[Reyoki]

Ah, the tale of Samuel. Gather 'round, kiddos, as I tell you the story of the downfall of the Marketplace.

It began around February of last year. Samuel, the main character of our tale, ran the leading authority of price guides here on our beloved Trisphee. In fact, his was the only price guide anyone ever used, for it was the only one around.

The problem, you see, arose when his business practices started to become... less than reputable. You see, when sales were reported to him, he would pick and choose the sales he would calculate into his guide. The sales for items bought over the high-end of his guide were always included, but items sold for less were ignored. In this way, he raised the prices.

Additionally, he would scour the Marketplace, buying up any and all RDIs that could be found. For an extremely short while, he had small giveaways with these items. However, most of them he would hoard, and they were never seen again. In this way, he also increased prices.

The way he was finally stopped, however, was most curious. You see, he had created several alternate accounts. These accounts he used to Role-Play amongst themselves, having them use the same gigantic walls of text over and over, to earn huge amounts of aurum and event currency. Once he was caught in this, he was permanently banned from all of Trisphee.

You may be wondering what happened to the items, though. Well, the items are still there. They are locked away on his account, never to be unleashed again... unless, of course, there were a raffle... but that is a story for another time.