1. The cold spell is due to some nefarious plot by a rogue mage by the name of the Ice King who plots to conquer our fair land and make off with the duchess.
2. Or possibly make out with the duchess.
3. Dylan, in the Mages Guild, is stepping out with some hussy from the Fighters Guild, even though he totally knows that Stephanie has a thing for him, and he's just rubbing it all in her face. But Stephanie is too good for him anyway, and if she could only see that her best friend Lydia will always be there for her to help her and hold her and comb her perfect black hair... And that's when she awkwardly changed the subject, so I don't know how much more of that rumor there is.
I've been singing around the tower lately.
Ooh! And!
4. Rumor has it that Violet Saint Clair is writing a new book about a dapper young bard with a checkered past and a heart of gold.
Okay, that one isn't a real rumor. But you should spread it.