Session+Four

4/6/15 [20:32] <@BradGM> **The party is quickly informed that Father Morden was found dead, and they were the last ones to be seen with him alive. Deciding to cooperate to prove their innocence, they are escorted to the Watch Headquarters and interrogated by Cmdr.Ulrich Schutzmann. Seeing the party’s honesty and dedication to help their own cause, Schutzmann gives them a Mandate and allow them to investigate the murder. [20:33] <@BradGM> The scene showed a few things; Morden was killed by poisoning via a small dart to the neck. The poison itself seems to contain traces of chaotic energy which scholars and Wizards call Warpstone; He was writing his observations of the Relic when he was killed; his notes, alongside the Relic you brought to Middenheim, are missing. Three small marks on the window frame were seen as well, thought their origins remained dubious until a large human-sized paw print of a rat was found in the alley under Father Morden’s room. [20:33] <@BradGM>. Reporting back their found to Schutzmann, the Commander shared two things with them; one, there are human-sized ratmen living under Middenheim; they were fought back during the siege, tunnels and shafts were condemned, but no one knows the true scale of the mining done in Ulrisberg. [20:34] <@BradGM> Second, three more similar murders happened in the last week, same cause of death; a night watchman at the Collegium; the doorman of the Dwarven Enginner’s guild, and a third unknown man just last night in the nigh completely condemned Altquartier. Seeing as this third man was killed very recently, and in a rather out-of-the-way place of the City, it was judge wise to investigate him first by going to the Temple of Morr, where the Watch gives the bodies of the unknown and dispossessed.** [20:34] <@BradGM> **It is about mid afternoon as you arrive in front of the door less black stoned Temple of Morr iat the entrance of the ever silent Morrspark.** [20:34] <@BradGM> **Sulivaine arrives a little alter, having decived to détour to the Collegium for a quick look.** [20:36] * +Alexi will allow the more diplomatic members of the group to take the lead [20:37] * +Ulrich says"what a plesent place all things considered" [20:38] <@Edgerrin> "So what now?" [20:38] <+Ulrich> "talk to a priest?" [20:39] <@Edgerrin> ((Ulrich i think you're the only one here currently with any diplomatic skills)) [20:39] <@BradGM> ((yeah..think so)) [20:39] <+Ulrich> (seems so) [20:39] <@BradGM> ((at least at trained level..)) [20:40] <+Ulrich> (of course, I have none in real life :P) [20:40] <+Ulrich> "lets go in and ask around, let me do the talking, Please) [20:41] <+Ulrich> "and remember these are priest os Mor, they can do bad stuff to you if you piss em off" [20:42] <+Ulrich> "Dwarf, Elf, Man..wont matter" [20:42] <+Alexi> "Dot's fine mit he, yah. Hy dun do much mit der priests." [20:42] <+Alexi> )he = me) [20:42] * +Ulrich looks for a priest or servant to talk to [20:43] <+Ulrich> (closed door building or are the doors open?) [20:43] <@BradGM> **You can spot a Priest of Morr in their black robes with the drawing of a Black rose on it. "Greetings. Is it for a funeral?" [20:43] <@BradGM> **The temple has no doors, has everyone is welcomed, sooner or later, into Morr's domain.** [20:44] <+Ulrich> "we are here by city mandate loking into a case" [20:44] <+Siluvaine> ((Back sorry. Let me know when I Get there)) [20:44] * @Edgerrin surveys the somber hall [20:44] <+Ulrich> "we where told you had the body of a man that was found dead a few nights ago, unknown Identity" [20:45] <@BradGM> ((You can show up now)) [20:45] <+Ulrich> "died during the night, Dart in the neck" [20:45] <@BradGM> Priest "Many bodies are brought to us for proper care, anyhting spcific?" [20:45] <@BradGM> Priest "Ha, the Watchmen's body." [20:45] <+Ulrich> "ah, yes" [20:46] <+Ulrich> "could you show us the body?" [20:46] <@BradGM> Priest "Or more, the body the Watchmen brought." *He signals you to follow him.* [20:46] * +Ulrich looks at the group and then follows [20:47] * +Siluvaine arrives, having made a stop or two before arriving at the temple. She looks for a place to set up her writing kit. [20:47] <+Ulrich> "don't loffer, just come on" [20:47] <@BradGM> **The priest takes you outside into the Garden, where other preists are busdy cleaning the monuments or tending to the bushes of black roses.** [20:47] <@Edgerrin> "Nice place for a party" [20:48] <+Ulrich> "if your a vampire" [20:48] <+Ulrich> " and if you beleive in that kind of stuff" [20:49] <@BradGM> Priest "It is an island of tranquility in a torrent of noise and temporal madness as I call it; not much appreciate it, not glamorous enough, at least they compensate with grand monuments.." [20:49] <@BradGM> Priest "Tell me, what of this man you seek? I beleive the Watch were done with him when he was turned to our care." [20:49] * +Siluvaine glances around and keeps her writing kit awya for nwo. [20:50] <+Ulrich> "your roses are beautiful, i have never seen their like before" [20:51] <@BradGM> ((Heh..trying to change the subject ?..if so roll charm)) [20:52] <+Ulrich> "we are just following up an investigation dealing with other murders that may or may not be related, tedious stuff mostly, but we must" [20:52] * Thale (Ultric@x03100286171000jg.wp.shawcable.net) has joined #shadowrun [20:52] <+Ulrich> (i'll still try charm :)" [20:52] * Thale- (Ultric@x03100286171000jg.wp.shawcable.