3. ::New rumours heard in the Mermaid::

::New rumours heard in the Mermaid::


  • For those who keep up with the towns gossip, ol' Pete the guard has been sighted more in the local taverns. Apparently he has been heard mumbling while staggering home to his wife and children.

    "Twenty five years I have given to the service of Peltarch, and some Outlander with a citizenship paper, because he is too cheap to buy a traders permit, comes and tries to discredit my name with farking lies! And all this because he wouldn't pay a 100 gold fine when caught red-handed picking the lock of the main gate."


  • Word spreads that a major mrechant festival and auction in honor of the ending of the war is being thrown soon by Zyphlin

    ((shooting for late thursday EST))


  • Stories spread about Pete Rione Refusing arrest outside the gates of peltarch, as his accuser, one of the guards could not accuse him of a crime, after Pete opened the gates for his friends.

    The guard swong his axe at pete, as pete easily dodged and ran south. The guards need more training if they intend to defend the city.

    Pete can be found in Jiyyd for any that wish to hear his case on the hot headed guard, but pete will not spend a year in a cell just to be aquited.

    ((OOC note: while NWN requires that a player retaliate against an attack, Pete would not punch a guard and as such, that is to be ignored as if it never happened.))


  • word speads of Mariston charging at Rass to aid a defender captain, when the fearful aura fo the beast struck the young knight quaffed a potion which seemed to nullify the effects


  • Word spreads that Zyphlin was seen fighting alongside the defenders in the pass, and is said to have aided in dealing the killing blow against one of the eastlander's high assassin captains that had snuck into the defending camp during an attack. However after the blow it is said he suffered a near fatal wound as fire licked over his body. By the aid of clerics near by and the grace of Tymora he hung onto his life and is said to be recovering after the battle inside the theater for a few days.


  • Word spreads that the Spellweavers' Academy has taken on a new headmaster - an elf by the name of Khyrill.

    Parchment can be found posted in the tavern:
    @b79909b8df:

    Arcane spellcasters who seek education at the Spellweavers' Keep, contact the headmaster.

    //if you have a character interested, send me a pm 😄


  • _After a long and bloody adventure, a woman with a slightly white-brown'ish robe and a drawn up cowl can be seen returning with a wounded group from the Foothills, looking severely charred. While the party disperses, others head to the temple, while others collapse.

    Some days later, the same wizardess is seen looking for the leader of the far scouts around peltarch, her cowl always drawn up during the day time._


  • ..An orange haired bard was escorted by the Magistrate Barrim, senator Roland, knight Mariston, and defender soldier Shannon to the senatorial office a tenday ago..

    ..Nathen Wingates was seen strolling out of the Mermaid whilst covering a yawn in the Peltarch commons some time after. He was seen draping himself on a bench, and chatting with the locals. He was even welcomed warmly by one Eowiel Senella with a hugged embrace in the commons, some say. 'Seeming' to be his old self again, but not quite entirely; something's… changed.. as for what, the rumors hardly get into detail..


  • Some peoples discussion of the Zyphlin trial is entirely different.

    _"I it was pretty borin', was fallin' asleep, until this elf..

    ..isn't she runnin' for senator too? yeah.. yeah.. yeah.. get this, this is so funny, the OTHER senator candidate Eowiel… hehe..

    ..was accused the guy of abusin' his magistrate position years and years and YEARS ago because he wanted to get in the trousers of this redhead..

    And.. and.. he said he hadn't, but I am not sure if I believe that... and she got up and say somethin' about being a spy for Peltarch.. anyway, when Zyphlin is asked about his sexlife with her.. I think..

    ..this redhead elf got up and shouted that he was.. get this.. he was having lesbian threesom with the senator Candidate Eowiel and some other girl at the time..

    so, like this redhead girl gets arrested... it was hilarious, the judge ordered her arrest like, and then..

    Eowiel had to come up and explain herself again, and she confessed openly she was jealous of the redhead girl and her relationship with Zyph...

    ..ah man, it was great, the drama, I thought next his pregnant wife would come in, or.. maybe Zyphlin would confess to be gay.

