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Moulder Monthly XXX
Love, Holes, Heresy and Hope

XXX
Sytokeen, the powerful erotic drug, has begun to hit the streets hard this month. It appears that the inter-addict war is currently going in favour of its users, with rampant hoards taking to the streets and performing raids upon unprotected areas and abducting members of other gangs. The most worrying outcome of all this is the effect it has had on the common inhabitants of Hell Pit itself, many beasts have been seen to break out of their cages to engage in carnal acts within Moulders' Labs. It's not just the beasts that have been affected, many skaven are going down with the "love bug" as well, several have already been treated for injuries from entering particularly alluring beasts' cages.
OOC: heh. Turn XXX...

Heresy and Hope
Emissaries from Skavenblight have arrived in Hell Pit and Dead Rats Peak in order to enforce the rule of the Inquisition. A mandate has been released from Screamingclaw himself relating to the deplorable number of heretical acts currently going on in the Moulder Realms. Whilst the Inquisition are unable unwilling to directly raid the Mages Academy and its kin, they are said to be mounting raids upon Moulder Labs for the next few months. Whilst we at the monthly are sure of every moulder's innocence, we advise you to check your Labs or any incriminating evidence planted there by those jealous folk from Skavenblight before the Inquisition come knocking at your doors. The Spirit has advised all of Moulderdom that the Inquisition are to be given the power to confiscate, destroy or arrest any items or beasts found to be heretical.

Boom
The Deathpits were shocked a few days ago at an attack on one of their leading competitors in the Gladiorat Games. Moulder Silvermane was caught unawares upon returning to his Lab, victory in hand, by a huge explosion that rocked many surrounding buildings. The Moulder is said to be fit and well but rumours suggest that extensive damage has been done to his Lab. Silvermane, along with many other Deathpitters who bet upon him, is said to be livid and looking for blood. Fortunately the Moulder appears to be in well enough health to continue with the Games in a months time, lets hope he's kicks some teeth in as payback for the loss of his possessions. Meanwhile odds are fluctuating wildly as the bookies try to work out the actual extent of the Moulders injuries and increased venom.

Oh Holy Night
Yet another story from the Deathpits this month. Around a dozen Moulders are said to have woken to find small holes surrounded by dirt at the centre of each of their Labs. The Moulders are perplexed by this strange, possibly natural occurrence as no damage appears to have been done nor items taken from their Labs. Has some kind of tiny sandworm escaped to breed under the Deathpits? Is someone playing a strange prank or is it something more sinister? If we find out anything more we'll be sure to tell you straight away dear readers.

The Rumour Mill
Party in the Deathpits!
Reliable sources confirmed that the Deathpits have in fact thrown a party, and not invited the rest of us. Participants in the festivities claim that the event was merely to commemorate the Deathpits success in the beginning of the Gladiorat games, while others simply think a few moulders got jealous of their brethren at Dead Rats Peak and decided to throw a party of their own. Nevertheless, I remain insulted that I did not get an invitation.

A Slight Misunderstanding
Paranoia is one of the most powerful aspects of skaven culture, and thus it was only a matter of time before an event like this occurred. As our beloved Baron Burnbutt made his way towards Dead Rats Peak, he was assaulted by several skaven who thought him and his mysterious companion to be goblin invaders. Luckily, the situation was resolved with minimal damage done to either party.

Where did he go?
Hell-Pit has been relatively quiet as of late with the disappearance of Doktor Warpenstein and for nearly two months now the Moulder has not been seen within our domain. However, after his re-appearance at the Gladiorat Games, many speculate that the cloaked skaven may be residing in Dead Rats Peak.

And that concludes this edition of the Moulder Monthly. This is Skeetz, and if you’re having any more parties, I BETTER be invited.

Tournaments:
Outskirts: Slave New World enters second round! Small Fight closes this turn!
The Blackpits: Flames of Revenge taking sign-ups!
The Deathpits: The Crush begins! Trifight
The Wyrdpits: The Unadorned enters its final round!
Dead Rats Peak: Gladiorat Games on a respite! Riverdance taking sign-ups!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC: EXTENDED TURN
Due to Glod being unavoidably detained for the majority of the update (at The Great Escape with his breeder), Turn 31 will be extended to the 14th instead of ending on the 7th. In addition, you'll all have +1AP to play with during this turn. Hopefully this won't inconvenience any of you too much and the rest of the Packlords will be glad of the short break from updating ~The Packlords

Moulder Monthly XXIX
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=]|[= Declaration of Heresy
The Inquisition have issued a warrant for the arrest of two skaven for heresy. It appears that, earlier this month, two skaven going by the names of "Taksit" and "Blackteeth" attempted to gain access to the Inquisitorial headquarters in Hell Pit while impersonating Inquisitirats. Taksit is said to be a skaven of average build with large incisors and a slow, difficult gait apparently causing him to walk clumsily; this skaven attempted to pass himself off as an Inquisirat under the control of Eye Attal of Dead Rats Peak, wearing full robes and carrying a stolen insignia. His "bodyguard", Blackteeth was last seen dressed in a dark sash and cloak, his most striking feature being an almost reptilian skin. The Inquisition urge any Skaven in Hell Pit or Dead Rats Peak with solid information on theses two to come forward and report them. Skaven around Hell Pit are said to be worried about the possible fall-out from this attack, will the Inquisition be performing raids? Are we likely to see more of them in the streets?

