Mortha followed the twins dutifully, until she spotted her partner peering at the body. The tall dwarf checked where her ice translator was, saw that it was following as well, and then proceeded to address the kobold.
Mortha winced as the doctor snapped at her, keeping a hand on the gun despite the detective's request. Rude and hostile, she'd never ran into someone quite that unfriendly for no reason whatsoever. So, as the woman moved out of the medical bay, Mortha only managed to stare after her.
"Oh... kay." She said slowly, turning towards Alexis and the twins.
"I agree. Let's head to the guest room." She said, expression brightening into a smile. She nodded at the two girls, waiting on them to show the way.
Mortha stepped into the medical bay, and watched with relief as the doctor tended her partner and Deathy. Simple pests or not, the little hatrats did damage that cannot be ignored. It was no wonder the girls were obsessed with accidents.
But then the doctor turned to her, eyeing the fake arm. Mortha tried not to fidget where she stood, and mentally began preparing an explanation for her weak health. Every once in a while, people tended to fret over her fragile state, and it was something she had to explain time and time again. She was stable, and not in any immediate danger after all.
As she opened her mouth to speak, the doctor voiced a completely different train of thought. A thousand questions flooded the assistant-turned-detective's mind, until she could no longer hold them back.
"Did you just threaten me?" Was the question that won the race. Mortha's tone was incredulous. Why on earth would anyone threaten her, so out of the blue?
"And... Did you just admit you would shoot him? And you didn't do what to him, exactly? And who is 'him'?" She gave her kobold partner a glance, uncertain that this doctor really just threatened her.
"Please, keep your hands away from the gun. There's no need for further violence, ma'am. Tell us what happened." Mortha said, a sad yet hopeful expression on her face. What happened to this woman to make her so... jaded?
Twins: * Their names are Killy(black-haired) and Deathy(white-haired). Whoever gave them their names must be very morbid; * Have a strange fixation on accidents in the house, presumably as a result of statistics research; * "When Papa is stressed, he mentions Owlaker..." - this is how Father ended up getting screamed at; * Occasionally play games where explosions are involved; * Huddled closer at the presence of the translucent crystal; The Doctor: * Tall dwarf; * Carries a gun; * Tends to be physically abusive towards others, especially towards the maid(pistol-whipped him upon meeting the detectives); * Is prone to throwing threats without being accused of anything; Very defensive; * Has worked in the house for three years; * The translucent crystal made her more tense; Maid: * Far too apologetic; * Presumably usually is the one who opens the door; And the one who makes sure the twins aren't in trouble; * Upon meeting, he was cooking for lady Anna; * "Pink bag, Lady Anna will gift you something because its winter season and blue bag present is in the library because today breakfast for Frango had toast." - Aniketos said. Whatever that means; * Grew up in the house; * The translucent crystal made him shake;
Aaaand not sure if we can add notes on other stuff. If yes, then I want to add this too:
Hatrat infestation: * Two hatrats were hiding in boots in the lobby; * They have a nest somewhere around the house; Daddy keeps on searching but cant find it;
Mortha stood up cautiously, patting dust off her coat with her good arm. She looked to where the hatrat used to be, then back to the girls. One of them seemed to be bleeding, but before Mortha could try to help with that, two more people stepped into the room.
"Oh dear." Mortha said as the doctor smacked the poor maid over the head with the pistol. She was about to protest, when the woman just went forth to grab her partner by her ear.
"Uh... Hello." She said to the maid. "Wait, one second!" She added, and proceeded to take off her coat in quick, practiced movements. So much so, that her artificial arm remained attached through the whole thing.
She then handed the coat to Aniketos. "Thank you! You're very kind. I better catch up with the rest." The tall dwarf said, bowing slightly to him before she went after Lilly, Alexis and the girls.
As she "listened" to the twins, with their strange names and stranger speaking patterns, Mortha only marginally kept track of what Alexis was doing. One moment, they were having a pleasant conversation, the next there were two – scratch that – one startled hatrat, and magic missles flew everywhere.
Out of a corner of her eye, she saw the shimmering shield forming around the frost elemental, and had to wonder what Alexis' plan was. Knowing the kobold, no doubt something brilliant - she was the senior after all.
From her crouched position, Mortha attempted to roll towards the safety of that shield. (14)
Mortha shuffled in, grateful to be out of the cold. Her translator followed at her heels, almost tripping over the pink luggage a time or two. As the ice construct followed, he began to translate for the little girls. What surprised Mortha was that he translated only one string of sentences, but she saw both girls talking in turn. And right off the bat what she was "hearing" concerned her. It seemed there was a conflict in the house, so much so that the girls readily warned any visitors of various dangers in it. Just how dangerous was this house, exactly?
Mortha blinked with a little squeak as she was nudged forward by her partner. Well, it seemed she was getting herself promoted from a coffee-fetcher to a full-blown detective and thrown into the fray to boot. Miss Grail put on her brightest smile as she crouched to be eye-level with the girls.
