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The Military Situation in Southern Albion, 1096 AF

Sir Huw de Grognard The Cornish Lions were attacked by the Legions of Unliving coming out of the sea at the end of March. The remaining two Lions Legions took refuge within the walls of Bristol and were invested by a very large force of Unliving led by Lady Katrina du Venoir. Exeter was held…

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The Death of the Abbas

Seventeenth day of January, 1100 A.F. Sworn Declaration The Quinodite Senator was slain in broad daylight by Frederick Charenten, after that gentleman was party to a grievous personal insult against his house and family. I was a witness to both the insult and the killing and I admit freely that I took no action to…

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The Disc of Nefee (a speculative guide)

Since the loss of the magic of the incantors and the fall of the elder races some seventy years ago I have devoted my life to preserving what remaining facets of Elven culture survive. The Disc itself seems to be some form of time capsule. It seems to contain five distinct patterns. It is possible…

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Poetic account of Gorsedd 1101

Poetic account of Gorsedd 1101 by Sir Geoffrey Walker On arrival a grand hall, Rich in hearty foods and wines, Company unsure, save for old friends from other places, Gorsedd begun in ceremony. Dancing is brought, Angharad brings soft instruction to the improbable, Lovers steal glances in closeness of hall, Musicians jest in their tempo….

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Guilds at the Moots of 1096 AF

Sir Huw de Grognard A Guild Leader meeting was held to investigate the attack upon the Master Weaponsmith at the Convocation of the Guilds. COMMUNISTS FORGOT THE WORDS OF THE RED FLAG The Communist Party were asked to approach the Musician’s Guild in order to take singing lessons. In particular, it was hoped that the…

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Drow Antics 1095 AF

Sir Huw de Grognard Black Kites Mormegil of the Black Kites was third at the Mr Underdark Competition 1095 AF. Most of his Black Kites invaded the lands to the South of their island stronghold of Sarnia. Lord Lynx led them. He last year, twice struck Corvus down with poisoned crossbow bolts in the Battle…

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The Company Of The Boar’s Last Stand

The poem refers to the disasterous battle of Dunwich Vale in the spring of 1104, where goblin forces decimated the Harts’ expeditionary force to the area. Well over a dozen Harts fell attempting to hold the village; amongst them General Lysander Constantine, Baron Miles Osbourne Hulce and Baron Richard Falcon, plus every single member of…

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Battle of the Blue

Two ogres stood on a hillside both wishing to live upon it, for it was the most beauteous hillside in the whole woods and although friends from childhood only one could live there. From this hill you could see the vast mountains and shimmering blue lakes. The two ogres decided that they should have an…

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The Mage and the Creature in the Dark.

Well the truth is that, in the forest lives a strange creature, It is actually a form of a petrified tree. Know as a sentinel it was created over 300 years ago to guard a great secret. Created from pure magic and the element of fire and stone, the creature still to this days protects…

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The Aftermath – to End A War

In the wake of the war with the Tomorrow Court, at the end of May 1099, the following information spread throughout Albion by word of mouth. 1) The Fae have fled to Cymrija. They only stopped to fight things that were in the way, although they did stop long enough to damage some of the…

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