12th of Tarsakh, 1373DR

To the esteemed Council of Sanctuary,

First, I would like to congratulate each of you on your election and, in some cases, re-election, much as I would like to apologize for the rambling I am to present to you here.

Now, to the point.

When I first arrived in this establishement, the Alturiak election wasn't far away. Back then, while indeed the campaign posters were plenty, they certainly weren't wallpapered on each and every wall of each and every building.

Today, on the 12th of Tarsakh, the various campaign posters are hanging so plentiful I'm sure they help to isolate the buildings they ornament - not that it's really needed, mind you - and it scares me.

You see, back in Alturiak, the candidate registration fee was 1000 gold pieces. Now, in Tarsakh, the fee is still 1000 gold pieces. And why do I bring this to your attention? Simple. The few posters and flyers in the previous election compared to the abundance there is now can only really mean one of two things:

1. The price of zurkhwood parchment has fallen very drastically in a ridiculously short period of time, allowing the candidates to put out more propoganda for less money. I am largely unsopportive of this theory myself, but if indeed this is the case I think someone should inform Mr Clickle so that he, too, might lower his price on zurkhwood parchment lest we risk breaking Sanctuary's economy.

2. During the Alturiak election, all the money wasn't spent on gathering votes through a series of brainwashing texts - and this is in a place with many illiterate people - but rather the excess gold was spent on something else. Something that might have meant something for the average citizen, even though it was likely still just to get an extra vote or two. So what, esteemed Council, did you spend money on in Alturiak's voting period that you did not in Tarsakh's, either because you didn't have to or because you didn't want to?

There is yet another possibility, one that I'm finding even harder to believe than the first one listed above. For that reason I omitted writing it down in the fear of it being used as an easy excuse. That way, if this is actually how it happened, and you point this out to me, I will be more inclined to take your word for it.

As an aside, I encourage you all to be a little more original the next time if you plan on running for Councillor again.

The phonetical spelling of a grunt, as well as a plea - nay, a commandment - to "vote Gaeseric" is not going to win my vote if I wasn't planning on voting Gaeseric anyways. Likewise, insulting my own and all of my fellow Sanctuarians' intellect by trying to tell us that we are "in danger" isn't going to win our votes either. Don't you think we bloody well know this place is dangerous? Be creative instead of soiling the ground with a plethora of what is likely empty promises for the most part. Prove yourself to the people in other ways than ink on a parchment. No offence meant.

On a semi-related note, what is to happen to the now outdated posters and flyers uglyfying our walls and littering our streets? I assume they are to be collected and either burned or recycled at the first opportunity?

If either of you feel like responding to this already far too long letter, I can be reached at the Rock Bottom. Otherwise, feel free to ignore me as you see fit; it will likely happen anyways.

Aseir Greycastle

PS: This wasn't supposed to make much sense at all, but really. Clean up.