The search for someone else to talk too comes up almost completely dry. They really don't trust outsiders here, and on many occasions people get out of the way as an outsider approaches before they can even try. Except for one. An old Orc, so old that his skin is weathered he's lost his teeth and tusks - you can only really tell he's an Orc from the green tint of his skin. He quickly grabs a hand to tell something quiet showing that his eyes are still sharp.<br/><br/>"<strong>It's the Alignment. He's got a foothold. If you know what's good for you, you'll get out of here before he comes for you too.</strong>"<br/><br/>The old orc's eyes seem to dull then, and he groans as he shuffles away like he's both old and drunk.<br/><br/>The Villa is however where some answers begin to fall into place. Some. The Veledaar home is certainly a villa in name only, in comparison to other huts possible. There are bedrooms off to a side and a well kept hearth but nowhere near the opulence of other Villas or homes of the Rich. There are however, silverware out on the table - keepsakes like candle holders on the mantle - jewelry and clothes in closet spaces.<br/><br/>All in all, there's too many sentimental items and placements to suggest that the Veledaar's actually ran off. Things abound that if they really did run off that they would of taken with them. Some of the furniture showed signs that it had been broken in the recent past and hastily put back together. Not enough to even be used in the case of one chair - just enough that it looks solid.<br/><br/>There was a struggle here. Someone tried to cover their tracks afterwards and they only did a mediocre job at best. The Reeve could conceivably be that incompetent, mind you...<br/><br/>There's a loose pendent though, found at the villa under a bed. It seems out of place, but the symbol is striking.<br/>(http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/026/2/2/Ronan_Dragon_Knight_Symbol_by_mizj.jpg)<br/><br/>Identifiable as the sigil of the Beast Below, one of the Lords of Madness that used to have cults around here...