas!

Dear Santa,

After travelling Ascalon, helping people, healing my fellow team mates, killing beasts, give gold to the needy people, fighting the unspeakable in the Underworld and the Fissure, scouring the Crystal Desert, tackling the trials of Ascension and defeating the Lich in the ring of Fire, I've traveled to the now peaceful Shiverpeaks. There, in the far snowy reaches, I've nestled myself in a nice little house with those cute turtle-like roofs where I await your visit with some hot cocoa and grog, dressed in lacy garnments that are in dire need of some... infusing. (wink wink)

Won't you visit me for a spell?

Bethany

Dear GW Santa,

My name is Mr. Misfate. Today ive payed my group in RoF 700g to hire a monk. Also I sold someone a Rago's flame wand for 45k instead of 50k. I've worked hard spying for Galen trask and helping the other 3 dwarves. Ive also helped people in Ascalon with missions. To make a long letter short(and the other stuff i forgot i didnt include here), I should recieve the prize because i'm poor but heping beginners in Ascalon. I hope you drop by Lions arch and put a Humongous tree. And the day after, every GW player gets a present from under the tree.

From,
Mr.Misfate

PS: Forgive all the players looking for you at midnight on Christmas.
PPS: PUNISH ALL THE FARMERS PLZ!
PPPS: Santa, I wish all the rangers, mesmers and eles are more wanted.
PPPPS: KEEL ARE THE IWAY GROUPS NOT WANTING A RANK 2 TRAPPER!

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

Its been a rough few months for me. The most money i had in my storage this whole month musta been 1.3k . Ive done everything just to earn money. Ive lent so many friends, so much money. But i just found out that they all quit GW! They were never able to pay me back.Ive been doin anythn to get a gold coin. Ive gone through SB vent and gone channel hopping asking players to lend me some spare gold. Ive sold all my raw material items hoping to get more than 200g. Ive also tried to become a monk for hire in Thunderhead Keep.I even tried to be a cage dancer in Lions Arch!! Nothng has worked!. My guildies cant help me because its a pure gvg and pvp guild that NEVER wins Halls. Im begging you santa!!! I Need Your Help!!! Im Begging!!

Thankfully Yours,
Lord Of Fiends
Smiting Hand Of God
Axe Of Rohan

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

I am Fate, of the Forge, you can Im me at Fate The Warrior, I have been pretty good this year, I helped out some n00bs, by selling them good ranger bows, and everything. I am kinda poor, at little, I have been wanting a good green, but well, still no luck...Anyways, I hope this christmas I can get some money, running Droknars Forge is pretty hard, damn stone summit, always wanting money...anyways, yeah. I hope you have a good christmas, and I hope I do too. Anyways, take care!

-Fate

Hehe, I gotta do that for my mesmer..

Dear Santa,

we have a problem, you and me.

first off, I want to know why people include me on their friends list!

all I do is go UW (you know, the place where dead people are supposed to live?) and make monsters down there kill themselves, (I promise, I haven't killed anything or anyone, they committed suecide, not my fault they fight while having mindwrack and spirit shackles on them, is it?) and I've carefully avoided killing the spider the rangers on the various teams have wanted to tame. (not that it wasn't tempting!) next thing I know, I've been included on someones list of 'nice' people, all cause they got the spider.

secondly, can I get you to make sure my sister DOESN'T get any alcohol this year? she has a drinking problem already without your help.

and lastly, if I cast backfire, empathy and wastrel's worry on you, will you cast through it?

signed: a very much dead Joe Skase

Taking the story, er, poem approach:

Once when trying a necro sac,
I sat scratching my back,
Waiting for my guild,
To get our small group filled.
Then suddenly I was asked to go,
To leave and come back with a new necro.
I said "sure, hold on,
I won't be long!"

When I was done,
I said "now let's have fun!"
And I zoned to American four,
Eager for some bombing hardcore.
I received the invite,
Thought "all right!"
And suddenly we were in.

Now looking around,
I had to frown,
Seeing four henchman,
And Stefan, the country bumpkin.
But no time to think, I had to die
So I screamed "bonzai!"
And died.

