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‘SHADOW OF DEATH’ STALKS HOMEWARD ESTATE
Dateline: 5-
The people of the Castle Thortun Estate, on the southern edge of Swinderlog Swamp,
are tonight living in fear of a terrible curse that has been placed on their community
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Because of their proximity to the notoriously monster-
To most Berenians, the Bimble is something they remember only as a well known nursery rhyme:
“Slipping through the window, running through the door,
dancing by the fireplace, hopping on the floor,
ears and nose of crimson, fur upon its head,
laughing at the children, who fall down dead."
Terrified villagers report seeing a dog-
Baron Giblets of Castle Thortun, who only took over the barony last year, determined to put an end to this threat to his estate. He set out to hunt down and destroy the creature, but in the event the Shadow of Death claimed him as well.
Although the Crown has moved swiftly to replace Baron Giblets, his successor Baron Turniki seems to have no more idea how to combat this evil than his predecessor had. He is rumoured to have appealed for help from Bereny’s Druid community, who as servants of the Goddess Shanna have long experience of dealing with the various unnatural creatures spawned from the depths of the swamp.
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