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MARCH 2014:
GEN CON Event Listing Posted (see it
here)
- There will be two RPG sessions this year
- We are running a side-game using the Hero System called
Kaiju Hero - War of the Monsters, you can check it out in our
Event Listing by clicking just above.
- Game locations have not been finalized by Gen Con LLC yet,
but we have the event numbers for you.
AUGUST 2012:
GEN CON Final Event Listing Posted (see it
here)
- There will be two RPG sessions this year
- We are sorry but no Live Action this year for the first time
in 16 years. Hopefully we'll be able to start up a new
round of them next year
- We are running a side-game using the Hero System called
Kaiju Hero - War of the Monsters, you can check it out in our
Final Event Listing by clicking just above.
September 2010:
Phoenix Tribe Overview - Preview
- Read their story, find out about the One Flame, see their
important members, their factions, quiet cultures and
convictions about the tenants of the Atlantean Pact and their
views on other tribes. Come learn about the Phoenix
(beyond the timeline) today in the
downloads section.
Phoenix History Preview
- From the lands of the Arabian Nights Persia, Moorish rule in
Spain, New Age Movements in England and the United States, to
revolutions in France, the Phoenix traversed the globe in search
of precious power to free their trapped brothers in the darkness
of the Labyrinth. Come read their history today in the
downloads section.
Osiri History Preview
- Their time spent studying the One Soul, the heights of their
Egyptian Civilization and their ties to the Native American
peoples of North and South America. These are the Osiri,
warriors for the freedom of the human soul. Come read
their history today in the
downloads section.
August 2010:
Eremite History Preview
- Born of the Rukshasa, transformed by the Ark of the
Covenant, the power behind the likes of Ceaser and even Hitler,
come see what brought the Seekers of God to where they are
today, come read their history today in
the
downloads section.
Tuatha History Preview
- From the mythical elves of Europe, to the Native American
totems and shamanic spirits of Africa, the Tuatha have hidden
places all around the world, come read their history today in
the
downloads section.
Hemari History Preview Updated
- A few items of importance were found missing from the Hemari
history timeline and were just added as follows:
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1400 BC -
Distracted by the defection of Raatri, Makeda�s wards on
Melheyon begin to fail. In order to hide her, she travels to
what is now present-day Ethiopia and creates a mantle using a
piece of the Red Shard she secretly claimed after its
destruction in 300,000 BC. She places Melheyon within to keep
her sleeping.
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854 BC -
Having reclaimed the head of Samiel during the battle of Karkar,
Makeda�s spies uncover the work of Osiris from his time spent
studying the Incubus Heart (revealing that it is in existence
and in the hands of the Nimrod). Using what she has discovered,
she creates an automaton body for the head and this new Femme
Darkle stands as a guardian over Sheba and Melheyon.
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200 BC - The
Femme Darkle becomes self-aware and escapes to Sheol where it
becomes known as the Dark Lady. Not realizing they are one in
the same, the Anopheles believe this �Dark Lady� is an immortal
who has stolen the automaton.
Shadowen History Preview
- Former allies and members of the Stratagem Pact with the
other Tribes, the Shadowen are now a 3rd power in the ages-old
conflict with the Droves. Come read the history of the
Darkle! You can find it
in the
downloads section.
Terat History Preview
- Come read the history of the Unfettered Ones! You can find it
in the
downloads section.
Update 8/22/10 = Link is fixed and
correctly goes to the Terat instead of the Hemari. In
addition a mistake in the placement of the loss of the head of
Samiel by the Hemari is corrected and a new version of both
Terat and Hemari has been uploaded with corrected information.
Note on the History Previews
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Now that the number of history previews are
growing, you will often find that bits of pieces of the history
of a particular group may appear as part of the histories of
other groups, even though they are noted in the core history.
For example, there are a number of examples in the upcoming
Terat preview that will feature Tribes who have already had
their core histories written. Keep an eye out for
additional information about the history of the tribes that have
already been released to appear in upcoming histories of other
tribes!
Hemari History Preview
- Serving as both the history of the Hemari and of Drove
Anopheles, you can find it in the
downloads section.
The Future of Immortal Invisible War
- Read Here: from the current
designer - Rick Don
July 2010:
GenCon Information for 2010
- The three events (hosted thru Infinite Imaginations, Inc.)
are listed on our GenCon page.
