| Lokshire Attacked!
By Mellypeddle
LOKSHIRE - Last night a group of 30 bandits attacked Lokshire. Witnesses that say the leader of the group was yelling orders to "Find the cleric!" and "Leave the grey-skinned ones alone!" but the one most witnesses remember was the sharp command, "Kill the rest!". Thanks to a group of brave heroes led by Malachi, the bandits were driven away, but not without inflicting casualties. According to town guards, the bandits regrouped and attacked again, this time charging directly into the town. Thanks to a brave sacrifice from Malachi, the bandit leader was driven out of the town where he was ganged-up on by such heroes as: Org, Pohl, Baradiel, Erdan and many others, as well as the town guard. The group was able to mercilessly slaughter the attacker in the fields.
An investigator from Merriton has been sent to the scene to determine possible motives. Inspector Gallager says "The reasons for the attack are unknown, though we do know they had an interest in capturing one of the local clerics. We suspect it was Ralna." Earlier this week, Ralna the Cleric had discovered that the herb, foxglove, slows down the effects of the new mysterious disease which originated in Harborview. Citizens of Lokshire are to be alert for further attacks.
Primitives Threaten, Brave Reporter Lost
By Mitkinnil
WULLYRIK - Rumors have been circulating throughout the gnomish isles of insurging primitives from as far west as Windok. It appears that some forces have been at work stirring the normally reclusive creatures into action. Random attacks have occurred in Windok, Wullyrik and at many points along the Unified Bridge System, although no large-scale assaults have been reported thus far.
Already, one of our own, Gelwyn, has fallen at the hands of one of these marauders. A recently initiated member of Redeemer Company, he attempted to assemble a group and seek Sannerwalk’s lost Treatise on Knowledge only to venture out nearly alone after receiving a lukewarm response. His body was found close to Poverok late this morning.
Evidence indicates that an unknown individual may be involved in some or all of the conflicts. Reports confirm a number of brutish creatures in the area who openly declare their allegiance to someone named Utec. Research on the name turns up only scattered, unrelated fragments dating back hundreds of years and no information has yet surfaced regarding descendants who may still possess the name.
It is surmised that the few of Utec’s followers who have been confirmed as dead are only a first wave in what could become a greater insurgence than Savincia has encountered since the Age of Strife. Adventurers traveling through Savincia are advised to keep an eye out for rampaging creatures and to seek safety within the guarded borders of any of town if necessary.
Adventuring, Is It For You?
By Pendleton
MERRITON - There are those in the world who grow their crops, those who tend their animals, work in their shops, spend years buried under books in a library and many other things. There are, however, a rare breed among us. They are called adventurers.
Adventurers are those brave souls who wander from place to place in search of intrigue, disasters and often something to fight. These people come from every corner of Ganedan, no one race has dominion over this often lucrative profession. Hearty adventurers have been known to make sums of gold in the tens of thousands in a single day. This is something that no other profession in this world can compete with. "You can keep your quaint shops and nut-gathering," quips one salty adventurer bound for the gnomish festival in Wullyrik, "It's the adventure I seek".
Only the bravest of brave, however, need apply. The average life expectancy of an adventurer is almost three times lower than that of any other profession. How do I become an adventurer? The answer is simple. 1. Grab a weapon and a few supplies. 2. Head for the town gates. Search for fame and fortune. 3. Don't look back.
For The Fallen
By Jepwindle
IGNILLY - Every day our field staff works diligently to bring the people of Ganedan all of the news and happenings that we feel you, our readers, would find most interesting and informative. It is a labor of love. Each and every one of us here give you, our readers everything that we have, often foregoing the comfort and companionship of friends and family by working far too many hours of the day.
Every day we put our live, both emotionally and physically, on the line to be as truthful as we can to our readers. Yesterday, as mentioned in the above article "Primitives Threaten, Brave Reporter Lost", we lost one who was near and dear to our hearts. Gelwyn, Chronicle Reporter gave his life bringing his story to our publication. For this we are deeply grieved. In a way, however, we are happy for our fallen friend. He died, as we all hope to one day, performing his duty and passing his own knowledge to the readers that he so cared about. In this way, we know that he died the most honorable death possible for people like us. In that we find solace.
