Rumors:
Streetfighting Erupts After Ularn-Guards Arrest Corrupt Elements, Local Gang Leaders, And Suspected Terrorists - The Tessen Speaker
In the early morning hours of the 7th in the 5th month of High Summer, information received by anonymous sources two weeks prior was acted upon by Ularn-Guard junior ranks at the sergeant-level and below, with only a few captains being notified of the contents of the received information. Arrests all over the City followed as squads of heavily armed and armored Guards surrounded, breached, and fought to arrest and detain over 300 individuals proven to have engaged in illegal activities.
These contain, but are not limited to; general corruption, accepting of bribes, usage of positions to further an agenda, use of position to aid in exchange for monetary or political capital, general criminal activity, smuggling, enforcing sexual work, stealing, slavery, human trafficking, Mutated trafficking, conspiracy against the nobility, conspiracy against the state, conspiracy against Tessen, conspiracy against the Empire, conspiracy against the Imperial Family, conspiracy to conspire, terrorist activity, creation of illegal substances, illegal creation of weaponry, distribution and creation of proscribed literature, distribution and creation of proscribed religious texts, distribution, and creation of proscribed icons, distribution, and creation of proscribed religious icons, distribution, and creation of proscribed ideologies, distribution, and creation of proscribed art, distribution, and creation of proscribed art forms, and more.
However, during these arrests, resistance was mounted by an unknown terrorist organization, local rogue militias, loyal troops of the to-be-arrested criminals, and individual actors trying to take advantage of the chaos. At the time of the writing, the fighting has ravaged Undertown, Ghostfair, and Grey Barrow, with a death toll suspected to exceed 1.500 people, with more expected to die due to the ongoing fires within the City. This unprecedented amount of corruption within a city's Guard has resulted in Region-Wide examinations and investigations into the Guard as ordered by the local nobility, headed by House Tessen.
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VIOLENT MUTATED CLASH OPENLY IN ULARN!!! ONLY COURAGEOUS CITIZEN MILITIA PREVENT WIDESPREAD DEVASTATION!!! - The Truthful Observers
In a vile act of senseless violence, Mutated Gangs, Criminals, and Murderers have risen against the Guards of Ularn as they performed a routine cleaning of the gutter from the trash heaps that were Undertowns, Ghostfairs, and Grey Barrows slums. Unfortunately, though having obtained critical information pertaining to the criminal activity, including Human Trafficking and Sexual Slavery, efforts to bring the criminals and Mutated to Justice were hampered by ineffectual and corrupt Mutant-Sympathizers, Criminal Infiltrators, Rebels, Terrorists, and other scum of the earth!
Fed-up with the hindrance to righteous society, Justice, and morality, courageous sergeants of the Guard ordered the arrests to be carried out despite the higher echelons of the Guards attempting to suppress just such an effort. Yet, even though the initial arrests were successful, further attempts were hampered as Mutated and Criminals fought against Justice, killing devout and dedicated members of the Guard brutally, with reports of the desecration of their corpses being reported. Only with the help of the bold and heroic attempts of the local militias was the uncorrupted Guard able to keep the situation under control without having to call in support of local Knight-Chapters.
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Horrific Scenes Of Violence After Mutated Are Attacked By Unknown Assailants And Locals In Ularn - Rags, Rumors, And Rants
Sickening scenes of violence and brutality have emerged from Ularn as Guard and Criminals clash against each other, indiscriminately killing without either trial by the Guard or executing any that have "aided or informed" the Guard of the presence of the Gangs. The violence started in Ghostfair in the early morning, where hard-working people began to wake for another day in service of the Empire, only to be slowly surrounded by squads of the Guard breaking into houses and dragging people into the streets.
Though the early arrests were more in line with mass arrests, the panicked reaction of criminal elements saw several dozen Guard dead before the morning was over, resulting in harsher crackdowns. The violence and inner-city fighting expanded across the river into Grey Barrow, with several selected squads executing objectives in Undertown, where the Mutated population had already been set on edge due to the Purge-Esque behavior of the Guard. Though initially unwilling to defend themselves instead of hunkering down, Mutated Militias soon found themselves called in by panicked neighbors and terrified people fleeing attacks by crazed fanatics and mass-murderers firebombing and slaughtering caught Mutated.
The resulting violence prompted the Guard to send more squads to the fighting, away from their attempts to clean up the attacking gangs. At that point, deadly and horrific misunderstandings of the situation led to the Guard attacking both sides, only later able to clear the mistake after linking up with their already on-the-scene squads. Reports show that around 600 Mutated were killed in the fighting, with an additional 100 being executed, while over 200 people were burned alive in the barricaded and blocked Poor-House of the Pilgrims in Ularn. An official reaction from the Pilgrim Council has yet to be offered, though outrage and horror are expected.
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[-1 Poor-House in Ularn]
[-43 Pilgrims, Cause of Death: Burning and Suffocation]
[-11% Piety]
[Unlocked Retribution Action]
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Region Report/s
We have managed to tap the Iron Vein fully and made progress in identifying several key figures in the Irinism Movement, leading to several talks to be scheduled in the coming weeks and months.
Additionally, in our efforts to ingratiate ourselves into the populace's good graces, we established a working relationship with an independent metal manufacturer within the City's lower levels, low-selling iron, in exchange for priority casting of tools. Though a little surprised to realize that arms and armor are included within the "tools" definition, the Regions history, both old and recent, makes such inclusion rather evident in hindsight.
Other than that, the birth of 14 new children has led to a slight festival mood within the Chapter.
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Spy-Network:
The Marquess of Tessen is looking into the corruption of the Guards.
House Ulatarn continues constructing the BHVs while cleaning up the Guards and looking into the
Incident.
The Military has begun seeking new targets while reading quick-reaction forces throughout the Region due to several strikes against caravans.
The Followers of Light are railing against the corrupt Guards and the blatant criminal activity in the Light of Slatnan.
The Lost have both lost and gained with the violence in Ularn. Though several dozen have died, more have joined them after being seen as one of the few people fighting with the Mutated and those attacked by the gangs. The loss of so many volunteers has affected the cult, bringing them closer to a militant outlook, though whether defensive or offensive cannot be said right now.
Dirty Daggers have started smuggling arms, people, and medicine into and out of Ularn. They are also outraged that someone burned down your Poor House.
With the people still inside.
The Purified are recruiting like crazy within Ularn, bringing newly converted members out of the City and smuggling them into, as far as we know, Mirn, Tessen, and Jokvi. Their dead in the fighting were laid to rest with all honors that could be given to them according to their religious beliefs.
The Common People are sickly fascinated by the violence in Ularn while mumbling about the "urgently needed" anti-corruption sweep currently being carried out within the Guard.
The Mutated have grown skittish, distrustful, and angry at those responsible for the attacks. On the other hand, the story of the burning of the Ularn Poor-House being burned down with refugees sheltered inside has resulted in a veritable outpouring of support and help from both Ularn and Region-Wide Mutated, giving aid, money, and time to help rebuild the building. Perversely, this event has led many to trust us despite the current circumstances.
[Ularn Poor-House will be repaired in 3 Turns]
[+1 Mutated Opinion]
AN: I only now noticed that the Marquis is still doing shit the Marquess should be doing, as she returned from the campaign years ago. Whoops!
