::New rumours heard in the Mermaid::
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A few play posters are put up in various places around Peltarch, they read as followed
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"The duty of Love"
A play by Anderian Blackwood
there is a picture depicting a Beautiful women flanked on one side by what looks like a Knight and on the other side by what appears to be an evil looking mage
Coming soon to the Bardic Theatre
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_The erratic cavalcade of mysterious apparitions in the Peltarch commons continued recently. This time onlookers saw an image of the great hero and founder of Peltarch known as Tidus, the Fisher King, lying in state before a solemn crowd of mourners. Immediately after the scene vanished, a peculiar raven flew into the commons, but its connection to this phenomenon, if any, is unknown.
Meanwhile, residents of the city are whispering about a recent rare public appearance of the elusive and dangerous archmage Enenan Snydders. Word has it that he stole a group of people (including a Senator!) right out of the commons, but that they eventually returned unharmed._
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Along the main towns in the nars, all bards sing in the main inns, the tale of three adventurers that go about by the mighty warrior KULL, and the druids Sald and Belia for defending norwick from a possible undead attack. The bards sing about the bravery shown by both Sald and Belia for fighting dozens of undead minions and last but not least their chieftain, they sing about the epic will to resist all the temptions and offers of unlimited power offered by the very master of the undead
KULL (Half Orc Barbarian, Training Officer and Major in the Legion)
“To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!”
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Cyrian of Norwick was seen looking for some information, apparently he is interested in purchasing a plot of land, he asks that someone contact him as soon as possible for a discussion.
((if a pelt dm could pm me so i can get info and some other things))
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Senator Rath Ashald was seen speaking discreetly with Wavebreaker Captain Hardin in the commons. What could that be about?
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A halfling was released from Prison this day, as he excited he boasted about how he was a powerful wizard, later on in front of many on lookers he was able to conjure a mighty image to manifest itself in the commons, some of the onlookers doubted the halflings power, others perhaps intrigued.
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_More dockworkers have talked about seeing a man dressed in purple and gold in the docks at night - though no fights have broken out in some time.
The Pissing Goat seems to be quiet - eerily so - of late._
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A handsome young man has returned to Peltarch after a long absence, he is seen often in the commons performing on his Yarting, singing to lisa and is also often in the Mermaid playing for patrons. Some people recognize the young man as a writer who had been writing a play for the bardic college before his mysterious disapearance
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Despite all these visions of the past revisiting the city, some new posters turn up at corners, announcing a
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Highharvestide Festival"] ((Click here for full sized poster.))
((If there's fees to be paid for the posters, please contact me, so I can pay them. Thanks
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Yet another vision occured; this time of the civil war. This time, it showed a group of Black Dragon Knights, talking at the outset of the war when the loyalists had been routed to the south. They were speaking of something, and in particular, one elf named Aramuil Holimion was interested in the name Tylea that one of the Black Dragon Knights spoke.
Maya wanders through, her first lengthy visit in some time. Word has it she was speaking to several in the commons, including Roland.
"Tylea. I know name. I think was wizard woman who work for Koreth. Have big mirror could see things in. She and Koreth often whisper together much"
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Yet another vision occured; this time of the civil war. This time, it showed a group of Black Dragon Knights, talking at the outset of the war when the loyalists had been routed to the south. They were speaking of something, and in particular, one elf named Aramuil Holimion was interested in the name Tylea that one of the Black Dragon Knights spoke.
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_Those in the commons this morning were treated to the sight of Roland Brynmor giving a speech - as a ghost. The apparition, a ghostly younger version of the Senator, delivered a full speech to a crowd of ghostly supporters. Apparently, the speech even made reference to the legendary bard Adam Bromley, who, by all accounts, has been quite dead for close to twenty years.
Senator Brynmor himself, the real one, was heard to say that he had delivered that same speech many years ago during his election campaign.
