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The Elanthian Journal
Edition #9
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The following articles of interest are contained herein:

1 ........................ Second Piece Found!
2 ........................ Elves Battle The Dark Alliance (Part 1)
3 ........................ Elves Battle The Dark Alliance (Part 2)
4 ........................ Turmoil in Ta'Vaalor
5 ........................ A Letter from Nevrek, Mayoral Candidate
6 ........................ Sylvanfair Turnleaf Festival
7 ........................ Festival to be Held on Thurfel's Island
8 ........................ Journal Classifieds
9 ........................ Submission Guidelines

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You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Second Piece Found!".
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Second Piece Found!
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Dateline: Day 5 of Eoantos, 5102: Solhaven

Mere days after the Sheruvian forces were driven from Solhaven, the
resistance against the Dark Alliance mobilized their collective power
to make a final, decisive assault upon their would-be conquerors. As
the Prophet Ulstram rested, plans were laid to make an offensive move
upon Draezir's encampment - rumors were that his search had proved
extremely fruitful, and that he had narrowed down a small section in
the Cairnfang where the piece of the sword might be found.

Realizing their forces were in a state of mild chaos from the
unexpected victory of the resistance, the residents of Solhaven
planned a daring attack upon Draezir's encampment. Working with the
Prophet Ulstram once he regained his strength, the adventurers pierced
the veil of illusion that previously shrouded his location from
others. Fighting through the gates and the troops that were fortifying
the base, they succeeded in hampering his forces severely.

At the same time, however, the spies of the Dark Alliance were taken
to Lord Kendryth's battered encampment and told to destroy any
remaining survivors from the previous conflict with Draezir's army. As
one side fought, so did the other, and as both groups retreated from
their accomplished missions, they came unwittingly upon the very area
the Dark Alliance had narrowed their search down to. In the chaos of
battle, however, any organized search effort had been abandoned in the
interests of defense.

The adventurers stumbled upon a cave nearly at the same moment, and
there they discovered the second piece of the Griffin Sword - its
golden quillions. They are held safely, for now, but rumors persist to
the true allegiances of the one who holds them.

Time will surely tell where their heart lies.

In the meantime, whispers of foul things afoot in the east reach me by
missive, yet they are unclear and unspecific in their descriptions.

Sendarel Akruthos, Scholar of Nydds

> turn journ
You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Elves Battle The Dark Alliance (Part 1)".
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Elves Battle The Dark Alliance (Part 1)
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Dateline: Day 21 of Eoantos, 5102: Ta'Illistim

To Whom it May Concern: In the interests of informing the public of
current events, I've begun taking notes upon the general happenings of
the rather odd situations that are currently afoot in the Shining City
of Ta'Illistim. My findings may be freely distributed to whoever has
an interest in such matters.

I suppose it all truly began on the 6th of Eoantos for our people -
while I did not directly witness it, I am no stranger to researching
the obscure. Apparently, a relatively large force of undead and other
various creatures were detected near the borders of ShadowGuard.
Examining the situation, I personally found that it occurred at one of
the worst times possible in a political sense - in the recent months a
faction of nobles and other empowered individuals were pushing for a
more disciplined and stronger force in arms for the Shining City.
Quite inexplicable, really, they just seemed to pop up with these
suggestions when things had been utterly calm on such fronts before.

Regardless, as it was our scryers who discovered this band of
creatures, the military faction petitioned that the bolstered forces
of Ta'Illistim meet this small threat as a test of their new policies
and training. Political chest thumping, in its barest form. Not
wanting to appear desperate, they sent a quarter of Ta'Illistim's
total forces to meet the threat near ShadowGuard.

Unfortunately, they stood no chance, as it was an ambush by what is
now known as the Dark Alliance. They were utterly destroyed, along
with a small Vaalorian Keep that they had taken rest in the night
before the battle. All of us in Ta'Illistim knew something had gone
wrong, as the power of the necromancy wielded upon the battlefield was
so strong it sent ripples through the essence that could be felt from
quite a distance away. Our brothers in Ta'Vaalor were more aware of
the situation - they had been watching from the beginning.

