The Press of Sheer Excitement, Chesepeake (PaxLair Times) – December 12, 2011 – by Ashlynn – Time moves ever on and so do the machinations of wicked conspirators. The cold and dark winter seems to bring with it people equally cold and dark of heart and who have murder in mind.
A Murderous Conspiracy?
Further investigation of the latest copy of the Britain Beacon by our resident cryptoanalyst (me) has yielded shocking results. The decoded message, which took quite some time to crack reads:
“KILL TOKUNESE EMPRESS PRICE NO OBJECT”
Such a discovery will of course be reported to the Royal Guard as soon as possible. The death of the Empress could throw Tokuno in (more) chaos and it may even be the Kingdom of Britannia that shoulders the blame and any possible consequences.
The Depths Below
Despite earlier efforts to vanquish Charybdis, the beast reappeared only a few days later. Perhaps it has amazing powers of regeneration, or maybe Charybdis cannot be truly or in anycase, permanently killed. As a result, Lady Phoenix organised a second expedition to hunt down the creature and hopefully leave it dead for just a little longer.
Two enormous Britannian Galleons and a smaller rowing craft made up the expeditionary flotilla. Sailing to just off the coast of Jhelom, the Oracle of the Sea was used once again to lure the monstrous creature to our ships from where our assembled party made quick work of the creature. Casualties were low as we were not only more experienced this time, but we also had even greater numbers as many from other cities, such as Guardian’s Gate, joined us for the venture.
As to what was found in beast’s stomach I do not know, but I heard a few trinkets of note were discovered. After the sea monster was slain, it’s rotting corpse was thrown back into the sea and we all returned to the Tea House to celebrate another victory.
Guardians Gate Fifth Anniversary!
The past saturday marked the fifth anniversary of the City of Guardians Gate – a vast sprawling settlement on the edge of the fens, east of Britain. Events were held throughout the day to mark the occasion and ran the whole gamut from Cow Tipping Contests and Scavenger Hunts to Auctions and Drinking Competitions.
Unfortunately, I could only make it for the Archery Contest in which I even participated (and performed poorly). On behalf of everyone here at the Times, I’d like to congratulate Guardians Gate on their fifth anniversary and I look forward to the sixth!