Winter 1999/2000
Have you heard about that great hole down south in Albion?
Rumours are they've got loads of people working to repair it.
Apparently some huge army came rushing out of the ground and ran right across the local farms.
Messed up a whole years crop in some places they say.
Whatever they do it for?
Must have been pretty urgent whatever it was, since they killed loads of their own chasing across the country like that.
some say, they marched into the Avalon vale and disappeared.
Disappeared you say!
Yes and I for one wouldn't like to upset people like that, no sir!
Some folk reckon that the Drow had something to do with it, still if they were going to do something like that, why dig a huge hole?
Strange happenings indeed!
You haven't heard then?
They kidnapped the old incantor who ran the place, last night, No sign of him today, and no sign of any tracks either. The Militia are out searching for clues right now, trying to hunt down whoever's done it. But they haven't got much hope. Third one from the area in a month so the captain says...
Have you seen this new poster then?
No what's it say then?
Goes on about positions becoming available for Librarians and Assistant Librarians at the Great Library, you might be interested!
I could do with a better job right now, than working for the local library cart service.
Read it for me will you?
Due to recent and unexpected loss of several staff, the library of Norhault needs to recruit qualified librarians.
Prospective employees are required to have references from a previous library and are subject to Militia and guard checks for previous criminal activity.
Unliving need not apply.
Benefits include a generous pay scheme, free meals and lodging within library halls, free librarians robes and death benefits paid in gold to next of kin.
Send a CV scroll with your details to:
Acting Head Librarian, Great Library of Norhault, City of Norhault.
I think I will stick with my old job, thanks!
Have you seen those strange red masked folks, wandering about?
No! They haven't got up here yet then.
Mad as hatters they are, can't get a straight word out of them at all.
Apparently they're suffering from some kind of disease.
At least that's what I heard.
Seem harmless enough otherwise, but I shouldn't get too close to them, apparently they're vicious folk when they're in the mood, specially to them lordy wizards.