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Mayor Bottoms leave Greenbriar immediately. Gort is waiting to attack you. I confronted him and two of his bandit friends this day and they are out of your blood. I do not know why but they said they wanted to smash you, please evacuate while I try to cut apart these creatures.

Truly yours,
Phillippe Charboneau, Paladin of Elara

Karl Salameh is hereby banned for 2 weeks for actions involving provocation of County Citizens and failure to leave as requested when lives were in jeopardy.

According to County Law, crimes are judged by the laws of the city nearest the incident. In this case, the Hamlet of Greenbriar has jurisdiction. I have deemed it necessary to ban him for 2 weeks.

Any other incidents of provocation, attack or crimes upon any of our County's citizens should be reported at once to the nearest authority, myself, Lord Cawdor or Lord Nalzaxx.

Thank you,
~Dusty Bottoms, Mayor of Greenbriar~

Gort will cause no harm to Mr Bottoms. Should he do so it will be in direct violation of my orders, and he shall be punished accordingly.

Overlord Nalzaxx Nerenghast.

Let us begin placing our votes for one of the following Candidates for the fourth County Councilman position.

Only citizens of Greenbriar, Caelum or Occulte Noctournalis may vote.

The candidates are:
Harkilo Drogas
Neela Rabenfeder
Dominic Fisher
Avalyon el'Hattarr

((Voting ends on Sunday, 2400 (Midnight) GMT))

Thank you,
~Dusty Bottoms, Mayor of Greenbriar~
~Cawdor, Lord of Caelum~
~Nalzaxx Nehrengast, Overlord of Occulte Noctournalis~

for Neela Rabenfeder

tjalf

i also vote for Neela

Sir Avalyon el'Hattarr receives my vote. He is a fine member of Caelum's government and even when it would not benefit him he has often opposed views with good reason. I feel that he'd be an excellent voice of the people; he says what he feels must be said, not what he knows you want to hear. I believe that any of the other candidates would do a good job, I simply feel that Avalyon has the strongest political mind and a fairness to what he says. He is also very active around the isle.

Sir Cawdor,
Lord of Caelum

I agree. Avalyon is a great asset to Caelum and his work and thoughts have been very appreciated. It would be a pleasure to see our head of senate on the council.

Sir William Elderberry, Lord of Caelum

Avalyon also takes my vote. He has proven himself apt to political situations.

Overlord Nalzaxx Nerenghast

sorry for not signing my earlier note, but i vote for neela only because it is my understanding that she can speak the old language, and that would be useful in terms of diplomacy

~Skaalib

I vote for Neela.

Franz Strohblum

*The parchment has been burned*

Either sign your name, or save your ink.

Sir Cawdor,
Lord of Caelum

*The parchment has been burnt*

Avalyon takes my vote.

-Galthran

I vote for Avalyon.

--RICHARD--

I vote for Avalyon as well.

~Kugrog~

I vote for Neela Rabenfeder!

Bogan Bjölfrson

With voting closed,
The candidate to be elected is Sir Avalyon el'Hatarr with 6 votes.

Neela Rabenfeder recieved 4 votes and came very close.

We appreciate everyone's participation in this election and welcome Sir Avalyon el'Hatarr to his new position.

As the fourth Councilman, he represents you, the common citizen. He holds no 'obligation to the three leaders on the Council and may vote accordingly to 'citizen' wishes without any bias to the other three. We hope this will add representation for you, and some variety and fresh ideas at the County level. Thank you all, and please inform any of us on the County Council, as well as your local government, if there is anything we can do to make lives better in Briar County.

Thank You,
~Dusty Bottoms, Mayor of Greenbriar~
~Cawdor, Lord of Caelum~
~Nalzaxx Nehrengast, Overlord of Occulte Noctournalis~
~Avalyon el'Hatarr, County Councilman~

Due to the recent upset and frayed tensions, let us now frolic and celebrate Harvest Festival in Briar County, as it should be, in Peace!

Briar County Faire
“Harvest Festival”
Sunrise on the 12th Day of Olos, 19AC (After Creation)
((Saturday 16th September, 5pm GMT))

Come One, Come All to Briar County’s first annual County Faire in the Hamlet of Greenbriar!

Master of Ceremonies: Dusty Bottoms, Mayor of Greenbriar
((He ‘begins’ each event and moderates disputes))
Address any questions, offers of help, or offers of supplies to him.

Security provided by the “Settlement of Caelum”
Other Services provided by “Haven of Occulte Noctournalis”

Schedule of Events:
((Each 'Hour' is 20 minutes Real Time))

5th Hour (Sunrise): Prayer to Oldra – At the Cross to Oldra
- A Community prayer for bountiful Harvests for all.

6th Hour: Introductions and Parade – On Main Street – Parade is around Greenbriar and back again. Whoever the audience thinks is the ‘dumbest’, ‘silliest’ or ‘ugliest’ person on Gobiath will be elected the “King of Fools”.
- Election of “King of Fools” and he (or a straw effigy) leads the Parade.

7th Hour: Social Hour & Farmer’s Market – On Main Street
- Visit with local farmers and fishermen as they sell seeds, crop, fish, baked goods and other wares home-grown in Briar County! Prizes given by a ‘secret judge’ for best ‘example’ of local crops and fish, so farmers, get out and show your best crops!

8th Hour: Battle of the Bards – At the Campsite
- All Bards sing lyrics to their favorite instruments and the audience decides who is the best with the loudest “Huzzah!!” Winner receives a purse of 5 Silvers and a job ‘offer’ to play in our next festival in Zhas.

