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Summer 808WK

In early Summer a guild party provided Girwyllan (the shaper) with the resources to be able to complete the ritual to raise the fallen in the local lands of the dead. The ritual was completed and the local lands of the dead was abandoned on the 7th of Meadow 808. Rumour has it that they traveled by way of shortcuts to a far off land to the north. Once the smoke cleared in the graveyard, the ruined giant stone doors to the local lands of the dead could be seen. It is clear that the elemental guardians are gone and that the doors lead only to a dangerous set of ruined cave and tunnels.

It is now said; People who die in the Fastness of Girwyllan will once again (after some time) travel to the lands of the dead to be judged.

The hills that make up the Fastness of Girwyllan, are still high in mana, but many things have gone; The Book on the stairs, the wooden tower that the goblins use, the large set of Standing Stones in the center of the Fastness valley, Matthews the healers cottage is all but ruined, the dead valley now has plaints ground their for the first time in a century, the grasslands are just simple grasslands once again, the Dark Tower now has nine floors, the Green water Goblins have seen their giant algae mat shrink in size.

The Wise Owls, Clementine the Water Nixie, Cathrine the Witch and others have not been seen since the 14th of Meadow 808WK. Amber village has become very quite. Well guarded, miners have removing a 30 tonnes of stone which was shipped to New Seagate. Mordrin has been made the Protector of the Fastness of Girwyllan by Duke Leto DeWinter of Carzala.

Winter 806

Rumors that the Power of Air, opens new Court.

• Necromancers defeated in the Fastness.
• Winter 807 - Erszabet herb tour
• Angelia (Ex-Harpy) is in Hell paying for her sin and the sins of her family.
• Other individuals are turning up in new places around the Fastness from the Lands of the Death.

Large attack by Nercomancers on the gates to the land of the dead and was involved in the Standing stones also. This ended with the death of the Nerco leader.
See Erszabet herb tour for info.

Autumn 807

A party from the Guild managed to heal a crystal which had a direct effect on the Fastness and its inhabitance. The Crystal restored a lot of the inhabitance to a form that they had once held. The return of the Crystal, has allowed the Death Ritual to be successfully completed which allows the Shaper Girwyllan to resurrect his beloved wife.

Most of the Shapers servants changed back into fairies most being Sylphs' and Satyrs. This included the Harpies and Naga's. It is unknown what happened to the Wise Owl or others that are friendly to Guild parties.

As a result many of the people living in the lands of the dead, are now able to leave by walking out the gates for the first time. The people that are in the lands of the dead and are infected with something (most often curses, making them undead), can now be cured and able to leave, by being resurrected out of the lands of the dead by way of the Circle of Standing Stones.

Some of the people from the lands of the dead have moved to Amber Village.

The fortress of Harpies has been abandoned. It is said that a Dwarf hero called Mordrin has taken it over, but this is unclear.