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		+	===January 30, 2007===
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		+	====Black Knights End Drug Cartel====
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		+	Late tuesday morning, a well-known gang stronghold in West City was destroyed by none other than the Black Knights. The gang, which was led and populated with known demi-human criminals, was manufacturing illicit drugs in an abandoned warehouse for sale in the surrounding neighbourhood, when the Black Knights appeared and blew it up. A woman and a man were reported to have attempted to thwart the Black Knights, but investigators have since seen that one of them was severely harmed. Authorities are looking for leads in order to find the Knights, and the heroes in question. By the end of the battle another full city block was decimated by the Knights. Was it cleaning the streets, or racial cleansing? Only the Black Knights know for sure.
		+
		+	===January 27, 2007===
		+
		+	====Demolition or Destruction of the Unfittest?====
		+
		+	The Black Knights terrorized Central City Saturday afternoon with mass robbery and the damage of massive amounts of demolition crews on schedule to destroy some old buildings. Unlike the escalation of the past few occurances, the Black Knights allowed all safe passage as they worked, until three ruthless demi-humans tried their hands, and forced a battle. The houses were gutted, and no one died during the raid.
		+
		+	===January 25, 2007===
		+
		+	====Central City Chaos====
		+
		+	The Black Knights have struck again! The band of criminals have continued with their targetting of demi-humans and aliens around Cardinal with dismal results from the power wielding community. In the last raid, only the Black Knight himself and two of his underlings took to the scene murdering and causing mayhem as they went through a two block section of Central Capital's lower income area thursday night. One avenger, a reptilian demi-human, was said to oppose the Black Knight's massacre, but nothing is known about his identity or whereabouts. Gross collateral damage reported.
		+
		+	===January 20, 2007===
		+
		+	==== Slaughter in West ====
		+
		+	A night of mourning for West City, as the Black Knights have attacked their second bustling city block in two days, nigh on levelling several buildings in a Saiyan-rich area of West City. Scaling up from the usual allowance for the mortal populace to vacate their chosen battle places, the main objective of the attack seemed to be the large-scale slaughter of Saiyans and demi-humans, as most of the human population of the area were allowed to escape the onslaught. The few witnesses left were able to see five power wielders combatting the Black Knight menace, but the leader and his band of knights escaped once again. Authorities are making the capture and punishment of this lethal menace one of their priorities. Close to 100 Saiyans and demi-humans are thought to be deceased due to the attack.
		+
		+	===January 19, 2007===
		+
		+	====Monsters in Central, City Block Leveled====
		+
		+	Late friday evening, the yet unnamed armoured menace and his band of Knights threatened a bustling section of late-night cafe and restaurant goers, destroying mass amounts of property. But this band of Knights was not alone, as another more sinister enemy arose from the shadows in an attempt to feast on the living. The band of Knights fought back, along with Ranger Guard Carson Andraeus, and civilian Brian McEaton, but seemed to prey on the heroes as well. The Knights escaped as half a city block was completely levelled, and three blocks in either direction had broken windows, small time damage from the resulting shockwave. Authorities believe the Knights were responsible for the explosion. The monstrous unknown humanoid fiend escaped, and is considered extremely dangerous.
		+
		+	===January 14, 2007===
		+
		+	====Exodus!====
		+
		+	Without warning, a massive storm struck the waterfront district of East City in the early evening on January 14th.  The storm was so severe that all aircraft within 200 miles were routed away from it, some set in holding patterns while others were forced to land elsewhere.  Amid the confusion, a three-square-mile chunk of property, centered on Titanacorp's head office, lifted up and flew away.
		+
		+	No missing persons have been reported, and despite the scale of the event there were few injuries, no deaths, and surprisingly little property damage, save for the gaping triangular hole left in a heavily trafficked area of East City.
		+
		+
		+	===January 13, 2007===
		+
		+	====Lost History====
		+
		+	Early Saturday night, before the West City Technological Museum closed its Early Communications exhibit, a band of Knights, led by a seven foot tall man clad in what looked to be antiquated armour, broke in and stole several priceless artifacts. Police on the crime scene said it was calculated, albeit theatrical, and much of the Museum was damaged in the attack. Dr. Troy Zonas, Chair of the West City University Archaeology department and owner of the publishing company Heorot-Scylding, called the incident "A shameful excuse for humanity to witness" and volunteered several hundred thousand zenny to help repair the Museum.
		+
		+	===January 04, 2007===
		+
		+	====New Threat?====
		+
		+	Around 7 PM there was an unknown attack on West City's federal reserve. No one claims to have seen anything of who or what had caused it, but a mortal who wishes to remain anonymous said that it was some kind of demon, with two demonic beings with him. He also notes that a demihuman and some other mage-being fought with the demon before he escaped.
		+
		+	The reserves totalled up the monetary losses, but those numbers were not released by press time.
		+
		+	===January 01, 2007===
		+
		+	====Ashkadros Destroyed!====
		+
		+	Riots broke out in the aftermath of a special SAF announcement today. A SAF Media Affairs officer announced at a press conference that a special unit of SAF members had penetrated the lair of the lich Ashkadros and destroyed both him and his means of return, making the world a much safer place. However, it appears that the destruction of the lich has not resulted in the immediate decay of his foul magic, for there have been reports of mindless undead wandering the country. Citizens are advised to be cautious, and to report any undead sightings to the Ranger Guard.
