28/5/14
[20:25] <@BradGM> With his final breath, the dying priest gives the party an old wood engraving of what Ulrich believed to be Sigmar. After burying the Death and taking what they could from the Marauders, the Caravan reached Middenheim the next day. Taking the icon to the Temple of Sigmar, they give it to Father Morden who, quite ecstatically, rewards them with a heavy purse of 100 Gold Crowns.
[20:25] <@BradGM> Being indicated to a close-by establishment, the Scholar’s, the party slip-up but most return to the inn; Sulivaine sleeping in a room, the others in the stables, after Aithorn gained some sympathy from the owner, Hugo Schimdt.
[20:25] <@BradGM> Ulrich and Edgerinn left for the Temple of Shallya, but only the Dwarf returned later with a couple of bottles of good spirits. It is now morning, in the finishing bites of a filling breakfast. Ulrich you are at the Physician's guild, filling papaerwork to obtain your operating licence.
[20:26] <@BradGM> ((you can act now))
[20:27] * +Alexi is perfectly comfortable in the hay
[20:27] * @Elttaes is fine passed out on a rock.
[20:28] * Elttaes is now known as Edgerrin
[20:28] <+Ulrich> (ok)
[20:28] <@BradGM> The door opens and a Watch patrol of 7 enters the Inn, followed by the young sigmarite initiate who got you your cash reward. He looks around and points at you. The Watchmen advances toward you, standing in a semi-circular fashion.
[20:28] * +Ulrich lovely morning
[20:29] * +Aithorn is in the common room studying a chess board
[20:29] <+Alexi> "Vot?"
[20:29] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "You there, you've brought something to one Father Morden of the Temple of sigmar yesterday?"
[20:30] <+Alexi> "Vell, hy didn't, but hy was dere."
[20:30] <+Ulrich> (say no, say no)
[20:30] * +Siluvaine seems to be in a somewhat better mood. Clan, refreshed from a night in an actual bed and long enough in the bath that caused the owner to cast worried glances towards the ceiling. She back in her hopefully clean, if tattered clothes the next morning, sitting at her table having enjoyed her breakfast.
[20:31] <+Alexi> "Hy tink it vos some kind of ornament, ya?"
[20:31] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "Who else was there then? Where are the others?"
[20:31] * +Siluvaine looks up at the Watch officer curiously.
[20:31] <@BradGM> He sends a couple of men inside with the initiate
[20:31] <+Aithorn> "I was there but we were told we wouldn't be put to the question when we left."
[20:31] * +Ulrich is fillign out his papers oblivious to what is happening at the Inn
[20:32] <+Alexi> "Vell, dere vos de leedle man, un de elves..."
[20:32] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "Well, he isn't but we are; He's been found dead, and it seems you folks are the alst one to have talked to him."
[20:33] <+Alexi> "Und how vos he keeled?"
[20:34] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt. "Don't know, and it's not my job to figure this out; you'll have to come with us to the Watch Headquarters, get a statement in."
[20:34] * @Edgerrin belchs after a drink. 1"E was in good health when we left'em"
[20:34] <+Alexi> "Vell, hy didn't spect to goes beck dere again so soon, but hokay."
[20:35] <@BradGM> Inside, the Sigmarite initiate and the Watchmen are looking around. "There was another one too, bit tall, whitest teeth I ever saw...
[20:36] <+Ulrich> (LMAO)
[20:37] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "White teeth huh? Must be a rich fella'..you know where he went?"
[20:37] <@BradGM> ((you as in you people))
[20:37] <@BradGM> ((and just to know..anyone plans on not cooperating and follwoing them to the Watch HQ?))
[20:37] <+Siluvaine> ((Do we?))
[20:37] <@BradGM> ((Edgerrin sorta does))
[20:38] <@Edgerrin> ((they don't know that))
[20:38] <@BradGM> ((and he did ttalked about it last game too))
[20:38] <@BradGM> ((no they don't, they only know you came back and got drunk and passed out in the stable))))
[20:38] <+Alexi> ((Hey, Alexi inquired about joining 'em. Why would he stop cooperating now?))
[20:39] <+Ulrich> ((you ditched me bro, not cool :P))
[20:39] <@BradGM> ((hey, jsut asking- you never know!))
[20:39] <@Edgerrin> ((I was tired of being a nurse))
[20:39] <+Aithorn> "If we must go, then we must. I haveno wish to get chased out of this place"
[20:39] <+Ulrich> (( you where a bod guard, looking tough and stuff)
[20:40] <@BradGM> ((so anyone asnwering the Sgt?))
[20:40] <+Ulrich> ((how long does my paperwork take?))
[20:41] * +Siluvaine shrugs. "I'll be happy to do my duty to the watch. I just don't know where he went."
[20:41] <+Alexi> "Hy dun know, Hy vas busy after ve left de temple."
[20:41] <@Edgerrin> "I got no problems awnsering some questions. got nuthin' ta hide"
[20:41] <@BradGM> ((an hour- hthought there is the usual bla bla and polite planther you msut endure and do- this is some fancy Guild in a major city, not some backwater hut where bleedings are the cure all solution))
[20:42] <+Ulrich> (( i love me some bleedings))
[20:42] <@BradGM> ((so make it 2 hours- so about 10 AM you will be free))
[20:42] <+Ulrich> ((blathery basterds =\))
[20:42] <+Aithorn> ((bleedings are the best cure in the world for a bad case of beastmen))
[20:43] <+Ulrich> ((gobo's too!))
[20:44] <+Ulrich> ((don't bring up beastmen, my character will have a flashback))
[20:44] <+Ulrich> ((I should have an insanity point or two by now just from my background...)
[20:45] <@BradGM> You all get escorted back to the Black Plague Meomorial (9) and down the Southseg, past the elaborate Tilean decor of the Merchants' Guild three story build (42) and the seemingly deserted Wold Runner Coaches (43), then into a side street to a small fort-like building stuck between a tavern and a warehouse. (not on the map, but it is the blueish enclosed structure 3-4 streets south of #43))
[20:45] <+Ulrich> ((get to it guys, im busy with a bunch of pompish guilders))
[20:46] * +Alexi is seemingly perfectly at ease as he admires the hats of the Watchmen
[20:46] <@BradGM> ((well, you're all killers, so there won't be another case of the non-violent rogue getting an IP after holding some guy hostage, panickig and slicing his troat, getting all this blood on him..))
[20:46] * +Siluvaine is relaxed and polite. AFter all, its not like she did anything wrong. Though she can't say anything about her companions of course.
[20:47] * @Edgerrin grumbles something about not being able to find a tattoo parlor in this stupid town as he follows along.
[20:47] <@BradGM> At the HQ, they first confiscate you weapons (they list them of course) apart of your daggers and make to wait in a small office.
[20:48] <+Ulrich> ((wait, someone did that? too ka hostage then then slit his throat? :O)
[20:48] * +Alexi is very reluctant to let go of his axe
[20:49] <@Edgerrin> "where do you plan on takin me hammer. It's an air loom."
[20:49] * +Siluvaine tries to remember if she's ever been trained for sitting in a Watch's office and decides that formal is the way to go for now.
[20:49] <@BradGM> ((a player yeah- he did a WP roll, failed gained a IP, as his history was saying his char was the obsolute non-violent type, KO at most and thaT's it, that was his first kill, so close and like that, got to him))
[20:50] <+Ulrich> ((wow, thats dark))
[20:50] <@BradGM> Clerk, quite boringly "It will be stored in the Armoury and shall be returned when deemed appropriate by the Watch commander, Ulrich Schutzmann."
[20:53] * +Siluvaine gives up her quarterstaff quite willingly. Its a stick, you know?
[20:53] <@BradGM> After some minutes, a tall broad man, an inch or two over Alexi, enters, flanked by 2 Watchmen. His chopped short greyish hair and stern glare looks you over for a moment, before he sits at a desk. "Forgive my lateness. I am Commander Ulrich Schutzmann, Midden Marshall of Middenheim, responsible for the Watch."
[20:54] * +Ulrich slaps Diceling upside da head with a hairy goldfish
[20:55] <+Ulrich> !droll 1d10
[20:55] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "As you were surely informed, Father Morden was found dead in his room this morning at the Temple of Sigmar."
[20:56] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 1d10
[20:56] <Diceling> Ulrich: 99 Failure by 9 degrees!
[20:56] <@BradGM> ((!dhroll, Ulrich))
[20:56] <+Ulrich> ( i slapped it and it curced me with a 99, see how that works??))
[20:56] <+Aithorn> "Is the scribe here for our statements?"
[20:57] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "As the last person to see him alive, I must demand a statement form you all...And *I* shall be written your statements; perhaps you confuse me with a pompous Reiklander. Sir."
[20:58] <@BradGM> The 2 Watchmen look at eachother, one girnning at the statement.
[20:59] <@BradGM> Schutzmann takes some paper and an writing kit and gets ready. "Well, shall we begin?"
[20:59] * +Siluvaine tries not to sigh. She had hoped that Middenheim would be cultured enough that every other person she ran into wouldn't have some name derivative of the saint...apparently not.
[20:59] <@BradGM> ((JUst to speed things up; I suppose you're all telling what happend/what you did after without really lying?))
[21:00] <+Siluvaine> ((yup))
[21:00] <+Aithorn> ((yup))
[21:00] <+Alexi> ((yup))
[21:00] <+Siluvaine> ((is this all together, or are we giving our statements one at a time?)
[21:00] <@BradGM> ((As you were all together, it's all together))
[21:00] <@BradGM> Midway during your statment, a Watchmen enters with Ulrich behind him.
[21:00] <+Ulrich> ((this sounds like it takes a while))
[21:01] <@BradGM> Watchmen "Excuse me Sir, but this one syas he was with'em."
[21:01] * @Edgerrin tells their tale starting on the road to Middenhiem as guards for the refugees. He talks of the battle between the group and the norsemen and how they tried to help three priests of Sigmar.
[21:01] <@BradGM> ((Well, time to get donw there, the clerical stuff with the weapon, the bit of wait, writing with a feather and oil bottle..))
[21:02] * @Edgerrin tells how the preists dies and how one of them with is last breath asked the gorup to take a holy relic to the temple here in the city.
[21:02] * +Ulrich finishing with his paper works and gettign his license, walks back to the Inn to find his "friends" missing and taken to the local watch, Sighing he walks there getting dirrections as needed to find out what kind of mes they got themselves into now.
[21:03] <@Edgerrin> "So we delived the relic to the priest, he thanked us, we said our goodbyes and left. He was in good health when we left. We then had some dinner at the Scholar."
[21:03] * +Ulrich says to himself " i bet that wee bugger got drunk and into a fight after he wondered off"
[21:04] * +Siluvaine speaks her statement clearly and succinctly, giving the man time to catch up with his writing when he needs to.
[21:04] <@BradGM> Commander Schutzmann writes down your statement; thought he seems to listen and observe as much as he writes.
[21:04] <+Siluvaine> ((Quick afk a moment))
[21:04] <+Alexi> "Dot is an important point. How did de priest die?"
[21:04] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "This..is where you may come in."
[21:06] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "From what the initiate told us and what you've stated, it seems improbable that you would kill Father Morden."
[21:06] * +Siluvaine quirks an eyebrow at that.
[21:06] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Still, you appear to be the competent sort; I've been told you've even wanted to join the Watch..Alexi, is it?"
[21:07] <+Alexi> "Ya, hit seem like a goot place for someone like me."
