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To return this thread to trash-talkin'... I saw this article on the wiki the other day and thought it should get cross-posted.

Imictan Asks: Where Is Pythium?

Imictan (ONN) They came from the hills, destroying homes and businesses, killing livestock and citizens. Months later, the people of Imictan have still not recovered from a devastating troglodyte attack. The reason? The troglodytes still roam the streets, unchallenged.

The people in this former colony of Pythium have nothing but scorn for their abandonment by their former masters. "They dropped their spears and ran," said one resident. "We thought they had gone for reinforcements, but where are they?", asked another. After five months, no reinforcements have arrived.

A sense of betrayal permeates Imictan society. Similar sentiments are echoed in every coffee house--but only during daylight hours, when the monsters are sleeping in their caves. At night, the streets are deserted, as residents huddle together behind makeshift wooden barricades, praying that this night, the troglodytes will attack elsewhere. The people have given up hope that Pythium will rescue them. Increasingly, the discussion is not about to whether to leave their homes and farms, but when.

Imictan's closest neighbor, Vanheim, expressed frustration with the situation. "Our deepest sympathies go out to the people of Imictan," said a spokesman for the Konella Koreia, Vanheim's ruling council. "They are innocent victims in Pythium's war of expansion. A nation that makes no pretense of protecting its citizens exhibits the lowest form of moral cowardice."

The people of Imictan appreciate the sympathy but would prefer armed assistance instead. "They're tough SOBs, but they ain't unkillable. Give us some armor and swords, and a couple dozen men, and we'll take 'em out," said a grizzled survivor. One can only hope the people of Imictan can maintain this spirit until somehow, from somewhere, help does arrive.