		+
		+	(While few are aware of the true facts, the SAF did not actually do this. Instead, it was a unit of the [[Kamikanatsuchi]], a militant religious order, founded by [[Stefan Asteriadis|Padre Stefan Asteriadis]] in the aftermath of the Null, dedicated to hunting down creatures both undead and demonic. The only ones that know the true facts are high-ranking SAF officers and high-ranking Cardinal governmental officials.)
		+
		+	===December 12, 2006===
		+
		+	====High-Stakes Battle At Fort Fallenwood====
		+
		+	Late yesterday evening, fighting broke out in Fort Fallenwood as a group of uniformed, militant martial artists assaulted the Cardinalian Bullion Depository. The installation had recently been updated with anti-power wielder defenses, but the terrorists were somehow able to bypass them, according to non-military power wielders who had responded to the scene.
		+
		+	The intent of the attackers was unknown, though many speculated they planned to steal large amounts of gold bullion from the Depository. The Ranger Guard were reportedly unable to respond immediately to the attack, so Ranger officials broadcasted a general assistance request to unassociated powerwielders on the PAD system. Several power wielders responded promptly, and the threat was eventually repelled.
		+
		+	However, rumors are circulating in the Government District that the PAD message may be condemned, due to extensive collateral damage and serious misconduct believed to be directly caused by the marshalled militia. An anonymous source reports that due to uncontrolled fighting within the building, extensive damage was caused to the defenses and certain valuable assets within. One human power wielder responding to the PAD call was even incapacitated by a demihuman would-be militia defender, said an official from St. Michael's Hospital, causing an increase in the already recently elevated fighting between human and demihuman racial groups.
		+
		+	The Ranger Guard confirmed they had secured one of the responding power wielders for questioning, but declined to release the person's identifying information, and the reasons for questioning.
		+
		+	The terrorist group that attacked the Depository was identified as appearing to be the same group who perpetrated several other massed burglary attacks earlier this year, including the kidnapping of Councilwoman Goodthorpe, who was later rescued by a good samaritan power wielder. The military stated that it did not yet have any solid leads on the group, but told reporters that yesterday's attack would inevitably accelerate the investigation. "Every time they make a move," said Command Sergeant Major Arnold Blackraggen, of the Ranger Guard, "they take a chance of being discovered. We're watching and preparing for a time when they make a mistake, with both eyes open, and that's when we'll be able to bring this terrorist group to justice."
		+
		+	===December 11, 2006===
		+
		+	====Ingred Released on Bail, Good and Bad on Both Sides.====
		+
		+	Current Events columnist for the Central City Post Zad Ingred was released this morning on 500,000 zenny bail.  By anonymous means, the columnist had acquired a video tape of a human killing Odayakana Kyoujin, a porcupine demi.  His vitriolic column caused his arrest the next day by Central City police. A statement from the Cardinal Prosecutor's Office was released, stating their expectation of a quick trial and a certainty of a guilty verdict. Ingred refused to comment to reporters as he was apprehended from his office or when he was released from confinement. However sources say that he spoke briefly to a young man in a suit as the police arrived to arrest him.  The man in the suit had quickly disappeared and police have described him as a 'person of interest' in the case, beginning to search for his identity and current location.
		+
		+	Meanwhile, small uprisings have sprouted in various areas of suburbs surrounding several cities.  Radical extremist groups, long considered the home of the rare wack-jobs and nutcases in racially-integrated Cardinal, seem to be targeting demi-humans more boldly now. They may even go as far as to vandalize newly-immigrated demi-humans' establishments. A few cases of aggravated assault on demi-humans by masked men have even been reported.
		+
		+	===December 8, 2006===
		+
		+	====Journalist arrested for hate speech.====
		+
		+	Journalist Zad Ingred was arrested today for hate speech for his column in the Central City Post, published yesterday. Police sources state that they are considering bringing charges against the entire editorial staff responsible for the publishing of the column as well.
		+
		+	===December 7, 2006===
		+
		+	====Murder or Justice?====
		+
		+	A spat between an innocent human and a vicious porcupine-like demi-human turned into a deadly brawl for survival today in Central City.  The incident was recorded by an anonymous citizen on their cellular phone and transferred to our newspaper where I received the footage.  The demi-human, savagely displaying his supposed superior strength, attempted to impale the lone human with his quills.  After several minutes of intense conflict the human walked away the victor.  Now the true question is this.  Was what he did right?  I say ABSOLUTELY!  Those beasts and brutes have no place on our furless lands!  He was just defending his peace and the safety of humans everywhere!  If you see this human pat him on the back, he did this world a favor. ~Zad Ingred, Central City Post Journalist.
		+
		+	===December 05, 2006===
		+
		+	====Recent Crime Stats====
		+
		+	A popular journalism magazine recently printed a list of the most convicted crimes of 2006.  Crimes of grand theft, sexual misconduct and arson are down several percent by information given by various authorities.  However, Powered Murder and Racial Hate Crimes appear to be on the rise.  The prior being up four percent in the last year.  The latter up an astonishing twelve percent in the highest concentrated populations in the last twelve months.
	===November 21, 2006===		===November 21, 2006===

