TEXT: The Rules of Engagement Rumors 
   
  DC 5 
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  Castle Seh blew up! 
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  The slavers stopped using yellow sails on their ships, because it’s too recognizable. 
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  With the signing of the treaty between the Nyrond Imperium and the County of Urnst, the 
  borders between the two countries have been relatively peaceful and quiet. 
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  A garrison of Pholtan Knights Valorous, Order of Luna, has been posted in Midmeadow to 
  maintain a kinder presence after the Valorous League of Blindness was recalled into the 
  Pale. 
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  The new members of the honorable chamber have been doing lots of good works in Leukish. 
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  Things cost way too much now - I can’t believe I had to pay an additional 500 gold to get my 
  party dress done in time. 
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  Meissel and Szabo are still going at it – you can’t even get a beer in this town without running 
  into someone spouting off about it.  When is someone going to do something? 
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  Watch out for those Nellix College guys – they’re out to talk to any adventurer they see. 
   
   
   
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  DC 10 
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  Something is destroying all our keeps in the Abbor-Alz. 
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  There’s an evil dragon living in the Cairn Hills. 
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  An officer in the Ducal Guard is trying to get a position in the Honorable Chamber. 
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  Ellis Lorinar is under heavy pressure to find a wife. 
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  Boaters on the lake here in town whisper of seeing a strange fish-like creature, similar to the 
  one the Ducal Guard fought not too long ago. 
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  There have been many Dark Elf sightings around the County, though the garrisons at the 
  Ventnor ruins and New Dosselford, closest to the known entrances to Underoerth, have been 
  unable as yet to verify this. 
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  The Duchy’s concern for the Traitor continues to grow with each passing day.  Terrible 
  accidents have been happening to the Ducal Guard’s southern keeps.  Some say it is the 
  Traitor preparing to strike and wipe the Duchy out 
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  The Honorable Chamber is debating about how to respond to events in Nyrond.  A decision 
  on action could come at any time. 
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  Lumber is scarce this year.  Prices have doubled in the last three months. 
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  I hear the new members of the honorable chamber were selected because they support Duke 
  Karll’s wish to attack the Nyrond Imperium. 
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  The trade blockade on the Nesser is slowly driving prices up on everything and I heard that 
  some of the noble houses are beginning to feel the pinch. 
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  Meissel and Szabo have been even more at each other’s throats lately – there have been at 
  least 2 or three scuffles a day for the past few weeks. 
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  The wizards at Nellix seem to be keeping a sharp eye out for any adventurers lately – they’re 
  looking for information or something I’d bet. 
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  DC 15 
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  I heard that Lady Ellinka Reede got herself pregnant.  
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  Alaric Provaine has found himself a new wife.  
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  House Burlondin is divided over whether or not to continue trading with Nyrond since the 
  Usurper took power. 
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  Three Rhenee wisewomen have been murdered in the past month. 
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  A Rhenee had to be thrown off the grounds earlier tonight; he was hired as temporary help to 
  prepare for this party and was caught stealing the silver.                
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  Undead numbers are on the rise. Scores of undead have been found throughout County. 
  Many blame the Cult of Kyuss, but officials scoff at such an assumption claiming the cult is of 
  little consequence. 
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  House Urlirel, one of the original signers of the Maure Compact has returned as liches to 
  claim one-third of the lands of Urnst.  They speak through the honeyed lips of Lady Juma 
  Urlirel, no one knows where she came from or how she escaped the undeath of her kin. 
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  The weather has been too dry this year and the price of grain and cattle will be high this fall. 
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  The Meissel/Szabo feud is getting out of hand.  Teamsters are refusing to work for either of 
  them because it's just too dangerous. 
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  Piracy is picking up on the Nyr Dyv.  Where is the Navy? 
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  The new members of the honorable chamber - Kenna U’Moreal, Estra Corinor, and Airik 
  Sallavarian - are pressuring the other members of the honorable chamber for a resolution on 
  the Nyrond Imperium. 
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  Seems like Duke Karll’s been gone a lot lately – off in the woods no doubt. 
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  The trade blockade on the Nesser is slowly driving prices up on everything and I heard that 
  Pontirun is having problems selling all of their grain now. 
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  I heard that the feud is causing both the Szabo and the Meissel houses to go deeply into 
  debt.  After all, some of Meissel’s warehouses have been destroyed and Szabo has lost 
  some valuable contracts with people wanting to stay out of the mess. 
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  The College of Sages and Sorcery is looking for information on a temple found down in the 
