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Times Turn 39

The chasm of Siymanesh is only partly explored.
More regions on north and south are freezing...
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 )     Dozen locals are worried about a clash between enemies happened     (
(     in the ocean of Atlantis Ocean where 1 combatant was killed. The      )
 )    attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be known as    (
(                 Battle near the mountains of Farsatstan.                  )
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(      Dozen adventurers are talking about an encounter between Brown       )
 )    Bread (50) and a faction happened in the mountains of Swespughlen    (
(       where 1 combatant was killed. Powerful magic was used in the        )
 )        battle. War engines were decimating the battlefield. The         (
(     attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be known as     )
 )                  Battle near the jungles of Runkcagh.                   (
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 )      Many adventurers are whispering about a fight between hostile      (
(     forces happened in the plains of Feastan where 6 combatants were      )
 )     killed. Powerful magic was used in the battle. War engines were     (
(         decimating the battlefield. The attackers slaughtered all         )
 )     defenders. This battle will be known as Battle near the jungles     (
(                                of Freiso.                                 )
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(     Several travelers are rumoring about a clash between Sticky Hands     )
 )     (48) and Tyranny (51) happened in the plains of Serlis where 1      (
(       combatant was 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 ocean of Atlantis Ocean.                 (
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 )       Multiple wanderers are discussing about a clash between two       (
(     armies happened in the desert of Chrastnasest where battle ended      )
 )    in a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be known as     (
(                     Battle near the jungles of Atcam.                     )
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(     Several scouts have heard about the city of Nopastra that lies in     )
 )     the Banfackhen chasms, where a villans put to the sword guards.     (
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 )    Handful locals have heard about the town of Eyde that lies in the    (
(          Dungway caverns, where a partisans annihilated guards.           )
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(      Handful adventurers are whispering about the village of Gessond      )
 )     that lies in the Shintbrim forests, where a rebels extinguished     (
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(       Dozen merchants are talking about rangers who have decimated        )
 )    Merfolk (445) near Castle Building [8]. Freeing the ocean of The     (
(                        Undersea from their dread.                         )
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(         Multiple wanderers are discussing about hunters who have          )
 )       extinguished Pack of Rats (915) near ocean of The Undersea.       (
(          Freeing the underforests of Casnishe from their dread.           )
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(      Numerous refugees are worried about witchers who have decimated      )
 )       Storm Giant (20344) near ocean of The Undersea. Freeing the       (
(                     caverns of Cato from their dread.                     )
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(      Several scouts are talking about daredevils who have destroyed       )
 )    Dragon (20346) near ocean of The Undersea. Freeing the chasms of     (
(                        Brime'ic from their horror.                        )
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(       In the ocean of The Undersea, near city of Nopastra, Merfolk        )
 )        (545) who continue to cause terror to local inhabitants.         (
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 )    In the swamps of Phiheemoss, near ocean of Atlantis Ocean, Undead    (
(        (1061) who continue to cause anxiety to local inhabitants.         )
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(      In the chasms of Banfackhen, near ocean of The Undersea, Demons      )
 )         (3124) who continue to cause fear to local inhabitants.         (
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 )    In the chasms of Scuije, near ocean of The Undersea, Devil (529)     (
(            who continue to cause terror to local inhabitants.             )
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(     In the caverns of Actec, near ocean of The Undersea, Ettins (450)     )
 )           who continue to cause anxiety to local inhabitants.           (
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 )    Worrisome news were coming from the plains of Otneskord. Citizens    (
(      were scared by the assassination near the mountains of Gubamea.      )
 )                     The assassin escaped unnoticed.                     (
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 )        Worrisome news were coming from the mountains of Gubamea.        (
(        Commoners were scared by the assassination attempt near the        )
 )        mountains of Cherchesca; thankfully, the victim survived.        (
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 )    Alarming news were coming from the plains of Feastan. Inhabitants    (
(     were horrified by the assassination near the mountains of Fe'on.      )
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Quests

In the underforest of Fresce roams the Goblin Horde (434). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the chasm of Akur lurks the Dragon (726). 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!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the iron of Pincung.
In the chasm of Vumyrt lurks the Ettins (1842). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the herbs of Honchestid.
In the underforest of Mestecwood roams the Dragon (478). 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!
In the underforest of Hesscot lurks the Dragon (984). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the chasm of Akur roams the Ettins (439). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the underforest of Guerin lurks the Dragon (1071). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Grasaust roams the Pack of Rats (447). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the underforest of Slati roams the Troll Pack (4857). 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 mushrooms of Sormstan.
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the wood of Ea'i.
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the stone of Slegladdes.
Build a Temple in Bidthrim for the glory of the Gods.
Build a Temple in Atagel for the glory of the Gods.
In the cavern of Dapetheff roams the Pack of Rats (11827). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!

Articles

The Mergers and Aquisitions team had chased yet another faction's army north far away, but had not managed to convinced them to take action on a golden business opportunity.

So be it that the Mergers and Aquisition team needed income this far north and sought to offer their business at the nearest port, be it friendly or hostile. We will see which it is.
Legacy of Disasters (106)
Factions emerge slowly from hibernation...
Thornhaven (108)
There are more and more people in the underground.
MMF (113)
That month felt like it took forever! :O
Circus of Fools (124)
That Lich looks hungry. Wouldn't things be easier if it just ate those crocodiles insted of our scouts?
Disencharmed (125)
Raiders died with honor
Night Watch (127)
Farewell the lonely mountain!
It was cold but orcs loved it.
Seanchan (132)
Hmmm... wonder what happens when I put this ring on.
Them (15)
Pirates roam the oceans.  What can one do - they strike unexpectedly, who knows where or when.  Do we huddle inside our walls?  Meet them on the seas?  Gather our mages and teleport away to safety?