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News

January 30, 2007

Black Knights End Drug Cartel

Late tuesday morning, a well-known gang stronghold in West City was destroyed by none other than the Black Knights. The gang, which was led and populated with known demi-human criminals, was manufacturing illicit drugs in an abandoned warehouse for sale in the surrounding neighbourhood, when the Black Knights appeared and blew it up. A woman and a man were reported to have attempted to thwart the Black Knights, but investigators have since seen that one of them was severely harmed. Authorities are looking for leads in order to find the Knights, and the heroes in question. By the end of the battle another full city block was decimated by the Knights. Was it cleaning the streets, or racial cleansing? Only the Black Knights know for sure.

January 27, 2007

Demolition or Destruction of the Unfittest?

The Black Knights terrorized Central City Saturday afternoon with mass robbery and the damage of massive amounts of demolition crews on schedule to destroy some old buildings. Unlike the escalation of the past few occurances, the Black Knights allowed all safe passage as they worked, until three ruthless demi-humans tried their hands, and forced a battle. The houses were gutted, and no one died during the raid.

January 25, 2007

Central City Chaos

The Black Knights have struck again! The band of criminals have continued with their targetting of demi-humans and aliens around Cardinal with dismal results from the power wielding community. In the last raid, only the Black Knight himself and two of his underlings took to the scene murdering and causing mayhem as they went through a two block section of Central Capital's lower income area thursday night. One avenger, a reptilian demi-human, was said to oppose the Black Knight's massacre, but nothing is known about his identity or whereabouts. Gross collateral damage reported.

