The Red Dragon Tavern Gossip.

"’ear about this M'artha, some bloke comes a wandering up through the tiers yesterday. Nearly scared my chickens half to death. Why there I was just a walking along leading my fine wears to market and some great big bear of a man all dark and mysterious storms past. Frightening as yesterdays fish, I tell you and twice as dangerous. Rumour has it that he's gonna be the next Magister."

"There is going to be war I tell you. The great families are on the brink of killing each other. Some say that the daughter of one was killed in a bar room brawl with the son of another, who was attacking the cousin of the aunt of the first. Keep your head down."

"We’re all doomed I tell you! All doomed! He is coming, he bears a dark mark upon his face. Death is his friend and darkness his ally. Fear him for he stalks amongst us all. Run for your lives!"

"Those blasted farmers, how dare they say that I can't buy their wares. There I am trying to run a business and they won't even let me get food in to feed me wagoneers."

"Argghhh J'im lad it seems that some people can still eat in this stinking city. 'ere is us starvin'’ away and some folks be a living it up. I was walking past the Women's Institute a few days ago and heard all kinds of admiring noises about exceedingly good cakes. I tell you if this carries on there is gonna be a revolution, us poor rising up in a huge wave to overthrow them decadent types."

"Tina, Tina! Blast I can't find her anywhere. I've been looking for her for weeks now. Anyone seen a girl about five foot three, brown hair and blue eyes, skin like milk? Damn it. Gods have mercy where is my sister?"

"Wow, do that thing with your head again Bill. Why I bet you could earn some coppers doing that."

"Hey B'ert I saw a hell of a women walking up the road yesterday. Dress of all black, jacket of purple and hair of auburn, truly a women to die for. Ahh my heart swoons at the thought that such beauty exists in these troubled times. Sadly she's Magdalene and out of our reach B'ert."