1998
November
8: Wednesday	Hellhound first appears in Rockland, Maine. Local police alert PRIMUS after the death of two officers and the vigilante hero Lambaster. PRIMUS engages but loses him into the Atlantic Ocean during the detonation of a gasoline tanker truck.
16: Thursday	Stronghold complex attacked and Grond kidnapped by five metahumans (Lily, Windmaster, Leech and two others)
December
8: Friday	Jimmy Dugan saves the life of the superhero Defender; both his legs are broken in the heart-pounding, gut-wrenching, pulse-shattering action, reported as only Jimmy Dugan can!
31:Friday	New Year's Eve celebrations in Manhattan are disrupted by a clash between PRIMUS agents and Hellhound. Hellhound is engaged in Central Park by the vigilante hero Fire Walker. PRIMUS and the Champions arrive and Hellhound disengages into the Hudson River.
1999
January
1: Saturday	Pope John Paul II gives his Message for World Day of Peace
2: Sunday	Sylvia Williams, Ogre's sister, is kidnapped from her hospital room in White Plains; Ogre hasn't been seen since mid-December News agencies report an altercation inside the Boston PRIMUS base; PRIMUS has no comment but sources reveal that RAVEN is implicated
3: Monday	The Smithsonian and Library of Congress announce a program of placing all texts in their holdings on electronic deposit to create Intelnet; almost every book written will be available to anyone with a modem Ford Motor Company announces the closing of several New England plants; 13,500 jobs will be lost or relocated to Midwest locations Sunshine Down Films, Inc. reserves several blocks of downtown Baltimore for filming Chinese storekeepers complain of vandalism by local gangs
4: Tuesday	Dr. Destroyer announces he will consider the requests of Honduras and Costa Rica to become states of Nicaragua Funtown Park announces it will be closed for the weekend for renovations
5: Thursday	51 miners are trapped in eastern India after water flooded a coal mine; rescue efforts continue A series of late-night robberies in northern Baltimore are attributed to Hellhound Vigilante hero Psilocke turns in 2 drug dealers in Halethorpe (X8)
Act One - The Gathering
Episode 1: A Day in the Park
6: Friday	Jimmy Dugan discharged from John Hopkins Hospital A winter storm front is moving in; freezing rain expected tonight, turning to hail and snow over the weekend Grond goes on a rampage through downtown Baltimore; he is defeated at Patterson Park (S21) by four local metahumans: Steel, Sunfire, Igneous and Snapdragon Grond was given spirit-sight and started chasing a ghost at the Clinton Street Marine Terminal (U22). Slick, Lily and Wind Master served as fire support; Slick was captured. The Kobiyashi Maru was owned by Four-Arm Creations, Inc. and set sailed from Spain 3 weeks ago
7: Saturday	Security is stepped up around a giant gas field in Indonesia's Aceh province in responce to threats of terrorism against Exxon Mobil The storm intensifies; hail and thunderstorms are predicted for the night The storm is possibly due to the supervillainess Thunderstorm; she has the ability to create/intensify storms A lightning storm over Carroll Park (T14) attracts the police; PRIMUS is called and the heroes arrive in time to save the police and drive off the supervillains. The metahuman Snapdragon is taken to the PRIMUS medical center where he is reported to be in stable condition. Hellhound kills five in Carroll Park drug battle; local heroes drive him off The police encountered the gang members fighting (fleeing from) Hellhound; it wasn't 'till the heroes arrived that the other supervillains put in an appearance.
Local metahumans become Baltimore superheroes! Is there a superteam in the works?
8: Sunday	PRIMUS FIST agents patrol the city while Assault agents initiate investigations into the park fights Jimmy Dugan publishes a front-page extraviganza that praises Marious Mageri, Sunfire and Snapdragon for eliminating the demonic threat posed by Hellhound and the supervillain team The Crushers, while simultaneously accusing Steel and Igneous of destroying public property and logging without a timber license. Jimmy Dugan is in ecstacy about having a local superteam to report about, as opposed to commuting to New York and Washington. Nicaragua declares a state of emergency and closes its borders; all travel and communications are cut off for 7 hours before the situation is resolved
9: Monday	An internal flight crashes near the southern Angolan city of Lubango, killing all but one of those on board Two members of the board of GeoStabilization Inc. suffered from mind control over the weekend at their homes in Philadelphia; PRIMUS is on the alert for a rogue psi Steel and Igneous receive reprimands from the City of Baltimore for destruction of public property, suspended pending the outcome of the PRIMUS investigation
10: Tuesday	PRIMUS airlifts Grond back to Stronghold Violence breaks out in Naples as thousands of anti-globalisation protesters clash with riot police Psilocke teams up with Hellhound; captured drug dealers report that the two worked together to ambush a drug deal Allready Arms & Protection announces breakthroughs in personal force shield technology; 33% stronger shields will be available within 4 months
11: Wednesday	Body of top Italian banker Enrico Cuccia stolen from family mausoleum near Meina Baltimore City Council announces public hearings on the creation of a PRIMUS / superhero base located in northern Baltimore; 8am-12 and 6-10pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday All PRIMUS Deputies are invited to testify when the hearing start next Monday The base would receive matching funds from the City of Baltimore, PRIMUS and a private doner; the mayor likes the idea and is behind it 100% The proposed location is in Lystra (B7), well away from populated areas and outside the city limits
12: Thursday	PRIMUS's report on the park battles officially places the fights into the catagory of 'supervillains defeated by PRIMUS Deputies carrying out their duties' Rumors have it that Captain America will arrive to testify in favor of the base The mayor send a letter to Steel and Igneous thanking them for their assistance
13: Friday	An explosion in a Chinese fireworks factory kills over 100, including 42 schoolchildren
14: Saturday	Sudan's deputy defence minister and 13 high-ranking military officers are killed as their plane crashes on take-off
15: Sunday	Zimbabwe's parliament passes a sweeping new law giving the President control of TV and radio broadcasting stations
16: Monday	Racecar driver Antonio Paretti crashes in Florida, victim of a drunk driver; he is in stable condition Public hearings on proposed base begin; the morning is the initial proposal with legal and financial issues; the evening is local folks having their say Captain America will attend the Wednesday evening meeting Slick is extradited to Nicaragua on espionage charges; this is a capital crime in Nicaragua
17: Tuesday	Rock singer Alex "Screaming Metal" Bell to host charity concert at Funtown Park in early February Public hearings continue: morning is the impact and ramifications of the base along with posposals from local businesses; the evening is more locals and a few businesses
Episode 2: Little Red Riding... Hellhound?
18: Wednesday	German firm Biotechnica releases the first organic-memory RAM chip Captain America MC's the evening hearing on the new base and speaks in favor of its creation; as the hearings draw to a close PRIMUS is alerted to Hellhound's presence and requests the attending heroes assist; Jimmy Dugan, ace reporter, begins live on-the-spot no-holds-barred coverage of Baltimore's latest metahuman sensation: The Charming Knights! As we follow the trail of devistation left by the infernal killing machine known only as Hellhound, our valiant Knights prepare to defend this glittering metropolis of ours in deadly battle, prepared to give their lives to protect the slumbering citizens of Baltimore. Here, on the very foundation of their proposed castle, the valiant warriors gather their strength and prepare their souls for the coming confrontation with the forces of hell itself. (Jimmy continues like this while reporting for the next hour or so; since he's live he gets it mostly right.) Steel, Marious, Igneous, Dire Frost, Snapdragon and Sunfire arrive and the fight happens: Hellhound kills two VIPER thugs and three agents; Steel throws a truck at three VIPER agents; Bluejay and Stonemason make an appearance; Wind Master appears and blows Igneous into the shed; Igneous protects child from the resulting explosion Timothy Gonzales, age 12 and adopted son of Dr. Destroyer, saved from gas explosion by Igneous; both are in stabel condition at the PRIMUS medical facility under heavy security; Gonzales was abducted from St. Timothy's School by VIPER agents minutes before they engaged the heroes VIPER agent under the truck pronounced DOA at 10:13pm by PRIMUS paramedics Three VIPER agents found to the west of the combat zone; collateral damage suggests Wind Master took them out Traces of elemental-based magic found at fight scene
Episode 3: Nesting Habits
19: Thursday	Dr. Destroyer to visit Baltimore and thank the metahuman Igneous; plans to include him in his extended family are suspected PRIMUS holds a press conference outlining the previous night's events; initial findings indicate no malicious intent and no arrests will be made Steel corrects Jimmy Dugan and gives the correct name of the superteam as the Silver Knights Autopsy reports confirm VIPER agent wasn't killed by the impact of the truck - he suffocated under it; all three non-uniformed agents were under the influence of psychoactive mood-enhancement drugs VIPER heavy weapons traced to hijacked arms shipment in Kuwait during latter stages of 1991 Gulf War PRIMUS requests heros assist in assault on VIPER Nest; assault happens and the heroes bring out technician, Powerhouse, two computer banks and a reactor going critical VIPER base irradiated; leak is minor and contamination is contained (reactor was 60' underground) but majority of base is uninhabitable; Sunfire remains with PRIMUS full-time as an scientist who enjoys radioactive environments
Episode 4: The Doctor Is In
20: Friday	Ankylosaur destroys Marious Mageri's house Three members of a radical anti-magic religious organization arrive at BWI and enter a hotel room; two have criminal records, one does not
21: Saturday	Dr. Destroyer adopts Thomas Takamoto aka Igneous; he then supports the upcoming team by donating electrical, medical and machine shop equipment to the base Robert Berracerra hosts a 'welcome to the family' party at his house (M6); Snapdragon approached by Vanessa Williams, they spend much of the evening secluded in a bedroom; Dr. Destroyer gives Marious Mageri a book on elemental magic
22: Sunday	Dr. Destroyer attends services at the Washington Cathedral and plays tourist for the rest of the day Igneous taken from his home and debriefed by the CIA; he is denied contact with the press VIPER agent identified as Arthur Brooks; his daughter Susan withdraws from school and abandons her home The three suspected terrorists leave their hotel room and board a United Airways flight for Spain
23: Monday	Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid accused of financial misconduct and threatened with impeachment Santuary begins recruiting metahumans for the construction of the international space station Igneous starts work and begins clearing the upcoming base site Marious investigates a shipment of old books; he meets an annoying British gentleman and obtains a book on death magic Baltimore Historical Society approaches Marious and wants him to rebuild his property and sell it
24: Tuesday	International Space Station Discovery scheduled to complete construction within a month; corporations and research facilities have started leasing modules for space-based research Macedonian President Trajkovski announces visit to U.S.; he is seeking reassurances of increased American support to combat ethnic Albanian militants Sanctuary Incorporated contacts the heroes (through PRIMUS) and offers membership; heroes accept
25: Wednesday	International Monetary Fund agrees to support Argentina's economic reforms by paying out a long-promised $40bn crisis package Championship Auto Racing opens a metahuman division; modifications to the Fort Worth track include high-G turns and narrowed speedways, and are scheduled to be completed by mid-May; safety organizations are already protesting the division
26: Thursday	Guatemala requests Nicaraguan aid in identifying reciently-uncovered victims of a 1982 massacre Thousands of passenger buses in San Francisco are to be fitted with a sophisticated tracking system intended to cut down on late arrivals, speeding and robberies Arthur Brooks buried at Druid Ridge Cemetery
