"Durendale Daily"'s page

Fifteenth of Abadius.
It is a bit warmer this week, temperatures steadily above freezing during the daytime. The paper’s mages predict neither snow nor rain for the entire week.

• A lawsuit filed on behalf of those responsible for the New Year’s Massacre seeks to have the caught assailants tried in Durendale courts rather than given to Greater Galatine officials. A council vote (five in favor, three against, one missing) approved the appeal. The case is scheduled to begin on the first of Calistril, allowing time for Greater Galatine to procure an attorney and move them to the city of Roland.
  
• Spymaster Missing. Council has released word that Councilman and Spymaster Luc Gardinier has not attended a council meeting for two weeks, and has been declared a missing person. The article urges any and all with information to speak to an officer of the Guard at Guard Headquarters.
  
• Galatian Guardians to Look Over Embassy. A battalion of Galatian soldiers are to station themselves over the Roland Galatian Embassy, taking over the mercenaries hired by the kingdom. A side opinion piece accuses the act as a micro-invasion of the capital, an insult to Roland’s Guard, and an attack on the ancestors of those who died in the Galatian-Durendale War hundreds of years ago.
  
• Missed Fortunes. A small series of interviews with various wizards, oracles and clerics debates the concept of luck. The article ends with a lengthy encounter with a Guardsman who believes in luck more than anything else.

Eighth of Abadius.
The following week as as cold as the last, though the wind seems to have calmed. The paper arrives on time, and seems to focus largely on the events of the previous week.

• Council Passes Crater Reconstruction Bill. The Durendale Council has passed legislation approving the reconstruction of the areas affected by the “Crater Incident” of the year prior. Nobleman Alexander Ravenhall has pledged to pay for the reconstruction in full, claiming that Roland built him up, and now it was his turn to build it back.
  
• Witches Make their Demands. Striking Hedge Witches in the Murgleis area have created a manifesto, detailing their demands to return for their service. The document calls for many freedoms for practicing witches, irrevocable laws protecting their right to communicate with their patrons, and the resignation of Headmaster of Witchcraft, Hexes and Patrons Vivian Leclaire. Council has stated that they will consider voting on the bill in the near future. The article points out several times that Leclair has refused to comment on any matters when interacting with agents of the press.
  
• Tragedy at Sea: Stories from Survivors. A trading vessel from Hauteclere to Tizona was struck by a rogue maelstrom. The article has several interviews with families devastated by the loss.
  
• Kings and Commoners. A small piece confirms that King of Galatine Magnus Rey will be visiting Durendale for the first time in five years to discuss the New Year’s Massacre with Council. The piece later turns to discussing standard etiquette when interacting with Galatian Nobility.

Again, no mention of Spymaster Luc Gardinier Which shouldn't concern Gill, I suppose.

Sunday Morning, First of Abadius 484.

A cold day to start the year, a bit below freezing. To those who rise early enough to see it from their windows, the sunrise is beautiful, and plays with the frozen droplets that scatter across the rooftops of Roland. It almost feels like yesterday didn’t happen, it almost felt like a distant dream. Almost.

The party awakens, gathering in the main hall of the Inn. Mako follows Halcyon like its own master, but shows the rest of the party little respect. It snarls when the kitsune draw close, but ceases its behavior with a wave from Halcyon. Valentina helps herself to the food in the back of the Inn. It is still ours before the bar will open.

The Durendale Daily arrives a bit later than it usually does. The Sunday paper has a single article taking its front page, with various subsections leading to all parts of the paper. There seems to be no news about the missing Spymaster.

• New Year’s Massacre: 37 Galatians Murdered, Guard Investigation Underway. Throughout the city of Roland, 37 Galatians, including many diplomats and royals, were assassinated across parties, social gatherings, bars, and even their own homes. Galatian officials expressed outrage at the events, and urge members of Galatian royalty and parliament to take refuge in the embassy or return to Greater Galatine. Ten assailants were caught, and ambassadors to Greater Galatine are demanding their judgement in Galatian court of law.
  
• Striking Witches. The Lynching of a witch has lead to a strike amongst Hedge Witches of the Murgleis region. As the primary healers of the region, Murgleis’ ability to heal it’s sick and wounded is crippled. Society Headmaster of Witchcraft, Hexes and Patrons Vivian Leclaire has refused to comment.
  
• Self-Defense Sorcerer Determined Innocent. A controversial case of magical regulation has ended, the jury of the Lower Judicial affairs has ruled the defendant of Durendal v. LaPointe not guilty. Michel LaPointe, Durendale sorcerer, had cast a banned spell in self-defense, injuring his assailant. Defendant’s Lawyer Raphael Montefiore stated that “In his use of the banned magic, the defendant did more than any man armed with a sword might have,” commenting on LaPointe’s nonlethal casting of his spell. While not-guilty, LaPointe will go through retraining at the Society to ensure the matter isn’t repeated under different conditions.

Please RP reflecting on day prior in the Inn. If you all wish to pursue earlier matters, you may want to focus on a next step or direction. I have begun tracking events/quests, here is the summary and leads of the poisoning of Abigal Bolton Afterwards, please post briefly on own personal day. If you want to meet with an NPC, either personally or otherwise, you can do so. Everyone will be getting paid their weekly wages tomorrow (Moonday, 2nd of Abadius), will be receiving new Contacts, Intersession missions et cetera. Today is acting outside the typical intersession cycle as I prepare that for the immediate future.