After downing the last ghost,
No one in the team did boast
As unprepared, we were hurled
To the Underworld.

Defeated in par a minute,
I had to admit
That we were bad
Really to the point of being sad.

And suddenly I thought to check
And suddenly realized “what the heck?”
Feeling my jaw fall,
I noticed this wasn’t my guild at all!

*A true story from a couple months ago, and my only attempted necro sac.

Dear GW Santa,
I believe i have been very nice this year. All i do is help out friends and new players. Like i met this one girl who need help on 1 mission, but i have put her on my friends list and have helped her all the way from northern shiverpeaks clear until she defeated the lich. I am trying to save enough money to buy my 15k boots and gloves, but my friend was trying to by armor as well and i gave her my money so she could get her armor. Every time i see someone new ask a question i try to the best of my abilities to answer their question. And a couple of weeks ago i spent an entire week just running new players for free from ascalon to piken to grendich and then to yaks. I would also take them further if they needed to. I believe i am a very nice person and i will continue to help people as long as i live in this world.
Sincerely yours,
Daemon Dremora

Dear Guild Wars Santa,

I know I have been bad a couple of times this year, accidentally scamming someone and all, but I've tried so hard to be a good Warrior/Monk. I always seem to have bad luck on a run, and would really like my fortune to change one day. I've never had 100k, and lots of times I give my money away to people who need it. All I ask for this year is something other than Lumps of Charcoal, and an actual decent present or stocking stuffer.

Sincerely,

Mr Spotswood

Dear Santa........
(sad violin music)
My parents died 2 years ago, due to what we now call "The Searing." During those 2 years, I kept warm by wrapping myself in the carcasses of my old fellow Ascalonians who were not as "fortunate" as I. I have had very little to eat, and all I ask for this holiday, is that you make it so that Prince Ruirik does not want me to come with him on any lame trip across the world to Kryta. That would suck. Also, if I may, I would also like to ask for AoE spells to be un-nerfed, IWAY to lose its charm, and mesmers to gain amazing solo abilities. I have no chimney if you are coming over, but i do have a pile burned carcasses and animals that I cook over. I will leave you some food by the fire.....

Thank you......gracious sole
Turin

Dear santa ,I dont know if you know him but he's calld Grenth,he's the coolest dude ever hes the god that gives power to my necro.
today I was runing a friend in my guild to Yak's band , and I was stoping at Grent's Statue ofcourse.
I kneeld.
But nothing happend So I sensed bad , suddnly a hydra came and started attacking me I ran Like a bunny to the next portal,anyways what iam trying to say is ,That Eourope had the favor , and the good thing I did was run my friend.

2nd thing thats good I did ,do you know that Time When you go to a Matirial Trader , and you dind out that the prices are high so you will be cold without that warm armor youv'e wanted?
Well thats because people that have to much money from fighting UW and FOW and SF and people that run other people through drokners forge , they have so much money that they can do a -Request Quate ,wich makes the price of the merchandise you are buying become higher with each Quate , Thats why even thoe I am losing money , I salvage Items so I can sell them for cheaper then the merchant's, by doing so people might not realize that they are helping game economics : ) and improving trading system!!!
Thats my 2nd good thing.

My 3rd good thing ,There are always new begginers in games , and they usually have it rough there ,so I go outside of drokners forge sometimes and proceed to a cave with mountain trolls , there I obtain max dmg Items and sell them for as low as 200 gold per weapon to new begginers.

My 4rth good thing this year is that my chracters always had a Rez signet with them becuase after all,GW is all about team work . : )

My 5th good thing this year Is that I run people to places for as low as 350 gold or donations : ) so they can advance in the game faster .

I always help people with missions , I never Insult other guild wars players even if they Insult me ,and I give advices to new players.
I think I deserve a present this year becuase iam actually jewish I moved from Israel to LA a year ago and guild wars have been my life ever since I love the idea of giving and sharing in christmas and this will be my first chrsitmas ever so consider my letter.
your's lovingly
Anik Ashoka,Anik step

Milk And cokies will be waiting

der sana,
i r a good boy. i r done all goods things. i slayed giant sea turles in africa to save the starving children. i went to china to give out blueberries. plz gimme the gold i r deserve it more than all else, i am the bessest boy.