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March 2008:
Hemari rescues whales - Mahia Beach, North Island, New Zealand
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"Moko" as the local Hemari Keeper is known, has been patrolling
the area of Mahia Beach since before the Great Betrayal, and was
happy to lend a hand to the local mortals in rescuing the
whales.
Herbal Remedy Killer - Jambi, Sumatra Island, Indonesia
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Indonesian police say they are investigating the deaths of 21
people who drank a concoction labeled an herbal remedy. Lt. Col.
Yatim Suyatmo said Friday officers had yet to determine whether
the brew was deliberately poisoned or inadvertently contaminated
during production. The victims in the town of Jambi on Sumatra
island all died over the last two weeks, he said. He said the
drink was made in a local factory. Scores of companies in
Indonesia produce pills and drinks labeled as herbal remedies or
tonics. The government, which is seeking to regulate the sector,
say many contain unspecified chemicals.
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A contingent of Tuatha are assisting in investigations as
members of the Kodama Drove are reputed to be involved in the
production of many of these "remedies".
Memorial Held for Arthur C Clarke - Sri Lanka
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British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died in
his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90. The
Somerset-born author came to fame in 1968 when short story The
Sentinel was made into the film 2001: A Space Odyssey by
director Stanley Kubrick. His visions of space travel and
computing sparked the imagination of readers and scientists
alike. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse paid tribute,
hailing the writer as a "great visionary". Since 1995, the
author had been largely confined to a wheelchair by post-polio
syndrome. He died at 0130 local time (2000 GMT) of respiratory
complications and heart failure, according to his aide, Rohan De
Silva.
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At over 600 locales spread across the globe, members from the
Tribes gathered to mourn the passing of one of the greats.
the Bright-Blooded Sir Clarke on more than one occasion rejected
advanced medical assistance from various Tribes, most notably
the Eremite and Arachne.
Corsairs snub D'Arcade in public record - Nottingham Castle, Kent,
England
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The
Corsairs paid tribute to their hero and leader when they
gathered more than a thousand people to smash the official world
record for the number of people dressed as Robin Hood in one
place at one time. Record breakers clad in tights and tunics
gathered at Nottingham Castle to pay tribute to the city's most
famous outlaw. A total of 1116 people took part, almost double
the previous world record of 606. Nottingham Castle manager Dave
Green said: "There is a fantastic atmosphere today. We are
delighted. We had no idea how the attempt would go, but to get
more than a thousand people involved is brilliant. It is a real
achievement. It was all about bringing people together and we
have certainly done that. Nottingham is obviously very proud of
Robin Hood and we wanted to show how proud. There were people
from further afield here too. One man came over from Holland
specifically for this event, and we had visitors from Australia
and Canada." Nottingham Castle must now submit evidence of the
event to Guinness World Records, before it is officially
declared the record holder. All participants wore a hat with a
feather, a green or brown tunic and green or brown trousers or
tights. The event was organized to coincide with the Robin Hood
Up Close exhibition at the castle until April 20.
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The Corsairs broke off from
D'Arcade to become defenders of the Soliatires over the course
of the Great Betrayal, and the animosity and rivalry between the
two groups has grown by leaps and bounds over the last several
years since. D'Arcade had recently made incursions into
the home town of Robin Locksley, and the Corsairs have had a
contingent dispatched to deal with them for the last several
months. This has disrupted a number of operations of both
the Magdalen and Tuatha in the region.
February 2008:
Lighter Shell found - Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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The
shell of a Volkswagen Beetle hangs underneath the Lions Gate
Bridge after it was left there by unknown persons as part of
what mortal authorities believe to be a prank in Vancouver,
British Columbia. Authorities have determined that they
will be able to remove the vehicle (hanging by a wiring system)
from the bridge within 48 hours.
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The truth of the story is a bit
more complex though no suspects have been named or apprehended
by Scourges as of yet. The shell has been determined to
mimic standard metals but is in fact organic and nature.
It is believed to be the shell of a very small lighter, and
transformed by attentions into its current shape. The
shell apparently poses no threat to the mortal population and
Jugglers are allowing mortal authorities to remove it from the
bridge. Once removed it will be switched with an identical
real vehicular shell.
