The following “headline” rumors are running through the cities:

The God of Chaos temples are all closed.

Druids have fled to the 96^th plane to defend their groves which rumor has it that they are under attack.

Elric has been rumored to have been killed. The black sword has not been recovered.

Elves have severed their tenuous alliances with the Druids.

Rumors of a black dragon abound.