Editor Geigne,
I am told your article speaks for the people and that is why I place my faith in you by writing. I've been investigating something of importance and I believe only you can spread it to the public so they might know the truth. I've my article enclosed for you to publich.
The Pissing Crone... Local Pub... Or SlaughterHouse?The Pissing Crone once started with a noble and honest intent, to bring citizens good drink and food at a fair and reasonable price. To offer citizens a place to stay that was warm and welcoming. Have things changed? Perhaps.
Enter the Pissing Crone where bar-fights are common place. That is not to say they aren't in other bars, but often a visit is high-lighted in the crone by a local brawl. The Crone has many facilities for entertainment, a boxing ring, a small arena where men fight wild beasts to the death. It's all good "Honest" fun, isn't it?
Yet, there are rooms in the Crone where "Associates" are taken, and then never seen again. Meet Urog, an innocent man who was too ignorant to refuse to go below. He was last seen entering the basement, only to turn up brutally murdered, with his corpse left in the sewers thoroughly mutilated. Urog was only one of dozens of men to die like this. Personal spite with the Employees? "Just business"? We can never be sure which.
Men have been slain inside the Crone, infront of the public, with little provocation by their bouncers. A minotaur who was once employed sought to pick a fight with an innocent man minding his business, attacking him bare-handed. The man, fearing for his life after taking a severe beating finally drew his sword against the twelve-foot beast, thus allowing the Minotaur and the other orc-blood in full battle armor to draw their axes and butcher the man like a Rothe with no fear from the law. Is this fair? Is this -honest-? This man was only one of several. There have been other brawls which not only resulted in the deaths of those involved but -innocent- men and women minding themselves, only wishing a good drink. All of this the doing of over-zealous and power-hungry Crone "Enforcers" and Employees.
If this is not enough, Drow frequent the Crone. Not those of an organised force, never, but rogues who hide inside our city and act as assassins and thugs for coin. They use the Crone as a place to scheme and plot their next "Job". These same Drow often seen working around Jacob Geigne and Bug, Crone Employees. They're good associates. If my words are doubted, Bug was recently exiled for aiding one of these same Drow in an assassination attempt upon an innocent woman of the House of Light, the Drow's identify discovered upon his death. Clearly the Crone and it's Employees such as Bug and Jacob Geigne don't care if their associates are the enemies of Sanctuary and actively working against our honest citizens.
Has the Crone changed? The facts are now laid before you, sir, all you need do is decide.
Pissing Crone... Slaughterhouse, Drow Sanctuary, Rogue's Haven.
Editor Geigne, thank you for taking the time to read this. Due to the content of this article, I have sent it to you anonymously, and that is how I shall have to remain. I understand you've done things similiar to this in the past, and I believe I have spared all I can towards our cause. Publish this so they'll know, Editor.
With my thanks.
Anonymous