Still No Leads On Deeprun Tram Vandalism

From our man in Deeprun... Will he ever escape? WHO KNOWS?

THE Ironforge Guard are still disillusioned as to just who destroyed crime-fighting Gnomish technology in the Ironforge Deeprun Tram station.

A few months ago, a computing device was installed in the station which was designed to keep a full, secure database record of all criminals against all authorities in the Eastern Kingdoms known to the Alliance. Built by the best Gnomish engineers, the ground-breaking device was a step towards making the Eastern Kingdoms a safer place from inside threats for the inhabitants of the Alliance the continent over. The device was entrusted to the Ironforge Guard, who vowed to keep the area it would be installed in secure night and day after the machine was turned on.

One morning, last year, however, Deeprun Tram station was found broken into barely two days after the installation of the Gnomish tech. It was found, vandalised and beyond repair along with the bodies of the Gnomish overseer of the Tram station and a Dwarfish Ironforge Guard. Investigators found no evidence of arcane residue, fingerprints, murder weapons or anything that could be related to the vandalism and murder cases.

Now, five months on, both the Ironforge Guard and investigators are still baffled as to who commited these crimes and still have yet to re-write all records of known criminals and their criminal activity in the Eastern Kingdoms, the original paper records having been destroyed by the authorities the day before the installation of the criminal database to ensure that the data within the database never leaked.

The Ironforge Guard earlier today warned civilians of the Eastern Kingdoms to "be wary and stay vigilant" and that "criminals now have the upper hand on the authorities of the Eastern Kingdoms, however, we are remaining vigilant and ensure all civilians that to make up for these past few months of strife, once we re-compile the records, a sweep shall be undertaken that will aim to eradicate at least half of the known criminals on the continent."

Critics are still saying that this claim is merely a bluff towards active criminals and that most of the resources required for a sweep of the continent's criminals is being spent on the war in the frozen north.

Deeprun Tram Engineer Discovers Body!

From our local reporter in Stormwind

WHAT would have been a routine inspection for the engineers of the Deeprun Tram yesterday ended in a horrific discovery of a half decomposed body. Lead investigator Lt. Frank Harlden said: “We cannot exclude an accident at this point but we suspect foul play.”

The body, which has been identified as that of Joalan Tarmikos, a cleric of the Cathedral of Light, was found with several stab wounds. Brother Sarno, spokesperson for the Cathedral of Light, has said that the Cathedral will be cooperating with the investigation and prays for a fast resolution of the case.

Chief of Operations Kinkle Fogtinker said to be surprised by the discovery. “Usually us find just corpses of rats or the occasional finger but this is completely new!”. Fogtinker expects that the body’s mangled state might be blamed on the state of the tram carts. “Us don’t have enough men to maintain those carts everyday, so at times some gears and bits stick out and you knows how fast these things go.”

Tarmikos was reported missing a month ago by his supervisor Brother Benjamin. “I had been guiding him through a difficult time, he had difficulty accepting the recent acceptance of the Ebon Hold order into the Alliance.” Tarmikos had been seen protesting against the Ebon Hold Death Knights on several occasions.

More on this as it develops.