27: Friday	Mexican congress passes a bill designed to increase rights for the indigenous population; threats of a Zapatista uprising are reduced but not eliminated Silver Knights have their first team meeting at Flannigan's Bar; they plan strategy Jimmy Dugan caught in a bar fight and hospitalized with two broken arms
28: Saturday	Soviet nuclear reactor at Magadan goes on-line and will supply power for 35% of eastern Russia Eurostar clashes with Black Paladin in a Paris suburb leaving sixteen dead Susan Brooks confronted at dojo; she refuses to talk with or about Steel
29: Sunday	NASA loses contact with Pioneer 10, a space probe launched in 1972 to explore the outer planets; negotiations are underway with Sanctuary and Freespace to go fix it
30: Monday	Ethnic Albanian gunmen and Macedonian security forces clash, leaving six dead; hostilities are expected to continue Pharmica, an Italian medical research think-tank, releases NoGain, a 99.999% effective oral contraceptive that is effective up to 24 hours after fertilization; the FDA starts its 10-year study; Chinese and Indian governments open negotiations Tests at Jefferson National Laboratory contradict the quark model of the atom Anderson Construction rents a warehouse in south-central Baltimore
31: Tuesday	Tens of thousands rally in support of Indonesian President Wahid to protest moves by parliament to impeach him U.S. Marine Corps unveils the K-2 GAISUM powered armor; it is comparable to PRIMUS and UNTIL assault armor with an emphasis on firepower over maneuverability; sidearm is 15mm pistol The trial of Jeffery W. Williamson III, aka "Slick," begins in Nicaragua
February
1: Wednesday	Mexico's Zapatista rebels reject the new Indian rights law intended to draw them back into peace talks Flannigan's Bar renames itself Flannigan's "Home of the Silver Knights" Bar; portraits of Steel, Snapdragon, Igneous, Sunfire and Marious now decorate the front windows Tony approaches Steel with other offers of the team promoting businesses; a hotel, three restaurants and a porn shop Jimmy Dugan released from the hospital
2: Thursday	Bangladeshi high court sentences 12 former military officers to death for their involvement in the 1975 assassination of the country's first president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Muslim protesters burn shops in north-east Sri Lanka as the main Muslim party says government must stamp out anti-Muslim violence PRIMUS begins investigation into Powerhouse's VIPER involvement Rory Flannigan will donate the backroom and goodwill in return for the team meeting there and hanging around afterwards Three men and two women present themselves to Steel as bodyguards from Tony; they proceed to secure home, vehicle and wife's office Team meeting at the warehouse interrupted by challenge; challenge interrupted by ambush; ambush interrupted by Dancer putting Lady Serenity into a coma
Episode 5: Building Blocks
3: Friday	Authorities in Macedonia's ruling coalition warn that violence against civilians is playing into the hands of extremists 90-million-year-old tick, fossilised in amber, and which could have fed on the blood of dinosaurs, has stirred up suggestions that it might contain the DNA of the fearsome creatures; Adamson Research got hold of it the next day; they're part of the Adamson Conglomerate Funtown Park begins renovations of a hotel, a mall and one of the amusement houses in preparation for an upcoming business convention Tony approaches Steel and asks for return favor; get a case out of an old test-bore site filled with debris and natural gas; he does so and saves the anvil
4: Saturday	Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the island's Tamil minority to help resuscitate flagging peace efforts The government of Liberia says Britain may be involved in training rebels attacking the north of the country
5: Sunday	Troops return to base after the government lifts the state of rebellion imposed following violence on the streets of Manila last week William Todd approaches Steel and tells he's being blackmailed by VIPER; they're using his so-so business history against him
6: Monday	Reports of breakdowns in secret talks between the ruling military authorities and the National League for Democracy(NLD), the party that won Burma's last election, lead to stirrings of civil unrest after eight months of increasing oppression Audio recordings of 23 executions carried out in the US state of Georgia between 1983 and 1998 have been declaired legal to broadcast on national television and radio in the United States PRIMUS asks Steel to testify at Powerhouse's hearing; was he acting strangely, etc. Deon Nelson, President of Baltimore Mage's Guild (he's a mundane) asks Marious to interact with the public; teach classes on magic, give lectures & performances and otherwise give good info and PR to magic
7: Tuesday	Afghan's ruling Taleban movement rejects a UN call for a temporary ceasefire to help tackle a humanitarian crisis. PRIMUS asks Marious to testify at Powerhouse's hearing; was he acting strangely, etc.
8: Wednesday	To the relief of environmentalists, a British nuclear submarine finally leaves Gibraltar after docking there for repairs almost a year ago At least seven people are reported dead in the Indonesian province of Aceh as government troops hunt rebels PRIMUS informs Marious that Jamal Silver, a suspected necromancer and international murderer, has arrived at BWI St. Timothy's Boy Scout Troop 192 wants a field day with the team this coming Sunday
9: Thursday	Macedonia orders the evacuation of an Albanian-populated village as government forces pursue rebels who killed two soldiers Marious notices that the elemental magic he's using has a unique signiture and can be traced by anyone who knows what to look for Lady Serenity moved to PRIMUS medical facility in D.C.
10: Friday	Mayhem reigns in Banja Luka as Bosnian Serb nationalists force the abandonment of a ceremony to mark the rebuilding of a mosque Allready Arms & Protection contacts Snapdragon and wants to work with him on a new line of energy-resistant force fields; Roland Smith makes the offer Marie talks to Steel about Marious; he's acting awfully stand-offish and cold, almost like he did when he first got here
11: Saturday	Rescue workers in China call off the search for victims of a landslide, after pulling out 74 bodies from the rubble of a collapsed building Grateful Dead concert scheduled for late May at Baltimore Memorial Stadium (M18) Marious asked to look over the magical wards in Lady Serenity's room; he think's they're ok Captain Amazing contacts Steel about joining the team
Episode 6: Shell Game
12: Sunday	Shelling continues in northern Macedonia, but the mood in Skopje is upbeat as the finishing touches are put to a broad new coalition Picnic with St. Timothy's School goes well
13: Monday	Shell oil company warns that wells in the Niger Delta it abandoned in 1993 are in danger of blowing up because they were not properly sealed The chief of police in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka says he does not have enough staff to fight rising crime levels Anderson Construction accused of professional incompetance' three jobs that Steel worked personally on are being investigated for non-spec and non-union work PRIMUS contacts team about incorporating soon so they can reply to an inquery about providing security for the Grateful Dead concert Igneous receives note from Black Paladin warning him away from Silver Knights
14: Tuesday	Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga urges the island's Tamil minority to help resuscitate flagging peace efforts Funtown Park closes a mall and hotel section in order to renovate for upcoming business convention
15: Wednesday	Macedonia resumes shelling of villages in the north of the country where rebels are accused of holding villagers as human shields VIPER recruitment noticed by PRIMUS and anyone with a Detective Work or Streetwise roll; they're planning a major industrial theft Erwin Nelson, petty bureaucrat, pesters Marious about proof of residence and Baltimore's anti-derelict laws; he hampers official paperwork until satisfied
16: Thursday	Peruvian authorities investigate allegations that former President Alberto Fujimori took millions of dollars in gold bullion to Japan. Tony approaches Marious with information about the location of Thomas Blanton Jr. (civil rights bomber); Marious informs PRIMUS and the local police arrest him
17: Friday	Marious notices that the wards on the spirit magic book unravel and produce a trackable signal Dire Frost's kid sister gets into a paintball organization at Funtown PArk; new program links paintball hours with academic progress and after-school, anti-drug and anti-crime initiatives
18: Saturday	An ethnic Albanian party delays a decision on joining a national unity government as fighting continues in north-eastern Macedonia Jonestown Construction starts Igneous working on melting and leveling the base foundation; his connection with the earth becomes stronger
19: Sunday	Bangladeshi police step up security at cultural centres linked to the renowned author and poet, Rabindranath Tagore
20: Monday	Scientists say the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster shows low radiation doses can alter human DNA Algerian riot police fire tear gas in the north-eastern city of Bejaia on young Berbers demonstrating against "police repression" Baltimore and Funtown Park unveils a program that links the amusement park with after-school activities, anti-crime, anti-drug programs and academic progress Lots of PRIMUS agents would like to train with team; these folks aren't all PRIMUS - many are Hispanic
21: Tuesday	Macedonian leaders consider whether to declare a state of war amid a major offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels Building inspectors look at Marious' house; bureaucratic roadblock enthuses; the foundation has to come out and be replaced by a certified construction company Julie Ashton arrives in town and spends the day with Steel's wife; she's reciently arrived from LA
22: Wednesday	Arab foreign ministers are meeting in Morocco to try to establish a free trade zone on the Mediterranean and pre-empt EU domination Susan Brooks is getting better faster than Snapdragon is teaching; she's getting teaching elsewhere, in weapons Steel meets with Julie Ashton and starts paperwork to incorporate team; she specializes in metahuman law and has done this before
23: Thursday	Amish leaders in the US seek a change to child labour laws to allow teenagers to work in sawmills and woodworking shops Dire Frost's sister gets into the Funtown Park program in a big way; she's found an aptitude for paintball and is working there after school teaching newbies and washing the place afterward PRIMUS informs team to render all aid and assistance to the visiting Mossad agents
24: Friday	Teachers in Venezuela begin a nationwide strike to demand a pay rise and a new collective contract President Clinton begins 12-state tour to support Vice-President Gore's nomination Tony warns Steel of upcoming VIPER attack; something big but not all that important
25: Saturday	President and prime minister appear divided on whether to declare a 'state of war' in the fight against ethnic Albanian rebels A methane gas explosion rips through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, the latest mishap for the country's notoriously dangerous mining industry Bluejay and Icicle attract team to Clifton Park (N20) with VIPER agent mass destruction; Pulsar attacks and is attacked by nearly everyone; Lily and Wind Master arrive and redirect team to construction site; Pulsar evades Igneous; Stonemason and Ankylosaur driven off Hellhound spotted fighting some thugs and druggies in southeast Baltimore (U25) Marie contacts Steel and tells about vivid dream (nightmare) of a storm raining fire, souls swept into the sky and the dream unraveling as a tapestry then constructing into a hangman's noose
Episode 7: The Butterfly Effect
26: Sunday	At least eight people have died in a bomb blast at a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat, according to a report from neighbouring Pakistan The Red Cross suspends its operations into southern Sudan after an attack on one of its planes left a co-pilot dead A Flemish government minister resigns after triggering a political furor in Belgium by attending a meeting of SS veterans
