The present date is 1524.05.28 LLS.
Overheard on the Tartarus
- There’s light below the Dead Decks, shining up through the
waves
- There’s a new cult popping up among the flotsam. They say the ship
has always been at sea, and the Kraken made it.
- I saw a masked Passenger and two black-armored guards go into the
back room of the Salmon’s Tail… Nobody saw him leave, but three hours
later he came down the Grand Stair as if nothing had happened.
The Gatetown Notice Board
Among the tattered papers at the Notice Board
New This Week
- On tattered fabric in blocky handwriting: Ragnar Bear-biter of
Heldenheim leads a warband to the Old Precinct. Double Shares for
Priests and Exorcists.
- In simple block type:
SAFE OF MEYERS IN 2ND CLS PROM CONTAINS A RED JEWEL. OTHER CONTENTS IMMATERIAL. DELIVER JEWEL TO STEWARD SECOND CLASS JEREMY SWINN. REWARD OFFERED. - A PASSENGER
Remaining
- A postcard, showing a metal arch marked “GRAND MENAGERIE” over an
illustration of dozens of beasts. Scrawled with “Remember what They took
from You”.
- A red pentagram graffitied over a large, fresh poster boldly stating
that “Unsanctioned Diablerie is Strictly Forbidden by the Passenger
Class.” A long series of definitions, subparagraphs, and pictograms
fills the rest of the poster.
- In simple block type:
SEEKING HYDROPONIC RACKS. DELIVER TO STEWARD SECOND CLASS THEODORE SMITH. REWARD OFFERED. - A PASSENGER.
Growing increasingly tattered.
- 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.
- 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
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 1524.05.28 LLS. A stack of slightly varied sheets is pinned beneath
it.