Whispers at the Fire
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Recent events seem to fuel the fear in the citizens that ghosts and spirits haunt Norwick. Ghosts of all sorts of deceased have been seen of late, Rando, Jandor, old friends and loved ones are said to walk the fog. Some say the ghosts seek to destroy all life as evident by the death the fog is causing and seemingly, no one can stop it.
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Dwin and several of his Dwarven friends are seen in the Norwick commons with a large blueprint of sorts. Anyone that gets close enough to see it can get a look at what seems to be the plans for a giant bellows, similar to what is used to blow air into the forge to make it hotter.
One of the Dwarves, the one known only as "The Foreman," seems to be the proudest of the plans, and is presently in the act of "selling" it to Dwin.
"With just 3-4 horcs a pushin and pullin, I bet we can blow that farkin fog right on outta here when it blows in!" Dwin studies the plan and rubs his baldness in that familiar, frustrated way that many are used to seeing a lot of these days.
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much talk in and around Norwick is of a familiar face that has returned. Some talk in hushed tones when they say the name…. Rando
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Rumour has it that Juster, Raryldor, Shannon, and a few others took a trip east and searched Vinessa's cave. The rumour goes that they found absolutely no minotaurs. Not even a stray goblin. They killed a few rats, chipped away at a few rocks, and heard nothing but chittering and their own echoes.
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Word spread throughout Norwick that a group of people including a Militia Guard took a trip to Vinessa's cave and slayed five or so Minotaurs, without so much as a scratch upon returning.
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Much to the amusement of many of the dwarven inhabitants of Norwick, it's said that a frail elf collapsed for an unknown reason near the southern lake.
He was apparently carried to the healers in a state of questionable consciousness, and released the very same day, without any formal diagnosis of whatever caused him to fall.Dwarven medical experts chalk the incident up to acute sissy elf disorder.
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The storm came in suddenly and violently, darkness decending and lighting stabbing the hills and trees in continuous snakes of vilolence. The ground shakes and the darkness closes in. A small group is seen hurrying toward the cemetary and the ground shakes violently twice more and then a silence decends. The mysterious storm leaves as quickly at it came and sun shines down on the town. Murmurs of dead and more odd weather move from mouth to mouth about fires.
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Later in the week, a familar red head in a short skirt was seen running through town, seeking help to rescue some fallen companions. It is said that the leaders of the Knights, Kenton and the paladin, Elenwyn had fallen to some minotuars in Vinnessa's cave. Later the two were seen walking around town, looking a bit dazed.
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Nicahh is seen asking around Norwick on one of her trips to visit a certain leader of the Scouts, about the children or anybody else effected by the fog. She mentions to those parents worried for their families, the Sisterhood is close if they wish to house their children there.
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Talk flows about the fires as darkness decends again upon the town. The silence from the Druids circle in the face off this deadly fog is on the tip of many tongues. Are they overtaken? Are they the cause? What has been done to try and stem the tide of this unrelenting enemy that no one can grasp.
The Upper ranks of the Militia move about constantly reasuring their men but even that brings no comfort tot he townsfolk. What can they do against an enemy that you cannot grast or kill.
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_The heavy fog rolls into town blanketing Norwick in darkness. The fog seems to seek out heat and life, seemingly clawing at fires and all life. Fires all over Norwick flicker out, guards caught outside grasp their chests and stumble inside. Quite quickly villagers stumble into the main hall seeking protection. Seems the fog is eating through tents and penetrating the walls of lesser construct. Very quickly the town is consumed in a seemingly lake of fog.
The next morning reveals the destruction. All plant life seem dead, grass, crops, trees. Animals left outside are now walking undead and are quickly dispatched. To the horror of many cows that survived give soured milk for several days and chickens lay eggs that when opened smell as if been rotten for several weeks. Several buildings now sag as recently placed wood rots and crumble.
Possibly most disturbing are the 4 children rushed into the Norwick Healers white and near death. Only after several days of constant care by the town healers are they expected to recover.
Quite a few Townsfolk grumble that it's the slain townsfolk from the goblin attack that have come to seek revenge for their deaths._
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A lovely golden haired elven woman has been seen going too and fro from the norwick town hall. It appears she has a key to the upstiars of the town hall as she disappears in there often for hours at a time. She appears to be unimpeded by the guards.
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It is reported that the archdruid was seen heading south around the town, with a large, old male lion and a smaller female tigon in tow. She has not, however, been seen since, save a fleeting glance here and there by adventurers passing through the eastern woods.
Oddly, she is even occaisionally seen hunting.
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There are a few satisfied nods at news of Grom's arrest, several adventurers having seen him killing saurials.
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Word around town is the half-orc with black skin and white hair known as Grom was taken into custody by South Nars Scouts and put in jail.
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_Dwin is seen inspecting some of the new construction, the gates and other defensive structures around the peripheries of norwick.
He removes his axe at one point and chops (easily) into the wood which seems almost rotted, despite the fact that it is new construction.
He looks closely at the wood and wipes his dagger in a strange black liquid that seems to be oozing from the wood.
Shaking his head in an almost defeat-like manner he tosses the wood into the nearest fire and heads off to look for Lucid._
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Mecizq surprisingly has been seen around Norwick in the evening a number of nights, looking very concerned over the fog that rolls in periodically sucking the life out of people, and wanting to know if it is also sucking the life out of buildings as the north gate vanished one night that it was present.
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_As the alarm bell rings, goblins pour out of the east woods… strangely twisted, corrupted goblins.
Wave after wave hits the gates and dies, and wave after wave replaces them. Throughout the day, goblin after goblin falls, and no end to their numbers is seen.
One of the defenders, a man named Budo, goes down. The goblins bring up siege engines and bombard the defenders. A sally is made and the engines are destroyed.
Finally, the woods fall silent again. Hundreds of goblins lie dead.
This fact is little comfort to the defenders.
There are more waiting.
A lot more._
-Lagermane
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_Word spreads trough the town of how the notorious priestess of Shar, Zara, that has been terrorizing the region lately, has been spotted near Norwick. Apparantly, Dentin, Dermin and Hedia, as well as Star, stumbled upon her as she was tending to a pack of shadow hounds, apparanty preparing to hunt something. When Dermin went to alert the guards, the pack was set free. Assaulted by both the hounds and the dark magic of the priestess, Dentin and Dermin were torn apart in mere moments, with Hedia suffering temporary blindness as well. The two bodies were carried off to the temple of Kelemnvor, and both dead emerged some time later. There was some hostility between Dentin and Hedia, which apparantly was settled later.
The troubling fact remains, however, that Zara may very well be preparing to attack Norwick, following in the footsteps of another Sharan priest to have recently made (and succeeded at) the attempt._
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It is rumored that the thieves of Lucid's office and other wooden furniture are now safely resting at the bottom of the South Lake.
