THE RHEGEDIAN CHRONICLEThe month of Hewiung, in the Year of the Leaping Bear

Issue 2 21/2d

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

1 War!!

2 The Great Game

3 The Woes of Eden

3 A note from the Editor

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WAR!!By Pierre Sur-coraislamy Scrivener to the Court of the Duc de Rheged.

Death and Destruction in the North! Finally it has come to us on this blessed realm. The vile denizens of the wasteland that was once the fair land of Eden have begun slaying the populace and defiling the land. In the month of Hewiung two of their armies marched upon the peaceful peoples of Carwhinley and Lanercost. The populace of Carwhinley, mostly made up of Skinks who lived within the lands of Baron Gustavos Altenfeltman (may he rest in Morrs peace) was attacked by the vile horde of Brynar the Corrupted, an account of the battle can be found later within this issue. Shortly before the attack on Carwhinley the Blood Lord himself led his warband into the Holy Lands of Lanercost where he slew the pitifully few defenders and desecrated the lands. Both of these once prosperous fifes have now been raised and

Brave Skink Warriors preparing for Battle.

The Imperial Army on the march

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despoiled their populaces enslaved or sacrificed to the Dark Gods.This is an ill omen for surely the future looks grim for all free peoples. Whilst the Lords of chaos rampage our noble Lords do little to dissuade them.

The Great Game.By Pierre Sur-coraislamy Scrivener to the Court of the Duc de Rheged.

A treatise on the movements of the armies of Rheged. The Minions of ChaosOver the preceding months the hordes of Chaos have continued to explore their new surroundings. To the north and to the East they discovered yet more fifes of the free people whilst to the south west they found a lucrative Bog Oak Forest. Tired of their exploration the Blood Lord (age unknown) finally plucked up the courage to attack the free people of Lanercost and Carwhinley. As has been discussed these battles were short and bloody affairs although the free people may take heart from the effectiveness of the skinks poisoned weapons. It is with great joy that I can inform you that the Skink Chieftain Ai Tich Hoo(58) survived the attack on his

realm and he has escaped vowing “to fight the vile denizens of chaos wherever they may be. I will not rest until I have seen them expunged from Rheged.” Brave words from so little a fellow. The Blood Lord was unavailable for comment something about jobs and doing it himself!The Noble Armies of Caer CurwenLord Caerluel, Duc de Rheged continued his rapid expansion to the East liberating the Baronies of Tallentire and Embleton and scouting across the River Ellen. To the North he established the Citadel of Caer Blitterlees also known as Castel St Illoth. Further to the North an old Keep of the fading remains of the Empire of Cardurnock was discovered. It’s stout hearted and loyal garrison refusing the Duc’s kind offer of protection in return for their fealty To the West an ancient Grail Chapel was discovered and reports that the most wondrous and divine Lady of the Lake showered her favour upon the nights of the Glorious host abound! The Duc also continued his exploration of the eight parallel but so far everything to the East of the new barony of Gilgarran has proven to be barren and sparsely inhabited with but a few small wretched hamlets or lonely farms. mobilised his forces and began to expand his empire. To the beating of drums and the fanfare of trumpets the armies did march forth, one to the East, one to the North, one to the south and one to the South west. As the advanced they peacefully conquered three new counties. To the north lies the new county of Crosby bordering the Lizardmens realm. The Throng of Karak JhazTo the South west the Dwai continued their rapid expansion conquering numerous lands including a vibrant and prosperous City a stout Keep and three large, prosperous and verdant shires . Although we have so far been unable to find out the new names of these dwarven realms there can be no doubt that the King of Karak Jhaz is becoming an increasingly

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

Brynar the Corrupted REWARD 10 GOLD CROWNS

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The Woes of Eden! By Katerina Ai Dee Field Correspondent

Below I have acquired an account of each of the battles recently fought within the old Empire of Eden. Unfortunately these are both from the perspective of the victors as there were none of the Vanquished left to interview. The chronicle takes no responsibility for the language and opinions offered below.The Sack of LanercostThe engagement took place in a small hamlet on the edge of the fife This is where the Lizardmen would make their last stand. Two forests and a dilapidated fence stood nearby. Skink Skirmishers deployed in a large three story building, blowpipes aimed out of the ruined windows. The pride of the Khorne Warband, a unit of Bloodcrushers led by the Bloodlord himself, charged towards the building. Two volleys of darts the Skinks achieved what was thought to be impossible – one of the monstrous creatures was brought down the poison coursing through it’s veins as it collapsed to the floor. The Blood Lord cared little, it mattered where the skulls for Khorne came from.

