i think players made this lore as part of that player council, i am doubting any of the npc movement stuff has anything related to the mysteries. i think a dev should give you a simple hint or nudge in the right direction for all the hard work you are doing, considering how much time this must take and how you are one of the only people doing it

The article in The Herald about the lost legend of Murkach pre-dates the player's council formation. Player's did not create the lore, not in The Herald nor the faction stories. 

We did get a nudge from Jejune on the other thread that I linked to. He confirmed that the time thing is something. We don't ever get that, but now, we have a hint and nudge. That's exactly what this post is about. Nudge, nudge. Hint, hint. 

Also, I am not the only one. There are other players who email me about stuff. I post to the forum and slack so everyone can see it and I don't have send out lots of individual emails. I talked about this topic years ago too, with other players who were interested in the mystery. It's not a new idea and we're still talking about it, just not in gc or the forum. We're a behind the scenes kind of group. 

As for faction movements, I am creating territory maps for each faction and it doesn't have anything to do with mysteries. It's about having information for making decisions regarding trade and city placement. It might also be useful for mysteries, but that is not the main goal of the faction territory mapping project. The exception is the Zau Brulk trolls who are up to something, and Jejune's reply confirms that too. 

There is a mystery to solve with the Fey. Jejune's post was a slap in the face confirmation for a clue we have always known about, but still don't know what to do. 

Asvenger, that is exactly what I'm thinking too. Maybe traders. 

Yes, I did it with the Sylvans and they flipped out because they couldn't occupy their favorite 3 squares, and there was also an herbalist harvesting the rare herb. So, they had nowhere to go.