Drunkenstein - Tempe, Arizona USA
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In October of last year a mortal
named Kurt Havelock submitted for a liquor license to open a
Halloween-themed bar/pub. The application was denied when
it was found out that a blog started by Havelock stated he would
be naming the bar "Drunkenstein" instead of "The Haunted Castle"
as stated in his application. Now, on Super Bowl Sunday
Havelock has turned himself in to authorities after plotting to
kill people at the game using a rifle because of the liquor
license dispute. Having recently purchased an AR-15
assault rifle from the Scottsdale Gun Club, he mailed eight
copies of a manifesto to media outlets in which he explained why
he was planning to kill people at the game. In the
eight-page manifesto he said that the original site of the
planned massacre was Scottsdale's Desert Ridge Marketplace, but
that "scum and "villainy" are in Scottsdale and that instead he
"will shed the blood of the innocent." Havelock, who is in
his mid-30s, is being detained by federal authorities and is
suspected of mailing threatening communications.
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Probes have determined that
Havelock was being manipulated by members of D'Arcade in an
attempt to alter the possible outcomes of the game. A
number of Harlequins discovered several weeks earlier that
wagers over a "Death-Bowl" began throughout the black market
communities both mortal and immortal. Fortunately a number
of Mystics were able to get to Havelock before going through
with his plan and convince him otherwise.
Bomb Dream - North Sea, near Aberdeen
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Protean Jugglers initiated the
largest sea-based evacuation operation in the history of the
North Sea this week when a massive operation to evacuate the
North Sea oilrig "Britannia" was triggered by a Sleeper-induced
nightmare in one of the workers. The Protean have been
investigating the rig and surrounding sea bed for the past
several days, as it is believed the rig is being used to funnel
rare minerals from the seabed by Drove Roane. In order to
obtain full access to the rig, the worker was implanted with a
dream about a bomb on board the accommodation platform where the
workers sleep. Once the alarm was raised, a total of 14
civilian and military helicopters, along with two other RAF
aircraft, were scrambled or involved in the incident, which
airlifted nearly 650 people away from the production and
accommodation platforms.
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The Protean have yet to disclose
their findings of investigating the platform during and after
the evacuation, exactly what minerals were being brought to the
surface, or what they believe the intended purpose was that
caused the massive juggling undertaking to be inititated.
Castro retires - Cuba
- Cuba's leader Fidel Castro has said he will not accept
another term as president, ending 49 years in power. "I
neither will aspire to, nor will I accept, the position of
president of the council of state and commander in chief," he
told the newspaper, Granma. The 81-year-old handed over
power temporarily to his brother, Raul, in July 2006 when he
underwent surgery.
- Cuba has long been a hotbed of activity in battles between
the Osiri and Drove Adze. No one is pursuing any claim of
being responsible for the shift in power, and the future of this
island of note is now even more uncertain.
Bridge Thefts Continue - Cheb, Czech Republic
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Police in the Czech republic are
trying to find out who stole a 4 ton railway bridge from the
border town of Cheb. The company which was responsible for
looking after the bridge raised the alarm when, ever alert, they
noticed that the bridge wasn't there any more. The bridge
was on a disused stretch of line just outside Cheb.
Martina Hruskova, a spokeswoman for the Czech police, commented
to AFP: 'We are not sure if it was taken for personal use or for
its scrap value.' Exactly what that 'personal use' might be was
left unsaid. 'It is the first time we have dealt with this
type of theft,' she added. Of course, it's not the first
time some light-fingered bridge enthusiast has made off with a
bridge. At least two bridges have been nicked in Russia in the
past six months, and a pair of bridge thieves appropriated two
Macedonian bridges last February.
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Probes are currently attempting
to link the bridge thefts and trying to see if there is a larger
threat looming behind them. Currently most attempts are
revolving around the composition of the bridges and their
specific locations to see if they can be linked together.
January 2008:
Terat Search for Goat Suspect - Lagos, Nigeria
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One of
Nigeria's biggest daily newspapers reported that police
implicated a goat in an attempted automobile theft. In a
front-page article on Friday, the Vanguard newspaper said that
two men tried to steal a
Mazda car two days earlier in
Kwara State,
with one suspect transforming himself into a goat as vigilantes
cornered him. The paper quoted police spokesman Tunde
Mohammed as saying that while one suspect escaped, the other
transformed into a goat as he was about to be apprehended.
The newspaper reported that police paraded the goat before
journalists, and published a picture of the animal. Police
in the state couldn't immediately be reached for comment.
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Belief in
black magic is widespread in Nigeria, particularly in
far-flung
rural areas
where the Terat and Anopheles have vied for control for
centuries.
Local Terat believe the suspect was a cult-follower of the
Anopheles and have brought in several Slayers in an attempt to
assist local Scourges in apprehending the suspect intact.
