Voice of Hope Issue 2-PDF

8/9/2019 Voice of Hope Issue 2-PDF

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The (Even Newer)

Voice of HopeIn this Issue of TheEVEN NEWER Voice

Its War!!! 1

So whats this

All about 1

Letters to the

Cabal 2

Editorial 3

How to ID. 3

What a stunna 4

What a Hunk 4

Next Issue 4

Hansard 5

Voice View 6

Talk of the Town 8

Whispers from... 8

Usual Suspects 9

Tales from the.. 10

Battle standard 10

Cassandra Diary 11

The Pantheon 13

Ministry of.. 14

Kels Diary 15

The Zocalo 17

Survey 19

Today The Governesscalled together an extraordinary session of boththe Senate and RexCabal.

Sporting a new blackfigure hugging dress(probably bought on theFirestar) she addressedthe assembledpersonages...

I am afraid I have toreport that the talks withthe Night parade haveended they will not listento reason, nor lift the siege

Its WAR!!!

So whats this all about??Hi all!

Well I think the first thing Ihave to do is thankeveryone for the kindcomments relating to The(Even Newer)Voice oHope and most of althank you for your

responses relating to thesurvey (even if I had to doa bit of nagging!)

So how did the results othe survey pan out? Welthe first question shouldalready be plain when yousee this file as the mospopular logo for thispublication now gracesthis page so that answersthe first question!

The rest of the Answers

of these Islands it seemsthe time for talking is nowover as last night a attackwas made on the tollgate.I thank the army and thewatch for throwing back

that attack. Upon theirheads be it I ask thesenate to authorize a stateof war now exists I knowtoo many it will seem wehave been at war forsome time now but thecorrect procedures mustbe observed

She then turned to themembers of the RexCabal

Ive outlined on the laspage

On other matters I findvisual prompts far betterto fire the imagination soI asked Marcus if he has amap of the city of Hope.Apparently a complete

one does not exist assuch so your mission

should you choose toaccept it is to send in whadetails of Hope you have(I.E. street namesimportant building etc) andwe will try and get this intoa map we can put on thewiki site.. So get thinkingand let me know...

As the map slowly takes

shape I will start lookingthings out like thatched

inns, streets etc which canbe added someexamples are below soget thinking and geworking!

Lastly happy new yearand heres to more turns

and OTT

Andy

Cost 5 Phymeres

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Can you take the gloves off andyou and yours start working tobreak this damn mist Ive hadenough! When people are talkingspam omelettes it is going beyonda joke. I dont want to have to

count what I eat any more

The governess then walked out tothe square of sighs to the soundof army drums and with greatceremony raised the war bannerover the city to the people shesaid Right then lads its time tokick butt and take namessomeone get me my armour andweapons Im gonna go kill somemutant scum!


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Letters to the Cabal(Futures Timeline OTT2008)I still felt uneasy as we set out,

however... It was daunting totravel in the company of my fatherand Erik Lavost, let alone showleadership to my peers. As forLady Anlerran and her entourage,they seemed a part of ourcompany yet separate, withunknown goals and purposes atwhich I might only guess. I knewNarya of old, but hardlyrecognised this cool, alert womannow. I knew she had sworn to laydown her life for her lady and her

child, and that surpassed anyloyalty she had to the rest of us.As to the Lady herself, she waselegant but removed, graceful anddistant. Her small child thoughtthe whole escapade a grandgame! Her presence seemed totrouble Li San, who had sufferedbad dreams and had little rest.

After Erik had chastised mefor my laxity at watch, we settleddown to rest and took turns in

keeping awake and alert. Carmenhad surprisingly decided shewould be the guardian of herfriend's small child, and thatpleased me, as we could keepthem both out of harm's way asmuch as possible.

Dawn came, and with it, we set offalong the Coast way for thecrumbling ruin on the horizon.Though our task seemed clearand relatively simple in the

scheme of things, I felt a shadowyunease, as if someone watchedme at each step. Strange forceswere gathering about us, and I nolonger knew our true goal. I felt anunskilled actor in my own play,one for whom the script hadchanged at that! As we set off inour illustrious company, I felt as ifI was a small piece in a complexgame of Treason, played out byunknown hands, and I did not yetknow my part to play... Onward

we marched, despite my feelingsof unease. My adrenaline waspumping and despite mymisgivings, I felt ready for thechallenges ahead and the needto prove myself to my father andhis peers drove me forward.

Scouting ahead for the group with LiSan, I came across the wide footprintsof a large number of smallishhumanoids. I knew enough of thedangers of the Coast to know that agoblin raiding band had to be nearby. LiSan, raised in Exile where humanoids

are all but unheard of, was uncertainthis but she had heard legends aboutthe bakemono from her mother, thegoblins that infest the Viridian Isles. Iknew these creatures were plentiful butcowardly, although troublesome in largegroups, so we readied our weapons, onthe lookout for danger.We did not wait long to find it ascreeching cry echoed up from theboulders either side of the trail, and thegoblins launched their attacks crudespears and jagged chunk of stone

hurled by slingshots cascaded about us!I readied my knife and hand-axe, readyfor our first real battle.

Alas, I need not have bothered the fullfury of the older generation fell uponthese luckless bandits like a wolverineloosed upon a pen of pet rabbits. AtAnlerrans behest, the sky rainedlightning and thunder, and Cassieselemental powers swept through thegoblin horde like Armageddon comeearly. My father and Erik set about their

foes with fatal repercussions Justiceand the Candle of Evil cutting downdozens of the creatures even asmagickal energies scattered them to thewinds. My father had the good grace tolook a little sheepish at the one-sidedslaughter, but Erik had that look in hiseye. I will wager he did not think thedozens he had slaughtered were nearlyenough

Nanda, never slow with an acerbicaside, surveyed the devastation and

opined how we of the youngergeneration were ever to learn anything ifour elders were going to swiftlyslaughter everything that stood in ourway. His mother and my father agreedthey should step back and watch usrather than wet-nurse their offspringthrough the entire mission. That waswelcome news, but the display we had just witnessed left us feeling daunted.How could we ever hope to match suchpower as that?

Searching the piles of corpses didreveal one intriguing conundrum several of the shattered shields bore aGrelg insignia, although many of theother goblins we found were of marsh orhill stock

What little I knew of the fearedGrelgs said their great empire hadfragmented these last years, andmany bands of their legions haddrifted as mercenaries o the fourcorners of Saturnalia. But it stillfelt odd to encounter even these

remnants of a once-great armythat had formerly razed evenGiant cities to the ground.We pressed on, until weencountered a curious sight aslittle way off the trail Anexcavation of some sort, a deeppit dug from the earth, surroundedby several tents. A number ofsurly labourers, clutching diggingtools, were engrossed in diggingup what seemed like giant bonesof some vast creature perhaps

one of the Bygones, or GreatBeasts from earlier times? Ashorter man with grey hair and ahandlebar mustache hailed us,introducing himself as Argyle. Heflashed us his business card,claiming to be from the RoyalSociety of Archeologists, engagedin a dig of great scientificsignificance. I could tell Nandaand Cassie were certainlyinterested, but our encounter withthe goblins had put us on our

guard. The workmen were givingus odd looks, and there was anunspoken tension in the air. Werethese fellows more than theyseemed?


