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<blockquote data-quote="Sic_Pixie" data-source="post: 5826138" data-attributes="member: 52403"><p><strong>Enter Lepidstadt</strong></p><p></p><p>The journey is uneventful as Lepidstadt is only a few more miles and they make it there just as it is getting dark; bidding the kin a prosperous visit they part ways at the gate. They find an inn close to the University called the scholars rest which looks to be cheap so Sayuri finds a room there while Grembor and Kat take the book onto Judge Embreth Daramid to receive their reward.</p><p></p><p>Judge Daramid lives in a fine townhouse surrounded by art in the centre of Lepidstadt; Judge Daramid invites the PCs into her home when they arrive. She is in her sixties, with gray hair pulled back tightly into a bun and icy blue eyes. She is a stern, no-nonsense woman who appears to be all business. She indicates that extra glasses should be brought in and gestures to the chairs opposite her for them to sit in. Taking the proffered book and unlocks it with a key around her neck and then leaves through the expensive looking tome; heaving a sigh of relief as she removes several folded pieces of paper from the tome and slips them into her pocket; scanning the rest of the book for missing pages and damage she smiles at the pair. You have both done well as always; were there any problems with this trip? Grembor details the journey with meeting Hursk and Sayuri and the voyage back with the book; Embreth nods throughout taking all the details in and asking pointed questions. Finally she reaches into a small box on a table beside her removing two small pouches which she passes to the pair. “Thank you for your assistance in this matter; there is the books that are required to be delivered to Dr Crowl at the University prior to payment pending to Sayuri. They have had some trouble there recently and the poor man is missing an artefact; tis a very sad affair. However I am thinking you two can assist in this matter and Sayuri too if your willing admit her to our circle?” Both Grembor and Kat nod as they have found her an amicable companion.</p><p></p><p>Judge Embreth looks piercingly at the pair before continuing; there is a delicate matter that has come about while you were absent. “The Beast of Lepidstadt has been captured in the performance of a crime; this beast will be tried by law and probably executed for its crimes.” Judge Daramid explains that she believes there is a cancer in Lepidstadt, a darkness lurking behind the shadow of a scapegoat. “For many years the people of Lepidstadt have laid all their ills at the door of a creature known as the</p><p>Beast of Lepidstadt—murders, thefts, and terror have all been attributed to the Beast,” but Judge Daramid knows that many stories are exaggerations or simply untrue. She also knows that some people have different stories to tell about the creature—about its kindness and humanity, of how it has rescued loved ones or helped those in distress. Now that the time has arrived for such kindness to be repaid, however, no one dares to step forward and challenge the Beast’s reputation.</p><p></p><p>As a judge, Daramid has a keen sense of justice, and she fears the Beast will not receive a fair trial. The people of Lepidstadt have blamed the Beast for too much and for too long, and they want it to pay for its crimes, whether those crimes are real or imagined. In addition, the judge has some concerns about the crime for which the Beast was finally apprehended—the break-in and theft at Lepidstadt University. She is also convinced that the Beast’s capture at the university was not all it appeared to be, for why would a creature that is intelligent knowingly enter the university, where it was certain to be trapped? However, to publicly announce her suspicions could put her at great risk, both professionally and politically. As one of the three justices presiding over the Beast’s trial, she is unable to openly intervene, other than insisting that the Beast be properly defended in court.</p><p></p><p>What Judge Daramid really needs is a group of people without local bias to uncover the real truth about the Beast and its alleged crimes. The Beast’s legally appointed</p><p>Advocate, a barrister named Gustav Kaple, is hopelessly over his head and needs help—ideally someone to gather evidence about the Beast’s alleged crimes and stand up in court to be questioned by the prosecution. Such speakers must have bravery in spades and silver tongues to match, to ensure that if there is more to the Beast’s story, justice will be done. If the Beast is indeed guilty, then Daramid can rest easier at night knowing that she gave it a fair trial. </p><p></p><p>Daramid offers 100 platinum pieces each if they investigate the Beast of Lepidstadt on her behalf while expressly keeping her out of the equation, as any hint of collaboration in their investigations would put her legal objectivity into question. She tells the PCs that she will deny any involvement in the matter if pressed, but that if they do get to the bottom of the matter, she will be very grateful indeed.</p><p></p><p>Both Grembor and Kat agree and wish to speak to Sayuri who they left in the inn as they are sure she would be interested in the offer. They make their excuses and leave walking the sort distance back towards the university and the Scholars Rest; upon entering they notice Sayuri sitting alone eating some kind of pie while many of the students admire her from a distance. It seems Sayuri is staying in an inn that caters to the somewhat rowdy student population of the city; several of them are looking on jealously as the two newcomers slide into seats at the table without being scathed by her tongue as they were. Grembor and Kat put forward the Judges proposition in hushed tones and Sayuri agrees to assist in the investigations. </p><p></p><p>They sit for a while listening in on the various conversations around the inn; the students are all very vocal about the most current of events which is the upcoming trial of the Beast of Lepidstadt. They do find out several opinions while they listen in ranging from “Burn the Beast” to “Yes, I’ve heard stories that the Beast has done some kind things too, but it’s plagued Lepidstadt for far too long. Even if it did do those things, that’s just proof that the creature is mad and deserves to be burned!” So all in all the public are all for killing the Beast without even the benefit of a Trial. This does not bode well if the Beast is found innocent. …</p><p></p><p>They head to bed soon after to be up nice and early the next day as