Rumors

This is a list of all rumors and legends known to those who reside at the Hall of Heroes.

**Azzold's Keep**

* A mysterious map provided by Caldo led the adventurers Sapho Cyprio, Taarn Stonesplitter, Rowan Warder, and Grande to the keep. Together with Burzen Pi they cleared it of monsters and extracted a strange ornate sword.
* The symbol of "a giant spider cleaved in two" was etched upon the walls.
* In the graveyard of the keep a ghost reached out and withered Grande's arm, but then recoiled and appeared concerned as it faded away.
* The graveyard appears older than the keep itself.
* There is a deep well in the graveyard, someone had placed an offering there.
* The sheep in the graveyard appeared well cared for and several goblins were found and chased off, were they the ones tending to them?

**The Barrows**

* Somewhere to the north, at the edge of the Great Plains is an area called The Barrows and at its center lies a great spire surrounded by the ghosts of angry elves.

**Beast Tracks**

* Large tracks were found south of Grozenheim.

**The Moving Goblin Village**

* Travelers tell of an entire goblin village that is capable of magically moving itself great distances.
* Several groups of adventurers went out in search and never returned.
* The village is said to be led by a powerful sorceress who is worshipped as a deity.
* Gildy Honeypot, Sapho Cyprio, Stoneblood, Del Liadon, Tilly Barrel located the Goblin Village and confronted it's Sorceress. Stoneblood was nearly pulled along with it when it seemed to magically teleport away. They survived to tell the tale but came away empty handed.
* It's location is believed to be seasonal, nearby farmers say it moves in a pattern of sorts.

**The Ruins**

* There are ruins just north of Grozenheim, a group of scholars went there some weeks past. They never returned.
* Animals near the ruins behave strangely, wolves seem to have lost their fear of humans.

**Campfires to the South**

* A large group of raiders called The Twenty Storms have moved into greater Grozenheim and are raiding farms. Groups of them have been sighted in the hills to the south.

**The Elven Graves**

* A large burial ground lies south of Grozenheim, it's supposedly filled with treasure but protected by a number of elvish zealots.
* The elves that protect this place are hostile to outsiders, but a group of adventurers claim to have been rescued by them when attacked by monsters who came from the direction of the graves.

**The Hero Siegfried has fallen**

* A hero known as Siegfried, well known in Grozenheim, is said to have been killed in an ambush.
* His wounded companions wish to honor him in the hall of heroes, promising rewards to any who return his body to Grozenheim for burial.
* The creatures who attacked and killed Siegfried must have been formidable, his companions couldn’t identify them.

**The Obsidian Tower**

* Some weeks ago a group of adventurers rescued a wizard in the wilderness said to be searching for “a tower made of obsidian”, later he was revealed to have possession of several dark magical items, before he could be confronted he disappeared into the wilderness.

**The Missing**

* A number of the city’s underclass have been disappearing as of late, some of them very abruptly.

**The Trail of Sweets**

* There are rumors of a trail that leads to the heart of the southern forest marked with candies and sweets, parents unable to care for their children are said to take them here where they follow the trail never to be seen again. Parents who do so are said to be prosperous in the following years.

**The Notice Board**

* A notice put up by the Lord Mayor that a patrol has gone missing on the road north of Grozenheim, no trace has been found of them but farmers and local villagers are said to have heard screams some nights ago.
* A bounty has been posted for the murderer, Karl of Irongate, A bastard son of the Countess Elaina Roth, has escaped from the Gilded Cage and fled into the wilderness with his gang of raiders. He and his gang also took a magistrate as hostage when they fled. There is a sizable reward for his capture and the return of the magistrate. He was last sighted heading west.

**The Haunted Lantern**

* Travelers tell of a haunted lantern that has been found in the ruins of a fort nearby, it is said to be cursed but no one has offered to dispose of it.
* Legends tell of a lantern that can hold the souls of the dead and reveal secrets, could this be it?

**The Timeless Estate**

* There are tales of an enchanted estate frozen in time. It's inhabitants are ancient elves trapped in perpetual old age but unable to die.