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [20:53] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 37 [20:53]  Ulrich: 13 Success by 2 degrees! [20:53] <@BradGM> !dhroll 45 [20:53]  BradGM: 40 Success by 0 degrees! [20:55] <@BradGM> Priest "I see; quite an intresting fellow this unknown man; I was in charge of making the nameless funeral for him and his body would have buried in a common plot were it not for 3 men." [20:55] * +Siluvaine listens closely. [20:55] <+Ulrich> "3 men?" [20:55] * +Ulrich looks at the others [20:56] <@BradGM> Priest "Yes, they claimed to know him, and stated his name was Gerhard Kroen, devout sigmarite, they said." [20:56] <+Ulrich> "please tell us more" [20:56] <@Edgerrin> "So wheere's e burried then?" [20:56] <+Ulrich> " what did these men look like?" [20:56] <+Ulrich> "did they have a name?" [20:57] <@BradGM> **The Priest points toward a small hill "Just over the hill over there, sir Dwarf.." [20:57] <@BradGM> ((The priest is taking you there)) [20:58] <+Ulrich> (moving a lot faster today wit hthe game) [20:58] <@BradGM> Priest "They did not state their names; thought the one that spoke to me, and paid for a decent funeral and monument might I add, was rather tall, short dark hair, piercing blue eyes..hmm..I think he had a mark or scar under his left eye, but I can't really remember." [20:58] * +Siluvaine follows along curiously. "Did they say how they knew him?" [20:59] <+Ulrich> "thank you, anyways" [20:59] <@BradGM> Priest "No they did not; They stayed for the service and burial and left." [20:59] <+Ulrich> "that is a very good question" [20:59] <+Ulrich> "did they look like the normal type, or someone a little more at home with a blade?" [21:01] <+Ulrich> (I am full of questions today it seems) [21:01] <@BradGM> **Right over the hill where nice pricy looking monuments of marble, even some Dwarven made let way to simpler, more humble construct. The priest takes you to a plot where the earth is visibly freshly turned and a simple monument to Gerhard kroen, with a crossed hammer and Sword in a twin-tailed comet with the stylised letters "O" and "F" beside it.** [21:01] <+Ulrich> (warhammer detective! call the inquisition!) [21:02] <@BradGM> Priest "I am afraid that I cannot judge a man like that; nor do I judge one as such." [21:02] <@BradGM> ((warhammer inquisdition involves pyres or hanging if you're not a magic user)) [21:03] <+Ulrich> "can you get a marking of the symbol Siluvaine, please? looks unusual no?" [21:03] <+Ulrich> (just glad i put the around that when i said it!) [21:03] <@BradGM> **You can test intelligence at -30 to see if you ever saw/hear about it** [21:04] * +Siluvaine gets out her writing kit and starts to add to her notes. [21:04] <@BradGM> ((yeah now you see the utility of marking what you write eh??)) [21:04] <@BradGM> **Everyone that is** [21:04] <+Ulrich> !Dhroll 24 [21:04]  Ulrich: 95 Failure by 7 degrees! [21:04] <+Ulrich> (I knows nothing) [21:05] <+Alexi> ((at a -30? No chance in hell)) [21:05] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 10 [21:05]  Siluvaine: 55 Failure by 4 degrees! [21:05] <+Ulrich> (a 1 is a know) [21:05] <@BradGM> ((you still have a 1% being the heroes and all)) [21:05] <+Alexi> (that's exactly what I have. 31 Int) [21:06] <+Ulrich> (like rolling a 1 on an armor save is always a fail) [21:06] <+Alexi> !dhroll 1 [21:06]  Alexi: 8 Failure by 0 degrees! [21:06] <+Ulrich> (SO CLOSE!) [21:06] <+Alexi> ((oh SON OF A BITCH!!)) [21:06] <+Ulrich> (LOL) [21:07] <+Ulrich> (How did you know my MOM? >.<) [21:07] <@BradGM> **Siluvaine you can redraw the symbol, no worries; but it is mysterious yes; thought the twin-tail comet is a known symbol of Sigmar, and kroen was described as a devous sigmarite.** [21:07] <+Alexi> ((What happens in those red houses STAYS in those red houses)) [21:08] <+Ulrich> " the O.F. is unusual, a Knight order perhaps?" [21:08] <+Ulrich> ( you where there too? :D) [21:08] * +Siluvaine sits and starts making notes, adding the name and the symbol to her notes. She shrugs at the comment. "I don't know." [21:09] <+Ulrich> (thaknf for putting food on my table!) [21:09] <+Alexi> (heh heh) [21:10] <+Ulrich> (mom use to say she worked her fingers to the bone, now i understand! :P) [21:11] * +Siluvaine glances at the priest. "I don't suppose they mentioned anything about it?" [21:11] <+Ulrich> (the preist doesn't seem to get hints eh?) [21:12] <+Ulrich> "yes do you know what the O F stand for? [21:12] <@BradGM> !dhroll 11 [21:12]  BradGM: 