January 20, 2007

Slaughter in West

A night of mourning for West City, as the Black Knights have attacked their second bustling city block in two days, nigh on levelling several buildings in a Saiyan-rich area of West City. Scaling up from the usual allowance for the mortal populace to vacate their chosen battle places, the main objective of the attack seemed to be the large-scale slaughter of Saiyans and demi-humans, as most of the human population of the area were allowed to escape the onslaught. The few witnesses left were able to see five power wielders combatting the Black Knight menace, but the leader and his band of knights escaped once again. Authorities are making the capture and punishment of this lethal menace one of their priorities. Close to 100 Saiyans and demi-humans are thought to be deceased due to the attack.

January 19, 2007

Monsters in Central, City Block Leveled

Late friday evening, the yet unnamed armoured menace and his band of Knights threatened a bustling section of late-night cafe and restaurant goers, destroying mass amounts of property. But this band of Knights was not alone, as another more sinister enemy arose from the shadows in an attempt to feast on the living. The band of Knights fought back, along with Ranger Guard Carson Andraeus, and civilian Brian McEaton, but seemed to prey on the heroes as well. The Knights escaped as half a city block was completely levelled, and three blocks in either direction had broken windows, small time damage from the resulting shockwave. Authorities believe the Knights were responsible for the explosion. The monstrous unknown humanoid fiend escaped, and is considered extremely dangerous.

January 14, 2007

Exodus!

Without warning, a massive storm struck the waterfront district of East City in the early evening on January 14th. The storm was so severe that all aircraft within 200 miles were routed away from it, some set in holding patterns while others were forced to land elsewhere. Amid the confusion, a three-square-mile chunk of property, centered on Titanacorp's head office, lifted up and flew away.

No missing persons have been reported, and despite the scale of the event there were few injuries, no deaths, and surprisingly little property damage, save for the gaping triangular hole left in a heavily trafficked area of East City.

January 13, 2007

Lost History

Early Saturday night, before the West City Technological Museum closed its Early Communications exhibit, a band of Knights, led by a seven foot tall man clad in what looked to be antiquated armour, broke in and stole several priceless artifacts. Police on the crime scene said it was calculated, albeit theatrical, and much of the Museum was damaged in the attack. Dr. Troy Zonas, Chair of the West City University Archaeology department and owner of the publishing company Heorot-Scylding, called the incident "A shameful excuse for humanity to witness" and volunteered several hundred thousand zenny to help repair the Museum.

January 04, 2007

New Threat?

Around 7 PM there was an unknown attack on West City's federal reserve. No one claims to have seen anything of who or what had caused it, but a mortal who wishes to remain anonymous said that it was some kind of demon, with two demonic beings with him. He also notes that a demihuman and some other mage-being fought with the demon before he escaped.

The reserves totalled up the monetary losses, but those numbers were not released by press time.

January 01, 2007

Ashkadros Destroyed!

Riots broke out in the aftermath of a special SAF announcement today. A SAF Media Affairs officer announced at a press conference that a special unit of SAF members had penetrated the lair of the lich Ashkadros and destroyed both him and his means of return, making the world a much safer place. However, it appears that the destruction of the lich has not resulted in the immediate decay of his foul magic, for there have been reports of mindless undead wandering the country. Citizens are advised to be cautious, and to report any undead sightings to the Ranger Guard.

(While few are aware of the true facts, the SAF did not actually do this. Instead, it was a unit of the Kamikanatsuchi, a militant religious order, founded by Padre Stefan Asteriadis in the aftermath of the Null, dedicated to hunting down creatures both undead and demonic. The only ones that know the true facts are high-ranking SAF officers and high-ranking Cardinal governmental officials.)

December 12, 2006

High-Stakes Battle At Fort Fallenwood

Late yesterday evening, fighting broke out in Fort Fallenwood as a group of uniformed, militant martial artists assaulted the Cardinalian Bullion Depository. The installation had recently been updated with anti-power wielder defenses, but the terrorists were somehow able to bypass them, according to non-military power wielders who had responded to the scene.

