On Feastday, the 26th of Ivastaen, a new wave of krolvin warships and raiders reached the Black Sands beach near Wehnimer's Landing. Brave heroes and defenders charged to meet the invaders, creating piles of krolvin corpses and destroying some of their ships. Some krolvin scouts had infiltrated the town, trying to work towards the museum but were finally pushed back. Further chaos ensued, when shadowy cloaked figures were witnessed inside the museum, before a fiery orb exploded in the building's lobby, creating a giant wall of fire that cut off the heroes from the second floor lobby. A few local adventurers, along with members of the Sapphire Guard and Wehnimer's militia stood watch over the green crystal orb, before a cloud of black fog moved into the area, obscuring much of the display area. Those standing guard were soon killed or wounded by cloaked figures, and it was reported that Glethad, the museum curator, was seen being forced by the same mysterious figures to disarm the magical wardings protecting the relic. The museum fire was finally put out, and the heroes rushed upstairs, but too late to stop the figures from escaping with the orb and the curator.

It was then learned that once the artifact had been stolen, the ex-pirate Thanden's ship had left port from the North Docks and sailed away. Furthermore, a member of the Argent Mirror's envoy to Wehnimer's Landing was discovered to have slipped out of town, heading back towards the Nations to deliver a message to the Queen herself. In light of the orb having gone missing, Mayor Walkar ordered Caylio, the Argent Mirror's Loremaster, to be apprehended, along with his entire envoy. The elven messenger was wounded and captured by local heroes near the Glacier, where guards dragged him back to town for questioning. Councilman Khylon, the steward of the town's militia, ordered a number of ships to depart immedietely from town, in pursuit of Thanden's ship, while word was sent to other coastal towns in an attempt at locating the ex-pirate. The krolvin threat along the Black Sands was then defeated, but local seafarer's reported a number of war ships still a day or two from town.

Mayor Walkar tiredly appeared late into the night, to address concerns of the townspeople, "With the artifact stolen from our museum, and our curator kidnapped, we can spare no room for assumptions. To that end, I ordered the arrest of Caylio and the remainder of the Argent Mirror's visiting envoy. They have been detained and will be questioned over the next few days, to determine if they held any involvement in the orb being stolen. I would hope they would understand my decision in this matter, and if the investigation finds them innocent, then we would benefit from an allied attempt to locate the true thieves. To ensure all possibilities are covered, we have also seen to it that pursuit has been given for Thanden's ship, and word has been sent to the Empire. He'll find no safehaven, should he be guilty. Our archmage, Pherantyr, is currently working on a magical defense to be established along the Black Sands to aid us in any further krolvin raids. Even with all of this, we cannot be certain the artifact has even left the town. I ask every citizen, every hero, keep your eyes and ears open. We will not allow this relic to fall into the wrong hands for long, nor will we allow its power to be used for destructive purposes. It was ours to protect, and it will be ours to retrieve."

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