27: Monday	An Aboriginal cleansing ceremony begins commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Federal Parliament The European Court of Human Rights finds Ankara guilty of violating the rights of Greek Cypriots during its occupation of northern Cyprus Medical sources say hundreds of government soldiers have been wounded or killed in fighting in northern Malawi Texas Governor George W. Bush unveils plans to partly privatise the US retirement system, Social Security In a surprise move, the European Central Bank cuts its key interest rate by a quarter point to 4.5%. Investigations begin in Anderson Construction retaining wall collapse; project leader is Simon Sharp, a known-"mutant-hater"; he was next on the list of job assignments Foundation construction begins at the site Steel begins 8pm to midnight patrol; his wife makes up the couch for him
28: Tuesday	Iran pulls its diplomats out of the Afghan city of Herat as accusations fly over the killing of 10 people in a bomb attack outside a mosque Two American followers of the Falun Gong spiritual movement are deported from Hong Kong An investigation is to be held into claims that the British Government used Australian soldiers as guinea pigs in nuclear tests Eight Algerian policemen die in an ambush blamed on Islamists in the strife-torn Kabylie region east of Algiers Marious's car gets hit in a fender-bender; the other driver pulls over, recognizes Marious and flees Steel looks into buying the ex-VIPER-led construction company for the team Steel begins 4am to 8am patrol
March
1: Wednesday	A parcel bomb explodes in Saudi Arabia, injuring an American doctor in the face and hands Russia loses contact with four military satellites after a fire rips through a key command post Paramilitary forces in Indian Kashmir assault a group of journalists covering the aftermath of a militant attack, injuring six of them Mossad agents scan Marious; they Suppress then Dispel magic on him, getting rid of a 'you can't see evil magic' curse; Marious heads home and notices that the death magic book is stronger than his wards account for; he makes an EGO roll and destroys the book
2: Thursday	Six villagers in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir are killed in an attack blamed on separatist militants The Macedonian army halts its bombardment of rebel ethnic Albanians ahead of an expected deal to form a new coalition An American living in Saudi Arabia has undergone surgery after he was critically injured in a parcel-bomb attack Construction begins on the superhero base; Questonite and metal-reinforced foundations are poured Tony approaches Marious and asks for favor - scan & analyze a briefcase; it contains papers, film & mineral samples William Todd legally separates Steel from Anderson Construction Captain Amazing leaves Susan Brooks at Johns Hopkins hospital with multiple broken bones; Captain Amazing does a right fine job of describing the event to Jimmy Dugan; England's dark-hearted Black Paladin driven off by the outstanding heroics of Baltimore's latest candidate to the Silver Knights Black Paladin enters a TV station in southern Wales, denies the assault and promaces vengeance on whoever impersonated him; PRIMUS increases alert status Analysis of Susan's injuries indicate that Black Paladin's trademark weapon (spiked mace) was not used
3: Friday	Eight Algerian policemen die in an ambush blamed on Islamists in the strife-torn Kabylie region east of Algiers Voting in key state elections takes place across India as 16 people die in poll-related violence A federal grand jury in the United States indicts the former heads of the world's two largest auction houses - Christies and Sothebys, for price-fixing Julie Ashton begins incorporation of Silver Knights, Incorporated Patricia Berracerra seduces Rick Troy Marious stops working in the lab long enough to realize his cell phone and PRIMUS pager have died; he's missed the team meeting and received notification by the IRS that his accounts will be audited Black Paladin enters the Baltimore PRIMUS base medical center, homes in on and heals Susan Brooks, then leaves
4: Saturday	The Japanese government admits the economy is 'increasingly weakening' and sets up a jobs taskforce to tackle unemployment The Zambian government says the country's security and intelligence chief has been assassinated in the capital, Lusaka The Australian Government considers demanding compensation from the UK for using Australian servicemen in nuclear experiments
5: Sunday	About 30 people have been injured in an explosion at a crowded shopping mall in the Philippines More than 40 people are reported to have died in heavy fighting in the Burundi capital between government and militia forces
6: Monday	Dissident politicians in Zambia contemplate recalling parliament to block President Chiluba's unconstitional bid for a third term Police in Colombia and the US have broken up a heroin ring in an operation which began with the arrest of a government official's son Heavyweight boxing is thrown into more chaos after world champion Hasim Rahman signs a multi-million dollar deal with Don King Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia continue to improve, as the Iranian foreign minister follows up last month's security pact Chinese premier Zhu Rongji gets a high-profile welcome in Pakistan at the start of a visit likely to focus on building economic ties Steel rents a downtown office as a place to conduct team business
7: Tuesday	Chinese state media say more than 100 criminal groups were involved in the largest export fraud ever uncovered in China A car bomb explodes in central Madrid just a day before elections in Spain's Basque region, injuring 13 people The European Court of Human Rights finds Ankara guilty of violating the rights of Greek Cypriots during its occupation of northern Cyprus Campaigning in Spain's Basque region closes officially as a car bomb explodes a day before the regional parliamentary elections Congolese divers struggle to recover the bodies of up to 70 people feared dead after they were trapped in a ferry that capsized Marious gives a lecture / question-and-answer session about magic Psylocke telepathicly contacts Marious and sets up a meeting in Druid Hill park; Hellhound is under the gazebo but doesn't reveal himself; Psilocke warns him of a coming storm and "a great unraveling and reweaving"
8: Wednesday	As many as 7,000 high school pupils in Bangladesh have been expelled for cheating during exams Pakistan's military leader, General Musharraf, tells visiting Chinese Prime Minister that India is causing regional instability Hardline Chinese authorities criticize the growing trend to idealize imperial China A bill to recognise prostitution as a profession and end the discrimination in health insurance has passed the first stage after debate in the German parliament Marious's car out of the shop
9: Thursday	The Yugoslav army comes under mortar attack from ethnic Albanian rebels in southern Serbia Former Sri Lankan skipper Arjuna Ranatunga refuses to answer questions by International Cricket Council investigators about match-fixing Marious's car vandalized with a paint balloon
10: Friday	As a jury considers verdict in embassy bombings case, US citizens are warned of possible attacks by supporters of Saudi exile Osama bin Laden Serb nationalists in Bosnia-Hercegovina block an attempt to start rebuilding a mosque destroyed during the civil war Antonio Paretti survives a drive-by shooting on I95; a gang initiation is suspected PRIMUS relays a call from Flipside to Snapdragon - he owes you a favor
11: Saturday	Italians turn out in droves to decide whether media magnate Silvio Berlusconi or centre-left rival Francesco Rutelli will be their next PM Turkey's ambassador to France returns to Paris after a dispute over French recognition of the mass killing of Armenians during World War I Several people including a member of parliament are killed in election violence, as President Arroyo faces her first major test at the polls Uncle Guido (87-year old ex-forger) is asking a lot of questions about the shooting Susan Brooks wakes up and won't talk to anyone; PRIMUS can't hold her as she hasn't done anything wrong Dr. Destroyer contacts Marious and warns of 'something bad coming; be ready; take care of Igneous'
Episode 8: The Winds Rise
12: Sunday	A fire destroys offices of hi-tech companies near the capital Taipei, causing damage estimated at tens of millions of dollars Extra police are drafted in as the people of Spain's Basque country begin voting to elect a regional parliament Tony approaches Steel and asks for help in searching harbor floor for a vechicle; finds a green Toyota and carries it ashore; matches description of shooter's car in Friday's drive-by
13: Monday	Morocco is under pressure to tighten its borders to stop growing numbers of illegal migrants from Africa reaching Europe hidden in trucks China's Premier Zhu Rongji praises Pakistan's military government for bringing political and economic stability Changes to the law are urged by speakers in Lebanon discussing why men kill female relatives for 'honour' A former Argentine defence minister, Erman Gonzalez, has testified before a federal judge investigating allegations of arms smuggling under the former president, Carlos Menem Igneous fails to follow Susan Brooks when she leaves the PRIMUS base Vanessa Williams comes out of her coma; Snapdragon sends roses; she'll be in debriefing for the next week or two Severe cold front moving in from the northwest
14: Tuesday	Silvio Berlusconi, fresh from his general election victory in Italy, pledges to improve relations with the rest of the European Union US coastguards seize nearly 12 tonnes of cocaine in what officials are calling the largest single drugs haul in maritime history Ethiopia's security and intelligence chief - assassinated by an army officer two days ago - is buried Baltimore police apprehend the shooter in last week's drive-by; Randolf Barker, a 17-year old gang member He was dropped off at police HQ, stuffed headfirst into a garbage can with every major limb broken; signiture of Uncle Guido Marious has a magical accident due to using the wrong components - his hair is pink, 5-feet long and DEF 10; he manages to change it back, but it is still visible to anyone with magical sight
15: Wednesday	A Spanish judge orders the arrest of a former Chilean defence minister who served under military ruler Augusto Pinochet Returns in crucial polls in the Philippines, seen as a litmus test for President Gloria Arroyo, is marred by violence, leaving 83 dead Scientists trace the cause of the 1998 South East Asian air pollution to illegal logging in Indonesia; the pollution is expected to be much worst this coming summer Steel begins public appearances - childrens hospitals, homeless shelters, etc. Cold front moves into Baltimore; temperatures plummet into the teens during the day, -20's at night
16: Thursday	Japanese PM Junichiro Zoizumi confirms he will visit a controversial war shrine in a move likely to anger Japan's Asian neighbours Controversial Indian film-star-turned-politician Jayalalitha Jayaram becomes the chief minister of Tamil Nadu despite a bribery conviction Yugoslav troops are given permission to enter the last - and most sensitive - part of a buffer zone around Kosovo Six Israeli policemen are charged over the brutal beating of a man wrongly suspected for the lynching of two soldiers last October Record-low temperatures cause at least four deaths; three freeze due to lack of power and one suffocates from unlit gas heat Black Paladin contacts Marious and speaks of growing evil; he's willing to call a truce 'till it's defeated
17: Friday	The Sonia Gandhi-led opposition Congress party in India makes a comeback after elections in key states across India Civil unrest in Colombia has resulted in the exodus of over four million people over the past year; attempts to crack down on terrorism and corruption have had little effect Bodies of six homeless found in Druid Hill Park, frozen to death This is the first exposure-related death among the homeless since January
18: Saturday	Gianfranco Fini, a key figure in Italy's victorious centre-right alliance, demands a purge at the state-owned TV network A leaked letter from UN prosecutor Carla Del Ponte reveals racism to be the reason why she got rid of seven prosecutors in Arusha Crown Prince Don Felipe, Spain's heir to the throne, comes under intense criticism for his relationship with Eva Sannum, his Norwegian girlfriend An off-season tropical depression forms in the Gulf of Mexico
19: Sunday	The beleaguered Indonesian president says he will run for the top office again even if parliament impeaches him over corruption allegations Burma tells Thailand to withdraw troops from 35 outposts along the common border as tension escalates between the two countries Louis (lay-line mage) arrives at Marious's house and accidentally damages the foundation; he says energy is being pumped into the ley line network; foci are here, southern Africa, northern China, central Brazil, southeastern Europe and Mays Howe; and why is your hair like that?
