The investigating Sensates are met by a Factotum Haris, a middle aged halfling with a thick moustache. He is obviusly annoyed about what happened- even moreso at the interferance of outsiders. A delegation from the plane of Air has arrived to do they own investigations and of course the halfling fears that their meddling will make his work more difficult.
So he is pleasantly surprised that a few factioneers are willing to help him out and shares what he found out so far:
-It seems that all wards were intact when the thefts happened but the Alarm spells did not go off.
-There were plenty of visitors in the Festhall already as the exhibition was about to start so the thief might have been hiding among them.
-A woman, some Namer Filicia, saw the Star of the Abyss vanish right in front of her eyes!
-When a guard checked on the Sceptre of Nush the artifact faded away after he touched it. The man reported that 'something did not feel right' to his touch just before the artifact vanished.
-The Salamander Eluros who was in charge of the event has been demoted to namer and is now serving drinks to visitors.
-The items lost are:
The Star of the Abyss, a Rogue Stone, large and of excellent quality, an heirloom to a powerful Djinn clan.
The Earrings of Nashara, beautiful white and black pearls, set into silver. They are part of the Padisha's own collection- returning them is of greatest importance.
The Yellow Amulet, a Canary Diamond set in gold, some say it carries an enchantment that grants mastery over the element Earth.
The Sceptre of Nush, an artifact from the plane of fire, a rod of grey, cold forged iton, topped by a Fire Opal which is enchanted to shine with everburning flames.
There are rumours that all four are more than shiney baubles and can be used for... something else.
- A blue feather has been found in the exhibition room and some say it is a calling card, left behind by a planar master thief calling him(or her)self 'Bluejay'. Stories about that enigmatic person are quickly getting more popular in the Festhall so the thieve's background should be easy to investigate.
Spike jr notices many scents- after all the Festhall is a busy place and many visitots left their mark there. Perfumes, drugs, the scents of many different races and creatures. Yet if she could talk to her wolf she might hear that the blue feather that has been left behind is..unusual.
Aleis finds and rcognizes several magical auras- there are wards, there are illusions.. but there are also traces of something else.
She finds both the remains conjuration and illusion magic in the now empty showcases, as well as older divination magic.
Whoever used this spells was an able caster but also good at veiling what he or she did.
Later that day two Sensates have been heard discussing a poem printed in SIGIS:
wrote: "I line my nest with feathers of blue
And pretty Sensate pearls
Worry not I'll sell some pearls to you.
Find me where the smog flies and whirls.
Come at antipeak or the chance will pass
Come find me in the house of glass."
They speculate about its meaning and get into a heated discussion over it.
