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Official Fiction
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The Town Cryer and Britannia News Network
The Town Cryer was a newspaper of in-game events published by the Interest Program team. It reported most of the events by that team, though many Seer events went unreported by the Town Cryer.
The February 17, 2000 report titled "Rude Awakening in Trinsic" was the first time "BNN" appeared in the byline of a Town Cryer report. The March 9, 2000 report titled "Julia's Message to Dupre" was then the last report published by the "Town Cryer". After that, the name of the newspaper was changed to the Britannia News Network (BNN).
The use of the "Britannia News Network" to describe official fiction seems to have ended in 2012. All official fiction posted since 2013 has simply been described as 'Fiction'.
The Town Cryer
Logo from 1997-1998
Logo from 1999-2000
Global News
- 1997-03-10: Orc Battle Results in High Casualties
- 1997-03-10: Royal Quest Proves Challenging, Even Deadly
- 1997-03-22: Knight Tag - A Deadly Game
- 1997-03-23: Llamas - More Than a Passing Fancy
- 1997-05-28: Cove Lies in Ruin
- 1997-07-18: High Britannian Taxes
- 1997-07-18: Lothar Presumed Dead
- 1997-07-18: SonofZep Killed Today
- 1997-07-18: Vesper Hunting Spree
- 1997-07-19: Dragon Runs Loose in City
- 1997-07-19: Murder Spree
- 1997-07-20: Invisible Men Kill at the Orc Fort Near Vesper
- 1997-07-21: Pirates Capture Lord British's Ship
- 1997-07-21: The Mage Gathering
- 1997-07-22: Darkone Kills Three
- 1997-07-23: Is This Justice?
- 1997-07-23: Slaughter at the Salty Dog Inn
- 1997-07-24: British Invites Guests to Castle - Death Marks Event
- 1997-07-24: Lord Blackthorn Gives Peasants a Castle Tour
- 1997-07-24: Lord British to Debate Lord Blackthorn
- 1997-07-24: Meeting Between Lord British and Lord Blackthorn
- 1997-07-25: Cove in Danger
- 1997-07-25: Crazed Axe Man Slaughtered
- 1997-07-25: Crime Spree has Law Abiding Citizens Living in Fear
- 1997-07-25: Darkone Strikes Again
- 1997-07-25: Defying the Laws of UO
- 1997-07-25: Gold in Short Supply!
- 1997-07-25: Influx of Adventurers has Economic Consequences
- 1997-07-25: Mystery in the Cave
- 1997-07-25: Share and Share Alike!
- 1997-07-25: Stop and Pay Your Toll
- 1997-07-25: The Economy on the Up-Swing!
- 1997-07-26: Britain Turned Into Disgusting Pile of Goo
- 1997-07-26: Darkone Stays at Kill 21
- 1997-07-26: Seven Killed by Travelling Band of Outlaws
- 1997-07-31: The Elf Vanishes
- 1997-09-04: Deja Vu
- 1997-09-04: Foul Man!
- 1997-09-04: Legion of Dragons
- 1997-09-04: Mage Ignites Ingots as Demon Runs Amok in Smithy
- 1997-09-04: Murderers are Setting Up Base in Yew!
- 1997-09-04: Racial and Imperialist Overtones
- 1997-09-04: The Ecology
- 1997-09-04: Thieves Run Rampant Across Britannia!
- 1997-09-04: Watch Your Back!
- 1997-09-04: You Won't Be Safe? Stay in Town!
- 1997-09-08: Britannia Classified Ads
- 1997-09-23: End of the World
- 1997-09-??: Crystals Falls
- 1997-09-??: The Scavenger Hunt
- 1998-02-04: Brialla's Journey
- 1998-02-05: Brialla's Journey Experienced Low Turnout
- 1998-02-05: Juo'Nar Attacks Trinsic
- 1998-02-05: Vesper Graveyard a Haven for Liches
- 1998-02-06: Evil Mage Joins Orcs in Siege
- 1998-02-06: Miners at Increased Risk
- 1998-02-06: Pirate Attacks Near Ocllo
- 1998-02-06: T'was Grim and Glorious
- 1998-02-09: The Dead Art Without Rest
- 1998-02-11: Traveling Between Towns Can Be a Dangerous Venture
- 1998-02-12: Liche Lathiari Terrorizes Yew
- 1998-02-12: Sabotaged Election at the Mining Cooperative of Vesper
- 1998-02-17: Crawworth Resigned! Finth Named New Captain
- 1998-02-17: Shrines Under Siege!