20: Monday	UN envoys begin a tour of 10 African countries in an effort to bolster the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in Algeria for talks with President Bouteflika on ways to boost trade and other forms of co-operation The new national unity government in Macedonia announces a 48-hour deadline for ethnic Albanian rebels to end their uprising The tropical depression is upgraded to Tropical Storm Amanda; metahuman intervention is strongly suspected Jimmy Dugan makes a pest of himself by nosing into Marious's background; Marious starts creating things for him to find so Jimmy knows there's something being hidden
21: Tuesday	Silvio Berlusconi wins a majority in both houses of parliament - but may depend on the support of the anti-immigrant Northern League Veterans of the independence war in Algeria allege that fake heroes are being added to veterans' lists in a pensions scam The new national unity government in Macedonia sets a deadline of Friday for ethnic Albanian rebels to end their uprising A Senegalese opposition party asks for some results from last week's elections to be annulled because of "massive fraud" Silver Knights, Incorporated is formed; primary shareholders are Steel (Hank Anderson), Marious Mageri (RN), Igneous (Tomas Tamaka), Snapdragon (SID), Dire Frost (SID), Sunfire (SID) and Captain Amazing (SID)
22: Wednesday	A bumper crowd of more than 150,000 see Monarchos clock the second fastest-ever time in America's biggest horserace A senior UN official raises the alarm to the Security Council after a trip to the troubled West African state Euro MPs approve tough new anti smoking laws which will see stronger health warnings on cigarette packs Ambient magical energy grows in the Baltimore area; sensitives feel uneasy all over the east coast Jason Grace, one of Marious's Guild contacts (a 14-year old sensitive) tells him that the coming storm is magical, "just like the last one"
23: Thursday	Burma tells Thailand to withdraw troops from 35 outposts along the common border as tension escalates between the two countries A Tehran court cuts the 10-year prison sentence for one of the country's leading campaigning journalists, Akbar Ganji, to six months U.S. Senators criticise efforts to combat the Colombian drugs trade, as government agencies fail to stem the flow of cocaine Hurricane warnings are given for eastern Florida, Georgia and South Carolina; severe weather warnings on up to Boston Thomas Blanton, ex-member of the Ku Klux Klan, found guilty of the murder of four black schoolgirls and sentenced to life in prison without parole Meeting at PRIMUS base reveals that the ley lines are being energized by temporal siphoning of Cataclysim resonance energy; the local ambient cold energy combined with the coming hot magical hurricane has the potential to level the east coast, killing tens of millions and cracking open the ley line network causing RIFTS Earth Vanessa Williams, aka Lady Serenity, arrives, kisses Snapdragon and asks to join the team as a probationary member; she's on parole with PRIMUS and will need to be monitored anyway; silent vote accepts her unanimously
Episode 9: The Calm
24: Friday	The Norwegian peace envoy holds talks with the Sri Lankan president in a new attempt to start a dialogue between government and rebels A special Indian Government envoy delivers a letter to leading separatist leader Shabir Shah in Indian-administered Kashmir At least four people are reported killed and more than 20 injured in a car bomb explosion in the Columbian city of Cali President Clinton addresses the nation at 8am and urges the evacuation of coastal areas; military and National Guard units called up Hundreds of thousands begin moving to inland areas; there is relatively little panic and civil disorder as metahumans and military units oversee the evacuation and reinforce local law enforcement This event is being classified as a weapon of mass destruction; U.S. policy is nuclear retaliation against the aggressing party Marie leaves for Chicago; Steel's wife and bodyguards go with her Patricia Berracerra leaves for Seattle; she takes Dire Frost and his little sister with her to meet more of the family Igneous is called in for last-minute foundation work at the site Marious searches the city for necromantic magic and finds Silver's laboratory just north of the Patapsco Sewage Disposal Plant (Y23); over 280 bodies are found, many homeless, several families and lots of gang members; all have had souls removed & placed into quartz crystals; Marious recognizes a high-level Vatican representative who begins clensing the place Hurricane Amanda bounces off the Florida Penninsula and moves back out to sea; warnings now extend to Newfoundland
25: Saturday	All 37 people on board a military plane that crashed in Turkey are reported to have been killed Malawi's second largest church asks President Muluzi to make public whether he intends to seek an unconstitutional third term The metahuman Skylark attempts to calm Hurricane Amanda and vanishes into the storm Team called in to the zoo; Wind Master is conducting a necromantic ritual & Lily trying to talk him out of it; team breaks his concentration, he loses control, gets sucked into the spell and vanishes; Lily leaves broken-hearted; Will's character appears from the remains with no memories Team members spend the majority of the weekend and Monday in public service - clearing roads, moving wreckage, crowd control and the like; good PR but it means Snapdragon has to spend a lot of time with Captain Amazing Steel investigates the homeless situation and finds nearly all of them in Druid Hill Park, organizing; there's evidance of Hellhound at work, helping them Satellite scans of the storm show three human-sized objects in the center of the eye
Episode 10: In the Eye of the Storm
26: Sunday	Hurricane Amanda swings around the coast of Virginia and heads straight for Baltimore The level of ambient magical power increases to the point where non-sensitives can almost feel the coming storm; nearly all sensitives have already vacationed westward UNTIL raids Maes Howe and defeat VIPER agents attempting to destabilize the ley line network They were mages engaged in necromancy and pumping energy into the ley line network; the raid caused a sudden drop in energy supply which may cause ripples Reports of an UNTIL raid in Tanzania spark protests against the "heavy-handed imperialist attempts to suppress native religious practices" This was a necromantic ritual as well, just south of Lake Tazwanyika; more detailed reports unavailable Black Paladin & Hellhound duke it out at Fells Point (T20) and cause massive property damage; Snapdragon arrives just in time to see Hellhound accidentally fire-blast a woman and her child but they survive just fine; Hellhound and psudo-Paladin escape Forensics indicate this wasn't the true Black Paladin either Black Paladin contacts Marious and lets him know they've got a shape-shifter in the city Steel encounters Father O'Reilley in northwestern Baltimore, talks & feels better about things Over three hundred homeless people march out of Druid Hill Park and request transport; they get it
27: Monday	70% of the population of D.C., Philadelphia and Baltimore have evacuated by now; emergency shelters and tent cities have been constructed by the military in Pennsylvania and central Virginia Magical, spiritual, elemental and ley line energy floods Baltimore; an estimated 90% of the population is gone Missile attacks on the objects at the center of Amanda fail; active defenses either destroy or divert everything that tries to enter the center Louis reports massive instability in the ley line network; it's been made worse by the sudden drop in energy feed from other sources - this is the only one left; Marious proposes destabilizing the ley lines to prevent the formation of a rift Hurricane Amanda hits the coast and paralyzes the region with 180-mph winds, rain, hail and severe thunderstorms
28: Tuesday	The eye of the storm passes over Baltimore and ignites the ambient energy into an inferno of elemental and spiritual destruction; PRIMUS and military forces move to minimize the destruction but conventional forces are immobilized Team moves to Marious's house and sets up crystals; Marious, Louis & Black Paladin set up spells while the rest of the team lends muscle; Jimmy Dugan asks for a few good quotes then heads west PRIMUS base assaulted by Ankylosaur and dozens of elemental spirits; Captain Amazing flies off to assist and returns with agents and reports of energy beam at base construction site; team piles into APC and CA flies it towards the base On the way they're informed that their team has been accepted as an official PRIMUS-affiliated superteam; they can apply for federal funds as a non-profit superteam; current mission qualifies them for PRIMUS hazard pay Arriving at the site, the team sees Soulfire (Jamal Silver) in the middle of an energy beam with Thunderstorm a mile up and Bolter in the ley line; symbol is Seal of Solomon that is transferring energy or linking to somewhere else The agents weaken the DEF 40 Force Wall, then Captain Amazing does a pushed noncombat move-through for 30 dice and takes the wall down (along with 5 BODY past defenses) Team eliminates Bull & summoned spirits then heads downstairs; the non-holographic-image Silver blasts and liquifies Igneous, turbo-overcharges Marious, pounds Steel into the wall and ignores non-magical attacks; Steel's uncle enters a piece of rebar, Steel rips it out of the floor and cuts Silver in half The resultant grounding of the storm's energy into the ley line into the base foundation shakes the ley line network world-wide; nexi all over the world move, most less than a few feet but in some rare cases several miles; several unprepared or unrecognized sensitives die and hundreds are injured, while thousands react negatively to the sudden flux of magical energy Jimmy Dugan ends live coverage of Baltimore's Silver Knights with Steel's quote, "We're just doing our job." Ambient energy starts going down almost immediately, and while the storm continues it is noticably reduced without the magical overtones or amplification PRIMUS places foundation under heavy guard, then surrenders authority to FBI; minor pissing contest between FBI and military that ends when UNTIL is given full authority over everything
29: Wednesday	Hurricane Amanda drifts off to the North Atlantic and dissipates with unusual speed Lawyers for former FBI agent Robert Hanssen say they expect their client to be formally charged with spying for Russia on Wednesday Thirty-seven people accused of launching armed attacks and spreading propaganda within Vietnam go on trial in Ho Chi Minh City PRIMUS tells team that President Clinton is making a visit and wants to thank them personally for saving the city; ceremony is Monday Team spends most of the rest of the week either aiding reconstruction or debriefing; UNTIL asks permission for mental probes; Vanessa will monitor if asked
Act Two - Where the Wild Things Roam
Episode 11: Changing Faces
30: Thursday	The Hong Kong authorities rebuff accusations that they are deliberately stopping members of the Falun Gong movement from entering the territory Silvio Berlusconi is preparing to form the new Italian government but several of his first choices have already bowed out Initial report on construction site clear it of death magic - in fact, just about all magic is fading from the area; the foundation is fine except for one piece of molybnium steel ripped out of Questonite; was Grond around?