Gelwyn, on the Chronicle staff for the last eighteen years is survived by his loving wife Marrywyn and two young daughters Geriah, aged 10 and Temmifirth, aged 12. We pass along our deepest sympathies to those he left behind. Gelwyn has met his final deadline. Now he may rest.
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Town of Harborview Taking a Turn For The Worse
By Jahnittein
HARBORVIEW - BREAKING NEWS - The people of Harborview today were horrified to find that the illness which had been ravaging its population seems to be taking a terrible turn. "People are just... dropping dead," sais one woman teary-eyed. "We just don't know what to do from here." Reports have come in that many of the town's important members are indeed dying of the plague. Many of the valuable trainers, merchants and guards of the town have already been lost. Mayor Eknod had put out a plea for assistance. "Please," the frazzled mayor cries "please do something. We need help. At the very least we need someone to defend the town and hunt down a cure for this disease. I humbly ask the assistance of anyone out there who feels themselves to be capable."
Eknod goes on to describe their need. "We will be unable to replace the fallen in their respective jobs until this issue has been dealt with." Those currently working toward a cure fear that if this strain of the illness goes unchecked, then this tragedy will be repeated in nearby towns and move on until all of Ganedan is under its power.
New Play By Stephen Goodefellow
By Jepwindle
FORT DAVAS - There is a new, soon to be released play by renowned Harborview playwright Stephen Goodefellow. As you walk the streets in many of the cities in Ganedan, you may find the odd would-be thespian rehearsing lines from the audition script. A brief exerpt follows: "I am the Spirit of Tactics, guardian of Ganedan. If you are willing, I can return you to the land of the living once again. But, be warned. Once you have left this place you can never return." The playwright attributes this line of dialogue to a dream that he experienced once while close to death's door.
The Ganedan Chronicle has not, thus far been able to obtain any specific details about the plot or characters in the play beyond the fact that it somehow revolves around Ganedan's spirits. "More details," says Goodefellow with a wry grin, "will be available upon the play's release and not a moment before."
With such plays under his belt as "The Sheppard and the Mord", and "The Plight of the Gryllus", Goodefellow runs very little risk of this play fading into the obscurity of time. Goodefellow himself has been writing plays for over twenty years which have been performed in theatres and on street corners in almost all of the lands of Ganedan. "I've had trouble getting them to perform in the lands where the cyclpos reign." Goodefellow laments, "I don't think my style fits in to what they consider to be high art over there." The playwright may be on to something. Reports from those who have had the opportunity to view a piece of cyclops theatre by a cyclops playwright liken it more to gladitorial comabt than to conventional theatre. "Picture a performance which is mostly combat with very little dialogue," says our own theatre reviewer Jillyren, "sure, the combat manouvers might be scripted,and the results fixed but those performers are true athletes."
Disturbing Rise in Monster Activity
By Sebenwik
SOUTHERN LAROCIA - The citizens of south Larocia are recovering today from a rash of of unprovoked monster attacks that have been taking place over the region past few days. Although monster attacks are not uncommon, these attacks are not only from known hostile groups, but from all monsters in general.
From Coast to coast there have been reports of towns sieges, groups of monsters traveling on busy trade routes and abnormally large, rare creature sightings and too many random attacks to report. Lokshire was host to a particularly bloody battle when a large group of hobgoblins lead by a goblin mage attacked local citizens, insighting a near riot situation. "I bet we killed over 4000 hobgoblins" one warrior reported, though the actual numbers were thought to be somewhere around two to three hundred.
Attacks like the ones in Lokshire have been the extreme cases, but they all seem to be building given time. Although thought by many of the Blue, Red and White Order members to be just a series of isolated incidents, the attacks are becoming far too common and much too violent as time passes. As capitol action is at a standstill and towns are growing more and more cautious, guild leaders are increasing their members in incredible numbers and with a rise in outright mysterious events over the globe the concerns of many are quickly rising.
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