A BONEanza of Nothing

2009-06-13T15:05:00.000-07:00

Recent events in Gralus continue to defy explanation, as BONE has now disappeared, suggesting some greater plan of Lucifer's; but Lucifer and Phineas have not been sighted.

General consensus has now been reached that Callidus and Bayen are dead. Though Callidus' body has not been discovered, Bayen's has, in the residence of Phineas (who is believed to have murdered him). But traces of either Astral Spirit amount to nothing. Nicholas the Mad has been approached and acceded to becoming Emperor in the near future, with the Coronation probably to take place when the Lord General Nargoth returns.

Meanwhile, the acting-Lord General's plans to prevent this double murder turning into a civil war have apparently been a complete success. The transfer of control of Doshtan Yokutar from the traitor Lucifer to the Lord General happened without a hitch, thanks to the work of the Astral Legion. Military strategists are suggesting that the newly unveiled Astral Legion, which seems capable of deploying forces far larger than conventional armies, will have strengthened MANA's position vis a vis other potential warlords, and ensured its safety from attack in the forseeable future. The further actions in attempting to destroy the outpost of BONE, fortress of the traitor Lucifer, have not been taken quite so rosily. The acting-Lord General did provide those inside BONE a 24 hour amnesty to leave, but few took it. What was tipped to be a slaughter the next day turned into ... nothing. Upon beginning the attack, BONE, blood moat and all, dissapeared (assumedly teleported to another location by use of inlayed enchantments). Not deterred, the Astral Legion set about landscaping the immediate region, and now a lake (connected to the river) and a hillock-shaped island stand where BONE once was. Plans are afoot to place upon it the temple of a god dedicated to life, though which one has yet to be decided.

So peace has apparently returned to Gralus, and the chaos of the past week, with the double murder of Bayen (Lord of Magic) and Callidus (Emperor of Gralus), seems set to decline into nothing as Nicholas the Mad is crowned the new Emperor. Expectations these murders were going to cause a civil uprising dissolved into nothing, quite literally (with the dissapearance of BONE), though that the fortress dissapeared, instead of being destroyed, still leads some to believe Lucifer has other plans for it and has chosen to remain hidden for the present time. Whatever the future may hold, for the present citizens are advised to enjoy the coronation, and enjoy the World Expo being hosted in Gralus this year.

Death, doom and destruction

2009-06-04T15:49:00.000-07:00

Gralus continues to be concerned about the apparent assassination of Emperor Callidus and famed Lord of Magic Bayen Praygulin. Tentative reports of their assassination arrived from the Dark Watchers earlier this week, but given their sensational nature were not immediately credenced as correct. However, the failure of the bounty hunter Fides to locate the accused, and that none of the four can be found anywhere within Gralus is leading most citizens to believe that they are true.

It is reported that Bayen Praygulin, Lord of Magic and once King of Toketi, was assasinated by Phineas, the founder of the Gralan Empire. It is also reported that the Astral Spirit of Bayen, which he had separated from the material body before it died, visited Emperor Callidus warning him of a plot against his life just moments before Lucifer, Emperoror of Relaram and Duke of Doshtan Yokutar, entered his quarters and apparently assasinated Callidus. Then Phineas allegedley entered, cast some spell, and both Lucifer and Phineas dissapeared. A bounty hunter, Demon of Fides, was dispatched to follow them but has so far found nothing.

Fears that this might trigger a constitutional crisis, with no heir to the Emperoror appointed, were appeased when the Chief Justice Longbow revealed that his nomination of Nicholas the Mad as the next emperor had been approved by Callidus before these events. Neither Nicholas the Mad or the Chief Justice Longbow have commented on recent events - both are apparently waiting for confirmation of the deaths before acting.

One citizen who isn't waiting for confirmation is Andreas the Wise, acting Lord General. Fearing this could be part of a greater attempt on the throne by Lucifer, Andreas acted fast to deploy the Astral Legion and transfer control of the lands of Doshtan Yokutar to the Lord General instead of Lucifer. He claims this is to stop Lucifer raising an army (should Lucifer have had such plans), but many suspect this is only half the reason - the other half is using this as an excuse to remove BONE, the Necromantic Academy headed by Lucifer which Andreas has so long opposed. Reports that the old Lord Arnole may have returned would seem to confirm this suspicion - Arnole has been a major opponent of the necromancers in the past.

More on this as it becomes clear.

The Gralan Chronicle

A BONEanza of Nothing

Death, doom and destruction