A Khova Exodus

It started slowly, a few extra people with a shipment here, a few extra with a diplomatic group there, but a week after the murder of nearly all of Sinari's Council, there was little attempt at hiding the large groups leaving the Khova Compound. Families were bundled away on ships, some were flown to other cities in Ashetai, and yet other groups set out overland. Few groups had the same destination, but they all held one thing in common: they were leaving the compound and they were taking their worldly possessions with them.

Rumors were flying by this point about the reasons the Khova had for leaving their stronghold and home of the past century. A popular sentiment being shared around was that the Khova were the rats and Sinari the ship, and that a smart person would know when to cut their losses. Others maintained that the Khova must have a good reason for what they were doing (and those voices sharing this opinion were typically those who dealt closely with the family).

Sinari Council Murdered!

In the middle of the night Sami Mahrov was unfortunate to discover his father and mother both murdered in their home, when the volunteer Watch guard returned home after an evening shift. While Captain Devregon and Sergeant Emelbur were investigating the scene of the crime, a fire broke out in the home of the Master Mage Rastillian. Realization dawned that both Rastillian and Andrei were both members of the city council, and Commander Crillner sent patrols to check on all council members within Sinari.

By the end of the night it was confirmed that ten of the thirteen council seat holders were murdered by assassins, including Sendera Khova.

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Ourani Pirates

The same day as the news of the victory at Ama'til was spreading through Sinari, there was a quieter rumor spreading through, starting at the airfield from the crew of a damaged merchant vessel. Bounty of the Sun had been traveling with her sister ship Sun's Fury along an established route in Ourani when they were set upon by several smaller craft, a design that made the captain think they were pirates. They were hailed to land, but fearing for their lives regardless, they fled instead. Fury was forced down, and the crew can't agree if her propellers had been broken or entangled, or if they'd employed some new weapon against her that caused her to break apart.

The rumor is spreading more than it may well have on its own as other vessels that should have arrived had not yet, the Bounty being the first in some time, and days late as well.

Ama'til freed!

Upon the bright and early morning, the first light touching upon the harbour waters of Sinari, a new ship was arriving. Upon the top of her mast ran two flags, that of her nation of Ashetai, the other of the Lords of Ama'til, the Dianthys family.

Upon finally making birth, an officer of the Ashetai Royal Army barreled down the gang plank, shoving all from his way and running for the port gate where he was delayed only long enough to shout "Ama'til is freed!", grab two of the Army soldiers there and run with all speed for the airfield.

With the main point already spreading like wild fire, it was up to the crew of the Essetia, as it filtered into Sinari and its many drinking establishments to fill in the details.

Stories of Anquiet troops raiding, killing officers, causing chaos. Others of the airships of Ashetai and mages raining fire upon the Ourani, burning their ships to the water line, destroying their only means of escape. More tales come of the heroics of the Army as it descended from nowhere and everywhere upon Ama'til, pouring into the city and slaughtering any who fought for the Ourani cause.

But the common thread is this...Ama'til was freed at cost. The Ourani lost heavily, but the city was freed at last. And once more, a Dianthys was ruling the city, but it was still unclear as to which, something heavily guarded by the Anquiet and the Army that now garrisoned the city.

Ama'til burning?

It was a little after three in the morning when a tramp freighter cam into dock in Sinari, its crew quickly filtering off the ship. It wasn't much longer then that that the rumours started circulating around town.

The ship, the Ignari registerd Bela, had left harbour late in the evening on the high tide. All had been quiet in Ama'til when they had left, till a crewman noticed the city was ablaze once more, great gouts of flame raining from the heavens upon the city and the lights of fires reflecting off low clouds for hours, visible ever after the ship had cleared the headlands and started south.

Whatever is happening in Ama'til, the Captain of the Bela is drinking to the death of the Ourani and their damnable merchant taxes.

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OOC: World Map Updated - Ignari fleshed out.

Check out the updates to the world map! A whole slew of cities was added for Ignari, and they're already on the wiki as well. There will be more updates in the near future, but hopefully this makes the Ignari lands more realistically populated.

Nimodo Body Found

The frozen body of a nimodo was found this morning on a small side street down by some old warehouses. He showed a deep gash on his left shoulder, and a deep slice to an artery on his neck.

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OOC: New Op in Training!

We're going to be welcoming Kyle to the Project Staff. Please be sure to give him lots of hard questions and problems to deal with so we can thoroughly train him in!

Seriously though, we're glad he's agreed to train for the job and we expect the channel to get even better!