Letter to Legate Lhyrian

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Here is a report of the raid against the Brass Brawlers. Particularly this was the orc clan where these magics were encountered. The well can expect to face more undead in the future.

-Balestiere Donisthrope


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I called a raid against a clan known as the Brass Brawlers lead by Zulgha the Rock Crusher. I attempted a very daring raid with 3 others. I wished to test some key strategies such as the feasibility of sending a single spotter in that wasn't that good at placing flares to see the effectiveness. The gold and glory of destroying an orc fortress with so few was also an appeal. Some of the flares were good some were terrible the mixed results were what I was looking for I decided to go in alone to place flares and have Nadiri V fire them. Overall I found great success in decimating their units. The initial moat was cleared a number of dispelations from there a priest and a single whisperer did almost see me felled. I fell back to the camp after the initial attack succeeded. The whisperer then came to the command post and slew some legionaries and torched some of our tents. I held firm to defending the artillery. The Balistiere at the command said he could defend the camp from him and we decided to take the daring initiative of a raid.

Myself Cordelia Ward, a member of the wild brothers, and Nadiri V as a group of 4 decided to strike this Orc Fortress. While scaling the walls an elf named Raven joined us and Cort did briefly however we were bombarded by fireballs. We took to using ranged weaponry. Unfortunately our healer and arcane support was wounded and Cort opted to take him back to the camp. Me Coredelia and the wild brother then began clearing the battlements massacring Iakmes's forces. We descended the ladder and continued our fighting. The ice on our weapons wore out and we pressed on encountering the dreaded Mupps. Lacking the necessary magics I decided we needed to hold our position in the fort and gather reinforcements. We sent the elf out to gather reinforcements. While doing this I decided to hold our position by barricading a door of the fort and holding our position for reinforcements to continue the forge. The air became thick and very hard to breathe so I moved us to the roof. We then heard some kind of singing and saw orcan undead begin to rise. We moved back to secure our position killing the Orcs we noticed a strange haze and peculiar singing a sad song in a language we did not recognize. We decided to hold the room again. Finally reinforcements arrived and we attempted to make a push. We then began getting overran a huge Ogre began tossing dispelations and Ward was wounded yet again. I advised we not yield more ground in the fort and await either additional reinforcements or send a runner back to the camp to give the artillery operators our goggles that we had with us. The majority of the well instead of holding our place in the siege as I advised wished to wait in the war camp and yield our gains. Since I would have been the sole man there I went with them. I would like to note that Coredelia of the fourth legion was wounded an uncountable number of times during this raid I had her reserved a prism and I commend her for her bravery. I later heard from her that her officers called her foolish.

The necromancy continued and the war camp was assailed by undead zombies not just of Orcs but our own men as well. I saw legionnaire, Balestiere, and even Nadiri casting spells raised as undead servants. These undead were very vulnerable to artillery and we were able to hold our own against them. Finally after much deliberating a push was made into the keep. We massacred the undead forces who were sent to occupy the ground we yielded and to my surprise the warlord of the keep was not some powerful singer or mage but one of their molten champions fitting of his name as a rock crusher. We returned to the war camp and I met with Argent and the golden vivor of Khaesh and informed them of what occurred. That was when the golden one called for a number of mages and warlocks to assemble at the war camp to inspect the scene of the incident astronomers and others came. Acolyte Narwen of the sisterhood then sung the song that sounded exactly what we heard. It was an ancient language none could recognize They did their further examination and it was concluded the mist was sent from far away by Iakmes's general Nkrak? I do not even know if I am spelling this damn Orc's name correctly. The opinion of the golden one is that Iakmes considered such magics and methods beneath him and that this dark magic is an act of desperation that is a sign of his sure defeat. He claimed this orc mage to be very powerful and that he knew almost as much as he himself did. A warning was issued for us to expect more undead and vile magics until his general is dead.


-Balestiere Donisthrope

[Mia]

[A letter is send in reply to the fortress of the Banda Rossa, marked with the name "Balestiére Luther Donistrophe". The body of the text is in an elegant, well practiced script.]

Most Honourable Magistrate Luther Donisthrophe,

The seat of the first Legate welcomes your contribution to its archives. The legate concurs with your choice to study this ancient language. She expects there may be vital war effort related clues in the words. Present the Acolyte to replicate the song, or have her write out the syllables as she remembers them. And bring them to the Tower of Q'tolip for further study.

