2nd Orb - 15th of Rebirth's Decline

[shadedsunlight]

[Ginia can be seen in the orb, sitting up in bed with several pillows propped behind her. She's still dressed in modest sleeping clothes and there's some sort of wine skin propped up against her chest. She smiles and gives a small wave before holding up a pre-written message in front of the orb. The message is held up for awhile, giving someone enough time to read it.]

A friend and I have come under some unfortunate injuries. Is there a healer or some kind of doctor around, preferably someone who can mend broken bones? I can pay for your time and service or some other arrangement can be made. I heard there was a White Mage around, but it doesn't seem like he's here anymore.

Also is there someone that can repair leather armor? I also need some knives made.

[The message is moved away. Ginia flips to the next page in her journal and holds up another written message. This one being far longer, spans over several pages.]

After talking to some of the locals, I've found some interesting rumors, far better than the usual noisy gossip. I think these are things worth looking into.

1) There's an old temple in the Mountains from before the Wall Fell that someone raided last year. The item is unknown but speculated to be some kind of old artifact. No one's heard anything since, so it might have just been melted down for the gold. Rumor has that the Dragon Sisters started fighting around the time it was stolen as well.

2) Trade with the Unknown Lands had already dried up long before the Thorns were discovered. No one's quite sure why.

3) The princess from across the sea, rumored to be the most beautiful and fair in the world, had some sort of accident with a sea serpent, and was turned into a mermaid in order to get her beauty back.

4) Prince Charming spent a long amount of time at the old capital last year. Everyone was sure he'd found The One, but then near the end of the Decline of the Great Cold, he headed for the shore line and hasn't spent more than a month per town since.

Perhaps these are things we could look into. I'm interested in the old temple and the princess myself. If there is a princess from across the sea, perhaps there's a kingdom as well.

Day Change: the 15th of Rebirth's Decline

[thequestgiver]

Today is the 15th day of the Decline of the Season of Rebirth in the 137th Year Since the Wall Fell. The weather forecast has been moved to the top of the board due to it being covered up instantly with gossip rags. As consequence... no one can read it because it's too high up. Bugger. Well. Maybe if you squint... Cloudy with a chance of... kittens? Mushrooms? The hell does that even-- aw forget it. The predictions are always wrong anyway, even when they're right.

The townsfolk are all a buzz about the explosion at the old Totentanz home that the Heroes are rehabilitating. In what's said to be the first in a series of signs of The Curse, there was a massive explosion that took out the entire back yard! ... well. Maybe not the whole back yard. But there was an explosion! Elizabeth's old aunt Mary saw it when she was peering into the yard to see what all the fuss was about!

Speaking of curses, the town folk are deeply concerned that the brash Knight of Fire has fallen under the sway of one! Those who saw his rampage first hand (or at least claim that they did) said that his eyes were bleeding, burning from the fire within him as he chased after and did mischief to any who the thought had seen his brother. What sort of mischief varied from the violent to the sort that would have happened in the woods under the earlier full moon, depending on who was telling the story and who was listening in...

And speaking of that moon, a slow building rumors tells of a storm that brewed within that forest before the moon was high. Ghostly voices, flying men, lightening and ominous tales of lost souls mixed together deepen the royal love triangle in an epic tale of the blond knight fighting off the spirit of a jilted lover that had possessed the Prince he was fighting his brother for the hand of. Was the strange possession a precursor to the curse on the Totentanz mansion returning? Was it the ghost of her that sought to destroy the young lovers? Or was her ghost summoned up by the Foundling Prince in a desperate attempt to win back his love from his brother? Stay tuned for the next installment of 'As the Thorns Grow!' the latest totally non fiction novella by the town's biggest gossip!


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[bondsoflove]

Characters: Sasuke, some poor NPCs, and you.
Open? Yes.
Where: An alley.
When: RD15, late morning.
What: Stop the Knight of Fire from gutting an NPC and wearing their intestines as a belt! Or don't, whatever you want.
Warnings: Possibly violence.
( I don't want your money. I don't want your crown. See, I've come to burn your kingdom down. )