- 1998-02-19: A Night of Terror! Juo'Nar Claims Responsibility
- 1998-02-25: Rainbow Mages?
- 1998-02-27: Death Trap, the Story Behind Fildan the Pyrotechnist
- 1998-02-27: Harpies Descend on Trinsic
- 1998-02-27: Invisible Man in Vesper!
- 1998-02-27: Lizardmen at Minoc's Doors
- 1998-02-27: Seer Mandor Kidnapped by Trolls!
- 1998-02-27: Trolls Take Daring Stand!
- 1998-03-02: Orcs Gather for War
- 1998-03-02: The Stone Idol
- 1998-03-02: Trolls War on Trinsic
- 1998-03-03: Festival of the Ivory Tusk
- 1998-03-03: Restaurant Review, The Salty Dog
- 1998-03-03: Terror in Dungeon Shame
- 1998-03-04: Manhunt Ends in Death!
- 1998-03-05: Festival of the Ivory Tusk Has Ended
- 1998-03-05: Festival of the Ivory Tusk - It's a Tragedy
- 1998-03-05: Please Don't Feed the Archers
- 1998-03-05: The Sacred Covenant of Marriage
- 1998-03-09: An Uneasy Peace
- 1998-03-09: Houses in the Wild Becoming a Problem
- 1998-03-12: Sage Humbolt Gives Magic Weapons to Questers
- 1998-03-12: Sage Seeks Solutions
- 1998-03-17: Where Hath All the Wines Gone?
- 1998-03-18: The Great White Bear, Lord of the Ice
- 1998-03-20: And What About That Amulet?
- 1998-03-24: Orc Relic Destroyed
- 1998-03-25: Hath Thou Been to Yew?
- 1998-03-28: Combat Can Really Stink
- 1998-04-15: Juo'Nar and His Reign of Terror Come to a Bloody End
- 1998-04-23: Sage Humbolt Dies
- 1998-04-27: Vesper Under Siege - Troll Attacks Increase
- 1998-05-11: Huge Undead Attacks Continue Near Yew
- 1998-05-14: Headless, But Not Defenseless
- 1998-05-17: Wake for Sage Humbolt
- 1998-06-10: Last Survivor of Evil?
- 1998-06-15: College of Knowledge to Begin at the Moonglow Lycaeum
- 1998-06-22: Zog Cabal or Not? Who Do You Believe?
- 1998-06-25: Zog Cabalists Battle Against Loyal Citizens of Trinsic
- 1998-06-26: Sage Winslow Responds - Zog Cabal? We Have No Proof
- 1998-07-06: Britannians Herd Cows for Local Farmer
- 1998-07-10: Message to Crawworth Meets with Unexpected Resistance
- 1998-07-10: Sage Winslow Journeys to Trinsic
- 1998-07-28: Crawworth Lives!
- 1998-08-09: Zog Cabal Sets Earthquake in Motion
- 1998-08-14: Looking for Answers
- 1998-08-15: Seeking More Information
- 1998-08-19: The Followers of Armageddon
- 1998-09-02: Seek to Capture Members of the Followers of Armageddon
- 1998-09-02: The Hunt Begins
- 1998-10-01: Death, Intrigue, and Mystery Surround the FoA
- 1998-10-01: Lord Blackthorn Returns
- 1998-10-01: Wayward Zookeeper Returned Safely
- 1998-10-02: Geoffrey Announces Plans to Return the FoA Prisoners to Yew
- 1998-10-07: What is Lord Blackthorn Up To?
