* As the days pass the rumour spreads quickly from the Brelin Kingdom to the neighbouring Kingdoms of Trelania and Co'rys. In some towns and villages there are outbursts of panic on the streets, which are quickly calmed, however, by the solid presence of the city guard and in some places even militia.
The markets are emptied within days by people who spend most of their money on food and drink to barricade themselves within their homes, where they anxiously and fearful awaiting the ninth day.
Upon the ninth day, however, no fiery colossus emerges and no dreadful firestorm purges the continent. Slowly, people appear from their homes - some joyful and overwhelmed by relief, while others merely chuckle at their own foolishness. Others, however, are angry.
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If one travels from Spellguard towards Paruin, one will pass a cluster of trees on the right side of the road at one point. Shortly thereafter the site of a large fire can be seen on the right-hand side of the road. Only charred grass and wooden logs remain of what must have been a huge bonfire.
It is rumoured that the man who claimed himself a prophet of the apocalypse was burned alive on this bonfire. Chased out of Spellguard by an angry mob, he made it this far before they caught up to him. It is said that even the blistering fires could not stop him from screaming about the end of the world... not until the flames took care of that.
There are no eyewitnesses to this deed, however, and therefore it remains a rumour only. *
