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) February, Year 3 (
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) Many pilgrims are rumoring about an encounter between combatants (
( happened in the desert of Great Basingford Desert where battle )
) ended in a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be (
( known as Battle near the mountains of Basinggrove Rocks. )
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( Multiple travelers are discussing about a conflict between )
) enemies happened in the desert of Great Basingford Desert where (
( battle ended in a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will )
) be known as Battle near the mountains of Basinggrove Rocks. (
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) Several traders are discussing about a conflict between two (
( armies happened in the desert of Great Autarkotuspolisus Desert )
) where 1combatant was killed. The defenders were furious and put (
( all attackers to the sword. This battle will be known as Battle )
) near the ocean of Ektromotuspolisus Pond. (
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) Many refugees are talking about an encounter between two armies (
( happened in the desert of Great Lurgshak Desert where battle )
) ended in a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be (
( known as Battle near the mountains of Basington Rocks. )
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( Some wanderers are talking about the city of Urgdur that lies in )
) the Antanoakos Tundra tundra, where a rebels put to the sword (
( guards. )
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( Many travelers are worried about the city of Perikaskalos that )
) lies in the Great Ialihn Desert desert, where a villans murdered (
( guards. )
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( Some peasants are rumoring about the city of Volwaz that lies in )
) the Boldur Heights mountains, where a faction massacred guards. (
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) Many pilgrims have heard about hunters who have destroyed (
( Sandlings (12209) near volcanoes of Azshak Peak. Freeing the )
) desert of Great Durbuz Desert from their anxiety. (
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) A few druids are rumoring about adventurers who have massacred (
( Crocodiles (324) near jungles of Antanoatos Woods. Freeing the )
) plains of Dokimokles Dale from their horror. (
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) Handful merchants are discussing about witchers who have expelled (
( Grizzly Bears (1425) near volcanoes of Nottinghill Peak. Freeing )
) the mountains of Nottinghill Rocks from their terror. (
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) Numerous scouts are discussing about adventurers who attempted to (
( murdered Ice Dragon (500) roaming the tundra of Ametanakos Tundra )
) near mountains of Agamenakos Mountains. But all of them were (
( slain by their prey. )
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( Handful adventurers are talking about hunters who have slew )
) Sphinx (5539) near forests of Alsali Woods. Freeing the desert of (
( Great Durbuz Desert from their terror. )
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( In the desert of Great Izuknuz Desert, near mountains of Izilgog )
) Heights, Undead (908) who continue to cause terror to local (
( inhabitants. )
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( In the mountains of Ibinmor Heights, near volcanoes of Moranzaral )
) Peak, Grizzly Bears (487) who continue to cause terror to local (
( inhabitants. )
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( In the plains of Shelyth Plain, near ocean of Sylahel Sea, Undead )
) (620) who continue to cause dread to local inhabitants. (
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) In the desert of Great Ialihn Desert, near mountains of Bolagal (
( Mountains, Demon (7243) who continue to cause horror to local )
) inhabitants. (
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) Horrifying news were coming from the desert of Great Durbuz (
( Desert. Inhabitants were shocked by the assassination near the )
) forests of Durbuz Forest. The assassin escaped unnoticed. (
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) Fearsome news were coming from the desert of Great Durbuz Desert. (
( Citizens were stunned by the assassination near the forests of )
) Maranarenos Forest. The assassin escaped unnoticed. (
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Quests
In the swamp of Great Lochash River roams the Great Apes (864). 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 Antanoarotes Sands roams the Sandlings (121). 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 Bletchgrove Desert roams the Giant Scorpions
(108). 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 tundra of Maranarotes Tundra lurks the Storm Giant (504). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the forest of Nimith Forest roams the Living Trees (482). 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!
In the desert of Great Volbuz Desert lurks the Sandlings (2252). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the mountain of Durwaz Rocks roams the Family of Ogres (472). 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 Perikeros Desert lurks the Sphinx (848). 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 Bletchgrove Desert lurks the Evil Warriors
(601). 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!
Build a Temple in Aerakos Valley for the glory of the Gods.
In the desert of Great Azagal Desert roams the Sandlings (405). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the mountain of Khimilmud Mountains roams the Sandlings (433). Free
the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Agamenakos Desert for the glory of the Gods.
Articles
I'm green and big!
Everyone calls me the mountain!
I am mighty and terrible!
Not some kind of big-eared…
Humans, elves, dwarves—HA!
My hand will beat everyone
Let the orc 's mind be not strong,
But there is an axe and a stone!
