Year 291.2, TamerVirus
The Great Ruby becomes the centerpiece of The Menagerie of Oddities, the world's first public museum, owned by P. M. Martin, a slugman mobster part of the Nisvanis syndicate.
In the recent years, Nisvanis has become ever more secluded and communicating with his henchmen only through letters and missives. Any questions by novice members regarding his ability to still lead 100 years after founding lead nowhere and are promptly forgotten.
Year 291.5, Detoxicated
The University votes on which project to undertake: A new Red Leaf Strain, Synthetic Chaos Crystals or "Healing" Waters. Instead, most of the council votes against taking on any of these proects. Instead wanting to focus on finding a new, better cure.
Under the Guidance of the Batperson Druid, music based Magic is honed and improved within the batperson tribes. A schism happens within the batperson society between those who want to use magic to aquire power and those who want to use magic for good.
Year 291.85, IncompetentFortressMaker
A strange blue portal opens between the University and the Waterstone Clan, the portal is stable but the University's mages are unable to learn absolutely ANYTHING about it.
Year 292, Lidku
Ukalian Archwizards attempt to fight the Purple Leaf Disease but the parasites are highly resistant to the wizards' attempt to remove them from hosts.
Year 291.86, Naturegirl1999
The Purple Leaves on The Host connect to one of the purple vines, allowing it communicate with the ones connected to two hosts.
(yes, i did just copy it from your post, its a perfectly adequate summary
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Year 292.5, Unraveller
The Spined Viper becomes the lord of the serpents, names itself " βασιλεύς " (Basileus) and the rest of it kind " βασιλίσκος "(Vasilikos), the Vasiliko have become a tribe.
Year 292.6, Naturegirl1999
A window into the dynamics between the Purple Leaves, and Red Leaves.
YEAR 292.8, STRIK3R (Update)
ever since arriving, at the The Menagerie of Oddities, the Great Ruby's surface has been accumulating tiny angular bumps, ridges and extrusions.