The militant faction that had been surging in popularity rightly
plummeted that night, and I've barely heard mention of it among the
nobility since. The Vaalorian Guard informed us that they would be
taking care of the situation, and of course, would welcome the talents
of our mages and other scholars for use in strategic planning. The
remainder of Ta'Illistim's forces are either stationed in the city
itself or have been used to bolster the ranks of our border guard
should the Dark Alliance make a move toward us. Either way, they are
stretched rather thin at the moment, and a tad red-faced to boot. To
my knowledge, there have been some rather brief discussions with the
Ardenai for reinforcements should the need for such arise.

However, I doubt any aid will be required - once the Vaalor mobilized
their forces, they halted the Dark Alliance's movement completely. At
the time of this writing, they are currently fighting the enemy about
a week's ride south of of the city itself and neither force shows any
sign of retreating. Good news, at the least, though there have been
reports of raids and small battles on their northern borders by undead
and other creatures. I've heard they began recruiting again to deal
with this threat, but have not heard of any progress, publically
announced or privately whispered.

Curiously, there are even more pieces to this puzzle, namely the
reason why this Dark Alliance is even here in the first place. It
appears they search for a remnant of a rather important religious
artifact - The Griffin Sword. Having not really studied Western
mythology, I cannot profess to know the intricacies of the artifact,
save that it is powerful enough to warrant stirring the tempers of the
Vaalor - a dangerous game, indeed, and certainly not something to
pursue on a whim.

Maluverre Sil'Andruthile, Scholar of the Grey Obelisk

> turn journ
You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Elves Battle The Dark Alliance (Part 2)".
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Elves Battle The Dark Alliance (Part 2)
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Dateline: Day 21 of Eoantos, 5102: Ta'Illistim

There are also other points of conflict beyond the physical battles
being waged on elven-held soil - mainly, the clashing of ideologies
between traditionalist elves and the sudden influx of helpful
Westerners into our lands. Before the appearance of the Dark Alliance,
most of our people were content to ignore them as they brought
increased trade and other goods. Personally, I find them an
interesting lot, but my nature as a scholar lends itself to such
friendliness. I never close off a new avenue of information, be it an
ancient grimoire or a chipper little human child. But I am not in the
majority of my people, I'm afraid - most of the nobility often bring
up the Westerners in light conversation, and they joke of their
militiaries and other organized efforts, deeming them little more than
glorified mercenary bands here to seek the spoils of war. This
attitude obviously grates on otherwise amiable Westerners.

The Vaalor, however, are a more stubborn and active lot than the lords
and ladies of Ta'Illistim. They reacted to the Westerners far more
harshly, believing that they actually thought themselves better than
the elite Vaalorian Guard. Several arrests have been made on charges
of inciting mobs and other acts of "vigilante justice".

Justice is another point of conflict, as well - I came to be deeply
involved in this whole matter through that very issue. Apparently the
Westerners among Ta'Illistim have become fed up with the open
supporters of the Dark Alliance that came along with them and the
apparent lack of punishment from Ta'Illistim. The Vaalor have dealt
with this issue in their own usual direct approach already - they have
since executed one supporter publically, and have exiled any others
they find on their streets as a warning. I have yet to hear of any
other suffering stiffer punishment or going against the order of
exile.

Regardless, I've been in contact with a few of these visitors from the
West and find them a pleasant bunch. As Ta'Illistim's Guard really
does not want to bother with them - they dread another embarassment
should they, I fear - I spoke to them of the current situation.
Ideally, I would be pleased should these supporters be ousted from the
city, but politically, it is a messy issue. Ta'Vaalor has it rather
easy in this regard - they are usually of one mind on such trivial
matters as religion, which is why they were so quick to act on
execution and exile.

