Deep Water Prompt #3488
I work in the coffee shop under the private eye’s office upstairs. When he’s the next victim in the case he’s investigating, his ghost possesses me, determined and now with a personal vendetta.
Character Idea: play a Medium who channels the spirits of a bunch of detectives! Each of them faced a final case that brought them to destruction, and when you’ve solved all six they will finally be able to rest in peace.
The Archmage (Moira MacNeill) was a renowned witch and guardian of her mountain community. After finding many lost familiars and banishing evil fey, she was found turned into solid gold in the Case of the Midas Murders.
The Champion (Sword’s Child) was a gladiator who uncovered a conspiracy of fixed fights, corrupt politicians, and a blood cult in their arena. Rather than turning in the guilty parties, Sword’s Child embarked on a vigilante rampage. Years later, the one surviving conspirator somehow killed them in the Case of the Closed Colosseum.
The Guardian (Nur Zajal) was an agent of the Empire. She prevented plots to break peace treaties, assassinate envoys, and sabotage military operations. In the end, it wasn’t a Taldane spy who poisoned her in the Case of the Deadly Dishes. It must have been a rival within the imperial intelligence network…
The Hierophant (Rorik Glimmerhelm) was a servant of Abadar, tasked with investigating the crime that disrupts society the most: tax evasion. This dutiful dwarf made enemies among all the wealthy nobles and merchants of Absalom, leaving far too many suspects in the Case of the Reddened Revenue.
The Marshal (Hera Pierrot) was a fixture of high society, recovering stolen jewels or blackmail material and charming every party with wit and daring. When she exploded in the Case of the Anonymous Alchemist, all of Kintargo was in mourning for weeks.
The Trickster (Serendipity) was a consulting detective, sought by people with nowhere else to turn. He would conceal his tiefling spines in a myriad of disguises, and lead murderers into labyrinthine schemes to reveal their guilt. Sadly, the Case of the Vivisected Viceroy saw him (probably falsely) accused and executed.