Grembor and Kat both took rooms at the cheap but rowdy Scholars Rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sic_Pixie, post: 5826138, member: 52403"] [b]Enter Lepidstadt[/b] The journey is uneventful as Lepidstadt is only a few more miles and they make it there just as it is getting dark; bidding the kin a prosperous visit they part ways at the gate. They find an inn close to the University called the scholars rest which looks to be cheap so Sayuri finds a room there while Grembor and Kat take the book onto Judge Embreth Daramid to receive their reward. Judge Daramid lives in a fine townhouse surrounded by art in the centre of Lepidstadt; Judge Daramid invites the PCs into her home when they arrive. She is in her sixties, with gray hair pulled back tightly into a bun and icy blue eyes. She is a stern, no-nonsense woman who appears to be all business. She indicates that extra glasses should be brought in and gestures to the chairs opposite her for them to sit in. Taking the proffered book and unlocks it with a key around her neck and then leaves through the expensive looking tome; heaving a sigh of relief as she removes several folded pieces of paper from the tome and slips them into her pocket; scanning the rest of the book for missing pages and damage she smiles at the pair. You have both done well as always; were there any problems with this trip? Grembor details the journey with meeting Hursk and Sayuri and the voyage back with the book; Embreth nods throughout taking all the details in and asking pointed questions. Finally she reaches into a small box on a table beside her removing two small pouches which she passes to the pair. “Thank you for your assistance in this matter; there is the books that are required to be delivered to Dr Crowl at the University prior to payment pending to Sayuri. They have had some trouble there recently and the poor man is missing an artefact; tis a very sad affair. However I am thinking you two can assist in this matter and Sayuri too if your willing admit her to our circle?” Both Grembor and Kat nod as they have found her an amicable companion. Judge Embreth looks piercingly at the pair before continuing; there is a delicate matter that has come about while you were absent. “The Beast of Lepidstadt has been captured in the performance of a crime; this beast will be tried by law and probably executed for its crimes.” Judge Daramid explains that she believes there is a cancer in Lepidstadt, a darkness lurking behind the shadow of a scapegoat. “For many years the people of Lepidstadt have laid all their ills at the door of a creature known as the Beast of Lepidstadt—murders, thefts, and terror have all been attributed to the Beast,” but Judge Daramid knows that many stories are exaggerations or simply untrue. She also knows that some people have different stories to tell about the creature—about its kindness and humanity, of how it has rescued loved ones or helped those in distress. Now that the time has arrived for such kindness to be repaid, however, no one dares to step forward and challenge the Beast’s reputation. As a judge, Daramid has a keen sense of justice, and she fears the Beast will not receive a fair trial. The people of Lepidstadt have blamed the Beast for too much and for too long, and they want it to pay for its crimes, whether those crimes are real or imagined. In addition, the judge has some concerns about the crime for which the Beast was finally apprehended—the break-in and theft at Lepidstadt University. She is also convinced that the Beast’s capture at the university was not all it appeared to be, for why would a creature that is intelligent knowingly enter the university, where it was certain to be trapped? However, to publicly announce her suspicions could put her at great risk, both professionally and politically. As one of the three justices presiding over the Beast’s trial, she is unable to openly intervene, other than insisting that the Beast be properly defended in court. What Judge Daramid really needs is a group of people without local bias to uncover the real truth about the Beast and its alleged crimes. The Beast’s legally appointed Advocate, a barrister named Gustav Kaple, is hopelessly over his head and needs help—ideally someone to gather evidence about the Beast’s alleged crimes and stand up in court to be questioned by the prosecution. Such speakers must have bravery in spades and silver tongues to match, to ensure that if there is more to the Beast’s story, justice will be done. If the Beast is indeed guilty, then Daramid can rest easier at night knowing that she gave it a fair trial. Daramid offers 100 platinum pieces each if they investigate the Beast of Lepidstadt on her behalf while expressly keeping her out of the equation, as any hint of collaboration in their investigations would put her legal objectivity into question. She tells the PCs that she will deny any involvement in the matter if pressed, but that if they do get to the bottom of the matter, she will be very grateful indeed. Both Grembor and Kat agree and wish to speak to Sayuri who they left in the inn as they are sure she would be interested in the offer. They make their excuses and leave walking the sort distance back towards the university and the Scholars Rest; upon entering they notice Sayuri sitting alone eating some kind of pie while many of the students admire her from a distance. It seems Sayuri is staying in an inn that caters to the somewhat rowdy student population of the city; several of them are looking on jealously as the two newcomers slide into seats at the table without being scathed by her tongue as they were. Grembor and Kat put forward the Judges proposition in hushed tones and Sayuri agrees to assist in the investigations. They sit for a while listening in on the various conversations around the inn; the students are all very vocal about the most current of events which is the upcoming trial of the Beast of Lepidstadt. They do find out several opinions while they listen in ranging from “Burn the Beast” to “Yes, I’ve heard stories that the Beast has done some kind things too, but it’s plagued Lepidstadt for far too long. Even if it did do those things, that’s just proof that the creature is mad and deserves to be burned!” So all in all the public are all for killing the Beast without even the benefit of a Trial. This does not bode well if the Beast is found innocent. … They head to bed soon after to be up nice and early the next day as Grembor and Kat both took rooms at the cheap but rowdy Scholars Rest. [/QUOTE]
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