The Flock Project

(Year 235, Summer) There's been quite some fuss regarding the scientic Flock People project, since a royal palace staff member was fired for joining the project by getting pregnant, without informing her employer. Some time back another female resident at Willow Field in Gloomville gave birth to the first Flock baby. So what is next? Is this project still fully covered by science?

Illustrations created to document the unique looks of the now dead Flock man.

When the last known Humperton Flock was found dying, Landgraab Science Lab in Oasis Springs kept the body under observation. The project was kept secret until they managed to create a new Flock baby, carried out by Edith Mox, leader of the Save the Flock People organisation. The Flock People has their roots at Willow Field in Gloomville, but was scared away decades ago when the willow forest was cut down.

Scientist Mr Alexander Goth (42) has been leading the project of rescuing this old, and until know mythical, group. He states that scientifically this has been a huge challenge, but that they have found a way to bring the old man's DNA to new life. There are two babies this far, but they plan on creating duplicates of each of them, as soon as the babies get approved.

A leaked photo from the secret cellars of Landgraab Science Lab in Oasis Springs.

- We need to make sure that the newborns will manage, and we will need to check that their DNA was not affected too much by their mothers' DNA. Technically the DNA should be safe, and we also managed to manipulate it enough to avoid future inbreed, while still being pretty accurate to the origin.

So, there will be two babies, and possibly two more in the near future? Then what?

- This far we focused on the DNA part, this is what we want to secure. The Flock People DNA seems unique. What happens later is harder to predict. We do not know for sure how rapidly they will grow up to reproduce their natural way. Meanwhile we will look for some land where they can form rather natural lives, based on their traditional approach to nature, but whyere we can also stay in touch for future scientific observation, at least periodically. We hope to learn from observing how they will form their everyday life, while growing up.

Where will that land be?

- Well, we have not decided yet. The first two babies will stay with their mothers for a few years, so the land is not an urgent case, but for long span planning, we should have some plan next year, already. In Gloomville would be perfect, this is where they origin from, after all.

Edith Mox and Alexander Goth is clear on that Willow Field is the origin of the Flock People. 

While the royal palace staff member has still not given birth, the first Flock baby is already a toddler. His mother, Edith Mox (49), is clear on what land would be perfect.

- Here at Willow Field there is a small house that is currently housing an elderly criminal! A burdon to our lovely hood! I suggest the project can buy it or rent it, delete the old build and recreate a suitable home for the Flock People! Staying next door, I can supervise them, and - well, I don't know about that palace staff woman. We just celebrated the 100th aniversary of the Flock People and I'm sure the organizatrion can assist Science in a great way if we feel the project stays local!

Edith Mox and her son Humperton Jr. in front of the house where a criminal is currently renting.

It's too early for any decision, but the debate will probably be of some value to the project. Politicians have not yet made their statement, and Minister Emma Golden of Science & Education was not available for a comment today.

University Graduatees

(Year 235, Summer) The first member of the current generation of growing up royals got their degrees! There will be plenty more over the next few years, but today the attention goes to HH Princess Evendice alone.

Graduatees: Mr Robin Hump, HH Princess Evendice, and Mr John Phlum.
Right/back is Duke Jarret of Rossie, who is Patron for University of Britechester.

The obligatory photo session took place at University of Britechester, where she studied for 3 years. Students normally spend 4 years on their degree, but royals (and a few high nobility Houses) follow a fast track focusing on a total of 4 classes every term. This gives less room for joing all the fun student activities, but saves them a full year.

Royal Court Line-up includes Surprise

(Year 235, Summer) At the closing session of this year's Great Mazaloom Simposium, taking place at Hotel Lykke in Windenburg, HRM King Tarriot revealed the line-up for the Royal Court. Court won't take place until 1st Day of Winter (aka Investiture Day), but according to traditions the line-up must be announced not less than 6 months earlier, gioving the aristotical community a chance to react in case of shady inheritance etc. These days this is not really needed, but back in the previous eras there could be more conflicts and less transperancy.

While the announcement is a pretty regular thing with few reasons to even raise an eyebrow, this time was different. The audience was left with huge questionmarks on their faces.

Royal Approval for PM Dougham

(Year 235, Spring) A new Prime Minister will traditionally get an audience with His Majesty before the new People Chamber opens, but this time the procedure was slightly postponed for last week of Spring. It's a simple meeting, isolated from all he functionality of People Chamber, but needs to take place according to stately protocol.

