Epistolary
23 Arhu Galatayet, C.E. 402 (Brightmoon)
Starfall, northwestern Ajmere
Nydaril Gwephariss, Initiate of the Third Circle
Esteemed senior magi of the Society for the Advancement of Planar Understanding,
I am writing to inform you of further developments as relate to my preliminary report dated the fifth of Arhu Galatayet of this year, regarding Unclassified Arcane Object 0403402NΓ1α.
As you may recall, UAO-0403402NΓ1α was discovered at a bazaar in Highport, on the fourth of Arhu Galatayet. Its magical signature displays constant strong auras of Abjuration, Necromancy, and Transmutation, as well as a weak aura of Enchantment that faded with further analysis. Upon questioning the merchant from whose shop UAO-0403402NΓ1α was acquired, there is also reason to suspect it is capable of affecting the life-force of living things who handle it, and lore surrounding the item additionally suggests a potential for mental compulsion.
Its physical form is that of a colorless quartz-like mineral worked into a pentaprism. It weighs 347.7 grams and is affixed to a fine silver chain as if it were a mundane pendant.
UAO-0403402NΓ1α was stolen from my workshop on the seventh of Arhu Galatayet by a halfling male. The theft was witnessed by my eidolon, and I was able to view the thief via sensory link. The intruder's behavior was curious; he was focused on absconding with UAO-0403402NΓ1α to the exclusion of any interest in other of my property. With the aid of my eidolon, the thief was tracked south to the town of Starfall, where his scent trail was lost.
My physical limitations are known to the Ninth Circle. Due to the need to assume a delay-sensitive timeline when dealing with an unknown arcane object's potential to inflict calamity outside of proper containment, I reference Society Code Part IV, Title I, Chapter 270, Section 25: "When an initiate is unable to personally discharge their responsibilities as regard dangerous magical items due to injury, illness, disability, or death, and if assistance from another Society member(s) is unobtainable, an initiate is permitted to exercise their judgment in the outsourcing of non-Society labor to fulfill those responsibilities."
I have hired the first qualified individuals available locally, a set of toughs whose competence in combat was demonstrated to my satisfaction, to continue tracking down the thief and to retrieve UAO-0403402NΓ1α. (Attached you will find the standard petition for their consultation fee on a Society matter to be deducted from my annual membership dues.)
I will of course provide the Ninth Circle with additional updates as the situation develops. I have every confidence that the hired consultants will prove successful in detaining the thief and retrieving UAO-0403402NΓ1α. In the event, I am informing the Ninth Circle of my intent to resubmit my request for the reference volumes specified in my correspondence of the fifth of Arhu Galatayet, and it is my hope that the Circle will afford heightened consideration to my forthcoming grant proposal for the continued study of UAO-0403402NΓ1α.
Yours respectfully, and in my own hand,
Nydaril Gwephariss
Initiate of the Third Circle
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