Letter to Merchant factor in Castelion from colleague in Bonnifuss. Summer caravan season, one thousand and twenty five years post essence wars.

My dearest cousin,

It has come to my attention that those of the Elven persuasion are interested in making large purchases of perishable and non-perishable goods. My house would be willing to perform a trade exchange in the currency of these peoples, providing that such exchange can be underwritten by crown funding. We are prepared to provide immediately five hundred wagons of grain, with an additional five thousand wagons at harvest. Of cloth, oil, fine timber and dressed stone that has been requested, I have forwarded my accounts to those more suited for such bulk commodities.

As for the armament requests, I suggest those be maintained in confidence, as the last group to arm themselves not so long ago came to little good in the region. Aye? I am prepared to provide five hundred steel swords and other accoutrements of battle, however, to reach the thousands of the request will take some time. I shall begin negotiations with the Dwarven people of Gateway, in the hopes they may have the quality and quantity of demand, but I fear, even they shall fall short. I must admit to being slightly surprised that the Elven people would go outside of their own for such equipment, but shall endeavor to prove to them that we are a reliable source of trade.