th of Marpenoth, 1373DR

Mayor Yorrick Bresly,

As citizens and protectors, in one way or another, of this, our Sanctuary, we must bring to your attention the following:

Of the nine Councillors elected one and a half tenday ago, three of them, Councillors Blackhaw, Fryar, and Russell, have passed away. Furthermore, Councillor Reile seems to be missing, and Councillor Highill rarely if ever shows himself in public. Left are Councillors Bhast, Matterheim, Tyrell, Runehammer, and, of course, yourself.

You know as well as we do that, even though the forces of Sslal’teesh have been dealt with, Sanctuary is not safe. We are, if anything, more vulnerable now than we have been in many months. Many of us still suffer from the aftermath of the Sslal’teesh raid, and the subsequent counterattack; with the Grunstubhles out of the mines, Sanctuary is experiencing a shortage of metal, and the mines themselves have become inhabited by everything from rats to illithids; and as a result of the havoc wreaked by the lizardfolk, beholders have even managed to infiltrate our haven.

With all this and more it is unfair, both towards the no doubt hardworking Councillors that still remain, as well as us, the citizens of Sanctuary, that the Council is so severely crippled as it is now, preventing it from effectively dealing with all the many pressing matters. While it is true that it is not the first time the Council has suffered like this, Sanctuary has quite possibly never been as vulnerable as it is now, and this combination might bring about our very doom if actions are not taken.

We, the undersigned, authoritative as well as not, therefore petition you to either personally commission five proven citizens, former Councillors or not, to take the remaining seats on the Council, or hold a new election, partial or complete, in a very near future. Waiting is too much of a gamble – a risk we, in our current position, cannot justify taking.

- Ordinant Almax Greeves. - Seeker Jerevar Kowalski.