Councilman Bhast,

Recently, a man approached me with an interesting proposition. The canal has long been closed by unknown phenomena. This necessitates a dangerous overland trek which is slow and risky for merchants and largely cuts Dunwarren off from meaningful outside trade. Notice how drastically the recent bandit and pirate activity have hurt the economy.

I've been fortunate enough to meet an experienced navigator and pilot recently interested in raising the capital to buy a ship and hire a crew capable of reopening the canal. I'm willing to put up a considerable portion of his required start up capital, but perhaps you are interested in a modest investment.

The toll profits that will come from controlling and keeping the canal open will be exquisite. In exchange for an investment of 2,000 gold coins, we'll sign a contract giving you 20% of the profits from this venture.

We've dealt before Councilman Bhast, I can assure you this endeavor will prove fruitful and an investment made in it will be a fine way of repaying the favors I've done you in the past, especially in keeping certain information out of public domain.

Mandarin Dreagle