A month. A little over a month, though to Birdie the passage of time should have felt like a flash in the pan. Yet each and every day had stretched to its very limit.

Still, nothing broke. Not one lead, not one reliable piece of information. Even the few who had extended the offer to help had ghosted away like they too were stolen away with the pixies.

More had disappeared in that time. Whole families plucked from their hollows with no evidence as to how or why. There was no way this could be anything but some nefarious deed, but why would no one listen?

She could feel in her very bones the brewing of a storm.

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Citizens of Rhy'Din may have noticed increasingly bad weather over the past couple of weeks. Severe thunderstorms bringing heavy rains, multitudes of lightning strikes and even a few tornadoes were spied spinning past the city. As of yet most have only been plagued by wet shoes and mourning the loss of the sun. At first it would seem like just another oddity the city was likely to see. Until now.

Sea witches have taken credit for the recent unrest in weather and have threatened to kick things up a notch if their plight goes unanswered. Water spouts, rogue waves, storms, whatever is at their disposal. Mermaids have sworn to stop saving overboard sailors. All manner of sea-fae up in arms over a single issue:

Disappearances.

From across the underwater community, reports have been reaching land detailing over a dozen cases of missing kelpie, naiads, selkie, and others. Evidence of foul play has been surfaced.

Where have they gone? Who took them'

The seas are begging for answers.

The Watch released a statement to the various press outlets after a number of break-ins were reported at the various morgues across the city over the course of about two weeks. While most reported nothing was stolen and the only damage reported was broken locks and the occasional open storage locker, one location reported the theft of a single body, that of known brawler Konstantin Elytis.

An autopsy had been performed on Mr. Elytis, summary to follow:

Dragongate Coroner's Office

Date and Hour performed: 9/2/2018 8:30am RST by

Angmar Sheller, M.D.

Assistant: None

Full Autopsy performed

Name: Elytis, Konstantin

Coroner's Case#: 2809-83

Age: 32

Race: Human

Sex: Male

External Examination:

Autopsy began at 8:30am on 9/7/2018. The body was presented in a black body bag. The subject wearing a grey sleeveless shirt, jeans, and boots. No jewelry.

The body is that of a normally developed male, height 76 inches, weight approximately 230 pounds, and appears consistent with stated age of 32. The body is cold and unembalmed. Lividity is fixed in the distal portions of the limbs. The eyes are open. The irises and corneas are cloudy and green, with evidence of a green liquid coming from the tear ducts. Sample taken and sent for further testing. Unable to measure pupils. Hair is brown, short, at longest one inch.

Upon removal of the clothes there is evidence of recent and past contusions on subject's torso, arms, and legs. There is a mark on subjects upper torso consistent with an electrical burn from a taser.

Internal Examination:

HEAD—CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: The brain weighs 1,003 grams, significantly undersized for an adult, human male. The brain appears to have significant trauma. Evidence of a greenish liquid, specimen collected and sent for further testing. Of note, subjects hippocampus appears malformed.

SKELETAL SYSTEM: X-rays were performed post-mortem, showing evidence of past fractures to both arms, legs, ribs, and nasal area. No current fractures.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM—THROAT STRUCTURES: The oral cavity shows no lesions.

There is no obstruction of the airway. The mucosa of the epiglottis, glottis, piriform sinuses, trachea and major bronchi are anatomic. No injuries are seen and there are no mucosal lesions.

The lungs weigh: right, 355 grams; left 362 grams. The lungs are stained a greenish color. Tissue samples collected.

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: The heart weighs 253 grams, and has a normal size and configuration. Left ventricle shows significant weakness, and atherosclerosis, consistent with chronic steroid use.

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM: The mucosa and wall of the esophagus are intact and gray-pink, without lesions or injuries. The gastric mucosa is intact and pink without injury. Approximately 125 ml of partially digested semisolid food is found in the stomach. The mucosa of the duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon and rectum are intact.

URINARY SYSTEM: The kidneys weigh: left, 115 grams; right, 113 grams. The kidneys are anatomic in size, shape and location and are without lesions.

TOXICOLOGY: Sample of right pleural blood and bile are submitted for toxicologic analysis. Stomach contents are saved.

SEROLOGY: A sample of right pleural blood is submitted in the EDTA tube. Routine toxicologic studies were ordered.

LABORATORY DATA

Cerebrospinal fluid culture and sensitivity:

Gram stain: Unremarkable Culture: No growth after 72 hours

Cerebrospinal fluid bacterial antigens:

Hemophilus influenza B: Negative Streptococcus pneumoniae: Negative N. Meningitidis: Negative Neiserria meningitidis B/E. Coli K1: Negative

Drug Screen Results:

Urine screen {Immunoassay} was NEGATIVE. Ethanol: 0 gm/dl, Blood (Heart) Ethanol: 0 gm/dl, Vitreous

Opinion

Time of death: Body temperature, rigor and livor mortis, and stomach contents approximate the time of death between 11:00pm and 2:00am on 9/1/2018

Immediate Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest due to chronic, unknown substance use (exacerbated by physical trauma)

Manner of death: Accidental

Remarks: Decedent was originally presented to this office as an accidental homicide. Subject was engaged in voluntary physical combat prior to death, and there was a question of whether one of the combatants cause the death or a bystander who tasered the subject. Evidence at this time points to damaged cause by the abuse of an unknown substance that is as of yet unknown, however caused damage consistent with chronic steroid abuse.

Samples will require further examination.