The players arrive at an inn at night, light rp with certain key npcs to establish them. then sleep.
They awake to screams. one of the key npcs has discovered a body. Gramptom Rumpterfrabble.

Grampton rumpterfrabble has been Taxing the population heavily. He also accepts pretty heavy bribes from the thieves' guild, doesn't pay his workers a living wage, and uses aggressive tactics to keep any other plantation owners from "making it".

1)Grampton is killed by the leader of the thieves' guild for dating his ex wife
A)The players see a gathering around the man's estate, as the constable is waving everyone away. The wife is crying, begging for someone to find the murderer.
E)One of the graves in the graveyard has a keyhole, and if you insert the key you enter the thieves' guild headquarters

B) The church houses the priest who buys drugs from the thieves guild.
C)The local wizard enchants magic items for the thieves' guild and doesn't ask any questions.
D)One of the thieves' working for the guild actually stole some money from the crime scene.

A-B)Letters in the desk reveal that Grampton is trying to get Paul (the priest) help for his drug addiction. "I know the wizard is very self serving but I can pay a hefty amount to have him help you."
A-C) The wife was literally sleeping next to grampton, and only woke up to him having his neck slit. Clear signs of struggle, but she was not awakened. There is a red string hanging from a nail
A-D) The window is broken, there's a shuffle, leading to the nightstand, it's open. They were robbed. Can track him down, or ask about known thieves?

B-C)The priest has several scrolls made by the wizard
B-D)The priest knows the thief through confessions
B-E)The priest gets his drugs from the thieves' guild

C) The wizard has a ward on his door protecting it from anyone who approaches. He also has an invisible walkway leading to his front door. He doesn't want to be approached.
C-B) He knows about the drug addiction but was waiting for a better offer.
C-D) The wizard sells magic scrolls to the thief
C-E) The wizard directly helped them commit the murder, but is afraid of them killing him

D-B) Oversees the sales to the priest
D-C) Accepts the magic scrolls from the wizard
D-E) directly works for the thieves' guild