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<blockquote data-quote="Leif" data-source="post: 3659480" data-attributes="member: 48762"><p><strong>and Angus is on:</strong></p><p></p><p>Angus is just about the stoutest, heaviest-built Wood Elf you have ever seen, standing four feet, ten inches tall, and by your expert constable's estimation about 140 pounds, apparently all muscle. Flipping open a note pad Angus begins in a strong confident non-nonsense voice. <span style="color: Blue">"On July 18th one Krado Lyman, Mapmaker, made a report of unusual activity in the vicinity of his shop. He stated that he had seen an orc looking in his window the previous evening while he was working late. He managed to slip out the back door of his shop and thought little of it, but the morning of the 18th when he was going out to fill a bird feeder in his backyard he noticed that someone had trampled his garden near the kitchen window. Some squash and eggplant had been destroyed. A constable was dispatched to the Lyman residence on the afternoon of the 18th and reported that it definitely appeared that someone had climbed the fence into the yard and looked in the windows for some period of time such that several plants near the window were destroyed. It was noted in the constable's report that the tracks 'could have come from an Orc.' A search of the area revealed no current Orcish presence near the house or the shop. Mr. Lyman was told that increased patrols would be scheduled for the area." He flips a page on the little notebook and continues with hardly a pause. "Based on a review of the schedule increased patrolling was done in the vicinity of the shop and the Lyman residence for 3 days, especially in the evening." </span>He shrugs, <span style="color: Blue"> "given that no additional Orc activity was noted by the increased patrols and that the loss of property, squash and eggplant, was less than one gold piece in value, the file was closed on July 22nd. On July 27th Krado Lyman returned to the Magistrate's office to say that Mrs. Lyman had heard suspicious noises and that her kitchen door was rattled at dusk on the 26th. It was locked and barred as the Lyman's were taking extra precautions. Based on this additional report patrols were once again increased in the area. Constables O'Malley and Hoolihan reported seeing a suspicious-looking character on the roof of the building containing Mr. Lyman's shop on the evening of the 29th. Unfortunately, the fellow got away before he could be questioned. The next night, the 30th a fire broke out in a bookstore a few blocks from the Lyman residence at approximately 1:00 am. All constables in the area responded to the fire which threatened several neighboring buildings. When the constables returned to their stations some hours later a screaming Mrs. Lyman was found running down the street in a pink floral night dress and fuzzy slippers. She said that her husband was in danger and that Orcs had attacked their home. Officers responded immediately and in force." </span> Angus flips another page. <span style="color: Blue"> "Constables found a rear window broken and a small amount of blood on the floor in the dining room. Signs of a struggle were found including overturned furniture and a dropped sword that Mrs. Lyman identified as her husbands. She noted that he had gone downstairs to investigate a 'suspicious noise'. She heard shouts and the sounds of a struggle, she fled the house and sought the officers. They were able to follow a trail of fresh blood leading toward the 3rd, but soon it faded. The officers on the scene reported that the trail suggested a likely destination of the 'Dammit Wall'. </span> He flips the notebook closed and looks up at you. <span style="color: Blue"> "Subsequent investigations of Mr. Lyman's shop and residence have yielded no further clues. To date no ransom demand has been forthcoming. Mrs. Lyman has been very concerned about her husband and visits the office daily to inquire as to our progress." </span> The more observant among you note a grimace and shudder from the rotund magistrate Festus. Angus continues, <span style="color: Blue"> "Mrs. Lyman reports that their family is not wealthy and that she is aware of no enemies that they might have. She did note that Mr. Lyman is occasionally away from home for 'business', but was never really clear on what this 'business' entailed other than mapping." </span> Turning to his trusty notebook once more he adds, <span style="color: Blue"> "The fire near the Lyman residence was ruled an arson by subsequent investigators. An empty oil cask that had been removed from a lamp filler's wagon was found behind the book store. The cask had been full at the time it was taken between 10 and 11 pm." </span> Again he looks up, <span style="color: Blue"> "We are fairly certain that Mr. Lyman and his alledgedly Orcish abductors