3. Tavern Rumors of Peltarch

Tavern Rumors of Peltarch


  • Calamity strikes once more as a great many armed men bearing masks and robes teleport into the Mermaid inn, clashing with several adventurers of note. Panicked customers could be witnessed pouring out of the establishment as battle broke out all around.

    In close proximity to these rumours, tongues wag about an explosion at the Lighthouse temple, and indeed parts of the upper floor bear a very distinct lack of brick and mortar, a jagged hole into the building gaping at the onlookers below. At least one member of the temple's staff was seriously injured in the incident, which some attribute to the same nebulous group of robed assailants as those striking the inn.


  • A few days ago, a scribe approached the Inquisitor Cecil in the commons, apparently with a parchment of some sort.

    Soon after, he was seen leaving the city with adventurers in tow, to "deal with some attempted kiddie-killers."

    He and his party returned a good while later, with a quick and efficient division of spoils in the commons, and a few comments about their final foe, something about a tough woman and her entire band of mercenaries.


  • As though stepping out of the shadows of history, the Blue Bard has made his return to Peltarch! Yes, the one and only Zyphlin is back in town and rumour has it he even performed the legendary song of Rath Ashald, unheard for a great many years. One can but wonder if the ghost of the former Senator stirs in his grave, flattered to the point of rising...

    Bardic masters, Eowiel Senella, Nate Wingates and Lycka Zomasdottir all graced the Commons with their presence for a heartfelt reunion with their old friend and collegue.


  • _*Rumour has it, that a foul stink engulfed the Mermaid in Peltarch. A half orc and one of the Knights Requitum left the inn and were seen going down into the sewers.

    They both returned shortly after, covered head to toe in sewerage and excremeent.

    The stink seemed to disappear from the inn but was now amongst the Knight and the adventurer. The knight was seen running from the city covered in a cloud of flies, returning shortly after jumping into the river and scrubbing himself down.

    The Half-orc then proceeded to chase the Knight around the commons, his own cloud of flies in tow before chasing the Knight out of the city southwards, screams of "GET AWAY YOU SMELLY ORC!" were heard!*_


  • Hedia and Z are seen wandering the Mermaid looking for a Gnome and going on about a "found memory."


  • flyers go up around town

    To help foster better communication in town, Unen Alow of the Bardic College will from here forward offer classes in reading, writing and speaking the following languages.

    Common,
    Elven,
    Dwarven,
    Halfling,
    Gnomish

    Regardless of any factors these are made available to any and all who ask it.
    class times as follows

    ((this is what Unen spends part of his time doing whilst im offline, if you have the points in learn language and wish to have an RP path to learn it, if you want to RP any of it get in touch))


  • A group of adventurers led by Lorelai, wife of Jerrick, and their daughter Leena left by boat to sail across the Icelace.

    Days later, a burst of divine magic swept the land, ending the sudden winter and bringing back warmer weather. The adventurers returned, looking both victorious and somber, but short one member. Lorelai did not return with them.


  • Rumour has it that a right-sized townsfolk became extremely agitated when a local elven blade merchant refused to even show her his wares, saying that she was "too short to appreciate them". Words became bandied about such as "boycott" and "protest" as well as "discrimination" before she exited the store in quite a state.


  • An angel was seen in the commons wrestling with city officials and adventurers. Wild conjecture abounds that Cecil captured a winged woman and was trying to haul her off for a tryst.


  • Tales of a "bone wyvern" in the swamps permeate from the Mermaid.

  • The Halfling Defence League

    Word on the street is that a strike force assembled by Peltarch Far Scouts and led, for some incomprehensible reason, by Roslyn Underhill, managed to successfully execute a surprise attack on the Smugglers' Cove. According to reports from the scene, the cove had been repurposed by the kobolds who'd been carrying out bombings within the city, and was turned into a bomb-making workshop.

    Descriptions of the items contained within suggests a large-scale plan to lay siege to the city - and worse yet, that the whole operation was being overseen by yuan-ti which, it's said, our brave strike force confronted and killed.

    What's more, there's rumors that they pushed the attack further, and found a veritable army of Yuan-ti, Lizardfolk, and Kobolds through a portal of some kind, all of which have been successfully neutralized.


  • Word goes around the Jewel that Val Kyrie, Herald of the Red Knight, is looking for a young adventurer who is willing to be shaped and molded into a living weapon, and that if anyone would be so bold, that they should seek her out at the Bardic College.

    ((OOC: I'm looking for someone who is willing to start a new character, willing to spend time IC with me, and willing to work towards a specific goal. If interested, PM me.))

  • I
    Council of Moradin

    Leroy Jenkins, a local adventurer, lately has shown some interest in the most rich and powerful families of The Jewel. He is constantly trying to learn more about them and specially if any has a young son learning the arts of combat and war.

    If possible, he spends a few days near the place where folks practice in the hopes of finding someone like that. To anyone that asks, he is very clear about his intent:

    • Yeah, I am trying to find a buyer for a good full plate I recently acquired. Maybe some worried or proud father would like to gift one to his son. And I also have a -very- special something that would require a - very - rich person to buy.

  • A quiet word is passed around through the bars and halls and commons, whispered directly to individuals scattered through the city. Possible overheard snatches of words containing kobold, attacks, explosions and one bit at the end ….It is time....

    (For those contacted in game something will be posted in help wanted to try and organize a time))


  • Late one night at the Mermaid, the Elven cleric Raryldor is said to have summoned a baby from thin air and given it away to a dark-haired human woman. She and the child have remained indoors at the inn. The woman's vast assortment of weapons mark her as an adventurer, though one who has not made a name for herself. Some gossips insist the baby is eerily silent.


  • As the rumors of a wolf or man in the snowfall reach Lorelai, she is soon to search the areas where people mention seeing the sight. Her face is full of determination and worry as she searches, perhaps sadness too?


  • Supposedly, in one of the weird snowy days at the docks, somebody, or a couple somebodys, saw a shape in the snow of a man, or a wolf, or both?

    In all stories, one thing is shared.

    It seemed to be searching for something, before disappearing.


  • Sailors lately complain about the harsh weather conditions and odd storms and squalls that have been occurring over the lake.


  • _Rumours spread about savage barbarian tribesmen, attacking anyone travelling down the Pass with lethal intent. A shaken apple merchant relates how he and his trading partners were set upon by the murderous brutes, leaving him the sole survivor. Speculations of ties to the dragon's return may well circulate. Has the old pact been reborn?

    Meanwhile, the kobold menace continues, though for now the scaled vandals have reportedly been stopped short of entering the city. Vigilant Far Scouts and Ceruleans can be seen bolstering Guard and Defender presence, with several bloody skirmishes happening just outside the city._


  • A strange old elf performs puppet shows for orphans and small children at the docks….