Yet - where is safe in the world?  Snow approaches from the poles and our people are worried - what is coming?
Kiiran (17)
Finally, my magic knowledge has reached the levels I had hoped for from the start.   Now on to new and better things!
Atlanteans of Yore (19)
We are Borg!
Borg (21)
Cash is king and we know where there is plenty.
Punkers (22)
"Have you those furs?.. We have a use for them."
"Sorry, Sir. They were packed and shipped; as ordered."
The Grey Order (23)
Break is good but if sleep lasts too long it becames slumber.. hard to wake up, barelly....
The Wolves of Isengard (25)
Storm is coming, now force is unleashed
Friendly people (27)
Null
Rainbow Falcons (29)
Things are confusing, too many people around. If only we could fly or teleport.
The Merry Magicians (3)
Another month, another set of pirate attacks...
Cthonic Underground (35)
The dancers are rusty after a long hiatus. They need a good warm up routine.
Babylon (37)
A sort of peace has been established.  Perhaps it can last.
Clan McTavish (38)
I didn 't have time (
Gyperboreya (4)
The news came back from the underworld - the scouts who had gone to Pincung in the underworld in search of quests (one for a rat pack, one for iron) had been brutally slain. The factions known as Greywolf and Punkers would be remembered for their hostility. Were they trying to prevent others from getting to the underworld town of Touhurst?
The Children of the Four Winds (41)
From the diary of Gale Swifthands

Our live target excercises have been successful. Dragons are still powerful beasts even on this world. Especially when paired with wind related spells. Irina is pretty adept in combining dragon flame with tornados. Her fiery twisters killed more enemies this month than all her other spells in the last 3 years combined. So yes, we finally have some firepower under/above our wings. But rumors has it that there is a fighting force somewhere on the north that dwarfs our own. And we have no idea where it is. It might be lurking in that jungle to our north just a couple of days of flight time for all we know. Gathering intel should be our main forte. We are the worst thieves guild on this world. 
Sticky Hands (48)
Winter is here, and it's cold! 🥶
Dark League (5)
Dear Faction 124, moving your assassins into my territory without requesting permission was not appreciated. Using those assassins on me is an act of War.

-- Cato delenda est
Brown Bread (50)
[Closes the gap].
Tyranny (51)
Thank you Lords of the Sky for the information on how freezing affects the hexes!
Greywolf (52)
OK, what to do with some mages?
Mantzikert (53)
In our once peaceful lands, things are getting worse each day that passes...
Assassins are now trying to kill people just in front of the guards, and no one notices them!
A whisky bottle (the panacea against cold!) will be offered to anyone bringing valuable information about them.
Iron Dwarves (54)
We will soon know how it is to live in the permanent frost...
The Order of Obsidian Shadow (6)
Christmas has been and gone.
Very little happening in my domain over this time.
The snowfall is getting closer....  They say "Winter is coming"
XOT (60)
Well that was a long break, forgotten what I was doing,
Malibu West (62)
It feels like I have been sleeping for a thousand years.
Fon (69)
Cristata celebrates a dream.  In this dream, Cristata is no longer stuck in Ed's faction where her every Times article must begin "Cristata celebrates".  In her dream, Cristata is not stuck with the rest of the kiddies playing in the sandbox continent.  In her dream, Cristata is on the main, rich, powerful continent, and is an important part of a powerful alliance together with Holy Molly Inquisition, Tyranny, and Rainbow Falcons, siezing cities and striking fear into the hearts of the most powerful factions on the important continent.  Then, dream Cristata realizes she doesn't have to begin every article with "Cristata celebrates" because dream Cristata is not a Celebrant, she is a member of yet another faction.  Cristata wakes up.  It was a nice dream, anyway.

Observes Ice celebrates yet more freezing.  The ice is still not looking solid enough to walk on, but the loose ice pack would definitely make for difficult swimming.  Observes Ice would test a boat if there were wood on Wretched Castaway's island.  Observes Ice wonders whether the Celebrants will build a caravanserai within range of the island to ship supplies to him and to Describes Southern Islands.  Observes Ice wonders whether there will be anything interesting to observe if he and his wife wait here long enough.

Pansssy celebrates her safe arrival in Scrittel from Wretched Castaway's island.  In Scrittel, there is no sign of the ice floes Pansssy had to swim through ealier, and the city folk are all behaving as though the freeze happening just to their south is a myth.  Pansssy brings news.  The freeze is real.  Scrittel shall lose its economy, and perhaps even become disenfranchised.  Can we burn the forest to stay warm?  How long is this cold spell supposed to last, anyway?
celebrants (7)
Dragons loved the taste of victory!
Drow (82)
Really a circus of fools
Monster hunters (85)
New Year should happen more often.
Yet Another Faction (9)
I continue to run away.
Ukrainians are free (92)

Rumors

Undeads do not fear frost.
Beware!
All those people that dye in the extreme north and south will raise soon... and they will be hungry!
The main story is not the local story.  News travels slowly.  World changing activities are happening near the equator, not near the poles.