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title =<b>The Tara Times</b>|
 
title =<b>The Tara Times</b>|
 
price =<i>'''Price:''' ONE GOLD PIECE</i>|
 
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quote =<i>'''Editor:''' [[Peter Kolak]]</i>|
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quote =<i>'''Founder:''' [[Peter Kolak]]</i>|
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issue =<i>'''Date of Issue:''' February 1st, 2007</i>|other=}}
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editor =<i>'''Editor:''' [[Jose Dela Cruz]]</i>|
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issue =<i>'''Date of Issue:''' September 1st, 2008</i>|other=}}
 
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[[Tara_Times/Archive History|Archive History]]
 
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<b>Disclosure:</b> Whatever is stated in the Tara Times does not reflect the opinions and ideals of all Taran nobles.
 
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title = <b>Enter: The Monster Extermination Team</b>|
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title = <b>Defeat at Picnu!</b>|
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article =<i>February 4th, 2007</i>
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article =<i>September 27th, 2008</i>
 
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A special Task Force has been created to annihilate the Monsters in Tara. I interviewed its commander, Count James of Ledunds, on what this team is all about...
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A rare battle between near-equal forces ended in defeat today as a Falasan/Minas Ithil Army invaded the recently freed region of Picnu. 16470 CS of Rabbits/MI went against 15315 CS of Tara/Darka troops in a brutal battle. Despite the valiant defense of our soldiers and allies, we were overrun in a protracted battle.
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
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Jose dela Cruz: <i>Who coined the team name?</i>
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title = <b>Correction:</b>|
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article =<i>September 19th, 2008</i>
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It has been brought to our attention that Ash'rily is <b>NOT</b> the capital of the Ash Sea Islands. The correct capital is Ser'quia. We apologize for our error.
  
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James: <i>We have no name, we are simply an ad hoc group formed around what's left of an elite core. If you want to give us one, you're more than welcome, but the group won't be around longer than a couple days, win or lose.</i>
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Personally, I really don't see the point of this since ASI will be extinct soon. The Dead Bear No Ill Will...  
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
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Jose dela Cruz: <i>The Monsters are now over 2,000 CS strong. Several TLs have already been massacred. Do you think you have a chance?</i>
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title = <b>Setbacks on the Northern Front</b>|
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article =<i>September 16th, 2008</i>
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A coordinated counterattack by Falasan and Minas Ithil has succeeded in taking Cori and Picnu away from us. With our own allies unavailable and monsters/Norland Raiders n the rear, we have been unable to muster enough to resist.
  
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James: <i>You asked me if I think we have a chance. I believe we do. Monsters and Undead are very vulnerable to Archery fire and we have a good number of archers in this group. We should win the battle of Alcatil, but I have to question whether we will have enough to take on the force that is arrayed against us in Ledunds.</i>
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Rest assured, this is only a minor delay in our plans of spreading Freedom to the Oppressed.  
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
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Jose dela Cruz: <i>Why do you think these Monsters came from?</i>
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title = <b>Fall of Ash'rily</b>|
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article =<i>September 16th, 2008</i>
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James: <i>It strikes me as very odd that these creatures spawned the moment we declared war on Falasan. It also strikes me as odd that these creatures are only spawning in Taran, Cagilan, Darkan and Estonian Lands. What sort of alliances has Falasan signed? They have allied themselves with the deepest Depths of Hell to survive! For this more than any other reason they MUST be exterminated!</i>
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<i>3 days ago...</i>
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We have just gotten word that a major assault has overrun Ash'rily, capital of the Ash Sea Islands. An estimated 30,000 CS Army of Caergoth/Carelia defeated ASI's 15,000 CS defenders in a titanic battle. Damage to both armies and the fortifications have been massive.
  
