Eleint 18, 1494
Baldur’s Mouth
Vol. 82, No. 1
Nobody Likes the Elturgardian Refugees,
But Slaughtering Them?
By VIVIAN ROOK
A grisly scene found at the Frolicking
Nymph Sennday evening. Bathtubs
stained red with blood, corpses strewn
about the garden, and apparent cult
activity. The Sennday began much as any,
with the Frolicking Nymph opening its
doors at sixth bell, and all was calm
until they arrived shortly after eighth
bell, armed and armored. Qurmilah
Dashdance, doormaid and masseuse, took
their fees much as any, warning them that
weapons are not allowed, but she couldn’t
help but notice their bent: trouble.
They disappeared without apparently
leaving the building, for the next several
hours. When they emerged again, they
were covered in blood, not all of it their
own, accompanied by a monstrous giant
scorpion equipped with saddlebags full
of gold. As it turns out, the basement of
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the building has been retrofitted into a
refugee shelter for the Elturgardians.
The owner of the shelter asked to
remain anonymous for their safety, and
the staff at the Baldur’s Mouth would
like to state for the record that they do
not know anything about their identity.
What we do know is that we were invited
to explore the shelter after the Flaming
Fist had finished their investigation, and
were astounded at the charity that this
anonymous benefactor had bestowed on
these poor souls, and the callousness with
which they were cut down. The scene had
already been cleared, but our count of
chalk lines says that the refugees
numbered between two and three dozen, Information leading to any capture earns
all cut down with a variety of murderous a reward of 200 g.p., but Sergeant Soltus
weapons. Flaming Fist Sergeant Darmin has warned that they are considered
Soltus has confirmed that there is now a armed, dangerous, and religious deviants,
bounty on the perpetrators, whose as evidence was found that links the
descriptions have been given as follows: perpetrators to the Cult of the Dragon.
 Grand Duke Vote Next Firstday
Vanthampur Favored
By JIM STEVENS
With the disappearance of Elturel and
the apparent death of Grand Duke Ulder
Ravengard, the Parliament of Peers has
announced that they will be voting for a
new Grand Duke to replace him.
Dukes Portyr and Stelmane have
announced their candidacy, but their
campaigns have been non-starters. The
Flaming Fist has endorsed Portyr’s
niece, Liara, currently a Major in the
Flaming Fist serving our mercantile
interests in Fort Belurian of Chult, but
en route to Baldur’s Gate in the hopes of
arriving in time to accept her new
position.
Currently, the Parliament of Peers’
spokesperson, Georges Rouletabille, has
reported that they are still split on the
decision, but our contacts in the High
Hall inform us that the vote is currently
28-18-2, for Vanthampur, Liara Portyr, and
Dillard Portyr, respectively. The
Parliament will take the issue to a vote
this coming Firstday, Eleint 21, 1494.
Duke Vanthampur has been running
on a platform that she calls “Baldur’s
Gate First”, stating that the
Elturgardians’ problem is their own. She
has been seen outside her villa in
Manorborn, along with her sons
Thurstwell and Amrik, addressing
passersby with talk of Baldurian oneness Elturians Hunting on the Hill
and self-sufficiency. She has been
attracting strong crowds, and has gone so Dusthawk Nearly Extinct
far as to lend her own private house By BROOKE VANDENBERG
guard to the Watch in their efforts to
patrol the streets of the Upper City.
Baldurians, rangers, druids, and fans
Liara Portyr did not respond to a
of nature are all dismayed at the
Sending, and at press time, it was
Dusthawk Hill Ecological Society’s last
unclear whether or not she is actually
count of the Baldurian Dusthawk
aware of her own candidacy; the Flaming
population: a mere 43 specimens remain
Fist seems content to push her as the
of the endangered species.
obvious choice for Grand Duke, and a
When we reached out to the Society,
spokesperson we reached out to stated
our contact informed us that the recent
that the Flaming Fist were handily
crisis is the direct result of the
dealing with the refugee crisis, and
Elturgardian refugees, as their desperate
expected to reopen the Basilisk and
thrashing about the Outer City for food
Black Dragon Gates shortly early next
has taken them to the top of Dusthawk
tenday.
Hill to hunt, and they have not been
Duke Dillard Portyr has been
contented to constrain themselves to the
campaigning himself, as well. He has
land-dwelling and significantly more
been notably absent from his duties as a
populous Dusthill Prairie Dogs.
member of the Council of Four, as, in a
When we reached out to Torimesh,
surprising turn of events, he has been
famous druid of Insight Park for a quote,
spending all of his time, and a terrible
he was left speechless; he merely shook
amount of his money, campaigning on the
his head at us, clearly moved near to
streets of the Lower City, borderline-
tears by the Dusthawks’ plight.
illegally imploring the townsfolk to
Flaming Fist spokespeople have
influence the patriars to vote for him.
stated that they are doing all they can to
Baldur’s Mouth maintains that the
protect Baldur’s Gate’s interests and
patriars’ votes are their own, and that
history, but this reporter is forced to
our dear readers should not seek to
wonder if they could be doing more, and
influence due political process.
how much time we have left to see the
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