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==Words from the Streets==

(These are rumors that the crew hears as they are out and about in Duskvol. '''Don't necessarily believe everything you read here.''')

'''1. The Billhooks are gearing up for something big.  They've called all their guys in and are huddled up planning.  Nobody knows what, but it's going down soon.''' 

''Update: ''The Billhooks have gone to war with Ulf Ironborn.''<br>

''Update 2: ''The war is going very badly for the Billhooks.  They're trying to sue for piece, despite being the aggressor.  Ulf does not appear to want to end a war he's winning.''''<br>

''Update 3'': The Billhooks appear to have found a patron of their own.  The patron's identity is not yet clear, but they've fought Ulf to a standstill and are regaining some of their lost territory.

'''2.  Paulus Van, the inventor, has debuted a new type of Hull.  It's very shiny - made mostly of precious metals - and supposedly allows much greater retention of the animating spirit's self.  Immortality at hand?'''<br>

''Update:'' Van missed a planned meeting with Lord Scurlock.  Despite heavy searching, he cannot be found.

'''3.  Something weirder than normal is going on at the Dimmer Sisters' residence.  They've trucked in an exceptional amount of Leviathan blood and lots of custom-cut gearing from one of the city's premier machine shops.'''

''Update:'' Having apparently received the gearing from somewhere, the Sisters have gone uncommonly quiet.<bR>

''Update 2'': One of the Dimmer Sisters was seen leaving their compound in an electroplasmic carriage.  Her destination is unknown.

'''4.  Dancing Plague is ravaging the Skovlander refugee community.''' <br>

''Update: The plague is now spreading out from the Skovlander ghettos.''

''Update 2: The plague has taken such a toll that Skovlander numbers have been significantly reduced, and it is now taking hold in neighboring Districts.  City officials and citizens are becoming alarmed.'''<br>

''Update 3'': The plague appears to be burning itself out. <br>

'''5.  The Red Sashes and Crows have gone to War.  Things are going badly for the Crows.'''

''Update'': Despite some as-yet-unsuccessful peace talks, the war continues.  Lines of territory have stabilized and losses are mounting for both sides.  The Crows are rumored to be in the market for an ally.