  Abbor-Alz – I heard it has powerful magic artifacts in it. 
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  DC 20 
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  Not only was Lady Reede pregnant, but she isn’t anymore, if you take my meaning. 
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  Lord Ellis has located a slaver hideout and is planning to attack them in force. 
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  An officer in the Ducal Guard, whose family lost their noble charter in the Temple Coalition 
  Revolt, is petitioning to have it reinstated. 
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  Duke Karll is considering abdicating in favor of Jolen as soon as Jolen gets married. 
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  Rumors that Rhenee wisewomen are being murdered are almost certainly false, for if they 
  were true, the Rhenee would all be up in arms. 
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  Dumadan has been returned to its rightful owners, the dwarves.  The combined forces of the 
  Ducal Guard and the Ankrif Loem succeeded in defeating the Orcish and Derro army, but at a 
  steep price.  An elite team even descended into Underoerth to defeat the Derro General at 
  his unholy temple of Dispater. 
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  Some groups from the Pale but not affiliated with the official Church, such as the pagan 
  Council of Faith, are rumored to be sending aid to Nyrondese rebels loyal to Lynwerd. 
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  The betting in Seltaren is that Aldan's Watch will suffer an "accident" like Castle Seh did 
  before the end of the summer. 
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  The Rheenee barges are gathering again near Leukish. Perhaps there will be more trouble 
  with the Rhennee? 
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  The new members of the honorable chamber - Kenna U’Moreal, Estra Corinor, and Airik 
  Sallavarian - are members of the influential churches.  They’ve been using their church 
  influence to gain support for their measures in the honorable chamber. 
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  I’ve heard there’s good money waiting to be had for whoever gets the Pelorite relics out of the 
  Pontyrel temple.  Seems like someone is interested in what they found 
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  There have been some rumors passing amongst the members of the nobility lately… That 
  Karll is too distracted by his pastimes and that others have been acting more to further the 
  Duchy and have an equally laudable pedigree. 
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  The trade blockade on the Nesser is slowly driving prices up on everything.  Karll seems to 
  be particularly impatient with the honorable chamber since they haven’t done anything about 
  the Nyrond situation – maybe this will actually force them to act. 
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  I heard that the Szabo and Meissels are really feuding because Tylvic and Sanrani are in 
  loooove with each other, but they’re so jealous about that silly river race that they can’t give it 
  up. 
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  The College of Sages and Sorcery is looking for information on a temple found down in the 
  Abbor-Alz.  Some sort of strange anomaly is in there that they’re trying to research. 
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  DC 25 
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  Rumors have reached Muddich, Dominion and the Radigast Merchants' Guild that Zeech 
  Redhand is refurbishing his fleet in Alhaster where he has cut off all civilian traffic to the port 
  there. In response and upon the Contessa's orders, Admiral Maerhist has begun refitting the 
  older ships in the fleet and has  commissioned an unknown number of ships (cruisers, 
  frigates or sloops) from the Muddich and Bampton shipyards. 
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  Rumors of unrest plague Tarth Moorda.  This concerns Duke Karll greatly as the fortress is 
  the last line of defense in the southern Abbor-Alz.  Should it fall as the other keeps have, 
  nothing stands between the Bright Lands and the Duchy. 
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  The Celadon elves are preparing for war with Nyrond. Rumors of a "blight" are just a story to 
  keep visitors away from the place where they gather their army. 
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  The new members of the honorable chamber - Kenna U’Moreal, Estra Corinor, and Airik 
  Sallavarian have been sponsoring bills with subclauses that would offer incentives for those 
  who worship Suel gods. 
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  The Rogues seem to be recruiting for people who break into one of the temples and take 
  some relics that were found there – some are whispering that they’re being sponsored by the 
  Suloise churches. 
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  Duke Karll’s been spending a lot of time near the Nyrond border – I think he’s planning on 
  trying something over there with the Nyrondese troops.  But he can’t attack them with the 
  Ducal Guard because that’d mean war and I don’t think he’d go that far. 
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  Really the feud isn’t anything to do with Tylvic or Sanrani – it's their cousins that fell in love 
  and their parents are way too manipulating.  But those two are just troublemakers and won’t 
  set aside their differences to let the cousins get married. 
   
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  DC 30 
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  On dark nights, bees can be heard buzzing around Nellix. 
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  The new members of the honorable chamber - Kenna U’Moreal, Estra Corinor, and Airik 
  Sallavarian have been altering clauses of bills to enforce regulations against churches that 
  are not of the Suel pantheon. 
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  The Tears of the Laughing Rogue band is planning on some mischief in the Temple of Pelor 
  – something about all Temple Raiders being duty bound to get their relics.  As long as it’s not 
  a Suel temple, it doesn’t matter to me. 
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  Duke Karll’s recruiting people to meet him at Alden’s Watch soon – I think he has plans to do 
  something about the blockade of the Nesser.  If that’ll make the prices go down to normal, I’m 
  all for it. 
   
   
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