The Rumor Mill - Week 41

We look at rumors around investigators for week 41 of The Rumor Mill. A city the size of Fellport has its share of people who investigate problems, uncover new lore, and recover lost items. Nobility with endless titles and more money than sense hire adventurers to get to the bottom of things, but many times that approach leads to a show of force that ends with a raging inferno. These investigators take a more subtle approach, usually getting the job done while leaving much less collateral damage in their wakes.

So let's hear it for investigators who analyze clues and discuss options rather than those who take the most brutally direct path to answers. 

1d8	Rumor	True?
1	The office of Hytt & Nyss Investigations provides impressive security.	Yes1
2	Think twice about using your bag of holding. Sometimes items just disappear.	Maybe2
3	Krannock Steelshanks hunts ancient artifacts to glorify and empower himself.	No3
4	If you smell a delicious breakfast in an odd place, look for Birdie Salt.	Maybe4
5	If you want to find misplaced cargo or salvage a shipwreck, go to Trident Salvage.	Yes5
6	Penny Portico has expanded her services to include investigation of mysteries.	Maybe6
7	The Caps at the College have bungled so many investigations. I don't trust them.	No7
8	Urchins turn to Birdie, Doni, and Lee when they need help with a problem.	Yes8

1 - The magical wards protect against eavesdropping, spying, divination, magic use, teleportation, and planar travel.
2 - It's happened once or twice, but nobody can prove anything other than forgetfulness or incompetence. Fear of magic, maybe?
3 - He locks away dangerous items to keep them away from power-hungry people. He endures these rumors to continue his work. 
4 - Birdie (officially Ophelia Fay-Willow Salt) lives in a magical mansion with a moveable entrance. Or someone got takeout.
5 - Shaan shows single-minded focus when she's investigating a lost cargo. She reaches out to friends to help out when needed.
6 - She looked into one particular prophecy she delivered, and now her rich clients come to her with all their petty problems.
7 - I don't know who hates the Caps this much, but their investigative teams have solved many difficult issues. People trust them.
8 - For tennagers, these three have had plenty of adventures. They have a reputation of helping those with nowhere else to turn.

Part of T.W.Wombat's Lore 24 project, detailing the world around Fellport.
For all city posts, see the Fellport Index. For posts about the wider world, see the Beneterra Index.