::New rumours heard in the Mermaid::
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Upon hearing about this Defender incident, Talgrath is heard to be outraged, even more then usual. He's been heard angrily remarking that the senate needs to stop "wasting time" and elect a new general of the Defenders.
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It's pretty common knowledge that Captain Anakore of the Cerulean Knights is no longer engaged to the girl Kaona of the Gypsy Camp. He seems pretty happy about the current state of affairs, spending a lot of time tutoring his five year old son, Nickolai. When not in the company of the Knights or of his son he is most often seen alongside the Warrioress Shemaright, the bard Evelyth or the recently accepted Cerulean Knight and merchant, Chaevre. Whatever the nature of his relationship with these women is is anyone's guess.
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Near the docks, Defenders wearing red sashes are seen fighting several other soldiers. Victorious, they go to dump the bodies of the "traitors" in the lake. They ignore demands for an explanation from a furious Senator Brynmor and quickly disappear.
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Rumours fly around the docks and areas deacon frequents about the badly shredded ship of his that limped into dock, withno apparent explanation on how it left there in the first place.
Deacon was seen to be hopping mad, and work has already started to repair the damaged vessel and bail the water out that is causing a listing to one side though tied up well in the harbour.
The temporaray repairs by someone are making for amusement in the docks amongst the other captains, as it appears the temporary shoring up was done by someone with the dexterity and skill of a half comatose orc.
Kobold corpses were seen dumped off the side of the vessel and a strange badly made ballista is now seen on the prow of Deacons vessel.
Estimates around th docks, goes about 4 tendays until repairs are complete, and the workers are drinking heavily celebrating the rich wages paid to them.
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_Notes appear tacked to buildings of Peltarch after the cover of night, bearing the following poem.
To the Silencer Albatross
Violent and angry arms sent out
Into the still and quiet night
Breaking the wings of singing
Soaring songbirds in mid flightWhat end is sought by breaking
These innocent songbirds’ wings
What benefit does the guilty
Hunter of birds hope to bringAnger at what thought a silly jest
But perhaps instead accidental truth
Hath it the silly song’s red faced
Targets deep goblets of vermouthStop your songbird silencing
And call back your hunters I say
Save your wounded pride
Your anger and go another wayIf songbirds continue to cease
Flying the skies of the streets
The people will know you well
As the songbird killer come to greetProtect your proud self to prey
Of songbirds words what may be a lie
Follow you this advice my hunter
Or all shall believe true what you deny
From the Mockingbird_
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Eowiel begins wandering the Docks District, wearing her full Jester's Costume, with wildly over the top bright multi-coloured material, curly boots and a hat with jangling bells, which ring merrily as she wanders randomly through the district, playing a flute now and then. Clearly, many would note, the rumours of people out to get bards and the subsequent rise in the numbers of bards travelling alone in the Docks proves once again that Bards have utterly no logic or sense in them at all.
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Nate also enters the docks more often after hearing these rumours, muttering something about "I told them so…" and something else about guards. His hand rests casually on his mace, donned in his fullplate. He smiles friendly to a passing commoners each night as he makes his way to the docks.
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Zyph has been seeing traveling the docks much more recently, singing happily, including at night. Those that see him say he looks good natured, but has a strange dangerous look into his ice blue eyes.
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Bards entering the docks disctict are now frequently attacked by thugs and given serious beatings, one of the theater's younger students disapears compleatly. Those beaten claim they were asked for the name of 'the elf'.
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Nico hears the song on a walk past Bard Street and stands in the darkness between two buildings listening. He just shakes his head and moves on along his route after the bard passes.
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Chaevre' hears the song and cant help but burst out laughing for a few moments before returning her composier
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_A new song is distributed amonsts the streets of peltarch during the night, seeming to feature a pair of Peltarch's most prominent citizens.
What do you do…
when money can't buy you everythin'
You're so noble and your so blue
You want some lovin',
but you just dont' know what to doWell take a page from
those who are in the know
Do like the Ashald's do
That's the way to go!Oh yeah you gotta be like...
Peltarch's ....
