The barbarian spits at the ground. He sheathes his blade and crosses his arms, watching and waiting. Fenris gets his composure back to a degree.

Cumarinda looks curiously at the bag within a bag and casts Detect Magic on the larger bag that holds the 'ladies bag' within. "Don't you think its strange that a workman would have a bag with such specific items inside?" she said suspiciously.
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Forge then picks up the other bag after passing the one to the cleric, he is pretty sure this beat up bag in his hands is the workman's...

"This one has to be the one we are looking for."

Just to clarify there is a workman bag and the lady bag.  I have the workman bag and the cleric has the nicer one.
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The warrior grunts. He just watches for a moment and goes to stab the remaining bodies, taking their heads off. Another grunt and he starts to head back, stopping about half-way.

After making sure that her gloves are secure on her hands, she takes cautiously takes some of the cleaner clothing from the men slain by the wraith. With a (relatively) clean and dry surface to work with, she takes the 'ladies bag' and carefully overturns it over the spread out clothing, watching as each item slowly falls from the bag onto the cloth.

"Sorry to be taking my time but there are some things a woman has and often needs that she doesn't want broken."

"Tis an odd place for a lady's bag, unless it was filcher by a snatcher and brought here to divvy up the spoils or something like that."

Forge watches as she goes through the bag.

The bag is just a womans bag. Odds and ends, some sort of makeup and perfume. Nothing extrodinary. Fenris stands there, staring at the cleric, He spits at the ground and grumbles and goes over to the dead bodies. Kneeling down, the barbarian checks the bodies and finds nothing besides a dagger on each one. Old too. Placing a hand to each one, he raises it up and blood is on each one. Strange. Wiping it off, he stands back up "Dead. Marking on each. Gang maybe." Yeah he speaks. Not often but he does.

Forge nods his head...
"Hopefully the loved ones of those who are dead will be able to identify them and we will be able to determine how each has died and by who's hand the murder most foul occurred."

Cumarinda carefully examines the items found in the ladies bag. Then she looks curiously at the bodies, still using her gloves to examine them carefully as well.

"You could be right, Forge, maybe they were a group of thieves. I wonder if their weapons and clothing have similar symbols?"

OOC
Cumarinda is going to take 20 on three skill checks
Appraise 21, Search 21, Spot 27

"What does the tattoo look like?  If they all have a similar one does it mean something?"

Forge asks casually putting the workmans bag over his shoulder....

We can either take them up ourselves or have others complete the task."

The barbarian takes the arm, pulls out a dagger and literally pulls off the tattoo. Yup. Fenris just did that. And it was pretty gory.

And awsome. He holds it up to the paladin so he can get a closer look. Detective Fenris? Oh hell no.

The cleric checks the bodies but just finds what they are wearing. Each one has a dagger and they looks very similar. No other gear. Basically the same gear with slight differences. All of them are look like humans.Besides the tattoos and clothing, nothing seems similar. But all of them....

Loos like they got drained of life.

Forge takes the tattoo from Fenris and spreads it out in his hand, taking a look at it to see what it is or looks like....

"You could have just said what it is...."

He holds it out to Cumarinda...."The Black Rose, a gang of thieves that operate in the city."
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While putting the woman's belongings back into the purse, Cumarinda examines each item for any identifying marks, when she's got them all inside the purse, she turns to Fenris and Forge. "We have identified the fallen thieves, defeated the wraith that threatened those who came down here, and retrieved the bag the workman lost. I feel we can return to the surface, return the workman's bag and report to the city watch."

She paused to consecrate the remains of the slain thieves before preparing to leave.

Forge nods and puts the workers pack on his shoulder as they prepare to leave....
"Agreed, our work is done unless the watch asks for our assistance, or wishes to share information related to these events."
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After the group gets out of the sewers, five guards are standing near the man. They seem to be interogating him. The dire wolf stands neare him, guarding the man. When the group comes up from the sewers, one of the guards turns "Why were you in the sewers? Pelorians? And who is this man?" The guard points at Fenris who in turn growls and goes to grab his blade but stops. Phillip tells them they went into the sewers to get his pack back. He doesn't know who took it or why just that he lost it and that something big and dark that he saw freaked him out and he ran. Three more guards arrive and head into the sewers. Phillip seeems like he snapped and was asking everyone for help.

