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OOC: @ Maelakin, the darkness was magical, as complete as it was you surmise that several darkness spells were used, and the inn is not very bright to begin with. You know such spells can be cast upon items and covered and uncovered to bring the effects into play.
OOC: @ Aldyne, the mage is dead, there is normal noonday traffic on the street, you see no one who is running or looks suspicious.
The serving wench is screaming, everyone is looking around suspiciously at everyone else, a LOT of weapons are drawn.
"Boy, go get the guards, an no one else be leavin now!" says the rotund barkeep to one of the tavern boys, as he comes out from behind his bar, holding a wooden club. "An no one be touchin the body till the guards get here!" He walks over to the screaming barmaid and soothes and quiets her. "An everyone better be puttin their steel back in the sheath, and sittin down!".
The patrons do as the barkeep says. Everyone is eyeing the dead body, and several minutes pass when the town guard arrives, four young men in chain and an older man in grey robes. The older man orders a guard to stay at the entrance, and another to stand at the door out through the kitchen. Then he examins the body, removing the blade and examining it closely, and searching the body, placing its belongings on the table in front of the corpse and examining each item before placing them in a sack. He then orders the other two guards to carry the body out.
He then takes the closest table to the door, and speaks, "I am captain Merlo, do any of you know the identity of the victim?" No one answers. "All will be questioned, no one is to leave prior to questioning." He starts with the barkeep and serving wench, then goes person by person, calling them to his table, writing down the name of each person, asking several questions, and he also does a quick examinination of each persons belongings.
As one person, a small, wirey man in simple clothing, who staggers slightly like he is drunk walks to the captains table, he passes by Maelakin, bumping him slightly. An empty dagger sheath drop to the floor. The wirey man jumps back. "Wha? Dis man just dropped somthin here!" he says, pointing at Maelakin.
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