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) Multiple refugees have heard about a conflict between enemies (
( happened in the mountains of Basington Rocks where 2combatants )
) were killed. The attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle (
( will be known as Battle near the volcanoes of Hornfield Volcano. )
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( Many scouts are talking about a clash between enemies happened in )
) the desert of Great Lurgshak Desert where many soldiers will (
( never fight again. This battle will be known as Battle near the )
) mountains of Basington Rocks. (
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) Some refugees are talking about the skirmish between two armies (
( happened in the desert of Dunham Sands where battle ended in a )
) slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be known as (
( Battle near the mountains of Dunham Rocks. )
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( Several traders are rumoring about a conflict between combatants )
) happened in the desert of Great Autarkotuspolisus Desert where (
( battle ended in a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will )
) be known as Battle near the ocean of Juraen River. (
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) Numerous commoners are discussing about the city of Colgrove that (
( lies in the Great Autarkotuspolisus Desert desert, where a )
) partisans expelled guards. (
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) Numerous pilgrims are talking about the town of Stamdare that (
( lies in the Great Morwaz Desert desert, where a partisans )
) destroyed guards. (
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) Many adventurers are worried about the town of Warringgrove that (
( lies in the Great Morwaz Desert desert, where a partisans )
) decimated guards. (
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) Several dockers are rumoring about hunters who have slew Family (
( of Ogres (422) near volcanoes of Hornfield Volcano. Freeing the )
) mountains of Basington Rocks from their fear. (
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) Many merchants have heard about hunters who have killed Sandlings (
( (11011) near mountains of Hornwood Heights. Freeing the desert of )
) Great Autarkirmos Desert from their dread. (
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) Some peasants are whispering about witchers who have massacred (
( Family of Ogres (457) near volcanoes of Dunham Peak. Freeing the )
) desert of Great Morwaz Desert from their horror. (
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) A few peasants are talking about rangers who have extinguished (
( Sandlings (624) near mountains of Ibinmor Heights. Freeing the )
) desert of Great Birmington Desert from their dread. (
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) In the forests of Nimith Forest, near volcanoes of Moranzaral (
( Peak, Kobold Pack (478) who continue to cause fear to local )
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) In the mountains of Boldur Heights, near volcanoes of Lurgshak (
( Peak, Giant Birds (777) who continue to cause fear to local )
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) In the desert of Great Volbuz Desert, near forests of Ametanopos (
( Forest, Sphinx (631) who continue to cause terror to local )
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Quests
In the desert of Great Perikeros Desert lurks the Sphinx (848). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Antanoarotes Sands roams the Sandlings (121). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Lurgshak Desert lurks the Undead (911). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Aerakos Valley for the glory of the Gods.
Build a Temple in Agamenakos Desert for the glory of the Gods.
In the swamp of Dunham Marshes roams the Living Trees (482). Free the
world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Bletchgrove Desert lurks the Evil Warriors
(601). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the mountain of Nottinghill Rocks lurks the Undead (498). Free the
world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Bletchvil Desert roams the Crocodiles (106).
Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Agamenakos Desert roams the Giant Scorpions (246).
Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Azagal Desert roams the Sandlings (405). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Volbuz Desert lurks the Sphinx (631). Free the
world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the jungle of Kleptoeryx Jungle roams the Great Apes (864). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Antanoatos Desert roams the Sandlings (350).
Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the tundra of Tritotuspolisus Tundra roams the Giant Birds (149).
Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Volbuz Desert lurks the Sandlings (2252). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Ametanakos Dale for the glory of the Gods.
In the desert of Great Durbuz Desert roams the Sphinx (245). Free the
world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Autarkotuspolisus Desert roams the Pride of
Lions (362). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Bletchgrove Desert roams the Giant Scorpions
(108). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Articles
A sad Demon, the spirit of exile, Flew over the sinful earth, And the best days of memories crowded before him in a crowd; Those days when he, a pure cherub, Shone in the dwelling of light, When a running comet With a Smile of affectionate greetings Loved to exchange with him, When through eternal mists, Greedy for Knowledge, he watched the Wandering caravans In the space of abandoned luminaries; When he believed and loved, the happy firstborn of creation! He knew neither malice nor doubt, And his mind was not threatened by a barren row of dull Centuries… And many, many... and he had no power to remember everything!
Gyperboreya (10)
Kongs seem rather hostile.
Iron Harlequins (12)
Soldiers or farmers. One produces, one destroys. In the current circumstance it seems, one cannot survive without the other.
Four Horsemen (13)
undead should return to graves!
