Miss Canella walks over to Eunice and looks at him.
Let's go outside to get some fresh air and talk.
Eunice flushes a bit being addressed by the Officials. The youth follows the Agents from the shop, apologizing to the owner as he is lead away.
Eunice and his master Kemeneles came to the city two weeks ago for the Radiant Festival. Upon arrival, the two split up to run errands, but Kemeneles never returned to their appointed meeting spot.
Watanabe gives her an eyeball that seems to say, not the time. Satisfied that there is no trickery, and sold by her greed, he mentally crosses Marin off the list of suspects in a potential missing persons case.
He says to Eunice rather harshly, "Can you provide a description? We will notify our station and if any of the watch members see him we can notify you. Where are you staying? Can you tell us again where you were supposed to meet him? And what business he was on before you parted?"
Eunice meekly follows the Agents of Edgewatch away from the angry Mage's Wizard Shoppe. He looks at Watanabe.
Master Kemeneles is an older gentleman. He dresses like a wizard would...His eyes scan the Agent.
Kinda like you actually. He was supposed to look for a place. Everything has been booked up because of the Festival. We were supposed to meet up in the markets days ago.
He looks around hopefully.
Watanabe writes down the description, "Have you been living on the streets since then child?" He turns to his fellow guards, "What should we do with him? We can't have loose children wandering the streets unsupervised. I have my doubts about being able to locate Master Kemeneles, but we should at least check the markets and see if anyone saw him."
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Young Eunice, if you’d like, my church would be able to feed and and shelter you until we can find your master. There will be simple chores, like moving executed corpses to the landfill for burning. I know it sounds like hard work, but we’ve already begun “disasssembling” the head from the body for lighter lifting.
Father Slade kindly smiles and winks.
Having successfully interceded in the confrontation between a young Eunice and an understanding--although frustrated--shop keeper, our Agents decide to head through the Market in the Precipice Quarter to follow up on the youth's concerns on their way to the
heated shop owners dispute on the other side.
Market
A crowd of fairgoers stands watching in awe as, just beyond a line of guard ropes, a stone castle—complete with battlements and domed
towers—marches along a wide, elliptical stone track. Dozens of thick mechanical legs support its bulk, and nobles in fine dresses
and coats wave from atop its walls. Suddenly, a commotion erupts from the crowd. A woman races out holding a dagger and a belt pouch. Behind her, a red-faced man points and yells, “Thief! Stop her!”
Watanabe strides closer, if needed, to try to get within 30ft. Then he flicks his hand towards the thief while speaking word of power, "Tanglefoot!" A small sticky vine is conjured and speeds towards his intended target.
Faktar strides twice and calls out a dire warning to the thief.
"Surrender now, brigand, lest you face the steel of the mighty Edgewatch!"
MUGGING AT THE WALKING CASTLE
The Thief looks up at the Agents in front of her in surprise. She looks as if she may make a break for it; but, unfortunately for her, she must of stepped in some gum. Her movements seems to be quite awkward; as if, she were wading through sticky foliage!
The Thief snares at our White-scale's attempt to cease and desist. Instead, she snares back at Faktar in return!
She then points behind the Agents.
Look out!
and then....everyone of our Agents--save a perceptive Father Emmett--actually fall for it!
So, she attempts to Sneak away....
She disappears from our brave, brave Agents!
Ono sprints to the intersection at an incredible pace, then scans the area for the thief who couldn’t have just vanished.
Miss Canella not knowing where the thief went; she just moved forward 75ft.
Both our Catfolk and speedy Elf rush forward to where they seen the thief prior to being embarrassingly fooled by her deception. Ono scans both directions of the intersection; but he doesn't (quite) notice her...
There she goes...over there... in that one spot! Get her!
Watanabe takes Slade's good advice and tries to put an end to the thief's flight. "Sleep!"
Faktar moves and then attempts to tumble through the thief's square.
Regardless of the outcome, he'll attempt to trip her.
Watanabe Ren calmly takes at some sand. The Wizard calmly tosses it in the thief's direction. He calmly speaks the arcane words!
The thief's eyes water a bit from the stinging sands; but she sneers at our Agents!
The thief appears to be surprised when Faktar easily spots her behind the cart. With a stern look and a...
Git away from me coppers!
...she attempts to bully our White-scale!
A bit Frightened , our Swashbuckler looks at her nervously, as she attempts to Strike him!
She then moves--slowly--pass Faktar.
The thief feels as if her good day has suddenly turned blue!
Miss Canella strides twice and blocks her.
Get into a flank Faktar!
Miss Canella attempts to stick her with her rapier.
Ono nocks a beanbag arrow as he strides towards the thief.
Why do they always choose the hard way?, he thinks as he lets loose, quickly following the first shot with another.
”You’ve made a poor decision today, thief!”
