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Times Turn 36

Be productive and strong; explore new land and find a way to survive.
More regions on north and south are freezing...
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 )    Several adventurers are talking about a clash between combatants     (
(        happened in the plains of Saufson where 10 combatants were         )
 )    killed. The attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will    (
(             be known as Battle near the mountains of Inberg.              )
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(     A few locals are talking about a clash between Dogs of war  (31)      )
 )    and a faction happened in the plains of Toshdor where 1 combatant    (
(     was killed. Powerful magic was used in the battle. The attackers      )
 )     slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be known as Battle      (
(                     near the ocean of Atlantis Ocean.                     )
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(       Some commoners are rumoring about a clash between combatants        )
 )    happened in the desert of Honir where 1 combatant was killed. The    (
(     attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be known as     )
 )                  Battle near the mountains of Pomhit.                   (
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 )       Multiple wanderers are whispering about a conflict between        (
(         combatants happened in the swamps of Kebirstul where 328          )
 )     combatants were killed. Powerful magic was used in the battle.      (
(         Fearsome magical monsters were collecting their prey. The         )
 )    attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be known as    (
(                   Battle near the mountains of Inberg.                    )
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(        Multiple travelers are whispering about a conflict between         )
 )        combatants happened in the swamps of Kebirstul where 585         (
(      combatants were killed. Powerful magic was used in the battle.       )
 )        Fearsome magical monsters were collecting their prey. The        (
(     attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be known as     )
 )                     Siege of the Fort Building [2].                     (
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 )     Handful dockers have heard about the city of Akluckmi that lies     (
(             in the Rodi plains, where a faction slew guards.              )
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(       Multiple commoners are talking about the town of Lonthax that       )
 )    lies in the Blarnfashire plains, where a rebels massacred guards.    (
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 )     A few merchants are discussing about the village of Hycktucstad     (
(      that lies in the Si'e jungles, where an opposition slew guards.      )
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(       Dozen traders are worried about the town of Ciaskasfirth that       )
 )       lies in the Hesscot underforests, where a faction murdered        (
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(      Multiple adventurers are discussing about adventurers who have       )
 )    annihilated Demons (714) near ocean of The Undersea. Freeing the     (
(                   chasms of Sitbrolhy from their dread.                   )
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(     Handful druids are worried about adventurers who have annihilated     )
 )     Pirates (174) near forests of Plastitmed. Freeing the ocean of      (
(                      Atlantis Ocean from their fear.                      )
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(     Some peasants are whispering about hunters who have extinguished      )
 )       Giant Lizards (486) near ocean of The Undersea. Freeing the       (
(                    tunnels of Dosford from their fear.                    )
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(      In the chasms of Akur, near ocean of The Undersea, Dragon (726)      )
 )           who continue to cause anxiety to local inhabitants.           (
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 )      In the underforests of Chiarslai, near ocean of The Undersea,      (
(      Devil (514) who continue to cause anxiety to local inhabitants.      )
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(     In the tundra of Ge'ildbui, near mountains of Milfitsoct, Undead      )
 )       (19570) who continue to cause anxiety to local inhabitants.       (
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 )      In the ocean of The Undersea, near Fort Building [1], Merfolk      (
(          (511) who continue to cause fear to local inhabitants.           )
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(      Fearsome news were coming from the swamps of Lilentront. Locals      )
 )     were terrified by the assassination near the ocean of Atlantis      (
(                  Ocean. The assassin escaped unnoticed.                   )
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(         Worrisome news were coming from the plains of Rhousiorun.         )
 )    Inhabitants were horrified by the assassination near the jungles     (
(               of Schullnas. The assassin escaped unnoticed.               )
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Quests

Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the iron of Pincung.
In the tunnels of Iaysaull roams the Ettins (439). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the wood of Ea'i.
In the chasm of Vumyrt lurks the Ettins (1842). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Atagel for the glory of the Gods.
In the jungle of Stenlut lurks the Great Apes (1833). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the stone of Slegladdes.
In the chasm of Akur lurks the Dragon (726). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the underforest of Hesscot lurks the Dragon (984). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Grasaust roams the Pack of Rats (905). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Allswirnan for the glory of the Gods.
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the herbs of Honchestid.
In the tunnels of Aunctyststi roams the Troll Pack (4857). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the underforest of Mestecwood roams the Dragon (478). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the mushrooms of Sormstan.
In the underforest of Guerin lurks the Dragon (1071). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Dapetheff roams the Pack of Rats (11827). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Dapetheff lurks the Storm Giant (700). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the swamp of Phiheemoss roams the Kobold Pack (282). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Pincung roams the Pack of Rats (476). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!