- 1998-10-09: Celebration of Britannia Puzzle
- 1998-10-??: Healing the Enemy
- 1998-10-??: Nystul Collects the Blackrock Chests of the FoA
- 1998-10-??: Prisoner Poisoned
- 1998-10-??: Prisoner Transfer from Trinsic to Yew
- 1998-10-??: The Attacks Were a Diversion!
- 1998-11-02: Halston Montil Named Head of the FoA Investigation
- 1998-12-06: The FoA Try it Again
- 1998-12-22: Halston Montil Finds the FoA Leader with the Help of Many Brave Adventurers
- 1998-12-22: The Capture of the FoA Leader
- 1999-01-07: FoA Trial Prepares to Begin
- 1999-01-14: Officials Chosen for the FoA Trial
- 1999-01-18: Interview with Grant Adams
- 1999-01-18: Interview with Lord Julius Darnell
- 1999-02-01: Pirates Create Access to Mainland
- 1999-02-15: The Abbey Statue
- 1999-02-22: Construction Begins on Two Memorials
- 1999-03-11: An Evil Disturbance
- 1999-03-13: The Arrival
- 1999-03-16: The Visions are Subsiding...
- 1999-03-18: And So It Begins...
- 1999-03-20: Forbidden Knowledge
- 1999-03-27: Various Preparations
- 1999-04-02: Still Searching?
- 1999-04-14: Georg the Stylist
- 1999-04-16: Upraising of Undeads
- 1999-04-21: The Roads are Not Safe!
- 1999-04-23: Explore the Culinary Landscape
- 1999-04-24: Crossroads Under Attack
- 1999-04-29: Trinsic Under Attack!
- 1999-05-02: Mongbats Everywhere!
- 1999-05-05: Britannia the Beautiful
- 1999-05-12: Rats Everywhere!
- 1999-05-13: Dark Magicks
- 1999-05-15: Moonglow Under Attack!
- 1999-05-22: Desert Creatures Swarm on Nujel'm
- 1999-07-15: Siege Perilous
- 1999-09-29: Decorative Plates for the Recent Anniversary
- 1999-10-30: Day of the Dead
- 1999-11-10: The Return of the Brothers
- 1999-12-20: Lord Nicolus Travels the Realm Bearing Gifts
- 1999-12-28: Lord Nicolus Kidnapped but Valiantly Rescued!
- 2000-01-15: Strange Occurences Across the Realm - Guards Remain Unresponsive
- 2000-01-27: Crisis in Britannia
- 2000-01-27: The Dark Mistress
- 2000-01-27: Update from Trinsic
- 2000-02-02: Juo'nar's Generals
- 2000-02-03: Lord British Speaks to Britannia
- 2000-02-10: Trinsic Set to Fall
- 2000-02-10: Troll Response to Lord British Speech
- 2000-02-15: Trinsic Has Fallen!
- 2000-02-17: Rude Awakening in Trinsic
- 2000-02-18: Sir Geoffrey Captures Orc Prisoner!
- 2000-02-21: Visions of the Black Temple
- 2000-02-24: A Warning - As Told to Clayton Trembell
- 2000-02-27: Lord British Abducted!
- 2000-03-09: Joye, Librarian of Britain, Murdered
- 2000-03-09: Julia's Message to Dupre
Britannia News Network
Global News
- 2000-03-15: Britannian Horoscopes I
- 2000-03-17: Lord Slimely's Appointment
- 2000-03-26: Lord British is Safe!
- 2000-04-13: Construction of the Stones
- 2000-04-26: Lord Blackthorn's Recent Travels
- 2000-04-27: Casting the Spell
- 2000-05-09: Britannian Horoscopes II
- 2000-08-11: Blood from a Stone
- 2000-08-18: Common Ground
- 2000-10-10: A Chill in My Spine
- 2001-02-09: The Principle Pieces - Part I
- 2001-02-09: The Principle Pieces - Part II
- 2001-02-09: The Principle Pieces - Part III
- 2001-02-09: The Principle Pieces - Part IV
- 2001-03-03: Gilforn
- 2001-03-16: An Introduction to Ilshenar - Part I
- 2001-03-16: An Introduction to Ilshenar - Part II
- 2001-03-16: An Introduction to Ilshenar - Part III
- 2001-05-04: Dudagog's Tale
- 2001-05-14: Rumors and Such
- 2001-05-16: Prying Eyes
- 2001-05-24: Fallen Comrades
- 2001-05-31: Homecoming
- 2001-06-04: Cities Under Attack?
