Fellow Dunians,

As you may be aware, these are some tumultuous days in the Barrens, our neighbours and friends. frost_biten, previous self-proclaimed Pharoah of the Barrens and long-time Barrens 13 Council Chair, was kidnapped a couple of weeks ago, and it turns out he's been in a re-education facility. The Tycoon is to blame, by his own admission.

Unfortunately, it doesn't stop here. In a very surprising Barrens 13 Council meeting last Saturday, the Tycoon announced a new series of laws, most notably including:

• No Dunian is allowed to step one foot in the Barrens

He also declared that all sand belongs to the Barrens which affects not just us, but Netherward, Vineyard, and the Sand Factory as well. And then there are the eerie mentions of tanks...

We recommend extreme caution! As we all know, the portal we share lies in the Barrens, and all Dunian homestones take us to locations in the Barrens. Please be aware of the location of the nearest bridge at all times, if you must be in the Barrens!

However, we do have some friends yet in the Barrens...

There will inevitably be other consequences to this sudden unwelcome and breach in the long-standing friendship between the Dunes and the Barrens. The Dunes Council has agreed that we must consider our former alliance dissolved in the wake of this aggression, and the Tycoon and his cronies are not welcome on Dunian soil. For any other Barrener ((who's in on the roleplay, see below)) who wishes to come to the Dunes, including for a Dunes Council meeting, we may need them to disavow the Tycoon and declare friendship with the Dunes...

Be safe, our dear Dunian friends!

Out of character stuff:

• This is all OPTIONAL! No one is ever forced to participate in roleplay that they're not interested in. If you want to play along, this could be fun. If not, just say you're not in on the RP if you're challenged about being in the Barrens. :)

• NO SALT! This is all in good fun, and the Dunes Council (out of character) approved this roleplay direction before it was formally declared/enacted. Do not hassle the Barrens about it out of character! That goes for Dunians and the rest of everyone in Dong Dank, too! ^_^

  • Especially don't get mad at Barrens citizens who aren't in on this roleplay! Seriously, none of us, Barrens or Dunians alike, have any desire to see this turn into bad blood. It's just a bit of fun, eh?