>you know where to look, 100 gold is fairly easily attained for
>anyone at a rank where they're likely to be Oathed.

I really don't want to flame you personally, but I can't stand statements like that.

I mean, a Lich quest is easy if you "know where to look". A 5 mile run is easy for a marathon runner who has run his entire life as opposed to some 12-year old who just started track.

Not everyone who plays this game is elite.

I can see a 100,000 requirement for an elite shadow, but for a basic bloodoath that's obnoxiously high and is shooting yourself in the foot numbers-wise I.C. as well as making the game pointlessly intimidating for casual/newer players O.O.C.

I'd go so far as to suggest that a 100 gold requirement for bloodoath goes against the RP of Empire overall, specifically the stress on quantity of citizens who are then promoted based on quality.

Plus, everybody was a white belt before they were a black belt. :P