Rumors & Events of Baldur's Gate

[PaparaZzi]

A strange man appeared at the Ducal court session. Despite his poor clothes, he held himself with esteem and fluently blended with the courtier crowd. The man spent his time in the end of the line and quit the palace when it was his turn to sign up.

[Anrilor]

The Day following Ducal Court, fliers begin to be distributed throughout the city. First popping up in the Docks, then the Eastern Districts.

Fellow Baldurians,

I provide to you an opportunity, to take into your hands your future. A new farmstead will begin construction west of the Gate, on the northern banks of the Chionthar river between the Northern Farmlands and Ulgoth's Beard. Basic Labor will be needed to clear the land and construct new homes, barns, mills, and clearing fields for planting. Those most in need of work will be first taken into account and offered jobs. Those that participate in the work, will also be placed first to have the chance to live and work on the farms should they choose to do so. Good wages will be paid for the hard labor, and Lunch will be provided to you at the work site by the Heartfire Tavern kitchen, of the Halls of Inner Light.

The goal of this farmstead is two fold, firstly for you, hard working Baldurians, brought low by economic strife, and seemingly endless threats to your safety and security, to have a second chance at a good honest life. To provide yourselves a chance to grow your own food, feed your own families, and never wonder where your next meal will come from. Secondly, the extra food grown there will be sold exculsively in Bauldurian markets, so not only will you never need worry about where your next meal will come from, but you can take the noble job of ensuring that many of your fellow Baldurians will never feel the same as well. This is a chance for you brave Baldurian citizens to rise up together, and create a better future for yourselves.

If you have no knowledge of farming, have no fear, while construction begins, should you list yourself as one whom wishes to work the farm after it is built, you will be provided dinner and education after the day's labor is complete by Priestess Lily of the Halls of Inner Light. This will be provided at no cost to you, the laboror and future farmer.

Skilled labor is also required, and we seek good educated carpenters willing to take raw hands and educate citizens in how to frame houses and build hearths and homes. Stone masons will also be needed to build strong foundations for the homes, barns, and mills planned for the area. Good and honest wages will be paid as well to you. Blacksmiths will be needed to construct new farm equipment.

The funding for this project not only comes from the Halls of Inner Light, but at court, I secured an agreement with Your Graces, the Four Dukes of Baldur's gate, will match every coin that is funded with this project, they will match equally to ensure the farmstead can be completed within the year. If you are men of means and will, and see the good this project will provide the city, I ask that you donate to the Halls of Inner Light for this project to be completed.

The Halls will remain open to all of any means to come and sign up to take advantage of this opportunity, and we will take down your names and add them to our list. This is a chance for you brave Baldurians, to help revitalize the city, and take your future into your own hands, away from the whims and failures of the markets, and the generosity of outside influences that would seek to capitalize upon your suffering, through profit and political persuasion.

Long Live Baldur's Gate!

Heartwarder Alyssia Leonhart
High Lady of the Halls of Inner Light

(((Farmstead project RP

[Domeq]

A person hanging around the shadows observes the city movement.

"Everyone is going somewhere yet they arrived at nowhere"

The figure smiled and banished afterwards.

[Shadow]

The wooden plank makes a loud thwack as it hits the dock. A dark clad figure steps off a breeze seeming to come with him. The salty mix of air and filth fills his nostrils. Cloth and shadow move to the alleys as the figure slips off into the foggy evening a bitter chill following. A wry grin as he clutches onto a dark stone about his neck. He was home and prosperity would soon follow this time.

[Steve]

Tis evening in the Helm & Cloak Inn, and the usual crowd of mixed lineage—Knights of the Unicorn, Flaming Fist, wine drinkers…—were present.

One known crossbreed, a regular, was speaking among a few when the conversation changed and recent news was shared at the table.

After the news was spread, the openly Half-elven merchant marine sat quietly in reflection, as others immediately reacted to cheerful and cheered news. When the next moment of quiet arrived, the merchant spoke clearly to his companions:

“I wonder how the Bitch Queen shall react, now that her most holy day, the First Tide, has been usurped by the other Temples, and with no effort made to appease her natural course. You all know what is said about a woman scorned….”

