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I have seeded one of my farmers in the cove of Yaraq. He will procure only the greenest of the crops for your harvest. Old Man Witshire's granaries are nearly ready to be filled. I need not emphasize the importance of your mission. Do not disappoint me again.

 

Sir Rylanan,

I write my update to you with great fear and concern for the townsfolk of Yaraq. My last update to you recorded the arrival of a stranger new to town, who moved into the abandoned villa past the al-Luq residence.

I have just learned that he recently encouraged the bearer of this message to visit a "friend" of his in the Darkened Halls to the north of here. Once there, the adventurer who stands before you was attacked on all sides by a party of Hollow Minions, who were obviously lying in ambush for unwary explorers. There was a terrible device in the depths of the Halls, ostensibly created to extract a living being's vitals from his own skin, leaving only a perfect human epidermis. One such human husk has been delivered to me, and I must report that the ghastly sight of it has not left me unshaken. I have reserved the remains for proper burial--I cannot imagine the final tortures this poor soul must have been subjected to before his final passing.

What disturbs me the most is that I cannot discern a purpose for these atrocities. Who could find a need for these revolting trophies?

--Tsaya
 

(The creases in the parchment have obscured much of the writing, but some of it is still discernible.)

...the perfect place to conduct our part of the plan. Asuger Temple ... A delicious irony that it would be here, under their very noses. We are close to refining the required amount of the substance--bide your time among the town's unwitting inhabitants until you are called to transport the cargo.

 

Sir Tenshin,

It is with great haste that I write you this message. The bearer of this message brings you tidings from both Holtburg and Yaraq. First, my latest news. I have recently been keeping surveillance on one of the newer citizens of this town--a "reformed" bandit from Marae Lassel claiming to have turned over a new leaf. It appears that this stranger is not as he claimed. A note found in his possession implied that he was employed to transport a cargo of some sort of substance being collected in the depths of Asuger Temple.

The adventurer you see before you penetrated the depths of the temple and found a band of Hollow Minions laboring over a strange device, collecting what looks to be concentrated portal space energy inside emulsified spherules of glass. I cannot fathom the purpose of these spherules--thinking better of performing my own analysis, I have sent the object to the Arcanum for examination. It would be best to get to the heart of this matter without delay.

I have appended a recent message from Dame Tsaya. She writes of a matter of great concern occurring near Yaraq--I add it here verbatim so as not to lose the urgency of her words.

With regards and congratulations for your latest promotion,

Rylanan

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(Copy of the letter from Dame Tsaya to Sir Rylanan)

Sir Rylanan,

I write my update to you with great fear and concern for the townsfolk of Yaraq. My last update to you recorded the arrival of a stranger new to town, who moved into the abandoned villa past the al-Luq residence.

I have just learned that he recently encouraged the bearer of this message to visit a "friend" of his in the Darkened Halls to the north of here. Once there, the adventurer who stands before you was attacked on all sides by a party of Hollow Minions, who were obviously lying in ambush for unwary explorers. There was a terrible device in the depths of the Halls, ostensibly created to extract a living being's vitals from his own skin, leaving only a perfect human epidermis. One such human husk has been delivered to me, and I must report that the ghastly sight of it has not left me unshaken. I have reserved the remains for proper burial--I cannot imagine the final tortures this poor soul must have been subject to before his final passing.

What disturbs me the most is that I cannot discern a purpose for these atrocities. Who could find a need for these revolting trophies?

--Tsaya
 

Dame Tsaya,

You cannot imagine the state of apprehension I find myself in. I write to update you on the latest developments here in Shoushi as well as Holtburg. I have had reports that a farmer living on the outskirts of town had recently been acting extremely strangely-acting genially towards his customers one minute, then shouting and berating them in the next. What's more, he claimed to have come into a large inheritance-which is odd, because everyone in town knows his parents remained in Ispar.

After interviewing the farmer, the bearer of this message found a trap door towards the rear of his house, leading down to a seeminly innocuous cellar. However, a large cache of weapons was found behind a hidden doorway as well as stacks of Guard uniforms.

Now I ask you, Tsaya, how could this farmer store such a large arsenal and obtain these obviously stolen uniforms? There must be breach in our security-above all, I fear for our Queen.

What's more, Sir Rylanan has just sent me a letter of recent events in Holtburg. In my present nervous state I do not trust myself to summarize his words correctly, so I will add his words below.

I believe we and the citizens of New Aluvia may be in danger, Tsaya. The Queen must be notified at once.

Tenshin

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Copy of the letter from Sir Rylanan to Sir Tenshin)

Sir Tenshin,

The bearer of this message has done me a great service in Holtburg. I have recently been keeping surveillance on one of the newer citizens of this town-a "reformed" bandit from Marae Lassel claiming to have turned over a new leaf. It appears that this stranger is not as he claimed. A note found in his possession implies that he was employed to transport a cargo of some sort of substance being collected in the depths of Asuger Temple.

The adventurer you see before you penetrated the depths of the temple and found a band of Hollow Minions laboring over a strange device, collecting what looks to be concentrated portal space energy inside emulsified spherules of glass. I cannot fathom the purpose of these spherules-thinking better of performing my own analysis, I have sent the object to the Arcanum for examination. It would be best to get to the heart of this matter without delay.

With regards and congratulations for your latest promotion,
--Rylanan
 

Dranith--you are a faithful servant. I was...harsh during my last visit. I forget what it was like to have an unreasonable master. You did not fail. All goes according to plan.

I am proud of you, my creation. I look at you, at your anger, the bright beautiful purity of your rage, and I am content with my work.

Remember, you must instruct the infiltrators to have patience, to wait for the right moment to strike. Too soon, and they will be slaughtered before they reach the child.

Did this child hurt me? Is he the reason why I am what I am? No. But Asheron took my family away from me. And if I cannot find him, I will at least cause him pain, pain enough to make him wish death. I am familiar with that type of pain.

- M

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