[details=To the Baroness Janice Pendel]Dearest Mother,
I received your letter just as we were completing our exploration of a rather interesting cave system. While you have requested that I return to Pendel at once, I must decline at this time, as the discoveries we have made together are most grave.
While on the outskirts of the Sentinels’ territory, we found a cave system that turned out to have been inhabited years ago (at least a decade past, by my estimates). What was amazing was that this cave had been populated by an unknown race of people, which I have taken to calling the Nimhish. They are rodent-like in appearance, and have their own system of writing and self-governance. We estimated this cave to house around three hundred individuals, but we found it abandoned, and uncovered the reason why once we plumbed its depths.
There was magical traces in the cave system that could only have been left by a spell most heinous, one which removed all of the air within, which forced the Nimhish people to flee, leaving behind all of their belongings and food stores. The perpetrators then raided the vault and covered their tracks in order to make it seem like this settlement had been abandoned for much longer than it actually was.
Mother, as you are well aware of, such powerful and devastating magic is prohibited by every nation we know of. There are very few individuals capable of casting it, and I feel that the most likely offenders come from the Exalted Theocracy of Etru. This wanton attack on a completely unknown (and potentially peaceful) civilization cannot go without being addressed. The Nimhish people, from what little evidence we could find, have most likely fled into the realms of the Flamewrought Vigil.
With your blessing, I wish to call for a meeting between the nations of this world, located in the Flamewrought Vigil. I am certain that Grand Duchess Oslam will be open to discourse, once we have informed her of the situation. I will be writing to her as well, and, after stopping by a nomadic settlement for trade and resupply, will be heading to the Flamewrought Vigil.
Give my love to Katarina and Beatrice, and I hope to see you at the meeting,
Ryyan Pendel[/details]
[details=To the Grand Duchess Cecile Oslam]Dear Aunt Oslam,
I hope this letter finds you in good health. I have made a most startling discovery while out journeying with my companions, and I must contact you for reasons I will make clear. We discovered a cave that had once been inhabited by an unheard of race of peoples…
…And this is not the only instance where we have seen the Nimhish, nor the only incident between them and members of the Theocracy of Etru. Prior to exploring the cave, we witnessed a fight between two Nimhish individuals and four ETE members, trespassing on Pendel lands. The two Nimhish fled before we could speak to them, and I have reason to believe at least one of them is now imprisoned within your territories. If they have committed some crime against you, I would hear of it, as I feel these people have been unjustly treated in the past, and wish to negotiate for fair treatment and equal recognition, as a fellow civilized race in this world.
An event of this magnitude requires attention from all nations of the world, and so, in the name of the Barony of Pendel, I request that a meeting between delegates from all major powers be held in your lands within a month. I trust that your agents will provide safe travel and security for all delegations through your lands. I look forward to speaking with you soon.
Sincerely,
Ryyan Pendel [/details]