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DRAGON CALAMITY SUNDERS DALE!!!!!!!!

DEATH TOLL UNCOUNTABLE

Early yesterday morning a terrible cry was heard in Dougan's Hole. From somewhere in the mountains of the Spine of The World, the night quiet was broken by the cry of a terrible mechanical beast. The dragon that has so damaged all our lives and livelihoods first descended on Dougan's Hole before descending upon Good Mead, Easthaven, Caer Dineval, Caer Konig, Termalaine and Lonelywood. A brief account of the events in each of the mentioned towns is as follows:

Dougan's Hole

Every structure in the town was destroyed, barring the famous Stones of Thruun. Twenty-five of the total fifty residents perished, though the remaining survivors, including Speaker Durmoot escaped to Bryn Shander.

Good Mead

Every structure except the mead hall was destroyed. Twenty-five, one quarter of the township, hid in the nearby woods to escape the dragon before making their way to Bryn Shander.

Easthaven

Approximately half of the buildings in Easthaven have been destroyed, including the White Lady Inn, the Wet Trout, and the docks. Among the dead are Captain Aggie of the town guard, Boatman Boathands, Minerva Myskjin (proprietor of the Wet Trout), and Speaker Daveth Waylen (who was killed not by the dragon, but by several #Duergar searching the town hall, looking for who knows what). Ricardo the Sultry was badly injured but intends to restore and run the White Lady Inn, should he be presented the chance.

Caer Dineval

The only survivors of the attack on Caer Dineval were those lucky enough to be within the castle walls. The dragon seemed only interested in destroying the rest of the town, barely glancing at the castle as it spent an hour in everywhere else. Many of the townsfolk were murdered by a band of #Duergar emerging from the seemingly abandoned tavern, Dinev's Rest, including the much beloved Hamhands Jig, owner of the Uphill Climb.

Caer Konig

The tragedy of Caer Konig was not that every building in town was destroyed. It was not that the sisters Annie and Allie were killed when The Northern Light collapsed upon them. It was not that Atenas Swift of Frozenfar Expeditions was killed when trying to save people with his dog sleds. The tragedy of Caer Konig was that as the town was destroyed, it’s speaker and greatest fighter Tovus was asleep, drunk in a snow heap outside town. Long may his shame endure. Fortunately, the taciturn Jarthur had assembled his magnificent airship and managed to save fifty people using netting and ropes to carry more than his balloon could usually carry.

Termalaine

The townsfolk of Termalaine fled both to Bremen, across Maer Dualdon, and into the gem mines at the northwest of the town. After six hours, the dragon could not oust those hiding in the mine. After it had departed though, duergar saboteurs emerged and collapsed the entrance to the mine, and the survivors are still trapped within.

Lonelywood

Lonelywood has faired perhaps the best of any of the towns destroyed. While every building there has been demolished, their close proximity to Termalaine and the easy escape route of the maer meant that all the residents of Lonelywood knew of the dragon’s imminent attack and could escape to Bremen before the beast reached them.

Bremen

It was at Bremen that the dragon met it’s end. The heroes of the group Larry's Folk assisted in evacuating the town before making their stand against the creature, using strength and magic to destroy the beast before it could do any more harm. The people of Tentowns can do little to repay this deed. Given how little time there was to prepare, it is a miracle that the adventurers were able to react so quickly and decisively.