City Water Supply Saved - Maiden, North Carolina USA
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A Phoenix Juggler came up with a
simple solution to a low-level poisoning of the water supply of
the town, he shot holes in the main water reserve tank where the
poison had just been delivered. Hundreds of thousands of
gallons of water is draining from a water tower in Maiden
because of recently discovered bullet holes. The tower
holds 750,000 gallons of water for Maiden, which is just south
of Hickory. Officials must wait for most of the water to drain
because repairs must be done inside the holding tank.
Catawba County Sheriff's deputy Major Coy Reid said the tower
appears to have been shot three times with a high-powered rifle.
He said authorities believe the shooting took place early Monday
morning. Nearby residents heard gun shots but no one
called authorities, so the damage wasn't discovered until hours
later.
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Followers of Drove Marzyc
("Nightmare") had just finished dropping a hallucinogenic
substance into the water tower when members of the Peri -- who
had been tracking them -- stopped them before they completed
their work. The Juggler dispatched to the scene quickly
realized the poison was still sitting atop the surface of the
water and had not settled. Taking a simple mortal
high-powered rifle in hand he shot three holes in the tank, thus
allowing the substance to drain off before entering the town's
water supply.
Woman Frozen to Rail Track - Tyumen, Siberia
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A Russian woman was
frozen to a railway track after she slipped and fell in
temperatures of minus 30 Celsius and grabbed the metal
track with her bare hands. Irina Ivanova, 62,
slipped as she walked across railway tracks in Tyumen in
western Siberia. But when she tried to get up she found
her bare hand had stuck to the track in the cold.
She was found an hour later by a passer by who called
rescue services. Workers who could not free her hand
from the metal track had to use welding torches to cut
the metal - and she was taken to hospital where doctors
managed to release her. She was treated for
hypothermia and frost bite - and doctors are still
waiting to see if she will lose the use of her hand or
not.
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The woman had
accidentally walked into the ending of a battle between
Osiri and Vulcari members of the Russalki Drove, the
battle created a hostile frozen terrain in the area.
Scots Authors NOT English - Washington DC, USA
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One of the world's largest
libraries has reversed a controversial decision to reclassify
Scots authors as English. Writers, politicians and academics in
Scotland reacted angrily when the Library of Congress in the US
first made the proposal. The move would have seen classic
novels like "The Thirty Nine Steps" by the Scottish author John
Buchan, listed as an English adventure story. Scottish
Culture Minister Linda Fabiani welcomed the U-turn. "I am
delighted that the Library of Congress has listened to our
concerns and recognized the distinctive nature of Scottish
literature," she said. "In fact I recently discussed this
with Congressman McIntyre of the Friends of Scotland Caucus to
make our position clear. I am sure this will help
those exploring the wealth and wonders of Scottish literature
while properly acknowledging our nation's great contribution
over the years and the success of modern day writers." The
British Library also said it supported the decision to return to
classifying Scottish literature as a separate category.
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In an unusual twist, Scottish
Tuatha and British Magdalen both sent representatives to the
United States to lobby the rather complicated pathways of United
States government in order to allow the separation and
individual distinctions to remain. Both tribes have a
long, distinguished histories and cultures and the mingling of
the two in this case was quickly deemed inappropriate.
Bridge Disaster Barely Averted - Glasgow, Scotland
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Mortal
Engineers were left trying to determine the cause of a
failed support cable after Tuatha forces clashed with
predators from Dove Fir Bholg over the River Clyde.
The Clyde Arc bridge - better known as the "Squinty
Bridge" - has been closed since a loud snapping noise
was heard late Monday night. A spokeswoman for
Glasgow City Council said the damaged cable, which fell
onto the carriageway, would be sent back to the
manufacturers for testing. In the meantime efforts
were being made to organize traffic management systems,
she said. The spokeswoman added: "The bridge is
designed to allow for struts to be removed one at a time
to be repaired. We don't believe the bridge's
integrity is at risk, but it has been closed for public
safety reasons."
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Two Tuatha Slayers were
consigned to the Blue Air and the whereabouts of the Fir
Bholg predators loosed upon the bridge remain unknown.
The Tuatha are preparing information to be passed to
other tribes present in the area with details concerning
the creatures so they can be properly hunted by all.