In name of the legate,

Vizier, Nadiri and Principal Oracle,

𒊩𒀭𒈹𒂊𒄿𒄼𒋛𒊑

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Nadiri V and Nadiri Selwyn were both present for the golden vizier's investigation and Narwen singing the song in question. None the less I will send her your request. However given her history with your tower she might not be the most cooperative.


-Balestiere Donisthrope

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No doubt when two members of the accord do battle the offices of the legate are interested. After an expedition with the astronomers into the deeper gutters an altercation occurred between soldier Hanson and Recluta Quigsby over him not proving him a potion. After the matter was over he then attacked my Recluta and I leaped to his defense. After much fighting and numerouse supplies expended he was brought low and brought to the fortress. He was then handed to the custody of a Jannisary Lieutenant. 

I have no clue as to what discipline awaits him for the assault upon one of my men. For if there was discipline he wouldn't have did what he did over an invisibility vial. Much supplies were wasted on what could have been spent fighting Orcs in the Scald. I hope when reviewing allotments you and Sayburgh can agree the legion is due some sort of penalty for this. I will forward you Quigsby's report when he writes it.

-Balestiere Donisthrope

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I have also forwarded a report from my Recluta.

-Balestiere Donisthrope

Hanson's Assault

As we were heading back above ground from Assuru, most of us drank invisibility potions and ran away past hordes of ghosts. Hanson and Arymathras were both left behind by the entire group and only I stayed behind to look after them. They didn't have invisibility potions, so I offered one to Hanson and asked him to pay me 80 dinar for the bottle.

He didn't want to pay, so I left him there to deal with the problem himself like everyone else did by running past him. He ended up running past the ghosts and was completely unharmed. Nevertheless, he was upset, and started joking about killing me. When we went up the lift and reached the Dry Gutters, he started swinging his sword at me for a good minute saying his hands "slipped". We started fighting after that and Balestriere Donisthrope beat him and dragged him off to the Fortress.

We waited for a Lieutenant to come and we didn't touch any of his belongings. Once an officer came to get him, we handed him over to the Legion. As far as I know there were no consequences for his misconduct whatsoever. It also seems like he still holds a grudge and doesn't feel any remorse at all. Given how stupid his motivations were for trying to shank me I think he may have hit his head on the way down to Assuru. He ended up spending much more than the 80 dinar for a potion that it turned out he didn't even need just to take his anger out on a reasonable business transaction.

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Dear Vellyn Lhyrian

I must write to you of a certain concern from the last gold league meeting. The legion getting their choice of magistrate it is not a concern to me. What is a concern for me is rather if this legion appointed magistrate has my respect for the basic principles of such important concepts of the  accord, rule of law, and basic principles of jurisprudence and willing to recluse themselves from trials that put the accord in jeporady. As I stated to you in office I intended to excuse myself from trials where a member of the Rose or another of the accord is on trial for capital crimes. The Banda Rossa and other parties of the accord are not the sole prosecutors our ability to use the position of magistrate to execute our enemies is nonexistent. It is not a concern of mine if the legion wishes to have this guarantee or to rig trials of the common man and put into question the fairness of their trials thus making a mockery of our courts and put our penal code and legal procedures into question. These are not concerns I have but some voters may have them. What is my concern is the safety of my men and comrades. I simply wish this magistrate the legion has to not preside over any trials of the Rose.

I will note that Rhuk Nor accused my recluta Quigsby of "Treason" in the middle of an assembly over an incident of idiocy that occurred weeks ago over him placing a bomb he had no intention of detonating. This never resulted in a charge of treason yet occurred in front of many witnesses a magistrate included. He was later reprimanded by myself and Balestiere Stearwood after he was fined. The fact  no trial occurred makes me wonder why if he did commit treason he was never prosecuted for it? Quigsby is also a recluta the legion would be free to make him stand trial at any time where they can make their accusation of treason and present their evidence. It does make me wonder if they are simply waiting for their appointed magistrate to rig such a trial. For I can't see the logic in slandering someone's name and accusing them of crime of treason without ever prosecuting them for it. Then again I come from a place where such an accusation meant to prove oneself on a bridge duel. I must also add the Sergeant who saw him in the act didnt arrest him for treason but later accused him of it at the assembly.




-Balestiere Donisthrope

Rhuk Nor
Recluta Quagsby has been removed from the Pyramid. Do not make even vague threats to the structures of Ephia's Well. Work out your... Voices for veterans without use of such threats.

Rhuk Nor
Vague or serious. Bad. At this time, he was not charged. He will not show this kindness a second time. Live and drink.