And then the Half-elf just shakes his head, a frown upon his face…for as a merchant who makes his trade upon the waters, he knows now that others have stirred trouble, even if efforts were genuine in deed.

[dakalb]

The City Watch was helping and being good members of Baulder's gate today and it made a dwarf happy

[Heretic]

26 Ches 1358


A vendor peddling various exotic wears would approach a group of adventurers situated at the campfire in Outer City offering to sell his wears. On rare item of interest to Netanya, Matron of House Divine and present at the campfire, was the horn of a unicorn. The vendor described the item as possessing various magical properties. After having the item authenticated by the Druid Emmanuel, Netanya would purchase the unicorn horn from the vendor. She would eventually return to the Everwinter Estate and have it proudly displayed on a mantle on her office, while she takes the time to consider how to make the best utility of it.

[DM Soulcatcher Event]

[Izsu]

In an otherwise calm day in the Gate, panic erupted in the marketplace. Horrified onlookers conversed in a hushed manner in passing after the events that took place, that a brown-robed figure was seen to be affected by some manner of strange magic after she had accepted an odd bundle of what might have seemed to be flowers - subsequently stabbing the hatwearing man who delivered them to her. The robed figure was shrieking loudly afterwards, seemingly in a state of utter panic. A confused and terrified guardsman showed up in short order trying to get control of the situation, where the stabbed hatman seemed to remain fairly calm considering the circumstances, as he did his best to de-escalate things.

The stabber and stabbed person alike rushed off together through the panicked crowds after the guard present at the time rushed to get a more magically inclined guardsman onto the scene.

[Kitunenotsume]

Elsewhere upon the same day, in the dreary sprawling outskirts of the city and far from the bustle of the market and main roads, an elderly couple make their way 'tween the ramshackle huts and thatched awnings. The lights of the back alleys flicker, battered by wind and weather in the stormy night as the hunched-over old lady motions down another side street. "Not much further", she creaks with a kind and thankful tone.

As they round yet another muddy corner a sudden gust gutters the lone lantern nearby, and moments later a scream claws its way through the dreadful darkened weather - before coming to a terse and bubbly end. As the ember of the wick slowly regains strength, of the old crone or any witnesses to the deed there is no sign. Simply the throatless corpse of a commoner in the bemired shadow of the great Baldur's Gate.

[Almarea90]

*A tiefling in blue robes bearing the symbols of Candlekeep can be seen attaching the following page in the noticeboards of Candlekeep, Baldur's Gate, Soubar, Beregost, Nashkel and Greenest*

Coastal Chronicles - Ches 1358 DR Year of the Shadow


Ches

Triel passes some regulation to put authority in Civil hands.
The project of the Order of the Radiant Heart to build a bridge across the River Chiontar continues.
Despite the recent increase in the activity of Shadow Druids and Dopplegangers in the Cloakwoods, some of the forest seems to be reflourishing.
Rumors circulate about necromancers activity on the Wyvern Hills and their recovery of a necromantic artefact consequently brought east.

1st Ches, Ulgoth's Beard - A group of adventurers confronts the Aboleth that has been plaguing Ulgoth's Beard for the past year and its dominated thralls. It seems that some agreement is reached and the creature agrees to leave and never come back.

1st Ches, Baldur's Gate - Dreadlord Selengil Harkonis holds a speech to the people of Baldur's Gate, publicly condemning the acts of the previous Dreadlords and claiming his efforts were only aimed to bring prosperity to the common folk.

1st Ches, Baldur's Gate - The Dukes of Baldur's Gate return from their journey to Waterdeep. The events of their meeting with Lord Piergeiron are still unknown.

2nd Ches, Doron Amar - The elven village is looking for skilled trackers and hunters to investigate the changes in the monster population in the surrounding woods.

3rd Ches, Kraak Helzak - An agreement is signed between the dwarven settlement and the mercenary company of the Blue Lantern.

3rd Ches, Baldur's Gate - The City Watch opens its ranks to adventurers.

