**Olo likely sees Arl's display, both going down to check the body and carefully heading back up to retrace her steps. The girl waves Olo down once she is safely back on the street.**
Olo moves back down, gets the report from Damek and then rejoins Arl with wolf Damek in tow. "Interesting display. It seems that even the scent trial vanishes into the air. But we did notice a scent. So hopefully if we smell it again we can find it before it disappears. You find anything?"
Olo informs Arl of the details of the Garrot bounty. "...And that was our other bounty hunter who died over there. Would you like to join us to replace him?"
Arl - "Yes. I would. Given how Bob died it looks like Garrote is very fast, doesn't make noise, and is either an incredible acrobat or mage. Or possibly someone with an item that makes them invisible/able to teleport. When you said the scent vanished, did you mean it faded or that the trail just suddenly stopped?"
Arl - "Probably magic then. He seems to be obsessed with the 'perfect light', like he's some kind of cultist. Maybe he started talking about it before becoming a serial killer? Not sure who to ask about it though.. we should inform the authorities of the murders that just occurred here though.
**The girl's face makes a different sort of frown as she ponders the situation. Something didn't-**
Arl - ...Wait, how did Garrote know about Bob? You literally just took up the job!"
Olo shrugged. "I have no idea. Maybe he walked down the wrong alleyway? Or there could have been a copycat who tried to kill someone nearby and Bob just made a convenient target?"
Arl - "I don't know how long ago it was, but she wasn't killed recently. I think he knew something.
**A bird lands near the group, only for Arl to seemingly ignore him as she speaks.**
Arl "Cee, tell the authorities that Garrote murdered Ms. Adelle. And be careful! There might be a teleporting invisible assassin running around."
**The hunters here a "are you going to be chasing this guy?" echo from the other side of them. Arl doesn't look towards that, either.**
Arl "Cee can project his voice. And.. yes, I am. I told Mr. Bilsby that I would find her and I.. am at least going to stop her killer. This wasn't seeking it out, Cee. I won't hide from it."
**A sigh echos near the group as the bird takes flight.**
Arl "Let's check the area! If he just teleported the trail might pick up again!."
"Sounds good! Where shall we start?" Olo asked, clearly choosing to ignore her seemingly personal dilemma about something. He also began casually moving things around, and then putting them back, with his TK trying to see if he could find any clues they hadn't seen.
"Honestly, the only words he spoke to us were to say hello, let's get going, and I'll go this way. She was supposed to be alive, and guarded by Peacekeepers. Clearly that stopped. My question, is what happened to the Peacekeepers. Shouldn't they be here in bloody piles too? Or did he do something else with them?" Olo said. Edit: as he looked around, only just noticing the dead peacekeepers over yonder. "Now how did I miss those? Oh well, it seems that that avenue of thought is dead. You got anything else Arl?"
Udo and MK have agreed to allow modding each other's PCs in hopes of moving this bounty forward. Acelin surely agrees to fallow Udo's lead in a nondescript sort of way.
**After some more discussion the group decides to thoroughly investigate each of the corpses and their surroundings, taking great care to not leave themselves open to invisible teleporting assassins as they do so.**
They found a note on Bob's body. The note was written in flowing red script.
The only kiss you'll receive is from the lips of death, your only light the one that is perfect. Look for your heart's desire where stands the protector of spirits.
Arl's head began to swim as it was filled with darkness. Red eyes emerge from the darkness. The fuzzy image showed a man with dusky dead looking skin. She got the impression of extreme danger from those red eyes.
**That would normally be quite distinctive, but this was Sylvan.. still, Arl describes the man to Olo and Damek in great detail. If all else failed, Garrote did seem to take attempts to make light of his work very seriously.
After further discussion, and hearing what Cee had to say after returning from informing the lawmen at the Blind Lady of the deaths, the group travels across the town to search for information.**
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The woman got up and left.
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Arl - "Ms.Adelle is dead. Do you have any idea who we are chasing?"
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Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
**She glances back over towards the body.**
Arl - "Yes. I would. Given how Bob died it looks like Garrote is very fast, doesn't make noise, and is either an incredible acrobat or mage. Or possibly someone with an item that makes them invisible/able to teleport. When you said the scent vanished, did you mean it faded or that the trail just suddenly stopped?"
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Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
**The girl's face makes a different sort of frown as she ponders the situation. Something didn't-**
Arl - ...Wait, how did Garrote know about Bob? You literally just took up the job!"
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Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
**A bird lands near the group, only for Arl to seemingly ignore him as she speaks.**
Arl "Cee, tell the authorities that Garrote murdered Ms. Adelle. And be careful! There might be a teleporting invisible assassin running around."
**The hunters here a "are you going to be chasing this guy?" echo from the other side of them. Arl doesn't look towards that, either.**
Arl "Cee can project his voice. And.. yes, I am. I told Mr. Bilsby that I would find her and I.. am at least going to stop her killer. This wasn't seeking it out, Cee. I won't hide from it."
**A sigh echos near the group as the bird takes flight.**
Arl "Let's check the area! If he just teleported the trail might pick up again!."
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Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
"Left you a present lover, wanted this one to be perfect just for you. -Yours Truly, Bob
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
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Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
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Acelin's Characters (since her sig won't work).
**After some more discussion the group decides to thoroughly investigate each of the corpses and their surroundings, taking great care to not leave themselves open to invisible teleporting assassins as they do so.**
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Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
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The only kiss you'll receive is from the lips of death, your only light the one that is perfect. Look for your heart's desire where stands the protector of spirits.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
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Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
After further discussion, and hearing what Cee had to say after returning from informing the lawmen at the Blind Lady of the deaths, the group travels across the town to search for information.**
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Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
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