All,

I suppose I have been gone too many years to be someone you might recognise, but you may I suppose have heard of me from the past of your world.

My Name is Harpell, I am he who is Elbrime... One of the Aspects of Talthar representing Hope in Adversity. I am a priest and warrior, and some would say zelot and madman, I am currently serving a sentance to your Empire for "crimes" commited against your nobility. That sentance being to Drive forward actions against Myron.

Willock and Billy have both at my request sought mercenaries to act on specific matters against the Myronese... but it would make sense for me to come to you and seek your help, so that I suppose is what I am doing now.

You may or may not be aware that forces from the Anchient city of Myron are striking south into the Empire, seeking to bring conflict and general suffering too mortality.

While there are bands of troops moving here and about there are also a great many agents and issues that are best solved by the application of mercenary cunning.

I have work for almost all levels of mercenary experience, from, investigating and dealing with Knolls, to killing that which quite genuinely can not acctually die, and everything in between.

I am able to offer standard mercenary fees, and I am willing to consider and negotiate other forms of payment and recompence on your behalf with the Empire up to and including the Senate. Such forms of Recompence will be relevant to the task at hand... I'm not going to speak with the covenant and apeal that your entire guild is unoutlawed, for hunting some strange wolves, but I might if you were to dedicate months to infiltrating Myron and killing half a dozen Magiarchs... I'm sure you get the idea.

If people are interested in undertaking work against Myron, and whish to discuss possible methods of compensation, then please make yourself known to me... there is huge amounts to do.

I can be contacted here by simple reply or you can send me an elemental personally at the elemental node: patrickbillins@ensinger.co.uk should you wish to contact me privately.

I should say that I make no promises about what I can negotiate by way of payment, but I do have the ear of the Senate in this matter, and I am willing to speak with the Empire should you desire something more than simple grulls and see what can be done.

May The Light Shine Forth... Forever!

Harpell
He Who is Elbrime
Imortal Lord of Combat
General of the Heavenly Host
Warlord Of Almaxar
Knight of Battle

((OOC: looking for players groups and guilds who might be interested in doing Myron based dungeons... it may be possible to organise interesting payments and stuff, Suubject to IC negotiations and OOC approval from the correct people... I confess I have not really sought that yet... the thought only really occured while I was writing this post... if people are interested in doing that kind of thing though I will persue the options and see what can be done/agreed))

Harpell,

I have heard of you and would be astounded if any hadn't,

I have been working against Myron on and off for the past year or two but nothing much recently, I have also been thinking of mustering the knights of battle as it has been a little while. Perhaps if you have a task suitable I'll point our time to something constructive for all concerned with Gimlys blessing,

Regards

Dave Stone
Lord Battle

I have been gone a long time from the knights halls, outside those places I once walked regularly there would be no cause for people to know my name.



For the knights of battle there will be MUCH you can do, when you are ready please let me know... Just off the Bat, There is an Army marching On Deci, there are issues on the road to Halgar from Alguz....There is a HUGE undine in the icewater pass and attendant troops... the list goes on and on and on...



My Thanks Lord Battle.

Harpell

When I have the information from the Gathen army taht took the Angelgate, I'll be informing the Knights

Willock
Lord Seeker

Cheers Willock...

But the knights may be better deployed elsewhere... the versatility and strength of their force, means they could be more effectively deployed into the Brandins, or as a strike force into the (extreemly dangerous) Icewater pass.

Once you have the Information we can discuss it and go from there... I'd be exceptionally grateful to have the knights prepared to help out, but with a force of that strength where they are used is going to be critical.

Harpell

We'll make decisions based on what information I get

Willock

Indeed...

Harpell

I've had one other contact me privately with a request to discuss something in lieu of payment... are there any others beyond the knights that may be interested...

Specifically I could use groups with interests in Forests (any druid guilds?) I have a need for a decent set of scouts to be generally sneaky and do some work I will generally get others to discuss with you... Any City dedicated Guilds? Deci, Gothiel etc etc?

I suspect I may have something up the buggledexter/Sheahan avenuet... as I suspect I have a few summoned body snatchers in Alguz... and friends and families won't understand if I just drag them into the street and cut their heads off...