Bandits at DeRP O'Clock
With the upcoming Gladiorat Games, many skaven have been making their way to Dead Rats Peak in order to enjoy the festivities this month. It is believed that a large convoy of barges was attacked two days ago by bandits in the underpass. Reports vary on the severity of the attack, some claiming that merely a few tokens were tokens and half a dozen slaves killed, others saying that moulders being transported to take part have been injured. Either way, it only serves to highlight the recent increase in bandit activity on the roads to the North. The Dawai Lumin has announced that he will be sending a small contingent of warriors down into the main tunnels in order to wipe out this threat. Those here in Hell Pit worry that it may not be enough and many are forming groups to travel North.

The Pied Piper of Hell Pit
In lighter news, it appears that a small number of the insane that roam Hell Pit's streets have been abducted recently. Reports suggest that a skaven dressed in a tall hat and cloak has been coaxing these unfortunates to his Lab in the Deathpits. At the moment we are unsure of his intentions, some think he's a crazed skaven gathering his kin to him in order to start a rebellion, others say that it's just another Moulder looking for likely subjects, a few very drunk skaven suggested that he's on a mission from the Spirit herself. Let's just hope that he doesn't come knocking on your door next time.

Party at the Peak
Our reporter in Dead Rats Peak has sent news that the Winds are finally over. Hundreds of skaven entered to main cavern of the Peak to celebrate the return to normality, many wearing marks and mutations from the Winds. Drunken debauchery ensued, several skaven are already said to be lost, having wondered into the tunnels whilst inebriated. Lets hope this leads to many great things up at the Peak.


The Rumour Mill

Saboteur Resurfaces??
Those present at the Unadorned tournament this past month were among the first of this new season to witness the titanic clash of two giant-sized creatures, though this sudden change of effects has infuriated several of the participating moulders. In addition to the unexpected change in the line-up of the four competitors, both of the giant monstrosities were rumoured to be under the affect of mind-altering drugs. Those that were also present at the harrowing tournament also noted a resemblance in the beasts' seemingly random actions to those of master moulder Blacktail prior to his untimely demise. Has the saboteur struck again?

The Mad-Rat Lives!!!
For months we have been anticipating the battle between Mihli's temperance and the various creations of Doktor Warpenstein only to be graced with an exceedingly long speech and a massacre in the end. Yet it seems that there is no end to this fiasco. Upon further examination, the rat slain by Temperance was discovered to be an actor who had taken Warpenstein's place! Though no-rat knows the name of this fool, a few present at the time of the discovery stated that they remembered him from a recent disastrous play dubbed "Ratlet: The Tale of Two Skaven" and claim that he played a major roll within the performance. Mihli is said to be furious that any-rat would waste his time with such a pointless display, though it will likely take time before he is able to exact his revenge - Doktor Warpenstein has disappeared and though some have searched for him, they have not had any luck.

An Eerie Silence
As the gladiorat tournament looms, tension is rising between combatants. A majority of these few brave moulders have shunned their rivals in preparation for the event and some have refused to leave their laboratories at all. Though some small collaboration appears to be occurring between some of the historically cooperative moulders, the majority of the combatants have broken off contact with each other so that none may know of their precious secrets prior to the games.

At this point in time I'd like to remind anyone who may have some precious information to send it in to the monthly. Who knows? Perhaps I might be generous enough to turn it into a story! Until next time, this is Skeetz, signing out!

Tournaments:
Outskirts: Fangdengo Ends! Slave New World on respite!
The Blackpits: Flames of Revenge is taking sign-ups!
The Deathpits: Trifight enters its final round! Crush sign-ups end this turn!
The Wyrdpits: The Unadorned takes a turn off!
Dead Rats Peak: Gladiorat Games Begin! Riverdance Announced!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC: Warning of Extended Turn
Due to Glod being unavoidably detained for the majority of the update (at the Great Escape with his breeder), Turn 31 will be extended from the 5th to the 14th instead of the 5th to the 7th. In addition, you'll all have +1AP to play with during that turn. Hopefully this won't inconvenience any of you too much and the rest of the Packlords will be glad of the short break from updating This is just forewarning in case you wish to scheme with each other, don't worry, we'll remind you again when that turn starts. ~The Packlords

A lot of you may have noticed that we've been having a problem with the PM system lately. Essentially, the board seems to be sending blank PMs instead of what was intended.

