Two-Gun Kid said:
How close to the alley is the Tipped Tankard? As 90% of the time once the sun begins to set, Toskar starts to work...
It's actually pretty near. This encounter takes place in 'lower' Cauldron (down near the lake), and as it so happens, The Tipped Tankard is also down there, so it makes good sense for Toskar to be out on the streets.
Oh, and it only seems right for a bouncer at a local tavern to have overheard a few things right?
Rumors:
[sblock]The main thing that everyone is talking about is a series of recent disappearances in the city. Apparently, people are just up and vanishing from their homes, with no signs of struggle, forced entry, etc. The town guard has so far had no luck in solving the mystery of these disappearances, and people are getting a little anxious (especially since the most recent disappearances involved some children from a local orphanage). In fact, Toskar knows of a couple former regulars of the Tankard, Gryffon Malek and Krylscar Endercott, who used to meet for drinks after hours. Sometimes they'd stay and drink until the wee hours of the morning, but now they've both disappeared.
Some other things overheard....
"Coryston Pike, one of the kidnapped victims, feared for her life days before she vanished."
"One of the stolen orphans is the offspring of Dwern and Imogen Stormshield, two adventurers who perished a few years back."
"Evil cultisits are kidnapping people and sacrifiing them to an evil god who has two heads and tentacles for arms."
"Someone in Cauldron trades in strange currency: coins stamped with a jester instead of the sovereign. The authorities are trying to find the source."
"Jeneer Everdawn, one of the missing townsfolk, did volunteer work at the local orphanage. Coincidence? I don't think so!"[/sblock]
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