Purple Grape
The handmade sash around this fan, who introduced himself as Purple Grape, reads: CIA — Chivalry Is Alive. To protect newcomers and other players in peril, Purple Grape formed a nonviolent guild, which rallies together when danger strikes. “We’re a friendly guild,” he says. “We run around and help everybody and heal people from monsters and things.” By playing about six hours a day, Purple Grape has earned the title of “guild master” and amassed about 300,000 virtual gold coins. When asked what he would spend that on, he replied, smiling: “You hire other guilds to whack people.”This article appears in November 17 • 2000.