This has not been a good year for the city of Terajin.
Hot on the heels of news of a breakout from their renowned prison system, the Herald has been receiving reports that the Slums have seen record levels of devastation, due to a magickal explosion of unknown origins.
Possibly linked are the reports of an infestation of hideous monsters of all stripes originating from the Slums region spreading throughout the city, chased out of their homes by what appear to be fiends of demonic origin. Beggars, prostitutes, and the poor are swarming the civilized regions of the city, much to the dismay of the more well-heeled citizenry.
“It’s a bloody crime,” said a local merchant who preferred to remain anonymous (we prefer he didn’t; his name is Eggleton Biscuitface). ”There I was, trying to buy a slave for my butler to help him with his shoeshining duties, when some filthy tart comes screaming by weeping and wailing about the Hells opening up. As if the Hells would open here, in Terajin. Trinsic is more like it, with all those meddlesome Daelows chanters.”
Voletta Yawnstopper, a filthy tart, had this to say: “There be monsters in the Slums! Big scary ones, with wicked teeth and pointy black bits! It’s the end! The end! Run for yer lives!”
City officials said that while authorities are working hard to return the residents of the Slums to their homes by force, relief efforts to the Slums were ‘moving at their own pace.’
“They don’t really pay taxes,” said City Official and Terajin Wizard Jack Ash. ”So we don’t really care.”
Zombies have also been spotted throughout the city. Citizens and visitors alike are advised to stay indoors when possible, and to aim for the head if outdoor travel is necessary.
