::New rumours heard in the Mermaid::
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_Dentin watches the changes with tempered curiosity, asking around and trying to learn what he can from the Seafarers. His natural charisma seems to somehow turned against him in his investigation, though.
After that failed venture, he turns to the increased number of homeless. Offering enough pay to buy for food or perhaps even a tent, he has those willing sweep streets, carry messages for merchants or doing other menial work. Whether or not those homeless do not simply spend their earnings on drink doesn't seem to concern Dentin, though he seems at least somewhat pleased that they are making themselves useful. At least, more useful than they are clogging up the streets._
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_Rumors spread through the city that on the heels of the census and the heavy increase over the past year in population, the Seafarer's have struck a deal with a number of ajoining land owners in the docks for their land.
Initial signs of construction can already be seen as the Seafarer's appear to be preparing to level the buildings currently on these plots. The belief is they're beginning plans for some large housing complex.
Meanwhile, the amount of homeless in the docks has noticably increased over the past six months._
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_Slightly neglecting her usually duties tending the gardens of Peltarch, Marty has been spending more and more time at the fighter's accademy. Anyone spoting her there will see her trying to heft a great axe against a combat dummy - with little success.
…Obviously excited about the upcoming axe fest._
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_It appears that Rath Ashald has returned from… wherever it was he that he was. His usual annoyingly bubbly demeanor has dulled somewhat, and sparks of what might be construed as thought flash in his eyes. Might be construed, that is, if he wasn't Rath Ashald.
He is seen traveling directly to the city hall... with quite a few secretaries trailing after._
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A servent of Mikhail Von Ulgath, the wealthy Rashemi ex-adventurer and recluse was seen removing one of these flies and returning to the Von Ulgath estate. Sometime later he was found back out in the town, inquring as to where this "Lucky Ferret" could be found and who to contact in regards to this event…
It appears that Axe Night has sparked the intrigue of the reclusive warrior-noble.
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All around the town, new posters appear, they can be found in all districts and also in the surrounding hamlets. They announce:
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((If there's fees to be paid for the posters, please contact me, so I can pay them. Thanks
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A very good looking young girl can been seen moveing about peltarch weather it is looking through magical trickets to shoping for things that just look good on her. If asked her name she gives it politley, Samantha Chole, she tips her head and continues on comenting on maybe moveing to the fine city, but complaining about how big the city is and how very lost she is.
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Some talks about Caric Snowgriffin a private of the Troff legion.
He was seen leaving the Vanity plate without the legion's colors on his armor and cloak.
not long after he was saw getting onto a ship that left for the great glaciers.
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Quite a few trees along the road from Peltarch to Norwick have patterns of inch wide holes punched in them writing out the letter 'B'.
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Rumors in the inn talk of burning rocks falling from the sky near the watchtower. A short while later by all accounts a walking tree ran into the city and was quickly… killed? chopped? whatever it wasn't moving anymore. Some folks make signs against an evil eye. Who ever heard of a walking tree in the jewel of the Icelace anyway.
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_Tales of disaster and heroism spread through Peltarch. The lliiran caravan was said to have been captured by kobolds and later saved by a band of heroes and a lliiran dwarf. The planned party proceeded, granted a bit late, despite it all and the dwarf was knighted and the heroes thanked. The Lliiran priest was heard to proclaim that henceforth in the greater Northern Reachers, Lliiran's would remember that day officially as "Sir Patrick's Day".
Must revelry was had by those at the festhall that night, as the Lliiran's produced the relics they were transporting…unique and/or magical holy brews...and shared them with those in attendence. They ended the night and left the land with a promise that thanks to such hospitality by Peltarch they will be stopping through on their annual trade routes, to sell their brews and re-use the grand Peltarchan festhall._
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Ocean seems excited at the news and immediately drags Leanna off to make sure Eowiel knows.
