It's only murder if you have a body, and then, there is the self-defense clause in all cases. Just put a dagger in his/her hand when you're done... dagger's aren't too expensive...<br/><br/>but, if you simly kill the tail, you don't get any information out of them... Jason is working on getting the information, when the GM returns, but no one has to kill anyone... that's what rope is for and as it's in the best interest of the inn owner to help out (He/She wants the star), leaving some busy-bodies tied up for a couple of days shouldn't be that big of a deal and I'm sure that we can come up with something to involve law enforcement, if there is any in this little town, on our side.<br/><br/>Killing isn't always the only option. It's usually easier, but not always the best of many options.