- 2001-06-07: Unrelenting Tide
- 2001-06-14: Takeout
- 2001-06-21: Bad Omens
- 2001-06-28: Conflicts of Conscience
- 2001-07-05: Fighting Back
- 2001-09-27: The Reward
- 2001-10-04: The Last Hope
- 2001-10-11: Adapting
- 2001-10-25: Written in Blood
- 2001-10-31: Motives
- 2001-11-01: Answers
- 2001-11-19: Beginnings
- 2001-11-29: The Challenge
- 2001-12-10: Clash in the Darkness
- 2001-12-18: The Beast
- 2001-12-21: Revenge
- 2002-01-02: Inferno
- 2002-01-10: Change
- 2002-01-17: Downfall to Power
- 2002-01-25: The Watcher
- 2002-04-11: Enemies and Allies
- 2002-04-18: The Casting
- 2002-04-25: Seeds
- 2002-05-02: Symptoms
- 2002-05-09: Preparations
- 2002-05-16: Plague of Despair
- 2002-05-30: Epilogue
- 2002-09-05: I Think, Therefore I Dig
- 2002-09-12: Crazy Miggie
- 2002-09-19: Orcs and Bombs
- 2002-09-26: Scientific Discussion
- 2002-10-03: Workers
- 2003-03-04: Dawn to Appear on Ultima Online Shards
- 2003-06-25: Blackthorn Sighted!
- 2003-06-30: Blackthorn Defeated!
- 2003-09-03: Lord British Returns
- 2003-09-08: Minax Uniting Orc Tribes?
- 2003-09-08: Orc War Imminent?
- 2003-09-08: Travel Advisory Alert!
- 2003-09-09: Attacks Against Moonglow
- 2003-09-18: The Royal Guard Wants You!
- 2003-09-24: Mysterious Figure Sighted in Moonglow
- 2003-10-01: Cultist - "I Know Where Minax Is"
- 2003-10-08: Royal Guard Ambushed
- 2003-10-10: Seeking a Cure
- 2003-10-15: Finding a Cure
- 2003-10-24: Catching Up on Current Events
- 2003-10-28: Attempting a Cure
- 2003-11-04: Royal Guard Bargains with Mysterious Stranger
- 2003-11-10: Mysterious Mage Turns Tables on Minax
- 2003-11-13: Minax Hunted, Keeonean Captured
- 2003-11-18: Keeonean Trial Ends with Death
- 2003-11-24: Lord Blackthorn Memorial Service Held by King
- 2003-12-01: Ancient Knowledge
- 2003-12-03: Journey to the Temple of Evil
- 2003-12-08: The Riddle of the Sphynx
- 2003-12-16: Hell Hath No Fury
- 2003-12-19: Farewell to the King
- 2004-09-16: Anon's Withdrawal
- 2004-09-16: A Turn for the Worse
- 2004-10-01: The Court of Truth
- 2004-10-07: A Battle Won, A City Threatened
- 2004-11-23: The Pirate's Booty
- 2005-01-07: A Disturbing Report
- 2005-01-10: Enthralled
- 2005-01-14: An Evil Unmasked
- 2005-01-18: A Mystical Beginning
- 2005-01-18: Ssthyl's Story
- 2005-01-27: Daizen's Despair
- 2005-02-09: Troubles in Tokuno
- 2005-12-15: Meanings
- 2006-04-04: Inu the Crone
- 2006-04-14: Who is Inu the Crone?
- 2006-04-21: Letter to the Editor
- 2006-05-05: Inu, Chapter 1
- 2006-05-12: Excerpt from “The Care and Feeding of Demons”
- 2006-05-27: Inu, Chapter 2
- 2006-06-09: Inu disappears, rumors swirl, pet beetle getting hungry
- 2006-06-15: Moongates: Divine, Magical or Merely a Machine?