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The (Even Newer) Voice of HopeWell it seems (despite threats olegal action and the possibledestruction of this office) I have

caused a reaction within Hopeand by inference Exile. Well anyreaction is better than NOreaction so my response tocriticism is PUBLISH AND BEDAMNED.

IF her Excellency has problemswith what is written here she iswelcome to submit an article tomy office and I will happilypublish it

Whilst I freely acknowledge theaid and assistance her peoplegave in freeing Hope and Exilefrom the Domination, I am afraidshe will have to accept by theiractions we have ourselveschanged.

Now we can say what we wish.Now we dont have to live in fearof the roaches kicking down ourdoors and being sacrificed on thealtars of Bhalor

Now she will not hear of herpeople also being taken, alsotreated as such because of theefforts of HER race

We are grateful but she musaccept we have grown quickly inthese short years and if the godsare kind we will continue to grow.

Debate has replaced Fear.Accept that and embrace it. Look

on it perhaps almost like a childwho takes their first falteringsteps. Humanity is a short livedrace unlike you Sylvans. Wehave a short span uponsaturnalia before our meetingwith the Lord of Ends if youunderstand that perhaps you wilbe closer to understanding us.

You might find TALKING to usinstead of THREATENING us wilwork far better for you. I know i

takes longer and may be morefrustrating and irritating but as anambassador apart from the artsof love was not the art odiplomacy also taught to you?

The Voice Speaks out - EditorialYour threats seem likethose of a petulant childwho when people will nodo what she wishes then

throws her toys out of thepram.

Perhaps what youSHOULD be feeling aftersuch comments isSHAME my dear noanger.

Now to other matters Sothe die is cast Nikki hasdeclared war on the Nigh

Parade... All I can say isAT LONG LAST andABOUT BLOODY TIME! Iwould like to think thaperhaps my words havestung her into action (thaor Spam Omelettes!) but Iam too much of a realist tothink that

Whilst Nikki says to geher armour and weaponshave we yet to see her in

the front line?

Perhaps declaring warhas also had some effecas now some ships seemto be getting through tothe docks (albeit withsome difficulty) so are thegood people in Rex Cabamanaging to have someeffect at long last? Timewill tell I suppose.

Now we also have aMinister of War as wellis this just an attempt toaward Nikkis sycophants

with jJobs for the Boysor perhaps for somedarker purpose? Didanyone note hiscomments about civiliberties as well which Inote with concern wilthis be an attempt to gagthe press?

Also I note the voice viewinterview with LadAnlerran. It does causeme some concern

certainly not thereporter but what LadyMcKar says abouNikki does she wish

to rule the world isthis the first part of hercampaign to foster hermegalomania? Am Ibecoming paranoid (Iknow of one personwho seems to want toget me!)

Is this all just LadyMckars persecutioncomplex or the strainof the job getting to me

already!

I think we are mosdefinitely living ininteresting times and Ihope that things wilbecome clearer in thenear future

Lastly (and perhapsmost important). Whenvictory has beenachieved will Nikki

give up her powersand if she wont whatwill happen then???

Hugo Castalan

Hugo Castalan

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How to identify a Ghoul

Spotting a ghoul can be a difficult task. Mostfat merchants can be easily mistaken for thelife impaired. Caution and common sense arealways the rule when a non life impaired

citizen attempts to

A. INDENTIFY andB. DESTROY a Ghoul

The following list of things to look for whenpresence of the life impaired is suspect

Dishevelled appearance Only out after dark

Unresponsive to communication Pale, often clammy or

decomposing skin Glasses or a white stick needed No concept of personal Hygiene Motivation to eat the living Atrocious Table manners Normally go round in groups

To destroy a Ghoul

Dont go out after dark if possible Carry holy water Carry bright lights


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What a Stunna! What a Hunk

Sir Shaw Blackstaff

Auto portrait as taken by Sergio deLeon Staff photographer

Next IssueWell what have I got for you for next issue ? You will see the changes made thanks to your inputfrom the survey ! This being the case I will therefore be setting a deadline for any articles forThe (Even Newer) Voice of Hope of

February 1st 2009My hope is that with luck I can have the next issue out ready for OTT 2009 sothe sooner you get articles in the sooner I can produce it!Look forward to your response

Andy Mack

Lady Letita Mettius-RhoneAutoportrait as taken bySergio de Leon StaffPhotographer


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Senate approvesMinister of WarThe Senate has today onthe advice of the governor

agreed the appointmentof a Minister of War to co-ordinate efforts againstthe Night Parade

Sir Oliver Stone has beenappointed to the post ashe is thought to be thebest man for the job

His organizational skillsare reputedly legendary.He is quoted as saying

All I can offer you isblood, tears, toil andsweat BUT victory iscertain.

I call on all citizens to co-operate with the ministryit is for the public goodeven if certain civilliberties have to betemporarily suspended.Victory is now only amatter of time and

determination.

After this inspiring speechSir Oliver Stoneimmediately left to takeup his duties

HansardRoopert MoodockSlain!!

News has just reached thisoffice that the former ownerof this organ has was founddead in his cell this morning

A statement from theauthorities goes as follows

We have to report prisoner34342 was today founddead in his cell the watchare investigating thecircumstances at themoment but foul play is notat this suspected

However one guard (who

spoke to The Voice ongrounds of anonymity) said

If that is the case then hemust have fallen onto theknife 20 30 timesbackwards. and there wasthe note found by the bodyas well All it said was

GotyaC

Protest MarchbannedThe watch have banned aplanned protest marchagainst the Elvenembassy it is reported.

The protest organizationFREEDOMs declaredmission statement is Topromote and protect allfreedoms guaranteedunder the constitutionparticularly freedom of thepress and freedom ofreligion

Their spokesman Dr NoBells said We cannot butprotest at the actions ofthe Elven ambassador shesays she is our friend butthen threatens to destroy

the offices of The (EvenNewer) Voice of Hopebecause they get one

word wrong! Is this theactions of a Friend or thebehavior of a spoilt child?We insist on our right ofprotest

The unnamed source inthe watch responded asfollows

In the interest ofpublic order andusing the powersgranted us by bothSenate andGoverness we havebanned this march.

We have more thanenough problems todeal with at the

moment withouthaving to cope withLilly livered liberalscausing a damn riotand REALLY pissingoff the pointy earedtree hugging Elvenambassador

If we have to smasha few skulls to keeppeople in line so be it

And dontforget ourmotto The Watchworking for a betterHope

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New HopianMilitia to beformed

Sir Oliver Stone hascalled for citizens Todefend the Hopian wayof lifeand form a Militiato help support thewatch. This unit to befunded from the publicpurse will consist of 200persons between 20 40

years of age and of goodcharacter. The governesshas yet to comment on

By our politicalreporter AndreMarr

this development butrumour has it she turned

blue when she saw theannouncement and thecosts attached to it...

