I was wondering where the "South Southeast" came from, and it was from the Thief WORLD Map Project led by Mark "MaJiC" Cole. It's mostly fanon as all taffers had were names of places, with very rare directional clues, and hints at what came from there, i.e., Tatyana's Flowers of the Esse Range can lull sentient rocks (The Eye? Heh heh.) and plants to sleep, Throvian artist Lizotte and Throvian summer wine, Illyrian tea, Centauri Vineyards of New Hope, Hand Mages from the East, etc.
It's the only fan-project I know of that made almost serious use of the globe in the Casing the Joint briefing. Ehcmier 00:53, 3 March 2009 (UTC)Ehcmier
Most of this article is fanon. Yikes.[]
The Baron is off at war with Blackbrook, and although there is no mention of what the war is about, it is said (not in-game) that the war is profitable, and the Baron is greedy, but that's not necessarily what the citizens have been told is the excuse for the war, and we don't know what that is. I suppose the idea that Blackbrook is friendly with pagans was extrapolated from the fact that Dorcas was invited to Angelwatch to receive a gift of Masked Servants, or maybe the medicinals, or the word "magic".
From M5dossier: "Dorcas Goodfellow
Blackbrook Underguild ambassador. Particular (importable) dominates include magical constructs, medicinals, and elemental crystals."
ex10502A: What's the latest on the war, Raleigh?
no10502B: (Worried exhalation) Lord Anders hasn't received a report in some time. The last he heard, it was not going well. I fear the Baron may return with the battlefield coming right up behind him.
ex10502C: I think you worry too much. This city is like a fortress. With the Mechanists here to help us defend The City, we needn't fret about it.
no10502D: (Contemptuous snorting laugh) I think you put too much faith in the Mechanists. After all...they are only a splinter group of the Hammerites. Hardly a military force. They seem concerned only with aiding nobles with their fancy inventions. Their tin soldiers wouldn't last long against a real army.
ex10502E: Well...until I see a battle going on outside my window, I shant worry about it.
Miscellany (not including the separate battle between Cyric and Bohn):
From M04B12, Mosely's Journal: "Hopefully the war will be over soon and the Baron will return. I don't think I can take much more of Truart's 'New Age', as Hagen so often puts it."
sg4a0mu2: (To self) I shoulda joined the army. You get medals for rewards in the army. Get to march around outside in the grass and the trees. Uniforms are better--they got real good boots, an' nice gold trim in the army (grumbles).
th10402A: (Grunts) You guys can't treat me like this! I'm a vet'ran!
sg60402B: (Laughing jeeringly) Yeah, I bet that's where you learned to pick pockets so well.
th10402C: (Sniveling) W-w-w--when I got back, my family was gone. I h-had no money to live.
sg60402D: (Jeeringly) Sure. Tell it to the sheriff. He's got a real soft spot for war heroes.
sv2c0801: Uugh...
sv1c0802: What's wrong?
sv2c0803: Oh I'm...I'm just worried my Jobi's never coming back. He's off fighting Blackbrook. I thought It'd be good for him, teach him discipline, but now...
sv1c0804: It's hard, I know.
sv2c0805: Bein' a mother, worst thing in the world, I tell you. Best you can hope for is to die before your babes.
Ehcmier 00:53, 3 March 2009 (UTC)Ehcmier
-(Unused half-conversation:)
HM1C0321: Rather to buttress our defenses.
HM1C0322: Nay, 'tis not they who chart the building of the battle. They but put in force the will of the Baron, and the Baron chooseth not to press the attack.
HM1C0323: Lackwit. Thinks thou the Baron wishes to defeat Blackbrook?
HM1C0324: How think ye? The war grants the Baron a crisis to posture before and gains him many taxes he wouldst not otherwise see.