********************************************************************** **** The Havilah Times **** ********************************************************************** **** September, Year 4 Edition **** ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ****NEWS ARTICLES**** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Balloons are constantly circling over the city. At night they look especially beautiful like bright stars. Balloon sailors are favored among residents. Many people believe that they touched the sky. [Article submitted by Protopians (48)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seek a token of the Maker's bounty amongst the floater hides of Fliavent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A little elf was watching stars, An orc was hiding ugly scars, A dwarf was drinking lake of beer, A barb was hunting poor deer. And only human, fate his' gloom, Was bringing Thera to its doom. [Article submitted by Knights of the Past (26)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Northern battle “Timeline” continued: Month Fourteen – Disaster!!!! ½ the army gone Panic has now set in! Although I may have said that before? NO southern support, no support from allies. They brought up cannon fodder to soak up the missile fire. A dodging and Weaving the beetles will now go! [Article submitted by Deathscarab (25)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Quo vadis Domine? [Article submitted by Zbojcerze (85)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Build a Temple in Betmind for the glory of the Maker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Braga Shadowstone looked around at the little seaside town in disgust. "The elves are clamoring for more grain, but they don't seem to realise they have fields lying fallow just outside their walls," he said to no one in particular. "Foolish elves. Ah, well, it will just be that much easier for me to fund my Dark plans." If you were there, you could've heard the capital letter. Braga set off to oversee his hirelings, with his shadow - unnervingly - about half a step behind. [Article submitted by Kingdom of Night Below (112)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No settlements have been attacked in the homelands, and there seems little chance of any attacks to them anytime soon. Disasters Inc. is recuperating from the losses of 700 men in the underworld, the Balrog squad will be refurbished. The Reclaimer Squad has been sent out to take back lost lands from allies. The wheels of war are turning. [Article submitted by Disasters Inc (18)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Buggerit! thought Lord Critchen III. What was the point of going on holidays? missed sales oppurtunities and trades. never again, there goes the month of september! grrr stay tuned next time for great specials when his Lordship returns from holidays. [Article submitted by Havilah Trading Co Op (75)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Strange Magic, hostile beasts, restless undead. This is getting fun! [Article submitted by Beauford (64)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- And now I let my apprentice use his skill and try something that's called "jump through random gate". Dear reader! If he suddenly appears in your land please don't kill him and I maybe will share my findings with you. [Article submitted by Sol Invictus (95)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Zoroaster said: All quiet on the Southern front? The first Disciple said: Nothing spectacular happened. Zoroaster said: All quiet overall on the Southern front? The first Disciple said: No, the Anuii offered again a sea city to the SS Alliance. Six factions of the SS Alliance with 11 mages entered the city Yyzis by a fleet. Perhaps show time for the Arymois? [Article submitted by Zora (46)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Baron read over the casualty reports. "How many dead? That is unacceptable! No soldier of mine is allowed to fall in battle! Let all my men know that the harshest punishment awaits for any man so disloyal as to fail me so!" [Article submitted by The Iron Ring (24)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Here we are again! Water elementals and pirates are a lot better targets than Krakens. And our sailors themselves became a target to dragon mages. Too bad. Beigtais [Article submitted by Dii Minores (42)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Build a Temple in Babrook for the glory of the Maker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It turns out that my ports are very inviting for passing fleets to restock their goods. It is slightly less amusing that the guests refuse to pay for the goods taken and that all my loyal employees are dead after such a visit. [Article submitted by Anuii (16)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Blood, blood and more blood! When Zora arrives there is nothing but blood, pillaging and destruction! Now the AZA (Anti Zora Alliance) has arrived and he will be destroyed! Young man, Havilah needs you! Join the AZA now! [Article submitted by The Magic Numbers (52)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Another month has passed and more rumors arrived about even more dragons and their riders swarming on the surface. If this continues there will be more dragon riders than skilled tacticians. - Or assassins for that matter." From the chronicles of Styr Frightbringer, spymaster of the Tribe [Article submitted by Noizy Tribe (15)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seek a token of the Maker's bounty amongst the herbs of Crudenfiss. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Seek a token of the Maker's bounty amongst the iron of Jontmac. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The ships of the Followers had reached far shores and had met mostly friendly places. Life was good. But many battles raged in the northern lands, where dragons and men clashed in struggle for their lives and lands. Followers of Gluck were not eager to be painted agressor so the leaders exchanged some communication. As luck would have it, there was some significant land gains to be had by the Followers probably without hostilities. "We have come in peace, kind of" said arrivees to previous land owners, who eyed them not too trustfully. Now the past is in past and we can start building temples to convert all inhabitants in our lands, old and new, to the fellowship of Gluck. Let us begin! [Article submitted by Followers of Gluck (55)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I welcome again a new faction itrussell15 (114) is number 112! By the way a peculiar name! Factions started: 112 Factions: quitted: 42 Factions remaining: 70 [Article submitted by Kunlun (93)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ****RUMORS**** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- News travel fast from Zisbach Plains. Nation wide hysteria is causing more and more Iron Legion people to convert to the faith of Gluck. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mages are having their day in the sun. Pop pop pop they go... Where they go nobody knows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------