News: Death and Paint
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Death and Disease in the Colony of the Touched
The colony on the Isle of Yeu, where those who suffer from the dreadful Touch of Evil, has been inflicted with further troubles, as more common diseases spread through the population. The shortages of the recent past left them vulnerable. While relief ships have alleviated the colony's immediate needs, for many they came too late.
The Touch is a particularly feared disease, a leprous numbness that has no cure. Those afflicted are exiled to the religious colony on the Isle of Yeu. There they are tended for however long their lives last. The local parishes send periodic supplies and relief, though there is only so much that they can do to relieve the suffering.
Painting of Amalric Harbor nears Completion
The painter commissioned to commemorate the opening of the new harbor is reportedly nearly finished. While few citizens have been allowed to see the work in progress, the artist is a frequent guest at local festivities.