Barryl's eye twitches a little---a clear sign of an internal conflict---as Fizz and Lucky make their initial comments on the EPD. "For the stuff we've had to go through, we don't get paid much as a countryside police unit. We're doing the best we can with the little we've got." As you add your comment to the mix, Shel'lok, he nods appreciatively. "Yes sir, we just want to keep our community safe. But people have to sleep, you know." As he says this, he disappears behind a door in the wall behind him, and comes out a minute later with a sizeable cardboard box. There are a few more files stacked on top. "Here we've got all the evidence we've collected so far, plus some of the basic reports the Sergeant has typed up. They were just put on the case earlier today, so it's bare-bones for now." He sets it down with a thump on the counter in front of you. "Calendula? Will do, and I'll tell her that advice came from Mr. Detective Shel'lok himself."
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You're lifted high up in the air, Hemlock, as you control the wind around you to give yourself a better vantage point. It seems to be a little too dark and you're a little too high; you only see the light green tops of the corn husks below.
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“Hey, is anyone around? We just wanted to help! I’m sorry I scared you…?” Hemlock asks a little weakly into the wind, hoping that figure would respond. He floats down a little, about 10 feet above the ground, he’ll try to find if there’s any tracks or rustling in the corn to indicate anyone running through.
Shel’lok nods and thanks Barryl his help. “Would you like a cofre my friend? “
he says to the dwarf as he starts to take a look into the preliminar reports and passing one to Fiz and another to Lucky while he focus on the evidence.
Echo, the only thing you can see is a small black figure running around in the corn. It seems to be the only thing in the cornfield, other than Hemlock hovering above.
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"I'm fine, thank you. I had some coffee earlier." Shel'lok, you grab two files: one titled 'Investigation Report,' and another titled 'Scene Pictures.' You hand them to Lucky and Fizz, respectively.
Lucky:
You open the manila folder Shel'lok hands you, and a single paper lays inside it.
Case Number: 13-7935
Investigator: Yul
Date of Death (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/35/3325
Today's Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/03/3325
Investigation Report
Decedent: Thaymoor Shadowdancer
Synopsis:
The decedent is a 56-year-old male found deceased in his bedroom by his wife.
Description of Incident:
On 05/35/3325 at 2217 hours, the undersigned received a call from EPD Officer Heightenhower. Officer Heightenhower was calling to report the death of Thaymoor Shadowdancer, T/M, DOB: 01/03/3269 at the Shadowdancer home, 7203 Rye St. Per Officer Heightenhower, the decedent's wife Tare Onshaneo-Shadowdancer C/N, DOB: 05/34/3268 was taking care of the extremely ill decedent for approx. 3 days. Officer Heightenhower had little details regarding circumstances or last seen time alive. The decedent was living with his wife, in their home (address stated above). Next-of-kin and medical history were unknown at the time of the initial call.
The undersigned informed Officer Heightenhower that Investigator Yul would be responding to the scene and the decedent would be transferred to PCH for an autopsy on 06/01/3325.
Investigator Yul reported that the Esperal Police Department is investigating the possibility that Thaymoor Shadowdancer was poisoned. Nothing has been confirmed at this time and the investigation is still ongoing.
Fizz:
You open the manila folder Shel'lok hands you, and a group of black-and-white photographs lay inside it. Photographs of what looks like the crime scene; crumpled and stained bedsheets thrown on the floor, a pillow with some sort of fluid stains on the cover, claw marks and gashes on the bed mattress. There isn't much else. The picture of the pillow matches the pillow that you see Shel'lok pull out of the box.
Shel'lok:
Inside the box lies a single object: a pillow. There are tiny scratch marks all over the pillow cover, and blood and bile stains cover the whole thing. It reeks.
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If any of y'all are looking here to see what the other party's up to: don't. You will find information here that you haven't uncovered yet; aka spoilers!
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Diaelle follows Krix and the others into the cornfield. She finds them looking around and confused. “What’s happened?” At their explanation she nods and takes a look around for herself.
Trying to ignore his agitation to the lack of work the EPD has done, Lucky starts reading through the his file.
After finishing, he'd turn his back to Barryl and say, "My report says that Thaymoor was sick for 3 days before their death. My thoughts keep going to poison, but it feels like it's much bigger than that." He'd then close the file and place it on the desk behind him, getting himself lost in thought.
You're able to get a better look of the situation than the others. It looks like there's a single small kobold running, alone, in the field. They dash right in front of you silently---almost colliding with you and Krix before scampering away, screaming.