Rumours abound of yet more ghosts and evil magic in the city._
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_Recently, a woman with a noticable skin of pale color and hair of gold was seen entering and leaving Firthram's premises within Peltarch. It is said she was the very same woman involved in tending to the wounded and the dying from the most recent raider attacks made upon Firthram's outpost by the ice lake.
As the days goes by, her visitation becomes more regular and frequent and the word was that she seemed to be recently hired by Firthram the trader, though her role is mostly unknown for now._
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A gnomish professor and his armored guards have taken up rooms in the Mermaid. The group arrived in the city to visit the small shrine of Gond in one of the commons buildings, yet refused to enter what they marked as "a place of sin". They then left trough the south gates of the civic district, yet were lead back into the city and into the shrine by Dentin not long after.
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_The kobolds are stirring in the foothills, once again mounting an attack at the west gate. A score of adventurers came to the city's defence, including fine Peltarch citizens such as the Far Scout Hen, Gondar priest Dentin Strauss and the possibly less fine citizens Sabre and Pavel, of the Black Sails Trading Company. Inspite of powerful aid by Legionnaire Theaon Thorn, several Defender soldiers lives were lost to the scaly creatures savage attack. The determination with which the little lizards threw themselves at the gates has many wondering what's really happening within the kobold ranks. A screaming, wild-eyed kobold, covered in flames even threw himself literally at the gate, setting it on fire. Later rains doused the flames, but the gates themselves were severely weakened.
The defenders found an unexpected ally in the strange, glowing tree near the gates, commonly referred to as "The Holy Tree of Azuth". Apparantly the magically inclined tree is not partial to kobolds, as any that ventured too near were blasted with powerful lightning. It is said the leaves and branches of the tree glowed fiercely blue during the attack, fading only when the kobolds gave up their aggression. Rumours circulating about the tree are numerous, but many suggest that Senator Midsilver has a special connection to it, though not an unproblematic one. Tongues wag about the good senator being nearly zapped to death by the tree, and the more superstitious folks mutter the name of Talos._
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Word has begun to spread of strange images appearing with some fanfare throughout the city. Conversations similar to the following are fairly frequent.
"Oi, did ye hear about tha Black Dragon wot showed up in tha commons?"
"Bloody 'ells, a black dragon?!?"
"Nae a black dragon, but one o' them Black Dragon soldiers. Showed up after a loud racket, but didnae talk ta a soul."
"Racket ye say? I 'eard a racket meself an' when I come outside I saw wit' me own eyes a dirty beggar glow blue an' blow up."
Another voice chimes in:
"You want weird? My friend Sal was on guard duty outside city hall when he saw old man Thril the Herald pop up and start jabbering about the Senate. But Thril was in his office the whole time!"
The popular consensus on this phenomenon is ghosts, with evil magic coming in a close second.
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Nor Dolvak is seen around the docks and warehouse districts, visiting "friends" and asking alot of questions about some new business or trading companies in the area.
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_Murder in the docks once again… but it would seem there are no criers announcing this set. The victims this time around are rumored to be Bloodspiders - two of them - and that nothing was taken from them.
It would also seem that the mysterious man in purple was spotted again in the docks district later on that evening - however the reports seem to conflict with earlier accounts. This man was seen wearing purple and gold - or perhaps it's another man entirely._
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A very infrequent, but previously well known vistor was seen in Peltarch recently, with a lady who is obviously new to the realm.
His name is Jerrick, and he's known to associate with the wolves, and was seen with this young lady outside, for… unless bystanders are mistaken with the time of their gossiping colliding... an entire day. The sun rose and fell and rose again while they sat and talked. They then supposedly parted ways, with Jerrick leaving town.
Is this now stranger back for good?
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Very late one night, in the third hour past midnight, a hooded and cloaked elf is seen to observe the stone marked with magical runes. He is very still, the slight breeze causing his cloak and hood to whip around being the only visible movement from him. He just looks the letters over and over again. His emotions are difficult, if not impossible to read by anyone that might be observing. After a time, he simply continues traveling southward.
