To all members of the Catacrach City Guard, Haddorn Dockyards.
As you may have heard, the city have had some trouble with counterfeit wares, namely shipments of jewelry, that turned out to be much lighter or much heavier than they were supposed to, gems made of glass, painted crowns and tiaras. Now, if people were aware of these items being illegitimate, things would not be a problem. However, it seems that someone in the Marrow got their undergarments on wrong, when they found out their “priceless” jewelries were fake. That someone then took it to our colleagues in the Marrow, and eventually it became a mission for all districts handling wares, to stop this.
I personally believe it to be a waste of the guard’s time, especially if the reports out of Daaze’s Walk, about increased Thieves’ Guild activity, are true. But, an order is an order. On a more serious note, guards from Henjathi Theater have reported potential shipments of the highly addictive Liquid Courage. As you know, the Council have deemed the substance illegal, as it damages people’s free will and ability to think for themselves, Mind-wiper Juice, as some have taken to call it. So far, only small amounts have been recovered by the Henjahti Theater guards, but our sources believe a larger shipment may arrive any day now. This is easier to do by barge, as we cannot be expected to check every single crate and barrel coming through.
However, I have reached out to the Commander and to the Council on this matter. To our luck, the Council have emitted a month-long special law. This allows us to search any and all cargo, if there’s reasonable suspicion present. Suspicion includes crates or barrels (or other containers) oddly by themselves, marked containers, individuals guarding or inspecting the crates. We are also permitted to search persons, for the sake of identifying and confiscating shipments or even bottles of Liquid Courage. We are NOT allowed to search individuals for the false jewelry though. Another hitch, is that for any search that turns out empty-handed, the guard have to offer 10 gp as compensation. If the jewelry is found, a patrol is to seize the area, and call for back-up using the signal horns assigned to each patrol.
Good luck, and may Ioun grant you his favor to find the goods swiftly.
Signed by, Wradhall Clordeaxas, Captain of Haddorn Dockyards.
For Justice & Honor!
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