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Thursday, December 31, 2015

News from the Provinces: Folk Festival in Distant Lemstrelia to Highlight Culture of Cludrossean Minority Population.

Posted by Timrod at 11:44 PM 1 comment:

Rumble at the Fairgrounds: Cludrosean Games Get Raucous, Mead Tents Overrun by Spirited Crowd

Posted by Timrod at 11:30 AM No comments:

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Cludrosean Riots: Lemstrelian Constabulary "At Wits End"

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Rangers of Lemstrel Summoned to Quell Unrest in Cludrosean Countryside

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Cludrosean Uprising Defies Lemstrellian Scouts, Advances on Glymnarque

Posted by Timrod at 11:47 PM No comments:

Cludrosean Rebels Overrun Glymarque, Magistrate on the Run

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Monday, December 28, 2015

Spugnovean Battle Mages Deployed to Stem Cludrosean Invasion


Capital fears the worst, prepares for siege.
Posted by Timrod at 11:49 PM No comments:
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