13-08-08, 12:02 PM
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[The news as contained in this post you can take as IC knowledge. However any posts it links to are purely OOC information, unless you happen to have a good explanation why you would know about them IC.] This edition is brought to you by Gretcha Gossip NEWS FLASH!!
Mass Murder at the Mill
Mutilation of multiple victims
Yesterday evening Guardsman of Yew stumbled across the scene of a mass murder. With a death toll totalling 12 and only 2 survivors this is said to be quite possibly the most horrific crime to hit Yew in decades.
The victims have not yet been named, but we have been informed that it happened at the Yew Mill. The victims; including a baby, two children and a teenage girl, were said to have been mutilated and many with just their entrails remaining.
So far there are no leads as to who commited such a terrifying act, but the two survivors are pointing the finger at Cove. An interview with the Yewish Captain Gretcha Gossip: So Mister Dart, what happened this evening? Captain Dart: Well, what does it look like?
The inhabitants and workers of the Yewish Mill have been slaughtered and in the most brutal manner imaginable. Babies, children, women, old men; butchered! Gretcha Gossip: Do you have any leads as to who may have been responsible for this?
Captain Dart: I'm not at liberty to say at this stage in the investigation. Although, whoever is responsible can look forward to similar treatment to the children they tore to pieces.
Gretcha Gossip: Is it possible that the perpetrator is still in Yew?
Captain Dart: It's possible, although extremely unlikely with the entire Militia on the highest alert.
Gretcha Gossip: What of the rumours that Cove are guilty of these crimes?
Captain Dart: We cannot base our investigation upon rumours, 'Miss Gossip'. Whilst initial evidence may have suggested Covian perpetrators our investigation is ongoing.
Gretcha Gossip: What are you and the Militia doing to ensure this doesn't happen again?
Captain Dart: It was previously believed that West Yew was amongst the safest districts in Yew, with property in the area being extremely sought after. Despite this atrocity we believe that this is still the case, however we will be doubling our patrols to ensure it remains so.
At this point the captain kindly refused further comment and went to deal with his troops. Find more details about the crime scene below. (Please note, those easily offended, young or with weak hearts should skip through this section and the artists interpretation of the scene. It is gory and has turned even the strongest of stomachs. You have been warned). Letters for the Poste
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A person ill-informed about Trinsic's past conduct might easily be fooled into thinking that Irvyn's recent pledge of aid to Cove, or more accurately put ‘South Vesper’, is purely a sign of good will and humanitarianism. However, to those of us with an elementary knowledge of Trinsic's past policies, the sheer obviousness of the fact that this is nothing more than a political manoeuvre is quite hilarious.
The first point is that 'loyalist' Trinsic is acting directly in contrast to the will of the king by aiding those who wish to bring down the monarchy. However, this shouldn't surprise anyone. Irvyn has always run Trinsic as a private enterprise with no respect for the duties to his citizens nor the crown that come along with being an appointed ruler. He admires the robber barons that control the assorted rebel towns - for they have managed to maximise their personal profits whilst minimising their associated responsibilities, and the nobles of Trinsic wants to spread this style of governance so that their own similarly degraded style of rule becomes the norm. Trinsic may weakly fly the banner of a loyalist city when convenient, but only a fool would believe that they are in any way committed to the virtues which the crown attempts to uphold. Still, by directly aiding those who want the king and those loyal to him tortured to death, they will convince even the most gullible of their hypocrisy, and thus their actions are an open display of defiance to loyalist principles.
The second point is that the Trinsic ruling class has on numerous occasions proved that they care not a fig for general human suffering. Whilst their poorest citizens starve, they waste a huge chunk of the town treasury on luxuries for themselves. Whilst their workers were bullied, mugged and even murdered by drow and other evil races, they only attempted to appease them and even granted the drow reign of the working class areas of the city. Whilst the underfunded and hard pressed loyalist forces of the north risked life and limb in liberating Minoc from those who wished to keep the citizens slaves, they cavorted, danced and feasted, blissfully unconcerned about the struggle whilst they relished their decadent lifestyle.
Once these points are conceded, one can only conclude that Irvyn is not motivated by good intentions in commissioning this caravan, but by a desire to ensure the menace of the north is kept in peak fighting condition. Of course, as a by-product of the aid some innocent Southern Vesperians may be saved, if the Baron’s thugs do not confiscate it all for themselves, but this is not his chief concern. Primarily, they wish to ensure that the crown does not become too powerful and spread the 'dangerous' concept of social justice elsewhere.
If Trinsic wishes to start using such deceptive tactics to oppose Yew, then they are free to do so. But they should not expect to be able to sit on the fence and throw mud at one side unopposed forever. If the ruling classes of Trinsic wish to make sure their position isn't threatened, they should perhaps refrain from
drawing the attention of the city of justice and its allies.
Sineal Walker, Besieger Corporal of the Yewish Militia. | What's on?
Wednesday
Trinsic Rose Free Repair Hour
Where? Elven Circle
When? 8 pm - 9 pm
Baronial Dinner
Where? Cove
When? 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Yewish Sharopshooter Competition
Where? Stonekeep
When? 8 pm - 9 pm
Thursday
Arms Caravan
Where? Britain
When? 8 pm BST / 21:00 CET
Friday
The Trinsic Rose
Where? The Trinsic Rose Tavern!
When? 7:30pm |
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