But what if they say "Oh he was bright and wise and helpful, and perfect in every way..., Not like that nasty Gbaji who lead an army of monsters to destroy him" (assuming, of course that your current beliefs are different to the above to start with)
> or more, if you prefer,
> go to Dorastor, with your favorite shaman, catch some 1st age
> spirit etc...
>
IIRC, Sandy Peterson used to claim that one of the reasons that people go to Dorastor and deal with Ralzakark is that he is a survivor from pre-history and so is able to provide information not available from elsewhere (or at least, only from equally scary and dangerous sources - Mistress Race Trolls living in the bowls of the Castle of Lead, Cragspider, Dwarves in their strange Mostali lairs or the Brithini and Vadeli out in the west...)
> the possibilities seem to leave little room for hidden murders
>["who did kill you, brother?"] or genealogical questions
This assumes that the victim actually knows the answer - If he was struck doen from behind, or slaughtered in his bed then he may not have a clue. If he was ambushed by masked bandits or ran into a lunar patrol while out poaching after curfew he may have seen his assailants but not be able to identify them...
And that the victim is a reliable witness and not just going to pin the blame on someone to settle an old score/further an ongoing fued/take revenge for some real or imagined action of the scapegoat.
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