Got a strange email yesterday.

13th Ulriczeit – River Soll

The attack was both surprising and ferocious and ended only with a bullet through the heart.

The rapport of my shot echoed across the river, and then the dilapidated pier creaked ominously as the ferryman fell with a dull thud.

Stenstrom, my trusted accomplice, kept a bead on the ferryman as Sister Erika lifted her storm lantern to inspect the body more closely.

“It is as I feared,” the Shallyan said, “He was one of them, no doubt about it.”

With one swift motion she yanked a necklace from the ferryman’s neck and lifted it for us to see. Dark shells glistened in the lantern’s pale light.

Sister Erika is from the Order of The Black Dove, a group of Shallyan zealots who actively hunt followers of the Plague God. They are convinced that the thing I am after is in fact one of the dreaded «unreadable».

“It is just like the fell grimoire says,” Sister Erika continued,

“And from the tolling of the death knell will you know he is come; and his sign the shell.”

As I looked at the shell necklace and the dead ferryman, I found it hard to disagree. The question is, did he wear the shells to show allegiance, or as protection against something…

A WFRP fan supplement coming soon.

Jay Hafner is at it again:

I’m announcing this early this year.  As always, I’ll sponsor a $20 gift certificate to the winner and an official printed copy of “Day Late, Shilling Short” mailed to anyone who submits a completed entry.

If we get at least 5 people to commit (yes there will be drop-out), I will run the contest again this year.  Rules and details from last years contest are here and will be clarified in a later post:  http://community.fan…ntest/?p=818271

I will assist any of you who are not sure where to start or who want additional feedback and editing through the process.

YES, you may write it for any edition of WFRP, however an accompanying 3rd edition conversion sheet is a requirement for entry. We have lots of people who can help with that.

Deadline for rough draft is August 1st.  Final deadline is October 31st.  I give you the rough draft deadline just to keep you all on track.

So, I ask you brave men and women of the Empire:  will you support me again in fighting the good fight?

Jay Hafner

Personally I’m thinking of taking part to the contest with my almost done adventure, but I hope there will be a large number of new adventures written for this anyway!

The Daily Empire is happy to congratulate the winner of this years fan scenario writing contest!

The Steward of Grauwerk Manor, by Valvorik

This competition was tough and a single vote tipped the balance in favour of Valvorik. Emirikol’s One Hand Gives, the Other Takes It Away was leading the race from the beginning.

The winner receives the immense bragging rights and quite possibly some other prices as indicated in the original thread.

I would like to thank all writers and voters for this competition. Material written by the fans is what keeps this game going. Keep up the good work!

The participants once again:

1st place – The Steward of Grauwerk Manor, by Valvorik

2nd place – One Hand Gives, the Other Takes It Away, by Emirikol

3rd place – Lost and Found, by No.12