Also there is nothing identifiny marks or whatnot in the purse. It just seems like a normal everyday purse. Whatever else what was in it is gone besides the basic female items. Same as the bag. The only thing missing is the odd wand he mentioned but everything else is there even the odd several small relgionus marks he mentioneed probably like a heirloom. Nothing magical, all are small. Maybe given to him by his wife or kids or just collecect from the sewers.

"The workman asked for us to recover his pack, ...."

Forge shows them the workmans bag

"He is actually lucky to be alive as a big wraith was haunting the room with the bodies."
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Cumarinda gently asks Philip, "We have found your pack and a woman's purse along with it. Do you know who the purse might have belonged too?"

"The man is Fenris, he is not involved in this problem, step away from him as he tends to get agitated."

Forge nods his head...
Can we agree?"
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"Thank you oh thank you! Grog has the payment. And this purse? Not sure. Never seen it." The guards let him take his belongings and look at the purse. They decide to give it back to the cleric. Two of the guards watch Fenris intently and he stares right back at them. He whistles and the wolf comes to him. It growls at the guards who stand back. The three guards don't come back yet. And the wolf sniffs the pack for a moment. It looks around, eyes narrow. Philip goes to shake their hands and stops at Fenris. He just looks at the mans hand then back to him and backs up. Biting his lip, Philip steps back "I should go check in with my boss. Hopefully I won't lose my job but if I may ask oh I have asked too much would you well back him? The guards will come with me but having such a backing would be perfect."

Fenris and the wolf them look at eachother them back to Philip. They definatly don't fully understand and are in a big city but least they got the cleric right? And the paladin?

The aforementioned cleric looks to Philip, "So you want us to go with you to visit your boss, is that right, Philip?"

While awaiting confirmation from Philip, she says to the guards, "Please, let your superiors know that there was a very nasty Wraith in the sewers below. It seems to have slaughtered several members of some gang." here she hands the guards two of the three daggers they found on the bodies, "Otherwise we don't know why it was there. Oh, and also there is at least one very large ooze like creature living on the walls deeper into the sewers."

"Obviously we cannot give a full accounting of the sewers as we only saw what I assume is only a small portion of the sewers.  I can go to speak with your boss, otherwise we are likely to return to the temple, and get the mistress and her husband bathed."

Forge points in the general direction of the temple....

"We have been seeking opportunities to do good things about the city, it is in fact how we got to looking into the missing workman bag.  If there is something for us to do please present it and we will discuss and decide."

The guards seem to surround the group mainly focus on the barbarian. Fenris growls, the wolf staring at them. When the cleric and paladin speak out they back off. "No no. I just need your backing, and if he calls for you will you speak to him? Thats all I ask. Oh and Grog will pay you. It isn't much. And the oozes are fine. Help to clean out the sewers!" Phillip stands up and nods as the guards start to follow him. One of them looks at the group "Once the guards return I will inform them. Gang? Interesting. Do you have proof? If there are others I can find out. Be on your way."

"Yes all of the bodies have the same tattoo which I believe marks them as members of a known criminal organization, you can confirm those findings independently. I am willing to speak to anyone who comes to inquire, unless I have other duties or priorities that must take precedence."

Forge nods to the others and walks away after the guard says
"Be on your way"....

Probably go clean up, then back to tell my barkeep friend the details...he likes information
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Cumarinda briefly shakes her head at the disrespect she and her group have recieved from the guards. However, she holds her piece, realizing that little good would come from confronting the guards, especially in the presence of Fenris and the wolf.

She walked beside Fenris, following Forge, a broad smile spreading across her face like the light of the sun spreading across the morning horizon. Kissing her husband lightly on the cheek, she says happily, "I feel so much better everyday you're at my side, beloved. Let's go and finish helping out before we collect our donation."
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Forge walks along with the couple not beside them, but a step or two behind, as he hears the comment by the priestess he responds...

"What more need be done, I am sure the clerics would like us rinsed and dried before we go within."