Newspapers extracts from the ‘Harrakan Gazette’, 127 years after the rise of New Harrak.

Dusk Wings to succeed High Lady Avarice as Director of the Imperial Central Bank. Interest rates raised by 50 base points.

It has been forty days since Her Majesty left aboard the explorer ship ‘Voyager’ on her journey to the west, claiming ‘There’s a big landmass across the Endless Sea and I’m gonna find it’. In the wake of High Lady Avarice’ ascension to the role of Regent, the position of Head of the Imperial Bank remained empty. Yesterday, the council voted Dusk Wings on a Cloudless Night Sky as her replacement. This marks the second dragon to obtain a senior position in the imperial administration, sparking a series of questions and challenges in the senate regarding the growing draconic influence over the conduct of Harrak. In an apparent effort to dispel fear, Dusk Wing shared a statement with the Gazette.

“The species of a servant of the empire is secondary to how well they can fulfill their role. Hadals, yries, kark, and merls already participate actively in the state’s apparatus, albeit at lower ranks. What matters the most is that we are all in this together and that I will endeavor to be the best director I can be for the prosperity of Harrak.”

His first decision as acting director was to raise the repo interest rate by 50 points, a decision long expected of High Lady Avarice. The move immediately drew the ire of Grand Duke Anlo of Senlis.

“This move comes at a time when we should be looking to expand and fuel our great industries. The dreams of many a prospective entrepreneur will be dozed by this administration’s callous fears. We will appeal the measure.”

Dusk Wing had an answer ready, however.

“My first duty is to the people whose savings are at risk as the economy shares clear signs of overheating. Those who overextended are not, and will never be our priority.”

The gazette was able to independently verify that the Grand Duchy of Senlis, on the frontier, had recently borrowed large sums for risky ventures. Their ability to refinance will certainly be impacted by the measure. As for Dusk Wing’s bonded, Head Instructor Solar of Eron confirmed he would not step down from his position at the War Academy.

“Training will continue as usual.”

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We wish both of them the best of luck.

The End of the Frontier?

Retired Grand Vizier Bes is expected to release his new work, “The End of the Frontier?” in the coming days. The Gazette obtained an early copy (still fresh from the press!). In this thoroughly researched opus, Lord Bes argued that we will see an end to free, highly desirable land within the next 50 years which will put an inevitable stop to the Free Land Deal that has characterized New Harrak since its creation. New Harrak must plan for this inevitable paradigm shift. While Lord Bes has not offered a firm solution, he suggested other avenues of approach such as large-scale sea exploitation using the empire’s abundant timber resources.