witch still missing

Chrysanthemum Blackburn (12) was reported missing one week ago, last sighted near Amagika Park. Despite continued investigations, the girl has not been discovered. Many teams have come back from their search only to find heaps of contradictory evidence including… [page 8]

Valley’s Invitation “Outrageous,”

Despite the tradition of exchanging apprentices between the cities of Salem being long-lived and well-celebrated among cities, never before has a rogue coven been invited to such an event. Yesterday, when Gale Valley’s envoys arrived with news of a new mine expansion and commitment towards Salem’s AEP, they also arrived with the shocking news that rogue coven Silvertongue and its designated witches would be participating in both the festivities and the learning courses. [break] [break]
H.P Medeia Trevil told The Sundial Times, “The implications of this invitation are positively outrageous. Silvertongue is a rogue coven, and, despite what past arrangements may have been made, Vicente should not learn to trust bandits.” [break] [break]
Vincente Mallori, current mayor of Gale Valley, has been contracting Silvertongue mercenaries for the past year as a means of protection for merchants doing business between Sundial and the valley. In doing so, expenses of various goods were greatly lessened and trade flourished. However, some sources say that ‘protected’ merchant carts were often attacked and ransacked by thieves. The frequency of these attacks in unknown. [break] [break]
Despite this, Mallori has spoken in favor of the so-called ‘bandits,’ proclaiming that that “Silvertongue and their talented mercenaries have constantly been able to safely secure our goods from the valley to Sundial, and their skills in defending our merchants and businessmen have not gone unnoticed by us. To not invite them to our expansion and program would be disregarding their kind efforts, which is something I as mayor cannot do.” [break] [break]
H.P Trevil reportedly proclaimed Mallori’s defense as “insulting” and the council of Salem’s silence of the matter as “cowardly.”

Anvil Thief Strikes Downtown

Yesterday night a popular blacksmith’s near downtown sundial reported a burglar breaking in at around 3AM. After investigation, the Helios Knights confirmed it to be the same magical imprints as the so-called “Anvil Thief” who had robbed four other similar shops in the course of the past week… [page 6]

Ginseng Fad Leaves Markets Puzzled

Alchemists have recently begun recommending the use of Northern Ginseng roots and potions containing such roots as a cure for nightmares in The Daily Alchemist’s Trade. A week after publication of the same issue, the demand of ginseng has exponentially increased and local marketplaces have…. [page 8]