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A few weeks ago, the forces of the Crimson Order led by the Shadowlord Nosfentor, attacked and conquered the village of Cove. The Britannian Armed Forces waged a valiant, if unsuccessful defense. Since that time, contact with the citizens of Cove has been cut off, as has travel into or out of the city. The hope prevails that the occupation force has not killed the populace outright; however, it is assumed that they are under house arrest at the very least.

The impetus to attack Cove came from the desire to <i>"Protect the people of Cove from the High Council's tyranny, and to show how much we (the Crimson Order) care about them."</i> said Nosfentor after the city fell, she went on to say <i>"The High Council is a disease ridden group of vile humans,"</i> and <i>"They are the downfall of society."</i>

At the last Britannian High Council meeting, a Tokuno man by the name of Bunshichi claimed he was a neutral individual willing to act as the voice of the citizens of Cove for the Council. Essentially, he wanted to take Cove's seat on the High Council. Chancellor Willa initially cited Article II, Part C, Section 2-b of The Fourth Royal Constitution of the Kingdom of Britannia as grounds for denying the Tokuno man's petition.

This led to a heated debate between the Chancellor and the Grand Marshal versus Bunshichi. Woodrow Call, the High Justicar, seemed unwilling to dismiss the man out of hand while Lord DaKaren, the Minister of Virtue, seemed ambivalent towards the request.

In the end, Bunshichi did not get what he wanted, and the Empire of Tokuno was named an Enemy of the State for its unwillingness to contain the band of ninja brigands known as the Blue Lotus. (The Blue Lotus is a military branch of the Empire of Tokuno, and a part of The Crimson Order.) Britannia’s list of hostile political entities grows longer...

A B.A.F. source, who wishes to remain anonymous, claims that Nosfentor hand delivered a box containing severed body parts and a red wizard’s hat to Grand Marshal Polynikes later that same night. Recognizing the hat as that of Justicar Call, a search immediately commenced. The Grand Marshal confirmed this report when interviewed.

The Justicar's whereabouts went unknown, until yesterday. When I heard of the delivery from my source, I immediately sought an interview with Nosfentor. The Shadowlord freely admitted to having abducted Lord Call from his unguarded office in Compassion Grove, and taking him to Cove where he was tortured for information by Soke Bishimi, of the Blue Lotus, before being drawn and quartered. Nosfentor said the Justicar <i>"looked broken and dejected"</i> and <i>"didn't even scream when we cut him up."</i>

I'll spare my readers the grisly details, as I will be hard pressed to cleanse them from my mind. However, Nosfentor did level a warning for the remaining High Council members: <i>"We know where you all are, and none of you are safe unless we deem it..."</i> She also threatened that Britain would be the next target of conquest, <i>"soon my forces will be sitting in Castle British enjoying an ale,"</i>

Dark times lay ahead my friends; Britannia needs the support of its citizens to turn the tide in the fight against the Crimson Order and to retake Cove. To learn more or to join the fight, the High Council of Britannia meets every Monday at 9pm by the eastern skies in the Civic Center in Compassion Grove (14o 4'N 35o 17'W). The Britannian Armed Forces can be reached through any Royal Knights of Redemption (RKR) or Yew Militia (YM) member.

Walk with the Virtues, Britannia!


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