The mob has captured and kicked into the ground a longtime priest of Asmodeus, masquerading as a Select of Iomedae, denounced by the true patriots of Cheliax. Knowing well that the powerful count among their powers the strength to stand up and walk again when beaten bloody, they have taken the additional precaution of hanging him from the lamp-post. Knowing also that the strength of the strong lies partly in their wealth and possessions, they have stolen his boots. Knowing, too, that the might of the mighty rests in their command of respect and awe, however ill-gotten, they have stabbed his holy symbol into the back of his throat. The knowledge and the action are not necessarily closely related. The man is dead.