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ARC ENTRIES CURRENTLY IN DATABASE:
THE SINISTER DR. CYCLOPS
THE MIDNIGHT SON
THE ELEMENT OF DISASTER
THE CURSE OF CADMUS
THE ENEMY WITHIN
WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE STARS
INJUSTICE FOR ALL
A SHADOW OVER AVALON
TO SERVE AND PROTECT
THE LOST VALLEY
VILLAINY UNBOUND
GHOSTS OF THE PAST
THE FIENDISH PLOT OF FALKENBERG
RAGE OF THE MACHINES
SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE
FORTRESS AMERICA



JOURNAL ENTRIES CURRENTLY IN DATABASE:

    ENTRY #    :  1
    TITLE      :  CRASH!
    ARC        :  THE SINISTER DR. CYCLOPS I
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  September 26th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The heroes respond to the crash of the shuttle Olympia and are confronted by villains intent upon obtaining Element X from the downed vehicle.


    ENTRY #    :  2
    TITLE      :  THE LAIR OF DR. CYCLOPS
    ARC        :  THE SINISTER DR. CYCLOPS II
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  September 26th - 27th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Whilst attempting to retrieve the stolen substance, the heroes are captured and placed in a deathtrap beneath the Old Spanish Fort.


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    ENTRY #    :  3
    TITLE      :  BLACK TIE & TERRORISM
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  October 4th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  A celebration at the Van Dorn residence is interrupted by the forces of MAYHEM™.




    ENTRY #    :  4
    TITLE      :  THE DARK KNIGHT
    ARC        :  THE MIDNIGHT SON I
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  October 27th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Whilst attempting to steal a legendary artifact, Nightforce accidentally awaken the Dark Paladin.


    ENTRY #    :  5
    TITLE      :  SPELL, SWORD & VANDALS
    ARC        :  THE MIDNIGHT SON II
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  October 30th - 31st, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Awakened from a centuries-long sleep, the Dark Paladin seeks out his unholy sword Bane.


    ENTRY #    :  6
    TITLE      :  VENGEANCE OF THE ETERNAL KNIGHT
    ARC        :  THE MIDNIGHT SON III
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  October 31st - November 1st, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Although the heroes managed to keep the Dark Paladin from regaining his blade, the plans of Evil march relentlessly forward as Dr. Diablo seeks apotheosis. Meanwhile, the heroes gain a new ally; Sub-Zero!


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    ENTRY #    :  Special Edition #1
    TITLE      :  JUNKYARD WARS
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Hero Collective Tactical Analysis
    DATE RANGE :  November 4th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The fledgling Knights of the Coast enlist the assistance of The Hero Collective to practice some much-needed team maneuvers. Who will win the Junkyard Challenge?




    ENTRY #    :  7
    TITLE      :  SURF & TURF
    ARC        :  THE ELEMENT OF DISASTER I
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 6th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Coast City is ravaged by a massive tidal wave as MAYHEM™ unleashes another fell plot.


    ENTRY #    :  8
    TITLE      :  WIPEOUT!
    ARC        :  THE ELEMENT OF DISASTER II
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 6th - 7th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The forces of MAYHEM™ hold the City for ransom; threatening to use their Maelstrom Machine to unleash even more tidal waves. Even as the heroes seek to turn the tables on their foes, they come under the attack of the Elementals of Evil.


    ENTRY #    :  9
    TITLE      :  TOTAL MAYHEM™
    ARC        :  THE ELEMENT OF DISASTER III
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 8th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  With the assistance of the former Screaming Skull, the heroes track MAYHEM™ to an island lair. As Tribunal comes under investigation for his actions during the hunt, the heroes manage to enlist the aid of Aquanaut to launch an assault.


    ENTRY #    :  10
    TITLE      :  AGAINST THE DEEP SIX OF DOOM
    ARC        :  THE ELEMENT OF DISASTER IV
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 8th - 9th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Having defeated MAYHEM at their island base, the heroes give chase to the remnant of their foes in an attempt to stop them from unleashing the power of the Maelstrom Machine.


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    ENTRY #    :  11
    TITLE      :  SEPARATE LIVES
    ARC        :  THE CURSE OF CADMUS I
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 11th - 14th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The heroes try to determine the whereabouts of Tribunal, whose multipartite form has begun to demonstrate a dangerous instability resulting from his origin in the secret Project Myriad. Minions of Dr. Cyclops only add to the complications. Meanwhile, a novice superhero performs a unusual demonstration to prove his worthiness of joining the team.


    ENTRY #    :  12
    TITLE      :  AN EYE FOR AN EYE
    ARC        :  THE CURSE OF CADMUS II
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 15th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Phoenix rises from the ashes of Tribunal, but has only 48 hours to locate and rescue the one man capable of saving his life.


