After gathering yourselves, and allowing Stoney to finish his drink, Captain Rasmir motions to one of his soldiers as your guide.  The young man, barely twenty summers if a day, asks you to join him as he exits the building.  Once outside, the young soldier leads you through the streets of Strangeport more or less in an easterly direction, running parallel to the docks.

Eventually you arrive at a section of the town that is heavily gardened and with less housing.  What houses you see in this area are all cottage style with thatch roofing and built primarily from stone.  They appear to have been built sometime ago as they are covered in thick layers of growth.  A few even have trees growing through them.

The soldier points towards one of the homes and indicates that it was the scene of the last murder.  While the body has been removed, he assures you that the home has remained relatively untouched since the discovery.  The home itself is fairly simple in its construction, resembling the other homes.  Glorious, brilliantly colored flowers blossom out from the entire structure whilst the outside garden looked like a maze of trellised vines and berries.  Colored glass bottles dotted the entire property, most notably in the windows which directed the sunlight and enhanced their brilliance giving the entire scene an almost otherworldly, fairy like aura.

Arryn walked around the property looking for anything amiss. If there was nothing to find he headed to the door and checked to see if it was locked.

In reply to The Powers That Be (msg # 1):

Stoney stumbles walks up to the front.
"Let me inspect this site, young lad."
Pats his chest, and then pockets, possibly looking for a holy symbol, which he can't find.
"Ah! Oh well! This will do!"
Pulls out something small, and walks up next to Arryn.
"Well what do you think?"
Takes a small drink.
"Care for a sip?"

Nothing truly seems to stand out to you.  No visible signs of trampling or disturbance and nothing that appears out of place or missing.  The door is indeed locked, a precaution taken by the town guard.  Thankfully, the soldier had given you the key before leaving.

Arryn will unlock the door push it open and peer inside.

In reply to Arryn Andrer (msg # 5):

Stoney is right on his back..literally touching his back.
RIGHT next to him.

Picture Scooby Doo & Shaggy entering a haunted house.

In reply to Arryn Andrer (msg # 5):

Larz stood next to Arryn as he unlocked and opened the door. It was unlikely they would find anything that hadn't been seen by the Captain's men. But it was worth a shot.

"Nothing seems out of place. Wonder if this was the little demon's doing?" he wondered aloud.

Onyx moved quietly with the others wondering how they had survived so long being so utterly simple.  But then he realized they were mostly humans and long was a relative term.  "The imps can use invisibility and change form into simple animals like cats and birds.  Be vigilant."

The wooden door creaks on it's hinges as you open it.  A small swirl of dust picks up in front of you as the breeze races inside.  Before you sits a rather simple but crowded cooking area.  A few pots and pans hang from hooks but the room itself is mostly filled with bottles, beakers and small glass vials of all shapes, sizes and colors.  The walls are festooned with drying flowers and herbs giving a comfy feeling to the entire room; an intoxicating aroma slowly encircles you all like a fine perfume.  A table with two stools sits in the middle of the room, still covered in herbs that are partially chopped and mashed.  To the back of the right wall you can see a door and towards the front of the left wall rises a small staircase.

Arryn begins to look around the room careful not to disturb anything.

Onyx follows Andrer with grace and care.  His movements were almost unnaturally silent.

In reply to Onyx (msg # 11):

stoney is still glued to Arryn's back.  Making movement a little, weird.
He to is looking around...then.
"It is pretty quiet in here!!

The room appears as previously described with no signs of any obvious attempts to cover anything up.  Unfortunately, the murder only happened a few days ago and so no noticeable level of dust has accumulated.

In reply to Onyx (msg # 8):

Larz nodded at Onyx's comment. The barbarian warrior knew little of the world save what he'd already seen. He was glad to have at least one companion along who knew of such things.

OOC: Have we been told where the body was found? in what condition and position?

I'm not sure he was murdered in his home.

In reply to Arryn Andrer (msg # 15):

OOC: I thought we were investigating the scene of the crime.

I don't know if that is the case or if we just were brought to his home. DM?

OOC: This is both the home of the victim and the crime scene.

Frowning Arryn moves across the room to the door and opens it slowly.

In reply to Arryn Andrer (msg # 19):

The door gives way with ease as Arryn presses upon it. As he slowly pushes it to the side, a beautiful, vibrant image begins to unfold.  The room itself, at least at its core of construction, appears to have been just a simple sleeping chamber, perhaps, at one time.  It's current use, however, is far removed from its original intention.

The rafters are bereft of any thatch and are instead covered by panes of brilliantly colored glass.  With the sun shining brightly outside, it gives the room a very ethereal, otherworldly quality.  The room itself has been refitted to a be a greenhouse.  Pots of all shapes and sizes fill the room, each bursting with some sort of fragrant, colorful flowers and foliage.  Towards the back of the room sits what appears to be a small alter or work table of some sort.

Arryn proceeds to the work station at the back of the room watching to make sure nothing darts out of the foliage.

In reply to Arryn Andrer (msg # 21):

OOC: Are there any signs of struggle? Blood?

Larz followed close behind Arryn searching for clues as to what happened. When he sees the room beyond the door, he spends some time marveling at the brightly colored glass. "Remarkable. I've never seen it's likeness before." he commented. Then he went back to searching for clues.

In reply to Larzander Gunderzen (msg # 22):

Still awkwardly close to Arryn, Stoney proceeds forward too.  Stumbling over Arryn's feet here & there.
"Beautiful room!  Lets inspect the altar.  I might be able to decipher what type of alter it is.  religious, sacrificial, workbench, or just a bar to drink on."

OOC: Is anyone actually doing any specific checks or just general inspection of the room/table?

Arryn pokes around looking for anything hidden.

20:53, Today: Arryn Andrer rolled 31 using 1d100.  Find Traps 45%