Dear Santa,
Well...after being in Tyria for so long(short actually), i can tell you that ive done several good deeds and i hope people start helping out others too. There are many runners in Augury Rock charging 1k to run and well, i myself decided that the fee was a little too expensive. Thus, whenever im free, i would try to run people to the several destinations for ascension for free. After running them, they would thank me and well..i would feel all warm and fuzzy in the inside knowing that ive helped somebody who was in need of help.
Ive also helped people in quests, where i explain to them the things one must do and embark on that quest with them. Sometimes, people just ask questions in towns, outposts and arenas and i would try my best to answer them. Well, thats all...i do not have wealth or gold/green items...but that does not stop me from helping people who are in need. Well, thats it.
Yours Faithfully,
FeuerFrei

Dear Santa,

This year I have placed myself in a difficult situation. I intend to buy a friend a superior absorbtion rune. This friend taught me the basics to running, and is a constant source of amusement for myself.

I am unable to purchase this for him though. This is in part to lending a different friend 50k for his 55 monk build. I lent him this money a week ago with the guarantee i would be repayed within a week. This has not happened yet.

So please Santa, give me enough money to make this Christmas a memorable one!

Dear GWSanta,

Im not much of a letter writer so I wrote a poem instead:

Christmas is here,
and Im not one to spread cheer,

I rant and I flame,
While playing this game,

I complain and I ditch,
Like a regular old grinch,

I grab that leftover ecto,
Left by someone's accidental let-go,

Heck my main char's named 'Uh Oh'.

But maybe with a generous gift,
I might make a life shift,

I could cut down on pwning n00bs with alt-f4,
Or the old 'Free signets in dist four',

But thats it, I won't give up more :-P

- Uh Oh The Mesmer

PS. My name IGN really is Uh Oh!

Edit:
Oh yeah... I wouldn't eat the cookies, their from last year... haven't moved em since

Dear Santa-
While I know I'm not as saintly as some of the other benefactors out there, I think that deep down I'm a good person. I mean, I like to help people, maybe because I was neglected of help since I played through PvE first as a mesmer.
After playign through the game as a mesmer, I saw a lot of the evils of society, so I valiently sent myself on a quest to wrong those deeds done of the ignorant. How could I accomplish this? Simple, really. I made a monk, in hope the world would crumble to my whim. So, every time I play as my monk in missions, I make sure to take a mesmer and a necro along with me, most importantly a mesmer, because I feel their pain. And, not a lot of people argue if the monk asks for a mesmer to be in the team ^_^;
Then, after playing through much of the game as my monk, I made a necro - I needed ot understand the other neglected class. So, with this character I made a point to help all new players with their missions and quests: even though I didn't really need them done. Then, I passed on wealths of knowledge as I went about bonuses, skill combos, and hints about build ideas.
Also, I helped people in the desert with their strategies, and helped a guy a few days ago with a Monks Quest (because he was asking for information on it in the local chat at augury, I decided I would guide him through it. He wanted to pay me, but I wouldn't let him ^^;
Then, my brother made a ranger to try things out. So, I had this ranger sitting around doing nothing. Well, when I came upong my first (and only) sup Vig, I sold it and put about 25k into my brother's ranger, gettin him allt he trapping skills and Drok's Armor as a gift to my brother when he came back from college (he was VERY happy with me ^_^).

So yeah, I do my best to be a nice boy. And I say hi to everyone in Random Arenas, even though they don't reply very often >_>

Love,
Mikhail Jones

Dear GW Santa:

My name is SmasherOfThings. In the game, people call me "Smasher of Things." I'm not much of a smasher, though, as I prefer to use an axe. I've killed lots of Charr scum this year, though, and am advancing into the Crystal Desert so I can ascend.

