Velmont
First Post
"Hmmmm... not exactly what I thought, but it makes the lead even more serious. Today we had a little conversation with Priska. He is the beggar you've seen wandering around the Inn in the last days. For a nice amount of money, I got his attention and cooperation.
You remember Philmar et Oscar, the two men you tried to follow?" asks Rinaldo to Mordik. Not waiting for his answer, he continues "Well, those two men was on there way to a small house in the jungle to meet Basmar. They meet him regularly. The often meet with another person. That last person vary from time to time, but they all are rich people. The rich man meet Oscar and Philmar here. At night, he follow them to the forest.
Let presume that Basmar and the two men are some dagger to hire. Ready to complete any task for the good amount of money. One customer come here and ask them to kill the amiral. The rich men contact Philmar and Oscar here and ask to meet the person in charge to negotiate the contract. The two men lead the rich to the Basmar in an isolated place, south of here. A contract is put on the amiral and then the rich men leave. One of the three leave the place and go to complete the contract, with success.
Basmar, being the one who negotiate the contract, have the money. That would explain why he had so much gold on him. But what about the three clues we had? Here my suggestions. The red button was planted there so it lead us on a false track. They wanted to put the blame on Abraham. After all, it was so easy to find it that our employeer had found it before we even start our search. The golden string might be planted there too. Something more difficult to find. They guess that someone would investigate, they suppose the investigator would not be foul easily. By planting the second clue, it would lead the investigator to think it would be Wilbur. Needing more effort, that would make it more creditable.
But I've surprise Wilbur tonight. I know his secret. He is in love with Holga. Someone who work at the castle. They might have overheard me while I was approaching, but I don't think they have played the comedy while I was eavesdropping. I think they just ignore the sound I made, considereing it among the noral sound of the night. Why you want to hide something, even love, you can start to amplify your fear and have hallucination. But let go back to our business.
Now, we also found the ape hair. At first, I tought it might be a lead to the Prince. But it looks like that an Ape is one animal he is still searching. That would make it unlikely. But Ape can be found in the region, more precisely, in the jungle, to the south. It is in the same direction than the meeting place for Basmar and his customers. The ape hair could have fallen on someone who meet overthere and then it fall on the ground during the assassination. If I am right, I think that Basmar, Oscar and Philmar are all just pawn on a chess game. They must be member of a larger organization that lead customers here for a bit more privacy then let's say, the capital. Not an unusual way to give contracts.
But that story ring to my ears like a song with false notes. I can't explain another Priska told to us. He told us that strange noise come from Phillip's palace. Noise that Eanos, Ashnar and me also heard. He spokes of strange flying creature, hairy and human like that can be seen around it.
The second thing I can't explain is Arness, the mayor. She has been as poor as Priska at one time. She then find a way to earn her life. She was a maid for the prince. But Prince Phillip was impress by her, the story don't tell how, but now she is mayor. When she entered that function, the crown that came with it was a dull one. Now it is a nice crafted one with valuable gem...
There is many dark about that place, and I suppose not all related to our ase, but I still have doubt. What are those traps that Priska didn't knew about? What are those creatures? How a poor made become a rich mayor?"
Rinaldo stay silent for a moment staring in the darkness of a corner of the room. At a moment, something seems to ligthen Rinaldo traits. "Basmar and Arness! That's it. That would make a lot more sense. Eanos, you remember Priska. He wondered too about the origin of the money. How did he told it... yeah!" Rinaldo sudenly change his appearance into Priska and start to imitate the beggar. "Where does her money come from? From Phillip? From Basmar? From devils?". He change back to himself. "He knew something more. Why would he has suggested Basmar? There must be a link between Basmar and Arness. That would explain how she had become rich. And if you want to place a cell of a crime organization in a small town where news and gossips travel as fast as the wind, you need to have contact and influence. You need to have some control over the city. And so, you need to have someone in authority. She must have been put there by some guild.
But how could the guild have done that... maybe... maybe... there was no mayor under Phillip's father reign on this town. He leaves the power to Arness because he is too concentrated on his animals." continue Rinaldo, obviously hard thinking while he speak "Let suppose that his passion has lead our Prince too far. He could have made some deal with the guild, or be blackmailed by them, forcing him to create the mayor post and leave the power in Arness hands... but still, you don't put anyone in power... or should I say, in control. She might not be the true head, but only the second in charge or the puppet. Better sacrifice the head and put a new one, you want to keep the heart. And that heart must be the new friend of Arness. Tellish. Tellish is a friend of Arness. She meet him when she left the town for some year to study at some wizard academy, but Tellish is no wizard... could the organization behind that be the wizard academy? It would be interesting to know what was the rlation between the academy and the amiral."
It is only at that time that Rinaldo woke up from his world and started to scan around at there reaction... or if they had fallen asleep because he speak too much.
