Pastor Prewitt,\n\nIt is with the utmost urgency and discretion that I author this note. Out of respect for your seniority in Walsham, I choose not to challenge you publicly, but I am disappointed nonetheless.\n\nThese poor Lost souls who've wandered into town may seem to have lost their humanity, but is this not a test of our faith? The decision to bury them seems to me a decision to surrender hope; there simply must be a more humane way to handle this. \n\nPlease, let us at least discuss the matter, \n\nBrother Umberto

An earnest letter from Brother Umberto to Pastor Prewitt of Walsham

A Plea to Pastor Prewitt

Prewitt,\n\nIt is plain now that ignoring my concerns has cost this town dearly. Even the most faithful are on the verge of despair, and as we've seen, that seems to be the true source of this soulless plague. \n\nOur hollow prayers and efforts to bury these tragic events are only making matters worse. I cannot bear to witness this tragedy unfold. I am told of a Faithful Knight who resides west in Ballard's Manor - Ser Galahad. I will seek him out, and if providence affords, I will return with the hope and the strength to save our town. \n\n-Brother Umberto

A letter to Pastor Prewitt on the ineffectiveness of his actions

Seeking Salvation

- March 17th \n\nA cold wind blows instead of spring, and the trees of Brightwood are dry and devoid of new growth. Poor Pastor Prewitt fell Lost along with the rest of Walsham and now the Lost are appearing here in Wolfsegg.\n\nSince Galahad's departure, several knights have left the Vigil, and I have begun recruiting and training the local townsfolk as new Vigilants. They've taken to calling themselves 'shadow hunters', and I won't discourage it... anything that keeps them hopeful is welcome.\n\n-Umberto

From the personal journal of Brother Umberto

A Grim Springtide

- June 8th \n\nIt is the peak of summer, but it remains cold, and crops wither in the field. It seems every week, we awaken one morning to find another of the townsfolk has fallen Lost. Despite my misgivings, I've come to accept the only solution is to bury them. Strange that it may be to see graveyards on Aeternum, my greater concern is that they will soon be widespread.\n\n-Umberto

Hopeless Summer

Let it be known that the Staudt family committed crimes against the community by conspiring to hide the fact that certain members of the household had fallen Lost. Unsurprisingly, the plague spread, and we now commit the entire family to the earth. Let it be known that the Staudt family's keep at Caer Dun has been seized by the Bright Vigil. \n\n-Grand Vigilant Umberto

A missive regarding the crimes of the Staudt family

Condemnation of the Staudt Family

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From a partially burned paper in a Staudt's Manor fireplace

Map to Caer Dun

Notice to the people of Morgenstadt!\n\nBy decree of Grand Vigilant Umberto, the following families will be relocated from the town to be sheltered in Sonnesbruck Cathedral: Wallace, van Hoesem, de Goyer, Fujiwara, Cao, Kazakov, Khalid, de Soto

A public notice pinned to a post near the center of Morgenstadt

Notice to the people of Morgenstadt

Moira, \n\nTell the families there's no time to collect valuables, that they can return for those later. \n\nOnce they get to the cathedral, administer the draught and then commit their poor, sleeping souls to the earth. Let us pray this will prevent their dour dispositions from infecting the rest of the village. \n\n- Umberto \n\nPS. Don't worry about Pennyfather - I've informed him of the consequences of interfering.

A letter abandoned near the gravestones of Morgenstadt

A Bitter Draught

Goura,\n\nWhatever Umberto says, you musn't believe him! \n\nSomething in the Grand Vigilant changed after I expressed doubts about Sonnesbruck. He's been paranoid, keeping secrets, something about making a "Heartgem" to protect himself... like those mad Soulwardens. \n\nI fear he's trying to turn us against each other. If we don't stay united, I worry we'll both end up like the others... \n\n(Unsigned)

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