Post by Head Moderator on May 31, 2013 10:22:26 GMT -5
[ we will now be using the shoutbox for current rumors, so I'm putting the old stuff here! You are more than welcome to continue to use this space for your rumors if you'd like.]
OLDER HAPPENINGS
- An older woman was found murdered, with ties to the Obsidian Heart. A Runik Operative is the murderer, a drow with a crossbow.
- The pirate Grayson has been seen drinking out of a humanoid skull.
- Lord Jonathon Drake of Rumeria has gone off the deep end this time. He funded an expedition into the the drowned kingdom of Melethad, but at the end he betrayed the adventurers and attempted to kill them all. The lake flooded, killing many of his men, but Drake survived. As did the adventurers. - A newspaper article from a while back.
- Aaron Hexenthal is trying to revive Dunsany, which was once a kingdom where Kullyr is located. He's touted as the Vampire King, and has amassed an army of undead.
- Aaron Hexenthal has married an exotic woman that no one seems to know where she came from, or who she is.
"Such a heartbreaking tragedy for those gypsies, to lose a child like that. I heard the Heart found the girl's body in a brandy barrel, and the boy was covered in the pox. The whole place went up in flames, it's a wonder the forest didn't catch fire!"
"Did you hear about the raid on Emeraldesse last night? The Golden Lance ain't talkin too much, but seems someone got in to the brig and roughed them boys up. Some of'em are lookin pretty sore."
"Those Heart folks are tough! We all watched them destroy the chess constructs, one by one they fell until they took the King and it was over!" -- Knifedge Resident
"The Council of Wands has been different lately. The whole lot of them tight lipped and moving around wide-eyed. They look like a bunch of rabbits that caught scent of the hounds." -- Heard in various cities of Bryony
Some guards from Kyngfeld were seen around the Heart earlier in the day, asking about a man who carried a greatsword. They spun a tale of murder and hinted at worse. They had no wanted posters with them, but they say the man wears a typical brand marking him as a murderer in Kyngfeld.
A fire was seen Friday night at the Obsidian Heart Inne. It was stopped before it did too much damage but burnt tables and chairs were piled out front by the next day.
- "Ashton Locke was hit by a rock and fell to his death." - The rumor spread like wildfire through both the peasants and nobility alike.
- "Maria hired an island girl, rumor has it that she's cursed in some way. I don't know if I'll be drinking at the Obsidian Heart anymore, I'd hate for the curse to rub off on me!" - A local boy heard talking in the Market District.
- "Ya know that skull that pirate be drinking out of? They say.... it's the head of that drow Miz'ri from Runik." Overheard at the docks.
- "The Vampire King Aaron Hexenthal can't be killed. Those high and mighty Hearts think they killed him? You can't kill something like that so easily." Heard discussed between nobles over wine at the Swan.
- "The Azure Butterflies are in town. Better lock your kids away, and hide the silver. They're a bunch of thieves and criminals." One prissy lady to another.
- "Melethad. That's where all those diamonds are supposed to be eh? I heard Drake betrayed his own men, and drowned them in the lake, because they failed a mission for him."
- "It was Drake's ancestor that engineered the flood all that long time ago that drowned Melethad in the first place, some say. They didn't think the region would be under water so long. All Drake cares about is getting the treasure at last." - A scholar's assessment.
- "Now I've heard everything. Someone said they heard another person say that their cousin said a ghost gave birth, and the baby is normal. One, I don't believe a ghost can have a baby, and two if they do, then the baby's a ghost too!" - Two passersby along the Greenlord Run
- "There's a guy wearin' a mask killin' things up near the mountains of Sarkotos." - Rumor in the villages around Sarkotos.
"Dragons are lazy, never on time and try to take the best things for themselves." Common adventurer's tale.
"Did you know Maria is a bare-knuckle boxing champion? I once saw her knock a Zorcan out in one punch. He didn't wake up until three days later!"
