Minas Tirith's Mail ~ The Roquen Express Revived

[Winddancer]

MINAS TIRITH'S MIDDLE-EARTH POST OFFICE

[Tharmáras]

Anardil
Castle Azrubel
Lond Col, Belfalas

Hey, buddy, uh... Warmest greetings, friend! Perhaps you remember me from my visit to Golden Beach a fortnite ago? Of course, how could you forget the man of many tales? It was my pleasure to preserve the health of your Lady, Ilisys, recently on the battlefield and I am happy to be welcomed as a guest of honor at Castle Azrubel. I hope you may recall Her Highness, the Lady Eressild, and I discussing the family shipyard at supper? That I would supply your shipwrights with my lebethron timber? Would you inquire for me if she is still keen about the deal? If she is and you have the time in what I assume is a busy schedule, could you travel to Minas Tirith to meet me at my business chamber in the Woodwrights' House of the Second Circle? There we could plan a mutually beneficial arrangement over Langstrand whiskey... The Azrubels of Lond Col should sail in style, my friend, remind the dear Lady Eressild for me.

Beren Camlost
Vorngaearon Farm
Imloth Melui, Lossasrnach

[Ercassie]

Beren Camlost
Vorngaearon Farm
Imloth Melui, Lossarnach
@Aigronding Mordagnir

Greetings Mr Camlost. Forgive me, Beren,

We were all very pleased to meet you at Lond Côl recently. Any friend of the Lady Ilisys is naturally always welcome and I must admit, my cousin also has seen fit to rave about you on occasion. So admittedly, I was curious to meet such a celebrity in person. Your exciting tales though surpassed even the highest expectation ! I do hope dinner was not too dull an affair for you. It was exceedingly not for the rest of us !

The Lady Eressild has indicated that she is indeed keen to broach an arrangement with your company. Lebethron as you must know is quite a rarity this far from Ithilien, and a commodity that we have not explored since before my grandfather's day. That said, the lady does like to set trends. There is much for us thus to discuss which we were far too captivated with your stories to focus upon overlong at dinner. My wife has expressed a keenness of late to visit Minas Tirith, so your invitation is both timely and convenient. I shall certainly look into the necessary arrangements, but you may expect a call to be paid at your convenience within the month.

With the greatest respect,

Anardil Thavron


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Cadil
C/O The Old Guesthouse
First Circle, Minas Tirith
@Pele Alarion

Cadil !

I am risking much by sending this 'care of' the publican. But I do recall you saying that you liked an odd drink in the Guesthouse, and to be utterly honest, I was not sure where else you laid down your head these days. Hopefully Halacar can be trusted not to read this, or to not share this if he later just denies that he read this .. Halacar ! Stop reading this ! Go tend your odd drinks !

We need to get out of here ! I have just received word from my father that my cousin, the exceedingly dull and serious one from Dol Amroth is coming for a visit. You remember the one, or perhaps you have tried to forget ? I can not bear to sit through an awkward reunion and surely subjected to questions of how the military has 'made a man of me'. I can not either cease to thinking of the games and dice and fun which you spoke of previously ! Say, why not a riotous night out in Pelargir where no one knows us ?!

Come find me at the old meeting place if you observe a chance. I have some leave, and this room at the barracks is impossibly too small to do anything of excitement in. I'll look for you at dawn, for at least the dawns that I have left on leave. You know where. No, I am not going to tell you where, Halacar. STOP READING THIS YOU NOSY ….. and by that, I mean, of course, thank you most kindly good sir, for seeing that this gets to my friend ..

Nal



Ercassie Edit - Pretty stamps shamelessly stolen from the Mordorian Post Office, as they fit this source location(s) of this correspondence

[Pele Alarion]

Unalmis
Ranger Barracks
@Ercassie

Heya, Nal!

I'm still staying with my parents in the Third Circle, well... yes, mostly.

Say what? Your cousin is coming? He is surely not thaaaaat bad, but hey... I'm always up for some entertainment! What else is left for me, since I'm not longer with the military and have all the time I want on my hands. Pelargir is a ways off, but sure! I might just come and meet you, and then we can decide what's what, right?

Cadil

[Isolde Alarion]

Alarion
Ranger Barracks
White City

Do they know all your secrets? The thing that keeps you up at night?

I do. I am.

R.

