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There are a few ways to communicate which are slightly different from your typical [[channels]]. These each have their own time and place, though they are used less often for various reasons. One of the most well known alternative means of communication is the [[news]]. There are a few newsboards that all adventurers have access to, including the Public and Poetry boards, and others which may not be written to by normal mortals, such as the Announce and Events board. Every organization has its own newsboard, as well. News posts are most often used to speak to a large group of people at once, no matter what date and time they may come across the post. In this way, they are similar to messages sent to a large group of people.

To view the newsboards you have access to, which post you last read on each, and how many posts each has, you may use the NSTAT command. To read the news, you can use READNEWS <section> <#>, or RN (to read the next unread newspost). You can also go to a [[newsroom]] and peruse the news in silence, using the newsroom tools listed by using HELP in a newsroom. To write to a newsboard, you ''must'' be in a newsroom. (For more useful information on the news, please see [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=NEWS HELP NEWS])

Another way to get a message out to nearly everyone in shouting distance is to, yes, [[shout]]. To shout, one must first find one of the [[giant ram's horn]]s located all over Sapience, usually in high altitudes such as the [[Vashnars]]. The horns require a payment of ''exactly'' 100 gold: simply PUT 100 GOLD INto the HORN, then SHOUT <what you want>. However, some may not hear shouts due to being deaf to shouts, or indeed afflicted with [[deafness]]. Shouting is generally anonymous unless the shouter identifies themselves, is a Dragon, or a recipient has the ability of Recognition in [[Vision]]. Depending on the shouter's level, their shouting voice will be different. You may look at your STATUS to view what your own shouting voice would sound like. It should be noted that shouts may only be of a certain length: too long, and you will pass out. Worse, the entire world will know you passed out, instead of hearing your wonderfully worded masterpiece.

A third unique method of communication is by Achaea's postal system. Letters may be sent to anyone, no matter where they stand on the continent. They may be bought from a post office for a fee of 100 gold; simply REQUEST a LETTER to buy one. You may then WRITE in the LETTER to enter Achaea's editor, and PUT an <item> IN the <letter> to deliver an item if you like! When you are finished, MAIL LETTER TO <person>. Remember, you must sign your name in the letter's contents if you wish the recipient to know who sent them that lovely ring. On the other hand, perhaps you didn't want them to know after all!

Letters decay ten months after their purchase, so if the recipient does not enter the realms before that time is up, the letter will decay in transit, along with any items you may have shipped along with it. As such, you may not wish to send expensive or important items through the post, unless you know for sure that the recipient will be around to receive it.

Finally, as an [http://www.achaea.com/irex/helpview/help.php?q=INSANITY insane] method of communication, one may utilize the official [http://forums.achaea.com/index.php Achaean Forums] to chat and discuss Achaea. The forums are completely OOC (read:Out Of Character), so posting sensitive information on the forums, or using information gleaned from the forums to your benefit in-realms is highly frowned upon, and may get you in trouble with the administration. There are also rules that '''must''' be followed when writing to the forums, located [http://forums.achaea.com/index.php?act=boardrules here].