    ENTRY #    :  13
    TITLE      :  IATROGENESIS
    ARC        :  THE CURSE OF CADMUS III
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  November 15th - 16th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Knights of the Coast travel to San Francisco and meet up with Laserette in a desperate attempt to locate and retrieve Dr. Karl Manning from the clutches of Dr. Cyclops.


    ENTRY #    :  14
    TITLE      :  THE RESURRECTION MAN
    ARC        :  THE CURSE OF CADMUS IV
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  November 16th, 2000 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  In the deserted home of Project Myriad the heroes attempt to thwart Cyclops' plans to resurrect his dead brother, the evil genius Dr. Cadmus Orlac.


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    ENTRY #    :  15
    TITLE      :  ICE KNOWING YOU
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Sub-Zero
    DATE RANGE :  November 17th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  A class trip to the planetarium to assist Sub-Zero turns into chaos as I.G.L.O.O., The Cold Front of Crime attempt to kidnap the frozen hero for reasons all their own.




    ENTRY #    :  16
    TITLE      :  WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 21st - 23rd, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  After Sub-Zero's departure to teach at the St. Ives Academy, the remaining heroes take a break from the travails of the job to relax with an evening of poker and to meet an enigmatic young woman struck by an unusual curse.




    ENTRY #    :  17
    TITLE      :  COLD COMFORT
    ARC        :  THE ENEMY WITHIN I
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 27th - 28th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Knights of the Coast are approached to travel to the Arctic to investigate what had happened to the inhabitants of an isolated research base who had made a startling discovery.


    ENTRY #    :  18
    TITLE      :  TRAPPED UNDER ICE
    ARC        :  THE ENEMY WITHIN II
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 29th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Fear and paranoia set in as the heroes investigate an ancient alien spaceship frozen in the ice.


    ENTRY #    :  19
    TITLE      :  HAIL TO THE QUEEN
    ARC        :  THE ENEMY WITHIN III
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 29th, 2000 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Brood Queen is revealed as the Knights must battle against the mind-controlled heroes of Canada and Russia.


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    ENTRY #    :  20
    TITLE      :  LOST IN SPACE
    ARC        :  WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE STARS I
    ENTERED BY :  Crucible's Journal
    DATE RANGE :  November 29th, 2000 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Trapped aboard the alien vessel and unable to prevent its launch, the Knights and liberated Canadian and Russian heroes are picked up and face new slavery at the hands of the Ophidian Republic.


    ENTRY #    :  21
    TITLE      :  FLASHPOINT
    ARC        :  WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE STARS II
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  November 29th, 2000 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The captured Earth heroes join forces with captives of the D'Kai to try escape the Ophidian's clutches. Meanwhile, the last free Knight, Crucible engages upon a desperate plan to keep the location of Earth from being learned by the tyrannical aliens.


    ENTRY #    :  22
    TITLE      :  SUDDEN DEATH
    ARC        :  WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE STARS III
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  November 29th - December 18th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The heroes race against the clock to prevent Crucible from sacrificing himself. Failing in that venture, they nonetheless manage to free most of the D'Kai Em'Rahn who recognize them as Heroes of the Empire and return them to Earth, a trip which is marred by an accident that strands their pilot, P'Reseiho on Earth.


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    ENTRY #    :  23
    TITLE      :  HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  December 19th - 23rd, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  Adjustments are faced by all as the Knights must come to grips with the loss of their leader and P'Reseiho must begin to acclimatize himself to his new home. A new wrench is thrown into the works as Victor Stewart is arrested for having helped stage a massive prison break from Stronghold.




    ENTRY #    :  24
    TITLE      :  MALL MANIA
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  December 24th, 2000
    SYNOPSIS   :  The first repercussions of the Stronghold breakout are felt as the reunion tour of Damage Inc. disrupts a televised charity fund raiser.




    ENTRY #    :  25
    TITLE      :  A FAREWELL TO FRIENDS
    ARC        :  INJUSTICE FOR ALL I
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  January 2nd, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Crucible memorial ceremony is interrupted by the attack of The New Injustice Gang. Professor Victor Stewart is spirited away from under the noses of the overwhelmed heroes despite the unexpected assistance of the spectral Wraith.


    ENTRY #    :  26
    TITLE      :  EXPLOSION ARRAY
    ARC        :  INJUSTICE FOR ALL II
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  January 6th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Ferris Airfields becomes the center of much fire and fury as the Knights seek a rematch against The New Injustice Gang.


