“Money is the coal that powers the steam engine of civilization. Coal, under sufficient pressure, yields diamonds.” Due to their background as leaders of Auxientia’s powerful guilds, and as tribute to the great wealth they possess, the aristocratic families with the greatest influence on Auxientian policy are known as the
Read MoreCitizens were shocked by the recent discovery that the Silent Partners, the clandestine group of unknown size that has been operating in the city for decades by means of blackmail and debt
Ten years ago . . . Luciole inventor Climus Lilly studied under the Bāhira for years before returning to the Luciole Ltd., swiftly patenting several formerly Bāhira traditional medicinal techniques and medical
One year ago . . . Reports of wyverns nesting in the city send citizens into a panic. No nests are recovered but rumors persist leading to violence against Bāhira. Ten years
One year ago . . . Rumors abound of a secret deal between Luciole Ltd and the Gilded causing the Irregulars to go on strike out of protest of exclusion from bargaining
Two years ago . . . Pelham bloodline ends. The Gilded create a holiday in remembrance of the benevolent family patriarch, called Pelham Solstice involving one day of rest seven days before
Four year ago . . . In a joint public statement, leaders of the Gilded and Luciole Ltd. announce the factions “are working on bettering relations.” Fifteen years ago . . .
Ten years ago . . . Bāhira hold the first Cāḍa, a festival “celebrating our ancestors, our deities and traditions” in Mutu in over two hundred years. The Cāḍa has slowly expanded
At his residence in this city, on Wednesday last, in the 105th year of his age, D. ADORNUS joined a wife and three children in death, whilst leaving fourteen grandchildren and seven
Inside sources at City Hall confirmed Mayor Violet Canongrove has personally extended invitations to each of the city’s five powerful factions to send select members to a meeting to “decide on a