The Council of the Inquisition, Puddleby, Lok'Groton Islands, has made the following announcement to all of the races of the Empire.

Be it hereby know that Sendorian, an agent of the Emperor Mobius, has committed the following crimes:

• Conspired and committed genocide against Sylvan villages, killing in excess of 4,000 and possibly as many as 5,000 Empire citizens.
  
  
• Used dark arts to enslave the mind of Lorian, a Sylvan, and possibly others, bidding them against their own will and nature to commit mass murder against Sylvans.
  
  
• Kidnapped the Puddleby citizens Althea, Yazza, and Vagile Savane.
  
  
• Threatened kidnapping of additional Puddleby citizens in a blackmail attempt to cause Puddleby to turn Lorian over to Sendorian for continued use in his genocide projects.
  
  
• Used dark arts to murder Sir West, a knight of Puddleby.
  
  
• Lied to the Council of the Inquest, representing himself as an agent of justice, and accusing Lorian of willfully committing genocide, when it was he himself who had conspired, led, and enslaved Lorian to commit said
  genocide.

We, the Council of the Inquest, make public this warning: the Government of the Emperor Mobius has engaged in a pogrom of genocidal intent against the Sylvan race. We do not know why the Government has done this, but assert that the facts uncovered during our investigation are incontrovertible proof that this has happened. All races must put themselves on the alert, and take measures to protect themselves from the future actions of a Government which is capable of genocide against its own citizens.

Should any citizen of the Empire, of any race, be in need of refuge: we, the citizens of Puddleby, will gladly welcome you to our shores. We can not guarantee your safety here - ours is a dangerous land, and the Emperor's reach is long - but you will be among friends who will fight to the death, rather than relinquish you to the Government's pogroms. We shall also make available, to those who desire it, training in the arts of fighting, healing, or mysticism, so that you can protect yourselves and aid others, not only against the local dangers our community faces from Darshak pirates and necromancers, Orgas, and wild beasts, but from those in the Emperor's Government who may wish you harm.

We make one further announcement: we have investigated Lorian's involvement in the commitment of genocide against Sylvans, and have declared her innocent. She did physically commit these crimes, but was entirely and irresistably ensorceled by the blackest of arts. Lorian was victim, not criminal. We have provided Lorian with a document making these facts known. Should Lorian, who is now freed of ensorcelment, come before any of the races of the Empire on trial for any of her past actions, let this finding be judiciously considered.

By our hands and seals,

Urgelt ni Odugro Trillor
sir Sleipnir Na Gralam, Knight of the Rose
The late sir West
sir Maenygh, Knight of the Shield
ser Zwei, Knight of the Sword
Babajaga Vanimalda, Ranger
Afton
AlthePal
Merlisk
Blur'nalor
Althea, Councilor, Clan Rising Claw