Episode: Desperate Measures
Posted by Story on 05/16/20
The riots appear to have caused other damage in ways that, in the middle of surging chaos, weren't anticipated. That's the point, of course.
There's been a lot of looting, but a few houses stand out as notable, as in these only one or two things appear to have been taken. Small antiques. Family heirlooms. A sword or two. There's seemingly no pattern to it, except the burglar seems to have not been terribly concerned with taking things that were valuable. No one was home to see it happen.
The Thrax Estate fairs differently. Most of the House guards were busy at the gates to the ward, making sure the riots didn't spill inside, and others were busy trying to guard their charges from the violence. There were still guards though. Plenty of those. That's why it's fairly inexplicable how the thieves managed to get past them.
Because, ohhh there were thieves. While no occupied rooms were entered, quite a lot of expensive things are missing from elsewhere. Jewelry. Coin. At least one painting. For some reason the thieves took nearly everything to be found in the pantry and larders that reasonably could be snuck out of there, which does mean that they mostly left the alcohol alone. Mostly. And there's no shattered windows. The locks weren't broken, but someone did open them. No one heard a single peep.
Lords Lane gets it the worst, though. Nearly every large manor, every fancy building, every single place that might have contained valuables seems to have been hit. It could be mistaken for simple looters except the thieves were very discerning in what they took. Small, very valuable things. And food. Only the shops and smaller residences were completely spared.
There's been a lot of looting, but a few houses stand out as notable, as in these only one or two things appear to have been taken. Small antiques. Family heirlooms. A sword or two. There's seemingly no pattern to it, except the burglar seems to have not been terribly concerned with taking things that were valuable. No one was home to see it happen.
The Thrax Estate fairs differently. Most of the House guards were busy at the gates to the ward, making sure the riots didn't spill inside, and others were busy trying to guard their charges from the violence. There were still guards though. Plenty of those. That's why it's fairly inexplicable how the thieves managed to get past them.
Because, ohhh there were thieves. While no occupied rooms were entered, quite a lot of expensive things are missing from elsewhere. Jewelry. Coin. At least one painting. For some reason the thieves took nearly everything to be found in the pantry and larders that reasonably could be snuck out of there, which does mean that they mostly left the alcohol alone. Mostly. And there's no shattered windows. The locks weren't broken, but someone did open them. No one heard a single peep.
Lords Lane gets it the worst, though. Nearly every large manor, every fancy building, every single place that might have contained valuables seems to have been hit. It could be mistaken for simple looters except the thieves were very discerning in what they took. Small, very valuable things. And food. Only the shops and smaller residences were completely spared.