1d100 World Rumors of Aethervale

Rumors are the currency of the street. Some are true, some are false, and most are somewhere in between.

d100	Rumor
1	The Grand Arcane Bank in Kigum isn't actually holding gold; it's holding the souls of defaulted debtors.
2	Matriarch Sylas of Lemmion hasn't aged a day in 500 years because she's actually a construct.
3	The Whispering Lich has found a way to manifest outside the Mana Wastes, but only for ten seconds at a time.
4	Steamfort is building an airship large enough to carry an entire city to the Southern Continent.
5	The Ancient Gold Dragon Aurelius is the one who really writes the global tax laws.
6	A secret society called the Obsidian Scale is planning to "unmake" the Aether-Nodes to return the world to nature.
7	The Giantfolk raids aren't for food; they're looking for a specific shard of an ancient crown.
8	Commander Vane’s mercenary company is actually composed of clones of himself.
9	The Mana Wastes are slowly expanding by three inches every single day.
10	If you play a specific melody on a steam-whistle in Steamfort, a secret vault opens beneath the Iron Anvil.
11	The Elves of Wyn_Dor have a map that shows the location of every dragon’s lair in Aethervale.
12	The "Aether-Engines" in Steamfort are actually powered by trapped fire elementals that are very angry.
13	There is a "Null-Sphere" shard hidden in the basement of the High Council of Mages in Kigum.
14	The Green Dragon Xylira has been seen drinking tea with the Matriarch of Lemmion.
15	Ignis-Kaan, the Red Dragon, is responsible for the recent volcanic activity in the North-East.
16	The Grand Arcane Bank’s "Loom of Fate" can predict the exact day you will die.
17	There is a secret tunnel connecting Steamfort in the North to Dal-Dur in the South.
18	The "Seven Saints" weren't actually saints, but the original mages who caused the Age of Ruin.
19	Drinking liquid Aether directly will give you permanent magic powers (but will also turn you to glass).
20	The "Whispering Lich" was once a member of the Vanguard of Dawn who was betrayed.
21	Aether-crystals are actually the crystallized blood of the First Brood.
22	The "Ironbeard Syndicate" is being blackmailed by a rogue AI they created.
23	The "Broad Swells" hide a sunken city that is still perfectly intact.
24	The "Crystal Blight" is a sentient virus trying to communicate with us.
25	Every griffin in Kigum is magically linked to a spy for the Grand Arcane Bank.
26	The "Void-Gazers" have seen a massive shadow approaching the world from the stars.
27	There is a "Potion of Immortality" hidden in the heart of the Mana Wastes.
28	The "Gilded Hand" merchants are secretly funding the Giantfolk raiders to drive up the price of protection.
29	The "Heart of the World-Tree" is actually a dragon egg that is about to hatch.
30	Steamfort has developed a rifle that can shoot a spell back at the caster.
31	The "Aether-Crystals" are running out, and the Bank is hiding the truth to avoid a panic.
32	A new continent has appeared to the West, but anyone who sails there never returns.
33	The "Whispering Lich" is Kel'Thuz, the man who invented the Aether-Engines.
34	The "Military Academy" in Kigum is training a unit of "Anti-Magic Stalkers."
35	The "Dwarves" of Dal-Dur have found a way to "mine" gravity from the Mana Wastes.
36	The "First Brood" never left; they're just polymorphed into regular animals.
37	The "Crown of Cinders" can turn any commoner into a powerful sorcerer instantly.
38	The "Gear Grinders" have a secret base inside a giant, mobile mechanical turtle.
39	The "Aether-Node" in Kigum is actually a dormant volcano that the mages are suppressing.
40	The "Obsidian Scale" cult is led by a dragon that was rejected by the First Brood.
41	A legendary sword of the Vanguard of Dawn is being used as a letter opener in the Bank.
42	The "Mana-Rain" in the Wastes is actually the tears of the world itself.
43	Steamfort’s "Super-Dreadnought" is designed to fly into the Mana Wastes and stay there.
44	The "Elven Enclaves" are hiding a secret army of treants ready to march on Steamfort.
45	The "Grand Arcane Bank" is secretly a temple to a forgotten god of greed.
46	There is a "Master-Key" that can open any door in Steamfort, and it was recently stolen.
47	The "Whispering Lich" can only be killed by a weapon made of "Null-Iron."
48	The "Aether-Currents" are actually the nervous system of a giant entity the world is built on.