[21:09] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Hm. Guild memebers as well..So I am willing to propose an arrangement; If you are willing to investigate this matter for me, clear your own names of this as well, I would acccept you ito the Watch; Cash reward will be arranged as well, if you can find me the murderer."
[21:10] * +Siluvaine blinks. "You want me to...join the Watch?"
[21:10] <+Alexi> "Vell, hyu still hef not said how de man died."
[21:10] <+Ulrich> (( am i there yet?))
[21:11] <@BradGM> ((Yes Ulrich; I assumed you showd up, gave your statement as well?))
[21:11] <+Ulrich> (ok)
[21:11] <@BradGM> CmrdS. "No, but you will have s Watch mendate, will allow you to act with my autority. But this is not a carte blnach to do whatever you wish; it will be limited to this investigation only."
[21:12] * +Ulrich says this seems to be fair and in good faith, we shoudl take the deal, we would clear our name and maybe make a copper as well.
[21:12] * +Aithorn keeps tring to say something but is far too shocked to speak anything comprehensible.
[21:12] <@Edgerrin> "I don't have any reeason to claer me name cause I did nuthin wrong but if yur askin for me help i'm willin ta give it."
[21:13] * +Siluvaine considers. "Gold would be nice."
[21:13] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Bring me the murderer, and it'll be 10 Crowns each."
[21:14] <@BradGM> Schutzmann seems to say this in a matter-of-factly
[21:14] * +Ulrich nudges her with his elbow, whispers "i know what your thinking, anything is better than the stockade"
[21:15] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "As for the way he died, we have yet to begin this investigation; I have other pressing matters to attend to; I know his room was locked and put under guard, and was not tempered with yet."
[21:16] <+Alexi> Alexi sighes. "Vell den ve should see dot, ya?"
[21:16] * +Siluvaine rolls her eyes. No stockade for her.
[21:18] * +Ulrich says" well lets get to it, get this whole mess straightened out and behind us ah?"
[21:18] * +Siluvaine nods and gets to her feet. "I think we're done here then? We'll need remits I assume?"
[21:18] <+Aithorn> "The trail will only get colder if there is someone else out there who doesn't want to be found."
[21:18] <+Ulrich> "or some "thing"
[21:18] <@BradGM> Commander Schutzmann takes out a paper and wrties you a Watch mendate, allowing you (all your names are on it) to act with the Watch Commander's autority, into the investigation into the Death of Father Morden, Sigmarite Priest and Teacher at the Collegium, Theologica.
[21:19] * +Ulrich scowls at a bad memory
[21:20] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Here is your mendate. Try not to lose it. report any findings immediately. You can also pick your weapons from the Clerk."
[21:20] * +Ulrich "thank you good Sir"
[21:20] <@Edgerrin> "music ta me ears"
[21:21] * +Ulrich smiles flashing his beautiful teeth
[21:21] * +Siluvaine eyes the paper. "We could use some parchment for making notes."
[21:21] <+Ulrich> ((my character is bipolar, LOL))
[21:22] <+Siluvaine> "And writing reports of course."
[21:22] * @Edgerrin cocks an eyebrow
[21:22] * +Ulrich looks shocked "you can write?"
[21:22] <@BradGM> You get back your precious weapons for the ever-bored clerk. You can also take a few peices of parchment from him as well.
[21:23] <@BradGM> ((Who takes the Watch Mendate?))
[21:23] <+Ulrich> ((maybe the one that doesn't look like a complete foreigner/alien should))
[21:23] <@BradGM> ((oh right, and we got a rather literate group I think, 2 people can read!))
[21:24] <@BradGM> ((hahaha..that's..well no one really, you're all outsiders...))
[21:24] * +Siluvaine takes the mandate. Elves are important.
[21:24] * +Ulrich takes it quickly
[21:24] <@BradGM> ((Elves got it quiker))
[21:24] <+Ulrich> (argh!)
[21:25] <@BradGM> At the temple, you are taken to Father Morden's room, which is guarded by a Temple Guard. Your Watch Mendate get you inside..
[21:25] * +Siluvaine flashes the mandate and gets her writing kit out as well, finding a place to set up.
[21:25] * +Ulrich smells the room
[21:26] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 54
[21:26] <Diceling> Ulrich: 82 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:26] * @Edgerrin snorts and enters
[21:26] <+Ulrich> failed perception test :P
[21:27] * +Alexi looks around
[21:27] <+Ulrich> (( i can oly smell the alcohol coming off the dwarf in waves it seems))
[21:28] <@BradGM> The room itself seems more like a library, bookshelves covers every wall, up to the ceiling, books are even piled on the ground. The bed seems made. Father Morden himself is lying on his desk on top a pile of parchments, right under a window. A writing feather, the ink dry, rest lazyly in his right hand. Everyone call roll visual perception if you're looking around.
[21:28] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 54
[21:28] <Diceling> Ulrich: 68 Failure by 1 degree!
[21:29] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 50
[21:29] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 54 Failure by 0 degrees!
[21:29] <+Ulrich> ((cant see the forest for the trees))
[21:29] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 14
[21:29] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 69 Failure by 5 degrees!
[21:29] <@BradGM> ((remember, your fate points are reloaded from this morning))
[21:29] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[21:29] <Diceling> Aithorn: 28 Success by 0 degrees!
[21:29] * +Aithorn goes to inspect the window
[21:29] <@Edgerrin> yeah not wating it on am investi gation roll. not my forte)0
[21:30] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:30] <Diceling> Alexi: 56 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:30] * @Edgerrin will llook for the relic
[21:30] <@BradGM> ((Search can be also used))
[21:30] <+Alexi> faate
[21:30] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:30] <Diceling> Alexi: 12 Success by 1 degree!
[21:30] <+Alexi> hah!
[21:30] * +Siluvaine puts her writing kit down and starts to search, attempting to find anything (Fating my perception roll))
[21:30] * +Ulrich looks at the books looking for anything "useful"
[21:30] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 50
[21:30] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 16 Success by 3 degrees!
[21:30] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 27
[21:30] <Diceling> Ulrich: 41 Failure by 1 degree!
[21:30] <@BradGM> ((typical adventurers..see nothing, but oh they find everygoddamnthing))
[21:31] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[21:31] <Diceling> Aithorn: 42 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:32] * +Ulrich asks the attendent if there is any other ways into the room besides the window and the door
[21:32] <@Edgerrin> !roll dhroll 14
[21:32] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 14
[21:32] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 13 Success by 0 degrees!
[21:33] <+Ulrich> (nice!)
[21:33] <@BradGM> Aithorn, you see three strange marks on the window frame; they seems to be recent, like dagger marks, can't seems to know what that can be.
[21:34] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[21:34] <Diceling> Aithorn: 91 Failure by 7 degrees!
[21:35] <@BradGM> Edgerrin, the Relic is not there. Alexi, you notice there's some sort of small, black dart in Father Morden's neck. Sulivaine, you also see that Father Morden was writting something when he got killed, and whoever killed him took the note as well.
[21:35] <@BradGM> Ulrich, the door, si the only way in or out; the room is actually on the second floor; there's a 10 meters drop from the window, and no real place to hold onto to climb.
[21:36] <+Alexi> "Hmph. Hy tink he vas poisoned. Dot stinks uf coward."
[21:36] * +Ulrich hears "poison" and goes back to investigate the body
[21:36] <+Siluvaine> "They took whatever he was writing as well. Does anyone see the artifact?"
[21:37] <@Edgerrin> "I looked everywhere. Can't find t he thing anywhere"
[21:38] <+Aithorn> "There are some marks over here by the window, but it's nothing I've seen before."
[21:38] <@BradGM> Ulrich, Alexi shows you the small black dart in Father Morden's neck.
[21:38] * +Alexi looks around for where the shooter had to be standing based on the dart's position
[21:39] <@BradGM> Roll intelligence
[21:39] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:39] <Diceling> Alexi: 92 Failure by 6 degrees!
[21:39] <+Alexi> fate
[21:39] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:39] <Diceling> Alexi: 98 Failure by 6 degrees!
[21:39] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 54
[21:39] <Diceling> Ulrich: 52 Success by 0 degrees!
[21:39] <+Alexi> jeebus
[21:39] <+Ulrich> ((DICELING WHY DO YOU HATE US!!!))
[21:39] * +Siluvaine studies the desk, looking to see if there's any indication of what the priest was writing.
[21:40] <@BradGM> Ulrich, it appears the assassin shot from the window; Alexi, you're going at it with the door angle to no avail.
[21:41] * +Ulrich seems to have came from the window fellers"
[21:41] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 28
[21:41] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 6 Success by 2 degrees!
[21:41] <+Ulrich> me "did ya see anthing by the window?"
[21:41] <@BradGM> With your roll Sulivaine, you can see some faint writing on the unsued parchment under Morden's hand; if he pressed even a little bit hard when writting, there might be a way to reveal the writing.
[21:42] <@BradGM> ((Aithorn said he saw marks))
[21:43] * @Edgerrin wqalks up to Suluvaine with some charcoal.
[21:43] * +Ulrich will investgate the boddy to determine cause of death while the others do what they do
[21:43] <@Edgerrin> "Rub it over the paper"
[21:44] * +Siluvaine takes the sheet underneath and moves back to her writing kit, looking over the sheet to see what she can do. She takes a bit of drying sand from her kit and gently blows it across the paper, trying to make it fill the indentations.
[21:44] <+Siluvaine> "Let me try this first."
[21:45] <@BradGM> Ulrich, you supposed the dart contains some poison; roll agility to remove it without getting someone your hand; as you're a barber-surgeon you can sue your tools as well, for no roll and no risk.
[21:45] * +Ulrich uses his tools to remove the dart
[21:46] * +Ulrich thinks "nasty way to go"
[21:46] <@Edgerrin> "Can you make it out Elf?"
[21:48] <@BradGM> Sulivaine, your methods takes a bit of pwoder, but it is less blunt than Edgerrin's solution. It appears Father Modrden was halfway into describing the icon, with teories on the dried paint, dwarven ornamentation, what said ornamentation could be hiding (and protecting!) under it, That the clothing indicates true Urbergoen syle, and it may well be modeled after a living Sigmar. He begins to thoerize where and how it was made where the entry cut in he middle of an unknown word.
[21:48] <@BradGM> Ulrich, if you got Poison use, you can try to ID it.
[21:48] <@BradGM> Or anyone else that is.
[21:49] <+Ulrich> (( i dont know poison, just how to cure the wild trotts))
[21:50] * +Siluvaine frowns. "He's describing the icon. So I'd guess they took it and the description so no one would know what it looked like exactly."
[21:51] <@BradGM> There is still a little dark goo on the tip of it. The wound also left a greyish goo on the skin.
[21:51] * +Siluvaine looks to see if she can see if its just a journal entry, or if its a letter directed to someone.
[21:51] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 59
[21:51] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 13 Success by 4 degrees!
[21:51] * +Ulrich packs away the dart safely to show the wathc commander later
[21:52] <@BradGM> It appears to be a log of sorts and not directed at anyone in perticular. As you look to see at the desk, you catch a glimpse of something magical out fo the corner of your eye. tuyrning to look, you see some magical residue on the dart Ulrich is packing away.
[21:52] * +Ulrich thinks the contacts at the guild may know what this poison is
[21:53] * +Siluvaine holds up her hand quickly. "Hold on, get that dart back out."
[21:53] * +Ulrich catchs Siluvaine lookign at the dart "wut? you want it?"
