Lord British donates blood for his role-playing project Shroud of the Avatar and sells his life essence on Ebay.
After Richard Garriott already cut off a part of his hair at the beginning of the year and auctioned it to fund the selective multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar, he now takes it a step further. Live on camera, both he and producer Starr “Darkstarr” Long drew blood and sealed the liquid in a “reliquary.” The company Portalarium subsequently put it up for sale on Ebay.
Bid for Richard Garriott’s blood!
If you want to own the blood of Richard Garriott or Starr Long, you could bid. The minimum bid was 5,000 US dollars each. Items? Are the auctions already over? Unfortunately, they had to be taken offline in the meantime, as it is not allowed to sell or auction bodily fluids like blood or organic material according to Ebay policies.
Therefore, the reliquaries are now offered through the own store of Portalarium. But quick action is required here, as some copies are already sold out! Those who act will not only receive the blood but also a version of the game, as well as a number of in-game items, a plot for a house, and a residence as well. In total, six of these reliquaries – both from Richard Garriott and Starr Long – are available at auction. It looks stylish but also a bit strange since the glass case actually contains the blood of the two game designers. By the way, 50 percent of the sale price will be donated to charity.
Starr Long was quite surprised on camera when Richard Garriott came up with the suggestion to sell the blood. When working with Garriott, you never know exactly what to expect, but you can assume that the limits of civilized society are always pushed just a little bit. Of course, the producer did not hold back and joined in.
And so every fan of Shroud of the Avatar now has the opportunity to own the blood of Richard Garriott and/or Starr Long… A bit creepy and maybe a little disgusting, but some fans surely can’t get enough of their idols. Let’s see what Garriott comes up with next for the game. His last shirt perhaps? However, we would rather not see more bodily fluids…
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