(Defend) (a defendant) charged with (crime)
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[Crime] [Guilt]
Description summary:
Whether the defendent is innocent, their identity, and the crime they are accused of will vary based on 
, 
, and 
, respectively.
| Second Airs | Guilt Title | Guilt Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 50 | Defend (as a matter of legal principle) | Your investigations suggest the defendant is guilty. |
| 51 - 100 | Justly defend | Your investigations suggest the defendant is innocent. |
| Third Airs | Defendant |
|---|---|
| 0 | a Rubbery man |
| 1 | a nearly grown urchin |
| 2 - 4 | a Clay Man |
| 5 - 9 | a mushroom farmer |
| 10 - 14 | a lampcat-catcher |
| 15 - 24 | a Tracklayer |
| 25 - 29 | a factory worker |
| 30 - 39 | a Gondolier |
| 40 - 49 | a protestor |
| 50 - 59 | a train conductor |
| 60 - 64 | a pub landlord |
| 65 - 69 | a vintner |
| 70 - 79 | a dirigible captain |
| 80 - 94 | a retired nanny |
| 95 - 99 | an elderly Baroness |
| Evenlode Airs | Crime Title | Crime Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 9 | osteoklepsy | The defendant is accused of stealing bones after they were exhumed in a palaeontological excavation and before they could be catalogued for sale. |
| 10 - 14 | attempting to hold up a train | The defendant is accused of convincing a compliant hill to sit on top of the train track and block the line. |
| 15 - 19 | impersonating a deviless | The defendant is accused of disguising herself as a deviless for the purposes of stealing the deviless' inheritance. |
| 20 - 24 | damaging Infernal property | The defendant is accused of destroying half a dozen crates of cargo marked with the stamp of the Brass Embassy and destined for Hell. |
| 25 - 29 | arson | The defendant is accused of setting fire to her neighbour's peppercap farm, damaging the crop, and causing a spicy smoke irritating everyone in the vicinity. |
| 30 - 39 | murder | The defendant is accused of killing a local pub landlord, consequent on a long-running dispute about the quality of the lager. |
| 40 - 49 | perversion of the course of justice | The defendant is accused of stealing evidence intended for another trial out of the offices of the Magistracy. |
| 50 - 54 | insulting an officer | The defendant is accused of comparing a Magistracy officer unfavourably to the backside of a fungal pony. |
| 55 - 59 | kidnapping | The defendant is accused of snatching a train passenger off the 11:22 express, for the purpose of extracting a ransom. |
| 60 - 64 | handling stolen goods | The defendant is accused of knowingly receiving and intentionally trafficking onwards a selection of desiccated Surface blooms. |
| 65 - 69 | breeding lamp-cats | The defendant is accused of feeding, housing, and encouraging the Evenlode's population of stray lamp-cats, 'greatly increasing their number to the detriment of community health and quiet'. |
| 70 - 74 | money laundering | The defendant is accused of receiving money from criminal gangs and pretending that they are the profits of a gambling-house. |
| 75 - 79 | monster-hunting with a stolen hound | The defendant is accused of borrowing a neighbour's hound and using it to hunt monsters in the Plain of Thirsty Grasses; after which the dog returned home much bitten and with grass-burns on its nose. |
| 80 - 84 | obscenity | The defendant is accused of painting lewd pictures where they may be seen by train passengers shortly before arriving into station, advertising the services of the Upper River Parlour of Additional Hitherto Unknown Virtues. |
| 85 - 89 | smuggling | The defendant is accused of transporting gemstones into and out of London without submitting them to proper tariffs. |
| 90 - 94 | unlicensed theft of Osteocrypha | The defendant is accused of stealing bones after they had already been identified as rare and valuable artefacts. |
| 95 - 100 | impersonating an officer of the Ministry of the Upper River | The defendant is accused of illicitly carrying the badge of the Ministry of the Upper River and demanding additional taxes and other payments on property that had already been purchased with Hinterland Scrip. |
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Game Instructions: Success in this case will bring two Comprehensive Bribes and other rewards. The total value of the endeavour is affected by your level of Renown: Criminals.
Unlocked with 
Success
"Start at the beginning."
Description summary:
The description will vary depending on whether or not your client is a Rubbery Man.
| Third Airs | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | "threrrithree!" But— "OTHATHAROOTH!" The matter really is quite serious. It'd be better if your client would just tell you— "SSOSSOFFOOROSSTH!!" You get there. It takes a while, and several sodden handkerchiefs, but you piece together what occurred [...] |
| 1 - 99 | Your client is reluctant to talk at first. You talk the through what's going to happen next [...] if they don't co-operate with you. They tell you how it occurred. Haltingly at first, then defiantly, as if daring you to gainsay [...] Then, at last, unstoppably [...] |
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You are now on the latest criminal case. (Sets 
Trial Being Fought to Latest Criminal Case)
An occurrence! Your 'Side of the Courtroom' Quality is now 2! (hidden)
You've lost 25 x Journal of Infamy
An occurrence! Your 'Prestige of a Legal Case' Quality is now 3!
Redirects to: Defence of (Trial)