[21:53] <@BradGM> ((Aithorn, Alexi, Edgerinn, doing anythign else?))
[21:54] * @Edgerrin will continue to look around while the ohter therorize.
[21:54] * +Siluvaine leans over, studying the dart closely ,but without picking it up, attuning her senses to the aethyric.
[21:54] * +Aithorn will take a look at the inside of the door to see if it was forced
[21:54] <@BradGM> roll perception Aithron; Roll Academic (magic) -20 Siluvaine
[21:55] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[21:55] <@BradGM> Edgerri, roll perception/search as well
[21:55] <Diceling> Aithorn: 54 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:55] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 14
[21:55] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 1 Success by 1 degree!
[21:55] <@Edgerrin> ((on a roll!!!!))
[21:55] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 20
[21:55] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 100 Failure by 8 degrees!
[21:55] <+Siluvaine> ((Fate!))
[21:55] <@BradGM> Aithorn, the door appears to not have been forced, but it hard to say with human enginerring.
[21:55] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 20
[21:55] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 25 Failure by 0 degrees!
[21:55] <+Ulrich> (LMAO)
[21:56] <+Ulrich> (a 1 AND a 100)
[21:56] <@BradGM> ((dammit! a 100 that got left behind..and do uset them now! it's only 2PM..))
[21:57] <+Ulrich> (good thing you fated that! may have pricked your finger with it!)
[21:57] <@BradGM> Edgerrin, you see the 3 close marks on the window frame, large cut-like marks, like dagger cuts.
[21:58] <@Edgerrin> ((does it appear someone tried to shove a dagger under the window/))
[21:58] <@BradGM> Siluvaine, you recognise the magical nature of the poison as containing warpstone, which is pure chaotic energy.
[21:58] * +Ulrich looks at siluvaine "can i put it away now?" rolling his eyes
[21:58] * @Edgerrin looks for wood shavings around the window.
[22:00] <@BradGM> ((hmm..yes and no Edgerrin; while they are on the longer frame, the window itself have no marks, and it appears the daggers were slipped sideways rather than flat, but that would not have been useful to jimmy the window, and would have left a mark..plus thw window appears not to have been forced at all.
[22:00] * +Aithorn goes over to Edgerrin, "A harpy? Perhaps?"
[22:01] <@BradGM> Aithron, roll another follwo trail -10
[22:01] * +Ulrich asks "whats a harpy?"
[22:01] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[22:01] <Diceling> Aithorn: 67 Failure by 4 degrees!
[22:01] * +Siluvaine shrugs. "There's something. Maybe I'll be able to tell when I get it back to a lab to check it out."
[22:01] * @Edgerrin scratches his head. 1"This is beyond me capibilities as a investigater"
[22:01] <@BradGM> ((geez, not even a full wizard, already talks of 'the lab'))
[22:02] <@BradGM> Aithorn, you simply can't seems to get what those marks could be...roll again, -10 again
[22:02] <+Aithorn> "Harpies look like young humans with wings and an incurable thirst for blood."
[22:02] * @Edgerrin to Aithorn. 1You think they be claws of some sort?"
[22:02] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[22:02] <Diceling> Aithorn: 25 Failure by 0 degrees!
[22:03] <@BradGM> ((Hmm..))
[22:03] * +Ulrich says louder "Whats a blooming Harpy?"
[22:03] <@BradGM> ((Let's say that rol is after Edgerinn's idea, so full skill))
[22:03] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[22:03] <Diceling> Aithorn: 22 Success by 0 degrees!
[22:04] <+Siluvaine> ((brb, need to throw something on the stove or I'll eat my keyboard))
[22:05] * +Ulrich "is it likes a Beastyman?" they just kill with axes and swords, usually eats a bit or two as well, don't look nothing like that to me"
[22:05] * +Ulrich "this is all sneaky"
[22:05] <@BradGM> ((Oh man, that makes me think of the first part of the beastiary))
[22:05] <@BradGM> !dhroll 31
[22:05] <+Ulrich> (=D)
[22:05] <Diceling> BradGM: 89 Failure by 5 degrees!
[22:06] <@BradGM> ((just send the ifo to Aithron))
[22:06] <+Ulrich> (don't say that, makes me want to look at it!" :P
[22:06] <+Ulrich> ))
[22:07] <+Aithorn> "If we weren't on the second floor((adjust appropriately)) I would say that this could be some kind of rodent, but I've never hunted a rat that could climb like this. Or one that would attack a human and not eat it."
[22:08] <@BradGM> ((WEll, the first part is actually okay to watch; there's no stats, it's mostly the commoner's view, the scholar's view and in thier own words; to peasant Tom think Orcs are ABC, Professor Bill knows it's actually XYZ, and then Zug Zug the Orc tell it like it is))
[22:08] <@BradGM> ((Yeah, you,re about on the second floor))
[22:09] * +Ulrich "Rats are sneaky though, me pa had one or 5 in the barn, tried everything to catch em, buggers didn't fall for any of it once.
[22:09] <+Ulrich> "
[22:10] <@BradGM> ((yeah don'T think any of the 5 shot a dart and killed a man..))
[22:10] <+Aithorn> "Perhaps, but if a rat did leave this mark, then it was almost dwarf height. I've never heard of one that big even in Altdorf."
[22:11] <+Siluvaine> ((back, sorry)
[22:13] <+Alexi> "Hm. Ve should check mebbe to see if dere is a rat problem?"
[22:13] * +Siluvaine starts to make notes on the case. Potentially magical poinsoned dart, missing icon, letter taken to conceal details of the icon, scratches on the wood...possible giant rat or other creature.
[22:13] <+Siluvaine> "Maybe the locals have something that's unique to the city."
[22:13] <@BradGM> ((Ok, everyone save 200xp, we're turning this in the Middenheim Rat catching Company))
[22:13] <@BradGM> ((Small,but vicious dog all around!))
[22:14] <+Siluvaine> ((heh))
[22:14] <+Ulrich> ((thats a job i hope, ratmen in the city are vicious, actually they are vicious everythere!))
[22:14] <+Ulrich> ((hope its a joke too =P ))
[22:14] <@BradGM> ((well, there is a rat catcher job; thught patrolling in the sewer is a sewerjack and it does exists yes))
[22:15] * +Siluvaine makes a copy of the priest's note as well.
[22:15] <@BradGM> If you have nothing else you want to do in the room, what is your next move?
[22:15] <@Edgerrin> "I think we should check outside the window."
[22:16] * +Ulrich goes outside to look up at the window and the surrounding area below the window
[22:17] <@BradGM> The area outside of Father Morden's window is a back alley behind the Temple. while is it to the south, it is still well shaded by the houses and antiques shops near-by; you can even see a few small scattered puddles of water here and there; and it rained 2 days ago.
[22:17] <+Aithorn> "If Middenheim does have a rat problem or something that is unique to the city, then the Watch Captain is likely to know of it."
[22:18] <+Siluvaine> "You'd think so..."
[22:18] * +Ulrich looks for foot prints and such
[22:18] <@BradGM> Those going into the alley, can roll perception -20; Aithorn, you can roll follow trail instead at +0
[22:19] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 34
[22:19] <Diceling> Ulrich: 6 Success by 2 degrees!
[22:19] <+Alexi> !dhroll 11
[22:19] <Diceling> Alexi: 18 Failure by 0 degrees!
[22:19] <@BradGM> ((ok, who screwed up the dicebot again?))
[22:19] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 4
[22:19] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 90 Failure by 8 degrees!
[22:19] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[22:19] <Diceling> Aithorn: 44 Failure by 1 degree!
[22:20] * +Siluvaine stays inside making notes and a copy of the original journal entry.
[22:20] <+Ulrich> (i slapped it earlier)
[22:20] * +Ulrich likes slapping people and randomly picks Ulrich to slap.
[22:20] <+Ulrich> (lol)
[22:21] <@BradGM> Ulrich, you see some water splashes near a puddle..but doubling back, you seems too 'clean' to be jsut splashes. Aithron, looking at them you can see that it is the back paw of a rat; where he the size of a human child.
[22:22] <@BradGM> It still matches the sizes of the marks you saw at the window; if only those were front paw marks- if we keep the scale relefvent.
[22:22] * +Ulrich "err that be bigger than me pa's rats if thats a rat foot print..."
[22:23] * +Siluvaine looks around the room, studying it closely, attuning herself to the winds.
[22:23] <@BradGM> The winds are more of a religious kind within those walls.
[22:23] <@Edgerrin> "Rats squish nicely"
[22:23] <@BradGM> The trail, sadly, doens't last more than a meter before drying up.
[22:24] <+Aithorn> "A rat like this has never ventured into my clan's part of the forest before, if that is what it is."
[22:24] <+Alexi> "A rous?"
[22:24] * +Ulrich "thing must be as big a a large dog!"
[22:25] * +Ulrich "with magic poison darts" suddenly really wants to get out of tha dark allie
[22:25] <@BradGM> ((hahaha))
[22:26] <@BradGM> It is about 2-3 PM, you're just in a shady alley.
[22:26] <+Aithorn> ((Flame spurts? lightning sand? wuv, twu wuv))
[22:26] * +Ulrich fella's I think we did about as much good as we can here, lets go report to that commander with my name"
[22:27] <@BradGM> ((he's older, so you technically got his name))
[22:27] <+Ulrich> (( you got the flame spurts? I can treat that i think :D))
[22:28] <+Aithorn> "He should know about other strange events if there are any."
[22:28] <@BradGM> ((carrer; quack))
[22:28] * +Siluvaine dusts her parchment, making sure her notes and the copy of the letter are dry before she folds them up and packs away her writing kit. She gives the room another once over, as well as the body before she leaves.
[22:28] <@BradGM> ((back to the Watxch HQ?))
[22:29] <+Ulrich> (( dont forget your danty sand collection on the paper :P))
[22:29] <@BradGM> ((oh- and the temple Priest are asking if they can move/take the body yet))
[22:30] * +Siluvaine gives her permission.
[22:30] * +Ulrich nods "Be careful with the body, he was poisoned, don't want that on ya fingers do ya?"
[22:30] <+Aithorn> ((has anybody seen the movie Murder By Death?))
[22:31] <@BradGM> THe temple Priests takes over the body of Father Morden for his funeral.
[22:31] <@BradGM> ((no, but the title seems familiar))
[22:31] <+Siluvaine> ((yup))
[22:32] <@BradGM> With the scene studied and notes complied, you return to Commander Schuzmann at the Watch HQ
[22:33] * +Siluvaine flashes her write at the guards on duty and waits for the commander.
[22:35] <@BradGM> Commander Schutzmann shows up after a few moments "Yes, already withgood results I expect."
[22:35] <+Aithorn> "Good results for us? Or good results for Middenheim?"
[22:36] * +Siluvaine tilts her head and gets her notes out. "Well. That's." She shrugs.
[22:36] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Both, I am certain."
[22:36] <+Alexi> "Iz verra odd."
[22:36] <+Ulrich> (YA! my Mount and BladeWarband Diplomacy mod update works!))
[22:36] <@BradGM> Schutzmann reads your notes. He seems to stop and consider some parts of it before putting it down "Do you have the dart?"
[22:37] <+Ulrich> ?me "yup" carefully removes the dart "dont touch it, it is poisoned"
[22:37] <+Ulrich> (ARG!!)
[22:38] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Follow me then." *He takes you all toward the depot where the bored-cleck is stationned, talking to you as you walk. "I suppose you're are all familiar with Beastsmen that plague the forests?"
