The night shed it's protective coating and let loose the strains of terror. Blood doused the red lantern district as seven women lay murdered. A housekeeper (who wishes to remain anonymous) who straitens the boarding house where one of the victims regularly stayed discovered the bodies early the next day. The following statements will consist of a detailed record on the condition in which each victim was found. For those Ladies who are faint of heart, please read no further.

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Famine in Earmin
By: Alisteir Pinache

The lands of Earmin have found themselves encrusted with a vociferous famine, which has been the product of two months without rainfall. Due to lack of supplies from the Aliere River the famine is spreading at a rabid rate. The peasants in hopes of finding vats of hidden food have ravaged Oanea but most of the searches have been in vain. Queen Nitiqret has called upon any magicians which may find a way to relieve this parch weather that has been plaguing her country. There are rumors that a revolution is forming against the Queen, and that Earmin will either fall by the hands of its people or to Karnith, who have been keeping their eyes upon Earmin for quite some time.

The ambassador of Parmoire, Viache Cuwyquer, visited our great land upon a ship laden with precious cargo including a gift to be presented to our beloved Queen from King Ignantius Kywbeyt. Ambassador Cuwyquer presented the ancient and holy artifact, Lueart del Etachea, to our Queen who upon examination declared it to be a fraud much to the dismay and embarrassment of the ambassador and courtiers from Paramoire. The ambassador by orders of King Ignantius set upon an immediate investigation into the missing artifact. He later discovered that the Lueart del Etachea was genuine until landing upon the shores of the city of RavensDale where the port inspector counted all the cargo and found nothing deceiving. It was also discovered that several bolts of fine cloth and bottles of rich oils and spices were replaced with cheep imitations somewhere before entering Villenne. This produced a rose cheek upon our Queen and prompted her to order an investigation into these matters that she will personally oversee. This seems to be the final blow in a line of mysterious disappearances in cargo that has been reported throughout RavensDale. With the loss of such a precious and potentially dangerous object as the Lueart del Etachea, the docks may soon find themselves swarming with soldiers from several different countries.