"I thought the Lost Lady was the only ghost that wandered the streets of Navahla, but I saw another one with prick ears the other night, cutting down through an alley, skin glowing like a specter. Scared the piss outta me!"
"The whole village..........gone....just gone. Nothing but ash and corpses left. Second one in the last month......."
-- A trader heard as he left Alzorc
"I saw one of those coins the Heart heroes won at Knifedge, I'd sure like to get my hands on some of those - purest gold there is, I can tell by lookin'. Probably mined at Mountmend, those elves there are picky about gold and the dwarves have an extremely pure vein they guard out there. Mmmhm. Sure like to get my hands on one of them coins...."
"They say you go in The Maze and never come out!"
"Something has 'em scared. They're jumping at shadows, like they know something's coming for 'em. I haven't seen our command act that way since.....hell it has to have been a few years. Since all those killings happened I'd guess."
-- Heard being spoken by a Vaekur speaking to another as they worked their mounts
" Did you hear? That murderous Black Knight of Hexenthal's is seeking to establish a village at Dunsany. Free land to settlers and everything! "
" He really think thats going to bring settlers? Though he slaughtered the men of that place near the mountains.. "
-random conversation in Kullyr
--from acairnofrage
Duke Oriel Von Banaart is offering a considerable reward of 5,000 golden coins for anyone that has information on the missing Mining Operation that he had sent to the Knockskulls. It has been several months now and not one word has reached the Duke. Trackers, Rangers and even Bloodhounds have been sent up and could find not one trace of the operation.
Among The Missing
Jovian D'Loavuisse, chief excavator along with his wife and sixteen year old son.
Brunhilde Grayrock, assistant chief excavator.
Tomas & Jena Edwick, alchemists of the first order.
Ladies Aela & Aria Wren, Hunteress/ Trackers
Along with their crew of guards, laborers and tradesmen who's families and loved ones miss them.
((If you wish to pursue this and you have information, please contact acairnofrage@aol.com
to arrange a time for the Quest/RP. Yes, this is a carry over from the "Two From One" Adventure a few weeks back so if you were there, or one of those that went there spoke about what happened, there ya go.))
OLDER HAPPENINGS
- An older woman was found murdered, with ties to the Obsidian Heart. A Runik Operative is the murderer, a drow with a crossbow.
- The pirate Grayson has been seen drinking out of a humanoid skull.
- Lord Jonathon Drake of Rumeria has gone off the deep end this time. He funded an expedition into the the drowned kingdom of Melethad, but at the end he betrayed the adventurers and attempted to kill them all. The lake flooded, killing many of his men, but Drake survived. As did the adventurers. - A newspaper article from a while back.
- Aaron Hexenthal is trying to revive Dunsany, which was once a kingdom where Kullyr is located. He's touted as the Vampire King, and has amassed an army of undead.
- Aaron Hexenthal has married an exotic woman that no one seems to know where she came from, or who she is.
"Such a heartbreaking tragedy for those gypsies, to lose a child like that. I heard the Heart found the girl's body in a brandy barrel, and the boy was covered in the pox. The whole place went up in flames, it's a wonder the forest didn't catch fire!"
"Did you hear about the raid on Emeraldesse last night? The Golden Lance ain't talkin too much, but seems someone got in to the brig and roughed them boys up. Some of'em are lookin pretty sore."
"Those Heart folks are tough! We all watched them destroy the chess constructs, one by one they fell until they took the King and it was over!" -- Knifedge Resident
"The Council of Wands has been different lately. The whole lot of them tight lipped and moving around wide-eyed. They look like a bunch of rabbits that caught scent of the hounds." -- Heard in various cities of Bryony
Some guards from Kyngfeld were seen around the Heart earlier in the day, asking about a man who carried a greatsword. They spun a tale of murder and hinted at worse. They had no wanted posters with them, but they say the man wears a typical brand marking him as a murderer in Kyngfeld.
A fire was seen Friday night at the Obsidian Heart Inne. It was stopped before it did too much damage but burnt tables and chairs were piled out front by the next day.
