CAC01.09 Rumours in the Old City

Current Rumours (1d4)

1. Have you heard about the gruesome murders down near Piper's Corner. As soon as it gets dark, I bolt my front door. It's all too close for comfort.
2. People are saying that the baker’s been using sawdust to stretch the bread. Can’t trust anyone these days, not even your loaf!
3. I hear the food down at the Blue Boar has got pretty tasty since they got in that new cook. Prices still cheap. Guess there trying to compete against the big taverns down there amongst all the theatres.
4. I hear there's a few silver coin available to take that nice young lad's personal belongings back to his parents in Borth, and tell them what happened to their son. His dad was the town official I think. Awful job. I guess it could be a nice trip to the seaside, all expenses paid.

Have you heard about the gruesome murders down near Piper's Corner. As soon as it gets dark, I bolt my front door. It's all too close for comfort.
People are saying that the baker’s been using sawdust to stretch the bread. Can’t trust anyone these days, not even your loaf!
I hear the food down at the Blue Boar has got pretty tasty since they got in that new cook. Prices still cheap. Guess there trying to compete against the big taverns down there amongst all the theatres.

Future Rumours

1. Did you hear about the old tower out by the marshes? They say lights have been seen in the windows at night, and no one's lived there for years. Spooky, isn't it?
2. There's been talk of strange noises coming from the sewers near the market. Some say it's just rats, but others swear it's something... bigger.
3. The merchant’s daughter down on East Row vanished last week. No ransom note, no signs of struggle. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?
4. I saw that snooty noble from the Hill district sneaking out of the Ravens the other night. What could they be doing down there, eh?
5. The basilisk gang has been quiet lately—too quiet, if you ask me. It’s like they’re planning something big.
6. There’s a new fortune teller set up shop in the Old Square. Word is, she knows things about you that no one else could. Creepy or what?
7. The constable’s been seen meeting with that shady trader from the docks. Probably nothing... or maybe it’s a little extra coin changing hands.
8. I heard the cobbler’s boy saw a ghost in the alley behind the tannery. Poor lad won’t stop crying about it.
9. The price of silk’s dropped suddenly. Makes you wonder where all that cheap cloth is coming from, doesn’t it? Smells like smuggling to me.
10. A black carriage with no driver was seen rolling through the streets near Piper’s Corner. Folks say it’s the harbinger of death.
11. The priests at the Temple of Judgment have been acting odd lately. Someone said they’ve been conducting secret rituals at night.
12. That new merchant’s house on West Lane? I heard they didn’t *buy* it so much as… inherited it. The last owner disappeared.
13. Word is, the alchemist’s been paying double for blackthorn branches. What do you reckon she’s brewing up with those?
14. They say the mayor’s been seen sneaking out of town after dark. Some think he’s got a mistress, but others whisper about secret dealings.

Parent Plot

337-112 Cobblestones and Coin #1

Related Locations

• Westmeet Square - 1