We've contacted zetaboards about this and it appears to be a main server problem. Unfortunately for us, that means no quick fix.

For now, we recommend making a copy of any PMs you send. Either in your Lab or on your computer so that you don't lose any orders you've spent ages writing.

We'll try to keep you updated on the problem, sorry about any inconvenience to you guys.


~The Packlords.

Moulder Monthly XXVII
The Wind That Rocks

Batten Down The Hatches!
News from outlying areas of Hell Pit suggest that the winds of chaos are about to hit Hell Pit proper. Those areas already hit, including Dead Rats Peak, are reporting a huge variance in the strength and damage cause by the winds, shifting from gales to calm breezes in the space of a couple of minutes. The suggested plan of action to all Moulders is to take sensible precautions, when the wind is strong, don't go outside. We've received messages from Dead Rats Peak suggesting that slaves subjected to the full blast of the winds have undergone extreme mutations in most cases. Again, we warn all Skaven to take sensible precautions and just hold out hope that these winds pass soon.

Burnout Battles
Over the past few weeks Hell Pit has seen a steep rise in drug-related violence. The world of the syto-addict, whilst heretical, was once the domain of reasonably calm junkies, their hedonistic delving for pleasure never really causing any danger to the average skaven. But no more. In recent months new drugs have been hitting the market. Joining the well known drug Sytokeen, used by pleasure seekers and Slaaneshi cultists, are: Sytokuun, the choice drug of Nuglites and vagrants, causing vivid hallucinations when the user is subjected to poisons; Sytokorn, a vicious drug that causes the user to become rabid and seek out death in their enemies; Sytokaan, a strange drug that causes the user to flow with the winds of magic, unconsciously causing minor magicks to occur nearby; and finally, Sytokalal, probably the most dangerous of all, causing users to become self destructive, lashing out and attackign everybody and everything nearby. All of these drugs are considered heretical, each one pertaining to the worship of one of the Chaos Gods. The users appear to stick to one drug and will actively attck the users and pedallers of another should they come near or be alone. The Inquisition are said to be worried by the increase in these heretical activities, it is likely that we will see raids and even the Inquisitorial Forces in Hell Pit soon. May the Horned One spare us.

Fire and Brimstone
In the Wyrdpits reports suggest that several large explosions happened during the Harrowing Tournament, it appears that someone was attempting to take advantage of the excitement of seeing a Moulder fight to break into the well protected lab of one of the denzens. Reports are shaky about the identity of the Moulder in question. Elsewhere this month, the Blackpits saw a tower of flame rising from none other than Moulder Wikkit's Lab. The Moulder is said to be well and would like to assure everyone that Zecref is unharmed and will be fit to fight in the next round of the Unadorned.

Demise of a Denizen
It's not usually a sad event when a skaven is lost to the hands of the Great Horned One. However, this month saw the passing of Blacktail, possibly the most dangerous skaven in recent times. Blacktail was killed by a giant scorpion released during the Harrowing event, many skaven warned him not to enter but he was determined. As such his death will be marked with a thirteen jezzail salute, which will be delivered into thirteen skavenslaves. We will all miss him and I'm sure we will all sleep slightly sounder in our beds with his passing.

Morrsleib Hangs Low
All of moulderdom watched in awe this month as the moon Morrsleib hung low bringing about many blessings of change. A number of Astrolorats were seen on high peeks observing the moon and scrawling notes whilst less educated Skaven brought out their signs of Doomsaying once more and began to walk the streets claiming it was a portent of change. Regardless of this Morrsleib provided an impressive sight for all and combined with the approaching Winds of Chaos suggests the coming of something ominous and ungodly powerful.

The Rumour Mill
Welcome, breeders and gentlerats, to the first edition of the Rumour Mill, brought to you by none other then myself, the humble Skeetz. As many of you may suspect, the Rumour Mill will highlight the rumours circulating the mouldering world at any given time! Without further ado, let us begin!

Lorekil's Apprentices?
As the gladiorat tournament looms upon us, common rats of the blackpits whisper that the renowned Lorekil has not taken on one, but multiple apprentices in preparation for the event. However the descriptions of these rats vary greatly, as do their names and we have yet to track-find any alleged witnesses.

Things Aren't Always Black or White
A fairly large arrangement appears to have been made between two upstart moulders, the black furred Sullivan and the albino master moulder Scabrac. Though no-rat appears to understand the reasoning behind their cooperation, both skaven have been criticized for dealing with a member of their rival pit. Whether this will deter the relatively new moulders is yet to be seen.

He's Still Kicking...
After month's of Isolation, the nefarious Gnarl Bloodfang has been witnessed in public, dispelling rumours that the old rat may finally have croaked and crushing the hopes of many a moulder who thought that the crippled old fool would finally be out of their fur!

And that concludes this month's Rumour Mill Segment. Until next time, this is Skeetz, signing out!


