Alteran Rumors, Gossip, & Hearsay

[Mudpaw11]

[!]

The Landing's quiet shipyard is interrupted by a grunted shout. Blood left puddled by a poor cart.
The murder was quick and controlled it seems, some blood trailing to the alleyway nearby before the trail goes dry.

A warning....

But for who?​

 

[Kostadim]

[!]

*Outside on the outskirts of Astrakhan, something horrific was found by a patrolling guard force..*

Spoiler: Graphic Warning

*His wrists and neck are slit with a hole in his chest. The reanimated body of Antonides Herennius would be found with his hands nailed above him onto a post, said to be snarling at the guard as a letter with the stamp of a red, skeletal hand was found nailed to his stomach.

 

[Blorbis83]

[!]

*Outside on the outskirts of Astrakhan, something horrific was found by a patrolling guard force..*

Spoiler: Graphic Warning

*His wrists and neck are slit with a hole in his chest. The reanimated body of Antonides Herennius would be found with his hands nailed above him onto a post, said to be snarling at the guard as a letter with the stamp of a red, skeletal hand was found nailed to his stomach.

[Theme]
Word quickly travels of the murder of the Basileos's brother, Prince-Regent of Asrakos.
Crowds gather to watch the legionaries return the body of the now-dispatched Antonides, his form covered respectfully in a soldier's crimson cloak.
Shocked silence smothers the normally clamorous streets of Astrakhan for much of the night until at last the chanting of the priests of Valiant and of the Grey Lady break the blue dawn..

Merciful Gods, cleanse the sins enacted upon the body of this most noble of men!
May his spirit be welcomed into the palace of Valiant as a fellow soldier!
May a kingly wreath be placed upon his head and a silver goblet of ambrosia within his hand!
Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!
Antonides Hostilius Herennius!
Child of Valiant!
Child of Astrakhan!
Son of Sextus!
Prince-Regent of Asrakos!

With these words, a great plume of smoke could be seen rising above the Great Temple of Astrakhan: a funeral pyre...attended by many of Antonides' fellow soldiers and the Basileos himself, who shrouded his face in the confines of a black mourning cloak.


Old-Seadog



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[I am Wake]

Construction work is taking place on a mass project just north of Eldpoint.

Spoiler: Ask a worker what is happening

The workers, often taking breaks around Aethel Deira (as that is where they live) or Storms Landing say they are working for Lana Wake in the construction of a new academy. They seem quite forthcoming.

 

[Reedie]

[ ! ]

A week of celebration has been proclaimed in the Kingdom of Aethel Deira at the conclusion of the Ivory War, with fireworks over the Eldpoint Palace firing off into the night.

A service is rumoured to be in plans at the Cathedral, both celebrating the victory and remembering the fallen.

...

Meanwhile, a galloping force of guards was seen rushing through Keg's Hearth in the late afternoon.​

 

[Mr.Slime]

[!]
Over the nighttime fields and the illuminated middle-class houses of Storm's Landing soars a small animal, screeching faintly as if hoping for a response that never comes.

Occasionally, it lands on the doorstep of a small shed of one 'Andrew D'Amryun', curled up and exhausted but with unwavering faith for their owner's return.​

 

[Ruu Darling]

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A small group makes their way towards the slums with a cart filled with blankets and food. Descriptions of a woman in purple robes with a hooded visage and blinking lights for eyes, another woman with the posture of a soldier, an Anhald man dressed in dark attire, and another tall average weight man with dark hair. At the head was a strange woman radiating darkness around her being and floating hair black as the void. This group aids the homeless with warm blankets and a meal for the night for a few hours while being overlooked by the dark woman.

Fronslin CargoCultist Suhkoiza FjordOfFrosthill​

 

[Ruu Darling]

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Within several hours later upon the former, another group of people, this time mildly more approachable, are seen tracking across the Landing several times, doing full circles in a wagon. Amiable in their approach, they were picking up orphans off the street after an influx of homeless children due to the aftermath of the war, picking warmth and food out to them. The same average-weight man with dark hair, a woman of clear divinity with berries in her hair, a halfling, and the same strange woman embraced by shadows and hair black as the void, who again overlooked the movement.

Any trailing them would see they took the willing children to the Orphanage, ran by Councilman Orro.

