Ptolus: The Legend of Longcoat

[Erekose13]

"Someone working from above, flying like, would be able to avoid steping in the blood, is there any evidence of blood away from the pool at all?" says Maugra, her face still turned from the scene. She will not look in that direction, instead offering advice and opinions based on the conversation. If Klina tries to move past her, Maugra just lets her past.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Klina snorts something in Orcish and keeps on going, leaving the alley.

[sblock=ooc]In response to Maugra's question, no one sees any blood other than that spilled by Halbrand. No footprints, no handprints, no smears, nothing.[/sblock]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Above the rooftops, the wind shifts, doing two things at once:

First, it brings more light onto the streets, as a layer of stormclouds peel away, sliding out over the Whitewind Sea.

Secondly, it brings the rain almost straight down between the buildings, soaking the sandy streets that had been free of rain for the last several hours. The party has to jump back to keep from being spattered with blood splashed on them from the force of the rain.

 

[dog45]

Turning the collars of his duster up, Grant pulls his cap low against his forehead. Looking to Jossen he says "I'll go tell the watch - I have no fear of being mistaken for the killer." He pauses and motions towards the mess on the ground. "Y'see, that was done by a monster, and I'm a man." A weak half-grin forms "As many fine lasses may attest to."

 

[Dave Turner]

After getting his reply, he then turns to the rest of those assembled, "This just got more complicated. That man," he says indicating the mutalited corpse, "Is a member of the watch. Halbrand Nachtmann, stationed here in the docks. They aren't going to take kindly to one of their own being murdered, even one who has a reputation of mixing business with pleasure."

"The Watch? Maybe they'll finally start earning their coppers once they see. Still, it's no way for someone to die."

"Someone needs to get the Watch. They are going to be looking for answers and we need to tell them what we know or we could become suspects. That means you too Klina, if you aren't here when the Watch comes, then they are going to come looking for you and you don't want that kind of interest, do you?"

"I see no problem in getting the Watch, but do we need to be here when they arrive? I doubt they'll take a liking to us poking our noses around murder scenes. Let's do what we need to do and we can send word to the Watch later."

"A man was precisely, vivisected here, his organ set out on display. It would take time to do this and would be very bloody. Yet there are no signs in the blood where something knelt to do this, no foot prints where the killer walked away. Also someone would have to jump into the sea to clean themselves of this much blood and walk in the streets."

"Someone working from above, flying like, would be able to avoid steping in the blood, is there any evidence of blood away from the pool at all?" says Maugra.

Akilu nods at Maugra's suggestion and examines the walls and sand near the body. His eyes search high along the walls. As he searches, the darfellan notices the mixture of blood and rain that is now falling on his skin. Puzzled, he glances up at the sky and the roof of the nearby building.

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I'm wondering if the blood falling from the sky means that there is something on the roof of the nearby building(s) which is bleeding. I might, however, be misunderstanding what Whiz typed in his description. But if there really is blood falling with the rain, Akilu wants to jump and grab the eaves of the nearest building, hauling himself onto the roof nearest the body.

If I'm wrong about the blood-mixed rain, then Akilu still thinks it's a good idea to check up there.
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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

[sblock=ooc]As per the OOC thread, it's the rain hitting the pool of blood that's splashing it around now.[/sblock]

 

[Trollbabe]

"As many fine lasses may attest to."

This last comment brings a smile to Garnet's face. He turns to his companions and speaks in much quieter tones then his previous outbursts. "I am still curious about this ghost that we came here to find."

 

[Wrahn]

"If 'Longcoat' can fly, why limit itself to the dock? ...Regardless, there could be a hundred answers to why it left no mark of it's passing, everything at this point is merely speculation. We don't have enough information to answer that, yet." Jossen says thoughtfully

"There are other questions, like what was Watchman Natchmann doing down here in the alley which no one comes down?"

"If there are concerns about the watch, I can wait here for them. I will try and keep your names out of it, but I am not going to lie. Perhaps we should split up, I can wait for the watch, and those that don't wish to wait for the watch can go find Coraithe and find out what she knows. We can meet back up at the Shark to compare notes."

 

[Erekose13]

"True, it was just a possibility, but yur right, there are any number of explanations why there was no mark left. Heck teleportation, incorporeality, magic can us many ways to accomplish what the mundane could not. Splitting up sounds like a good idea. I'll go find the watch and bring them here." replies Maugra as she looks up into the rainy sky. Her lantern sizzles as the rain drops pound into it.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

"I should still like to see and speak with this Coraithe Whitetree," the eunuch says. "Klina said she's often to be found nearby, perhaps she has knows of this most recent murder?"