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Reading with horror the news article given to her by a friend, Felicia bites her lip, guiltily. She repaired a mace for an acquaintance, against her better judgement, and she sobs as she suspects that it may have been one of the weapons used...
Valeda Herald
Day of Righteousness, Toroid's Denial 10, 689
MASSACRE IN DELTHERIAN
Though many rumors of trouble from the Orc advance
near Deltherian have kept the city on edge and armed,
today, a more insidious and deadly attack nearly wiped
out the entire population of the town.
Rumor says the attack was sparked by racial hatreds and
epithets uttered over the mirror network. The response,
when it came, was far more deadly than the words that
sparked it. The town was overrun by a mob of drow, and
at least one troll, slaughtering civilized elves, most
of whom were innocent of any offensive speech. Women
and children were mowed down, as well as the soldiers
that attempted to protect them. Fires raged in the
streets, burning the bodies that had not been eaten or
sacrificed. Only the dampness of the forest and the
heavy rains kept the entire Deltherian wood from going
up as well.
Drow, and even trolls, have traditionally been allowed
to walk unhampered among the trees of Deltharian, the
soldiers marking their passing, of course, with
suspicion, but nothing of this magnitude was foreseen.
The population of Valeda is warned to keep a watchful
eye on the shadows, and already young men are stepping
up to volunteer, both to help rebuild Deltherian, and
to train to begin to take retribution on the drow.
Our readers will be kept abreast of developments as they
occur.
Lianwen Blitzer, field reporter
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Who could she ask? Dare she confront the bearer of the mace? Felicia's eyes close, feeling the pain of all those deaths. She would have to ask him... She would ask him.
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