@Pele Alarion

[Winddancer]

To the Esteemed Pipemaker Amlaith of the Second Circle

Thank you kindly for inquiring about our establishment, it brings us great pride that the word has spread as far as Minas Tirith.
As stated before we would love to welcome your wife to stay with us for as long as is needed, as I am sure the fresh sea air will do her well.
I understand that our prices might be out of your comfortable range, however I would only be able to give a small discount if your wife were to stay with us for more than a year.
Should that be the case, then the price would be 5 gold a month, down from the 10 quoted earlier. I know you might find this price quite steep still, however I can assure you that the money would be well spent as we have the very best healers on hand the whole day and your wife would have unlimited access to all the treatments we provide here, as well as room and board.
Should this be of interest, please feel free to write us, or by all means bring her here as we have available rooms at the moment.

Yours Sincerely,
Murak Calaban
Seabreeze Sanatorium

[Ercassie]

Ilisys Azrubêl
C/O Ranger Barracks
First Circle, Minas Tirith

Greetings to our formidable lady Isys,

I find that my duties for sake of Lond Côl shall soon lead me to bide time in the White City. Naturally your most honourable mother heeds me to seek out an audience with yourself, and ascertain your health, your happiness, within Minas Tirith. I do hope there might prove some time agreeable amidst your obligations to sate these enquiries ? As ever, of course, at your own convenience,

Warder

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To our Warder Thavron
Castle Azrubêl
Lond Côl, Belfalas

To my only Warder,

You ought know by now that a lady gives naught away so freely, and especially her time. You may inform my mother that my injuries are healing quite nicely, if my recent return to the training grounds are to be believed. You have leave to find me there for a bout when you find also the nerve, and should you then see me from my seat I shall accommodate your want for conversation. If you are still at that time able to make with pretty words,

Isys

[Isolde Alarion]

Beren Camlost
Vorngaearon Farm
Imloth Melui, Lossarnach
@Tharmáras

Beren,
I find this hard to write yet needed. I used to dream of our reunion but it seems they were only that. Dreams.
Our lives have moved on and we are not the same people we were, we are no longer children. I can't force myself to feel something which doesn't form on it's own naturally and I will not lie to you either.

Nelladel

[Tyra]

C/O The Old Guesthouse
First Circle, Minas Tirith

Dearest Avarion,
I trust this letter finds you well, if of course it finds you at all. News of your travels stopped reaching us many moons ago and whilst we have sought word of your well-being little has transpired. Fathers health deteriorated rapidly. One night he ventured out into the forest in little more than his sleeping cloths. We searched for hours in the darkness and when we finally found him he was bitterly cold and muttering words that we quite simply could not understand. He is no longer with us Avarion, we have found ourselves in the most unfortunate of positions.

For a while Mother tried her hardest to keep the farm working for us but sad times have befallen the lands around us and ill health has indeed taken its toll upon the family. We fear she is suffering from a broken heart, the happiness in her eyes has long since faded and she barely moves from her bed. Cassy tends her sores and ensures she takes food and water, but her light is fading fast.
Milus has ventured into Gondor in search of work at the ports and Serby-boy…well, he’s no longer a boy and certainly doesn’t drink like one. It was only last night that Cassy chased him out of the house with Mother's old broom and told him never to return. Needless to say he was back the following afternoon with an extremely sore head and seat!

Avarion, to my point, it is of the utmost importance that I speak with you. I am already gathering my belongings and am heading to the city in a matter of days. I have a friend who is also travelling into the region and he will see me safely to the gates.
If you receive this letter, please wait for me. I will come to the Old Guesthouse in the hope of finding you.
I know there is only ill-feeling between yourself and mother at the moment, but for the sake of Cassy and your brothers, and for me Avarion, I truly need your help and advice.

Your trusted and most loyal sister,
Tyra

[Ercassie]

A hastily scribbled note has been delivered to the property of 'Wood Works' Carpentry, in the Marketplace of Minas Tirith. In the early hours of the morning. There is no address or stamp or any sign of official delivery to justify the rude awakening of Addhor, nor to offer compensation to the neighbours of the establishment, who no doubt were also woken by the exuberant barking which followed. The explanation, such as it is, was simply laid upon the counter, folded over once, so that it propped up to be noticed. In fact, it may have to be wrestled out of the jaws of a young dog who sits, expectantly, upon the floor and is bound to be noticed, in order to explain :


'Umm .. Dad,

There is no time to explain. There is a dog. I have to go out on manoeuvres, can't say where or how long for. Classified, of course, you understand.

Please understand.

Unalmis

P.S.
I call her Hattie. '

[Isolde Alarion]

Andarion
Nells Breads & Pastries

Dear Andarion,
I know we’d only planned on my staying with Mourgan for a couple weeks but I find the time away from the business of the city refreshing.
I know the bakery is in good hands with you and Laila and there it will stay for the time being. Mourgan needs my help and so I will give it.
Should anyone ask please give them my address and give that baby a kiss for me.

