Imperial Watch Arrests Mages

EASTWATCH (RIVER DISTRICT) - There is news from the Imperial House Kahar territory of EASTWATCH that the Imperial Watch has arrested three men accused of being Shadow Touched. It is said that the men were Unmarked, and that one of three had used the threat of 'magefire' to distract a Merchant and his family while the others 'merged with the shadows' to rob the family and the trade caravan of a substantial amount of wealth while the Merchant's attention was elsewhere.

The three were calling themselves the "Brotherhood of the Wildstone", and were arrested within Eastwatch as part of a wider sting operation against illicit goods in the merchant areas. It is believed that the three will be forced to take the Mark, and will then be drafted into the Imperial Watch and assigned sentry duty on the Southern Aegis to pay off their debt to the realm, and to make ammends to the lawful Marked citizens of the Empire.

Rumours suggest that the Imperial Watch did not deem the crimes severe enough to warrant 'lessening' or capital punishment. The Imperial Watch has 'seen worse', it is claimed.