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Times Turn 30

Players have visited 94% of all inhabited regions.
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 )                              July, Year 3                               (
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 )     Some merchants are rumoring about an encounter between enemies      (
(        happened in the plains of O'enbran where battle ended in a         )
 )       slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be known as       (
(                 Battle near the ocean of Atlantis Ocean.                  )
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(       Many traders have heard about a fight between hostile forces        )
 )      happened in the desert of Wholtecla where many soldiers will       (
(      never fight again. This battle will be known as Battle near the      )
 )                        ocean of Atlantis Ocean.                         (
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 )                         .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:.                         (
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 )       Handful refugees are rumoring about a fight between hostile       (
(     forces happened in the ocean of Atlantis Ocean where battle ended     )
 )    in a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be known as     (
(                  Battle near the forests of Bochunwood.                   )
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(      Multiple locals are talking about the skirmish between hostile       )
 )    forces happened in the mountains of Sweron where battle ended in     (
(       a slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be known as       )
 )                    Battle near the city of Pli'atin.                    (
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 )    Handful bards are discussing about the battle between two armies     (
(       happened in the mountains of Uthermo where battle ended in a        )
 )       slaughter of one of the sides. This battle will be known as       (
(                 Battle near the ocean of Atlantis Ocean.                  )
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(     Many scouts have heard about the city of Inholm that lies in the      )
 )          Inhead mountains, where a partisans massacred guards.          (
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 )    A few commoners have heard about the city of Fechwan that lies in    (
(           the Eameng desert, where a rebels annihilated guards.           )
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(      A few adventurers are discussing about the town of Paport that       )
 )       lies in the Ponfisge underforests, where an opposition slew       (
(                                  guards.                                  )
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(      Handful adventurers are rumoring about daredevils who have slew      )
 )    Evil Mages (3202) near city of Pli'atin. Freeing the mountains of    (
(                         Sweron from their horror.                         )
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(      Dozen travelers are worried about hunters who have slew Pirates      )
 )    (8656) near forests of Sposdaywood. Freeing the ocean of Atlantis    (
(                         Ocean from their anxiety.                         )
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(       Dozen refugees are whispering about hunters who have murdered       )
 )     Pride of Lions (309) near ocean of Atlantis Ocean. Freeing the      (
(                  plains of Jetmedde from their anxiety.                   )
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(        Dozen merchants have heard about rangers who have destroyed        )
 )     Undead (12350) near town of Lelcoerport. Freeing the forests of     (
(                         Sawood from their horror.                         )
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(     In the tundra of Tupdi, near ocean of Atlantis Ocean, Hydra (776)     )
 )            who continue to cause fear to local inhabitants.             (
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 )       In the tundra of Eattfen, near ocean of Atlantis Ocean, Ice       (
(     Dragon (2549) who continue to cause horror to local inhabitants.      )
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(      In the caverns of Spurachi, near town of Warntis, Giant Lizards      )
 )        (478) who continue to cause terror to local inhabitants.         (
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Quests

In the desert of Blecishchan roams the Sandlings (234). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the underforest of Grauche roams the Troll Pack (495). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Beheim for the glory of the Gods.
In the mountain of Sweron roams the Giant Birds (330). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the herbs of Sosmeolwaul.
In the cavern of Cepcouthpil lurks the Dark Mages (841). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the mountain of Bedsyll lurks the Storm Giant (1048). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the iron of Blecishchan.
In the tundra of Nenttheen roams the Grizzly Bears (246). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the underforest of Silxidcact roams the Troll Pack (601). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Beinsho lurks the Illyrthid (829). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the plain of Ecaun lurks the Tribe of Centaurs (2251). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the swamp of E'in lurks the Undead (1145). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Seek a token of the Ancient Ones legacy amongst the mushrooms of Powann.
In the desert of Cugobi roams the Sandlings (395). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Attprorspa for the glory of the Gods.
Build a Temple in Ardshisi for the glory of the Gods.
In the mountain of Dayiam lurks the Dragon (1039). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
In the cavern of Bro'abi roams the Dragon (1023). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded!
Build a Temple in Aprichai for the glory of the Gods.

