The Truth About “Duke Edgar Balliol”

Commodore Piper-

I lived and studied at the Mages Institute in Robryn for over 10 years and I never once saw Duke Balliol, yet he ruled our barony. The nobility there does not engage so freely with those not of noble birth. If we know anyone who has noble contacts there, we might be able to find out more, but those of us with common birth would not likely know an impostor when it was presented to us.

Lord Gideon-

These boards are protected by guards day and night, and I think it best not to hide information for fear of possible infiltration. The more people who know, the less likely that something is to be missed or that duplicate work is done in waste.

GJSchaller (GJSchaller) wrote: I have plans already in motion that happen to line up with this - I will not share them here out of safety, but will message you privately. All I can say is that we are already working on a lead.

I understand if you'd like to keep it private, but we have confirmed that this board is safe from prying eyes. If you feel it would be beneficial to share your plans with the masses, by all means I would implore you to do so. If not, I await your message. Somehow, I think I know what it is in regards to.

-Odette

Good Lady Albriar and Master Wizard,

I am well aware of the disconnect between those of red and blue blood; however, each leader keeps a court of some kind, no? They might have master builders, court mages, historians, and the like. Each one of those secondary peoples has family, friends, or at least other colleagues of some kind.

If a noble was replaced, I would believe it that the vast majority would not notice. But the noble's keepers? Surely, they would find something amiss. If the keepers, too, replaced, then their associates might notice, and so on and so forth. If the truth is dammed, it is obviously dammed well, but I am surprised that there is not another leak somewhere else.

Were the leaders we found in the liberated territories pretenders as well? Did they return the originals when we took the towns back? There must be something we have missed prior to now.

Commodore Piper-

Based on some conversations I have had with His Grace and the content of his announcement when he informed us of the kings passing, many of kormyre’s provinces may not have leaders as it stands? I believe many are missing or dead. I may have interpreted his words incorrectly, and if I did I apologize, but that is the impression I am under.

Something worth considering is that my mother and others from within Hauxwell's keep were moved without notice. They left my father behind, but they also left behind a shape shifting shadow monster. Perhaps the intention was to have the creature kill him before he could spread information?
-Odette