Isama Zenj wrote: Whoever did this knows a heckuva lot about how sewers work. Did the sewer workers notice anything odd? Are they the ones who found the bodies? Any evidence of any magic being used? Isama says turning possibilities over in her mind. "Well. Most of the sewer workers in Warlock's Walk are constructs now. So no, they didn't 'notice' anything." he looks sideways at Ophelia. "An argument that will almost certainly be used by the workers to avoid replacement."
Ophelia 'Springs' Hale wrote:
"The spells in question restored the flesh to the corpse, but the jawbone was missing." he shrugs "Someone could pay for a full resurrection or reincarnation, I suppose."
"I'd always assumed the street, given the tunnels in and out would be a tight fit for anyone but a halfling. On the other hands the bodies were dismembered enough that I suppose they could have been taken through that way..." Kristoph looks hesitant for the first time "While we have sketches of all the bodies - obviously - the bodies themselves were simply going to rot. They were too damaged for anything but the most expensive of magics to gain any more useful information. Standard practice is to ask around for identification, wait a week, then pass them to our necromancer." "Obviously we looked into things like that. There are a few places in Warlock's Walk that could have been used for the purpose. We've a number of high-profile citizens with homes whose central furnaces could do so. Far too many to simply barge in on the hope of finding clues. If that's the type of investigation you're planning, you can think again."
"Well. Looks like they were burned whilst still alive. There was no evidence of any fire where we found them, so we presume they were burned elsewhere and then moved. We paid a necromancer to reconstruct the bodies, and the faces didn't match anyone we had on our records."
"Of course!" Kristoph is delighted as you are led to a quite nice private room and a waiter brings in a selection of coffees.
Ophelia: He's obvious very happy to keep this all quiet. Probably doesn't want news of messy murders in his high class area panicking the upper class.
"Well. That's unusual. Still, I suppose it's acceptable. Donatello is a difficult man to deal with." He looked at the indicated establishment, and blinks "You know your ward best, of course. Still, this is a grisly crime. I can't imagine its going to go over too well with customers. If we are to speak, perhaps we should consider a different language or a quieter location?"
sense motive dc 20:
Also, he doesn't want witnesses perception dc 35: There's something invisible hanging around him - his hair just brushed against it when he turned his head.
"Good lord man! What's wrong with you? Can't you see the big picture? Plants like these can improve life for everyone! End world hunger! Cure disease! That modified pumpkin that lures, traps and eats mice has the potential to stop the major agricultural pest in the world today! And you complain because he hasn't managed to stop it growing at three feet? Because it might get loose and might break free?" |