n a rapidly breaking news day, developments in the Gnomish community just outside the Beggars Hollow lead the news cycle this morning.     In the Community's Civic Center, the exhultation of the return of the recently-kidnapped gnome Fraggert was soon quelled by the news of a contraption he had built while in confinement.  All we know for sure about it is that it is claimed (by it's creator) to be the most incredible machine ever built.  Whatever it is, who knows when we'll see it - with Fraggert, his immediate Kin, other community members who contributed to his never-returned ransom, the Town's City Council and a myriad of other Gnomish entities all laying some type of claim to the machine, it's ownership may never be firmly established, given how things work in Gnomish society in regards to intellectual property.   In other news that seems to be related, 5 poorly fed and extremely druggy bandits wandered into the Beggers Hollow commerce area just as a expeditionary force was returning from a visit to the scene of yesterday's Caravan attack.  The bandits welcomed arrest and are now in Town Guard custody.  One, a Mr. Jester Owens, claims to have been present at the Caravan attack and has offered to discuss the details upon receiving full immunity.  As of yet, the Guard has not taken him up on his offer, as they are still assessing the details of the attack themselves.    While some of these events could possibly make them to our Main Court here in Vasaria at some point, here are the happenings today on a slow day for our highest court.      - In the sole session of the day, The court appointed Master Baltezar, Chief  of Communications with the Magician's Guild, to fill the recently vacated spot of the late Mage Cyrus of Sasserine on the Estate Liquidation Council.  Now the backlog of cases waiting to heard can be processed, and the court has cleared their calendar for the next few days so this backlog of Estate Sales may be processed.   In closing, it may (or may not, depending upon our dear reader's taste, or lack thereof) be worth mentioning that our gossip-rag competition, THE IRRATIONAL INQUIRER, had their lead reporter arrested, yet again.  Apparently this time she was caught trying to pass notes to the captured bandits from the Beggars Crossing event earlier detailed.   Her editor was forced, as normal, to come bail her out - again.  For her sake, from one journalist to ... um.. another (or at least somebody pretending to be one), I hope whatever story she was working on this time was worth it.  With the money spent bailing her out, they could have started 5 more gossip rags.