Dear Master Fiontann,
I hope this letter finds you well.
I have spoken of you to a dear friend and confidant of mine, Provost Cynraede. He has confirmed my intuition that you are someone to be trusted. As you may or may not know, I deal in rare and unusual curiosities and accoutrements. However, my chests do not house mere shiny baubles, satiating one’s material desires but rather contain weapons of war, forged in the Light with the sole purpose of beating back the shadow of the Dark One.
Since the assault on The Warhorse Inn, my kinsmen and I have been looking for new safe havens around Bree that will be ‘friendly’ to our purpose. We intend to move our inventory under the cover of darkness, out of the city and into the hands of our brothers and sisters on the battlefield.
It has come to our attention that you own one such useful establishment known as The Thirsty Boar. The time may soon come when my kinsmen and I, will need to seek refuge at your establishment to house some of our inventory temporarily until we can offload the goods onto a friendly caravan and out of the city. Your help in this matter is of the utmost importance and we are willing to compensate you generously for your participation.
I have placed an emissary in Bree named Eckardt and entrusted him to be our go-between as I do not believe it would be wise being seen in direct communication at present. Eckardt is a skilled archer from Lake-town and loyal servant to the cause. You will find him at The Hunting Lodge just beyond Haunted Alley. Please locate him and send him your answer. Request of Eckardt anything you may need. He is at your disposal.
I patiently await your reply.
—Duramarth IV
Silent Protector of the Free Peoples of Middle Earth
