Presents for everyone!

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<img style="margin:8px 8px 8px 8px;" src="http://www.vanguardspheres.com/gallery/files/1/ttbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="left" width="180px" /> The news is a little light this morning, but I shall give you the lowdown on what we have. Hopefully it gives everyone a little more bounce in their step!

Niborea at Ten Ton Hammer gives everyone in the Vanguard Community a beautiful present today. A festive snowy desktop will make anyone feel the cool air on their cheeks and the need for hot chocolate!

The art just keeps coming, both in words and in visions. Vanguard Stratics gives us a taste of both worlds with A Sudden Confrontation by Echo in Vanguard Stratics Fanart section and Kaeltyk's continuing saga named Beyond the Hills in the Fan Fiction area of their site.

What do you see in a Monk? Niborea discusses the way a gamer sees a Monk, and how such a person would rival Jackie Chan rather then Pope Benedict in Ten Ton Hammer's Tuesday Takes - Monk, tonsured hermit or martial artist.

Last but certainly not least, Arrakiv is back this week with another Vanguardian Philosophy over at Warcry. The first article in a series of 4 studies conformity in MMORPG's and what grouping benifits there are in a game.