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#1 il_kav Feb 08, 2009 17:41:43	Answer: Sharn. :P Seriously, how far Sharn's county (I presume there is a Sharn County...) stretches beyond the towers? If there is a magical assault in a little city in the countryside near Sharn, will the Blackened Book (that's under the Watch) investigate, or another magical police (maybe a division of the Citadel) do the work?
#2 Gilo Feb 09, 2009 2:12:56	I would think it could be something like the movie Sleepy Hollow, In some cases where the locals can't handle it (like a headless horseman chopping people's heads at night) the Citadel might decided to send someone from Sharn to help out with an investigation (e.g. a young top-gun artificer from the Blackened Book eager to showoff his advance investigative techniques). Ichabod Crane
#3 il_kav Feb 10, 2009 5:07:51	Yes, I think it makes sense. I suppose the Citadel has a magical department too, but if the criminal use of magic was perpetrated in Sharn's sorroundings, it makes sense that they'll call the Blackened Book (maybe the Citadel has better to do than investigate on a minor crime in a little village)
#4 missekat Feb 10, 2009 7:17:35	Isn't "eldritch crime fighting# wgat the Black Lanterns is all about? Just a thought.
#5 il_kav Feb 10, 2009 16:50:56	I'm pretty sure the Dark Lanterns are the intelligence section of the Citadel... they're spies, and I presume they're too much occupied with saving the Nation to take interest in a minor crime committed in rural country :P
#6 bwcmd1 Feb 10, 2009 21:31:15	I would doubt that the Sharn Watch's jurisdiction would extend more than a couple of miles from the city--basically, far enough that someone couldn't just walk out the gates and be free. But if you look at the City of Towers supplement, for the most part the Watch is horribly undermanned (although there are plenty of guards, public and private, in the high-rent districts). As for the Citadel, the branches are the King's Shields (personal protection for the royal family and some other important nobles), the King's Swords (martial beaters), the King's Dark Lanterns (the spies of the group), and the King's Wands (those who deal with magical crimes).
#7 Marcus_Majarra Feb 10, 2009 23:32:45	Personally, I would have the Sharn Watch be bothered only with the immediate vicinity of the city. The place is already big enough and the Watch already avoids some of the more unsavory districts of the City of Towers, such as Malleon's Gate. For everything else, there's the King's Citadel.
#8 PJammaGod Feb 12, 2009 8:28:56	The Sharn Watches jurisdiction extends exactly that far, throughout the length and breadth of Sharn. It's limits are likely the same as that of the manifest zone that bound Sharn, providing literal limits on where the legendary vertical towers can be built. Beyond the limits of the city the law lies in the hands of the Sentinel Marshals (who have international jurisdictional authority) and the King's Citadel, which represents the crowns authority in Breland. You could think of the Citadel as a Federal level policing authority, with the ability to take over key investigations throughout the various cities and locations of Breland (Sharn pg 138). Within the city, if things get fairly hairy (ie magical) for the Sharn Watch, the Blackened Book will take over. These guys are arcane specialists who deal with the really messy stuff, think Ichabod Crane. The Dark Lanterns are more like intelligence spooks, only popping up and making themselves noticed when it suits their purposes. They happen to be the best (better than even the Royal Eyes or even the Trust) in Khorvaire, so only when something truly is involved (ancient fiends, liches, Celyria ir'Tain criticising Ilyra Boromar's gown at the latest ir'Tain Gala).
#9 shady314 Feb 14, 2009 1:35:41	Answer: Sharn. :P Seriously, how far Sharn's county (I presume there is a Sharn County...) stretches beyond the towers? If there is a magical assault in a little city in the countryside near Sharn, will the Blackened Book (that's under the Watch) investigate, or another magical police (maybe a division of the Citadel) do the work? Obviously it's all highly dependent on the circumstances. Normally even the smallest village has SOME law enforcement. And as with all real world law enforcement if something occurs far outside their ability to investigate they'll contact the nearest agency they believe equipped to handle it and ask for assistance. So.... what do you mean by assault? Did a mage fireball the town hall and leave pamphlets for the Swords of Liberty? I'm sure the Citadel would be all over that. Was someone accosted by magically animated implements? Then the BB will probably send someONE to investigate. How quickly will depend on the severity of the attack. If someone was just roughed up probably no one will come. I think Gilo has it right and of course all this is exactly why adventurers are so darn useful. EDIT: I'll also point out jurisdiction is a tricky thing and in America varies from city to city, county to county and state to state. So they have "jurisdiction" if you want them to. You seem to be using it to mean area of operation which is not exactly what jurisdiction is so I may be misunderstanding your question.
#10 il_kav Feb 14, 2009 14:57:27	Ok, the crime was summoning some Xoriat creep, trying to kill some people (the party) who was investigating on a financial fraud made by a renegade Tain heir against his family, who happened to be a mad Xoriat cultist too... The guy who committed the crime was the Tain heir himself, but we agreed with the family for not creating scandal. Now, we all know that the Tains are enemies of the Citadel (being anti-monarchic, if I well remember), so I was thinking about the King's Wands investigating on the fact for political matters (to create scandal). Obviously, if the B.Book was in charge (that's under the corrupted Watch), our Boromar friends would make the investigation stop before the conclusions. Yeah I know it's a little bit complicated (and my poor english doesn't help).
#11 PJammaGod Feb 15, 2009 20:00:47	See not all of the Sharn Watch are corrupt. It very much depends on where the crime was commited as to whom has jurisdiction in this case. If it were committed within say Menthis, Silaena Cazal would have jurisdictional control over the inverstigation and she's about as corrupt as you can get. On the other hand if the crime were within Tavick's Landing then Iyanna ir'Talan is presiding commander and happens to be the only Sharn Watch captain with a shred of morality, so it's likely the investigation would continue. But then again her father is Lord Commander Iyan ir'Talan and might put downward pressure on his daughter if things start getting shaken up too much (check pages 135-136 of Sharn City of Towers for more info). Plenty of intrigue to work with here, your DM will have a field day.