Winners by default in cities where there was only one standing candidate are as follows:

• Jhelom – Lady Sherry Sharr
• Minoc – Lord Victor II
• Moonglow – Lady Lauren
• Skara Brae – Lady CharGar
• Trinsic – Lady Phoenix
• Yew – Lady CaT

Multiple candidates did stand in some cities and winners could only be decided by votes, bribes, and charm.

• In the City of New Magincia Lord Gareth saw off opposition from both Lady Priscilla and Magic, taking the position of governor with almost 70% of the vote.
• Lady Ivy claimed victory over Lord Se’an Silverfoot in the City of Vesper, also taking around 70% of the vote.
• Finally, Lady Daria Blackmore lost out to Lady Angelica who took two thirds of the vote in the City of Britain.

All Governors have been invited to attend regular meetings with the Royal Council in Castle Blackthorn. Dates will be announced in the near future and I believe the City Governor’s are permitted to bring some supporters.

Governor Ivy of Vesper has also announced her first official town meeting on Friday 21st June at 7pm by the eastern clock. I believe the meeting will be held at her office just across the western bridge from the Bank of Vesper.

Many thanks to Lord Se’an for keeping me informed regarding the progress of the elections.

And congratulations to all the winning candidates!

So far the current list of candidates looks like this (many thanks to Se’an Silverfoot for collecting this information):

• Britain: Angelica (Taking Care of Business), Daria Blackmore (Royal Britannian Guard)
• Jhelom: Sherry Shar (House of Silverfoot)
• Minoc: Victor II (North East Coast Cooperative)
• Moonglow: Belle Starr (Outlaw Women), Lauren (Dragons Watch)
• New Magincia: Priscilla (Outlaw Women), Gareth (Ethereal Void Imperium), Magic (Sorcerers of Anarchy)
• Skara Brae: CharGar (Loyal Friends of Virtue)
• Trinsic: Lady Phoenix (Dragons Watch)
• Vesper: Se’an Silverfoot (Army of the Dragon), Lady Ivy (North East Coast Cooperative)
• Yew: CaT (Ethereal Void Imperium)

Winners of the elections will be announced as soon as the information is available. This list will also be updated if needed.

This house stands at the Western entrance of the Abyss and is close to the Silver Sapling tree. It is also close to the Wisp spawn area so characters of low karma should be cautious.

There are at the time of writing four ways to reach this house via teleporter.

• The first is from Nanoc’s house on Ice Island, Felucca.
• The second is from Ozog’s house on Pitmuck Island.
• The third is from ‘Men Only.’
• The forth is from the Lord & Tailor House in Luna.

The easiest is to travel to the PaxOku Tea House and use the teleporter to Ozog’s house in Pitmuck. From there, walk over to the teleporter with the green rune to reach the Abyss house.

Safe adventures fellow travelers,

- NANOC DWxC, Mayor of Dragons Watch, Ranger of the Abyss, Phoenix’s Knight in Shinning Armour, Govenor Winfields Bait Boy, Mach’s Eggless Bastage, Ranger of Death Robes (and more titles too numerous to mention).

Earlier this week volunteers were called to the city of Moonglow to meet with Lady Vasheri and the Mage, Valdemar. Apparently there had been word of attacks on Minoc by creatures made of earth and rock. Royal Guardsmen had been dispatched and the attackers were being kept in check though with some reported difficulty.

After an explanation as to why we were summoned, we escorted the Lady to the bank where we soon heard that the Lyceaum had also come under attack. Making haste to the famous scholar’s institution, we encountered creatures similar to those described during the Minoc attacks.

Reaching the Lyceaum we discovered an enormous crater in the central courtyard with small fires everywhere. As we attempted to evacuate the scholars, a great earthen dragon erupted from the ground and attacked us. The creature was eventually slain and so we fled to Nujel’m with the scholars in tow.

A Request from the Commander

The following day, Commander Gwen called us all to Vesper and tasked us with shipping medical supplies to the city of  Nujel’m for the benefit of the rescued scholars. The crown provided three vessels for our use but lacked skilled captains to pilot them. Instead I was amongst one of those given command of a ship (which I christened the “Midnight Orchid”).

We docked at Nujel’m before heading into the old town outside the walls full of adobe brick structures that the Commander affectionately referred to as “the slums” – this being where the scholars were apparently staying. However it wasn’t long before the same creatures attacked the city, forcing us out of the slums and back into the city proper.

But our enemy was determined to vanquish us and capture or kill the scholars (and perhaps everyone else in the city). The Commander decided it would be best if we retreated to the ships with the scholars and as many citizens as possible. While the Commander organised the evacuation, we simply had to keep the enemy at bay.

It was a hard fought battle but we managed to raise anchor and set sail just as the enemy overran the docks. We sailed for Vesper, soon making landfall and leaving the scholars to stay at the Youth Hostel. As we docked, we also heard that the Sultan of Nujel’m had managed to escape the city with most of his court.

During our debriefing, Ozog mentioned two other artifacts similar to Poseidon’s Fury and Vulcan’s Kryss. Something called a Terr’Ania Jewel and an Aereta Gem. I can only assume that with the defeat of Vulcan we have simply awakened another of his kin. As all we encountered were creatures of earth I can only assume that whoever was behind the attacks commanded the power of the Terr’Ania or Earth Jewel.

The Commander has asked me to find out more from Ozog about what he learned, apparently on a previous trip to Sorcerer Dungeon in Ilshenar. Meanwhile no word has been heard from an expedition sent to investigate Moonglow since the attack and I can only presume they have been swallowed by the earth.

In the meantime I can only hope there are no attacks in the immediate future. The scale of the attacks suggests someone or something with greater ambitions than Vulcan and this does not bode well for the times ahead.

Firstly, our calender is being moved over to the PaxLair Statehood Portal site, where it is easier to update and amend as needed. A link will eventually be placed in the sidebar here at the Times for ease of reference.

The new Calendar can be found right here. Events are also colour coded: Green events are player run events. Purple events are EM run events. Blue Events are SotA related events.

Though it involves an extra click, I feel these changes are for the better! We also have discussion forums on the new portal which all are welcome to join (and let us know about calendar changes if you so desire).  For reference, the old Events calendar on the Times is here.