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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lordnightshade" data-source="post: 1762997" data-attributes="member: 499">Ok, it’s getting down to crunch time here, I need some ratbastardly help with this stuff. Here is the rough outline so far. When the PC’s arrive in Sterngate to catch the lightening rail, they will see the damaged treasure car from their first train trip that was stolen and robbed. It has been recovered and is being investigated by Master Inquisitive Jax who is working for house Orien to solve the case. He will recognize the group as having been on the train and will want to question them all, especially one of the NPCs. Vanessa Grail, who’s father is loosely linked to a dozen or so other robberies including a large bank heist in Wroat a few years ago. Master Inquisitive Jax is a debonair gentleman who is very charismatic and has a way with the ladies. He will board the train at the last minute on official Orien business and approach Vanessa, and question her in his private room. He will of course suspect that she was involved in the robbery of the Treasure car (and he’s right). But won’t have enough evidence to arrest her. Meanwhile, Princess Ciara ir’Wynarn daughter of Oargev ir’Wynarn from Cyre, who is on her way to Wroat to marry the Kings cousin to strengthen ties between Oargev and Boranel will have gotten drunk and will seduce Jax later that night into having an affair. Jax is a smart man, but weak willed when it comes to beautiful women. Sometime in the night, Jax will be found dead in his room, stabbed through the chest. What I need is: Who did it? I would like it if all the passengers had a reason to kill him. I already have a few who have reason. 1.    Ciara will want him dead so he doesn’t blab about their affair2.    Vanessa will want him dead because he’s onto her3.    Maybe someone is jealous of his getting with Ciara and that’s why they want him dead? I need more, initially I want it to look like the Hobgoblins did it, or something. Also the murder weapon will be… what? Perhaps a horrifically evil dagger that makes being raised from the dead nearly impossible by doing something horrific to your soul? Where will this dagger be found? What will the clues be? Who are all the passengers? I need more, here is what I have so far: Passengers: Ash (N Warforged Expert 3): A former siege engineer during the Last War, he works now as a senior armorer in the Red Hammer which is part Smithy part tavern located in the Blackbones district of Sharn (the gateway to the Cogs). He was personally delivering a large shipment of armor to the boarder guard at Sterngate. (Put him in here to introduce him to the PCs so I can use him much later when I run Steel Shadows, another murder mystery from Dungeon.)Dargaash Tuul: Hobgoblin Ambassador from Darguun. Hector d’Deneith: A representative from House Deneith accompanying the ambassador on his trip to Wroat. Hector is there to ensure that Dargaash is treated to the utmost luxury and spares no expense. Mining rights are on the line here.  Master Inquisitive Jax: A roguishly handsome detective who is as smart as he is Handsome. (The Victim). He is investigating the Train Robbery from my games first session before and he knows Vanessa Grail (one of the NPCs in the Party’s company) is connected to it, he will question her privately in his quarters. Princess Ciara ir’Wynarn, daughter of Oargev ir’Wynarn from Cyre, is on her way to marry King Boranel ir’Wynarn’s cousin in Wroat. She is lithe and beautiful, strong and flirtatious. She likes to drink a lot and ends up having an affair with Jax. Which if discovered will cause a huge controversy. Colonel Arbuthnot, a tall Brelish army officer returning from his station in Sterngate. Hildegarde Schmidt, a middle-aged Brelish woman, the Princess's lady's-maid, is very motherly towards Ciara.</blockquote>

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