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date =July 27, 2006| | |||
headline =Tournament Held in Castle Ubent| | |||
article =News has just arrived that the tournament held in [[East Continent/Castle Ubent|Castle Ubent]] was attended by 105 nobles from across the East Island. Given that the admission fee to the tournament was 20 gold, and only 1000 gold was handed out in prize money, [[Ubent]] made a rather decent profit on the tournament. | |||
The 400 gold first prize for swordfighting went to Sir Manfred, Royal Treasurer of [[Itorunt]]. Sir Speedy, Grand Justiciar of [[Ubent]] took the 100 gold second prize. The 400 gold first prize in the jousting contest was won by Sir Sparky of [[Light of Fountain]]. Sir Nnix, Paladin Primus of [[Light of Fountain]] took the 100 gold second place prize. <br>''Balkeese''}} | |||
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headline =Talless Twinblade, Banker of Caligus, Killed by Lightning!| | headline =Talless Twinblade, Banker of Caligus, Killed by Lightning!| | ||
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date =July 21, 2006| | date =July 21, 2006| | ||
headline =Attack on [[East Continent/Domus|Domus]] repelled, attackers routed!| | headline =Attack on [[East Continent/Domus|Domus]] repelled, attackers routed!| | ||
article =The combined armies of [[Itorunt]] and [[Yssaria]] have launched a massed assault on Domus, the capital city of [[Caligus]]. As our readers know, Yssaria has been bent on the destruction of Caligus for quite some time. They have managed to push the Caligan forces back and take control of the majority of regions formerly under Caligan control. Although | article =The combined armies of [[Itorunt]] and [[Yssaria]] have launched a massed assault on Domus, the capital city of [[Caligus]]. As our readers know, Yssaria has been bent on the destruction of Caligus for quite some time. They have managed to push the Caligan forces back and take control of the majority of regions formerly under Caligan control. Although Caligus has been reduced to a mere 4 regions, the Yssarians have been unable to achieve any further victories. Instead, the Caligans have been fighting back and achieving major victories against the Yssarian army. | ||
Facing their lack of success, the Yssarians have been reduced to asking their federated allies for help. The Itorunt army answered the plea for help by sending sending one of their army divisions to their aid. The combined Itorunt/Yssarian army mustered over 2000 men. The Caligans weren't sitting around doing nothing while their enemies prepared their assualt, however. In addition to recruiting a rather respectable army of their own, the Caligan craftsmen were busily at work fortifying their defenses. The attackers | Facing their lack of success, the Yssarians have been reduced to asking their federated allies for help. The Itorunt army answered the plea for help by sending sending one of their army divisions to their aid. The combined Itorunt/Yssarian army mustered over 2000 men. The Caligans weren't sitting around doing nothing while their enemies prepared their assualt, however. In addition to recruiting a rather respectable army of their own, the Caligan craftsmen were busily at work fortifying their defenses. The attackers apparently did not notice this, and were quite surprised to find the walls of Domus much more formidable than they had counted on. | ||
Too late to call off the attack, the Itorunt and Yssarian forces continued in their assault. The assault was an utter and complete failure. The attacking armies broke on the reinforced walls of Domus. The defending troops cut them down as they attempted to scale the fortifications. In the end, over '''''three quarters''''' of the attackers lay dead or dieing, while managing to wound or kill less than one third of the less numerous defenders. The remaining attackers fled in panic, thoroughly routed. | Too late to call off the attack, the Itorunt and Yssarian forces continued in their assault. The assault was an utter and complete failure. The attacking armies broke on the reinforced walls of Domus. The defending troops cut them down as they attempted to scale the fortifications. In the end, over '''''three quarters''''' of the attackers lay dead or dieing, while managing to wound or kill less than one third of the less numerous defenders. The remaining attackers fled in panic, thoroughly routed. | ||
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date =July 20, 2006| | date =July 20, 2006| | ||
headline = | headline =High Marshal of [[Yssaria]] Killed by Lightning!| | ||
article =In an awesome display of divine retribution, the gods have seen fit to strike down Abishur, the High Marshal of [[Yssaria]] in a lightning storm that will be remembered for many lifetimes. When the lightning storm ended, Abishur lay dead, his remains reduced to a charred and smoking corpse. Following the lightning storm, the local priests attempted to contact the gods to ascertain the reason for their | article =In an awesome display of divine retribution, the gods have seen fit to strike down Abishur, the High Marshal of [[Yssaria]] in a lightning storm that will be remembered for many lifetimes. When the lightning storm ended, Abishur lay dead, his remains reduced to a charred and smoking corpse. Following the lightning storm, the local priests attempted to contact the gods to ascertain the reason for their displeasure. The priests reported that the gods anger was caused by statements Abishur made relating to the behavior of the nobles of Yssaria regarding their future activity, and the upcoming tournament in [[Ubent]]. The priest's full interpretation has been published in the [[Caligan_Courier/July%2706#Breaking_News:_Abishur_Zapped|Caligan Courier]].<br>''--Balkeese''}} | ||
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date=July 18, 2006| | date=July 18, 2006| | ||
article = Update: Gah, This article is moot - Alex of the | article = Update: Gah, This article is moot - Alex of the [[Itorunt Informer]] provided the maths and proved my calculations wrong. | ||
'' I am currently in the process of seeing if King Handow of | '' I am currently in the process of seeing if King Handow of Sirion will consent to an interview with me - watch this space! '' | ||
-- Atticus }} | -- Atticus }} | ||
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article =In a long awaited and expected move, approximately 13,000 CS of Old Rancaguan troops have taken ship from [[East Continent/Kazan|Kazan]] and are traveling to [[East Continent/Stora|Stora]]. Stora is adjacent to the Kalmarian capital city of [[East Continent/Kalmar|Kalmar]]. Kalmar is also, bay far, the most populous region in the islands. | article =In a long awaited and expected move, approximately 13,000 CS of Old Rancaguan troops have taken ship from [[East Continent/Kazan|Kazan]] and are traveling to [[East Continent/Stora|Stora]]. Stora is adjacent to the Kalmarian capital city of [[East Continent/Kalmar|Kalmar]]. Kalmar is also, bay far, the most populous region in the islands. | ||
Old Rancagua is one of the original two realms to colonize the islands, along with [[Perdan]]. Following the brutal rebellion headed by El Cid, the former [[Avamar]]ians moved in and took over. The former monarchy was replaced with a democracy. It was only a matter of time before Old | Old Rancagua is one of the original two realms to colonize the islands, along with [[Perdan]]. Following the brutal rebellion headed by El Cid, the former [[Avamar]]ians moved in and took over. The former monarchy was replaced with a democracy. It was only a matter of time before Old Rancagua, with a well known, deep rooted hatred of Avamar, would send their army to root out of the invading Avamarians and return the government of the Islands to it's lawful monarchy. Given the vast difference in military strength between the two realms, this will hopefully be a short conflict.}} | ||
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