FjordOfFrosthill The_VALKYRIE AbsentUser​

 

[Arget Istalri]

[ ! ]

There are rumors of a Makani in Keg's Hearth offering to answer questions from those who are interested in Formistry, specifically Matter.
He has apparently offered to spark and teach any who reach out to him...
So long as they are learning for the right reasons.

(OOC: I'm looking to take on a protege, and for new people to interact with that I normally don't get the chance to. If interested, DM ArgetIstalri on Discord!)​

 

[Catalyst]

[!]
In the night, the windows of the Tempest's Calling are shuttered and the doors locked. It does not open the next morning, nor any day afterwards​

 

[Electric]

[ ! ]
As of late, the recently returned Crow is seen less in the tavern with a whiskey in hand, and more often in the slums, the ports, and the farmlands, flanked by his crow of white fire, handing out flyers and sitting down for ale with those intrigued enough to give him the time of day.
The mage asks simple questions, even if the answers tend to be complex, for example;

“What can the council do to improve your material conditions?”

“If you could sign one policy into law immediately, what would it be?”

“How do you feel about the guard, as a whole?”

“What would you say is the hardest part of making a living in Storm’s Landing?”

He collects answers, promising to draft policy molded from the voices of those most unheard, yet most essential.​

 

[Ruu Darling]

{!}

Whispers of a new favorite item would start to spread through the streets of the Landing but always on a very hushed level in case authorities heard them. A shady vendor selling from an unknown supplier sells a range of substances to buyers, often coming in small packets. If you know where to look, or who to ask, good for you.
(OOC; it's drugs, smile. You'll have to hit me up if you're seeking items but it's preferred you know where to find the stall.)
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[Catalyst]

[!]
Word spreads through the Landing, Storm Aquila is looking for an apprentice Occultist​

 

[Heie]

{!}

Whispers of a new favorite item would start to spread through the streets of the Landing but always on a very hushed level in case authorities heard them. A shady vendor selling from an unknown supplier sells a range of substances to buyers, often coming in small packets. If you know where to look, or who to ask, good for you.
(OOC; it's drugs, smile. You'll have to hit me up if you're seeking items but it's preferred you know where to find the stall.)
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It is a common misconception that there are any laws concerning drugs.....

 

[Ruu Darling]

It is a common misconception that there are any laws concerning drugs.....

(It's about to be don't you worry lmao)

 

[LuxTop]

{!}
During the Elchbar's rampage at the outskirts of Storm's Landing, a clash of a man clad in incarnadine armour with fiendish features and an exalt of Valiant was witnessed, with the defeat of the former, who screamed of injustices and persecution on his kind. The red knight had been escorted to the Guardhouse, where he supposedly is incarcerated.
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OOC: feel free to pay the man a visit, but make sure the guards give you permission for it​

 

[Electric]

[ ! ]
The old alchemical and tattoo shop, once in the Landing and later in Veraci, is open once again, in Storm's Landing.

Asero Crow offers his tattoo and alchemy services once again!

[Shop]​

 

[Blorbis83]

Another defeat on the side of the allies of Astrakhan in the Astrakhan-Cor Votum war has been reported today by those living in the woods near Astrakhan. It is said that the Basileos himself could be seen fleeing on foot, having lost his horse. ​

 

[Samiwashere]

[!]
In Mockingbay, citizens begin to notice the Queen has been making less public appearances, with King Leighton tending to many of her usual duties around the city. After a rocky few years, the people worry for her stability once more. Whatever ails her, there is no word of it from the palace, but fewer visitors.​

 

[RagingLunacy]

~{Kingdom of Aor}~
Warped Eden

It is said that from the very first night the beam of light appeared and demonic corruption started to seep into the southern desert, the Kingdom of Aor was placed in a state of high alert without hesitation.
While the situation is said to have not changed at the main borders of Aor and the spread has spared most of the kingdom of its reach, additional guards and spare troops have been shifted over to the separated Cherry Valley, which was unfortunate enough to not be spared of falling within the affected area.
At present, it appears Aor is fortifying the location, not keen on leaving the Valley undefended and exposed to demonic influence whether it would still set its sights on the settlement or leave it otherwise be.​