December 2007:
Skipping Time - Caracas, Venezuela
- An initiative by Drove Anopheles succeeded earlier this
month as President Hugo Chavez has ordered the creation of a new
time-zone for Venezuela. This places the time in Venezuela
30 minutes off from standard time zones the country actually
occupies. While Venezuelans consider this a boon, granting
them additional daylight hours in the morning, opponents
criticize the move as it disrupts the countries ability to be in
sync with the rest of the business world. The Arachne
Tribe has sent representatives into the area to work with Hemari
in finding ways to reverse the decision by the Venezuelan
government.
Kitty
Glow - Jinju City, South Korea
- South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a
fluorescent protein gene, a procedure which could help develop
treatments for human genetic diseases, officials said today.
In a side-effect, the cloned cats glow in the dark when exposed
to ultraviolet beams. A team of scientists led by Kong Il-keun,
a cloning expert at Gyeongsang National University, produced
three cats possessing altered fluorescence protein (RFP) genes,
the Ministry of Science and Technology said. "It marked
the first time in the world that cats with RFP genes have been
cloned," the ministry said in a statement. "The ability to
produce cloned cats with the manipulated genes is significant as
it could be used for developing treatments for genetic diseases
and for reproducing model (cloned) animals suffering from the
same diseases as humans," it added.
- Both the Dracul and Terat Tribes have taken a particular
interest in this, after a biological agent of the Tengu that was
forcibly injected into multiple members of both tribes. It
not only caused an identical side-effect, but also created some
form of tracking beacon that allowed tracking even through
barriers form Earth into various mantles.
Captain Kidd Returns - Catalina Island, Dominican Republic
- The Tuatha patroned William "Captain" Kidd, who terrorized
Anopheles Quiet Cultures throughout the Caribbean during the
reformation of the Stratagem in the late 1600's, has at last
revealed. Wreckage of a pirate ship abandoned by Captain
Kidd in the 17th century has been found by divers in shallow
waters off the Dominican Republic, a research team claims.
The underwater archaeology team, from Indiana University, says
they have found the remains of Quedagh Merchant, actively sought
by treasure hunters for years.
- Charles Beeker of IU said his team has been licensed to
study the wreckage and convert the site into an underwater
preserve for the public. It is remarkable that the wreck
has remained undiscovered all these years given its location,
just 70 feet off the coast of Catalina Island in the Dominican
Republic in less than 10 feet of seawater. "I've been on
literally thousands of shipwrecks in my career," Beeker said.
"This is one of the first sites I've been on where I haven't
seen any looting. We've got a shipwreck in crystal clear,
pristine water that's amazingly untouched. We want to keep it
that way, so we made the announcement now to ensure the site's
protection from looters." The find is valuable because of
what it could reveal about William Kidd and piracy in the
Caribbean, said John Foster, California's state underwater
archaeologist, who is participating in the research.
- Since the announcement, a number of Explorers and Merchants
from both the Tuatha and Hemari Tribes have been dispatched into
the area of Catalina Island.
The Great (Language) Divide -
- The language divide that has led to Belgium's political
deadlock has also spread to its Miss Belgium contest.
French-speaking Miss Belgium winner Alizee Poulicek, 20, was
booed by parts of a 3,400-strong Antwerp audience when she
revealed she could not speak Dutch. When the show's
presenter quizzed her on her hopes for the future, she said: "I
didn't understand, can you repeat?" The beauty queen's
language skills take on a wider significance as Belgium is still
without a government six months after elections amid political
stalemate between the main Dutch- and French-speaking parties.
- This divide has continued on in part due to internal
political struggles sponsored by Magdalen and the Thulian Drove
as they vie for control for Belgium which sits between the
Magdalen influence of France and the Thulian influences from
Germany and other Slavic nations.
November 2007:
Virtual Arrest -
Amsterdam, Netherlands
- An investigation initiated in Amsterdam by Dutch police,
under the guidance of an Arachne Scourge, have made their first
arrest of an online thief � a 17-year-old accused of stealing
virtual furniture from rooms in the Habbo Hotel � a popular
teenager networking Web site. An Amsterdam police
spokeswoman confirmed a report that the teenager was accused of
stealing �4,000 worth of virtual furniture by hacking into the
accounts of other users. Four other 15-year-olds have also
been questioned in the case, which was instigated by the Web
site. They are suspected of moving the stolen furniture into
their own online hotel rooms. Habbo users can create their
own characters, decorate their own rooms and play a number of
games, paying with Habbo Credits, which they have to buy with
real cash.
