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<blockquote data-quote="MetaVoid" data-source="post: 8362119" data-attributes="member: 87106"><p>The dawn came, such as it was in this dreary place. And Ozzar found himself once again propped against the wall of the tavern, not even legendary fortitude of the dwarves strong enough to fight against all the liquor he drank. He needed to get home and clean up before the duty roster starts.</p><p></p><p>But what was the point? Driving the coach for the dead, only occasionally doing anything more important than heaving the bodies onto the pile, occasionally making sure that those bodies stay dead by judicious appliance of axes...but no one even investigated these deaths seriously. After all, those were only a Cog drunkards and no-goods.</p><p></p><p>After all the stink and work, he needed strong drinks.</p><p>Ozzar wasn't blind to the first signs of overindulging. Sagging muscle on his arm. Belly flopping more than just wiggling as he swings around. The eyes going yellow. He needed something to take him off the work he was currently doing. It started great with pamphlets given around the guard. <em>"Join the investigators of House Kundarak! Experience the thrill of the hunt for the killers. Resolve mysteries..."</em> Bah!</p><p></p><p>All of that was true to a point. But without the dragonmark, he will never be anything, but muscle in the House. True, he received training in the investigation techniques...but he lacked focus and attention to details to truly shine. He was more of a plodding guard. He will stare down the muggers, throw himself (or better yet, his shield or weapon) in front of the arrow or a weapon meant for someone he guarded. He will get the clues, analyse them and follow up on them. But he will rarely make the leap to a conclusion, everything needs to be built up nicely from the ground up.</p><p></p><p>In practice, if you beat up enough bad guys, someone always said something that lead you to the next step.</p><p></p><p>He wasn't bad at it, it just took time. But one mistake. One Mistake!! One only, he let the assassin go...unwittingly...one dwarf to another, there was enough witnesses around, why cause domestic trouble. But later the divination pointed at that single event as the one that allowed the crime to go unsolved. At least the target wasn't dead and one of the assassins was, but House Kundarak doesn't take lightly assassination attempts at their upper echelons.</p><p></p><p>Sighing, he gets up away from the wall and trudges home to wash before hitching the horses again and going through the list of reported dead in the city.</p><p></p><p>[OOC] [USER=24380]@Neurotic[/USER] you mentioned changing heart, here is the hook: why wouldn't I hate you?[/OOC]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MetaVoid, post: 8362119, member: 87106"] The dawn came, such as it was in this dreary place. And Ozzar found himself once again propped against the wall of the tavern, not even legendary fortitude of the dwarves strong enough to fight against all the liquor he drank. He needed to get home and clean up before the duty roster starts. But what was the point? Driving the coach for the dead, only occasionally doing anything more important than heaving the bodies onto the pile, occasionally making sure that those bodies stay dead by judicious appliance of axes...but no one even investigated these deaths seriously. After all, those were only a Cog drunkards and no-goods. After all the stink and work, he needed strong drinks. Ozzar wasn't blind to the first signs of overindulging. Sagging muscle on his arm. Belly flopping more than just wiggling as he swings around. The eyes going yellow. He needed something to take him off the work he was currently doing. It started great with pamphlets given around the guard. [I]"Join the investigators of House Kundarak! Experience the thrill of the hunt for the killers. Resolve mysteries..."[/I] Bah! All of that was true to a point. But without the dragonmark, he will never be anything, but muscle in the House. True, he received training in the investigation techniques...but he lacked focus and attention to details to truly shine. He was more of a plodding guard. He will stare down the muggers, throw himself (or better yet, his shield or weapon) in front of the arrow or a weapon meant for someone he guarded. He will get the clues, analyse them and follow up on them. But he will rarely make the leap to a conclusion, everything needs to be built up nicely from the ground up. In practice, if you beat up enough bad guys, someone always said something that lead you to the next step. He wasn't bad at it, it just took time. But one mistake. One Mistake!! One only, he let the assassin go...unwittingly...one dwarf to another, there was enough witnesses around, why cause domestic trouble. But later the divination pointed at that single event as the one that allowed the crime to go unsolved. At least the target wasn't dead and one of the assassins was, but House Kundarak doesn't take lightly assassination attempts at their upper echelons. Sighing, he gets up away from the wall and trudges home to wash before hitching the horses again and going through the list of reported dead in the city. [OOC] [USER=24380]@Neurotic[/USER] you mentioned changing heart, here is the hook: why wouldn't I hate you?[/OOC] [/QUOTE]
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