- 2006-06-23: Legendary Thief Offers Get Rich Quick Scheme
- 2006-07-07: Ophidians Attack!
- 2006-07-14: Ophidian Skirmish Escalates into Open War
- 2006-07-21: "It was taken from us."
- 2006-07-28: Alone
- 2006-08-11: Calm Before the Storm
- 2006-08-15: WAR!
- 2006-08-17: A Favor Returned
- 2006-08-24: Success on the Front Lines!
- 2006-08-25: Extra! Extra! Rogue Elements Threaten Peace
- 2006-08-25: Mages Discover Source of Ophidian Secret
- 2006-09-01: Excerpt from Jordan's Tale
- 2006-09-08: Strange Rifts Appear Across Sosaria
- 2006-09-15: Wanted! Ricardo, Alive and for Questioning
- 2006-09-22: Elven Prosecutor Assigned to Ricardo Trial!
- 2006-09-29: Imperial Decree
- 2006-10-05: Imperial Notice
- 2006-10-13: A Heroine's Welcome Home
- 2006-10-13: Castle British Under Siege!
- 2006-10-18: Britannia Rejoices
- 2006-10-18: Imperial Proclamation
- 2006-11-17: Preparations Begin for Landmark Trial
- 2006-11-22: Mother Lode of Mages
- 2006-12-01: Into the Mother Lode
- 2006-12-08: Britannia v. Ricardo
- 2006-12-15: GUILTY!
- 2007-01-12: The Mage's Apprentice
- 2007-01-19: Truth and High Treason
- 2007-02-02: A Quest for the Truth
- 2007-02-02: Lycaeum Responds on Book Controversy
- 2007-02-09: The Pen Is Mighty
- 2007-02-16: Dark Wisps Reemerge as Threat
- 2007-02-23: Construction Begins on World’s First Blackrock Detector
- 2007-03-09: Inu “The Crone” Is Free
- 2007-03-09: The Truth Shall Be Revealed!
- 2007-03-16: Lycaeum Besieged!
- 2007-03-27: Alleged Demon Sighted on Shores of Windemere!
- 2007-04-06: The Truth Shall Set Us Free!
- 2007-04-20: Beware! Black Hooded Strangers Roaming Haven
- 2007-04-27: Decisions over Dinner
- 2007-05-07: The Destruction of Haven
- 2007-05-11: Love Shall Persevere
- 2007-05-18: Into the Darkness
- 2007-06-29: Fireworks Festival
- 2007-07-11: Of Mice and Women
- 2007-07-27: The Best Laid Plans…
- 2007-08-03: Intervention
- 2007-10-30: A Minor Inconvenience
- 2007-10-31: Daemons Decimate Magincia Defenses!
- 2007-11-08: Military reinforces Maginicia! Invasion strengthens!
- 2007-11-13: Daemons Attack Northern Quarter
- 2007-11-13: Magincia Repels Invasion!
- 2007-11-30: Magincia Still Not Safe, Mages Warn
- 2008-03-27: Blackrock Detector To Be Unveiled!
- 2008-04-02: Blackrock Detector Fails! Mages Reported Missing!
