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SINISTER NEW YEAR MESSAGE FOR BERENY
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Is this the face of Lord Lexor?
Festivities in Crownheart to celebrate the New Year and the coronation of King Dirk I were interrupted by a bizarre and sinister occurrence.
As the new King appeared on the Palace balcony shortly after midnight to acknowledge the cheers of the large crowd that had assembled, an image of a huge face appeared on the side of the bell tower on the opposite side of the square and addressed the crowd. The tower bells, which had been ringing to usher in the New Year, fell silent as the face spoke.
The face accused the King of being a false king and prophesied that he will be slain in the coming year and his blood will decorate the steps of the Royal Palace, and that the High Priest would also die and that his body would be left to rot on the steps of his cathedral.
“Your Dukes and Duchesses will be torn to shreds by the common folk who have grown to hate their debauchery and excess,” it continued. “Your guilds will be ripped apart as their internal corruption is laid bare. Your Cities will lie in ruins.” It then went on to claim that the Kingdom will fall, and called on the people to worship ‘Lord Lexor’, whom it called ‘the dark light’.
The face claimed to be responsible for the Goblin invasion and the forces of the Antithesis, and promised a sign that its prophesy will come true, before fading away, leaving the King visibly shaken and the crowd frightened and panicky.
However High Priest Morgut immediately rushed out onto the balcony and addressed
the crowd, mocking the face and its words, calming the crowd and restoring order.
“How sad it is for the people of Bereny when all their enemies can produce is a fortune-
Lord Lexor is the name of a former Lord Crusader of Selador who was convicted and outlawed for murder during the reign of King Mark III. He was subsequently found and slain by other crusaders. It is not known what, if any, connection this apparition may have to that Lord Lexor.