The Aim of the NHM is totake over general Guardduties so freeing the Watchfor more offensive actionagainst the night paradeand to be used as a reserveif things to quote anunnamed source in thewatch Really go tits up

Any interested citizensshould report to the war

Ministry to enlist. They

will be expected toprovide their ownweapons and armourhowever.

A decision to equipthem in the newuniforms (but with theword it ear) plannedfor the watch (see lastissue) has beensuggested by watchofficers To see if they

work properly

Sir OliverStoneMinisterof War

Recruits for theNHM waiting theirnewuniforms


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and have a few choicewords with one HugoCastalan shell like abouthis ridiculous sense ofhumour... except...

When I first stepped backthrough this door, first ofall it was cold... BLOODYCold. This was on accountof the vicious hurricanethat was whipping over adirty great lake from somebloody big mountains withsnow on them yes thatsright mountains andSNOW!

Any school child knowsthere are no mountains inHope. I was shivering Ican tell you and it was notjust from the cold I can tellyou dear reader!

Needless to say Iscream... and faint... towake up in what I am toldis Oddfellows hall inCelta (and BOY are theresome odd fellows here satyrs anybody?) withLady Mckar lookingconcerned and offeringme some smelling salts(charming child but Irapidly found out thatbeing called a child wasthe last thing she wantedto be called she gotquite uppity about it)

After a pick me up calledUisghe we get down tothe purpose of the visit....my interview

Lady Anlerran from whatI have read you seem tohave had a very eventfullife so far so my firstquestion what happenedto your foster parentsyou mention avenging

them.

Anlerran looked at me witha somewhat strainedexpression

Voice View Celebrity Interview

Hack he says Hack me the stayof his organ just wait I am acelebrity! Bloody editor will pay Ican assure you but enough ofHIS soon to be problems

This time I have the Pleasure (Ithink) of interviewing LadyAnlerran McKar

Firstly I think I should point out

that I am not in actual fact inHope for this interview. Thatwas a snippet of Information thatMister sodding Hugo somehowseemed to forget to mention inmy briefing! I went where thesmarmy git send me and entereda plain door off a streetsomewhere in upwind (I do loveall this cloak and dagger stuff Imust admit) I found myself inwhat if you are charitable mightbe called a Ante chamber but theonly exit was by the same way Ihad come in In other words Iwas in a damn closet! I thenimmediately decided to go backto the office

They were murdered byreviversof Clan Beogart

It seems you haveproblems with clanBeogart to quote youwant to trample theminto a bloody pulp why?Lady Mckar did not deignto answer the question.Perhaps she consideredthe answer to my previousquestion an answer also tothis one?

You dislike marriageproposals why? You arean attractive youngwoman

Marriage does not overlysuit my nature Miss Reeta

I see this now brings meon to my next question ifI may be personal Haveyou have marriedNarya Fiomara Perridian

why?

Yes. I much prefer not toanswer the second not toanswer the secondquestion

She did not add on thegrounds it mightincriminate me but beingthe astute journalist that Iam...

So does this mean noman can satisfy you... oryou have not found theright man yet...? I knowthe Prince of Cats likes achallenge if you wish Imight be able to arrangean introduction...

Sieur Valmont issomewhat shop soiled formy tastes

You have a child can youtell me about her? Howold is the child

Anlerran looked somewhatrelieved by my questioning

perhaps these are the typeof questions she likesimpersonal and obvious...lulled into a false sense ofsecurity.... reel her in Ithought reel her in

Ellie is two years sixmonth

I go in for the kill (I though)!

Then who is the father?

Not at all non plussed bythe question Anlerraninstead looked reflective.

Narya bore her soperchance some wouldconsider me her father but Iconsider her blessed withtwo mothers

Many people seem howcan I put this

uncomfortable. Indeed Ihave heard the wordsfrom some peoplescared around herwhy?

The Gael shrugged Theyare wrong. She is a child,how much harm can a childdo?

Now I am on theunderstanding you gave

this interview because ofThe Voices editorialabout the Governess andyou are quoted as callingher a Megalomaniacwanting to take over welljust aboutEVERYWHERE.. Whatmakes you think this? Oris this just a furtherexample of yourpersecution complex?

It is Lady Nicolas avowedintention to rule the wordand she doth make nosecret of it She shrugsEveryone needs a Hobby


By the FamousRoota Skoota

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The (Even Newer) Voice of HopeI feel at this point I shouldpoint out that her eyes seemedto glow at this point. Perhaps it

was a trick of the light? Sheseemed to regard yourfearless reporter (wellALMOST fearless reporter) asif she was measuring me for acoffin and that I am in herlands (I think)... but eventuallyher steely gaze faded and sheadded

Just because I Do have apersecution complex it doesmean the there arent people

out there wanting to get me.

I believe you have problemswith Sheryl as well, is thisnot another example of yourproblems with people inpower?

Madame Sheryl has a jumpedup opinion of her own virtuesand a very limitedunderstanding of geography

I have to note whilst LadyAnlerran refers respectfully toNikki this does not seem to bethe case with Sheryl

If you were in Nikkisposition what would you bedoing against the nightparade?

Defeating them

A relation of yours namely

Luki Tinuvel has before nowbeen quoted as calling youA Selfish Bitch or wasthat A Revenge ProneSelfish Bitch would you saythis is right? Why?

Anlerrans Eyes glittermenacingly again andmurmurs

Does Luki say so? MadameLuki is a stupid woman with

but limited comprehension ofher betters

She shrugs

Considering the looks I was getting Ithought it was time for Sergio DeLeon to do his bit and take some

publicity shots (I was somewhatworried when he mentions shot asI thought these pistol thingey wereinvolved but he ensured me theywerent his result is below and quietgood I think (Unless of course shewas wearing a white numberperhaps it is the company she keepsand it is COLD here

But then shock horror see took us tothe beach in other words a stripof pebbles, rocks and drift wood

with what Lady Anlerran called aspring breeze to us it was morelike a winter storm and I am reliablyinformed -5! I was freezing in allsorts of areas!

What did she do then nothingmore than disrobed is what Ialmost fainted (thank the gods forsmelling salts). Sergio said he wasadmiring her figure to me it lookedmore like a Leer the old letch. Wewere in the middle of this bloody

gale for over an hour as accordingto our staff photographer (whowas now making an excellentimpression of a panting dog drooland all!) his camera keptjamming or the picture was overexposed ( a bit like Lady Anlerran Ithought).

And during this time I have to admitLady McKar did not exhibit onegoose pimple (Sergio offered tocheck just in case)

Once we were back in Oddfellowshall and warmed up we were takensafely back to exile somewherecivilized and WARM but I also haveto admit I bought back somethingwith me from oddfellows A DAMNCOLD THANK YOU VERY MUCHLady Anlerran Mckar (what I do andsuffer for my art!)

