A wretched hive of scum and villainy

What is it with these sacrifices? Not only are there lotteries to decide who gets sacrificed to a clearly uncaring deity but it turns out those lotteries are rigged and people that try to avoid it are being hunted down by a serial killer?
 
Captain of the guard is a position that is supposed to be about ensuring the safety and security of the people. Now I confess to not being the most selfless of people in the world but this Skath person is vile filth; he openly brags about fixing the lottery as a way to earn money and eliminate his rivals or the rivals of the people that are paying him. Whether or not he's a part of this Zhentarim criminal network that Baradin was talking about he has more than earned death for his crimes along with the serial killer.
 
I'm glad we're not hanging around in town long but I'm sure we'll be back, if nothing else when I'm not on a pressing job I need to spend some time searching and asking around about anyone that could match the description of them.
 
Side note... What about the mayor he must at least have sanctioned the lottery and presumably Skath reports to him - is he in on the fixing?
 
Side side note... Ma seemed nice and her gumbo was great, guess we'll see what the Blue Clam in Termalaine is like but I doubt it compares.