You hire a more skilled band of adventurers this time.
1094 AD, Winter
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The roads and settlements are dangerous places due to undead menace and angry peasants, but the silver was safely sent to Ceodwell while gemstones arrived at your Treasury.
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The adventurers did it! The source of the undead menace was ancient tomb, its ghastly inhabitant stirred from the cursed slumber by some quarryworkers. The adventurers battled into the heart of the elaborate tomb and destroyed Evaldych the Ghast, whose powers caused bodies to rise from their graves and accost the living. Once the skeletal remains were purified and Evaldych's spirit finally sent to the afterlife, reports of the undead collapsing into dust came from across all of western Methiant! Many say that this thorough work will ensure that no more undead hordes spawn in the land.
The adventurers were paid handsomely for their task and they left to continues their adventures.
Few days later, a robed man with pointy hat arrives at your gates and the guards let him in at once.
"Greetings, King Yoe. I have heard that you require my services, and here I am." You tell him about the undead, and the red star, and how the adventurers dealt with the former.
"The red star is a phenomena of warning, that such a dire disaster has sprung in your kingdom. Thus, as the evil was dealt with by brave adventurers, as I've heard, the star will also finish its trai land disappear into the darkness of the cosmos once again. Fare thee well." The Wizard turns around and leaves.
1094 AD, Midwinter
There is rioting in the south of Methiant!
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Governor of the city of Anwyl reports that many shops have been looted and numerous officials beaten as the ungrateful citizens shout 'down with the King!' 'Yoe the Lazy outta Methiant!' and such phrases.
A) Let them vent, it will pass, especially that undead are gone now.
B) This shall not stand! Time to send in the Army and bonk some heads!