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Title: The Free North News Issue #2

Author: Various

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The Faerinn Well, Notes from the Editor

I take a break from my seditious knitting to open my window in the very thoughtfully named Solhaven Inn. On the Eve of Lady Kasendra's vigil the air is tense instead of somber. The entire continent feels like they are walking on eggshells. This is one of those moments that feel like history is malleable. Will we progress forward or will we regress back to darker times?

Aldora of all places calling for reinstatement of Chaston’s Edict. Aldora of all places calling for the blood of Ordlyns and Hathlyns as revenge for the woman who would be the most disgusted to see this behavior. Many are worrying and working to prevent war across the Dragonspine, but perhaps those eyes need to also turn inwards. Civil unrest is fomenting.

Valley of Gold was a great accomplishment so was finally undoing Chaston’s Edict. Two steps forward. But now these tragedies. One step back. Yet we must keep marching forward towards a better tomorrow.

However, historically speaking, there are no worse times to have your belonging on Imperial lands be in question. It has only been six years since a Prelate of Koar packed half-humans in camps across Talador, and it’s surroundings including outside of the Landing, to purify us of our tainted blood. Meaning to be stuck like pigs.

In my lifetime, in the lifetime of a human even, the blood of the othered have been used to power weapons of civil war. That isn't even symbolism. The Mandis crystals employed by Jantalar from the Empress literally required blood sacrifices to activate. Hochstib literally bathed in the blood of those he did not consider people to try and become immortal. Then I am told to trust the process when a new Baron rolls up with Taladorian settlers and an obelisk in toe. At the very least that's insensitive and shows a great ignorance of history.

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And why? By Koar's bed sores, why would the Landing enter into a military compact right now with the Empire in order to exterminate the indigenous residents of a land they have no rightful claim to, or as Sir Bristeen called them 'wildmen'. Butting into Imperial conflicts have never worked out on our end. The kindness has never been returned.

The settlers are well defended. I cannot think of better defenders in fact. There is no great moral failing that we need to correct here. Its fine for the Landing to be neutral in this.

In fact since the Reivers have posed no threat to the Landing at large, its illegal by local and Imperial statutes for the Landing to meddle in these matters. As per Renpaw's final ruling, city officials only have authority outside of the city walls when the safety of inside those walls are in danger. It seem doubtful to me that the citizens want to start a fight with the Reivers.

But how can Wehnimer's Landing fully know it is representing the interests of its citizens without a fully functioning government. There are open positions. There are interim officials that have far overstayed their welcome.

How can a government know what its people want when speaking up get them defenestrated or a Rook's arrow down their throat? That their leader, a demonstrateably crazy woman, can operate without consequence in the city thanks to Mayor Thadstone. A pardon is a pardon, but is he willing to keep pardoning his ex every time she's revealed to be continuing to operate in the city? She is fighting a war against a shadow that only she has seen. There is no evidence that this so called Wraith is not another construct of her broken mind.

Casiphia’s continued operations look like tacit endorsements from Landing Officials. Look at these international incidents happening on the continent now. She is one waiting to happen. If the mayor and the judge won’t do anything to stop her then maybe we need to elect new ones.

And do not think we forgot we were promised a duly elected judge after Renpaw and 150 million in city legal funds just happened to go missing. That we were promised when the DBC reorganized city government if he never turned up then Dakris’s nepo nephew would have to be confirmed by the voters. Hold them to it.

And if there is no one left to run against him then I will.

Faerinn Greatsinger, Esq, of Talador and Loenthra

Solhaven Inn, Charlatos 22, 5123

Current Events

- The hunt for the murderer of Lady Malwind continues in the elven nations!

- Icemule has come under attack by vampires! The town rallies to defend itself!

- Rough time for Rooks, apparently internal schisms are happening under the town. Do you know where you will stand?

- Roltons Roltons Roltons

- Rolton Gates are found Broke, Roltons are Removed, and what is this Manrolt everyone is talking about?

- Old man Malwind is said to be very ill, elven scholars appear to have little hope to offer!

- Dwarves in Zul report the rocks are speaking to them, even when they are sober..

- The Reivers schism and a faction declares it will attack the empire. Elidal gets someone new to blame for all the deaths from his badly planned push into the north. The town council is asked to put all that peace rhetoric to the test.

The Empire's Hospitality

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