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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 4458530" data-attributes="member: 19688">The Clues ... for what they are worthSheriff Hemlock listens to you debate, staring into his glass of wine. When the conversation reaches a natural lull, he tosses back his wine in a single go, and speaks."There was another murder, similar, in Magnimar at the start of the autumn. Danth knows about it, for it was the priest in charge of his church that was the victim. I heard about it eventually myself, in one of our monthly missives from the city, but discounted it as a stand alone act of barbarity.And then when we got the first here, I repressed it. I kept the news within the core of the guard, and Mayor Deverin, of course. The public never found out about it. The second one, Nisk, was a different matter. A man who had bought a 'love potion' returned to complain that his privates had turned purple and swollen, when he found Nisk's body. There was blood everywhere, and much carnage to the work area. The man fled, screaming like a child, and managed to pull a crowd. We dealt with that. We screwed up, if truth be told."He says this last part, looking at Kael."And then the third and fourth together just last night, and another public discovery. Sandpoint is at breaking point. We are ill equipped for this. The people speak of Chopper again, of the Late Unpleasantness. I fear that they may start to act out of fear. Last time we saw mobs lynching suspects. I cannot afford for that to happen again, not after the recent horrors of the goblin attack. We really need you!So far we have little to go on. My guys and gals are good guards, but they are not trained for this. I wanted you here first to ask for your assistance, but also just to be a visible presence again.Anyway, we are not without some leads, albeit thin and rather disjointed.First we have the Sandpoint Lumber Mill. The most recent murders took place here—the two bodies are still present, and little has been done with the crime scene itself. I guess that this is probably the first place you should investigate, and truth be told I would like to get it cleaned up before the stench become ingrained. We also want to bury the bodies, but for the time being we have just left everything in its place. Next we have Ibor Thorn. He is the poor fool that stumbled upon the scene at the Lumber Mill. I have interrogated Ibor, and I don't suspect the frightened miller is guilty of anything other than spreading the news around town. Then there is Ven Vinder. This merchant is my only suspect, although I am fairly certain that Ven is innocent and that the murders were committed by someone else. In regards to the first murder. Well, actually it was three ... Three con men from the town of Galduria were found murdered in an abandoned barn south of town a few weeks ago. Their bodyguard survived the assault but has gone insane and is being kept at a nearby sanatorium. You are welcome to question him, although I doubt you will get any sense out of him.Last we have the Rune: The star was carved on the chest of two of the merchants, on Nisk, and on Harker - one of the workers at the Mill. This clearly has some significance to the killer, but I am at a loss as to what it means. Perhaps an expert on runes such as local scholar Brodert Quink can be consulted, although I hear he is leaving for Magnimar on the first wagon out of here. He isn't a suspect - he has been working with Kael on something of late. Isn't that right lad?Hemlock finishes up his speech, and slumps against the nearest wall, a tired, almost broken man.</blockquote>

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