| State of Emergency | | | | involved a large shifting monster that broke through the |
| Hellifyno remains in a state of emergency this week, | | | | doors of the popular Blue Moon Tavern, terrorizing the |
| as citizens struggle to recover from the devastation | | | | patrons within until it was subdued by their heroic |
| that was wrought by the temporary death of the | | | | efforts. |
| planet's sun. The unseasonable cold and thick blanket | | | | Anthropophage is a high ranking member of the |
| of summer snow that descended on the world as a | | | | Winter Court, and one of the most famous Fae |
| result of this cataclysm ravaged the planet's natural | | | | warriors in history, known for his violent madness and |
| resources, wiping out whole species, and leaving the | | | | ruthlessness in battle. |
| surface of Hellifyno largely devoid of plant or animal | | | | The Battle of Ideologies |
| life. | | | | The turmoil experienced on Hellifyno has led to the |
| Farmers are scurrying to replant crops and repair fields | | | | disillusionment of many of its citizens. A group of |
| in an effort to salvage anything from the end of the | | | | covert individuals calling themselves "The Anarchists" |
| growing season. Meanwhile food stores continue to | | | | has arisen out of this volatile political climate, taking |
| dwindle, and the population is relying on off-world | | | | advantage of the general unrest, and setting |
| imports more and more just to make ends meet, | | | | themselves up as violent opposition to the current |
| creating a growing trade deficit that threatens to | | | | governmental structure on the planet. Led by a man |
| strangle the economy. | | | | known only as "The Nameless One" this group is |
| Nature mages and terraformers have united under the | | | | particularly critical of Lord Executive Havoc and the |
| auspices of the Lady Echo to try and restore some of | | | | core members of his cabinet. |
| the plant and animal life that she was able to preserve | | | | The Anarchists have already perpetrated a variety of |
| during the crisis. However, the rebirth of life on the | | | | violent acts, including, but not limited to, riots, lynchings, |
| planet;s surface is slow, and even with powerful | | | | bombings, and the poisoning of a variety of essential |
| magical and scientific forces working to encourage | | | | food and medical supply lines. This has resulted in the |
| growth, the time it takes for a plant to grow from seed | | | | deaths of thousands as well as millions of dollars in |
| to sapling is still frustratingly long. | | | | property damage and infrastructure loss. |
| The lack of supplies has caused the price of food and | | | | While the populace at large does not seem to |
| other essential items to skyrocket. In reaction to this, | | | | sympathize with the methods of the Anarchists, their |
| the government of Hellifyno, in conjunction with a | | | | actions are starting to cause many people to doubt |
| variety of charitable organizations, has set up | | | | the efficacy and reliability of the Government. A series |
| distribution points across the planet to offer aid and | | | | of documents released under anonymity, shows |
| nourishment to those struggling during the | | | | evidence of a variety of corrupt individuals working on |
| reconstruction process. | | | | the local level of Hellifyno's government with a paper |
| State of War | | | | trail that seems to lead back to the Lord Executive's |
| To add to the turmoil of the beleaguered planet, | | | | office. |
| locations across Hellifyno continue to be subject to | | | | In a series of speeches and written statements |
| attacks from roaming bands of Fae warriors. Ranging | | | | Proconsul Tye Sampson has labeled the group |
| in size from just a few hundred, to tens of thousands | | | | "terrorists" accusing them of being cowards who hide |
| of strange and exotic creatures, these hordes have | | | | behind anonymous violence, and calling on them to air |
| managed to conquer or destroy at least 50 towns, | | | | their grievances in public, in front of the citizens of |
| villages, and small cities across the world. | | | | Hellifyno. |
| The Hellifyno Army has been working around the | | | | Insanity Spreads |
| clock to oppose Fae attacks, resulting in a state of | | | | The surreal twisting of reality which has been |
| perpetual conflict on the planet. Hundreds of battles | | | | experienced planetwide over the course of the past |
| and skirmishes have been fought, straining the | | | | few weeks appears to be getting more overt and |
| resources of the military, and slowly eroding the ranks | | | | wide spread. Reports of floating colors, inanimate |
| of healthy, able bodied soldiers available to protect the | | | | objects coming to life, strange sounds filling the air, |
| populace. | | | | random changes in environment, location, temperature, |
| Lord Executive Havoc has called on all citizens with | | | | and the appearance of apparitions are being reported |
| military experience to aid in the conflict in any way that | | | | on a daily basis. |
| they can. The powerful patrons of the Blue Moon | | | | These reports are difficult to organize due to the fact |
| Tavern are being specifically enlisted to help in the | | | | that large swaths of the population seem to be |
| defense of the planet. This has led to the | | | | suffering from various mental defects, bouts of mania, |
| re-commissioning of many of the heroes of the Slayer | | | | or insanity, which are causing otherwise normal people |
| War, who are once again donning armor and taking up | | | | to behave in very unusual ways. The prisons are filled |
| swords to protect their home world from forces that | | | | nearly to the brink with innocent citizens who are |
| seek to destroy it. | | | | simply too crazy to be left free. |
| Anthropophage | | | | While there is no definite cause for these strange |
| A terrifying new captain of the Fae forces has | | | | events, most supernatural theorists hypothesize that |
| emerged recently to spread insanity and fear across | | | | the presence of such large amounts of Fae magic is |
| the countryside. Named Anthropophage, this creature | | | | causing the nature of reality to break down. They point |
| appears as a small winged child, bleeding crimson | | | | to the appearance of the 13 towers of insanity as |
| blood from every pore in his body. He has at his | | | | being the probable source for this unraveling effect. |
| command a dizzying array of violent and monstrous | | | | Most scholars agree that until a way is found to |
| creatures, which he has already thrown into battle | | | | assault and destroy these locations, the incumbent |
| against a variety of locations. His most recent attack | | | | madness will only get worse. |