********************************************************************** **** The Havilah Times **** ********************************************************************** **** April, Year 4 Edition **** ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ****ADMINISTRIVIA**** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I've noticed that some people (particularly those who playing both Havilah and Olympia) are getting mixed up sometimes as to which address they should send their orders to. To help with this, I've added "havilah@shadowlandgames.com" as an alternative address you can send your havilah orders to. If this is not a problem for anyone, then I will change over the address that reports are sent from to match this within the next couple of turns. If this IS a problem for anyone, then please speak now (or at least soon) or forever hold your peace :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ****NEWS ARTICLES**** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoroaster said: From now on we keep our messages simple. The first Disciple said: All non-revealing units inside the realm of the Zoroastrians will be eliminated. [Article submitted by Zora (46)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Most of this continent seems to be iced. And winter has not begun! Now I understand why nobody lives here. [Article submitted by Las Cocineras (103)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Build a Temple in Betmind for the glory of the Maker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The busy months have taken their toll. Little news these months since not much is happening now. But that is about to change soon. [Article submitted by Anuii (16)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Here we are again! No, no, assassins with magic rings didn't come and didn't kill our people. It's just a dream, a nightmare. Beigtais [Article submitted by Dii Minores (42)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Tribe is buying windchimes and has winged horses and amulets of true seeing for sale. Send your pigeon (or bat) with your offer and we shall make a deal. Styr Frightbringer Spymaster and Chief Smuggler of Noizy Tribe (15) [Article submitted by Noizy Tribe (15)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Lord Critchen III was puzzled. no one had contacted him regarding his amazing sales and availability of the rare and novel. once again, we have many things for sale, ranging from the mundane to the magical. Come on down and score yourself a bargain today! [Article submitted by Havilah Trading Co Op (75)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The people of the tundra (60,6) in Banwes have not yet been graced by your presence. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh things are heating up real nicely now! [Article submitted by Disasters Inc (18)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Build a Temple in Babrook for the glory of the Maker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elven Hive arrived on new continent. Elven Hive was satisfied with its expansion. Now, no small disaster, could wipe it off the map. It had entrenched in this world. Now was time to assimilate it. Were there enemies that had to be assimilated into the Hive's mind and their physical presence destroyed. There was something written about it in last Times by Knights of the Past. Does the Knights of the Past views as an enemy? While great Hive mind was pondering those strategic questions, it was distracted for the moment by news that huge Kraken had capsized the boat and killed few slaves. The seas were unforgiving. [Article submitted by Elven Hive (59)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seek a token of the Maker's bounty amongst the floater hides of Fliavent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Time to go fishing for Kraken, though 42 has caused me to think twice about this course of action. Perhaps the icy waters will yield richer rewards. [Article submitted by Beauford (64)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In the tunnels of Cherfren roams the Giant Lizards (705). Free the world from this menace and be rewarded! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Please, oh please! Do not touch the vial! While in the laboratory behave yourself! Once a studiosus named Blad, just glanced too much at a vial with liquid proto-energy. And that was enough to cause the explosion! The mental force was erupted through his eyes and shook the aura around the vial. The instability of the aura launched the entropy inside the proto-energy. The explosion was very picky - it burnt all the hair on the studiosus body and didn't destroy nothing else. Through his live that poor kid was called the Bald Blad. [Article submitted by Protopians (48)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In Stattown a stranger has been wandering around, asking the peasants for the mighty weather mages from the southernmost tundras. The city guards were warned, but when they came to catch the stranger, he vanished in the air. [Article submitted by Mathoyoh (13)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Talking about quitting. Factions started: 108 Factions: quitted: 41 Factions remaining: 67 [Article submitted by Kunlun (93)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seek a token of the Maker's bounty amongst the mithril of Loctger. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sailing is not yet developed in Havilah. The ships are being massively built, but the constructon has begun not long ago. Thus not many sailors and merchants died on the sea. That is why the krakens are yet poor. The Knights noticed that krakens and liches do sometime leave the hunters without the loot. The Knights encourage people to explore more land and the sea. [Article submitted by Knights of the Past (26)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Praeterita mutare non possumus. [Article submitted by Zbojcerze (85)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern battle "Timeline" continued: Month nine - They have scarpered, done a runner, weaselled out of the big fight! Time for some payback then it would seem. Now I have to rebuild all my southern production facilities while somehow keeping this monster army in upkeep. Yes allies, time to cough up for the border guard keeping all your condos and nightclubs free of nasty Zoroaster taxmen and mercs. Ahh the life of the beetle. Unrespected, unappreciated, and with such a short life cycle they can't even remember all those slights from month to month. [Article submitted by Deathscarab (25)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ****RUMORS**** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a bad year to be like Smaug. ----------------------------------------------------------------------