3rd Ches, Baldur's Gate - The Ducal Court takes place. The topic discussed are the famine in the city, workers rights, the security of the road, the expansion on the farmlands, the change in leadership of Doron Amar, the bridge on the Chiontar and, at length, the renewed treaty with the Zhentarim. It is notable the presence of Lady Alustriel Silverhand of Silverymoon and High Lady Dragonbreast of Berdusk, or representatives of the Commons and Chalice of Siamorphe for the first time at Court. Many are moved by the speech of sister Ashenie Darakh of the Temple of Ilmater and support the driven words against the Black Network of Ser Alexander Holgart of the Triadic Collective.

4th Ches, Baldur's Gate - By the order of Duke Belt, Gond's techsmiths are asked to aid in the new shipbuilding project.

6th Ches, Baldur's Gate - The campaign of the Halls of Inner Lights to recruit workers and guards for the expansion of the farmlands officially starts.

11th Ches, Baldur's Gate - A crowd of people gathers outside of the Halls of Inner Light to sign on for the new project for the expansion of the Farmlands.

12th Ches, Cloakwood - The Shadow Druids retreat to hidden caves in the area.

13th Ches, Soubar - A large amount of goods from Amn passes through Soubar on its way to Fort Prominence.

16th Ches, Wood of Sharpteeth - The orcs start fortifying their caves. It is rumored members from a neighboring tribe joined them to expand their territory. This is further corroborated by an omen shared by a priest of Selune about an imminent siege of the Friendly Arm Inn.

16th Ches, Cloakwood - People start investigating the whereabouts of the Shadow Druids.

17th Ches, Wood of Sharpteeth - A tentacled creature is seen while interrogating an orc. When the orcs attack, two men who are passing by fight side by side with the creature. After the orcs are defeated they go separate ways. A druid is found dead half way to the Friendly Arm Inn.

17th Ches, Cloakwood - Following the protracted defeats of the Shadow Druids at the end of a group of Knights, some creature of the woods ally with the former. These creatures as well fall at the hands of the knights.

18th Ches, Woods of Sharpteeth - The orcish army and their chief are quickly dispatched by a group of known figures. Rhaeg of the Commons and Oth Neren among them.

19th Ches, Lion's Way - The Equinox celebration held by the Green Enclave takes place at the local grove.

22nd Ches, Woods of Sharpteeth- The Knights seem to have left the woods. At the same time the druids, who now control the woods again, are rumored to have aided a cult for some hidden lore.

24th Ches, Reaching Woods - Statues of gnolls engaged in battle start appearing in the woods.

26th Ches, Baldur's Gate - Duke Entar Silvershield and Duchess Liia Jannath are seen leaving the city and travelling towards Waterdeep.

29th Ches, Baldur's Gate - An elderly man is killed during the night, his throat ripped out. On the same day, another man is stabbed by a robed woman after he delivered her flowers in the market district.

Author's note: if anything is incorrect or missing, do not hesitate to contact me.

In faith,
Scribe Edelgarde Spades

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A huge heartfelt thank you to the community for filling the server with wonderful stories))

[artemitavik]

Moving through the courts after checking on some Security Council things, Derik hears of the forces marching on Darkhold.

His only reaction is:

"Huh..."

[sweetlikesplenda]

With the rumors of Lord's Alliance soldiers on the march, Lord Aaron Lyonaler is seen avout the palace. A missive handed to Quincy for the Council of Four.

[wangxiuming]

Osric wastes no time in drafting communication, which he also sees delivered to the Council of Four.

[Aspect of Sorrow]

Construction and patrol with the Everwatch in Amn had kept the Vanguard occupied to the South for three tendays. However, new marching order increased the presence of those bearing the silver badge along the Winding, Northeasterly of the Gate, as armed caravans containing construction materials and armaments dispersing from their hideouts in the South disappeared within prepared and guarded teleport circles.

Vanguard scouting operations continued in earnest along the north easterly territories, the numbers bolstered by the recruitment efforts in Amn permitted wide swaths of strategic visibility.

[kham]

A silver haired, potentially mentally unbalanced, woman, bearing the sigils of the Frost Maiden, is rumored to have waited for hours in the lounge of the Darius Estate, gorging on leftover platters and ale, waiting for her beloved “Nathan-poo” to emerge from whatever private meeting he was engaged in. Needless to say, his arrival never came to pass, though she was seen eventually leaving the Estate with several delectable nestled in her arms.