Lebrix looks at Chretien and says, "Maybe two minutes tops, we were on the fourth floor mon amis. I wouldn't think the thief was a pickpocket, and most pickpockets do rob from dying people. I didn't get a look at him. By the time, I got down there, he was gone"
He then points at Braden and says, "This man was dating the half-elfen woman. You could try to talk to him if you wish."
LeBrix lifts the sheet and you check the wounds:
Perception 6 of body
Perception 17 of body
Examination of clothes and possessions reveals a bail certificate in her
pocket. The document is from the Parity Lake police station, and reveals that she was picked up in a contraband raid recently but released on bail, paid by one “Heward Sechim.”
Perception of clothing DC 17
Angus will look closer at the wound on her scalp
I wounder what made that wound and how old it is
Angus while bending on the body will carefully retrieve the paper and the potion, trying not to show what he is doing
Angus
for the cloth ..
(Heal DC 10)
(Heal DC 17) that the gunshots probably came from above after she was
impaled on fence.
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Savan continues to look over things, in his mind he tries to patch together what happened. Having worked with guns for as long as he has, Savan knows that the shots did not happen the way he has been told. The wound on the other hand, he has the strange feeling he has seen it before, another case involving the necromantic killing of a shrewish wife by a minor noble... that was a messy one. Savan stares at Lebrix for a second and then nods curtly to the body, "She jumped and you shot and she fell and she died yes. Is this all that happened exactly? Sometimes the stress of an event will cause one to forget minor details. These may be important, in case she has accomplices. We must be thorough yes no? And no one has left the grounds since the incident? We might be dealing with an inside job if she knew where these valuables were." Savan watches the man for any sign of falsehood or fear.
Savan
Lebrix responds, "This is to the best of my knowledge if it may be a question of an inside job you should start with Braden, he was the thief's boyfriend." pauses and continues " 'You'll need to ask our receptionist Tia Jedeau in the front hall: she keeps a log of all who enter and leave'.
The morose man interrupts - 'She normally starts work at nine', he says. 'This morning she even brought breakfast for all the staff. She had some fresh coffee and a box of chocolates and set them all out in the canteen for us all to eat.' He stares glumly at the body. This is Braden, Nilasa’s boyfriend.
'The chocolates were quite delicious', adds LeBrix cheerfully, a bit unnecessarily.
"What could this mean?"
Johnathan examines the deed briefly then hands it to Merle.
i'll go look at the ledger says angus.
He will ask the receptionist for the log on entry. He will try to see who she came with / visited how long etc for a pattern.
Angus will also look at the ledger to see if it was tampered / altered
As Angus walks into the reception area, he is surprised how by enthusiastically Tia Jedeaux responds. 'Come on and try out this swivel chair Big Boy' she insists, her spectacles steaming up.
Angus looks at the ledger but none of the names on it ring a bell.
ha well thank you. it is possibly to make of copy of the relevant page for our files? he ask
As Angus jots down the log into his notebook, Tia takes a brigadiero, this confection consists of a gooey ball of chocolate covered in granulated chocolate, castor sugar, and grated coconut, out of the box and sexily puts it into her mouth and says, "Would you like to try one, they are divine." as she giggles.
She's more than willing to discuss the visitor's log."Monamis, You'll notice the thief's name isn't in there, Non, non, Nilesa never signs in - I guess I just started treating her as staff. But I remember that she arrived around the same time as the fourth visitor, because he was a bit of a fox!' she claps her hand over her mouth as if surprised at herself. 'It was the accent - so exotic! And he was a doctor! Just after he signed in I told him to wait upstairs in the second floor waiting room, and Nilesa and Braden came in. Braden went to get changed and Nilesa was chatting to the doctor for a few minutes, about the weather or something.' She takes off her glasses and wipes the glass so she can see again. 'What time are you going to pick me up then Angus?'
at 19h30 in front of the Restaurant: L'Entre Nous. i will have made reservations. What was the name of that doctor ? he says looking at in the eyes...
She smiles and says, "It is so cute that you are trying to speak Danoran, that is in the Nettles, oui? The man's name is Dr. von Recklinghausen."
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getting up Why thank you, i was trying... he says with a smile before heading back to the others
Waiting to see what all is picked up by the medium. Plan on inviting Lebrix out for a meal at the point before we leave.
Can those with the body give me spellcraft checks?
Mithas goes over to the distraught man,
"I'm sorry for your loss. This is a damned tragedy. I know you're hurting right now, but if you could answer a few questions, we might be able to figure why things went down the way they did."
Braden Sarkin looks every inch the thick-jawed security guard as he thinks ponderously before answering, his sobriety a welcome contrast to LeBrix. He sniffles a little and says, "By all means, sir."
