At approximately five hours into the morning of Fortuneday, the 16th of Bloodthaw, the 
authorities of Point Edgar discovered a gruesome scene, where the charred remains of a currently unidentified male was found in an alleyway beside the marketplace. The race, age, and exact extent of the wounds on the victim are unable to be confirmed at this time due to the extensive burns, but preliminary evidence indicates that the victim was bound and tortured prior to his death. Written in blood behind the victim were the chilling words:
Once a kidnapper, now a corpse. You are welcome, fine people of Point Edgar.
Officials are uncertain if this incident is of any relation to the rash of similar murders that have been cropping up in the west and appear to be traveling eastward, but stressed that regardless of connection, residents should take care when traveling at night, and are urged not to do so alone, and to stick to well-lit, public walkways.
More details will be released pending investigation.