Name: Howl (un: galdorleod)
Date: Septeril 9
Format: Video

[ The young man in the video has smooth skin, softly flushed cheeks, marble-like blue eyes and soft-looking hair. He sits in a plush armchair with his hands tucked inside his coat, speaking pleasantly and calmly in a Welsh accent. ]

Good afternoon, fellow Mirrorbound. For many of you, this message is likely your first and only acquaintance with me, so please, allow me to introduce myself.

I am Howl, a renowned wizard in my homeland of Ingary, the sole apprentice to the Royal Sorceress Madame Suliman, owner of three shopfronts across His Majesty's Kingdom, and a rather cranky prat when I first got here, I must admit. [ His vague calm smile widens into something more overt. ] But, I have been in Aefenglom for over two months now, and I like to think I'm making excellent progress in regaining my trade.

With that out of the way -

[ Howl pulls his right hand from his coat, holding an off-white envelope between his fingers. ]

I'd like to open a discussion on these letters - invitations to a celebration marking the Dorchacht rebellion, beginning on the nineteenth.

I was not even here at the time, so I'm puzzled as to why my presence is wanted. And while I know some general information about the conflict and what prompted it, I do not yet know enough to be comfortable celebrating it.

I wonder if anyone else received an invitation, as I assume I cannot possibly be the only one. And I ask, respectfully, if any Mirrorbound reading this were here one year ago when this rebellion took place, who may be able to enlighten me on the details. Do we know of any reason for all Mirrorbound to have been invited, even those who have arrived more recently?