The weather is very cold, thankfully the plentiful summer gave everyone enough food to eat and time to stockpile firewood for the winter.

The protected zone is quiet, with the cold weather and snow, chances of much happening before the spring are slim, even the undead threat seems to have lulled during the sleepy winter months. There have been fewer than normal sightings of undead around the protected zone and what sightings there have been are of small groups of zombies or skeletons, little in the way of the larger undead.

Some say that even the undead feel the cold to some degree, others say that there is something else going on that has drawn the undead away from this area. Whatever the reason it can only be a good sign for us.

The influx of Ferals seems to have died off most likely due to the cold, there are several new Feral comminities around the protected zone that have been giving the Guard problems. These communities hate outsiders and take what they want by force with no respect for the other beings living here. Quite how the council intends to deal with the Feral problem is unclear yet but many discussions are in progress at this time.

Security around the Council has been tightened recently when an intruder managed to get inside the chambers of Lord Malnear, little is known of the incident except that Lord Malear was not harmed and that the intruder was chased off although who or what the intruder was is unknown.

There are rumours of a new legal system is in the making for the protected zone after the current one has found to be lacking in certain key areas.