I have a pet kitty that I take very good care of. His name is Fluffy, and he receives a thorough workout every day when we go on our afternoon killing spree through the Magumma Jungle, the Cyrstal Desert, and sometimes just north of Ascalon City to help the cute little noobs. It just warms my heart when I see a Level 3 noob walking along in the first mission, screaming because he's never seen anything higher than Level 8 before. I have my own special diet for Fluffy. Want to see it?

Mix eight pounds of Jungle Troll Flesh with the blood of two White Mantle Abbots (Fluffy just loves those Abbots!), the toes of two Hill Giants, a half-pound of Ettin's hair for fiber, four River Skale livers, the tails of five Shiverpeak Protectors, the horns of the Undead Lich, and the head of Confessor Dorian. Put it all in a big metal pot, then take out a hammer and smash it into a gooey paste, then have your friendly neighborhood Pyromancer blast it. Allow it to cool and solidify, then cut it into bite-size pieces and feed your kitty until he's nice and full.

My mommy says you have Melandru's Stalkers pulling your sleigh, Santa. That's great, because my Fluffy is a Melandru's Stalker too! Do you think you could teach him how to pull a sleigh? All this walking really makes my feet tired.

Until next year,
Smasher of Things

Dear GW santa,
I have been very good this year. I have donated to my guild and have also helped them out on missions. Please disregaurd that one time i sold a black dye to the merchant. it was a mistake. i love you and will leave extra cookies and milk this Christmas.

Love always,
Sir Ugly

Dear the Mad Santa and his Necrid Reindeer,

There are no elves in Tyria. Perhaps if you ask the stone summit really nicely they'll lend you a workshop and some dredge slaves. I would not be too picky with the outcome of toys however. As far as I know Gwen is the only child so it doesn't really matter. Make sure you give her something nice like a restore life. She deserves it for all the very generous heals she provides pre searing travellers.

Pardon the address, I heard to save costs this year the Halloween decorations would be bought back in place of christmas decorations. I am looking forward to playing scissors paper rock with you - I warn you I have been practicing!

This christmas I would like a 20/20 Healing Staff, as I'd very much like to play in pvp with all the pvp monks - all the time spreading Christmas joy of course.

Merry Hallow-x-mas!
Fliss Fere

Hello Santa,

My name is Elderthor Everlight and this is my pet, Kibo. Kibo and I are gonna tell you a story about our travels across the world of Tyria. It's been a long struggle for us. Rangers just aren't wanted. But we've done our best havn't we Kibo. "Yes, Elderthor, yes we have," said Kibo, "Tell Santa about the poor kid who needed armor". "Oh ya..thats a good story," replied Elderthor. It all happens that one day this kid is saying that he's broke and needs only one more piece of armor and is asking for money. I talked to him a while and told him about begging, kinda showed him the ropes, and then gave him the 1.5K he needed. He was just so happy...and he said that I was his first friend. I just felt so happy, didn't you feel happy Kibo. "Very happy," replied Kibo. "What about the time when you helped that other kid out with those missions" "That's right...he was a nice kid." He wanted some help out with missions because he said no one wanted to be with him so I took him and did 3 missions with him. He thanked me and said that no one ever treats him that nice. I then asked if there was anything else could do, and he said that he needed money for armor so i gave him 5K and said goodbye. "Oh Elderthor what about..." "No more stories, Kibo" said Elderthor. "You have to go to bed," "You wouldn't want to miss Santa would you,". "Of course not, replied Kibo. "Goodnight" said Elderthor. "Goodnight" said Kibo. "I hope I see Santa Claus"

PS: All these stories are true stories.

dear santa

screw the christmass list and listen to this...

I’ve just had to start anew my work, for a very simple reason, the computer doesn’t like me. It’s that simple really, it just didn’t want to load something I’d spent the best part of two hours writing, c’est la vie, I suppose.

