The Chronicles, Vol.16

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|                   * * *                  * * *      Sevenday 47th  |
|  Vol. 16           * *   THE CHRONICLES   * *      Winter, 1458PC  |
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| BREAKING NEWS                                                      |
| - Maelbrim's New Rule [Eril]             - A Firm Bio [Eril]       |
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| |\  /|  aelbrim has at long last been  | |   \ efore your faithful |
| | \/ |  contractually transferred to   | |___/ editor of this news |
| |    |  Tribunal governorship. A claim | |   \ paper was a humble  |
| |    |  not reflected in the contract  | |___/ Herald, she was an  |
|         is that the Empire will occupy |       employee for the    |
| Maelbrim with the forces currently     | Syndicate.  At least she  |
| stationed in the Hamlet, moved at the  | thought she was.  It did  |
| time the Praetorian Guard departs.     | not turn out.  Although I |
| Reports of Maelbrim's total rebuilding | would never pry about the |
| costs soar above one hundred million   | day to day of Miruvhor's  |
| gold pieces to date.  To support the   | underworld, I was able to |
| new cost of transition, the Empire was | snag a quick chat with a  |
| bid to provide a bulk investment of    | collector named Heblug    |
| five million gold pieces, which was    | who happens to be a very  |
| seeded by the Empire's coffers and by  | good research companion   |
| various third party donations.  Sir    | when trips to the poles   |
| Geoffram Galinosis, Lord Kyris Zyther, | are organized.            |
| and Sir Zyneste Igantius again met to  |       I was refreshed by  |
| witness the signing of the contract.   | the mild-mannered nature  |
|         Despite this breakthrough,     | of Heblug. Former citizen |
| there are still many anti-Tribunal     | of Marak, he told me that |
| activists working hard to discredit    | the Syndicate took him in |
| recent tax laws written by Lord Kyris, | where many others would   |
| and there exists some political unrest | not. "Only job could get",|
| between the Castle and Marshall Zhixyl | he said.  He was even     |
| over accountability issues concerning  | married(?) once, but the  |
| individuals and the Cabals whose flags | details were fuzzy.       |
| those individuals support.  As the     |       Neck-breaking-ly    |
| transfer of Maelbrim proceeds forward  | good at bouncer work,     |
| into new rule, construction also grows | this particular ogre      |
| close to completion and Maelbrim nears | serves a key role in the  |
| renewed economic viability.  Citizens  | Firm's business model,    |
| of Maelbrim will be subject to Maxim   | and the term "thug" seems |
| Law, and many of them will need to re- | to lose some of its jab.  |
| learn that responsibility as several   | For an ancient group that |
| new generations have been born since   | continues to survive in   |
| Rheydin's destruction.                 | spite of catastrophic     |
|         As the Lion's Pride and the    | events, it is no wonder   |
| Blackwatch Guard bloom, their roles in | that even the "bruisers"  |
| the political play may change slightly | share a certain level of  |
| once Maelbrim once again connects the  | sophistication.           |
| Empire's East and West.  Only time     |       We ended our little |
| will ensure that the transition of     | chat by abusing an old    |
| Maelbrim rule takes place peaceably    | contract with signature   |
| and without interrupt.                 | graffiti.  Fun times!     |
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|Chief Editor: Historian Eril | The Library accepts any articles of  |
|any artistic merit; send any stories or expressions you wish!       |
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