49	The "Lich" is trying to summon a "Void-Dragon" to consume Aethervale.
50	The "Grand Arcane Bank" auditor you met is actually a dragon in disguise.
51	The "Steam-Powered Cat-Petter" blueprints were actually a secret code for a new weapon.
52	The "Vanguard of Dawn" left a fifth member behind whose name has been erased from history.
53	The "Mana Wastes" were caused by a "Wish" spell gone horribly wrong.
54	The "Ironbeard Syndicate" is planning to replace the High Council of Mages with golems.
55	The "Silver Dragon" in the Coastal Settlement is actually the retired tavern owner.
56	There is a "Black Market" for "Pure Aether" located in the sewers of Kigum.
57	The "Whispering Lich" has a daughter who is currently living in Kigum as a student.
58	The "Aether-Engines" produce a sound that slowly drives dwarves insane.
59	The "Elves" have found a way to grow Aether-crystals on trees.
60	The "Grand Arcane Bank" is creating a "Global Currency" that will eventually replace all gold.
61	The "Giantfolk" worship a "God of Fire" who is actually Ignis-Kaan.
62	The "Null-Sphere" can erase anyone's existence from the memory of the entire world.
63	The "Obsidian Scale" has infiltrated the Steamfort military at the highest levels.
64	There is a "Sea Monster" in the Broad Swells that is guarding an ancient Aether-Node.
65	The "High Council of Mages" is secretly addicted to "Raw Aether" vapors.
66	The "Whispering Lich" is actually protecting the world from something much worse in the Wastes.
67	Steamfort’s "Ironclads" are actually piloted by the ghosts of dead dwarves.
68	The "Aether-Crystals" glow brighter when someone tells a lie near them.
69	The "Grand Arcane Bank" has a "Vault of Sins" where they keep the darkest secrets of every noble.
70	The "First Brood" dragons are planning a "Great Reclaiming" in the year 600 AW.
71	There is a "Mechanical Dragon" being built in the deepest forge of Steamfort.
72	The "Mana Wastes" contain a "Mirror-World" where everything is the opposite of Aethervale.
73	The "Whispering Lich" can see through the eyes of anyone who has ever cast a necromancy spell.
74	The "Elven Matriarch" is actually the Green Dragon Xylira in human form.
75	The "Grand Arcane Bank" is funding a mission to the moon to look for more Aether.
76	The "Steamfort Engineers" have found a way to "bottled" lightning for portable power.
77	There is a "Curse" on anyone who spends more than 100 gold pieces in a single day in Kigum.
78	The "Vanguard of Dawn" hid their greatest treasure in a place "where the sun never sets."
79	The "Mana-Dead Zones" are actually "scars" where a god died.
80	The "Obsidian Scale" cultists have "Aether-Crystals" embedded in their spines.
81	The "Whispering Lich" is trying to find a "Descendant of the Vanguard" to use as a sacrifice.
82	The "Grand Arcane Bank" can "freeze" all magic in the city with the push of a button.
83	The "Steamfort Mechs" are sentient and are starting to refuse orders.
84	There is a "Lost Continent" where magic doesn't exist at all.
85	The "Aether-Currents" are shifting toward the North, which will eventually leave Kigum powerless.
86	The "First Brood" were originally from another world entirely.
87	The "Whispering Lich" has a "Phylactery" that is actually a common copper coin.
88	The "Grand Arcane Bank" is secretly owned by the Ironbeard Syndicate.
89	The "Elves" are building a "Great Ward" that will cut off the Eastern Continent from the rest of the world.
90	Steamfort’s "Aether-Engines" can be used to travel back in time (but only for five seconds).
91	There is a "Prophecy" that a child of a dwarf and an elf will end the Cold War.
92	The "Mana Wastes" are a "prison" for a god that the dragons defeated.
93	The "Whispering Lich" is sending "Dream-Messages" to people all over Aethervale.
94	The "Grand Arcane Bank" has a "Secret Police" that specializes in "Mind-Wiping" troublesome mages.
95	The "Giantfolk" are actually the original inhabitants of Aethervale, and we are the invaders.
96	The "Aether-Crystals" will explode if they are exposed to the "Null-Sphere."
97	There is a "Secret Society" of mages who want to turn everyone into liches to achieve equality.
98	The "Grand Arcane Bank" is bankrupt and is using illusions to hide the empty vaults.
99	The "Whispering Lich" is actually the "Fifth Member" of the Vanguard who was forgotten.
100	Every rumor on this list is true, and the world is about to end.