Watanabe frowns as the thief throws off his go to spell for stopping criminals. "You're resisting arrest. You're just making this harder on yourself by piling on crimes. You people never listen. Daze..."
Not wanting to miss this opportunity to bring this thief to justice, Father Emmett runs toward his adversary drawing his hand crossbow.
MIss Canalla stomps over to the thief. The Catfolk then smiles; as she offers up the pointy end of her rapier!
Although, her aim is a bit off; Miss Canella's thrust does afford our Ono to capitalize on the thief's distraction! His beanbag arrow thumps the thief in the head...in...in...the...the...head!
Watanabe Ren smoothly skates a bit closer. The ever-patient wizard then demostrates how much restraint the Agents of Edgewatch have for her!
And....
....and she stumbles a bit as her head feels like it exploded!
Father Emmett (wishing he ate a bigger breakfast!) runs 50'; before huffing a bit and pulling out his crossbow!
The thief views her current situation as not too favorable. She sees the fancy kobold hesitate, so she decides to give escaping another try.
The thief spits at Miss Canella, as she sprays a tirade of expletives at her!
to Demoralize
Not even impressed, Miss Canella smiles at her!
The thief (a bit nervous now) attempts to Shove our Champion away from her!
Unsuccessful, she frustrating fails to even bother our stout Miss Canella!
She then moves away and around the corner.
Determined that the thief not escape, Father Slade strides quickly to the intersection, aims his crossbow and fires trying to hobble the thief.
Piercing
Seeing the shot accidentally strike a mule 45 degrees to the left, he reloads with frustration.
Miss Canella moves 25' to the thief and tries to grapple her.
Yes, b+@**! I got you!
Miss Canella raises her shield.
Faktar moves around the other side of the thief and attempts to show her up, then tries to stab her. Gently.
Ono strides up to the thief, and delivers two quick jabs.
”Maybe this will knock some sense into you. This area is under the watchful eye of the Agents of Edgewatch.”
Watanabe wonders why he's stuck in time while the world moves on without him.
Father Emmett (a bit of huffing and puffing) shakily aims his crossbow at the retreating thief. Unfortunately, a rude mule seems to have stepped in his path. The mule gives our tired out Father a stern look of reproach!
Miss Canella decides that enough is enough! She saunters over to the thief, grabs her easily (some would even say heroically), and shouts in her badly bruised face!
Faktar does a little saunter himself. With panache to spare, our White-scale strikes the thief with the pointy end of his rapier!
Ono (decidedly against the thief's futile attempts to retreat) calmly walks up to her; and unloads with both fists!
The wobbling--and only standing upright because of Miss Canella's supportive embrace--is knocked the f$@# out!
The most recent of her victims walks up to the Agents with applause and thanks.
She done took me whole life savings! 5gold pieces! What am I to do?
He looks at you as if he knows what he wishes you to do....
Searching the thief does indeed uncover a purse with 5gp. Also has 22 gp worth of stolen coins in several different pouches and purses. Since there’s no way to know who the gold belongs to, the agents can requisition the money with a clean conscience, along with Rell’s own weapons and armor.
Okay guys. Let's take her back to the precinct then head on to our
other case.
Father Slade retrieves his bolt from the angry mule's hip, narrowly dodging a kick.
Yelling over his shoulder, he encourages his comrades Let's give this poor victim back his purse. All in a day's work for the AGENTS OF EDGEWATCH
“Maybe if we tie the thief up, and pay this charming gentleman a days wages, he would drag this thief back to the station for us?”
Ono turns to the local yokel, nods curtly, hands him his coin purse of 5 gold, and says, “Good sir, we have recovered your savings, and have a proposition for you as well. If you would be so kind as to assist the heroic Agents of Edgewatch by dragging this thief back to the local precinct, there are two silver pieces right here that could be yours. What say you?”
The innocent-looking gentleman just looks at Ono with bulging eyes! He quickly takes his coin purse back; but he then begins to scoot backwards; before turning around and fleeing into the crowd.
Thank you!
He shouts from the crowd!
The Agents easily track down a mobile unit heading back to the Precinct to escort the unconscious thief.
Having totally ruined her day, the Agents continue on their patrol route on the way to the heated confrontation between two shop owners.
Screams erupt from an excavation project on a nearby street. Workers flee, scattering their shovels and pickaxes as four skeletons in rusted armor clamber up from a hole in the pavement.
Miss Canella looks around and points.
There are 4 skeletons ahead of us.
Miss Canella looks at her team expectantly.
Watanabe considers the scary skeletons in disbelief causing him to hesitate for mere moments.
SKELETONS! Their unholy presence cannot be tolerated!
Father Emmett tries to recall what he learned at church school about skeletons...
Will my crossbow even hurt these vile horrors?
Piercing