The intent of the attackers was unknown, though many speculated they planned to steal large amounts of gold bullion from the Depository. The Ranger Guard were reportedly unable to respond immediately to the attack, so Ranger officials broadcasted a general assistance request to unassociated powerwielders on the PAD system. Several power wielders responded promptly, and the threat was eventually repelled.

However, rumors are circulating in the Government District that the PAD message may be condemned, due to extensive collateral damage and serious misconduct believed to be directly caused by the marshalled militia. An anonymous source reports that due to uncontrolled fighting within the building, extensive damage was caused to the defenses and certain valuable assets within. One human power wielder responding to the PAD call was even incapacitated by a demihuman would-be militia defender, said an official from St. Michael's Hospital, causing an increase in the already recently elevated fighting between human and demihuman racial groups.

The Ranger Guard confirmed they had secured one of the responding power wielders for questioning, but declined to release the person's identifying information, and the reasons for questioning.

The terrorist group that attacked the Depository was identified as appearing to be the same group who perpetrated several other massed burglary attacks earlier this year, including the kidnapping of Councilwoman Goodthorpe, who was later rescued by a good samaritan power wielder. The military stated that it did not yet have any solid leads on the group, but told reporters that yesterday's attack would inevitably accelerate the investigation. "Every time they make a move," said Command Sergeant Major Arnold Blackraggen, of the Ranger Guard, "they take a chance of being discovered. We're watching and preparing for a time when they make a mistake, with both eyes open, and that's when we'll be able to bring this terrorist group to justice."

December 11, 2006

Ingred Released on Bail, Good and Bad on Both Sides.

Current Events columnist for the Central City Post Zad Ingred was released this morning on 500,000 zenny bail. By anonymous means, the columnist had acquired a video tape of a human killing Odayakana Kyoujin, a porcupine demi. His vitriolic column caused his arrest the next day by Central City police. A statement from the Cardinal Prosecutor's Office was released, stating their expectation of a quick trial and a certainty of a guilty verdict. Ingred refused to comment to reporters as he was apprehended from his office or when he was released from confinement. However sources say that he spoke briefly to a young man in a suit as the police arrived to arrest him. The man in the suit had quickly disappeared and police have described him as a 'person of interest' in the case, beginning to search for his identity and current location.

Meanwhile, small uprisings have sprouted in various areas of suburbs surrounding several cities. Radical extremist groups, long considered the home of the rare wack-jobs and nutcases in racially-integrated Cardinal, seem to be targeting demi-humans more boldly now. They may even go as far as to vandalize newly-immigrated demi-humans' establishments. A few cases of aggravated assault on demi-humans by masked men have even been reported.

December 8, 2006

Journalist arrested for hate speech.

Journalist Zad Ingred was arrested today for hate speech for his column in the Central City Post, published yesterday. Police sources state that they are considering bringing charges against the entire editorial staff responsible for the publishing of the column as well.

December 7, 2006

Murder or Justice?

A spat between an innocent human and a vicious porcupine-like demi-human turned into a deadly brawl for survival today in Central City. The incident was recorded by an anonymous citizen on their cellular phone and transferred to our newspaper where I received the footage. The demi-human, savagely displaying his supposed superior strength, attempted to impale the lone human with his quills. After several minutes of intense conflict the human walked away the victor. Now the true question is this. Was what he did right? I say ABSOLUTELY! Those beasts and brutes have no place on our furless lands! He was just defending his peace and the safety of humans everywhere! If you see this human pat him on the back, he did this world a favor. ~Zad Ingred, Central City Post Journalist.

December 05, 2006

Recent Crime Stats

A popular journalism magazine recently printed a list of the most convicted crimes of 2006. Crimes of grand theft, sexual misconduct and arson are down several percent by information given by various authorities. However, Powered Murder and Racial Hate Crimes appear to be on the rise. The prior being up four percent in the last year. The latter up an astonishing twelve percent in the highest concentrated populations in the last twelve months.

November 21, 2006

Prison Island Complete!

In a joint statement released by the Cardinalian and Alaran governments, the Prison Island was annnounced to be complete today. While its location remains secret, the governments have announced that they have already begun dispatching transports with convicts to the island to begin establishing its population.