Favorite.....Kissin' Cousin's
yeah yeah...
keepin' it in the fam-i-ly
Oh yeah
they give each other plenty o' lovin'
Peltarch's Favorite Kissin' Cousin's.They ain't ever lonely
Because they're each other's
One and Only!Peltarch's favorite kissin' Cousins.
A pair so vain and cruel..
They're so much alike
They should be sister and brother
The only one who loves them
Is thier motherKissin' Cousin's
yeah yeah...
keepin' it in the fam-i-ly
Oh yeah
they give each other plenty o' lovin'
Peltarch's Favorite Kissin' Cousin's._
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Evendur is seen with somewhat less frequency around the city, as he has apparently taken over the leadership of Spellweaver Keep to the south on top of his duties as Senator. When he is seen, he seems energetic and optimistic (for him) despite his doubled workload.
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Natanya is seen in the commons cradling a kitten. This in itself isn't that trilling a rumor, more so is the tale of how she got it.
"It was given to me by the Senator. Oh indeed he climbed up a ladder and rescued it from a tree himself, before delivering it to me at the temple for safe keeping."
she sigh deeply
"I have named it after him, meet mini Rath the kitten."
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Gildor is seen in the docks at the dawning, unlocking the Ferret preparing the pub for its early customers coming for breakfast. She catches the latest gossip from an off duty guard, wandering inside for a morning pint.
"Another night, another body"
She is heard mumbling under a yawn, as if this sort of thing is not exactly news.
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_The morning rays of the sun hadn't quite touched the Icelace this morning, but the dock hands were busy going about the business of loading and unloading the various docked ships. More than a few yawns can be seen from a few hungover workers, but then a scream splits the chill morning air chasing away most signs of sleep. A few rush over to find a middle aged woman with a basket of ragged cloth shirts standing over a corpse. Some just glance at the body and move on back to their work having seen more than a few dead bodies laying in a gutter, especially in the Docks.
A few sleepy guards respond to the gathering and usher everyone back about their business. The woman still shaken moves on her way to the market to sell her wares and most of the small crowd moves on. Some linger to talk about the poor fella and try to figure out just who he was. Rumors go around that he was a merchant, new to the area, that was becoming quite successful. Others say that he was a stuggling bard who must have sang poorly the night before. Mostly though, people don't care.
One of the guards grabs his hands and the other his feet as they haul him a few hundred paces to the Morgue._
Sierra can be seen in the docks district during the evenings, asking questions about the man's murder, and whether or not he was a bard. At other times she is seen knocking hard on the door of the undertakers, trying to find someone to speak to.
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Lucia watches poor Nathen being followed around by the group of noble woman, giving them a slight look of diguist as they swarm around the unlucky man. Often she silenty rolls her eyes and goes back to reading a book or just staring into space as she strokes her swelling belly in the commons
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_The morning rays of the sun hadn't quite touched the Icelace this morning, but the dock hands were busy going about the business of loading and unloading the various docked ships. More than a few yawns can be seen from a few hungover workers, but then a scream splits the chill morning air chasing away most signs of sleep. A few rush over to find a middle aged woman with a basket of ragged cloth shirts standing over a corpse. Some just glance at the body and move on back to their work having seen more than a few dead bodies laying in a gutter, especially in the Docks.
A few sleepy guards respond to the gathering and usher everyone back about their business. The woman still shaken moves on her way to the market to sell her wares and most of the small crowd moves on. Some linger to talk about the poor fella and try to figure out just who he was. Rumors go around that he was a merchant, new to the area, that was becoming quite successful. Others say that he was a stuggling bard who must have sang poorly the night before. Mostly though, people don't care.
One of the guards grabs his hands and the other his feet as they haul him a few hundred paces to the Morgue._
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Nate rubs his neck at the urchins, smiling a friendly smile. Clearing his throat after a light chuckle, he flips a few of them some coins. "Jeez, who put you guys up to this?"
Nate sees the 'artistic' posters and remembers to have a word with Gildor. He grumbles, "My reputation is just tumbling down into a hole somewhere…"
His cheeks turn red and he wanders off to find his troublesom assistant.
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It is rumored that the Lucky Ferret got a new fold out pin-up illustration for sale. Yes, you can now buy your own Nest Windgate poster, drawn with some artistic freedom for the neck and down.
