(G91 13/08/10 BG - AP, ON(GM), GF, SS)

DAY 3

Today it was decided we would find someone to be a fourth member of our merry little band and Raya
suggested we tried at the Temple of Oghma as she had a contact there.

Before he would help us though he wanted to test us with riddles. The first one was about the dealings
of a butcher's apprentice and what did he weigh? I blurted out 'meat' and it turned out it was correct.
Then a thing with three spindles and five blocks which Fenrir sorted out, and after that a sort of number
puzzle that Raya solved.

After that was a tricky one about peoples houses, pets and preferred tobacco which again Raya was first
to solve. With a brain like that, why is she just a rat catcher?

Anyway, we were then introduced to young Nestoone and it looked like he would be willing to join us if we
ever got into anything more serious that a vermin problem.

Later that day we took a stroll along Snail Street to check out the murder house again and we saw it
was no longer guarded. Stealthily we went down to were the killings had taken place and gathered what
clues we could.

From here, and other clues gathered we have:

1. The large sleeping room had four crude mattresses and one 'nest' of blankets.
2. There were holes in three of the mattress 'as if from a rapier'. There were only a few drops of blood
on each mattress.
3. However, most of the blood in the place was splattered all over the walls, possibly from blows with a
weapon more bloody than a standard sword. The blood could have been squirted there and may not have been
from the victims.
4. There was a small jar in the fireplace. There was a cork stopper for the jar.
5. On the floor was some gauze (1 inch squared)
6. The latrine is also an entrance to the sewers
7. There were five dirty plates in the kitchen and half a pot of stew. One of the plates was newer than the others.
8. Neither the jar, the plates or the stew were poisoned
9. We found a sort of penant with three tears in the pattern. This is the symbol of the Goddess of Poison - Talona.
10. Found some long brown hair on one of the straw beds. The one bed without punch-holes.
11. Also found some black shorter hair on the "nest" made out of blankets

Previously collected

1. We witnesses someone running along Snail Street with a head changing from elephants, deer and other things
2. This person was pursued by a watchman called 'Fat Pat'.
3. The person appeared to vanish after we chased them after another street.
4. They kept themselves to themselves and worked at night
5. Described as 'rather hairy' which we took to mean they might be were-rats.
6. It is assumed that the watch acted on a tip off

As you can see we are low on facts and high on speculation right now. Back at the temple to Ogmarr was where
we got Nestoone to cast Detect Poison on all our clues.

I'm beginning to wonder why were are doing this now, but I suppose we all just want to see it through to the
end.