Rumors Heard Around Rebirth

Relating to locations and people in Rebirth

The priesthood of Zarat has a secret temple hidden somewhere in New Haven.
There is a fey circle at the center of the Old Forest near Cowville.
Many dangerous creatures live on Galvor's Isle and those who go there rarely survive.
Drinking water from the Dream River causes you to go mad and see things that aren't there.
Some powerful magical items were discovered deep in the Hope Mine and are being kept secret to be used in case of another war.
Two giant birds live near Growville and their songs lead men to their deaths.
Part of the Coldstream Mine was blocked off because of dangerous creatures living in it.
The army is plotting a coup to kill everyone on the High and Low Councils.
The Home Guard recently shut down a major smuggling ring in New Haven.
The Adventurer's Bureau is a plot by the High Council to get all the troublemakers killed exploring outside Rebirth.
Palthas Konnar and his band have a secret way into and out of Rebirth.

Ghosts roam the lands outside the Fence and those who leave may become possessed by a ghost with a desire only to kill all living creatures.
Food grown outside Rebirth is slightly poisonous and will eventually kill everyone who eats it.
The world outside Rebirth is an illusion created by the High Council. Actually we still live in Haven.

Some young dragons from Kathalzar's brood escaped the Return. They fled into the North Forest and now reside there.
Somewhere in the North Forest is a tree made out of pure gold.
The plants in the North Forest are carnivorous and devour all those who enter the forest.

There is a powerful goblin mage living in the East Hills. He knows all the secrets of the ancient wizards.
The children kidnapped by goblins are transformed into new goblins by a dark ritual once a year.
There are a number of old mines located in the East Hills.
The Eastern Range mountains beyond the goblin lands are home to horrible demons.

Those who sleep in the Dreaming Hills suffer terrible nightmares.
A dark and mysterious keep sits deep inside the Dreaming Hills. It is the source of the nightmares plaguing the region.

The fey sometimes steal children from Rebirth and raise them, substituting a fey creature in the child's place.
A mysterious creature named Goldenmane protects the fey in the South Forest. She punishes anyone who harms a fey creature.
The fey bury their treasure at the center of their fey circles.
A horrible misshapen giant lives in the South Forest near the Dreaming Hills. He owns a huge ruby, the size of a man's head.
The South Forest eventually gives way to an endless swamp. A touch from the swamp water will cause any living creature to turn to water as well.

Basilisks live in the South Hills. The souls of the people they turn into statues constantly scream, driving insane those who venture into the South Hills.
The South Hills are riddled with caves, some of which are filled with gemstones of all kinds.
A crazy old man lives in the South Hills. He has sold his soul to Zarat so that he could live outside Rebirth.
Somewhere in the South Hills is a pit 100 miles deep. At the bottom is an enormous cavern inhabited by all sorts of strange creatures.
If you go far enough, the South Hills eventually become mountains filled with dragons of all kinds.

In the center of the West Plains is a deep pit where all the orcs are born.
The orcs in the West Plains are plotting to join together and invade Rebirth.
The orcs have a sacred city inhabited by their priests. The priests collect the souls of those killed by the orcs in bottles to power their evil spells.
Beyond the West Plains is a vast forest. Men who enter it turn into animals in body and mind.
Far beyond the West Plains lies Salzatorra, a land where every man is a mage and the animals can talk.