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Thursday, December 31, 2015

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

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

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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

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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.
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    4 months ago
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    8 years ago
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    8 years ago
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    8 years ago
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    9 years ago
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    10 years ago
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    11 years ago
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    12 years ago
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    12 years ago
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    13 years ago
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    14 years ago
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    15 years ago
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