Solacious murdered - RPLOG
From Rusted Promises
Participants
Date
31/3/477
Log
The city guard are in large numbers in the streets of shanty town today, many of them watching every which way and waiting on their superiors orders. A few folks stand about making records and documenting as much information as possible, and a few guards stand about trying to comfort a servant girl of a goat, who leaks fluids profusely as she occasionally glances towards a crowded body. To those who can see it, a solcaious fox lays upon the ground, their chest is almost nothing but pulp, a bloody hammer sitting to the side of it appears to be the murder weapon. "So then what happened?" a eel says to the goat as he scribbles furiously.
Arimia is out in Shanty Town herself, not an usual place for her, especially with the guards currently infesting it. Dressed in her usual cloak hood pulled up, the short raccoon pushes her way through the crowd toward the body, likely leaving a few cuts here and there when others try to push her back. Once she's near enough to see the body she pauses, tilting her head slightly and waiting to hear what the goat has to say. Though she makes no move to keep with the crowd, apparently not caring if the guard wants her that close or not.
Cassidy creeps onto the scene. She wasn't too far away when she heard the news, and, as always when in Shanty Town, she kept her cowl and mask up. "What have I been missing," she mutters under her breath as she skirts around the crowd, trying to see if she can recognize the poor victim. Her ears are kept alert, though tucked as they are, hoping to pick up on any stray conversations that may lead to clues.
Kalt had heard the call, and without too many details decided it was worth a look into... And so, the Vixen was soon making her way up to the scene. Clad in her usual armor and weapons, with her solacious bannerman's sash tied around her waist. When she finally gets a look at the scene, the vixen grimaces slightly and frowns as she debates what it was she should do specifically. Her gaze flicking around to try and spot anyone else from the house before she makes her way closer to the guards with her hands clasped behind her back. "'Scusin' me an' all, I ain't but went an' happened to go noticin' you gotta situation on you're hands an' all but eh, what might've gone on here an' such?" Her tail flicking as she'd glance back to the body before looking to them once more with concern plastered on her features.
Less than a day back in the city and already something happens. Given all she missed, it seems like it didn't all pass by. Issi keeps an eye on the guard and another on the crowd. A killing in Shanty Town can't be uncommon, but a noble? It was worth looking in to, given what she remembers of Shanty town. First thing's first. Body. That should say something, at least. The snake worms her way to the front of the crowd, though for now just examines what she can see of the body.
Another day, another murder in the Shanty. But this time, a noble! Someone has grown some very large family jewels. What was a noble doing over there anyways? Only one way to find out. With his typical gear of a large tower shield upon his back and a spear to compliment, Dio heads towards the scene of the crime, making his way through crowd to get a fine look upon the deceased. "O' that's an awful scene if I ever saw one," the lion comments idly, peering over the crowd and such. "Us Freeswords 're 'ere to 'elp out with the investigation if it'll let up the burden a bit."
The guard eye Arimia, one of them attempting to gently guide her away with his sheild as he says "This area is off limits, I'm sorry." Those in the nearby the goat can hear her blubbering a bit as a tuatara puts her hand on her in an atempt to custard her. "I said I'd carry the books... that she was too good to carry those vile books she bought. Jamie was too good for it, tha disgusting magic wasn't even for her she was just being nice..." she says before she breaks down hard. The eel sighs to himself. Kalt is given a look by one of the guard, who flatly says "One of 'em nobles met an end a little early. Lookin into it." The crowd watches rather silently, a few folks complaining they're taking up the whole street.
Arimia lets the guard start think he's guiding her away, then slips around the shield swiftly and moving past him. "Yeah. It is. So get the bloody hell out of my town. An' take your trash with you." She waves a hand at the dead noble, light glinting off the metal appendage. She then reaches up to push her hood back, making her way toward the body. "Every bloody time noble trash comes here there's trouble. Every bloody time." She lifts her gaze again then and glances around at the guards. "An' ain't nobody gonna be tellin' you louts anythin'. Freeswords they might, an' me they will. But there's only one of me." The pink raccoon shakes her head and then makes her way toward the goat. "I'd like to see these books. An' hear what you know 'bout why she needed 'em."
Cassidy shifts her eyes around the crowd, finally managing to catch a glimpse of the body. Her face falls a little behind the mask as she recognizes their house. "Nngh. Great thing to return to." She lets her eyes roam again, first resting on Kalt's sash, then on Dio. "If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know. I'm not quite a Freesword, though. Just a concerned citizen."
Kalt nods slightly as she looks to the guard, adjusting her gear slightly as she sighs. Her ears flicking as she listens to the woman, and furrows her brow for a moment in thought... That was unusual talk, disgusting magic and the like? Well, she could figure they may have meant dark math and such... And soon enough the Vixen gives another nod before smiling slightly to the guard. "If'n you don't be mindin', M'employed by the house that noble were in before they went an' took to bitin' dust an' such. If'n I could go an' be helpin' you an' such, M'sure the Solaciouses would be rather thankfull an' such." The vixen's tail flicks as she awaits the response, not moving from her spot as it was prime eavesdropping location for her to listen to the goat. Though she's soon to narrow her eyes as Arimia starts insulting the dead noble, the vixen scowling for a moment as she watches the raccoon before deciding her own distaste wasn't worth interupting a investigation.
Issi gets paper and a pen out of her satchel. First word she heard she started scribbling things down for herself. Given what she knows, there would be good reason for Solacious members to need books of Dark math. She doesn't say a thing though, she just keeps scribbling down things she hears and what comes to mind about the whole affair. She worms her way back out of the crowd, seeing all she needs of the body. The snake hands a slip of paper off to Dio, though she really hopes all of her suspicions are very much wrong. Not that it changes the fact that there was a murder, but she hopes that's all it is.
Dio listens to the story with interest, tail idly flickering back and forth here and there and probably annoying a few poor beings that manage to get in the way. "Books?" That was definitely the biggest clue to go on. Looking down, he finds a piece of paper pushed in his direction, eventually taking a moment to glance at its contents. "This lass 'ere is askin' if the books mention anythin' specific such as places o' entities. So, 're we dealin' with dark magic o' somethin'? Dark magic is nasty an' all, but it's a magic as any other really."
