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Salt made sure to give each of the officers that he had spoken with a word of commendation and encouragement. They had earned that much and more by their diligence. Once things had settled, he would make sure to treat them to some strong drinks. And if he couldn't get enough of them in a tavern to help lubricate their souls, Salt could send a keg or six of the finest ale he could find to their headquarters.
Once Salt was finished questioning the watchmen, he turned his skills in observing other people to his fellow investigators. Watching and listening to them could provide nearly as many answers on a matter as if he had taken direct action himself. And there was no need to clutter the examination by getting under the feet of his colleagues, trying to do what they were already doing.
For example, Lady Sorrel, with her honeyed voice and hypnotic mannerisms had both managed to soothe the headmaster and put forth a most pointed question about the absence of Allura Vysoren.
Salt's attention was not drawn from the headmaster's words so much as driven away by a piercing purple light of obvious mystical origins. As he turned to look at the source, he found that it was Valdur's hammer. The dwarf was standing at the edge of the crater that was the epicenter of the explosion, and he had revealed a skeleton with powerful enchantments.
"By the Tree of Wisdom, Valdur! You have uncovered the most important clue yet! Preserve it at all costs! Well, not to the cost of your existence." Luckily the dwarf, while bedazzled by the etheric light, had received no greater harm. Ashele had kept him from toppling into the crater, and Zhon had ministered to Valdur's health quite thoroughly. This left Salt to be able to move in and examine the skeleton directly.
Silvana was close by as Salt was investigating, and in addition to the runes magically etched into the bones, Silvana revealed that instead of marrow, the inner parts of the bones were a crystalline green substance. That information was relayed to the others as they gathered to investigate and speculate on the nature of the skeleton.
Elrohir specifically gathered them in to consult on the current findings. The master investigator walked them through the path of the bomber, revealing that the man left burning footprints in his wake.
Valdur, coming out of his daze, informed them that along with the purple light came a vision to the dwarf that he wished to discuss with them later. Valdur also informed them that the skeleton itself was stone.
“Do you think this is the killer? A constructed human fireball?” Zhon voiced what most, if not all of the investigators must be thinking.
“Yes. Construct or transformation? A human enchanted like that or a construct built to mimic a human with a deadly surprise inside?” Salt couldn't decide which one seemed most likely to be the case.
The discovery of the skeleton brought new energy to the investigation, and the task force members began to talk amongst each other and investigate new avenues in earnest.
Elrohir suggested moving the skeleton to GDI for protection and to have full access to investigate it further. This led to a debate with some who thought the item too dangerous to move at the moment and that it was best left where it lie.
Zhon proved in favor of moving it and had grabbed some blankets to help transport the skeleton without actually touching it directly. Salt gave him a nod in favor.
"Good idea. I will help you move it in this method when we are ready."
Salt turned to the others.
"We gotta take it. Whoever did this could come to take it away. Then we would lose our biggest lead. It needs to be under full time guard, and that can be done better at GDI than here. We might even need to hire some muscle to watch over it while we are out digging around."
Salt moved next to Elrohir.
"Maybe we should get some kind of special transport to take it to the office. Something to well hide what it is. We might want to make arrangements to transport the task force members back and forth to GDI in obscurity."
To the others, Salt asked.
"Waddaya think? Should we hire carriages or something to protect our identities while moving about the city?"
Before anyone was ready to leave, Silvana shared her discovery about the exotic graffiti on the western side of the Lyceum. Salt followed along to have a look with his hand glass. It was no ordinary scrawl, that was for certain.
Afterwards, Salt listened as the headmaster was again questioned. This time more thoroughly. From there the group would make their way to GDI to collaborate, and Salt was eager for the discussion.
"I have something that I want to share with everyone, but I'm not gonna do it here."
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Arcana +10
History +10
Insight +6
Investigation +5
Persuasion/Deception +5
Stealth +5
Thieves Tools +5
Urban Bounty Hunter
Feature: Ear to the Ground
You are in frequent contact with people in the segment of society that your chosen quarries move through. These people might be associated with the criminal underworld, the rough-and-tumble folk of the streets, or members of high society. This connection comes in the form of a contact in any city you visit, a person who provides information about the people and places of the local area. [/SPOILERBUTTON]
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HP: 28/28
Armor Class: 15
Saves: Str +1; Dex +2; Con +0; Int +2; Wis +3; Chr +2
Passive Perception: 13
Conditions: None
Default Weapon Attack & Damage: Quarterstaff: 1d20+2 1d6+1
Default Ranged Weapon Attack & Damage: Light Crossbow (range 80/320): 1d20+2 1d8
Default Spell Attack: Hold Person: 1d20+6 (range 60ft., WIS save)
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This message was last edited by the GM at 18:28, Wed 03 Oct 2018.