Rumors of Early Fall, 825 NVR

  • Golden Acorn voted worst acorn of the year by local squirrels. The Golden Acorn swears to expel all squirrels from Evren as revenge.
  • Since when does all the dancing happen in the morning?
  • Cuckoo spelled backwards is Ookcuc.
  • Has Wilbur taken up Weaving? Why does he keep talking about things that haven’t happened yet?
  • Luvik has invested into a second town bucket. “That will stop those Oak Harbor menaces,” say Jarl Pauldrick Bearstomper Brightshield from his swimming pool full of leaf.
  • Anyone seen a well connected hedgehog? Perhaps out shopping, or spreading rumors?
  • Theatre critics are not invited to play rehearsals. Please attend matinee performances only.
  • The real Treasure is the heads we killed along the way.
  • Kellis is Fáelán’s father.
  • Amos is an acronym for apples make outstanding snacks.
  • The Recordkeeper of Vigor is actually just a Davenstern who leaned too hard into blue clothes and paperwork.
  • Sometimes a pile of entrails is just a pile of entrails.
  • Is there an alchemy elixir that can summon a babysitter?
  • The Newspaper is opening up a Fashion Beat.
  • A hedgehog has taken up apprenticeship at the forge in the tavern. Perhaps with practice it could become the first Master Hedgesmith.
  • Gheist’s armor changes like Velikah’s affinity: a new look for every season.
  • Local wolf Lyra confirms Rabbit cult members do not taste like rabbit.
  • Locals say the best friendship among the fifty or so town vagrants has to be Jasper and Vel. “It’s so nice to see how worried Jasper gets for their best friend!” Says local onlooker, age 6.
  • Orpheo is waiting to give Zevvi a promotion in front of the entire Conclave.
  • Lyki is in town again!
  • Everybody remember to save up your snakes to give to Roderago!
  • What a weird patch of acid blasted ground! Ouch, don’t touch it.
  • Tarves has decided that Frain will no longer be the town people think of when it comes to exploitation. Unfortunately, they have decided to exploit their own citizens instead of getting into a war with the Great Otter Spirit.
  • If you speak into the void, and the void speaks back, that’s probably not the void. That’s probably an anglerfish’s maw
  • A hedgehog has found a new home in Amos’s hat. After hearing him give endless herbalism lessons, perhaps it will become a Master Herbalist.
  • “A is for tent, V is for fangs.”
  • All that is left is his sweet left shoe.
  • Zevvi has not been allowed to advance in the Romanza because several have already assassinated each other in an attempt to impress her that has gone entirely unnoticed by the master assassin.
  • Anyone selling a ship?
  • Strange bleating noises have been heard near the docks.
  • Yorick assured us that the ritual he is putting together for the play is in no way associated with the cheese cult.
  • After learning every martial skill, Puff is in the running for next militia captain.
  • A hedgehog has been seen with some of the new rune mages. They must be taking turns teaching it runes. Perhaps the first Master Runehog is in the making.
  • Having fallen in status, the Gold Acorn have changed their name to the Silver Acorn.
  • Amos plans to gain immortality by becoming a mushroom preserved in Spira’s terrarium.
  • Lee is looking to skip town, and asking around for a boat to do it in.
  • Marrok is trying to win custody of Vennick and Faelan in the Great Animal Spirit Fang Druid race
  • Is it okay to eat this bread? It’s got a purple black mold on it.
  • Fáelán believes Leopold is Kellis’s father.
  • What organs would you be willing to trade in the name of “Love?”
  • The town newspaper would like to feature Gheist’s color-changing armor in the fashion section
  • A hedgehog was seen with some of the Alchemists. Do you think they are teaching it alchemy? At least their secrets are safe with it.
  • Unicorn meat makes delicious snacks.
  • It’s not “will someone send assassins?” It’s “How many different people will send assassins?”
  • Does someone smell smoke?
  • Nova might have learned some things…
  • The Family is complaining about a Bitey Horny Man mistaking them for actual rabbits and trying to eat them.
  • Marrok is Fáelán’s father
  • The newspaper is looking for new journalists. Apprenticeships welcome. Literacy not required, but encouraged. Being a contracted race not required.
  • The otters of Frain seem to be recruiting other animals in an effort to reduce their exploitation. Bear and beaver sightings have increased throughout the area.