October 27, 2006

New undead raider balked

The port town of Kilsner was attacked tonight by a band of unknown undead villains. The band seemed to be comprised of a variety of undead but were lead by a strange skeletal figure wielding a sword. Among those on the scene were a man with a staff who did not give his name however reports were given that he single handedly stopped the leader. Also to heed the call was Ranger Guard Carson Andreaus who succeeded in dispatching one of the skeletons minions. The skeleton in the way however escaped by unknown means.

October 25, 2006

Whole families dissappear.

Several homes in south city were recently ransaacked. There is no evidence of who could have done this and every member of each family is completely missing. Cops have no leave, but one man claimed to see a man with a hood and a cape wielding an odd sword who was walking down the road, whistling.

October 22, 2006

South City Crime Scene Burns to Ground

The scene of Selene Alexander's previous assault on South City, the location of the ill-fated charity ball, was razed to the ground by incendiary bombs. Burning debris, assumably from the explosion, set several nearby buildings afire, and toppled portions of several more. One unidentified body was found among the wreckage, and the sole individual to have witnessed the battle, whose identity is being withheld by police, gave a description of a heavily cloaked psion with a small army of henchmen.

October 6, 2006

Charity Ball Interrupted

South City's annual charity event against poverty was suddenly interrupted when Selene Alexander and her band of criminals invaded the scene, wishing to steal from the rich and famous of Cardinal. They were met with resistance as one Catabella Magister, sole heir of the Magister enterprises, stepped up and struck down one of the vampire's henchmen, who quickly turned to ash. In response for her feat, Alexander reacted violently, killing the demihuman and fleeing the scene almost soon after.

Bates Quarry Targeted By Succubus

After a brief lull in activity, everyone's favorite hip-swiveling demon made another appearance, this time at a remote mine outside of North City. The entire day's work was a payload of a rare mineral with many industrial applications, and with minimal efforts and no injuries reported, the succubus stole all of it and whisked away in her trademark fashion. Three power-wielders were on the scene, one of whom was captured by the demon before she fled.

September 26, 2006

Terror Continues to grip the South

Only three days after the last two robberies, a new one has occurred in a manufacturing plant near the outskirts of South City. Several parts and pieces of equipment, as well as whole ones, were stripped and stolen by the unknown group of perpetrators. Two individuals were found on the scene, one dead on the rooftop drained of his blood, and a young woman lying on the sidewalk outside of the plant. The woman seemed to have lost a lot of blood as well, though there were no wounds evidenced on her person. She was taken to the hospital for immediate care.

September 23, 2006

String of robberies occur in South City

Last night, two prominent robberies were perpetrated in the usually peaceful South City of Cardinal. The perpetrators were an unknown group of individuals which were evidenced to be power wielders of some kind. Security cameras only caught glimpses of these people, as they sacked a bank first and then a jewelry shop later on during the evening. The guards at the bank were minimally injured, though they were diagnosed with having some sort of anemia when they were taken to the hospital. No one was found neither injured nor killed at the jewelry shop.

September 21, 2006

Councilwoman Rescued

Nearly three weeks after a tragic kidnapping that involved a score of combatants and left nearly as many innocents dead, Directional Councilwoman Goodthorpe was recovered safely by a single, freelance power wielder who managed to overhear her interrogation. Unlike previous high-stakes engagements, Goodthorpe described her rescue as "discreet and skillful", with a minimum of damage to the abandoned convenience store she was discovered in, and no casualties. According to reports, the attackers fled after being clearly outmatched in combat. Goodthorpe did not appear to be injured.

The power wielder responsible for the rescue refused to surrender his name, and was not available for comment. Councilwoman Goodthorpe went on to comment publically that the new military forces need new recruits like her rescuer. She also stressed that persons of power have been increasingly targeted lately, and that all available precautions should be taken.

The reasons for Goodthorpe's capture are still mysterious. Police say that Goodthorpe was subjected to repeated interrogations about "Cardinal's secrets" wherein bodily harm was threatened but never caused. She said she was otherwise humanely treated, given a place to sleep and food to eat. The alleged "mastermind" did not make any personal visits, she reported.

