Agent Westerling,

I believe you asked me for a brief history of the Spellguard's early activities, including those of the late Commander Melinda Serena. I have done some reading and research, and compiled the following.

The Order of the Spellguard was founded on the 8th on Alturiak, in Year Six, along with the Seekers and the Sanctuary Watch, as a government funded civil defense organisation. Melinda Serena was one of the first ex-slaves brought to the town, a wise and adept sorceress She encouraged her husband, the Mayor Charles Bresley, to turn Sanctuary into a refuge for the escaped slaves and peaceful people of the Underdark. Melinda Serena founded the Order of the Spellguard, becoming its' Commander, and worked closely with Calley Hennet, the first Sheriff, and Frederick Bresley, the leader of the Seekers. The Spellguard helped to re-activate the ancient svfirneblin defenses around Dunwarren, and to patrol and valiantly defend the town, under the watchful eye of Melinda. In Year Twelve, however, Frederick Bresley left the town to seek his so-called Way. This was the beginning of a rift between the Order and the Seekers, as the sensible Commander Melinda Serena disproved of this fanatical search for the Surface, and the Seekers' neglect of their defensive duties for the Town. Melinda was later tragically murdered, seemingly by the late Seeker Commander, Ivylsar, also implicated in the murder of Frederick Bresley.

Regards,

~ Sera Relaven