Overheard on the Tartarus

• The Plague Dead aren’t all mindless - the ones that can talk are twice as dangerous at least.
• The Major is getting old, and the Lieutenant isn’t half the warrior he is. Who will lead the Marines when he can’t fight?
• The sign for Chez Ethel is lit again. Maybe it’s inhabited?

The Gatetown Notice Board

Among the tattered papers at the Notice Board #### New This Week - On creamy paper in a caligraphic hand: Since the onset of the Present Emergency, the way to the Old Precinct has been shut by the Unspoken Enemy. A reward of 500gp is offered for opening the path, and a further 500 for the return of the Precinct Warden’s Seal. Speak to Steward Third Class Reginald Essen. - On tattered fabric in blocky handwriting: Ragnar Bear-biter of Heldenheim leads a warband to Hydroponics Bay 19. Double rates for Infantry, Double Shares for Magicians and Skalds. - In simple block type: VOLUME TITLED "FAUSTIAN GRIMOIRE" IN 2ND CLS LNG IS OF INTEREST. DELIVER TO STEWARD SECOND CLASS JEREMY SWINN. REWARD OFFERED. - A PASSENGER

Remaining

• In simple block type: SEEKING HYDROPONIC RACKS. DELIVER TO STEWARD SECOND CLASS THEODORE SMITH. REWARD OFFERED. - A PASSENGER
• In neat writing on a small card: “Ulric Red-hand, Bersarkr for hire. Half share an expedition. Find him at the Shrine of the Kraken”
• A faded postcard of an elegant sunroom, scribbled with “Remember what They took from You”
• On a ragged scrap of paper: “Elsa and Vissen, scroungers for hire. 20gp each an expedition, or half share. Find us at the sign of the Red Lion”
• In neat writing on a small card: “Cyrus of Ephebus, Priest of Pelor. Half share an expedition. Retainer as healer 10sp a week. Find at the Sun-shrine”

Evergreen

• In a mess of typefaces: “Harold’s Scavenger Supplies: The Finest in Arms, Ammunition, and Curiosities. Buying and Selling.”
• A large, fresh poster boldly stating that “Trade with the Frogmen is Strictly Forbidden by the Passenger Class.” A long series of definitions, subparagraphs, and pictograms fills the rest of the poster.
• In sprawling, messy writing on handmade papyrus: “keys! MAPS! Access Codes! Ebeneezer Gerund, Scavenger-General (Acting), Buying AND Selling! ACT QUICKLY! Our SHIP relies on it.”
• In simple block type, a price sheet listing dozens of common foodstuffs with prices in the tens and hundreds of gp. The date marked is 1524.05.08 LLS. A stack of slightly varied sheets is pinned beneath it.