September 18, 2006

Village Slaughtered!

Investigators looking into an anonymous tip discovered that an entire village had been slaughtered, nearby North City, apparently by power-wielding means! Initially, there were fears that the lich Ashkadros had struck again, but investigators report that their findings indicate that is not so. Investigators claim to have found no sign of undead traces at the site, and bodies appear to have been left behind rather than stolen, as is the lich's usual modus operandi. While law enforcement agencies are calling for calm, fears are rising that a previously unknown villain has entered the fray with a high bodycount in mind. We can only hope that the Ranger Guard can deal with this new threat expeditiously.

September 12, 2006

Assault on Auditorium Thwarted

Once again, the uniformed martial artists associated with "Gi Xuan" made a daring attempt to kidnap Staff Sergeant Richard Bellman, one of the few Cardinal Army officers responsible for training the newly founded Ranger Guard. Bellman was to present a speech to potential Guard recruits in the Nailgun Auditorium in East City this evening.

The kidnappers were overwhelmed by several power wielders, many of whom had come to listen to the lecture. Most of them were taken into military custody. Bellman suffered only minor injuries in his attempted abduction.

The East City Police made a statement shortly after the capture of the attackers. "We are having great difficulty discovering information about the uniformed suspects, or their rumored leader. The martial artists must be kept sedated at all times to prevent their escape, and in that state, they seem to be exceptionally resistant to traditional police interrogation. The Army is now taking things into its own hands, but without a permanent, worthwhile facility to hold the suspects, we are witholding optimism until it is appropriate," stated Commissioner Davis.

September 11, 2006

Power-Wielder Found Dead Outside West City Teahouse

Today an exchange of words between a young woman and a slightly older man ended with one killing the other. The two were seen together in the Ichiban Tea House, where the man (identified as Koji Deahan) struck at the woman without provocation. She was then seen exiting the tea house as Koji followed. Though the shop owner did not pursue them for fear of his own safety, eye witnesses outside of the shop report a brief skirmish between the two of them that left Deahan critically wounded as the female seemed to simply vanish altogether. Though the girl visited the tea house infrequently, the owner of the establishment could not provide police with a name, only an accurate physical description.

September 5, 2006

Unknown group of murderers suddenly halted

A certain unknown faction of individuals armed with cutting edge technology had been known to assault power wielders for quite some time. Sometimes their efforts were thwarted, but many times they managed to do away with at least one of their targets at any given time. However, today their efforts were summarily halted as they encountered a saiyan woman who completely incinerated their leader. The rest of the squadron dispersed, whether to lick their wounds or to forever disappear.

August 31, 2006

Selene Alexander whipped like a ten year old girl

Yesterday, supermodel Selene Alexander found herself on the receiving end of James Kaider's literal discipline belt. This occurred due to some error of miscommunication, as the two prominent figures found themselves at the same location and time, each scheduled for their individual photo shoots. An argument ensued, in which Selene called Kaider and one of his sisters (no name was specified) a "bitch". James Kaider responded by grabbing a cameraman's belt and whipping her as if he would punish a child of his. One member of the crew managed to take a picture (several in fact), selling them and the story to a newspaper. The headline appeared today. Sources tell that Alexander's career has been ground to a halt, as no one would want someone such as her endorsing their products. Selene herself was unavailable for comment.

As an alternative to the newspaper headline, the security videos of the incident were dispersed among the internet for further viewing pleasure.

Directional Councilwoman Goodthorpe Kidnapped!

Cardinal Directional Councilwoman Chalice Goodthorpe was kidnapped today at a fundraiser event she was hosting, at the top of her high-rise condo on August 31st. The suspects resembled the same colored ninja martial artists who committed two other acts of villainy earlier this month.