Tournaments:
Outskirts: Fangdengo taking a rest! Slave New World taking sign-ups!
The Blackpits: Harrowing finishes with the death of Blacktail, Scylla crowned victorius!
The Deathpits: Trifight entering its next round!
The Wyrdpits: Unadorned takes a respite!
Dead Rats Peak: Gladiorat Games start soon!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC:
Change to Martial Arts
Whilst it may be possible to be knowledgeable of many martial arts and in fact to be a master of them, it isn't really possible to engage two opposing fighting styles at the same time. Each style may be similar to another, but the way in which one uses it, moves or even the philosophy required to practice it mean that the arts cannot run perfectly in tandem. Sure you may argue that combining the arts is possible, but what that leaves you with is a brand new art which is a combination of parts of the others.
Now that I've done the preamble and hopefully covered your scepticism and arguments fully, on to the rules change. From now on, although you may learn several Arts (whether it be martial arts, fighting styles or wrestling techniques) the stat-changes will Not stack. Each turn of a fight one martial art will be chosen, in defence and attack, as the style you are using that time. Hopefully this will make for some more interesting fights, with stats swapping and changing throughout. ~The Packlords

Moulder Monthly
The winds are a-changing

Flipping the Big One
Members of the magical community were startled to see a great shift in the winds of magic, causing time dilation across the Hell Pit and beyond. Experts say that the magical poles have finally done as they had predicted, switching polarity between the North and South. Great gusts of chaotically tainted sand has begun sweeping through the skaven tunnels to the North and is heading South. The proximity of Dead Rats Peak to the Northern Chaos Wastes, along the huge magical charge of the mountain itself, have drawn the tainted air straight into the Peak. Many beasts have been heavily mutated by the winds, with some moulders sending creatures out purely for the benefit of the Horned One's touch. Those down here in Hell Pit have been told to batten down the hatches and expect the same in the next month.
OOC: See below. And yes, those random mutation winds are real

Wary Locals
It appears that despite the open gate policy of our new realm, Dead Rats Peak, very few moulders are daring to make the move. Moulder have been assured that their equipment and beasts will be travelling in the safety of convoy if they do choose to make the trek. Back in Hell Pit the pits are getting fuller than ever as more skaven pour into the area from Dead Rats Peak and its surrounding villages. I'm sure store-owners and hoteliers are more than pleased by the new spate of tourism.

A Bid for Knowledge
After the stories of last month about secret papers being leaked to private buyers, the clever rats over at the Institute of Artisans have come into a new scheme. The Institute has decreed that it is now offering up to one-hundred tokens for copies of Moulders' research, should it be interesting enough. These works are likely to become available along with teh many others in the Guild's hands. A new era of Thought may be upon us soon.

Outskirters Slow to Fight
After a disastrously low turn-out, the Outskirts Tournament, "The Fangdengo" will be postponed until next month. Despite the overly packed area, it seems less and less of the Moulders are actually taking place in fights, either because of lethargy or fear of escaping the pit's protection. Here at the monthly we've picked up lots of rumours and stories pointing towards a return to the Outskirts Mandate of old. So, we remind all Outskirters, you may as well enter the fights after all your beasts are safe due to CEASE and the medical teams.


Tournaments:
Outskirts: Fangdengo Delayed, first round this turn.
The Blackpits: Final of the Harrowing!
The Deathpits: Trifight takes a respite!
The Wyrdpits: The Unadorned starts this turn!
Dead Rats Peak: Gladiorat Games taking sign-ups!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC:
**IMPORTANT** Big Turn Changes
As you may have noticed, we've been getting pretty lax in sticking to our update schedule, for which we apologise. Although you might think that a weekend would be the best time to have an update, allowing the turn to be spread over a week, it turns out to be quite inconvenient. The Packlords have found that they are starting to dread the update because it takes up all of our free time away from work (read: our breeders get really annoyed ). We've also found that it means that if we do go out then we end up being late with the update. The Packlords noticed that last season when the site was closed at weekends we got lots of comments about needing it open so you can scheme and plan in your own time. As such, and for various reasons, we have decided to flip-flop the way the turns work.
Henceforth, the turn itself (when you can send orders) will take place from Saturday to Monday and the update will run from Tuesday to Friday. NPC will still be active throughout the turn, from Monday to Sunday, you should expect to receive a response by the Friday of the turn (usually before).
We hope this will allow us the time to work on your orders better and improve the quality of MP, hopefully your playing experience as well.

Laboratory: Just to warn you guys that Lab may have some late deliveries. Hopefully the next system, as described above, should prevent us over-running in the future.

~The Packlords

Just a note for Packlords and Players alike.

Glod's internet keeps crashing and doesn't want to stay online for more than a minute or two at a time. This is likely to delay the update.

Apologies for any inconvenience to you all.


