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To Marcus Vae, Steward of Sundren,
Greetings in haste.
Less than a day ago, a total of seven individuals staged an attack on the security of Sundren City itself. As the guard stood paralyzed and reinforcements came too little and too late, they brutally killed over twenty men, seriously injured that many more, and kidnapped me to take to the tender mercies of the Black Hand. It is a miracle that I am alive to write you this letter, even as they have maimed me in a personal and degrading way.
What happened yesterday was appalling to anyone who claims to care for Sundren's security. The shadowy creatures that aided the fallen elf were more than a match for our best guards. The mages that could have contained them with spells were nowhere to be seen. This says nothing of the fact that they were able to enter the city unimpeded and unchallenged by guards of any sort.
It is known that the enemy has at least twenty more of these shadowy creatures. And these are but a handful of the Black Hand's numerous servants. What message does it send to the vultures that circle over Sundren, that a woman was abducted and a score of men killed while many that claim to defend the city did nothing? Does it send a message of strength or weakness? Does it discourage further attacks, or encourage them?
In a word, this lapse of security is inexcusable.
Those who claim to care for Sundren are divided in petty infighting, trying to lay blame for Genum's Cube, and for the reorganization of the Legion, and for a dozen matters that ultimately do not matter if the city itself falls. Is the Cube important? Yes. Is the efficiency of the Legion important? Absolutely. But when all of these so-called defenders of Sundren become so wrapped up in their tiny empires of power that they are paralyzed, unable to respond to an attack on the very city that we call home, something is wrong.
It is my intention, and the intention of the Temple of the Triumvirate, to call for unity. To improve the defenses of our city by sharing knowledge, and standing together, and ensuring that the Black Hand's servants are unable to waltz in and out freely.
I call upon you, and upon the Arbiters, to encourage this goal. In the very near future, I intend to convene as many representatives of the Alliance and the Legion as possible, to discuss the implications of this new threat and the inexcusable vulnerability of Sundren to attack. For the moment, however, I encourage all of Sundren's leadership to join in this call for unity.
When I was attacked, it was not just an attack on me, but an attack on all of Sundren's people. When the city's defenses failed me, they failed not only me and those who died in the conflict but all of those you have sworn to protect.
Do not let this failure go unaddressed. Do not let it happen again.
May all the gods of good ward you,
Noble Judicator Tamryn d'Jorandur
Greetings in haste.
Less than a day ago, a total of seven individuals staged an attack on the security of Sundren City itself. As the guard stood paralyzed and reinforcements came too little and too late, they brutally killed over twenty men, seriously injured that many more, and kidnapped me to take to the tender mercies of the Black Hand. It is a miracle that I am alive to write you this letter, even as they have maimed me in a personal and degrading way.
What happened yesterday was appalling to anyone who claims to care for Sundren's security. The shadowy creatures that aided the fallen elf were more than a match for our best guards. The mages that could have contained them with spells were nowhere to be seen. This says nothing of the fact that they were able to enter the city unimpeded and unchallenged by guards of any sort.
It is known that the enemy has at least twenty more of these shadowy creatures. And these are but a handful of the Black Hand's numerous servants. What message does it send to the vultures that circle over Sundren, that a woman was abducted and a score of men killed while many that claim to defend the city did nothing? Does it send a message of strength or weakness? Does it discourage further attacks, or encourage them?
In a word, this lapse of security is inexcusable.
Those who claim to care for Sundren are divided in petty infighting, trying to lay blame for Genum's Cube, and for the reorganization of the Legion, and for a dozen matters that ultimately do not matter if the city itself falls. Is the Cube important? Yes. Is the efficiency of the Legion important? Absolutely. But when all of these so-called defenders of Sundren become so wrapped up in their tiny empires of power that they are paralyzed, unable to respond to an attack on the very city that we call home, something is wrong.
It is my intention, and the intention of the Temple of the Triumvirate, to call for unity. To improve the defenses of our city by sharing knowledge, and standing together, and ensuring that the Black Hand's servants are unable to waltz in and out freely.
I call upon you, and upon the Arbiters, to encourage this goal. In the very near future, I intend to convene as many representatives of the Alliance and the Legion as possible, to discuss the implications of this new threat and the inexcusable vulnerability of Sundren to attack. For the moment, however, I encourage all of Sundren's leadership to join in this call for unity.
When I was attacked, it was not just an attack on me, but an attack on all of Sundren's people. When the city's defenses failed me, they failed not only me and those who died in the conflict but all of those you have sworn to protect.
Do not let this failure go unaddressed. Do not let it happen again.
May all the gods of good ward you,
Noble Judicator Tamryn d'Jorandur