Six Nights to Yearsend (Ptolus Group B)
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Kantris bows his head and covers his eyes for a moment as he confronts the grisly scene, but a wry half-smile can be seen on his lips as Glau begins his tale. "Oh, not Uncle Braun again," he moans good-naturedly. He drops his hands and with a deep breath begins to examine the area with as much detachment as he can manage.
OOC: Search the area, of course. Knowledge(Arcana) +17, Knowledge(Planes/History/Local) all +10 if relevant for recognizing the symbols on the walls or copied by Glau. Also still trying to Detect Magic.
OOC: Search the area, of course. Knowledge(Arcana) +17, Knowledge(Planes/History/Local) all +10 if relevant for recognizing the symbols on the walls or copied by Glau. Also still trying to Detect Magic.
Deuce Traveler
Adventurer
Glau informs the party that it would appear as if the symbols were either related to or were a part of the normal runic inscriptions found in chapels dedicated to the god of ill fortune, Destor. The lightning bolts are definitely used by his worshippers as their symbol of faith and the hourglass is associated with the god since he is also the deity of Yearsend Day, when the good luck of the previous year is finally used up. The filled circles is not as obvious to Glau, and he is not sure of their association. Destor worshippers believe in praying for ill fortune to pass them by and instead fall upon their neighbors. As you can imagine, this was not popular after one too many houses burned down due to lightning strikes and the worship of Destor was banned in Ptolus almost a hundred years ago.
Deuce Traveler
Adventurer
Skrymer and Kantris
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Both of you notice several of the blood-stained bootprints of the mercenaries who did this, along with several other prints of the Watch. Strangely there doesn't seem to have been much of a fight between the killers and the Watch, although you can see by the way one set of boots is spaced that one of the killers made a break for it and likely escaped.
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Kantris
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Kantris only detects the small leftover eminations of enchantment magic, however he does note that the blood-filled circles seem to be full moons and remembers that Destor had some weak association with them.
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Both of you notice several of the blood-stained bootprints of the mercenaries who did this, along with several other prints of the Watch. Strangely there doesn't seem to have been much of a fight between the killers and the Watch, although you can see by the way one set of boots is spaced that one of the killers made a break for it and likely escaped.
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Kantris
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Kantris only detects the small leftover eminations of enchantment magic, however he does note that the blood-filled circles seem to be full moons and remembers that Destor had some weak association with them.
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ethandrew
First Post
A perpetual frown etches onto Bobbaros’ face as he dissects the grisly scene. He reacts not to Glau’s tale or any other stimuli, only staring at the not-so-obvious. This was a terrible crime and one that deserved vengeance, justice, retribution. After a moment of gawking, he sets to work, scouring over the room.
[sblock=Search]He will take a 20 on his search, being as thorough as possible. Total of 36. Looking for clues, obviously.[/sblock]
[sblock=Search]He will take a 20 on his search, being as thorough as possible. Total of 36. Looking for clues, obviously.[/sblock]
Deuce Traveler
Adventurer
Glau
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During your search of the room you do not notice anything that hasn't already been pointed out. However, you do notice that the sergeant is wearing a trident of exceptional quality strapped to his back. The silver parts of the haft shimmer, except for some small blotches of blood that you detect which seem to be both fresh and inconsistent as if through a quick and not very thorough attempt at cleaning. Perhaps the sergeant was involved in the fight against the murderers, although the weapon seems to be of a higher class than he could afford.
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During your search of the room you do not notice anything that hasn't already been pointed out. However, you do notice that the sergeant is wearing a trident of exceptional quality strapped to his back. The silver parts of the haft shimmer, except for some small blotches of blood that you detect which seem to be both fresh and inconsistent as if through a quick and not very thorough attempt at cleaning. Perhaps the sergeant was involved in the fight against the murderers, although the weapon seems to be of a higher class than he could afford.
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Glau moves to stand next to the watchman, watching his companions search the room. "A grisly business," he mutters, stroking his beard. "I've seen naught like this in Ptolus before. You must have some stories though, sergeant. How long have you been with the Watch?"
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Glau suspects the sergeant may not be what he appears, and attempts to determine his authenticity by asking questions that might trip up an imposter, based on his own knowledge of the city. (i.e. "What watch house were you assigned to? Oh, do you know so and so?") (Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Info, Knowledge, Sense Motive as appropriate)
Glau also uses the conversation as an opportunity to look more closely at the watchman's clothes to see if there are any bloodstains.[/sblock]
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Glau suspects the sergeant may not be what he appears, and attempts to determine his authenticity by asking questions that might trip up an imposter, based on his own knowledge of the city. (i.e. "What watch house were you assigned to? Oh, do you know so and so?") (Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Info, Knowledge, Sense Motive as appropriate)
Glau also uses the conversation as an opportunity to look more closely at the watchman's clothes to see if there are any bloodstains.[/sblock]
As he moves about the room, Kantris observes, "It doesn't look like there was much of a fight with the watch. I suspect they were tampered with." He taps his temple to clarify his point. "I wonder why, though. I can't imagine anyone who could defeat these knights would have trouble with a few guards. Faster and easier to just kill them," he opines, clearly oblivious to the nearby members of the watch.
Deuce Traveler
Adventurer
The Watchman answers happily, "Well, I've been here in the Watch for near seventeen years now and let me tell you, we've seen some odd things on the late shift before. This is almost par for the course, though I do wish it wasn't these fellas that were murdered. Now I've been assigned to the Watch Tower in North Market and Rivergate before, but I'm satisfied with my work here. This is normally such a quiet district in comparison to the others." He continues to mention some of the Watchmen he's worked with and some of their more colorful bad habits. Glau begins to think that this man is either the dull Watchman that he appears or is the world's best actor. He doesn't seem to be capable of taking on a mercenary party, either, although he does brag about his own exploits.
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