| The Death of the "Triple Alliance"? Irony Abounds! |
June 24, 1008 |
| So proclaims the Caerwynian Chronicle, "Caerwyn splits from Viridian". What can one make of this? The Chronicle claims that the falling out is over a small city to the north, of whom no or few men have seen. Derfig, or so the nobles of the Court of Gelene call it.
Apparently, Viridian is acting "aggressively" towards Caerwynian colonists. This is obviously a cause of the bad blood that rules and founded Viridian. Vesna Valentine, the former "Prime Minister" was a noble of Everguard but proved an inherent weakness when Lord Valentine fled Everguard. What can the fools of Caerwyn expect from a realm founded and ruled by a weak dog that fled Everguard, the Shining Emerald of the North?
Indeed, Viridian is posed precariously between stagnation under brutal monster assaults, and rapid decline from a massive civil war. This war is between two factions, one led by the current "Prime Minister", a noble of little reknown, and the other led by Vesna Valentine. With such apt leadership, I have no doubt Viridian will succeed!
As well, the Morek occupation force of Libid Island has laid claim on Eidulb, and flies their flags over the palace. It is important to remember that the former ruler of the native Dulesians, Ayaui Piotari Michicirri, was slain by Caerwyn and control was taken of the city. This is a bit of a sore point between the Morekian occupation and Viridian, who had eyes upon the glorious castle in Eidulb. But possessing only one small island and a large city, can the occupants ever hope to feed the poor Eddons and Dulesians? The Morekian occupation force has neither the wealth to buy food nor the might to conquer lands that produce food. With Caerwyn unable to keep them afloat, it seems the only way now is down...
So look what Caerwyn has wrought. Their warmongering ways have lent them an unruly son, and an investment about to go under. Irony abounds! |
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by Karibash ka Habb |
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| The Fall of Melodia? |
June 20, 2008 |
| Reports came in about an hour ago that the city of Paisly, Melodia's capital and last remaining region, has revolted and joined the realm of Madina, the populace no doubt agitated by daimonic attacks. And so it seems that Melodia, once a proud realm consisting of five regions along the southeastern coast of Dwilight's western island, is no more, another lost colony succumbing to the malignant forces of Dwilight. |
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by Inkrav Donkeyvich
Coffermaster |
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| Daimonic Forces Attack Melodia |
June 17, 2008 |
| Rumours have been growing lately of the presence of daimonic forces roaming the western subcontinent of Dwilight. Several weeks ago, some explorers reported the presence of odd creatures in the vicinity of Volcano Nightscree. These started as just traveler's tales, and were generally dismissed as such. But recent reports indicate that there may have been some truth to them. Two days ago reports arrived from Paisly, the capital of Melodia, carrying more tales of fiendish creatures. The city of Paisly is apparently under assault by two groups of these creatures. Messages from General Akeela, the general of the rapidly shrinking realm, indicate that two separate forces of these "netherworld" creatures are ravaging the country side and marching on their capital. General Akeela reports that these creatures hail from the small city of Nightmarch, on the south-eastern slopes of Volcano Nightscree. So far we have not spoken directly with anyone who has seen these creatures with their own eyes. But the profusion of third-hand accounts and spreading stories indicates that there may be a kernel of truth here somewhere. |
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by Brance Indirik
Duke of Libidizedd |
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| The Expansion of Religion | June 11, 2008 |
| Word has reached the temple of Sanguis Astroism in Libidizedd of the official founding of a new religion upon the continent of Dwilight. The fledgling religion is known as Magna Aenilia Ecclesia. Sorting through the many rumours that flow across the docks Libidizedd reveals that the new religion was formed by the King of Verus Luria and Duke of Poryatown, Kaennji Shenron. With the formation of the religion in Poryatown, King Kaennji has stepped down from both of his positions as Duke of Poryatown and King of Verus Luria. | While Magna Aenilia Ecclesia is new to the continent of Dwilight, it is apparently a large and well-established faith on the Far Eastern continent. The connection of Kaenji Shenron to the faith is unclear. Also unclear is why he chose now, so soon after his secession from Pian en Luries as the time to found this apparent extension of the faith. The realm of Verus Luria is foundering under the mass exodus of nearly his entire duchy and all it's nobles back to Pian en Luries. Verus Luria has no ruler, no judge, and no general, and now it also has no Duke. |
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| Verus Luria |
June 4, 2008 |
There were likely many who wondered just how long Lurian power would last, and they have just found out. Duke Kaennji Shenron, a former King of Pian en Luries himself, has just recently declared his duchy's secession from the realm of Pian en Luries in the following message:
My Friends in Pian en Luries,
Today is grave day. Today duchess Marie was removed from her own position as Duchess of Askileon and embarassed in front of everyone. This realm has become insecure, unsafe and corrupt. Queen Alanna and Arbitrator Finegus have too little understanding of the feudal system we live by and have ultimately disrespected. They have becom corrupt with power. Pian en Luries has failed. Thus it will have to be replaced.