are not still in the 2nd Ward." </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leif, post: 3659480, member: 48762"] [b]and Angus is on:[/b] Angus is just about the stoutest, heaviest-built Wood Elf you have ever seen, standing four feet, ten inches tall, and by your expert constable's estimation about 140 pounds, apparently all muscle. Flipping open a note pad Angus begins in a strong confident non-nonsense voice. [COLOR=Blue]"On July 18th one Krado Lyman, Mapmaker, made a report of unusual activity in the vicinity of his shop. He stated that he had seen an orc looking in his window the previous evening while he was working late. He managed to slip out the back door of his shop and thought little of it, but the morning of the 18th when he was going out to fill a bird feeder in his backyard he noticed that someone had trampled his garden near the kitchen window. Some squash and eggplant had been destroyed. A constable was dispatched to the Lyman residence on the afternoon of the 18th and reported that it definitely appeared that someone had climbed the fence into the yard and looked in the windows for some period of time such that several plants near the window were destroyed. It was noted in the constable's report that the tracks 'could have come from an Orc.' A search of the area revealed no current Orcish presence near the house or the shop. Mr. Lyman was told that increased patrols would be scheduled for the area." He flips a page on the little notebook and continues with hardly a pause. "Based on a review of the schedule increased patrolling was done in the vicinity of the shop and the Lyman residence for 3 days, especially in the evening." [/COLOR]He shrugs, [COLOR=Blue] "given that no additional Orc activity was noted by the increased patrols and that the loss of property, squash and eggplant, was less than one gold piece in value, the file was closed on July 22nd. On July 27th Krado Lyman returned to the Magistrate's office to say that Mrs. Lyman had heard suspicious noises and that her kitchen door was rattled at dusk on the 26th. It was locked and barred as the Lyman's were taking extra precautions. Based on this additional report patrols were once again increased in the area. Constables O'Malley and Hoolihan reported seeing a suspicious-looking character on the roof of the building containing Mr. Lyman's shop on the evening of the 29th. Unfortunately, the fellow got away before he could be questioned. The next night, the 30th a fire broke out in a bookstore a few blocks from the Lyman residence at approximately 1:00 am. All constables in the area responded to the fire which threatened several neighboring buildings. When the constables returned to their stations some hours later a screaming Mrs. Lyman was found running down the street in a pink floral night dress and fuzzy slippers. She said that her husband was in danger and that Orcs had attacked their home. Officers responded immediately and in force." [/color] Angus flips another page. [COLOR=Blue] "Constables found a rear window broken and a small amount of blood on the floor in the dining room. Signs of a struggle were found including overturned furniture and a dropped sword that Mrs. Lyman identified as her husbands. She noted that he had gone downstairs to investigate a 'suspicious noise'. She heard shouts and the sounds of a struggle, she fled the house and sought the officers. They were able to follow a trail of fresh blood leading toward the 3rd, but soon it faded. The officers on the scene reported that the trail suggested a likely destination of the 'Dammit Wall'. [/COLOR] He flips the notebook closed and looks up at you. [COLOR=Blue] "Subsequent investigations of Mr. Lyman's shop and residence have yielded no further clues. To date no ransom demand has been forthcoming. Mrs. Lyman has been very concerned about her husband and visits the office daily to inquire as to our progress." [/COLOR] The more observant among you note a grimace and shudder from the rotund magistrate Festus. Angus continues, [COLOR=Blue] "Mrs. Lyman reports that their family is not wealthy and that she is aware of no enemies that they might have. She did note that Mr. Lyman is occasionally away from home for 'business', but was never really clear on what this 'business' entailed other than mapping." [/COLOR] Turning to his trusty notebook once more he adds, [COLOR=Blue] "The fire near the Lyman residence was ruled an arson by subsequent investigators. An empty oil cask that had been removed from a lamp filler's wagon was found behind the book store. The cask had been full at the time it was taken between 10 and 11 pm." [/COLOR] Again he looks up, [COLOR=Blue] "We are fairly certain that Mr. Lyman and his alledgedly Orcish abductors are not still in the 2nd Ward." [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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