Interviews were conducted with the two accused, one Lorelei Tsiimhe and one An'aroluth.
The chain of events so far that I can deduct is that Lorelei opened by threatening to banish Valexia, the succubus, who in return threatened Lorelei. Lorelei then, feeling threatened, threw several spells intended to completely destroy Valexia, which didn't seem to work. Afterword, An'aroluth attempt to raise Valexia from the dead so she could be questioned, and was assaulted by one called Nienna, with Trixie alerting the Harmonium at this point.
A third interview, this time with Valexia, built upon the story, and lined up neatly with what I gathered from the other two.
Shortly before the riot, Valexia had been intending to have a drink and a chat with a friend, called Laera. Lorelei had stated she had said she had taken an oath to protect Laera from Valexia. During the fight, Nienna had drawn her bow and notched an arrow but never took a shot, at least until Valexia was downed.
So far, events are lining up neatly in everyone's testimonies, which is making this much easier.
An interview was conducted with Illia. Only one new bit of information was garnered - that the spell used to kill Valexia was Black Tentacle, and severely injured Illia, Trixie and Laera as well as killing Valexia.
It seems also that An'aroluth struck Nienna first, however Nienna had her bow drawn, notched and ready to fire beforehand, and was coming at An'aroluth with threats.
Laera An extra name was mentioned by Laera, Elvannrae - an elf, friends with Nienna and Laera. She was not involved, however.
Laera added a bit more to the beginning of the chain of events - Nienna, Elvannrae and Laera met up in the bazaar to discuss Laera moving, when Valexia approached, wanting to talk to Laera. After Valexia left, An'aroluth showed up, Laera followed An'aroluth and Elvannrae to the inn, to a private room.
Valexia then knocked on the door, wishing to speak with Laera again. After a while, Elvannrae and An'aroluth left, with Nienna staying behind with Valexia and Laera. Valexia and Nienna got into an argument, and Laera called An'aroluth back to calm the two down. Laera then proceeded to speak calmly and quietly with Valexia for a while, until Lorelei burst in and started mouthing off about how horrible Valexia was, then events began as the others described. Though Laera was unsure who attacked first, testimonies from the other four stated Lorelei threw a Black Tentacles spell first.
Afterword, Nienna and Lorelei were attempting to prevent Valexia from being brought back while An'aroluth and Laera attempted to heal her. An'aroluth and Nienna got into an argument, with Laera stating that An'aroluth drew her sword and charged Nienna, who shot the drowess down.
Nienna Nienna began by giving a reasoning behind the actions. Valexia had broken Laera, twisted her and convinced her to turn from Sune, while Nienna, Lorelei and several others had promised to protect her. They attacked knowing that Valexia simply would be sent back to the abyss.
Lorelei had told Valexia to stay away from Laera or be banished. Valexia returned the threat with an aggressive gesture, and Lorelei threw the spell that slew Valexia and injured several others.
Lorelei tried to keep An'aroluth from acting to revive Valexia, while Nienna kept Laera. An'aroluth drew her sword and began threatening all who would stand in her way of reviving Valexia, and charged after Nienna, who was unarmed at this point. Nienna drew her bow and shot An'aroluth down, Nienna herself half dead.
The harmonium arrived at this point.
Questions About Elvannrae I stopped the interview process at this point to address both Laera and Nienna regarding Elvannrae.
Laera said she was a friend of hers who was mistreated by drow in her home plane. Nienna said that Elvannrae had been there during the prior discussion and had tried to protect Laera from Valexia earlier, and Laera said that she was gone for the riot, but appeared right at the end when the Harmonium arrived, having no actual involvement.
When I asked about the protection Elvannrae gave Laera earlier, I was told by Nienna that the protection was simply putting herself between Valexia and Laera. Laera confirmed this, adding that Elvannrae was also providing emotional support to her.
Elvannrae only arrived for the riot when the Harmonium did, she played no part and will not have to be interviewed.
Trixie Trixie began by describing her birth, but I soon got her back on track.
Trixie went to the inn searching for Valexia, as a tea party was going to be held. She witnessed part of the discussion, with the door to the private room open. A person Trixie described as a blueberry elf, who Nienna confirmed to be Lorelei cast an Enlarge Person spell upon Trixie, who was amazed that she could see eye to eye with people.
The door was closed and Lorelei began pacing, cancelling the spell upon Trixie because she needed it for something else, reducing Trixie back to normal size. The door opened shortly after, and those inside started walking out - Valexia, Nienna, An'aroluth, Laera and Elvannrae to be precise. (An'aroluth was described as the 'licorice elf'.) Regarding Elvannrae, it was also noted that while Trixie thought she did not speak common, Laera confirmed that it was just a rather thick and difficult to understand accent.
Trixie confirmed the sequence of threats and attacks - Lorelei threatening first, then Valexia's threats, then Lorelei's Black Tentacles spell, and was also caught in it. While she was unsure if Elvannrae had been there or not at that point, the other testimonies seem to point to her having left before the fighting started.
At that point, Trixie ran to find and alert the Harmonium officers, and arrived with them after An'aroluth had been killed.
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This concludes the series of interviews in relation to the riot at the tavern section of the Foul Olde Spirit. A detailed report about the details gained from each testimony will be compiled shortly.
