A primer for mountaineering and a glossary of mountain climbing related terms.

A brief list of warship types and their identification

...and why they should be avoided like the plague.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucious

The compiled works of MuroMax, the collaborative entity of Murometz and Scrasamax, the Mythmaker and the Mechanic.

What's in a Vote?

Many times the Old World has been mentioned in my works. Submitted for your approval...The Old World.

"There is something about the outside of a horse...that is good for the inside of a man."

Winston Churchill

The desire for immortality is a common one, given our innate fear of death. We share the same desire for immortality of our characters. Potions of immortality are often fakes, while spells of unending life invariably turn the caster into a vampire, or a liche or some other evil creature.