Roota SkootaJournalist extraordinary

Celebrity Interview (continued)Sergio De Leons photoshoot results


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and unmarried Indeed there areno woman are to be permitted toenter under any circumstanceswith all the servants also of themale persuasion. Horse riding isalso thought to be a pass time ofthis club as every spare stableboy that can be found has beenrecruited. Buyers apparentlyhave been purchasing suppliesfrom chandlers at the dock andan order for large amounts ofblack leather (presumably forupholstering of furnishings andthe like) has been placed

Whilst membership has not beenconfirmed as of yet apparently

Mr. Calvin and Mr Dolche aremembers as is a newcomer toHope Sir Kelson Haldane...

SHHH. I have asecret.Well folks we at The (EvenNewer) voice of Hope arepleased to report we have somedirt (who doesnt) on darling Nikki

One of our prime sleazereporters (A. Letch) hasmanaged to obtain pictures ofNikkis new squeeze...

Now some of you may besurprised by this news of course(If you are less than three yearsold that is)

But our esteemed Governesswas seen recently leaving TheHouse of Correction

a o t e own

iege weakening?It seems we may havesome good news at longlast as three ships have nowmanaged to dock in upwind!

Furthermore the crews are

ALIVE not UNDEAD!

The ships were barnacleencrusted true and theyalmost got sunk by theharbour defences (Butconsidering what happened

last time that can beunderstood of course)

The crews report they setout from Laris a monthago and for most of thattime seemed to be lost ina fog bank you would not

believe. They reporthearing disembodiedvoices and several timeshad to defend the shipagainst apparitions.

They also report they

were in a convoy of 10ships they dont knowwhat has happened to theother ships which mayhave turned backfloundered, or be taken bythe apparitions...

The siege may beweakening but celebrating

as of yet may be tooearly... time will tell

The (Even Newer) Voice of HopeTalk of the Town is hostedby our celebrity hostess thestage Diva Cuppid Stunt!!!

Welcome back to the mostimportant column in this organ

celebrity watchers!

So what has been happeningin the world of stage, politicsand sleaze this time? Wellhere we go!

New Club formed.Well it seems that hopecontinues to be the centre ofExiles culture and nightlife!

Rumours have surfaced of theformation of a new

gentlemens club called TheLambda ClubApparently excellent premiseshave been obtained within theNorth Quarter of Upwind closeto the Golden Bridge. In a verygood show of egalitarianismthe criteria for membership isthat you have to be a man

arm in arm (or should that beArm in paw) with Sven aboutan hour before dawn withSven A. Letch reports yesthey seemed tobe very closeNikki had NO COMMENT to

make on this development allSven said was Woof Woof

No answer could be obtainedeither from Madame Whiplashor The House of Correction.As a Close personal friend Iam somewhat disappointed bythis...

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SvenAnd Finally...

It seems reporter A. Letch hasgone missing... If anyone knowshis whereabouts please contactthe watch or this organ... He waslast seen in discussion with Nikkiso if she has a clue please let usknow C.S.


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The (Even Newer) Voice of HopeThe Usual suspects the person behind the character

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Gareth Wells (FinndianSolmund) writes

Like many fun and interestingthings, it all began in Mr.Zachs mathematics class. Notthat mathematics was everparticularly fun, well not forme, but rather those longafternoons lent themselvesbeautifully to filling in play-by-mail start-up sheets and thenreviewing the results. Notsurprisingly, mathematics wasnever my strongest subject

At the age of 15 (or maybe 16,I forget now), I read an articleabout an exciting hand-moderated single charactergame called Saturnalia run byan outfit called SlothEnterprises. It sounded fun,the GMs sounded fun, muchmore so than the variousfantasy wargames Id tried outwith copious rules (and theobligatory smart gits who knewhow to work the system). All Ihad to do was write out abunch of stuff, stick it in theprepaid envelope (which Ithought was a nice touch). Andso the morally flexiblemage/alchemist PhaidonGombrich was born, instantlyearning the suspicion of histravelling companions for a

penchant for dark clothes(tsk).

Seven years later and I wasstill hanging on with Sat.Phaidon had developed into anadept alchemist and,regrettably, an enemy of theOrthian state. Having beenframed for murder by an evildoppelganger, Phaidonblasted his way out of the

Orthian temple, stole the onlyseaworthy ship in port andmade off into the wild blueyonderonly to be capturedby a cult of evil Haquari whoseemed insistent on his joiningthe brotherhood.

I believe you are on a waitinglist to join Exilehow wouldyou like to start up a character

sometime soon? The rest is,as they say, history. Fortyturns later, Finn is still findinginnovative ways of getting intotrouble and creative ways toavoid disaster.

To fulfill biographicconventions, who is thisblighter Gareth Wells? Well Ican exclusively reveal that helives in Musselburgh, East

Lothian and is 33, married withone daughter. Sources informme he works for HistoricScotland in Edinburgh as anarchaeologist. However, thisrole is more civil servant thanthe full-on beardiness, mud,and crazy jumpers implied byTime Team as Professionalrequirements.

Alas this cliff-hanger coincided withuniversity finals and for once,reality had to win out.

Alongside my Saturnalianadventures, some friends and I gotinto AD&D (that happened inEnglish class, which wasnt at allboring from my point of view, butthe others didnt much enjoy it: theycouldnt appreciate the supremecoolness of having an AmericanEnglish teacher), which led us toCthulhu, Warhammer FantasyRoleplay, Pendragon (perhaps thesecond most complex RPG Iveever played) and MERP (definitelythe most complex RPG Iveplayed). Later on we dabbled withthe variations on the World ofDarkness games, although some ofour group were only really ever intothe serious violence and goreangles. We even tried out LiveAction Roleplaying, although thisthankfully happened out in the

wilds of northern Scotland wherethe group responsible had acquireda hill farm and there was a realHobbits Armpit etc. We had a lot offun and I think we bemused theother, somewhat older, players.RPG-ing pretty much stoppedwhen I left school and at Universitythe existing group were so tight-knityou needed a fire axe to get intothe group. Well, at least I had Sat

After university role-playing andplay-by-mail were pretty much fondbut distant memories. Sure, I stillread fantasy novels but whateverspark kept me interested in RPGswas gone. Or so I thought Idlytapping Saturnalia into a searchengine one day I ended up readingabout Exile. However another ofHarlequins games, Amaranth, thatreally caught my eye but it wasnever to be as the game folded just

as I was about to start. Offered mymoney back or a set-up inSaturnalia, I plumped for the latter.And thensilence. After severalmonths an email from someonenamed Marcus Taylor appeared

Finndian

Gareth!