-Glod

Moulder Monthly XXV
Open Sesame

The Peak Opens
The Dawai Lumin and the Spirit of Hell Pit have finally agreed on the terms of their treaty. Dead Rat's Peak is now officially part of the Moulder Realms, adding a new region and new tactics for tournaments. Moulders from Hell Pit have been invited to come and try their paws in the Gladiorat Games, and at long last the caves have been opened to allow Moulders to move into this new realm. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of skaven emigrating in the coming months, from both directions.

Bought and Sold
It has been reported that a moulder of disrepute has been attempting to sell the research notes of other Moulders for outlandish prices. The notes were from various pits and appear to have been handwritten copies supplied by their creators. It is unknown whether any of the notes were actually sold to buyers, but Moulders have been warned to protect their research from falling into the hands of others. Research notes have really been making the rounds lately as Moulders show off their skills in exchange for money; the Institute has stated than any research that becomes available to them will be studied and taught for a fee.

Harrows Attacked
The Blackpit tournament, The Harrowing, was hit this month by a terrible attack. It appears that a skaven managed to by-pass the security of the beast pens and gain access to the competitors about to enter the semi-finals. Not much is known about the identity of this Moulder but reports from Meroth's office imply that it was a Deathpitter who has now been 'dealt with'. No one is quite sure how true these reports are, but who'd be stupid enough to openly question Meroth. I know that everyone here at the Monthly believe the statement...

Outskirter Ostracised
In the Outskirts this month a rather unexpected occurrence happened. It appears the beta team twelve of CEASE were going about their business, keeping the Outskirts secure from attack, when suddenly they were ambushed. The attack against them was poorly planned and defeated quickly, but at least one member of the team was seriously injured. The attacker turned out to be a rather eccentric Outskirter by the name of Warpenstein. CEASE has declared that the Moulder is to be banished from the Outskirts as only someone with enough guile for the outerpits would dare attack a CEASE squad. Warpenstein has taken up residence in the Deathpits, let's hope he's ready for them.


Tournaments:
Outskirts: Aquatus finished! Fandengo starts this turn! Slave New World announced!
The Blackpits: Harrowing takes a respite!
The Deathpits: Trifight sign-ups closed!
The Wyrdpits: Unadorned closes this turn!
Dead Rats Peak: Gladiorat Games taking sign-ups!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team


OOC: some research may still need returning, however it should be done by tonight.

If you want to move to Dead Rats Peak, contact NPC to arrange it.
There is a fee for moving in addition to the cost of transporting your goods, however it will not cost you an AP.

Moulder Monthly XXIV
Peaks of Glory

Beastly Rituals and Slaughter
It seems that the portents have changed at last as the beastmen have begun to fade back into the wilds away from Hell Pit. As the light of Morrsleib faded the last of the beastmen disappeared as silently as they appeared. However much to the great dismay of those caught within it, this disappearance was not without one last show as a great gathering and sacrifice occurred within the reaches of the Wyrdpit. As noted by the Inquisition and Mages Guild a high concentration of magic seemed to explode in an aura of pure terror as the cries of daemons echoed through caverns and passages causing unrest within all who heard the deathly whispers carried within the haunting screams.

In addition to this ritual the army mounted one last action against the kin of man and beast killing swathes of their numbers in a cunning trap orchestrated by one Skitark Retiarii who trapped a sizable gathering of the Raggedtusk beastmen within a pincer movement. While many say that the beastmen left with the fading of their moon the army claims that it was this decisive blow that forced the departure of our unwelcome visitors.

The Return of the Peak!
After weeks of effort and struggle by ambassador Lunara, the Dawai Lumin has finally deigned to join the Moulder Realm once more. This Peak at the northernmost tip of the Worlds Edge Mountains become the first of many that Lunara hope to join with our happy realm in the months to come. The negotiations are ongoing but details are up already of the introductory fight of the season, the Gladiorat Games (and the first time for many to try of the new Warp Transit Authority system). Moulders will be glad to know that, should they wish to abandon the loving Hell Pit that has nurtured them for so long, that they need only contact the correct authorities to arrange the cost of moving their assets.

Cunning Con-Artists
It is with a bitter loathing (because he got conned - Ed.) we report that there has been an influx of con-artists within our markets trying to catch the populace of Hell Pit during these trying times. A number of sly vendors have been selling fake charms that supposedly warded off the evil spirits that accompanied the beastmen complete with forged certificates of authenticity from the Mage’s Guild. All are warned that these are forgeries and to be careful when purchasing magical charms as they may be fakes.

Wanted!
A wanted criminal has rumoured to have moved within Hell Pit hidden amongst a caravan of settlers from Dead Rats Peak. The individual is wanted for crimes against the rule of the Horned One and his noble Inquisition. Any who encounter this individual are warned to steer clear and alert the nearest member of the Inquisition.

