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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7413286" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 51, Part Two - Mosscat Mortuary</strong></p><p></p><p>West of the city, located near an idyllic flowered cemetery, the cheery Mosscat Mortuary had plenty of tall windows to let in light, which fed the staff: intelligent cat-like plant creatures made of moss. The mosscats, led by a highly strung mortician named Desulie, were only a foot or two tall, but could extend tendrils of moss to manipulate objects. Desulie herself had the ability to assume the form of an elf, but with distinctly feline mannerisms, and did so in order to converse with them on their arrival. She said that the mosscats had just finished burying the body of Rock Rackus, which raised immediate suspicions. But Desulie explained that they had not done so on anybody’s orders, simply at what seemed to be ‘the most appropriate point’ (which often turned out to be just before someone came by and asked to look at a corpse). She said she would need to get proper approval to dig it up, which could take a few hours, but allowed them to go ahead and dig it up themselves without waiting for the official gravediggers. Uru got his <em>ghostly entourage </em>to do it.</p><p></p><p>Though he died three weeks ago, a gentle repose ritual had kept the body pristine. While Korrigan went ahead and examined the body, Quratulain took a look at the murder weapon. This was certainly one of Olazdor’s arrows, but it had never been used to kill anyone – a fact immediately confirmed by Korrigan who reported that the puncture wound was too shallow to have been fatal and consistent with being stabbed with the arrow at close quarters, rather than shot from a bow. The neck had been severed with two blows – not the mark of a vorpal sword. Furthermore, the amount of blood still in the body indicated that the heart was not beating at the time those wounds were inflicted. The hands and feet were completely lacking in calluses or wear – quite unlikely for an ex-Docker! Korrigan concluded that this was a fake body; a ‘sham-Rock’. </p><p></p><p>Gupta asked Desulie if she had anything else in her keeping that belonged to Rock. Desulie was honest enough to admit (somewhat reluctantly) that she had a ‘keepsake’ in the form of a liquor bottle that was found near the body. Uru concluded that this had been laced with a powerful narcotic (though he could find no trace of this in the fake body). Had it been used to subdue the real Rock? A further sniff revealed an unpleasant and familiar odour: the bottle had been handled (and swigged from) by the Borenbog! </p><p></p><p>After much discussion about the import of this revelation, the group felt they needed to consult a sage, or someone able to conduct a divine or arcane examination of the body. To save lugging the whole thing around, Korrigan cut off a finger and they reburied the corpse.</p><p></p><p>Then they asked Nyves if he could find them a suitable person for the job. Nyves confirmed that he could, and that the fellow in question could be found at drinking-hole in Clover, where the only condition was that you couldn’t leave without buying a drink. This sounded deeply suspect to Uru who had had enough of Nyves’ duplicity and threatened him as Lord of Creeping Fey. Nyves confessed this was indeed a trick: the drinks were free, and the only way you could leave this pub was by out-drinking its proprietor, a nereid! When asked why he sought to waylay them, Nyves confessed that it was out of loyalty to the Unseen Court, and the fear that Thisraldion might have in fact killed Rock after all.</p><p></p><p>Duly chastened, Nyves led them to a dark, tangled corner of Clover, inhabited by the darkest (and weathiest) of fey, where they met a sinister talking mushroom who cast several spells over the severed finger before confirming that it was indeed a simulacrum. “Born out of an egg.” This led them to recall a rumour they had heard on first arrival and they went to visit Falgo the Henkeeper, whose magical, illusory eggs had been stolen around the time of Rock’s murder. A pot-bellied leprechaun, Falgo was still fuming and confirmed that his eggs could be used to create a copy of a person. All you would have to do is say the right words and crack one over their head. His chickens were enormous; their eggs ostrich-sized. Uru bought one in return for the promise to track down the thief.