Today Verus Luria shall stand.
Yours,
Kaennji Shenron
Duke of Poryatown
This single move by the Royal Duke has literally split the strength of Pian en Luries in two, with nearly half of the realms nobility now under command of Verus Luria, and even the Royal Arbitrator Finegus O'Shea himself included among them. |
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by Zanaras Tian |
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| Tournament in Aegir |
June 4, 2008 |
| Many nobles have shown off their skills at the tournament, Xyola Eirik showed her swordfighting skill to be 75%. Lucius Curs, Duke of Nifelhold proved his swordfighting skill is 65%. Sir Cato De La Fere, Duke of Muspelheim showed his swordfighting skill to be 55%. They are presumed to be favorites, though others have yet to display their skills, rumors are abound that much money has ben staked.
The winners:
Semifinal round:
Edith from Shadovar -beats- Xyola from Morek
Farlouche from Everguard -beats- Eustice from Melodia
Final Round:
Farlouche from Everguard -beats- Edith from Shadovar
Winner: Farlouche |
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| Tournament in Aegir |
May 29, 2008 |
| The second tournament to be held in the lands of Dwilight has been announced. His Grace Terivus Enodscopia, Duke of Aegir of Springdale has announced a tournament of swordfighting. The tournament will be held in the port city in seven days. 15 gold will get you into the tournament, where you can vie for the top prize of 150 gold. The runner-up will take home 50 gold. It seems to us here at the Daily that the prize money for this tournament is a bit out of line with the entrance fees Duke Enodscopia is charging. It looks like the Duke stands to make quite a tidy profit on this tournament. |
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by Brance Indirik
Duke of Libidizedd |
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| Everguard's Woes Caused by Unfit Nobles? |
May 22, 2008 |
| Everguard's descent into near anarchy has made them more or less the laughing stock of Dwilight. This could be attributed to horrid leadership or "divine intervention" (ha!) but this author would like to place the blame on the majority of nobles. Though the army was led by the former Royal High Commander, the majority of the power laid in the hands of the marshal of the sole army of Everguard. Because this marshal was unable to spur the nobles of the army to action, they did not do anything. This is not entirely his fault though, the majority of recruits were being sucked up by groups of nobles wishing to launch colonies. They would journey out, have their units slaughtered, then come back for more men. As well, a large number of nobles were very slow to move out, resulting in almost comical losses to monster hoards that could have been easily destroyed. It is this author's belief that most of the nobles came to Everguard seeking quick fame without work. These same nobles are now leaving Everguard in droves. Eventually the minority of nobles who actually work will be left, and then Everguard will be restored and be able to pursue her claims. Surrounded by realms that claim her to be a "bully", it will be interesting to see what revenge Everguard shall claim. |
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| News Around the Island | May 21, 2008 |
Faithful readers of the Dwilight Daily may have noticed that articles from the Dwilight Daily are written by nobles form many different realms. We feel that this is of great benefit to you, the reader. It allows you to receive news from many different points of view, and make the decision for it's accuracy (or lack thereof) and bias (again: or lack thereof) for yourself. We also allow the publishing of anonymous stories, so nobles can express less popular views, or provide sensitive information, without fear of reprisal. Again, it is up to you, the reader, to judge the validity of these for yourself.
With that in mind, we think it would be a good idea to provide you with a list of some of the other sources of information that are available to the inquisitive noble. There are several other publications that circulate with greater or lesser frequency. These publications are almost exclusively dedicate to providing information related to their own realm of origin. Some will provide international news to a greater or lesser extent. Even the local news may be of interest to nobles with a taste for news of far away places. With that having been said, here is the list of currently known publications, and a little bit about them. | Current Publications:
- Poryatown Press - Originally begun as a newspaper, the Poryatown Press quickly evolved into a publishing house, and the newspaper itself renamed to the Lurian Weekly. The Lurian Weekly focuses on issues related to Pian en Luries. The editor of the Lurian Weekly, Zanaras Tian, has announced that he will be leaving Pian en Luries, and so the paper will be discontinued until a new editor can be found. We look forward to reading the news from Sir Tian's almost certain-to-be-published new newspaper.
- Donghaiwei Dispatch - This paper has released only a single, small issue some months ago. It focused on news related to Morek. Without more substance to the paper, it is hard to provide any more substantial opinion.
