IG's Legend of The Ripper [IC]

[Autumn]

"Hmmm..." Fen picks up the volumes and weighs them idly in one hand. "Guess we got ourselves some clues at last. Someone wanna take a look at these while I turn over the next room?"

 

[Rhun]

Rexy frowns at the books. "Perhaps Xao? My talents lie...elsewhere," she says, holding up her rapier to make her point.

 

[PhoenixAsh]

Dacen shrugs and reaches for the journal. "I'll see if there is anything useful in this one." He flips through, from back to front, looking for some clue as to the history of the place - or anything to focus their search.

 

[industrygothica]

Most of the journal entries seem rather mundane, but those toward the end talk more frequently about the ghost that is now haunting the establishment. It is apparent that the proprietor of the Ten Bells, Henry Crofter, by the name on the book, has found himself a little more than infatuated with Mari Kell's ghost.

The last entry is attached.

ooc: I couldn't deal with the plain black and white screen cap, so you'll have to forgive my embellishments.

 

[Schmoe]

"Hmm, that last journal entry is not good. I can think of any number of ways that Mr. Crofter may have been led astray, or made a mistake, and the consequences would be disastrous."

Xao thinks for a moment before continuing. "I suppose it's even possible that his obsession has led him to madness, and that he is now responsible for these murders. At any rate, I think we will need to look in the cellar to see what's become of Mr. Crofter."

The foreign mystic pauses again, thoughtfully. "In my experience, when dealing with spirits and their effects on the living, the more you know about their lives the more power you have. I think I'd like to look through the rest of these rooms up here for more information before venturing to the cellar below."

 

[PhoenixAsh]

"As if love isn't complicated enough," Dacen muses, after reading the final entry in the journal. Dacen briefly scans for any time entries in the journal to try and see if the murders started around the time the journal ended or not, trying to see if there is merit to Xao's theory.

After that he'll glance through the other book, trying to get a sense of what it's about. "Maybe this book was important to Crofter, if he placed it in the same spot as his journal. But what's causing this room to be... not right?"

 

[Autumn]

Fen nods his agreement to Xao. "Let's do this right." He starts moving to the next door down the corridor. "Holler if you find anything interesting in that other book, right?"

 

[Rhun]

Rexy follows Fen, watching her companion's back as he moves to the next door.

 

[industrygothica]

From Potter's Field appears to be a book about ghosts and apparent summoning and binding rituals. The prose is antiquated and flowery, making it difficult to comprehend, but there seems to be at least a few arcane transcriptions throughout.

Fen and Rexy check the next door, and enter after finding it safe. A single moonbeam shines through the window, illuminating a tar-like substance on the floor. Several high-pitched squeals cause you to look at at their source, and you find that the ceiling is covered in a mass of vicious looking bats.

 

[Schmoe]

"Fascinating," Xao mumbles as he skims through the book. "I would bet that Mr. Crofter used this as a guide to whatever ritual he was going to attempt. It could have very useful information." Xao's voice trails off as he loses himself in the pages of the book.

[sblock] Xao is going to continue reading through Potter's Field to try to get more information about any ritual that Mr. Crofter may have performed. He's looking particularly closely at the arcane transcriptions, and also looking for details that someone might miss or overlook if they were uneducated on the subject. If need be, he'll cast Read Magic once he's identified the arcane text that seems most likely to yield useful information.[/sblock]