“Crime in the colony has gotten bad enough, so I hired some Bird thugs to protect my storefront. Not taking any chances”
“Oh darling, it is simply a travesty the plight that Hollo is in. It’s why we’re throwing a fundraising Gala to raise funds to aid the poor, downtrodden city state. What? Why yes, the gala itself is going to cost a few hundred gold, I don’t see what that has to do with anything?”
“Did you hear about the Diplomat from Forssa? He was acting so strange at the last state dinner that he was asked to leave and a new one was assigned to Rathfall.“
“Didn’t he just get here?”
“Yeah, the last one got executed for treason… ”
“I heard that some of Masterweaver Torpez’s men got jumped after their last mission.”
“Who’d be dumb enough to fight a group of Mistweaver Zookeepers?”
“Thats the thing, they lost.”
“Did they steal their research or components or something?”
“Only some glowy magic thing they were carrying.”
“That sounds important.”
“Meh, it could have been their coin.”
“True.”
“Did you hear about the Buccaneers and the Gruyeres?”
“Yeah, I heard. Another gang war…..yippee….”
“What do you think caused it?”
“I don’t know, could’ve been anything….”
“I heard that some Unbounded were supposed to show up, and didn’t and the meeting dissolved into fighting…..”
“I swear I saw my life flash before my eyes!”
“You didn’t die though.”
“No, I mean I bumped into this man with bleeding eyes and LITERALLY saw my life flash before my eyes!”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah! I mean, no, but he seemed pretty upset, so I didn’t wanna start anything….”
“Did you hear about that new musical group that thinks they can fight vampires with music?”
“That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard, you need to lay off the Euphoria.”
“I swear it’s true!”
“Right, right, sure….”
“I heard that House Fortinbras might have a lead on how to take down the Pirates”
“Really I heard that family members of one of the unbounded have been talking to them”
“Apparently when they pieced together their different stories, the House was able to figure out some next steps”
“I hear there’s a phase bear loose in the Grove”
“Well, I guess everyone’s going to die now”
“That’s just speciesist”
“Did you just make that up?”
“The final band performance at the Lantern Carnival this summer brought me to tears. Seriously, I couldn’t stop crying for 20 minutes. I literally couldn’t stop.”
“I hear a Padishah has finally been chosen. I wonder who it is.”
“I heard Hollo’s crown jewels were sent to a more secure facility early because there were rumors of vampires being after them.”
“I saw a weird person in the market today- they were eating food so strangely! First a whole banana, then a whole apple, then a whole egg! It’s like they have no idea how to eat food. And they were wearing the weirdest cape made from leaves…”
“I heard Hollo’s repair has been going well so far. Having that many unbounded will do that for you. I wonder how the rest of the city-states fared…
“I heard a rumor that Unbounded by the name of House Mother Adlao has usurped the Rat Marquis and is quietly bringing change to all of the Launch and outwards at a startling rate.”
“I swear to you Jebadiah! I saw it! I saw the Light in the Woods. He is back! I will never step foot outside my house after dark again. That visage and haunting step. A lantern held high….Lantern Jack has returned!!”
“First it was werewolves coming to eat my children. Then it was vampires trying to drain our blood the moment we stepped outside into the night air. Now you are telling me the “Light” is here to cleanse the world of all things??? I swear, the Houses just throw out another world ending issue every other month just to keep the people afraid and disorganized.”
“I heard a rumor Tristan has asked his local alchemist to stop making Euphorias to focus on the Enslavement Epidemic in an effort to make himself more recognizable and liked by the common folk. If I were Tristan, I would just use my money to make sure the poor actually had food, water and a not a **** hole to live in. Maybe then we would believe his new persona push.”
“Oh darling, it is simply a travesty the plight that Hollo is in. It’s why we’re throwing a fundraising Gala to raise funds to aid the poor, downtrodden city state. What? Why yes, the gala itself is going to cost a few hundred gold, I don’t see what that has to do with anything?”
“Did you hear about the Diplomat from Forssa? He was acting so strange at the last state dinner that he was asked to leave and a new one was assigned to Rathfall.“
“Didn’t he just get here?”
“Yeah, the last one got executed for treason… ”
“I heard that some of Masterweaver Torpez’s men got jumped after their last mission.”
“Who’d be dumb enough to fight a group of Mistweaver Zookeepers?”
“Thats the thing, they lost.”
“Did they steal their research or components or something?”
“Only some glowy magic thing they were carrying.”
“That sounds important.”
“Meh, it could have been their coin.”
“True.”
“Did you hear about the Buccaneers and the Gruyeres?”
“Yeah, I heard. Another gang war…..yippee….”
“What do you think caused it?”
“I don’t know, could’ve been anything….”
“I heard that some Unbounded were supposed to show up, and didn’t and the meeting dissolved into fighting…..”
“I swear I saw my life flash before my eyes!”
“You didn’t die though.”
“No, I mean I bumped into this man with bleeding eyes and LITERALLY saw my life flash before my eyes!”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“Yeah! I mean, no, but he seemed pretty upset, so I didn’t wanna start anything….”
“Did you hear about that new musical group that thinks they can fight vampires with music?”
“That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard, you need to lay off the Euphoria.”
“I swear it’s true!”
“Right, right, sure….”
“I heard that House Fortinbras might have a lead on how to take down the Pirates”
“Really I heard that family members of one of the unbounded have been talking to them”
“Apparently when they pieced together their different stories, the House was able to figure out some next steps”
“I hear there’s a phase bear loose in the Grove”
“Well, I guess everyone’s going to die now”
“That’s just speciesist”
“Did you just make that up?”
“The final band performance at the Lantern Carnival this summer brought me to tears. Seriously, I couldn’t stop crying for 20 minutes. I literally couldn’t stop.”
“I hear a Padishah has finally been chosen. I wonder who it is.”
“I heard Hollo’s crown jewels were sent to a more secure facility early because there were rumors of vampires being after them.”
“I saw a weird person in the market today- they were eating food so strangely! First a whole banana, then a whole apple, then a whole egg! It’s like they have no idea how to eat food. And they were wearing the weirdest cape made from leaves…”
“I heard Hollo’s repair has been going well so far. Having that many unbounded will do that for you. I wonder how the rest of the city-states fared…
“I heard a rumor that Unbounded by the name of House Mother Adlao has usurped the Rat Marquis and is quietly bringing change to all of the Launch and outwards at a startling rate.”
“I swear to you Jebadiah! I saw it! I saw the Light in the Woods. He is back! I will never step foot outside my house after dark again. That visage and haunting step. A lantern held high….Lantern Jack has returned!!”
“First it was werewolves coming to eat my children. Then it was vampires trying to drain our blood the moment we stepped outside into the night air. Now you are telling me the “Light” is here to cleanse the world of all things??? I swear, the Houses just throw out another world ending issue every other month just to keep the people afraid and disorganized.”
“I heard a rumor Tristan has asked his local alchemist to stop making Euphorias to focus on the Enslavement Epidemic in an effort to make himself more recognizable and liked by the common folk. If I were Tristan, I would just use my money to make sure the poor actually had food, water and a not a **** hole to live in. Maybe then we would believe his new persona push.”