24.5 Life in Avalon on 1st Leaflost 876.

"Mercinae has recovered from its defeat at the hands of Thakria under the patronage of Genesis, the god of time, and the leadership of Prince Isildur, Minister of State Cuchulain, Minister of Justice Tragnarion of the Mages, Minister of War Eshkadeth (having returned from the Enchanters in Parrius). The Chancellor is Chaos of the Mystics, and the Field Marshall is Sir Tavon of the Knights. The god of time has appointed Elfish of the Bards as Cardinal of Mercinae. Zollrender, who took great part in the rebuilding of Mercinae, recently departed the city to return the village of Archangel in the mountains."

"Thakria is the weakest of the three cities, having declined ever since the departure of Snowlock - with Nostradamus increasingly taking a less active role as city patron, Thakria's Barons appear unable to pull the city together. Derillion is Prince of Thakria, and Ganymede occupies the post of Minister of State. Zakath is Cardinal, and Shaitan is Minister of Justice, and War. Sir Morgan of the Cavaliers is Field Marshall. If Thakria's decline continues and Mercinae's rise likewise, the City of Miracles will soon lie under threat of invasion by the Mercinaens, to avenge the defeat of some years past."

"Parrius is the most powerful of the three cities. Its treasury is vast, and its resources beyond any of the other cities - it is under the patron of Orthwein, god of fate. The Prince of Parrius is Procyon, while the Ministries are held by Garet Jax, Throthgar, Cardodius and Layla. Parrius has recently begun to exert its economic superiority by successfully occupying villages around its periphery - while the other cities watch unable to muster the finances to resist."

"There are no Chosen Ones in Avalon. Isildur is High Priest of Castigere, Derillion of Nostradamus, Fiorella of Aldaron and Markus of Maedhros Allendil. Wraith has no High Priest, and Orthwein has not yet chosen one to lead his Order. Zollrender is High Priest of Genesis, and Azrael still of The Diabolus. Apollo, god of light, having returned to prominence in the land has taken no High Priest yet."

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