Today was a strange day. Today we received another reminder that there are forces at work in this world beyond what we often realize. We seem to have added another member to our party. She had this letter for me.

Falahara,
You probably do not know of me but we have a common friend, Master Radashan of the Emerald Enclave. I too am one of that august body, and I write this message with three purposes. The first is to inform you of a vision Radashan had. I am just one of many who received his warnings, and though it will be of no aid to you, I will fulfill my duty by passing on his warning. The warning from his dream is this: ?Beware the road north. Before choices must be made, blood will spring black from the forest unseen.? Not very useful, and in fact, this message did not reach me in time to be of aid to you. According to the auguries I have performed, you have already been ambushed and survived. The auguries also inform me that the monks of Kelemvor will send you against Kithensh the White.

This is the second reason that I write to you. Kithensh is known to us, because while she is not a member of the Blood, she is an ally of it. There are few amoung the Black Blood who have caused as much devistation over such a large range as she has. I wonder how she still feeds herself, given the desolation of the natural order she has caused. But that is another matter. I write to warn you that she too hunts you. The members of the Black Blood do not always work together (in fact, there is continuous struggling for dominance within that order). There are at least two factions hunting one you guard, or perhaps something he gaurds, and she leads one of them. Be wary, for I am sure she knows you come for her and she will be waiting.

The last reason for this letter is to introduce you to the messenger. She is Boudicea, and you will need her assistance to deal with Kithensh. She is not a member of the Emerald Enclave, but she is a follower of Obad-Hai, and it is her duty to face the dragon, to seek vengeance for the lands Kithensh has destroyed. Also, as I was unable to determine if the blood of the lycanthrope has infected any of your party, I suggest that at the time of the next full moon, you find a way to individually bind and secure each member that was present, and allow Boudicea to observe. I doubt she would have the power to remove such a curse, but it would be better not to allow the blood to flow freely.

Taliesin