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Issue 14 Year 1 Price: 2 Stingers Second Week of Narciss Refugees Overflow Hive

SIGIL—Thousands 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 OUTLANDS—As 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 SIGIL—As 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, soXa—the burg’s 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)

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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 Heinz’s 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. offence at something in the week, according to Magnum Magnum Opus reassures the Mercykillers Prison. But once more, the Cage and slay any berk Opus, because in her absence bashers hoping to visit and unlucky enough to be near it the closing order issued learn some darks the Multi- Doomguard help some barmy, crazed killer (who at the time. Protected by a against it seems to have verse would rather they didn't by all rights should be housed in some Bleaker gaze reflection spell, culler disappeared. When asked know that there is no danger Toloshti Harbran asked Mag- how this happened, Magnum from the Lady of Pain madwing) escape justice! num Opus why the Musée Opus, a prominent Signer “I removed her exhibit for had been closed in the first factor, smirked, “When I want now”, and little danger from Does a faction that protects, nay encourages, place. something enough, some- the monsters alleged to lurk “Well, cutter, seems the times it just happens”. inside. “In three years of such gross behaviour belong in the city that is the Law-Makers didn't like some However, the Harmonium opening I only lost six visitors. of the darks I was spreading Mover Malkalotl has been Bet the Hardheads couldn't Nexus of the Multiverse? How come these sods around,” the medusa replied. pushing for a reinstatement of say the same for their Bar- persist in giving sanctuary to these terrorists, “Particularly the ones about the closing order, on the racks, eh?” the Lady of Pain's history. grounds the Musée is unsafe The Council has not de- and why do we, the citizens of the Cage, let them? They shut me down, so I took for mortals and cutters not cided on a course of action as an extended jaunt around the protected by heavy-duty ab- of going to press. (jw) Already a high-up from a prominent gate-town has been grievously injured and almost killed. Verdue Reprimanded How many more wealthy high-ups will the Sinkers be allowed to bash in their drive for “Ghex Corpse” Identified disorder and decay? These actions threaten not SIGIL—In a press statement, manded and placed on tempo- onium will no longer stand by only the lives of Cagers, but the livelihood and the Harmonium Mover Four To- rary suspension with-out pay while we are maliciously nat Shar sought to exert some for these actions. Effective slandered in the press. economy of the Cage itself! apparent damage con-trol in immediately, Measure Four “Signed— TonatShar” I urge the Harmonium, the Guvners, the the wake of last weeks press Rhyns Hawtant will take over Although Shar denies in this releases published in SIGIS. the Cadre investigation in his statement that he approved Mercykillers, the Fated and even kip-owning The statement was seemingly stead. the release of Verdue's Report made with the intent of al- “As to your story last week that we printed in the last Indeps and Sensates to pressure the Sinkers to leviating some sort of discord of the recovery of the body in issue was clearly approved by within the Barracks. It also the Hive Ward: This corpse his office. Does this signal release this Bloodheart into the hands of justice. directly threatens cullers and was never identified as being some dissension in the ranks newsrags, particularly myself the body of Ex-Special In- of Sigil's most trusted enforc- We must show these berks that such behaviour will and SIGIS, with reprisals vestigator Havrm Ghex by ers of Order? Only time will not be tolerated in this city. should we publish more false this or any other Harmonium tell. However, one would reports about the Harmon- office. It was, in fact, learned opine that the Cadre, and Signed, ium. Here follows an excerpt: soon after recovery to be the every other Anarchists', ulti- “This office has not, and body of a newly arrived Prime mate plan of tearing down the will not, condone the actions criminal named Yancy Mc- structure of Order could be of Special Investigator Chris- Guine. Your blatant dis- working better than some of Sir Omar Tyl topher Verdue in relation to regard for the truth in this our Law-bound factions might his unauthorised release of matter has sent a powerful admit. Merkhant Guilder confidential Harmonium doc- message to this and other —Zeines Pauch, uments to the public last offices of the Harmonium. independent culler (pw) Outland Trade Consortium week. Verdue has been repri- Let it be known: The Harm- Cullers and Artists Wanted For Must be literate and on the case We are in search for interior artists for upcoming, recent and previous versions Applicants should contact the Editor, Scott Kelley © remains with the artist Page 2 Second Week of Narciss Sigil's Independent Global Information Service NewsChant Cambion Murder Trial Commences on Prime PRIME (Crystal Sphere of which, after a thorough exam- and proceeded to shoot Franz broken manacles flying about thrown them into the “dun- Toril)—Following our report ination, was deemed sufficient in the face with a wheel-lock him. geon of Undermountain” as two weeks ago on the arrest of to verify the death of Franz. pistol. Finally, Julio pushed In the aftermath, a Myoshi- punishment. This seemed the Cambion Don Julio, the (The black robe remarked on Franz into the harbour in an man rakasta (cat-man) was barmy to me, and later proved case has taken some bizarre the absence of a body, and had attempt to cover his crime. arrested, as well as all civilians to be complete screed. The and unforeseen twists. We to be briefed on Dustman The witness promptly sum- present, including myself. We next day, I met Clarion the were prevented from report- protocols.) moned the local watch, who were then detained for quest- Guardian [ed note: see pre- ing on the events last issue During the proceedings, the were able to fish the griev- ioning for quite some time. It vious SIGIS for chant on this because of a Harmonium/ court heard the tale of how ously wounded victim out of transpired that, all in all, three basher] in the northern quar- Mercykiller news blackout, Don Julio had purchased a the drink. At this point, the bashers had slipped the blinds ter of town, and he claimed to and the fact that our reporter, fiend’s heart from a Sigilian judge inquired what the on the courts—the same three know the dark on the case, but Blaze ‘Blondie’ Blutheim, was merchant named Seamusxan- cambion’s business was in the people I had earlier spied declined to stay and chat. Also temporarily detained for thuszenus’s at the Parts and so-called City of Splen-dours leaving the dining hall. After that day came the news that ‘questioning’. She arrived Pieces on the evening of the [i.e., Waterdeep]. He was told my release, I asked a few the arrested rakasta (iden- back in Sigil two days ago with murder, and how he used it to by a Harmonium member questions of the local militia tified as “Nine Auspicious this report: activate a little-known portal representing Mover Three and learned that the stairs Rabbits”, a dis-graced former Here in Waterdeep, on the to Waterdeep. Julio and his Jasmin Tealybuck, the pre- down from the scene of the Mercykiller rumoured to be Prime world of Toril,justice is, confederate slipped through siding officer, that that infor- fight lead to a burg known as working for the Baatezu) had apparently, a rare commodity. the portal, but were observed mation was classified under the “Undermountain”, a huge committed ritual suicide in his On the morning of the Don’s by one of the key witnesses to Sigilian law. underground complex linked cell under suspicious circum- trial, I managed to gain ad- this affair. I have been asked While local officials at- to the Grey Waste. Since this stances. The Harmonium and mittance to the very small not to name this basher, but I tempted to resolve this im- area is so incredibly vast (at Mercykiller officers involved visitors’ gallery at the court, can report that she is a high-up passe, the court retired for a least by Prime standards), the returned home yesterday as which was within a case of a prominent Sigilian sect. short lunch recess. This was clueless decided that it was a did I, thinking it best to return known as Castle Waterdeep. Apparently, this basher pur- when the xaos really blew waste of effort to pursue Don to Sigil to await further (This is a fortress which seems sued Julio through the portal from Limbo. As I ate lunch in Julio and his fellow cross- develop-ments and mull over to be designed to impress and witnessed the events of the same room as the wit- traders. However, the Harm- the strange events in this case. upon the people the might of the next few minutes. (Why nesses, two of the witnesses onium representative present —Blaze ‘Blondie’ Blutheim, the city’s masked Lords.) she did this remains unclear, and their compatriot, a half- issued an immediate ‘dead-or- culler In the trial dock, the Cam- though she claims she was, ogre who had been in the alive’ mandate for the cam- bion, Don Julio, sat silently “unable to avoid being caught gallery with me, slipped out of bion’s apprehension. throughout the three hour up in it all.” Amazingly, the the case. Minutes later, the I stayed in town a few days [Ed. Note: As this issue went proceeding. The judge (known black robe had no arguments whole area was roused to arms past these events in order to to press, we are investigating quaintly as a “Black robe”) and with this aspect of her by reports of a struggle in the garner as much as I could claims that the witnesses who his advisors heard evidence testimony.) detention cells. I quickly about the case before the fled with the cambion were from a number of Sigilian After following the pair followed the guards who res- news blackout was lifted, and Xaoticians, and that they have sources concerning the cir- through the door, she claimed ponded, and witnessed a see if any new interesting recently arrived back in Sigil. cumstances of the assault, and that she overheard the gith- terrifying spell-battle that left events transpired. Indeed, it We are also following up the subsequent death of the zerai asking for payment for three women (whom I had wasn’t long before more chant that Don Julio has been victim, a githzerai named his aid in the cambion’s not seen in the court) dead or planars showed up in town. seen locked in chains in the city Franz. A member of the mission. While he was count- critically injured. As the fog On the second day after the of Dis in Baator. We’ll be sure Xaoticians, who was native to ing his jink, however, Julio cloud cleared, Don Julio was trial, some Mercykillers to bring you more dark of these Waterdeep, presented a death took the opportunity to trap briefly seen making a run for a claimed to have arrested the events in the next issue.] certificate from the Dustmen, the sod in Shifter’s Manacles descending staircase, with cambion’s accomplices and (ar) Obituaries Blood War Adds Volumes to Dead-Book

OUTER PLANES—Intense be confirmed.) Interestingly, Waste (among other Planes). fighting in the Blood War over another couple of gate-towns, Many more are likely corpses Dead-Booked Missing In Action the past two weeks has kept namely Ribcage and Rigus, by now, but information of the scribes of the dead-book have benefited enormously deaders in the War is most Baatezu Baatezu busier than ever. Uncounted from the fiends renewed difficult to come by, par- Duke Allocer Marquesse Cimeries thousands, perhaps millions, vigour in very different ways. ticularly among the Tanar'ri. 122nd Division 12th Section G of fiends have perished in the In Ribcage, the Blood War (Their lack of hierarchy Marquesse Aandrealphus Knight Ipos numerous conflicts. The relieve the burg from a siege makes it almost impossible to 30th Battalion Division of the Pits extreme savagery and blood- by the Baatezu-led Rigan confirm chant of any kind. In Duke Bune Knight Aryas letting of the renewed fighting army, which lifted abruptly fact, it is more than likely that 34th Division Division of Steel comes at the heels of a due to the Baatezu's need for the Tanar'ri high-up death Earle Gusion Duke Procell treacherous double cross additionally troops at the count is at least ten times 578th Section B 88th Battalion trade in a prisoner exchange front lines of the war. The higher than our figures in- Earle Morax Earle Flauros gone sour [ed note: see high-ups of Rigus have also dicate.) Thus, for both sides, 901st Battalion 6th Court Army previous SIGIS articles for benefited enormously from we print only the names of the Marquesse Naberius Duke Vepar details] . the conflict in quite another most high-up deaders for 64th Battalion 555th Battalion Although sages hardly way: through bountiful cuts of which we have good, solid consider this round of conflict jink off a booming merc trade dark. However, given the Tanar’ri Tanar’ri more severe many another with the Baatezu. difficulty of procuring this Foraii—Balor Guthurg—Balor recorded period in the War, Naturally, the battles have information, and the true lack Paimon—Balor Zazq—Balor this level of intense warfare taken a greater toll on the reputable sources, we take no Ose—Balor Wegthy Bathot—Balor has not been witnessed in Tanar'ri than the Baatezu, responsibility for any inaccu- Gogothy—Balor Furth—Balor several centuries. The fighting though both have suffered racies, and we suggest that Ruam—Balor Demmmm—Marilith has even affected the course extraordinary losses easily readers affected by this news Purson—Balor Blackscale—Marilith of the River Styx which has equalling the population of seek out the dark for them- Haagentii—Nalfeshnee Geth—Nalfeshnee flooded, most unnaturally, many a Prime sphere. Below selves. We also wish to express Ronove—Nalfeshnee To r G u a m —Molydeus, into the Outlands particularly we list a number of high-up our sincere sorrow to the Xroy—Marilith 38th Layer around the gate-town of fiends that chant has are friends and family of all those Focalor—Marilith Alreth—Balor Torch. (Chant of another swinging from the leafless tree who have perished in the Gaap—Marilith Durge—Nalfeshnee flood near Hopeless has yet to in the windless air of the conflicts. (sk) Second Week of Narciss Page 3 Sigil's Independent Global Information Service NewsChant Stop Press Hive Hardheads Plagued By Xaosmen Verdue Reinstated outside the case were sub- questions: ‘Why are you here, jected to swarms of flies and berk?’, and ‘You have anything mosquitoes, projectiles of to do with the noodle epi- as Real Ghex Found burning trash, magical fogs sode?’ I told these bashers to SIGIL—From sources inside Verdue and his associate, a (complete with haunting pike it, I’m just a tout, but the Barracks, SIGIS learned burly Bariaur of black hair and ‘spectres’ and firecrackers), they brought me inside for that Christopher Verdue has skin, barged in and started a caltrops, oil slicks and even some more addle-coved ques- been reinstated to the post of row. The patrol arrived as repetitious dirges sung by tions. I tell you basher, the kip Special Investigator on the Verdue and the Bariaur were talent-less berks from sur- smelled something bad.” Cadre case after he and an dragging the kicking and rounding rooftops. (After the After this continual barrage, unnamed associate detained, screaming ex-Investigator out fifteenth version of Morvun it’s a wonder the faction high- arrested, and possibly wound- into the street. Mr. Winsnot and Phineas’ “Ode to the ups don’t order a full retreat. ed, Havrm Ghex. Though no says that Ghex might have Bones of a Dead Tridrone”, I After my observations, I no official word of the capture been wounded in the row, and was about ready to sign up longer wonder how the has been released from the had no recollection where with the Bleakers myself!) faction came to be labelled Harmonium, this culler has Ghex's companions made off And the officers inside the the ‘Hardheads’, though I learned that, in fact, Ghex to. kip fared little better. On admired their focus and may have been secretly All this leads suggests that several occasions, I spied high- determination given the cir- meeting with members of up the Anarchist's have deeply ups streaming out of the cumstances. Chant persists to Ten Anarchist Cells in a infiltrated the Barracks once Agares, almost pummelled building with cloths over their that the faction has alterna- Lady's Ward kip known as the again. Could the purges of two by nervous Harmonium mouths and hands rubbing tive motives that keep them Humble House. weeks ago have had something SIGIL (Hive Ward)—The their eyes. Smoke or greenish, hanging on at least for now, The proprietor and owner to do with that as well? Are fact that Xaositect faction foul smelling gases made the and this motive may be of the Humble House, Cot the Cadre actions a grand members tend to create havoc case so unlivable, it was a related to the sounds of Winsnot, reported that he distraction to further a deeper comes as less than a surprise wonder that the poor sods construction behind the kip recognised Ghex when he Anarchist plot? Rest assured to most planars. But the even went back inside. (The that can be heard for blocks. arrived at the bar with a large faithful reader, this culler is intensity of the saox being most disgusting incident I Whatever is going on back group of people. Winsnot with the story to the end. inflicted on the Harmonium witnessed must have been there (and the faction ain’t immediately sent his servant You'll know the dark as I do. in their new Hive Ward kip, caused by a broken sewage talking) it must be enormous- to find a Hardhead patrol. —Zeines Pauch, may give even a Cipher reason pipe flooding the downstairs ly important to put up with Before they arrived, however, independent culler (pw) to reflect. The daily bombard- around anti-peak.) this kind of abuse, especially ment of magic, insults, buzz- True to form, however, the now that, on top of every- Three Casualties ing insects, refuse and razor- Xoasitects attacks (I assumed thing, the Hiter refugees have vine has taken an obvious, and most were Axosmen, but flooded the Ward in massive tremendous, toll on the Hard- there could have been a few numbers (see Refugee article at Musee Arcane head morale. Scuffles have Sinkers and disgruntled this issue). even broken out among the Indeps in the lot) have proven Most bashers on the street OVER THE LAST WEEK pect Bad Things to happen. lower ranks, calling their entirely unpredictable. As a believe the Saoxmen are there have been three casual- The tiefling was caught in a continued allegiance to the case in point, on the fifth day getting their revenge after the ties in Magnum Opus' Musée delayed-blast fireball de- principle of Harmony into after the founding of the comments of Harmonium Arcane, including a tiefling signed to deter thieves in one question, and fuelling chant encampment, the were no Mover Four, Tonat Shar (see whose tail was amputated in of my galleries. The mishap that multitudinous defections incidents whatsoever from SIGIS Issue 13), and this is an explosion. Harmonium was entirely his fault. And are imminent. peak until the following peak. there way of saying ‘Stay out Mover Malkalotl has repeated reports of the death of a In order to better compre- This actually served to make of our Ward.’ Although these his demands for the Musée to kender are greatly exagger- hend the stress of the sit- the Hardheads even more comments may have been the be shut down, following ated. The pike merely lost his uation for the Hardheads, I jumpy, since they had been so initial spark igniting the fire of reports of several injuries. eyebrows and most of his spent two days last week continually edgy from all the xosa in the Hive, I think most Magnum Opus shrugged off hair.” observing the activities sur- previous attacks. One cutter, of the Xaositect factioneers accusations of the Musée Cutters visiting the Musée rounding the kip from a an unusual looking bariaur causing trouble are now just being a deathtrap, saying “If are warned to go adequately secure location. During my named Agares, said he was out to have a little fun. cutters touch stuff they're protected and not to touch observations, I witnessed at accosted and almost pum- —Maija Intwood, culler (sk) told not to, they should ex- anything that looks singed.(jw) least thirty xoatic incidents, melled by the Hardheads that Stop Press varying from minor annoyan- day. “The sods came up to me ces to life-threatening situa- quick like and started asking tions. The guards posted me all sorts of leatherheaded Fire in Hardhead Hive Hole According to witnesses, the ing my bone-box to cullers.” Godsmen Stay Out of explosion produced a great Some of the guards standing deal more smoke than fire, outside the kip during the but the smoke proved blast commented that the Will of One Conflict particularly toxic and deadly. situation was aggravated by SIGIL (Lower Ward)—After Terrance is reportedly said, “[The smoke] smelled like the appearance of several lengthy discussion with “He did not consider taking vapours straight from the suspicious bashers that hap- Ambar, Factol of the Believers the action I recommended to Lower Planes,” said Zchtol- pened to be wandering by at of the Source, Factol Terrance be compatible with the molkov Atinar Xoll III, an the time. They reported that of the Athar emerged from philosophy of his faction.” illithid dignitary visiting the the distraction of scragging the Great Foundry expressing Lhar, when interviewed on precinct at the time of the these berks may have pre- deep disappointment to this matter, seemed similarly blast. “The sulphuric odours vented them from saving their waiting cullers. In a general close-mouthed. His view of reminded me of Gehenna's fellow factioneers. “Naturally, statement, he announced the affair? first mount, really. I also had a we [the outside guards] that: “Well, I hate to say I told psychic impression of what I moved to scrag any peery- “We are of course disap- him so, but, well obvious Zchtolmolkov Atinar Xoll III believe was the bombs' creator looking bashers that might pointed by Ambar's refusal to really. ‘Faction Philosophy’ after the explosion. I mean to have planted the device, said involve himself in our attempt my tusks they just didn't SIGIL (Hive Ward)—Last speak with Harmonium Of- Mover Two Jain Guilly. to curtail the actions of the want to work with Bleakers, is evening, a few hours before ficer Verdue [ed note: lead “Unfortunately, the sods we Will of the One. We had all. Fine by me. I reckon the anti-peak, a raging fire broke officer in the Cadre case] attempted to scrag resisted hoped that he would use his Bleakers and the Defiers have out in the Hardheads new about my experience at his arrest and threw about some inestimable reason and in- enough clout of their own to precinct putting three faction- earliest convenience.” When illusionary magics that really fluence to help us redress the carry this case through, and if eers in the dead-book. The asked more directly about the slowed us up. If they had fragile balance of our city, but they don't, well, so what?” blaze apparently resulted impression, Xoll refused submitted in an appropriate alas this does not seem to be SIGIS will carry more news from a the explosion of a small further comment saying, “I'd manner, our comrades would possible.” of the Athar-Bleaker cam- fire-bomb that ignited inside a rather speak with Officer probably still be alive.” When asked about Ambar's paign as it occurs. drain pipe under one of the Verdue first, as he is an expert —Maija Intwood, culler reason for taking this decision, (ps) newly renovated offices. in such matters, before open- (sk) Page 4 Second Week of Narciss