31: Friday	Japan's governing party is to consider changes to the law to allow abdication and female succession to the imperial throne A Danish pilot dies after an explosion damages the plane he was flying for the International Committee of the Red Cross Marious examines rebar and inhabiting spirit; it's heavily magic-absorbing and very enchantable, and Steel's Uncle is in there but can't escape, but that's alright as he wants to be a sword; Marious's search for a weaponsmith yields Vivianne Waters, an expert swordsmith living south of BWI, and a visit shows her to be an excellent weaponsmith and low-level mage
April
1: Saturday	A US-based Human Rights group urges international pressure on Moscow to probe abuses allegedly committed by its troops in Chechnya Baghdad threatens to halt oil exports to Jordan and Turkey if they co-operate with the US over a new tightened sanctions regime
2: Sunday	A top Tamil Tiger separatist figure in Sri Lanka is reportedly attacked on his way to peace talks with a Norwegian envoy The Liberian government says foreign diplomats cannot go out after dark or leave Monrovia because of the security situation Marious is asked to verify the clensing of the necromantic lab; he finds that the guy did a good job so the place is filled with concrete and seismic sensors
3: Monday	President Clinton visits Baltimore; among other things he pledges federal funds to historical reconstruction and the completion of the new PRIMUS base Final cost of the storm: 916 dead, thousands wounded, hundreds of major buildings destroyed, tens of thousands damaged and cost estimated in the billions; weather patterns for the rest of the year will be disrupted Britain and the US propose to end the UN ban on the supply of goods to Iraq, with the exception of military and weapons-related equipment Sierra Leone's rebels and pro-government militias agreed to start disarming following peace talks in the capital, Freetown
4: Tuesday	A Zimbabwean minister warns self-styled war veterans to halt their intimidation of private firms and aid agencies South Africa and Zimbabwe are failing to provide effective leadership in Southern Africa says an international think-tank Congress approves funding for magical research Allready Arms & Protection research facility broken into and looted; Raven implicated Team invited to visit Champions superhero team in Manhattan over the coming weekend Various corporate offers come in and motivate hiring people to deal with it
5: Wednesday	The US State Department officially designates the Irish dissident republican group the Real IRA, as a foreign terrorist organisation The new leader of the north-east Indian state of Assam says he favours declaring a ceasefire against the state's separatist rebels Dr. Destroyer contacts Igneous & tells him to inform Dire Frost's secret ID to be honorable in his intentions to Patricia Architect mage is in town as part of a construction crew & contacts Marious about repairs to "house"
6: Thursday	Japan has found cause to celebrate with the announcement that Crown Princess Masako is pregnant Amid reports of a possible breakthrough Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski says security forces will not launch an immediate offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels Black Paladin shows up at team meeting, Captain Amazing greets him, BP recovers, takes off helmet & hands it to Steel, teleports out
7: Friday	An aircraft carrying Iranian Transport Minister, deputy ministers and several MPs crashes into mountains killing all 29 people on board China formally charges a US scholar with spying for Taiwan, nearly three months after he was first detained Vivianne starts teaching Marious weaponsmithing, then takes him clubbing and gets him drunk "need to loosen up and feel the life in the metal"
8: Saturday	Rebels release more than 100 child soldiers as a result of peace talks currently under way in the capital, Freetown South African President Thabo Mbeki rejects criticism from an international think-tank that he is failing to provide effective regional leadership PRIMUS relays a call from Flipside to Snapdragon - there's a kidnap contract on Igneous's roommate, scheduled for Saturday while the Knights are in NYC; team returns to Baltimore and attempt never materializes
9: Sunday	The first measures aimed at fighting a serious energy crisis are threatening to hit football-crazed Brazil where it hurts; darkened football stadiums A fire sweeps through a private school classroom south of Seoul killing eight children and injuring more than 20 other people Metahuman combat in Dunkirk dockside warehouse linked to Black Paladin and Fiacho, reputed leader of Eurostar; Fiacho presumed dead
10: Monday	Thousands of workers from across Europe are protesting against Marks & Spencer's plans to cut more than 4,000 jobs Russia's President Putin gives a warm welcome to visiting EU representatives, but tough talks lie ahead on press freedom and human rights Construction resumes on the new PRIMUS base; the major work should be done in time for a July 4th opening ceremony and operational by August The ambient magical energy at the construction site is lower than the surrounding area, even though it's got a nexus in the middle of it The construction crew needs to find a new rebar team; the old one up and vanished Historical society bothers Marious about selling; government steps in with offer to buy everyone out; neighbors accept if Marious does, not if not - he's stuck with the old ladies
11: Tuesday	Britain and the US are seeking to lift UN trade sanctions against Iraq, leaving only military goods subject to controls The Algerian lower house of parliament approves changes to the penal code to punish those found guilty of slandering the country's republic University of Maryland contacts Dire Frost (through PRIMUS) and asks for help with fast supercooling project; they want preliminary results before committing major funds Snapdragon notices change in Susan Brook's fighting style - more sword & shield
12: Wednesday	Norwegian envoy, Erik Solheim, crosses into rebel-held territory in northern Sri Lanka as part of his latest efforts at initiating a peace process Burmese and Indian forces launch a joint military offensive on the bases of separatist rebel groups along their border Private citizen approaches PRIMUS for metahuman testing - she gives two blood samples and matched the description of woman Snapdragon saw not get fried; samples negative
13: Thursday	Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski pulls back from a threatened offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels as diplomats say peace is close Iran's Interior Ministry contradicts earlier confirmation that an aircraft carrying Iran's Transport Minister and several MPs has crashed
14: Friday	DR Congo President Kabiula announces the lifting of restrictions on the activities of political parties, as UN envoys arrive in Kinshasa The world's largest chip-maker is to work with British Telecom to develop a range of chips for mobile phones and handheld PCs Metahuman fight at Dunkirk marine warehouse suspected to result in the death of Fiacho by Black Paladin's hands
15: Saturday	The European Union and Russia agree to increase security co-operation and to increase economic ties after talks in Moscow At least 13 people are killed in separate incidents of violence in Indian-administered Kashmir 15 April - Taxes due Team asked to aid rescue of trapped cavers in southern PA - no real problems
16: Sunday	Rescuers in eastern France battle to free eight Swiss potholers found alive 36 hours after being trapped in a cave by rising flood waters The Hong Kong authorities say more than a million chickens and other poultry will be killed in an effort to stop the spread of bird flu
17: Monday	Shareholders in the world's biggest diamond producer accept an offer from Anglo American and the Oppenheimer family Libyan authorities search for survivors after the bodies of 93 suspected illegal immigrants are found in the south of the country Police say they have arrested a total of 26 self-styled war veterans in the past two days for trying to extort money from private firms
18: Tuesday	At least six people are killed by a blast in a smart suburb of the Colombian city of Medellin, with another 82 reported injured The global banking giant Citigroup buys Mexico's second largest bank to benefit from closer integration between the US and Mexico
19: Wednesday	Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian makes new overtures to China, but his request to join an Apec summit is turned down The heir to the Japanese throne, Prince Naruhito, will be a guest at Windsor Castle after his arrives on Friday for the start of a week-long visit Official UNTIL report from Tanzania - team entered location, suppressed opposition & ended necromantic ritual, returning with 17 surviving prisoners, ambushed on way back, no survivors
20: Thursday	A ceasefire in Macedonia holds, but ethnic Albanian rebels fail to respond to Western-mediated attempts to persuade them to disarm Russia says it has a new Western partner to help lift the Kursk submarine, a day after a deal with another consortium collapses
21: Friday	An aircraft carrying Iranian Transport Minister Rahman Dadman and seven MPs crashes in Iran - but the fate of those on board is unclear Talks between a Norwegian peace envoy and the Tamil Tigers have ended without a breakthrough, the rebels say President Clinton's nominee to run South Asia policy says sanctions imposed after India and Pakistan's nuclear tests should be dropped
22: Saturday	Prominent polygamist Tom Green is found guilty on four counts of bigamy in the first case of its kind for half a century Rescuers in France are still waiting for water levels to recede so they can lead eight Swiss potholers - trapped since Wednesday - to safety Vivianne invites Marious & team over for cookout
23: Sunday	Black Paladin publicly exposes and defeats Insalbeth, the evil mage of Eurostar; his weapons and armor have changed dramaticly Norwegian mediators say they are making progress negotiating a ceasefire in the protracted civil war More than 80 Somalis died after being forced to jump into the sea when the ship they were travelling on ran into trouble in the Gulf of Aden
24: Monday	Brazil is facing heavy energy rationing as the government struggles to deal with the country's worst ever power crisis Quebec plans to increase dramatically the amount of asbestos used to strengthen the road surfaces, despite fears over health risks A slaughter of nearly all poultry in Hong Kong is in full swing as the authorities try to halt the spread of an outbreak of avian flu
25: Tuesday	Thailand's premier tells investors his government will continue his economic policies even if a corruption row forces him to step down Thousands of people are evacuated from eastern Siberia's worst floods for 100 years after the River Lena burst its banks
26: Wednesday	A campaign has been launched in Russia which warns girls to be suspicious of apparently glamorous job offers abroad A Turkish military plane crashes near the capital, Ankara, killing four people, three days after another fatal crash
27: Thursday	Libyan authorities search for survivors after the bodies of 93 suspected illegal immigrants are found in the south of the country Vigilante mobs patrol the Indian capital Delhi on the trail of a mysterious "monkeyman" which has terrified the city's residents
28: Friday	An investigator working for a defence team at the UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda is arrested on charges of genocide The cabinet meets without its two most senior figures following reports that the president is planning to declare a state of emergency Hellhound loots a couple of stores but didn't use any fire used even when police showed up; Wolfie smells a female
29: Saturday	Accusations of cocaine use and criminality mar a TV debate between the two candidates ahead of next month's presidential election China executes 14 members of a criminal gang accused of committing the bloodiest crime spree in the country's recent history Psilocke approaches Marious & informs him it wasn't Hellhound at the stores
Episode 12: Point & Counterpoint
30: Sunday	Chad's President Idriss Deby is expected to hold onto power in elections on Sunday - and reap the benefits of new oil discoveries Guinean opposition leader Alpha Conde is unexpectedly pardoned and freed from jail, following pressure from France and Senegal The first-ever women candidates have put their names forward for Iran's presidential election on 8 June; incumbent reformist President Mohammad Khatami has still to declare if he will stand for re-election
