The Map Provided by the Arcane Sons...

Starling,
I would agree fully with you. My research from last summer gave me their personal phrase.
Should anyone overhear it you can probably assume it's them:

"From Death rises power. Our power is his power"

Maybe they will soon realize that in his final plan no one benefits besides him.

Thank you to both you, Starling and to you as well, Moostrav. I would say Moostrav's original plan of examining the targets on our side of the rift first is sound, the number of points of interest is a fraction of those on the opposite side and would allow us to focus our resources on a limited number of spots. I'd recommend sending scouting parties to all areas, as any settlements we have allies within (no offense to those who claim these lands as home) may have been compromised to the point where any information we receive back would be questionable in it's authenticity. Who knows what is currently happening within their walls? If the Arcane Sons are as dangerous as Lady Tartaros indicates, entire towns could be under their thrall.

Starling, could you tell us exactly which areas on your list fall on our side of the rift, for clarity to anyone following along?

-Django, the "Rooster"

Friends,

This map is our chess board. The enemies pieces are displayed. We know our King - Valos with the blood of the God King - must be protected. He is hidden, castled if you will. Valestrezi is a powerful piece, our Queen no longer static making a bold move in uniting outer realms. Our clergy are about to strike on the oblique - champions of the gods ready to attack the enemy King, himself well castled. Some sacrifices may be necessary in order to take out his Queen, his most powerful piece, the Soul Devourer. Travance, our rook and home, moves itself head on straight into the Wastes in order to protect our knights who jump into the Chaos Wastes. Let us use the map to determine where his pieces lie; let us determine our allies to thwart the motion of his pieces.

This is a long game that has been played for millenia, and Necrophitus has made his move. We have forgotten the opening, perhaps knowledge of the beginning will help us. We ought to gain the initiative. For each of his positions, let us send emissaries to gain allies - one for one, or perhaps more in order to have more power directed to each square of the map. In the meantime, we aggressively move to attack the evil King.

The endgame is upon us.

Father Ephrem,
Flagellant of the Holy Light

On this side of the Rift: New Gaaldron, De'mentia, Drega'Mire, and what could be supposed to be Tamaria.

Moostrav,
What were the artifacts they wanted?

-Robert Morgan

I would say New Gaaldron may be the most dangerous target to scout, after what happened this past moon, followed by Tamaria(?), as the exact location is unknown it will make scouting difficult and dangerous if we send our units out blind, I know little of De'mentia, so further analysis from myself would be impossible. Drega'Mire is a curious thing. If we send out someone with no affiliations to Drega'Mire to scout, it would be beneficial in that they have no connection to anyone living there, therefore the information we receive is less likely to be tainted, our reports received more clear and untouched by sense of loyalty to land or pride, and less information will be hidden from us out of shame of what's potentially become of the lands(again, no offense intended, i state all of this from an objective standpoint). However if we send someone familiar with the region it has it's own potential benefits, along with potential risks. More in depth knowledge of the land and it's secrets, more connections and networks to gain information from, all with the risk of having our scouts pulled into the vile web of these Arcane Sons and whatever they have done to this town (if they are not already involved).
-Django, the "Rooster"