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Dear Bereny Bugle
Reading your publication this morning, I nearly passed a prune through my nose! Barnyard fowl squabble ... while Eagles rip things to shreds with their mighty might talons. As little concern for avian powers as for history ... Harrumph.
On the subject of history, I have disinterred from my archives a report from some years ago regarding those Royal Blades. I quote from the Myriad Chronicle Number 8, penned by none other than Laurence DeVille, royal scribe to our beloved Mark the Third:
The Crown Awards
In his annual awards ceremony, which is usually just a series of honourable mentions
for leading merchants and tradesfolk, The King surprised everyone by unveiling seven
magical 'Royal Blades'. These Long Swords are a powerfully enchanted and a valuable
prize. The King announced his intention to award three of the blades to the Royal
Guild of Adventurers, to be distributed by the guild-
My associates within the Eagles remind me that their three blades were erroneously recalled along with the Royal Guild's blades (quartermasters never being the most reliable of the services, and prone to short memories and empty palms). And that the RGA has not seen fit to part with their undeserved windfall.
I hope my reconnoitring will be of use.
Lieutenant Axelrod Blacktalon
B.E.E.F., retired
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Dear Editor,
As Commander of the Courtyard Guard in Red Mountain, I am very concerned as to the tone of your recent article, "Worse than a dungeon?" While it is true that a number of Berenian citizens are living outside of the dungeon courtyard proper, I would think that a safer environment would be their preference. After all, monsters live in dungeons. Also, I would assure you that the residents of the Strategic Temporary Accomodations Near Courtyard (your reporter obviously made up that name) are under our protection much as any other citizen would be.
This is not the first anonymous article I have read in your paper hostile to our administration. Indeed, I think there have been more articles regarding Red Mountain than all other dungeons combined. As such I request a meeting with your anonymous reporter in order to correct the article and hash out any other concerns he or she may have with regards to our administration.
Yours,
Commander Jonathan Sevenlimes,
15th Crown Fortification Brigade
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[A RESPONSE FROM THE EDITOR]
Dear Cmdr Sevenlimes
Thank you for your response to our recent article. I believe that our article fairly and accurately represented the facts from a range of sources but we are happy to take your comments on board and will pass them to our Red Mountain Keep correspondent. Perhaps the prominence given to RMK in our periodical reflects that, to quote Lady Mariah Stuglehoffen, "every day finds new and wonderful things happening in RMK."
Regrettably our current correspondent in Red Mountain Keep is unable to meet with
you. He (or should that be she -
You will doubtless recall that our previous correspondent in Red Mountain disappeared under suspicious circumstances and has never been found, although one of your colleagues in the courtyard guard was good enough to return to us a badly burnt Bereny Bugle press pass with the advice that our reporters should 'watch their step' in future (a reference no doubt to the treacherous footing in those parts of the courtyard where there have been recent lava flows).
While I have every confidence that you would take all possible steps to protect our correspondent's identity at such a meeting, the risk that nefarious persons might observe the meeting and discern the identity of our correspondent is too great. We should also wish to avoid placing yourself at risk from such criminal elements should they seek retribution against you.
However we should like to reassure you that our correspondent knows who you are, and shall continue to pay close attention to what you have to say.
Rebekah Seyke
Editor-
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To the Bereny Bugle,
Please let me shed some light on a rumour started by, as I understand, a misinformed journalist of the Bugle.
The Vampire King referred to in our documents is not a king as people in Bereny would understand this. Within the vampire race, relative power is dictated by the purity of one's blood or, in other words, direct offspring from the original vampire (note that whether this is a gift, a curse, or a disease is yet to be determined).
A vampire king as such is the one of purest blood, closest to the original vampire. Within The Council his voice caries more weight than that of the others because of the life experience one of the purest blood will have (although The Council is not a dictatorial organization). As such, this bears no relation to the term "king" used by His Grace.
Nonetheless, at present none of pure blood has been found.
Countess Winterfall
on behalf of The Vampire Council
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