58 Failure by 4 degrees! [21:12] <@BradGM> Priest "I am afraid I do not know the symbol; I suppose it is related to the Church of Sigmar." [21:13] <+Ulrich> "do you have a library of study by way?" [21:13] <@Edgerrin> "We can always go back to the temple of Sigmar and ask 'em. Maybe mention his name too." [21:13] <+Ulrich> " maybe for a small donation?" [21:13] * TheOneNOnlyBea (IceChat9@cp96-009-459-61.lf.br.cox.net) Quit (Quit: I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not too sure.) [21:14] <@BradGM> Priest "I am afraid we are not a center of knowledge; our Church in Altdorf do have a library. We only have death records." [21:15] <+Ulrich> "thank you just the same" [21:15] <@BradGM> Priest "But your donations are always welcomed." [21:15] <+Ulrich> "just for records, what is your name sir?" [21:16] <+Ulrich> " my boss may ask, and to him priest all look the same" [21:16] <@BradGM> Priest "I am Felix, Priest of Morr." [21:17] <+Ulrich> "thank you" [21:17] <+Ulrich> "I think thats all we are going to get here lads" [21:17] <+Alexi> "Vell dot's hokay den." [21:17] <+Siluvaine> "And the men didn't say anything else that you found odd?" [21:17] <+Ulrich> "one last question, what was cause of death?" [21:18] * @Edgerrin nods [21:18] <+Ulrich> (she can go first) [21:18] <@BradGM> Priest "I beleive you told me he died by poisonning." [21:18] <@BradGM> Priest "No, they did not." [21:18] <+Ulrich> "did you check?" [21:19] <@BradGM> Priest "No I did not check; as for teh 3 men, they were silent, they only came for the funeral, and named the deceased." [21:19] <@Edgerrin> "They didn't by chance sign any records did they?" [21:21] * TheOneNOnlyBea (IceChat9@cp96-009-459-61.lf.br.cox.net) has joined #shadowrun [21:21] <@BradGM> Priest "No, they only piad for the service, we do have a record of it but we wrote it." [21:21] * @Edgerrin nods, 1"Me thanks" [21:23] <@BradGM> Priest "A pleasure and Morr's blessings; may you find the murderer and take him to Morr to His justice." [21:23] * +Siluvaine makes sure to dry the ink before she puts away her papers. "To the temple of sigmar then?" [21:23] <+Ulrich> "let go, i doubt Felix knows much more and we have asked more questions than is polite already" [21:24] <+Ulrich> "thank you, Felix ah, how do we get out?" [21:24] * @Edgerrin will hand the priest a cpuople of shillings [21:24] <@Edgerrin> "Thanks for your trouble" [21:25] <@BradGM> **He takes them and nods to you** [21:25] <@BradGM> Priest "follow me, please." [21:26] <@BradGM> **He takes you back to the temple and the streets.** [21:26] * +Siluvaine gets up, putting her writing kit and paper as well. [21:26] <+Ulrich> "so Kislievite, how does one from so far north come to be so far south? [21:26] <+Ulrich> "and dwarf, whats with the orange beard?" [21:27] <+Ulrich> "we got a good walk till we get back to report what we found, no reaon not to chat on the way" [21:27] <@Edgerrin> "I have a deathwish. Makes it easier for my opponents to spot me." [21:27] <+Alexi> "Ho dot's simple. Hy heard uf de fighting going on, und decided dot it vould be a goot place to verk. Is too peacevul bek home." [21:28] <+Ulrich> "I heard its anything but peaceful back "home" [21:28] <+Ulrich> "anything but peaceful anywhere these days" [21:28] <+Ulrich> "some loon on the streets was calling it the "end times" yesterday. pfff" [21:29] <+Alexi> "Vell, if he vos right, den dere vill be plenty uf chances to gets a nize fanzy hat, ya?" [21:29] <+Siluvaine> "Someone is probably always calling it the end times." [21:30] <+Ulrich> "probably, and your story, your far from home..." [21:30] * TheOneNOnlyBea (IceChat9@cp96-009-459-61.lf.br.cox.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [21:30] <+Siluvaine> "Who, me?" [21:30] <+Ulrich> "come down here to scrum and make a little more money than in Marienburg" [21:31] <+Alexi> "Vell yah, hy could not gets any goot fighting bek home." [21:31] <+Ulrich> "or you running fro msomething?" [21:31] <+Ulrich> (kislev is over run right?) [21:31] <+Alexi> "Pfft. Hy yam a goot Kossar. Ve do not run." [21:32] <+Ulrich> "fair enough" [21:32] * +Siluvaine laughs in amusement. "I came to become educated. I'm just more...cognizant that things will cost golds." [21:32] <@BradGM> ((no, they cut past it to go screw thigns up in the Empire)) [21:32] <+Ulrich> "not even fer "Nize fanzy nats ya?" [21:32] <+Alexi> ((Because they were afraid of becoming hats for the Kossars!)) [21:33] <@BradGM> ((They go scrwed over last war, 200 years ago, Praag go twisted by Chaos and is lost)) [21:33] <+Alexi> "Running does not gets you a hat. Hyu gets a hat by taking it from hyu enemies." [21:33] * +Alexi pauses. "Preferably vun mit der same head size." [21:33] * +Ulrich shrugs [21:34] <+Ulrich> (not following the doomed storyline that is current cannon then ah?" [21:34] <+Ulrich> ) [21:34] <@BradGM> **Where were you going?