It wasn’t until just now, when I expected my work to come up and was confronted with a sinister looking window that seemed to say, without reading it “warning, you’ve lost you’re work and may punch the screen”, that I realised just how stupid the whole computer thing is. From what I can gather, the man who invented the system I’m using is one of the richest men in the world, amassing over $50 billion. That’s the wonder of computing in my eyes, it exploits the user’s stupidity into money for that man. Roughly in a few years, the computer will stop working and we’ll send out for another one, which will be incredibly expensive and that man will go out with my money and have a nice meal and be chauffeured home to his mansion.

What a genius plan, because I know of people who need to have the best computer available all the time, which means they’re spending wheelbarrows full of money just to have something encased in metal that can make a RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO up quicker than my something encased in metal. The sad thing is, that this is the way forward now, writers don’t sit at dirty desks fervently scribbling onto notepaper, most publishers only accept printed manuscripts. So the dirty desk is replaced by a sleekly designed and overly expensive computer desk with a chair uncomfortable no matter the angle you sit and the paper replaced with a computer that not only can hold your scribbling’s but can play you music and delete your scribbling’s at any time it deems necessary. Beautiful isn’t it.

Office workers don’t do any paper work by hand, they do it by computer, architects now design on computers, the world and it’s dog are computerised. The world runs on DVD / cd drives and thrives on having the best things inside their metal case than the next man. At the centre of it all there is one very happy looking man counting his money, electronically of course and devising new methods of plying your money from your wallet.

But what troubles me, well one of the things that trouble me, is if the world is run on computers, surely the computers that run the world can swallow up the world just as mine did with my work. Scary thought, but it could explain many of the greater mysteries of the computer age such as where my house key’s went and why buses don’t stop for you sometimes. Yes I feel that computers can not only be the driving force of the new generation, but the new generations scapegoat.

Thus it already has, with people beginning to blame murders on violent video games, but I think we could go much further than that and shrug off all responsibility of all kinds by blaming it on our microchips and keyboards. Why aren’t I taller? The computer decided against it, it’s all so clear now.

Dear GW santa,

I have tried to be the best i could be this year. So far it has been 4 of my guildies birthdays. I have given them each 4 ectos each. But, just giving gifts doesn't make you the best you can be. You must be kind and help people too. Just this week i have helped 39 people with missions, Pvp builds, told them how to avoid evil scams, and even gave them a few hints on how to get rich. Well Guild wars santa I do hope you like my letter. Even after this letter I will continue to be nice and curteous to my fellow Guild wars players.

Sincerely,

Dylanowns
IGN----> Pain Thrasher Brother May cry Half an Arrow

Dear Santa

I just hit rank 9, so gimme sold gold? TT

Dear Guild Wars Santa,
My mother and father were ripped to shreads by the human hating Charr. I have to feed off of the bits a scaps the Devours leave when they are done. The only fire i have is the molten ground of Hells Precipice. This year I only want 1 thing, and that is a very special person for my life, I would be ever so gratefull just to have a friend to journey along with because everyone i meet is discorouged to stay with me because I scavage off of left overs and etc. So please find it in your warm fuzzy heart to help a poor boy out. I would leave milk and cookies but i dont even have that much food for myself. I have just spent all my money scavaged up for a vial of black dye to write with, and a roll of velumn to wright on.

Best regards,
Agent Of Ascalon

Dear GW Santa,

I rock because I drew you a picture! A self-portrait. See my attachment! I know, I have elite paint skills.

Dear santa,

One day while walking in pre with a guild mate. he said that he would brb i sid ok then he said but go on with out me well in was a goin and a came to the part just befor fort ranick and all of the river thing came to get me all at once well being a tank i did what all tanks do i went to battle with my sword and i hacked slashed and choped but after the 5 river thing my heath was at 40 then it when to 35 then 29 i almost ran but the my guild mate came running over the hill and healed me the started to charge him but i got in their way and fought and fought and fought but they where to much then the coolest thing happened i was rezed and i knew then that i could win the fight but in the end we where over came and we ended right next to the fort so i told my guild mate to make a run for it and he did so i held them back for just long enought for him to get in the portla santa that is one of the many gifts that i got over the time i have played guild wars and it wasent even chrisstmass so i cant even wait till the time come till then sanata
traos thrash