Our shining city of Ta'Illistim, however, is far different. We have
many different factions among the nobility and scholars, and each has
an ample amount of political power at their disposal. Such a
widespread outlawing of certain religious affiliations could well
ruffle the feathers of several organizations currently residing in
Ta'Illistim. Not because they have ties to them, mind you, but their
ideals and beliefs are rather unorthodox and such a law is reminiscent
of the Rysus Codex and other nonsense they enact in the Turamzzyrian
Empire. Restrictions like that are frowned upon in a city where the
free exchange of knowledge has been fostered for thousands of years.

Beyond all the social issues, however, things seem to be progressing
well for our people in the battle against this Dark Alliance. Recently
a new threat has reared its head, a psionic by the name of [[Harith]]. She
apparently - with quite a bit of zeal, I imagine - has declared
Ta'Illistim conquered and under the law of the Dark Alliance. While a
majority of Ta'Illistim's scholars are unconcerned with her wild
claims and the nobility simply finds it another matter to joke about
over their meals, a small contingent of researchers in the field of
mind magic have been severely disturbed by her presence. They are
slowly organizing their efforts into studying ways to combat her,
though they are provided little support. After all, most of
Ta'Illistim has no use for mind-magic. Ironically, the ones who
utilize it most frequently are the Westerners who have come to the
city.

Ta'Illistim's Guard, however, has asked the scryers in the city to
divine her location. I imagine they wish to prove themselves worthy to
defend the Shining City's people from any threat. However, the search
has thus far proved fruitless, as Harith appears to be far, far away
from Ta'Illistim's physical borders. Her power must be rather
exceptional to have reached the thoughts of our city from that great a
distance. But, on the other hand, I'm rather positive they are quite
limited as well due to being stretched so thin.

The various battles against the Dark Alliance look bright at the time
of this writing. While we are not wholly victorious, they are not
victorious in the slightest, and each of their attempts to gain an
advantage are met with stalwart resistance from elf and Westerner
alike.

Maluverre Sil'Andruthile, Scholar of the Grey Obelisk

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You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Turmoil in Ta'Vaalor".
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Turmoil in Ta'Vaalor
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Dateline: Day 16 of Eoantos, 5102: Ta'Vaalor

It is well known that there may be an invasion upon us by the
remaining forces of the Dark Alliance. This fact has sent a shock wave
into the Elven Nations and the surrounding lands. Many travelers are
seeking out Ta'Vaalor to get involved in the action, but why?

I've spoken to some who say the only reason they are here is to
protect the Griffin Sword pieces from falling into the hands of the
Dark Alliance. This is a noble cause, and these are the few who value
the lands as a whole, and who wish to protect us from the darkness
that lurks in our villages.

Others are here to protect the town from the evils of the Dark
Alliance. This is great, but do they realize if the Elves have their
say no one of non-Elven origin will be able to protect their homes?
The Vaalor Elves will not stand for non-Elven races to join their
beloved militia. While they worry about their village's walls, they
miss the bigger picture.

One thing is certain, however; if the Elves do not see past their
arrogance, the town of Vaalor will surely fall into the depths of
darkness. We must be ready for such a threat, for the day will come
when we must take up arms and fight for our lives, not for the petty
reasons that plague our lives. Fellow Vaalorians, dark times are upon
us, let us not go down without a fight.

The Listener of Rivengarde

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You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"A Letter from Nevrek, Mayoral Candidate".
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A Letter from Nevrek, Mayoral Candidate
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Dateline: Day 10 of Eoantos, 5102: Wehnimer's Landing

Citizens of Wehnimer's Landing,

As a candidate for Mayor, I am asked (and appropriately so) about my
plans for the town of Wehnimer's Landing if I am elected. I am often
all too happy to answer, since an educated man with a vote is a man
with power in hand, but sometimes, despite my willingness to answer
such questions, my campaigning schedule and attempts at maintaining
personal business affairs make stopping and chatting on my ideas
painfully short, or even impossible. With this in mind, I write to
this, the Elanthian Journal, in order to better outline my goals for
the Landing, should I be elected to office, to a greater number of
people. The following is a fairly brief outline, in which a few key
goals in my plan for Wehnimer's Landing are described in modest
detail.