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Tales from the PitDisclaimerFirstly in no way does thewatch and the faith of Corgulcondone any of the tacticssuggested by BrotherMelodius. Further a formalprotest has been lodged withthe Rex Cabal in this matter(its gone to committee so thegods know WHEN it will see thelight of day)

As The (Even Newer) Voiceof Hope practices a policy offreedom of the press it has nooption but to publish anythingsent in. The only restriction wehave is the amount of space we

have available... If we were toreceive articles from moreReputable sources we will ofcourse have to put this on aback burner... Hugo CastalanVell mine kinder how does voneextract information vom apeasant? And how does vone goabout it?

Firstly ze peasant (or oik fromDownwind) is crafty; do notbelieve ze kinder of five or more.

Zay will lie to you it is in zerenature. BE HARD. Zey will onlytell ze truth after you have putzem (or even better zair parents)to ze question.

It is zere zouls we are trying to zaveafter all they dont need all zerefingers, toes, ears and eyes do zay?...

Zere are three zings you need toconsider for a successfulinterrogation....

Fear is ze key and a little little pain(ok ok a Lot of pain but everyone isentitled to a little vun are zay not?)

Ze next factor is time if you have littletime ze methods you can use are howcan I put it more limited

Ze Last factor is Equipment (andperhaps space) after all how vone usedo ze zums without zumbscrews?(But on ze plus side they dont take up

much room)

Zo first grab ze peasant you know all ze shifty ones... anyone fromDownwind or Roopert Moodock count

Firstly you show yem what you plan todo... scare ze willies out of them...

Before you ze zem get your guards...sorry security operatives to give zema good kicking and generally beatzem up. If zay break first time zo

much ze better. (but please use zezumb screws anyway you dont vantzem to rust do you and as I zed we allneed a bit of vun

Zen you come into ze room/cellar/barvotever and zay zat you can stop ofzis if zay tell you vot you vont to know.

Brother MelodiusNo effect? Zen you go to zewhippings 20 lashes to start vis zen up it S-L-O-W-L-Y. Dont useit on Nikki she vill enjoy it to much

If zay fall unconscious run salt inthe wound after all ve dont vontthem to get an infection do we

and ve dont vont to call ze lilylivered liberals... sorry Trollinpriests

No Effect? Zen we get to zeREAL fun... ZE ZUMBSCREWS.Zay dont need both zumbs as Ized and ven you take zem off ithurts almost as much. Double zefun.

Anozer favorite are pliers put outze finger nails zen ze toe nails

von by von!

Next time Hopeless Hopians....

Brother MelodiusFaith of Destu(late of Kolvyr)Flag of Hope The Battle Standard

The standard of hope has theoriflamme at it centre signifyingthe light of knowledge

The six stars represent the sixtyisles (sixty stars would just be tounwieldy)

The field of red for the blood spiltremoving the domination

Motto Consilio et Animis (Bywisdom and courage)


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The Diaries of Cassandra Chandos The Early YearsRebellion

I dont believe it! They want me to

marry that old man, BarquisAshani! Hes got a son as old asme! The thought makes meshiver, ugh. Its mother thatsbehind this, father would know Icouldnt accept this as my fate.Thats why he wanted to knowwhat I wanted to do. I cant marrythis man; I dont love him(whatever love is.) I dont knowhim. No its not possible.

If I dont marry Barquis what else

can I do? I cant stay here, in thishouse, a drain on their pockets!! Ineed to do somethingconstructive, but what?......

Ive just seen Father again andtold him I want to study magic,like Hebden. I told him I will go tothe Tome of Haquar and becomean acolyte. He told me to go andpack before my mother couldthink up some other scheme. OldCarlo was asked to escort me to

the Temple. He left me at thedoor.

It was midday when I pushedopen the door of the Temple andafter the noise and bustle outside,the front hall was cool and socalm. I was just giving my detailsto a young man at a desk when ayoung, grey robed Haquari spoketo me. She said Hello and saidher name was Mette and that shewas acting on behalf of Princess

Ebbenni. She asked me to followher and said she would take meto see Deacon Cerius.

Cerius seemed very serious butkindly, he listened to my storypatiently before saying that Iwould be taken on as an initiate.He asked Mette to take mearound and show me everythingand to settle me into a room. Shebrought me to my room first. Itssmaller than my room at home,

but it is peaceful, and I dont needto worry about sharing it withanyone. I quickly dumped mythings and then followed Metteout to investigate the rest of thebuilding

Mette took me all over the Tome and Imet so many people, I cant rememberthem all. Its all very confusing, Imsure Ill get used to things in time, but

everything seems very strange. Sheshowed me the Pit and the three largethrones, one for the High Priest andone each for the faces, the next rankdown. Mette pointed out a gapbetween the two thrones for theSceintifick and the Spiritus. She saidthat some thought that this space hadonce been occupied by another thronedesignated for the face representingThe Middle Way (whatever thatmeans, she didnt explain further).

She took me to the library next and itwas heaven..all those books justwaiting to be read, to be studied anddigested. It was wonderful tobehold. She introduced me toOwlugh the Chief Librarian, he wasvery nice and friendly.

Mette saw how confused I was gettingso she took some time out to try andencourage me. She told me thatknowledge was the end not thebeginning of the journey. She said

the she would go with me to my firstclass, Dame Peddis in glyph magic,tomorrow.

Im feeling really tired .I must sleepnow to be fresh for tomorrow.

Settling In and taking stock

Today has been just one long whirl ofactivity. I have been at the Tome nowfor a month and have heard nothingfrom my parents. I suppose my

mother is just pleased to be rid of me,but Im surprised that my father hasnot enquired about me.

I just cant believe that all that isaround me is mine to enjoy withoutmonetary cost, but Mette has told methat my payment is in working hard. Iam finding some of the studies herevery hard, glyphs seem beyond meand it looks like Im never going to bea proper magician. My tutor is gettingquite irritated with me. Oh well, Ill just

have to try harder.

Mette told me that knowledge to theHaqauri was pure knowledge for thechosen, but to those who followedother deities knowledge was power

a power they were prepared to payfor.

Despite everything being hard workand strange I do enjoy my life here, I

feel I have found a home, I never feltlike this in my family home.

Communications and Beliefs

I have received a letter from mycousin Hebden and its really set methinkinghe talks about something hecalls connectedness. But ifeverything has this connectednessthen nothing we do is withoutconsequence what a thought!!

He says that this idea was formulatedby a Haquari named Arius who livedaround 150 years ago. He belongedto the complete school of thought,they believed that Haquar was all andthat the divisions between mind andspirit, science and faith wereirrelevant.

Arius called the Haquari of his dayback to the purity of the faith, hebelieved in the sincerity of the mind

and the need for high ethical conductin all matters. However theauthorities of his day considered himto be a rabble rouser and so he andhis followers were persecuted almostout of existence.

Hebden says he is at the verybeginning of his searches and he isoff to the Erythrian continent to extendthem. He is aiming to find all theplaces of significance in the life ofArius. He talks about a calling to fulfil

the seven steps of wisdom, the seventests which have to be passed inorder to become an Arian monk .Hebden says these seven steps areones he must pass and they testsome aspects of the monastic life hewill one day be part of. Tests ofcourage, commitment and reasoningfor example.