** [21:35] <+Ulrich> (talk to the captain?) [21:35] <@BradGM> ((no, let's still have some adventure in the old world..)) [21:35] <+Ulrich> (sounds good to me, The books are....bleak...at best) [21:36] * +Siluvaine makes her way to the Sigmar temple. [21:36] * @Edgerrin will go to the temple too for some quick information. [21:36] <+Ulrich> "ouh, were you going? just walking off?" [21:37] <@BradGM> ((Go do your human stuff together, norms!)) [21:37] <+Siluvaine> "The Sigmar temple of course, to ask aobout the symbols." [21:37] <+Ulrich> 'why didn't you just say so? lets go" [21:37] <@BradGM> ((The elf and dwarf will sit at a table, staring at each other and plaming oneanother for their fall from grace)) [21:38] <+Siluvaine> ((Dwaves have no grace to fall from)) [21:38] <+Ulrich> ( or how to best let the others guts fall on the floor) [21:39] <@Edgerrin> "so maybe they'll know who this guy wuz now that we gatta name." [21:39] * +Siluvaine continues on, keeping a lookout for anything untoward. She's a city elf, she knows what's up. [21:40] <@BradGM> **Going via the northen way you pass the Prospect (#6), a rather impressive Hotel establisment that states non-vacancy. Cutting in a side street in Ulricsmund,you pass behind the Temple of Verena (#11) before entering the Freiburg and arriving at the Temple of Sigmar (#28)** [21:40] * TheOneNOnlyBea (IceChat9@cp96-009-459-61.lf.br.cox.net) has joined #shadowrun [21:40] <@BradGM> ((Dicovered new locations!)) [21:41] <@BradGM> ((And the fanciest hotel in town too- it's booked to the neck too)) [21:41] * @Edgerrin keeps an eye out for that elusive tattoo shoppe [21:41] <+Ulrich> "fops have more gold then sense" [21:42] <+Ulrich> "always looking down on ya, until they got a hole in their belly and need someone to stop it from bleeding" [21:42] <@BradGM> **Edgerrin, Grafsmund and Ulricsmund seems to be where the nobility and the preisthood resides; no tatoo shop there...** [21:43] <@BradGM> **Even Freiburg is rather intellectual in its vocation.** [21:43] <+Ulrich> "so..these tattoo, what do they mean to you Sir Dwarf?" [21:43] <@Edgerrin> "Gad, where do people have sum real fun in this tiwn?" [21:43] <+Ulrich> "your always looking for someone to do em" [21:43] <+Ulrich> "do they hurt?" [21:44] <@Edgerrin> "Hurt? Too some maybe, not ta me." [21:44] <+Ulrich> ( ilove when people ask me that in RL, i give em the "your dumb" look) [21:44] <@BradGM> **The temple has a little activity, a few Sigmarites are praying here and there, with initiates and priests running about in thier chores and duties.** [21:45] <@Edgerrin> "I get a new one ev'ry time I notch a kill." [21:45] <+Ulrich> "does killing a horse count?" [21:46] * @Edgerrin points to the left side of his skull where theres three mineature goblin heads etched in his scalp [21:46] <@Edgerrin> "Only if they tried to kill ya." [21:46] <@Edgerrin> "Gotta get me one for the norseman" [21:46] <+Ulrich> "a beastman that looked like a horse tried" [21:46] * +Siluvaine gets their mandate ready, just incase they need it and looks around for someone to help them. [21:47] <+Ulrich> "I had to choke it to death wth me bair hands, was trying to get to the sick lads" [21:48] <@BradGM> !dhroll 15 [21:48]  BradGM: 61 Failure by 4 degrees! [21:48] <@BradGM> !dhroll 25 [21:48]  BradGM: 75 Failure by 5 degrees! [21:48] <@Edgerrin> "If you want ya can come with me and get one for yurself." [21:48] <@BradGM> !dhroll 15 [21:48]  BradGM: 79 Failure by 6 degrees! [21:48] * +Ulrich remembers and is a bit sad [21:48] <@BradGM> !dhroll 25 [21:48]  BradGM: 27 Failure by 0 degrees! [21:48] <@BradGM> **Roll charm Siluvaine** [21:48] <+Ulrich> "yes, maybe i will do that..." [21:48] <@BradGM> **Sorry, Fel.** [21:48] <@BradGM> **no wait** [21:48] <@BradGM> **Gosdsip.** [21:49] <@BradGM> **Gossip.** [21:49] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 33 [21:49]  Siluvaine: 98 Failure by 6 degrees! [21:49] <@BradGM> ((Got to remember; everyhting to con people is charm, everyhting to talk is gossip)) [21:49] <+Ulrich> "but i will need to get 4 if its one for each...." [21:49] <+Siluvaine> ((I think I'm all out of fate from before)) [21:50] <+Ulrich> !Dhroll 37 [21:50]  Ulrich: 91 Failure by 5 degrees! [21:50] <@BradGM> **Siluvaine, you ask a few clsoe-by initiate, temple Guards and Priests, to no avail. As you go closer to the nef and seems to ask older scibes and Priests, they look at you as you were from another world, and tell you they know not the symbol.