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The Bridge over the River Woe

Let it be known, that following routine inspection, the bridge over the River Woe has been declared structurally unsound.

There is, however, some confusion, as there has never been a bridge over the River Woe within the parish.

Residents are therefore requested not to use it until repairs have been completed.

Respectfully yours,

Middle Woe Parish Council

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Turnip Violation

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that certain Parishioners have been observed in flagrant breach of proper herb-substitution conduct, namely the wearing, wielding, fastening, flourishing, dangling, balancing, or otherwise displaying parsley, nettles, and turnip peelings in place of the Official Parish Protection Herbs.

Such conduct constitutes a violation of the TURNIP (The Unauthorised Regulation of Nettles, Ingredients and Peelings), ratified under the Sensible Vegetation Measures of 1284.

Any person found adorned with counterfeit protective foliage shall be liable to an immediate fine of one farthing, payable upon demand to the appointed Collector of Botanical Misconduct, who has not yet been appointed.

Failure to pay the prescribed fine to the duly appointed Collector of Botanical Misconduct (once such a person can be persuaded to accept the position) may result in the offender being required to wear an approved sprig of rosemary whilst standing in the Thinking Corner upon the village green, facing north, on a day that shall not be disclosed in advance.

Any person failing to attend the undisclosed appointment shall be deemed absent by choice and may incur further administrative disappointment.

The Parish Council reminds all residents that ignorance of the TURNIP is no excuse for ignorance of the TURNIP.

Respectfully Yours,

Middle Woe Parish Council

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AEGON V THE UNLIKELY

"–I want to be a king. I want my people to eat their fill and sleep warm, without fearing the lords who would come to take their grain, their livestock, and their sons..."

As the "people's king," he enacted numerous reforms benefiting the poor, which led to constant conflict with the nobility. His reign ended in a terrible tragedy during an attempt to bring back the dragons.

So today I was doing the lowest effort research In hopes of finding An old medieval word that can be used for generic Mammalian beast-men races. Which led me to discover The Medieval Bestiary, A website that's meant to compile Information and beliefs from bestiaries from the Medieval Age. And very quickly I discovered the Cefusa, which only has the physical description of being a quadrupedal animal with the hind legs being more similar two human legs (at least in terms of feet), and the front legs being similar to (at least in that bang the feet are hands), that are mentioned in like one or two manuscripts. The illustrations on the site are few (5 as of writing this), And most of them are just quadrupedal animals with human hands and feet. But two of them legitimately look like furries:

Cefusa is basically perfect for a beast-man race:

Has historical precedent.

Was unpopular in it's time, and is barely known of now. (Meaning basically no one is going to get upset if you use the term in "the wrong way". (Except for it was meant to represent sin or hypocrisy or something, but who really cares about that?))

Is only used to describe animals that are defined only by being a beast both of human hands and feet. (Which is vague enough to slot furries into.)

Is not tied to any particular animal. (Not as useful for non mammalian races, since humans tend to consolidate non mammals more than mammals, so more useful for mammals the non mammals. But can still be used for non mammals if one wished.)

In my limited research: who could also basically draw a furry OC and close enough to the style appropriate to your chosen medieval time period, called it a "wild man/woodwose" or "satyr", and people of the period would have probably thought nothing of it (unless you get especially weird with that). But those other terms have a lot of baggage that will get annoying people angry at you. And "cefusa" as a word basically has no cultural relevance, so I might as well use that.

Any beast-man races I put into my works that's meant to be basically any mammal I am going to call "cefusas" from now on. And you're perfectly free to do the same! (Not like I could legally stop you, or that I would have any more right.)