Ptolus: The Legend of Longcoat

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=ooc]You can't tell how strong the lock is from a quick shake of the door handle. The door has swollen with moisture over the years as the paint has cracked and let in the sea air. Still, it's probably able to be opened with a good strong kick or three.[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Before Maugra can reply, she spots something with her keen dwarven eyes in an alley to the left. The sound blends with the sound of the rain, be she can quite clearly see the back of a member of the City Watch apparently urinating on the side of a building.

 

[Trollbabe]

Looking to the decrepit building, he asks his companion, "Do you know aught of this place? I fear I know but the most basic elements of Coraithe Whitetree's sad tale, and am unfamiliar with any legendry that might be associated with this building." He frowns softly, then "In any event, as you say this seems to be the place."

"I am afraid I know very little of the doomed spirit of Coraithe. Lets hope she is friendly to guests."

Vanden considers the locked door. "You wouldn't happen to know anything about locks, would you, Garnet? Or perhaps we should simply knock? I'm not certain of the etiquette when dealing with spirits."."

Garnet considers the idea of knocking. He cocks his head to the side and glances back down the alleyway as if someone had spoken to him. He smiles and reaches into his surcoat pulling Kiver (familiar) out and smiling at his friend he moves to the window.

The glass in the lower portion is broken outwards as if someone once sought escape through the meager opening, but the jagged hole has since been filled in with old garments.

Tugging at the fabric Garnet tries to open a hole big enough for Kiver to slide through. Glancing to Vanden: "Maybe we can learn a little bit about whats inside."

[sblock=OOC]If Garnet can make enough room for Kiver he will guide him through the hole and then see if his empathic link reveals anything like being startled or comfortable etc.[/sblock]

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Tugging at the fabric Garnet tries to open a hole big enough for Kiver to slide through. Glancing to Vanden: "Maybe we can learn a little bit about whats inside."

Vanden smiles. "Very clever! I had not thought of that! What a useful little companion you have."

 

[Dave Turner]

Looking around the crime scene, Jossen will look around the alley for anything out of place. To his companion, as he is looking he will speak casually, "It is a very brave thing to volunteer to help these people, by the look of this, we may have signed on for more than we bargained for."

"I'm starting to feel the same way. It's one thing to murder someone."

He glances around the grisly scene with obvious distaste.

"This is something else. Tell me, Jossen, why go to the Watch? They've shown little interest in these murders so far. That means that they don't care or they've been paid not to care. What are we going to gain by involving them?"

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

As Garnet squats down to widen the hole in the glass and slip his familiar inside, there's a flash of lightning, and for the blink of an eye, he finds himself staring into the face of a mutilated woman looking out at him through the tiny window.

He screams in fear and it takes several seconds for him to blink away the image. Vanden and Kiver see nothing in the window or opening, however, and despite Garnet's shaken nerves, the ferret slips easily inside.

[sblock=Kiver's impressions]The little ferret is initially excited to be in a new place, and then curious about the new smells and then, finally, becomes overwhelmed with fear and the impression that he's in horrible danger.[/sblock]

 

[Wrahn]

"I'm starting to feel the same way. It's one thing to murder someone."

He glances around the grisly scene with obvious distaste.

"This is something else. Tell me, Jossen, why go to the Watch? They've shown little interest in these murders so far. That means that they don't care or they've been paid not to care. What are we going to gain by involving them?"

Jossen looks up from studying the area a little suprised at the question, he pause briefly then answers, "Well, among other reasons, it is the right thing to do."

"The Watch always investigates killings of their own, so they will get involved now. It is best to be a helpful witness than a suspect."

Jossen goes back to looking over the alley, "Besides, the primary reason I am doing this is to help stop a killer, the more people looking for him, the more people that have all the information, the better chance we have to get him."

"Lastly, if this is some sort of supernatural creature or demon, I am not sure we have the resources to deal with it." Jossen says, somewhat grimly.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

As Jossen finishes speaking, he hears a brief scream coming from across the street, where Garnet and Vanden have gone.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

Vanden watches Kiver with interest as the ferret crawls into the opening. At Garnet's startled scream, he jolts, then turns to his companion. "Garnet! What is it! Are you all right?"

He reaches out to the man, grabbing him by the shoulders to steady him as he awaits his response.

 

[Erekose13]

Maugra nods in the direction of the watchman against the building and gestures to Grant to stop for a moment. She'll wait for the Watchman to finish before trying to get his attention.