Times Turn 30

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 )                              July, Year 3                               (
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 )       Some merchants are worried about a conflict between hostile       (
(     forces happened in the swamps of Kagaen River where battle ended      )
 )    in a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be known as     (
(               Battle near the jungles of Papyrokles Jungle.               )
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(     Dozen commoners have heard about a clash between enemies happened     )
 )    in the desert of Tritarenos Desert where many soldiers will never    (
(     fight again. This battle will be known as Battle near the jungles     )
 )                           of Anguanna Jungle.                           (
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 )     A few dockers are rumoring about a conflict between combatants      (
(         happened in the desert of Great Dokimarenos Desert where          )
 )        103combatants were killed. The attackers slaughtered all         (
(      defenders. This battle will be known as Battle near the forests      )
 )                            of Volrod Forest.                            (
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 )    Handful traders are worried about the village of Ekbaloelos that     (
(     lies in the Great Izuknuz Desert desert, where a rebels decimated     )
 )                                 guards.                                 (
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 )    Dozen wanderers are rumoring about the town of Yazhnarb that lies    (
(      in the Great Antanoatos Desert desert, where a faction expelled      )
 )                                 guards.                                 (
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 )      Many locals are worried about the village of Maidenfield that      (
(        lies in the Burvil Desert desert, where a villans destroyed        )
 )                                 guards.                                 (
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 )    Numerous refugees are whispering about rangers who have massacred    (
(       Sandlings (14769) near ocean of Great Yaer River. Freeing the       )
 )         desert of Great Autarkirmos Desert from their anxiety.          (
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 )     Multiple dockers have heard about daredevils who have destroyed     (
(     Undead (15412) near ocean of Great Yaer River. Freeing the desert     )
 )              of Great Autarkirmos Desert from their fear.               (
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 )       Several merchants are whispering about daredevils who have        (
(      expelled Undead (929) near mountains of Lurgbuz Rocks. Freeing       )
 )           the mountains of Ibinmor Heights from their horror.           (
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 )       In the desert of Great Dunlock Desert, near ocean of Kaiaen       (
(         River, Undead (555) who continue to cause dread to local          )
 )                              inhabitants.                               (
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 )    In the desert of Great Autarkotuspolisus Desert, near jungles of     (
(       Barazagul Woods, Undead (556) who continue to cause terror to       )
 )                           local inhabitants.                            (
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 )    In the desert of Great Durbuz Desert, near ocean of Dupelan Sea,     (
(          Evil Mages (1440) who continue to cause horror to local          )
 )                              inhabitants.                               (
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 )      Horrifying news were coming from the desert of Great Lurgshak      (
(       Desert. Citizens were horrified by the assassination near the       )
 )        ocean of Philagokles Sea. The assassin escaped unnoticed.        (
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 )    Frightening news were coming from the desert of Great Basingford     (
(       Desert. Citizens were terrified by the assassination near the       )
 )          ocean of Gelar River. The assassin escaped unnoticed.          (
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Quests

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 roams the Sandlings (4300). 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 Azagal Desert roams the Sandlings (405). 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 desert of Airakos Sands roams the Giant Scorpions (246). 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 desert of Great Volbuz Desert lurks the Sphinx (631). 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!
In the mountain of Izuknuz Mountains roams the Family of Ogres (258). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Perikeros Desert roams the Living Trees (482). 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!
Build a Temple in Aerakos Valley for the glory of the Gods.
In the desert of Great Autarkirmos Desert roams the Giant Scorpions (108). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the jungle of Barakguzun Woods roams the Giant Scorpions (738). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Ametanakos Dale for the glory of the Gods.
In the tundra of Maranarotes Tundra lurks the Storm Giant (504). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the desert of Great Ialihn Desert roams the Sandlings (282). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Agamenakos Desert for the glory of the Gods.
In the desert of Great Autarkaros Desert roams the Giant Scorpions (234). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!

Articles

Guys, let's live together!
Gyperboreya (10)
They were not friendly at all..
Iron Harlequins (12)
We're having a tough time coming up with an arch nemesis. Everyone's been so nice. All we need is an excuse of some kind, and we'll put you on our naughty list.
Four Horsemen (13)
"Another Inn?"
"Yes. Andwith another two we get three more silver a month!"
Grey Order (15)
Places that we know change their names. That is the omen of future end of the world. 
Great Horde (16)
Our Light Guard (XXX) has a golden finger! After pillaging a region with just 30$ of income, the region's economy raised to 550$! And the pillage was successfully done!

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desert (X,Y) in Unknown, with more than 1500 peasants (goblins), $30.
Light Guard (XXX): Pillages $60 from desert (X,Y) in Unknown.
desert (X,Y) in Unknown, with more than 1500 peasants (goblins), $550.

Ladies and Gentlemen, just for 10000 coins they may come to pillage your land!
Desert Eagles (18)
Is there a winter coming? Been peaceful for too long.
The Filras (20)
The temple was finished in time, dragging more people into the city. 
M9 (22)
these gates, how do they work exactly, sir? just go in and see what happens.
Akacis (23)
Do you hate POWERrangers as me? :)
The Power (24)
The Elf looks at the young scouts in the room. "Who volonteers to figure out why we don't have news from this area anymore ?"
Silver Hand (25)
Something is going to happen.
Beastmasters (29)
This month I tried to apply a forbidden and forgotten black magic named Advisor Scripts. The possibilities look endless at first look and could reduce my pile of orders by a magnitude. If only ancient manuscripts were not so damaged. So it will be again a path of try, fail, get up, repeat.

Darn! The lich did not want to die. It looks like it requires another try to find a way how to put him at rest finally. Who could imagine that he was sitting on such a spectacular pile of treasures?

