The Night of Omens

Civil action

Port Nyanzaru descends into riots and chaos. Initially the city folk had gathered around Goldenthrone, the Merchant Prince's Villas, Temple of Savras and Hall of Gold, demanding answers for their fears regarding the sudden Death Curse emergence. Arrests were made and instigators of violence taken to Fort Nyanzaru, but this incited further mob mentality as a group gathered outside the base of the City Watch, demanding release of their relatives.   At stages through the day, the sky bore ominous messages, "1 hour" sparked speculation and immediate concern, but the hour passed without event. "The end is nigh, break your chains" however sparked instantaneous panic across the city. Combined with many other ill portents, whispers of fears, and the scared mentality of the mob, and that seemingly no word had come from the Government, organised protests became frenzied riots, looting, burning, fleeing the city. Numerous vessels attempted sailing out of the Harbour, made possible by the lowering of the chain of Fort Nyanzaru by The Sexiles.   Eventually relative peace was restored by the priests of Waukeen in the Hall of Gold, maintaining a magical aura of calmness over the whole city.   A final skywritten message read "Don't listen to clouds", but this was swiftly banished by conjured winds, and the damage had been done. Far from being real portents of doom, these messages were in fact the acts of Sindri attempting to communicate with his allies, and distract the Watch from the Sexile's prison break...