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Group 2: Krix, Hemlock, Diaelle, Echo
WIS Saving throw: 9
Hemlock:
It looks like there's a single small, black kobold running alone in the field. They dash around silently in the corn---almost colliding with Diaelle and Krix before scampering away, screaming. They're running in a wide circle spreading across the entire field.
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Krix, you ready the spell, leaping into action when the tiny figure scuttles in front of you. Shouting "Halt!" in their direction does the trick. They stay suspended in the air mid-stride like some cartoon about to fall off a cliff, except this isn't a cartoon and physics exists so they come crashing to the ground a second later. "WHAT'S THE BIG IDEAR?!" A loud and screeching southern voice comes from the kobold as they pick themselves up and limp to when you stand. "What're y'all doin' in my corn patch at this un-god-ful hour?!?" she huffs, pushing through the thick corn stalks to where you, Diaelle, and Echo stand.
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Krix addresses the kobold respectfully, "My apologies for disturbing you. My name is Krix, and we are looking into some unfortunate incidents around these parts over the past weeks. We want to speak with Kidra. Would you mind taking us to them? I would be happy to compensate you for your time and efforts." Krix digs out a gold piece and hands it to the kobold.
Hemlock floats back to the group, looking more distressed by the second seeing that the kobold was sane and angry rather than suffering from some sort of madness like the other victims. "I'm so sorry for disturbing you, it's just, there have been some peculiar happenings and we are trying to investigate it..." He lands, hair still somehow immaculate in the wind, and asks tentatively, "could you tell us why you were screaming and running...?"
"That's right. We sent him down to Pisor Central two days ago." Barry continues fiddling with his uniform collar, and adds the next bit with a tinge of pride, "They have the best medical staff in the country. We got the autopsy report yesterday, but we're still waiting for the toxicology tests that'll tell us if it actually was a poison or not." He sits back down at the desk and opens one of the many binders laying on it. He flips through the papers until he find what he's looking for, tapping a finger on the page. "Aha. I just remembered something." He stands up and turns the binder around for you all to see. "We got ahold of the stage manager for the circus yesterday, cause she had reported something strange happening to one of her crew members the night of Thaymoor's death. Here's her statement, and Investigator Yul said it might be of importance to the case."
The binder, laying flat so everyone can see, has only a single paragraph written on it in neat typewriter print. It reads:
"I was doing the stage lay with my crew, because it was opening night. We always do it on opening night; it's almost like a good-luck ritual before we perform. Anyways, in the middle of the stage-lay one of the sound guys said they had to leave. Which never happens, but he did. He was saying that he was feeling sick and seeing things. Hallucinations. I mean, he threw up and said he was fine afterwards, and we went on to have a great opening night, but he's been shaken up ever since."
"I was supposed to file this away with the rest of the papers, but forgot to." He shrugs. "Does that do anything for you guys?"
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"Yer lookin' at her." The second the flash of gold hits the Kidra's fire-orange eyes, she makes 'grabby hands' at it until it is in her possession. "So y'all're here to interview me, in the middle of my screamin' time, about these demonic killings? Come with me." She pockets the coin, and gets on all fours. "Wait," she stands up again, "Y'all aren't with them law enforcers, are ya? Either way let's talk on my porch." She crouches again and scampers over to the house next to the corn patch, not looking back to see if you follow. There are a few benches and rocking chairs on the back porch, which she arranges in a semicircle and invites you to sit. Assuming you follow, she sits down cross-legged on one of the rocking chairs and eyes each of you. The dim light shed by the bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling bounces off tiny flecks of orange embedded in her black scales. "Now to answer yer last question, sonny," she continues, looking at Hemlock, "I scream and run cause it keeps them devils and demons away. Saw one posses my brother years ago an' been doing it ever since. The demons don't like screaming."
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Group 1: Fizz, Lucky, Shel'lok
Barryl's eye twitches a little---a clear sign of an internal conflict---as Fizz and Lucky make their initial comments on the EPD. "For the stuff we've had to go through, we don't get paid much as a countryside police unit. We're doing the best we can with the little we've got." As you add your comment to the mix, Shel'lok, he nods appreciatively. "Yes sir, we just want to keep our community safe. But people have to sleep, you know." As he says this, he disappears behind a door in the wall behind him, and comes out a minute later with a sizeable cardboard box. There are a few more files stacked on top. "Here we've got all the evidence we've collected so far, plus some of the basic reports the Sergeant has typed up. They were just put on the case earlier today, so it's bare-bones for now." He sets it down with a thump on the counter in front of you. "Calendula? Will do, and I'll tell her that advice came from Mr. Detective Shel'lok himself."
