Rumors heard throughout Oscura.
-
The banite, Lealac Coldwrath, has been asking around lately for any information on cyricists of the region anyone can deliver her. Depending on the importance of the information she recieves, she will pay a decent reward.
-
A deep hooded hin can be seen looking about the dock for work on a ship.
-
Jeremy Steel has been seen in the Oscura docks, speaking with the captains of any ships bearing Black Sails colours. What he speaks with them about though, is anyone's guess.
-
a new cloaked hin is seen at the inn and bars. He speaks to few and when pressured proves he is blooded with a flash of a rag. He can be over heard one night expressing his distaste for the board of bounties call for half-lings' ears to the shiny copper's bartender.
-
Drelan Ashire has been seen in the Shiny Coppers even more often than usual. Seems he wants to make sure he's accessible if need be. He can be observed having conversations with Lens and Mary and even teaching the lady of the eve some darts on occaision.
-
A man in dark clothing wearing a black and crimson mask has been seen inquiring at the temple for the local priest. If asked what priest he is looking for, he simply taps his mask without a word.
-
A few people mention that they went out to raid the Ettin caves, only to encounter a smart kuo toan spellcaster on their way back to the city. Said spellcaster supposedly luring them into a trap. The trap is said to have been sprung by elementals bursting from the ground. They're also heard to mention that some people were already out there, scouting that very issue.
-
There are murmurs from the Temple of Shar that the shadow-clad elfin figure known to many as No-one, on one of her many visits to the Temple to pray was visited by the power of the Goddess herself. The rumours do not state what form this took, but there is definitely a buzz of interest in some quarters.
-
In a few not so terribly dark corners, a couple of posters turn up. Apparently someone advertises a Peltarchian
@91227e194e=[size=18:91227e194e:
-
Battle at the West Gate!
_Rumor spreads that a mixed group of crafters, legionaries, and freelance adventurers stumbled upon a portal on their return trip from an expedition into the deep caverns below Oscura. A large battle ensued between the adventurers, two huge demons, and a number of Deep Gnome assassins that are suspected in the creation of this portal.
The battle lasted hours, spilling from the western caves to the very gates of Oscura. It seemed that even the combined might of all adventurers present was not enough to pierce the armor of the second demon. The creature bellowed and roared, sending blasts of tainted energy and poisonous gas flying. Several were upon death's doorstep when the beast was finally defeated.
A legion general, or so claims the rumor, was among those that nearly fell to the beast. Witnesses claim that they saw the group stagger into the Shiny Coppers after the battle reached it's end, the general being supported upon the arm of a common soldier. Several others were left incapacitated by curses spewed fourth by the beast's foul utterances. One individual, it is reported, was unable to speak coherently, or recognize the faces of his comrades for most of a day. However, none were killed and all those cursed were eventually returned to their proper states._
-
A man in black and white robes was heard to have been requesting visits to the underdark via Oscuran tunnels.
He seemed to have introduced himself as Vladislav but it's difficult to be sure through the echoing of the cavern and of his helm… most notable is the fact that he will be staying within Oscura until he has finished whatever goals he might have.
Inquiries and threats of death should be brought to the shiny coppers. //forum pm.
-
Three battered female adventurers - one hin, one half-orc and one human - stumbled into Oscura, informing the guards at duty to keep on the look-out for those nasty, sneaky, honourless deep gnomes who seem to be up to their old mischief again. It would seem the three women were assaulted by said gnomes as they passed the hill leading up to the hobgoblin cave, but managed to defend themselves successfully. A brief conversation took place with a robe-wearing gnome before the group entered the city to lick their wounds.
-
Seems a Nathey Davenport was asking around for a jeweler in the area to do some work.
-
Rumor speaks of openings within the Tribunal. Some say the Treasurer position is even open now and the that the Tribunal is looking to fill it.
-
Whispers speak of Tommy the left behind sneaking himself and a group of adventurers through the North Gate. He seems to have an infatuation for the what lies in the darkness beyond. He constantly speaks of spooks and the Boogy Man.
-
*People with an interest in Westgate medical news might notice a pronounced increase in student monks requiring various ointments and bindings for sprains and other minor injuries.
Talk is that Keira is less forgiving than normal of transgressions by her students. More than a few of them speak of a persistent vile temper and lack of patience in recent days.*
-
A small group appearing apparently from nowhere in a secluded corner of Oscura cause minor concern to a guard who is quickly calmed and on his normal rounds again. A white haired beauty amongst them seems to consider this her second weirdest day so far, the first being the nont-dead undead goth girl in the cave incident. Apparently an ancient and vengeful ghost of an Ettin sucked her and her friends bodily into the Spirit World for his own nefarious ends and how they escaped, well, she offers a deal on that, single toss of the dice, you win she'll tell you for free, she wins you pay her 50 gold for the whole gory story.
-
A party of Black Sails, alongside a few other adventurers, come stumbling out from the western gate of Oscura. Looking significantly worse for wear and hauling the body of a young woman, parts of the group can be overheard cursing and scowling darkly. The words "bleedin' black-mailin' duergar farks" and "frickin' undead" can be overheard as the Sails retreat to their dockside warehouse to lick their wounds.
-
_One by one or in small groups, battered and/or drunken members of the Black Sails trickle out of the Brawling Bodak, having rented the place for an evening of merry violence. Some can be overheard talking about fighting illusionary monsters, such as an especially tough demon, while others carry heavy copper tridents back to the docks, muttering about Corana's superior skill with the Queen's weapon. A broken table seems to be the only real damage done during the festive fighting, though it would appear Yashev was recompensated more than generously for that.
Later that same night, a man bearing a startling resemblance to captain and tribunal Drelan Ashire stumbled into the Shiney Coppers. The confused man's head was reportedly adorned with smudged painted-on braids, and a turquoise bow hung from his belt at the back. Apparantly he sat or lay on the stairs up to the second floor for hours, looking in a pityful state. A dark-haired girl in Sails colours later joined the man on the stairs, engaging in a long and seemingly emotional conversation before heading upstairs._
-
Will and Khory were seen limping into the Shining Coppers, covered in a blood and a multitude of wounds. Eventually the tale came out while Khory was enjoying a pint. While they were west of the freemen compound outside the city, several deep horrors rose from the depths of the soul well and attacked the wary duo. A short but viscious fight ensued, during which both of the pair found themselves hard-pressed to survive. After a particularly nasty bout with a mauler, they managed to make a judicious retreat back to the city to tend to their wounds.
