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Children of Goldshire - Question[]

Hi, this message is directed towards MyMindWontQuiet.

I'm attempting to completely verify the story of the Children of Goldshire and noticed that the wiki page for it currently has a citation to Countdown to Classic #63 with John Staats (Youtube link is watch?v=VaPpYov7zyQ), insinuating that this episode of the podcase contains John speaking on the Children of Goldshire. Listening to the podcast I've been unable to find any mention of them and I've noticed that there isn't a timestamp included with the citation. I've also noticed that in the history of the wiki page, you wrote (August 2018) that you had "Been talking to John Staats" and so you had updated the page to include more information.

I'm reaching out to ask for clarification on the information you wrote on the Children of Goldshire page, where did John Staats mention the following? Was it on that podcast episode, or was it in a discussion with you?

According to John Staats, the children's geometric formation was not meant to be Satanic in nature at all. Players saw it as a pentagram, but it was just a function of the children simply being centered on Cameron, and thus forming a circle. The children are actually meant to be references to Blizzard's Dungeon department employees Aaron Keller, Dana Jan, John Staats, Jose Aello Jr., and Cameron Lamprecht, along with Lisa Schoner, Dana Jan's mate and the then-receptionist. They were added by the Exterior Level employees, with which the Dungeon department entertained a friendly rivalry. This is notably why they made Dana's NPC a girl, because his first name sounded feminine, and why they added spooky sounds and "evil" references.

If it was in a discussion with you, could you please provide the discussion so that a verifiable source exists? I really appreciate it, I think it's important to document so the information surrounding the Children isn't lost to time.

Thanks, Marcus

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