- "Ashton Locke was hit by a rock and fell to his death." - The rumor spread like wildfire through both the peasants and nobility alike.
- "Maria hired an island girl, rumor has it that she's cursed in some way. I don't know if I'll be drinking at the Obsidian Heart anymore, I'd hate for the curse to rub off on me!" - A local boy heard talking in the Market District.
- "Ya know that skull that pirate be drinking out of? They say.... it's the head of that drow Miz'ri from Runik." Overheard at the docks.
- "The Vampire King Aaron Hexenthal can't be killed. Those high and mighty Hearts think they killed him? You can't kill something like that so easily." Heard discussed between nobles over wine at the Swan.
- "The Azure Butterflies are in town. Better lock your kids away, and hide the silver. They're a bunch of thieves and criminals." One prissy lady to another.
- "Melethad. That's where all those diamonds are supposed to be eh? I heard Drake betrayed his own men, and drowned them in the lake, because they failed a mission for him."
- "It was Drake's ancestor that engineered the flood all that long time ago that drowned Melethad in the first place, some say. They didn't think the region would be under water so long. All Drake cares about is getting the treasure at last." - A scholar's assessment.
- "Now I've heard everything. Someone said they heard another person say that their cousin said a ghost gave birth, and the baby is normal. One, I don't believe a ghost can have a baby, and two if they do, then the baby's a ghost too!" - Two passersby along the Greenlord Run
- "There's a guy wearin' a mask killin' things up near the mountains of Sarkotos." - Rumor in the villages around Sarkotos.
"Dragons are lazy, never on time and try to take the best things for themselves." Common adventurer's tale.
"Did you know Maria is a bare-knuckle boxing champion? I once saw her knock a Zorcan out in one punch. He didn't wake up until three days later!"
"I thought the Lost Lady was the only ghost that wandered the streets of Navahla, but I saw another one with prick ears the other night, cutting down through an alley, skin glowing like a specter. Scared the piss outta me!"
"The whole village..........gone....just gone. Nothing but ash and corpses left. Second one in the last month......."
-- A trader heard as he left Alzorc
"I saw one of those coins the Heart heroes won at Knifedge, I'd sure like to get my hands on some of those - purest gold there is, I can tell by lookin'. Probably mined at Mountmend, those elves there are picky about gold and the dwarves have an extremely pure vein they guard out there. Mmmhm. Sure like to get my hands on one of them coins...."
"They say you go in The Maze and never come out!"
"Something has 'em scared. They're jumping at shadows, like they know something's coming for 'em. I haven't seen our command act that way since.....hell it has to have been a few years. Since all those killings happened I'd guess."
-- Heard being spoken by a Vaekur speaking to another as they worked their mounts
" Did you hear? That murderous Black Knight of Hexenthal's is seeking to establish a village at Dunsany. Free land to settlers and everything! "
" He really think thats going to bring settlers? Though he slaughtered the men of that place near the mountains.. "
-random conversation in Kullyr
--from acairnofrage
Duke Oriel Von Banaart is offering a considerable reward of 5,000 golden coins for anyone that has information on the missing Mining Operation that he had sent to the Knockskulls. It has been several months now and not one word has reached the Duke. Trackers, Rangers and even Bloodhounds have been sent up and could find not one trace of the operation.
Among The Missing
Jovian D'Loavuisse, chief excavator along with his wife and sixteen year old son.
Brunhilde Grayrock, assistant chief excavator.
Tomas & Jena Edwick, alchemists of the first order.
Ladies Aela & Aria Wren, Hunteress/ Trackers
Along with their crew of guards, laborers and tradesmen who's families and loved ones miss them.
((If you wish to pursue this and you have information, please contact acairnofrage@aol.com
to arrange a time for the Quest/RP. Yes, this is a carry over from the "Two From One" Adventure a few weeks back so if you were there, or one of those that went there spoke about what happened, there ya go.))