Economic Revitalization:

Goal A Subsection 14: Develop waterfront of port on Darkstone Bay. On
the east side of town, over the bridge, several local businesses are
at risk of falling into the bay due to erosion of the shore.
Development would introduce non-corrosive glaes pilings and
sand-covered gravel beds to reinforce the shoreline.

Goal A Subsection 15: Support for Shipbuilding. Otis the Shipwright,
the capable, charismatic, and hard-working foreman and shipwright for
most of the shipbuilding in Wehnimer's Landing (approximately 89.4%),
is in need of more skilled workers familiar with shipbuilding and
lacks the tools necessary to bring the Landing's shipbuilding into the
fifty-first century. Support would involve passage for more skilled
workers to immigrate to the Landing, train domestic workers, and
purchase the necessary tools for the trade.

Social Revitalization:

Goal C Subsection 2: Shanty Town clean-up. We've all walked through
Shanty Town, and most of us walk through it as briskly as possible to
avoid the bad elements there, or even to avoid being associated with
its poverty. The clean-up effort would involve making Shanty Town a
more hospitable place, repairing housing, and hiring an additional
guard to maintain rounds in its neighborhoods.

Subterranean Infestation:

Goal A Subsection 6: Appraise bounty on Giant Rats. This goal would
make the prospect of controlling the Giant Rat population more
attractive by raising the bounty on rat pelts two to three coins,
making the average quality pelt worth roughly twenty silvers.

Goal B Subsection 3: Investigate Giant Ant infestation. This goal
would provide a bounty for Ant Larvae for purposes of study by local
alchemists and herbalists to formulate a means of redirecting the
ants' territory via the use of scents, poisons, attractants, and
deterrents. (Subsection 4 recommends an increase on Giant Ant pincers
to keep the population from overgrowth.)

Local Business:

Goal B Subsection 32: Instate new Alchemist. A new building would be
erected on the lot of the former Alchemist. Funding for the
development would be repaid by the new alchemist over a five year
plan.

Goal C, Subsection 1: East Side expansion. The East Side expansion
goal would involve developing a string of alleys and paths into a
functioning street, then erecting new structures or bringing
neighboring existing structures up to current construction codes.
(Subsections 2 through 12 involve soliciting entrepreneurial ventures
to the new street to increase interest in the East Side and, hence,
boost the economy. Some businesses mentioned: a chandler, glass
workers and glass-blowing, leather workers, etc.)

This list goes on, as the Goal lettering and subsections should
indicate. But much of the list deals in the (mundane) business of
Mayor more so than it does to vital improvements or steps toward
Wehnimer's Landing's future, like those outlined above regarding the
economy and people. Rest assured, though, that the list is
substantial.

I now solicit you, Elanthian Journal Reader, not for your vote (though
it would be nice), but for you to offer the thought and consideration
rightfully due to this election, an event of the utmost gravity. This
is for the future of Wehnimer's Landing.

Lord Nevrek Araknathalin Faendryl, Candidate for the Office of Mayor
of Wehnimer's Landing

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You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Sylvanfair Turnleaf Festival".
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Dateline: Day 20 of Imaerasta, 5102: Wehnimer's Landing

On the 20th of Imaerasta, the Day of the Huntress, a parade throughout
Wehnimer's Landings announced the first Sylvanfair Turnleaf Festival.
After a short welcoming ceremony by the Chairman of the Turnleaf
Festival Committee, Dr. Songowl K. Avionis-Regentil, the first round
of semifinals of the Turnleaf Open Exposition got underway.

