Tavern Rumors of Peltarch
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Trent is seen coming in covered in webs and dirt and speaking calmly to Lisa, he makes no attempt to hide his words and makes it easy for any to hear it.
Hey Lisa, me an Cray just got back from the Kobold den, was bloody spiders down there, some slaads an ettin an a huge arsed spider, we killed em all, but the Gnolls may be drivin the spiders outta the forests. May wanna warn the general public…
With that Trent is seen slipping off towards the docks with Cray
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(((Was supposed to post this sunday evening but forgot, so.. ))
Meteors are seen crashing down from the sky above Gypsy Camp, bringing down the bridge connecting it to the gnolls. Shortly thereafter boulders fly to block the woods entrance to the pass. Group of giants and leaders of several organizations in Narfell, lead by the Defender General take over the Gypsy Towers.
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Rumours speak that some of the kobolds living deep in the swamps seem to be having flu epidemic. There are those who think it's the colder weather, yet some believe it is a gnomish weapon of mass kobold destruction.
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Meanwhile, continued rumours of gruesome necromancy come from the Icelace Beach, where more ogre skeletons and zombie ogres (also dubbed "zogres") have been sighted. The Defenders certainly have their work cut out for them of late!
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_Merchants are seen carrying large loads of dried goods to military warehouses. Blacksmiths and bowyers are busy making weapons and ammunition. Patrols into orc lands are plentiful, but for some reason the same people who are seen entering the orc woods are soon walking out of the Militia Headquarters again, although no one has seen them enter the building. The navy practices maneuvres near the river.
It seems that after a long period of peace, the city preparing for battle again._
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_Heated discussion concerning a white dragon could be overheard at the Commons as a group of adventurers return from the Icelace Beach, though anyone paying close attention to the arguments might be surprised to learn the party never actually fought the dragon, but rather ogre zombies and skeletons emerging from Ogres Gorge. The dragon actually helped in the fighting… well, sort of?
Horrified rumours speak of the great white beast having devoured the body of a slain giant in a matter of seconds, turned one of the party into a human frostsicle, shoved another off a cliff and threatening a third with unspeakable horrors! Still they all returned with life and limb intact...
On another chill-related note, a towering frost giant could be seen being escorted into City Hall by Captain Del'Rosa, two Cerulean Knights and a small number of Legionaires. A short while later, the giant was escorted back outside the gates, without hostilities._
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_Missing person cases seems to have ramped up in Peltarch as of recently.
Elizabeth Townsend, a minor noblewoman and clerk for the courts. Last seen heading to the courts, she never arrived home. Her room was found ransacked a day later.
Wesley Hillsong, a Peltarch marine, last seen at the docks near the boat to Oscura.
Henry Safran, famed construction worker who keeps the Temple of the Triad maintained._
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Rumours speak of a towering frost giant being sighted near the Peltarch farmsteads, though no harm seems to have befallen the farms.
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A couple of small bands of orcs have been seen leaving the Foothills, heading south.
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_Two more Peltarchian citizens have been declared missing.
Peter Littlejohn, a freelance sailor who lived in the docks supposedly went missing between his leaving his wife at home and the merchant sloop 'The Queen's Slipper' last week.
Meanwhile a young noblewoman, one of the prettiest in all of Peltarch, Alicia Olafsdottir has also gone missing. She failed to arrive to her family's carriage in for their holiday to Damara, despite some of her luggage going missing along with her._
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_A stream of magic is seen rising up from the mountains near Peltarch, then moving towards southeast, surrounded by a tiny blizzard.
In other news, the orcs on the foothills seem to be more cautious to enter deep into farmlands due to some being they call the Wicked Little Earstealer._
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_Rumours speak of gruesome skeletal warriors rising from the ground by the edge of the swamps, attacking and killing a small group of people out foraging. The large group setting out return in trickles, the first carrying two bodies, the others drenched from top to toe in water.
Adding to the wave of missing persons is the rumour of a Helmite squire - could this be one of the dead brought back, perhaps? Or have the orcs in the foothills, seeming more numerous than ever, claimed another life?
A young woman in blue was observed carrying a body draped in red Helmite-looking robes back to the city from the foothills, though any circumstances past these are unclear._
((the body remains in the foothills as Nica was mechanically unable to pick it up - RP-wise, she certainly would have though!))
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An Oscuran vessel pulls slowly into the Peltarch harbour, weighted down by dozens of people in scant, ragged clothing, predominantly women. The captain can be seen exhanging words, along with a hefty purse of gold, with a tall fair-haired Cerulean Knight, before the ship departs and the crowd of strangers are ushered into the Lighthouse temple.
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Word begins to spread that a young woman, daughter of the Peltarch nobles "Blake" who owned a significant amount of farm land prior to selling it and moving to Damara, has returned and spends a significant amount of time helping the farmers in Peltarch both in defense against the orcs as well as assisting with any work needed on the land.
Identified now as a priestess of the Earthmother who had been training all this time in Norwick under the Chauntean priestess' tutelage of Yllalynn, she holds regular sermons and prayer to Chauntea north-west of the city by the mill, helping to inspire hope to farmers long having been fraught with having to work in unsettling, often dangerous conditions.
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_Another Peltarch citizen has gone missing.
Squire Tom Joythal, of Torm, has mysteriously gone missing.
There seems to be no connection between him and the missing dock worker, considering they would not have known eachother running in completely different circles.
The same mysterious circumstances apply however, his family in the Residential District last reports him heading back to the Temple after a visit a few nights ago, but no one at the Temple reports seeing him return._
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Marty returns to Peltarch, having rescued a young lad called Pat, along with his cow. Eventually the potion of invisibility that was keeping the boy concealed wears off and Marty returns him to his parents (or orphanage/gutter/whatever).
((…unless he was left over from another event and has already been rescued - in which case I'll delete.))
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:: Chea Allin is barely seen these days, save for occasional kobold patrol she is busy with papers ::
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The guard are investigating, and asking for the aid of strangers, as there isn't a single clue. He has just vanished without a trace.
After offering to help, and giving as much information as she can (nothing?), Marty casts a few spells on herself, then curls up into a ball. Bones creak and pop as her form changes into that of a penguin. She waddles over to the water and dives in, searching the floor of the Icelace for clues or bodies.
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_Friendly and beloved dockworker, Adam Strongmoor, has gone missing, much to the despair of his seven children, wife and drinking buddies at The Lucky Ferret.
The guard are investigating, and asking for the aid of strangers, as there isn't a single clue. He has just vanished without a trace._
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_Shrieks, howls and crazed gibbering echoed from the foothills as a writhing mass of pale flesh and fur emerged from the dark of night to attack and devour anything that moved. The alarm bells rang, Defenders and adventurers alike rushing to the scene to come face to face with a savage, hungry horde of creatures. There seemed to be no end to their numbers, though it is said a temporary measure was taken to halt the tide as not one, but two kegs were set off, collapsing the cave from whence the wretched creatures sprang.
Rumours mention a heroic young Defender rushing to light the kegs, only to find himself pulled into the darkness by hungry grasping hands, torn apart…
The numerous slain creatures after the attack would reveal them to be humanoid in shape, muscular but hunchbacked with overly long arms. They are noticably pale, with a mane of coarse black hair framing their hideous faces, topped with pointed canine ears._
