Heirs to the Valley

Kingstown Weekly Press

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Mourning in the Capital:

In the wake of our King’s untimely death, most businesses and shops will be closed in Kingstown. In addition, the mayor has announced that all flags will be flown at half-mast and public buildings will be draped in black for the next week. The King’s body will lie in state in the Cathedral of Light for the next two days, after which there will be a public funeral procession to the Hall of Heroes where his body will be laid to rest among his ancestors. Due to illness the High Priest will not be officiating, and instead the service will be performed by Metropolitan Elizabetta of Everdale.

 

Business Leaders Declare Emergency Meeting:

Alaina Tibalt of the Craft and Merchant Alliance has announced a meeting of the local guilds to be held in Anniversary Hall in Kingstown. In a statement this morning, she says:

“It is a terrible time to lose our beloved King. Under his policies our economy has grown tremendously, and it is vital that we leaders of business meet in order to discuss how we will move forward in these trying times”

It remains to be seen whether or not Lestopher Rachnet and Poldi Grimmoth, rival industrial magnates of the Correct Guild of Ironworking and Grimmoth Corporation will be in attendance.

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Border Forts React – Knights of Eagle Ready, Southwark Quiet:

The two commanders of our border garrisons have had dramatically different responses to the death of the King. Captain Arvain of Fort Eagle is reportedly calling his knights back from patrols to discuss the situation, while Captain Lysander remains calm and is conducting business as usual in the defense of Southwark Pass. We have reached out to both but neither has responded for our requests for comment.

Stirrings in the Arden Forest:

The nobles of the country are keeping a close eye on Craq Arden, the castle of the Vautouir family, as news of the King’s death spreads. Recent genealogical research seems to suggest that the Vautouir may be the closest-related cadet branch of the royal line, a finding that worries many. Vicomte D’Alessei, the Royal Chamberlain, seems to be in a precarious situation now that the legal status of his predecessor’s exile from court is in question. Furthermore, Diuc Parsnas is promoting his daughter Astoret as the heir to the throne based on both his family bloodline and the fact that his wife was the illegitimate daughter of Prince Augustus, the late King’s second cousin. The church has denounced such claims on the basis of Diuc Parsnas’s heretical beliefs, which led to his expulsion from the capital and flight to his family estate in the Arden foothills.
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