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Jose dela Cruz: <i>Who currently comprise the MET?</i>
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<i>Other News...</i>
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ASI has takenover Barnlure in a pointless gesture of defiance. This action has only delayed the eventual assimilation of the Capital into Carelia. Still, we salute ASI in its will to fight destiny.
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
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James: <i>These Brave Knights have taken it upon themselves to rid Tara of one half of the unholy alliance: Eurmeric, Andrey, Xeon, Conor, Tom, Kevtor, Erica, Britnoth, Ottar, Galin, Jerome. Other's have engaged this menace already: Naamah, Hakki, Medron, Castor.</i>
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title = <b>Upsurge of Monsters Delay Advance!</b>|
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article =<i>September 8th, 2008</i>
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There has been a large resurgence of undead and monster activity in Carelia, the Cagilan Empire, Darka and Tara. These evil creatures are of such size and strength that normal militia units are incapable of stopping them. Thus, it is with reluctance that each realm must dispatch a task force for disposal.
  
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Jose dela Cruz: <i>Is there a schedule you are following on when to destroy the Falasan Monsters?</i>
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We do not know how Falasan has done this but rest assured, the Freedom of Rabbits is still our highest priority!
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
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James: <i>This will be a hard struggle, but the next 24 hours will be the turning point. If everyone does as they are supposed to, we WILL prevail!</i>
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There you have it folks. Proof positive that King Tank of Falasan has raised its own dead relatives to assault us. Any doubts on the righteousness of Tara's cause must now rest in the face of pure Falasan Evil.
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article =<i>September 6th, 2008</i>
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I will update you on how many of the Monster Extermination Team is still alive by this time tomorrow.
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As anyone can see in the map, we are doing very well. There is almost no resistance now when our army liberates Rabbit regions. Peasants welcome Tara with open arms. Both Barad Falas and Tucha are surrounded, there people starving while their Lords flee. As I write this, I look out my window and witness the massive army gathering for the siege of Barad Falas. Once that persecuted city is free, Falasan will be broken.
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As James would say, "FOR THE GLORY OF TARA!!!"
 
  
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<i>Written by Jose dela Cruz</i>
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We shall see...
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
 
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title = <b>Traitor Identified at Last?</b>|
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article = <i>February 3rd, 2007</i>
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article =<i>September 1st, 2008</i>
 
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What Falasan has done (or more accurately two nobles by the names of Reilwin Merytis and Rathkanouros Kalantis) is created a new newspaper called the [[Falasan Inquirer]]. The editors seem to be already hard at work with <b>six</b> new very in depth articles already published!
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One of the early questions in this war has always been the early warning the Ash Sea Islands received during the massing of our armies at their border. We have later learned that a traitor from Suville leaked the liberation plans to our enemies, prolonging the war and suffering of ASI.
  
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With the current war against Falasan we at the Tara Times realize that we will eventually be forced to cross pens with the writers of the FI but nevertheless we warmly welcome the new paper and look forward to disagreeing with them.
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Clearly, Sir Damian Bedwyr, Duke of Stoneville can be none other than the traitor in question. HE made ASI suffer and, indeed, the argument can be made that the Falasan War is his fault as well.  
  
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<i>Written by Rojo DeVesta</i>
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The Tara Times will seek to confirm this speculation and get back to you.       
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
 
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title = <b>It's Begun...</b>|
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title = <b>Falasan Inquirer Admits Fault!</b>|
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article =<i>February 3rd, 2007</i>
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article =<i>September 2nd, 2008</i>
 
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<i>Takeover initiated  (5 minutes ago)
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I have just finished reviewing past issues of our brother journalists across the divide and I have come to a stunning article...
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Thor has initiated a Friendly Takeover of Chagasu, currently belonging to Falasan.</i>
 
  
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And thus begins the long-awaited liberation of Taran Lands lost to Falasan Treachery all those months ago. Great joy is spreading throughout the Realm as the news spread. But the question remains...
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<b>Falasan admits they are to blame for the war!</b>   
  
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What will Falasan do now?
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Indeed. In a fine display of honesty, the most recent edition of the Falasan Newspaper freely admits that it was their ineptitude and foolishness that has caused all this mayhem. Thousands of deaths and countless villages could have been spared had the stubborn Rabbit King shared the views of his reporters.
  
