Report prepared by Observer-Cypher Six
The Inter-Guild Task Force (hereby known as the IGTF) has been created to discover the location of an Azorius Courier gone missing (hereby known as Fblthp) while delivering key evidence to the Simic guild. The IGTF has representatives from five guilds, the Azorius, The Gruul, the Izzet, the Simic, and the Orzhov.
The Azorius representative, human Lon' Jon Von Ron Son, is an investigator and leading the task force. The Gruul representative, centaur Kozim, appears to be smarter than the average clan member and professes to be there only to avoid being squished by the guild head, Borborygmos. The Izzet representative, human Lucian Karlaous, just wants to find his work, which was given to the courier. The Simic representative, shapechanger Morrrgle (true name spoken as a gurgle), wants to stop the evidence from falling into the wrong hands as it may cause damage to his guild. The Orzhov representative, human Sergei Vinoskagra, self proclaimed everyone's best friend, is here to investigate if Fblthp's life insurance policy needs to be doled out. It is the opinion of this observer that the task force is likely to implode before accomplishing its intended task.
The evidence provided to the courier is a forged Simic keystone. Lucian was given a task to work with bio-material and managed to create the same genetic sequence of a Simic keystone. It mutated in the same way as a true keystone until it exploded. This has caused consternation among several Guild heads who fear their keystones may also be able to be replicated. According to Dream-Scanner Four-Oh-Four this also brought Lucian to the attention of Niv-Mizzet and is the reason he has been placed on the task force.
At the first meeting of the IGTF, after they had been gathered by Ragash Orduun (see Addendum C - Ancillary Personnel) and met the Precognitive mage Geetra (see Addendum C - Ancillary Personnel) they had their first meeting. Investigator Son brought up the leads for the case that he had been given by his superiors. The first lead was a man named the Cozen, disowned by the Orzhov and hunted for murder, unlawful removal of a head, and stealing an Azorius detention sphere. The second was a gang of guildless goblins called the Yellow-Cloaks. The leader is Bogun Redcap and wanted for assault, theft, using a thrull as an incendiary device, and more. The third lead was a Rakdos Bloodwitch known only as Massacre Girl wanted for 47 murders (see Appendix M - Massacre Girl's victims), disturbing the peace, and arson. Investigator Son brought up a final lead, one Milash Milan, an Azorius Arrestor that may also be working the case. Observer's opinion is that this final lead is a matter of rivalry nothing more.
After consulting Geetra the IGTF proceeded through the fourth district until they were stopped at Bulwark. The Boros, including Ragash Orduun, An Indrik had been startled by the Yellow-Cloaks firing arrows tipped with fireworks and crashed into a building. It was propping up the building as it had taken out the support structure and would need care before being removed lest the entire building collapse. The group proceeded to search the neighborhood. Kozim was accosted by Ragash and accused of giving up already. When it was pointed out that Fblthp's course took it through the district the Reckoner backed off. Moorrrgle takes time away from investigating to calm down the Indrik. A team dispatched by Izzet arrived soon after to safely extract the beast. During their setup they were mercilessly mocked by Lucian for using simple pulleys and muscle power.
After some time and discovery of the remains of fireworks Investigator Son concluded Fblthp's likeliest departure point during the disturbance. Somehow Morrrgle also came to this conclusion, through scents or some other strange Simic nonsense. It is the recommendation of Handler Two-Seven that the last line be omitted for final report sendoff. From that direction the group proceeded. They discovered a small group of Yellow-Cloaks causing more of a ruckus further down and firing off more fireworks. Bodies had already piled up in the intersection by the time the group reached it. Goblin archers on an overhanging bridge fired arrows tipped with fireworks indiscriminately while others with spears and knives were killing citizens. A goblin holding a lantern on a stick was leading the squad and causing havoc.
It is here that the combat capabilities of the IGTF were observed. Investigator Son is capable of powerful magic and was seen leading the others with his voice and mace. Kozim, despite being more intelligent than the average Gruul clan member, shows their proclivity for combat and a minor ability to lead the others. Lucian was able to move around the field and throw down magical turrets. Morrrgle used Simic magic and morphed into a giant spider. Sergei held back from the main scrum and threw bolts of magic at the goblins. Despite the observer's initial thoughts the group managed to work well together and killed all but three goblins. Two fled and escaped into the city while the third was paralyzed by spider venom and tied in webs.
The remaining goblin was taken to a nearby Azorius checkpoint. Unfortunately the following is taken from the mind of the goblin and may be considered unreliable. Many of the thoughts were about the revolution of the guildless against the Guilds, led by Bogun. It saw Fblthp before the homonculus disappeared. When not given information he wanted Kozim broke the goblin's shin with an 'accidental' kick. Lucian healed him with small robots that sewed the goblin back together. Eventually it let loose that Bogun Redcap is in Precinct 6, gathering forces for the Yellow-Cloaks.
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