Ellina
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The newspaper's layout is somewhat unusual. Usually, it's quite concise – just a phrase for each action, but here there are whole little stories. It will be more challenging to find clues in them... I'll try to analyze what happened.
The first scene, I would connect it to a vampire's assassination attempt. According to the rules, the first attempt is unsuccessful; maybe that's why the victim's name isn't mentioned. It doesn't seem like anything threatens him, although he might have turned someone...
The second scene – the maniac went to Hostor, started a fire, and killed a guest – a man named Lynch, who also decided to visit him tonight, to his detriment (and here's Deriel getting his comeuppance for yesterday's misbehavior on the forum :smile04:, it was impossible to time that so perfectly!). I think Deriel could have been one of the church officials – an abbot, an inquisitor. Hmm. Losing such a role early in the game isn't good. I don't think he's part of the king's retinue; it seems unlikely that anyone would dare defend Hostor with his image as a madman; rather, they fear him as an eternal maniac. :D So, he was probably checking up on him or trying to stop him. The mark on his cross doesn't seem to be a clue pointing to the maniac.
The third scene. It looks like treatment for poisoning, or protection against poison. I think it's the White Mage's move.
The fourth scene – Taco charmed/blocked the mermaid. What's the story with the passerby? It can't indicate her unsuccessful move, right? Well, everything clearly ended well – the clouds parted. Maybe her block saved her from being killed.
The fifth scene – something bad seems to have happened to Magnus. Maybe he was cursed? Especially since I don't see a move from the necromancers.
The first scene, I would connect it to a vampire's assassination attempt. According to the rules, the first attempt is unsuccessful; maybe that's why the victim's name isn't mentioned. It doesn't seem like anything threatens him, although he might have turned someone...
The second scene – the maniac went to Hostor, started a fire, and killed a guest – a man named Lynch, who also decided to visit him tonight, to his detriment (and here's Deriel getting his comeuppance for yesterday's misbehavior on the forum :smile04:, it was impossible to time that so perfectly!). I think Deriel could have been one of the church officials – an abbot, an inquisitor. Hmm. Losing such a role early in the game isn't good. I don't think he's part of the king's retinue; it seems unlikely that anyone would dare defend Hostor with his image as a madman; rather, they fear him as an eternal maniac. :D So, he was probably checking up on him or trying to stop him. The mark on his cross doesn't seem to be a clue pointing to the maniac.
The third scene. It looks like treatment for poisoning, or protection against poison. I think it's the White Mage's move.
The fourth scene – Taco charmed/blocked the mermaid. What's the story with the passerby? It can't indicate her unsuccessful move, right? Well, everything clearly ended well – the clouds parted. Maybe her block saved her from being killed.
The fifth scene – something bad seems to have happened to Magnus. Maybe he was cursed? Especially since I don't see a move from the necromancers.