New Magincia Recon
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Title: New Magincia Recon
Author: Garrett Granth
There have been hushed rumors in port towns and dockside establishments that the insidious soldiers of Bane have been spotted with demons in tow, moving towards New Magincia. Based on these rumors and the loss of a game of dice, the Britannian Publishing Company dispatched Garrett Granth, sole propritor, to the scene to examine the city and see if he could find any trace of the cult. This is his initial report:
"Figured it'd be easy. You can take a Moongate to New Magincia, after all. So I went from the Moonglow docks, where I was doing an experiment in probability and social psychology (known as a good game of dice) and popped on over to the Moonglow Moongate.
Alas, attempting to reach New Magincia was impossible, so I boarded a small fast vessel and headed for the island myself - being an excellent seaman.
I reached the island from the far North-Eastern side, east of the beach which contains the Goodman Memorial Rune library.
Demons and bane dragons were swarming the field near the city. Tents had been erected, deamons flew out to intercept my boat, and only the speed of the vessel kept them from pulling me limb from limb.
Thereafter I headed south, towards the castle proper.
It was completely overrun by aggressive flying deamons and dragons which I left trailing my boat as I headed west around the tip of the isle.
Then, I came in near the site of the Moongate, which was gone. Obviously the Bane Chosen have used this to keep anyone from aiding New Magincia. This was far more than a cult appearance, this was full-blown war.
Girding myself for a bit of combat, I made my way ashore, a tricky maneuver in platemail when you must scale a sheer cliff. Liberal application of the spell "Rel Por" was crucial here.
The old mage that greets people who come through the moongate seemed undisturbed by the missing gate, forcing me to assume that he is quite mad. I headed east into the island proper, after making certain that the Goodman Memorial Rune Library was safe and unmolested (it was).
On the plains nearing the new construction, I encountered a deamon - one with one of those unpronouncable names. I slew it after a protracted battle, and upon its corpse I found the normal trappings that these beasts carry, nothing to indicate anything more out of the ordinary than the presence of the fiend itself. Then, I took it upon myself to slay one of the Bane Chosen Recruits. They fell easily to my arrows, as they had no ranged offensive capabilities. They were well armored, however, in dragon armor that proved to be a bit difficult to break through, and they moved quickly. Only mounted archery was able to keep me out of harms' way.
Once the recruit was dead, I donned his armor and disguised myself to see if I might pass the deamonic sentries. Nay. I say "Nay." Neither deamon nor recruit nor bane dragon was fooled, and retreat was my only viable option.
Upon return to my boat, I penned this missive to go to the Britannian Publishing Company immediately so that others may benefit from my reconnasaince. Be advised that currently, the city is under seige, and tactical combat will be neccessary should you wish to survive a trip inland. The Moongate area is safe at the moment, as is the Northern beach.
May ale find you, Garrett Granth, BPC.