[22:38] * +Siluvaine follows, shrugging her shoulders.
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[22:38] <+Aithorn> "All too well."
[22:39] <+Alexi> "Dey are goot for fighting."
[22:39] <+Alexi> "But dey do not hef nize hats."
[22:40] <MordentHex> ((VPN cut out, trying to reestablish))
[22:41] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "The are old stories about beastsmen in the city too, half men, half rat that hides in the sewers. Officially, it's just a tale to scare children and guillible folk, but they are real; my own men faced them underground during the siege, and they are no mere Beastsmen; they have a cunning to them, it's not just animalistic rage, there is method in thier madne3ss."
[22:41] <MordentHex> ((kick Ulrich))
[22:41] * Ulrich was kicked by BradGM (Ulrich)
[22:42] * +Siluvaine considers this. "Well. This seems rather odd."
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[22:43] <@BradGM> He tells the clerk to get the 'packet'. Moments later the man returns unmotivated as ever with a small box containing a folded piece of leather. inside, as the commander unwraps it, are three similar darts that you've pulled from father Morden's neck.
[22:44] * +Siluvaine frowns and studies the darts closely, studying their impact on the aethyric.
[22:44] <@BradGM> You can roll magic sense Siluvaine
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[22:45] <@BradGM> ((WB))
[22:45] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 59
[22:45] * MordentHex is now known as Ulrich
[22:45] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 85 Failure by 2 degrees!
[22:45] <Ulrich> (thanks)
[22:45] <+Siluvaine> ((Bah. Out of fate))
[22:45] <Ulrich> (what happened)
[22:45] <@BradGM> ((I,ll seond you what you miseed))
[22:45] <+Alexi> "Dose look like de same kind uf dart. Vere did hty find dem?"
[22:45] <+Alexi> ((hty = hu))
[22:46] <+Aithorn> "You said they are in the city? Do they live here? Or do they sneak in from the wild like other beastmen?"
[22:46] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Those were taken from 3 bodies over the last week; unresolved cases, no immediate relations with the victims, they were not even in the same location of the city; Thought with Father Morden, this makes two in Freiburg."
[22:47] * Ulrich eyes glaze over a bit "beasties....."
[22:47] <+Alexi> "Who vere dde odder victims?"
[22:47] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Hard to say..the Dwarves and the old Teutogen Tribe mined Ulricsberg 2000 years ago; maybe they live in the mountain, maybe they're getting in, that's why we sealed off most tunnels and passageways inside the mountain during and after the siege."
[22:48] * +Siluvaine finds a place to sit down so she can add to her notes.
[22:49] * Ulrich leans agaisnt the wall and tries to deal with his post tramatic stress
[22:49] <+Siluvaine> "I'd like to take those darts to the magical guild to study them closer. I have to admit, when I first studied them I did not consider the idea of giant rats. I may be able to tell more."
[22:49] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "The first one was Hugo Schmit, nightwatchmen at the Collegium, 7 days ago. Second was Balor Heartfist, Doorman at the Dwarven Engineer's guild, 4 days ago. Third was some unknown man yesterday."
[22:50] <+Alexi> "Vos anyting taken from de furst two places?"
[22:50] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "I have already taken care of doing that, Siluvaine. It appears your knowledge of the magical arts is not lacking."
[22:51] * Ulrich "where was the unknown man"
[22:52] * +Siluvaine frowns. "There's something on the 4th dart, I'm sure I saw it. And..well, maybe there's a pattern."
[22:52] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Nothing was reported stolen. Schmit was found day in the morning along his patrol route, I believe his family got his body. The doorman was found by a watch patrol, his body was taken by the Guild. As for the unknown, we gave him away to the temple of Morr for disposal."
[22:52] <+Siluvaine> "If you were studying the item, you might go to a Collegium, and to the Dwarves since it was supposedly of dwarven manufacture?"
[22:53] <+Alexi> "Ya, but dey did not have dde item yet."
[22:54] <@Edgerrin> "wheres the engineeers guild commander?"
[22:55] * +Siluvaine shrugs. "Or it could be something else or random."
[22:55] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Close-by; down the road and to your right at the boulevard; you can't miss it."
[22:55] <@BradGM> ((it would be #36 on the map.))
[22:57] <@Edgerrin> ((thanks)
[22:57] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Never the less, it knew the icon was in Morden's possession, and struck rather quckly as well. If you are still capable, I can allow access to the files of those cases and you can see if you can deduce something of a bigger picture here."
[22:58] <+Aithorn> "A rat wouldn't cast a shadow unless there was no choice. Perhaps more is going on."
[23:00] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "I would recommend discretion; the people are still on edge after the siege, and having word of beastsmen right under our feet might make some minds go crazy hm?"
[23:01] * +Siluvaine nods. "Of course. We'll be..." She glances around at her companions. "Well, discreet is probably the wrong word."
[23:01] <@BradGM> ((Says the elven woman in the Nortic human city))
[23:01] <+Alexi> "Hy kin mek mit der sottle ven Hy needs to!"
[23:01] <@BradGM> ((Elven woman WIZARD))
[23:01] * @Edgerrin coughs
[23:02] <+Alexi> "Hy chust don't needs to verra much."
[23:02] <@BradGM> ((Alexi, I..haivng trouble reading those two lines..first time for everything..))
[23:02] <@BradGM> ((sottle?))
[23:03] <+Aithorn> ((subtle, i think))
[23:03] <@BradGM> ((ah ok, I got it now))
[23:03] <+Siluvaine> ((I kind can make with the subtle when I need to))
[23:03] <@BradGM> ((wasn't sure it was shadow or that))
[23:03] <+Alexi> (yep!)
[23:04] <@BradGM> Cmdr Schutzmann gets the clerk to get you the reports detailing the 3 previous murders.
[23:04] <@Edgerrin> ((EDdie has no idea what the word means. come find him when you need him to use his intimidate skill))
[23:04] <+Siluvaine> "And since we're solving more than one murder..."
[23:04] <@BradGM> ((or his drinking arm))
[23:05] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Results First. Payment second."
[23:05] <@BradGM> ((Switch to merc))
[23:05] * Ulrich looks at the elf and rolles eyes..
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[23:06] <+Siluvaine> ((I win!))
[23:06] <@BradGM> ((WITCH!!))
[23:06] * +Siluvaine shrugs again and waits for the reports.
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[23:07] <@BradGM> The cleck uncememonially brings you the reports.
[23:07] <@Edgerrin> "Sumbody read me da report about the Dwarf"
[23:07] <MordentHex> (one of those days)
[23:07] * Edgerrin sets mode: +v MordentHex
[23:07] <+Alexi> "Dey kent chust be vanting to mek panic. If dot ver de case, dere vould be more deaths...but dere ver no thefts...mebbe dey saw someting?"
[23:08] <+Siluvaine> "If they've managed to keep themselves as rumors so far, then that makes sense. Kill people who see you accidentally."
[23:09] * +Alexi nods
[23:09] <+Alexi> "So..vot could dey hef seen?"
[23:09] * MordentHex is now known as Ulrich
[23:09] <+Siluvaine> "One of these creatures moving through the city?"
[23:09] * +Ulrich "rats are sneaky"
[23:09] <@BradGM> The Dwarf was the doorman at the Dwarven Engineer's guild. He also doubles as a Watchman. He was found in front of the Guild, past 1 AM, 5 days ago. He was sitting, leaning on the guild's outside walls with a dart in his neck. No other sign of violence.
[23:10] * +Ulrich "they don't like being out in the open either.."
[23:10] <@Edgerrin> "Nuthin' takinng?"
[23:10] <+Alexi> "Vait...hyu said rats like to lif underground, ya?"
[23:10] <@BradGM> He had a axe, but it was still at his belt when he was discovered.
[23:10] * +Ulrich " ya, they dig holes and stuff, poop all over the place though"
[23:11] <@BradGM> ((and eat all my goddamn grain!))
[23:11] <+Alexi> "Hy betcha der are sewer holes near each spot, ya?"
[23:11] <+Ulrich> (that too)
[23:11] <@BradGM> ((cue peasant mob with pitchforks and torches))
[23:11] * @Edgerrin looks at Alexi 1"Tunnels?"
[23:12] <+Alexi> "Dey saw vun of de ratties comink or goink from de sewers, und dot vus vy dey ver killed, hy bet."
[23:12] <+Ulrich> "sewer would be idea for em to hide, the smell wouldn't put em off a bit, may even find a few things to munch on a bit to boot"
[23:12] <@Edgerrin> ((Is the commander still around?))
[23:12] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "This can be an waay to investigate yes; unfortunately, for matters of security, I cannot share the maps of the underground or the sewers to those non-privy of such secrets."
[23:12] <@BradGM> ((yes))
[23:13] <@Edgerrin> "Are there entrances to the seweres close to the murder sites?"
[23:13] * +Ulrich "pray tell how could we get clearance for those "secrets"
[23:13] <@Edgerrin> ((We need to find a professional rat catcher with knowledge of the sewers))
[23:14] <+Siluvaine> "The guard's axe was still in his belt. I think if you saw a giant rat you'd get your axe out quick, so maybe he didn't see the rat, it just needed to get past him for some odd reason?"
[23:14] <+Alexi> "Or mebbe de rattie reacted faster."
[23:15] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "I cannot answer this, I do not know every sewer entrance, but it is a distinct possibility; as for getting your hands on those secrets, that would only require my Position, the Graf's or any other of the middenmarshall!"
[23:16] <@BradGM> Schutzmann seems quite adamant about not sharing the maps of the uderground/sewers systems with you.
[23:16] <@Edgerrin> "Well maybe we should check around each site including the temple again and see if we can find the h oles they came out of"
[23:16] <+Ulrich> "maybe we can just hire us a swerjack, no need to know and have another hand to fight"
[23:17] <+Aithorn> "If you want to hunt something, eyes are always best. Commander, can you point out where the murders took place on a map?"
[23:17] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "If you'd require some help going inot the sewers, I can spare a few sewerjacks when need be."
[23:17] <+Ulrich> "or to lead us out if things get to dodgy"
[23:17] * +Siluvaine sighs at the idea of actually having to go into the sewers.
[23:17] <+Ulrich> 'that would be very gracious of you captain"
[23:18] <@BradGM> The Commander points to you the murders; one at the Collegium (#32), the Dwarven Engineer's guild (#36) and in an alley in the AltQuartier, in the section that is not condemned to be destroyed (around #16)
[23:18] <@BradGM> **
[23:18] <@Edgerrin> ((think of it this way Siluvaine, you wont be able to smell the dwarf dowen there))
[23:19] * +Ulrich says "Either way, lets track down whatever did this and put the fatherless whore son down for killing a good priest of sigmar"
[23:19] <@BradGM> ((Mind if we close it here guys? if you got finals words and all, go for it;))
[23:20] <+Alexi> ((hokay))
[23:20] <+Aithorn> ((good plan))
[23:20] <@Edgerrin> no prob
[23:20] <+Ulrich> "if its not a rat or beasty we should give em over the the Sigmar temple, teach em a leason on killing the faithful!"
[23:21] <+Siluvaine> "I'm sure the commander has a few ideas himself."
[23:21] <@BradGM> +++++++End of Session+++++++
[20:25] <@BradGM> With his final breath, the dying priest gives the party an old wood engraving of what Ulrich believed to be Sigmar. After burying the Death and taking what they could from the Marauders, the Caravan reached Middenheim the next day. Taking the icon to the Temple of Sigmar, they give it to Father Morden who, quite ecstatically, rewards them with a heavy purse of 100 Gold Crowns.
