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Dateline: 25-
Worrying new evidence has emerged from the Antithetical Cathedral that it is not
the headquarters of the dark-
The Bereny Bugle has learnt that members of the Crusading Orders and their allies
who have penetrated into the catacombs beneath the so-
But more than this, they have discovered plans and designs for the construction of
the cathedral that indicate that it was built only recently and was designed to give
the illusion of being a place of dark worship, while in reality being little more
than a jury-
These exact concerns were reported to the Regent nearly a year ago by Sir Gaborn
Val Orden, but the Crusading Orders chose to ignore the signs and push on with their
Crusade while goblins over-
There are also unconfirmed reports that some sort of magical portal has been found that connects the Antithetical Cathedral to King Slime’s Keep. However it is feared that the Keep itself may be some sort of trap as Crown forces who have accompanied the Regent into it seem unable to exit.
Thus it would appear that at a time when the Kingdom needs them most, many of Bereny’s most powerful warriors have been imprisoned in gaols into which they have willingly thrust themselves. This discovery only increases the suspicion that the Antithetical Orders and the Dark Gods are masterminding the terrible Goblin onslaught.
Dateline: 28-
It has emerged that one of Bereny’s leading warrior guilds, the Bereny Eagle Elite Fighters (BEEF), has started recruiting members within the Province of Derwent.
The Eagles have announced that they will accept into their ranks any Derwentian Knight or other warrior type who is otherwise independent of the Derwentian Noble Houses, who is supportive of Derwent's links with Bereny, and who supports ‘the rightful governance of both’.
However the Eagles are nominally a unit of the Berenian Royal Army whose stated aim is to serve and protect Bereny and the King, and their members are required to swear devotion to the Crown and Bereny, and to follow Royal orders unquestioningly. BEEF Commander General Elderon Gout has confirmed that Derwentians who join the Eagles will be required to take the same Oath of Loyalty.
“The Eagles in Derwent are committed to rebuilding Derwent in a more Berenian style”, General Gout told the Bereny Bugle. “As a Crown loyal guild we are doing our best to ensure future stability in the region. Whilst not a definitive goal we would like to see the province of Derwent restored to the Berenian Crown.”
General Gout confirmed that the Eagles are seeking to create a new, Bereny-
The Eagles have appointed Master Sergeant Bruce as their commander within Derwent. M/Sgt Bruce is himself a Derwentian who joined BEEF while in exile in Bereny. He described how BEEF could help restore order and good governance within Derwent by “rousting vermin and helping the community”.
A spokesperson for House Dreshkar, the ruling Derwentian Faction, described M/Sgt Bruce as “a serf with Berenian illusions of equality”.
“We find the tone adopted by these Berenian infiltrators to be perturbing”, the Dreshkar representative continued. “Any Derwentians foolish enough to join will be put back in their place soon enough.”
General Gout did not confirm whether Derwentian recruits into BEEF will be required to learn and sing the BEEF song.
SILENT POND GATHER TO SEARCH FOR ENLIGHTENMENT
Dateline: 11-
The monastic Guild known as the Brotherhood of the Silent Pond are preparing to descend into the depths of the Torlian Catacombs in search of Enlightenment.
Enlightenment is not, as our readers might suppose, represented by an especially large candelabra, but rather by a number of scrolls. “The scrolls were written to allow students of meditation to enlighten their minds and their souls,” a spokesperson for the Guild, known as the Old One, explained to the Bugle.
Word reached the Brotherhood that these fabled Scrolls of Enlightment might be hidden deep in the Torlian Catacombs when a member of their order recently staggered into the courtyard there, before collapsing and dying of his injuries. Before he died he is said to have told a courtyard guard that he had found a Scroll of Enlightenment and that he had left it in the depths of the catacombs.
However the Brotherhood fear that the objects of their quest may be well guarded. “It has been reported to us that they are in the possession of the Dark Hand Monks in the depths of Torlia”, the Old One told us. The Dark Hand Monks, also known as the Brotherhood of the Dark Path, are said to be an evil counterpart of the Silent Pond, and to have an infamous evil monastery hidden in some deep and secret place. Like the Monks of the Silent Pond, they are reputed to be masters of unarmed combat.
The Brotherhoods quest is being linked by some to recent reports from Deep Dwarves that a stairway into some previously unknown area of the catacombs has been found.
The catacombs reputation for toxic ‘goo’ has put off many from venturing into its depths, but the Old One however is not so easily dissuaded from his quest. “If any Monks in Bereny are searching for enlightment, and you really should be, then get over to the courtyard as soon as you can and make ready for the journey”.
WALKERS CAPTURE GOBLIN DIRIGIBLE
Dateline: 16-
The Goblin Dirigible which has landed at the edge of the Enchanted Forest has been cleared of enemy forces and captured by a Berenian boarding party lead by the Walkers on the Edge. “It's what we do,” said Walkers Guild Leader Baron Marcus D'Alembert.
The Walker’s assault was spearheaded by Baroness Glaze Fierien, a member of the Walkers herself. “As the Goblin Behemoth The Big Brain fell before my Scimitar today, we can announce that the Great Forest Dirigible is now ours,” the Baroness announced.
The Walkers are now studying the controls of the Goblin’s construct in the hope of being able to operate it. In this it is hoped that they will be helped by the release of a number of goblins who were incarcerated aboard the dirigible. This is the first evidence that King Slime does not have universal support among the goblin populous, and that there are dissident factions within them which oppose the war. Crown authorities are said to be keen to question the released goblins.
Initially at least the released prisoners, some of whom are goblin giants, seem willing
to co-
Meanwhile the other Goblin Behemoth who was roaming the vicinity, Crooked Beebo, is reported to have been slain by the Centaur Apollonia.
This success comes only a few days after an assault on the other Goblin dirigible, at Poldoon, was repulsed with heavy casualties.