Tournaments:
Outskirts: Naajelith In Progress! Fandengo Sign-ups end this turn!
The Blackpits: Second Round this turn!
The Deathpits: Bloody Brawl over! Trifight Sign-ups end this turn!
The Wyrdpits: Unadorned is taking sign-ups!
Dead Rats Peak: Gladiorat Games announced!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC: We've got a whole new location for you lot to look through, Dead Rats Peak. This is our first alternate Location, a few hundred miles North of Hell Pit. Take a look at the Travelling rules for details on how to get there, also have a glance at the Pitfighting Rules, those'll tell you about fighting there. We won't be moving any Labs there until next turn, then its all yours.
Enjoy,
~The Packlords

Moulder Monthly XXIII
Lunara Sends Her Love

Carnage Continues
The question has been asked, ‘Will these raids ever end?’ Once again the realm of Hell Pit has found itself in turmoil as the raids continue and this time even the Deathpits were not spared from the savagery. Despite an increase in military activity it seems that the foul invaders are more cunning than first thought as they managed to elude the hunting parties of both soldiers and moulders who have been assisting the effort. It seems that the only pit to suffer less trouble was the Wyrdpit who after last month’s fires was in a state of greater weakness. It is reckoned that the beastmen saw less value in capturing trophies from the area because of its current lesser status than the other pits.

Drinking our Troubles Away
In light of all the hardships the denizens of Hell Pit are enduring it seems that drinking has become a far more popular pass time with the Skavenade Pub having record high sales. Most notably of all with this is the amount of drinking contests that have occurred this past month with an outstanding performance from one Goblin patron. According to one spectator the goblin successfully managed to outdrink 13 of the pubs finest alcoholics. How exactly the little brute manages to put them away is a fact unknown to us but it sure is impressive.

Lies and Deceit
Hell Pit riles as the Military claim that many Moulders have been attempting to gain money from the recent beast attacks by plying their Mouldering skills into creating fake beastmen. The Military are said to be disgusted by this behaviour, despite its skaveny nature. The Military say there will be a thorough investigation into these charges but that any genuine claim will still receive the reward, there's no point punishing those who are actually protecting Hell Pit.

News From the North
Once again we have received news of Ambassador Lunara's progress. Sagas have already been written of her tribulations passing through Troll Country and her battles on the heights of the Worlds Edge Mountains, finally she is nearing her destination. Last we heard she had reached the Northern tip of the Edge Mountainrange, heading for that sacred place Dead Rat's Peak. It is believed that she intends to go into talks this month over the state's involvement in pitfighting, we can only hope it goes well for the glory of Moulderdom. We wish you luck sweet Lunara, may the Dawai Lumin be gentle.

Waning Light
The great warpstone moon that hangs over our world, Morsleib, has moved into its final house this month. The waning of the moon in the seventh month brings about festivals in many cultures, here in Skavendom we like to celebrate with a good booze-up. No doubt many Moulders will be brewing their own alcohol or visiting their local drinking dens in the coming weeks.


Tournaments:
Outskirts: Aquatus Tournament is readying for the final! Naajelith tournament is entering its final round! Fangdengo taking sign-ups!
The Blackpits: The Harrowing is on respite after a startling start!
The Deathpits: Bloody Brawl entering final round! Trifight taking sign-ups!
The Wyrdpits: The Chasm has finished with Fatikk taking the prize! The Unadorned is taking sign-ups!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC: Could anyone who submitted Research before Turn 20 which has yet to be returned please bump their original PM. It's not that we think we've lost any, we're just making sure.

Moulder Monthly XXII
Beasts, Balls and Breakages

Aggravated Assaults
Moulders fear for their lives as the Beast-men assaults increase.
All across Hell Pit the random attacks by the beastmen hoards have been hitting home. Everywhere except the Deathpits. It appears that the commander decided that his soldiers were most needed to protect their own homes, mounting a huge defensive circle which encapsulated the Deathpits and Inner Sanctum. This increased security has apparently protected the Moulders there, although there are reports of the streets being awash with blood. Moulders from the other pits are said to be disgusted by this turn of events, with riots springing up all around Hell Pit. Those in the Wyrdpits decided to take their aggression out on the members of the Grotto, the walls surrounding which seemed to turn back most of the attackers, pouring insult onto injury as the rioters started a fire which quickly spread to everywhere outside of the grotto.
The Hell Pit Military has released a statement asking for assistance in protecting the city, with rewards being offered for moulders that can provide decent proof of wiping out a raid. The military say that the proof most must be verified with one of their members before any moulder is paid.

Conspiracy or Ritual?

