Tavern Rumors of Peltarch
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Snow falls down upon the outer southern gate one morning. Soon rumours spread speaking of the bodies of small winged ice creatures being found amongst the rubble of several statues at the same location.
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Rumor has it that Senator Ashwynd was seen walking through the commons, from the docks district, and then quickly into the Mermaid Inn, his arm tightly around a young halfelf some would recognize as his son. The waitresses would say that the two stay in a room unless the Senator, gathers food and carries it back with him, and that Calen has only been seen recently leaving the Mermaid
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Strangely enough the bard Elidur Ginen has been spotted wandering about here and there in search of dry rice where it can be bought - all accounts suggest he's carrying it off in small parcels to the Bardic College.
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A familiar Senator with an uncommon small smile was seen seemingly awaiting something at the Mermaid Inn, in Peltarch. He was accompanied by a hin he called "Speedy" and last seen they were sipping hot tea and warming up as they talked of the recent weather change
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Rumors about vampires in the nearby orc caves spread as a young tall woman in fullplate talks about a though vampire who feasts on orcs. She says the group she was with was unable to put the vampire to rest but that they luckily escaped unbitten and that it was possibly the thoughest foe she ever faced. Further she advices folks to not venture into those caves without a large group of capable women or men in company of a priest.
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Rumors circle that Telli laughed audibly when she heard of the orcs whimpering to the guards. Milk nearly exploded out her nose when she heard Grak was the one leading the band.…
"Dat farkers always goings on abouts da axe answers dis....da axe answer dats.... stupids hummie law... now he comes whimperings ta same hummie guards....HAH HAH..."
Telli begins chocking to the point of needing someone to smack her on the back
"Guess dog is a dog at da end of da day... and a cowardly'un tucks its tail under its bum...Heh heh..."
Telli wipes a few tears from her eyes patting the wooden table before her softly the irony nearly too much..... "phew....good'un..."
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Defenders bullying travellers
_Peltarch gate-guards, commoners and trader caravans witness and odd scene at the Peltarch Gate.Small group of half-orcs in Iron Chain Clan -colors were spending their time near the small hill right outside the outer gates. They were talking in orcish and were apparently in middle of dividing a small amount of coins among themselves.
Then for apparently no reason, Peltarch Defender known as Aelthas came fully armored and armed to issue threats or "facts" about well being of group apparent leader, Grak. Party kept asking about the reason for being pestered and bullied, but apparently such was never given.
This bullying Defender then continued its way toward goblin infested swamp.
Passerbys saw and heard Grak going toward gate guards to ask was this truly the job that Defenders are hired to do? How such actions were tolerated and why Grak and his party were treated like criminals. He also asked that who protects travellers and traders from such bullying defenders._
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Spontaneous Combustion
_Just inside the commons, a bearded man burst into flames - for no apparent reason. Wagging tongues might claim it was a cruel twist like Beshaba would do, or maybe it was the kindness of Tymora - first letting the man win a big price which he seemed more than ready to share with his fellow citizens and then causing flames from some horrible hell to spring up and devour the man body and soul.
And even while foul play of the divine sort seems the most likely culprit, there's no 'eye-witnesses' to support that it was a more easily believable lightning bolt sent by Talos himself. Was it just a freak accident? Had the man given offence to Kossuth? Or was it a complex, and thoroughly planned murder? And what have orphans and the temple to gain by such a vile deed?_
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A tall woman in fullplate asks around if someone recently had lost a crossbow and lets it be known that her name is Nora and that she wants to give it back to its owner. Further she says she will only hand it over if the one who claims it can say around where it was lost and give a detailed description of it.
"Wog quickly seeks Nora out"
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A tall woman in fullplate asks around if someone recently had lost a crossbow and lets it be known that her name is Nora and that she wants to give it back to its owner. Further she says she will only hand it over if the one who claims it can say around where it was lost and give a detailed description of it.
