Plague of Revelation
Posted by Apostate on 01/13/24
Over the past few days, Arx has been hit by a tidal wave of secrets released by 'Perspicacious Owl', the author of the now famous Poor Hungry Demon books. There seems to be no limit to what Perspicacious Owl knows about almost every house and organization in Arx.
The shared secrets include illicit affairs, bastard births, embezzlement by charity groups, smuggling, spying, names of cultists, and even hidden cultist sects. Even the Inquisition was hit. What are now known as 'The Shreve Files' are spreading and they detail the former Master of Questions' service to someone called Azazel and poisoning of something called 'primum'. State secrets from the Lyceum show up on official-looking papers that have the Mirrorguard's sigil.
But a lot of it is just silly. Like the Oathlands Knight who secretly ate peas with a knife or the time Lord Renald Humpdinger paid 5000 silver to the Silver Harpies to kidnap Lady Cosline's cat. Chatty Charlies and Gossipy Gertrudes will find plenty of fodder to keep them yammering for several decades.
(Un)luckily Arx is facing an existential crisis and most don't have the time or wits to worry too much about their secrets being revealed. But there are the occasional noble who is loud and grumpy and out for revenge. They seem to change their tune overnight. They arrive instead to strategy sessions in a more cooperative frame of mind, if a bit harrowed. Only three people seem to have gone missing. But, everyone remembers who they were, so it's not likely related to the current crisis marching toward the city.
In other news, refugees arriving in Arx seem to /really/ be taking to the Shrine of Vellichor and the Great Archives. Something is drawing them to Vellichor.
The shared secrets include illicit affairs, bastard births, embezzlement by charity groups, smuggling, spying, names of cultists, and even hidden cultist sects. Even the Inquisition was hit. What are now known as 'The Shreve Files' are spreading and they detail the former Master of Questions' service to someone called Azazel and poisoning of something called 'primum'. State secrets from the Lyceum show up on official-looking papers that have the Mirrorguard's sigil.
But a lot of it is just silly. Like the Oathlands Knight who secretly ate peas with a knife or the time Lord Renald Humpdinger paid 5000 silver to the Silver Harpies to kidnap Lady Cosline's cat. Chatty Charlies and Gossipy Gertrudes will find plenty of fodder to keep them yammering for several decades.
(Un)luckily Arx is facing an existential crisis and most don't have the time or wits to worry too much about their secrets being revealed. But there are the occasional noble who is loud and grumpy and out for revenge. They seem to change their tune overnight. They arrive instead to strategy sessions in a more cooperative frame of mind, if a bit harrowed. Only three people seem to have gone missing. But, everyone remembers who they were, so it's not likely related to the current crisis marching toward the city.
In other news, refugees arriving in Arx seem to /really/ be taking to the Shrine of Vellichor and the Great Archives. Something is drawing them to Vellichor.