HOT OF THE PRESS - Our Ace Reporter, Rhonda the Werebear has filed the following personality report... Item - Rumor has it that entertainer Frederic Achilles was seen in the company with a very underage young halfling? Inquiring Minds must know.. my sources tell me t'was no halfling, but a shapeshifter that Mr. Achilles was auditioning for his latest musical act. So all you young fans, you can breath easy now... Item - Over in Jelstone in the next county, a story that cringes my soul personally. A fellow Werebear, one Yogis Barbera, has been convicted of murder of a traveling ranger. We hear that a scuffle broke out when the young ranger accused Yogis of stealing the picnic basket he had brought to part to await his lady love. Nobody saw a scuffle as the two walked away arguing. We only know that when the distraught young lady told the local town guard about her missing ranger, a search of the area found him - at least his skin, which was a run at the feet of Yogis the Werebear, reclining in his chair with the purloined picnic basket. I hate when this happens. Item - It's not the first time the less-than-masterful mage George of Nostej has made our news. And today is just the latest - just today, he was spotted in something less than control of a flying carpet that shot out of his tower keep, hanging on for dear life - he was heard yelling to his young assistant 'Page, how do you stop this crazy thing?' Item - We hear that the reason for the tragic divorce today was due to the 'proud Captain of the Guard' himself spending his time in the Fey Dell. Rumor tells us that this time was spent in the company of a young Dryad that he seemed, well, very attached to. I can see why his wife wanted a divorce! Item - We, like all of you, were sad to see the recent closure of the General Merchandise store and cafe. Rumor has it that the reason was the horrible management of the owner, one Parra Mary. Apparently she wanted to cut costs, and let go her most experience people. Unfortunately, this included her Ogre manager, Otis With Otis gone, the goblin salespeople, kobold dishwashers and clueless orc cooks started arguing constantly, eventually breaking into fights that led to the disgruntled employees ransacking the store and quitting en masse. Hopefully new ownership will that over General Merchandise.. leading bidder to take over, we hear is Ford Edsel, who would extend his eatery circuit by turning the site into a simple cafe. Item - Remember last month when that huge entourage arrived in town? Remember the ravishing young half-elf lady who came to visit a certain somebody in the Bankers Guild? We weren't there, but of course, we have the rumor! Rumor has it said young lady is a wealthy 'entertainer' of rich old humanoids. Anybody who saw here surely believes she would be successful at that. Is the rumor true? As usual, we don't judge them. we just report them!