by Ikpeip » Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:53 pm About 4-5 days ago, my friend and I had just set up our Palisade. Not having access to metal and unable to copy our gate key, we took to leaving the gate open when we left if the other player wasn't online, and leaving the key in a box inside our house. This was, of course, a very big and foolish mistake. Two raiders from Veluca got into the camp and took the key, and then forced us to forage up enough roots to make 20 rope before they'd give it back. It turns out they made a copy of the key.
Two nights ago, using the copy of the key they had made, they came inside our camp while we were offline, killed the cow I had tamed, and stole everything (even a cupboard of q4 bread dough). Realizing our gates were compromised, we build a second Palisade gate behind our first, which we finished (just in time) this morning.
Yesterday I travelled to Veluca to try and figure out if there was a way I could convince them to leave me alone. On sight, they started swearing profusely (the only English they seem to know), and chased me down the river in a boat for about 15 minutes, until I was able to get enough distance to land on shore, grab my boat, and hearth.
This morning, about half an hour after the new gate was completed, the original thief to show up and steal our key turned up with 4 others. When they saw we had a new gate and they couldn't get inside, they began shooting at us through the walls. I was able to get inside my house, but my friend was killed. For about 90 minutes thereafter, they camped outside the walls, and killed him whenever he made a new character.
We've never taken any hostile action against these fellows, and I expect they will continue to show up every couple of days to try and murder us. I'm looking for any assistance available to remove the threat of Veluca. The camp has a wooden Palisade wall around it, and it seems they have at least 5 men armed with swords. I am willing to pay a bountry if needed (I'm pre-metal, but anything I can get is fair game). Screenshots of the aftermath of the attack, including scents, follow.
