Rumors heard throughout Oscura.
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_Black Sails vessel the Tinieblas return to port after a few days out at sea, her sails tattered and partiallt burnt, hull and deck too bearing visible signs of battle. Numerous charred, more or less recognizable corpses are brought ashore, though three in particular stand out amongst the fallen, namely Captain Drelan Ashire and his two Lieutenants Yolande and Sabre Seesaw. The dead are carried into the Sails warehouse, later to reemerge looking shaken and upset. It is rumoured however that Oscuran Treasurer Yolande has yet to answer the summons back to the realm of the living. Is this perhaps why Lord Gallows himself payed the black and gold crew a personal visit?
A host of burly Black Lotus men can be seen transporting a large stone object, reminiscent of a sarcophagus, off the Tinieblas, after which the ship sets sail again, headed north. A tense atmosphere lingers around the docks, many a ship being manned and armed, as if further conflict might await._
//feel free to add to/correct details in this rumour. I was too busy chilling in teh fudge to see it all, but I assume that all the dead aboard were brought ashore.. the state of the ship is also just speculation, but colourful, no?
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Patrons and employees at the Coppers might have noticed a hooded, darkclad man doing his utmost to insult a trio of Black Sails lounging at the fireplace. In spite of the man's blatantly derogatory comments to Lt Seesaw in particular, he appears to have left the inn unharmed and in good spirits after a private meeting with said Lt. She, however, seemed less than enthused, stalking off with Pavel and Ronan in tow, murmuring about finding something to stab repeatedly.
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The latest buzz at the Coppers is that of another death taking place in one of the rooms upstairs. The guard is said to have broken into a room after hearing bloodcurdling screams, there finding a man lying dead in a pool of blood. Peacekeepers Drelan Ashire and Ronan Redralen are said to have investigated the scene with the possible aid of two women before Jario send his people upstairs to clean up the mess. In hushed whispers, the word "pain" is mentioned.
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Patrons at the Brawling Bodak might have noticed a couple of spectacular mage duels taking place in the ring recently. The sorceror Ronan faced off against the wizard Celebring in two close matches, winning one each. Some of the famed Rashma fighters also made an appearance, mostly content to watch the duels and place a few bets with eager onlooker Sabre Seesaw.
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_It's getting passed around that some old man's been seen selling people something that makes them see terrible things.
The queer part is, people have been asking where to find the old man, so they can get more. They're calling the stuff "Pain"._
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Word is, the guards got into a big fight by West Gate with the things from the Well. That in itself was not so odd. What was odd was, some people swear they saw black-skinned elves out there trying to get past the guards.
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Rumour has it the Kua Toa have become more aggressive of late, retaliating the frequent attacks by adventurers by raiding the west gate. The slaves bear the brunt of the attacks, as usual, though lately more than a few guards have fallen to the fish folk as well.
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Regulars in the Mithril Mug report tales that a pair of Guardians cleaned out a nest of beholders near Oscura.
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Drelan Ashire, Sabre Seesaw and the mage Ronan return from the Kua Toa lands looking somewhat frustrated, murmuring something about annoying gnomes. After exchanging brief words with the guards at the north gate, the three Sails head back to the Coppers.
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Rumour has it that the man known by some as Ezachiel has returned to the city, and taken up residence there once more. However, he is a rare sight outside the library, where he seems to be spending almost all of his time.
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Imperceptor Den 'Kath spent the better part of a day squiring around a foreign dignity around the city, discussing Oscura's economy and business opportunities. The dignitary seemed rather preoccupied by the foreboding presence of the Soul Well as well as the generally dusty and mildewy nature of Oscura's air and was considerably less verbose than the priest.
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The fat dwarf Glognar is heard warning people about the ettin caves - seems there are umberhulks tunneling beneath the caves, real nasty ones too.
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On one of her many routine inspections past the west gate, Captain Senria of the PeaceKeepers encountered some well-spawn coming out of the hole near the kua toa cave entrance. She fought against the decrepid horror for a few minutes, then retreated to regroup and warn the guards. With the aid of Drelan, Ronan, Mareann, the group stormed out, armed to the teeth, and defeated a good number of the monsters. The group then retreated so as not to lure out any more of the demons with the scent of blood….. The guards are warned and told to likewise warn blooded of the increasing activity and the need for more precautions.
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It is rumoured that Thera de Selincourt of the Red Falcon Brotherhood has been spending quite a bit of time outside the forgotten city lately. She is apparently seeking information on the deadly fog that surrounds Norwick by night.
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A large contingent of Black Sails were recently seen gathered by Captain Ashire's ship the Tinieblas. The tension appeared high amongst the crew, most of whom were armed to the teeth. After some debate, the group caught the ferry to Peltarch, returning a few days later in scattered numbers.
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A very tall woman, with braids adorned with feathers, wearing mirror finished plate mail was seen about Oscura, frantically asking for Nicahh. She was seen combing the city for a couple of hours before departing, obviously in distress.
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Rumors spread throughout Oscura of an old man and his chest. Though that sounds rather dull and bland to spread rumors about, it is what was in the chest that has many Oscurian's whispering. Some say the chest was left in a room at the Shiny Coppers and opened up a portal that may have been connected to the Well. Some also say recognizable citizens like Nicahh and Drelan were sucked into the portal, while others speak of the old man that caused the fuss was seen bolting from the inn and straight to the west gate and into the Hellmouth.
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A week or a couple of days prior to Kel'ra's appearance on the veritable doorstep to Oscura, trouble of a different and presumably non-related nature turned up in the very same spot. Aggressive Kua Toa are said to have attacked a small party in the Raven Rift, leaving one hin woman dead. A larger party arrived a short while later, fighting not only Kua Toa but supposedly also some strange looking floating metallic contraptions. The rattled guards at the gate searched a few party members before they entered the city proper, a tall blonde striding ahead to the healers, carrying the small body of the fallen hin.
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_Recently banned Kel'ra has been spotted near the gates to Oscura. Some say he came to talk, but certainly a fight broke lose. A while later, a bloodied group of sails and some other people make their way into town - none dead, but quite a few almost so. They speak of powerful magics and the man running from them eventually, leaving walls of whirling blades to cover his escape. They chased him to the surface when they gave up the seemingly fruitless struggle, as even the magics of a powerful wizard didn't seem able to injure or slow the infamous Kel'ra.
The group proceeds to the docks in a dark mood, and then make their escape to the coppers where they disappear into the backroom with lots of booze. A few of the sails are later seen heading out the west gate to return after a while heavily laden down with kuo toan booty, but their mood remains dark._
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Rumours spread like brushfire throughout Oscura as Thuggrim the Crimson stands a silent vigil at the Well, seemingly in deep conversation with some unknown party. Locals are sure that he has not eaten or slept in days, and curiously his hands cradle what appears to be a large red eye, which he stops to stare at constantly during his periodic ramblings.
