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What in the World

A number of events have driven the heroes and nobles of Cuiviénen to Summer Isle. The first is the unseasonable weather the main land has been having, off and on, over the last three years. Between the oppressive humidity in the north, the unrelenting rain fall in the south, and roof ripping winds across the plains, anyone with the means or ability has taken refuge in the nearly constant and perfect weather of Summer Isle.

The second is what appears to be a natural lull in mainland conflict. Since the last equinox nearly everyone's luck has just seemed to run out, and without any real prior agreement, generals, captains, war leaders and anyone in charge of anything gave up the field and ordered their troops home for some R&R and time with their families and loved ones. This is not such a terribly unusual event, as often conflict naturally ends just before the harvest in fall. It is only unusual in the sense that it began weeks earlier, allowing our heroes more time to enjoy the foods, baths, social events and shopping opportunities so graciously arrange by the Grey Rider.

The third, and perhaps most important, is the stellar alignment the astrologers have been shouting about for years now -- all signs point to the beginning of another age, and the arrival of an unusual number of new heroes. Everyone, native and resident alike, all know that it is the Heroes who change the tide of events in the lands of Sanctuary, and recruiting new arrivals is a huge part of any houses' martial and political success.

So for now, and for much of the next month, perhaps even until the next Equinox, our heroes, new and old, flock to what some call the Grey Havens to make new friends, establish new allies and size up old enemies.

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