This letter is delivered to the Pissing Crone, sealed by a bit of wax with a green-scarred VN in it. It's marked "For the Lower Council".
Lower Councilors,
All evidence seems to point towards an impending attack by the lizardfolk of Sslal'teesh. In the interest of all Sanctuary, please examine, re-examine, evaluate and re-evaluate the security of the Canal.
These are lizardfolk, creatures of the Dark Lake; they will likely use ships to transport large numbers of troops, elite combatants, or shamans. Scouts, saboteurs, and assassins are more likely to swim in. Are there gates that block water transport? Are there gates, fences, or nets in place to catch creatures swimming through the Dark Canal?
It may already be too late to order additional gates, but carefully crafted and monitored nets, perhaps hooked up to some electrical device and threaded with a conductive metal, could be an effective barrier. Spiked or hooked chains between buoys may make a navigation nightmare for the enemy. The Machinist Tiziano might know where or how to salvage electrical equipment and set it up for your use. Alternatively, you might appeal to the Spellguard for assistance. I sincerely doubt they would refuse to provide assistance for the defense of this city. If they do refuse, or set conditions or make demands you are unwilling to comply with, bring it to the Council's attention for once, instead of telling some drunk or beggar or mercenary how corrupt the Spellguard are.
Let us hope this is nothing, but be prepared nonetheless. I can be contacted at the Office of the Herald if you wish further correspondence. Varlam Nikitovich 18 Eleint 151