A missive written in long stylishly looping characters is addressed generally to the Bard Guildleadership and Songsworn:
It has been 43 years since a darkness swept through the Riverhaven Guildhall and struck down our former Guildleader Ezruh. For his own protection he has obviously utilized the skills he learned from the early forming of our Guild to remain hidden from further injury and attack. He was killed for delving into the secrets of the Paladin guild involving an event know only as "The Bonding". A dwarven Paladin named Emille supposedly was the "caretaker of the truth" among other things ("Paladin Guildleader" and "The Fist" among others). Ezruh worked with the Paladin researcher Oane who was accused of treason and also struck down by a shadowy force. The shadowy force around Oane's corpse was so strong that Clerics could not bond his soul back to his body.
Now why should be as a Guild continue to involve itself in these events. One of our former Guildleaders is in hiding and hopefully the Guild leadership has had to the wisdom to assign Songsworn protection to him. The original Paladin council helped to beat back Dzree and the Dragon Priests whom were responsible for the deaths of our Guildleaders and countless guildmates. This shadowy force that the Paladins "bound" must be discovered and our assistance offered if possible.
I am further concerned that my guildmates are not as informed about these troubling events as they should be. I wish to complete a song and history about these events and I ask for the help of the Songsworn and Guildleaders in relating any information they have garnered.
The missive is sealed with wax bearing the symbol of a pear-shaped man holding a cat.
OOC: Since the events with Oane and Ezruh were never concluded I am looking for information on how the guild views these events and the status of Ezruh. Thanks.
