Ravensholm Murder Cult Mystery

Resident at **2 Lexx Avenue**

Raining on the night of the 11th, Ragnar reported blood on the doorstep but none observed on investigation.

NB: Contraband potions found at address. Crime link?

#### 14th (\*11-12th) Marpenoth **Murder**: Ammann Harkwood - Human Woodsman

Age: 37

Body located morning of 14th Marpenoth in **The Warrens** in rubbish. \*Died within 2-3 days, likely killed on site.

Mutilated. Skull and blood drop symbol 'punched' into torso.

Testicles removed post mortem and not present at scene.

Resident at **4 Corvus Wynd**.

#### 16th (\*<12th) Uktan **Murder**: Unnamed - Tiefling woman ('Joy')

Age: 19 approx.

Body found inside doorway at **6 Duff Court**.

Mutilated - seven lacerations to back, spinal cord and connective tissues removed post mortem. Skull & blood icon again.

\*Snow preserved body but obscured it from discovery for at least five days.

Victim was a 'bard', squatting in property. No links to town.

#### 12th Nightal (last seen) **Missing Person**: Marrick Lester - Half Elf Farmer

Age: 23

Last seen returning from The Bloody Gate after a hunt - noted by gate guard to be in possession of three brace of rabbit. Rabbits found outside **8 Trias Square** morning of the13th by guards.

Friends observed that he was acting out of character during hunt - "quiet".

Had no business near the museum.

#### 12th Hammer (last seen) **Missing Person**: Zara Gray - Human Merchant

Age: 59

Resident at **10 Arneson Road**

Last seen by family members on the 12th, heard moving around in the night. Then not present in the home in the morning.

Reported to be 'acting weird' in the days before vanishing. Unknown red stone found in bedroom days after incident.

#### 12th Alturiak (last seen) **Suspected Murder**: Baravan Butterworth - Halfling Farmer

Age: 47

Last seen outside **12 Vo Place** where he was staying with friends. Green eyes.

Body of Guard J. Crumps found (see below). Multiple stab wounds. Massive amount of blood and an extra green eye found on site. Guard's body not mutilated.

#### 12th Alturiak **Murder**: Jim Crumps - Human Guard

Age: 25

Street outside **12 Vo Place** mid patrol.

Body found, weapon drawn but unbloodied. Multiple stab wounds to torso and skull bashed in with blunt object - possibly guard's own helmet which was not recovered from the scene.

#### 12th Ches Midnight **Missing Person**: Morris Bandersnatch - Human Criminal

Age: 41

Kidnapped at **12(14?) Novellie Square**. Dragged into alley, witness was inebriated - Yag Rellick (see below).

Blood and a mutilated kidney found in alley, but no tracks found by guards.

Kidney trauma suggests serrated blade.

#### 12th Tarshakh **Missing Person**: Yag Relliock - Gnome Weaver

Age: 53

Resident at **16 Dunican Street**.

Yag vanished from locked second floor room in the night. Notably witnessed previous abduction. No sign of struggle or forced entry.

#### 13th Mirtul morning **Suspected Murder - Ragnar**

Age:41

Resident at **Ragnar's Discount Meats & Game, 18 Gygax Court**.

Found morning of 13th Mirtul - shop found locked, blood everywhere in kitchen. Obvious signs of struggle throughout property - appears body dragged from front door to kitchen. Guard found torn red fabric beneath the table in the kitchen.

#### 12th Kythorn 1pm (last seen) **Missing Person**: - Jenier Vhain - High Elf Spellcaster

Age: 27

Resident at **20 Crawford's Run**.

Visitor here to study myconid uprising.

Present in town for 1 week and had public disagreement with *Casbanda Ironstone* in **Monatch's Square** two days before (10th Kythorn).

Accommodation cleaned out by petty criminals after the fact.

#### 12th Flamerule (last seen) **Suspected Murder**: Beke Kreiger - Copper Dragonborn

Age 23

Resident at **22 Clayton's Gate**.

Blood trail observed from residence to **Butterworth Farms** to the north. No body found, but an area of flattened corn and a pile of assorted internal organs found.

"As if they'd been emptied out"

#### Burnt book page

Discovered in the house at 24 Aeofel Elhromane Street.

It appears to read:

> close to the culmination of the ceremon
> mere days The Avatar will be ready
> invocation. I remember when we started, fiv
> years ago back in Baldur's Gate - just me,
> Barthol and Kereth. We knew nothing theng
> then, before we learned the truth of the world
> through the sacrement of Bhaal.
>
> The Blades have proven inept at
> he plan, but I have concerns abo
> f adventurers that are recently returned to
> Ravensholm. They seem to have some insight
> o the pattern, but they are... Idiots. The
> k must be completed and innocent blood
> be spilled for our father's needs
> Perhaps a distraction can be employed?
> Something at The Old Chr..h? We hav
> eed a secondary location now.
>
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