Rumors heard throughout Oscura.
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A black and gold clad young woman, under thirty that is, asks a few questions here and there about those developments, but not just from one person, canvassing the area to get a better view of the goings on.
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_1)Those passing through the Raven Rift to Oscura may note the sounds of a raven cawing, and occasionally glimpse a large black winged shape flitting amongst the rocky stalacites…a wizard's lost pet, perhaps?
- It seems that there more unfamiliar faces these days down at the crumbling docks...glum merchants alighting here, while seasoned mercenaries board ships headed elsewhere. Either way, the word "Damara", and "developments" seem to be on the lips of these transient visitors, and there are even whispers of contracts for those of the right disposition..._
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_Anyone who frequents the library may have noticed Cray spending much time there.
He has many books spread out in front of him. Squinted eyes shift left to right constantly, as they follow his fingertips down the pages. He occasionally loses his place when the candle flickers. Followed by the scrunch of his nose and momentary loss of focus.
Anyone attempting to talk to him will be ignored initially. As he is very pre-occupied, and if pressed about his vigor. He will just smile, and say something like he is simply soaking up knowledge._
// Conducting research on Mordenkainen's Disjunction.
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The recently blooded Gold Dwarf who goes by the name Dogun Deepvein has been seen checking the board of bounties everyday. As he scans the board, he scribbles in a leather journal and tucks it inside his heavy coat before making his way to the surface..
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Word spreads around Oscura of a man in Knights armor in the colors of Red and White seen in the western area of Oscura aiding in the treatment of the sick and wounded and even with the dead. Word spreads that it is the Ilmaterian Priest Jason Selious, who randomly comes down with food, blankets, clean water and healing spells seeming to treat anyone from slave to Banite without question or argument.
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_After a several month long absence Cray is seen once again bustling and hanging about Oscura.
Immediately upon his return. Cray scurries back and forth, from Oscura to Peltarch by boat. He does this trip about four times in a couple days. Carrying a small crate up to the surface and coming back empty handed each time._
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After strutting around the docks and whistling at passing women an oddly spoiled half-orc slave is said to have 'tripped and fallen' into a tent full of caltrops. The bleeding disfigured horc proceeded to apologize to everyone in the docks before retreating to his master's ship to await its departure.
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A wiry framed Gold Dwarf strapped in dark leather armor has been wandering the many streets and establishments of Oscura lately, nodding to those he passes and giving a slight smile through his long, black and extremely well groomed beard. Walking confidently with his forearms resting on two finely crafted light hammers tucked comfortably into his belt, he doesn't seem to be looking for anything in particular and is quick to stop and make small talk with strangers. Most folks eventually learn his name is Dogun Deepvein and he is looking to put his hammers in service of anyone who needs his skills and can pay his price.
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There is a robed old man wandering around the docks last days saying he sells items of small value.He limps and leans on a staff,and when speaks to people he coughs weakly.Most people there laugh at his sight and shake their head amusedly.One of many said ''bah,he ain't gonna live fer long.Look at him,he can barely raise a hand to show the shit he sells!''
The old man usually laugh with a cough and keeps on what he is doing saying to most ''hey son,one must do what he can to earn a living…[cough cough]''
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On her way south for another excursion Mystic was briefly seen in the Coppers, its been a while since she visited the tavern and quite relaxed she took the time to have a glas of wine in front of crackling fireplace. Rumors says she was looking for an a friend.
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An outsider masked with a helmet entered the city carrying a corpse to the healer. Once the dead man had been revived, both sought rest at the Coppers. Jario appeared to whisper something to them before they spoke among themselves and left the inn an hour later.
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- rumor spreads like a wildfire through out Oscura that Blooded Arthur Forge was seen leaving Oscura last night, then was seen being brought back in by Blooded Varia Delrin, coughing blood and looking rather badly beaten, when questioned on it, he claims he was attacked just outside the cave by an Elf, a hin and a human claiming to be from Calimport there to collect on crimes from Calimport. His left pinky is missing and apparently Varia is working on a replacement *
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Mystic hears this rumours about a warning from the Baron Locke and remembers the letter she had received a year back. Curious she once again heads under ground two seek out the other two she sent correspondence to, and to make another appointment with a certain noble family.
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Rumours say the red hooded mageling again spends many days in the library researching anything on a claimed to be half dragon creature, oocasionally she is visited by a gold and black armoured sailor. During her breaks she visits the local taverns to make discreet inquiries on the noble Locke family. The local gossip tells her the “myth himself and the old one” can be seen wandering the cemetery.
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Rumours say the red hooded mageling is cursing in frustration climbing the high bookshelves in the Oscuran Library trying to find anything on the use of common herbs. On one of the fine carved studydesks and upon a black bound Grimoire rests a poor dried version of a once proud and stout Masterwort.
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Rumor has it that Cray is paying good coin for topographical drawings of various areas of the underdark. Apparently he is piecing them together to make a large map of somekind.
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A short Rashemi woman with thick black hair was seen wandering timidly into the Oscura commons. She was said to have sat next to Akamedes Komnenos and engaged in quiet conversation for a short time before abruptly leaving.
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Deviating from the normal pattern of simply destroying ships, word spreads that pirates captured a du Lorraine trading vessel. A vessel supposedly filled to the brim with Black Network weaponry and armour.
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Cray and Aerr lay flowers outside the Banshee to honor their fallen blooded, and so people don't forget the dead.
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_A couple days after Cray's return, he begins to hear the news of the various troubles in Oscura that have occured while he was away.
Cray is especially bitter about the attack on innocent civilians outside the banshee, and he won't just let it go. Despite the case being cold, he investigates diligently. Cray tracks down rumoured witnesses of the event and questions them in length and detail, noting their story, even reinterviewing them later on and checking their story for holes against his notes of the witnesses previous statements. Cray leaves no citizen, slave or trader alone. Just watching his grunt investigative work is exhausting. Cray's passion and drive are fueled by rage and thirst for justice.
Anyone who deals in powder kegs is especially scrutinized, Cray demands copies of customer lists, shipping manifests and invoices.
Cray also asks a lot of questions regarding the theft of Duke Andrey's business documents, and seems suspicious of validity of the theft.
Cray has even abandoned his potion business, and instead begins to offer up his many powerful and rare potions as rewards for information on the attack, the PFLN, and traitors of Oscura in general._
