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 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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+##3 July 2011
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+##0 Will Kill Monsters For Food?
+ 
+##0 Recovery from the Great Earthquake is still
+##0 very slow throughout the world.  The vast
+##0 devastation still causes starvation and 
+##0 a lack of work.  A side effect of the Great
+##0 Earthquake has been the increasing number of
+##0 aggressive monsters and dooms long thought
+##0 forgotten.  
+ 
+##0 To answer this problem Tulimshar
+##0 has issued a call to be spread far and wide:
+##0 "If you're hungry, if you need work, if you
+##0 are in search of adventure, come to Tulimshar.
+##0 Slaying monsters, liberating mines and
+##0 defeating the night horrors that terrify even
+##0 the most strong willed never paid so well!"
+ 
+##0 Needless to say, many are answering this call.
+##0 You may very well be one of them.
 
-##3 June 2011
+##0 Olana, the Innkeeper's Daughter, Returns to
+##0 Tulimshar...But Where Are Her Daughters?
 
+##0 Olana, who is staying in the West wing of the
+##0 Hurnscald Inn, has been away to Tulimshar with
+##0 her family since before the Earthquake.
+##0 "The Earthquake may of happened a couple years
+##0 ago, but the everything is still messed up.
+##0 I would've returned immediately, but I didn't
+##0 want to put my family at risk until travel
+##0 became a little safer."
+ 
+##0 When asked about her daughters, Olana smiled
+##0 "They love wandering the woods around here,
+##0 other than the occasional bandit group, things
+##0 are usually much more peaceful around here than
+##0 in Tulimshar.  I just hope they don't wander
+##0 near these caves...I've heard many of them can
+##0 be quite dangerous."
+ 
+##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
+ 
+##3 June 2011
+ 
 ##0 A large shipment of gold coins was plundered
 ##0 by pirates.  The shipment was to be sent to 
 ##0 Tulimshar as part of their effort to control
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 ##0 no where!  They took the shipment and my pet
 ##0 squirrel Chompers!"  Captain Zierock reported
 ##0 while in tears.
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+ 
 ##0 It is believed the pirates divided the gold
 ##0 then went separate ways to spend their spoils.
 ##0 Ironically, these pirates were the target of
 ##0 monsters, who plundered them not just for
 ##0 their new found wealth, but also for their
 ##0 crunchy bones and sea salty flesh.
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+ 
 ##0 On that note, be on the lookout for Green Slimes,
 ##0 which have grown hostile as they evolve to the 
 ##0 harsh Tonori desert, making them a threat to 
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 ##0 pirates attempted to cross the Snake Desert,
 ##0 where they met the Green Slimes...and their
 ##0 end.
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+ 
 ##0 In other news, Andra, a friend of Hinnak, has 
 ##0 increased her agricultural knowledge and needs 
 ##0 help keeping the soil around the farm fertile.  
 ##0 Interested volunteers should speak with her 
 ##0 about how to help.
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+ 
 ##0 Last, but certainly not least, Agostine has 
 ##0 returned to Nivalis.  While he enjoyed his
 ##0 time in Tulimshar, mingling with other artisans,
@@ -38,41 +83,41 @@
 ##0 fabulous sweater, but nobody wanted to wear it
 ##0 in this hot and smelly desert.  That is when I
 ##0 decided enough was enough.  Sweat is just gross."
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+ 
 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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+ 
 ##3 May 2011
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+ 
 ##0 Many battle hardened warriors took some time
 ##0 during April and enjoyed helping the somewhat
 ##0 forgetful Easter Bunny make his baskets. The
 ##0 children surely must have enjoyed their sweets.
-
+ 
 ##0 The demi-god Golbenez has finally made good on
 ##0 his promise to open a 'place of leisure' in
 ##0 the form of an inn. Youngsters beware, since
 ##0 the entrance to this inn is near the old 
 ##0 graveyard and could be dangerous.
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+ 
 ##0 There have also been reports about a mysterious
 ##0 stranger roaming the beaches near Tulimshar.
 ##0 Be on the lookout if you are in the area. 
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+ 
 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
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+ 
 ##3 January 2011
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+ 
 ##0 Reports of bandit raids to the west of 
 ##0 Hurnscald has mobilized the town.  Those
 ##0 injured by these bandits may have a long stay
 ##0 ahead of them in Hurnscald's hospital.
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+ 
 ##0 Shortly after Tulimshar loosened the tariff
 ##0 on travel, skill trainers have come to Mana.
 ##0 If one wants to improve themselves through
 ##0 acquiring skills, be on the lookout for these
 ##0 trainers.
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+ 
 ##0 In other news, Taro is still missing, but 
 ##0 Diryn, an agent of Tulimshar, has established
 ##0 a connection with the Kaizei area, making
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 ##0 back can be done by finding Frozenbeard, a
 ##0 pioneer who is mapping a trade route to get
 ##0 to Nivalis by ship.
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+ 
 ##0 Diryn's re-connection with Nivalis came none 
 ##0 too soon.  Golbenez, a demi-god who demanded 
 ##0 a half billion gold pieces for building some 
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 ##0  not gift the children of the world, wizards,
 ##0 warriors and archers rallied to pay the
 ##0 demi-god his demands.
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+ 
 ##0 Shortly after Santa was freed, something more 
 ##0 sinister has come to Kaizei.  The yeti.  
 ##0 Sightings of this beast returns with stories
 ##0 of them.  Though aggressive, their behavior
 ##0 seems out of place.  They've never been known
 ##0 as cave dwellers nor to kidnap people.
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+ 
 ##0 Last, but definitely not least, Dimond's Cove
 ##0 is observing "Burns' Supper" January 24-26th.
 ##0 Shanon is hosting the event, which he promises
 ##0 will be an excellent time for food, drink and
 ##0 poems.
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+ 
 ##2 ~ The Hurnscald Herald ~
  
 ##3 Countless candy-concerning complaints: council