January Marginalia

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#C0C0C0" LINK="#FFFF00" VLINK="#808080"> <TABLE WIDTH="400" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="../../images/mhb1.jpg" ALT="Magic Horizons Title Graphic" ALIGN="BOTTOM" WIDTH="398" HEIGHT="162"></P> <H2>Port Mahon Marginalia </H2> <H4>Hard Winter in Port Mahon</H4> <P>The winter has been cold and monotonous here in Port Ma-hon. It has snowed daily for the past several weeks, sometimes reaching a depth of four inches or more. The storms are endless, and I tire of digging through the snow to reach everything. Winter entertainment consists of watching the spray freeze as it breaks over the shore. I find myself looking forward to the diversion that the Mad Moon provides. New people arriving with the monthly packet would be welcome indeed. I am told by the people who have been here through many winters that this one is unusually cold and wet, but that may just be the "old timers" kidding the newcomer.</P> <H4>Goblins in Town</H4> <P>There has been unusually large numbers of Goblins in and around Port Mahon. Apparently they are doing nothing more than trying to stay warm and begging for whatever food can be spared. They starve to death, more often than not, and their bodies become something else to be moved along with the snow. If this continues throughout the winter, there will no longer be any gob-lins in the Port Mahon area. This is not good news for the merchants that have profited from trade with them, or the adventurers that hunt them. Perhaps human settlers will move into the area with the elimination of that monster threat.</P> <H4>Mad Moons</H4> <P>Another unfortunate side effect of the weather is the Scholars who can predict the Mad Moons have not been able to study the skies to determine when the more distant future Mad Moons will be. (I have not seen anything in the sky but clouds for so long I have forgotten what the sun looks like.) They have had to rely on portents, which I am told is dependable only for the next couple of months, beyond that the dates are subject to change.</P> <P>I hope that the next issue of Marginalia will be able to include definite dates through summer. If you don't care for the excitement of the Mad Moons, you are now warned when to stay safely barricaded in your rooms. If, however, you crave something other than the monotony of daily living, I will see you then.</P> <P><CITE>Darial The Spellbinder</CITE></P> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="../events_96.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/prev_g.jpg" ALT="[Previous]" BORDER="0" WIDTH="110" HEIGHT="24"></A><A HREF="97_feb.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/next_g.jpg" ALT="[Next]" BORDER="0" WIDTH="110" HEIGHT="24"></A></P> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD><A><IMG SRC="../../images/left_h.jpg" ALT="Left End Of Scroll Bar" WIDTH="32" HEIGHT="116"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../info/info_toc.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/info_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Logistics]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="45" HEIGHT="116" NAME="info"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../game/game_toc.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/game_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Game Info]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="60" HEIGHT="116" NAME="game"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../misc/misc_toc.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/misc_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Miscellaneous Information]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="62" HEIGHT="116" NAME="misc"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../faq.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/faq_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Frequently Asked Questions]" BORDER="0" WIDTH="58" HEIGHT="116" NAME="faq"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../new.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/new_h_n.jpg" ALT="[What's New]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="52" HEIGHT="116" NAME="whatsNew"></A></TD> <TD><A HREF="../../index.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="../../images/home_h_n.jpg" ALT="[Magic Horizons Home Page]" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" WIDTH="59" HEIGHT="116" NAME="home"></A></TD> <TD><IMG SRC="../../images/right_h.jpg" ALT="Right End Of Scroll Bar" WIDTH="22" HEIGHT="116"></TD></TR></TABLE> <P>Problems with the page? Email <a HREF="mailto:burnside@itis.com">Ken Burnside</a>.</P></TD></TR></TABLE></BODY>