Tinear, Tealcie, the trio "Massies and Pie" (consisting of Macillus,
Drazhar, and Gurk), Ranpalandil, and Niere all performed
exceptionally. Unfortunately, not everyone can win. Tinear,
Ranpalandil, and "Massies and Pie" secured enough points to move on in
the competition.

After sunset on Feastday round two of semifinals commenced. Vying for
the coveted positions were Jubol, Thaumatous, Tizzrah, Chastity, and
the duo of Koin and Vistie. After the points tallying, Jubol,
Thaumatous, and Koin and Vistie moved on to the finals. In addition,
Chastity was able to move on via the "dark horse" rule.

Throughout Feastday, and early on Restday, Sylvanfair sponsored
numerous games of Greedy Gremlins. Winners were Winzaar, Cappurnicus,
Lorilea, Dynos, Elidath, Bobmuhthol, and Larenusia. Prize packages
were: two spidersilk cloaks (the winners were still getting acquainted
with the spiders when last seen), some silver filigreed black boots
adorned with a star of flawless white opals and a mechanical
nightingale, a sheath containing a blazestar inset kaskara that was
not only enchanted four times but produced lightning flares and three
suede skirts (the victors left the Tree alternately spinning around
causing the full suede skirts to swirl outward and fastidiously
picking lint off them).

Restday evening brought the premiere of a new game "Riddles 'n
Rhymes." Several teams competed in the game that requires teams to
solve riddles that lead to a location and to the identity of an item
they must present to receive the next set of riddles. Winning 500k
apiece was Team Azure (composed of Dangir, Nicklae, Lynda, Galdecame,
Talthan, and Skullock), completing the race with no penalties.
Receiving 250k each were members of Team Orange (Composed of Belnia,
Xeldria, Lleonie, Sniffle, Ulial, and Laella) in second place after
penalty deductions.

On Volnes, at the moment of the Autumnal Equinox, a strange breeze
began to blow and sparkling lights flew around the entire Sylvanfair
Tree. Spectators stood spellbound watching the foliage change to
dazzling shades of red, orange, and yellow. As the wind swirled around
the top of the tree, shimmering autumn-hued leaves wafted down where
they inexplicably attached themselves to the clothing of the awestruck
audience. 'Twas truly something to see.

After the Equinox display, the crowd continued inside for the finals
of the Turnleaf Open Exposition. We laughed. We cried. We were
thoroughly entertained. The performers truly outdid themselves. After
the finalists had performed, the Chairman of the Turnleaf Festival
Committee bestowed upon all the semifinalists an extraordinary turning
leaf pin.

The scores at the conclusion of the judges' voting reflected a tie for
second place. Using the tie-breaking method set forth in the Turnleaf
Competions Rules and Judging Guidelines, judges were astonished to
discover a further tie! Dr. Songowl K. Avionis-Regentil proclaimed the
results as providence. Thus, two Second Place purses of 750k and
laurel wreaths of silver were awarded to Chastity and to the trio of
"Massies and Pie." The First Place purse of ONE MILLION coins and a
laurel wreath of gold was awarded to Ranpalandil! House Sylvanfair
would like to thank everyone that come out to celebrate the Autumnal
Equinox with us. Congratulations to all the winners in all the events.
We look forward to making next year's festival even bigger and better
than this year's.

Wexna Ridding, House Sylvanfair

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You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Festival to be Held on Thurfel's Island".
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Festival to be Held on Thurfel's Island
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Dateline: Day 21 of Eoantos, 5102: Icemule Trace

The firemage Thurfel made an appearance in Town Center in IceMule on
Tilamaires, day 19 of the month of Eoantos.

He came to announce the date of the festival he had previously
mentioned as in the works to be held on his island before year-end.
The date announced was Restday, day 1 of the month of Eorgaen, from
midsun to sundown.

