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<blockquote data-quote="Branding Opportunity" data-source="post: 2276931" data-attributes="member: 31812"><p><strong>What else brings you to Istivin? What do you know about Istivin and its inhabitants?</strong></p><p></p><p>JAMES HEARD:</p><p>[SBLOCK]Through the grapevine you have heard that Marchioness Emondav has set a deadline of the end of the year 591 CY, for all land-holding nobles of Sterich to make a claim for their land at court in Istivin. Many of the nation's barons died defending their lands and fell into financial ruin when they abandoned their estates. As such, the reclamation has brought with it great confusion over who is and isn't a noble of Sterich, with unknown heirs and cousins of cousins coming forth to claim title and lands left behind by their departed or missing kin. Adding to this confusion is an influx of many minor Keoish nobles (mainly second sons and scions of bankrupt houses) who contributed troops and treasure to the liberation of Sterich and who now seek repayment through grant and title to improve their own fortunes. Istivin has become a gathering point for opportunistic nobles both genuine and fraudulent.</p><p>Into this confusion has come an influx of adventurers and profiteers seeking title and lands. Some of these profit-seekers are little more than common thieves, and more than one "baron" has been found knifed in an alley by the morning patrols.</p><p><em>OOC: What exactly you do with this information, and what the status of your ancestral land is, is up to you.</em>[/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p>THANEE:</p><p>[SBLOCK]Karri Velthundle, Marshall of the Sterish Cavalry has extended an open invitation to you to join her as an instructor for her forces. You met Marshall Velthundle, a sylvan elf originally from the Oytwood, during the war and were very impressed by her. She has been Marshall of Sterich for over 200 years, and has been offered the role of general commander by a succession of Sterich's rulers, but she has always refused, preferring to concentrate on her passion and combat specialty: light cavalry. Velthundle's tactics combine horsemanship and magic, and the ranks of her renowned mounted order swell with multiclass fighter/wizards and fighter/sorcerers. They reside in West Citadel, near the Trade Gate.[/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p>SEETEN:</p><p>[SBLOCK]You have heard from other clerics and acolytes of Mayaheine that the church of the Maiden's Shield in Istivin is very worried that something is seriously wrong in the capital. None of them can exactly put their fingers on it, however, and just confess to a general uneasiness. The head of the Maiden's Shield is a recent high-profile convert to the faith from the temple of Pelor in Keoland, and has been in Istivin for less than a year.[/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p>HYPERSMURF:</p><p>[SBLOCK]The dwarven Council of Princes (located in Istivin)has sent a decree that much land is available for "homesteading" in the Crystalmists and Jotens. Many of the sites are still overrun by giants or other monsters, of course, but that shouldn't stop a dedicated dwarf, should it?</p><p>The Council in conjunction with the Union has also spread the information that the entity known as the "Red King" still controls the glacier that is the headwater of the Devish river. This glacier is also the location of a number of dwarven holds and mines. Any information about who or what this Red King is would be greatly appreciated.</p><p>A rumor has existed for years that the original adventurers who defeated the machinations of the drow and their giant stooges stole a powerful weapon known as the Axe of the Keeper from a giant's den. This axe later disappeared and no one has been able to find it. A few of the original party are rumored to still live in Istivin.[/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p>SCOTLEY:</p><p>[SBLOCK]On a previous adventure you heard the tale of a magical bow of some power, which was found in the Demonweb Pits and then lost by the group of adventurers who defeated the minions of Lolth 14 years ago. You've heard that there are members of this group still living in Istivin, one of whom is now the Captain General of the Istivin Watch.[/SBLOCK]</p><p></p><p>RANGER RICK:</p><p>[SBLOCK]A former member of your spy network has passed you a message that he has recently relocated to Istivin and has become involved with a group calling itself the Society of the Vigil. He invites you to come join him and once again make common cause against those that threaten the security of the Sterish state.[/SBLOCK]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Branding Opportunity, post: 2276931, member: 31812"] [b]What else brings you to Istivin? What do you know about Istivin and its inhabitants?[/b] JAMES HEARD: [SBLOCK]Through the grapevine you have heard that Marchioness Emondav has set a deadline of the end of the year 591 CY, for all land-holding nobles of Sterich to make a claim for their land at court in Istivin. Many of the nation's barons died defending their lands and fell into financial ruin when they abandoned their estates. As such, the reclamation has brought with it great confusion over who is and isn't a noble of Sterich, with unknown heirs and cousins of cousins coming forth to claim title and lands left behind by their departed or missing kin. Adding to this confusion is an influx of many minor Keoish nobles (mainly second sons and scions of bankrupt houses) who contributed troops and treasure to the liberation of Sterich and who now seek repayment through grant and title to improve their own fortunes. Istivin has become a gathering point for opportunistic nobles both genuine and fraudulent. Into this confusion has come an influx of adventurers and profiteers seeking title and lands. Some of these profit-seekers are little more than common thieves, and more than one "baron" has been found knifed in an alley by the morning patrols. [I]OOC: What exactly you do with this information, and what the status of your ancestral land is, is up to you.[/I][/SBLOCK] THANEE: [SBLOCK]Karri Velthundle, Marshall of the Sterish Cavalry has extended an open invitation to you to join her as an instructor for her forces. You met Marshall Velthundle, a sylvan elf originally from the Oytwood, during the war and were very impressed by her. She has been Marshall of Sterich for over 200 years, and has been offered the role of general commander by a succession of Sterich's rulers, but she has always refused, preferring to concentrate on her passion and combat specialty: light cavalry. Velthundle's tactics combine horsemanship and magic, and the ranks of her renowned mounted order swell with multiclass fighter/wizards and fighter/sorcerers. They reside in West Citadel, near the Trade Gate.[/SBLOCK] SEETEN: [SBLOCK]You have heard from other clerics and acolytes of Mayaheine that the church of the Maiden's Shield in Istivin is very worried that something is seriously wrong in the capital. None of them can exactly put their fingers on it, however, and just confess to a general uneasiness. The head of the Maiden's Shield is a recent high-profile convert to the faith from the temple of Pelor in Keoland, and has been in Istivin for less than a year.[/SBLOCK] HYPERSMURF: [SBLOCK]The dwarven Council of Princes (located in Istivin)has sent a decree that much land is available for "homesteading" in the Crystalmists and Jotens. Many of the sites are still overrun by giants or other monsters, of course, but that shouldn't stop a dedicated dwarf, should it? The Council in conjunction with the Union has also spread the information that the entity known as the "Red King" still controls the glacier that is the headwater of the Devish river. This glacier is also the location of a number of dwarven holds and mines. Any information about who or what this Red King is would be greatly appreciated. A rumor has existed for years that the original adventurers who defeated the machinations of the drow and their giant stooges stole a powerful weapon known as the Axe of the Keeper from a giant's den. This axe later disappeared and no one has been able to find it. A few of the original party are rumored to still live in Istivin.[/SBLOCK] SCOTLEY: [SBLOCK]On a previous adventure you heard the tale of a magical bow of some power, which was found in the Demonweb Pits and then lost by the group of adventurers who defeated the minions of Lolth 14 years ago. You've heard that there are members of this group still living in Istivin, one of whom is now the Captain General of the Istivin Watch.[/SBLOCK] RANGER RICK: [SBLOCK]A former member of your spy network has passed you a message that he has recently relocated to Istivin and has become involved with a group calling itself the Society of the Vigil. He invites you to come join him and once again make common cause against those that threaten the security of the Sterish state.[/SBLOCK] [/QUOTE]
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