Hebden bids me study hard and findmy path easier said than done!! Iwonder of it is this connectedness

that is the idea that points to themiddle way? If I am meant to be aHaquari then there must be a route forme to follow, maybe this is it?


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Research

Since I received Hebdens note Ihave been carrying out my ownresearch into the Arian Heresy inthe Tome library. I am still havinggreat difficulty with magick and Iam not educated enough tobecome a true scientific, somaybe this new philosophy will

show me where my strengths lie.

I have found a number of obscuretext that claim to give someenlightenment about the beliefs.It seems that Arius standsaccused of heresy because hebelieved that the accepteddivisions of Haquar into Spiritusand Scietifick was wrong. Hebelieved in the unity of the twoand not in this artificial division.He believed that Haquar was one

and whole and should beworshipped as such, the Spiritusand Scientificks had for manyyears seen themselves as anhypostasis; an aspect of Haquarthat has some degree ofindependent existence, but Ariussaw this as erroneous. Accordingto many his most heretical saying,as recorded by Pelagius hisfaithful admirer, was that moralknowledge is a prerequisite for allother forms of understanding.

The Haquari Scientifick, MiraMatteusRhone says that if youexamine the regulation of theuniverse it reveals an over-allcontrolling design This seemsto be suggesting that not only thedivisions inside Haquar areartificial and unreal, but also thatthe divisions between the differentGods are also artificial. Thatthere is one hand which isdirecting everything. This is really

revolutionary!!

During my researches I havecome across a reference tosomething called the Third Wayand I approached Owlugh aboutthe Arian Heresy. He gave meHebdens Commentary and I amlooking forward to reading it. FirstI have to go to classes and try toplease Dame Peddi, an almostimpossible task!!

Some Detective Work.

This morning I tried to interrogateMette to gain more informationabout this Middle Way,

but she seems to think it is only arumour. However if there was one itwouldnt be magick or scientifick, sowhat would it be? She said somethought it was the Way of Arrius.She wasnt sure whether hed saidthat all knowledge had a moraldimension, or whether hed said that

moral knowledge was possible andshe left it there, very frustrating

So I went along to the library in searchof some answers. I found a folioentitled The Ways ofHaquar but Imconfused, the chapter I wanted hasbeen removed from the volume.butwhy?

The author of the work is someonecalled Karolys Sarn, maybe there areother works by this author. There

were also marginal notes written inthe book, in at least two differenthands!! Maybe I can trace these notetakers, I just need to check therecords, and all books have to besigned out. Oh dear Im going to belate for Dame Peddi again, shell killme!!

Strange Events.

Bother, bother, bother..I haventbeen able to get into the library.itsbeen taken over by the Governor andhis soldiers.

It is said that the Sylvans havedetected some scrying devices thathad been set up to spy on them.They had put up some astral defencesagainst this and now Shonagh Oldnerand my cousin Hebden have beenshut up in the library to attempt to findan answer to the problem. No one isbeing allowed in until they succeed.

Oh well, Ill just have to re-read theWays of Haquar. Ill have to dosome work on getting to grips withDame Peddis glyphs too, though Imcertain this is not my calling.

Return and Expulsion

Princess Ebbeniis back!! Im told thatshe came in on the back of a dragonand landed on the Plaza infront of theTome. They say the Governors

Guards tried to stop her entering butDeacon Cereus went out and handedher his resignation and invited her totake his place, making her our HighPriestess. They just had to let her inthen..!! What a to do!!!

She brought some man back withher, I think hes calledAndrion, andthey went outside on to the Plazawith another Haquari and held ameditation session. I dont knowwhat was revealed to her butEbbeni came right back into theTome and threw out the Governors

Guards and opened up the Tomeagain.hooray, I can get in thelibrary now.

Things are very uneasy between usand the Sylvans; no one knowswhat is going to happen. Their fleet just keeps its station but it seemsso menacing, I dont understandwhat its all about.

Attacks and Alarms

The Sylvans are attacking us!! Ihavent had time to write too much,everything is so confused.Princess Ebbeni has left Mette incharge here and we are all detailedto keep the Tome safe. The bigdoors have been locked and boltedand we are divided up into shifts tokeep watch.

We go up to the high points towatch out for danger and we can

see the battle as it rages. It is sofrightening

Peace has Broken Out

Some sort of resolution of theconflict has come about but I dontreally know much about it. It seemsthat something called the RexCabal has been formed to sortthings out.

Mette tells me that we are to pack

everything up, that the Tome isgoing to move, but no one knowswhere to or when. She says only asmall chapel will remain on Hope,with Deacon Cerius in charge. Iunderstand that, so far, only Tapishas volunteered to stay with him,what a pair!!

All this started me thinking aboutMa and Pa, I wondered whetherthey had survived, if so how werethey? When I suggested looking for

them Mette seemed to getannoyed. She then told me thatHebden had gone off on some sortofpilgrimage


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The PantheonTemple of Morana inNew technologybreakthrough!

We are pleased to report even in these tryingtimes our scientist are still continuing to workfor the betterment of all and by their actions ithas allowed we citizens of hope to enter theworld stage after the fall of the dominion withconfidence and increasing influence and power

However the surprising thing is that the workcompleted in this case has been by the templeof Morana instead of Haquar! It seems CorwinBlackstaff has really motivated his people

He reports that now thanks to what he calls acrystal set you can now physically hear hiswords Unbelievable

Apparently if you have one of these crystal setsyou can tune into these broadcasts

He mentions also he would like to establishsomething called the

Exile BroadcastingCommissionLord Corwin is looking for backers for thisproject. He also mentions something aboutPublic Service Broadcasting (whatever thatis.)

At the moment these crystal sets are only justgoing into production so are somewhat rare(and therefore expensive) but is hoped that asmore ships make it Hope with materials thenumber of sets available will increase and theprice corresponding go down

If the Temple of Morana can do this on theirown what will the Temple of Harquar do with somuch more experience, resources andmanpower?

Perhaps the Temple of Harquar should look

into the matter and redouble their efforts?

A Crystal set


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MINISTRY OF FOODWell doesnt time fly when you arehaving fun? The Austerity measuresare working and the food situation isimproving I am told. But this is notthe time to splash out indeed I nowonly limit myself to two bottles ofchampagne a day now and Cognacto 1 bottle a week (but there againas alcohol is not on the ration I amnot breaking any law)

As the situation is getting better wetherefore are now able to increaserations as follows

Cheese 2IlbsSugar 1 IBRice 6 IbsButter 3 IbsMilk 4 PintsLentils 12 IbsBread 1 Loaf per day tin Powdered Egg3 tins Spam

However on three things I am mostconcerned and I address thismessage primarily to the citizens ofDownwind

I am told that Rattus Rattus is nowbecoming rarer and rarer in yourarea. Indeed the rat catchers aresitting idle Therefore in a show ofunity (and after all demons makework for idle hands) the rat catchersare being reassigned to UPWIND

and any they capture will bedistributed FREE OF CHARGE tothe citizens of Downwind if ofcourse they can fulfill the criteria forrationing. This is subject toavailability of course and will besourced out to Trotters Inc twobrothers of impeccable reputationand their donation to my favouritecharity is much appreciated

However I am MOST annoyedabout a matter bought to my

attention recently. It is said thatpictures paint a thousand words so Iwill show you what passed my deskyesterday. (Those of Gentilepersuasion please look away nowor reach for the smelling salts)

Kitchen KornerTurnip and LentilbrothFeeds 2 (4 in Downwind)For this nourishing broth youneed

2 turnips4 carrots1 Swede (Vegetable notperson)PepperSaltWaterLentils

Best of all none of these items areon the ration so how do you makethis broth?

