[START OF INTERVIEW SESSION]
Imperium Raven Septum: What is your name and profession?
Witness : I'm Tertius Garrick, captain of the guard of Redfield.
Imperium Raven Septum: You were there when it happened, correct?
Garrick: Yes...
Interviewer 2: What happened-
Garrick: We lost the damn city, that's what happened!
*Witness proceeds to pound the table in frustration*
Imperium Raven Septum: GARRICK! We will not tolerate anymore outbursts. You are here to tell us what happened, not to injure or shout at anymore of us! Understand?
*Witness nods*
Imperium Raven Septum:Archivist, continue please.
Archivist Octavian: You were among only a handful of survivors form the inciting event. We need to know everything you know or else the fate of many more cities could be the same. What happened before it all started?
Garrick: What use is my statement? I wrote everything I saw in the report.
Archivist Octavian: Just answer the question and everything will be fine.
Garrick: ... I was out on patrol along the southern wall with my squad of guards. We received a tip that a strange man will enter town with a dangerous package about a week ago. Today was that day.
Imperium Raven Septum:Do you know what was in the package?
Garrick: No, only that it would be the end of "all life in the surrounding area," if it entered the city.
Imperium Raven Septum: Who gave this information to you?
Garrick: We never met this individual.
Archivist Octavian: ... Please continue.
Garrick: Everything appeared as normal.Traders from the south brought goods from the coast like they would during this time of the year. It wasn't till my second-in-command saw our target around midday. I immediately took two of my men down to the gate. However, it was before we arrived that the... incident happened.
Imperium Raven Septum:Then this target was not the culprit?
Garrick: No, once the attack begun, I went straight to the center of town.
Imperium Raven Septum: What did the person look like?
Garrick: Dark red cloak, blonde hair, carrying a large bag. That all we had to work with.
Archivist Octavian: Tell us about the note.
Garrick: What does that have to do with the Crisis?
Archivist Octavian: Tell usabout the note.
Garrick: I never read it. It was given to me then I had another one of my guards look at it. It was in another language other then Imperium Basic.
Archivist Octavian: Was there someone who could read it?
Garrick: I don't know, I left that to my subordinates to figure out.
Archivist Octavian: Okay, please go back before I diverted us.
Garrick: We didn't get far before shouting and scream erupted from the city center. I sent my two guards to go and stop our visitor, I who go personally to check on the situation. When I arrived the sight was... unspeakable. A large crack in the ground scared the plaza. Out poured these rock men-
Archivist Octavian: The Melfloor
Garrick: Yes, but that wasn't it. A dark ooze began to pour out from these cracks at an alarming speed. Anyone who touched it shirked in agony before dying only rise up once again to attack their fellow citizens.
Imperium Raven Septum: And how did you escape?
Garrick: I-i fought my way out. Each step I took, I only found more of these puppeted dead. Even my guards I sent to stop the visitor were dead. If it wasn't for the help of the hedge knight, I wouldn't have made it.
Imperium Raven Septum: How was the city?
Garrick: Intact expect the ones in the square.
Archivist Octavian: Is that all?
Garrick: Yes.
Imperium Raven Septum: Then our time here is done.
*Septum opened the door and called forward two Imperium soldiers to escort him back to his quarters leaving the two interviewers there.*
Archivist Octavian: Have you read the other reports?
Imperium Raven Septum: Yes, this was consistently different from what we found.
Archivist Octavian: Something was off. He did not mention with person in the report, but she was one of the other witnesses we intervened.
Imperium Raven Septum: The scion, yes, she was carrying delicate intelligence of this cult...
Archivist Octavian: His other inconsistency was that the city is no longer standing, nor was it during the event. The earthquakes decimated the entire town.
Imperium Raven Septum: Yes, however the hedge knight was accurate. She saved him from the rubble after the initial wave. I'll investigate further into this ooze he was babbling about. No one has yet to mention it and were out of leads.
Archivist Octavian: A sound plan. I'll discuss our findings with the others.
[END OF INTERVIEW SESSION]
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