Commander Askalon,
Less than half of the scouts we dispatched early last week have returned, but those who have brought with them valuable information.
The Vulmane are at war and they are losing, badly. They have suffered horrendous losses and most of their fiercest warriors have long since fallen.
The force who opposes them has finally been identified, and it would seem that our worst fears have been confirmed. The sketch the soldier who died shortly after returning to us had with him does indeed depict one of the invaders.
Through what means or for what purpose I can only imagine, the dead are laying siege to Thestra.
The surviving Vulmane have begun to flee their homeland, they still take heavy losses daily and are moving en mass to the forests east of Leth Nurae. I am curious to see what the Elves' response will be. If they were going to mount a campaign to rid Thestra of the Vulmane now would be the time to strike.
Perhaps the greater wisdom though would be to wait. The dead were hardly affected by the Vulmani resistance and they slowly make their way north. War makes for unlikely allies and right now the Vulmane are the only ones who really know what we are up against.
Captain Rastus Willem