I hear the whisper of an axe:
"I need a victim urgently!"
There's a big-eared one under the bush,
Lesse will get a toprom…
Jumped out and ran
And even got a bow!
He shoots on the move,
But I don't care! I'm like an elephant!
A splash of blood — and the eye is closed
And the sneaky elf runs to me
The earth is approaching me
I remember my childhood…
How I played with wolves,
How he beat gnomes with his fists…
And a smelly friend,
What I then gave to a friend…
How did I not calculate,
I almost caught up with him!
It's a pity that you can't return the time,
I'm lying, stuck like a hedgehog…
Gyperboreya (10)
An alarming number of undead and demon attacks has been seen of late.
Iron Harlequins (12)
Spoke too soon. Turns out monsters don't like to be hunted.
Four Horsemen (13)
"I wonder what's over there?"
Grey Order (15)
Deserts are vast around us but plenty of resources there.
Great Horde (16)
What is going on in the center?
Desert Eagles (18)
First road is nearly completed, We just avoided some Giant Scorpions, but our scouts will hunt them down.
The Filras (20)
The secret recipe was stolen by one of the little folk! How dare they are!
M9 (22)
is it possible to get lucky for once?
Akacis (23)
I didn't have that many monsters around until I started teaching OBSE to units.
The Power (24)
Bloody living tree! once again, he depopulated the forest from the brave pioneers. If they can't live with it, they will live without it.
Silver Hand (25)
No news this month...
Avalon Empire (3)
A new place near an imperial city: someting to visit for sure!
The Cartographer (30)
How many times and in how many different ways do I need to tell those silly workers NOT to try and join in the fighting?
Atlanteans of Yore (32)
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Our Eldest's Column
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Why are the Little Folk Liberation Front Looies complaining? It is (mostly) safe inside the ring of Good Mr. Hagen's armies, and dangerous outside that ring. We can herd cattle and raise camels here; no one else seems to want the deserts. What more do they want? Some factions forbid travel through the dunes despite not making any use of the sand themselves, but we can go around them. There is more than enough sand for all.
For the Four Horsemen, monsters are now afternoon sport? Avalon Empire is putting together a hunting party to hunt demons? The little folk must have wasted their youth exploring and making art instead of studying war and making swords.
Monsters still terrify little folk. The largest little folk army has its choice of evil magicians (and warriors and a sorceror) to one side or skeletons (and undead and a lich) to another, and they would rather cower in their village than contest either one of them. Couldn't there be some nice safe sandlings for afternoon sport? The little folk are sized for exploring, entertaining, digging, chopping and toymaking more than for fighting monsters. We wonder what Four Horsemen and Avalon Empire did differently to make them already unafraid of monsters?
Old Guard Column
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The little folk know of three cities and a town still ruled by the old guardsmen. The Filras tell us they know of two such settlements. The little folk have not met the Filras, so either the two settlements Filras mentioned are different than our four, or the Filras are hard to see. There are probably some areas that neither we nor the Filras see. But maybe most of these are not areas where the old guard is still in power; one good thing about the old guards is that they let members of every faction come into town to eat and rest. So the little folk estimate that there are fewer than 10 settlements remaining where the old guard still rules.
Will the old guardsmen still rule anything by spring? We know that in one place in the world, the old guardsmen are protected by a powerful factio; we guess the old guardsmen might continue to rule that one settlement for quite some time. But by summer, we wonder whether that will be the only settlement they still rule.
Census Column
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Do we bring good luck? Or are we misinterpreting our statistics?
12 factions left this world before the little folk met them.
14 factions left this world after the little folk met them.
37 factions we have met are still here.
16 factions we cannot see are still here.
37 of 51 factions little folk have seen are still here.
But only 16 of 28 factions little folk have not seen are still here.
37/51 is 73%, 16/28 is only 57%. Could this mean that being seen by the little folk is good luck, and makes a faction more likely to survive?
Grammar Column
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Dear Miss Goblin Grammar;
Scary tales of assasination recently translated into Standard Goblin claim the next victim of the assassins will be "The Lord of the Northern Lands". Is the first word of this translation correct? -- Confused about Articles
Dear Confused about Articles;
This is as much a question of how many claim lordship as a question of grammar. Little folk natural philosophers have watched the Zolain and the Rukail flow off the north edge of the world, and even now seek the sink of the Nemash. At each of those waterfalls, the locals honor different lords. So, this winter at least, the first word of the translation is not correct; "Lord of the Northern Lands" should be preceded with an indefinine article, not the definite article. But language changes over time, it is possible that the definite article will become correct in the next few months.
