Strange occurrences in Skalos where a sudden and unexpected torrential rainstorm has succeeded in flooding half of the city and the nearby Inland Sea in a matter of minutes. The strange thing is, there seem to be an awful lot of insects of one sort or another washed up all over the place, most of them dead - and there have been squads of Karnosite soldiers wandering the streets picking off those few that are still alive and lost in the city. Even stranger, there's much merriment in the vicinity of the temple to the goddess Cwith where, it's said, priests and priestesses of three different religions have been seen talking together and, shock upon shock, standing within ten feet of one another without coming to blows. Meanwhile the temple to Karnos is unusually quiet, almost as if all the mercenaries and psychos normally resident therein aren't at home. Even the loud music that can usually be heard three blocks away is missing. Hmm.

Still no takers for the thousand-crown reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for all the funny goings- on in Rhinan. You'd think people weren't interested in money any more. In the meantime, local specialists have further narrowed their avenue of enquiry about the Koffemil massacre, now believing a fox to be responsible judging by pawprints and scent found at the scene of the crime.

The Cwithshom Forest has again been showing unusually high levels of background magik according to local sages and ham magik hobbyists: as yet they've no ideas as to what might be causing these strange emanations, but you can bet your bottom shilling they're all trying to be the first to find out so's they can claim to be the world's best and name some discovery after themselves. Stuck up buggers.

In Vikos, the sewer monster that's been plagueing the town has made no appearance for several days now; locals are beginning to hope that the creature has slimed off to pastures new, but the authorities have decided that the thing's probably just sleeping off its last meal, in the shape of Mr. Pickle Rat, and are currently in the process of organising a squad of highly trained nutters to wander about in the dark and try to find the blasted thing and finish it off. That monster's days might well be numbered.

Also in Vikos there are rumours of a nifty new dance routine currently showing at the classy establishment known as Greasy Eddie's. Apparently, according to local raincoat brigade members, there's this really hot female chimp doing something strange with a python twice nightly. Might be worth a look.

Still occasional sightings of melt raiders near Thinoat and Makena and in the general vicinity of Forstdom. Local authorities are offering rewards to any brave souls willing to enter the forest as advance scouts able to find out what the hell might be going on in their mutated minds. Sounds like a cushy job. Really.

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