(Scars do not appear to be cause of death –shock ... - Bad Request

She nodded in the direction of one of the heavily-armed guards at the doors
of the marketplace. They were clad in heavy red armor, crimson as the
blood of sinners, and stood stern-faced and tight-lipped.
In the Hive the denizens walked heavy-footed and the rogues swaggered
through the streets proud as tomcats. In the Lower Ward when the locals
weren't hunched over with sickness they swept through the streets quickly,
staring straight ahead with grim certainty. The city guard, however,
patrolled in groups of four or five like lacquered juggernauts, with jaws set
in stone and fists tight as if ready to break any dissent.
"The Harmonium," Dak'kon said as he leaned in, "The Fraternity of Order
writes the laws of Sigil. The Mercykillers deal with the guilty, executing the
punishments with neither tenderness nor tears. The Harmonium... enforce
what they can within the walls of Sigil and conquer what they can without.
They are not a force to be trifled with... their ways are to sweep across the
planes, bringing their knowing of order to all, willing or not."
He scowled, "A distasteful philosophy, to enslave worlds so."
I glanced at a long-toothed axe, a crimson mancatcher. Not a group I would
like to cross anytime soon.
Looking away, I noticed a pretty, young woman wearing simple clothes. She
wandered about the market and examined everything, but didn't seem to be
making any purchases. People seemed to be avoiding her, focusing on other
things as if trying not to make it obvious. She flashed me a warm smile as I
approached.
"Greetings. I don't suppose you could help a stranger to this ward."
The girl's smile broadened. "Hello, I'm Karina. It's a pleasure to meet you,
cutter." She continued to smile. "What do you want to know?"
"Well... I had a skull and it's been stolen from me. Do you know anyone who
would do such a thing?"
She blinked, and pressed a delicate hand to her bosom, "A skull? Why do
you want such a thing? That's rather morbid, isn't it? Oh well, if you want a
skull I guess you could get one from the Mortuary... well, maybe not. They
don't like to give those things out now that I think about it... anyway, I don't
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