[ By violence, Sherlock mostly means blood or other bodily fluids. No smells to suggest someone buried in the walls or under the floor as a means to hide the bodies. Sherlock frowns as he catches himself assuming that the aim of the artist was to cause grave harm. He needs to keep an open mind, not guess. In a twisted moral sense, the artist could have meant well despite unwilling victims. He doesn't have the evidence to really say. ]

Magic is not at all common. It is reserved mostly for those doing tricks involving misdirection and slight of hand.

[ And cultist leaders trying to awaken Old Ones from the Abyss.... Sherlock still wars with what was real. Every answer points to damning implications and his own insanity. ]

Have you seen anything like this before?