[Seven Islands] News and Journals - Session 3

Summary of Game: Our heroes accepted a mission from Klandstone University to find out what had happened to 3 previous expeditions to the island of Oracle.  After doing so, they determined to go a different way than everyone else and traveled by boat to a small town on the coast.  They came to a large mesa on a disused path behind where they found six survivors of the previous parties mind controlled by a mysterious ring matter who could mind control people just by looking at them. 

Unlike previously, the group was able to sneak towards them and ambush them all doing a huge amount of damage to the ring master before the group got overwhelmed or any of them got mind controlled.  They found a lot of loot in a very large tent and the freed adventurer's were also grateful for no longer being mind controlled.  The group continued investigating the ruins.

In the ruins, they found
-A large meadhall which from midnight to 1am is filled with ancient warriors who drink mead and tell tall tales (Unexplored)
-A well that contains a large tentacled...thing (wisely avoided)
-A boxing ring which summons an enchanted boxer who offers to fight you for a friendly wager (unexplored)
-A boarded up shop that throws knives at anyone who tries to enter (unexplored)
-A giant snow globe which seems to have someone frozen inside (unexplored)
-A stairway that clearly goes somewhere unseen up into the air (unexplored)
-A hall of mirrors which distort and obfuscate one's image (unexplored)
-A Merry Go Round which has riding animals of all kinds (unexplored)
-An arch of stone that is strangely silent (Dreamed of but otherwise unemployed)
-A large tent filled with rooms (explored)
-A small four rowed hedge with a nice trimmed edge and shrubbery in the middle (quite nice) (unexplored)

News
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The Ingmelian Military Base is reaping the benefits of empowering the Offworld Refugees, or as they have started calling themselves the Council of Outworlders, along with the Canton militia has recovered the stolen military equipment on the Island of Oracle with a combination of science and psionics.  The governor overcame Inglemian prejudice against the Mental Arts allowing a combination of mental signals and trigonometry to launch an expedition to recover the equipment from a mysterious Ringmaster who had been controlling several expedition members.  Said individuals had recently been rescued by the Troupe With No Name, popular performers from Landsea.  Fortification of Krashnal began again in haste with two pirate ships trying out new long guns, bombarding the island from a far wreaking havok for a full 24 hour period before moving on to do the same thing to Ashland. 

Asland reports a large velvet cloud erupting from the volcano but the local Stone Druids report that it is not magma or steam of any kind; a few say it is a sign of change from the Great Wyrm in its depths but few know what to call it.

Oracle has begun to be a source of tension as the northern settlements have bad a lot of refugees from Ashland, Krashnal and Nimgee trying to flee the Ashlander pirates and many disagree that they should be taking on more refuees at all.  Tensions between the two groups is growing high, and the Island is starting to talk of organizing finally, both for defense and political representation on the Island Council.

Xorital is fortifying at a mad rate and the Prince is spending seemingly unlimited funds to encourage more and more people to join him in reforming the monarchy and rumor has it he is quietly considering declaring himself king.  He has formed a full court and is appointing many royal positions.  Rumor has it that many supporters in the city guard.  The Mayor, outclassed and outspent is drummingup support from the rest of the Islands by starting an independence movement for the Islands, with support from most of the islands and funds being sent to the Mayor to try and turn the Prince's tide.  Needless to say, rumor has it Inglemia and Kelp are less than pleased.  The Axis of Storms, the Giants and the Dragonlands are said to be paying attention.  Ambassadors and diplomats may or may not be sent.

The Satrapy of Iodine is not actually in rebellion, but it is in turmoil.  Recently, the Satrap has died and several of his heirs killed.  The local regent Abysmali Ord Kane has sworn to protect the Satrap in waiting with his life.  The Kelpian Empire is dubious about this and sending an Advisor to watch the Regent very closely.  Whether it is the Satrapy or the Island miraculously paying off its debt and therefore nominally spinning out of Kelp's sphere of influence is unknown.

Landsea seems an island of calm in a sea of chaos as the herbal harvest comes due next month and every harvest on the island is scrambling to match it.

The Tao of Nimgee have fallen and are being sold into slavery by the Blacklander Pirates.

Orimo-The Grand Klep, Cleric of Smells is celebrating his 80th birthday and is hiring performers to celebrate the occasion.

Rumors

The Blacklander Pirates have a powerful new weapon that can affect an entire town

One of the missing seven gods has been seen walking around Orimo.

The Troupe with No Name Stole the Military Equipment Found on Oracle not the Ringmaster and they are lead by an insidious Spider Worshiper

The rift between Inglemia and Kelp is getting worse and Inglemia or Kelp is near ending their alliance formally.

A new Psionic School is being founded in Undertown near Krashnal