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Group 2: Hemlock, Echo, Diaelle, Krix
Could you give me a Perception check, Echo?
You're lifted high up in the air, Hemlock, as you control the wind around you to give yourself a better vantage point. It seems to be a little too dark and you're a little too high; you only see the light green tops of the corn husks below.
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Perception: 7
“Hey, is anyone around? We just wanted to help! I’m sorry I scared you…?” Hemlock asks a little weakly into the wind, hoping that figure would respond. He floats down a little, about 10 feet above the ground, he’ll try to find if there’s any tracks or rustling in the corn to indicate anyone running through.
Shel’lok nods and thanks Barryl his help.
“Would you like a cofre my friend? “
he says to the dwarf as he starts to take a look into the preliminar reports and passing one to Fiz and another to Lucky while he focus on the evidence.
PbP Character: A few ;)
Group 2: Hemlock, Echo, Diaelle, Krix
Hemlock, roll another Perception check!
Echo, the only thing you can see is a small black figure running around in the corn. It seems to be the only thing in the cornfield, other than Hemlock hovering above.
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Group 1: Shel'lok, Lucky, Fizz
"I'm fine, thank you. I had some coffee earlier." Shel'lok, you grab two files: one titled 'Investigation Report,' and another titled 'Scene Pictures.' You hand them to Lucky and Fizz, respectively.
Lucky:
You open the manila folder Shel'lok hands you, and a single paper lays inside it.
Case Number: 13-7935
Investigator: Yul
Date of Death (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/35/3325
Today's Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/03/3325
Investigation Report
Decedent: Thaymoor Shadowdancer
Synopsis:
The decedent is a 56-year-old male found deceased in his bedroom by his wife.
Description of Incident:
On 05/35/3325 at 2217 hours, the undersigned received a call from EPD Officer Heightenhower. Officer Heightenhower was calling to report the death of Thaymoor Shadowdancer, T/M, DOB: 01/03/3269 at the Shadowdancer home, 7203 Rye St. Per Officer Heightenhower, the decedent's wife Tare Onshaneo-Shadowdancer C/N, DOB: 05/34/3268 was taking care of the extremely ill decedent for approx. 3 days. Officer Heightenhower had little details regarding circumstances or last seen time alive. The decedent was living with his wife, in their home (address stated above). Next-of-kin and medical history were unknown at the time of the initial call.
The undersigned informed Officer Heightenhower that Investigator Yul would be responding to the scene and the decedent would be transferred to PCH for an autopsy on 06/01/3325.
Investigator Yul reported that the Esperal Police Department is investigating the possibility that Thaymoor Shadowdancer was poisoned. Nothing has been confirmed at this time and the investigation is still ongoing.
Fizz:
You open the manila folder Shel'lok hands you, and a group of black-and-white photographs lay inside it. Photographs of what looks like the crime scene; crumpled and stained bedsheets thrown on the floor, a pillow with some sort of fluid stains on the cover, claw marks and gashes on the bed mattress. There isn't much else. The picture of the pillow matches the pillow that you see Shel'lok pull out of the box.
Shel'lok:
Inside the box lies a single object: a pillow. There are tiny scratch marks all over the pillow cover, and blood and bile stains cover the whole thing. It reeks.
Red Party Members (just in case):
If any of y'all are looking here to see what the other party's up to: don't. You will find information here that you haven't uncovered yet; aka spoilers!
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Group 2
Krix sees his companion rise above the corn and hears the calls from within. He carefully moves towards Echo's location (ha!) to offer support.
Mel: Champions of the Dragon Wars
Diaelle follows Krix and the others into the cornfield. She finds them looking around and confused. “What’s happened?” At their explanation she nods and takes a look around for herself.
Perception if needed:
13
Group 1
Trying to ignore his agitation to the lack of work the EPD has done, Lucky starts reading through the his file.
After finishing, he'd turn his back to Barryl and say, "My report says that Thaymoor was sick for 3 days before their death. My thoughts keep going to poison, but it feels like it's much bigger than that." He'd then close the file and place it on the desk behind him, getting himself lost in thought.
So...
You like music?
Group 2: Krix, Diaelle, Echo, Hemlock
Diaelle:
You're able to get a better look of the situation than the others. It looks like there's a single small kobold running, alone, in the field. They dash right in front of you silently---almost colliding with you and Krix before scampering away, screaming.
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Group 2
Krix readies to cast the Command spell (Halt!) on the kobold when it comes into view.
