Six Nights to Yearsend (Ptolus Group B)

[ethandrew]

Bobbaros stops walking to listen to the town crier, his prominent brow furrowing. Out in public he is used to receiving a fair number of stares and exclaims of excitement from young children. He particularly notes that two of the accused have already been killed, the other four remain at large, three of those escaping from the prison, a difficult act. When too many eyes start following his movement, expecting some sort of performance, Bobbaros emits a throaty, "Ooo," and follows after his companions using arms and legs alike to move through the crowd. The urge to cut a purse or two overcomes him, but he refrains, there's more important business to do. When he catches up, he reaches his hand and grasps Kantris', "Everything seems wrong," he whispers quietly.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

The 25th of Yearsend Month, 8:17 AM

You decide to go check out the murder scene on your way to the docks (where you may get a boat to Ptolus Prison). You reach the murder scene in the southern end of South Market, and find two members of the Watch blocking off access to a pool of blood and a body covered by a thick blanket. One introduces himself as Corporal Stiggins and after you show him your documentation from House Nagel he shrugs and begins to explain the situation. "The best that we can figure is that the man here was killed either at the time or perhaps before the rest of the Knights of the Golden Cross were murdered since the Watch here at South Market responded to the news before the ones in Oldtown. He's got multiple stab wounds and it seems as if the first attack came from behind. His name is Quaelin Fillasti and from what we've heard he was likely the most talented wizard of the Knights, but it isn't likely he was able to get a defensive spell off once attacked. One well placed blade seems to have been driven deep into the back of his left lung, making it difficult for him to breathe or speak. There may have been another assailant, or perhaps multiple assailants since the other wounds are in both the front and the back. His house is that small, white one at the corner about a hundred feet down that way."

 

[Deuce Traveler]

...bump!

 

[bedford]

Skrymer searches the murder scene just as the previous one. He then walks away a bit from any bystanders and leans agains a nerby housewall. He then picks upp a huge wineskin filled with mead and a large piece of meat and starts to look at the murder scene while quikly swalowing the meat and drinking a few litres of mead. He scratces his back against the wall and comes back to his friends now clearly in a better mood. "Did you find anything of interest? "

 

[Tychus]

Glau glances at the body, then focuses on the watchman. "How did the watch learn of this murder? What time did you arrive at the scene?" Glau pulls out his pocketwatch, checks the time, and starts jotting down numbers in his journal.

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Skrymer
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With your strong sense of smell you realize that there were two assailants in addition to the corpse before you. Unfortunately you won't be able to track them along these well-travelled city streets.
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The Watchman answers, "A man named Karel Unter found him and alerted the Watch. Poor drunken sod is still trying to recover from the sight. He says he thought that someone had passed out on the ground and he went to wake him with a shake. Karel is the one that got shook. He lives near here in South Market, but he didn't seem to know anything worthwhile. He said there was no sign of the attackers and that the man was dead, so unlike the other murderers these moved in and got away fast without taking time to paint the walls. We were alerted to the death a bit after one in the morning."

 

[Lorthanoth]

Verosh grinds his teeth in frustration...

"Kantris, anything?" he growls.

 

[bedford]

"this was done by two killers, I am sure of it,.." Skrymer sniffs the air as if to show the others how he came to that conclusion.

 

[ethandrew]

Bobbaros frees his hand from that of Kantris and searches the outlying area. The sounds of people around fade away as he focuses inwardly. None of this made sense to him. Why would the knights be a target? Are they merely a point to be made, some fledgling cult hoping to claim a stake at power? Or were they killed to get them out of the way so that some greater evil won't meet their resistance? All these thoughts and more pour cycle back and forth as his headache grows with each passing moment.

[sblock=Actions]Take 10 on Search. He's being thorough today.[/sblock]

 

[Tychus]

"The watchmen at the Citadel said Fillasti here was on his way there when he was ambushed. Do we know that for sure? Why attack him first? One mistake and he could easily warn the rest of the Knights, giving them time to prepare."

Glau taps his chin in thought. "Perhaps the killer slew Fillasti then assumed his form to gain entrance to the Citadel? That would explain the barred door. But there were five or six caught at the scene - how would they all have entered?"

Glau slowly turns in place, examining the street. "This murder is very different than the others. Out in the open, different weapons and tactics, no mutilation... We may be dealing with a second group of killers."

He turns back to regard the body. "We could ask him. We'd need a priest of course, but he's not in bad shape. He could even be raised." Glau looks at Verosh, "Would the Knights have kept funds for that sort of thing, you think?"