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Episode: Stormwinds

Posted by Story on 04/14/21
News trickles down to Arx from the Mourning Isles domain of Hopeshallow, the seat of House Dredcall. It appears the vassal house of Helianthus was the site of a series of unfortunate events that seemed to have no known source. It started with a consuming fire in the harbor which caused a great deal of panic as it spread to some of the docked ships, precious cargo and the harbor master's shack.

Bells outside the castle began to ring as armsmen claimed there was a castle breach leaving a dozen guardsmen leading up to the guest Solar dead - which appeared to be the scene of a gruesome blood bath. But there appeared to be whole body, not accounting for the odd remain here and there. The Marquis and his family were found to be alive and well nontheless.

This was soon followed by a sudden onset of a powerful wind close to the shore which unexpectedly changed directions to create powerful hurricane-force winds, flooding the isle and the ill prepared denizens who could only look in abject horror at the destructive torrent. Survivors who were close to the docks claimed that an unmarked ship happened to be sailing away just before the winds changed.

All of this would be disturbingly bizarre enough, but likely to stay regional news that would not get the attention of the Compact as a whole save for a fast spreading rumor. Word is spreading that Duke Ivan Helianthus, the traditionalist Islander branded with apostasy by the Faith, is dead.