October 3rd, O.P. XXIIs.
MISSING PERSONS 
The owners of Ahrothen, Brittany, Gaul, Keltian, Lankhmar, Pern, the 
Wilderland, and Windsor announced in Court this e'en that 200 people from each of their lands had gone missing since the last Court.  Eyewitness reports said that large humanoid constructs made of metal and wood-- 
golems--appeared out of nowhere and abducted the people, vanishing 
similarly afterwards.  It was said that the golems seemingly appeared 
from behind an invisible curtain, behind which lay another world.  There 
is no doubt in any Companion's mind that this is the work of the wizard 
Gylemantis, who has visited the Court twice so far this season. 

PRIVATE LESSONS 
Two students from the Wilderland School visited the Court with more news of Gylemantis and the disappearances of Warwick's people.  Through methods unrevealed, the students were able not only to destroy one of the golems as it appeared in the Wilderland, but they were also able to travel to the realm the golem came from in the first place.  They 
reported a land identical to our own in landscape if not architecture, 
covered in a bluish-colored fog.  The students witnessed a large number 
of golems--in excess of two hundred--and an enormous cage with a crowd of people within it.  Another building nearby seemed to contain other people sitting calmly, as if waiting for something. 

When asked by the queen for details about their methods, the students 
were very tight-lipped, claiming that there was little they were allowed 
to reveal to outsiders.  Their reaction was the same when the queen asked 
for a way for Companions to travel to this other world to rescue their 
people. 

HEAD OF THE CLASS 
The much sought-after Headmaster of the Wilderland School appeared in 
Court this e'en.  He stated that the masters at the school would swear 
their loyalty to Clan Dragonsbane, thereby hopefully resolving the conflict of interests between the Court and the School.  When asked about his dimension-travelling students, the Headmaster revealed that a device 
taken from the destroyed golem's body was used to make the journey, and that some kind of magic was used to destroy the golem, but in order to safeguard a certain individual's life, he could not reveal any more than 
that.  Now that the bridge between the Court and the Wilderland School 
has seemingly been rebuilt, hopes are that they will continue to aid the 
Companions in their quest to retrieve the missing peasantry. 

LACON-INTOLERABLE 
The much-hated Lacon Vox appeared in Court this e'en, purportedly to 
gloat over the downfall of Warwick.  He intimated that the golems used by Gylemantis came from the islands of Vox, and suggested that the 
Companions cast some sort of aura-reading spell on him the next time he 
appears in Court, which Marquessa Catalyn offered to do.  When it came 
time for Lacon to leave, he disappeared through the dimensional curtain 
in a manner identical to Gylemantis, suggesting that the two were of the 
same race...or make.... 

BEDTIME STORIES 
It was suggested by a number of Companions that perhaps Gylemantis was one of the two individuals whose names began with "G" that featured so prominently in Multum Vox's tale a few Courts back.  When the Companion in question came into Court, he was asked about this.  While he could not say for sure if Gylemantis was involved in the war he helped to start (and end) over the summer, Vox did shed some light on the name itself.  Apparently Gylemantis is a mythical creature, akin to the Boogeyman, who lives behind curtains and steals children in the dark of night. 

DEAD/ALIVE 
It was confirmed this e'en that the High Druin's spirit has indeed been 
separated from his body, which continues to remain in an inanimate yet 
non-decomposiing state.  Earl Mus related a tale of magical battle with 
one of his enemies, a Dark Mage, near the Temple of Saint Tyrell where 
his body was found.  It was also revealed that the Dark Mages tend to 
dissolve into puddles of black goo upon their deaths, which would explain 
the puddle of black goo found in the vicinity last week.  His Eminence 
reported seeing a bright light constantly overhead and the ability to see 
spirits hanging around in graveyards.  He also apparently received a deck 
of tarot cards recently from a "painted man," perhaps a voodoo priest of 
some sort. 

DIDN'T EVEN KNOW 'ER! 
When the Queen asked the Companions if anyone had seen Sir Ender since his quest this past weekend, Ohmuhlahrd F-f-f-fritz reported running into him earlier in the week.  The Grand Knight was apparently rambling 
incoherently, saying something about going home, and gave his swords to F-f-f-fritz. 

According to Queen Flidais, she and Ender were separated at the beginning of their quest.  She has hazy recollections of a hunchbacked guide, a trial of some sort set in "the Courtroom," and a vague sense of something lost, but nothing more.  None of the other Companions sent on quests by the Pendragon volunteered any information regarding their experiences, nor did anyone ask them to. 

SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK 
At the request of Sir Aeric, Lord Dragonsbane led the Court in a ritual 
to summon the spirit of the late Sir Mordecaii back to this earthly 
plane.  When Mordecaii appeared, he informed the Companions that he left a ritual in his will for Lord Dragonsbane to summon him should he be 
needed for any reason.  In this instance, Sir Aeric wished to challenge 
Mordecaii for the title of grand knight of Gawaine, for Sir Mordecaii had 
stated while he was alive that any Gawainite who could best him in all 
four weapons categories twice over would be given the title of grand 
knight of the order. 

I AIN'T GOT NO BODY.... 
As a closing note, Queen Flidais called for a melee pitting those 
Companions who had lost their physical bodies at one time or another 
against those who had not.  The sides were about equal.

 
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