Loyal Watchmen & Sheriff Azzam,

I am forwarding you a copy of Spellguard demands delivered to myself and other candidates for Council. They were sent by an Agent who identified themselves as Hectra. Please read them well and realize that there may be other candidates who may be willing to crumble under their demands.

1) The Magocracy will realign with the city of Sanctuary, under the advisory body of the Sanctuary Council, and will thus agree to adhere fully and completely to the laws except in those instances where adherence to such laws will result in endangering Sanctuary. Laws thusly called into question will be held void and powerless to restrict the action of Spellguard Agents, prior or post breach, when thusly declared void by Commander Simms with support from the Sanctuary Sheriff, mayor, or member of Council.

2) The Spellguard will retain the ability to arrest criminals throughout Sanctuary and unwarded Spellcasting laws will be reinstated. Especially, those laws pertaining to spellcasting that were nullified prior to the Ubel Rebellion. Failure to register, unwarded casting, and any magical use will be recognized as a danger to all of Sanctuary. A clear ranking structure will be formulated in which all Agents of the Spellguard will enjoy the rank and privilage of a Sergeant in the Watch, Operatives will enjoy the rank and privilage of a Lieutenant in the Watch, and Commanders will enjoy the rank and privilage of overseeing Lieutenants in either order.

3) The Sanctuary Council will disband its Engineering department, and the Spellguard will make all reasonable effort to provide jobs for these individuals by working on the Machine Project. All Council efforts to salvage metal from the Machine will cease, and the Spellguard will have full authority over any and all concerns related directly or indirectly to the completion and maintainance of the Machine. Attempts to destroy or damage the Machine will be considered a capital crime, punished directly by the Spellguard.

4) The Sanctuary Charter will declare open religious freedom, and specifically prohibit the establishment of any official religious dogma. It is recognized that the greatest divider of honest men has always been their religion.

5) The Spellguard Commander shall enjoy the same veto power held by the Watch Sheriff. The Spellguard Commander shall always be appointed, should the office by vacated, by a council within the Magocracy.

6) The Magocracy's operations are of a delicate nature. Oversight by a council runs the risk of leaking important information through corrupt or uneducated politicians. If any questions arise about the governance or operations of the Magocracy, it will respond to those querries only if requested by a unanimous vote of the full Council signed and agreed to by the Mayor, such an act will be considered legislation by the Council.

7) The Magocracy will be guarenteed no less than 35% of the Sanctuary budget for the purpose of defense, animatron repair, and completion of the Machine Project. Furthermore, the Magocracy will be granted permanent deed to several buildings declared necessary for its continued operation including the Watch Barracks #3, the former Seeker Hall, the former Bhast estates, and will be considered the current deed holder of any land claimed by the Magocracy at this stage reverting said holdings to the status of private property owned by the Magocracy, but exempt from any taxation for a period no less than fifteen years. The Magocracy swears to turn the Seeker Hall into an alms house and place of charity for Upper Sanctuary.

8) Approval of this treaty will come with tacit repeal of any laws hampering the Magocracy's ability to utilize magic in defense of Sanctuary and its citizens.

9) In the event a criminal charged with endangering Sanctuary is put to trial by one councilor and found not guilty, the Spellguard may, upon review of the facts, appeal the decision for review and trial by three councilors. Likewise, the decision of three councilors may, under extreme circumstances be appealed for review by five councilors. Additionally, any Agent of the Spellguard may oversee a trial of capital nature when the arrest is made by a member of the Watch or through a Watch investigation.

10) The council will issue a formal statement that the organization known as the Seekers is a dangerous sect bent on endangering our safety and outlaw its membership.

11) All children in the orphanage will undergo an examination at the age of 10 to ascertain magical or technical aptitude. Those showing merit or promise will be apprenticed to the Magocracy. A special fund will be created by the Council to pay any parents of children aged to 10 years a small bounty for bringing their children to Magocracy for similar testing and apprenticeship.

12) An Agent of the Spellguard will be appointed to the Council as an advisor every term. This Agent will have access to Council records and debates, and may weigh in on these matters but will not have a vote on the Council.

13) The Spellguard will immediately begin enchanting Watch equipment and Councilor defenses to ensure the safety of the people in these organizations.