Articles

Not going quietly into the night.
Legacy of Disasters (106)
Strange days.
Thornhaven (108)
I hope the devil will move on.
MMF (113)
Freezing does not affect production.
Sunspear (117)
Gnora: (surprised) Flying on a horse to gather mushrooms in distant swamps? This is beyond my wildest gnome dreams! Hold onto your hats, my friends, and lets make this journey legendary!
Kroll Empire (123)
A swift return to the wine trade! :)
Circus of Fools (124)
Crocodiles! Haven't seen these little reptiles around before. If we keep our eyes open, perhaps we'll find those menacing kobolds we've heard to much about too!
Disencharmed (125)
Our peaceful outpost has been wiped out.
The old enemies have returned?
Night Watch (127)
Who cares about the towns?
They are nice and beautiful though.
Seanchan (132)
One more piece to the puzzle and we'll be ready to go. Go where? We don't know.
Them (15)
Freezing will soon be completely destroyed our island. When will the ocean freeze over?
Lords of the Sky (16)
Foes disappear into the night - entire armies vanishing.  Perhaps they have fled to another realm and will be seen again in the future.  Or maybe the fight was too much.  What can we do other than continue onward?
Kiiran (17)
I hear tell that Winter is coming.  Maybe should invest in Fire.
Atlanteans of Yore (19)
Someone forgot to hide...!
Punkers (22)
"We've fount not one but two new trade routes"
"By any chance are either of them pearls?"
"No, we still looking for a source."
The Grey Order (23)
Wolves
The Wolves of Isengard (25)
We seek allies to move towards glorious victory
Friendly people (27)
Long road south
Rainbow Falcons (29)
Temple is done,  castle will be finished, time for roads.
The Merry Magicians (3)
Our towns began to freeze. How beautiful. Frozen bodies don't stink.
Dogs of war (31)
Cannot have bad news if there is no one to report the news.
Three (33)
Sometimes, not finding monsters is not as nice a result as one might hope.
Cthonic Underground (35)
Even the best of dancers misses a step some days.
Babylon (37)
Keeping up with the twists and turns of fate is becoming stressful.
Clan McTavish (38)
Freezing is very slow. Let's see if we will see it this month.
WindMasters (39)
The morning of the evening is more complicated.
Gyperboreya (4)
The polar expedition sent word back - "An unnatural freezing occurred last month" - it appeared that the cataclysm was real, and the expedition would have to turn back or forever be trapped in ice.
The captain left word - "I'm going outside. I may be some time."
The Children of the Four Winds (41)
From the diary of Gale Swifthands

Today we sat down at the planning table to plan our next campaign. We had so many options to choose from. I only we could have agreed on one or two of them. We could not. So we came up with the best strategy to keep all the options open. I can't help but wonder if we forgot something. I hope it's just my nerves acting up. I would not like to have it as a quote etched into our tombstones.
Sticky Hands (48)
Sire, the people of Otneskord send you their oaths of loyalty. 

Interesting, we asked for no such thing. 

They also send messages of gratitude for their release from the depravations of their previous overlords and now look to you for their protection.

Also interesting, particularly given we did nothing of the sort. No matter, send them food, tend to their sick and bring order to these people! They have been left to fend for themselves long enough.
Brown Bread (50)
[Breathes ice].
Tyranny (51)
Well as we wait for the freeze here we wonder what the effect will be?

Greywolf (52)
Never take on someone with good luck.  I seem to be fairly lucky so far this game.
Mantzikert (53)
Monster hunting started this month, and it was a success!
Having mighty companions with you makes the difference... without them, my Dwarves would have been wiped.
Iron Dwarves (54)
When your tactitian decides not to turn up, what do you expect but a bloody massacre 
Kragers Klowns (58)
Where are they?
The Order of Obsidian Shadow (6)
"Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting." - Joyce Mayer
XOT (60)
what next?
Malibu West (62)
"There's no stupid questions..."

Baaa is lying in bed feeling sorry for himself. His beautiful black fleece almost totally singed off. He looks like a goat now. A really ugly one. The a constant round of visitors can't console him. They bring bowls of chicken weed soup and all sorts of other treats. Saying that things like "It will grow back. Unlike frostbitten toes." They don't understand. Wool prices just hit an all time high. For the last few months he'd been giving himself an especially short shearing. It grows back quicker that way and you get more product to sell. It's all about percentages. He was planning to stop just as the first frost hit. Then grow a nice long  shaggy fleece. Now he just looks like an ugly goat who let his customers down! 

How did this calamity happen? One of the apprentices came to him asking "Can we use one of the new staff things like a heater - fire it into a rock and bask in the warm glow of molten rock". Said he got the idea reading science fiction. In general Baaa had no time for Sci-Fi pulp fiction.  Pure escapism. The stories are totally  unbelievable.  the Worlds where there is no magic and people have advanced technology way beyond even the latest modern inventions, such as the spinning wheel and the wagon.  So he told him "Try it and find out". And he did. 

The fireball didn't ricochet. More like exploded into a expanding cloud of heat. "Like a containment field breach after transwarp core meltdown", the apprentice would later tell his geeky buddies in their basement...

So Baaa is lying in bed feeling sorry for himself.  In the instant before fireball hit rock he had an idea.  What if this works?  They'd sell like hot cakes!  Production.   Marketing!   Sales!!  Money!!!
I'm going to be rich!!!!   
Rurikids (65)
Time to retire to the quiet life and spend my days studying the magical arts.
Fon (69)
Nawabzada Time celebrates alliances.  So many ways to go wrong.

Observes Ice celebrates unnatural freezing.  It appears that the predicted freezing has finally arrived at Wretched Castaway's Island.  Observes Ice is pleased to report that this unnatural freezing seems to have no significant ill effects.  A slight slowdown in the local economy, nothing any worse than having been born a tundra instead of as a plain, and with no effects on the grain or horses.
celebrants (7)
What is the future holding with the freeze coming.
The Filras (8)
So quiet here
Drow (82)
Go
Monster hunters (85)
Flying is better than sailing.
Yet Another Faction (9)
Kariya looked at the evil that had come with the last of her strength.
Rivers of blood were spilled in an instant.
Can people really be that evil?
They are not people, and they are not wild animals.
Animals are not killed without reason.
It's just plain evil.
Evil that originates in the lowest human desires.
Kariya looked at the sky for the last time...
Everything is over.
Ukrainians are free (92)
c'est assez amusant...
The Lands Kepper (93)

Rumors

Aval is frozen without Holden
Carpenters are able to make sledges at level 5!
It will be the only way to travel when all freezes...
Some factions have more than their fair share of tropical cities.