    ENTRY #    :  27
    TITLE      :  CATSPAW
    ARC        :  INJUSTICE FOR ALL III
    ENTERED BY :  Perseus
    DATE RANGE :  January 8th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  An attempt to protect Cipher from the clutches of TNIG goes awry and results in the capture of Sub-Zero and Hazardman.


    ENTRY #    :  28
    TITLE      :  SINS OF THE FATHER
    ARC        :  INJUSTICE FOR ALL IV
    ENTERED BY :  Perseus
    DATE RANGE :  January 8th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The remaining Knights track their captured comrades to an offshore base and launch an assault. The two prisoners, meanwhile, dangle above a lava deathtrap as the Master Planner reveals himself to be the son of the legendary evil mastermind Wolfgang Valentino.


    ENTRY #    :  29
    TITLE      :  END GAME
    ARC        :  INJUSTICE FOR ALL V
    ENTERED BY :  Perseus
    DATE RANGE :  January 8th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Aided by Citizen Mercury, the heroes fight a climactic battle against the massed forces of The New Injustice Gang to rescue their teammates before it's too late. Ludwig Valentino is not so easily taken off-guard, alas...


    ENTRY #    :  30
    TITLE      :  WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?
    ARC        :  INJUSTICE FOR ALL VI
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  January 8th - 9th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Knights are forced into conflicts against the police and each other as they battle over the fate of the rescued Screaming Skull. Meanwhile, the group receives bad news concerning the latter's state of health.


    ENTRY #    :  31
    TITLE      :  WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE...
    ARC        :  INJUSTICE FOR ALL VII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  January 9th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Knights, still dealing with internal turmoil over the question of the Screaming Skull's loyalty, follow him into an ambush by the forces of The New Injustice Gang even as the Master Planner triggers his plan for world domination.


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    ENTRY #    :  32
    TITLE      :  PERCHANCE TO SCREAM NO MORE
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Coast City Court Records
    DATE RANGE :  January 27th - 28th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Professor Victor Stewart is placed on trial for his 'role' in the Injustice For All affair.




    ENTRY #    :  Special Edition #2
    TITLE      :  BACK TO SCHOOL
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  St. Ives Internal Records
    DATE RANGE :  February 3rd, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Still seeking to integrate its newer members and learn to act as a team, the Knights travel to Vermont to take on the kids of St. Ives Academy for Gifted Students in a friendly competition.




    ENTRY #    :  33
    TITLE      :  PRELUDE: NOCTURNIS
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON 0
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  February 7th - 9th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Church calls in its favor, dragging elements of the group to Venice, Italy in order to thwart Nightforce's attempt to recover the unholy blade of the Dark Paladin ...


    ENTRY #    :  34
    TITLE      :  INTO THE MISTS
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON I
    ENTERED BY :  Oberon
    DATE RANGE :  February 9th - 10th, 2001, Days of Yore
    SYNOPSIS   :  Receiving a message that Avalon is threatened from without, Oberon leads the group (and an old adversary) to the rescue. En route, an accident serves to toss them instead into the past, to the original time of Trelayne, the Dark Paladin...


    ENTRY #    :  35
    TITLE      :  DOG DAY'S AFTERNOON
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON II
    ENTERED BY :  Oberon / Phoenix / Thlig's Report
    DATE RANGE :  Days of Yore
    SYNOPSIS   :  As Oberon and Titania head into town in search of information, the heroes guarding the vessel (and guide) which brought them into the past come under the assault of the Unseelie Sidhe...


    ENTRY #    :  36
    TITLE      :  TO DANCE WITH THE DEVIL...
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON III
    ENTERED BY :  Oberon / Phoenix / Perseus / The Dark Paladin
    DATE RANGE :  Days of Yore
    SYNOPSIS   :  Seeking treatment for their injured guide, the heroes converge upon Sir Trelayne's castle, and thereby unwittingly seal the fate of the Lord and his Lady...


    ENTRY #    :  37
    TITLE      :  THE PRICE
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON IV
    ENTERED BY :  Oberon
    DATE RANGE :  Days of Yore
    SYNOPSIS   :  Oberon leads the group to seek a way to resurrect the Lady Isabella. At what cost will come such an intervention and who will bear the burden of paying it?


    ENTRY #    :  38
    TITLE      :  THE PATH OF ASHES
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON V
    ENTERED BY :  Oberon
    DATE RANGE :  The Fae Travels
    SYNOPSIS   :  With Sir Trelayne at their side, the party at last is free to begin to investigate the threat to Avalon.


    ENTRY #    :  39
    TITLE      :  THE FALL OF DARK
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON VI
    ENTERED BY :  Oberon
    DATE RANGE :  The Fae Travels
    SYNOPSIS   :  As the forces of darkness lay siege to Avalon, the defenders of that proud realm scramble to mobilize the fae in its defense. The identity of the Dark Lord of the Fae is revealed at last as the hour of battle approaches.


