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Over the week after the barbarian horde leaves, citizens and the press have varied reactions to all of the events. A sampling of the main currency of opinion follows.
== Sources ==
== Sources ==


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* ''The Guilder'': a newspaper covering local guilds, currently under the control of the Ironworker's Guild.
* ''The Guilder'': a newspaper covering local guilds, currently under the control of the Ironworker's Guild.
* ''The Market Voice'': a reputable paper focused on economic news and information; the source for classified ads as well.
* ''The Market Voice'': a reputable paper focused on economic news and information; the source for classified ads as well.
* ''The Midtown Partisan'': a gossip sheet mostly focussed on the noble families.
* ''The Midtown Partisan'': a gossip sheet mostly focused on the noble families.
* ''The Noble Record'': once serious competitor to the ''Courier'', now centered on entertainment news, noble gossip and fanciful fictions about actual people.
* ''The Noble Record'': once serious competitor to the ''Courier'', now centered on entertainment news, noble gossip and fanciful fictions about actual people.
* ''The Ptolus Herald'': a widely circulated paper largely considered factual but with a clear anti-Empire bias.
* ''The Ptolus Herald'': a widely circulated paper largely considered factual but with a clear anti-Empire bias.
* ''The Voice'': a well made broadsheet the covers the news from a religious angle. Considered to have some of the finest writers in the city, but known to be funded by the Church of Lothian, so generally considered slanted in the Church's direction.
* ''The Undergrounder'': a seedy rag that serves up rumors about the events and people of the criminal underworld.
* ''The Undergrounder'': a seedy rag that serves up rumors about the events and people of the criminal underworld.
* ''others'': dozens of other papers exist. Most are very niche or very low quality, more like newsletters.
* ''rumors'': stray talk that gets spread around, misunderstood and mutated.


== The Barbarian Horde ==
== The Barbarian Horde ==
The general story of the horde coming to find their king from his chaos cultist kidnappers who intended to use him in some kind of ritual, then leaving once the party rescued the king is widely (and mostly accurately) reported and believed. Almost no mention is made of the particulars of the ritual in the press, or the idea of the Night of Dissolution, leaving the field open for everyone to push "pet theories" of "what really happened", often to further their own agendas. Some of the more prevalent:
* Regardless of the specifics, blame for the whole mess lies at the feet of the Empire, who can no longer be counted on to care about Ptolus. (''The Ptolus Herald'', ''The Voice'', ''others'': mostly the anti-Empire lunatic fringe, ''rumors'': in Oldtown, particularly)
* The freedom and initiative of the six members of the party are emblematic of the strength and rightness of the Empire that guarantees such freedom. Cities outside the Empire would have fallen because their people are not as self-reliant and fearless. (''The Courier'''s editorial board, ''others'': mostly the pro-Empire lunatic fringe, ''rumors'': in ???)
* The whole affair was largely a distraction, as the city defenders would have obliterated the barbarians in any case. (''The Market Voice'', ''others'': mostly government-based publications loyal to the Commisar, ''rumors'': mostly Midtown)
* Chaos cults are by far the strongest danger to the city, and should be exterminated. (''The Noble Record'', ''The Voice'' (which particularly worries about arcane ability of the cultists and the cults being concealed within legitimate churches), ''The Guilder'' (which particularly worries about chaositech), ''others'': publications from temples to various lawful gods)
* The details of the Night of Dissolution are critical, and a conspiracy is afoot in the mainstream media and government to suppress them. (''others'': mostly obscure arcane rags)
* The supposed plot was far too premeditated, planned and ordered to be the work of chaos cultists, who are being framed by religious authorities in the city. (''The Undergrounder'', ''others'': mostly anarchist organizations)


== The Unlikely Six ==
== The Unlikely Six ==

Revision as of 22:02, 3 May 2010

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Over the week after the barbarian horde leaves, citizens and the press have varied reactions to all of the events. A sampling of the main currency of opinion follows.