It appears that a small scale attack was mounted by the beast-men hoards on the Outskirts, fortunately the brave warriors of CEASE managed to turn back this attack easily, keeping our young Moulders safe. The fights have raised questions amongst the skaven of Hell Pit as to the purpose or cause of the attacks. Some say that a diabolical moulder is behind them, akin to the cause of the Chaos war; others say that it's a conspiracy by the governtment of Hell Pit to keep numbers down, most of these skaven are now detained. Our resident beast-men expert has a different theory. He believes that the angle of Morsleib, the great warpstone moon, combined with the juvenile appearance of most of the attackers can mean only one thing. The attacks are most likely a ritual of sorts, testing young beast-men with their first kills. This might also explain the loss of small items or specific body parts reported by most skaven.

Balls of Fire

Residents of the Deathpits reported a very strange occurrence recently, a fire burning its way across the exterior of Moulder Scabrac's lab followed by a huge explosion from within. The details of this story are a little vague, but they seem to coincide with the Moulder's withdrawal from the Bloody Brawl tournament. Questions as to the cause of this are spreading around the area, is Scabrac designing some new weapon? Did his creature spontaneously explode due to an overdose? Has Scabrac been brewing something illicit? No doubt the Inquisition will be paying a visit to this Moulder to check for heretical activity.

Death in the Outskirts

Greetings ladies and gentlerats! We have exciting news live from the Deathpits. Our sources tell us that the mighty Frank, a fearsome bear created by Master Moulder Silvermane has been killed! It was unable to survive the injuries it has sustained against the new Moulder Protégé Mihili. This marks the very first time in Hell Pit’s history that a lowly Outskirter has outright killed its opponent within the pits. Naajelith may have made a spectacle of the scrawny little moulder upon his entry into the Outskirts, Mihili has immediately become a force to be reckoned with in the mouldering world.
Many moulders have expressed outrage that the Outskirts medics on scene did not attempt to resuscitate the beast, but the authorities have pointed out that the Moulder in question was no longer a member of the Outskirts and thus would not be receiving special treatment.


Tournaments:
Outskirts: Aqatus Tournament entering its final round! Naajelith tournament taking a break! Fangdengo announced!
The Blackpits: The Harrowing is starting this turn!
The Deathpits: Bloody Brawl on respite! Trifight announced!
The Wyrdpits: The Chasm entering final round! The Unadorned announced!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC: The Institute of Artisans has had the following changes made:
- Basic Mutating cost reduced to 50T from 60T
- Intermediate Mutating cost increased from 60T to 150T
- Advanced Mutating cost increased from 100T to 400T.
- Anatomy research was removed
- All Mutating researches have had their bonuses adjusted. They will now stack with one another, as well as stacking with Laboratory equipment such as Operating Tables.

In addition, the new Training Overhaul has arrived! Please see the Beast Management section of the Advanced Rules thread for additional information. Effective immediately, all training actions will be processed using the new system, please read over the new rules (it's not complicated, I promise). In addition, ALL outstanding training actions are going to be completed immediately. If there is still a training you are waiting on after this turn update, please send a PM to Beast Management.

Message from Australia
Sidorio would like to apologise for any researches not returned yet. You should receive them by Wednesday. Unfortunately his laptop has broken, so he's got limited internet access.
(personally, I think he's been drinking too much... bloody students )

Moulder Monthly XXI
Beastly Bargins

Beastmen Raiding and Ravaging
Anarchy has spread across Hell Pit as the beastmen raids have escalated once more as groups managed to infiltrate within the walls of our society. Following on from the destruction that these foul creatures caused outside of Hell Pit they have begun to raid the labs of unsuspecting moulders, killing beasts and stealing trophies as they see fit. The Military has mobilised within Hell Pit but despite their efforts they were unable to stop all the raids and it is feared by some that the number of beastmen within Hell Pit will only grow if the army does not stop them now.

Witnesses who have survived the attack have identified a number of variations in the groups leading our experts to believe that it is more than the Raggedtusk Warherd involved in this and that the herds of Kharghur the Blackwing and Garlfhur Silverhoof may be involved as well. Whether or not this is signs of a larger invasion to come is unknown.

Moulders are warned to stay inside and ensure that their labs are secure until the military has dealt with the beast-thing infestation.

Bazaar Disappearance
It is with great regret that we see our brethren of the Bazaar leave us for new pastures. The loss by Moulder Hass'Brow in the Chasm tournament is said to have prompted this move, the caravan was apparently docked near Hell Pit in order for him to join the tournament. The Skaven of the Hell Pit are both sad and relieved to see them go, many believe that it is the appearance of those strange travelling Moulders that caused the beastmen to begin attacking our fair city.

Onwards Sweet Lunara
Here at the Monthly we have been lucky enough to receive word of our illustrious Ambassador Lunara. The stories say that Lunara has been seen in Kislev, where she was forced to fight her way through a brigade of man-thing Kossars using only her wit and a few mildly deadly poisons. Her exploits are starting to raise eyebrows amongst many of the man-things who believe her to be some sort of evil ghost or spirit. We have heard little else, apart from the news that she was last seen heading further North towards Praag and Troll Country. Here at the Moulder Monthly we're wishing her well and are not in any way running a sweepstake on her chance of survival.

