Edgar: "You're making a lot of conclusions based on very little evidence, that's not a good skill. You've got me wrong but I'll at least give you a lead. Hang out by the end of the third bridge at sunset. You might find the people you're looking for. Or the guards. Either way, you'll stop bothering me." 

Fenro: "This was the first attempt on either of their lives, as far as I know. They were both well loved, both inside and outside the kingdom. As for ongoing tensions, no not really. I mean, there was a bit around when Queen Meer was elected but that's all been dealt with, it's been five years after all. As for my suspicions, if it was just an attack of Avena then I would say it's probably someone in the line of succession. But since it was every kingdom then I haven't the slightest clue. Some religious nut or cult maybe?" He seems to be quite truthful with you. You get the sense that he's been thinking about this a lot and doesn't really have much of an idea. And it's frustrating to him.

Oryxis: You're eventually led out to a parade ground where there are twelve guards assembled. You recognize some of them as having been at the tent last night.

Edgar perk up at the voice in his head. “Yes a little, but not as much as I’d liked. It shouldn’t come to violence.” 

to the dwarf “Thank you my good man! And how about this doll? 10gp? What do you say?” 

"Price has not changed and you're lucky I don't go higher because you insulted me." He gives you a deadpan stare.

“We’ll have a good day then sir.” He leave him 2gp. “For the information.” 

Edgar will then look around for Aramae. 

Casting Message again.

'Let's look for our large feline friend. I have told Fenro a place to meet and I believe Lyrika is still at the hotel with him. I am just up the road, you should see me anytime.'

As Aramae was finishing his message, he walked out of the alley and began walking in the direction he came from.

Edgar meet up with Ara and tell him all about what transpired the previous night and the shit-show of an attempt to speak with the dwarf. 

“At least I got a lead.. maybe. He told me to hang out by the end of the third bridge at sunset. We might find the people we’re looking for. Either that or the guards.. what do you think?” 

Around noon, Lyrika gets thrown out of the room by Housekeeping.  Yawning, she goes looking for her friends.

"Hmmm....if the third bridge is the one we will use to make our way to the next city, then that proves quite interesting. First let's find everyone else and pool our gathered information."

Aramae starts walking back to the hotel.

“Yes, it is strange that so many places were attacked at the same time. That took a lot of coordination.” Fenro debates for a little about telling Rollo of his observations, however, his sincerity makes it unlikely that he is involved. “There was something strange about the attack yesterday. Just before it happened, a number of the guards left the tent. It made me think that they were either involved, or had been compelled in some way to leave. If it is some type of cult, they may have members in the guard.”

Edgar and Aramae: You run into Lyrika exiting the inn as you arrive.

Fenro: Rollo looks at you, surprised. "Did you not know? There was a hobgoblin attack on the city last night. The guards from the tent were rushing to the walls to help repel it. I don't think they were involved in anything, merely running to what they thought was the greater danger at the time." 

"Ah, hello, my dear. I hope you slept well. Have you seen Oryxis, our Leonis friend? I think a team meeting is in order."

(Disregard my note about meeting at a gate. So many things to remember :P )

Oryxis looks at the Guards, all assembled before him: "You all know what happened yesterday, so I figure I won't have to introduce myself to you all. The Lady wants to see the responsible ones apprehended as soon as possible though, and for that, I require your help. I need to know everything you've seen, all the details. I was only there for the latter part of the fight, and therefore I want to know from each one of you- where you were, who you saw, and what you did, when. Even the smallest detail could help lead to the assassins."

He tried to sound inspiring, and tried to get them on his good side. But instead it sounded like he was clueless and balming them for not already mentioning these things. he groaned, things didn't look great for his part of the investigation...

Persuasion: 7

The guards look a little incredulous but a nod from the dwarf you met with gets them to speak. There seems to be one that they have appointed a spokesman, an older dwarf with grey hair, likely a sergeant. 

"Well sir, most of us didn't see anything. We were rushing to the walls to defend against the hobs you see. Vlad over there did say that he saw two folks dragging a little gnome fella out near the Church of the One Above All though. Didn't think much of it at the time, what with the attack going on, but maybe it's something? Even the Black Hand doesn't mess with people while attacks are happening, they know distracting us could mean bad things for them." 

Lyrika yawns. "I haven't seen anyone yet today, except that dwarf who wanted to sweep the room. How have you guys been getting along out there?"

"Edgar had followed a shifty looking man that may or may not have turned promising. I went looking for him while Fenro has been talking to Rollo over there."

”Ara, You catch her up on the going-ons, i need something eat! I’m famished.” He heads inside and order a meal. 

"With everything else that was going on, I must have missed that." Fenro Sat back, considering the new information. "The timing of the attack is very convenient, isn't it. Was the Baron's presence at the competition well known ahead of time?"

"Well, yes. The festival is for her, a ceremony to celebrate her officially becoming the Æthling. I don't know how the hobs would have found out though. They're not exactly up on world events, uncivilized brutes that they are." 

"Perhaps they still don't know. If the hobgoblins were simply a distraction, there is no need to tell them about such details. That is, of course, one possibility."

Rollo looks a bit startled as the tabaxi and saytr join the conversation but quickly settles and considers the idea presented. "Aye, that could be. Someone used the attack drawing off the guards as a way to give themselves a better chance of success. Though they didn't count on you all, eh?!"