  • Jasper becomes practically invisible while wearing white.
  • Yorick writes so many letters because he has a crush on one of the mail carriers.
  • I hear Durand has been looking into wedding traditions. For Corrinne, or for Sweeney?
  • It’s meet friends, not eat friends!
  • Local children boycott bedtime. Davenstern brought in to mediate.
  • Every time I’m out late in town, I heard repetitive chatter, Snaer, Snaaaaer, Snaer.
  • There has been a long running debate among the Velliar since the 5th of Vigor 825, about whether medical supplies go on the left hip or the right hip. Talks of making visible symbols for where they were stored were shot down.
  • Docking and offloading in the harbor is so slow, so inefficient now.
  • Advisor Vinsel seen growing taller out of stress caused by Oak Harbor Davenstern.
  • Bets on how long until Yorick burns off his eyebrows?
  • Eleanora wants to turn Sven Olafson into a ship.
  • Well, at least someone likes Kir.
  • Snaer misses Rosen a lot. Has anyone heard from him?
  • I heard a Koala ate 2 children! or was it 3?
  • Visiting Felicitoro mystics have found Errol’s alcohol to be the best thing to drink in the graveyard, and wonder why local Mystic Guild leader Zelai has yet to make a statement on it.
  • Never seen this much construction in Oak Harbor at one time! Not even when it was founded!
  • If you really listen, you can hear the trees whispering.
  • To market, to market, to buy a nice sheep. To market, to market, but first fall asleep.
  • Kellis has been getting really into paperwork. Maybe he will defect from the Guardians to the Davenstern.
  • There is a 50 leaf reward if you return Fáelán to their deer Lyra father who says he has been waiting on an adventurer to rescue his child from wolves for the last five years.
  • Has anyone ever seen Anatoly drink water? Or does he only drink beverages he can ignite?
  • Is it just me or has the Witchwood been too safe this time of year?
  • Gates seem more frequent lately. I’m sure that’s fine.
  • People keep asking after a Velliar Guardian named Kellis who is supposedly in Oak Harbor. This is strange because our only local Guardians are Mar and Sigurd, surely they must be talking about Sigurd.
  • Miners from the Zaffiro mines are complaining that any mine cart left unattended has bites taken out of it.
  • Noted Davenstern Judge Brannigan announces that he doesn’t understand the law he just enforces it, baffling lawyers present.
  • I hear the Spellsingers are forming a band.
  • Frain’s taverns remain the top visited taverns for Otters.
  • Those trinkets from the Baana-aur-Taana are pretty awesome.
  • The Verdjay selling armor and weapons near the docks refuse to sell to anyone in the HOA.
  • So many people are getting Elmsday bedtime stories.
  • I scream, you scream, we all scream for hydras.
  • They really are missed wolves.
  • All Lothlan agree Reverie is the worst place in the world. Weavers to stage protests in Xiem over this announcement.
  • Oak Harbor citizens demand satire section in the Oak Harbor Reporter.
  • The wool of dream sheep is best knit on the quills of the dream porcupine.
  • But what about the noontime hares?
  • Snaer thinks Durand is Dreamy.
  • A horrible black tentacle rose up from the dirt and ate a stryx! Right in front of me. I think I need some tea.
  • The Apustena have started a betting pool about who is the most attractive Felicitoro at the Conclave. Participants are expected to collect signatures of people vouching that they are. Already the Tesori have been accused of bribing locals for votes. Finalists of course get to take the ultimate attractiveness test: who can handle the most vinegar shots.
  • The realms are clearly stacked like pancakes with void being the maple syrup.
  • They say the good stuff is in the back.
  • Puff voted most likely to be installed as town government if the people of Oak Harbor could pick anyone but the White Forest Trading Company.
  • How many people can talk on Discordia at once? Would they be more efficient than Davenstern messengers?
  • Jarl Pauldrick Bearstomper Brightshield seen visiting orphans after news of Oak Harbor defeating Luvik attackers. “It was so heartbreaking to see the despair and lack of hope on his face,” said the orphans.
  • Are all the skeletons coming to town for the Conclave?
  • You killed 6 heads, yes. But what about 7th head?
  • Some of the local animals look weirder than normal. Are they … glowing?
  • The rabbit population is doing quite well.
  • The Witchwood is dying.
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