    ENTRY #    :  40
    TITLE      :  THE BLOOD OF BROTHERS
    ARC        :  A SHADOW OVER AVALON VII
    ENTERED BY :  Oberon
    DATE RANGE :  The Fae Travels
    SYNOPSIS   :  Armies clash and the fate of Avalon hangs in the balance. Can the forces of light then withstand the effects of treachery in their midst? Treachery to which even the stalwart Knights are not immune?


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    ENTRY #    :  41
    TITLE      :  THE SHOW MUST GO ON
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  February 14th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Many of the members of the team find themselves inexplicably up on the auction block, to be sold off to the highest bidder. Also, an old friend (or is he an enemy?) is released from the hospital...




    ENTRY #    :  42
    TITLE      :  HELP WANTED
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  February 17th - 24th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Knights take on some apprentices over Spring Break...




    ENTRY #    :  43
    TITLE      :  MELTDOWN!
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT I
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  March 1st, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  An act of eco-terrorism at the local power plant becomes something darker as the world reaches a crux. Will the Hero Collective's response lead to salvation or hasten the slide to damnation?


    ENTRY #    :  44
    TITLE      :  SCHOOL DAZED
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT II
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  March 6th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  In which the Heroes determine the whereabouts of certain of the escapees from the Hard Rock prison break. The hard way.


    ENTRY #    :  45
    TITLE      :  TRAINING DAY
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT III
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  March 9th - 12th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  As the March Crisis deepens, the Knights of the Coast are called upon to protect an arms shipment from the ravages of the Masters of Evil. Can they hold off the more-mobile villains from an unstable position atop a moving train?


    ENTRY #    :  46
    TITLE      :  A LINE IN THE SAND
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT IV
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  March 12th - 14th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Called upon for protection by a recent foe, the Knights are drawn into a confrontation against the powerful Justice Machine.


    ENTRY #    :  47
    TITLE      :  THE POWERS THAT BE
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT V
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  March 19th - 21st, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Certain of the Knights are called upon to testify before Congress on the proposed Keene Act, and are present when Captain Thunder makes an unforgettable speech whose ramifications will shape the very world to come.


    ENTRY #    :  48
    TITLE      :  THE SIEGE PERILOUS
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT VI
    ENTERED BY :  Phoenix
    DATE RANGE :  March 22nd, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The alignment of forces begin as a response to a distress call leads the Knights of the Coast join up with the Minute Men and certain other paranorms to raid the impregnable lair of the Justice Machine.


    ENTRY #    :  49
    TITLE      :  INSTRUMENTS OF WRATH
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT VII
    ENTERED BY :  Phoenix
    DATE RANGE :  March 22nd, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The siege of the Citadel undergoes an unexpected twist. Frustrated at every turn and with time running out, is there any hope of averting the Kali Yaga?


    ENTRY #    :  50a
    TITLE      :  FINAL SOLUTION I: JUDGMENT
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT VIII
    ENTERED BY :  Phoenix
    DATE RANGE :  March 23rd - 24th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  As time runs out before the apocalypse, the group are betrayed by one of their own as they track the renegade Justice Machine to a South American lair. The final battle has begun...


    ENTRY #    :  50b
    TITLE      :  FINAL SOLUTION II: THE DISTANT SOUND OF THUNDER
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT VIII
    ENTERED BY :  Phoenix
    DATE RANGE :  March 24th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Attrition begins to take its toll as the embattled groups continue to fight over the mystical Temple of Blood and Dirt...


    ENTRY #    :  50c
    TITLE      :  FINAL SOLUTION III: THIS DAY ALL GODS DIE
    ARC        :  TO SERVE AND PROTECT VIII
    ENTERED BY :  Phoenix
    DATE RANGE :  March 24th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Slowly overcoming their foes, but with time running out before the Apocalypse, the heroes finally penetrate the blood-soaked walls of the Temple...


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    ENTRY #    :  51
    TITLE      :  ARENA!
    ARC        :  THE LOST VALLEY I
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  March 24th - 25th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Returning from the aftermath of the Justice Machine business, the group mysteriously find themselves battling for their very lives against the Amazon inhabitants of the Valley of the Blessed.


    ENTRY #    :  52
    TITLE      :  WINE, WOMEN AND WAR...
    ARC        :  THE LOST VALLEY II
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  March 25th - 26th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The feast turns ugly as the Queen of the Amazons is murdered and all signs point to one of the Knights being the responsible party...