</p><p></p><p>Before trying to find Aric de Rocha, the elf who found Rock’s body, they decided to look into other witnesses who might have seen Rock (and anyone else) enter or leave the Krog Tunnel at the time in question. This took them some time, and the day wore sharply on, but eventually they learned the name ‘Balder Norther’ – a street drinker who had gossiped a lot about seeing Rock enter the tunnel that night. Uru listened to the city’s whispers and discovered that Norther was in a stadium on the other side of town, the mirror image of a similar structure in Slate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7413286, member: 79141"] [b]Session 51, Part Two - Mosscat Mortuary[/b] West of the city, located near an idyllic flowered cemetery, the cheery Mosscat Mortuary had plenty of tall windows to let in light, which fed the staff: intelligent cat-like plant creatures made of moss. The mosscats, led by a highly strung mortician named Desulie, were only a foot or two tall, but could extend tendrils of moss to manipulate objects. Desulie herself had the ability to assume the form of an elf, but with distinctly feline mannerisms, and did so in order to converse with them on their arrival. She said that the mosscats had just finished burying the body of Rock Rackus, which raised immediate suspicions. But Desulie explained that they had not done so on anybody’s orders, simply at what seemed to be ‘the most appropriate point’ (which often turned out to be just before someone came by and asked to look at a corpse). She said she would need to get proper approval to dig it up, which could take a few hours, but allowed them to go ahead and dig it up themselves without waiting for the official gravediggers. Uru got his [I]ghostly entourage [/I]to do it. Though he died three weeks ago, a gentle repose ritual had kept the body pristine. While Korrigan went ahead and examined the body, Quratulain took a look at the murder weapon. This was certainly one of Olazdor’s arrows, but it had never been used to kill anyone – a fact immediately confirmed by Korrigan who reported that the puncture wound was too shallow to have been fatal and consistent with being stabbed with the arrow at close quarters, rather than shot from a bow. The neck had been severed with two blows – not the mark of a vorpal sword. Furthermore, the amount of blood still in the body indicated that the heart was not beating at the time those wounds were inflicted. The hands and feet were completely lacking in calluses or wear – quite unlikely for an ex-Docker! Korrigan concluded that this was a fake body; a ‘sham-Rock’. Gupta asked Desulie if she had anything else in her keeping that belonged to Rock. Desulie was honest enough to admit (somewhat reluctantly) that she had a ‘keepsake’ in the form of a liquor bottle that was found near the body. Uru concluded that this had been laced with a powerful narcotic (though he could find no trace of this in the fake body). Had it been used to subdue the real Rock? A further sniff revealed an unpleasant and familiar odour: the bottle had been handled (and swigged from) by the Borenbog! After much discussion about the import of this revelation, the group felt they needed to consult a sage, or someone able to conduct a divine or arcane examination of the body. To save lugging the whole thing around, Korrigan cut off a finger and they reburied the corpse. Then they asked Nyves if he could find them a suitable person for the job. Nyves confirmed that he could, and that the fellow in question could be found at drinking-hole in Clover, where the only condition was that you couldn’t leave without buying a drink. This sounded deeply suspect to Uru who had had enough of Nyves’ duplicity and threatened him as Lord of Creeping Fey. Nyves confessed this was indeed a trick: the drinks were free, and the only way you could leave this pub was by out-drinking its proprietor, a nereid! When asked why he sought to waylay them, Nyves confessed that it was out of loyalty to the Unseen Court, and the fear that Thisraldion might have in fact killed Rock after all. Duly chastened, Nyves led them to a dark, tangled corner of Clover, inhabited by the darkest (and weathiest) of fey, where they met a sinister talking mushroom who cast several spells over the severed finger before confirming that it was indeed a simulacrum. “Born out of an egg.” This led them to recall a rumour they had heard on first arrival and they went to visit Falgo the Henkeeper, whose magical, illusory eggs had been stolen around the time of Rock’s murder. A pot-bellied leprechaun, Falgo was still fuming and confirmed that his eggs could be used to create a copy of a person. All you would have to do is say the right words and crack one over their head. His chickens were enormous; their eggs ostrich-sized. Uru bought one in return for the promise to track down the thief. Before trying to find Aric de Rocha, the elf who found Rock’s body, they decided to look into other witnesses who might have seen Rock (and anyone else) enter or leave the Krog Tunnel at the time in question. This took them some time, and the day wore sharply on, but eventually they learned the name ‘Balder Norther’ – a street drinker who had gossiped a lot about seeing Rock enter the tunnel that night. Uru listened to the city’s whispers and discovered that Norther was in a stadium on the other side of town, the mirror image of a similar structure in Slate. [/QUOTE]
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