Iolanthe will study the letter as best she can for any clues—though, like Mishka, she wasn’t at the farm, so there’s a lot she’s missing.

   “It sounds like a branch of the Halls moved here to the ’Gate and just add it to their name: ‘Hallgate’, if I’m reading this correctly. I guess the very existence of Mrs. Hall points to these names probably not being code names or ciphers.”

   “There also doesn’t seem to be anything pointing towards a hidden cipher in this letter—strange capital letters, letters higher or lower than they ought to be in the line; the acrostic looks sufficiently nonsensical—If there is a hidden message, then I’m not seeing it.”

   At the crime scene, Iolanthe will look for clues about the murder. Once she’s had a good gander at the scene, she’ll pull out a pad of parchment and a quill.

   “Alright, Mrs. Hall,” Iolanthe asks matter-of-factly, “I know you’re grieving, so I don’t want to take up too much of your time, but what can you tell us about Markus Hallgate and the Hallgate family? Did Markus or any other Hallgates contact Segren Hall before . . . well, the incident? What can you tell us about either of their associations with a Zariel cult”—here, she holds up one of the Zariel cultists’ flaming obsidian hammer pendants. “Do you know of anyone that might have wanted Markus Hallgate dead?”

   Iolanthe is going to keep a keen eye and ear on Mrs. Hall during her interrogation—regardless of who is asking her questions, to suss out any lies she might tell!

   “Hravin, Keryn, Mishka, Gaerzil, Gwen, do any of you have anything you’d like to ask?”

Movement: —

Action: Investigation on the Letter/Investigate the crime scene/Interrogate Vasha Hall

Bonus Action: —

Reaction: —

Interact-with-Object: —

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   Iolanthe will study the letter as best she can for any clues—though, like Mishka, she wasn’t at the farm, so there’s a lot she’s missing.

   “It sounds like a branch of the Halls moved here to the ’Gate and just add it to their name: ‘Hallgate’, if I’m reading this correctly. I guess the very existence of Mrs. Hall points to these names probably not being code names or ciphers.”

   “There also doesn’t seem to be anything pointing towards a hidden cipher in this letter—strange capital letters, letters higher or lower than they ought to be in the line; the acrostic looks sufficiently nonsensical—If there is a hidden message, then I’m not seeing it.”

   At the crime scene, Iolanthe will look for clues about the murder. Once she’s had a good gander at the scene, she’ll pull out a pad of parchment and a quill.

   “Alright, Mrs. Hall,” Iolanthe asks matter-of-factly, “I know you’re grieving, so I don’t want to take up too much of your time, but what can you tell us about Markus Hallgate and the Hallgate family? Did Markus or any other Hallgates contact Segren Hall before . . . well, the incident? What can you tell us about either of their associations with a Zariel cult”—here, she holds up one of the Zariel cultists’ flaming obsidian hammer pendants. “Do you know of anyone that might have wanted Markus Hallgate dead?”

Movement: —

Action: Investigation on the Letter/Investigate the crime scene/Interrogate Vasha Hall

Bonus Action: —

Reaction: —

Interact-with-Object: —

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