Paridon: The Dark Metropolis (Ravenloft)

[industrygothica]

Darian offers his hand as he looks down the length of nose at the newcomer. "A pleasure," he says with a barely noticeable nod of his head. He takes another deep pull from his cigar and continues on with the business at hand.

"Evidently I don't know what in the blazes is going on here, but I'd bet anything that those Combledorns are behind it. At the very least, they know much more than they are letting on."

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

"Nice to meet you." Calahan takes Darian's hand and shakes it.

"Can you explain me - briefly, if possible - what exactly you have found out so far?"

 

[Rhun]

Torhan looks over the newcomer, his bright green eyes quickly sizing Calahan up. With a nod to the man, the paladin turns his gaze back to Gis. "Whatever we are dealing with, someone or something does not want us investigating it. Ru was assaulted, I was spied upon, and we've all had strange encounters of some kind already this day. Things are not what they seem. This is no simple murder investigation, to be sure."

 

[kinem]

Father Berman nods to the new investigator. "Hello, I'm Father Berman. How much have you been told so far? We have been investigating the murder of a gnome, found with occult markings on his body in the clock tower. The gnomess Ada found the body, and she and her father are in protective custody after a group of thugs and bird-masked lunatics came after them. I killed one lunatic, and we captured another, but a thug got away.

It would seem that the Combledorns are a gnomish crime family pushing some kind of new drug. Templeton Combledorn is Ada's boyfriend and was also at the scene, but claims to have seen no more than her. We have located the victim's journal.

Beyond that, I am as eager to hear the reports of my colleagues as you are."

 

[Rhun]

Torhan nods at the good father's words. "I met Templeton's elder brother today, as well. Alek, his name is. It is just a hunch, but I believe he has his hand in today's events too."

 

[jkason]

Ru Brike, barbaric human monk

"I killed one lunatic, and we captured another, but a thug got away.

"Fortunately or un-, it's a thug I know," Ru offers up.

It would seem that the Combledorns are a gnomish crime family pushing some kind of new drug.

"You don't suppose the gnomes were on that when they found the body, do you? Might ruin what we can trust of their recollections..."

 

[Le Noir Faineant]

Calahan quietly listens, then takes out his pipe and lights it.

He nods towards the other party members, and leans on a nearby wall.

The pipe in his mouth, he takes out an arrow from his quiver and polishes it, sunken into deep thoughts.

"I am not sure what you are trying to tell me. If we are hunting a animal, let's go and follow its track. If we are waiting for our prisoner to confess, let's go and make him talk."

 

[kinem]

Ftaher Berman tells him "The track has gone cold. We will question the prisoners shortly, but first we must finish exchanging tales so we can do so effectively.

I for one am still not clear on how we found the journal, or Alek, and on how the girl Sasha fits into any of this."

 

[Rhun]

"I for one am still not clear on how we found the journal, or Alek, and on how the girl Sasha fits into any of this."

Torhan crosses his arms over his chest as he leans back against the wall. "When we split up after leaving Pigglemorth's, I began question a few of the gnomes in the square. That led me to Alek and Sasha, and they in turn introduced me to our victim's mother. She let me in to Edditomas' shop, where I found his journal. Alek is Templeton's elder brother, and seems to hold some influence among the gnomes. I believe he and Sasha both know more than they have told us thus far. I believe I can get further information from Sasha if I were able to question her in private..."

 

[jkason]

Ru Brike, barbaric human monk

"I believe I can get further information from Sasha if I were able to question her in private..."

Ru bites his lip to suppress a chuckle, then winks at Torhan.

"From the way she was acting, I'd say Sasha's likely to give you all sorts of things in private, though I'm not sure how many of them will help us solve this case."