- Everguard Visionary - The Visionary is the creation of former King of Everguard, Fisc Arylon, who is also the newspaper's sole contributor. This can be somewhat difficult to determine, as all articles are now attributed to a somewhat mysterious "Editorial Board". If you look around for older copies of the newspaper hidden away in cellars and attics, you can still find copies that the Visionary has not been able to destroy, where all the articles are attributed to "Fisc Arylon", the King of Everguard at the time of publication. We recommend that when reading the Visionary, you keep in mind the advice that they themselves offer in their latest issue: ".. always remember that what you read is a reflection of the author, and their personal stake in the situation."
- Caerwynian Chronicle - The Chronicle is published by Teniel Dell of Caerwyn. It has a more international flavor than most regional newspapers. The Chronicle often has interesting and insightful articles, and we always look forward to receiving their latest copy.
- Springdale Stories - The Springdale Stories is a newspaper with a quite local focus centered on, of course, the kingdom of Springdale. After a shaky start, the Stories has begun to be published in a more regular basis, if on a small scale.
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| No end to Everguard woes. |
May 20, 2008 |
| In what seems increasingly like divine retribution against the bully Everguard, what started with the plague on their king is continuing. Following Eidulb's bid for freedom, Aquitain, a rich townsland, Ygg d'Razhuul, an important choke spot in Everguard, and Ammando, have all pushed for freedom, splitting Everguard into three distinct parts. What used to be the second most populated realm(in terms of nobles)has seen mass desertations and its military power is the laughing stock of Dwilight, as even the newly formed realm of Viridian easily matches its prowess, with less than a third of the nobles. Truly, Everguard is an example of how not to run a realm. |
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| War! |
May 13, 2008 |
| News coming from Madina City tells us of the formal declaration of war made by the Prime Minister of Madina against the recently founded realm of Shadovar. Details are still a bit sketchy, but it seems that the reason for this war is to support of one their former colonies, Melodia, against a presumed aggression made by Shadovar. More details in the next days. |
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| Caerwyn Colony Formed | May 13, 2008 |
| Yet another new realm has been formed on the western continent of Dwilight. This time, it is the first third generation realm. The intrepid colonists that formed the realm of Caerwyn have themselves formed a new colony in the city of Chrysantalys, led by Lady Vesna Valentine. Avid readers of the Dwilight Daily may remember that the realm of Caerwyn was itself originally formed in the city of Eidulb. Threats of war from Everguard forced the colony to immediately relocate to the city of Golden Farrow, the location of their current capital. Everguard then conquered Eidulb, only to later lose it when the city revolted and switched allegiance to the realm of Astrum. | This new Caerwyn Colony provides a very interesting situation on the northern end of the western island. Fisc Arylon, former King of Everguard, has claimed that the city of Chrysantalys, among others, are already claimed. Fisc Arylon has declined to comment an exactly who has claimed these cities. Nevertheless, Everguard has used these phantom claims as justification for aggressively pursuing the possession of the cities of Eidulb and Libidizedd. Will Everguard attempt to threaten the new Caerwyn Colony in the same manner as it threatened Caerwyn and Astrum? Will these threats be given any credence, when Everguard can't even keep the regions they already own from rebelling? |
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| Another Twist in the Tale |
May 9, 2008 |
| Yesterday many of the rulers of Dwilight were removed from their positions of power in their realms, this caused havoc and amongst it the great city of Eidulb took a chance and switched allegiance from Everguard to the newly formed and unstable realm of Astrum. Will the realm of Astrum be able to hold on to such a treasure or will it again fall rogue due to lack of attention. Only time will tell!!! |
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| War Looms |
May 7, 2008 |
| Even as the realms of Astrum and Everguard lie at the brink of a war, A schism is develping in Everguard. Luna Dawnstar, wife of none other than King Fisc himself, was deported to another land, along with a few others, namely Sir Sin RavenWulf. What is going on, is undoubedly the question on everyones minds. One thing is for sure, Everguard is cracking from within. Will is be able to stand up in the war with Astrum, in its current depleted state? Has the bully bullied for the last time? Or will rebellion shake the very foundation of it existence? We will soon know the answer. |
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| Bully, or Bullied? |
May 5, 2008 |
| In the young history of the continent of Dwilight, no realm has been forced to face invasions of their territory, their territorial claims, or their sphere of influence - none that is, other than the realm of Everguard. Anonymous men label the realm and her High King as aggressors, antagonists and yes... bullies. But what is the truth of the situation? While the eastern realms of Springdale, Morek, Pian en Luries and the southern power of Madina have sat comfortable in their corners of Dwilight unharassed by colonists and usurpers - the untamed lands of the west have attracted considerable attention.
Much like their eastern neighbors, when the fifth independent nation of Dwilight was formed, it had designs on commanding a specific territory - a certain territory descending down from Valkyrja to Eidulb, and including the Libidizedd Island. To the west, there are already claims on the cities of Gaston, Chrysantalas, Itau and others that otherwise could have been taken by Everguard, yet they will now not be able to command.
