In such a small town, news flies like a snapped spring. Everyone was there, huddled outside under the falling ash, as police arrived in clockwork carriages and cordoned everything off. With the heat of autumn lessening as the lava rivers thin, and the sun sinking behind the mountain peak earlier each day, the scene was even more dark and grim than expcted.
The other delegates acted as stunned as anyone. One had been inside the inn at the time, another had been purportedly taking a walk by the lava flow. The third is nowhere to be found.
Questions have been raised. August made quite an impact during the few days the delegates have been in town. Talk of shady dealings, jilted lovers, bribery and theft. No one's sure if he was involved in the vandalism around Inverstadt, or if he came with an intent to buy or sell something he shouldn't have. Some are claiming to have been intimate with him, but the claims may simply be for attention.
The investigation is underway, and a shadow has fallen over much of the town. Suspicions are being cast left and right, old grievances surfacing, new scandals coming unearthed. But whatever else happened, somebody killed August Schulz, and the culprit needs to be apprehended before another body turns up.
Setting Information
Inverstadt is a small town set on the slope of a volcano. There are frequent ash falls, heat waves, and "rivers" of lava that run nearby. The town makes glass, jewelry, and metalwork.
Everything is run on geothermal and steam energy. Mechanics are all clockwork and gears. There is no electricity, only gas lamps. Clockwork horses are used for transportation and pulling heavy weights.
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Characters
The Detective:
This one is a must-have. He or she will head the operation to sniff out the murderer.
Detective Aleja, Detective - Lumi
Brinley Stephens, Detective's Assistant - JuliasSneezer
The Other Delegates: (0-3)
Maybe they're innocent and clueless. Or maybe they know something. The one that's missing might be dead... or might not. They come from the coast, a much cooler place, which trades in fish, salt, and seaweed products.
Richard Commons - Steggy
Admiral Dunagan Cornelius Pentecost - Rydia
Citizens:
There are shop owners, power plant workers, doctors, carriage drivers, police officers, and everything else you can think of. Wealthy landowners who don't go anywhere without an entourage of servants, all the way down to the ash-covered metalworker who works twelve hour shifts.
Nilima Kelsey, Glassblower - Wolfical
Octavia Van De Laar, Handiwoman/Trinket-maker - ChildOfNowhere
Charles Jameson, Doctor - Vellichor
Aidan Elliot, Musician - Lael
Gideon Josiah Deering, Tinkerer - RavenLord
Vincent Haas, Landowner - Megrim
Leslie Badger, Bartender - SirenCymbaline
Suji Daku, Apprentice glassblower - KaiRyu
Maeve Walsh, Reporter - Gravity
Who's the murderer?
When you submit your character, PM Megrim to say whether or not you're willing for your character to be the murderer (don't tell anyone else!). One volunteer will be chosen at random and messaged in private! Even if you only message me to opt out, at least this way I can touch base with everybody, and make sure you read everything
Every character must have a potential motivation--something to cast suspicion on them. This may end up being totally unrelated to the murder, but we'll have to find out! Feel free to make up as much scandal and shady business as you want, whether it's related to the murder or not.
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