A letter has arrived at the Tooth and Hookah for our party of heroes.
Dearest Companions,
It
is with deepest regrets that I must take my leave from you all for an
indeterminate period. The work I have been doing for the Embalmers'
Guild--of which I am not at liberty to disclose--requires me to travel
to Tem-Akh. My duties there will require my full attention.
It
has been a pleasure working with you all. I do not know when, or even
if, I will be able to join you again. Should our paths cross, I look
forward to that meeting.
Regards,
Nephethus
Rumors
throughout Peraten indicate that specially trained embalmers from
throughout the city (and even elsewhere) have been recalled to Tem-Akh,
the old capital. As with Nephethus, many left before giving any
indication that they would be gone for some time. Some notices included
requests not to follow. The other embalmers who remain in the city to
provide funerary services either feign ignorance of the "recall," or
else refuse to discuss it.
