Jiyyd Rumors
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The Chancellor of Norwick makes several trips through town carrying crates from one of the farms to the east back west toward the crossroads by himself, presumably to Norwick. He keeps his head down and does his best to politely avoid conversation as he hauls the crates off.
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A small hin notices Dwin tootin his horn and figures he'd get in to the action… He jumps around banging on a helm with a club drowning out the Dwarf (while keeping his distance) and calling out:
Leather goods for sale! 10% off as well! Ye need gloves for dem spears, talk to me! I have the best quality gloves, packs, slings, belts and boots ye can get! Enchantable items for that extra something special! Guaranteed cheaper than the Union cause I dunt have all the overhead costs! Come to the Silver Valley Craft Hall and leave a message or ask for Leaf Featherfoot!
The Hin then heads off into the crowd that had gathered due to the noise and begins holding small conversations apparently taking orders… shortly disappearing into the crowd.
//ooc Feel free to leave me a PM if you're interested in something and I'll look for you IG to complete the transaction//
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_"Grak knew it! Huuuumie law was once again bypassed by some ridiculous excuse! Ya there, Hand over Grak's betting win of 50 coins!"
"Ya town-folk look around ya, those blood-thirsty villains and cold blooded killers walk among us even now. Those two shorties didnt even get a chance, they were like pincushions after that lynchmob had their way with em. Hmph, if only Grak and Graks club would been there, those shorties would be still among living. In chains and locked up, but alive."
"What's the point with that law-book, if these local cronies and constables are incapable to read nor act up to it?"_
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Dwin stands on a bench and shouts
Spears for sale!
We got brand new spears, in any metal you'd like… silver, steel, iron or brass... for sale. They have all been proven to do deadly damage to orc, giant and even Dragon!
Our weapon smiths have been perfecting the light, one-handed spear so that our warriors of Narfell can have the best weapons possible!
Don't wait! Contact your local Union representative today, and you'ff get 10% off of the usual price ((at cost)).
Order em now, while supplies last!
Dwin stands off to the side and prepares to take orders.
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Old Master Scutum listens quietly to the gossip about hin arsonists while sitting cross-legged atop a bench by the cookpot. She lets out a tired sigh and remarks to nobody in particular:
"Seems like Miss Raver had the right o' it. I'd have thumped them fellas myself if I'd have seem em settin' the town on fire. It's just common sense, folks.
"The Valley is for good hinfolk what mean to stand against oppressin' hins what don't deserve it. Not to be a haven for hins what make us look bad by generatin' a misleadin' stereotype o' hin behavior."
In a blink, the right-sized monk scoots off the bench and out the west gate, not seeming to have been moving much but flying out of sight in no time all the same.
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_Will stops, hearing the talk as he is headed for the Legion Hall
"Want to know what happened? Two hins, running about with torches, were asked to stop before they set something on fire. They stated they'd set fire to whatever they pleased, and then proceeded to do so."
"No militia were present - and Mec had gone to look for Just'ene and could not find her."
"Raver didn't shoot them when they set the crops on fire. She shot them after they set the armorer and weaponsmith's building on fire with the armorer and weaponsmith inside. I figure that's attempted murder on the part of those hins, besides arson."
"With no militia present, we could either let them burn down the town and kill a lot of people, or stop them."
"We stopped them."
"Steelfin, Paladin of Tyr was a witness to all of that - you don't believe me, ask him."
"As to the punishment for saving the town - and yes there was one, though not a hanging - sometimes the law needs to bend to acknowledge Justice."
"Seems to me, maybe Jiyyd needs to think about some laws on what non-militia are allowed to do in defense of someone's life…"
"...else someone could come in and start killing folk outright, and with no militia present, there's nothing_ legal anyone else could do to stop them."
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shakes her head with the recent gossip as she wonders how the Silver Valley may respond.
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Grak can be heard snickering among the crowd
_"Har har har har, Grak bets 50 coins that this villain walks freely in no time among the peaceful villagers like Grak. If this happens it gives Grak another fine exsample of huuuumie law, eh?"Grak thinks that it only concerns all other races than huuuumies themselves. Hmph.. Like all of ya rumormongers here know, Grak knows huuuumie laws well. In this case, huuuumie law is clearly written in da book of laws. It says huuuumies own recommended sentence for this foul deed is that villain is declared banned with public punishment or death. Doesnt this mean stoning to death as well, eh?"
starts to collect some stones
But if huuuuumies let this dangerous villain to walk away without any reprimand, Graks belief in huuuumie laws is gone for good. What use to follow such laws, if huuuuumies themselves are above it, eh?_
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In a startling burst of altruism, Keira volunteers some information to the Jiyyd authorities.
