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Times Turn 49

More regions on north and south are freezing...
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 )    Handful merchants have heard about a fight between hostile forces    (
(     happened in the swamps of Fle'obeas where 1 combatant was killed.     )
 )      The attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be       (
(               known as Battle near the jungles of Chackul.                )
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(     Handful travelers are rumoring about an encounter between enemies     )
 )     happened in the ocean of Atlantis Ocean where 4 combatants were     (
(     killed. The attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will     )
 )            be known as Battle near the jungles of Phesflen.             (
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 )       Dozen refugees are discussing about a clash between enemies       (
(      happened in the desert of Plimark where 1 combatant was killed.      )
 )      The attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will be       (
(                known as Battle near the jungles of Chase.                 )
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(       Many locals are talking about the skirmish between combatants       )
 )      happened in the swamps of Fle'obeas where 10 combatants were       (
(     killed. The attackers slaughtered all defenders. This battle will     )
 )             be known as Battle near the jungles of Chackul.             (
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 )     Dozen travelers are whispering about the town of Thyndbay that      (
(      lies in the Rethwood forests, where a faction massacred guards.      )
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(      Dozen bards are rumoring about the town of Muantro that lies in      )
 )        the Piadecdron caverns, where an opposition slew guards.         (
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 )    Many traders are worried about daredevils who have massacred Evil    (
(     Mages (18290) near ocean of Atlantis Ocean. Freeing the plains of     )
 )                      Cunlerdacre from their fear.                       (
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 )       Handful adventurers are rumoring about daredevils who have        (
(     destroyed Kraken (507) near Fort Building [2]. Freeing the ocean      )
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 )      A few locals are whispering about witchers who have decimated      (
(        Merfolk (18737) near forests of Coley. Freeing the ocean of        )
 )                    Atlantis Ocean from their dread.                     (
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 )      Many dockers are discussing about hunters who have put to the      (
(      sword Merfolk (243) near jungles of Phesflen. Freeing the ocean      )
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 )      In the underforests of Chiarslai, near ocean of The Undersea,      (
(      Dragon (7502) who continue to cause fear to local inhabitants.       )
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(      In the chasms of Banfackhen, near ocean of The Undersea, Devil       )
 )         (989) who continue to cause fear to local inhabitants.          (
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 )     In the caverns of Grasaust, near ocean of The Undersea, Goblin      (
(       Horde (417) who continue to cause fear to local inhabitants.        )
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(       In the tunnels of Dosford, near ocean of The Undersea, Ettins       )
 )       (7481) who continue to cause anxiety to local inhabitants.        (
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 )     In the underforests of Thopep, near ocean of The Undersea, Evil     (
(     Warriors (730) who continue to cause horror to local inhabitants.     )
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(        Horrifying news were coming from the jungles of Schera'oel.        )
 )    Commoners were scared by the assassination attempt near the ocean    (
(            of Atlantis Ocean; thankfully, the victim survived.            )
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(       Fearsome news were coming from the plains of Wiscri. Citizens       )
 )     were scared by the assassination near the jungles of Grangoant.     (
(                      The assassin escaped unnoticed.                      )
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(     Frightening news were coming from the jungles of Chase. Citizens      )
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(                  Ocean. The assassin escaped unnoticed.                   )
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Quests

Build a Temple in Bakut for the glory of the Gods.
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the wood of Ea'i.
In the cavern of Dapetheff roams the Pack of Rats (11827). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the swamp of Perchviaped lurks the Undead (938). 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!
Build a Temple in Atagel for the glory of the Gods.
In the chasm of Akur lurks the Dragon (726). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the tunnels of Aunctyststi roams the Giant Lizards (406). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Pincung roams the Goblin Horde (434). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
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 mushrooms of Sormstan.
In the underforest of Hesscot lurks the Dragon (984). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the tunnels of Snalcatcan roams the Ettins (444). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the iron of Pincung.
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the stone of Slegladdes.
In the cavern of Dapetheff lurks the Storm Giant (700). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the chasm of Vumyrt lurks the Ettins (1842). 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!
Build a Temple in Allswirnan for the glory of the Gods.
Build a Temple in Bidthrim for the glory of the Gods.

Articles

The era of final wars and factions dissapearing into the æther is upon us. Only the few will see the end.
General Disasters Inc. (106)
All seems quiet in my neighborhood, though my foresight shows the rivers of blood to come.
Thornhaven (108)
Experience is the main thing.
MMF (113)
99 bottles of beer on the wall. That can feed 297 men. Need more beer.
Idle Vice (12)
Finally we have all the troops in place and the monsters haven't hidden. Now it's just the matter of everyone actually understanding their orders and helping out. And that we have estimated the number of troops needed. Or something else that can be wrong. It proably will. Maybe calling the general  "Murphy" wasn't such a good idea?
Disencharmed (125)
Is there nobody out there that would like to host a tourist...? Discord has become like walking through a graveyard...
Wanda (143)
We're dangerously close to being dangerous.
Them (15)
Skylords continued their flight through dark and dusty tunnels. Soon they shall escape the darkness and return to their kingdom in sky. This whole adventure had turned way different and not to their liking until now.
Lords of the Sky (16)
New students.. This should be fun!
Atlanteans of Yore (19)
Keep on casting
Punkers (22)
"This is not good: yet another trade route lost to warring factions."
"We'll just have to see if our diplomats can ease our problems."
The Grey Order (23)
Snoring...
The Wolves of Isengard (25)
Winds from all directions
Rainbow Falcons (29)
And we still can't catch them? Something is very wrong.
The Merry Magicians (3)
Some people hate war. But then they attack Dogs of War. Dogs of WAR.
Dogs of war (31)
No news.
Three (33)
The cultists heaved and grunted to get the parcels up and onto the camels.  The contraband was dense, and the smell hung thick in the night air.