Egg in your Nog -
Maine, United States
- The Smiling Hill Farm, which has operated a small stronghold
for the Peri underneath the land it sits upon, came under fire
when the US Food and Drug Administration attempted to bring the
farm to its knees. During their yearly inspection, the
inspector discovered that the bottle cap -- the only place on
the otherwise all-glass container with any printing -- was out
of federal compliance: eggs were not listed as an
ingredient. The FDA notified the Maine Department of
Agriculture that all Smiling Hill egg nog on store shelves --
about 400 gallons at that point -- had to be recalled to protect
people with egg allergies who don't know there's egg in egg nog.
- After a protracted battle utilizing a small but significant
amount of Peri resources in the area, the farm was not forced to
pull its entire distributed supply from store shelves (which
would have crippled the farm monetarily). Fortunately
Maine's chief dairy inspector, Ashley Slattery, was able to put
a stop to the recall, and bypassed the issue with a set of
hand-made labels that were affixed to all outgoing shipments
until such time as a new bottle cap can be created. It is
currenly believed that the attack was orchestrated by a
coalition of the Fir-Bolg Morlocks and Thulien agents within the
state government of Maine.
Death by Dumpling - Hubei, China
- A group of Gaki followers working at a recycling station in
Hubei were dispatched by members of the Tribe of Sharakai in a
most unusual way. The flour that the cook normally used in
his preparation of rice dumplings was switched with rat poison.
The cook and the five worshippers were all killed.
Sharakai Jugglers have led mortal investigators to believe that
the company -- Chen, which sells rat poison as a business -- had
inadvertently placed some of the deadly chemicals in the kitchen
and the cook simply reached for the wrong ingredient and added
it without examining the container. China is currently in
the middle of a nationwide campaign to improve food and product
safety after a string of international scares tainting its
export reputation. With the government already worried
about lax safety endangering the country's own citizens, the
supposed failure of the chef was easily passed off; reports of
usually non-fatal food poisoning at school canteens and
restaurants, especially in the countryside, are common.
Roane attack Tuatha Shores - Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland
- The only salmon farm in Northern Ireland has lost its entire
population of more than 100,000 fish, worth $2 million, to a
spectacular jellyfish attack, its owners said. The
Northern Salmon Co. Ltd. said billions of jellyfish -- in a
dense pack of about 10 square miles and 35 feet deep --
overwhelmed the fish last week in two net pens about a mile off
the coast of the Glens of Antrim, north of Belfast.
Managing director John Russell said the company's dozen workers
tried to rescue the salmon, but their three boats struggled for
hours to push their way through the mass of jellyfish. All the
fish were dead or dying from stings and stress by the time the
boats reached the pens, he said.
- The species of jellyfish responsible, Pelagia nocticula --
popularly known as the mauve stinger -- is noted for its
purplish night-time glow and its propensity for terrorizing
bathers in the warmer Mediterranean Sea. Until the past decade,
the mauve stinger has rarely been spotted so far north in
British or Irish waters, and scientists cite this as evidence of
global warming. Tuatha forces with the aid of the Proteans
have been able to push the mass of jellyfish back out away from
the coastline, but may be forced to destroy them, which will
most likely have an even greater adverse effect on the
underwater ecosystem of the area in the process.
October 2007:
Eremite Food Bank robbed -
Indianapolis, IN
- Thieves caused freezers and a cooler to fail when they stole
copper tubing from the Gleaners Food Bank at the end of the
week, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in food meant for
the needy to spoil. The theft was not discovered until
after the weekend, meaning that food sat without proper cooling
through the weekend. Mortal surveillance video shows two
thieves identified only as males; mortal authorities believe the
copper tubing was stolen to sell to scrap yards. This is
the third time that the food bank has been targeted for its
copper tubing, and this theft caused the ruination of nearly
$475,000.00 worth of food.
- Eremites are still trying to piece together the thefts and
have found no evidence of mortal sale of the tubing.
Keepers have now been stationed at the food bank on rotational
shifts in an attempt to catch the thieves should they try again.
Gleaners has been under Eremite stewardship for the past two
years and has sent out several million dollars in food donations
to the needy within Indiana.
Terat & Arachne joint effort undermines secrecy at Angkor Wat
against Tengu -
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
- A joint effort between Terat ground forces and Arachne
agents within NASA has made gains in mapping out possible areas
of the Angkor Wat mantle, currently controlled by the Tengu.
Using NASA satellites, an international mortal team has located
the remains of 74 new temples and a set of complex irrigation
systems. This new mapping, which is believed to be
imitated almost exactly within the mantle, extends knowledge of
the mantle's interior by approximately 1000 sq. km., about the
size of Los Angeles in the United States.
