Genesis

Captain Sereth, Master of Spies to the Governer Elasander

My lord Elasander has begun the process of investing the twenty-thousand sovereign fortification grant. He has appointed a cheif of engineers, some Dwarf named Stonin leads them, and they are to survey the construction of a cart-worthy road from Carandor to Dispar. This should allow for easy passage between the two forts at Daenos and Elnost, reinforcing the line and purely coincidentally enhancing trade and tarrif revenue.

The engineers are to commence their survey at the beginning of next week, travelling from Carandor in an easterly direction. In the meantime, my lord has commissioned some bounty hunters to travel in the opposite direction, leaving immediately from Dispar and heading west. He has offered a twenty sovereign purse and of course the usual bounty is offered for troll's heads, furthermore they have rights over any booty that they find.

The bounty hunters are lead by a noble elf named Osiris Bircham and they have with them a sylvan from mirkwood named Cerilaragloras (Ceri), and a hobbit named Owain Proudfoot. Of the elves nothing is known, but Mirkwood has sent spies this far on a regular basis and I have no reason to suspect that he is not another one. The Sindar, though unknown to me appears to be too poorly provisioned to be an agent, and I have never heard of spies of their kin in these parts. The hobbit is known however, he has been flogged once for street theft in Swiftwater and the sherrif has already warned him off.

I will watch their progress with keen attention, and alert agents in Carandor to mark their arival.