Articles

A spark turns into fire
Red Skulls (10)
The meeting with the northern faction was fortuitous indeed. maybe we would get another chance after all.
The Fallen (101)
Still no home.
Children of Zardoz (102)
Found some nice weather and looking forward to having some units again.
Mantzikert (103)
one more time
New Farmers (104)
Hello there!
Hello There (105)
Still the Sphinx avoids us, this is getting annoying now.
The Trade Group (11)
The high and mighyt mages never left their beach front villas (huts they call them) as requested. Apparently they ran short of the bat wings they needed for their spell. We got them their wings, no excuses this time.
Distant Drummer (15)
"I don't know why everyone was so worried," opined the scout.  "I don't see any treants."
Under Mirk Wood (18)
Honk honk honk. :)
The Gaggle (22)
Lucky shot, dead dragon !
Silver Hand (25)
Wistfully fully fitting swifts
Wistful Thinking (27)
When you do something, you don't think about the consequences. But the consequences will think about you.
Dark League (28)
Love, Death & Goblins

series 6

The same place. The same actors and a few more new goblin children yet.

...in the meantime, Dear Goblin Mom we'll have to work a little. And for this, we will be given free food and then, when we defeat the enemies of the elves, we will all be moved to the surface and given even more food.
Dear Goblin Papa! But you're saying that those who won't work in the mine won't be given free food. How is this different from the time when we worked for the dwarves and were paid for it with food?
Keep it down, Goblin Mom... One of the goblins at the meeting also asked this question! Tall goblins in iron mask led him out of the cave and no one saw him anymore! So it's better not to ask such questions out loud! In the meantime, hand me that pickaxe I got during the robbery. So she came in handy!
Dear Goblin Papa! It will been better we could use that big grain bag! Here's your pickaxe, and we've also had another baby!
Yes, Dear Goblin Mom! We could use a bag of grain right now! But The Mold Revolution need a victims...
The Lord of Drama (29)
Ent1:  'what are you doing?'
Ent2: 'Ent Cavalry!'
Ent1: 'On a camel?  you will kill it'
Ent2: 'no.  you put one of these Gnoll things on it and give it a branch.  Then ask it to poke the eyes out of those pesky humans that attacked us'
Ent1:  'a branch'
Ent2: 'usually a dead one like those coming out of your ears'

A brawl ensues while the gnoll and the camel fade into the background....
Elder Tree Forests (32)
Why does it start to seem that this map is like a city....

Neighbours are crowding in....
Greywolf (33)
A new day begins! Galleons back and forth! Since the sun is not too lazy to get up, it means not difficult to us too!
Shestoper (36)
Time for teaching.
Taip (37)
Deep under the earth, disappointment continued - still only tiny veins of mithril, and adamantium all seemed to be claimed by others mines. The rootstone would eventually come in handy - when enough wagons could be brought to move it all.
Children of the Four Winds (4)
Goodbye, rocky Mountains,
The Motherland is calling for a feat!
We went out to sea,
On a harsh and long hike.

And the waves are moaning and crying,
And they splash on board the ship...
Onthead melted into the distant fog,
Our native land.

My ship is stubbornly rocking
A steep sea wave,
He picks it up and throws it again
Into the boiling abyss she is.

I won't be coming back soon.,
But there is enough fire for the battle.
I know, friends, that I cannot live without the sea,
How the sea is dead without me.

With a sailor 's uneasy gait
I'm going to meet my enemies,
And then with a heroic victory
I will return to the rocky shores.

Even though the waves are moaning and crying,
And they splash on board the ship,
But he will joyfully meet the heroes of Onthead,
Our native land.
Gyperboreya (42)
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              Squirrel Chatter                    third July
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The swamp city of Cee'onbay  looks like a pleasant, peaceful
place to  settle. There is  absolutely no chance  that there
could be other factions active  there. What is that clicking
I hear? Is something scuttling around?
                                          --Fucali Uni, Idio

Still nothing but water in the high arctic.
               --Missy Ssawtooth, Atlantis Ocean, High Arctic

Okay, the big things seem to have gone away.  I wonder which
way they went?
                                            --Youths, Marold

