Characters spending time in Malachite’s taverns and markets might hear:
- “They say Dwargon Malachite is dying, black crystal eating him from the inside. The forges will fall apart without him.”
- “The Al’ar have been mapping the deep tunnels. What are drow doing giving away their secrets? They’re planning something.”
- “My cousin works at Chrysalis Labs. Says they’ve got people locked up down below, infected with that crystal disease. Using them for experiments.”
- “Rhine Labs is building something big up north. Some kind of tower or launch site. For what, nobody knows.”
- “The goblins are getting braver. Found a whole camp of them with stolen originium. Something’s stirring them up.”
- “Morlock the old priest was seen stumbling out of the Iris Tavern at dawn with two young ladies. Guess the gods don’t watch him that closely anymore.” (This is actually Morlock having lost his way after prayer)
- “They’re going to force the forges to close. Mark my words. Too many people dying of the crystal curse.”
- “Grothor Morain is running for mayor of Chrysalis. Says he’ll protect farmers’ rights, but he’s Dragon Logistics through and through.”