If any Goodly Churches (militant) are looking for work... then there are issues in the White Reach... I need to start a war with some evil gods... any evil gods will likely do... (I'll explain the reasons privately...)

Guilds like Shadow Liegion and the Knights... I have enemy demons and ritualists in a number or terretories that you could smash... an Army marching on/trough Deci, An enemy Base camped out at hills called the tumbles in Alguz (already wiped out one Bastion force they have... sigh)

Slave portals that need closing and indeed for some scouts one I need to know where it goes too so we can start cutting of supply of slaves to Myron...

Also I need to get a group out into the Brandins... I know there is stuff going on I'm missing...

So Loads and Loads... for anyone who wants it... (I haven't got a hiring license but I'll blag Willocks, or something)

Harpell

Just let me know

Willock

Happy to help Willock.

Revel
Deputy Lord Seeker

I may be able to help with the druids, either personally or by sorting out a group to help depending on the task.

Argo

There is a small Army currently moving through Deci, the Army is Gathen in Origin, it is using Pine warriors and curiously rituals to literally create Forests (of an unnatural veriety I am informed)

I could really use having that ritualist dealt with, I suspect they are skilled in the manipulations of earthpower and I need them out of the picture, one way or another.

Harpell

Sod it

Instead of me looking with the Pathfinders, lets just get some men together and head in and see what we can deal with.
Anything else, we can report back

Will

By All means... I'm keen to try and match skill to need... While there is time for mercenaries to work... and do indeed a lot of very good work... I think we'll get better results by focusing skills to problems... but that said as a general scouting mission... be my guest get them out there...

Harpell

In what way are the Forests 'unnatural', this could mean many things?

Argo - if you're after any assistance and travelling without any undead, I'll see if I can make it (not trying to be difficult, much the opposite if truth be told). I've not got an awful lot of time at the moment though, as I'm racing between my many commitments as it is.

Francis Birch

Hmmm see this is one of the issues with being out of the loop...

I'm a god... I have enough trouble being squeezed into a limited little form for mortality to comprehend... and I have difficulty relating to the way you chop and change and make your minds up these days as it is...


Tree's are brown sticky things with green things on top... unless I'm being forced to chop them into bits because they are trying to kill me and my friends I tend not really to bother about them.... they are just kind of there... a bit like rocks... I couldn't tell you the difference between and unatural tree and a perfectly natural one... unless there was afforementiond combat involved... I'm pretty good at fighting thiings even trees, but my abilities to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about a tree stop at the "how do I kill that?" level...

I'm pretty good on the whole how do I kill that??? trees rocks, demons all sorts... but the finer details beyond such matters... much less so...

You could have a look though and tell me if you like...

Harpell

I thought we killed all the little tree men before the Dawn? Not sure if any of the Gathen actually showed up though. Do the Myronese still want to kill the Master of the Sunless or have they decided that your Empire would make an easier target?

In service,

Baron Kharnath
Graf of Dhaemalund

As I understand it they are intent on passing through teh Empire and using it for ritual power for their war with the Horned God.

Their military tactics seem to be, so far, consistent with entering Imperial terrtitory, destroying that which threatens them, securing and then moving on but not attempting to attack the cities in those territories.

Note that I say seem as we only have their actions in Alguz and Deci territories to judge by so far and they have in both cases neutralised the big forts in the territories (Hell's Cauldron and The Angel Gate respectively). They might turn their eyes to the city's themselves but I have a strong suspicion and information that leads me to believe that this is not their current game plan.

A. Halfblack
Halfblack Holdings

'I have managed to get a scribe to write this for me as I cannot write myself. I will be travelling with Kail and the Shadow Legion this Starsday, along with a number of Knights of Renown. I will let them know of you and what you are asking and will relate back. On Starsday we are working with a number of tribes to combat the slavery that the Myronese seem to be doing lately.'

Sergeant Caldaque
Shadow Legion

Dave,

Please let me know when you intend to gather the knights of battle and I will happily join you once again and assist however I can.


Ado Majius
Marquis of Ivescardale
Minister of Defence to Eartholme