- 2008-04-03: Military Arrives in Moonglow
- 2008-05-29: Andrew
- 2008-06-23: The Six
- 2008-06-25: A Short Time Ago
- 2008-06-27: Valvakka
- 2008-07-11: Hope for the Future
- 2008-10-20: Dungeons and Flagons
- 2008-10-31: Mistress of Darkness
- 2008-11-05: I'd Like a Drink if you don't mind
- 2009-01-09: From Rags to Riches
- 2009-01-12: Royal Decree
- 2009-03-13: Clainin Awake
- 2009-03-20: Tales of Ice and Fire
- 2009-03-23: Crimson Dragon
- 2009-03-25: Platinum Dragons
- 2009-03-27: Conversations
- 2009-03-27: Salvation
- 2009-06-17: Distracting Decisions
- 2009-06-18: Royal Decree
- 2009-08-04: Dawn of Hope
- 2009-08-13: Peering into the Past
- 2009-08-20: The Nature of Shadows
- 2009-09-03: The Bell of Courage
- 2009-09-04: Mondain's Legacy
- 2009-09-08: Long Live the Queen
- 2009-09-18: First Contact
- 2009-10-23: Hyde and Seek
- 2010-03-26: Lost & Found - Part 1
- 2010-04-02: Good Outposts Make Good Neighbors
- 2010-04-13: Lost & Found - Part 2
- 2010-04-30: Lost & Found - Part 3
- 2010-06-22: In the Shadow of Virtue: Good Neighbors
- 2010-07-01: Lost & Found - Part 4
- 2010-07-16: Sosaria Sleeps
- 2010-08-06: A Good Use for an Old Sword
- 2010-09-03: Lullaby
- 2010-09-17: Clarity
- 2010-09-30: Joy and Rain
- 2010-10-12: Rise of the Scalis Pt. 1
- 2010-10-13: Rise of the Scalis Pt. 2
- 2010-11-12: The Dark Throne
- 2010-12-17: In the Shadow of Virtue: Prelude to War
- 2011-02-10: In the Shadow of Virtue: A Thin Ray of Light
- 2011-02-22: In the Shadow of Virtue: A Time of Mourning
- 2011-02-24: In the Shadow of Virtue: Harbinger Part I
- 2011-02-25: In the Shadow of Virtue: Harbinger Part II
- 2011-02-25: In the Shadow of Virtue: Harbinger Part III
- 2011-03-24: In the Shadow of Virtue: The Beginning of the End
- 2011-04-08: In the Shadow of Virtue: Excerpts from the latest edition of BNN…
- 2011-06-03: Echoes of the Past - Stirrings in the Dark
- 2011-07-02: Echoes of the Past - Components of Power
- 2011-08-03: Echoes of the Past - Demise of the Defiler
- 2012-01-11: The Awakening
- 2012-01-20: The Awakening - Act I
- 2012-02-14: The Awakening - Act I, Part 2
- 2012-03-01: The Awakening - Act II
- 2012-03-15: The Awakening - Act III Ad
- 2012-03-15: The Awakening - Act II, Part 2
- 2012-04-10: The Awakening - Act III
- 2012-04-30: The Awakening - Act IV
- 2012-06-11: The Awakening - Act V
- 2012-06-15: Sudiva Contest:1st:Treasure
- 2012-06-15: Sudiva Contest:2nd:Sudiva's Last Tear
- 2012-06-15: Sudiva Contest:3rd:Sudiva Enshrined
- 2012-06-25: The Awakening - Act V, Part 2
- 2012-07-02: The Awakening - Act VI
- 2012-07-12: The Awakening - Act VI, Part 2
- 2012-08-09: The Awakening - Act VII
- 2012-08-20: The Awakening - Act VII, Part 2
- 2012-09-18: The Awakening - Act VIII
- 2012-09-28: The Awakening - Act VIII, Part 2
- 2012-10-16: The Awakening - Epilogue
Official Fiction
Global
- 2013-09-04: Enchantment of the Royal Sea, Part 1
- 2013-10-16: A Risky Proposition
- 2013-10-21: Enter the Lady
- 2013-10-30: Minax's Plan
- 2013-11-12: The Mad, Mongbat-Minded Mage
- 2013-11-18: The Knight and the Enchantress
- 2013-11-21: Strange Bedfellows
- 2014-09-18: Old Friends, New Enemies: Part I
- 2014-09-19: Old Friends, New Enemies: Part II
- 2014-09-26: Old Friends, New Enemies: Part III, Remembering the Past...
- 2014-11-13: An Honorable Vow
- 2015-05-21: The Silver Gate
- 2015-06-18: The Lost King
- 2015-07-17: Isamu’s Legacy
- 2015-08-20: Danger and Despair
- 2015-09-21: Trading Pieces
- 2015-10-08: Voices
- 2016-02-01: A Valley of One
- 2016-05-31: Destiny and Decision
