Dark Citadel Times/2008/July
| Word of the disappeared Shadow Tyrant | July 30, 2008 |
| The nights have been long, the days short since my former master had been gone.
He was everything, to me, to the realm, to his followers. He was the Assassins. Without him, to me it seemed like my heart was gone. But today I received a call, my heart revived, my trust returned, my courage burned in me. The master was here, I could feel him. A knock on the door was enough to make me feel like the soldier I was in past times. I put on the dagger of his respected Elite's, a dagger with his emblem. I opened the door, and saw nothing in the night. Then he entered, and I saw him when he put off his cloak. And I who thought this cloak was only worn by the Dictator, that I lied on Innocents shoulders now. The man entered and I knew this was Targ'n Kybar, my Lord, my Master. I fell on my knees, but he said: "Stand up, Charm, I'm nothing at the time, nothing but a shadow, a memory of the past. Noone kneels for me." It was difficult, but I did as he said. It had been a long time, or so it seems, since I saw him. I hadn't the courage to ask it, but then he spoke: "Can you give me shelter for the night, good man? In return, I will tell some of my stories." I answered he could stay, as long as he wanted, but he wanted to stay for only one night. And we settled at my table, with a glass of my finest wine, and he told what had happened. He had gone north, to the mansion he had once ruled North Bakker from. It were still mostly ruins, although Chance had done his best to restore it in it's old glory. He had found a valuable piece of information there, and from there he had set sail, to the eternal night. It was a legend, something sailors bragged about, a night with no end, which lasted for more than a week. I never believed that story, but when my Dictator told it, I could believe him. And he told he had discovered the secret of Darkness in there. I asked why he couldn't return, come back to the Assassins. But he said the secret of Darkness alone wasn't enough, he had to know both sides. And so he planned to go to the south, far, and further, to the place of the eternal day. If he had done that, he would return to the Assassins. With the story of my master in my mind, I fell asleep, and when I woke up, he was already gone, to continue his journey. That's my story, the story of my master. | |
| Comment on this story. | by Charm, respected scribe of Targ'n Kybar |
| Steepglades Rebels | July 11, 2008 |
| With the recent loss of Steepglades the Assassins once again face the monumental task of providing estates and a steady income to its nobles. At the moment Eleven out of thirty three nobles are without a steady income, Eleven nobles without a home, Eleven nobles not in a army. But things are not much better for those who have oaths. The three regions that still fly under the Assassin banner are overcrowded and the knights also receive low pay. With three rogue regions around us now is the time. When ask about any possible expansion General Evil had this to say.
"If it only were that easy to expand. Hulaferd is a war-torn wasteland, with 90% of our battles being fought on it's blood-soaked fields. The population will take months to recover, and during that time, we can expect little to no gold from the region. However, the region is of great strategic importance, and that is reason enough to try to bring it back under Assassin control. As for Helsera, are you familiar with the phrase "a bridge too far". Well, when building the road between Helsera and South Bakker, they hired two bridge builders. Both of them utterly insane. They built a bridge alright, a bridge that takes six days to cross. And that's if you're traveling light. Taking and maintaining Helsera would be a total nightmare. Steepglades is a possibility...I wish we had been able to hold the region before, because now their sympathy towards us is almost completely gone. The main problem is, the travel time is long, and we would have to make sure the Wetham front is adequately defended while we run the takeover. I doubt this will be a possibility until we restore Outer Tilog City to it's rightful owners." | |
| Comment on this story. | by Frelina Peterson |
| Hulaferd Declares It's Independence | July 7, 2008 |
| After Giblot and Wetham suffered yet another defeat on the soil of Hulaferd, the peasants decided they'd had enough, and declared their independence from Wetham's rule. Of course, this is nothing out of the ordinary; revolts seem to have become a weekly occurrence for the people of Hulaferd as of late. The battle fought was small, roughly 900 CS of Assassins against 600 of Giblotians and Wethams. But it was apparently enough to shatter what little confidence the peasants had in Wetham's ability to defend them.
As long as this war continues, it is likely Hulaferd will be the site of many battles yet to come. | |
| Comment on this story. | by Evil Revan |
| We're Back | July 5, 2008 |
| Due to our only printing press breaking down, the Dark Citadel Times has been gone for a few weeks while a replacement was ordered. We hoped it would arrive sooner, but shipping it all the way from Atamara wasn't fast, or cheap for that matter.
The Dark Citadel times is back in print now, and we hope to continue giving the best news coverage in the Colonies. | |
| Comment on this story. | by Evil Revan |
