Cillian Mac Conall and Triss Aduro travel the long haul to Ériu-Innis, eventually arriving in port to a modest welcome party as news had been sent ahead of their arrival. After the fanfare was complete and gifts were exchanged, the Duke travelled to the High King, who happily met him. Mac Conall came to proclaim that all clauses of the negotiations spoken about had been ratified by the Lord Chancellor, with an open offer to act as the Island nation's diplomat in further negotiations and wants. Cillian was disappointed to learn however, from the High King, that the ratification of these priviliges had not been processed by either the Chancellor or the Finance Minister or the Bureaucracy, which put Cillian in the unfortunate position of being embarassed in front of the gathered High Nobility, as he had come with empty promises and words. As such, the High King and the nobility made no further statement in request to Cillian, and after inviting him to stay for dinner, sent him on his merry way the next day. After this, Cillian traveled to the Pool of Life groves for spiritual rejuvenation, speaking with the Druids. The Druids in specific spoke of the "intent" to create a grove on the Regalian Isle, but remarked that their faith was not officially ratified as a legal faith in the Empire, and also presented a problem. They insisted that such a grove be created by either a circle of Aos sí, or Draoidh shapeshifter, or Púca, but were disappointed to report that fairy circles were not present on the Regalian Isle, and that a Púca had not been seen for generations. On his departure, one of the druids did take Cillian aside and told him that supposedly, there was a Púca in Regalia, one that he had perceived in visions, visions of a young girl lost in the mist wading in snow, calling for her mother, but her mother also wandering into the mist and getting lost and perishing. The druid believed that a Púca ought to be present somewhere on the Regalian Isle, as he remarked that the Fairies do not send visions to the druids for just any reason. That was all the orders for the past 10 days. Send more orders! Generated Rumors: A rumor is spreading from the Elladorian landmass that the Isldar have been embroiled in a civil war for quite some time now, an event that has remained hidden from the world. The claim is that a fraction of the Isldar wish to align with Regalia because Regalia's Dragon killed (or revived, depending on the translation) their Dragon, while a larger portion of the fanatical population is attempting to eradicate these traitors. Some Regalian settler villages have even freed themselves, their Isldar jailors simply leaving peacefully with the doors and chains left open. There is the rumor that the Allorn Empire, emboldened by the recent setbacks in the Sendrassian war, could be making a claim on the Daendroquin city-states. They have conspicuously been avoiding open conflict with the Asha, who seem a more natural target for their aggression, for unknown reasons. The King of Nordskag, Markus Krumme, who has had to entertain many proposals for marriage, but remains unmarried in his growing advanced age, has finally released his intentions to the public. While a staunch Viridian and even Unionist sympathizer, King Krumme announces he never had any intent to wed himself to anyone, and took a vow of celibacy many decades ago that remains unbroken. In the spirit of the customs of his people, King Krumme also proclaimed that his heir would be his sister Aud, a woman more in touch with her Old Gods roots and Skagger raising. While the King intends to have more Unionist churches built on Nordskag, he considers his sister Auda the strongest candidate for Kingship after his death. Aud has accepted the proclamation and is now officially the Crown Princess, however her claim is contested by her younger sister Beritte and her second removed cousin Grod. A Darkwald chapter of knights operating in Arlora has gone dark, and the King of Arlora seems to be doing his very best to cover up any instance of investigation into the matter, insisting that everything is absolutely fine, and that they were foreigners from Tirgunn anyway, and as such the locals don't really care about their castle being demolished.
