Numenera is a game published by Monte Cook Games. Its setting is the Ninth World, and this list has ten rumours for that setting. The rumours, which are similar to the Hearsay that can be found in the official books, can be used as adventure hooks or as simple misinformation.

1. At the far end of the span is a degraded structure that once might have been a twin to the Catholith. Few from Rachid spend much time at that end of the span, but it’s rumoured that the Aeon Priests are thinking of setting up a small outpost there to excavate the structure’s remains.
2. Bashan sells those who choose to walk the span of the Catholith meats and cheeses wrapped in haster leaves. Many walkers gossip to Bashan as they purchase a snack, and some say that over the years Bashan has gathered more information about the Catholith than even the Aeon Priests have.
3. Conny Osolorian is a member of the Osolorian family who has a fascination with stories of what lies beyond the span and in other lands. It’s rumoured that she’s thinking of leaving Rachid with the next group of travellers who arrive who seem to be interesting enough.
4. Officer Junira is the member of the Rachid Guard who is in charge of the detachment that watches the Catholith’s span. It’s said that Junira has a deep-seated hatred of the vulfen that plague the span, and is always willing to listen to any newcomer to the town who might know of a way of getting rid of them.
5. Outsiders who arrive in Rachid are little trusted and treated with a lot of suspicion, as the settlement has little contact with others. There are rumours that outsiders who fail to allay the suspicions of the Rachidans have a tendency to disappear, at least as far as the outside world is concerned.
6. Sethridge the Whisper Buyer will buy whispers from those who walk the span of the Catholith, if they want to make a quick profit. He trades these whispers to others in Rachid, though some believe that Sethridge keeps the best ones for himself for an unknown reason.
7. The clave is where the Aeon Priests resident in Rachid dwell, and outsiders, including other Rachidans, are generally not welcome in the building. The priests are tolerated and kept supplied because they buy whispers and have agreed to deal with issues that require their expertise, but some Rachidans mumble that the priests themselves are the source of most such problems that happen in Rachid, ensuring that they are always needed.
8. The Osolorian Seat is a sprawling building that is home to the ruling family of Rachid, as well as the seat of the city’s government. The structure is a number of buildings that have grown together over the decades, and there are rumours that there are secrets hidden within it in rooms only the family itself can find.
9. The Rachid Guard has a detachment posted at the Catholith ensures that those who return across the span are Rachidans, as well as stopping people from climbing it or entering the hollow spaces on the head. Despite this, there are occasionally rumours of people being seen in the hollow spaces of the head, despite the guards insisting that no-one passed them to climb the Catholith.
10. The span of the Catholith can be dangerous to cross in high winds, as the middle part twists and bucks from the wind. Some claim that the movement has been growing greater with age, suggesting that the span is perhaps wearing out and may at some point fall, pointing at the possible former twin of the Catholith at the other end as evidence that such could come to pass.

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