Palpatine's nickname at the Senate was "Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith". Top brass confirmed the nickname but insisted it was not because of his hatred of the Jedi and that colleagues were unaware he was a Sith Lord. It was because of, they say, his lightning fingers.
@TECHCARTER91@Sir_Vamped@IronPineapple_ So certain specific dungeon bosses you beat will drop bells, you give them to the merchant lady at Roundtable Hold and then you can buy the smithing stones/somber stones an unlimited number of times. Each bell usually allows you to buy two tiers of one or the other type.
@BrizzyVoices I wondered if it was maybe meant to mimic "if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it", so setting up the fact he wants to make a show of it.