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<i>Written by Jose dela Cruz</i>
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The Tara Times urges the Falasan Inquirer to promote an unconditional surrender among their people. This is the only humane action in the face of their nation's culpability in recent events.
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
 
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title = <b>It's Official!</b>|
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title = <b>Tara Times is BACK!</b>|
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article =<i>February 1st, 2007</i>
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article =<i>September 1st, 2008</i>
 
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'''War!  (3 hours, 16 minutes ago)'''
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The pressures of war have forced all available staff to the frontlines, abandoning their journalism duties for the greater good. As the tide of war turns our way, we have now found the time to continue our work here at the paper.
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'''The Dictator has declared war on Falasan.'''
 
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It is now official: Tara is at war with Falasan. After declaring war, Jonathan, Dictator of Tara, once again reminded the rulers of Atamara of the reasons for doing so:
 
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''Our objectives in this war are to retake our lost land, and support our allies to the north.''
 
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The first part of the sentence is referring to the ownership issue over the region of Jagla, Chagasu, Aigling, and Chato, while the latter part refers to the Eston/Falasan war (you can read about these in the previous issue: [[Tara_Times/Archive_History/January 2007 Issue|January 2007 Issue]]).
 
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Already a skirmish has occurred with two Taran TLs assaulting the region of Aigling and easily defeating the local militia.
 
  
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<i>Written by Rojo DeVesta</i>
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We apologize for any inconvenience.       
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
 
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title = <b>Abington Reborn!</b>|
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article = <i>February 1st, 2007</i>
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article =<i>September 1st, 2008</i>
 
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Fear is spreading throughout Atamara today, as a plague of monsters and undead sweeps through the continent. Peasants are being eaten, food being burned, and realms are left scrambling to defeat the abominations.
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The Blight of Atamara is back!
  
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Taran troops fought a large undead horde in Andurus, and another group of undead is rampaging in Ledunds but otherwise the realm has been mercifully missed.
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Sir Damian Bedwyr, now King of Abington, Duke of Stoneville, Marshal of the Praetorian Guard has just created Abington from the ashes. Fury is rising throughout the continent as realm after realm declares war on the abomination. One trusts armies will soon put an end to this embarrassment.  
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
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Tara's closest ally, the Cagilan Empire has been hit especially hard, with 12 confirmed sightings of monsters and 2 more confirmed sightings of undead.
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There also was some large battles against the hordes to the north. Eston troops just barely held off a mob of undead and monsters in the region of Hawthorne (5000 CS vs. 5000 CS) and monsters also launched  an attack against the city of Barad Lacrinth but were repeled by the cities brave defenders.
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article =<i>September 1st, 2008</i>
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It will be interesting to see how this invasion affects the maneuvers of armies in the days to come.
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I am pleased to introduce Sir Kalanar Ardarcil to our readers. He is a Knight of Tarasac and will report on the battles our realm has fought against our enemies.  
  
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<i>Written by Rojo DeVesta</i>
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Welcome Kalanar!   
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<i>Written by Jose Dela Cruz</i>
 
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Latest revision as of 08:20, 22 March 2014

Tarabanner.png The Tara Times
Price: ONE GOLD PIECE Founder: Peter Kolak Date of Issue: September 1st, 2008

Archive History

Disclosure: Whatever is stated in the Tara Times does not reflect the opinions and ideals of all Taran nobles.

Defeat at Picnu!
September 27th, 2008

A rare battle between near-equal forces ended in defeat today as a Falasan/Minas Ithil Army invaded the recently freed region of Picnu. 16470 CS of Rabbits/MI went against 15315 CS of Tara/Darka troops in a brutal battle. Despite the valiant defense of our soldiers and allies, we were overrun in a protracted battle.