Great Horde (16)
Is a Hydra worth a killing?
Desert Eagles (18)
Fishermen have started getting their nets, they are at full production.
The Filras (20)
Stories about the legendary Arcane Garlic might be the truth!
M9 (22)
silence before the storm again?
Akacis (23)
Did you know that PARM means POWER ARMOR?
The Power (24)
A legion of monsters stormed not only a region but also the neighboring guards willing to help. All was to rebuild...
Silver Hand (25)
I'm pretty much disappointed with the mushrooms in this world.
Need to switch to something else.
Beastmasters (29)
The VODK is flowing again.
Avalon Empire (3)
A new place? it has been a while since the last jump to a new place. That one was already inhabited but it was good to discover a new faction and area for a change.
The Cartographer (30)
The north is friendly neighbours but what lies in east?! More desert, empty settlements or hostile factions. Let's send raiders explore.
Vikings of Hornwood (31)
Horse and Stone
Iron and Sand
Tax the Men
Build the Land
Atlanteans of Yore (32)
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Hunger
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Our Eldest's Column
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If every time I make a mistake, I hire a new category of civil servants, and assign them the task of preventing that particular mistake, will I eventually make no mistakes, or will the little folk collapse under the weight of supporting all these civil servants?
Way back when we were in the Nexus we were advised that a polite sharing with one's neighbors "can leave the sharing unit without enough funds to pay maintenance". We didn't see a problem with that; if our brothers are going hungry, we shall happily risk starvation together. But we failed to account for the case where one of our brothers tries to buy way too much, the rest of us all try to pay for his erroneous purchase, then we all starve together. Or the case where the income we thought we would receive does not all materialize. Wise was the sage who wrote "You may like to make sure that there is a unit with sufficient funds for maintenance in the same region, and which is not sharing, as those funds will be shared for maintenance, but not for less important purposes." We wish we had learned from his or her experience instead of having to learn this from our own.
We have heard other factions musing about what food is good for. Food (and even raw grain, fish, or livestock) is good for eating when one accidentally spends all one's silver.
I went hungry but the gods refused to release me from this thankless job, I'm still here, and so are the first three priestesses. I failed to study anything of course, which the little folk liberation front loonies will surely use to call once again for new government. And I failed to cast any magic because of a spelling error in the incantation. I'll say I was too hungry to remember the words.
Henceforth, a new class of civil servants will be tasked with not sharing except during famines. They shall run the public granaries, and be supported by a tax on grain stored. These officials will necessarily be carrying a large amount of silver (if they cannot get food instead), so it is possible that foreign assassins would like to be able to identify them. If your assassins speak standard goblin, the little folk are always willing to help, so we suggest you simply ask your potential victim if he or she is a granary official. If your assassins do not speak standard goblin, you may identify little folk granary officials by the lattice tattoo on their left arms. Alternatively, if you do not wish to risk assassination, our granary officials will usually be willing to donate 200 silver to thieves who ask politely.
Assistant Editor's Column
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Where are all my columnists? It is time to ship our submissions off to the times, what do you mean your column is not done yet?
Religion Column
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(Written by the High Priestess herself again this month.)
We hear rumors that cooking doesn't really work. That would be disappointing; if cooking doesn't work, what will we serve at the festival next August celebrating our salvation by mithril clad warriors at Stockdare? We are also having trouble organizing quarrying and statue production. Last month's local famine didn't help.
It is a time for all little folk to turn back to their gods, not to flee to the east and south. We still have rural lands here, if only we will stay around and develop than. Now where has my orcish confirmation class gotten to? Maybe in this time of trial, orcs can help us.
Governors' Column
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The little folk took a town in the west. Our Eldest probably won't even mention it because he didn't help at all, he is still studying in the east. Or pretending to study in the east, or whatever it is that he does. The town was promptly invaded by ogres. I guess now that the guardsmen are gone, we are expected to deal with those? But they look tougher than the guardsmen, and the guardsmen killed quite a few of us. The guardsmen left us some swords, but of course they left to those of us who already have swords, not those of us who are unarmed, and we won't have time to distribute them before dealing with the ogres. This might not end well. Would anything so bad happen if we just ignored the ogres for a month and passed out these spiffy new swords?
Peace Column
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The Thane silver clad ones replaced the city guard of Zelotatres this month. We heard a single rumor about a peacemaker, then nothing. Is there a peacemaker or not? Are the Thane silver clad ones who liberated Zelotatres the peacemaker? Does all this war now going on around us end in peace? Soon?