The assault on the building proved to be difficult. The Juggernauts of the Bloodcrushers, and the Daemonic Mount of the Blood Lord, were too bulky to enter the building. Two more volleys of blowpipe darts were fired upon the Bloodcrushers, but none found the same weakness as before. The blessed warriors of Khorne forced their way inside in a frenzy of bloodshed, killing all of the Skinks within for the glory of Khorne.

With the defenders butchered, the remaining Khorne warriors spread out into the undefended lands attacking villages and towns, taking a numerous slaves to be sacrificed to Khorne, so that he may further bless the Blood Lord and his warband.

The Fall of Carwhinley

The battle was fought alongside the ruins of an old Dwarven Brewhouse, which had a river running alongside it. In better dys this area was

EDITOR IAL .Dear Readers,Please accept my most humble apologies for the Chronicles failure to meet its last few monthly deadlines. The entire team have been struck down by an extremely painful and incapacitating plague of boils. Although it is not yet known from whence this plague came suspicion falls upon that foul conjuror Brynar the Corrupted and the Chronicle places a reward to 10 golden crowns upon his despicable head.I can now confirm that the entire editorial team are hale and well again and we shall endeavour to meet all of our future deadlines.Those of you more observant (and almost certainly our dwarven readers!) will have noticed that the price of the Chronicle has risen from 1d to 21/2d. This price rise is due to the increasing difficulty in sourcing ink. At present all of our ink is shipped in from the old world via Tilean traders. With the troubles the price of ink has risen sharply. We are

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well known for the Carwhinley Pale Ale brewed bu Thorgim Tupstopper.

Brynar cared little. His mastery of the winds of magic alongside his apprentice, Alvas, would prove to be the downfall of the Lizardmen.

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Perhaps the winds of magic blew weakly here. Perhaps a ritual the Lizardmen Chieftain has performed made shaping the winds into the powers of disease and death more difficult. Magic proved to be somewhat ineffective, even in the hands of someone as talented as Brynar.

Hails of Javelins were thrown from the Skinks across the river. Their aquatic skills were evident when they entered the shining river and were blessed with speed beyond that granted to mortals. Unwilling to risk his handpicked warriors in single combat (Edit He is a Chaos Warlord right?) whilst fate was blessing the Skinks and their Chief, Brynar and Alvas continued their magical assault.

This nearly proved disastrous when, in his arrogance, Brynar lost control of the winds of magic and obliterated two of his warriors in a bursting flash of green pus. He too was wounded, as was Alvas.

In the end, the battle was won by the followers of Nurgle, but it nearly proved disastrous for Brynar. Perhaps he was not quite as favoured as he first thought…(Edit, not surprising if he keeps behaving like a coward!)

After the battle, it was found that a Marauder of the Bjornlings had been mortally wounded by the poisoned javelins of the Skinks. Brynar cared little for this marauder – clearly he was not blessed by Nurgle, as a mere poison had caused his death.

Following the battle, Brynar led his warband deep into the heart of the now defenceless lands, enacting a ritual that covered the land with disease and death, killing many in the name of Nurgle. The land would recover in time, but the taint of the Nurgle would be ever-present.

wealthy and influential Lord within the Lands of Rheged. His armies are roaming far and wide and his realm is now one of the largest in the land. Most interestingly has been the rapid and very direct march of his third Host which has advanced right to the borders of Tor Sarior and the Empire of Barrowstown. Meanwhile his first host is making a direct path toward the Vile Chaos wasteland. Could it be that the noble King Rik Grimli Lunnsson (257) will be the first of the Lords of Light to smite the hated invader? Could he be the true Hero that all of Rheged has been hoping for? Or is he just another Dwarven adventurer in search of Gold and precious gems with which to line his pockets? We shall have to wait and see.The Glorious Hosts of Tor SariorThe Noble Elves of Tor Sarior continue to struggle in this new land. So far their armies have found little in the way of soul blade or even in the way of Habitation! (Cont page 4)(cont from page 2)Over the last three months they have expanded slowly and now rule over two more verdant vales filled with villages, farms and market towns. Again your intrepid reporters from the Chronicle have been unable to find out the new names of these lands but be rest assured we will do so. Both of these vales are on the coast one to the north of Ravenglass whilst the other is to the south east of the Wizards tower in Ulpha Fell. The Elves in Ulpha Fell had tried to take the Wizards tower by force in Winniung but they had to withdraw after a humiliating draw. Since then the Vile Grey Seer has been ousted by a powerful Elven Seer (although no one knows who this new seer is or what his/her motives are!) who has aided the Elves by disclosing the size of the Dwarven Army camped just outside of their borders. The Empire of BarrowstownSo far the Emperor Maximillian Von Wittelsbach III (47) has done little to fortify