CH. 03 - Fraud Wars

[HorizonsDream]

"Do you still have the potions, Chispa?" Ha Yun asks.

[Bishgada]

"Yes." Chispa shines being helpful to Ha Yun and hands over the potions they collected from the earthmolders. "If you have a bottle or container, lets put there a sample and keep some for evidence if later will be needed."

[HorizonsDream]

"Can you tell if these were the potions you made or not? " Ha Yun asks.

[Daos]

"They appear to be, yes," Sidra confirms.

[HorizonsDream]

"Can you test them to make sure?" Ha Yun asks.

[Daos]

Sidra raises a brow.  "Test them how?" she asks.

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

"Chispa, could you cast identify on the potion?"

[Bishgada]

"Sure. But it won't tell us who is the maker of the potion, just its properties." Chispa focuses for a moment, touching her holy symbol and reliving moments of inspiration and understanding the fabric of the universe, then her pupils glow for a moment and she examines the potions nature and reports to all.

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(OOC: Since it is a domain spell, I think it is always prepared. Chispa casts identify.)

[Daos]

Chispa takes a minute to carefully look over the potion, praying to her deity to give her insights into its magical powers.  She determines it is a potion of healing; however, there are imperfections within it.  The potion appears to be highly diluted, perhaps with another potion of a different kind, which seems to have watered down its full potency.  Drinking it may heal a person, as it is supposed to, or it may do nothing at all, or it may have a completely random effect, due to the impurification of the other potion.

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

If Chispa shares that information: "why would someone dilute it? One possibility I suppose is user error, maybe Arthit didn't know of the negative effects of dilution and aimed to save money? Or maybe if there is a malicious actor then it is to help hide their tracks as we just saw you Minhas lay claim to the potion even after it was diluted. Any other ideas? Minhas, Arthit said the potions of heroism smelled sweet even though they are normally bitter, should they be bitter or sweet and would dilution affect the taste or smell?"

[Daos]

"I think you are onto something there," Sidra says.  "Arthit mixed the potions himself, either out of incompetence and he is now trying to cover it up, or from deliberate sabotage to make me look bad."

[sarcastiksh0rtee37]

"You realize if Arthit mixed the potions out of incompetence that makes Minhas look bad for failing to explain when Arthit bought them that they should not be diluted or mixed as doing so would have adverse consequences right?"

[Daos]

"Nonsense," Minhas argues.  "A merchant can't be held responsible for misuse of their product after purchase.  If a warrior cuts their hand because they grabbed a sword by the wrong end, is that their fault or the smith who sold it to them?  It's common sense that one should not mix potions.  It's hardly fraud if he was too foolish to know that."

[HorizonsDream]

Ha Yun let's out a sigh. "Could I see where the potions were stored before the exchange happened?" She asks.

[Bishgada]

Chispa listens to the conversation. It could be that Arthit mixed potions, but it also could be there is a third side responsible for that. It is also evident that the container was replaced by cheap fake. But how will they find out who is responsible for this? 'Dead end...' she thinks to herself and then looks up to Ha Yun to solve the puzzle.
"Sidra, is it possible to differentiate between two potions, let's say healing, that two potion makers create? Some kind of 'signature' or specific nature?"

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(OOC: Beside potion of healing is there any other distinctive potion or liquid she can detect?)