Aabahran

The Chronicles, Vol.23

The Chronicles · by Scholar Acele

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|                   * * *                  * * *        Nineday 9th  |
|  Vol. 23           * *   THE CHRONICLES   * *        Fall, 1933PC  |
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| VAL MIRAN'S ROAD TO OFCOL       WARMASTER CAMP IN CIVIL UNREST     |
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| |   \ rkshtyre Forest always  | |   \ ew Littlehoof has ever been  |
| |   | has been the tactical   | |___/ quite the bad-boy, his rep'  |
| |   | highway to Ofcol, even  | |     of being outcast from Minoma |
| |___/ when the make of that   | |     following him. Reportedly he |
|       highway has changed. As |       also had suffered demotions  |
| of the moment, slime, taint,  | in the Camp in the past, and is    |
| and corruption make it.  Some | understandably quite bitter.  In a |
| may want to change this in    | wave of political strife recently, |
| the coming years, however.  A | Pew reportedly met with the Castle |
| A slew of disputes have risen | without informing Karishin Jores,  |
| over who will cure the Forest | the Camp's senior member, to cut a |
| and how it should be done. As | deal with them that would end the  |
| Ofcol provides a sound        | war.  A similar courtesy was not   |
| logistical back-door to the   | extended to Draug. A fued-series   |
| city of Val Miran, it is no   | of missives passed around the Camp |
| mystery why the Empire has    | until only blood could finally     |
| maintained it for so long. It | settle the issue.                  |
| should be mentioned also that |   Karishin defeated Pew during the |
| Ofcol in ancient times was    | clash, impressing the Camp council |
| home of the archaic Justice,  | and indeed the Titan himself.      |
| and their culture still acts  |   Karishin Jores may confuse many  |
| with hints of militarization. | people with his passion for combat |
|   Watchers, however, need to  | and it does not seem an educated   |
| concern themselves with what  | man could thirst for such carnage. |
| Gaia wants -- while it would  | Karishin is now slated for a top   |
| certainly help greatly if the | position as a Camp Elder, and has  |
| mother of all nature could be | plans to see the Titan in person.  |
| a little less moody and maybe |   The Warmasters are not a modern  |
| convene with all concerned,   | phenomenon.  The old way does not  |
| chances of Gaia showing up to | encourage combat, it demands it    |
| a council to talk about how   | as a tithe.  To face death without |
| many more trees need to be    | fear is impossible unless you want |
| chopped down are likely slim. | something with all of your being.  |
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| TRIBUNES AND SYNDICATE KNOCK HEADS                                 |
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| |   | mbrasi, the Countess, has finally waged war on the Empire.   |
| |   | The Marshall versus The Hand.  While Belderon would not      |
| |   | comment on the details of the new war, I imagine turf near   |
| \___/ the east coast will become quite heated in coming years. For |
|       those keen, Umbrasi's recent note on keeping bounty prices   |
| higher will make sense, as the conflict will need steady funding.  |
| There have been victories on both sides of the new conflict making |
| it difficult to predict exactly what the outcome of the struggle   |
| will be.  Taming Miruvhor will not be easy as the Marshall is      |
| certain to try, but the age old head-butting with the Syndicate is |
| bound to fizzle away, as it typically does, when the costs of the  |
| war outweigh the gains made by it.  In war, the scales always tip  |
| in the favor of outgo rather than income at a certain point.       |
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