"What can you tell me about the deceased? Does she have any next of kin we should be contacting?"
Cretien has nothing much to say, he is somewhat incensed that he isn't being shown favoritism among his kind. Although, he muses, they may view him as a turncoat, in which case it would make sense. They could never understand.
He composes himself and starts, 'It was about three months ago', he eventually calculates. 'She's so beautiful... I mean was...' he hangs his large head like a weary ox. 'I can't remember exactly where or how - we just kept bumping into each other. I don't think she had much family - she did have two brothers though she spent a lot of time with, but I only met them once for a second. Ford and Travis. And she sometimes talked about her mother Srasama but I wasn't sure if it was her real mother. She ran a successful wand business you know - either making them or selling them for magicians I think.'
Lebrix says to Chretien, "Professor, may I have a word?"
Lebrix pulls Chretien aside and whispers in Danoran,
Angus will ask around the cleaning staff or anyone that was up on the floor she was killed what they saw (in order to confirm what was said etc...)
In Danoran
"I could arrange a time to talk about that in the future. This case, however, is very important for the future of our two nations. As such, I would expect it is very important for you and your office. To be honest with you, this case is extremely suspicious, and I would hazard a guess to say that each one of the men here from the RHC have some idea of something different that is suspicious about it. I am not blaming your office, nor do I think they are, but I just want to articulate very clearly that I am not the one to be hiding any information from. I want our nations united, and properly treating wounds such as this death is very important to that process."
Lebrix looks at the Tiefling and speaks even softer
Angus meanders around looking for staffers but they all seem a bit to upbeat.
"You wouldn't happen to remember what the name of that wand shop is or where it might be?"
Chretien
Knowledge History or Religion for Srasama DC 12
pantheon. Traditionally she was the six-armed sculptor who gave form
to the raw creation discovered by her husband. She had dominion over
the lives of women, and she particularly oversaw rituals of womanhood,
marriage, and grief. For these, she would take three different forms of
maiden, mother, and crone, but in all she was a fierce defender of the
Elfaivar empire.
Braden says, "I don't think she had a shop but she did live in a factory. She never took me back to hers', admits Braden, 'but she lived in Heward’s Factory, on Magazine Street near Parity Lake - Sechim's Alchemist-and-something it's called... She really didn't like to talk about herself."
Most of the cleaning staff just confirm what Lebrix has told you.
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"Thank you for the information. I know this isn't easy."
"Yes, we're RHC. What else can you tell us about the man? Do you know where he is?"
Johnathan does his best to seem professional.
Mr. Byron turns and says, "I picked up a man with bloody hands,
carrying a bundle of what I thought might have been surgical tools. The
man spoke with an unfamiliar accent, but something north of the Avery
Sea. He asked to be driven to a hostel called the House of Blue Birds which is about two miles away on the western edge of the North Shore district, and he explained away the blood by claiming he was a doctor in the middle of a procedure, and that he needed special surgical equipment. I took the man to the hostel, then waited for half an hour before realizing I had been ditched." he then continues, "I really don't know where he is. It was all a bit suspicious and I came back here to see if someone knew him and could pay his fare but then saw your investigation and thought this man may be important."
Mithas and the rest move outside to the fence where Nilasa died and sets up while the other members gets the crowd to move along.
Back at the death site, Mithas closes his eyes and calls out to the spirit of the dead woman. Nothing happens for a long moment before a faint vapour appears to rise from the ground and slowly coalesce into the transparent form of the victim.
Mithas speaks in a respectful hush, "I apologize for calling you back, but I would know why you jumped out the window?"
The spirit seems confused and a bit lost, but she hears Mithas clearly. "What do you mean? I did not jump out the window, I flew. The shots fouled up my concentration and I... ah...ahh... fell on this fence...." she says staring at the fence.
Did you really try to steal a tiny ceramic egg, beautifully decorated with gems and gold, or did you have ulterior motive for working in the danoran Consulate? angus ask the spirit
The spirit even more confused says, "What in the hell are you talking about? I came in this morning to see my boyfriend and give everyone brigadeiros and coffee."
Sense Motive DC 12
Hum i wonder what it does mean then Angus does look puzzled
"Did you find anything we could use to incriminate the Dannoran? Was that why you were killed?"
She looks at Savan perplexed and says, "I don't work for Risur. I was killed due to my being a bit unlucky. I tried to fly out of the window and then I was shot twice and I lost concentration and fell to my death on the fence post. The one who shot me was so quick slashed me in the face, I wouldn't be taken alive. No I wouldn't!"