Brothers in the Way,

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.

Far more importantly however, the canal is currently unmapped and little explored. This endeavor will require the purchase of a ship and crew at considerable expense. A donation towards this project, perhaps in the amount of 2000 gold coins will help greatly, this donation will be matched by myself of course.

Once the canal is reopened, certain investors will clearly be interested in keeping it open and as a man expecting partial ownership of this investment, I will certainly be willing to extend free and open travel along the reopened canal to any member of Brother Bresley's fine organization.

Mandarin Dreagle