"Hi! I'm Mortha. What're your names?" She said, almost hesitantly. "Uh, before we hang up our coats and settle in, would you mind leading us to your father first? I don't feel comfortable settling in while he's being screamed at. Why is he in trouble, by the way?"
She said, and tried ruffling one of the girls' hair in an idle gesture. "And... Why all the warnings, girls? Is the house really that dangerous?"
As she stepped out of the carriage, Mortha went straight to the nearby snow. With a gesture and a thought from the Puppeteer, the snow began to gather and solidify into a Frost Elemental.
"Translate for me, please." Mortha told it in a bright, slightly too loud voice, before using her teeth to remove the puffy pink glove off her right hand. Stuffing that into her pocket, it seemed she summoned her translator just in time to catch what Alexis said. The Elemental hummed and vibrated in short bursts, cold waves wafting off of him. With the combination of ground tremors it was causing, and the degree of cold she felt, Mortha could relatively easily understand speech.
"Oh, I'm sure Twenty-Jay didn't mean to force us into a two-day drive. He must really care about this friend of his." She said with a smile as she walked up to her luggage. The hot pink travel bag, with an adorable kitten logo plastered over its front, clashed against the white all around them. Mortha shuddered deeper into her icy-green winter coat, puffed out a breath of white mist, and went for the door, travel bag in tow.
After a moment of hesitation, she pressed on the doorbell.
You are not a elf by birth but were adopted by a elf. You can pick Between being born as dwarf (Tall dwarf - look like human, normal dwarf they are short, or Dvergr Dvergr they have stony skin, they can turn into a stone statue at will.) or as Kobold
You are deaf, but because of it you will be harder to hit. Anyone trying to hit you will have to roll higher to do so.
Mortha has always been a petite woman. Standing at 5' nothing with a slender frame, she often gives the impression that a slight breeze might just knock her over. Despite being a dwarf, the woman lacks their particular stocky stature, due to constant illnesses, and because she'd been raised by elves, many mistake her for an elven child. In rarer cases, she'd also been accused of Silver addiction, as it would very easily explain her youthful look and pale complexion. However, while she is frail and thin, she more than makes up for it in grace and with a smile that could melt hearts with its innocence.
As for clothing and style, the girl can be often found gushing over one pretty bauble or another, and her wardrobe reflects that as well. She is not a person with sensible fashion, wearing outfits of clashing colors that were put together without much thought, as long as the pieces looked pretty individually. In addition, she almost never wears clothing without a long, full, left sleeve, so it would hide the dummy wooden arm she has in place of a real, missing one.
Accessories:
Personality & Bio
Mortha was born to a pair of tall dwarves, a family that wasn't of much note or wealth, and with a history most would shudder from. Illness and madness runs in the girl's bloodline due to a curse, or so the stories say, though one particular member of her family confirmed that for Mortha. Her uncle, supposedly a man of great intellect, lost his mind a few years after she'd been born, and proceeded to try to murder the young girl, certain she was possessed by some evil that would enslave the world. He did this with a dark spell of his own, a curse that was supposed to kill Mortha and all the demons she allied herself with.
Thanks to a brave elf adventurer of the Grail family, the girl managed to escape, only losing an arm and her hearing in the process. Since then, her savior became her adoptive father, and an idol to look up to. Though she never could become a brave adventurer like him, it wasn't for lack of trying. She and her father clashed together plenty of times over this issue, and it wasn't until he allowed her to become a part of Mystery Busters detective agency, that she was content.
Abilities: Class: Puppeteer;
Can only be used once a day, or after a power nap. You have to have line of sight to posses the target.
You can use this abilty after each gm post once if in combat. You can pull other character with you through the shadows if you hold their hand. (so ignore the chaos action part of the card) If they dont want to hold your hand then you cannot move them. Outside combat use it how often you like. Just dont forget to roll for each use.
You can summon A frost elemental companion that last until it dies in combat, or a hour if out of combat. Your frost elemental can do simple task, like fetch, hit, follow, make ice cubes for drinks, etc. Your frost elemental can cast a ray of frost that can freeze things. Your frost elemental can throw chunks of ice at targets.
After using this spell you have to recover for several rp minutes. During this time you cannot even move, even less protect yourself. Considering your healt roll is 1, if anything hits you during this time you will have to death roll.
Thressures:
Every time you hit something you aimed at, you can teleport 3 spaces around. It will be more risky if you are teleporting to a space out of your view.
It last for a few hours, it does not make you soundless. You have to roll to drink it.
How well you roll will determe how well you heal everyone
You will turn into a random character from the house Spinnersilk who also has a Silver Vampire Locket. Not all npc characters will have it. Once transformed you are playing with their skills set and personality as you are them.
Your creepy uncle is responsible for you missing one arm. +1000 gold you can spend in the shop or keep.
You know you are sicky and just in case you have written your will for when you die. So any treasure you have on you at the moment of death will be given to the right person.
You may control a ally for several minutes, and they may resist you if they so wish. Both of you will have to roll. If you roll higher you can keep on/start controlling them. If they roll higher they have resisted you/broke away from your control.
