Rumors heard throughout Oscura.
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The bodak had a small fight competition of sorts in it seemingly an oddity of late.
John Isle black sails defeated several, even a monk with his bare hands! He was finally defeated though by Tempus Champion and legend Maya!
Finally Drelan Ashire, though seemingly much weaker than before stumbled into the arena speaking something of a rematch he promised and he and the barbarian Maya began an epic fight as both kept trying different strategies to beat the other.
The fight was long and arduous Maya hitting so hard that the man was actually lifted from the ground after several of the blows. Still Drelan persisted landing many blows as the barbarian charged and while staggering at the end, managed to win the fight with a barrage of flail hits.
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To the bewilderment of many who witness, the local priest Allanon Leonsin is seen marching a small troupe of Undead Minions through the city to the Docks. From there, any who saw say that he marched his mindless drones right off the end of the docks and into the underground lake. Afterward wiping his hands and returning to the Temple of Caverns.
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Frequenters of the banshee often talk of the pale elf Lucidious having been in receipt of several shipments lately … a cask of wine every so often with markings from far off lands. No one seems to know what winery theyre from, or even what kind of wine it might be ... and the elf isnt offering up any answers. Some might suggest he's looking to start his own specialty wine business within the undercity...
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_At the cost of a cup of wine at the banshee, the already inebriated wizard Lucidious tells his tale of the "Massacre at Peltarch's Southern Outpost" which anyone within earshot of Carlea's bar can hear quite clearly.
He speaks of the gory deaths that befell both the N'Jast forces closing in on the southern wall and those of the defenders trying to hold the outpost there. About how the defenders failed to fall back when peltarch's forces called a hasty retreat, ending in the massacre at the outpost just before it all went up in flames. But his most gory tale, which cant help but tell over and over again, revolves around "The woman who saw too much" who is brutally caught in a flanking maneuver by N'Jast armored horse … lanced, then trampled by cavalry. The elf always ends that gory tale the same, reassuring his listeners with his last few words...
"....but at least the poor woman had the pleasure ... no no, the -honor- of having witnessing something ... something truly ... -gargantuan- before she was run through. Perhaps .... yes, perhaps that is why the gods took her then, because she had truly seen...the greatest thing she ever would see...ever. Her time had come...."
To which, he ends his tale with a somber toast in her memory, and goes back to drinking himself blind._
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_The pale elven wizard lucidious, reluctant to leave his place at the banshee where he's more commonly known for drinking himself under the tables almost daily, suddenly begins to take interest in events of late. He's become much more friendly to any new faces at the banshee, often offering a cup of wine from his collection or even a handful of gold for any news he finds interesting from these new travelers flowing through the town.
There is also rumor going about the undercity that the elven wizard is performing simple spell services for any willing to pay a reasonable fee. They need only find him at the banshee to negotiate terms._
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Recently, the docks became busy with the arrival of some new ships. The ships are manned by men in blue. Most of the activity surrounding the new ships seems to focus on repairs, though a large shipment of goods was hauled off of one ship and taken by the Black Lotus.
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People are talking of an attempted murder of a Tribunal member lately. They say that Lord Mordus Gedder was attacked by an unknown assassin. The assassin met his end at the end of Lord Gedder's bodyguard Zhilla's sword. Some wonder how the assassin failed to include Lord Gedder's trusty bodyguard into his plan, still others think the assassin did but was still foiled.
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A cloaked and hooded figure watches the procession.
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the captain of the Peacekeepers watches over the hustle and bustle of the crew from afar, a smile on her face
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_A new ship has docked in Oscura, a sleek looking sloop with the name Valarion on it. Men and women in blue leathers hurry about to tie it off as a large man, pushing almost seven foot walks onto the dock. He talks quietly to one of the men at his side, at which point the man runs off into the city obviously searching for something.
The rest of the crew remain on the ship, watching the happenings of the docks, their hands resting on their weapons, but they seem in good spirits as the large man talks to the Dockmaster about minor repairs to his ship.
Anyone familiar with happenings on the surface may have heard of these folks before in tavern stories, the Five Point Buccaneers, the dreaded raiders of the Icelace, the group who has apparently sunk and damaged many trading vessels and some of Peltarch's own fleet have landed on Oscura's docks._
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Some might have noticed drelan talking to a shape shifter of sorts that seemed elven and carried a spear and shield. They ddin't seem to communicate very well Drelan looking confused for most of the welcome. They talked for a while the creature skipping around him before they disapeared to the undercity. Several days later the pair was seen again Drelan half dressed and the elf seeming confused and sad they having an argument of some sort. It got heated at the front gate Drelan shouting something at the elf about it not listening as it turned into a dragon escaping his grasp and flew away.
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A small dark figure who lurks in the dark, has been seen from time to time inpsecting the city.
After a lot of lurking, and earsdroping it goes and sees someone about a job.
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Dre can be seen playing welcome ambassador to Oscura to any new strangers that might wander into the coppers. Seems he might have plans for something afoot.. What that is though is anyone's guess
//any active oscy people drop me a pm please want to see if interest in something
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Cray spends his days sitting around at the park in Oscura. Cray reads for hours on end while smoking his distinct smelling cigars and chatting up passersbys. The only thing out of the ordinary is that Cray's beholder Lefty is not with him. Cray is never seen in Oscura without the company of Lefty, so any observant Oscurian would notice this fact.
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Bards and common folks speak by the fires and inns of Ostertag the Coward! Rumor has it his strongest guard chalLenged Grag to a duel if won he would be granted passage. Once loosing Grag was invited inside osterdoggs fortress. Suddenly it is said grag was ambushed by 6 more of his strongest axe weilding fiends! "If grag can defeat 6 at once they must be weak! Look how old and fat grag is he can hardly move his feet!!" "His axe chopped them in two let us all join forces and defeat osterdogg too!"
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_Cray Vincint has been seen in Oscura recently after another long disappearance from the city. He spends days at a time in the library. Talking quietly with his Beholder, as he reads through tome after tome. Sometimes Cray can be seen napping while seated at a desk, with is face buried in an open book, while his Beholder is keeping a watchful eye of the other goings on.
He can occasionally be seen walking back and forth from the library to his residence in the docks, when in need of proper rest._
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Eyes watch the foreign man from the darkness, silently trying to discern his intentions.
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_A trio of women return from the depths of the Kuo Toa caves, bearing not only the expected bruises and cuts from such a trip, but also a tale of something decidedly more unusual.
Cradling a casket of some type of golden liquid as gently as if it were her own child, the tall blonde of the group speaks in wonderous tones of the beautiful winged creature that they helped set free from entrapment._
"To think it start vith juss simpel stubborn determination to move silli rocks aside for the old man, and end vith being granted the boon of an angel.. It be no drink for everiday, huh sister?"
The blonde grins widely at the large half-orc female in red beside her, the latter carefully sliding a small vial into a box while emitting her customary "uh-huh" in response. The blonde goes on as she hefts a heavy pack onto her back:
"Mare, this make for good song for you I bet, or tale to make chillren's eyes go round!"
The third woman, a slender and decidedly pretty red-head in tight blue leathers, nods and smiles, tucking her own boon away securely.
//kudos to Caoimh for introducing the element of the unexpected
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A man of foreign countenance, and obviously not blooded, has been seen conversing with Mulhorandi ex-slaves in their native tongue. He frequents the taverns and the slave markets in the docks as well.
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The commoners and guards have been speaking of current affairs within the city lately…
((Gotta love the rumor system added by the Devs :!: Talk to guards and commoners to hear the latest gossip within Oscura.))