14) To prevent corruption within the Watch, the Spellguard will have access to their files and evidence. A court marshall can be brought by any Agent of the Spellguard against a lower ranking Watchmen in the case of wrong doing or abuse of power.

I have flatly denied these things to the Spellguard, and am in the process of drawing up measures to counter any hold the Spellguard may possess over this city. It is no accident that slanderous flyers have begun appearing smearing my good name near the Machine Zone. I request that you do not believe the lies, and it only further proves that the Spellguard are a detriment and a threat to this city. The depths that they are willing to sink to in their quest for power know no bounds.

I would like to speak with the Sheriff and the ranking members of the Watch so that, when I am elected to Council, we may formulate a plan together in order to combat any attempts the Spellguard may make in sabotaging our city.

I hope that you vote for me, knowing that I am a firm supporter of your organization, and shall stand strong against any who threaten this city.

Hoaradin Delorin Keeper of the Purifying Flame

Flame Delorin,

Thank you for fowarding this to the Watch. At present, it is our strong belief that if the Magocracy of the Spellguard should opt to rejoin Sanctuary proper, then it should be done on the same terms as New Dunwarren; i.e., they must not be granted concessions to strengthen their own power when it is they who broke away from this city, and they must submit to the proper and lawful authority of the government of Sanctuary. The Watch is also concerned about any efforts to restore arresting- and law-enforcement powers to the Spellguard's Agents; they have demonstrated time and again that they do not have the werewithal or the necessary compunctions to handle such powers well. As the Spellguard bill themselves as the premier defenders of the city, if they are to rejoin, their efforts should be focused on exterior and major threats to the city as a whole, not law-enforcement and petty magical regulation inside the city.

In addition, any efforts to brand the members of the Seekers as criminals will not be supported. An individual who joins the Seekers has committed no crime; any effort to make simply being a member of this group a crime will not be supported by the Watch, as this would be wholly unjust, unlawful, and intolerable. The Magocracy's demands for absurd powers over the Watch and Council are quite frankly, ludicrous, and I doubt any of your fellow Council Candidates would acquiese to these demands; the Watch will certainly not support placing the Magocracy's agents in a position of power over it or the Council, nor will the office of Electoral Overseer be challenged by or shared with another.

In short, the Magocracy chose to broke away from Sanctuary; they will need to realize that if they wish to rejoin, they cannot do so on the same-or greater-terms than which they left. Any favorable terms offered to them would have to be in regards to their Machine Zone territories and autonomy in their activities; any concessions to grant them power over the Council, the Watch, or Sanctuary-or to subvert and compromise the laws and government of Sanctuary-cannot be supported.

It is my personal belief that Sanctuary is a better city without the Magocracy as a part of it, and that the Magocracy itself is best-served focusing on the Machine and defense rather than ineptly playing at politics and attempting to subsume control over as much of Sanctuary as possible. The nature of these terms, even if many are likely meant to be bartered down, indicates that they are not serious about reunification, and that the Magocracy does not particularly care whether it is a part of Sanctuary. Given that it will fulfill the necessary duties required of it whether or not it is a part of Sanctuary and the fact that it appears utterly unwilling to accept any reasonable level of oversight under the Council and the Watch, I would think it best if the Magocracy remains apart from the city as a whole. Do note again that this is my personal belief; the earlier paragraphs denote the Watch's position on the proposal as a whole, but some in the Watch may be in favor of reunification.

I apologize for not making myself available for you to speak to in person, but these times are hectic; you may still seek me out at your first opportunity. Please also feel free to forward this missive to any of the other Council Candidates, if they have concerns or questions about the Watch's position on these terms.

-Lieutenant Sunellar

Lieutenant Sunellar,

I agree with all of that and also agree that the city of Sanctuary is better without them. Should I be elected to Council, and my fellow Councilors wish to reunify with them I would oppose it under almost every circumstance. If under any proposal they are brought back to rejoin Sanctuary it would be at less than half the authority and power they had when they left.

I have many plans to strengthen Sanctuary, in particular the Watch, and should my proposals be pushed forward I fully intend to make the Spellguard an irrelevant institution so that we need no longer rely on them or their hubris. I will not tolerate their blackmail or their threats.

Hoaradin Delorin Keeper of the Purifying Flame