[20:25] <@BradGM> Being indicated to a close-by establishment, the Scholar’s, the party slip-up but most return to the inn; Sulivaine sleeping in a room, the others in the stables, after Aithorn gained some sympathy from the owner, Hugo Schimdt.
[20:25] <@BradGM> Ulrich and Edgerinn left for the Temple of Shallya, but only the Dwarf returned later with a couple of bottles of good spirits. It is now morning, in the finishing bites of a filling breakfast. Ulrich you are at the Physician's guild, filling papaerwork to obtain your operating licence.
[20:26] <@BradGM> ((you can act now))
[20:27] * +Alexi is perfectly comfortable in the hay
[20:27] * @Elttaes is fine passed out on a rock.
[20:28] * Elttaes is now known as Edgerrin
[20:28] <+Ulrich> (ok)
[20:28] <@BradGM> The door opens and a Watch patrol of 7 enters the Inn, followed by the young sigmarite initiate who got you your cash reward. He looks around and points at you. The Watchmen advances toward you, standing in a semi-circular fashion.
[20:28] * +Ulrich lovely morning
[20:29] * +Aithorn is in the common room studying a chess board
[20:29] <+Alexi> "Vot?"
[20:29] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "You there, you've brought something to one Father Morden of the Temple of sigmar yesterday?"
[20:30] <+Alexi> "Vell, hy didn't, but hy was dere."
[20:30] <+Ulrich> (say no, say no)
[20:30] * +Siluvaine seems to be in a somewhat better mood. Clan, refreshed from a night in an actual bed and long enough in the bath that caused the owner to cast worried glances towards the ceiling. She back in her hopefully clean, if tattered clothes the next morning, sitting at her table having enjoyed her breakfast.
[20:31] <+Alexi> "Hy tink it vos some kind of ornament, ya?"
[20:31] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "Who else was there then? Where are the others?"
[20:31] * +Siluvaine looks up at the Watch officer curiously.
[20:31] <@BradGM> He sends a couple of men inside with the initiate
[20:31] <+Aithorn> "I was there but we were told we wouldn't be put to the question when we left."
[20:31] * +Ulrich is fillign out his papers oblivious to what is happening at the Inn
[20:32] <+Alexi> "Vell, dere vos de leedle man, un de elves..."
[20:32] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "Well, he isn't but we are; He's been found dead, and it seems you folks are the alst one to have talked to him."
[20:33] <+Alexi> "Und how vos he keeled?"
[20:34] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt. "Don't know, and it's not my job to figure this out; you'll have to come with us to the Watch Headquarters, get a statement in."
[20:34] * @Edgerrin belchs after a drink. 1"E was in good health when we left'em"
[20:34] <+Alexi> "Vell, hy didn't spect to goes beck dere again so soon, but hokay."
[20:35] <@BradGM> Inside, the Sigmarite initiate and the Watchmen are looking around. "There was another one too, bit tall, whitest teeth I ever saw...
[20:36] <+Ulrich> (LMAO)
[20:37] <@BradGM> Watch Sgt "White teeth huh? Must be a rich fella'..you know where he went?"
[20:37] <@BradGM> ((you as in you people))
[20:37] <@BradGM> ((and just to know..anyone plans on not cooperating and follwoing them to the Watch HQ?))
[20:37] <+Siluvaine> ((Do we?))
[20:37] <@BradGM> ((Edgerrin sorta does))
[20:38] <@Edgerrin> ((they don't know that))
[20:38] <@BradGM> ((and he did ttalked about it last game too))
[20:38] <@BradGM> ((no they don't, they only know you came back and got drunk and passed out in the stable))))
[20:38] <+Alexi> ((Hey, Alexi inquired about joining 'em. Why would he stop cooperating now?))
[20:39] <+Ulrich> ((you ditched me bro, not cool :P))
[20:39] <@BradGM> ((hey, jsut asking- you never know!))
[20:39] <@Edgerrin> ((I was tired of being a nurse))
[20:39] <+Aithorn> "If we must go, then we must. I haveno wish to get chased out of this place"
[20:39] <+Ulrich> (( you where a bod guard, looking tough and stuff)
[20:40] <@BradGM> ((so anyone asnwering the Sgt?))
[20:40] <+Ulrich> ((how long does my paperwork take?))
[20:41] * +Siluvaine shrugs. "I'll be happy to do my duty to the watch. I just don't know where he went."
[20:41] <+Alexi> "Hy dun know, Hy vas busy after ve left de temple."
[20:41] <@Edgerrin> "I got no problems awnsering some questions. got nuthin' ta hide"
[20:41] <@BradGM> ((an hour- hthought there is the usual bla bla and polite planther you msut endure and do- this is some fancy Guild in a major city, not some backwater hut where bleedings are the cure all solution))
[20:42] <+Ulrich> (( i love me some bleedings))
[20:42] <@BradGM> ((so make it 2 hours- so about 10 AM you will be free))
[20:42] <+Ulrich> ((blathery basterds =\))
[20:42] <+Aithorn> ((bleedings are the best cure in the world for a bad case of beastmen))
[20:43] <+Ulrich> ((gobo's too!))
[20:44] <+Ulrich> ((don't bring up beastmen, my character will have a flashback))
[20:44] <+Ulrich> ((I should have an insanity point or two by now just from my background...)
[20:45] <@BradGM> You all get escorted back to the Black Plague Meomorial (9) and down the Southseg, past the elaborate Tilean decor of the Merchants' Guild three story build (42) and the seemingly deserted Wold Runner Coaches (43), then into a side street to a small fort-like building stuck between a tavern and a warehouse. (not on the map, but it is the blueish enclosed structure 3-4 streets south of #43))
[20:45] <+Ulrich> ((get to it guys, im busy with a bunch of pompish guilders))
[20:46] * +Alexi is seemingly perfectly at ease as he admires the hats of the Watchmen
[20:46] <@BradGM> ((well, you're all killers, so there won't be another case of the non-violent rogue getting an IP after holding some guy hostage, panickig and slicing his troat, getting all this blood on him..))
[20:46] * +Siluvaine is relaxed and polite. AFter all, its not like she did anything wrong. Though she can't say anything about her companions of course.
[20:47] * @Edgerrin grumbles something about not being able to find a tattoo parlor in this stupid town as he follows along.
[20:47] <@BradGM> At the HQ, they first confiscate you weapons (they list them of course) apart of your daggers and make to wait in a small office.
[20:48] <+Ulrich> ((wait, someone did that? too ka hostage then then slit his throat? :O)
[20:48] * +Alexi is very reluctant to let go of his axe
[20:49] <@Edgerrin> "where do you plan on takin me hammer. It's an air loom."
[20:49] * +Siluvaine tries to remember if she's ever been trained for sitting in a Watch's office and decides that formal is the way to go for now.
[20:49] <@BradGM> ((a player yeah- he did a WP roll, failed gained a IP, as his history was saying his char was the obsolute non-violent type, KO at most and thaT's it, that was his first kill, so close and like that, got to him))
[20:50] <+Ulrich> ((wow, thats dark))
[20:50] <@BradGM> Clerk, quite boringly "It will be stored in the Armoury and shall be returned when deemed appropriate by the Watch commander, Ulrich Schutzmann."
[20:53] * +Siluvaine gives up her quarterstaff quite willingly. Its a stick, you know?
[20:53] <@BradGM> After some minutes, a tall broad man, an inch or two over Alexi, enters, flanked by 2 Watchmen. His chopped short greyish hair and stern glare looks you over for a moment, before he sits at a desk. "Forgive my lateness. I am Commander Ulrich Schutzmann, Midden Marshall of Middenheim, responsible for the Watch."
[20:54] * +Ulrich slaps Diceling upside da head with a hairy goldfish
[20:55] <+Ulrich> !droll 1d10
[20:55] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "As you were surely informed, Father Morden was found dead in his room this morning at the Temple of Sigmar."
[20:56] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 1d10
[20:56] <Diceling> Ulrich: 99 Failure by 9 degrees!
[20:56] <@BradGM> ((!dhroll, Ulrich))
[20:56] <+Ulrich> ( i slapped it and it curced me with a 99, see how that works??))
[20:56] <+Aithorn> "Is the scribe here for our statements?"
[20:57] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "As the last person to see him alive, I must demand a statement form you all...And *I* shall be written your statements; perhaps you confuse me with a pompous Reiklander. Sir."
[20:58] <@BradGM> The 2 Watchmen look at eachother, one girnning at the statement.
[20:59] <@BradGM> Schutzmann takes some paper and an writing kit and gets ready. "Well, shall we begin?"
[20:59] * +Siluvaine tries not to sigh. She had hoped that Middenheim would be cultured enough that every other person she ran into wouldn't have some name derivative of the saint...apparently not.
[20:59] <@BradGM> ((JUst to speed things up; I suppose you're all telling what happend/what you did after without really lying?))
[21:00] <+Siluvaine> ((yup))
[21:00] <+Aithorn> ((yup))
[21:00] <+Alexi> ((yup))
[21:00] <+Siluvaine> ((is this all together, or are we giving our statements one at a time?)
[21:00] <@BradGM> ((As you were all together, it's all together))
[21:00] <@BradGM> Midway during your statment, a Watchmen enters with Ulrich behind him.
[21:00] <+Ulrich> ((this sounds like it takes a while))
[21:01] <@BradGM> Watchmen "Excuse me Sir, but this one syas he was with'em."
[21:01] * @Edgerrin tells their tale starting on the road to Middenhiem as guards for the refugees. He talks of the battle between the group and the norsemen and how they tried to help three priests of Sigmar.
[21:01] <@BradGM> ((Well, time to get donw there, the clerical stuff with the weapon, the bit of wait, writing with a feather and oil bottle..))
[21:02] * @Edgerrin tells how the preists dies and how one of them with is last breath asked the gorup to take a holy relic to the temple here in the city.
[21:02] * +Ulrich finishing with his paper works and gettign his license, walks back to the Inn to find his "friends" missing and taken to the local watch, Sighing he walks there getting dirrections as needed to find out what kind of mes they got themselves into now.
[21:03] <@Edgerrin> "So we delived the relic to the priest, he thanked us, we said our goodbyes and left. He was in good health when we left. We then had some dinner at the Scholar."
[21:03] * +Ulrich says to himself " i bet that wee bugger got drunk and into a fight after he wondered off"
[21:04] * +Siluvaine speaks her statement clearly and succinctly, giving the man time to catch up with his writing when he needs to.
[21:04] <@BradGM> Commander Schutzmann writes down your statement; thought he seems to listen and observe as much as he writes.
[21:04] <+Siluvaine> ((Quick afk a moment))
[21:04] <+Alexi> "Dot is an important point. How did de priest die?"
[21:04] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "This..is where you may come in."
[21:06] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "From what the initiate told us and what you've stated, it seems improbable that you would kill Father Morden."
[21:06] * +Siluvaine quirks an eyebrow at that.
[21:06] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Still, you appear to be the competent sort; I've been told you've even wanted to join the Watch..Alexi, is it?"
[21:07] <+Alexi> "Ya, hit seem like a goot place for someone like me."
[21:09] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Hm. Guild memebers as well..So I am willing to propose an arrangement; If you are willing to investigate this matter for me, clear your own names of this as well, I would acccept you ito the Watch; Cash reward will be arranged as well, if you can find me the murderer."