Squirrel monthly income has fallen to 18 silver each.  
                   squirrel income per capita                  
  35  -----------------------------------------------------    
     |                                                     |   
     |                                                     |   
  30 |-                  *                                -|   
     |                   **                                |   
     |                  *  ***                             |   
     |                ***     ****                         |   
  25 |-              *            **                      -|   
     |               *              *****                  |   
     |             **                    ******            |   
  20 |-         ***                            ******     -|   
     |          *                                    ******|   
     |      *  *                                           |   
  15 |-     *  *                                          -|   
     |      ** *                                           |   
     |      ** *                                           |   
  10 |-    *  *                                           -|   
     |     *  *                                            |   
     |     *                                               |   
     |    *                                                |   
   5 |-   *                                               -|   
     |   *                                                 |   
     |  *                                                  |   
   0  -----------------------------------------------------    
            5         10       15       20        25      30  
                          time (turn)
                        --Nali, Nanotha's Student, Ersatrork

World silver per capita  continued its linear increase. Most
other factions are now saving  about 45 silver per person, 3
months income for a squirrel.  Squirrels are a little poorer
than  average, saving  only  about 30  silver,  less than  2
months of income. While most  factions' silver per capita is
going up, squirrel income per capita has been going down the
last  few months.  As Greywolf  asked long  ago "How  are we
going to feed all these  squirrels?" Time to have fewer baby
squirrels?
             squirrel silver per capita versus month           
  40  -----------------------------------------------------    
     |                                                     |   
     |                                              *      |   
  35 |-                                            * *    -|   
     |                                  ***     ***  ***   |   
     |                                  *  **  *        *  |   
  30 |-                                *     **          *-|   
     |                                *                    |   
     |            *               ****                     |   
  25 |-           **             *                        -|   
     |           *  *   *       *                          |   
     |           *   *  *       *                          |   
  20 |-       *  *   * * *    **                          -|   
     |        ***     ** *   *                             |   
     |        * *     *  *  *                              |   
  15 |-      *            **                              -|   
     |       *                                             |   
     |     * *                                             |   
  10 |-    * *                                            -|   
     |    ** *                                             |   
     | *  * **                                             |   
   5 |* **  *                                             -|   
     |*     *                                              |   
     |      *                                              |   
   0  -----------------------------------------------------    
            5         10       15       20        25      30  
                            turn (month)
                                     --Zas Dathnesmot, Yglen

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                                    Be with us next time for
                                    "Missile in the Thisle"  
                                    or
                                    "Feud for Thought"
                                                 --Squirrels
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squirrels (43)
last minute
Truth Seekers (44)
The sword sings, in a language now forgotten, but the meaning is clear.
Stormbringer (46)
Squirrels?
Thousand Masks (49)
It is so much better when people talk.
Sunshine (5)
People are nice here.
Ennead (52)
Its oh so quiet
Archon Dominion (53)
- Don't drink too much!
- I know my limits!.. hic..
Surveyors (55)
Send two scouts in the UW, they die. Send 10 scouts into the UW, they all died.
Now let's see if 200 can survive.  The swarm is not confident.
Deathscarab (57)
Still Scouting
MalibuWest (59)
Stop eating so much!
Men In Tights (60)
"Rising from the dark, 
Chains broken, spirits soaring, 
Freedom's dawn reborn."

- Lunarian 'Song of Liberation'
Lunaria (66)
After almost 3 and a half years....
Cartographers (69)
A quiet month. still trying to give this wicked boat to a surfer chap down by the bay, but he refuses to take it. maybe if we paint it red..
The Wandering Minstrels (70)
Groo hoped the bog things returned. but that Ice dragon can sure stay away.

A message to the fair peoples of Soastschaxel. Groo hopes to take this city next turn with some help. It will be our first city and you will find us benevolent rulers. please contact me via message if you are opposed to this. 

In other news, The cleverest of clever squirrels has shown Groo a trick. a very neat trick. the world would soon get smaller.......
Groo the Wanderer (71)
Something wrong.
MMF (79)
.
Fon (8)
I refuse to give up!
Phoenix Society (86)
I need wings to fly -said a centaur inside a cave-
La Orden de la Sangre (9)

Rumors

It has become very calm.
We have seen the appearance of the first ring of invisibility in this World!
Beneath desert skies,
Sands trickle with silent rage—
Green skin and red blood.