May
1: Monday	Voting is under way to elect a new president as Mongolia struggles to revive an ailing economy Thousands of people are holed up in a town in eastern Siberia as water released from a blockage on the River Lena races towards them Construction begins at Sanctuary of the new spaceport Sanctuary offers to hire Igneous for tectonic mapping & reinforcement
2: Tuesday	Eight Swiss potholers emerge exhausted but elated to be above ground after being rescued from an underground cave in eastern France Two British women charged with drug trafficking in the United Arab Emirates are given life sentences, and a British man is jailed for 10 years Steel & Wolfie rescue two children from a housefire during their 5am patrol Marious meets Jason Grace, his 15-year old contact in the Baltimore Mage's Guild, at one of his PR shows Various team members ambushed between 5:00 and 5:30 pm in attempts to discover weaknesses and vulnerabilities Marious called downtown to fill out paperwork, called by name, turns & gets shot by HAPI-TAPS; gunman tosses smoke grenade, dud frag grenade, runs Igneous gets hit with drugged water balloons while working in his backyard; has an entertaining few hours before his lava form burns out the remaining chemicals Snapdragon gets hit with force-field entangle net; Bluejay spotted on overwatch with a camcorder Dire Frost ambushed with a single-shot with microwave stun gun Sunfire hit by X-ray laser and gets indigestion
3: Wednesday	At least 14 people die and 19 are injured in an explosion at a weapons market in central Yemen Leaders of India's governing party are meeting to chart strategy after a poor showing in state elections earlier this month Dougan tells Steel he's been tipped off with false information about team activities and given incriminating photos - someone's out to smear the team Steel's car bombed after his wife returns inside to answer a wrong number
4: Thursday	A Pakistani requirement for non-Muslims to wear identifying clothing draws harsh condemnation from the US and India Yakutsk prepares for a second round of flooding, despite ice jams on the River Lena being cleared by bombs Steel & Marious track down Aaron Strongarm, VIPER's in-town rep; PRIMUS assaults the apartment room and arrests him Wolfie is approached by Lily while on patrol; she talks, kisses him and leaves Dire Frost's secret ID is approached by Michael Davis about working for the Department of Defence as a part-time researcher, then full-time after law school The Steelweiser drinking bet starts at Flannagn's "Home of the Silver Knights" Bar - one for each of the 8 members pictured at the bar Captain Amazing starts midafternoon patrols; Snapdraon reluctantly accompanies him
5: Friday	Rwanda asks for the arrest and extradition of a further five workers at the UN tribunal looking into the 1994 genocide German businesses prepare to begin payments to a multi-billion dollar compensation fund for victims of Nazi slave labour camps Marious notices hundreds of wards around town that activate when they detect him; when he starts getting rid of them a pulse wipes out the rest Vivianne invites Marious for dinner after smithing; she's a good cook, too
6: Saturday	Berlin's May Day demonstations turn violent for the second night running as anti-capitalist protesters return to the streets South African anti-apartheid cleric Allan Boesak is released from jail on parole after serving one year of a three-year term for theft and fraud The tit-for-tat war between Firestone and Ford escalates as Ford says it will end its 100 year relationship with Firestone with a $2.1bn recall Steel contacted by Diane Withers about going on a trip with the Baltimore Diver's Society
7: Sunday	President Gloria Arroyo offers aid to poor families in an apparent move to woo people who support her predecessor, Joseph Estrada Indonesia's President Abdurrahman Wahid could turn to the Supreme Court for help to avoid impeachment, a report says
8: Monday	Conflicting reports of the capture of a renegade rebel commander fail to dampen hopes of peace in southern Serbia A controversial plan to grant limited autonomy to the island of Corsica is approved by the lower house of the French parliament Pope John Paul II has arrived in Athens, in the first papal visit to Greece in modern times; he will attempt to heal the Great Schism that divided Christianity in 1054 Lily hires a bum to deliver Wolfie's cat, Cholla, to the PRIMUS base Snapdragon asked to practice generating electricity for emergency services
9: Tuesday	Iran's leaders attend funeral ceremonies as more bodies from the eight-year war with Iraq are found and buried The Iraqi leader attacks US and British plans to redraw sanctions against his country, as the UN discusses the proposals Pope John Paul II asks for forgiveness for Roman Catholic sins against the Orthodox faith during his controversial visit to Greece Someone impersonates Grond and throws a couple of cars around in one of the Funtown parking lots
10: Wednesday	Sri Lankan forces shoot dead at least 12 Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula, according to the country's defence ministry Samata party leader George Fernandes meets Prime Minister Vajpayee amid a potential crisis in the BJP-led government Iran's President Mohammad Khatami registers to run for office again, ending months of uncertainty about the future of his reform movement Pope John Paul II holds a mass in Damascus for thousands of Syrian Christians, ahead of his historic visit to a mosque Black Paladin attacks and murders Durak (Eurostar's primary brick) in a Paris suburb Steel accompanies the Baltimore Diver's Society to the wreck of the Andrea Doria, a wreck a few miles offshore
11: Thursday	A report into cricket corruption reveals the sport is still plagued by match-fixing Japan's Government gives way over a scandal in which lepers remained isolated long after the disease was found not to be contagious Grateful Dead contert begins; team there as security Team invited to publicity stunt at Funtown Park in mid-June; it's linked to academic achievement program
12: Friday	There are signs of progress at DR Congo peace talks in Lusaka brokered by a high-ranking UN Security Council delegation Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid meets with the military's top brass, amid an apparent widening rift with the military The college spring semester ends; everyone who attends college passes (Igneous, Dire Frost, Patricia, etc.)
13: Saturday	Rebels and government forces clash near Macedonia's second city, Tetovo, a day after heavy fighting in the north of the country Day at the Park; DF's sister prominant at paintball tournament Pulsar spotted at Grateful Dead concert; he doesn't cause any problems and escapes into the sewers
Knights Insure Peaceful Concert
Pulsar Escapes!
14: Sunday	Russia and the UK submit rival plans on how to proceed with sanctions against Iraq threatening to split the Security Council The Pope makes a politically charged visit to a ruined town in the Golan Heights, and leads prayers for an end to hostilities in the region Randolf Barker released from hospital into police custody; charges are dropped and he is released Jimmy Dugan gives the team 6 hours advance warning on the Incredable Static Man's challenge
15: Monday	Marine experts off India's western coast have discovered structures belonging to the Harappan civilisation, dating back more than 4,000 years Yasser Arafat promises no surrender to Israeli "aggression" as Palestinians mourn the anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state Randolf Barker admitted to Johns Hopkins with 12 broken bones; word on the street is this is the next-to-last time, then he's free The Incredable Static Man publicly challenges the Silver Knights to stop him from robbing a downtown bank
Static Man Challenges Knights
Weather Report: Humiliation Predicted
16: Tuesday	A controversial law ordering Afghanistans' Hindus to carry identity tags is designed to prevent police harrassment, says a Taleban official A flood wave is heading for Yakutsk in Siberia but officials hope dams will be strong enough to save the city
17: Wednesday	India ends its unilateral ceasefire in Kashmir but invites Pakistani ruler General Musharraf for talks on the conflict The Silver Knights put a stop to the Incredable Static Man's rendition of The Wizard of Oz; Foxbat's stage appearance is fortunately short; Hastily re-written newspaper headlines state "Silver Knights No Laughing Matter!" Steel learns Lady Serenety's been telepathicly scanning criminals to find out their guilt; legally done for the CIA but rather immoral Tony lines up Funtown Park "Christmas in July" ski-slope promo for Dire Frost; contact is Samuel Johnson
Wizard of Static Cancelled Due To Buffalo
It's a New Day For The Knights
18: Thursday	A Kinshasa government investigation into January's assassination of President Kabila has blamed the country's enemies Dr. Destroyer arrives incommunicado and asks what the team did to Black Paladin Silver Knights web page attacked - security breached and graphics changed to Wizard of Oz theme Marious learns that the age of Steel's soul matches the resonances from the Cataclysm
Dr. Destroyer Questions Knights
19: Friday	Pope John Paul II has arrived in Malta after a ground-breaking visit to Syria, where he called on the people of the Middle East to overcome their divisions A major pharmaceutical company slashes the price of malaria drugs to increase availability in the developing world Interpol, MI5 and other agencies question team about all contact with Black Paladin Igneous learns Streetwise and starts trying to find Susan Brooks
20: Saturday	Nearly 200,000 people - about half of Malta's devout Catholic population - turn out to witness Pope John Paul beatify three Maltese The most prominent female candidate for Iran's presidency withdraws from the race, as the list of approved contenders is cut to 10 Vivianne trains both Marious & Steel and introduces them to the sword; she then heads out on a date with Marious Prince Charles & Lady Di to visit New England and vacation in Virginia Steel's wife talks to him about wanting kids
21: Sunday	Phoolan Devi, the Indian woman who became famous as the "Bandit Queen", is shot dead in Delhi. Marious gets call from London asking about anyone Black Paladin may have associated with - it'd help contact him
22: Monday	Macedonian government forces and ethnic Albanian rebels have stepped up their fighting in the country's second city of Tetovo UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recommends that UN troops remain in East Timor after August's election, to counter threats from pro-Indonesian militias Randolf Barker contacts Marious about healing him; he'll then enter the Marines Colonel Jasmine Hudolin, UNTIL liason at the UN, contacts Steel about trip to Lake Tazwanyika Final exam week at UM, John's Hopkins & other universities - Igneous, Dire Frost, Sunfire & Captain Amazing are all really busy
23: Tuesday	Rebels and government forces clash near Macedonia's second city, Tetovo, amid sporadic fighting in villages further east Black Paladin fights with Bora, but Le Sone arrives to help her and he retreats Marious makes PER Roll to realize Wolfie's got magical SFx
Episode 13: Bleaching the Gene Pool
24: Wednesday	An important feeding ground for whales and dolphins near New Zealand is under threat after a truck loaded with rat poison plunges in the sea Streetwise roll reveals GENOCIDE activity
25: Thursday	Israel is being warned that the country's water supplies are dangerously low and it will have to accept drastic cuts in consumption Marious gets call from Dani Grace, Jason's mother (14-year old magic-sensitice contact) about where he might be Steel gets call from Dugan as he's caught in traffic - the team is about to become newsworthy GENOCIDE attacks team; Ankylosaur look-alike armor causes Marious to critically injure Jason Grace and Igneous to kill Samuel Blackson; Wolfie, Snapdragon & Lady Serenety are hospitalized Mr. Green & Co. foil an attempted kidnapping of Steel's wife; they leave for Sanctuary
Genocide Attacks Baltimore Defenders
Knight Completes Genocide Mission
Silver Knights Lose Innocence & Child
26: Friday	Australia's biggest ever corporate failure prompts a political feud and fears for the economy Captain Amazing approached by Hudson River Marine Salvage about raising an 1914 locomotive; joint project with NUMA Lady Serenety wakes up
