(103 21/01/11 KT - AP, ON(GM), GF)

DAY 16 (27th Ches) cont...

First thing after that we went up to Trade Ward to talk to Rurik Von Richter and warn him about the Araloor
situation but he seemed to know nothing about that. Fenrir also talked to Giselle. I think he's arranging
a date. We had to find Rurik where he prays at the Temple of Tyr, 'The Halls of Justice'

Fenrir asked him about the Festhall Murders, while we were there and Rurik remembered that the courtesans
that worked there were 'dodgey' in some way, and that the guy that had done the killing had lost a loved
one and gone into a frenzy. One of the watchmen killed had been part of Rurik's brethren.

Well, that was the afternoon, and later that day I took a wander up to the North Ward to see if I could
find Raya's pal Finn, who had been tasked with watching the Tarn Villa. No sign of him.

We strolled past the temple and mentioned this to Raya who said she would go see if she could find him.

Back at the guard post Abrix was moaning about getting Fenrir to be officially recognised as attached to
the watch. City watchmen do not deputise people in the same way some country sheriff would, so I think he has been
put on the books as an auxiliary. A sort of low responsibility position like the runners or cleaners but I think
he likes it that way.

I talked to Rorija, a well dressed tough lass of the watch, about the Bull Elks as she'd had dealings with them
before but didn't get much out of her. After all that business with Doreese I thought we were hot on the trail
again but now she has vanished I'm not sure where to go now on this one.
The only thing Rorija could tell us was that here informant for the Bull Elks used to drink at the 'Sleeping
Snake' but that he left town two weeks ago. She said if we find him, to mention her name.
The Bull Elks are rivals of the 'Black Bear Tribe', and are infamous in the city for running protection rackets
and thugs for hire. They drink at the 'Bloody Fist'.

We did also learn more about the Fest Hall Murders though. Watchmen called Erlon and Arily were present and
one called Boleg was killed. Two more also, all from knife wounds.

After that we went to 'Hanged Man' on Net Street in search of the remains of the 'Stinky Slippers' gang. Fenrir
tried to set something up but it kind of fell through. The lad called 'Dan' just ran off when Fenrir got too
scary for him.

So, bugger it, off to the boozer. Raya told me that she had found Finn dead in a crate in an alley near the
Tarn Villa. She seemed quite upset. I decided to go up and take a look and Fenrir jollied along too.

We found him indeed, stuffed into a crate and pretty ripe he was too. I've no idea who got to him, but his
throat was cut and no valuables were on him. A macabre plan began to form in my head.

I took a circuit around the villa to scout the place out and was stopped by a patrol of North Ward watchmen.
It was after ten at night and I was in my platemail so I stood out a bit.
I told them who I was and that I was looking around for a Dock Ward lad called Finn, who I needed to talk to
as part of an investigation.
I've no idea if they swallowed it, they seemed more concerned about mocking me anyway, but it will have laid
the ground work for the next part of my plan, which was this:

Later in the night, and only a little bit drunk, dressed in clothing more suited to skulking, myself and Fenrir
hurled the body of poor Finn over the wall of the Tarn Villa!

My plan / theory is that when the North Ward come down to tell me they found this guys body, I can interview
the family and hopefully get the second signature we are after! At best its 50/50 I would say, but worth a try.

We scampered back to the pub and spent the next few hours drinking and acting all nonchalant.

Incidentally, Raya had been sad about Finn and had got drunk with Eno. We had taken her home to bed on the way
to doing the business with Finn.

DAY 17 (28th Ches)

I've been mulling over a plan for dealing with the Eno situation. I should meet up with the others and
discuss it.