    ENTRY #    :  53
    TITLE      :  WINGS OF VENGEANCE
    ARC        :  THE LOST VALLEY III
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  March 26th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Knights are saved from certain doom by an intervention from an unexpected source. Despite this, the relationship between them and the Amazons remain tense as more blood is shed...


    ENTRY #    :  54
    TITLE      :  FLAMES OF TRUTH
    ARC        :  THE LOST VALLEY IV
    ENTERED BY :  Wraith / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  March 26th - 30th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  After a fierce battle against the Temple Guardian, many secrets must come to light before the sacred Flame of Truth before the group can at last leave the Valley.


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    ENTRY #    :  55
    TITLE      :  LOOK WHO'S COMING TO DINNER...
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  March 31st - April 14th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  What should be a triumphant return to the city after their success in South America becomes turmoil as the group deals with unexplained absences, medical treatments, prospective members and a representative from the Justice Department...


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    ENTRY #    :  Special Edition #3
    TITLE      :  A SLIGHT CASE OF FROSTBITE
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  April 15th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group gains another unwilling member as a company's researches into the unstable element Ice-10 opens a dimensional rift to an unholy frozen evil...


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    ENTRY #    :  56
    TITLE      :  PLAY BALL!
    ARC        :  VILLAINY UNBOUND I
    ENTERED BY :  F.B.I. Internal Documents: Interrogation of Norris MacReady, Excerpt.
    DATE RANGE :  March 23rd - 28th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The capture of a minor supervillain in a caper on the East Coast sheds some light on the "conspiracy" that led to the March Crisis and of a confrontation between good and evil in Keystone City, far from the purview of the Knights of the Coast.


    ENTRY #    :  57
    TITLE      :  STEALING THUNDER
    ARC        :  VILLAINY UNBOUND II
    ENTERED BY :  F.B.I. Internal Documents: Interrogation of Norris MacReady, Excerpt. / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  April 16th - 20th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Following the passage of the Keene Act and establishment of F.O.R.C.E., the participants within the conspiracy proceed to the next stage in their plan; to kidnap Captain Thunder from Washington, D.C., where he was the subject of a grim trial...


    ENTRY #    :  58
    TITLE      :  DEVILS IN THE DARK
    ARC        :  VILLAINY UNBOUND III
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  April 20th - 21st, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group is left leaderless when Phoenix accepts a higher position in the post-Keene administration. Meanwhile, an urgent message from an old friend brings the remainder of the group to the very doors of the Conspiracy...


    ENTRY #    :  59
    TITLE      :  THE PATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS MAN
    ARC        :  VILLAINY UNBOUND IV
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  April 21st, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Time is running out for Captain Thunder and as the group attempts a desperate rescue, they must first survive the gauntlet thrown before them by the twisted Crimson Claw as they penetrate his lair.


    ENTRY #    :  60
    TITLE      :  THE HEART OF DARKNESS
    ARC        :  VILLAINY UNBOUND V
    ENTERED BY :  Templar / F.O.R.C.E. Field Report, Excerpt.
    DATE RANGE :  April 21st, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Crimson Claw's unleashes the endgame of his twisted scheme, and it falls once again upon the backs of the embattled Knights of the Coast to avert a catastrophe, even if the price of such a victory is the life of Captain Thunder...


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    ENTRY #    :  61
    TITLE      :  BLOOD OF HEROES
    ARC        :  GHOSTS OF THE PAST I
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  May 15th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The aftermath of the Villainy Unbound arc continues to play itself out as the heroes are called to a momentous meeting of the paranorms within the Empire Club to honor the fallen and look ahead to what is to come, even as an anti-mutant terorists prepare to strike against them...


    ENTRY #    :  62
    TITLE      :  THE FORGOTTEN HOUSE
    ARC        :  GHOSTS OF THE PAST II
    ENTERED BY :  StarSeed / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  May 16th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The Knights travel to an abandoned insane asylum in upstate New York seeking answers as to what fate befell their old comrade Wraith and the mystical Jade Skull he bore. Instead they find madness, and the ghosts of the past.


    ENTRY #    :  63
    TITLE      :  INTO THE ABYSS
    ARC        :  GHOSTS OF THE PAST III
    ENTERED BY :  Phantasm / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  May 16th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Forced into battle against their own comrades and the Shadow Warriors, the unpossessed members of the Knights must fight against overwhelming odds to try to thwart the evil plans of the Phantasm.


    ENTRY #    :  64
    TITLE      :  KNIGHTS OF OLD
    ARC        :  GHOSTS OF THE PAST IV
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  October 30th, 1939
    SYNOPSIS   :  Thrown into the past, unprepared and underinformed, the group struggles to determine the nature of what they are supposed to do, and how much they should intervene with history.