27: Saturday	The US express its concern over rising oil prices after the world's leading producers decide to cut output and push prices higher North Korea's secretive communist leader, Kim Jong-il, crosses into Russia on a marathon train journey for talks with President Putin
28: Sunday	Former Indonesian President Abdurrahaman Wahid says he is planning to leave the country as MPs fail to elect a new vice president RUF rebels say they have not been consulted about a United Nation's plan for a war crimes tibunal in Sierra Leone and threaten to break the ceasefire King Mswati III gives in to local and international pressure and repeals sweeping draconian powers Washington is isolated again, this time for refusing to sign up to an international agreement banning the use of biological weapons Dire Frost's Secret ID (DFSID for short) kid sister wins a discount to the Lake Chilwaga "survivalist" summer camp through the Funtown Park paintball tournament GENOCIDE agent goes into withdrawl & dies
Episode 14: Into the Heart of Darkest Africa
29: Monday	US Secretary of State Colin Powell suggests a dispute with China over American citizens accused of espionage can soon be resolved Scientists say a water-filled volcano in the Philippines could burst, sending a huge mudslide on to local settlements A local education board in Japan reverses a decision to recommend the use of a controversial history textbook Croatian general Rahim Ademi surrenders to the war crimes tribunal at The Hague - the first Croatian to face charges there Dr. Destroyer makes an official visit to England and meets privately with the Queen and Prime Minister PRIMUS suspends Igneous & Marious as deputies; puts the rest of the team into a week-long intensive training program in non-lethal attacks, pulling punches, reducing attacks, etc. Wolfie wakes up Funtown Park withdraws it's invitation for team to attend the Funtown Academics Program ceremonies in June
Knights Suspended; Park Reconsiders
30: Tuesday	A senior member of the Islamic militant group Hamas is killed as Israel fires anti-tank missiles at his car in the West Bank On the second anniversary of his accession, Morocco's King Mohammed VI seeks to quell disquiet about the pace of change Four thousand tourists stranded in Sri Lanka after a rebel attack on the country's only international airport start to go home Nato wins the agreement of the two sides in the Macedonian conflict to reinstate a shattered ceasefire. Captain Amazing convinces Funtown Park to have a partial team there - himself, Snapdragon & Lady Serenity; Dire Frost still appears at Christmas in July
31: Wednesday	Indonesia's former President Abdurrahman Wahid flies out of Indonesia, three days after being dismissed by parliament Ethnic Albanian rebels in Macedonia start withdrawing their forces as a new diplomatic effort is launched to establish peace The body of Phoolan Devi, the Indian politician who gained notoriety as the Bandit Queen, is cremated on the banks of the River Ganges Genesis space probe launched from Cape Canaveral; it will orbit the sun inside the orbit of Mercury and return to Earth after 5 months of collecting solar wind particles; recovery will be the first official Sanctuary project Silver Knights web page attacked - security breached and graphics changed to Grim Reaper theme Snapdragon wakes up
June
1: Thursday	More than a million Cubans take part in an anti-US march to mark the start of the Cuban revolution 48 years ago Zimbabwe's Government suspends the accredition of all BBC correspondents after accusing reporter Rageh Omaar of a distorted report The US and Russia agree a schedule for defence talks, but Washington says it will press ahead with missile defence tests Captain Amazing's attempts to refer the Hudson River salvage job to Steel fail due to "political considerations" Latest VIPER rep - Johnny Quicksilver, a low-level metahuman, starts operating in the city
2: Friday	The Mayon volcano in the Philippines has erupted for the second time in weeks, sending tens of thousands of villagers fleeing in panic George Speight leaves prison to register as a candidate in Fiji's first election since his failed nationalist coup last year Croatian General Rahim Ademi makes his first appearance before the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague Dr. Destroyer visits Ottawa and talks with the Canadian Prime Minister Igneous's streetwise reveals Susan Brook's college transcrips being copies & sent to a P.O. box in London
3: Saturday	The French telecoms giant says it will lay off staff and cut back on contractors in an effort to squeeze out yet more cost savings Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reportedly hires a Belgian lawyer to defend him in case he is charged with war crimes by a Belgian court Iraq fires a missile at a U.S. spy plane, prompting speculation that it has improved its weapons technology Funtown Academics Program ceremony goes well; Captain Amazing is a hit with the kids, Lady Serenity & Snapdragon do well
Knights Honor Academics
4: Sunday	Shaukat Mirza, the managing director of Pakistan State oil, has been shot dead in the port city of Karachi Sri Lanka's national airline carrier is forced to reduce its service to compensate for the loss of half its fleet in a rebel attack Dr. Destroyer attends services at Washington Cathedral and spends the following week in D.C. Characters who've trained get 12 experience: +5 CON & buy back the ED (+9 STUN for bricks), +1 point into Coordinate, +1 point into Paramedics, +1 point into KS (normals and how to not kill them)
5: Monday	Italy's PM says there will be a full investigation into allegations of police brutality during the G8 summit in Genoa Ethnic Albanian leaders are due to meet Macedonian Government representatives, as the latest ceasefire holds Police in India arrest one of the main suspects in the assassination of the politician Phoolan Devi, known as the "Bandit Queen" Moscow says it heard no new arguments in favour of scrapping the ABM treaty from US National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice PRIMUS press conference finds Marious & Igneous guilty of poor judgement; no criminal charges will be filed but the two are on suspension Team (Steel, Wolfie, Marious & Igneous) leaves for Morocco to link up with UNTIL expedition
6: Tuesday	Police in Belgium arrest the brother-in-law of former President Habyarimana suspected of taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide Liberian leader Charles Taylor says his political rivals can all come home under a general amnesty which includes rebels fighting in Lofa county Team arrives in Morocco & integrates with UNTIL group; background information & magical lucky charms given out
7: Wednesday	Thai police are interviewing 85 foreign nationals - up to 40 of them British - alleged to have helped cheat investors of $150m New explosions from Mount Etna blacken the Sicilian sky and pour lava towards a nearby tourist centre A powerful explosion which hit a bank in the Spanish city of Barcelona is being blamed on anti-establishment radicals UNTIL team travels to Khartoum (capital of Sudan), Nairobi (capital of Kenya) and Dar es Salaam (capital of Tanzania) and starts traveling west via in two heavy cargo (UNTIL assault) helicopters Unknown interceptor turns out to be Jimmy Dugan on loan to Associated Press, covering the UNTIL return to the deadly shores of Lake Tazwanyika, in search of the secret of the horrible fate of their brothers in arms, lost while saving the world from the treacherous evil of the risen undead *click* "radio's broken, sir"
Episode 15: Food Fight!
	Powerhouse, Rubberneck & Thang get drunk at Flannagan's; Rubberneck is all over Lady Serenity and Snapdragon objects; bar fight destroys two cars and creates a large pothole
Drunken Brawl Sinks To A New Low
Episode 16: Silver Knights: Tomb Raiders
8: Thursday	Tension is high in the West Bank as Israeli tanks shell Palestinian security posts following the killing of an Israeli youth Life in Indian-administered Kashmir is paralysed by a strike after the alleged killing in custody of a leading moderate separatist The UN is trying to tighten the arms embargo against the Taleban authorities in Afghanistan Eight Palestinians, including a senior Hamas leader, are killed by Israeli fire in Nablus, according to reports from the West Bank UNTIL team heads to Lake Tazwanyika; finds tomb, encounters guardians, leaves Baltimore Mage's Guild (P11) bombed at midnight; Marious's magical signiture found & arrest warrent issued
Mage Wars: Silver Knight Wanted In Guild Bombing
Episode 17: (Un)Mistaken Identity
9: Friday	Anti-terrorist forces surround a bus on which more than 20 people are being held by heavily armed men, thought to be Chechen separatists Firms are warned to make urgent checks that they are protected against the Code Red worm, due to attack computers within hours Controversial US black political leader Louis Farrakhan wins his High Court battle for the right to visit the UK Baltimore Educational Council authorizes Junior ROTC program on a trial basis in 3 schools Hermanos de Oro rob 16 fast-food restaurants in southern Boston Marious appears in southern Sudan, where he materialized after his first ley-line teleport
10: Saturday	European judges say Turkey's decision to ban an Islamist party in 1998 did not violate human rights Kenya's president sues a former US ambassador over a book alleging he was involved in the murder of the Kenyan foreign minister Zanu-PF wins a by-election seen as a crucial test of President Mugabe's popularity ahead of next year's general election Steel, Wolfie, Igneous & Marious return from Africa; Marious returns after being told he'll be arrested; Marious arrested & posts bail Steel's wife heads "out" with Steel and they'll be back "later" Bishop Desmond breaks contact with Marious Lady Serenity talks with Snapdragon about having a family
11: Sunday	Two former presidents call for an urgent overhaul of the voting system used in United States elections The prosecutor in the murder case of human rights activist Bishop Juan Gerardi flees Guatemala in fear of his life China's authorities are checking whether 200 miners died in an accident, having dismissed reports as being "completely fabricated"
12: Monday	The Polish capital is on alert as the swollen Vistula River is expected to rise above the city's alarm level - but officials say defences should hold Spain's prime minister and the Basque president meet and agree to hold more talks, despite disagreements over key priorities King Mohammed promises to set up a body that will work towards integrating the Berber language into the education system Louis shows up & asks Marious what he's doing messing with the ley lines, especially that close to one of the 'black holes, like the one we created'; need to pull yourself together - you're leaking magic DFSID offered 2-month law internship at Silver Springs (45-minute commute) government office, "just to see what your work's like" North Western Senior High School (H6) bombed at midnight; Marious loses END; his magical signiture found; possibly a 'rogue spell' Igneous's brother, Rigger, reassigned to BWI research team
Mage Implicated In School Bombing
13: Tuesday	Up to 200 people in Taiwan are now feared to have been killed by Typhoon Toraji, which hit the island on Monday An Egyptian court rejects an attempt to have an Egyptian feminist writer forcibly divorced from her husband Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee offers to resign, but is persuaded to remain in office by his party Shipments of equipment from Nicaragua begin arriving for the new base Lady Serenity takes Snapdragon shopping and doesn't ease his nerves
14: Wednesday	Thousands of villagers attend the funeral of three militants shot dead by the security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir The UN war crimes tribunal delivers a landmark verdict, jailing an "evil" Bosnian Serb for 46 years for the Srebrenica massacre The Italian Government moves three top police officers from their posts after last month's violence-scarred G8 summit in Genoa
15: Thursday	A Supreme Court judge in Peru declares former president Alberto Fujimori an "absent criminal" and issues an international warrant Police in Israel arrest a Palestinian they say was moments away from blowing himself up on a bus carrying Israeli soldiers The US Navy ignores protests and begins fresh war games on the Puerto Rican island hours after Congress gives the go-ahead Lily confronts Wolfie, hugs him for support & cries into his shoulder; PER roll reveals she's pregnant due in early November
