A series of violent tremors have shattered the once tranquil Kingdom of Dawn.

The earthquake struck sometime after midnight. Trees were uprooted. Walls collapsed. Buildings that had long stood the test of time collapsed inward on sleeping citizens. Those outdoors at the time were swept out to sea as a massive swell emerged from the Bay.

High Senator Fern and the Order of the Red Ankh [R*A] has been dispatched to the Kingdom. Aid also comes from the Sovereign Order of Queen Shieba [QSA] and the New Magincian Trading Co. [NMTC]

The dead are still being recovered from the ruins.

Grand Duchess WildStar – co-regent and commander of Dawn’s Magi – has vowed to rebuild the northern kingdom stronger and more glorious than before.

List of BRPA and Shard events for the next seven nights.

Sunday, February 26th

Zombie Apocalypse
Time: 5:30 PM PST
Location: The First Bank of Britannia in the Abandoned Lands.

BRPA Taming Hour
Time: 8:00 PM PST – 9:00 PM PST.
Location: The Moonglow Zoo.

Monday, February 27th

Nothing. Yet.

Tuesday, February 28th

New Magincian Trading Co. Mining Night
Time: 6:30 PM PST.
Location: The Iron Maiden in Felucca.

Wednesday, February 29th

Nights in Nujel’m – Pre-Joust Crafting Event
Time: 7:00 PM PST.
Location: New Haven Town Square.

Thursday, March 1st

Magic and Science: Academy of the Physician
Time: 8:00 PM PST.
Location: EM Lecture Hall.

Friday, March 2nd

Nights in Nujel’m Joust
Time: 7:00 PM PST.
Location: Nujel’m Chessboard.

Sea Witch Tavern – Feluccan Tavern Night
Time: To Be Announced.
Location: Old Magincia.

Saturday, March 3rd

The Search for Ren the Metallurgist
Time: 7:00 PM PST.
Location: EM Lecture Hall.

Fiction from last nights event.

Creating an Impulse Control Disorder can be done in a variety of ways. The easiest and, arguably, the most successful way is through manipulation of the frontal lobe. This can be accomplished with surgery, magical or medical, though there are many risks associated with either. Ideal subjects can be both difficult to obtain and dispose of, so care should be taken in preventing incapacitation or an untimely demise.

To achieve nearly identical results without the hindrances of medical maintenance and recovery time, one simply needs to inject the subject with a drug that manipulates the frontal lobe chemically, rather than physically. Any long term effects are not a concern, due to the short life expectancy of the aforementioned subjects. Additionally, the reported side effects of most drugs work favorably in conjunction with Impulse Control Disorders.

Event: Ren of Jhelom Story (Continued).

Date: Saturday, February 25th 2012.

Time: 7:00 PM PST / 10:00 EST.

Location: EM Lecture Hall.

Word on the street is a marriage is coming, between Claudia Drusilla of Hearthfire, and the long lost brother of Elladan.

On Tuesday, people gathered at the Eternal Flame of Aino, to honor the fallen Uba Ptah Mun, whom some claim was murdered in cold blood at the hands of the vicious Dante of Magincia, and others who have fallen in the recent past. Leading the Silent Sojourn through the land, across the portal at the EM Hall and into Malas, Claudia and her retinue arrived at last to the Temple of Hearthfire, where she delivered a rousing speech “…to honor lost family and friends, and to allow our flames to dry your tears in the rapture of love.”

At this point, she led the procession in a tour through the recently reconstructed city, and announced her betrothal to the twin of Elladan.

I met this twin, called Elrohir, as I visited Luna earlier this week. Dressed in the accoutrements of a Ranger, and carrying an Elven Bow, he smelled of the outdoors, and could have passed for fraternal sibling if he wanted. He claims to have recently arrived by boat, having been separated from Elladan for decades. He seemed curious about his betrothed, and inquired if I knew her, to which I smirked, and replied I did.

– Nicholas Tarrant

We found her, much to no ones surprise, sunbathing in Magincia, clutching an empty rum bottle to her more than ample bosom. Magincians. Informing her that we needed to know the whereabouts of a band of Pirates sailing up and down the rivers of Ilshenar, she stumbled to her feet and prompted us to follow her.

When we arrived at her lair, a small alcove nestled in the mountains near Mistas, she turned, and revealed that she was in fact the one responsible for the raids. After a series of threats, she whistled, and called upon her man Brutus, an ogre of a man who spat fire at his opponents. (Also rumored to be related to Agostino.) After a few moments of battle, the beast was subdued, leaving his domina trapped and without means of escape.

Approaching her, we extracted a promise. Net set foot within Compassion Vale again, and we wouldn’t be forced to hunt her down and extract it from her flesh. She agreed.

We meet again this Thursday, at 8:00 PM PST / 11:00 EST, to hunt down Fortuno’s sister, and perhaps discover the whereabouts of our missing metallurgist.

Tonight we gathered at the Lecture Hall of Northern Britain, to continue our search for the missing Ren.

For those who missed Thursdays Class, the Healer of Vesper bid us go in search of a former student of hers, a metallurgist whose talents she would need for a coming experiment. We traveled to the Warriors Bounty in J’helom, where we discovered his sister, Machin, and a journal. (Copies of this journal have been discovered on the bodies of anarchists and radicals who have been violently protesting in Valoria, adding a sinister undertone to an already unfolding mystery.)

The Journal’s last entries record how Ren, a Blacksmith of some renown, had been commissioned a set of 50 Platemail suits. Enough armor to fund a small army. His patron, a taciturn and unnamed man he refers to as “Sir,” chose to remain with Ren and his sibling until the order was complete. The man was cold, callous, and when the neighboring forge suffered as a result of an arson attack, he demanded Ren lock the shop and not leave it until the order was complete.

When it was completed, Sir disappeared. And so did our metallurgist.

Hoping to find clues elsewhere, we visited the neighboring Armory, and met a Venessa, who informed us that the man who had died in the arson was none other than Fortuno, a friend and apprentice of Ren, who had also been a Gypsy, and her paramour. She mentioned that Fortuno had come from the land of Ilshenar, the Gypsies of Compassion Vale, and that we might find more about Ren there.

We arrived there to discover an old man, who did not take kindly to the presence of Silverbrook and Peter Tarrant. He revealed himself the father of Fortuno, and railed against the outsiders that had took his son from him. Proserpina wanted to skin him. Fern wanted to seduce him…

…It was not until the arrival of Lance Marshal, dressed in the gleaming armor of his order, that the Gypsy calmed and offered a bargain. He would offer us the location of Fortuno’s sister, a soothsayer and oracle who might know the location of the missing Ren, if we would do him this one favor: Put an end to the Pirate’s that had been raiding the Gypsy Camp.

We returned to the Healer, who told us to rest. On Saturday, we would gather again, and she would lead to Penny the Pirate Wench, a woman famous for her sharp words, dominance over men, and hook for a hand.

Get it? Hooker. Hahaha! I amuse myself.

Event: Undisclosed.

Date: Saturday, February 18th 2012.

Time: 7:00 PM PST / 10:00 EST.

Location: EM Lecture Hall.

…word on the street is that it involves Pirates and Hookers.