The Estian Bulletin

The Estian Bulletin

17th of Anvilmonth 254 AE For the People of the League Price: 5sp

Grifter on the Council!

COVENANT The Councilman for Whitport, Jonathan Prince, has amassed a fortune from bribes and other misdealings, the Bulletin can reveal today. "Who told you about that?" commented Councilman Prince.

The complaints include several accounts of bribery, insowhere he was paid exorbitant sums of gold for 'services rendered' to further or thwart specific issues in the Council. No word from the Speaker yet. Cont. page 2.

Big winnings this weekend!

Bring a spare coin-purse for your winnings because there will be plenty of opportunities to win big at the Oakhead Downs Racetrack all weekend. Is Stormfoot going to win the grand prize, or will Kestrel stop him? Dont miss out!


Mysterious vigilante spotted

A purported eye-witness in Covenant reports seeing a lone masked woman descending upon a group of thugs mid-robbery in the Keystone Park and striking them down. "She got them good!" the witness told Bulletin reporter Jameson Rook. Guard-Captain Eaglefield has declined to comment.

The hottest eateries

The Bulletin's food critics have sampled everything from candied rawsley to rothé on a stick in order to make a list of the top places to eat and drink in Covenant, Greystone and Heimdall's Anvil. Co. p. 6.

Dancers wanted!

Are you a young, good-looking lad or lass in need of gold? We are always hiring! Talk to Gunther at the Temptation Tavern in Greystone to try out!

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Dragon sighted on Maeral

TEL EDHIL The inhabitants of Tel Brimen, a remote elven village, have beseeched Queen Caerynna of Iacaris for aid and protection against a green dragon who is deman­ding tri­bute from the village. Co. p. 5.

Eligible bachelor no more?

Actor Sanor Morningcross is said to be off the market. After charming Cove­nant with his looks last year when he starred in The Lady of Cheese, he has been the heart-throb of choice for many. Cont. p. 6.

Wizard Needed

The services of a wizard are urgently required to remove a curse. Paying 500gp for quick response, and extra for discretion. Re: Accursed

The Bulletin is a daily newspaper, the biggest in Estia. it publishes events from around the archipelago, but with a focus on the larger cities of the League. It is controlled by House Tuveren, and is a powerful asset in their political aims.

The divide between editorial content and advertisement is not very clear, and many articles are thinly veiled endorsements of products or services. This earns the paper much gold, as a well-placed article can bring much business.

Newsroom

The Bulletin's head office is located in Covenant, and this is also where it is printed. The newsroom is very loud, with the mechanical printing press stationed in the center of the octagonal building.

People

The Bulletin has reporters in every major settlement of the League, and also employs correspondants in Tel Edhil and Solstice.

Penrose Scrapsnap

(gnome, TN): Editor-in-chief of the Bulletin. He worked his way up from the mailroom over three decades.

Sophia Blackwood

(human, NG): Reporter at the Bulletin. Sophia has written several stories about abuses of power commited by powerful people, which has made her several powerful enemies.

Jameson Rook

(human, LN): Investigative reporter at the Bulletin. He has written several pieces about crimes that have been solved (or at least avenged) by the "Crimson Fury", a masked vigilante.

Good filler content:

  • Ads for businesses, coupons
  • Contact ads
  • Poll results (44% of polled citizens favor outlawing Enchantment magic...)
  • Puff pieces and celebrity gossip
  • Announcements of births, deaths, marriages, betrothals, bankruptcies...
  • Corrections of earlier (humorous) mistakes
  • "Famous adventurer dies/kills x/retires/..."

Councillor Fisticuffs?

Per an unconfirmed rumor, Jarl Murkla Greatbraid and Count Lucian of Cotten­horn almost came to blows during a closed council session. Cont. p. 3