That claim was challenged once, by the colonists who now sit in Golden Farrow, known as Caerwyn. The end result of that was intense negotiations, and a peaceful resolution that avoided war for both realms, and allowed the Caerwynians to center their realm in a wealthy and prosperous city. Everguard's meager claim of land was respected, and both realms ended up the better for it - a triumph of diplomacy for both, and hardly an acrimonious and aggressive bully pushing around the new kid on the block.
And now, with the entire Mimer peninsula available for colonization, the new colonists have arrived in Libidizedd and are entrenching themselves, despite objections from Everguard regarding a violation of their claim. The colonists have made a counter-claim they say stretches further back than that which the High King made. Neither recognizes or acknowledges the other's claim, and a conflict looms.
At current, the High King has offered a peaceful resolution to the issue by providing the Morek Colonists with what their chief goal was - religious freedom on the island, and free passage to the westland so that they may spread their faith across their vastness. In return, the Everguardians ask for political control of the island, and the relocation of the colony to the city of Mimer. The High King believes it is a solution that gives both what they want - but only time will tell if the new colonists value peace and stability with their new neighbor, or if they are insistent to push their claim. But one thing is certain, the realm of Everguard does not bluff. |
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| The Bully of the North |
May 4, 2008 |
| Word has reached the ears of nobles around the continent that the same realm that forced the relocation of Caerwyn, Everguard, has issued the same orders to Morek Colony. Time will tell if another realm bows to Everguard, or will they call Everguard's bluff of military retaliation? |
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| Morek Colony Formed |
May 2, 2008 |
| Nobles from the realm of Morek have traveled across the monster-plagues Mimer Peninsula and established an independent colony in the city of Libidizedd. The port city of Libidizedd is a great prize for the new colony. It is located on the central sea, and connected to many other ports on the sea through shipping and trade routes. |
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June 26, 2008
City Declares Independence |
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The city of Paisly has declared independence from Madina. |
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June 21, 2008
City Switches Allegiance |
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The city of Paisly, capital of Melodia, has revolted and returned it's allegiance to Madina. |
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June 15, 2008
City Captured |
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Astrum has taken control of the city of Eidulb. |
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May 29, 2008
Tournament in Aegir |
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Terivus Enodscopia, Duke of Aegir has announced a tournament of Swordfighting to be held in Aegir 7 days from now. There will be a charge of 15 gold for every participant. The winner will be rewarded with 150 gold in addition to the honour and prestige that his victory will earn him. There will also be a reward of 50 gold for the second best. |
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May 20, 2008
Rebellion in Melodia Fails |
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The rebellion in Melodia led by Albert de Blanc, the recently deposed monarch, has failed. |
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May 20, 2008
Rebellion in Melodia! |
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A rebellion is breaking out in Melodia. Earlier today, Albert de Blanc, the deposed ruler of Melodia, has called for a counter-rebellion against the newly installed revolutionary republic. Details are still sketchy. |
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May 20, 2008
Rebellion in Melodia Successful! |
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The rebellion in Melodia led by Quintus Scarlett has succeeded! Quintus Scarlett has been appointed the new ruler, and reformed the government into a Republic. |
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May 19, 2008
Rebellion in Melodia! |
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A rebellion is breaking out in Melodia. Earlier today, Quintus Scarlett called for an uprising against the current government. Details are still sketchy. |
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May 15, 2008
Peace comes |
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Astrum and Viridian (Caerwyn Colony) have now found peace. |
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May 15, 2008
Alliance Formed |
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Astrum and Morek have now formed an alliance, temporarily to aid Astrum in its infancy. |
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May 15, 2008
Alliance Formed |
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Astrum and Caerwyn form a strategic alliance. |
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May 14, 2008
War! |
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Delia Sosiskiy, Prime Minister of Caerwyn, has declared war on Shadovar. |
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May 13, 2008
War! |
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Kolya Ishimu, Grand Doge of Madina, has declared war on Shadovar. |
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May 13, 2008
War! |
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Dictator Edelstein Greneburie, Tyrant of Shadovar, has declared war against Melodia! |
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May 8, 2008
City Changes Allegiance |
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Eidulb has revolted against Everguard and joined the realm of Morek Colony (Astrum) |
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May 2, 2008
New Realm Formed |
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Colonists from Morek have created a new realm in the city of Libidizedd. The Morek Colony will be known by the name of Astrum. |
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May 2, 2008
War! |
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Alanna Anaris, Queen of Pian en Luries, has declared war on the Grand Duchy of Fissoa. |
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May 2, 2008
Tournament Results |
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Finegus O'Shea (Knight of Nid Tek, Pian en Luries) won to top prize of 250 gold. |
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