source taken from UO Europa posted by Lord Light

I apologize in advance for some if not most of this report is done out of character. Now i pose you this one question... what is it in this life who makes someone noble? Through the course of history and time we find people judged by thier actions. Everything has a cause and effect in UO and in life. Now what happens when someones actions in a game... reflect into life itself? Where that person can show thier heart to others and help make things better. Alot of people throughout our fair land help those they call friend. Bringing friendship out of UO and into Real life. Thats not why im writing this though....

I am writing this for one person in particular who we all know as a collector of the rarest items in the land. Hemisphere. Many of you may have taken notice of the posting on the calander that shows Hemisphere's Charity Auction. Yes folks its a new auction on our shard but its also an event that reflects into life. Hemisphere will be auctioning items (rare and precious items) and through the wonders of Ebay and a charity called Mission Fish. The URL for this Missionfish is http://www.missionfish.org/ they have around 8000 charities there and have raised over 32 million dollars to help charities.

At the auction ingame people will bid gold on many big ticket items. You can also find in the forums a link for the larger ticket items where you can place cash bids as well. I will be covering the Charity Auction ingame and bringing a closer in depth interview with Hemisphere and his decision to sell items he has collected for charity. My hat goes off to you Hemisphere. Not only for bring a great musuem... but also for giving back. Not only to our community but to people in need as well. The auction will be on August 29th and will be followed by more auctions to come so keep a close eye on your calanders and remember that this is for CHARITY. So go get yourself some gold at swoops and prepare to give to a great cause.

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Thanks Light I promise it'll be a great auction. I just put together the first week's listings. Sorry it's a little rushed, but hopefully there'll be something for everyone here:

1. Spam
2. A Statuette Dye Tub
3. A Soulstone Fragment Token
4. A Jester Suit (blessed)
5. Brimstone
6. A Crystal Ball
7. Silver Sandals "Blessed for a Slacker"
8. 2 Ranger Ingots
9. 300th Anniversary Commemorative Plate
10. A Whispering Rose from Strider
11. A Yellow Flowerpot
12. A Europa Gold Sash Cloth Robe (crafted by Hemisphere)
13. A Kilt of Exceptional Quality
14. "A Bronze Robe/Cloak" set - prepatch tags.
15. Arms of Tactical Excellence
16. A Snowy Scene of Exodus' Lair
17. An Ancient Smithy Hammer +60 (597 charges)
18. 1337 Diamond Earrings
19. A Charger of the Fallen Statuette
20. Dragon's Blood
21.A Runebook Dye Tub
22. Earrings with 90 bless charges
23. "Cool Guy" muffin
24. Facial Hair Growth and Resculpting Cream (can be used to give female characters a beard!)
25. Half a Prize Ticket with Serial Number #58800
26. "Dying Tub" Black Dye Tub
27. A Vanquishing Lance
28. Set of 5 Tokuno Arti Flutes
29. Special Hair Dye (neon dye, square bottle)
30. Special Beard Dye (ditto)
31. Dyeable Sandals Marked: "Noble Paladin Deed"
32. A "Light"
33. A Bucket (container)
34. A Saddle
35. An Unused Furniture Dye Tub (can be used to unhue furniture)
36. An Etheral Horse Statuette (note typo)
37. An Ice White 6th Anniversary set (bell and bag with contents)
38. A Deed For A Vendor Named Chalmers
39. A Tattered, Adeptly Drawn Treasure Map for Somewhere in Ilshenar
40. An Open Book
41. A Faction Robe (wearable by anyone)
42. A Hooded Shroud of Shadows
43. A Battle Axe (practice weapon)
44. A Orc Mask (blessed) (note grammatical error)
45. A Leather Bustier Sewn by Susi
46. A "mage armour" Leather Cap
47. An AOS Rose to "OMG EUROPA SUCKS"
48. Thin Scattered Hay
49. 3 Unmodified Elemental Slayer Juka Bows
50. A Wyrm's Heart

I'll probably get them on display in the Auction House sometime today if you want to have a look (it's where my shop used to be)

The bidding on the bigger items is going great, btw, I've recieved over $8,500 worth of bids. If you might be interested in anything like that, the bidding's being tracked here: http://bg4.digitalbrain.com/e2bn/lea.../hemi/bids.txt

Just PM me or ICQ 148028038 if you want to bid or have any questions about the auction, ta. You can also submit items to the auction if you're willing to help out the cause, same contacts apply.