    ENTRY #    :  65
    TITLE      :  THE CALL OF CHAOS
    ARC        :  GHOSTS OF THE PAST V
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  October 31st, 1939
    SYNOPSIS   :  Still struggling with the nature of their task, the Knights of the Coast are again reunited, just in time to wager their very souls in a contest against a demon.


    ENTRY #    :  66
    TITLE      :  THOSE WHOM THE LORD WOULD DESTROY
    ARC        :  GHOSTS OF THE PAST VI
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  October 31st, 1939 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  With their very souls - and the fate of the world - on the line, the Knights team up with the golden-age mystic The Masque to desperately try to defeat the Lord of Chaos.


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    ENTRY #    :  67
    TITLE      :  TWO-FISTED TALES
    ARC        :  THE FIENDISH PLOT OF FALKENBERG I
    ENTERED BY :  DeSalvo / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  November 1st - 4th, 1939
    SYNOPSIS   :  Still trapped in the past, attrition begins to take its toll. As the group enters a new conflict - with Nazi madmen seeking to disrupt the timeline - one of their own pays the ultimate price...


    ENTRY #    :  68
    TITLE      :  THE ONCE AND FUTURE REICH
    ARC        :  THE FIENDISH PLOT OF FALKENBERG II
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  June 2nd - 4th, 2001 (Amerika timeline)
    SYNOPSIS   :  Trapped in a dark, twisted version of their homeland, the Knights engage in a desperate search to locate the insane Baron Von Falkenberg before their presence is betrayed to the 'heroes' that defend this fascistic realm.


    ENTRY #    :  69
    TITLE      :  WHERE HAVE ALL MY FUTURE YESTERDAY'S GONE?
    ARC        :  THE FIENDISH PLOT OF FALKENBERG III
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  June 4th, 2001 ctd. (Amerika timeline)
    SYNOPSIS   :  A vicious melee ensues as the Knights of the Coast fight the Nazi agents from the past in a fierce battle that draws the attention of Amerika's homegrown protectors.


    ENTRY #    :  70
    TITLE      :  THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME...
    ARC        :  THE FIENDISH PLOT OF FALKENBERG IV
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  Various
    SYNOPSIS   :  On the run from the superpowered protectors of Amerika, the group struggles to find the missing girl and fend off the plots of the cunning Gray Ghost.


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    ENTRY #    :  71
    TITLE      :  PRELUDE: SYSTEMS CRASH
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES 0
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  June 6th - 15th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  As the group tries to catch up after another long absence, a chance investigation alerts them to a machine menace that seeks to control their A.I. support, Cru-S.


    ENTRY #    :  72
    TITLE      :  THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES I
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  June 15th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Responding to the urgent message that their base is under assault, the group rushes back and falls headlong into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with robotic ninjas...


    ENTRY #    :  73
    TITLE      :  THE HEAVY METAL WARS
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES II
    ENTERED BY :  Black Blur / Cipher
    DATE RANGE :  June 16th - 18th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group travel to Canada to raid a former lair of the Scarlet Centurion in search of Cru-S. And some answers. Instead they would find an opponent who was their match. And then some.


    ENTRY #    :  74
    TITLE      :  I SCREAM THE BODY ELECTRIC
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES III
    ENTERED BY :  Black Blur / Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  June 19th - 20th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Captured by genocidal 'inorganics', the group struggles to escape and track down the kidnapped Cipher before it is too late...


    ENTRY #    :  75a
    TITLE      :  SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST I: INSTRUMENTS OF HAVOC
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES IV
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  June 21st, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Tracking the minions of The Industrial Revolution to another base in Chicago, the Knights marshal their forces and attack, only to run into an old nemesis.


    ENTRY #    :  75b
    TITLE      :  SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST II: DOOM EX MACHINA
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES IV
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  June 21st, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group win a victory against the forces of The Industrial Revolution, but at a terrible cost. Not only does the battle claim another ally, but the machines unleash a counterstrike that would put the entire might of the US Government against them...


    ENTRY #    :  76
    TITLE      :  ILLEGAL PROCEDURES
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES V
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  June 22nd, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  On the run from the government, the group reunite with one of their own and come up with a plan that would have them proceed to do what they were wanted for; attacking a Federal Installation...


    ENTRY #    :  77
    TITLE      :  SYSTEMS FAILURE
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES VI
    ENTERED BY :  StarSeed / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  June 22nd, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  As the battle at the Strongpoint Temporary Holding Facility continues, the delicate balance of power is broken as a third side enters the fray. One that isn't averse to shedding a little blood.


