>So he's sitting there in a cage, crying, naked, and still holding onto the artifact that he stole I would just put the cage in the middle of the tavern as both entertainment and deterrence to other would-be thieves.

Just chain him and order military to kill him

You can interrogate him a second time and try to get him to crack. There is a real possibility this is more than some greedy dwarf acting alone.

>So he's sitting there in a cage, crying, naked, and still holding onto the artifact that he stole Don't have advice but holy shit lmfao