Pierce will activate the infusion that allows him to detect magic.
"Interesting, the goo itself radiates conjuration magic. Not that I thought this was happenstance but now we know that the creatures were sent after us specifically".
"Summoned or conjured creatures, eh?" says Atsu.
"Someone better get Kiana, or send her a missive with magic or telepathy."
"No thank you, I'll just find a street thug to rob me, it will feel less like being violated." She answers, and then flies back to the fight area.
"It appears you completed it, I had gone to see if I could find some Alchemist fire, but the creatures who owned the tent wanted 45 gold for 2 bottles." She pauses. "The tent was bigger on the inside than the outside, something obviously that should not be possible. Why would anyone waste such magic on a lowly alchemy tent?"
"Perhaps such power is easy to afford with their mark up."
"Well, we should get on with the follow-up - finding any clues of who did this and why," says Atsu in his no-nonsense tone.
"I think perhaps they were trying to throw us off of the scent we already had. I believe we should press on with what we were about to do and that will lead us to the very foes who seek to hide from us".
Kiana nods. "Fine with me, then I'll get back to my rooftop and finish my maps so we can get out of here." Kiana sends dust flying with her wing beats, and then stops. "You want to be flown back, or walk?" She asks Atsu dourly, but at least doesn't insult him this time.
"Won't turn down a lift if you're offering one," says the serious warrior.
Kiana's talons clack as she grabs Atsu by the armor straps on his back, and jerks him into the sky with what should be much too much ease. Indeed, her movements with the heavy man might just as well be her hauling a puppy.
Once up on the building again, she drops him sorta easy near the center, then settles down to service her bow before getting back to the maps. Then she pauses, and sighs. "Remind me to buy some more arrows before we leave town." Then back to drawing.
Viktor sighs in pain.
"I fear I need to rest while you guys look about. If it's anything Psionic-related I'm pretty useless, I fear."
Shatter will try to gather some leads, but is ultimately less than successful on his own.
Diplomacy Aid Another .
Pierce speaks with his companions that stay behind as they begin to walk the town and gather information, "I still think it is prudent to search the tunnels beneath this warehouse before we go anywhere else".
Kiana finishes up her maps, judges them with a critical eye, and smiles, the unusual expression lighting her face up for a change. "Well now, not bad if I do say so myself. Not my best work, given the conditions, but still darn good!" Her signature is hidden in a few places on the map's lines, and also prominantly on the corner.
She takes the new maps of the coast and the mountains, and hands them to the map shop owner. The she gets the maps of the areas they are going, and heads out, even as the map shop owner is handing a map over to his apprentice to draft a copy of.
Finding everyone else, she tilts her head at the comment she heard as she rejoined them. "What tunnels? I hate tunnels..."
"Sounds like it's still an unfinished lead."
"An unfinished lead for the local police, yes? How is it an unfinished lead for our current endeavor? I do not see how this drug smuggling has anything to do with the request from our employer."
Pierce shrugs at Kiana's statement, "It may or it may not. It is a local lead so we should follow it first before it goes cold. At least that is how I handle investigations in Sharn..."
"I concur"
"I agree as well, provided I have a bit of time to heal my wounds."
"So you wish to try again tomorrow morning Viktor?"
"That would be ideal unless we can find a healer"
Pierce shakes his head at Viktor, "Unfortunately my talents lie in repairing not healing".
"All quiet here. Shall I open it?" asks Atsu as the group reconvenes at the trapdoor.
"My, what an interesting smell you've discovered."
"What do you see? Refuse?"