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Correction:
September 19th, 2008

It has been brought to our attention that Ash'rily is NOT the capital of the Ash Sea Islands. The correct capital is Ser'quia. We apologize for our error.

Personally, I really don't see the point of this since ASI will be extinct soon. The Dead Bear No Ill Will...

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Setbacks on the Northern Front
September 16th, 2008

A coordinated counterattack by Falasan and Minas Ithil has succeeded in taking Cori and Picnu away from us. With our own allies unavailable and monsters/Norland Raiders n the rear, we have been unable to muster enough to resist.

Rest assured, this is only a minor delay in our plans of spreading Freedom to the Oppressed.

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Fall of Ash'rily
September 16th, 2008

3 days ago... We have just gotten word that a major assault has overrun Ash'rily, capital of the Ash Sea Islands. An estimated 30,000 CS Army of Caergoth/Carelia defeated ASI's 15,000 CS defenders in a titanic battle. Damage to both armies and the fortifications have been massive.

Other News... ASI has takenover Barnlure in a pointless gesture of defiance. This action has only delayed the eventual assimilation of the Capital into Carelia. Still, we salute ASI in its will to fight destiny.

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Upsurge of Monsters Delay Advance!
September 8th, 2008

There has been a large resurgence of undead and monster activity in Carelia, the Cagilan Empire, Darka and Tara. These evil creatures are of such size and strength that normal militia units are incapable of stopping them. Thus, it is with reluctance that each realm must dispatch a task force for disposal.

We do not know how Falasan has done this but rest assured, the Freedom of Rabbits is still our highest priority!

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

War Update
September 6th, 2008

As anyone can see in the map, we are doing very well. There is almost no resistance now when our army liberates Rabbit regions. Peasants welcome Tara with open arms. Both Barad Falas and Tucha are surrounded, there people starving while their Lords flee. As I write this, I look out my window and witness the massive army gathering for the siege of Barad Falas. Once that persecuted city is free, Falasan will be broken.

We shall see...

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Traitor Identified at Last?
September 1st, 2008

One of the early questions in this war has always been the early warning the Ash Sea Islands received during the massing of our armies at their border. We have later learned that a traitor from Suville leaked the liberation plans to our enemies, prolonging the war and suffering of ASI.

Clearly, Sir Damian Bedwyr, Duke of Stoneville can be none other than the traitor in question. HE made ASI suffer and, indeed, the argument can be made that the Falasan War is his fault as well.

The Tara Times will seek to confirm this speculation and get back to you.

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Falasan Inquirer Admits Fault!
September 2nd, 2008

I have just finished reviewing past issues of our brother journalists across the divide and I have come to a stunning article...

Falasan admits they are to blame for the war!

Indeed. In a fine display of honesty, the most recent edition of the Falasan Newspaper freely admits that it was their ineptitude and foolishness that has caused all this mayhem. Thousands of deaths and countless villages could have been spared had the stubborn Rabbit King shared the views of his reporters.

The Tara Times urges the Falasan Inquirer to promote an unconditional surrender among their people. This is the only humane action in the face of their nation's culpability in recent events.

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Tara Times is BACK!
September 1st, 2008

The pressures of war have forced all available staff to the frontlines, abandoning their journalism duties for the greater good. As the tide of war turns our way, we have now found the time to continue our work here at the paper.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

Abington Reborn!
September 1st, 2008

The Blight of Atamara is back!

Sir Damian Bedwyr, now King of Abington, Duke of Stoneville, Marshal of the Praetorian Guard has just created Abington from the ashes. Fury is rising throughout the continent as realm after realm declares war on the abomination. One trusts armies will soon put an end to this embarrassment.

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

New Reporter in the Ranks...
September 1st, 2008

I am pleased to introduce Sir Kalanar Ardarcil to our readers. He is a Knight of Tarasac and will report on the battles our realm has fought against our enemies.

Welcome Kalanar!

Written by Jose Dela Cruz

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