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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jarrod" data-source="post: 2909064" data-attributes="member: 13253">Easiest thing to do is to ask a string of questions in-character, and I can cut and paste (and use colors to make it obvious who is who).Warforged bodies do not rot, so any that are in decent shape could be a target for Speak with Dead. See below, though - the bodies aren't here.Where did Leatherneck and the other seven die? I can show you. They were all found in different places - in alleys, against walls, one right out in the middle of the street. It was horrible!Ash sketches a quick map on a scrap of parchment, and starts placing chunks of metal where the bodies were found. Reason takes a long look, and points at a building in the center of the map - there is a distinct pattern with that building as the center. What is that building? It is the Tain Foundry, where each of the warforged worked When were they killed? Over the past several weeks. Dandy found Leatherneck last night, and I sent you the message this morning. I didn't know you would respond so quickly. Can I see the bodies? They are being kept at the local Cannith forgehold. They were claimed by Slogar d'Cannith. I can give you directions, but I should warn you - he is very racist. We were going to perform the proper rites, but he arrived with enough men that we could not do anything. What did the 'forged do, and did they know each other? All of them worked at the Tain Foundry, but most of us do. It was likely they would have known each other, but I do not know how well.Several of the other warforged are obviously listening in, and start piping in with their own theories. Most of them are obviously just that, theories. You notice three 'forged in particular; Ash identifies them as Shadowblack, Dandy, and Copper. Dandy is a heavily built adamantine-armored warforged. He's one of the few warforged in the Hammer who wears clothes: currently a teal and orange artisan's outfit. He found Leatherneck last night. Your first impressions are that he is very enthusiastic, but not very bright; he also has the overexaggerated caution of someone who knows his strength but is somewhat clumsy.Yes, I found Leatherneck last night. It was awful! He was torn asunder! I tried to do what I could to fix him up, but he just lay there. It must have been the Beast! I was out walking, and I saw someone lying down at the entrance of an alley. Since we don't lie down, I assumed it was one of the humans down here and he had had too much to drink. I decided to give him a hand home, so I walked over. Then I saw it. The Beast! It was huge and black, and it was standing over the body. As I got close it scuttled away. I'm so lucky to have scared it off. You know and he drops his voice to a whisper those missing arms and legs and things? I think it takes them away to eat... as snacks! and he breaks down sobbing. At this point, the warforged identified as Shadowblack stands and walks over. He is an obvious combat 'forged, covered in blackened mithral plating and with dagger hilts projecting from hidden sheaths. He crosses the room in a way calculated to intimidate Melina, and Reason swiftly moves to intercept. What are you doing here? We can take care of ourselves, and we don't need you (pointing at Seeker and Reason) and definitely not her. It is obvious who is behind this. The humans that work at the Tain Foundry. They're jealous of what we can do, and so they have started killing us and spreading that ridiculous rumor of Jack in Irons. My Lord has the right idea - we should just kill them all and live the way we were supposed to. You know, he drops his voice You could help me. Ash seems to listen to you, and I'm sure the rest would follow the juggernaught you have with you.The final 'forged that catches your eye is identified as Copper. He is huddled in a corner, and you immediately notice two things. First, he is covered head to toe in a copper plating, which is highly unusual. Second, even though he is in a fetal position, it is obvious his arms and legs are much longer than they should be in proportion to his body. Next to him is a burlap sack of scrap metal. Ash mentions that he is simple-minded, harmless, and 'hasn't been quite right' ever since he found one of the bodies.As Reason approaches, Copper starts babbling. It's tearing us apart! It exposes our flaws! It towers! More powerful than any one of us! It's going to kill us all! Horrible, horrible, horrible. Arms taken! Legs devoured. And the heads, the heads. Staring at me, it stares at me, it won't go away! I can't run away! At this point, several other 'forged call over "Leave the poor thing alone. Can't you see you're scaring him?"So, to summarize:Bodies are at the Cannith forgehold, and you have directions;All the victims worked at the Tain Foundry, and Reason believes there is some link;Shadowblack is a racist;Dandy found Leatherneck;Copper lost his mind and hasn't quite been able to find it again.</blockquote>

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