Careful, Abbot. Losing your head over this when Taurenil still has hers despite having a huge object fall on her is not a good habit for an abbot to be in.
More like I have been a politics junkie for a long time. And we all know how that part of journalism is rife with pundits.
As an observer with not all clues yet, it cannot be denied that the abbot has been acting suspicious. The only thing that works in his favour is the fact that he is so upset about the harpsichord, but even that can be an affected.
Here’s a possible line of thought for all of you amateur detectives out there: the sadly departed Taurenil was murdered not for profit or jealousy, but to cover up a scandal. The book she was so intently reading may have been not from her, but a record of some criminal enterprise that she was unravelling. The killer was mostly keen on recovering it.
It is now up to our intrepid investigators to uncover the evidence. Perhaps footprints, attempting to misleads. The foot is a game, after all.
Given some of the evidence mentioned by a witness who got a brief look at the contents (list of initials or magic formula), it could be an accounting book. Having filled out a few for payrolls myself, the entries can look like magic formula to the uninitiated.
Many folks have been kicking around the possibility that the body in the cellar is not really Taurenil’s. Taurenil and Cadugan are both wood elves; maybe Cadugan knows of some sylvan-specific mark of identity on a person’s skull, such as a tattoo above the hairline given in a childhood ceremony?
Despite being one who avoids killing, Cadugan is still a hunter who can now spot where the tracks are leading.
If this follows the classic Agatha Christie Detective plot structure, then we have one last scene where Cadugan and Lucas see the evidence they need, and then it goes into the "I suppose you are all wondering why I called you here" scene.
I’ve been wondering about that… We haven’t talked directly to any of the other suspects, including Maula, nor do we know what the backstory is with Baz and the lady. None of that is necessary to wrap up the ending, of course, but I’m hoping for it, partly for more clues, partly for more story 🙂
If she’d been standing her head would have likely been the first thing hit by a falling harpsichord and driven downwards…
If not then she was likely dragged there and laid out…
Maybe, possibly, could be, there’s a chance…
Or in other words…"missed it by THAT much" 😉
I think the error made was that by not breaking the head, an important piece of evidence was not destroyed after all. Just what that evidence is remains to be seen. Was the victim really an imposter? Was she undercover and the book evidence of something the killer wanted kept secret? In any case, unlike the skull, it seems Cadugan has cracked the case.
Stay tuned for the next panels, coming up Friday! (Provided work doesn’t interfere again)
Shhh. Don’t insinuate she missed something… Jk. I am increasingly sympathetic, because i’d be freaking on a much more obvious level. But i am also increasingly curious about what Cadugan is thinking!!
Remember this is a DnD-styled setting folks. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone in the party has a Speak with Dead style spell that would allow Taurenil to answer a few questions
I don’t know about Ain, and on the spot I don’t recall such a spell being used in this setting, even before the magic lowered.
But if it is still possible to find someone who can do it (Lewie most likely), I might suggest starting by moving the corpse far enough outside the abbey.
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Is this about that when something fall over you, the first thing that broke is your head?
He has a point Maula would have splattered it
Careful, Abbot. Losing your head over this when Taurenil still has hers despite having a huge object fall on her is not a good habit for an abbot to be in.
Well, you did warn us you’d be returning to the punning. (or is that "warn"?)
Are you from a punning clan?
t!
More like I have been a politics junkie for a long time. And we all know how that part of journalism is rife with pundits.
As an observer with not all clues yet, it cannot be denied that the abbot has been acting suspicious. The only thing that works in his favour is the fact that he is so upset about the harpsichord, but even that can be an affected.
Here’s a possible line of thought for all of you amateur detectives out there: the sadly departed Taurenil was murdered not for profit or jealousy, but to cover up a scandal. The book she was so intently reading may have been not from her, but a record of some criminal enterprise that she was unravelling. The killer was mostly keen on recovering it.
It is now up to our intrepid investigators to uncover the evidence. Perhaps footprints, attempting to misleads. The foot is a game, after all.
Given some of the evidence mentioned by a witness who got a brief look at the contents (list of initials or magic formula), it could be an accounting book. Having filled out a few for payrolls myself, the entries can look like magic formula to the uninitiated.
Okay, I’m intrigued.
Got me. I’m always slow to identify who the killer is.
Probably I enjoy the old "Columbu" mysteries as you know who did it in the beginning.
Many folks have been kicking around the possibility that the body in the cellar is not really Taurenil’s. Taurenil and Cadugan are both wood elves; maybe Cadugan knows of some sylvan-specific mark of identity on a person’s skull, such as a tattoo above the hairline given in a childhood ceremony?
Uh-oh, Cadugan seems to be *really enjoying* this now…
That last-panel expression is a classic in the making.
Any one else hearing the DUN-DUN-DUNNN! music cue? 😉
Despite being one who avoids killing, Cadugan is still a hunter who can now spot where the tracks are leading.
If this follows the classic Agatha Christie Detective plot structure, then we have one last scene where Cadugan and Lucas see the evidence they need, and then it goes into the "I suppose you are all wondering why I called you here" scene.
I’ve been wondering about that… We haven’t talked directly to any of the other suspects, including Maula, nor do we know what the backstory is with Baz and the lady. None of that is necessary to wrap up the ending, of course, but I’m hoping for it, partly for more clues, partly for more story 🙂
> If this follows the classic Agatha Christie Detective plot structure
It does, to an extent.
But we haven’t even met all the suspects yet!
t!
If she’d been standing her head would have likely been the first thing hit by a falling harpsichord and driven downwards…
If not then she was likely dragged there and laid out…
Maybe, possibly, could be, there’s a chance…
Or in other words…"missed it by THAT much" 😉
True, but they already know she was poisoned, not crushed to death, so I am not sure how this provides any new information.
I think the error made was that by not breaking the head, an important piece of evidence was not destroyed after all. Just what that evidence is remains to be seen. Was the victim really an imposter? Was she undercover and the book evidence of something the killer wanted kept secret? In any case, unlike the skull, it seems Cadugan has cracked the case.
Stay tuned for the next panels, coming up Friday! (Provided work doesn’t interfere again)
I wonder what was overlooked?
Shhh. Don’t insinuate she missed something… Jk. I am increasingly sympathetic, because i’d be freaking on a much more obvious level. But i am also increasingly curious about what Cadugan is thinking!!
Remember this is a DnD-styled setting folks. I wouldn’t be surprised if someone in the party has a Speak with Dead style spell that would allow Taurenil to answer a few questions
And while you are lecturing us on improving our memories (with galactic irony), how do you propose this… magic… be employed?
t!
I don’t know about Ain, and on the spot I don’t recall such a spell being used in this setting, even before the magic lowered.
But if it is still possible to find someone who can do it (Lewie most likely), I might suggest starting by moving the corpse far enough outside the abbey.