** [21:51] <+Ulrich> (reroll) [21:51] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 37 [21:51]  Ulrich: 16 Success by 2 degrees! [21:51] <@BradGM> ((yeah you're still on DAy 2; I should add that bit to the recap)) [21:51] <@BradGM> ((What was that roll for Ulrich?)) [21:51] <+Ulrich> (got it! they don't like elves) [21:51] <@BradGM> ((You're sorta talking with Edgeriin there..)) [21:51] <+Ulrich> (ARG!!!) [21:51] <+Ulrich> (ok [21:51] <+Ulrich> 0 [21:51] <+Ulrich> ) [21:52] * +Alexi will also dtry [21:52] <@Edgerrin> ((any bonuses talking to them wearing the pendant?)) [21:52] <@BradGM> ((no bonus.)) [21:52] <+Alexi> "Ho dere, do hyu know vot dis means?" [21:52] * +Alexi will wave a copy of the symbol [21:52] <+Alexi> !dhroll 28 [21:52] <+Ulrich> (lol) [21:52]  Alexi: 45 Failure by 1 degree! [21:52] <+Ulrich> (lolx2) [21:53] * +Siluvaine folds her arms and looks kind of annoyed. [21:53] <+Alexi> ((Hy is holding it upside down, clearly)) [21:53] <@BradGM> ((a fatso with tiny legs and fluffy pants? but all nobles are gone to wr sir)) [21:54] <@BradGM> ((Trying Edgerrin?)) [21:54] <+Ulrich> "dwarf, want to bugger off and get those tatto's? these two are going to get us hung at this rate.." [21:55] <@Edgerrin> ((to charm, fat chance)) [21:56] <@BradGM> **You spend an hour or so asking elft and right; no one knows the4 symbol; perhaps it is just a personnal thing maybe?** [21:57] <+Ulrich> "this is getting no where, lets go" [21:57] * +Siluvaine asks if ther are any orders or whatnot with the letters "O" and "F" [21:58] * Elttaes (Elttaes@792.sub-39-803-388.myvzw.com) has joined #shadowrun [21:58] <+Siluvaine> "Maybe the Captain might know I suppose." [21:58] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Elttaes [21:58] * Edgerrin was kicked by Elttaes (Edgerrin) [21:59] * Elttaes is now known as Edgerrin` [21:59] <@Edgerrin`> ((what i miss)) [21:59] <+Ulrich> " lets go talk to the captain and take a breather" [21:59] <@Edgerrin`> ((I rolled did the die come up?)) [22:00] <+Siluvaine> ((not that I Saw)) [22:00] <@BradGM> **No one knows about it; the only knightly order associated with the church of Sigmar are the Templar of Sigmar, aka the Witch Hunters, and that is not thier symbol.** [22:00] <+Ulrich> ((just me trying to get you to come with me to get tattoo's while the other two act wierd in the sigmar temple)) [22:00] <@Edgerrin`> ((oh sure)) [22:01] <+Ulrich> ((to late :P)) [22:01] <+Siluvaine> "Still, he should be atleast happy with having a name." [22:03] * +Siluvaine sighs and tucks away the paper. "Back to the watch, unless anyone else has any idea where to look up the sumbol?" [22:04] <+Ulrich> (so walking to the catpain right) [22:04] * TheOneNOnlyBea (IceChat9@cp96-009-459-61.lf.br.cox.net) Quit (Quit: A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.) [22:04] <+Ulrich> "i have no clue, this is beyond me" [22:05] * +Siluvaine nods and sets out for the Watch once again. [22:06] <@BradGM> **It is getting around supper time, the Freiburg's streets, even the streets of the merchant's district, are getting emptier and emptier. You arrive at the Watch HQ, interrupting Cmdr. Schutzmann's meal; he doesn't bother stopping though** [22:07] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Ah, Back again; any luck finding somehting?" [22:07] * +Siluvaine pulls the paper out and shows him the symbol. "Your unknown has a name." [22:07] * +Ulrich remembers the priests name and wonders if there are any new books by that write Felix Jaiger with the fatastic stories about his dwarf friend" [22:08] * +Ulrich makes a mental note to check into that [22:08] <+Siluvaine> "Gerhard Kroen. His body was claimed by 3 men, stating that he was a good sigmarite, and they paid to bury him and give him a monument." [22:09] <+Siluvaine> "Unforunately we weren't able to discover the meaning of the symbol yet. The Priests at the Temple of SIgmar were less than helpful." [22:09] <@BradGM> !dhroll 11 [22:09]  BradGM: 91 Failure by 8 degrees! [22:09] <+Ulrich> (BRB need coffee) [22:10] <@BradGM> **He takes the paper Siluvaine and looks the symbol over "Sorry, can't help you there." *He shows it to his adjudent before passing it back.** [22:10] <@BradGM> !dhroll 5 [22:10]  BradGM: 67 Failure by 6 degrees! [22:10] <@BradGM> **He doesn't know it either.** [22:10] <@Edgerrin`> ((curse you diceling)) [22:11] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Still, we got a name for him, that's something...and he at least got friends, maybe relative in the city, I'll put scibes on that." [22:11] <+Siluvaine> "Some sort of knightly order, a noble's personal crest." she shrugs as she tucks away the paper. [22:12] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Pretty impressive for beginners if I can say so." [22:13] * +Siluvaine shrugs slightly, glancing at the rest. [22:13] <+Alexi> "Hy chust hit tings ven dey points dem out." [22:14] <+Ulrich> (mud I mis?) [22:15] <+Siluvaine> "May the Priest at the Temple of Morr might be able to describe them better." [22:15] <+Ulrich> "or if you wancy taking a look, the stone is there in the cemetary" [22:15] <+Ulrich> *fancy [22:16] <+Ulrich> "they did not check for cause of death though, the dart to the neck being rather conclusive probably" [22:17] <@BradGM> CmdrS "No need for that, that drawing is sufficient. What else have you found?" [22:17] <+Ulrich> "no one at the temple of sigmar knows about the "O.F. either" [22:17] <+Ulrich> "and those two asked damned near eveyone in the temple they could catch" [22:18] * +Siluvaine gives the brief