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Cost: 7 silver Volume II Issue II Editor: Lazlo Lemont II
The Editor's Roar:
News Briefs

January 1st - In a brave show of force, Sir Demastes of Upper Tell and others rallied the Leonian militia against the Silnarian horde's move to Cheltenborne, checking their advance and taking the field.
- With most of the Legion returning to York to refit, the Silnarian horde successfully took the field in Cheltenborne from the stalwart Leonian militia charged with distracting them.
January 2nd - The Silnarian horde advanced from Cheltenborne to Crahandan, successfully sacking the garrisons located there. A lost Silnarian was left behind, however, with the Cheltenborne Militia successfully routing his troops.
- The Legion returned to Crahandan, smashing the Silnarian horde which had rampaged there earlier in the day.
January 3rd - The Minas Leon Legion continued to mop up the remnants of the Silnarian horde in Crahandan. Meanwhile, in Lyton, a combined force of Silnarians and Monsters defeated the Leonian Militia.
January 4th - Leonian reinforcements poured into Lyton and cleared the region of the Silnarian/Monster menace.
January 7th - After weeks of preparation, the Minas Leon Legion began the Siege of Shanandoah, successfully sacking the city's defenses. The Field Marshal Ciryatan of Umbar ordered all armies, including the NDI and Home Guard, to support the takeover of the city.
January 8th - Darka declares war on Lyonesse, asserting that Lyonesse was acting as a Cagilan satelite state.
- Aided by NDI and Home Guard reinforcements, the Legion continues their attack on the Shanandoah defenses. Sir Archimbalt, General of the Silnarian horde, was pecked by an arrow from Earl Archibald's bow. The flesh wound required the General's men to carry the cowardly commander from the field.
- Following a successful battle, the takeover of Shanandoah was begun.
- Mirabella Scientia, a young noblewoman, reportedly retired from noble affairs to oversee her family estates.
- The Cagilan Empire and Lyonesse formed an alliance, thus affirming Darkan speculation of the the relationship between the two.
January 9th - Suville took control of the rogue region Matakonis.
- Suville and Lyonesse signed an alliance, affirming Lyonesse's place in the allied nations.
- In a farcical display, Silnaria attempted to field a force against the might of joined Minas Leon. Naturally, their arms were dissolved against our brave forces.
January 10th - Once again fooled into thinking they ever stood a chance, the Silnarian "king" led his troops into battle against our glorious legion. Once their army was routed, a leaderless group of Minas Leon soldiers named the "Spirited Marionettes" (usually led by Viscountess Marianna) stumbled upon the quivering fool-king, the dismal Drizztle who was hiding by laying himself in the grass behind a hill. He was summarily captured by Minas Leon forces.
- A huge battle was fought in Melias between the Cagilan Empire, Lyonesse, and Darka, offering a violent baptism for Lyonesse into the anti-Darkan alliance. Despite being outnumbered, Darka prevailed in the end.
- The remainders of the Silnarian force in Shanandoah were picked off the field by the Minas Leon Forces in the region.
January 11th - A huge battle was fought again between Darka and the Cagilan Empire/Rieleston alliance in Melias. Darka once again emerged victorious.
- The lord of Saradic changed its allegiance from Lyonesse to Rieleston.
January 12th - Treachery! The cowardly Philip Lacoste severed his ties from Silnaria and joined Tara in a bid to keep his claws upon the people of Shanandoah. Undeterred, the armies of Minas Leon parked themselves at his doorstep, content to wait until the people throw the pigleader out.
January 14th - Sir Demian Falkenstein retired from his Leohampton estates on this day.
- Carelia asserted their control over Tarkhog on this day.
January 16th - Dame Dorothea Jeffrey left her estates in Makar, reportedly making her way to Beluaterra.
- The combined forces of Caergoth and Carelia successfully defeated the forces of Suville in Tarkhog.
- After a brief respite, Sir Charles Elegant, former Baron of Upper Tell, returned to service among the nobility of our fine realm.
January 18th - After losing their Imperial Allies, the combined forces of Lyonesse and Rieleston were unable to surmount the Darkan defenses in Slantrax. Upon their victory, Darka claimed the region from Lyonesse.
- Carelia carried the field against Suville in Upperfell on this day.
- Margrave Gian D`Este, formerly of Lyonesse, pledged fealty to the King of Darka, taking the city with him.
January 20th - Strombran and Suville took to the field against Caergoth and Carelia, bashing through the latter's defenses in Tarkhog.
- Sir Leoline De Lancelot left the realm of Minas Leon for Beluaterra.
January 26th - Carelia and Suville fought in Matakonis, with Suville carrying the day.
- Rieleston took control of Saradic.
January 27th - Darka triumphed against the Cagilan Empire in Agnilar.
January 29th - Darka conquered Agnilar, taking it from Lyonesse.
January 30th - Carelia and Tara joined forces with some rogue groups to attack Suville in Lurgrod, but their coalition was repulsed.
- Later on, Caergoth reinforced the Taran and Carelian lines, but Suville continued to hold the field in Lorgrod.

By Lazlo Lemont II The Sitting Siege State of the Realm

After months of engagement the glorious armies of Minas Leon began a takeover of Shanandoah. The city, once a shining capital, sat decrepit and and fallow under the "administration" of its savage warlord. Speaking to personal experience, I took some time to meander about its dirty streets while my men took to their task of urging the people to accept our King's civilized rule. It truly was a sad sight- the once burgeoning marketplace sat ransacked and filled with filth and beggars of the worst kind. Its starving people cried out for a more generous and foresightful ruler, but deep within the keep of Shanandoah their liege plotted, not to ensure the betterment of his people, but to hold the titles unjustly granted him by the non-realm Shanandoah from the corpse of Prince Claudius Motosuwa. With the end of the siege in sight, the treacherous Philip Lacoste renounced his allegiance to Silnaria and stole away the city to Tara, where the Minas Leon armies found themselves bound by our honor and dignity to honor the new flags dyed in Taran blue. Such a deceitful move, to use our own obligations to honor and fealty against us!

The siege continued for the rest of the month, but with no overt attempts to take the realm. As the armies remained camped outside the city of Shanandoah, former Silnarians flocked to this new holdout. Dressed as Taran soldiers, they walked past our camped legions unmolested to undo the great work done by our people. It is hoped by this editor that the rulers of Tara rightfully look upon these erstwhile allies with great suspicion.

By Lazlo Lemont II Lyonesse Joins the Brawl, Immediately Loses Ground Foreign News Update


By Lazlo Lemont II Corrections and Retractions

We at the Leon's Roar strive to bring readers the best and most truthful news available to us. However, due to distances between sources and correspondents, we can occasionally make mistakes. Recently, this has been the case.

Therefore, the Leon's Roar regrets to announce the following corrections from last month's issue:

  • Contrary to the graph posted in that issue, Tara was, in fact, allied with Carelia.
  • Furthermore, The Leon's Roar wrote "While Caergoth and Carelia do not have an alliance with Darka, they have taken advantage of Suville's war with Darka to launch a joint attack against the former's regions." It has been clarified by foreign sources that, in fact, Suville had charged Carelia with not doing enough to stem back Carelian members of "Da Goat" religion. Suville then declared war on Carelia, with Tara and Caergoth coming to Carelia's aid.
Ruler Updates

Cagilan Empire - Susan Maxwell
Rieleston - Christofer II Kane (incumbent)
Talerium - Aldarion Tezokian (incumbent)
Tara - Nireus D.Natalle Conan