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📜 NBN Gridiron Gazette: Year-End Review

👑 The Reign of the Beast Begins! Blood Bayou Beasts Complete Perfect Run, Seize Control of Nocturnis Council for 1974!

December 31, 1973

The clock has struck midnight, and the 1973 Gridiron League season is officially over. It will forever be known as the year the political map of Nocturnis was violently redrawn, and the Founding Families were humbled by raw, unstoppable power.

The Blood Bayou Beasts (6-0)—the primal, creature-filled engine of the Lebeau Syndicate—completed a perfect divisional season and triumphed over the Reigning Champion Trollgods in the Hedges Bowl Championship! The Lebeau Syndicate has now seized Leadership of the Council of the Families' Heads, ending the year in complete political control.

📊 The Playoff Road: Power, Betrayal, and the Fall of the Ravens

The playoffs were defined by chaos and the collapse of the league's biggest names:

• Silas Is Out! In the biggest upset of the Quarterfinals, the Blackwood Ravens (Seed 2) were immediately eliminated by the primal force of the Blood Bayou Beasts (Seed 1). Silas Blackwood's corporate retribution campaign ended in a humiliating defeat on the biggest stage.

• Templar's Revenge: The Templar Knights' miraculous late-season upsets proved to be a political earthquake, shattering the dominance of the Ry'lah Renegades (Cult of Lamashtu) and opening the playoff door for other contenders.

• The Final: The Hedges Bowl Championship was a classic industrial vs. primal clash: the undefeated Blood Bayou Beasts overcame the defense of the Reigning Champion Trollgods Grey Gargoyles to claim their first title and the ultimate political prize.

🏛️ Political Implications: The 1974 Reign

The victory by the Blood Bayou Beasts means that for the entire year of 1974, the political agenda of Nocturnis will be dictated by the Lebeau Syndicate.

• Primal Control: Expect the Lebeau Syndicate to leverage its power to consolidate control over illicit trade, the Bayou territory, and potentially increase the flow of strange artifacts and creatures into the city.

• New Enemies: Silas Blackwood Sr. (Blackwood Ravens) will be politically marginalized and absolutely enraged, setting the stage for a dramatic 1974 comeback campaign.

• The Undefeated Standard: The Beasts have set a new benchmark for dominance. Every team enters 1974 aiming to end the Bayou dynasty.

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📉 Final Standings Snapshot (Highlighting the Political Elite)

Status	Team	Final Record (W-L)	Political Stature
CHAMPION	Blood Bayou Beasts	6-0	RULERS OF NOCTURNIS (1974)
Runner-Up	Trollgods Grey Gargoyles	5-3	Champion's resilience; Industrial Alliance Power.
Semifinalist	Azatar Tribe	5-3	Indigenous Sovereignty remains a top political force.
Semifinalist	Stone Goliaths	5-3	Industrial alliance still holds strong influence.
Quarterfinalist	Blackwood Ravens	5-2	Silas Blackwood is Humiliated; plots revenge.
Eliminated	Knights of Hedges	4-3	Lost leadership to Azatar; needs new strategy.
Eliminated	Silverbacks	3-4	Stirling Bankers struggle after Week 4 upset loss.
Eliminated	Coastal Corsairs	0-6	DUNE! De Costa Mafia suffers total, absolute political collapse.

The 1974 season promises to be a spectacular war for the Council!