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Councilor Reynolt, Here follows my report on the incident which occurred in the early hours of Nightal 27th, between a duergar member of the Tigereyes, who has been named before me as Namli, myself and my companions. Intrigued by a rumour of a portal within the lower wards of the town, my companions and I entered the Lower ward in search of able mercenaries to aid an investigation. We encountered the Tigereyes mercenary Namli, a duergar. One of my companions offered him payment in return for his aid. The duergar's response was to begin questioning my companions and myself in regards to an incident which had occurred the previous day within the Rock Bottom tavern. In return for his aid in our investigation, he demanded we describe and name one of those involved in the incident. Upon this demand, I informed him, in a cordial manner, that the incident in its entire was witnessed by a member of the Watch and was currently under the scrutiny of the agents of law in the Upper Wards. The duergar proceeded to demand answers of me, under threat of his authority as a member of the Tigereyes. I responded by informing him once more that all answers he may require were available from the member of the Watch present at the time of the incident in the Rock Bottom, and made certain to make clear the fact that it occurred entirely within the Upper Wards. The duergar, despite this and the cordial manner in which I informed him, proceeded with threats of violence, claiming that as I would not describe the ones involved in the incident, I, myself, must be a guilty party to it. The fact that I was not may be easily obtained from the member of the Watch on duty in the Rock Bottom on Nightal 26th. Furthermore, he claimed he was tired of having to teach respect to those of Upper, and of the attacks those of Upper levy freely against the law abiding citizens of the Lower Wards. I once more directed him to inquire with the member of the Watch, and he responded with the threat of violence and a fine if I did not answer his demands. I refused, politely, and gave my pack and coin pouch to one of my companions. The duergar then assaulted me with the flat of his axe. To this I responded not with violence or an attempt to defend myself, but accepted it in silence. Those of the Firelord accept pain as that which must be endured, and through it be tempered and made stronger, as steel within the fires of the forge. The Tigereyes mercenary battered my flesh for a period, at which point he struck me insensate with one of his blows. When I awoke, he shackled me, to which I offered no resistance. The duergar took me within the Tigereyes fortress, into one of the cells within its dungeon. There he let me languish for a time, in which I gave prayer unto the Lord of Flames. The duergar came upon me as I prayed and repeated his demands upon threats of further violence, which he did upon me with each refusal. The dwarf culminated his attempts at torture with the threat of murdering me within my cell, claiming he would dispose of my body where none would ever find it, should I refuse to pay the fine of five hundred golden coins to him. At this point it occurred to him that I had no coin upon me, and he released me, promising his threats would come to pass, should I offer him no payment within five days. I departed the Tigereyes fortress with my blood still upon me, and proceeded to the Spellguard Tower, to give testimony and complaint before an agent of the law. The duergar mercenary Namli did unlawfully assault me and levy a fine against me. He transgressed further by doing so under the threat of murder. The death he threatened with was not lawful execution, but hidden and denied murder. I shall stress that I said clearly before him, my companions and many citizens of the Lower Wards that had the incident occurred within the Lower Wards, I would be most forthcoming with my answers. This he ignored, as he did all laws which govern the town of Sanctuary. If these laws do not apply to the Lower Wards, then I shall understand it to be a town seperate from that of the Upper Wards, and that its laws are governed not by the Council and its people, but by the arbitrary will of the Tigereyes mercenaries. To all that which occured outside the Tigereyes fortress, my companions Iryan Piper, Nimrod and Aetius Saber may attest to, as well as many citizens of the Lower Wards, amongst them a member of clan Grunstubhle, the woman known as Mary, the goblin known as Gobbler and several others of his race, and two halflings with which I am not acquainted by name. To that which transpired within the fortress itself, only the duergar Namli and I were present within the cell where he did attempt torture upon my flesh, though all those who I have named so far may attest to my entrance into the fortress by duress and bound by fetters. Within the fortress, several mercenaries witnessed the duergar take me into their dungeon, which lies beneath their hall of training. Any that wish to question me upon the incident may find me within the Rock Bottom inn, or may leave a note requesting my presence.
By light of the Firelord, Kudur Adad
A small note is rolled within the larger letter. I would add that the one whose honour the duergar was so keen on protecting was the gnome Jerupii, whose place of residence is undetermined, and who is now wanted for attempts of assassination and arson.