Mr Charloman C. Dougham (62) finally got his audience, and following tradition his wife, Mrs Corinne Dougham Mester Crestville (71) joined.

Palace Employee Lunvik was fired!

(Year 235, Spring) Yesterday morning the Royal Palace Office (RPO) had announced that their press meeting would address the issue involving the surprise prenancy of a Palace employee. It's of course an internal matter, but the press has been speculating a lot as the father of the unborn baby had not been confirmed. Was it another palace staff member? Or could it be one of the three princes, although none of them reside at he royal palace currently. One newspaper even suggested that HRM King Tarriot could be involved, as long as it was not officially denied.

So, there was no other option for the Palace Chief Attendant Ms Patricia Maiden (54), than to addreess the rumors. And so she did! At first there was total silence in the press room, but then the room bursted when all attending journalists shouted their questions simultaneously!

Gossips #20

(Year 235, Spring) Hello again! Welcome to my 20th issue with gossips from all over the nation! So much is going on, I simply had to get some more Spring rumors off my chest now that we enter the social season of Summer!

Grab your favorite nectar and join me!

As usual, we'll start with the royals!

Exhibition: Exclusive Carpets

(Year 235, Spring) This weekend a different exhibition could be visited at the Kasbah Gallery in San Myshuno. A total of 18 exclusive Victorian carpets could be admired, and high society was not hard to attract.

The rugs, all of perfect quality, share a story that might place them in our history book. They were crafted for the Year 150 coronation of King Tybe, and left Victoriania. Unfortunately cargo got lost in storage, and that's where the story ends. Nobody knows for sure how it could happen, and where the container spent the next 84 years. Last year the rugs were discovered and continued their travel to Mazaloom.

Top 10 announcement event at Moon Books

(Year 235, Spring) This Saturday the annual event for Authors took place at Orchid A Go Go where Moon Books has their book store as well as other fascilities related to literature. This night the fresh Top 10 list based on Year 234 sales was released, and also a couple new Year 235 releases were announced.

Octavia Moon (54) is a global star, known for several well selling novels and other genres, no longer writing lyrics for her husband Thorne Bailey. Moon Books is her heart child, and every Spring she gathers the Authors who signed with Moon Books.

Painting of Mrs Cordelia Capp

(Year 235, Spring) House de Capp released a couple photos of their latest painting to decorate their estate. The person portrayed is Baron Tybalt's late mother, Mrs Cordelia Capp (Year 147-219).

Mrs Cordelia Capp held no peerage, it was her brother Kent Capp who was the first Baron de Bellacorde. Shouldn't that painting rather be of Baron Kent?

High Nobility Houses and their Crowns

(Year 235, Spring) This Spring all high nobility nobles were directed to renew the portraits showing their High Nobility Crowns, both Peer and Consort versions. The crowns are quite valuable desbite their relatively young age (crafted in Year 151), they are owned by the regional trusts and the portraits are used to illustrate the online Heirloom index (link to each House's heirlooms below).

Because they all (bar one) did visit the Photographer, it's a great opportunity for us all to take a quick look at those fresh portraits! Who are the current top nobles of Mazaloom kingdom?

Trouble in House of Thebe?

(Year 235, Spring) A delicate conflict seems to be building in the otherwise pristine House of Ross. And it looks to be caused by a two decades old interest conflict between House of Thebe and House of Ross. This might be the direct reason for Baron Rainert of Myshuno's very off-protocol behavior the other day - witnesses are still in shock!.

Members of aristocracy are deeply supporting Duchess Ribra Lynn - but everyone is still confused over her oldest son's reaction! To fully understand the conflict, which actually has the potential to grow much bigger unless handled in a civilized manner, we need to step back a few decades and look at past events involving both House of Thebe (Myshuno barony) and House of Ross (Rossie dukedom).

Royal ball is coming up!

(Year 235, Spring) Yesterday HRM Tazal King Slomar of Sea gave a press conference. The attendees worried it would me another tax claim, but no. The only point on his agenda this time, was the invitation to a royal ball!

The monarch was laughing when he revealed the news, that he was giving a ball to honor his younger son, Prince Weever (35), who is still a single man. It's time to kick him out from the royal palace at Verdemar, and a wife would be nice.