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[Former Lord-Mayor John Rossart]

As the Maiden's Sabbath creeps ever closer, another rupture has appeared in the fabric which binds Mistlocke together.

Former Lord-Mayor John Rossart was seen to gather a militia composed of disgruntled Mustermen, some few Wyrm Watchers and a good number of others. They descended into the Mist's End basement on the night of Lord-Mayor Davan Redthorn's Grand Tourney.  It is said that he declared himself the rightful Lord-Mayor, a claim which Redthorn ferociously opposed. A melee took place, steel on steel on flesh, blood covering the sands.

Emerging from the press, a group of Caermyn footmen dragging a wounded Rossart upstairs. He was brought to the square to be judged, whereupon an envoy from the Muster still loyal to Volaunt came to declare that the Muster would remain true to Volaunt's will at the Council of Elders, making Rossart their Lord-Mayor.

Mayor Redthorn judged Rossart guilty of High Treason against the Office of Mayor and thus the people of Mistlocke, sentencing him to death. His head was hacked off before a throng of villagers, to a mixed response.

Mistlocke reels from the uproar, many looking to the newly named Lord-Captain Resher to impose order and a not inconsiderable amount of others seeking for Volaunt to be returned to the position.

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Many speak of a meeting between Sir Percy Roderick and Lord-Mayor Jokast Pleate after the arrival from Castle Blackhearth of the adjutant and his retinue. Sir Percy is said to have been shocked at the sight of an engineer from Mistlocke missing an arm after a confrontation with Cyricists, and asked publicly that he go to the Priory and supplicate himself so that their priests may aid him.

The Lord-Mayor and the adjutant retired to the Priory, where a meeting was held. The Order are said to have made certain pledges and agreements with the Mayor in the interests of settling past conflicts. Sir Percy is said to have ordered his retinue from the room midway through the meeting to speak with the Lord-Mayor alone, though it is as yet unknown what about.

Many speak of the rebellion of Antoine Godson which, though short-lived, reminded villagers of the many threats facing them from within. The tendency of Mayoral candidates to die is on the lips of many within the Mist's End, many speaking of the foul end James the Bantam came to. His capturer is not named by government officials or Mustermen, though it is said that he incinerated himself on the steps of the Last Keep, severely wounding all around him.

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In the wake of the Mayoral election, a flurry of events have taken place. Many villagers still speak in hushed voices of Order trespasses in the 'slaughter' of the Webbed Woods, though it's said that only one man died, the long-time Wyrm Watcher and survivor of the Fall of Nebedzzos Michael Tommas. His death is felt and mourned by many, and the Order resented for the killing of him, though other more rational-minded citizens say that the group was clearly warned of the consequences of their actions.

In the days that followed, rumours trickled back to Mistlocke of consternation amongst the Order's command at Castle Blackhearth. Word had it that the Order's food supplies ran low, and that the five-score men garrisoning the Castle against a H'balan siege were down to salt fish and rats. Serjeant Magnus Karloff arrived a few short hours after this news, making a demand for half of Mistlocke's food stocks. After a terse exchange with Mayor Pleate, he left disappointed and angry with little more than a couple of cartloads of food, enough to last the garrison another week or so.

It's said that the group who left accompanying this shipment were not quick to return, and an Aberdenn bannersman even put out the rumour that some of them had been taken hostage. Though the truth of this still isn't clear, the announcement came just minutes after the arrival of Sir Percy Roderick, one Lord Agravain Blackhearth's most trusted advisor and the man rumoured to be the Order's spymaster. After dismissing a stubborn Caermyn associate at Muskroot's Tower he made his way to the House's Hall to seek counsel with Menaster himself. In the wake of the Aberdenn announcement, a mob gathered, shouting for Caermyn to refuse the Order any aid. Menaster himself had to emerge, speaking platitudes though giving no promise of refusing the Order succour.

The next day, tragedy struck. A fire at the farmlands destroyed much of Mistlocke's grain crop, and while its defenders were trying to quash the flames, the Market Hall was attacked by cut-throats. In the confusion a great deal of grain and meat is said to have been stolen, even more burned, though Mistlocke retains enough reserves to feed its people without imminent fear of famine.

