News: Local Happenings 3

Mayor Macbannin Suicide

9 Summer, 500 A.O.V.

Mayor of The Nettles, Reed MacBannin, was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial in a top-security cell in the main courthouse in Central District.

His body was found by prison guards, and an investigation has pronounced a verdict of suicide. One of MacBannin’s jailers has revealed that the cell was filled by the smell of Nicodemus leaf.

A long-time player in Flint politics, MacBannin’s fascination with the history of Cauldron Hill led him to pursue the mayorship of The Nettles, and he is reputed to have protected the city from the curses on Cauldron Hill for over a decade.

MacBannin was due to stand trial for his alleged role in a plot linked to the recent earthquake which shook the city of Flint.

Funeral of a Skyseer

12 Summer, 500 A.O.V.

Thousands of mourners paid tribute to the recently departed Skyseer Nevard Sechim at his state funeral yesterday. In attendance were Chief Inspector Stover Delft of the RHC and Governor Stanfield.

The skyseer was much loved, and passed away peacefully from old age at the age of one hundred and twenty. For decades Nevard was one of the most prescient and respected skyseers in Risur. He spent his last years in the Cloudwood east of Flint, focusing on keeping his ancient order alive.

Some eyewitnesses report that the terrorist known as Gale was seen observing the funeral from afar.

Dream Road Proposed

24 Summer, 500 A.O.V.

A bill in Parliament is being considered to levy a salary tax on the entire nation to fund construction of a wider railroad network.

The city governor of Shale, Catherine Romana, has proposed a counter bill that would fund what she calls the Dream Road, “a roadway more in keeping with Risur’s wonderful traditions.” Rather than paved roads or rails, Romana’s road would require the creation of hundreds of magical portals connecting every village, town, and city. The governor cites existing portals outside Flint, Bole, Shale, and Slate. However, the magical reagents required to activate a portal cost over 100 gold shields to transport just a handful of people.

Romana’s opponents in Parliament call the idea preposterous.

Wicket Gates Coming

37 Summer, 500 A.O.V.

Enthusiasm in the city is mixed concerning the burgeoning subrail tunnel system. While the well-to-do are willing to put up with the hassles of large construction projects, poorer Flinters worry that they won’t be able to afford this new travel system. Proposed fees at the toll booths – called wicket gates – will be just 3 copper per juncture.

War and Peace

88 Summer, 500 A.O.V.

The Kaybeau Armament and Technology Exposition will dominate the main festival grounds of Flint for the next month, but the city is already preparing for the peace summit between Risur and Danor.

Scheduled for early next Spring, the summit will see the rulers of the two nations meet and discuss a long-lasting peace. The famed minotaur arbiter from Ber, Brakken of Heffanita, will moderate the negotiations. Security is expected to be high.