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Word about the streets of Peltarch is that a small delegation of the Lliiran faith is set to pass through Peltarch on its way from the Great Dale to Damara. The caretakers of the Mermaid have been hurriedly preparing their finest rooms for them and there is rumors that some kind of party may be thrown in the festhall in the coming tendays.
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A snow white elf wearing the talisman of Auril was seen coming back with the group of adventurer that took part in the sea adventures. Obviously calm and focus she hears all the gossips spreaded about how the others did everything without her with a slight smirk.
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Adrian is quick to deny his involvement in the floating ship, and any events afterwards, quoting that he had the common sense to run for the shore when the dock collapsed.
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A small paper is seen being submitted to various guards and guard organizations in Peltarch, though one seems to have been left on the ground on accident:
Contact Report
On <insert fr="" date="" here="">, a group of travelers investigated the disruption of shipping in the port, after hearing of multiple ships disappearing. Upon arriving, they were accosted by a small group of Kuo-Toa, who proceeded to dive into the water. Soon after, strong magic caused a large portion of the dock to rot away, setting a boat adrift with the group inside. Within, they found no cargo, but there were five dead men below decks who had been probably stabbed, and dead for a short time.
After the ship drifted, or was pulled as the travelers claim, it struck aground below the cliff just outside the Giantspire Foothills. In the process, several ogres and trolls were seen on the cliff, watching. After running aground, the travelers headed to Peltarch through the foothills, but in the process found a large group of dead bodies washed up on the shore, their throats raggedly cut and some bearing manacle marks.
A trail of blood ran from the shore over the wall to a small shrine where a portal had previously been seen. The portal was suspected to have been empowered with blood magic; it's magic had faded within the day. However, an attempt was made to re-open the portal from the other side. The travelers disrupted the ritual, and the portal explosively failed, leaving only a small rising column of bubbles in it's place.
AFFIDAVIT: I claim that in all regards this report is true and factual, and is corroborated by the following parties:
Sabre Seesaw, Blacksails Lieutenant
Tsu Ma, Leader of the Order of the Second Shadow
Felix Aurelius, cleric of Tempus
Adrian "Silverbolt" Petrarch, paladin of Milil</insert>
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Two excited young women in gypsy colours were recently spotted running up to the defender tower at the gates to the foothills, exclaiming loudly that there was a -portal- nearby, leading to just outside the Kuo Tua caves! The portal could perhaps be used by the evil fishmen to attack the city, the young women warned, or it could even have been set up by the mythical GILLANTS! What the latter creatures really are was never fully explained, as the women grew even more excited at that point and dashed off to continue the search for the gillants.
//yes, I know the portal must have been left there from some other event, but since there is no rumour of that anywhere, I'm taking the liberty to have Lycka and Asha create their own theories. ^^
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_One fine sunny afternoon, the sorcerer known as Ronan is seen walking into the commons of Peltarch, hand-in-hand with the lovely red haired bard known as Mareann.
Though something is odd about the way Ronan looks. His hair is completely messed up, all frizzy and full of knots. Few even recognize him at first. When they do and approach him to ask what happened, he simply says, "A dare."
Mareann, on the other hand, seems to still look like her fantastic self, all the while she is giggling and laughing at Ronan's look._
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Those who travel the pass to Norwick in recent days have been accosted by an increase in the number, and violence of the hobgoblins that have been inhabiting it since time immemorial.
They ALSO would have noticed a large figure in black and blue armor, cutting a swathe through those same hobgoblins, swearing and laying about with his sword.
After a week's solid effort, with a mound of corpses piled quite high, he snorts in derision, grabs a large sack full of armor and shields, and heads off for other adventure.
As he leaves, he can be heard muttering
"Dem fuggin hobgoblins, dey never learns. Me kills a hundred of dem, and dey still keep comin"
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During her off time, Celestria can be found at the libraries asking for all information they have on soul stones. Her appearance shows she's tired but she remains her usual, friendly self. She studies for hours on the topic, reading everything she can find on it.
