Help Index :: World :: Battle Standards Battle standards are flags or pennants which are flown on poles. Often, clans use battle standards to mark which areas they are running, so others who enter the area will know that someone else is already looting and pillaging the area. At one point, mundane battle standards were used as markers, but adventurers soon realized that competitive parties might steal and hide these standards, then later claim not to have seen them. Taalo's of Medienne started a research partnership with a group of renegade gnomish mages, and developed a magical battle standard which can be created for use only by a clan, thereby preventing the theft and destruction of the standards by interlopers. Taalo's now sells to clans machines which vend these standards out to clan members. The installation and customization of the machine (and standard) cost 150pp. Each standard from the machine costs 25pp. Once purchased, a standard is set in a location using the 'set', 'place' or 'plant' command. When a standard is set, its magical properties give it life for an extended period of time. Clan battle standards will last quite a while without any intervention from players (15 repops, max). If a standard goes its full lifespan without being re'set' it will disappear forever, and a new standard will need to be purchased. As a standard reaches the point where it is in danger of disappearing, its description will change so that anyone looking at the standard will notice it's degrading condition. Re'set'ing the standard will reactivate the magics of the standard, and re-invigorate it's lifespan. Personal battle standards are more rare, and have inferior lifespans to clan battle standards. While any members of a clan might handle a clan battle standard, only the individual who sets the personal battle standard can retrieve it again.