[Royal Guard] Report: The Vampire Cronimus

[Tom Long]

((Woops! I suppose I should have included the author of the report))

By my hand,
Arms-Lieutenant
Soon ul-Xeo Kadmos

Tom Long wrote:
> ALL DISTRICTS: be on the lookout for a vampire by the name of Cronimus. 
> (description included) He has threatened citizenry, ensorcelled 
> innocents, and assaulted Crown Officials. He is apparently on the hunt 
> for someone in the city named 'Rysher' (description included). Like many 
> Drachean vampires, he is immune to holy water and sunlight, but has been 
> cut and injured by simple steel. He uses shadow-magic, and can teleport. 
> Be warned, Cronimus enjoys bantering and may appear to be innocuous.
>
> He is charged with: Crimes Against the Crown (Assault upon a Crown 
> Official; Resisting Arrest) and Crimes Against the Citizenry (Mind Rape; 
> Threatening Assault)
>
>
> REPORT:
>
> After signing off the graveyard shift, I arrived at the Black Dragon Inn 
> in the mid-afternoon for a drink. Soon, Cronimus appeared, stepping out 
> of shadows magically. He was brought to my attention - as well as that 
> of Magistrate Nero ul-Azhur Myurod - when he attempted to order 
> 'blood-wine.' (The remarkable Dulcina instead served him wine spiked 
> with holy water, which he drank with no effect).
>
> I challenged the creature, distracting it with words while trying to 
> suss out its true intent and origins. Through this I learned that 
> Cronimus was indeed a vampire, and was pursuing one 'Rysher' (whose name 
> I learned later), who is also pursued by others in the city. However, as 
> his intent was to kill Rysher, I was eventually forced to attack the 
> vampire after having lulled him into a false sense of security with my 
> conversation.
>
> Unfortunately, one Magistrate Nero Myurod was little help. Cronimus was 
> wounded by a nearby warrior, then escaped. He did manage, however, to 
> mesmerize a local lady by the name of Sahybera D' St. Aubin.
>
> His next attack came as Arms-Lt. Kirin Arnise, who had arrived on the 
> scene, and myself were attempting to shield Lady D' St. Aubin from his 
> spells. We joined battle again, but again he escaped. This time, 
> however, the Lady was freed from his mystical clutches.
>
> Upon investigation, it was discovered that Lady D' St. Aubin was an 
> acquaintance of Rysher. She was, however, unable to provide any clues as 
> to why the vampire would be after the fellow, not knowing him 
> particularly well. She was advised to see to her security and informed 
> of her options in contacting the Guard. She is currently staying at the 
> Black Dragon Inn itself. She was also advised to have Rysher contact the 
> Guard to make a report.
>
> In addition to my recommendation of bountying the vampire in question, I 
> would also like added to my report a complaint as to the conduct of 
> Magistrate Myurod. Not only was he not useful to the situation at hand, 
> but he was slightly detrimental. He refused to take my lead as a 
> Commissioned Officer of the Guard, and so confused the situation. This 
> is a problem some Guards have noticed on the streets in dealing with 
> those more proactive Magistrates who choose to patrol Drache.
>
> OOC:
>
> Rysher and Cronimus are played by the same mun, and he can be a bit 
> trying sometimes. Cronimus is, for example, a black-robed vampire whose 
> hair is long and black, can walk through shadows, use some time magic, 
> and is immune to sunlight and holy water. He insta-ports, and often does 
> quite a few actions in one post.
>
> That being said, he's not a terrible fellow and shows signs of 
> improvement. He takes hits and damage, and didn't use ridiculously 
> powerful attacks, either. I think he's probably just a little trapped in 
> a style, and with some patient play will come out of it.
>
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