EDIT: Here's the Scenario Information, nothing major really. No new plot points/penalties, just canonization and updates on the mysteries.
The following events are canonized: Lisa Daniels’ (Konica) memory of a church demonstration/protest. Cooper Harley's (Polyphemus) and Lilith Adams' (Silent Observer) investigation of the church. The evidences they found remain semi-canon until further development. Details regarding the church and the party presented in this event posts are considered canon. Goody-Two-Shoes Mystery has been updated with Rupture Cult Sub-Mystery.
Current Mysteries:
The Party at Manor: It’s the talk of the town, a high class party upstate in a place called Manor. The home town of the victim is getting a lot of attention. A lot of young adults and party goers are hitting the scene. Rumor has it that big time suppliers and dealers will be present as well. Use this scenario to further the plot. Many outcomes can be achieved depending on the actions of your characters.
The Blank Account: Someone is posting private images of the victim in Norman Reed’s forum. Is this person connected to the murder? Due to the plot development, only Norman Reed and Lisa Daniels are allowed to pursue this mystery. Other players can pursue this mystery if they provided the appropriate backstory i.e. a setting which would connect their character to the mystery.
Goody-Two-Shoes: Maria Todd was living two lives. On one end, she was a princess and on the other she was a deviless. Explore Maria’s past by visiting her hometown up state. Players can interview the victim’s parents (take note: whatever they say to a player character, they already have said to the police) or investigate the church Maria was attending. In the light of recent developments, the church has shown signs of being an extremely conservative sect. The possibility of it being a Rupture Cult. Players may further inquire to progress this storyline.
Party-Animal: Maria Todd was living two lives. On one end, she was a princess and on the other she was a deviless. Explore the rumors surrounding Maria’s university life. Any setting taking place in a party is viable. Certain outcomes can be achieve if the party is at the frat house in 5th Avenue.
Goody-Two-Shoes: Maria Todd was living two lives. On one end, she was a princess and on the other she was a deviless. Explore Maria’s past by visiting her hometown up state. Players can interview the victim’s parents (take note: whatever they say to a player character, they already have said to the police) or investigate the church Maria was attending. In the light of recent developments, the church has shown signs of being an extremely conservative sect. The possibility of it being a Rupture Cult. Players may further inquire to progress this storyline.
Party-Animal: Maria Todd was living two lives. On one end, she was a princess and on the other she was a deviless. Explore the rumors surrounding Maria’s university life. Any setting taking place in a party is viable. Certain outcomes can be achieve if the party is at the frat house in 5th Avenue.
Plot Points & Penalties:
Reed Norman (TheRider) – “Acquainted with the Police: Informant” Reed Norman has a history with the police as an informant. He has greater credibility but if he comes under suspicion, he is not able to defunct or shift it himself. Other players are still able to do so. “Connected: Lisa Daniels” The Police are aware of his connection with Lisa Daniels. He may be required to elaborate on their relationship in a future time.
Lisa Daniels (Konica) – “Person of Low Interest” Lisa Daniels has resolved her “Person of Interest” plot-point. The detectives have little interest on her as of now, they may or may not contact her again. “Connected: Reed Norman” The Police are aware of her connection with Reed Norman. She may be required to elaborate on their relationship in a future time.
Lilith Adams (Silent Observer) – “Person of Low Interest” Lilith Adams has resolved her “Person of Interest” plot-point. The detectives have little interest on her as of now, they may or may not contact her again. “Suspicious” Due to recent evidences and developments, Lilith Adams is suspected by other players. She has lower credibility when interacting with other characters.
Cooper Harley (Polyphemus) – “Person of High Interest” Due to other character’s statements, the detectives have a high interest on Cooper Harley. “Criminal Record: Known Dealer” Cooper’s record pinged when the detectives run his name in the system. They are now aware of his rap sheet, last known address and face. “All-points Bulletin (APB)” The detectives put out an APB due to him being a person of high interest. Cooper is more likely to get arrested when in public.
Chris Richards (Liriia) – “Person of Interest” Chris Richards is sought after the detective to clarify his/her relationship with the victim.
