Whispers at the Fire
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There seems to be some talk about a prince of lies, and a spanking taking place - it's said that the usually so very demure Gina used her greatsword to simply slap someone to the ground. Whatever her motivations, her actions seem to have spurned some more fighting taking place - and as it turned out, it seems just as likely it was merely adventurers showing off their prowess - even outside of the fight night.
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The Chancellor is seen walking with Albryanna east of the town, near the hills that overlook the port. Their mood seems to be one of peace and happiness as they look at different areas. He finally takes out a small dagger and strikes it deep in the ground, in a fashion that looks somewhat ceremonial.
Removing the dagger, he hands it to Albryanna blade first and they head back to the Great Hall.
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A small, dog-sized red dragon or wyrmling is once again seen resting under a large tree by the fire. However, rather than sleeping on miscellaneous items and scattered semi-precious gems, it plops itself on the grass, appearing rather unsettled and discontent. When approached by the guard, it appears frightened, and easily shooed away.
Coincidentally, the nymph Myrrha is also seen flitting about town, cavorting with the locals, and making flowers grow in children’s hair. She is often seen in the mornings standing on the cliff without a stitch of clothing on, arms and fingers spread, catching the sun’s rays
Rumor has it that these two creatures are somehow one in the same. Why would some forest spirit take up residence in Norwick now? The last time one similar was seen, was just prior to the blight and the war with N’Jast.
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A few of the folks at the fire have been talking about an elf in golden plate and a pure white cloak dragging a near unconscious man to the guards, speaking briefly with the Timmot, and then healing the bloodied man up a bit before leaving him to the guardsmen.
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In one day, bit before the dusk, a group of many adventurers lead by gnomish knight Volmari Turskanpuolikas head into Rawlinswood in good spirit, apparently prepared to smite down some evil creatures.
Most of them arrive back on dawn, some seriously wounded, nearly unconsicious. However the gnome himself is missing. Bit later he arrives to town alone, barely capable to carry his equipment; all pale and sweaty. He stops to lean the wall and take deep breath and try to lighten the mood by declaring it to be good trip as everyone survived. He moves by the wall near the fire and almost collapses town.
Bit later, a priest who travelled in same party earlier, comes to him and casts healing magic onto him. This causes an outburst in this pale and weary gnome who states that evil souls such as that man should not come even close to him, even less heal him with foul powers granted by their dark gods. As discussion goes on, gnome also makes it clear that the man is follower of the Bane and will be watched by him for any foul deeds he might be doing.
Little bit later, Hammerhand is seen supporting Volmari to walk to the apotechary to recover from the trip. Rumors start spreading of the vampire bitemark seen on the neck of the gnome.
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Word spreads trough the town that a group of adventurers was ambushed by lesser vampires during a nighttime patrol of the forest. They decided to return to Norwick to avoid being overwhelmed, only to be faced by a powerful vampire warrior called Harvey. The encounter ended with a 'battle' that left half of the group badly beaten, and the present knightly gnome drained of a good amount of blood. The vampire, however, managed to escape back into the darkness.
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Folks are discussing a heated discussion between The Chancellor and the elf Brendel. It apparently ended in Dwin ordering Brendel to remove his red cloak and telling the distraught long-ear to leave his realm. Yana of Peltarch was apparently involved in the discussion as well.
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There is a new hero in town!
A knightly gnome, serving Garl Glittergold was seen on south fires talking about getting rid of vile and evilious creatures of these lands in the name of the Joker himself. This knight in his rainbow-gold colored armor was seen heading to Rawlinswood with bunch of other adventurers to give bit of spanking to naughty greenskins, cranky pigs and vicious undead.
Later on the party returned, many of them all bloody but in good spirits. The knightly gnome himself was seen going around patting the shoulders of his fellow adventurers and cheering how such cooperation can save any lands from any vile beings of most villainish foulinesh!
