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Are you sure? he asked his messenger

Yes Daniel. Natasha and a woman in amber colour robes were spotted by the guards outside of Britannia.

Daniel nodded and prepared a note to send out to the sleuths.

It was terse and urgent.

All it said was Thursday Jan 26,  8ET 7 CT, 6 MT, 5 PT You know where to meet.   (Serps hold Guard Hall/Counselor hall)

By Dilfred Dumphry

Dilfred Dumphry here reporting to you from someplace in Serpent’s Hold!  Why Serpent’s Hold and not New Magincia?  Well, as all wife-fearing males must do on occasion, I am visiting the in-laws.  That’s right, visiting the in-laws. No, I am not avoiding a certain Noble family who’s son *cough*Lord Roberts*cough* decided to elope with the baker’s daughter and now, for no good reason other than I introduced the two of them, his parents want my head on a platter.  So. I’m visiting the in-laws.  Onwards!

Tonight the Guard met and we discovered some disturbing news.  Cities are beginning to take steps to keep their citizens safe.  Why?  Because outside the cities limits it’s not safe and it’s getting worse.  Travelers are being accosted. Caravans are being attacked.  Cities aren’t getting the needed supplies.  Amonos was lamenting the lack of brandy!  What? No brandy??  Truly dark times.

At Skara Brae, bandits had taken over the ferry.  The rangers there have been guarding the ferry for years without problem.  Now they were asking for help.  This didn’t bode well. 

At Moonglow bandits had taken over the blockade.  What blockade you may ask?  A bunch of tree stumps strewn across the water way allowing only one ship to pass through at a time.  Unfortunately the nobles of Moonglow didn’t post guards. Can you believe that? Hahaha!  Didn’t post a guard!  Four enterprising lads grabbed their bows, two boats and took advantage of the situation.  They made out like bandits, which of course, they now were and the Guard was now being called in to deal with the situation.

The guard was going to split up.  Half to Moonglow and half to Sakra.  I didn’t want to go to either, but it was either that or go back to the in-laws. Battle or in-laws.  Hmmm.  My brother-in-law was with me and would probably break my leg if I ran off so, battle it is!

My brother-in-law went to Skara Brae to help.  Eight bandits had taken over the ferry trying to gain control of (aka steal) the trade going in and out of the town by that route.  My brother-in-law had a great time slashing and bashing the bandits and getting slashed and bashed in turn.  He really enjoys those thump your chest me big and strong type activities.  Fine by me.  I’ll just follow behind and loot the corpses. 

Since he’d probably frown on such activity, I went instead to Moonglow where we were warned there would be a sea battle.  Amazingly not a single one of us had a boat.  Maybe we could just leave those bandits alone and go grab some ales instead.  No such luck.  A Guard member actually went bought a boat.  So we pile in and go off in search of bad guys.  Bad guys found.  Let me summarize our boat battle with them.  Us, pincushions. Them, hahahahah! Us, OooOooOoooo.

We gave up.  Captain Bob then shows us a place where we could hit two of the bandits from land.  Bob.  Seriously.  Why didn’t you show us this place first?? 

The group that went to Skara finished their bandit bashing there and joined us for some watery fun.  The combined group took out the four bandits at the Moonglow blockade amazingly fast. 

At the end Captain Bob gates us back to Serp’s Hold to talk about the current state of affairs.  Ugh.  I’d rather have supper with the in-laws.  My brother-in-law was, not surprisingly, in complete agreement.  Maybe we could get my father-in-law to pull out some of that brandy I know he has stashed away.  As long as there is brandy, there is hope!

That concludes my report good citizens!  Farewell for now!

Captain Bob was reading a report on the latest problem.  The Rangers stationed at the Skara Brae ferry were being harrased by bandits.  The Rangers feel that an attack is eminent and request the Guard’s help.

Bob signed.  Time to call the guard.  Meet at the Serpents Hold RBG/Counselor Hall Saturday (1/21) at 6 pt.