    ENTRY #    :  78
    TITLE      :  ABORT, RETRY OR FAIL
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES VII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman / F.B.I. Internal Documents: Minute Men debriefing, Excerpts.
    DATE RANGE :  June 22nd - June 30th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group prepares for the upcoming Rock Against Registration concert. Also, a few alternate views on the battle outside the dockside detention facility.


    ENTRY #    :  79
    TITLE      :  DIGITALLY REMASTERED
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES VIII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  June 30th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Chaos and carnage are the order of the day at the Rock Against Registration benefit concert. Can the Knights somehow clear their names and prevent a slaughter when set up against evil robotic duplicates of themselves?


    ENTRY #    :  80
    TITLE      :  COMMANDER.COM
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES IX
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  July 2nd - 3rd, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  As the group strives to recover from their defeat at the benefit concert, they get word that the Industrial Revolution has unleashed their masterstroke; subverting a giant robot built by F.O.R.C.E. and directing it to eliminate the civilian and military leadership in the Washington D.C. region...


    ENTRY #    :  81
    TITLE      :  THE CRYSTAL HEART OF DARKNESS
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES X
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  July 3rd, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group reforms an uneasy alliance with the Minute Men, then splits into two strike teams. The goal of the first; to raid the lair of the robotic menace and try to eliminate it. At the same time they were to look for any evidence to support a radical possibility; that the President had been kidnapped and replaced by a robotic doppelganger!


    ENTRY #    :  82
    TITLE      :  DELETION OF THE SPECIES
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES XI
    ENTERED BY :  Maverick / Captain Strong
    DATE RANGE :  July 3rd, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  While one strike team headed off to investigate the source of the machine uprising, the other had a more delicate task; to fight off the invaders holding the Capitol Building under lockdown, and try to keep the bodycount amongst this nation's Senators to a minimum...


    ENTRY #    :  83
    TITLE      :  MACHINEHEAD OF STATE
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES XII
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  July 3rd, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Back in the subterranean lair underneath New York, attempts to escape with the President were running afoul of heavy resistance, as well as the efforts of the robots themselves to evacuate the premises with Cru-S before the imminent self-destruction of the base.


    ENTRY #    :  84
    TITLE      :  PICKING UP THE PIECES
    ARC        :  RAGE OF THE MACHINES XIII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  July 3rd - 24th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  With two of their members in custody, the remainder of the Knights make the decision to turn themselves in to F.O.R.C.E.. Their welcome isn't as friendly as they may have wished...


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    ENTRY #    :  85
    TITLE      :  ALL THE KING'S MEN
    ARC        :  N/A
    ENTERED BY :  Templar / Field Report: Agent S. Goodspeed
    DATE RANGE :  July 24th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  An old nemesis returns to strike at Phoenix, leading the group to once again penetrate Humanidyne Inc. in order to rescue their comrade. From extinction.


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    ENTRY #    :  86
    TITLE      :  SPY GAMES
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE I
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  July 27th - August 15th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  On the hunt for General Mayhem in order to regain their position, the group heads down to Rio des Madrona and begins to stir up some trouble.


    ENTRY #    :  87
    TITLE      :  DESPERADOS
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE II
    ENTERED BY :  StarSeed
    DATE RANGE :  August 15th - 19th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group find themselves in a deadly bar fight against cartel gunmen as they continue to try to work their way through the criminal underbelly of the small banana republic in search of their prey.


    ENTRY #    :  88
    TITLE      :  UNDER SIEGE
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE III
    ENTERED BY :  Phoenix / Mission Debriefings
    DATE RANGE :  August 6th - 19th 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Phoenix manages to make contact with the mercenary elements of MAYHEM™ and is recruited; to lead a team to eliminate those pesky interlopers stirring up trouble in town, the Knights of the Coast!


    ENTRY #    :  89
    TITLE      :  DEN OF THIEVES
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE IV
    ENTERED BY :  Phoenix
    DATE RANGE :  August 19th, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The attempt by Phoenix to infiltrate MAYHEM™ goes sour, leaving him with a bounty on his head amidst a crowd of supervillains eager to collect!


    ENTRY #    :  90
    TITLE      :  THE DEVIL IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE V
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  August 19th, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The battle against the mercenaries in Mayhem's Undersea Base takes another turn for the worse as another group crashes the party with the intent of delivering those present to a watery grave...


    ENTRY #    :  91
    TITLE      :  BEHIND ENEMY LINES
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE VI
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  August 19th - 21st, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  In the aftermath of the battles within the underwater base, the remnants of the squad regroup and lick their wounds while attempting to locate their missing comrades.


    ENTRY #    :  92
    TITLE      :  DIVIDED AND CONQUERED
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE VII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  August 21st, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Shot down en route to attempt a rescue of their comrades, and routed in an ambush by the forces of MAYHEM™, the last Knights standing attempt a desperate ploy...


