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August |
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The war to the east between the Empire of Ket and Peddeshar's homeland of Thurion is continuing at a slower pace. Thurion has enlisted allies to attack Ket from an unexpected direction, buying them time to counter Ket's improvements in battle magic.
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The high priestess of Kiaransalee (the drow goddess of undeath and vengeance), Irae T'sarran, is working powerful magicks in the ruined city of Maerimydra. The former drow stronghold was looted by a force of giants, goblinoids, and demons.
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July |
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Several farmsteads and small villas in northernmost Ellewyr have been raided by drow warriors. Baron Barojin, the local ruler, is said to be seeking heroes who can help him against this new menace.
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A group of prominent merchants in Caernigan have filed a complaint against Lord Mayor Belgan. They claim that he is corrupt and in the pay of organized crime, and that he has violated several city laws while gathering support for the latest zoning ordinances. While claims like these are not uncommon, their complaint seems to have stirred up local politics.
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June |
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The Sons of Pelor, an adventuring band passing through the area, claim to have found a set of ancient, dungeon-like tunnels far below the deepest sewers of Caernigan. Though they did not explore much, they found a wall covered in undecipherable runic writing.
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The number of dragons in the southern Serpentcoil mountains is increasing. The Shield reports types never before seen, and in large numbers.
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May |
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The renowned adventuring mage Altesin has returned from an expedition to the south bringing strange beasts for study to the Naturalist's Guild. Witnesses report monstrous lizard-like creatures, including one so hot that a wooden crate burst into flame when the creature got too close.
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The Prophet has vanished amidst much speculation as to what or who is responsible. Prior to his disappearance he had been preaching fiery sermons about the coming apocalypse and demise of 'evildoers'.
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April |
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The city guard, with the backing of several mages, raided an abandoned warehouse in the River District. They fought several large spiders, including two that were reportedly even larger than draft horses.
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The war to the east between the empires of Thurion and Ket has flared anew with the coming of warm weather. The latest news is that the mages of Ket have developed powerful new battle magics that are turning the tide of the war.
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March |
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The word on the street is that a necromancer or a group of them have taken up residence in the Silent District of Caernigan and are grave-robbing the tombs of the poor to fuel their dark activities.
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The Quarmen (ruling council of Caernigan) are debating the formation of an air defense force for the city. The proposed force would consist of cavalry mounted on griffons.
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February |
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A new prophet, name unknown, has begun speaking to growing crowds in the Temples District. Called simply The Prophet, he is a firebrand with a way of stirring up the passions of the people.
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January |
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A group of villages in the wilderness north of Caernigan have banded together in a mutual-defense pact in the face of increasingly frequent goblin raids. It is to be called Druna, and the druids in the area are said to have much influence with the new federation's leaders.
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December |
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The unusually active drow activity in the area has come to an abrupt halt recently. Some suspect the drow are marshalling their forces for plans of conquest.
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The Marauders of Ebonheart, an adventuring band, recently arrived in town aboard the Crestrider. They brought much treasure with them, claiming to have recovered it from a sunken city in the Westing Reach. One of the members, a powerful cleric, carries a dull black sickle that is said to be very powerful.
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A barbarian shaman that was being hunted for his role in a battle in which several city guardsmen were slain has been found and destroyed by the city’s archmages.
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An unusual creature has been sighted in the Docks District of Caernigan. It is said to be quite large and have a horned head, yet seems to be able to quickly vanish into thin air when trying to hide.
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November |
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The legendary thief, the Grey Masque, has struck again, this time in Kellmore. He has stolen the Heart of Maranmaar, one of the largest diamonds known to exist, from the heart of a heavily-guarded vault of the Eirontalar family. It is known that he is the thief because he always leaves a grey silk mask at the scene of his outrageous crimes.
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A powerful healer has appeared in the wilderness north of Caernigan.
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Drow activity in the area has increased drastically in the past few months.
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October |
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The war between Thurion and the other empire to the east is winding down for the winter. No word of how the war is faring.
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People in the city of Talisdale are panicky due to a string of midnight murders where the victim has been drained of blood. The city guard have been unable to catch the perpetrator, and everyone is whispering of an infestation of vampires.
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Karlon Keep has rebuffed an assault by a horde of orcs. Security has been tightened due to a discovered half-orcish spy in the city that almost led to its fall.