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The recent auction at the Peltarch market is reported to have been a well-attended affair, with large amounts of gold and items switching hands, and very few disturbances on the whole. Aside from a loud and argumentative Kelemvorite, the only real snag in the smoothly run auction came towards the end, when a fireball suddenly struck the crowd from the hands of a gnomish miscreant in white and purple robes. The gnome swiftly fled the scene, but a party of Peltarch employees, Legionaires and volunteers later set out a search party, returning with a few cuts and scrapes and a story of successfully vanquishing the vicious gnomes from a nearby cave.
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Senator Calen was given a note by the south gate guard. Shortly thereafter, he was seen following the guard in a state of high aggitation and worry.
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Senator Ashwynd was seen talking to some guards and then to the waitresses and finally Katarina in the Mermaid. He left word that he would be in his room and no where else, then repacked his things and readied them by the door before closing and locking it.
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Half-orc Sgruud is still spending lots of time in docks, feeding people and offering entertainment with arcane tricks. In addition to food, he has also started providing handmade boots and gloves for the tent city orphans.
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_For any willing to listen, the Damaran Kelemvorite known as Kosef tells people of an odd occurrence at the southern gate of Peltarch. According to what he says, a Tymoran adventuring group consisting of a minotaur, a bugbear, an elf and a human showed up at the south gate asking if they were allowed free passage around the city.
Kosef, despite any objections, seems quite sure in that they aren't a bad lot._
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_"N'Jast have returned, war is upon us!" Despite such wild claims and fervant insistance of truthfulness from people seeing N'Jast soldiers in the burning, war-ravaged ruins of the city at night, when morning comes, all is calm. The rebuilt buildings of Peltarch stand tall and unscathed in the early morning sunshine, and the only soldiers moving about are the green-clad Defenders of the Jewel itself.
Rumour speaks of dark necromancy at work, and angry N'Jasti ghosts haunting the city, seeking revenge or reliving the war itself. A large group of adventurers and city employees reportedly headed down into the sewers the day after the attack, which seems to have put a halt to the following night's hauntings. Whatever the true nature of the ghosts are, they are far from harmless, and citizens are adviced to stay indoors if the phenomenon should occur again._
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_Those in the Peltarch smithing hall were audience to a very respectful and sudden meeting between dwarves. Heffa and a dark armored dwarf who was about to make a chain shirt, met at the anvil.
Heffa, the guild leader for the stonemasons and Foilir Dolvak, spoke in dwarven for what seemed like hours. The conversation so important that the dark dwarf held up his hammer at his customer's insistence that she was in a hurry. Clearly the armor could wait, as this conversation was very important.
The dwarf ended the conversation by bowing respectfully to Heffa, and handing him a stash of his personally brewed ales.
Foilir then noticed that his customer had gone, but his mind clearly elsewhere, he wasted the few ingots he had attempting to make a simple shirt.
He quickly returned the coins and potions that were bartered for the shirt back to his shop at the West Gate, a smile forming on his face.
His good mood does not stop him from responding to some foolish propaganda regarding the "Legion" and their history. Instead he tosses back a basic comment, but his mood is too good to stop and argue the obvious.
Back in his shop the door is locked and a quiet, but clearly celebratory conversation with Nor, his cousin and shopkeep, can be heard.
Some old dwarven songs are sung and ales are drunk._
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While it's hardly unexpected or particularily note-worthy news to the populace at large, friends of Aelthas and Lycka will soon learn of the birth of the couple's fourth child, by all accounts a healthy baby boy, as white-haired as his bardic mother.
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Black haired half-orc spellsword Sgruud has been lately often seen in the tent city, having a fire set up and providing some cooked meat for free for those who join his company. He also provides some amusement for the children, and interested grown ups, with some minor magical tricks.
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The short elf known as Eli, Elilian and other various nicknames was seen leaving Peltarch with her two children, taking the boat to Norwick. Some say she'll never step foot in Peltarch again for unkown reasons.