9th Hour: Onion-Ball Tournament – At the Onion Ball Field
- Round Robin contest, challenge your own opponents, last one standing ‘winner’ receives purse of 5 silvers. Referee - TBA

10th Hour: Beer Garden – At the “Briarpatch” Tavern
- Show, sample and buy Beer, Wine and Ales from around Gobiath. Prizes given by a ‘secret judge’ for best ‘example’ of local brews, so Brewers, get out and show your best vintage!

11th Hour: “Lumber carrying” Race – Carry 25 wood boards from Main Street to the Bridge in North Briar (touching it) then back again to Main Street. Fastest one back, after they touch the Bridge, with all the boards wins 5 silvers!

12th Hour: House & Tavern Auction (Only Greenbriar Citizens) – On Main Street
- The North House, The Western House and the “Briarpatch” Tavern will be auctioned to raise money for the Hamlet of Greenbriar to build a Workshop and/or a coal mine. Winner gains possession and Legal Deed to the property.

Harvest Lottery – After the Auction and at the end of the Faire in the Tavern.
- Buy your numbered tiles anytime from Dusty Bottoms, Mayor at 25 coppers each, limit of 4 tiles purchased by each participant, for a chance to win 25 Silvers, 250 Smoked Hams, 100 sausages or 100 Cabbage seeds.

Harvest Feast - After the final events are over....meet in the Tavern for a final feast. Food will be given away to the audience, taken and eaten by those who need it. If you need food, come! If you have food, come! Eat drink and be merry!

From ancient texts:
“A very common festive day, which is celebrated by each race with great earnest and religious devotion. The priests of Oldra determine the specific day in the month of Olos, which according to their perception is favored by the grace of the goddess. Even though some may say that another predicting factor are the weather conditions and thus the end of harvest.
Naturally there are local characteristics in the design of the festivities, but in general they are accompanied by processions, religious prayers and sacrificial offerings, which accumulate in the evening into a mostly frolic feast. Especially in poor areas this festival is craved for with great expectancy as it is one of the few days of the year where there is food in abundance.”

May we reap a bountiful Harvest!

~Dusty Bottoms, Mayor of Greenbrar~
~Cawdor, Lord of Caelum~
~Nalzaxx Nehrengast, Overlord of Occulte Noctournalis~
~Avalyon el’Hatarr, County Councilman~

We'd like to welcome Auric Stoneface to the Hamlet as a new citizen. He is a newcomer to Gobiath and found a passion for farming. May he reap many harvests and friends! Welcome.


The Hamlet of Greenbriar has rescheduled it's house auction with the County Faire. It has been suggested, that due to the many 'visitors' we recieve as well as our 'poorer' citizens, we should not auction the 'Central House' ((Next to the Depots)), but keep it as a 'Town Hall' and available openly to any who need to spend the night in safe lodgings for free.

The other houses and the Tavern will go to other local citizens and we will try to get new locks for them.
((They are RP'd as locked already, but it would be nice to provide real locks anyway, because many don't realize they are supposed to be locked.))

In Service,
~Dusty Bottoms, Mayor~

Since I heard that such an event might been taking place a while back, I've been gathering various things to donate. I hope they can be used in some way. I don't mind how, just so long as they're shared, or won fairly. Perhaps if others would add more seeds to this, one or two more Harvest Lottery prizes could be made? I hope these contributions are of some use.

180 Apples
13 Bananas
60 Cabbages
100 Carrots
120 Cherries
100 Grapes
50 Ham
50 Onions
70 Salmon
150 Tangerines (20 of those given by Maggie Kemoc of Varshikar)
145 Tomatoes
170 Trout
40 Cabbage Seeds
40 Carrots Seeds
40 Onion Seeds
40 Tomato Seeds

Sir Cawdor,
Lord of Caelum

Thats wonderful Cawdor. Yes, we could add them as a Lottery prize, as well as donate some to the poor. How about a 'communal feast' afterwards in which anyone can donate food, and anyone can eat it. That way, if anyone is unable to feed themselves, farm or cook, they can come and be filled. We could meet in the Tavern. talk drink, eat and be merry!
~Dusty~

I can donate a great number of fish to this feast if necessary. And can I take part in the farmers market too, as a fisherman?

~Skaalib

We would like to announce that Bogan Bjolfson has tendered his resignation. He left for personal reasons, and has done a magnificent job protecting the Hamlet. He will still be around to help if we need him.

Stepping up to the position as Sheriff is Auric Stoneface, a new citizen and warrior. He is committed to Greenbriar and to protecting the citizens. As his first act, he has already recruited Mark Armstrong as his Deputy. Mark has been a longtime and trusted friend of Greenbriar and will also do his best to protect and serve. Welcome!

~Dusty Bottoms, Mayor~

Thanks Ska'alib,

yes, I think it would be appropriate to display 'Harvest' of the sea as well during the farmer's market. We are a coastal village after all. Thank you for participating. Be sure to show your best fish!

~Dusty~

If anyone could provide me with bottles, I can start making wine and cider for the festival.

~Sir Avalyon el'Hattarr of Caelum~
~Head of Senate~
~Country Councilman~

Avalyon, I have 40 bottles for you, whenever we meet.

Richard, thank you for donating, but the idea is to get local farmers and bakers to make and display their goods, so ask around to see if anyone can use those honeycombs. I know Annouka is an excellent cook.

Thanks,
~Dusty~

Well I see what you mean.

--RICHARD--