Eastern Column
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What a wide variety of uses undead are put to in the east. In the west, (well, what the little folk call the west, anyway, the lands around the Lanktos Sea), undead serve but one purpose; they keep down the little folk population. But in the east, undead also offer yew and double bows to the living, and undead assist the living in their battles. Our flight from the west has brought us to a strange place indeed. Are we prepared for this? Our Eldest said he would study necromancy; has he in fact been studying?
LFLF Column
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What do you mean it is time to submit our column already?
Um, uh, tea and biscuits this month, as usual?
Obituary Column
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Droann of Lurgdor, the oldest little folk academic and our eldest's tutor in non-magical arts, starved to death in Warrington last month.An accounting error left everyone without food, and the most senior of the little folk shared equally with the youngest; all went hungry together.
Urist and Erin were slain by an ice dragon and 4 yeti last month. Urist and Erin must have become fearsome warriors indeed for the ice dragon to think the 4 yeti necessary.
little folk (38)
The fragments of roads left behind by ancient civilisations was a mystery. Their routes weren't always obvious, and sometimes connected terrible settlements. Maybe political divisions had caused them to stop at borders long ago?
Some things never changed though. The ruined roads were the width of two horses, ready for wagons or chariots.
The Children of the Four Winds (40)
Oh, you Little Bastard! Are you also slaughtering guards on our lands?! And I was already quite decided to pardon you. Well, you chose your own destiny!
Alwengos (41)
the prank failed... Goblin doesn't look like a crowd of demons
Prodigal sons (42)
- Our scouts were attacked by not hospitable hosts.
- We must thank them.
Martiniks Trade Guild (43)
Is there any point in war? Who needs corpses and death? We can come to an agreement! Leave him alone!
Brave hedgehogs (46)
No wonder the heat in this world is so unbearable. There is a lot of energy wasted when you use ten flaming swords to kill a single scout. In Utuk'ku view, a single ice thrust to the heart is much more efficient.
Stormspike (49)
No bones and no flesh, just an illusion.
Thane's Ring (5)
First magical tower is completed. Builders are proud and happy.
Shame that infrastructure is lacking like farms and stables, builders should
get to that in near future.
Magogash empire (51)
Torwin was sure he had locked the doors. The envelope just couldn't materialize out of nowhere on his desk, so someone had visited him during his sleep. Bad. Need to check securities or even set up the alarms.
Corvin Ravens (55)
Hunters had to withdraw. But at least with full bellies.
Orc Hunters (56)
Demon of Death and Angel of Peace,
Wandering in the earthly world among people.
And what does the living aspire to here,
That awaits him at the end of all paths.
Dark League (6)
Die!
Ogre Mages (62)
Khron Stonehand nodded as the goblin work gang shifted the next block into place.
"Aye lads, easy does it, gently on the mortar now. That'll do."
The foregoblin raised it's head quizzically.
"Master masondwarf, will this actually stop a sphinx?"
The Stonehand grunted. "Well, it's like failed against two Kongs. But if there's only one sphinx? Maybe."
The Fendahli (65)
Times are difficult with the mages resorting to learning how to artifice... all because advanced resources are severely lacking.
Peacekeepers (7)
Again sphinxes
and lions
a coincidence?
StarFire (72)
Nothing worth reporting in the lands of the Centaur Horse Lords and Clan of the Dragon.
Centaur Horse Lords / Clan of the Dragon (77)
It's looks like sandlings and sphinx are working together.
SuperBober (78)
So, the new Boss seems to be Camel obsessed?
Well this IS a desert!
Langobards (79)
We have found a thief in our lands and has been put to death.
Romans (8)
Oh please great sphinx, do not eat me! :(
The Broken Skull (81)
Moving into his new tower, Peter climbs to the parapet and surveys his domain. Despite the ravages of th e demons and undead in the region, his empire is growing nicely. In the distance, he can see the smoke from the campfires of the rag-tag bands of street urchins amassing for another assault on the forces of death. With grim determination, he returns to his new study, and continues to plan; the logistics of providing for so many people are a nightmare. HIs work never seems to end.
The Orphans (9)
Rumors
At least 4 cities are within one month's ride of another city.
The army of Holden's Holy Deed Church has moved north. Peasants with goods are hiding on the way of the army .
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One of the assassins of the Order of Holden's Witnesses Sect got stuck in a hole in the patriarch's lavatory and was caught by the guards. On the way to the interrogator, he interrupted the guards and escaped. The bodies of unsuccessful guards can be seen on the pillory near the cathedral.
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The Lord of the Northern Lands is inactive. He was last seen hunting demons in the mountains. Emergency mobilization is not carried out.