Casca

Councilmember found in the Court of Truth in Yew

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• Ricardo : Ahh yes. Actually I am the prosecutor for his upcoming trial.
  • prosecutor : As the trial is a ways off, we are in the process of biulding the case.
  • trial : Yes, It is called Britannia vs. Ricardo. We are in the process of building a case.
    • case : Gathering evidence, taking statements, screening witnesses. The usual faire.
      • evidence : Ricardo has quite a few charges levied against him, it is important to investigate them all.
      • statements : We'll be taking statements from eye witnesses, using those that support our case.
        • eye witnesses : Citizens and other beings who saw Ricardo's crime first hand.
      • screening witnesses : They are few and far between at the moment. However, I do remain confident.
        • few and far between : Either too timid, coerced not to, or wish to remain loayl to Ricardo.
          • coerced : I'm sure there are a drove of potentials out there who are too frightened to talk.
            • frightened : Muscled I would guess. Strong armed by the underworld to remain silent.
              • underworld : The criminal element that thrives beneath our society.
              • strong armed : Maybe silenced by Ricardo's henchmen.
                • henchmen : He seems to have contacts all over. One day we will catch them all.

(after searching the abandoned camp at Terathan Keep)

• knife/fork/ceramic mug : By itself, not too important.
• shattered chains : Obviously his discarded shackles. Did you see anything else there?
• burnt egg sac : During his escape form Terathan Keep, he made camp and burned egg sacs? How horrific!
  • escape: You should head to the fortress, and see if any clues within warrant our investigating.
    • fortress : Indeed. During his escape, it seems he also managed to provoke the Terathans into a fury.
  • horrific : No wonder the Terathans are frenzying. He cooked their eggs, maybe even ate! What a monster!
    • monster : I am not sure how to approach this evidence. Let us pursue another route.
      • route : One of his more famous heists, was against the town of Nujel'm. Perhaps you could investigate?

(after searching NuJel'm)

• ornate pair of lockpicks : Did you see anything on them that might identify their former owner?
  • monogrammed with the letter R : Obviously him. That seems almost too easy. Do not disturb the scene, we will need to sweep it.
    • sweep it/scene : How would you classify this crime? What name would you give this type of crime?
      • murder : No... I would not call it murder. Not from what you described.
      • breaking and entering/burglary : Excellent. I am glad to see ignorance has not totally overtaken Sosaria.
        • Sosaria : Now for the crime that started all this recent trouble. You must be swift and stealthy.
          • swift and stealthy : Find the scene where he stole the Ophidian's relic, the Scion's Zenith. Search it thoroughly.
            • scion : An artifact, sacred to them. A centuries old secret revealed. I know not much more than that.

(after searching the Ophidian fortress)

• dried blood : Ahh. We shall have to see if there is a way we can use this to identify him.
• purple cloth : Interesting, but by itself, it means little.
• pulley : What do you think this contraption was used for? Were there any other clues at the scene?
  • window : So he lowered the relic out of the window, by a pulley? Then he left his tools behind?
    • behind : Seems almost worthy to investigate. For such a famous rogue, he seems awfully amateur.
      • amateur : All of the clues you relayed, add up to a scene worthy of further investigation.
        • relayed : You have my deepest thanks. Hopefully we will continue our relationship over the coming months.
          • relationship : If you continue to be as helpful, I shall have to make sure you are richly rewarded!
            • rewarded : We shall see how the trial progresses. It should start as soon as we've readied our formal case.
              • formal : Again my thanks. Now I must sort through everything you have revealed.