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“Perfume hides the reek of mutation. A good stench keeps Chaos away! And you know who use a lot of perfume, don’t you? Yes, that’s right, the nobles!”

– An exchange between a pig farmer and a butcher at the Fuhrmarkt. Judging from the smell the farmer was not at risk of being accused of being in league with Chaos …

Contrary to popular myth many inhabitants of the Old World tries to keep themselves reasonably clean. Soap is readily available, and can be scented or plain. There are even public bathhouses in the major cities, such as The Marble Baths in Altdorf.

But of course, this being the Old World, there are other ideas as well, such as the one expressed by the pig farmer above. And who knows, it might be true. Stranger things are part of common day life in the Old World.

Magnus

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“The refugees outside the North Gate are hiding mutant soldiers in their tents! When there are enough of them they’ll storm the gates! There’ll be Chaos to pay when they do, I tell you that! We need those new fangled pistols and mascots or whatever they’re called. That’ll put the fear of Sigmar into that tainted heathen scum!”

– Overheard from a watchman engaged in a heated discussion with two other watchmen, by the Königplatz

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“A giant mutated pike haunts the waterfront of the Niederhafen Bezirk. It preys on the local fishermen and the dockers, and it’s taken three just this month! What’s the Guild doing about it? Nothing! It’s almost as if they didn’t care …”

– Rumour picked up from two sailors at The Burning Table