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White Plume Isle has been belching forth thick clouds of smoke again. It seems to do this about this time every year.
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A mighty spell-battle was fought in the skies over the Free City of Tyrus last week. One of the combatants was unknown, but the other was recognized by his trademark purple and gold robes. Yond Salshemmyr, a resident archmage, disappeared during the spell-battle and has not been seen since.
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An alliance of rogues and ne’er-do-wells is ready to move to depose the Artemel family. If this happens, Corlis will probably be plunged into armed warfare between factions battling for control of the city. Sandar Kathklan is rumored to be behind this plot.
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A band of ogres has been ambushing caravans between Rothvale and Corlis. Each city is pointing the blame at the other city for trying to disrupt their trade.
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The Corlis thieves' guild has been receiving a lot of interference from outsiders recently. Several guild members have shown up dead after trying to confront the newcomers.
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The sea orcs have been more active than usual. Normally the privateers operating out of Tyrus keep them at bay, but they have been appearing in greater numbers recently. They seem to have gotten their hands on several new ships in a short time.
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A band of adventurers has eliminated a gang of vampires that had been terrorizing the city of Talisdale. Riding a wave of popularity and resentment towards a government that was seen as ineffectual against this menace, the group has seized control of the city’s government and is now the ruling power.
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Guild warfare has flared up in Ambledun - the Shadowmen, the local thieves’ guild - is engaged in practically open fighting against their rivals. Many innocent bystanders have become casualties in this struggle.
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September |
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A large, dark shape has been spotted following ships underwater in the harbor of Breconport, a port city in Lurland.
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This year's harvest is said to be an excellent one, resulting from a year of almost no clashing armies, dragon raids, or orc barbarian incursions from the south.
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There is a large wooden fortress of hill giants in the mountains not too far from Madregoth.
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August |
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Rothvale's ruling Council of Six is considering sending another military force into the Upper Valley. The last expedition they sent was crushed by Lord Orvas' men.
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Several ruins of unknown origin exist in the mountains near Corlis. A dragon is rumored to lair in some of these ruins, and a relic of Heironeous is rumored to be in another.
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The ruling family in Rothvale, the Bladesemmers, do not like elves.
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An adventurer discovered the remains of a lost paladin of Heironeous in some ruins near Corlis. An important relic is said to be nearby.
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A marvellous ship, the Earthcutter, used to sail the land like other ships sail the sea, manned by fierce dwarven mercenaries. The ship was lost long ago in the area now known as the Fallen Lands.
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July |
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Many mercenaries from the area have set out towards the east in search of employment. Rumor has it that a great battle rages between two mighty empires.
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One of the top Lords of Caernigan has been imprisoned for theft. She is accused of stealing a religious statuette from a visiting dignitary.
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An adventuring party, The Brotherhood of the Blade, set out into the Fallen Lands a week ago to plunder some ruins they found a treasure map to. None have returned, though a patrol from Karlon Keep saw what appeared to be a spell-battle on the horizon.
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The wild lands to the north of Caernigan have been unusally restless lately. Patrols have been returning to Caernigan with word of many unnatural beasts prowling the lands.
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A businessman in Rothvale is looking to hire adventurers to scout out a potential new mine in the lower Serpentcoil mountains.
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April |
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The human mining village of Durvik's Pass in the Serpentcoil mountains has been having troubles lately. It seems almost everyone in town has come down with the burning plague, a rare disease that is usually not fatal. But in Durvik's Pass it has killed many miners and a lot of the wildlife in the surrounding area. The villagers say that demons have invaded their mine, driving out the miners and bringing the plague upon the land.
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A druid named Belak was cast out of Tarrin's circle many years ago for performing terrible experiments on animals. He apparently fled to the south with a giant frog and passed through Oakhurst at some point.
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There is a band of goblins near the town of Oakhurst in the Upper Valley. They have been around for years and inhabit some ruins near town called the Sunless Citadel. Every year they sell a piece of magical fruit to the people of Oakhurst that has powerful healing properties, and some years they also sell another piece of fruit that is deadly poison.
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The outcast druid, Belak, is under the Sunless Citadel in the Twilight Grove, where he is served by goblins and creatures known as twig blights. He grows magical fruit on something called the Gulthias Tree.
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