Recruiting!

Dear Friends,

Today I was called on by the Lancer's guild to help recruit champions to bolster our defenses against a possible Imperial invasion. I was sent to Ul'dah to speak with the pugilists and plea for any assistance they can offer.

These guys are certainly a tough lot! They expressed discontent over the dangerous roads through the black shroud that lead into Gridania. Only after letting it be known that I wasn't there to take any crap did I win over enough respect to make them listen to me. The puglists agreed to send a caravan with some goods and volunteers, assuming the roads were free of danger.

Upon returning to the guild in Gridania, we received word that the caravan was experiencing problems in the Twelveswood. Unless we were able to guarantee a safe passage, the deal was off!  This left me no choice, with haste I rode the aether to rendezvous with the caravan near of the of the camps and escorted them. It wasn't long before we ran into trouble. Overhead, and enormous flying machine hovered over the treeline... I have NEVER seen anything like it. It was immense and very loud! I have no doubt is was some type of Imperial device. Needless to say, it spooked the wildlife in the forest. A herd of frightened deer came blasting out of the brush and slammed into the caravan. Upon impact, a pudgy little moogle fell from somewhere off the back of the carriage! The poor thing became trampled by the deer! What was it doing there?! As of now, that remain a mystery unsolved, but we took it Gridania where it would be cared for.

~Kiji