Sources

  • The Courier: the largest and most reputable paper in Ptolus, albeit one with a slight pro-Empire slant.
  • The Guilder: a newspaper covering local guilds, currently under the control of the Ironworker's Guild.
  • The Market Voice: a reputable paper focused on economic news and information; the source for classified ads as well.
  • The Midtown Partisan: a gossip sheet mostly focused on the noble families.
  • The Noble Record: once serious competitor to the Courier, now centered on entertainment news, noble gossip and fanciful fictions about actual people.
  • The Ptolus Herald: a widely circulated paper largely considered factual but with a clear anti-Empire bias.
  • The Voice: a well made broadsheet the covers the news from a religious angle. Considered to have some of the finest writers in the city, but known to be funded by the Church of Lothian, so generally considered slanted in the Church's direction.
  • The Undergrounder: a seedy rag that serves up rumors about the events and people of the criminal underworld.
  • others: dozens of other papers exist. Most are very niche or very low quality, more like newsletters.
  • rumors: stray talk that gets spread around, misunderstood and mutated.

The Barbarian Horde

The general story of the horde coming to find their king from his chaos cultist kidnappers who intended to use him in some kind of ritual, then leaving once the party rescued the king is widely (and mostly accurately) reported and believed. Almost no mention is made of the particulars of the ritual in the press, or the idea of the Night of Dissolution, leaving the field open for everyone to push "pet theories" of "what really happened", often to further their own agendas. Some of the more prevalent:

  • Regardless of the specifics, blame for the whole mess lies at the feet of the Empire, who can no longer be counted on to care about Ptolus. (The Ptolus Herald, The Voice, others: mostly the anti-Empire lunatic fringe, rumors: in Oldtown, particularly)
  • The freedom and initiative of the six members of the party are emblematic of the strength and rightness of the Empire that guarantees such freedom. Cities outside the Empire would have fallen because their people are not as self-reliant and fearless. (The Courier's editorial board, others: mostly the pro-Empire lunatic fringe, rumors: in ???)
  • The whole affair was largely a distraction, as the city defenders would have obliterated the barbarians in any case. (The Market Voice, others: mostly government-based publications loyal to the Commisar, rumors: mostly Midtown)
  • Chaos cults are by far the strongest danger to the city, and should be exterminated. (The Noble Record, The Voice (which particularly worries about arcane ability of the cultists and the cults being concealed within legitimate churches), The Guilder (which particularly worries about chaositech), others: publications from temples to various lawful gods)
  • The details of the Night of Dissolution are critical, and a conspiracy is afoot in the mainstream media and government to suppress them. (others: mostly obscure arcane rags)
  • The supposed plot was far too premeditated, planned and ordered to be the work of chaos cultists, who are being framed by religious authorities in the city. (The Undergrounder, others: mostly anarchist organizations)

The Unlikely Six

  • As a group
    • detect alignment shows many of them to be chaotic.
    • lots of comments about the "oddball" nature of the group, particularly mixed races.
  • Caralaria
    • fashion is being imitated
  • Lostwhite
    • clearly a barbarian sympathizer, in on the "plot"
  • Naerai
    • Some sort of racist drivel
  • Oreni Erthuo
    • Lots of mentions of father being an embarrassment
  • Scoffney Shever
    • Hint of connection to Longfingers
  • Sikarsis

Vallis Moon

The Runebearers

  • Dullin Balacazar, grandson of Menon Balacazar
  • Darata Chornim
  • Corrent Epathi
  • Tarthia Kor
  • Wacther in the Skies

The Ledger

  • Oreni's father Otan Ertho is listed several times for appointments with Erepodi.

Odds & Ends

  • Inverted Pyramid
  • Pythoness House
  • Soaring Idyll apartment building falls in the Nobles' Quarter (looted an hour later).
  • Some rumor that is really something that escaped from the Banewarrens.