[Royal Guard] Accusation of Assault

[Tom Long]

The following report is of an incident that took place on 06 Morning 
Star, 467

The morning after the date in question, I was approached on my patrol by 
one Jinnai Halfmoor, an old acquaintance of many Guardsmen, though he 
seems to have come under the impression of late that he's some sort of 
Knight of a country nobody's ever heard of.

Halfmoor was quite irate, in that he had been in a tussle with a demon 
the previous day and had been ensorcelled against his will. He had only 
just recently recovered and immediately took to track down the Guard, 
finding my partner and I on our rounds.

According to Halfmoor's account, the previous night at the Black Dragon 
Inn, he had encountered a strange child obviously possessed by some sort 
of demonic influence. The child, barely past his second year, was 
covered in arcane and mysterious tattoos, was distorted in face and 
feature, and spoke demonic tongues (description of Hyena). He was also 
guarded by a Hellish serpent of many heads and fiery eyes.

'Sir' Halfmoor insisted on trying to aid the child, in the face of many 
patrons' disinterest, and was confronted then by the Demoness in 
question (description of Nala provided), who was either the possessing 
spirit itself, or in league with it. The figure does indeed sound like a 
demon, and by all accounts it appeared from nowhere in a burst of 
brimstone and acrid smoke, floated and comported itself in a haughty 
manner, and bled urine instead of blood. It bragged of feeding the child 
its demonic ichor, providing it with the foul serpent, and refused to 
allow the child to be brought out of the often violent tavern and to one 
of the local orphanages. The demoness would not let anyone near the 
child, and threatened grave consequences.

The licensed bounty hunter, stymied at all attempts to rescue the child 
and flee, was forced to draw his sword and do battle with the demoness 
in question, who commanded her infernal smoke in a manner of ways. In 
the midst, the struggle was interrupted by a strange-acting man 
(description of Michael Taylor) who inserted himself on the demon's 
behalf. Described by Halfmoor as one of those 'Demon's Rights Advocates' 
who are all too common in the Blkdragon District, Michael was apparently 
also a master of the open palm fighting of Xiunhai-la and other eastern 
lands. He attacked Halfmoor with such techniques, and was only given 
pause when the Drachean was forced to draw blood to defend himself.

It was while thus engaged in battle with the interloper that Halfmoor 
was ensorcelled by the Demoness' magic and sent away while she and her 
human pet tended to their grave wounds.

Most of us know Halfmoor pretty well, having worked with him for a few 
years. I'm inclined to believe his story. He's able to be contacted 
through the usual means if any more information is needed.

By my hand,
Armsman Rews Dekton


Ayanula ... wrote:
> The following report is of an incident that took place on ... [01/06/07]:
>  
>  
> After filing my report for the evening and retiring from my partol, I 
> entered the Black Dragon Inn off-duty for a meal and leisure.  
> Alongside Lieutenant Chasingfire, who was present as well in the Inn, 
> a woman by the name of Nala Tepkin (description included*) approached 
> the both of us and cited an incident earlier in the evening in which 
> she claims to have been assaulted by Sir Jinnai Halfmoor.
>  
> The woman stated that Sir Halfmoor first claimed a child in the Black 
> Dragon was either a demon or possessed by demonic forces.  Miss Tepkin 
> went to intervene by stepping between the child and Sir Halfmoor, to 
> which she claims he responded by accussing her of possessing the child 
> as a demon, herself.  She claims to have intervened peacefully and 
> made no hostile overtures before Sir Halfmoor attacked her.
>  
> Further more she claims that an individual by the name of Michael 
> Taylor (description included) tried to step between Sir Halfmoor and 
> Miss Tepkin as a result of the assault on her and this resulted in Sir 
> Halfmoor attacking Mr Taylor.  She said that the hostilities ended 
> after she had pacified Sir Halfmoor with a spell.
>  
> Miss Tepkin gave me several descriptions of witnesses to this event, 
> including:  (description of Kay), (description of Shayne), and 
> (description of Crunuch).  If needed for further information, she said 
> she can be found staying at the Broken Dagger Inn or at the residence 
> of a Muriel Spireswan.
>  
>  
> Signed,
> -Idelle Sarault, Arms-Recruit
>  
> (footnote:  Nala's description will include slash marks in her 
> clothing caused by a sharp weapon such as a sword as well as stains of 
> a golden fluid presumed to be blood)
>
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