Lisa Daniels (Konica) – “Person of Low Interest” Lisa Daniels has resolved her “Person of Interest” plot-point. The detectives have little interest on her as of now, they may or may not contact her again. “Connected: Reed Norman” The Police are aware of her connection with Reed Norman. She may be required to elaborate on their relationship in a future time.
Lilith Adams (Silent Observer) – “Person of Low Interest” Lilith Adams has resolved her “Person of Interest” plot-point. The detectives have little interest on her as of now, they may or may not contact her again. “Suspicious” Due to recent evidences and developments, Lilith Adams is suspected by other players. She has lower credibility when interacting with other characters.
Cooper Harley (Polyphemus) – “Person of High Interest” Due to other character’s statements, the detectives have a high interest on Cooper Harley. “Criminal Record: Known Dealer” Cooper’s record pinged when the detectives run his name in the system. They are now aware of his rap sheet, last known address and face. “All-points Bulletin (APB)” The detectives put out an APB due to him being a person of high interest. Cooper is more likely to get arrested when in public.
Chris Richards (Liriia) – “Person of Interest” Chris Richards is sought after the detective to clarify his/her relationship with the victim.
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VICTIM PROFILE
Name: Maria Todd
Age: 21
Personality & Background: The victim comes from old money up-state. Her family is rich and conservative, regularly attends church. According to the statement of Lisa Daniels (so called ex-best friend), the church’s pastor is devout and Maria might be part of a group. She also may have attended few religious healings (Ms. Daniels states that the religious healings were more like an indoctrination event). During the time the victim and Ms. Daniels were close, presumably in high school, she was described as your average teenager, gets good grades and parties occasionally. Ms. Daniels describe her as responsible and a social butterfly. After their falling out, which was due to the victim trying to convert Ms. Daniels (Ms. Daniels also stated that Maria might have been brainwashed by the pastor), negative rumors started circulating regarding the victim. According to the statement of Lilith Adams (believe to be a regular in the Universities party scene), Maria was a party animal which bare a stark contrast to Ms. Daniels statement. One can say that responsible doesn’t describe Maria.
CRIME SCENE REPORT
The body was found in an alley between two campus buildings by a janitor named Herman Reese. According to the statement of Herman Reese, he seen or heard nothing prior to the discovery (requires further elaboration). The responding officers were Richard Harmsworth, badge #22205 – unit #6, and Sam Peters, badge #60465 – unit #6. They followed standard procedure when securing the scene (requires further elaboration). The alley way was wide enough for a vehicle to pass through but tight enough for a driver to prefer the longer way around. The body was found at the center of the alley way, near where the dumpster were located. No personal items were found within the vicinity of the body. There was a small pool of blood under the victim. The Universities staff were kind enough to identify the body as Maria Todd. The body was transported to Pathology before I arrived.
Forensics’ preliminary report states that the crime scene was relatively clean despite its location. No trace evidences and only the finger prints of the janitor and responding officers were found. There were however few noteworthy aspects. 1) The victim’s hair showed signs of bleaching and dying. The dying process seems to halt mid-way. 2) The victim was found clothed but stain and fold patterns suggest the murderer either change or clothed the victim post mortem. 3) Liver mortis suggests that the victim died within two days from the body was found (see Autopsy & Lab Report for further details). 4) There were no noteworthy marks in the victim’s body asides from a stab wound on her abdomen, just above the naval. According to the pathologies at the scene, the wound was deep enough to severe the spin nerves of the victim, causing paralyses and in addition, she would have bled more profusely than what the scene entails (see Autopsy & Lab Report for further details). This led me to concluded that the victim was murdered elsewhere and was ‘dumped’ in the alley way.
After examining the crime scene, I began canvasing the area. My partner, Tomias van der Westhuizen was running late and the area was too large for me to canvas alone so I requested assistance from the available officers at hand, Richard Harmsworth and Sam Peters. We gathered statements from multiple individuals and listed down possible persons of interest.
