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A somewhat Reputable Newsrag published in the Undercity Sigil's Independent Global Information Service Issue 14 Year 1 Price: 2 Stingers Second Week of Narciss Refugees Overflow Hive SIGILThousands of re- (Dreg the Damned, a sus- many additional cookeries stalls have opened up in the SIGIS. The Kytons will fugees from the recently pected Anarchist, was even being set up throughout Hive Market and Lower Wards, pummel any Hiters that get dismantled city of Jangling heard to remark, Where's a Ward streets. Allesha Sheevis, manned by the wealthier bumptious, even if they ain't Hiter continue to fill the Hive good-sized rock when you noted Hive Ward philanthro- Hiter immigrants. None of in the City of Chains no Ward beyond the capacity of need one?) After being spied pist, said, I just wish some of these high-ups agreed to speak more. city services to deal with the sneaking out the back of the those jink-ridden rats from openly about the overcrowd- Several Kytons have been influx. The already-crowded Marble District Precinct, Ser- Hiter that've settled in the ing in the Hive, however. reported in the Hive Ward streets of the Ward are now geant DeMitt blustered, Market Ward would take a Indeed, only a single fiend, recently, but, as yet, none have completely blocked in places Maybe we don't have the moment to think about their speaking on condition of strict made themselves available for by squatters and barmies bashers ready to scrag all these less fortunate compatriots. anonymity, spoke with SIGIS. comment. bumped out of their kips by lawbreaking berks right now, There'd be plenty of space and Don't worry about them Gert Rood, Hive Beat new arrivals. Sanitation facili- but we will soon! You mark food for everyone if only some berks, mate, this cutter told Culler (Mr. N) ties and cleanup, which are my words, cutter! He and his of those wealthy bloods marginal at best on in the squad then beat a hasty ret- would donate some of their Hive, have utterly collapsed. reat into the Lower Ward, precious time and effort. Per- Slaadi Hordes Even the Dustmen are having where Harmonium troops ap- haps even Zadara might think difficulties keeping up with pear to be massing. of lending a a few greens to the the increase in population The Bleak Cabal, assisted by cause, since it was her ac- Ravage Outlands (and the subsequent increase priests from several of Sigil's quisition of Hiter that caused in deaders). Upper Planar temples, have so much of the uproar in the OUTLANDSAs hundreds gone the wrong way. See you We're just a stone's throw launched an all-out effort to first place. of straggling slaadi continue to at the party in Automata, away from a soddin' riot, said find kips for the newcomers, While the majority of Hiter pour erratically from the SIGIS reader-berks! Fleagle DeMitt, of the seldom and dampen the threat of refugees have settled in the Chaos gate in aXos, it has The majority of the so- seen Harmonium Hive Patrol. accidental arson from the Hive, many new merchant become clear to this culler the called frog-fiends have march- intentions of this rapacious ed anti-clockwise around the race. ring of gate-towns, missing Xanxost, a blue slaad, told out Glorium but descending Libations Holdings me to report this message: upon Sylvania and Faunel in Hello mortals! It is time now great numbers. Lines of infor- to learn what we slaadi are up mation have been completely to! Yes, readers of SIGIS, we disrupted by fluctuating zones Flees Fated Taxmen have decided to go on a Great of wild magic and portals Chaos Tromp around the which were once considered SIGILAs Fated tax en- from their many creditors and 200,000 jinx in gold, when Outlands! If the modrons reliable have drifted at both forcers closed in on the offices backers. their primary holding, the the cursed lawful modrons ends. It seems the sacks of Libations Holdings, Ltd. A Fated spokeswoman, Square Bar, was destroyed by the hated carried by the beasts contain early this morning, the Prin- Milla Watsgood, released this the Revolutionary League cell If the modrons can march pure chaos-stuff, which have cipals of the organisation fled statement concerning Liba- known as the Cadre. Further around the Ring, we slaadi can warped space and probability through a shifting portal. tions Holdings: The Principals investigation has revealed that too! Oho yes! And with so around the horde. However, it According to witness, who of Libations Holdings Ltd. are the Principals spent the last much more style! Xanxost is is believed that hungry slaadi wished to remain anonymous, wanted for tax evasion and week selling off all holdings in spreading the happy word of have devoured most of each