They were met by local power wielders, who engaged them in a ferocious battle which some described as "totally barbaric", and managed to kill 11 innocent bystanders and seriously injure 8 others. One suspect was also killed in the fighting. In a turn of events, witnesses say they overheard a short conversation between one of the power wielders, identified only as "Koji", and several of the suspects. A "Gi Xuan" was named by the power wielder, and one of the suspects referred to the same person as their "Master". This may imply a powerful criminal mastermind is behind the recent series of attacks and robberies.

Police are now seeking both "Koji" and "Gi Xuan", and a reward has been posted for anyone with information leading to the safe return of the Councilwoman, or to either of the above-named individuals.

August 27, 2006

Directional Council Unveils Dramatic Series of Laws

Today, the Directional Council announced the signing into law of several critical bills. Bills 162 through 166 lay down the rights and responsibilities as power wielders as citizens, recognizing them as common people under the law, while granting them certain extra rights due to their uncommon powers. The Bills (collectively called the Power Wielder Acts), also sign into law the existance of two new government agencies -- the Ranger Guard and the Special Adept Forces. Recruiting and training has already begun on these power wielding military/paramilitary forces. As well, they announced the signing of a treaty with Alaris to construct a new prison on an isolated island, sufficiently secure to contain the vast majority of power wielding criminals.

August 22, 2006

Explosion Rocks North Sector of Central

After failing to respond quickly to a bank robbery performed by costumed martial artists in Central Capital, three power wielders tracked the thieves to what authorities say was an abandoned warehouse in the North Sector of the city. They immediately attacked the facility. After what was obviously reckless fighting on one or both sides, the entire facility was destroyed in a tremendous explosion that caused several million zenny in damage, not counting any stolen goods that may have been inside the warehouse. In addition, a freight truck was also destroyed, and in the ensuing explosion, a civillian car was crushed, killing the driver. The attackers suffered no casualties, but two thieves were taken into custody by police, and two more were killed. Others were believed to have escaped on vehicles of unknown technology.

A Central Police Lieutenant on the scene was quick to lay blame on the power wielders. "Whether the costumed suspects caused the large explosions tonight or not is not what matters," he explained. "If the (power wielders) had called for reinforcements, or worked as a team, or attacked less carelessly, or done anything that remotely resembled organization rather than random vigilanteism, a lot of damage could have been prevented, here."

August 17, 2006

Masked Thieves Heist Valuable Relic!

Martial artists dressed as ninja with strong Azsharan accents assaulted the East City Historical Museum of Desert Cultures. What had been originally planned as a silent heist ended up becoming a raging battle on the museum's roof, as Nikolai Viacouslav and Landra Dragon attempted to thwart them. One thief was killed during the battle, and Landra received serious injuries. However, the remaining thieves managed to procure the Ewer of Halashk and get away on a speedy aircraft disguised as a helicopter. No thieves were able to be detained for interrogation. While they were all undoubtedly affiliated, the head and identity of their organization is still a mystery.

August 15, 2006

Ashkadros attacks Typ-Ing!

Ashkadros, the lich, assaulted Typ-Ing with his undead horde. Few details are available from the survivors, but broken accounts pieced together by intrepid reporters indicate that Chadisekhar and Julia Starfire were seen at the scene, trying to mount an impromptu defense of the town. They fled before his wrath, however, Chadisekhar almost succumbing to the undead necromancer's magical powers. Rumours also abound of a new form of zombie, previously unseen under Ashkadros' control, but these rumours are yet unconfirmed.

June 5, 2006

Ashkadros attacks Port Goldenwarren!

Ashkadros, the lich, attacked Port Goldenwarren with his undead horde today. Opposing him were Chadisekhar, Ciel Deschaine, and Constance Ina Kaider. Tazmire Corwin also arrived on the scene, but too late to assist -- the lich and his forces had already escaped. The necromancer more or less wiped out the entire port town of twenty thousand souls, and more than eight thousand bodies are estimated to be missing from the wreckage. Numerous underground tunnels collapsed after the undead retreated, causing much destruction to the town's buildings. Notably, the defending heroes managed to wrest the necromancer's staff away from him. Attempts to destroy it were ineffective, and Tazmire Corwin took it away with him, encased in a block of ice until a more permanent method of dealing with it could come.