@ Masquerade He'd been over this list before. And her recent activities had been specifically aimed at trying to rule in the few possibilities. The trouble was, none of the current gangs had a mage that was powerful enough for this. He absolutely could say that. Even after last night, as close as he'd been to that thing, he knew for a fact that no mage currently in the gangs in The Barrens could do this. She'd love to be able to point a finger and get rid of the problem. She just couldn't.
@ Feathers Yes, Jeffy told me. As you can guess there are no real specialists in blood magic. Everything we know, is about identifying them and the methods of killing them. Even the specialists, the "fix it with fire" boys, are only versed at identifying whether or not it is blood magic. And from that point they burn everything down to the ground. If it is a blood mage everything in your neighborhood is going to be labeled "acceptable collateral losses" I'm afraid. Normally I'd say your first order of business is to make absolutely sure that it is blood magic before reporting anything. But, when Jeffery told me of his astral response, well, I don't think further investigation will change the conclusion. So the second order of business would be to identify if this is true blood magic, or a practicioner who's summoned creature feeds off of blood. The symptoms present themselves in much the same manner. But, the solution is actually quite a bit simpler if it's the latter, as the feeding cycle of the summoned creature gives you a window of opportunity to act. If you've already reported this to the police, then that window has shrunk. But it's still a window. My question to you would be how do you want to proceed. You could, knowing what you know simply get out of the neighborhood. But, unless you want the practicioner to potentially escape with you, you can't tell anyone else at all. And that is a viable option to be honest, as you, even acting with Jeffy's help, you, can not kill this practicioner by yourself. If you have enough people willing to work with you to accomplish then, it's still only a very slim chance you'll succeed. Although, if you do, the reward is considerable, and not just in material gain. So, I will let you think. Do not be to hasty in your decision as it is far more likely you will die if you try and go up agaisnt this practicioner, even with a team. He hands you a fragrant cup of tea, a fresh oolong and then he looks at you, "Honey?"
@ Duckdown The keebs hand twitches, and is stopped right there. "Hey, Silver, stand down man. The trog ain't meaning no harm. He be lookin' fer help just like he said. You think you're the only one that lost someone man. Take a look at him. That little girl that was killed was his NIECE. Blood is bond, word omae. My girl told me they spent all night lookin fer her, they were lookin' fer her man, an she still got kilt. You're brother man, he was grown. Tell me what chance she had, you had of stopping that thing." lil Mik has his hand on the keebs hand, his arm around him, trying hard to prevent this from becoming a confrontation. As you watch him you see the keeb fighting to hold himself in.
Your comm finally re-boots and the message plays>>Bro, when you get done talkin' ta Mik you need to go pick up mama. She wanna see Godra personally. An then after that she wanna see Zip.<<
