A letter to the Order of the Divine Shield
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this letter is adressed to Shannon and delivered by a young knight to the temple
Dear Shannon,
Recently I have encountered some disconcerting portals that all spawned umberhulks. In person I was present at the closing of three, all with shrines or symbols of evil nearby. In all three cases the destrcution of the depiction of evil in stone also destroyed the portal ending the stream of umberhulks. These portals were surrounded by five blue magic lights which were connected with red lines thus forming a pentagram. In at least two cases a goblin sighting beforehand was reported. The portals seemed to work fine despite the area being troubled by wild magic.
I will now try to give a little more detail to the three incidents. The first one was in the woods south of Norwick. The second one, found a few days later, was in the Nars pass. And the third one just outside Peltarch, where the foothills meet the lake. Inside the outer wall.
Near Norwick, the depiction of evil was a stone altar. It was further guarded by many goblins. In the Nars pass, it was a grotesque, man-shaped burning statue, it was defended by hobgoblins and warded by powerful magic. Near Peltarch, there were many kobolds around and an obelisk not far from the portal. A splinter of said obelisk is still in the possession of a sailor that goes under the name Mavado. signed
Yours faithfully Elenwyd ap Arcalinte, holy warrior of the loyal Fury