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Some would say they saw Noah Wildthorne drawing arms and protecting a Banite from a Purple Dragon Knight of Cormyr. Others have also said they've seen Noah leaving with a large group of people the PDK included. 3 weeks later, Noah returned with the shield of a Purple Dragon Knight slung to his back, and the sword sheathed to his hip.
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"TROLL!!!"
_While anyone familiar with the skinny, green-hatted gnome Caramella would know to take her fearful squeal of terror with a pinch of salt, this time the exclamation would seem to be frighteningly accurate. The Norwick gates facing the Rawlins are broken and burnt to cinders, flaming skeletal figures once again the chief - but not sole - culprits. Following this wave of burning undead, rumours say, came the large, hulking shape of a troll, covered in fiery flames.
Caramella, clutching her singed hat, can be overheard commenting thusly:_
"FIRST, the fire skeletons BURNT my hat, I mean burnt an actual hole in my actual HAT, and then -IT- came.. the Burning Trollicken of Despicable Naughtiness and Hat-Stealing Tendencies (that's the BToDNaHST in short, good people - beware of such)! Beastly, ghastly, smelly like.. a Trollicken on Fire! Gilly-Gill and Martie-Two-Shoes were ever so brave fighting it, and Apollollollollollollollo too, I do declare! Once the fell creature -fell-.. "
Here, she trails off to giggle to herself, geekily, then resumes the story in an all the more excited tone, practically bouncing:
"We.. noticed.. something… GleamingInItsForeheadAndItWasaGEM! NotjustANYgemeitherbutaPRANKSTONE, an Actual-Authentic-And-Holy-Garl-Be-Blessed-Prankstone! It's... so beautiful.. "
Once more trailing off, Caramella's eyes seem to glaze over and she drifts into a trance-like state that her friends would recognize as a distinct gem-coma. Further communication seems futile, as all one would get in response is a dreamy, far away smile from a gnome that's clearly not quite there..
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Benji visits Aramuil. He's packed for what looks like a long journey.
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Word spreads around the fires, both by the gate and the center of town that Maya has a dragon tooth she’s looking to have blessed or enchanted. She looks hopeful that an item from such an enchanted creature would hold powerful magic.
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A few wolves can be heard south of the gate. Howls, growling, and playful yips can be heard along with the laughing of elves, or is it elf? A good time seems to be had playing with wolves int he middle of the night. Crazy elves.
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Benji frantically tries to gather up all his copies as he's startled by Ronan. He smiles an embarrassed smile.
Uh… that's good Ronan.
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In Spellweaver's library, Ronan catches Benji there, and curiously looks over the hin's shoulder..
Ooh… see that place there?
He points at some random spot on Benji's map.
That's where I fought something really evil and dangerous… but was I scared? Of course not!
Clearing his throat, he stands up straight..
Right right, I'll leave you in peace… mhmm.
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Benji spends some time in the Spellweaver's Keep Library hand drawing copies of maps from their geography section.
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Mari Yuhanna has been seen walking back and forth from Spellweaver Keep and around the fires and in the inns with a thick stack of paper covered in notations and markings. When asked he says that the papers are:
"Studies into the kinds of compounds that when taken in small doses are medicinal, in large doses deadly and any sort of compound that also seems to act like wolfbane but for Goblinoids… and of course their broader alchemical properties"
He resists any further questioning by appearing to be distracted by his notes. There are many diagrams amongst them. Some even seem to be tracings of goblin and orc anatomy, presumably found in a book inside Spellweaver Keep. Most of the rest of it is in some kind of elven but it makes very little sense if any at all to those familiar with elven texts.
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Benji asks around Norwick about Kara Willendt and where he might be able to find her.
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Benji visits Spellweaver's Keep and pages through books in the geography section. After searching through an atlas for a while he puts his finger on a page and squints.
<g>FARK!</g>
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[voice = MARI]
It's a brown.
[/voice][voice = Brother Commerz]
Well, to be more specific, it's a very similar colour to that found in deer pelts. It's really a soft tan colour.
[/voice]