[21:10] * +Siluvaine blinks. "You want me to...join the Watch?"
[21:10] <+Alexi> "Vell, hyu still hef not said how de man died."
[21:10] <+Ulrich> (( am i there yet?))
[21:11] <@BradGM> ((Yes Ulrich; I assumed you showd up, gave your statement as well?))
[21:11] <+Ulrich> (ok)
[21:11] <@BradGM> CmrdS. "No, but you will have s Watch mendate, will allow you to act with my autority. But this is not a carte blnach to do whatever you wish; it will be limited to this investigation only."
[21:12] * +Ulrich says this seems to be fair and in good faith, we shoudl take the deal, we would clear our name and maybe make a copper as well.
[21:12] * +Aithorn keeps tring to say something but is far too shocked to speak anything comprehensible.
[21:12] <@Edgerrin> "I don't have any reeason to claer me name cause I did nuthin wrong but if yur askin for me help i'm willin ta give it."
[21:13] * +Siluvaine considers. "Gold would be nice."
[21:13] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Bring me the murderer, and it'll be 10 Crowns each."
[21:14] <@BradGM> Schutzmann seems to say this in a matter-of-factly
[21:14] * +Ulrich nudges her with his elbow, whispers "i know what your thinking, anything is better than the stockade"
[21:15] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "As for the way he died, we have yet to begin this investigation; I have other pressing matters to attend to; I know his room was locked and put under guard, and was not tempered with yet."
[21:16] <+Alexi> Alexi sighes. "Vell den ve should see dot, ya?"
[21:16] * +Siluvaine rolls her eyes. No stockade for her.
[21:18] * +Ulrich says" well lets get to it, get this whole mess straightened out and behind us ah?"
[21:18] * +Siluvaine nods and gets to her feet. "I think we're done here then? We'll need remits I assume?"
[21:18] <+Aithorn> "The trail will only get colder if there is someone else out there who doesn't want to be found."
[21:18] <+Ulrich> "or some "thing"
[21:18] <@BradGM> Commander Schutzmann takes out a paper and wrties you a Watch mendate, allowing you (all your names are on it) to act with the Watch Commander's autority, into the investigation into the Death of Father Morden, Sigmarite Priest and Teacher at the Collegium, Theologica.
[21:19] * +Ulrich scowls at a bad memory
[21:20] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Here is your mendate. Try not to lose it. report any findings immediately. You can also pick your weapons from the Clerk."
[21:20] * +Ulrich "thank you good Sir"
[21:20] <@Edgerrin> "music ta me ears"
[21:21] * +Ulrich smiles flashing his beautiful teeth
[21:21] * +Siluvaine eyes the paper. "We could use some parchment for making notes."
[21:21] <+Ulrich> ((my character is bipolar, LOL))
[21:22] <+Siluvaine> "And writing reports of course."
[21:22] * @Edgerrin cocks an eyebrow
[21:22] * +Ulrich looks shocked "you can write?"
[21:22] <@BradGM> You get back your precious weapons for the ever-bored clerk. You can also take a few peices of parchment from him as well.
[21:23] <@BradGM> ((Who takes the Watch Mendate?))
[21:23] <+Ulrich> ((maybe the one that doesn't look like a complete foreigner/alien should))
[21:23] <@BradGM> ((oh right, and we got a rather literate group I think, 2 people can read!))
[21:24] <@BradGM> ((hahaha..that's..well no one really, you're all outsiders...))
[21:24] * +Siluvaine takes the mandate. Elves are important.
[21:24] * +Ulrich takes it quickly
[21:24] <@BradGM> ((Elves got it quiker))
[21:24] <+Ulrich> (argh!)
[21:25] <@BradGM> At the temple, you are taken to Father Morden's room, which is guarded by a Temple Guard. Your Watch Mendate get you inside..
[21:25] * +Siluvaine flashes the mandate and gets her writing kit out as well, finding a place to set up.
[21:25] * +Ulrich smells the room
[21:26] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 54
[21:26] <Diceling> Ulrich: 82 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:26] * @Edgerrin snorts and enters
[21:26] <+Ulrich> failed perception test :P
[21:27] * +Alexi looks around
[21:27] <+Ulrich> (( i can oly smell the alcohol coming off the dwarf in waves it seems))
[21:28] <@BradGM> The room itself seems more like a library, bookshelves covers every wall, up to the ceiling, books are even piled on the ground. The bed seems made. Father Morden himself is lying on his desk on top a pile of parchments, right under a window. A writing feather, the ink dry, rest lazyly in his right hand. Everyone call roll visual perception if you're looking around.
[21:28] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 54
[21:28] <Diceling> Ulrich: 68 Failure by 1 degree!
[21:29] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 50
[21:29] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 54 Failure by 0 degrees!
[21:29] <+Ulrich> ((cant see the forest for the trees))
[21:29] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 14
[21:29] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 69 Failure by 5 degrees!
[21:29] <@BradGM> ((remember, your fate points are reloaded from this morning))
[21:29] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[21:29] <Diceling> Aithorn: 28 Success by 0 degrees!
[21:29] * +Aithorn goes to inspect the window
[21:29] <@Edgerrin> yeah not wating it on am investi gation roll. not my forte)0
[21:30] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:30] <Diceling> Alexi: 56 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:30] * @Edgerrin will llook for the relic
[21:30] <@BradGM> ((Search can be also used))
[21:30] <+Alexi> faate
[21:30] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:30] <Diceling> Alexi: 12 Success by 1 degree!
[21:30] <+Alexi> hah!
[21:30] * +Siluvaine puts her writing kit down and starts to search, attempting to find anything (Fating my perception roll))
[21:30] * +Ulrich looks at the books looking for anything "useful"
[21:30] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 50
[21:30] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 16 Success by 3 degrees!
[21:30] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 27
[21:30] <Diceling> Ulrich: 41 Failure by 1 degree!
[21:30] <@BradGM> ((typical adventurers..see nothing, but oh they find everygoddamnthing))
[21:31] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[21:31] <Diceling> Aithorn: 42 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:32] * +Ulrich asks the attendent if there is any other ways into the room besides the window and the door
[21:32] <@Edgerrin> !roll dhroll 14
[21:32] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 14
[21:32] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 13 Success by 0 degrees!
[21:33] <+Ulrich> (nice!)
[21:33] <@BradGM> Aithorn, you see three strange marks on the window frame; they seems to be recent, like dagger marks, can't seems to know what that can be.
[21:34] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[21:34] <Diceling> Aithorn: 91 Failure by 7 degrees!
[21:35] <@BradGM> Edgerrin, the Relic is not there. Alexi, you notice there's some sort of small, black dart in Father Morden's neck. Sulivaine, you also see that Father Morden was writting something when he got killed, and whoever killed him took the note as well.
[21:35] <@BradGM> Ulrich, the door, si the only way in or out; the room is actually on the second floor; there's a 10 meters drop from the window, and no real place to hold onto to climb.
[21:36] <+Alexi> "Hmph. Hy tink he vas poisoned. Dot stinks uf coward."
[21:36] * +Ulrich hears "poison" and goes back to investigate the body
[21:36] <+Siluvaine> "They took whatever he was writing as well. Does anyone see the artifact?"
[21:37] <@Edgerrin> "I looked everywhere. Can't find t he thing anywhere"
[21:38] <+Aithorn> "There are some marks over here by the window, but it's nothing I've seen before."
[21:38] <@BradGM> Ulrich, Alexi shows you the small black dart in Father Morden's neck.
[21:38] * +Alexi looks around for where the shooter had to be standing based on the dart's position
[21:39] <@BradGM> Roll intelligence
[21:39] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:39] <Diceling> Alexi: 92 Failure by 6 degrees!
[21:39] <+Alexi> fate
[21:39] <+Alexi> !dhroll 31
[21:39] <Diceling> Alexi: 98 Failure by 6 degrees!
[21:39] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 54
[21:39] <Diceling> Ulrich: 52 Success by 0 degrees!
[21:39] <+Alexi> jeebus
[21:39] <+Ulrich> ((DICELING WHY DO YOU HATE US!!!))
[21:39] * +Siluvaine studies the desk, looking to see if there's any indication of what the priest was writing.
[21:40] <@BradGM> Ulrich, it appears the assassin shot from the window; Alexi, you're going at it with the door angle to no avail.
[21:41] * +Ulrich seems to have came from the window fellers"
[21:41] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 28
[21:41] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 6 Success by 2 degrees!
[21:41] <+Ulrich> me "did ya see anthing by the window?"
[21:41] <@BradGM> With your roll Sulivaine, you can see some faint writing on the unsued parchment under Morden's hand; if he pressed even a little bit hard when writting, there might be a way to reveal the writing.
[21:42] <@BradGM> ((Aithorn said he saw marks))
[21:43] * @Edgerrin wqalks up to Suluvaine with some charcoal.
[21:43] * +Ulrich will investgate the boddy to determine cause of death while the others do what they do
[21:43] <@Edgerrin> "Rub it over the paper"
[21:44] * +Siluvaine takes the sheet underneath and moves back to her writing kit, looking over the sheet to see what she can do. She takes a bit of drying sand from her kit and gently blows it across the paper, trying to make it fill the indentations.
[21:44] <+Siluvaine> "Let me try this first."
[21:45] <@BradGM> Ulrich, you supposed the dart contains some poison; roll agility to remove it without getting someone your hand; as you're a barber-surgeon you can sue your tools as well, for no roll and no risk.
[21:45] * +Ulrich uses his tools to remove the dart
[21:46] * +Ulrich thinks "nasty way to go"
[21:46] <@Edgerrin> "Can you make it out Elf?"
[21:48] <@BradGM> Sulivaine, your methods takes a bit of pwoder, but it is less blunt than Edgerrin's solution. It appears Father Modrden was halfway into describing the icon, with teories on the dried paint, dwarven ornamentation, what said ornamentation could be hiding (and protecting!) under it, That the clothing indicates true Urbergoen syle, and it may well be modeled after a living Sigmar. He begins to thoerize where and how it was made where the entry cut in he middle of an unknown word.
[21:48] <@BradGM> Ulrich, if you got Poison use, you can try to ID it.
[21:48] <@BradGM> Or anyone else that is.
[21:49] <+Ulrich> (( i dont know poison, just how to cure the wild trotts))
[21:50] * +Siluvaine frowns. "He's describing the icon. So I'd guess they took it and the description so no one would know what it looked like exactly."
[21:51] <@BradGM> There is still a little dark goo on the tip of it. The wound also left a greyish goo on the skin.
[21:51] * +Siluvaine looks to see if she can see if its just a journal entry, or if its a letter directed to someone.
[21:51] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 59
[21:51] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 13 Success by 4 degrees!
[21:51] * +Ulrich packs away the dart safely to show the wathc commander later
[21:52] <@BradGM> It appears to be a log of sorts and not directed at anyone in perticular. As you look to see at the desk, you catch a glimpse of something magical out fo the corner of your eye. tuyrning to look, you see some magical residue on the dart Ulrich is packing away.
[21:52] * +Ulrich thinks the contacts at the guild may know what this poison is
[21:53] * +Siluvaine holds up her hand quickly. "Hold on, get that dart back out."
[21:53] * +Ulrich catchs Siluvaine lookign at the dart "wut? you want it?"
[21:53] <@BradGM> ((Aithorn, Alexi, Edgerinn, doing anythign else?))
[21:54] * @Edgerrin will continue to look around while the ohter therorize.
