The rangers discovered that a large portion of the population had been moved to an unguarded tent city in the south of the land, and that children were being taken from that camp to a large warehouse where they were being fed and apparently looked after.  The group was able to impersonate some mercenaries in order to gain entrance to said warehouse, where they found a few strange-looking golems serving food to the children.

Another interesting thing in Pern was the placement of a number of strange-looking metal towers, which were later revealed by the enigmatic Jack/Lusserne to be net-firing devices intended to snare ground troops and flying dragons alike.

CAPTAIN BLOOD
Another officer from the Black Fleet appeared in Court this e'en, again offering to aid the Court in their battle against the fleet currently blockading Lyonesse.  Like the captain who had visited the Court the week prior (who was, apparently, not Mollari but only an officer of the fleet who bore a striking resemblence to him), this officer's offer of aid was turned down by the Queen.

MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
A number of Companions complained of running into (and in many cases, being killed by) the man called Idaho.  Idaho had come into Court the week before with a paper-thin excuse for being there; he was dismissed shortly after his arrival by the regents.  In each case, he had used weapons and fighting styles identical to the Companions he was facing; to make matters worse, he was equipped with a small amount of the Dragon Oil extract thought destroyed or captured.  In each case, the man called Idaho made inquiries regarding the name Van Orten, a name which had been cryptically mentioned by Jack/Lusserne during his first visit to Court.

As his final act, Idaho went after Jack/Lusserne himself, but was foiled by the improved security of Paladin Aeric's dungeons as well as the efforts of the High Druin.  The assassin was himself killed by Sir Mus as he was attempting to find a way into Jack/Lusserne's cell in Keltian.

Upon being brought into Court by Sir Mus, Jack/Lusserne revealed a number of things.  First, that it was Jack's spirit that was inhabiting Lusserne's body, and not the other way around.  Second, the island that Jack's army was visiting was one of the islands of Vox, where Jack was killed by "metal monsters."  And third, the man named Van Orten was Lacon Vox's predecessor, who was apparently killed by Valric long before the latter ever came to the Court of Light.

ARMY OF DARKNESS
Sir Mus reported to the Court that the skeletons created from the evil force within the southern necromancy school were vulnerable to blunt weapons such as maces and staves.  Despite this news, the threat of the skeleton legion continues to grow; reports came into Court this week of skeletons raiding into southern Windsor, and how those wounded by their corrupted blades lost their minds and became one of their kind.

SPIRITED AWAY
Sir Mus also informed the Companions that the children being collected by forces occupying Barden are teleporting them to an island far to the northeast by means of a special type of golem equipped with a teleporter beam.  It is entirely possible that the warehouse discovered by Paladin Aeric and his men is the site of a similar operation.

FIELD OF DREAMS
Marquessa Catalyn returned to the Court after an extended absence, to shed some light on the problems the realm is currently facing as well as the cryptic visions several Companions have been receiving.  According to the Marquessa, the seemingly-separate forces that Warwick is facing are, in fact, connected.  The bone dragon seen circling over Lyonesse is the avatar of an ancient god which was once worshipped by the "silver sword" people currently invading that land.  The dragon is somehow connected to the skeletons of the south, which are the creation of a different dark god who feeds on the strength of its followers (the skeletons themselves).

The people from the north with the "silver swords" are, in fact, descendants of a race which once inhabited the land we now know as Warwick, but were driven from it by their god after some terrible blasphemy was committed.  It seems that these two ancient gods are working together for some terrible but unnamed purpose, but if the visions of the Queen, the High Druin, and Marquessa Catalyn herself are any indication, the Pendragon and the Light itself are threatened by this seemingly-overwhelming force of evil.

ROGER RABBIT
On a lighter note, the mercenary Thomas Moore appeared in Court this week with fluffy bunny ears and a complaint of being jumped for his "chocolate eggs."  Apparently the Chanuka Bunny made good on her threat of having the mercenary take the place of the late Easter Bunny.

In a related story, the Sexecutioner came into Court and asked that the Queen please put an end to Thomas' constant "patronage," which has only increased since his transformation.

THE PAGEMASTER
The pages were brought into Court after taking their Pages' Scroll Tests, which they did pass with flying colors.  The pages were given as a final quest the job of escorting the Warwickian Royal Ambassador to meet an ambassador from the faraway nation of Melmac to discuss a possible alliance.  The pages were given a list of useful items to take with them on their quest, and were then sent on their merry way.