The demons escaped an ambush my orcs were prepared for them. That is... bad. Who knows where they will pop up again and start wreaking havoc on the supply lines and production?

-== Announcement ==-
Avalon Empire is considering hiring a group of brave witchers who will hunt down demons. We pay for each slain demon head! All envoys in the cities where Empire is represented will tell you details.
Avalon Empire (3)
In the shadows, a new power is emerging
The Cartographer (30)
The march to the northwest has been delayed. The viking raiders had planned to terminate existance of sphinx on their way, but the sphinx had traveled to graveyard and was seen hanging out with lich. This unholy alliance was not acceptable and viking raiders postponed push northwards until sphinx traveled to other place. Meanwhile scouts returned informing that Dunham seas surroundings was great strategic location for raiders.
Vikings of Hornwood (31)
Now where did I put my quill.  Apparently it's been missing for a month.
Atlanteans of Yore (32)
Silver time!
Blood Angels (35)
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13 is our lucky number
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Our Eldest's Column
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It has become suspiciously quiet.  Mages are dying.

Vikings to our southeast say they shall move northwest.  Great Empires to our east say they are moving west.  It seems the little folk shall have visitors.  Is this the season for little folk to bar their way like icicles?  Or is this the season for little folk to melt away like icicles


Sphinx Column
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Last month the little folk cohabited with 13 sphinxes, none of which attacked us.  Perhaps we were helped by Martinik's Trade Guild, who killed two of the sphinxes.

If Children of the Four Winds feel they are missing out on sphinx loot, fear not, the other 11 sphinxes are still hale and healthy.


Religion Column
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If mages are now dying, what chance does an unarmed and unarmored priestess have?  


LFLF Column
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How many months does our Eldest have to be missing before leadership passes to us?


Music Column
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Little folk musicians calmed 13 sphinxes last month.  Or maybe only 11; Marteniks killed 2.


Peace Column
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The faction promising winter was burned out of their stronghold at the summer solstice.  Unless everyone else votes 49 anyway, it seems the little folk will not soon find themselves in a place where winter comes once each year.


Obituary Column
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Vist, who has been with the little folk almost since the beginning, died in a failed attack on the City Guards.  He was counting on support from neighboring regions, but, well, many things can go wrong.  He will be missed by whover tries that attack again this month.
little folk (38)
Overhead in an Urgdur tavern....
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"... smokes and fire - yowling and screaming.  I'm telling ya, we shouldn't mess with those mages."
     "I know - but Captain says that's where we are headed."
"They have evil in their cussed name!  And we're going after them?"
   "They don't even come out of their tower to bother no one.  But Captain's got it in his head, and nothing we can say about it."
    "Fates preserve us...."
Kiiran (39)
The Architect of the Four Winds was drawing up designs to make use of the plentiful rootstone from the desert (no mithril and precious little adamantium in those sands, but enough rootstone for temple you could create a blasphemous ritual upon). Hopefully a fortress would be enough to rename the capital of the Four Winds.
The Children of the Four Winds (40)
Well done! You did everything right! That's just not worth spending wood on building farms in this world. It is better to use stones. Woods are needed for weapons and ships. Woods is rare.

P.S. To your understanding. When we realized that you were in the world of Atlantis for the first time, any desire to destroy you disappeared. We had want to help. But to give so many valuable resources into inept hands - you haven't earned it yet. Learn to develop optimally, and threats like us will no longer be a problem for you.
Alwengos (41)
The Great Hunt has begun!
Prodigal sons (42)
Right or Left?
Martiniks Trade Guild (43)
Well, they came point first. Utuk'ku received the news about the raid at the research center, and how naming the ice swords was not going to be a problem any more, and shrugged. She will have to find another avenue to get back home.
Stormspike (49)
Keep your numbers low.
Thane's Ring (5)
Allies bring bad news about mage assassinations, we will have to prepare better defenses
and find the sneaky assassins
Magogash empire (51)
Torwin was robbed of his possessions, of his confidence and of his knowledge. He should count what was left.
Corvin Ravens (55)
A new arrival. Interesting.
Orc Hunters (56)
Blessed is laziness, the most tormenting captivity,
when laziness wakes up and laziness surrenders to sleep.
Dark League (6)
Doing not so great.
Ogre Mages (62)
A strange monotony had descended upon the dunes.  Goats grazed the scrub, the delicate ring of hammer on blank had become a dulling rhythm, and here and there crafters turned their various trades to the tools that other tradesfolk would use.

It was an idyll that was doomed not to last.
The Fendahli (65)
Perhaps the renaming ceremony will work this month!
Peacekeepers (7)
Deserts, deserts, deserts. But how the grain can be produced there?
SuperBober (78)
Oh so hot here in the desert!
Langobards (79)
Barely made it.
Only a few minutes before the turn is run.
This is getting serious.
Romans (8)
Roads roads roads, I need more roads!
The Broken Skull (81)

Rumors

Things that were hidden shall be revealed.
In the next life everything will be another! But there will definitely be a next life! 
Did you hear me, Holden!
The young Duke is distraught. Robbers build temples in Stanlok and glorify the Holy Deed. Does the uprising have prospects?
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The patriarch of Holden's Holy Deed Church declared January the Month of Holy Libations. Adherents of the church should spend the whole month in prayer and drink them with holy beer without having a snack. Rituals are allowed only after sunset. The patriarch himself has been giving prayers and libations for a week.
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The punitive squad of the knights of the Lord of the Northern Lands, having failed to find the lair of the Order of murderers of the Holden Witness sect, pillaged a village in the Great Bletchville Desert and returns to home.
How many portals does Holden have?
Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose
Treason's Ring.