[21:54] * +Siluvaine leans over, studying the dart closely ,but without picking it up, attuning her senses to the aethyric.
[21:54] * +Aithorn will take a look at the inside of the door to see if it was forced
[21:54] <@BradGM> roll perception Aithron; Roll Academic (magic) -20 Siluvaine
[21:55] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[21:55] <@BradGM> Edgerri, roll perception/search as well
[21:55] <Diceling> Aithorn: 54 Failure by 2 degrees!
[21:55] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 14
[21:55] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 1 Success by 1 degree!
[21:55] <@Edgerrin> ((on a roll!!!!))
[21:55] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 20
[21:55] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 100 Failure by 8 degrees!
[21:55] <+Siluvaine> ((Fate!))
[21:55] <@BradGM> Aithorn, the door appears to not have been forced, but it hard to say with human enginerring.
[21:55] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 20
[21:55] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 25 Failure by 0 degrees!
[21:55] <+Ulrich> (LMAO)
[21:56] <+Ulrich> (a 1 AND a 100)
[21:56] <@BradGM> ((dammit! a 100 that got left behind..and do uset them now! it's only 2PM..))
[21:57] <+Ulrich> (good thing you fated that! may have pricked your finger with it!)
[21:57] <@BradGM> Edgerrin, you see the 3 close marks on the window frame, large cut-like marks, like dagger cuts.
[21:58] <@Edgerrin> ((does it appear someone tried to shove a dagger under the window/))
[21:58] <@BradGM> Siluvaine, you recognise the magical nature of the poison as containing warpstone, which is pure chaotic energy.
[21:58] * +Ulrich looks at siluvaine "can i put it away now?" rolling his eyes
[21:58] * @Edgerrin looks for wood shavings around the window.
[22:00] <@BradGM> ((hmm..yes and no Edgerrin; while they are on the longer frame, the window itself have no marks, and it appears the daggers were slipped sideways rather than flat, but that would not have been useful to jimmy the window, and would have left a mark..plus thw window appears not to have been forced at all.
[22:00] * +Aithorn goes over to Edgerrin, "A harpy? Perhaps?"
[22:01] <@BradGM> Aithron, roll another follwo trail -10
[22:01] * +Ulrich asks "whats a harpy?"
[22:01] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[22:01] <Diceling> Aithorn: 67 Failure by 4 degrees!
[22:01] * +Siluvaine shrugs. "There's something. Maybe I'll be able to tell when I get it back to a lab to check it out."
[22:01] * @Edgerrin scratches his head. 1"This is beyond me capibilities as a investigater"
[22:01] <@BradGM> ((geez, not even a full wizard, already talks of 'the lab'))
[22:02] <@BradGM> Aithorn, you simply can't seems to get what those marks could be...roll again, -10 again
[22:02] <+Aithorn> "Harpies look like young humans with wings and an incurable thirst for blood."
[22:02] * @Edgerrin to Aithorn. 1You think they be claws of some sort?"
[22:02] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 21
[22:02] <Diceling> Aithorn: 25 Failure by 0 degrees!
[22:03] <@BradGM> ((Hmm..))
[22:03] * +Ulrich says louder "Whats a blooming Harpy?"
[22:03] <@BradGM> ((Let's say that rol is after Edgerinn's idea, so full skill))
[22:03] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[22:03] <Diceling> Aithorn: 22 Success by 0 degrees!
[22:04] <+Siluvaine> ((brb, need to throw something on the stove or I'll eat my keyboard))
[22:05] * +Ulrich "is it likes a Beastyman?" they just kill with axes and swords, usually eats a bit or two as well, don't look nothing like that to me"
[22:05] * +Ulrich "this is all sneaky"
[22:05] <@BradGM> ((Oh man, that makes me think of the first part of the beastiary))
[22:05] <@BradGM> !dhroll 31
[22:05] <+Ulrich> (=D)
[22:05] <Diceling> BradGM: 89 Failure by 5 degrees!
[22:06] <@BradGM> ((just send the ifo to Aithron))
[22:06] <+Ulrich> (don't say that, makes me want to look at it!" :P
[22:06] <+Ulrich> ))
[22:07] <+Aithorn> "If we weren't on the second floor((adjust appropriately)) I would say that this could be some kind of rodent, but I've never hunted a rat that could climb like this. Or one that would attack a human and not eat it."
[22:08] <@BradGM> ((WEll, the first part is actually okay to watch; there's no stats, it's mostly the commoner's view, the scholar's view and in thier own words; to peasant Tom think Orcs are ABC, Professor Bill knows it's actually XYZ, and then Zug Zug the Orc tell it like it is))
[22:08] <@BradGM> ((Yeah, you,re about on the second floor))
[22:09] * +Ulrich "Rats are sneaky though, me pa had one or 5 in the barn, tried everything to catch em, buggers didn't fall for any of it once.
[22:09] <+Ulrich> "
[22:10] <@BradGM> ((yeah don'T think any of the 5 shot a dart and killed a man..))
[22:10] <+Aithorn> "Perhaps, but if a rat did leave this mark, then it was almost dwarf height. I've never heard of one that big even in Altdorf."
[22:11] <+Siluvaine> ((back, sorry)
[22:13] <+Alexi> "Hm. Ve should check mebbe to see if dere is a rat problem?"
[22:13] * +Siluvaine starts to make notes on the case. Potentially magical poinsoned dart, missing icon, letter taken to conceal details of the icon, scratches on the wood...possible giant rat or other creature.
[22:13] <+Siluvaine> "Maybe the locals have something that's unique to the city."
[22:13] <@BradGM> ((Ok, everyone save 200xp, we're turning this in the Middenheim Rat catching Company))
[22:13] <@BradGM> ((Small,but vicious dog all around!))
[22:14] <+Siluvaine> ((heh))
[22:14] <+Ulrich> ((thats a job i hope, ratmen in the city are vicious, actually they are vicious everythere!))
[22:14] <+Ulrich> ((hope its a joke too =P ))
[22:14] <@BradGM> ((well, there is a rat catcher job; thught patrolling in the sewer is a sewerjack and it does exists yes))
[22:15] * +Siluvaine makes a copy of the priest's note as well.
[22:15] <@BradGM> If you have nothing else you want to do in the room, what is your next move?
[22:15] <@Edgerrin> "I think we should check outside the window."
[22:16] * +Ulrich goes outside to look up at the window and the surrounding area below the window
[22:17] <@BradGM> The area outside of Father Morden's window is a back alley behind the Temple. while is it to the south, it is still well shaded by the houses and antiques shops near-by; you can even see a few small scattered puddles of water here and there; and it rained 2 days ago.
[22:17] <+Aithorn> "If Middenheim does have a rat problem or something that is unique to the city, then the Watch Captain is likely to know of it."
[22:18] <+Siluvaine> "You'd think so..."
[22:18] * +Ulrich looks for foot prints and such
[22:18] <@BradGM> Those going into the alley, can roll perception -20; Aithorn, you can roll follow trail instead at +0
[22:19] <+Ulrich> !dhroll 34
[22:19] <Diceling> Ulrich: 6 Success by 2 degrees!
[22:19] <+Alexi> !dhroll 11
[22:19] <Diceling> Alexi: 18 Failure by 0 degrees!
[22:19] <@BradGM> ((ok, who screwed up the dicebot again?))
[22:19] <@Edgerrin> !dhroll 4
[22:19] <Diceling> Edgerrin: 90 Failure by 8 degrees!
[22:19] <+Aithorn> !dhroll 31
[22:19] <Diceling> Aithorn: 44 Failure by 1 degree!
[22:20] * +Siluvaine stays inside making notes and a copy of the original journal entry.
[22:20] <+Ulrich> (i slapped it earlier)
[22:20] * +Ulrich likes slapping people and randomly picks Ulrich to slap.
[22:20] <+Ulrich> (lol)
[22:21] <@BradGM> Ulrich, you see some water splashes near a puddle..but doubling back, you seems too 'clean' to be jsut splashes. Aithron, looking at them you can see that it is the back paw of a rat; where he the size of a human child.
[22:22] <@BradGM> It still matches the sizes of the marks you saw at the window; if only those were front paw marks- if we keep the scale relefvent.
[22:22] * +Ulrich "err that be bigger than me pa's rats if thats a rat foot print..."
[22:23] * +Siluvaine looks around the room, studying it closely, attuning herself to the winds.
[22:23] <@BradGM> The winds are more of a religious kind within those walls.
[22:23] <@Edgerrin> "Rats squish nicely"
[22:23] <@BradGM> The trail, sadly, doens't last more than a meter before drying up.
[22:24] <+Aithorn> "A rat like this has never ventured into my clan's part of the forest before, if that is what it is."
[22:24] <+Alexi> "A rous?"
[22:24] * +Ulrich "thing must be as big a a large dog!"
[22:25] * +Ulrich "with magic poison darts" suddenly really wants to get out of tha dark allie
[22:25] <@BradGM> ((hahaha))
[22:26] <@BradGM> It is about 2-3 PM, you're just in a shady alley.
[22:26] <+Aithorn> ((Flame spurts? lightning sand? wuv, twu wuv))
[22:26] * +Ulrich fella's I think we did about as much good as we can here, lets go report to that commander with my name"
[22:27] <@BradGM> ((he's older, so you technically got his name))
[22:27] <+Ulrich> (( you got the flame spurts? I can treat that i think :D))
[22:28] <+Aithorn> "He should know about other strange events if there are any."
[22:28] <@BradGM> ((carrer; quack))
[22:28] * +Siluvaine dusts her parchment, making sure her notes and the copy of the letter are dry before she folds them up and packs away her writing kit. She gives the room another once over, as well as the body before she leaves.
[22:28] <@BradGM> ((back to the Watxch HQ?))
[22:29] <+Ulrich> (( dont forget your danty sand collection on the paper :P))
[22:29] <@BradGM> ((oh- and the temple Priest are asking if they can move/take the body yet))
[22:30] * +Siluvaine gives her permission.
[22:30] * +Ulrich nods "Be careful with the body, he was poisoned, don't want that on ya fingers do ya?"
[22:30] <+Aithorn> ((has anybody seen the movie Murder By Death?))
[22:31] <@BradGM> THe temple Priests takes over the body of Father Morden for his funeral.
[22:31] <@BradGM> ((no, but the title seems familiar))
[22:31] <+Siluvaine> ((yup))
[22:32] <@BradGM> With the scene studied and notes complied, you return to Commander Schuzmann at the Watch HQ
[22:33] * +Siluvaine flashes her write at the guards on duty and waits for the commander.
[22:35] <@BradGM> Commander Schutzmann shows up after a few moments "Yes, already withgood results I expect."
[22:35] <+Aithorn> "Good results for us? Or good results for Middenheim?"
[22:36] * +Siluvaine tilts her head and gets her notes out. "Well. That's." She shrugs.
[22:36] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Both, I am certain."
[22:36] <+Alexi> "Iz verra odd."
[22:36] <+Ulrich> (YA! my Mount and BladeWarband Diplomacy mod update works!))
[22:36] <@BradGM> Schutzmann reads your notes. He seems to stop and consider some parts of it before putting it down "Do you have the dart?"
[22:37] <+Ulrich> ?me "yup" carefully removes the dart "dont touch it, it is poisoned"
[22:37] <+Ulrich> (ARG!!)
[22:38] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Follow me then." *He takes you all toward the depot where the bored-cleck is stationned, talking to you as you walk. "I suppose you're are all familiar with Beastsmen that plague the forests?"
