From the World of Holobar

The journal of the Atrilian Campaign
Issue #2

By MC Gianni
© March 1996

Editorial

The Atrilian campaign has finally got the impetus it deserved. Thanks to the Internet Role-Playing Society (IRPS) that I once again want to heartily thank, I was able to present the Atrilian campaign on the Internet through their 3W page.

This has attracted several new players, many of whom already play a major role in the campaign.

Speaking of players, there's already been one casualty... the leader of the Githzerai was killed in action in a battle against the Xolas. Sunny, who was playing him, shall choose a new character, whereas Raul, a new player, will probably play his successor.
Which brings me to a question several players have been keeping asking: What stats do characters have?
Well, obviously, when there's a battle, I have to make up stats for the characters. But as long as characters aren't directly involved, I prefer setting aside the ROLL playing in favour of the ROLE playing.

New players

Since the last time, we have welcome three new players:
-- Andreas (Uh, another Andreas!) plays a Meshuesh pirate ruler of the Pirate Islands off the coast of the Yellow Mountains.
-- Andrew plays the Pheacian governor of the cities of Qart 'Attíq and Qart Khadash on the island of Serendíb
-- Jay plays the High Priest of the Eyes of Hammon sect.
-- Plus, there (still) is one more 'secret' player.

Current Threads

Battle for the control of the Babyo pass
An agreement has been reached between the Xola commander of the raiding troops, prince Nari ibn Aman, and the Ómukama of Dogobar, His Majesty Lalibêa.
Ndaruga and Fort Babyo are to be temporarily put under the suzerainty of prince Nari's father, Emir Aman.
Several vassals of Lalibea, esp. Yrac Tnarg, the emir of the Giff, and Mosherai, the emir of Ngonem, were not content with the agreement.

The Githzerai plateau
The Kwagga and Awili Xolas were besieging Mellin, one of the Githzerai towers, when the Githzerai made a sudden aerial attack.
Several wizards flew over the Xola camp casting fire balls and stinking clouds. This killed approximately 50 Xola soldiers and had all the mounts fleeing. However, the sheikh of the Awilis, a mighty Janni, attacked the leader of the Githzerai and killed him with one single thrust of his scimitar.
All the surviving Githzerai retreated into Mellin, and the Janni disappeared.
Later, Xola shamans investigating the tower found that it was abandoned, but the sheikh of the Awilis was not to be found.
As a result, half of the Awilis left the camp and returned to their lands.
This was compensated by the arrival of approximately 1,500 Ahironé Xolas to take part in the holy war against those who defiled Mother Earth.

Serendíb
Much has been going on in the Pheacian colonies on Serendíb. Admiral Yoram left the government of Qart 'Attíq and Qart Khadash to a new governor from Pheacia, so that he can concentrate on the problems of Mâfia (see the Atrilian Campaign e-journal, issue #1).
At the same time, there's been a steep increase in crime in both cities, with unprecedented waves of murders and a discovery of new gambling activities.

The Red Coast
The usually peaceful Gyptian harbour of Shedet was attacked by (probably) Meshuesh pirates, who looted its ship yard. Several tons of precious wood are missing, as well as several Kushite soldiers who were defending the ship yard.

A final note
There is a very good interaction between myself, the referee, and several players. However, I think there isn't much interaction between the players themselves.
Of course, it would be unrealistic if everybody interacted with everybody else, since most characters do not know each other or do not have the physical means to send messages one to another.
Yet some players (especially those having Xola characters) are encouraged to contact each other. That should make the campaign even more enjoyable.

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