Hear ye! Hear ye!
Here is where you can find out the latest news, rumours, and gossip going on
in and around the City of Sails and its lands. Come one and all, and
listen to the Town Crier.
-
Wealsun, 591 CY
- Midsummer Draws Near
The city's abuzz with preparations for the great midsummer
festivals.
- Furyondy sends assistance
With the wheat shortage of this year, much fear over famine
was allayed when Furyondy agreed to export twice the normal amount
of this crop to Dyvers this year. This great show of
diplomatic generosity surprised many, as everyone is aware the
Furyondy still has many problems of its own with the disappearance
of its king and other problems caused by the Greyhawk Wars.
- Assassins strike at the Palace!
A pair of assassins attempted to assassinate the magistrate,
or so its said! She's been seen out and about, so if this
rumour is true, the attempt most obviously failed.
No official word was issued from the office of the Magistrate to
either support or refute this rumor.
- No mourning?
Many people are beginning to talk about how odd it is that the
Magistrate has not yet offered up either reward for her husband's
return, nor declared a candle vigil be held to mourn his presumed
loss.
So far all adventuring bands who've returned from looking for him
in the 'hopes' that reward could be had have come home empty
handed.
- Reward Offered
A 1000 gp reward has been offered to anyone who can provide
information regarding the disappearance of all the residents of
the southern Rhelford manor house. The reward can be
collected from Allistar Delhambra, a cousin of the Rhelford
family, at his family house in Dyvers.
- Dimbuckle Ransacked
The entire village of Dimbuckle, on the shores of the Nyr Dyv
in Greyhakw Domain, was sacked by invaders from the see. The
only living survivor found said that the ship which sailed away
with most of Dimbuckle's residents in its hold flew the yellow
sails. He claims he only survived by hiding in a wood pile
through the ordeal, and barely survived himself when the slavers
set fire to the entire town before departing.
- Wedding Announced
Huthain Fairwood announced the engagement of his son Oracan to
Belinda Langham of the Westguard Langham's. The formal
courtship is to begin over the Midsummer holidays, and the wedding
will be held in one years time if all goes well.
- Not plague, but not good
The high priest of Pelor made a formal announcement that fears
of plague are exaggerations. In the same statement, he did
indicate that the number of deaths from disease this spring and
summer were nearly triple to that of prior years, but blames this
upon the overcrowding which the city has faced since the wars,
combined with the shortages of food supplies through the winter
and spring. "Its not good, these deaths, but we have
everything under control" he said in his report regarding the
matter to the magistrate.
-
Flocktime, 591 CY
- Criminals Beware!
A handful of city guards and night watchmen have been seen with that
interesting rope and ball device, called a bola, at their waist opposite
their blades. In the hands of a skilled user, the effectiveness of
this unusual 'weapon' at stopping those attempting to flee the watch is
causing quite a stir among the less savory elements of the city.
Its range and light weight are making the man-catcher nearly obsolete,
and rumor has it that the the Council will be trying to push approval to
divert a portion of the annual city watch-budget into mass-producing
these, as well as extensively training a large portion of the watchmen
in its use.
- The Fist's are Foiled again.
Word on the street claims that Hextor's faith recently attempted to
unearth an old ruins containing an army of fiends not to far from the
City. The last thing the City of Sails needs is another massive
war! Fortunately, a band of heretofore unheard of heroes
discovered and foiled the plans of the Fists.
- The Magistrate Declares War!
With the wars of the past passing into history, and the city
adjusted to its new population, the Magistrate is making a call to start
a new war in the city, a war against crime! She feels that now
that city coffers need not stretch themselves to support so many
defensive troops within the surrounding lands, those same funds should
be used to fight a greater enemy, the enemy of profit and trade, within
the city walls. This motion is expected to go to the senate floor
in a few months, and is gaining rapidly in support.
- Mysterioius Disappearances!
The Rhelford manor, at the far extreme of the border with the
Gnarley forest, was found abandoned recently. No sign of Rhelford,
his family, or his servants and guards was found.
- Still No Sign.
There is still no word on the whereabouts of the Magistrates
husband.
- Wheat Shortages.
The price of winter wheat is double what it was last year, primarily
due to poor snowfall early in the winter, and very harsh weather the
rest of the season.
- Plague?!?!
Priests of Pelor have had their hands full this month, as the
increasingly warm weather has complicated the over-crowding within the
city, causing more sickness and disease than in any prior year.
And we thought the food shortages in the winter were bad enough!
- Yellow Sails Sighted.
Someone claims to have seen the yellow sails of slaver ships on the
Nyr Dyv!! The slavers haven't operated near the trade cities of
Greyhawk and Dyver's since they were vanquished over a decade ago; few
put any stock in this rumour.
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-
Planting , 591 CY
- Rhenee Invade!
Rhenee, flooding into the city for unknown reasons, have practically
taken over the River Quarter, causing trouble with their gambling and
boisterous ways. Many citizens cry for the Council to do something
about it!
- Holy Relic stolen.
The Renvash Splinter (a reliquary of the Verbobonc Cathedral of the
Holy Cudgel) was stolen by unknown personages, no clues to whom the
culprits were have been found..
- Missing Ship.
Word is out on the street that Rashaman of Safeton, the Magister’s
husband, was aboard one of the Free Marine ships which has been missing
for months. Amazingly, Larrissa hasn't shown much outward sign
that this is bothering her, but everyone knows it must be! Some
braver citizens whisper among themselves of the reward she might grant
if they should venture forth to find, and if needed, rescue Rashaman.
- Gnarley
Troubles.
The southern holds have been having more problems than normal lately
from foul denizens out of the Gnarley. Rumours speak of
land-sharks, large creatures which swim through the earth like it were
an ocean, swallowing up entire flocks, shepherd and all. Still
other rumours claim that large greenish shapes were seen flying high
over the northern fringes of the forest, most suspect those shapes
belonged to those of reptilian appearance, rather than bird.
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