This takes a bit of preparation butfirstly draw your water and place itin the pan heat it slowly

Dice the turnips, carrots, andSwede and add slowly to theboiling water.

Add salt and pepper to taste.Bring to boil and then simmerslowly for about an hour until thevegetables have softened.

Periodically add pepper

Once vegetables are softenedadd lentils and leave for another10 minutes then serve

You can of course add meat tothis dish to bulk it up but offcourse remember most meat(except of course venison Quailand partridge) are rationed.

More nutritious recipes next time

Enjoy

Selia Drith

Items in italics are out of character remarks!!!

Now did I not say thatCANNIBALISM WAS BANNEDand even worse it is childreneating children have you noshame!!!

Now I know times are tough butwhat about the rats cats anddogs? Any more of this behaviourand I will have to cut rations tothese areas for month inpunishment. GET A LIFE NOT ARELATIVE. Or next door

neighbour or.

Lastly to the Clan of the BlackWolf I say I will not be cowed byyour DEATH THREATS. To evenget a chance at me you must firstget through the guards assignedb the Governess

Cranny FraddockHope Minister ofFood


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The (Even Newer) Voice of HopeKels DiaryContinued(Happenings OTT2007)Once in the castle we were shownto our rooms where we stowedour equipment before making ourway to the great hall. The hall wasspacious and well appointed, withan assortment of shields andweapons hung upon the wall, butmost prominent were the head ofa white dragon. A careful readingof the runes on the mount showedthis to be Hoarfrost, whom locallegend had it Owen had slain insingle combat in his youth.Beneath this was the throne ofclan Clun, with Owen seated uponit. A large bear of a man, thoughnow well past his youth, perhapsa decade or so older than myself.To either side were two smallerchairs where hissoothsayer/shaman and hisadviser were stationed.

Owen bade us welcome andasked Finndian to makeintroductions, as a Bard he waswelcomed here straightaway asthe Bard holds high esteem in the

Celtan culture. He was mostimpressed when Anlerran wasintroduced as he saw the politicalgain that he might make inhosting the High Lady of clanMcKar. He was cordial with therest of us, recognising both Erikand myself from the recent Celtangames at Cherburgh andpromised Erik a chance to testhimself later.

Matters of business were not

broached at this time, judging thatto do so prior to the feasting wasfinished would be a breach ofguest right. The food that wasbrought out to us was a fineexample of the local cuisine butwith the threat of the MolocheanHand nearby, and mindful of howthey historically have actedthrough subtle means such aspoisoning, Anlerran had Narya actas her food taster. Owen did notseem too perturbed by this so I

would conclude that poisoning isnot an unknown occurrenceamongst the rival clans of Celta.Once satisfied that nothing waswrong we continued to enjoy thehospitality and food offered byOwen.

Whilst we were at table I took theopportunity to send my Sightroaming through the castle,seeking signs of the Hand oranything else untoward. I foundnothing but was still left with thenagging sensation that I had

overlooked something.

After the feast the revels began,with Finn telling another excellenttale that pleased both Owen andhis men. After this Erik waschallenged by Owens captain toan arm-wrestling match. A large,brawny man he seemed confidentof being able to deal with Erik, asdid the rest of Owens menarranged around the walls of thehall. His confidence must have

been shaken somewhat whenErik mentioned how this was but apale shadow of the game playedin Valossa, where spikes orbroken glass awaited the hand ofthe loser. He suggested that acandle be placed to either side, towhich the captain agreed.

Eriks confidence in himself wasnot unfounded for he easilymatched strength with the captainand superior skill soon saw that

stony-faced soldiers hand beingsingned by the candle which Erikwas relentlessly forcing it towards.The end was swift and Erik was,as you can imagine, mightilypleased with himself. Thewatching crowd was shoutingtheir delight at the spectacle andOwen was moved to challengeErik himself, a challenge that Erikwas happy to accept.

Owen removed his jerkin to reveal

a chest and arms still heavilymuscled and it was clear that heoffered a sterner test than hiscaptain. The two men sat downon opposite sides of the table andgripped hands, their musclesbulging as they strained to get theadvantage of the other. For awhile it seemed that Erik wouldwin this bout as well but thenOwen dug deep into his reservesof strength and slowly butinexorably pushed Eriks hand

down towards the candle. Erikheld out as long as he could, notpaying heed to the smell ofburning flesh that arose from hisown hand, but at the last a finalheave from Owen was enough to

see him the victor. Owen wasdelighted in his victory and Erik,sensing a kindred spirit in thehard-bitten, wily old clan leader,was gracious in defeat.

Following this exhibition Finn

enquired about the dragons headthat was so proudly displayed onthe wall. Owen confessed that thetruth was nothing like the legend.He had flattered the dragon,offered it gold and when it hadrolled over he had seen a weakspot and plunged his blade in,striking at the heart of the beast.There had never been a greatbattle, merely deception and anopportunist strike. Both Owen andErik were pleased with this

version of events and the clanlord grew higher in Eriksestimation. Even Anlerran wastaken by the lords tale. WhenFinn asked for a tooth from thegreat dragon Owen was happy toacquiesce to the request of thebard.

Once the revelries were done withI broached the subject ofbusiness, namely our desire toacquire the nine keys. Owen was

prepared to listen to what we hadto say but ultimately deferred anybargaining until the morning.However, whilst we openednegotiations I believe thatAnlerran sought to ensorcel thelord, to make him more amenableto our petitions. Whether she hadforgotten the rumours of thenymph curse that protected Owenfrom charms or whether Anlerranwas so certain of her own abilityto break the curse I cannot say,

but it is beyond doubt thatAnlerran soon began to act in away most contrary to her usualmanner, allowing herself to beswayed by the words of Owen,such that she agreed to hissuggestion of a moonlight walk.Narya was upset and distressedat this turn of events but stillfollowed Anlerrans orders andreturned to their room.

Continued next issue


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It is possible that some of ourgroup may have wandered thehalls of the castle at this time orexplored othermatters, formyself I originally went to myroom to meditate upon what wasto come on the morrow, but soonwent to offer words of comfort toNarya when the extent of herdistress became clear. I hope thatour conversation was of some useto her, she did at least seem morein control of herself by the timeAnlerran returned to her room. Atthis time Rolta took theopportunity to erase the effects ofthe charm that Anlerran had laidupon herself so that she wouldnot distress Narya, and by

extension her daughter Ellie, anyfurther.