descriptions of the 3 men. "The patrolling guard was found at the West wing of the Collegium where the library was located, but nothing was reported stolen." [22:19] <+Siluvaine> "Still." [22:19] <+Siluvaine> ))brb)) [22:20] <+Ulrich> "THe unknown man's name was Gerhard Kroen, did you know him?" [22:20] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Hmm..assuming someone stole a book, then that Relic..then to what end? To sell it?" [22:21] <@BradGM> Cmdr S"No, but we shall ahve he scibes verify if he has family in the city." [22:22] <+Ulrich> "To keep it out or the right hands maybe? to destroy it maybe as well?" [22:22] <+Ulrich> "I don't know why or even how a tainted creature could even stomach being in the room with such an artifact, much less touch one long enough to steal it..." [22:23] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Whichever the case, it is no doubt a sinister affair..have you found out anyhting else form the dead Dwarf perhaps, or Kroen's murder site?" [22:23] <+Ulrich> "if its a genuine artifact, it shouldn't be something the corrupt would take a liking too: [22:23] <+Ulrich> " [22:24] <+Ulrich> "we will be investigating that next, we move as a group, safty in numbers, more eyes to see things" [22:24] <@Edgerrin`> "Figure we could check nto the dwarf next or i could.' [22:25] <+Ulrich> "sounds fair to me" [22:25] <+Ulrich> "captain have you found any leads?" [22:26] <+Ulrich> "or information that may help our search?" [22:27] <@BradGM> Cmdr S "Like I told you, our investigation are at a stand still; your information are the only new information we've got." [22:27] * +Siluvaine shakes her head. "Not yet. We thought to report to you about this new information. I suppose we'll go now." [22:27] <+Ulrich> "just checking" [22:28] <+Ulrich> "heard any reports of Ratmen?" [22:28] <+Ulrich> "mutants? beasties?" [22:28] <@BradGM> **The Commander shakes his head toward his adjudent while eating his meal. "No reports yet sir." [22:29] * +Ulrich notes the commander talks with his mouth full and takes that as a hint to leave" [22:30] <+Ulrich> "very well, we shall take our leave then" [22:30] <+Ulrich> "lets go see what the dwarves in this city know" [22:31] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Keep up the good work." [22:31] <+Ulrich> "and maybe get a tattoo or three [22:31] <+Ulrich> " [22:31] * +Siluvaine nods and leaves the commander alone for now, though she looks around for a scribe or something. "Just a moment, while we're here, I want to see if there's anything strange about the weapon he had." [22:31] * +Ulrich rolls his eyes [22:31] <@BradGM> **The crossbow is stored with the bored clerk as evidence.** [22:32] <+Ulrich> "its evidence, you can't sell it" [22:32] <+Ulrich> "or use it" [22:32] * +Siluvaine flashes the mandate and sends the clerk off to fetch it. "Don't be obtuse." [22:33] * +Ulrich looks at the rest and shrugs "sigh" [22:33] * +Ulrich walks outside [22:34] <+Ulrich> "grumble, obtuse, grumble [22:34] <+Ulrich> " [22:34] * Thale (Ultric@x03100286171000jg.wp.shawcable.net) Quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [22:34] <@BradGM> **The clerk returned with his usual attitude and the crossbow.** [22:34] * Thale- (Ultric@x03100286171000jg.wp.shawcable.net) has joined #shadowrun [22:35] <@BradGM> **Anyone got armourer, bowyer, wood knowledge?** [22:35] <@Edgerrin`> (smith) [22:35] * +Siluvaine looks over the crossbow carefully, though its not really her thing. [22:35] <+Alexi> (nope!) [22:35] <+Ulrich> (wood knowledge LOL) [22:36] <@BradGM> ((BRB phone)) [22:36] <@BradGM> ((back)) [22:37] <@BradGM> **Edgerrin, you can make a msith test at -10 since there is metal components on the stock, but it's not quite smithing.** [22:38] <@BradGM> ((Well, like a woodsman, for wxample)) [22:39] <@Edgerrin`> !dhroll 34 [22:39] <Diceling> Edgerrin`: 21 Success by 1 degree! [22:39] <@BradGM> ((or charcoal bunrer)) [22:42] <@BradGM> **Edgerrin, you check the crossbow over. It is obviously of human manufacture, but the riveting and joints, while competently made, appears to be 'cut-round' i.e. whoever made it took smithing shortcuts to spped up production either due to volume or pressure or both; it may well be a crossbow made in the southlands of the Empire, perhaps a larger center like Nuln or Altdorf; Middenheimers don't really use crossbows; not manly enough; the army sues it for practical reasons, pushing aside thier pride.** [22:42] <@BradGM> **It may well be a crossbow made as part of a military contract.** [22:43] * @Edgerrin` scratches his head. [22:44] <@Edgerrin`> "Wonder if there's any arms dealers in this town that specialize in weapons from afar?" [22:46] <@BradGM> Clerck, boringly "Check the neumarkt, best palce to find everyhting." [22:47] <@Edgerrin`> "Thanks." [22:47] <@BradGM> Clerk "Or the Altmarkt, if you like it rougher." [22:47] <@Edgerrin`> "So what next?" [22:47] <@Edgerrin`> "rough dont bother me none." [22:48] * +Siluvaine shrugs. "Dwarf I guess." [22:48] <+Siluvaine> "Or the markets." [22:49] <+Ulrich> "im following you guys" [22:49] <@Edgerrin`> ((Were we giving the crossbow back?)) [22:49] <@BradGM> **It's still evidence** [22:50] * @Edgerrin` hands the crossbow to the clerk. [22:50] <@BradGM> **He takes it back and go put it away with an unpassionate step.