AUTOPSY & LAB REPORT
Cause of Death: Asphyxiation due to a tear on the diaphragm. Notes: No other visible injuries found on the victim’s body. Base on wound analyses, the victim was stab twice, first with a smaller blade and then a longer blade. The initial stab tear her diaphragm and severed the nerves on her spine, causing paralyses. She was then stab again post mortem on the same location.
Time of Death: Inconclusive, somewhere between 48 hours to when the body was found. State of the body Indicates that she was held in a hot and humid location prior to discovery.
Toxicology: Various Street and Prescription Drugs.
Other Observations: 1) The victim’s hair shows signs of bleaching and dying. The dying process is incomplete and only half of her hair was done. 2) No DNA evidence gathered under the victim’s finger nails or anywhere else on her body.
Name: Maria Todd
Age: 21
Personality & Background: The victim comes from old money up-state. Her family is rich and conservative, regularly attends church. According to the statement of Lisa Daniels (so called ex-best friend), the church’s pastor is devout and Maria might be part of a group. She also may have attended few religious healings (Ms. Daniels states that the religious healings were more like an indoctrination event). During the time the victim and Ms. Daniels were close, presumably in high school, she was described as your average teenager, gets good grades and parties occasionally. Ms. Daniels describe her as responsible and a social butterfly. After their falling out, which was due to the victim trying to convert Ms. Daniels (Ms. Daniels also stated that Maria might have been brainwashed by the pastor), negative rumors started circulating regarding the victim. According to the statement of Lilith Adams (believe to be a regular in the Universities party scene), Maria was a party animal which bare a stark contrast to Ms. Daniels statement. One can say that responsible doesn’t describe Maria.
Note: The victim was taking up a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts.
The body was found in an alley between two campus buildings by a janitor named Herman Reese. According to the statement of Herman Reese, he seen or heard nothing prior to the discovery (requires further elaboration). The responding officers were Richard Harmsworth, badge #22205 – unit #6, and Sam Peters, badge #60465 – unit #6. They followed standard procedure when securing the scene (requires further elaboration). The alley way was wide enough for a vehicle to pass through but tight enough for a driver to prefer the longer way around. The body was found at the center of the alley way, near where the dumpster were located. No personal items were found within the vicinity of the body. There was a small pool of blood under the victim. The Universities staff were kind enough to identify the body as Maria Todd. The body was transported to Pathology before I arrived.
Forensics’ preliminary report states that the crime scene was relatively clean despite its location. No trace evidences and only the finger prints of the janitor and responding officers were found. There were however few noteworthy aspects. 1) The victim’s hair showed signs of bleaching and dying. The dying process seems to halt mid-way. 2) The victim was found clothed but stain and fold patterns suggest the murderer either change or clothed the victim post mortem. 3) Liver mortis suggests that the victim died within two days from the body was found (see Autopsy & Lab Report for further details). 4) There were no noteworthy marks in the victim’s body asides from a stab wound on her abdomen, just above the naval. According to the pathologies at the scene, the wound was deep enough to severe the spin nerves of the victim, causing paralyses and in addition, she would have bled more profusely than what the scene entails (see Autopsy & Lab Report for further details). This led me to concluded that the victim was murdered elsewhere and was ‘dumped’ in the alley way.
After examining the crime scene, I began canvasing the area. My partner, Tomias van der Westhuizen was running late and the area was too large for me to canvas alone so I requested assistance from the available officers at hand, Richard Harmsworth and Sam Peters. We gathered statements from multiple individuals and listed down possible persons of interest.
Cause of Death: Asphyxiation due to a tear on the diaphragm. Notes: No other visible injuries found on the victim’s body. Base on wound analyses, the victim was stab twice, first with a smaller blade and then a longer blade. The initial stab tear her diaphragm and severed the nerves on her spine, causing paralyses. She was then stab again post mortem on the same location.
Time of Death: Inconclusive, somewhere between 48 hours to when the body was found. State of the body Indicates that she was held in a hot and humid location prior to discovery.
Toxicology: Various Street and Prescription Drugs.
Other Observations: 1) The victim’s hair shows signs of bleaching and dying. The dying process is incomplete and only half of her hair was done. 2) No DNA evidence gathered under the victim’s finger nails or anywhere else on her body.