B�te Noire driven monkeys raid local villages -
Kenya, Africa
- A troop of close to 300 vervet monkeys is giving Kenyan
villagers long days and sleepless nights. Laughter erupted
in the Kenyan parliament when local authorities attempted to
explain the situation. The monkeys have started invading
the farms at dawn. They eat the village's maize, potatoes, beans
and other crops. And because women are primarily responsible for
the farms, they have borne the brunt of the problem, as they try
to guard their crops. Additionally, the monkeys have begun
making sexually explicit gestures at local females and children,
but shy away from males within the local villages.
Meanwhile, the Kenyan Wildlife Service has warned local villages
not to harm or kill any of the monkeys, as it is a criminal
offense. In response residents have been attempting to
harvest their crops early, but the monkeys have begun breaking
into homes to steal the crops; a food crises has begun in
several Kenyan villages.
- Terat Quiet Cultures have begun organizing "monkey squads"
to keep track of their movements, but have had little success as
the monkeys move through such a large area. A number of
Terat slayers are being called back to Kenya in an attempt to
track down what is believed to be a group of Bete Noire at the
center of the simian army. As of late the monkeys have
come close to doing physical harm and have almost attacked
several villagers; probes warn that based on their growing
atrocities that they will soon be set to physically attack local
mortals.
Sculptor
leaves heads on doorsteps -
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- A reclusive sculptor said to shun publicity was revealed
yesterday as the man behind the 19 mysterious carved stone heads
on doorsteps across northern England. Billy Johnson, who
does not own a telephone or a television, is thought to be
unaware that he has been identified as the source of the works,
left at night in villages throughout North, West and South
Yorkshire. Bemused recipients have found at least 19
heads, each bearing a cryptic symbol spelling out the word
�paradox� and a rhyming couplet, usually �Twinkle, twinkle like
a star. Does love flourish from afar?� Mr Johnson, 43, from
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, is said to have delivered as many as
57 heads, beginning in late August, to a series of apparently
random addresses including private homes, a post office and a
hotel. A friend, Judy Alston, said the artist was curious
to see the reactions of those who received his art works.
�He is not interested in publicity and he�ll be shocked that
this has generated so much interest,� she said.
- This was done as a joint effort between the Magdalen and
Peri tribes in order to track movements of the Fir Bholg Drove,
recently known to be operating in the area. The stones
have been left in place by most residents and the current cover
story has been taken to well with the local populace.
September 2007:
Shadowen continue attempts at influence over Russian government -
Ulyanovsk, Russia
- A Russian region best known as the birthplace of Vladimir
Lenin has found a novel way to fight the nation�s birthrate
crisis: It has declared Sept. 12 the Day of Conception and for
the third year running is giving couples time off from work to
procreate. The hope is for a brood of babies exactly nine
months later on Russia�s national day. Couples who �give birth
to a patriot� during the June 12 festivities win money, cars,
refrigerators and other prizes. Ulyanovsk, a region on the
Volga River about 550 miles east of Moscow, has held similar
contests since 2005. Since then, the number of competitors, and
the number of babies born to them, has been on the rise.
Russia, with one-seventh of the Earth�s land surface, has just
141.4 million citizens, making it one of the most sparsely
settled countries in the world. With a low birthrate and very
high death rate, the population has been shrinking since the
early 1990s. It is now falling by almost half a percent
each year. Demographic experts expect the decline to accelerate,
estimating that Russia�s population could fall below 100 million
by 2050.
- For the past several centuries, the Shadowen have always
maintained a limited contact policy with humanity in such
matters, even working towards policy among the tribal
predecessors to initiate culling, in order to limit the mortal
population. The Anopheles began these contests roughly
three years ago in a bid to gain some form of dominance over the
country, Eremite and Hemari forces have worked diligently in
order to keep that influence from having a corrupting effect on
the human populace. However, this year the Shadowen have
entered the fray, in attempts to push other small mortal
population centers into hosting the same form of contest.
This sudden change in behavior and policy has been most
perplexing to the Tribes and investigative efforts to discover
why this is now being done by the Shadowen have proved fruitless
to date.
Battle between Tribe Sharakai and Drove Sainha leads to destroyed
airliner - Okinawa Island, Japan
- A Taiwanese airliner burst into fire today moments after
landing in southern Japan, but all 165 passengers and crew made
a dramatic escape. Giant flames and plumes of black smoke
erupted from the China Airlines jet just eight minutes after it
landed from Taipei at Naha airport on Okinawa island.
