The Anniversary Press, Chesapeake (PaxLair Times) – January 16, 2012 – by Ashlynn – While the biggest thing occurring this month is the fourteenth anniversary of the PaxLair Statehood, the rest of the land has not sat idle and rumours of yet more plots can be heard in dark corners of the kingdom.
Charybdis Helps Celebrate PaxLair Anniversary
The grand itinerary of anniversary events began with a meeting with Charybdis, everyone’s favourite terror of the seas. As an invitation was sent out across all of Chesapeake, a great many volunteers came out to help us hunt down the mighty beast. Though Charybdis may not have volunteered to take part herself, she was an important aspect of the occasion as she was our mark.
The eager crowd of hunters gathered at the Skara Brae Community Centre and we all spent a good while socialising before the boats were ready. There were three ships involved in the expedition, all kindly supplied by the town of Nidaros, and it turned out we did need as many due to there being so many hunters. Using the ships, we surrounded Charybdis and despite a few casualties, she soon fell to our massed spells and blades.
Some earned some trinkets, some didn’t earn much of anything except scars from where tentacles had struck us. But it was an entertaining evening regardless and only the first of many events to come.
Sherry’s Whispers
Our regularly scheduled Friday Expedition was interrupted by news that Sherry the Rodent had fled to Empath Abbey. The little mouse spoke of unrest and intrigue within the City of Britain – how the power vacuum was causing unrest amongst the nobles and some sought to fill it. There was also talk of seccession from the Kingdom by some of the other towns – a most disturbing though.
Most curious of all was the tale of an associate named Victor who asked for his fortune to be told by a gypsy woman. Sherry seemed to remember most of what was said:
“People have risen and people have fallen, and throughout it all none here the calling. The storm clouds gather and their potency rises, as none step forth to address the crisis. Though the raging winds and the lightning ensue, it’s their aftermath that pose to consume. The path will open to our preservation, but not without it’s own consternations. The flames will brew and threaten us all, unless a way is found to pacify the squall.”
There may have been more but Sherry’s squeaking can gnaw the ears at times and the conversation soon turned to whether Britannia would do better united under a single ruler or as separate city states. I myself support the former but not everyone agreed. Eventually we all parted company and our expedition was postponed while we digested all we had heard.
The Sosarian Solstice Faire
The regularly scheduled Sosarian Solstice Faire will be held this evening at 7pm by the eastern clock. Anniversary events will continue shortly afterwards and start with Musical Chairs at 8pm (hosted by Lord Grimlar and the delightful Lady Winmere) followed by Lord Maedhros’s Regatta at 9pm.
Lenora’s Literary Contest
For those wishing to take part in the contest, don’t forget that you have until 9pm, tuesday to submit your entries to the mailbox at Luigi’s Pizzeria in PaxLair City. There’s prizes and prestige to be won!
This Just In
Ozog eats worms. That is all.