Religion Column
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We have started our own search for mushrooms, despite Beastmasters' warning that these mushrooms are disappointing. It will be a slow process; apparently goblins are incapable of ever finding mushrooms, no matter how long they study. Maybe the goblins can at least make weaker teas? A greater problem is that tea does not grow in deserts, and the little folk have difficulty competing for greener lands near the water. Maybe we will have better luck in the ice?
Governors' Column
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We now hear that we were mistaken about leather and chain armor; we are told that any armor not made of Thane Silver or adamantium is useless. We have found some Thane Silver and adamantium, but so far our attempts to shape it have just dented our hammers and anvils. We have not fires hot enough to work these metals; our smiths must study new techniques. We were advised to use magic, not hammers and anvils, to forge Thane Silver armor, but our only magician is elderly, timid, and feeble. The little folk will have to do this the hard way.
Peace Column
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We hear threats of war and claims of assassination and conquest. The little folk have so far heard no other voices in the Times in favor of peace. Everyone wants to try out the new super duper weapon they have spent the last two years developing; no one wants to use the new strong metals they have discovered to cut wheat or to string harps. At the risk of finding ourselves a minority of one, and of being accused of spoiling all the fun, the little folk (or at least this columnist) will displease everyone by saying "Peace could be good".
little folk (38)
Overhead in an Urgdur tavern....
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"It ran away?!?"
"That's what he said happened. Though I don't really believe it..."
"A Sphinx? Ran away? From your brother?"
"I mean, maybe it just didn't see him chasing it... he's a bit of a wee blighter, really."
"Must be. If he ever even saw it. I bet he made the whole thing up."
"You're probably right. I mean, really. A Sphinx running away like that? Who'd believe it?"
Kiiran (39)
The clocks of Atlantis were strange things. The act of setting clocks back an hour had meant the Children of the Four Winds instructions were a month behind. Hopefully things would start moving again in Atlantis Standard Time.
The Children of the Four Winds (40)
there were refugees from the west... The mithril troops are very bloodthirsty
Alwengos (41)
Travel around the earth
Martiniks Trade Guild (43)
Spring is coming
Brave hedgehogs (46)
Utuk'ku have heard before about figthing fire with fire, but it never made sense to her. The best way to fight fire is ice.
Stormspike (49)
A cold wind blows from the North, why does it seem black?
Thane's Ring (5)
Torwin was delighted. All the orders were executed. The process had begun.
Corvin Ravens (55)
Scorpion eradication program is in good progress.
Orc Hunters (56)
Over the months the shadows had grown very large over the desert and in February they attacked!
Rouge Rogues (58)
Why are you sad, my Sphinx,
With an unhappy look doomed,
Why are you sitting by the water,
Dejected by mute longing,
Half a wild beast,
With the face of an innocent, slender maiden,
Who are we in this life now?
Alien guests of the new era,
The age-old wounds left a scar,
Life has battered us a lot,
But still, like no other,
You are just as close to the ideal.
Dark League (6)
"Why, o Lord Fendahl. hast thou forsaken us? Why dost thou send thy messengers upon Atlantis, the great and terrible Kongs, to so torm-"
CHOMP.
The Fendahli (65)
Idle soldiers need to be put to work.
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Standing order: wanted 500 IRWD, pay $150 per IRWD.
Peacekeepers (7)
We can't build a dam. Let's build a ship.
SuperBober (78)
No!!!
The Roman Empire has not fallen.
Will rise again...
Romans (8)
There is a 3rd sphinx now. What can 1 faction do against such reckless sphinx? >.<
The Broken Skull (81)
Rumors
You can be a winner next month. Pick a fight with a scout.
Holden's Army are spawning like salmon!
The council of cardinals of the Church of the Holy Deed of Holden has not been able to choose a new patriarch for a month. Disputes reach the point of assault.
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The young Duke of Arkogon met the army of the Church of the Holy Deed of Holden at the exit of the swamp and put it to flight. Several priests were captured. Dragon eggs were also captured. Wishing to show generosity, the Young Duke invited the prisoners to a festive feast dedicated to his grand victory. At the feast, the priests revealed to the Young Duke the truth about Holden's Holy Deed and offered to conduct a ritual. Alcohol and an abundance of drunk liquid contributed to the fact that grace descended on the Young Duke during the ritual. The Young Duke believed and glorified Holden's Holy Deed.
only 10 flaming swords
I saw Holden with my own eyes. Have you?
How do you stop the garlic army?
With a garlic crusher of course.