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‘ Once you have committed to the
investigation, you must proceed to
! interview all witnesses. In addition, you
1 must carefully observe any physical
1 damage or evidence. If possible,
examine the area’s official records.
Look for the same indications
illustrated under “Discernment,” above.
Be diplomatic with the local officials;
they are often suspicious of outsiders
and disinclined to cooperate. This will
be especially true if you have no
credentials of your own to present. Do
not be offended by such an attitude,
however, for the officers are merely
trying to do their work efficiently. Your
best chance at attaining their aid is to
appear as professional and responsible
as you can.
If your investigation does not reveal
that the perpetrator has extraordinary
strength, or if you fail to locate any
reliable witnesses, your trail may prove
false, After all, the majority of cases
are in actuality the work of mere
mortals, however deranged or evil.
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. . . I thought Jeffrey’s tale was
definitely worth inuestigating, so I
asked the bright young lad if he
would mind my accompanying him
back to Deuering. He readily agreed.
In fact, he euen said he’d read some
of my books and had often
considered becoming an inuestigator
like myself!
When we arriued at the town
two days later, I immediately set to
work. Jeffrey proued to be an
invaluable aide, introducing me to
the local inuestigators, as well as to
several witnesses who claimed to
haue seen a strange figure skittering
through the dark streets at night
while making strange gibbering
sounds.
I was able to examine the body
of the unfortunate young woman
who had plunged from a window.
As always, the sight of a young
person who had been brought to
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such a terrible end filled me with
both sorrow and anger.
It was her body that conuinced
me there was a golem at work here,
for not only was her neck crushed,
but the attacker’s left hand print
was significantly smaller than the
right print. This is one of the more
certain indicators that a golem is at
work, as such a large size
differential (nearly four inches in
this case) is almost neuer seen in
nature.
By the time I turned away from
the body, I had resolued to stop the
malevolent monster that had stolen
this woman’s life so callously.
Looking up, I saw my own
conviction mirrored in young
Jeffrey’s pale face and set lips. I
knew I could count on his aid as
well. - =-+-
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Preparing for the Hwt
Once you have established that it is
likely your enemy is indeed a golem,
you must immediately gather all your
resources, both mental and physical.
Every preparation must be made as
swiftly as possible, but not at such
speed that you sacrifice quality.
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If you do not already have a team of
skilled and brave individuals with you,
now is the time to send for them! It
would be the greatest of follies to
attack a golem without as trustworthy
and powerful a group as you can
manage assisting you.
When sending for reinforcements, be
certain to include magical talent. If
possible, ask at least two priests and
two mages to join your group. You
must always assume a high casualty
rate (unfortunately perhaps as high as
fifty percent or more), and a party with
no magical support is almost certain to
meet with a grizzly end.