_'Two hins, brown armor, one with goggles on? They were breaking the place up earlier, trashing benches, throwing bottles around. No watch to be found, so couldn't get them arrested. Tried to calm them down, tell them not to be so difficult. Ask Uchi, Winter, Gears, Vesper or Serenity what they were doing.
'If it's the same pair, that Raver killed, they're no great loss._
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Rumors fly about the arrest of Raver Morrison, Commander of the Gypsy Camp Black Warriors, for killing two hins in Jiyyd because they were setting fires in town. As she walked away with Lyte, she was heard to say:
The torches they were carryin' made 'em easy targets.
Later, after battling gnomes on the Long Road, she was seen bringing her husband's body back to the Healer's in Jiyyd, and over heard asking Lyte:
Do ye want me to pay a fine for killin' gnomes too?
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On note from the legion members, and because she gets to test out her magics, Mina can be seen gathering groups and patrolling the pass to insure the giants don't attempt to reopen the cave entrance when the people of jiyyd aren't looking.
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_*The Legion General Lyte is seen beleaguered with questions from crafters and forest folk about the need to blow the front entrance to the worg caves, rather than the back entrances, or perhaps taking a more environmently friendly approach and shaping the cave entrance temporarily.
Phrases of "a huge army" together with "bugbear assassins", "elite orcs and pointy sticked orcs and archer orcs", "goblin archers and elites" and "a phalanx of frost giants covered by a flying white dragon" can be made out from the gathered group, and the crafters and rangers and druids disperse quietly afterwards, with large, impressed looking eyeballs in their faces.
Whatever happened out east, it seems to have been of very great concern to everyone involved. Many townspeople talk of vacations to beloved relatives in Norwick and Peltarch they have been meaning to see, and villagers look at the new southern cliff with a more appreciate eye than before they heard these scary, new rumors.*_
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A chill, bitter wind blows from the east, the moon is blotted out by a huge winged silhouette, war drums are heard from the south, then fade. A band of Legionnaires led by Lyte join a circle of wizards standing ready at the east gate. A short time later, they run out the gate carrying a dozen kegs of smokepowder. Scarcely an hour after that, a low rumble comes from the east, followed by a band of satisfied Legionnaires and wizards, and a crafter or two (slightly less satisfied). The entrance to the worg-filled cave has been collapsed, and orcs won't be coming from that direction anytime soon.
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Word spreads that several adventurers including a few Legionaires under the command of General Lyte blew the entrance of the worg cave. It would seem that several new tribe orcs, goblins, and bugbears were gathered outside the cave with archers along the cliff edges, no doubt guarding something important, possibly some of their leaders. Some may have heard the explosion from Jiyyd.
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_Wolf thanks the soldiers for the food and drink with a small smile. The hill seems to be almost complete and will be in a few days. It is hoped that it will stop all orcs coming from the south if a large battle should come.
Once the hill is done, Wolf can be seen wandering to the east, toward the worg cave…. seems he has another project in mind._
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*Jiyydians cant help but gape in wonder at the large, looming new hill that has risen beyond and all along the southern wall of the town, under the direction of the druid who is often seen about Jiyyd. It's slope is steep, with prickly green tendrils of some odd plants begining to sprout along it's top.
This barrier seems formidable, and legion soldiers are often seen carrying trays of food and drink out to the hard working druid named Wolf.*
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In response to the talk of the Caravan being waylaid in the Nars Pass, Danaley again states that the Guardians are ready and able to assist in the guarding of any caravans traveling the pass and the nearby surrounds if they are contacted beforehand.
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Caravan waylaid in Nars, Hobgoblins suspected
The reasonably newly formed Splinter Group of adventurers, led by the fearless and upbeat Winter Wolf, discovered several bodies, burning carts and scattered goods half-concealed behind a stand of trees near the Bridge in the Nars Pass. The valuables seemed to have been stripped and, moe disturbingly some of the corpses had been mutilated and maybe even eaten.
With admirable concern for justice and safety they set off into the hobgoblin caves under the watchful eye of the Legendary Scutum Hedges to see if any could be rescued or goods salvaged. It was not to be, though. Fighting grimly through the slightly surprised domestic hobgoblins, they came at last to a large cauldron, simmering gently with the stewed flesh of unfortunate innocents!
// Thanks to DM Planetar for the placeables
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((Misposted))
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Gypsy guards in front of the Sisterhood compound have been discussing the recent gruesome find of three ears on the body of a dead drow. The drow, among a group that had recently attacked and killed the helmites on duty at the camp on the long road, was in turn killed by Raryldor, Vell'cam, Nicahh, and Aelhaearn with most if not all of the party it was with.
The big-boned elf discovered the three ears and soon after delivered one into the custody of Ginger who arrived on the scene shortly thereafter. The guards saw Aelhaearn wrap and pocket the other two ears, catching the word "human" carried on the crisp night air.