OOC: Damn... took me over two hour to write down that message, always going back on my supposition... that is the one that satisfy me the most, but still, something wrong :\
You remember Philmar et Oscar, the two men you tried to follow?" asks Rinaldo to Mordik. Not waiting for his answer, he continues "Well, those two men was on there way to a small house in the jungle to meet Basmar. They meet him regularly. The often meet with another person. That last person vary from time to time, but they all are rich people. The rich man meet Oscar and Philmar here. At night, he follow them to the forest.
Let presume that Basmar and the two men are some dagger to hire. Ready to complete any task for the good amount of money. One customer come here and ask them to kill the amiral. The rich men contact Philmar and Oscar here and ask to meet the person in charge to negotiate the contract. The two men lead the rich to the Basmar in an isolated place, south of here. A contract is put on the amiral and then the rich men leave. One of the three leave the place and go to complete the contract, with success.
Basmar, being the one who negotiate the contract, have the money. That would explain why he had so much gold on him. But what about the three clues we had? Here my suggestions. The red button was planted there so it lead us on a false track. They wanted to put the blame on Abraham. After all, it was so easy to find it that our employeer had found it before we even start our search. The golden string might be planted there too. Something more difficult to find. They guess that someone would investigate, they suppose the investigator would not be foul easily. By planting the second clue, it would lead the investigator to think it would be Wilbur. Needing more effort, that would make it more creditable.
But I've surprise Wilbur tonight. I know his secret. He is in love with Holga. Someone who work at the castle. They might have overheard me while I was approaching, but I don't think they have played the comedy while I was eavesdropping. I think they just ignore the sound I made, considereing it among the noral sound of the night. Why you want to hide something, even love, you can start to amplify your fear and have hallucination. But let go back to our business.
Now, we also found the ape hair. At first, I tought it might be a lead to the Prince. But it looks like that an Ape is one animal he is still searching. That would make it unlikely. But Ape can be found in the region, more precisely, in the jungle, to the south. It is in the same direction than the meeting place for Basmar and his customers. The ape hair could have fallen on someone who meet overthere and then it fall on the ground during the assassination. If I am right, I think that Basmar, Oscar and Philmar are all just pawn on a chess game. They must be member of a larger organization that lead customers here for a bit more privacy then let's say, the capital. Not an unusual way to give contracts.
But that story ring to my ears like a song with false notes. I can't explain another Priska told to us. He told us that strange noise come from Phillip's palace. Noise that Eanos, Ashnar and me also heard. He spokes of strange flying creature, hairy and human like that can be seen around it.
The second thing I can't explain is Arness, the mayor. She has been as poor as Priska at one time. She then find a way to earn her life. She was a maid for the prince. But Prince Phillip was impress by her, the story don't tell how, but now she is mayor. When she entered that function, the crown that came with it was a dull one. Now it is a nice crafted one with valuable gem...
There is many dark about that place, and I suppose not all related to our ase, but I still have doubt. What are those traps that Priska didn't knew about? What are those creatures? How a poor made become a rich mayor?"
Rinaldo stay silent for a moment staring in the darkness of a corner of the room. At a moment, something seems to ligthen Rinaldo traits. "Basmar and Arness! That's it. That would make a lot more sense. Eanos, you remember Priska. He wondered too about the origin of the money. How did he told it... yeah!" Rinaldo sudenly change his appearance into Priska and start to imitate the beggar. "Where does her money come from? From Phillip? From Basmar? From devils?". He change back to himself. "He knew something more. Why would he has suggested Basmar? There must be a link between Basmar and Arness. That would explain how she had become rich. And if you want to place a cell of a crime organization in a small town where news and gossips travel as fast as the wind, you need to have contact and influence. You need to have some control over the city. And so, you need to have someone in authority. She must have been put there by some guild.
But how could the guild have done that... maybe... maybe... there was no mayor under Phillip's father reign on this town. He leaves the power to Arness because he is too concentrated on his animals." continue Rinaldo, obviously hard thinking while he speak "Let suppose that his passion has lead our Prince too far. He could have made some deal with the guild, or be blackmailed by them, forcing him to create the mayor post and leave the power in Arness hands... but still, you don't put anyone in power... or should I say, in control. She might not be the true head, but only the second in charge or the puppet. Better sacrifice the head and put a new one, you want to keep the heart. And that heart must be the new friend of Arness. Tellish. Tellish is a friend of Arness. She meet him when she left the town for some year to study at some wizard academy, but Tellish is no wizard... could the organization behind that be the wizard academy? It would be interesting to know what was the rlation between the academy and the amiral."
It is only at that time that Rinaldo woke up from his world and started to scan around at there reaction... or if they had fallen asleep because he speak too much.
OOC: Damn... took me over two hour to write down that message, always going back on my supposition... that is the one that satisfy me the most, but still, something wrong :\
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