"Your holiness, why do we do this work?  Should not He Who Waits Beneath be sufficient for the masses, rather than this unholy traffic?"

The initiate smiled mirthlessly.  "It could be worse.  This cocoa will fund a new cathedral in His name. Except that we don't actually name Him, of course, because that would be blasphemous."
Cthonic Underground (35)
It is not freezing downthere !
Silver Hand (36)
Expenses are piling up, we need to raise the price of the tickets.
Babylon (37)
The Clans last training facility is close to discovery, time to release the last of the stealth units to become professional troublemakers in the world.
Clan McTavish (38)
The freezing is moving extremely slow. Why?
WindMasters (39)
Wait
Gyperboreya (4)
The smoke from the ruined buildings could be seen from miles away. It seemed none of the fishermen could make it to port to unload their cargo to sell, so everybody was eating fish and smoking what they could to sell later.
 On further investigation, the death of a quartermaster in the battles had severed the elegant north-south tranmission routes that powered the mighty trade empire. What hope of financing resistance against the invaders?
The Children of the Four Winds (41)
One mistake can lead to consequences.
But this error could not affect anything.
The world has its own opinion.
Dark League (5)
Rest period over, so now what to do?
Brown Bread (50)
I am a peaceful type until people start stealing from me. We can work well together unless I am wronged and for those that turn up without a proper introduction, please reveal your faction to avoid mistakes.
Greywolf (52)
You go so quickly to thinking that the silver from Times submission is a waste of time to realising that you are out of the money.  Roll on the 200 silver.
Mantzikert (53)
Red scales for the hatchling...
That means it will breathe fire: good new. Now let's feed it so that it grows!
Iron Dwarves (54)
And today, we will check how far this thing can fly. Hopefully, this month will be without surprises...
The Order of Obsidian Shadow (6)
Burn she-devil, burn burn she-devil, Burn 
burn she-devil burn she-devil burn burn burn 
She's a hootch dancer down underground 
one hot flame pot She-hell hound ....

The Camps (circa 1997)
XOT (60)
Ed celebrates enchanted slumber.  This world looks rather different than it did six months ago.  Many Celebrants have died.  Much Celebrant treasure is gone.  Our southern lands are locked in ice.  Panssy has survived, and shall now attempt to rescue Observes Ice and Describes Southern Islands, but her mission may be difficult now.  It appears there was, during the Celebrant sleep, a brief time when travel would have been easier, but it is unclear whether that is still true today.  Panssy gathers some silver and heads south as fast as she can to try to rescue the two scientist observers at Wretched Castaway's island.  She takes some extra silver in case the wretched castaway also wants to be rescued.  Perhaps Wretched Castaway shall decline, staying behind to watch, and to turn out the lights at the island when everyone finally departs.  First Panssy has to get there, which might take awhile in this weather.

Ed celebrates the life of Gives Marsh Grain.  She tried to learn to make cookies, travelling to a place where ingredients were available, spending months studying cooking, and then she was slain in a battle between two allies.  Sad.  Note to self; when two allies fight, try not to join the festivities.  Gives Marsh Grain will be missed.

Observes Ice and Describes Southern Islands celebrate a mysterious benefactor.  Observes and Describes have been saved from starvation by a mysterious benefactor.  Now if only they had some way to get this information back to the mainland.  Observes Ice wonders if Pansssy is even now freezing her tail off trying to get back and rescue them.  Observes Ice wonders how far the freeze has progressed during the Celebrants' long sleep, and wonders how the mainland is coping with the freezing.

Chieftess Oma celebrates autotax.  Chieftess Oma wakes from a long slumber to discover that sleeping Celebrants do not tax, at least not when in so deep a sleep that they miss the turn entirely..  Celebrants have never tried this "autotax" thingy, but now wonder whether it is made for just such possibilities...

Spite of Daspol wonders who here thought he should study carpentry.  Spite guesses he might as well farm; we certainly don't need any more wagons.

Ciriko Ifiipiro, or perhaps the ghost of Ciriko Ifiipiro, celebrates the truce of Feldsale.  Ciriko wonders what ever happened to that truce during the Celebrants' long sleep?  It seems that the truce did not hold.  Ciriko doesn't expect to survive, he wonder sif any of his friends nearby will survive.  Once upon a time Ciriko thought he could fight, but the standards of skill, weapons, armor, and squad size all seem to have increased during the Celebrant long slumber.  

Chieftain Wishes celebrates new factions.  Where are the CATO factions that used to be my neighbors?  And who are these new factions, General Disasters, Dark League, Children of the Four Winds, Mantzikert who are my neighbors now?  Weren't they all far away at the edges of the map before?  Six months and flying mounts make distances short.
celebrants (7)
There is danger beyond the seas.
Monster hunters (85)
quoi qu'il arrive out ira bien...
The Lands Kepper (93)

Rumors

A young cabin boy is looking for an experienced pirate
Krakens are just giant squids...
How many people would they allow to feed it properly cooked?
Let's catch one and try!
Things look different now.