[22:38] * +Siluvaine follows, shrugging her shoulders.
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[22:38] <+Aithorn> "All too well."
[22:39] <+Alexi> "Dey are goot for fighting."
[22:39] <+Alexi> "But dey do not hef nize hats."
[22:40] <MordentHex> ((VPN cut out, trying to reestablish))
[22:41] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "The are old stories about beastsmen in the city too, half men, half rat that hides in the sewers. Officially, it's just a tale to scare children and guillible folk, but they are real; my own men faced them underground during the siege, and they are no mere Beastsmen; they have a cunning to them, it's not just animalistic rage, there is method in thier madne3ss."
[22:41] <MordentHex> ((kick Ulrich))
[22:41] * Ulrich was kicked by BradGM (Ulrich)
[22:42] * +Siluvaine considers this. "Well. This seems rather odd."
[22:42] * MordentHex (MordentHex@123.174.qzk.ss) Quit (Client Quit)
[22:43] <@BradGM> He tells the clerk to get the 'packet'. Moments later the man returns unmotivated as ever with a small box containing a folded piece of leather. inside, as the commander unwraps it, are three similar darts that you've pulled from father Morden's neck.
[22:44] * +Siluvaine frowns and studies the darts closely, studying their impact on the aethyric.
[22:44] <@BradGM> You can roll magic sense Siluvaine
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[22:45] <@BradGM> ((WB))
[22:45] <+Siluvaine> !dhroll 59
[22:45] * MordentHex is now known as Ulrich
[22:45] <Diceling> Siluvaine: 85 Failure by 2 degrees!
[22:45] <Ulrich> (thanks)
[22:45] <+Siluvaine> ((Bah. Out of fate))
[22:45] <Ulrich> (what happened)
[22:45] <@BradGM> ((I,ll seond you what you miseed))
[22:45] <+Alexi> "Dose look like de same kind uf dart. Vere did hty find dem?"
[22:45] <+Alexi> ((hty = hu))
[22:46] <+Aithorn> "You said they are in the city? Do they live here? Or do they sneak in from the wild like other beastmen?"
[22:46] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Those were taken from 3 bodies over the last week; unresolved cases, no immediate relations with the victims, they were not even in the same location of the city; Thought with Father Morden, this makes two in Freiburg."
[22:47] * Ulrich eyes glaze over a bit "beasties....."
[22:47] <+Alexi> "Who vere dde odder victims?"
[22:47] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Hard to say..the Dwarves and the old Teutogen Tribe mined Ulricsberg 2000 years ago; maybe they live in the mountain, maybe they're getting in, that's why we sealed off most tunnels and passageways inside the mountain during and after the siege."
[22:48] * +Siluvaine finds a place to sit down so she can add to her notes.
[22:49] * Ulrich leans agaisnt the wall and tries to deal with his post tramatic stress
[22:49] <+Siluvaine> "I'd like to take those darts to the magical guild to study them closer. I have to admit, when I first studied them I did not consider the idea of giant rats. I may be able to tell more."
[22:49] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "The first one was Hugo Schmit, nightwatchmen at the Collegium, 7 days ago. Second was Balor Heartfist, Doorman at the Dwarven Engineer's guild, 4 days ago. Third was some unknown man yesterday."
[22:50] <+Alexi> "Vos anyting taken from de furst two places?"
[22:50] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "I have already taken care of doing that, Siluvaine. It appears your knowledge of the magical arts is not lacking."
[22:51] * Ulrich "where was the unknown man"
[22:52] * +Siluvaine frowns. "There's something on the 4th dart, I'm sure I saw it. And..well, maybe there's a pattern."
[22:52] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Nothing was reported stolen. Schmit was found day in the morning along his patrol route, I believe his family got his body. The doorman was found by a watch patrol, his body was taken by the Guild. As for the unknown, we gave him away to the temple of Morr for disposal."
[22:52] <+Siluvaine> "If you were studying the item, you might go to a Collegium, and to the Dwarves since it was supposedly of dwarven manufacture?"
[22:53] <+Alexi> "Ya, but dey did not have dde item yet."
[22:54] <@Edgerrin> "wheres the engineeers guild commander?"
[22:55] * +Siluvaine shrugs. "Or it could be something else or random."
[22:55] <@BradGM> Cmdr S. "Close-by; down the road and to your right at the boulevard; you can't miss it."
[22:55] <@BradGM> ((it would be #36 on the map.))
[22:57] <@Edgerrin> ((thanks)
[22:57] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Never the less, it knew the icon was in Morden's possession, and struck rather quckly as well. If you are still capable, I can allow access to the files of those cases and you can see if you can deduce something of a bigger picture here."
[22:58] <+Aithorn> "A rat wouldn't cast a shadow unless there was no choice. Perhaps more is going on."
[23:00] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "I would recommend discretion; the people are still on edge after the siege, and having word of beastsmen right under our feet might make some minds go crazy hm?"
[23:01] * +Siluvaine nods. "Of course. We'll be..." She glances around at her companions. "Well, discreet is probably the wrong word."
[23:01] <@BradGM> ((Says the elven woman in the Nortic human city))
[23:01] <+Alexi> "Hy kin mek mit der sottle ven Hy needs to!"
[23:01] <@BradGM> ((Elven woman WIZARD))
[23:01] * @Edgerrin coughs
[23:02] <+Alexi> "Hy chust don't needs to verra much."
[23:02] <@BradGM> ((Alexi, I..haivng trouble reading those two lines..first time for everything..))
[23:02] <@BradGM> ((sottle?))
[23:03] <+Aithorn> ((subtle, i think))
[23:03] <@BradGM> ((ah ok, I got it now))
[23:03] <+Siluvaine> ((I kind can make with the subtle when I need to))
[23:03] <@BradGM> ((wasn't sure it was shadow or that))
[23:03] <+Alexi> (yep!)
[23:04] <@BradGM> Cmdr Schutzmann gets the clerk to get you the reports detailing the 3 previous murders.
[23:04] <@Edgerrin> ((EDdie has no idea what the word means. come find him when you need him to use his intimidate skill))
[23:04] <+Siluvaine> "And since we're solving more than one murder..."
[23:04] <@BradGM> ((or his drinking arm))
[23:05] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "Results First. Payment second."
[23:05] <@BradGM> ((Switch to merc))
[23:05] * Ulrich looks at the elf and rolles eyes..
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[23:06] <+Siluvaine> ((I win!))
[23:06] <@BradGM> ((WITCH!!))
[23:06] * +Siluvaine shrugs again and waits for the reports.
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[23:07] <@BradGM> The cleck uncememonially brings you the reports.
[23:07] <@Edgerrin> "Sumbody read me da report about the Dwarf"
[23:07] <MordentHex> (one of those days)
[23:07] * Edgerrin sets mode: +v MordentHex
[23:07] <+Alexi> "Dey kent chust be vanting to mek panic. If dot ver de case, dere vould be more deaths...but dere ver no thefts...mebbe dey saw someting?"
[23:08] <+Siluvaine> "If they've managed to keep themselves as rumors so far, then that makes sense. Kill people who see you accidentally."
[23:09] * +Alexi nods
[23:09] <+Alexi> "So..vot could dey hef seen?"
[23:09] * MordentHex is now known as Ulrich
[23:09] <+Siluvaine> "One of these creatures moving through the city?"
[23:09] * +Ulrich "rats are sneaky"
[23:09] <@BradGM> The Dwarf was the doorman at the Dwarven Engineer's guild. He also doubles as a Watchman. He was found in front of the Guild, past 1 AM, 5 days ago. He was sitting, leaning on the guild's outside walls with a dart in his neck. No other sign of violence.
[23:10] * +Ulrich "they don't like being out in the open either.."
[23:10] <@Edgerrin> "Nuthin' takinng?"
[23:10] <+Alexi> "Vait...hyu said rats like to lif underground, ya?"
[23:10] <@BradGM> He had a axe, but it was still at his belt when he was discovered.
[23:10] * +Ulrich " ya, they dig holes and stuff, poop all over the place though"
[23:11] <@BradGM> ((and eat all my goddamn grain!))
[23:11] <+Alexi> "Hy betcha der are sewer holes near each spot, ya?"
[23:11] <+Ulrich> (that too)
[23:11] <@BradGM> ((cue peasant mob with pitchforks and torches))
[23:11] * @Edgerrin looks at Alexi 1"Tunnels?"
[23:12] <+Alexi> "Dey saw vun of de ratties comink or goink from de sewers, und dot vus vy dey ver killed, hy bet."
[23:12] <+Ulrich> "sewer would be idea for em to hide, the smell wouldn't put em off a bit, may even find a few things to munch on a bit to boot"
[23:12] <@Edgerrin> ((Is the commander still around?))
[23:12] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "This can be an waay to investigate yes; unfortunately, for matters of security, I cannot share the maps of the underground or the sewers to those non-privy of such secrets."
[23:12] <@BradGM> ((yes))
[23:13] <@Edgerrin> "Are there entrances to the seweres close to the murder sites?"
[23:13] * +Ulrich "pray tell how could we get clearance for those "secrets"
[23:13] <@Edgerrin> ((We need to find a professional rat catcher with knowledge of the sewers))
[23:14] <+Siluvaine> "The guard's axe was still in his belt. I think if you saw a giant rat you'd get your axe out quick, so maybe he didn't see the rat, it just needed to get past him for some odd reason?"
[23:14] <+Alexi> "Or mebbe de rattie reacted faster."
[23:15] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "I cannot answer this, I do not know every sewer entrance, but it is a distinct possibility; as for getting your hands on those secrets, that would only require my Position, the Graf's or any other of the middenmarshall!"
[23:16] <@BradGM> Schutzmann seems quite adamant about not sharing the maps of the uderground/sewers systems with you.
[23:16] <@Edgerrin> "Well maybe we should check around each site including the temple again and see if we can find the h oles they came out of"
[23:16] <+Ulrich> "maybe we can just hire us a swerjack, no need to know and have another hand to fight"
[23:17] <+Aithorn> "If you want to hunt something, eyes are always best. Commander, can you point out where the murders took place on a map?"
[23:17] <@BradGM> CmdrS. "If you'd require some help going inot the sewers, I can spare a few sewerjacks when need be."
[23:17] <+Ulrich> "or to lead us out if things get to dodgy"
[23:17] * +Siluvaine sighs at the idea of actually having to go into the sewers.
[23:17] <+Ulrich> 'that would be very gracious of you captain"
[23:18] <@BradGM> The Commander points to you the murders; one at the Collegium (#32), the Dwarven Engineer's guild (#36) and in an alley in the AltQuartier, in the section that is not condemned to be destroyed (around #16)
[23:18] <@BradGM> **
[23:18] <@Edgerrin> ((think of it this way Siluvaine, you wont be able to smell the dwarf dowen there))
[23:19] * +Ulrich says "Either way, lets track down whatever did this and put the fatherless whore son down for killing a good priest of sigmar"
[23:19] <@BradGM> ((Mind if we close it here guys? if you got finals words and all, go for it;))
[23:20] <+Alexi> ((hokay))
[23:20] <+Aithorn> ((good plan))
[23:20] <@Edgerrin> no prob
[23:20] <+Ulrich> "if its not a rat or beasty we should give em over the the Sigmar temple, teach em a leason on killing the faithful!"
[23:21] <+Siluvaine> "I'm sure the commander has a few ideas himself."
[23:21] <@BradGM> +++++++End of Session+++++++