Mel: Champions of the Dragon Wars
Perception: 19 + 3 (guidance)
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Group 2: Krix, Hemlock, Diaelle, Echo
WIS Saving throw: 9
Hemlock:
It looks like there's a single small, black kobold running alone in the field. They dash around silently in the corn---almost colliding with Diaelle and Krix before scampering away, screaming. They're running in a wide circle spreading across the entire field.
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Group 2: Krix, Hemlock, Diaelle, Echo
Krix, you ready the spell, leaping into action when the tiny figure scuttles in front of you. Shouting "Halt!" in their direction does the trick. They stay suspended in the air mid-stride like some cartoon about to fall off a cliff, except this isn't a cartoon and physics exists so they come crashing to the ground a second later. "WHAT'S THE BIG IDEAR?!" A loud and screeching southern voice comes from the kobold as they pick themselves up and limp to when you stand. "What're y'all doin' in my corn patch at this un-god-ful hour?!?" she huffs, pushing through the thick corn stalks to where you, Diaelle, and Echo stand.
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Group 2
Krix addresses the kobold respectfully, "My apologies for disturbing you. My name is Krix, and we are looking into some unfortunate incidents around these parts over the past weeks. We want to speak with Kidra. Would you mind taking us to them? I would be happy to compensate you for your time and efforts." Krix digs out a gold piece and hands it to the kobold.
Mel: Champions of the Dragon Wars
Group 2
Hemlock floats back to the group, looking more distressed by the second seeing that the kobold was sane and angry rather than suffering from some sort of madness like the other victims. "I'm so sorry for disturbing you, it's just, there have been some peculiar happenings and we are trying to investigate it..." He lands, hair still somehow immaculate in the wind, and asks tentatively, "could you tell us why you were screaming and running...?"
Group 1: Lucky, Shel'lok, Fizz
"That's right. We sent him down to Pisor Central two days ago." Barry continues fiddling with his uniform collar, and adds the next bit with a tinge of pride, "They have the best medical staff in the country. We got the autopsy report yesterday, but we're still waiting for the toxicology tests that'll tell us if it actually was a poison or not." He sits back down at the desk and opens one of the many binders laying on it. He flips through the papers until he find what he's looking for, tapping a finger on the page. "Aha. I just remembered something." He stands up and turns the binder around for you all to see. "We got ahold of the stage manager for the circus yesterday, cause she had reported something strange happening to one of her crew members the night of Thaymoor's death. Here's her statement, and Investigator Yul said it might be of importance to the case."
The binder, laying flat so everyone can see, has only a single paragraph written on it in neat typewriter print. It reads:
"I was doing the stage lay with my crew, because it was opening night. We always do it on opening night; it's almost like a good-luck ritual before we perform. Anyways, in the middle of the stage-lay one of the sound guys said they had to leave. Which never happens, but he did. He was saying that he was feeling sick and seeing things. Hallucinations. I mean, he threw up and said he was fine afterwards, and we went on to have a great opening night, but he's been shaken up ever since."
"I was supposed to file this away with the rest of the papers, but forgot to." He shrugs. "Does that do anything for you guys?"
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
Group 2: Krix, Hemlock, Diaelle, Echo
"Yer lookin' at her." The second the flash of gold hits the Kidra's fire-orange eyes, she makes 'grabby hands' at it until it is in her possession. "So y'all're here to interview me, in the middle of my screamin' time, about these demonic killings? Come with me." She pockets the coin, and gets on all fours. "Wait," she stands up again, "Y'all aren't with them law enforcers, are ya? Either way let's talk on my porch." She crouches again and scampers over to the house next to the corn patch, not looking back to see if you follow. There are a few benches and rocking chairs on the back porch, which she arranges in a semicircle and invites you to sit. Assuming you follow, she sits down cross-legged on one of the rocking chairs and eyes each of you. The dim light shed by the bare bulbs hanging from the ceiling bounces off tiny flecks of orange embedded in her black scales. "Now to answer yer last question, sonny," she continues, looking at Hemlock, "I scream and run cause it keeps them devils and demons away. Saw one posses my brother years ago an' been doing it ever since. The demons don't like screaming."
Jack, a Changeling Artificer/Bard/Cleric/Fighter/Rogue---RynnElocin's From Dusk to Dawn
Amon, a Fairy Arcane Trickster---ShieldHero_'s Fractum
I'M BACK
PFP credit goes to Mo Willems
"How long ago was this statement taken?" asks Shel'lok to Barry after a fast reading of it.
PbP Character: A few ;)