NPC - Commander Tardis Bergstein & Derry Ravenshaw ADC

After finally meeting the promising young Ravensguard, Ryku Somi, Commander Tardis Bergstein eagerly awaits the promised report on which adventurers the heroine finds trustworthy, and which are to be watched carefully.

Sergeant Helgmen is escorted into the Commanders office by a desk clerk in the Rook Military HQ. Striding in the Sergeant comes to attention and salutes the commander standing rigidly until the Commander salutes back and says “At ease, Sergeant”
The immaculately maintained sergeant stands slightly less at attention but remains as if he in on the parade square, “Good morning sir, I had heard you were looking for any information on these mercenary’s in our city.”

Sitting back down at his desk, Commander Tardis begins shuffling around some report papers littering his desk and nods, “That’s right, got to keep an eye on them some are less moral then others.”

“Yes sir, yesterday afternoon there was a disturbance in the Southern Slums as you have most likely heard about, the men at the university have declared it an…I believe they called it an…unintentional combustion of natural forming gases in the sewers.”
Tardis looks up from his papers, “That’s, right. The Low Council has been in a state about it.”

Conrad Helgmen nods to his Commander, “My men and I heard the ruckus and headed over to see what was happening, and in the tunnels we found a group of four of these mercenary’s, they had, and I must say quite deftly, dispatched the incursion of goblins. I have their names here.”

The Sergeant pauses to pull out a piece of paper from his breast pocket, “ a man named Raedric Bullenstarke, a local named Siegfried, a noble born Solomon Nox and an Oread named Shale. Sir, they acted selflessly and descended into the sewers with no regard for personal safety and protected Rook.”

Watching his Sergeant carefully Commander Tardis stands up, “Thank you for making your way over here from the Arms District Sergeant.”

Snapping to attention Sergeant Helgmen salutes the Commander, does a wheel turn and exits the office.

Derry, immaculate as ever, gives a nod.  "Of course Mr. Nox.  Commander Bergstein has indicated that you should be allowed to see him about this matter barring higher priorities."

The Aide de Camp rises, knocks on the commanders door, and after a response, enters.  A moment later he returns.  "The Commander will see you now Mr. Nox."

"Copy?  Do you mean the stone rubbing you supplied us Mr. Nox?"

A letter will be delivered to the offices of Derry Ravenshadow and Tardis Bergstein, early in the morning. While the letter is written in a familiar dialect, is not not penned in a familiar style.

Greetings Commander Bergstein,

While perhaps the The City Guard and Master Ganderlays Greyguard consider my judgement to be obscured in some fashion, I can inform you personally that I am not blind to the recent mobilization within the city, or your agents lurking around my premises. Regardless of the nature of the information you received, there has apparently been a miscommunication over the terms of my continued cooperation with the Rook government.

I had thought that it was understood that I would provide my services to the Rook government and child organizations as long as my business within the city was not disturbed and fair fees were paid; a reasonable request from a citizen who values his privacy. I believe I have gone above and beyond the typical social requirements of a citizen. The amount I have done for Rook itself is tremendous, and ranges from investigation of foreign threats, destruction of foreign threats, information gathering on both material, interplanar, and internal concerns, and even training members of the Rook city guard to provide sufficient protection for the city in a time of confusion with the arrival of our more magically capable neighbors.

I had thought that my judgement was largely trusted, my advice well received, and I have committed no crime within the statute of Rooks laws that I am aware of. Yet your soldiers continue to mobilize around my private business, harass my students, and spy on me without justification. And you have done this without even speaking with me, despite the loyal service I have provided to this city for several years.

Regardless of your motivations, it is clear to me where I am not wanted. I am taking the apprentices that wish to remain with me, my privately owned structures, and my self, and departing from Rook. Those of the Rook guard that I have trained are capable mages in their own right, and should serve reasonably well in the capacities that you require.

One of my apprentices, a young elven woman named Imras, has been left behind with a small contingent of private guards and a small library at the lot where my institute once was. She does not know where I am, and I do not suggest harming her, as I doubt she was complicit in anything you may think I have done. She does, however, know how to contact me, and will be forwarding any communications she receives to me among channels that I keep abreast of. I have informed several of my closer associates that Imras can contact me, and will continue to cooperate with them when it is of my interest to do so. 

While I had hoped that our partnership would prove mutually beneficial for some time to come, your recent behavior towards me shows that my hoped for future within Rook has a rapidly dwindling probability. At the very least, as an acknowledgement of the considerable external and internal stability I have created on your behest, and the numerous other problems I was a keystone in resolving, I would request that you allow me to part in peace, and not pursue me in any capacity. 

Dictated by Lorek Ra'dari

Scribed by Imras Eruiel