Marko Notarius
Sestone
Allir Reach
Master Notarius,
Thank you for your letter and the treasure trove of navigating materials. I'd be happy to continue the correspondence.
I'm a magician by trade. I was a Maester of the College in
Elbion before my exile for
necromancy. Most of my work involves helping people speak with departed loved ones and so forth, though I do raise the odd skeleton. I've spent years on the road, as you'd imagine.
Recently, however, I've settled down.
Crossroad Mire is a small village of fringe magicians and associates, from a huge variety of traditions. It sounds dreadfully formal to say that I've founded a school; travelers come to buy or learn magic from anyone who'll have them as students or customers.
I also have a strong interest in
portal stones. In thanks for your help, the glyph at the bottom corner of each page of this letter is a tearaway portal key. I'm sure a mostly retired merchant will have a better sense than I do of a portal key's current market value in the Allir Reach.
Portal stones are the reason I distribute messages in bottles. One active rune is known to send travelers to a fascinating but lethal location under the ocean, at unknown coordinates. For some years now I've sent various skeletal scouts through to deposit messages and beacons and so forth. In short, your assistance has been invaluable.
Harrier Wren
Crossroad Mire
Bayou Garramarisma