"When we looked out the window, everything was covered with
fire,'' an unidentified male passenger told reporters. "It
was just a few minutes after we got off that the fire swallowed
the aircraft and we heard a blast.'' Firefighters sprayed
hoses full of foam on the Boeing 737-800, which turned into
little more than a charred skeleton and collapsed into pieces by
the time the blaze was put out an hour later. Air traffic
controllers noticed fumes after the plane landed following the
flight of one hour and 20 minutes, and advised evacuation,
Japanese officials said.
- It was later found that an oil leak had caused an engine
fire, according to China Airlines, after extensive work by
Jugglers from the Sharakai and Peri Tribes who assisted in the
cover-up. A Sharakai Keeper discovered the Progeny during
the last 30 minutes of the 1-hour 20-minute flight. The
Progeny attempted to slip down into the baggage compartment of
the jet but was caught by the Slayer. The fight raged
through the underbelly of the jet, causing a number of critical
systems to catch fire just after landing.
First Female Beefeater, Hemari force Morrigan recognition - London,
United Kingdom
- The first female Beefeater has made history by officially
going on duty at the Tower of London. Moira Cameron, 42,
from Argyll, beat five men to the �20,000-a-year job as Yeoman
Warder. She said it was a "great privilege" to work and
live at the Tower as she donned the famous blue and scarlet
uniform for her first duties on Monday. Miss Cameron
joined the Army aged 16 and served the required 22 years in the
Forces to become eligible for the post. While posing for a
barrage of cameras she admitted carrying a mirror and lip gloss
in the "wonderful big pockets" of the blue uniform dress.
She described the Tower as "magical" saying: "It's just a
wonderful job and I'm very, very lucky to have it. "You
wake up in the morning and you know you're going to have a good
day."
- This is a major victory for the still fledgling Hemari
Tribe, in forcing an ages-old Morrigan tradition to change.
The Morrigan were instrumental in creating the Beefeaters, a
mortal retort to the female Valkryies of the Tribe. It has
held fast as a male-only position among well-regarded mortals
hand-picked by the Morrigan for centuries. The Hemari push
to open the position to all genders was initially disregarded by
the Morrigan as a simple means to further their status within
the Tribal society, but this political victory assures a much
more prominent view of the Hemari and a region normally thought
of for male-only warriors.
Moscow sells its own "Brooklyn Bridge"? - Moscow, Russia
- An enterprising 45-year-old truck driver has been arrested
and charged with stealing a small bridge spanning a river
southeast of Moscow, police said. It was "the bulkiest
theft of the year", police in the Ryazan region said in a
statement posted on their website on Thursday. The man,
who was not named, used his company vehicle to cart away the
five-metre metal bridge, which he then chopped up and sold as
scrap, the statement said.
- Scourges from the Tribes have yet to discover why the
driver, a Russalki thrall, stole the bridge in the first place,
or how he managed to detach the bridge from its moorings and
load it onto the truck.
Pasta Strike - Italy
- On the 13 September, there will be no spaghetti, fettucine,
farfalle or rigatoni in Italy, as the country goes on its
first-ever pasta strike. Angry Italians are downing their
forks in response to a 30 percent price rise in the nation's
favourite food, along with steep rises in the price of coffee,
mozzarella, bread, biscuits and schoolbooks. A second
strike over the increase in the price of a cup of coffee in a
cafe, from 70 euro cents (50p) to one euro, has also been
threatened. According to Italy's four largest consumer
groups, the average household in the Bel Paese will be stung for
an extra �700 this year on their shopping. "Giving up
pasta for the day will be a symbolic gesture," said a spokesman
for the consumer groups. "Italians should not buy any pasta that
day, and try their best not to eat it at home." Most
Italians eat pasta at least once a day, and consume around 54
kilograms over the course of the year. According to a
recent Hemari-led study, many of them prefer pasta to all other
pleasures. A survey by SWG, a polling company, found that nearly
half of all Italian men and women would never give it up and
would rather have a plate of spaghetti than sex.
- This is a bold move in the country as a contingent of the
Phoenix tribe begins to assert itself for the first time in its
history. It is a move that has enraged the Magdalen who
almost completely dominate the country save for the sovereign
Vatican City, not under any Tribe or Drove control.
Eremites fear the possible rippling effects of faith that may
emanate from such a large scale incident within a country that
houses a place as potent in faith as Vatican City within its
borders.
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