An Ordersman by the name of Hadwin Barne led a group into the Old Stones to investigate the strike, though emerged shortly after with the unconscious body of the reknowned necromancer Finster Voegal, said to have been a double agent serving with both the Conclave and the Spellguard, and responsible for the murder of Sergeant Fitch Nefzen. Mayor Pleate was on the scene swiftly and ordered the criminal burnt for his crimes. The Ordersmen dallied a time however, debating over their quarry's belongings with a member of their party who refused to surrender them, and a party of Wyrm Watchers are said to have stolen off into the Stones to follow the trail before it went cold. It's said to have led to Murdertown, though the group was fended off by a group of Father Michael's devout, never catching sight of the stolen food.

In the aftermath, a threatening missive from Knight-Templar Jacques de Villiers is pinned by the Lord-Mayor in Mistlocke square. The village waits with bated breath to see how, or even if, these tumultuous events will resolve.

After a hard-fought election, Jokast Pleate has been announced as Mistlocke's new Mayor. Having been hamstrung early on in the election, Mira Ayrin came last in the ballot, acquiring only seven votes of the hundred and seventeen cast. Despite a strong start, Antoine Godson's name was muddied by his association with the Numinous Order due to the perceived cruelty of their actions against those who sallied out to save a group of abductees from Murder Town. The late James the Bantam came a close second, and many believe that had he not been murdered and the Wyrm Watchers' support switched to Pleate, he would now hold the mantle of Mayor. Jokast Pleate, however, having won over half of the total outsider vote, along with the support of Clan Caermyn, the Wyrm Watchers and the town's merchant bloc, has won the day.

A raucus crowd turned out to see Gareth Caermyn name him victor, many shouting their support though detractors accuse him of tampering with the vote somehow, or of having a hand in the death of James the Bantam. Nonetheless, he has taken the Office of Mayor and the vast majority agree that it is fairly won.

Joe Pleate -- 51
James the Bantam -- 33
Antoine Godson -- 26
Mira Ayrin -- 7

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Voter Total Turnout -- 117
Outsider Votes -- 42 (Pleate 21, Godson 10, James 10, Ayrin 1)
Mistlocke Population -- 270
Voter Turnout (%) -- 44%

A populace weary of the machinations of H'balan antagonists make their way to the stone of election; polling has begun.

A public election was held in the Mist's End tavern, wherein three of the four electoral contestants held forth on a variety of topics, from their election promises to the focus of their activities should they be elected. Though only Antoine Godson and Joe Pleate were present when the debate commenced, a bloodied and battered James the Bantam arrived shortly after, a number of Wyrm Watchers in tow.

Following more than an hour's lively debate, including a much-discussed interruption for a quiet back-room discussion between the candidates, Entoni Zagan seemed to become tense and worried. A bead of sweat on his brow, some minutes later he let out an exclamation and turned to hurl something at an unseen foe.

What followed is a topic of debate (including who landed the killing blow), but at the end of the night the corpse of Shitbrowns the rat lay coiled and burning inside of the incineration cage. Some say that he plotted to murder one or all of the candidates present, others that the candidates themselves somehow planned the event to associate themselves with the destruction of the volatile H'balan servant; whatever the case, townspeople praise the sharp eye of Entoni Zagan, celebrate the eradication of one of the myriad threats to the town and chatter eagerly about who is to be their new Mayor as the votes trickle in.

An attack is said to have been perpetrated upon Muster Sergeant Fitch Nefzen as he auctioned off confiscated goods in the Mist's End Tavern. A posse composed of Conclave auxiliaries and said to have been led by Finster Voegal abducted him from the crowded tavern in the midst of many villagers, though a couple of the assailants were apprehended - one, Hjalmar Erston, transformed into a chicken and later executed. The Muster Sergeant is said to have died at the hands of Voegal. The village went into uproar, the vast majority demanding at least the expulsion of the Conclave and a considerable few wishing for outright war. Shortly after, the exile of the Conclave was declared. The Mayor calls for calm, just days before the election...