In a shocking turn of events, the tranquil atmosphere of Stormwind City was shattered on Tuesday evening as the resounding crack of a rifle echoed through the air. Captain Ophelia Wright, leader of the Stormwind Guard's Whiskey Company was shot in the back.
Captain Wright, hands on hips, stood stoically at City Hall, overseeing the city she has sworn to protect, when the tranquillity of the evening was violently disrupted. The ominous gunshot reverberated through the air, leaving a haunting echo in its wake.
The sharp sound was quickly followed by a sinister, maniacal laughter, sending a chill down the spines of onlookers. A male gnome's voice pierced the night, shouting,
"I told you to watch your back! Muhahah! Revenge!"
In an instant, Captain Wright crumpled to the cobblestone streets, a victim of a ruthless attack from an unseen assailant. People in metallic armour, adorned with blue and yellow trimmings, rushed to her aid. Swiftly, she was whisked away to safety within the secure confines of the guard station.
The sudden and violent assault triggered a city-wide manhunt for the perpetrator. From retired SI:7 agents to union thugs, vigilante Dracthyrs, self-proclaimed bounty hunters, and even unsuspecting passers-by, everyone and their dog joined the pursuit.
The focus of the search? A male gnome. The city was on edge as Stormwind's denizens grappled with the unsettling reality that danger lurked among them, and the ominous laughter of the assailant continued to echo through the city streets, leaving a trail of fear in its wake. The hunt was on, and Stormwind braced itself for the unfolding drama that would grip the city in the coming day.... scratch that. It all lasted about an hour.
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Less than an hour passed before he was found, and I dread what every male gnome in the city had to suffer through in the meantime. Some of the people
"helping" the guards were more than a little rough in their searches for the shooter.
According to Stormwind's self-proclaimed best bounty hunter, Dirk, he was the one who tracked down the shooter and had this to say:
"Ophelia murmured the punter's name to me, 'Dornan.' I chased through Stormwind until I found a gnome, dressed in guard rags, hiding in some bushes by the Canals. I told him his voice sounded familiar, asked him if he's with the Whiskey. He pulled his rifle, but I shot first. The feller tumbled straight into the Canals."
The Lion's Roar apologizes for the racial slur in Dirk's statement, but at the same time then we want to quote people accurately.
According to several sources, the shooter turned out to be Dornan Peplebeple, a former guard who apparently had attacked the Guard Captain before. He was recently released from the Stockades and apparently sought some form of revenge on the captain. Exactly what or why is still in the wind, and Dornan won't be answering any questions anytime soon unless someone can speak with the dead.
Peplebeple's body was carried into the Cathedral for further examination. Guard Captain Ophelia Wright is, according to sources, stable but severely injured.