    ENTRY #    :  93
    TITLE      :  THE NOT-SO-GREAT ESCAPE
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE VIII
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  August 21st, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Deep within the bowels of a MAYHEM™ medical facility, the remnants of the group fight mercenaries and escaped test subjects in an attempt to locate and liberate their missing teammates.


    ENTRY #    :  94
    TITLE      :  ON DEADLY GROUND
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE IX
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  August 21st, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Attrition continues to take its toll upon the group as they desperately try to free their captured brethren. In an explosive climax to their prison break, the death toll really starts to mount.


    ENTRY #    :  95
    TITLE      :  SHELL-SHOCKED AND AWED
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE X
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  August 21st, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Having escaped the confines of the medical facility, the group nonetheless finds themselves - broken and battered - tracked down by an elusive menace.


    ENTRY #    :  96
    TITLE      :  FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDERS
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE XI
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman / Templar
    DATE RANGE :  August 21st, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Divide your opponents and defeat them in detail. This is the plan that is being followed to a 'T'. Unfortunately it's not the Knights of the Coast who have hatched this particular plan...


    ENTRY #    :  97
    TITLE      :  CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE XII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  August 22nd - 28th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  Their plans having failed and with a triumphant MAYHEM™ on the verge of unleashing Operation Face-Off, the group could only attempt to flee Rio des Madrona and carry word of the imminent attack back to the United States. With wounds, lack of transportation and a country falling into civil war in their way, however, it remained to be seen if they could get the word out in time.


    ENTRY #    :  98
    TITLE      :  CASUALTIES OF WAR
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE XIII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  August 28th, 2001, ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Attrition comes home to roost when, during an ill-planned attempt to obtain transport out of Rio des Madrona, a fight with mundane armed forces turns deadly...


    ENTRY #    :  99
    TITLE      :  AND NO BIRDS SANG...
    ARC        :  SOLDIERS OF MISFORTUNE XIV
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  August 29th - September 5th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  The group struggles to come to grips with the loss of their comrades and whether they could continue to function as a team as they returned in secret to Coast City.


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    ENTRY #    :  100a
    TITLE      :  THE BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER 'GOODBYE'
    ARC        :  FORTRESS AMERICA I
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  September 5th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  MAYHEM™ unleashes Operation Face-Off. In Coast City, this leaves the Knights to attempt to protect the Santa Clara Skyway despite the interference of F.O.R.C.E. and The Ultramarines.


    ENTRY #    :  100b
    TITLE      :  MIDWAY BETWEEN DISASTERS
    ARC        :  FORTRESS AMERICA II
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  September 5th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The action moves underwater as the Knights seek desperately to rescue some innocent hostages and prevent the rebuilt Maelstrom Machine from devastating Coast City.


    ENTRY #    :  101
    TITLE      :  DAS FIST
    ARC        :  FORTRESS AMERICA III
    ENTERED BY :  Templar
    DATE RANGE :  September 5th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Using their link to the The Sword of Amaterasu, the team, under the authority of one of The Ultramarines, turn the tables on Major Fist and launch a surprise attack of their own...


    ENTRY #    :  102
    TITLE      :  TOMORROW BELONGS TO MAYHEM™
    ARC        :  FORTRESS AMERICA IV
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman / Black Blur
    DATE RANGE :  September 5th - 6th, 2001
    SYNOPSIS   :  As the next set of attacks looms, the Knights return to Washington, D.C. to take part once again in the defense of that city.


    ENTRY #    :  103
    TITLE      :  CAPITOL OFFENSE
    ARC        :  FORTRESS AMERICA V
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  September 6th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  The attacks upon Washington commence. In their designated zone guarding the Pentagon, the team must prevent The Wrecking Crew (plus sundry others) from living up to their name, even as MAYHEM™ reveals a gruesome new twist to their strategy...


    ENTRY #    :  104
    TITLE      :  TO LOOSE THE FATEFUL LIGHTNING
    ARC        :  FORTRESS AMERICA VI
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  September 6th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Amidst the carnage of MAYHEM's assault against the nation's capitol arises a mystical threat, as an old foe seeks to settle the score with a reborn nemesis.


    ENTRY #    :  105
    TITLE      :  A FEW GOOD MEN
    ARC        :  FORTRESS AMERICA VII
    ENTERED BY :  Hazardman
    DATE RANGE :  September 6th, 2001 ctd.
    SYNOPSIS   :  Joining up with those heroes still functional, the Knights unleash a counterstroke, aimed at decapitating the MAYHEM™ organization. Too bad the villains were expecting just this response and were ready for them...


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