** [22:51] * @Edgerrin` ignores him [22:51] <@Edgerrin`> 6and moves on [22:51] <@Edgerrin`> "Anyone got an idea which be closer, the market or the dwarf club?' [22:52] <+Siluvaine> "Well, I doubt the clerk will tell us much." [22:52] <@BradGM> **THe enginner's guild is just around the corner (#33)** [22:52] <@BradGM> **Sorry, #36.** [22:52] <+Ulrich> "club?" [22:53] <+Siluvaine> "Guild." [22:53] <@BradGM> http://dark-heresy.wikispaces.com/file/view/Middenheim%20nonname.JPG/552620792/Middenheim%20nonname.JPG [22:54] * +Siluvaine steps out and starts heading for the dwarven guild. "Maybe they've noticed somthing missing by now. Or moved." [22:55] <+Alexi> "Verth a shot." [22:57] * +Siluvaine nods and continues on. "Not really sure how helpful they'll be." [22:58] <+Ulrich> ?me follows [22:58] * +Ulrich follows [23:00] <@BradGM> **You go East down the street and reach the intersection, where the Worshipful Guild of Legalists is located (#15). A few doors down, you come face with a simple and quite practically built two story building. The hangsign states in both Khazalid and Reikspiel that is it the Dwarven Engineer's guild. A Dwarven Doorman sits in a little guard booth only made to stand and sit. He is eating a small meal and eating a large pint of Beer.** [23:00] <@BradGM> ((Guard booth= think what the Guards at buckingham have, just that he's got a chair in it)) [23:00] <@Edgerrin`> "Nuthin' like a nice large mug o ale." [23:01] <@Edgerrin`> "greetins' brother." [23:01] <@BradGM> Doorman "What else to make a Dwarf happy? Brother. Welcome to Middenheim." [23:02] <@Edgerrin`> "Me thanks." [23:02] * +Siluvaine gets out the important papers, but lets Edgerrin speak. [23:02] <@Edgerrin`> "We was wondering if anyone here ecould tell us about the death that occured here a few days ago. close to this very spot I'd guess." [23:03] * +Alexi looks around at the nearby area, to see what the guard might have seen [23:04] <@BradGM> **The Doorman looks at you, and Siluvaine behind you shuffling papers "What's this about?" [23:05] <@Edgerrin`> "We're investigating some mysterious deaths in the city for the watch and your dorrman wuz one of them. As a fellow dwarf I'm wanting to bring the culprit to justice." [23:05] <@Edgerrin`> "We can show you our papers if we need to." [23:06] * +Ulrich nudges the elf "talk a walk with me? teh dwarf keeps eyeballing you" [23:06] <@BradGM> Doorman "Hm. Quite noble of you...Yes, he's dead all right, found him M'self just where you're standing..coward got'him with poison..and by behind!" *His fist squeezes around his pint and he takes a large sip of it to calm himself a littl.e** [23:07] <@BradGM> **Alexi, roll perception.** [23:07] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31 [23:07] <Diceling> Alexi: 46 Failure by 1 degree! [23:07] <+Alexi> fate [23:07] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31 [23:07] <Diceling> Alexi: 28 Success by 0 degrees! [23:09] <@Edgerrin`> "Did he have any role in the guild other than doorman?" [23:10] <@BradGM> **Alexi, being so tall makes it hard to see things fomr a DwarF's point of view, but you see enough to figure out where the killer might have struck from; there is an alley directly facing the guard post; anyone with a little preparration could conceal himself and shoot someone in the back without even being seen.** [23:10] <@BradGM> Dwarf "No." [23:10] <@BradGM> Doorman "No." [23:10] <@BradGM> ((just to not confuse things, he's the doorman)) [23:11] <@Edgerrin`> ((oh sorry he was an engineer then)) [23:11] <+Alexi> "Hm. Vot is over dere?" Alexi gestures to the alley [23:11] <@Edgerrin`> (9then i'll retract and refphrase the ?)) [23:11] <@BradGM> ((no just the doorman; the one speaking to you is another doorman)) [23:12] <@Edgerrin`> (oh ok)) [23:12] <@BradGM> Doorman "He was just a doorman, like me." [23:13] <@Edgerrin`> "The guild wasn't broke into?" [23:13] <@Edgerrin`> "Nuthin' taken?" [23:13] <@BradGM> Doorman "No." [23:13] <@BradGM> !dhroll 33 [23:13] <Diceling> BradGM: 24 Success by 0 degrees! [23:13] <@Edgerrin`> "Nuthin' takin' from him?" [23:13] <@BradGM> Doorman "No." [23:14] * @Edgerrin` scratches his chin and looks back at the others. 1"Any of you have any questions?" [23:14] * +Siluvaine eyes the Ulrich. "What, why?" [23:14] <@Edgerrin`> to the doorman "Is there anyone else that we could talk to about this. Maybe whoever took the body." [23:15] <+Siluvaine> "Anything..moved around maybe?" [23:15] * @Edgerrin` again looks back at the group 1"any ideas?" [23:16] <@BradGM> Doorman "No." [23:16] <@Edgerrin`> ((he just being uncooperative now or does he seem sincere)) [23:16] <@BradGM> **THe doorman does widen his eyes at you Siluvaine "My, it speaks, how wonderful." *His sarcasm is quite layed thick.