Mundus Vult Decipi (Mission Notes)

Executor: Aerivandor Rhydane

House Taif had an emergency request of Verifoss. The Haberci’s party was ambushed after successful negotiations with the Azure Dragon Empire. Her military escort were slaughtered and the envoy disappeared. They had no contact until the ingenuity of Lady Fatima sent them a message to say her farewells should she not survive. As their own forces were still tied up with their internal operations, they trusted us to attempt a rescue.

Kaladin and Cadmus were visibly and justifiably upset as they heard the replaying of Lady Fatima’s last message to her family. Clink and Mortimer had never meet the envoy but I could see they were determined to bring her back if they could. I was only able to steady Lady Mariam, the messenger for the request and cousin to Haberci, as she struggled to convey her pleas.

The party faced a powerful illusionist of some kind and they all had to face various challenges and battles before they were able to retrieve the Haberci. And what they found was nothing short of reprehensible. While it would have been more useful if they had managed to bring the perpetrator back alive, I can understand Mortimer’s almost instinctive action to kill the being who did such horrible deeds.

Whatever intrigue or conflict is occurring in Tigris, none justify what was done to the envoy. To be succinct, it was an unforgivable act and I can only hope Lady Fatima recovers soon.