People vs. Victoria Greshin Part 6

## Story

In the morning when exiting the illusion around their estate, Seline notices an elderly couple walking in the park. With her minor illusion, she causes a fog to roll out as she herself steps out looking phantom-like in front of the couple. With a look of horror on her face, she says turn back, turn back! Elderly couple screams in terror and runs off back up the path. Seline and Talia make their way to a jewelry store. Once inside, she asks have some things added to her Wolf pendant. Above the wolf's head she wants a half circles represent the Moon. Under the Wolf's head she wants an old fashioned bow and arrow (for the Warden). The gnome jeweler says he'll have it done by close of business today. The courthouse on the upper mesa is also the capitol building. It used to be a large castle although it's been renovated and modified. The elements of strength and security is still present in its architecture. When they see security is checking everyone on the way in, Talia pushes her guns all the way into her pouches and moves them to the back and side as she usually does when she's trying to conceal that she's carrying. However Talia keeps Negotiations out for security to find. Marie is a tiny four-shot holdout pistol. Captain Wilde is behind them on the way into the capital. Although they've had they're visible weapons confiscated, Captain Wilde reveals a gun he conjures out of thin-air while Talia reveals one of her guns from her pouch and Seline makes her eyes turn white while holding her Raven skull. Our adventurers fall in behind Captain Wilde as he leads them through a maintenance area to the balcony. The packed courtroom is called to rise has the Honorable Judge Tellroof (a halfling) enters and makes his way to his seat. Chief Cremihn escorts Victoria to her seat. Prosecutor gives an opening statement saying that Victoria committed atrocities in an attempt to create a monster that she was convinced was her dead child. Victoria decides to represent herself in her defense. The prosecution presents the schematics and calls witnesses from Jaldin. Jacob and one of the girls from Jasmine Fields amongst those called from Jaldin. From Bluepeak, the constables who came up to the Greshan Estate recalled to testify. Victoria declines every opportunity for cross examination and offers no evidence or testimony in her defense. For the closing argument, prosecution states he's proven his case and the defense does offered nothing against it. Surprisingly Victoria admits doing everything the prosecution said and more but ask the jury to consider what they would do to get their child back how far would they go for their children. The judge recommended guilty verdict before the jury goes off the deliberate. As with Joshua Wilben, Talia asks Captain Wilde how their joining the DMP will affect the DMP's reputation. He responds with the DMP recently tarnished reputation, Seline and Talia’s reputations will help the DMP. While consulting her cards, Seline pulls the Ace of Swords inverted (chaos). The jury returns a verdict guilty on all counts. The judge sentences Victoria to death by hanging in an hour. Victoria's head is covered by a blue hood and she's taken away by constables. Seline, Talia, and Captain Wilde go to where Victoria's being held. Seline uses prestidigitation to put a black X on the back of Victoria's hand. Victoria asked if her daughter had a soul. Not the daughter who died though but the one she toiled 20 years to create. Seline tells her, her daughter's with the Undertaker as she soon will be. About the Broker, Victoria claims exchange for the inspiration she needed she was to plant a tree. She did plant one at her mother's house in Ubendale. However she still has both her marks from the Broker. Victoria is then escorted to a carriage to be transported to the gallows. Seline and Talia ride alongside the carriage. The prisoner is then lead from the carriage to the noose. Seline tries to get access to the prisoner to pronounce her dead but is denied even by Chief Cremihn. Top brass has their own examiner for this case and overruled the chief. After the prisoner hanged, Seline again attempts to get access as they put the body on a cart. Talia can see the x on the hand and tells Seline to dispel it. When the mark remains, they know the switch was made and alert the Chief Constable. The body is set on fire before any else can get close.

## Characters

### Players

* Seline Argent
* Talia Grey

### NPCs

* James Wilde
* Judge Tellroof
* Sarah Cremihn
* Victoria Greshan