You approach the man that is pacing impatiently. Thaisen Moore is a medium-build human with light brown hair. There are signs of aging in his mustache and beard, and grey hairs reveal themselves. He looks like a scholar of some kind but is avoiding all eye contact with the crime scene itself. He instead deems it safe to peer at it through the art of Garhal Diamondgleam.

His green eyes look weary but calculating as they seem to absorb every detail about the elven man’s picture. He is lips are the thing that draw your attention though. They seem to be twisting in confusion as if they are unaware of what expression they should have. A war on his face between if he should smile, frown, look disgusted, or stay neutral.

Tapping him on the shoulder, he turns to you in surprise. “Excuse me,” he exclaims. “Can I help you?! Citizens should wait over there!”

Before he can calls to Walter Bronx, you inform him that you are the investigator from the Order of Chaos.

His eyes go from surprise and fear and relax to admiration and wonder. “Are you a Royal Insanguinator?” he inquires.

You tell him that you could be after this case. Royal Insanguinator is the highest class of investigators within the Order. They do have permission to kill all those they feel are a threat to the balance of the gods and they have proven themselves to be able to do as such. You believe Lady Alcina told you not to kill anyone but the murder as a way of testing your ability to judge friend from foe learn who tips the scales more in one god’s favour than others.

“A pity,” frowns Thaisen. “I have heard great things about them and I was kind of hoping they would send one. I am growing tired of all these bodies piling up and now they are being formed into grotesque displays.”

Moore begins to look squeamish. You give a few comforting words.

“Thanks but fear more corpses will grow while you investigate. Is this really what the Order, and therefore gods want?” A look of displeasure encompasses the man’s face. He doesn’t hide it at all.

“Well, I suggest you finish examining the crime scene quickly so that I can do my job,” demands Thaisen. “The sooner I can finish this, the quicker I can try to drink away the horror of this.”

Acquired Clue: Possible Alcoholic

Thaisen Moore, Alderbrand’s mortician, claims to drink due to the horrors of these murders. Your keen nose didn’t detect any booze lingering on his clothes or breath, but if he does drink as often as you think then the man might be sloppy with his work.

*WARNING* Once you have picked an option, you can not come back to change your option.

You walk away from Thaisen and choose to:

Talk to Garhal Diamondgleam , go to Chapter 8

Investigate the crime scene, go to Chapter 10

You can perform an Insight Check.

-If you roll a 1-10 you learn nothing of note.

-If you roll an 11-20 you can talk to Moore a bit more about his drinking habits, go to Chapter 16.

-If you roll a 21 or over then you can go to Chapter 17.

If you have already gone to Chapters 9 and 10 then go to Chapter TBA.