All my love,
Nell

[Ercassie]

Beren Camlost
Vorngaearon Farm
Imloth Melui, Lossarnach
@Tharmáras


Bear,

I was sorry that you were unable to catch up with us as you had professed a want to, at the inn. Particularly after the meeting at the shop was unavoidably postponed. Hopefully you are feeling a little better after all the water which Anardil forced upon you ! He can prove quite adamant about conducting matters while sober, much to Narradir's dismay. Having experienced at least once (once was enough) what they consider wine in Dol Amroth, I am not surprised. But enough of alcohol. Narradir kept me entertained by drinking himself enough for all three of us, on the night in question and it looked like you were catering to some significant associate yourself, so no harm done. If it is important, I know you will find a way to impart what you were intending to somehow.

Get Sadar* at the Guild to pull us all together when it is more convenient for you. Anardil is visiting Ilisys in the city for a little while so we have a window to see everyone represented on the work matter. Next month I have made arrangements to take a business excursion into Rohan however, and the lady knight has offered to accompany me. Of course, the last time she decided to 'assist' me in a matter, I ended up in the houses of healing, so I may well ask Duinion if he would relish an interesting ride with an old friend instead.

It is a difficult thing to catch you between your extensive commitments, old friend, but you know where to find me when you do find time as well. Aside from next month, obviously. Please do not worry on that score. It may be Rohan, but I shall certainly not be seeking 'her' out. Rohan is a big country, so I have heard.

I still need to thank you for the effort you put into helping Unalmis with his swimming practice, although the damage done by the dog in consequence almost cancels out that debt ! Life is never boring is it ?! Just be safe Bear. I have heard things. I hope to find you yet in one piece at some point.

Your friend,
Addhor

[Raisins]

@Nessa Saelind
A large hawk swooped in with haste the paper was marked 'Urgent: House of Healing' on the outside in an attempt to hopefully get it from the post to whoever was in charge of the House
To the Person in charge of the House of Healing:

We are writing to try to find an elven woman that may be in your care. She has been missing for several months on an adventure and normally she would be home by now as there are only a few weeks left before the anniversary of the death of her first husband in the first age - Afarfin (If she has mentioned that name). During the nights around it she can be incredibly dangerous to anyone near her. Especially if she has access to weapons and doesn't have a familiar face or voice to help calm her.

She has dark long hair (or it was) blue eyes, and multiple scars on her body - the most notable would be a massive scar over her heart that was the newest scar on her body short of any new wounds, as well as a long scar on her back that is quite old and has faded somewhat over the ages. There are plenty of other tiny scars but they would appear more as perhaps tiny spider web threads for they were healed well. She also would hopefully (for she would be crushed if they were not with her) have a bow and quiver that is old and nearly impossible for any but the strongest archers could draw back as it was once her fathers as well as a knife and some smaller daggers.

She is smart and stubborn enough that she would drag herself to a place where she would be healed no matter how badly she is wounded - to the point you may think her being walking dead which is why we are writing you - if she is there we do ask that you send a message back as swiftly by the bird this was sent by so that we can come and be with her especially if she is still there and has not started travelling westward by the time you receive this message. We shall come by the swiftest ship we can find and then horses to make it there.

Thank you
Ruindil, Mylien and Afarfin

[Nessa Saelind]

A small scrolled rolled up and sealed with the sigil of the Houses of Healing is delivered with the same large hawk that delivered the original message.



To Mistress Mylien and Messrs Afarfin and Ruindil (@Raisins)

Greetings,

My apologies if this letter is brief, however, in my haste to deliver news to you as quickly as the hawk can fly, I have chosen brevity over length.

Regarding your enquiry, an elleth fitting your description along with the weapons you described recently arrived at the Houses of Healing. She was severely injured, but received immediate treatment. The attending healer was my former apprentice, Mistress Nessa de Argosy, and the nurse was Mistress Matilda Hawthorn. Mistress Fuin, as the elleth introduced herself, is currently recuperating in the recovery ward of the Houses of Healing.

Unfortunately, Mistress Fuin made no mention of her immediate family, nor did she mention her first husband by name. It would appear that the head injury she suffered influenced her memory, which is not unusual. Please be assured that Mistress Fuin is receiving the best possible care that the Houses of Healing can provide.

I thank you for your letter and for the information you provided, we will take every precaution. However, Mistress de Argosy and Mistress Hawthorn have informed me that thus far Mistress Fuin has shown no sign of agitation. They will, with great care, inform Mistress Fuin of your letter and your concern and upcoming arrival to Minas Tirith. They will also give you more information about the elf maiden's health as soon as you arrive at the Houses of Healing. Give either of their names to the receptionist at the Houses and they will find them for you.

Yours sincerely,
Quintus de Scardena
Senior Administrator, Houses of Healing