these high-ups were accom- fraud, including the failure to the Cage and in several Out- Xaos, no, aXos, no, soXathe burgs food supplies, and panied by porters bearing pay transactions taxes, awards land burgs, which con-sisted happy words of chaotic things, several locals too. It appears large sacks, chests, and hand- taxes, sales and deed taxes, as mostly of bub and flop houses. so when the boxy cube men the hordes intend to traverse carts full to bursting with jink, well as defrauding backers, The Principals of Libations, (who taste as bad as vrocks the whole of the ring of gate- gems, and other precious and possibly defrauding the Ltd.'s parent company, Three Xanxost has chewed their towns. A further troop of items. The Principals appar- Fated in false Assurance and Rings, Ltd. are currently being arms off many times) march slaadi have reportedly reached ently left a document behind Protection claims. sought by Harmonium and their march (their hated, the sixth ring in, on their which was recovered by Fated When asked to expound on Fated investigators for ques- lawful march) they will see we tromp towards the Spire. and Harmonium investiga- various points, Ms. Watsgood tioning. No spokesperson for are the greater! Unconfirmed sightings of the tors. This document marked declined to comment. Three Rings could be reached Xanxost does not know Guvner sage DeMiro the the official dissolution of the Libations Holdings Ltd. for com-ment. what the other slaadi are Erattic place him either organisation with a lump jink received a large settlement on Felicity K. Ghwar, doing, though. He thinks they amidst or close in front of the payment that had effectively a Protection and Assurance trades culler are following him, oho! Al- slaadi. purchased Libations Holdings Policy a week ago, some (pw) though some of them have (jw) Copyright 1998 by Scott Kelley [email protected] Disclaimer Note: Jon Winter [email protected] All of the published Planescape characters, character names, symbols and distinctive likenesses thereof are Artwork copyright 1998 by trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. All other material here is original and copyright 1997 by the given author where Zak Arnston [email protected] noted. Should there be given no author the article is copyrighted by the editors Jon Winter and Scott Kelley.None of Submissions by Scott Kelley [email protected] it is endorsed by TSR, and none of it is in any way official. This material is for personal use only and may not be Jon Winter [email protected] published, altered, redistributed or posted on News Groups, Mailing Lists, Web Pages, FTP Sites or Bulletin Boards Alex Roberts [email protected] without the permission of the author. Paul Wolfe [email protected] Phil Smith [email protected] The original SIGIS is in HTML format and is hosted at http://www.mimir.net/ a site maintained by Jon Winter. Mr. Niceguy [email protected] The SIGIS in RTF is hosted at http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/6827/ a Hofbauer Heinzs site. Sigil's Independent Global Information Service NewsChant Letters Controversial Opening Complaint About THE LADY'S WARD Great Ring, researching some jurations. In a statement Sigil's best-kept worst-kept leads I'd unearthed. before the City Council he Bloodheart’s Rampage secret reopens this week after Magnum Opus claims she claimed: That place is a several years of closure. The does not know where the deathtrap, and no mistake. Readers of SIGIS, Musée Arcane disappeared Musée itself went during this The barmy medusa herself from the back-alleys of the period, though it apparently admits it's got a banshee, a There they go again! Once more, the criminal Lady's Ward after a series of reappeared on her return to dangerous gargoyle, lurkers rulings from the City Courts the Cage, its rooms rear- above and even vicious mimirs acts of the Sinkers disrupt the Harmony of our banning its curator, the ranged and very much cleaner. inside! There's no way a medusa Magnum Opus, from Perhaps the dabus took it dungeon like that should be fair Sigil and lead to the death of innocent opening its doors due to Po- away for a good dusting, allowed to open to paying citizens. Bram Bloodheart's recent escapades in tential Threat of Flaying from quipped the medusa. It'd customers, even in Sigil! This Her Serenity the Lady of been years since that old thing culler believes the Hardhead's the Great Bazaar are an abomination; the berk is Pain. This ancient law is saw a lick of paint, and now just bitter that he wasn't invoked by the Guvners when she looks sparkling new. invited to the grand opening clearly addle-coved and should be locked up in they fear the Lady may take The Musée reopens this ceremony.