Come the morning, after a heartybreakfast (one in which Erik andCassie exchanged a few knowinglooks), we entered intonegotiations for the keys. Owensopening gambit was to make ofthem a wedding gift to Anlerran,for it transpired that whilst theyhad walked together the nightbefore Owen had declared

himself to her and sought herhand in marriage. Anlerran had,naturally enough, turned himdown, not least on the grounds ofher prior marriage to Narya, butthis did not seem to deter Owen inhis pursuit of Anlerran. When itbecame clear that he could notwin her he asked what we couldoffer instead. Our opening gambitwas to ask whether he wished tohave the nymphs curse lifted, buthe seemed strangely reluctant,

seeing it also as a blessing as itprotected him from those likeAnlerran who would seek to cloudhis mind.

Seeing that this would not workwe turned to the lure of cold hardcash, pointing out what it couldbuy in the world beyond Celta andthe value of it in trade throughCherburgh. He seemed moreamenable to this line ofbargaining but when we reached

the limit of the purse of 10,000gold that you had set aside he stillwanted more. Not in gold,however, but in magical items.Finn offered the bracers that hewore whilst Rolta offered a ringand these seemed to be enough

to tip things in our favour. Anlerran didnot appear to appreciate the nature ofour bargain, and as she turned a flintygaze upon Finn and Rolta I assume itis because she did not approve of thetwo of them giving away her gifts tothem.

Having struck our bargain Owen nowconfessed that he did not in fact havethe keys anymore. He pleaded that sixmembers of the Molochean Hand hadvisited his castle before us and hadthreatened his people and that he hadto give up the keys to them for thesafety and wellbeing of his folk. Whilstthere was no doubt some element oftruth to this, Owen is a man with ahistory of playing both ends against the

middle, no doubt he sought to be paidtwice and did not care who ended upwith the keys. He did say, however,that as we had dealt fairly with him hewould give us information which hehad withheld from the Hand he knewhow the keys were to be used.Naturally we were eager for thisinformation and I stated that for such Iwould stand by the bargain agreed of10,000 gold but I would not hold itagainst Finn or Rolta if they no longerwished to part with their items. Both,

however, were happy to stand by theagreement reached.

Once Owen had given us all theinformation on the use of the keys weasked about the Molochean hand, howmuch of a lead on us did they haveand in what direction did they head.Owen was gracious enough to draw usa map of their route and with thisinformation I was able to use the Sightand scout along the trail until I cameupon their encampment.They were in

a narrow defile, a slope leading up towhere they were. They had set a ringof stones around the upper part to actas a barricade and had strewn theslope with loose rubble and logs so asto make us dismount to ascend to theircamp.

As Owen had said there were sixaltogether, a couple in cloaks, seemingmages or priests, stood around givenorders to a small hunchback,elsewhere a Kithain stood watch with

bow in hand and what looked to be ahalf-ogryn with a mighty great swordstood guard. Finally a cloaked figuresat before a fire, staring into theflames. It was our supposition that hewas scrying for us and that the groupknew of our mission and had set up

this ambush for us.

We debated what best to do.There were only two means ofobvious approach, up the slopewhere they were clearly prepared

to face us, or from behind. To dothe latter would require taking acircuitous route and over twoextra days of travelling, days wecould scarce afford. Not only thatbut our non-appearance wouldalert the Hand. Anlerran offeredthe use of Elythandaraswayfaring ability to drop in behindthem and catch them unawares,but we were all reluctant to useElythandara in such a way, andput further pressure upon the

already thin walls of reality, whenother means were possible.

In the end it was decided that weshould approach as close as wassafe for us and then Erik and Finnwould sneak up the slope andtake up position behind them Erik to cause havoc and Finn totry to remove the hunchback fromthe fray. The rest of the Handtreated him worse than a slave sowe supposed that even though he

was one of them he might beamenable to working with us.

Whilst they were getting inposition Arlas was sending hisshadow spider familiar up theslope, in the hopes of striking oneof the Hand and poisoning them,and Anlerran, Narya and Cassiewere summing elementals thatwould sweep up the slope,clearing the path of rubble andtraps for the rest of us to go up

and take on the agents of theHand. Once Erik and Finnsignalled over the mindlink thatthey were in position the airelementals were unleashed.

It is possible that some of ourgroup may have wandered thehalls of the castle at this time orexplored othermatters, formyself I originally went to myroom to meditate upon what wasto come on the morrow, but soon

went to offer words of comfort toNarya when the extent of herdistress became clear


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Well how do we start this?

In total I have had 6 replies from 6 players (which Marcus tells me are the mainpeople in OTT so I will give the results as follows)

Question 1

5 replies received three for Option A two for Option B. Needless to say Option A willnow be the official logo

Question 2

6 Answers What a Stunna 5 votes at 3 1 vote at 4 ARTICLE STAYS6 Answers What a Hunk 4 votes at 3 2 votes at 4 ARTICLE STAYS6 Answers Voice speaks out 5 votes at 4 1 vote at 5 ARTICLE STAYS6 Answers How to ID1 vote at 1 1 vote at 2 3 votes at three 1 vote at 4 ARTICLETO BE PHASED OUT ISSUE 3

6 Answers Voice View 3 votes at 4 2 votes at 5 ARTICLE STAYS6 Answers Talk of the Town 2 vote at 4 4 votes at 5 ARTICLE DEFINITELYSTAYS!!6 Answers whispers from far places 1 vote at 3,3 votes at 4 2 votes at 56 Answers The Pantheon 2 votes at 3, 3 votes at 4 1 vote at 5 ARTICLE STAYS6 Answers Ministry of food 2 votes at 2, 2 votes at 3 2 votes at 4 ARTICLE TO BEPHASED OUT ISSUE 3 (good job to running out of ideas for this one!)5 Answers The Zocalo 1 vote at 2, 2 Votes at 2, 2 votes at 4 1 vote at 5 ARTICLESTAYS5 Answers Hansard 1 vote at 2, 1 vote at 3, 4 votes at 4 ARTICLE STAYS

Question 3What do you want to see in the voicethree things are mentioned character Bios, more input from characters and lettersto the editor THIS MEANS YOU!

Question 4What dont you want to see in the voiceYou all seem happy with whats here so happy with that

Question 5

What suggestions would you give to improve the voiceNo comment on this

Question 6

Do you want infamous people?Whilst the votes for this out weighted the votes against I find upon reflection chazsargument that was it really relevant to the game so this will not now be an article.The fact I seem to have no problems filling fiveteen pages per issue means I think IDONT need it!

Question 7

Tales from the pit

6 Votes YES 5 votes NO 1 vote. This article will continue for about 4 issues then bediscontinued

Thanks again for your response and now next questionwho wants to be Reetasnext victim for Voice View

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