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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 6232647" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 96b - Interrogations</strong></p><p></p><p>A terrified Quentin Augst kept muttering, "They tried to kill me!" over and over again, all the way back to RHC HQ, where he was left him to stew in the cells while the unit concentrated in 'Norm'.</p><p> </p><p>The Ob liaison was sneering and tight-lipped. He could answer no direct questions due to his <em>geas</em>, and refused to answer any others. Malthusius could tell his pride had been wounded by capture, and he would make every effort not to betray his cause any further. Uru took him off guard by asking him if he enjoyed the Bleak Gate. Without thinking Norm said sarcastically that he didn't spend much time there, and at once Malthusius demanded to know where he <em>did </em>spend his time. After that slip, 'Norm' clammed up entirely, until Leon loosened him up with a Rending Fear spell. They learned that he lived at an apartment in Central Flint. Uru headed off there at once. They also quizzed Norm about who he was talking to in <em>Sunset Bench</em>, when he was overheard planning to kill Augst. Norm was genuinely nonplussed. Although he confessed that this was the moment he realised Augst had become a liability, he always worked alone. Under the influrnce of Leon's spell, Norm also revealed the existence of at least two more moles in the strike force, and when asked what the Guild's greatest vulnerability was he replied, 'Quentin Augst'. </p><p> </p><p>At length, Harkover Lee arrived to break the geas of either Norm or Grappa. After an exhausting hour, the Principal Minister was shocked to confess that whoever imposed the geas was more powerful even than him! He slipped his golden orb back into his robes and sat down to rest. Before he departed, he agreed to help the unit capture Lorcan Kell if he could. But the timing of the <em>dimensional lock</em> would need to be precise, he warned. It would only last a few minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Grappa was astonished to have his eye returned. He said, "Things should go easier on us now," but could not explain the comment any further.</p><p> </p><p>The unit then went to deal with Augst, who had recovered enough of his wits and dignity to behave more like a lawyer than a criminal. Carefully avoiding any admission of guilt, he bargained for a reduced sentence in return for his cooperation. Korrigan was not keen to go easy on this man. When it was suggested by Leon that they might release him straight away, and put the word out that he had talked, Augst became more helpful.</p><p> </p><p>Lorcan Kell was a 'moronic brute' he said, who could never hope to run an enterprise as complex as the Kell Guild. He was ruthless, cunning and ambitious, yes, but he relied entirely upon 'talented third parties' to do all of the thinking, with the result that they knew more about his own operations than he did. Warming to his subject, he then proceeded to give them a huge amount of vital information, which they scribbled down in haste, in preparation for renewed assaults on the 12th. </p><p> </p><p>As the interview was coming to a close, Augst couldn't help but ask why now - why come after the guild after all this time? Surely it couldn't be for the sake of the Peace Conference?!? Taking a chance, Korrigan replied that they were interested in Kell's links to the Obscurati. Augst at once saw another opportunity and again tried to bargain for leniency, until Leon put him in his place again.</p><p> </p><p>Augst revealed the existence of rune-scribed rusted iron rings under the bridges over the Stanfield Canal. Passing beneath these rings caused the appropriately marked crates to vanish into the Bleak Gate. The guild's roll was to smuggle goods using this method, without anyone in the city knowing that so much material had disappeared. Malthusius asked Dima to engage in a paper-chase and find out who had worked on the construction of the canal. Augst was surprised the unit didn't know about the rings already. He always assumed this was a 'government thing', which was why the guild had been left alone for so long (and why he had risked becoming more and more involved). He added a final piece of information: Once, he had experimented, sending a marked crate along the canal when the Ob weren't expecting it. It vanished momentarily, only to reappear upstream. Clearly, there was some final magical process to be conducted on the other side.</p><p> </p><p>At that very moment, Uru returned, bearing a magical stick from Norm's apartment! (Being unable to read, none of the other evidence he found there had interested him very much...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 6232647, member: 79141"] [b]Session 96b - Interrogations[/b] A terrified Quentin Augst kept muttering, "They tried to kill me!" over and over again, all the way back to RHC HQ, where he was left him to stew in the cells while the unit concentrated in 'Norm'. The Ob liaison was sneering and tight-lipped. He could answer no direct questions due to his [I]geas[/I], and refused to answer any others. Malthusius could tell his pride had been wounded by capture, and he would make every effort not to betray his cause any further. Uru took him off guard by asking him if he enjoyed the Bleak Gate. Without thinking Norm said sarcastically that he didn't spend much time there, and at once Malthusius demanded to know where he [I]did [/I]spend his time. After that slip, 'Norm' clammed up entirely, until Leon loosened him up with a Rending Fear spell. They learned that he lived at an apartment in Central Flint. Uru headed off there at once. They also quizzed Norm about who he was talking to in [I]Sunset Bench[/I], when he was overheard planning to kill Augst. Norm was genuinely nonplussed. Although he confessed that this was the moment he realised Augst had become a liability, he always worked alone. Under the influrnce of Leon's spell, Norm also revealed the existence of at least two more moles in the strike force, and when asked what the Guild's greatest vulnerability was he replied, 'Quentin Augst'. At length, Harkover Lee arrived to break the geas of either Norm or Grappa. After an exhausting hour, the Principal Minister was shocked to confess that whoever imposed the geas was more powerful even than him! He slipped his golden orb back into his robes and sat down to rest. Before he departed, he agreed to help the unit capture Lorcan Kell if he could. But the timing of the [I]dimensional lock[/I] would need to be precise, he warned. It would only last a few minutes. Grappa was astonished to have his eye returned. He said, "Things should go easier on us now," but could not explain the comment any further. The unit then went to deal with Augst, who had recovered enough of his wits and dignity to behave more like a lawyer than a criminal. Carefully avoiding any admission of guilt, he bargained for a reduced sentence in return for his cooperation. Korrigan was not keen to go easy on this man. When it was suggested by Leon that they might release him straight away, and put the word out that he had talked, Augst became more helpful. Lorcan Kell was a 'moronic brute' he said, who could never hope to run an enterprise as complex as the Kell Guild. He was ruthless, cunning and ambitious, yes, but he relied entirely upon 'talented third parties' to do all of the thinking, with the result that they knew more about his own operations than he did. Warming to his subject, he then proceeded to give them a huge amount of vital information, which they scribbled down in haste, in preparation for renewed assaults on the 12th. As the interview was coming to a close, Augst couldn't help but ask why now - why come after the guild after all this time? Surely it couldn't be for the sake of the Peace Conference?!? Taking a chance, Korrigan replied that they were interested in Kell's links to the Obscurati. Augst at once saw another opportunity and again tried to bargain for leniency, until Leon put him in his place again. Augst revealed the existence of rune-scribed rusted iron rings under the bridges over the Stanfield Canal. Passing beneath these rings caused the appropriately marked crates to vanish into the Bleak Gate. The guild's roll was to smuggle goods using this method, without anyone in the city knowing that so much material had disappeared. Malthusius asked Dima to engage in a paper-chase and find out who had worked on the construction of the canal. Augst was surprised the unit didn't know about the rings already. He always assumed this was a 'government thing', which was why the guild had been left alone for so long (and why he had risked becoming more and more involved). He added a final piece of information: Once, he had experimented, sending a marked crate along the canal when the Ob weren't expecting it. It vanished momentarily, only to reappear upstream. Clearly, there was some final magical process to be conducted on the other side. At that very moment, Uru returned, bearing a magical stick from Norm's apartment! (Being unable to read, none of the other evidence he found there had interested him very much...) [/QUOTE]
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