16: Friday	Zimbabwe's land minister tells white farmers that 90% of their land will now be re-settled, and warns them not to contest the plan Renewed fighting marks the third anniversary of the start of the war in the DR Congo, as hopes were rising of peace taking hold Washington warns it will suspend millions of dollars in aid if Colombia does not continue aerial spraying to destroy drugs crops Hermanos de Oro rob 11 convenience stores in western Philadelphia Baseball field at Western Run Park (H7) bombed at midnight & Marious loses END; his magical signiture found and he's taken into custody
17: Saturday	A US court says it will not review a ruling on Microsoft's web browser software, paving the way for a fresh hearing on the break-up of the firm A US citizen of Chinese origin is formally charged with endangering national security, the Foreign Ministry in Beijing confirms A project to build a huge computer network across Europe could lead to processing power becoming a utility like electricity or water PRIMUS investigative agents track down a link between the receint bombings and Jason Grace; he morphs into the Evil Mad Bomber What Bombs at Midnight and leads them on a high-speed chase; Marious hears of this & breaks out of custody; E.M.B. captured & Marious surrenders
18: Sunday	Clashes on the ground and tough words from politicians dampen optimism in Macedonia after Wednesday's peace talks breakthrough The Israeli army has arrested six of its soldiers, suspected of beating a group of Palestinians civilians in Hebron 10 days ago Jason Grace is found to be infused with Marious's spirit magic from when he was healed; PRIMUS mages separate the link and Jason heads to the School for Gifted Youngsters
19: Monday	Iran's President Mohammad Khatami - facing opposition from conservative clerics - appeals for unity as he is confirmed in office A senior US diplomat says the US position on Afghanistan will not alter until its radical Islamic government accepts UN resolutions Sri Lanka's Supreme Court orders a screening of a banned anti-war film and grants compensation to its producer Black Paladin makes another appearance at the Welsh TV station and announces he wants his apprentice back or there will be trouble
Episode 18: Gold Rises, Water Falls
20: Tuesday	A convoy carrying leading Palestinian politician Marwan Barghouti comes under attack by Israeli missiles Russia and North Korea sign a joint declaration insisting that Pyongyang's missile programme - seen by the US as a threat - is peaceful Black Paladin kills 27 people masterminding a London smuggling ring Three bodies found in Robert E. Lee Memorial Park (E12) attributed to Hellhound; two college students & a high-school dropout
21: Wednesday	Italy's leader, Silvio Berlusconi, wants a world food summit shifted abroad after last month's Genoa riots At least 15 Hindu villagers have been killed by suspected militants in Indian-administered Kashmir, say police Marious's trial begins; prosecutors wanted kidnapping but will settle for employing weapons of mass destruction and escaping federal custody; Marious pleads guilty with mitigating circumstances
22: Thursday	US President George W Bush signs into law a five-year extension to sanctions against Libya and Iran, defying European critics A military tribunal acquits eight paramilitary gendarmes accused of massacring 57 civilians after elections last year Fourteen members of a Swiss gun-running organization massacred by Black Paladin; leaders targeted & killed
23: Friday	Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera outsprints Kenyan Simon Biwott to take the first gold at the World Athletics Championships The IMF will hasten the disbursement of a much needed $1.2bn loan to Argentina and is to create a new $15bn credit line for Brazil Marious convicted and sentenced to 15 years in Stronghold; he's expected to get time off for good behavior, early parole and be out in 3-5 years Hermanos de Oro rob 6 jewelry stores in Manhattan; Champions engage & de Oros quickly retreat
Silver Knight Sentenced to Stronghold
24: Saturday	The White House denies a rift with the State Department after "conflicting" statements are made on Israel's policy of killing Palestinian activists After days of official denial China admits that more than 70 miners died in a flooding accident in southern Guanxi province last month Two French criminal masterminds die in an explosion in their Paris home; the maid, cook & butler were coincidently absent at the time
25: Sunday	Suspected Muslim guerrillas in the Philippines have beheaded a fifth hostage in less than 48 hours, a military official said on Saturday Unconfirmed reports may indicate a revival of Albanian guerrilla activity in a region that had been calm since a May peace deal Fourteen French criminals involved in a white-slavery oepration slain by Black Paladin; 31 people later turn themselves in in exchange for protection DFSID sister writes from camp - loving it & learning all sorts of survival / tactical / teamwork stuff; she'll kick ass in the fall paintball season
26: Monday	Three Muslim officers will be taken to the Netherlands to face war crimes charges amid calls for Bosnian Serbs to hand over suspects too Israel is to send experts to UN headquarters to view controversial videos it hopes will shed light on the fate of three abducted soldiers Fifty-six countries trying to work out how to enforce the 1972 ban on biological weapons suspend their efforts following America's withdrawal from the talks Seven Italians suspected of organizing a drug ring found dead; Black Paladin implicated
27: Tuesday	One person is killed and several wounded as 50,000 demonstrate in memory of a militant commander killed on Monday Injured Sachin Tendulkar sends a message of congratulations to India's latest batting star Virender Shewag Delaware First National Bank robbed by Hermanos de Oro
28: Wednesday	A Palestinian gunman injures 10 people including six Israeli soldiers in a drive-by shooting near the Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv The head of Iran's judiciary rejects a compromise in a dispute between reformists and conservatives that delayed President Khatami's swearing-in The death of three German organized labor leaders attributed to Black Paladin
29: Thursday	The EU foreign policy chief arrives at talks to resolve the six-month-old conflict in Macedonia, hoping to end the deadlock US billionaire balloonist Steve Fossett has taken off on his sixth attempt to make the first solo balloon flight around the world Body found floating just off Swann Park (V16); 31-year old secretary Adrienne Miller was killed last night & drained of all bodily fluids; MO matches that of the supervillain Leech Rigger arrives at BWI just in time to help Snapdragon save a 4 year-old girl from her drugged & gun-waving father
Silver Knights Save Child
30: Friday	President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria urges commanders to provide troops with condoms in order to curb the spread of Aids US President George W Bush signs into law a five-year extension to sanctions against Libya and Iran, defying European critics Island home of Greek multi-millionaire Stavros Anreos assaulted by Black Paladin; 17 dead, including Anreos Noah tracks Leech to the sewer outlet of the Soylent Corporation sewers
July
1: Saturday	More than three million Kenyans face serious food shortages, the World Food Programme says President Clinton passes his medical tests with flying colours before heading out on a one-month working holiday in New England Hermanos de Oro enter First National Bank in northern Baltimore and precipitate a hostage situation; Silver Knights engage and inflict critical wounds on both Goldenrod and Goldbrick before Goldmind can mass-teleport away
Downtown Bloodbath
Lethal Knights End Bank Robbery
Dire Frost Abandons Knights
Episode 19: It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood
2: Sunday	The army in the Philippines says it has freed 13 Filipino hostages after a gun battle with the separatist Muslim group Abu Sayyaf William Todd tells Steel there've been a few disturbances north of the business (Q22) and he's getting blamed; rubble on the road late at night then it's cleaned up
3: Monday	More than 70 people are now known to have died on the Indonesian island of Nias after days of heavy rain triggered floods and landslides Russia and North Korea sign a joint declaration insisting that Pyongyang's missile programme - seen by the US as a threat - is peaceful Eighteen members of a Moroccan drug & slave-running gang killed by Black Paladin PRIMUS press conference finds both Igneous and Noah guilty of poor judgement but no criminal charges will be filed; revokes Igneous's deputyship and places Noah on probation Captain Amazing requests a leave of absence from the team; invites Igneous to head to Europe & look for Susan Brooks
Tarnished Knight Exit Stage Right
4: Tuesday	Italy's leader, Silvio Berlusconi, wants a world food summit shifted abroad after last month's Genoa riots In the latest of a number of attempts to inject some efficiency into its currency market, the Egyptian central bank devalues the pound Silver Knight press conference places Noah on suspension and Igneous on inactive status; Captain Amazing's sabbatical announced PRIMUS dedicates the new base to Baltimore and the Silver Knights; 4th of July celebration goes well Three men, including an Italian cabinet member, die when Black Paladin diverts their car into a building foundation; the bodies are not recoverable
Silver Knights Castle Complete
5: Wednesday	Aid agencies in Pakistan say hundreds of thousands of farmers and peasants need urgent assistance due to the continuing drought Nine people including seven policemen have been killed in a landmine explosion in the north-east Indian state of Assam Black Paladin levels a factory in northern Poland; investigators find no deaths but lots of illegal drugs Steel sets up an appointment with Professor Xavier on the 15th Captain Amazing & Igneous head to Europe
6: Thursday	The EU says agreement has been reached in Macedonia over police reforms, the main stumbling block to ending the ethnic Albanian rebellion Israeli forces kill an Islamic militant in the West Bank, just hours after the shooting of 10 people by a gunman in the heart of Tel Aviv The European Union, NATO and United Nations combine security forces in an attempt to stop Black Paladin Suicidal loon (Gerald Brown) dresses as Ankylosaur and challenges Silver Knights at Flannagan's; talked down by Snapdragon & arrested; he's an ex-accountant from the local branch of Four-I Creations, Inc. based out of Barcelona
Silver Knights Face New Enemy: Unemployment
7: Friday	A new worm, thought to be more vicious than Code Red, threatens to wreak havoc on the internet Afghanistan's Taleban authorities arrest 24 people and close a relief organisation for "preaching Christianity"
8: Saturday	Maurice Greene wins his third straight world 100m title in 9.82 seconds, despite a knee injury Separatist movement in Senegal, MFDC, holds a congress in Gambia to try to heal internal divisions to help end the conflict with the government Vivianne works with Steel & bonds the sword to him; she finds it's easier to mould Steel's internal energies
9: Sunday	A group of Chinese doctors is arrested in Belgium after allegedly smuggling elephant tusks from West Africa where they were working Tropical storm Barry threatens to come ashore Sunday night or Monday morning, raising the possibility of floods in eastern Florida and Georgia Black Paladin spotted fighting a flying opponent south of Prague, then nearing Vienna before being engaged by Austrian helicopters; missile attacks damage BP and cause his opponent to move-through him into the ground; teleport effects detected and the unknown guy staggers into the mountains Flipside calls Snapdragon, issues challenge for contract on Lady Serenity and warns it sounds like a trap but he's already been paid
10: Monday	Ailing Bolivian president Hugo Banzer is preparing to hand power to his vice-president before returning to the US for cancer treatment Indonesia's new President, Megawati Sukarnoputri, moves into the presidential palace amid criticism of a lack of government urgency China's top politicians go to an isolated resort to plan their successors after the current leaders step down next year Trial by combat established as acceptable means of gaining rank in the team; Noah's humanity is not aided by his teammate's anamalistic behavior
11: Tuesday	Holocaust survivors and their relatives have until Friday to lodge their claim for compensation from Swiss banks North Korean leader Kim Jong-il tours Russian space installations near Moscow on Sunday,