Crime Investigator
Someone in law enforcement who draws conclusions from the evidence and identifies the culprit.
Career
Qualifications
Mundane Education
An investigator has studied fundamental forensic methods so that they can oversee specialists and combine the evidence from different sources. They are also trained in communication techniques for questioning witnesses or interrogating suspects.Magic Education
They are highly-skilled readers of an element that can provide addtional information. The specific attunement varies depending on the region and the typical environment where crimes take place.Career Progression
The preferred career path varies between regions and available forms of education. In larger cities, people enter this profession at a young age after training specifically for it.
In rural areas, it is more common to start as a forensic specialist or communications expert and get additional training after some time.
Either way, this includes an apprenticeship with an elder, experienced investigator.
Either way, this includes an apprenticeship with an elder, experienced investigator.
Perception
Social Status
Investigators enjoy a high reputation among the city guard personnel, and the general public respects them for their role in keeping them safe.
Demographics
Since this is a highly intellectual task, most investigators are women. They often continue to work in this field until retirement.
Operations
Provided Services
Investigators are called in when it is unclear what happened, who is to blame, or where the culprit can be found.
They oversee the search for additional clues and decide what kind of specialist needs to analyze them. They then gather the results, put them into context, and draw conclusions from them so that they can advise their employers on how to proceed.
If there are witnesses or suspects, the investigator is the one to question them to ensure that no information is lost along the way. They coax valuable details out of reluctant people by choosing an appropriate strategy and also determine how reliable that information is.
They oversee the search for additional clues and decide what kind of specialist needs to analyze them. They then gather the results, put them into context, and draw conclusions from them so that they can advise their employers on how to proceed.
If there are witnesses or suspects, the investigator is the one to question them to ensure that no information is lost along the way. They coax valuable details out of reluctant people by choosing an appropriate strategy and also determine how reliable that information is.
Dangers & Hazards
Sometimes, suspects react with aggression during the interrogation. Therefore, the investigator is typically accompanied by a combat-ready patrol squad for the initial conversation.
If the suspicions are confirmed, the suspect is arrested and restrained for more intense questioning. Their magic is disabled to ensure that they cannot harm the investigator in any way.
If the suspicions are confirmed, the suspect is arrested and restrained for more intense questioning. Their magic is disabled to ensure that they cannot harm the investigator in any way.
Preferred Attunements
Northern Forest Elves
Among the Northern Forest Elves, investigators tend to be Water/Plant attuned.
Water reading lets them sense when the questioned person starts to sweat more intensely, which tells them when someone is feeling stressed.
Plant reading is used to determine if a suspect got into contact with specific plants at the crime scene or left traces of plants they encountered elsewhere.
Desert Elves
The Desert Elves mostly employ Ground/Plant readers because sweating is mainly tied to temperature regulation. That makes it less useful for monitoring a person's emotions during questioning. However, the omnipresent desert sand is very useful for tracing a suspect's path.
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