Flight of the Mallard
Hell Pit has recently been subjected to flocks of strange, flat-beaked creatures flying across the skies in formation. Fortunately, due to the diligence of the Hell Pit Military and local Moulders, most of these creatures have been eradicated. It looks as though the vagrants and wild beasts of our home will be eating well for the next few weeks.

Tournaments:
Outskirts: Aquatus and Najelith's Tournament have finished their first rounds!
The Blackpits: The Harrowing sign-ups end this turn, only 2 spaces left!
The Deathpits: The Chasm is taking a respite!
The Wyrdpits: Bloody Brawl entering its second round!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC:
Trading Research
For the first time this season the subject of trading research notes has started to become apparent. The Packlords have decided that traded research must still be read in the same manner as a book or other learning tool. In game terms this means that players will have to expend a Research Action in order to learn what is written in the notes. It is likely that some of these researches will be quicker than normal due to the nature of the notes, however the charatter still has to understand and learn what is written within them. Recipes and items that have an appropriate knowledge relating to will be dealt with on a case by case basis and should be queried with Laboratory, do not assume that you will automatically gain the knowledge.
On a similar vein, the Packlords are currently discussing the points brought up in the player feedback thread. We just thought you'd want to know that it isn't being ignored, just debated.

A Note From Your unFriendly Neighbourhood Lab-Rat
All completed research due back this turn should be returned to players over the next 24 hours. Apologies to players for the delays and if you have research you think should be back just give me a friendly poke (same goes for any other actions you fear I may have missed ). RL has been busy for me as I'm still getting used to uni and balancing free-time with study.

Moulder Monthly
Time Dilatation and Titillation

Raids Continue
It appears that the minor raids that were reported upon last week have escalated. Reports suggest that at least one of the minor settlements outside of the Hell Pit has been virtually decimated, the inhabitants tell stories of packs of young feral beastmen entering the village and snatching children and breeders away, killing livestock and murdering the males. The descriptions vary but the major attack seems to have come from a local tribe known as Warherd Raggedtusk, a vicious group of predatorial beastmen, each with the head of a vicious animal. Hell Pit has sent a couple of small brigades to help protect the outer villages, hopefully this will all be sorted soon.

Bazaar Beasts
It appears that the embargo on trade with the Moulder Caravan has been lifted for a few select beast traders. The far-flung adventurers of Porton's Bazaar have bought us a few new treats from their travels including several sea creatures called "mermaids", which appears to be part fish and part man-thing; a small band of hobgoblins, vicious brutes to the last; and a couple of treemen. We're sure that these beasts will be snatched up quickly, but until they are they're out there ready to be bought by any resident that wants them!

Fiery Response
There was quite a spectacle this month as protesters make their complains known to the Mages' Academy about the fireballs seen last month. The ruffled moulders were seen yelling and waving banners in front of the collegium; however, while this protest started peacefully, one skaven took it too far, smashing on the the college's windows with a thrown rock. The scene was then noticed to go from bad to worse at this point, as members of the Mages' Academy came forth to show why they are such a venerated, and above all feared, part of Hell Pit. Those protesters that survived the onslaught of magical energy are no longer in recognisable skaven form, most of them are very slimy and squashy. Still, a free dinner for some of our wild beasts and street-born slaves is not to be scoffed at.

Time Dilation
Many Moulders have reported a feeling of this month dragging by and taking almost twice as long as normal. Some of the Mages' Academy have admitted that certain expeditions into magical theory have caused this apparent elongation of time. There have also been apologies from the Board of Laboratories in the Wyrdpits for similar research-based accidents. All we can say is that it's been on hell of a party here at the Monthly, twice as much drinking time.


Tournaments:
Outskirts: Aquatus Tournament sign-ups have finished, first round starts this month! Respite in the Naajelith's Pride tournament as the first round finishes!
The Blackpits: The Harrowing is taking sign-ups!
The Deathpits: The Chasm is entering its second round!
The Wyrdpits: Respite in the Bloody Brawl tournament as the first round finishes!

That's the News, have another day Hell Pit.

~The Hell Pit News Team

OOC: Apologies for the over-extended update, illness, freshers week and other problems have cause the Packlords to be ripped into the realms of RL, we hope you understand. Actions for Turn 21 need to be in by Friday the 24th, the update will take place from the 25th to the 27th. Turn 22 starts on the 27th/28th if everything goes to plan.
(also, it's Glod's birthday on the 23rd! )

Also, NPC is confirmed to ALWAYs be updated at the update, in addition to any other free time that Glod gets. If you aren't responded to at the update, then there is likely to be a reason why.

Apology AP
Any player may write an additional piece of fluff this turn to gain an extra AP as an apology from the Packlords.
So that's three pieces of fluff, three APs. This is a one-turn only deal.
(details for the fluff's length, content and other such matters can be found in the rules)