** [23:18] <+Ulrich> "snickers" [23:18] <+Ulrich> "know where a man or a dwarf can get a few good tattoo's?" [23:18] <+Alexi> "Ho dere, hy heff a qvestion." Alexi leans down towards the doorman [23:18] <@BradGM> ((Both actually: he is talking to you yes, but it seems it is because of you being a Dwarf, or a slayer, more than an actual official guild position; Dwarves being Dwarves, they are close knit, and in a human society, they stick evne closely together....plus you got an elf with you. An elf Wizard.** [23:18] <@BradGM> ((Both actually: he is talking to you yes, but it seems it is because of you being a Dwarf, or a slayer, more than an actual official guild position; Dwarves being Dwarves, they are close knit, and in a human society, they stick evne closely together....plus you got an elf with you. An elf Wizard.)) [23:19] <@BradGM> **The Doorman looks you up from the feet to your hat "You're not from around you too ain't ya?" [23:19] * +Siluvaine is above such petty remarks, and wanders towards the alley that Alexi pointed out. [23:19] <@BradGM> Doorman "what is it then?" [23:20] <+Alexi> "Vot vos de furst hint? Mine hat?" Alexi smirks. "Vot is down dot alley vey over dere?" He points [23:20] <+Ulrich> (ya fantasy racism! lol) [23:21] <@BradGM> Doorman "That big building at the corner is Wallander's grain depot. The man's got feields from here to the middel Mountains..or had, most of it must be burned ot the ground or covered in bodies by now." [23:21] <+Ulrich> "yes, what is in the alley? anything?" [23:22] <@BradGM> Doorman "The alley gives out into the boulevard north in the mechand districts or West toward Southgate." [23:22] <+Ulrich> "and wher can we get tatto's? pray tell?" [23:22] <@BradGM> ((Roll gossip)) [23:23] <+Ulrich> (damn) [23:23] <+Alexi> "De grain depot, yah? Hmm...verra intrestink." [23:23] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 37 [23:23] <Diceling> Ulrich: 14 Success by 2 degrees! [23:23] <@BradGM> **Siluvaine, is you go around the grain depot, roll perception, visual as you look around.** [23:23] * @Edgerrin` gives the doorman a few pennies. 1"Have a drink on me mate." [23:23] <+Ulrich> ( see if you see some rat poop, big rat poop) [23:24] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 50 [23:24] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 90 Failure by 4 degrees! [23:24] <+Siluvaine> ((sigh)) [23:24] <@BradGM> **Doorman "Well, there was Altquartier for that, but th'place got blown to pieces in the siege; better luck tryin' Ostwald, most of the old town's scum moved there, and the ostland's scum don't like the new faces, if you got m'point!" [23:24] * @Edgerrin` follows the others in to the alley. He's looking for a sewer grate or something similar [23:25] <+Alexi> "Hy giff hyu verd of advice. Do not stand mit back to dde alley. Hy bets dot's ver de coward shoots from." [23:25] <@BradGM> **The doorman refuses your coins "No need for that Brother. You'll need tha drink more than I on your travels." [23:26] <@BradGM> **Edgerrin, as you're looking for that, it takes a little walking about, but you find a sewer gate behind a baker in the alley toward Southgate.** [23:27] <@Edgerrin`> "hey all. I found a possible exit for the assassin." [23:27] <@BradGM> **Siluvaine, you're looking around, mostly noticing how quaint and small the warehouses are in Middenheim.** [23:27] <+Ulrich> (tattoo info?) [23:28] * +Siluvaine pokes around, but doesn't really see anything. She trie not to snicker at how provincial this place is. [23:29] <+Ulrich> (or was that the Altquartier comment?) [23:29] * +Siluvaine walks over to where edgerrin is. [23:29] <@BradGM> ((He gave it to you; you got to search in the Ostwald district, which is what is west of # 22)) [23:29] <@BradGM> ((yeah the altquartier comment)) [23:29] <+Ulrich> (roger) [23:30] <@BradGM> **Indeed the sewer gate is man sized, so a Human or one of those Ratman, could have used it to move unoticed to the surface and back.** [23:30] <@BradGM> **Keeping in mind, that perticular murder happened five days ago.** [23:30] <+Ulrich> "Is there a Dwarven tattoo'r around here? I don't much want a tattoo from Ostlander scum, they probably don't even wash!" [23:31] <+Ulrich> "dwarves 'r famous for their craftmanship true enough as well" [23:32] <@BradGM> Doorman "Not Ostland, Ostwald; just go past southseg, and when the houses start looking dirtier, you're in Ostwald." [23:32] <+Ulrich> (charm?) [23:32] <@BradGM> Doorman "As for Dwarven tatoos, there's nothing that I know of here." [23:33] <@BradGM> ((charm for?)) [23:36] * +Siluvaine eyes the sewers sand sighs. [23:37] <+Ulrich> "ok" [23:38] <@BradGM> ((ok if we stop it here for tonight guys?)) [23:39] <+Siluvaine> ((Sounds good)) [23:39] <+Ulrich> (sounds good) [23:40] <+Ulrich> (I need a nap bad) [23:40] <@BradGM> +++++++End of Session+++++++