Guiding North Star
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ShadowHaven The Lady of Pain | Major Corp | ||||||||
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Surtr Runner2 Runner3 Runner4 |
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Summary
Following the guidance and instructions on Wychking, North Star Investigations has been operating in Seattle helping citizens both alive and dead. In order to solicit help for the grander ideals espoused by Louhi, the Lady of Pain has offered the teachings of Wychking with perhaps a different spin. One of the few people to reach out was Surtr, who took the ordeal as an calling, an awakening, a chance to be something better.
Background
As a mage, Surtr had spent most of their life without training. No books, no masters, nothing of the sort. The chance to learn from an actual mentor was something she wanted dearly, especially given the fact that the potential teacher was Wychking; or at least scriptures and writings left by Wychking.
The Meet
Surtr met the Lady of Pain at North Star Private Investigations. Being let in, she met with the Lady herself, who began to teach Surtr what should have been basics of magic; an understanding of some trivial magic lore, as well as teaching her the basics of astral projecting. After the rundown of basics, she imparted a task on Surtr; Find out what the Corpse Cadaver in her office wanted, and help it find peace.
The Plan
The plan was straightforward: Gather information from and on the corpse cadaver, and then find what the cadaver needs to have peace.
The Run
It started off with a simple conundrum. Find what the spirit wanted. With a name, date of birth, and blood type. Upon some simple questioning, the corpse, Roche Harrington, wanted to know how he died and who killed him.
Some basic question at the NSI allowed Surtr to figure out where Roche lived. An apartment building, fifth floor. Six different houses on that floor, and a lot of new faces that were more than happy to open their door and welcome Surtr into their home. After a few closed doors, she decided to take a look on the astral. She found a promising target area, and one warded off.
Further inspection on the room with the worst background count found pictures of Roche's family. There was troubling news that tugged at Surtr's heart strings. The children and mother, after losing their father and husband, weren't so hot on the street. Upon some careful searching, Surtr found a notebook and read the passage below:
"Day 7, December, 2081 Mom and dad were fighting again. Billy's telling me I shouldn't listen to it and took me climbing on the ventilation boxes. He says it's because they love each other, but I just want to go back inside and sleep. It's so late and I got school tomorrow. The elf next door offered to let us stay, but Billy's saying we shouldn't talk to her. I just want Mom to stop yelling."
Trying the neighbor next door, Surtr found that a nearby neighbor had been taking care of the kids as she could.