    Best. Trial. Ever"_

  • A

    I was just putting what the likely reactions would be once rumor got hold of it, if there is a problem with it I can edit or it can be removed. Most is vague and some is obviously farfetched, exactly what rumor usually is.

  • S

    _A fair number of bards and messengers are seen going around the city talking about Zyphlin. In the taverns, they are liberal with their coin and buy free rounds as they discuss Zyphlin's campaign. Some talk about how he has finally been found innocent of all charges despite attempts to frame him by Banites and other unsavory types. Others regale listeners with tales of his heroic deeds in Narfell.

    "I still remember when he spoke to the troops in the civil war…"

    "I hear he came close to catching Koreth, too..."

    "...and remember when he helped old Bromley cure the plague?"

    "I saw him defending the temple alone when it were attacked by demons!"

    The various bards say little about other candidates, though they speak favorably of Mariston and Eowiel if they are asked._

  • The Halfling Defence League

    ((I witnessed the whole thing as well being the elvish mage, from my own opinion if you actually read what the 4-6 pcs reacted and said (they were all watching as a crowd) aeolderr's description is apt.))


  • ((While that is the case… I don't see commoners mentioned anywhere, only those that witnessed the incident. As I was there, that was a pretty correct summation of all the witnesses's opinions, to an extent... and of which for the first part, I would say there was 6+ PC controlled players... worthy of such titles as "most" "others" etc. So maybe the correct term is the post wasn't descript enough in the mentioning of who it specificly referenced. Furthermore, it could be the usual nasty rumour-spreading on one of Aeolderr's character's part. Anyhow, back on topic? further discussion moved to Rass's or General? We're trying to do some rumourmongering here :P))


  • @417bddd997=njkt:

    @417bddd997=strepsiades:

    ((were these crowd reactions from NPCs controlled by the SDM, or should they be ignored?))

    ((i believe there were at least 4 other PC controlled characters watching at the time 😉 ))

    ((You are not supposed to put NPC reactions (such as the wondering about the Divine Shield being corrupt) unless a DM tells you to. Simply state a rumour about what happened and not about NPC reactions unless a DM told you to/it is okay. PCs do not control the NPCs' reactions unless stated otherwise.))


  • @2df5da6bc7=strepsiades:

    ((were these crowd reactions from NPCs controlled by the SDM, or should they be ignored?))

    ((i believe there were at least 4 other PC controlled characters watching at the time 😉 ))

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    ((were these crowd reactions from NPCs controlled by the SDM, or should they be ignored?))

  • A

    Rumor spreads of an incident in the commons involving an elvish mage and a man in Divine Shield armor, most recognize as Sir Richard. From most accounts, the knight was seen threatening an elvish woman, the name given as Evia, with bodily harm should she fail to apologize for some slight. What the slight was remains somewhat open to speculation, so remark it was an insult to the order or himself, others mention that she spat at him, while still more say the slight was simply a mistake caused the volatile paladin to erupt.

    Rather than focused on what the incident actually was, most seem greatly amused to chat about how quickly the knight resorted to bullying tactics, and perhaps if the Order isn't starting to show signs of corruption.


  • rumor has it that an attempt was made on the life of one of Peltarch's finer citizens, Deacon Sterr. A fight in the upper levels of the Mermaid was heard and there is certainly blood in the hallway in front of room 104 as well as the body of a slain "Lady of the Night" lying in the bed in the same room. Patrons of the bar seem to recall, through their drunken haze, a Defender pulling a man by the collar out the door and towards the jail…


  • _Rumours floating about mention an attack on the city by a dragon.

    One thing is known for sure. Guards were posted in serious numbers around the southern gate in the Civic District._

  • N

    The well known Cerulean, Mecizq, has been sighted shuffling around Peltarch in his uniform, using a quarterstaff to help him walk though he seems in good health. He can be heard muttering prayers to Mystra often, and seems to be taking an unusual interest in simple things, like spending hours simply listening to bird song, while his memory of companions seems to have vanished, being heard to ask in the commons "Who's Clandra?".