Clack originating in Marsember and newly arrived in
Suzail tells of the necromancer Alashendal, formerly of Scornubel, who has set up shop in the City of Spices. Already she has commanded a half score animated skeletons to take up shovels and buckets in order to clear great wet heaps of snow from the cobblestone lanes on the island where her emporium is located and the bridges connecting it to greater Marsember. Those same skeletons act as servants and guardians, and move "with alacrity and care" according to the merchant Ostramagarus, who claims to be the first to have visited Alashendal and employed her services. "Old Ostra" remains tight-lipped as to precisely what services he purchased from the necromancer.
Elsewhere in
Suzail, broadcryers acting on behalf of the agent of a Saerloonian landlord fanned out into
Suzail's taverns and the known gathering places of adventurers wintering in Suzail. As one they announced, "Arkrul Dree, a landlord and merchant of good repute and based in
Saerloon seeks chartered adventurers to plumb the heights and the depths of the Dowagers. Free passage to
Saerloon from Suzail will be afforded to those who meet with Lord Dree aboard his ship, the
Fatal Mistake, the same day it makes port in Suzail after the ice breaks. 100 golden lions for each mansion explored and all dangers beyond mere rats and spiders slain shall be paid to each party brave enough to face the unknown."
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