Miss Tyrell,

I was recently reading one of your many pieces of literature in the book store and I find a reference which interests me. You mentioned in your fourth book upon the Ubel Rebellion something called the 'Lysik Revolt' as a factor in the begining and strength of the Ubel Rebellion while discussing the Current Mayor. Do you have any writings upon this event that I may read through? If not, perhaps a brief explenation as to the events in your own words. I am sure you understand that irking feeling when one has a piece of information which simply eludes them.

My thanks,

Riago Oakhill

Mr. Oakhill,

Please find enclosed an excerpt from Grendshur's "A Reckoning of Law," a copy of which should in fact be available in Ebeneezra's shop. I hope this is useful for you.

Adelia Tyrell

The Lysik Revolutionaries Early in Tarsakh of Year 118, the adventuring company known as "Lysik's Lancers" led an uprising in Lower Sanctuary after their group was disbanded by the Council on account of repeated endangerment of the city. They raided the Watch supply bunker and forced the Watchmen to flee back to Upper Sanctuary. Their leader, Jher Lysik, quickly mobilized the residents of Lower Sanctuary into an untrained militia to assist with his uprising. When the Watch returned in force, they were defeated after a pitched battle by the Lancers and their allies. Mayor Michael Bresley, upon recieving the news, immediately placed Sheriff Dhogur in emergency command with orders to run the rebels out of town and establish order. Sheriff Dhogur sealed the stairwell down to Lower Sanctuary and, without consulting the Council, deployed a regiment of sixty Watchmen to "reclaim" the Lower Sanctuary.

During his brief reign as the "Supreme Ascendant" of Lower Sanctuary, Lysik established a government known as the Ascendant Regime. Little is known of the policies or structure of this government, as it collapsed three tendays after its formation when the Watch regiment finally broke through the Lower Gate and publically executed everybody who held any position of power in the uprising. When the stairwell was unsealed and Sheriff Dhogur arrived in the reclaimed territory, he authorized his Watchmen to sieze all caches of weaponry and armor found in Lower Sanctuary and arrest anybody who disobeyed. His subordinates dragged people in at random for lengthy interrogations, attempting to root out every name associated with Lysik's regime.

Sheriff Dhogur's unilateral actions caused a considerable amount of concern in the Council. Although he was acting within the "emergency powers of the Watch," many felt that his approach went well beyond the call of duty and set a disturbing precedent. Furthermore, his suppression of the Lysik revolt did nothing to endear the people of Lower Sanctuary to the continued Watch presence in the district, and Councilor Ubel was particularly vocal about how Dhogur ultimately had brought more danger to Sanctuary than he had averted -- tacitly implying that the Sheriff himself was endangering the city through his actions against the rebels. Although most Councilors did not go this far, there was a general sense of disapproval of the way that Dhogur had handled the uprising. Ultimately, however, no punishment was levied against the Sheriff; instead, he was commended for his "heroic and efficient elimination of a grave threat to the city."