The Sinner

Vergil, attempting to remove the graffiti left on his storefront

**The Sinner** is a lead given by Vergil when asking about the graffiti in front of his shop. The lead tasks the player with finding and stopping his harasser, before things escalate into violence.

## Background

Vergil has a preference for men, which is normally tolerated among Romans. However, it would seem like someone in the city does not share this tolerance. Vergil believes it to be one of the cultists, who view homosexuality as a sin. Vergil asks the player to find and stop his harasser before things escalate, but does not wish any harm to come to this person, as he thinks they are most likely just confused.

## Walkthrough

While it is possible to stumble upon the answer to who the harasser is, it is easier to start with the optional task and ask the Forum merchants.

### The Merchants

* **Desius** - He knows nothing, but overheard Fabia telling Georgius she saw something. He then directs the player in her direction.

* **Georius** - He says that he does not know anything, but does find the harassment ridicules. He does however point towards Fabia, stating that she saw someone leaving the graffiti last night.
* **Fabia** - She will not speak about what she saw until the intruder has been dealt with. Once that matter is taken care of, she will share what she saw; A man in armor left the graffiti on Vergil's shop. This leaves only 3 suspects: Horatius, Domitius and Rufius.

### The Suspects

* **Horatius** - He knows that someone has been threatening Vergil, but he denies that it was him. Bluffing won't get anything new out of him.

* **Domitius** - He bluntly states that anonymous threats aren't his style. Bluffing won't get anything new out of him.

* **Rufius** - He states he has no idea what you are talking about. Bluffing just makes him ask for proof.

### Searching the rooms

With nothing else to go on, the only thing left to do is search their rooms. Head over to the Slums.

Searching Horatius's and Domitius's room will not yield anything important. Rufius's room on the other hand contains an incomplete letter to Vergil. It would seem like Rufius is the one harassing Vergil.

### Confronting the Harasser

Rufius's response to being confronted changes depending on whether he has received the cure for is rheumatism. To get the cure, complete A Thorn In The Paw.

**If he has not received the cure**

There are different ways to try and persuade him to stop:

* Pointing out that The Golden Rule has yet to be broken will leave him flustered, but still determined to continue. He believes his one true god will eventually punish them all for Vergil's "sin". He will refuse to talk for the rest of the loop.
* Talking about his anger issues, and where they stem from wont help much either. It would seem Rufius harbors some affection towards men as well, but his faith denouncing such feelings has left him deeply conflicted.
* Threatening to expose his faith to the magistrate will just see him act ignorant.
* Threatening him with violence will cause The Golden Rule to be broken.

None of the methods will have the desired outcome, and he will refuse to talk for the rest of the loop. It is only possible to complete this lead if Rufius has received the cure.

**If he has been given the cure**

Rufius becomes apologetic, seeing the error of his ways. He says it was his rheumatism that made him so angry, and this, coupled with a crisis of faith and a building paranoia as a result of the statues watching him, made him lash out at Vergil. He does claim that he was never intent on following through with his threats. In any case, he promises to stop harassing Vergil, and to clean up his graffiti.

All that's left now is to tell Vergil the good news!

Vergil is relieved that the harassment will, stop, and rather sympathetic to his former harassers plight. Upon hearing that the graffiti will also be cleaned up, Vergil says he'll keep an eye out for Rufius.

## Steps

* **Figure out how to stop Vergil's harassment**
* **Figure out who is threatening Vergil**
* **(Optional) Ask the merchants in the Forum for clues about Vergil's "secret admirer"**
	+ **Ask Fabia who is threatening Vergil**
	+ **Investigate Domitius, Horatius and Rufius** - *Fabia Believes the person threatening Vergil is either Domitius, Rufius or Horatius. I should talk to them, and have a look through their homes.*
* **Persuade Rufius to stop threatening Vergil**
* **Tell Vergil that Rufius will leave him alone**

## Notes

* If the incomplete note has been found in Rufius's room, the step to ask the merchants will fail, as it is no longer needed.