Thurfel went on to explain that the Staff of Amasalen had indeed led
him to the hiding places of the last four lich vessels (two that were
previously undiscovered and two that were in the hands of the liches
themselves), and that all nine orbs now reside on the obsidian altar
in his vault. Of the previously broken orb, the one known as the
divining sphere, Thurfel noted that he had that situation "under
control." On Restday, he further stated, he intends to place the staff
itself within the altar to forever destroy the power of the liches.

The firemage spoke of the liches being much weakened, but still a
danger. Therefore, he wanted assurance that the Northern Fury Guard
would be on hand to aid in guaranteeing the safety of the revelers on
the island. General Valicar had previously pledged such assurance, and
the guard will keep a presence on the island during the festival to
minimize any last ditch efforts of the liches at harming the citizenry
of the town.

As for the festival itself, Thurfel made mention that he had invited
many merchants to come and sell their wares and services to the
populace. In addition, he noted that he was having his own staff
prepare many culinary delicacies for the event. In particular, the
menu will feature many varieties of seafood.

The firemage definitely appeared in a convivial mood and seems totally
assured he can indeed stop the liches once and for all.

Lady Iscikella Zinnonn

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You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Journal Classifieds".
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Snakestone, a master forger, will adorn various metal items with a
group's sigil, device or standard for a reasonable fee on the 29th of
Eoantos in Solhaven. While his wares are solid, his personality is a
bit unpredictable. Group leaders are encouraged to send to their
members what their device is ahead of time, to encourage uniformity. A
more reasonable fear is that Snakestone, presented ten variations of
what the Sigil of the Bear Clan is, will most likely stop working for
the Bear Clan if they cannot agree on what their sigil is.

The Ravenheart Militia, based in Wehnimer's Landing, is looking for
recruits. Recruits must be dedicated enough to participate in at least
one of the two weekly meetings, and must be willing to comply with the
rules stated within our by-laws. If interested, please send a runner
to Ravenheartmilitia@yahoo.com for further information.

Aerynthe the jewelry maker has announced she will be selecting a few
customers of fine taste for custom work by her in Ta'Vaalor on the Day
of the Huntress, 6 Eorgaen. Customers who prove themselves to be of
poor taste and display this by arguing with Aerynthe will be given the
opportunity to discuss it with the Vaalor guardsmen.

NOTICE: The battle on Ta'Vaalor's southern front goes well and the
soldiers send their regards to their families. However, the Dark
Alliance has begun cowardly attacks and raids upon our northern
borders with hordes of lesser undead and other manner of foul
creatures. As such, the Guard of Ta'Vaalor will be training any
able-minded elf of sound mind and strong body so that we may fight
this scourge. Report to the recruitment tent outside of Guardian Keep
should you have any questions.

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You turn to the next page of your Journal and see an article entitled,
"Submission Guidelines".
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Submission Guidelines
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Submissions should be limited to 8 body paragraphs of no more than 100
words each. Each submission should start with a title, be followed
with a dateline, and should end with the author's signature.

Paragraphs should be in block format with double spacing between each
sentence. Please check your submission for proper spelling and grammar
before sending it.

All submissions should involve factual events. We will accept no silly
nursery stories, histories or educational articles about the weather.
If you would like to submit an article along those lines, please do so
to our sister publication, the Elanthian Times. All submissions should
be received by Leyan in order to be published on the Day of the
Huntress.

CLASSIFIEDS: Classifieds are free and a good way to advertise your
auctions and events such as upcoming solstice festivals, carnivals and
dances or perhaps find something whether it be love, a lost dog or a
servant.

DISCLAIMER: While the staff of the Elanthian Journal make every effort
to ensure that the events presented within are FACTUAL, there will
always be some amount of speculation until all details of events are
revealed with the passage of time. We will continue to make every
effort to report ACTUAL happenings, however any theories or
speculation on the details of these events may very well prove
INACCURATE.

CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions or comments, please
send a note to the new editorial staff care of hunterada@play.net. If
you wish to submit an article, you may do so using the form at
https://www.play.net/gs3/journal_submission.asp

Gahread Tempestas
Krissella Tr'Baren
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