In align with the Citizenship Awareness Act, I am requesting the personelle file and record of Private Ian Lockwood's actions that resulted in his due punishment for torture of citizens. In addition, I'd request information on his actions within the City Watch; information easily obtained from his personellel file should the Watch maintain these.

As you are aware, Private Lockwood has attempted to blackmail Councilor Toboerski. Further his attempt to rebuild the City Gates represent further blatant blunders to inhibit Councilor Toboerski who has already obtain the city Council's authority to rebuild and is indeed actively engaged in the project already; if the Watch under Private Lockwood begins building a gate they will only be wasting time and money.

These files are required to begin building a case against Private Lockwood for his crime, to prepare a recommendation on Private Lockwood's expulsion from the Watch for the Council, and to demonstrate that it is Private Lockwood's aim to gainsay the Council itself and on his own initiative in the rebuilding of the gates for personal reasons--rather than the decision by the Watch to supercede the Council.

Sir Dungal Toboerski

I am forwarding your request for personnel files to the Lieutenants involved with responding to the most recent complaints about Private Ian Lockwood's activities.

On the subject of the gates, there appears to be some sort of mix-up. I have spoken with several Councilors and contacted the Office of the Mayor, and none know about any grant of authority to House Toboerski to rebuild the city gates. Several mentioned that Councilor Gregor Toboerski had raised the idea at one meeting a long time ago, and those present had indicated that would not object to his family being involved in rebuilding the gate, particularly if the Watch was to supervise, but no formal proposal was ever passed and the Watch was never contacted to begin our oversight of the project.

Given the apparent lack of activity on your part, and the paramount importance of constructing new gates, I can hardly imagine Lockwood's initiative being seen as "gainsaying the Council" or an attempt by the Watch to "supercede the Council."

- Sergeant Fezlkirn Watch Archivist

Those were my orders Lockwood is following on rebuilding the gate, so you may remove the idea from your head that you can remove him as a watchman because he is doing what he is told. You, on the other hand appear to be making plenty of assumptions about what you can and can't do, which is not healthy for the soul, so I'm told.

Private Lockwood appears to be trying to march on the straight and narrow at the moment and thus is not wasting anyone's time or money. He will be commended on his ability to act swiftly, should I be seeing work starting soon, unlike yourself who has left our walls uncovered so that you can persue your domain of Lower Sanctuary.

Have a nice day.

Sergeant Marshall

*Sergeant Marshall's response is forwarded to the Sheriff with a brief question.*

Sheriff, can you explain why your Sergeant Marshall seems to believe she is either Sergeant Durris or an officer in the Watch with whom I sought to contact? Not that an explanation is needed in truth, we understand you run a tight ship; but I also remind you that Councilor Toboerski is less than impressed by the partisan attitude and insults of certain members of your organization especially as we are investigating a blackmail attempt from "straight and narrow" Ian Lockwood.

Please do reign in these trouble makers before they further embarass you in the eyes of certain Councilors. The Watch is not a political agency that should be antagonizing Councilors or their servants, it appears contrary to their purpose which is to watch and protect.

Sir Dungal Toboerski

Sir Dungal Toboerski,

Our venerable Sheriff Walters has assigned me to handle the regular mail that we are now getting from you.

I can assure you, the Watch takes active measures to fully investigate and deal with signs of genuine corruption within our ranks, and we respond to all complaints, real or imagined, in a complete and thorough fashion. After conducting a detailed investigation into the grievous allegations which you raise against Sergeant Marshall (and Sergeant Fezlkirn), I have concluded that their action -- namely, replying to your letter -- was not a deliberate and willful attempt to unduly antagonize a servant of a Councilor, but was instead a simple misunderstanding on our part. The fault, I am afraid, lies with Sergeant Fezlkirn, our archivist and acting supervisor mail clerk, who must have been confused by the fashion in which you addressed your letter. I have spoken with him and he promises not to make the same mistake in the future, but to avoid confusion, if you want a letter to be delivered only to one member of the Watch, I recommend not addressing it to the entire Watch Officer Corp.

With sincere apologies,

Sergeant Sheps Sanctuary Watch

Perhaps the misunderstanding is mine, you count a sergeant as an officer?

If this is the case, extend my apology to those involved. In Cormyr, a sergeant is not considered an officer nor a member of the officer corp.

Nor is there any fault in Sergeant Fezklim. The fault lays with the ascerbic response of Sergeant Marshall, he felt inclined to post vehemenance even after a response was penned by a steadier hand.

The remainder of your men sergeants are impeccable.

Sir Dungal

Sir Dungal Toboerski,

The mistake is mine; I had almost forgotten the venerable history of your family, and your recent arrival. While the Army of Cormyr is a military force of more than ten thousand soldiers, our poor Sanctuary Watch is merely a law enforcement organization comprising roughly sixty men. If ever we once adhered to the Cormyrian technical military terminology, it has been lost in the various creative reorganizations that our group has been through over the past hundred and fifty years.

Our officers are those sixteen individuals who hold positions of authority within our ranks. If you feel that a return to the surface terminology would improve our operations, I am certain that Sheriff Walters would be interested in hearing your thoughts on the matter. Such formalisms, as he says, do much to improve the rigidness of the body and the celerity of the spirit.

While my understanding is that the factual information conveyed in Sergeant Marshall's reply was technically correct, I will speak with her and encourage her to adopt a more fitting tone when addressing one of such reputable nobility as yourself.

I apologize for any undue inconvenience you may have suffered due to her abrasive tone. Given the present crisis in Lower Sanctuary, many members of the Watch are under a good deal of pressure, working to ensure the safety of as many people as possible without incuring the wrath of the Lower Sanctuary populace. As you certainly remember from working alongside our men early on in the revolt, this is not easily done.

- Sergeant Sheps Sanctuary Watch