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By TERA STARFARE
December 18, 2006
It came to this reporters attention in a rather unique fashion that those of us that travel to the southern mountains or through them for business or pleasure need to be on our guard these days. I was minding everyone's business as usual doing my job as bouncer for the Red Dragon Inn on a late Sunday night when a portal opened and through it fell a huge dragon. Nothing unusual in that of course except this here dragon was broken, bloody, and covered in gore.
According to him, one Knite Shadowstar, he had been up in the southern mountains and been attacked viciously by something that felt demonic in presence. Not your usual wyvern attack that have been going on regularly still I might add. You may remember that the wyvern here at last report it is suspected are being somehow genetically altered and controlled by some as yet unknown person or force.
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They were targeting the dragons that frequent the Red Dragon Inn at last report but had begun also attacking random patrons that were coming as well. There had been several attempts to capture and study these enhanced wyvern but they are crafty and sneaky and so far these attempts have ended up in horrendous injury and at least one death.
Any information that you may have on who or what is creating these creatures and on the new demonic presence in the southern mountains would be greatly appreciated. You can come to The Oracle office building or speak with any Oracle reporter to give them your information.
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By JEWELL RAVENLOCK
A family of four was brutally murdered in their own home on Thursday, December 14th. As their murder is part of an ongoing investigation, their names are not being disclosed at this time.
Along with the bodies of the family was another body, that of their household servant. The youngest child's body, a three-month-old baby, was not discovered amongst the rest but the child is assumed dead.
Although not occurring in the West End, these murders are thought to be
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closely tied to the ongoing murders in that part of the city. The way in which the victims were killed — decapitation, the absolute destruction of the skeletal framework, evisceration, and strangulation along with the desecration of the deceased — is similar to the past murders. The location of this most recent destruction of life also points to a relationship with the West End murders as it happened near both the Scathachian Sanctuary and the home of Jewell Ravenlock; both the Sisters of the Sanctuary and the Ravenlock family have been ceaselessly hunting down this murderer.
It is anyone's guess where this gruesome murderer will strike next now that he or she has moved outside the bounds of West End. The citizens of RhyDin are once again encouraged to never travel alone at night.
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By JEWELL RAVENLOCK
Posters all over town are being defamed!
Advertisements are no longer safe, ladies and gentlemen. If you're going to hang up posters, do so at your own risk.
The first people to suffer such desecration were the Scathachian Sisters, whose posters (advertising their Sanctuary) were covered with blood all over town as well as the sign that hangs outside of the Sanctuary itself.
The latest victim is Count Talomar Longden, who is running for governor of RhyDin. All over town, multiple people have been placing stickers on the posters advertising his race for political office; some of the stickers read: "Vote for the Rapist!", "Slaver for Governor!", "Won't take No for an Answer!", "Governor for (Un)Life!", and "Wolf seeking Fold!"
We at The Oracle can neither deny nor confirm the validity of these statements and have been unable to contact the Count's opponent in the race, G'Nort, for a statement regarding the tactics being used against Longden. We are sure that we haven't seen the last of such mud-slinging techniques in this race for governor.
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By GAVILEAN STARFARE
Gavilean Starfare
The RhyDin Payless Shoe Stores is introducing a new shoe style for those gender confused Rhydinians. If you're a man who may be a woman, or a woman who thinks she's a man, then here's the shoe that's in style for whatever way you happen to be leaning. |
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By LADY WYHEREE BLACK
The early morning hours of December 18th started calm. The Inn was bustling with patrons taking a break from the upcoming Yuletide preparations. The King and Queen of Westridge tended bar with their usual grace and charm, serving the guests wine, and assisting those who needed a place to stay. The atmosphere was warm, and bright.
Soon, the mood in the Inn darkened. An Elder dragon later identified as Knite flew in with some superficial wounds to his body. All he requested was water to clean himself, so Kitty, who also serves the Inn as a tender, pulled down the biggest tub she could find from the upstairs rooms, and I filled it with slush, and Knite dunked his head and seemed to recover most quickly. Gav and Des came over to talk to Knite — Des to interview him for The Oracle, and Gav used his odd box-shaped device to flash lights on Knite. I learned later this device is known as a camera. While a few present questioned the wisdom of questioning him in this manner, Knite seemed to take the light flashes and Des' rapid speech with good natured humor.
Then, without warning, sweet, kind, gentle Tera Starfare was possessed! Without warning, she leapt on a chair and aimed a pistol-like weapon at former Oracle reporter Brian Ravenlock! He dove over the bar, taking his lady Jenai with him, and re-emerged with doves and a weapon that fired darts made from the same soft foam Des uses in the Arenas — I believe it is called Nerf. Brian's aim was off, however, and instead of hitting Lady Starfare with the projectiles after her weapon misfired and she was taken off her feet, I was assaulted with the Nerf darts even as Jenai took down the King of Westridge with a dart between the eyes! As Des ducked and covered under a table to escape the flying Nerf darts, I launched my own ammunition at my Elder brother — soft fluffy snowballs, which landed exactly where I wished, and Brian was down, and out — or so it seemed.
As proficient with a Nerf weapon as he is with a sword, Gav quickly neutralized Jenai with well placed darts. Then, after thinking he was out of commission, Brian
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rose up and revealed even MORE Nerf weapons, and soon he was filling the Inn with the foam darts — no care for who was caught, as evidenced by the dart that affixed itself to Kitty. Jenai used her last dart to catch me right in the forehead, between the eyes! In self defense, I launched even more snowballs at Jenai. Then, out of nowhere, a lady named Dana entered the fray — wielding a large cannon-like weapon that fired Nerf projectiles in massive quantities! The carnage — the wreckage — the foam everywhere! Des and Gav were pinned down behind the bar, while Brian used smokescreens to shield his beloved's escape from the Inn! Then, the Elder Ravenlock revealed his ultimate weapon — one which made all the patrons of the Inn tremble with fear — the dreaded WOMBAT LAUNCHER! The small rodent-like creatures were fired across the Inn, but they seemed to favor Brian, attacking him in a great cloud of dust! The King and Queen of Westridge used the chaos to make their escape, Gav ever protective of his expectant wife!
Brian somehow survived the rampant wombat attack, only to have a huge volume of snow dumped upon him — only his eyes were visible, blinking out from the whiteness! Naturally, I called the snow away from him, having no idea how it came to be in the Inn. My brother recovered quickly, and actually smiled as he departed into the night. After the dust settled, I could see that Knite had almost fully recovered from his injuries, and had managed to keep mostly clear of the flying foam. As I left the Inn, I could see it already beginning to repair itself, so no signs of the carnage would remain.
The story you have just read is true — the names of the guilty have not been changed!
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