Whoever you are, whether you are stationed at the Villa or a local hireling, all of the scuttlebutt is about the visitors that arrived two days ago.
Three figures on some of the most gorgeous horses you have ever seen arrived escorted by a contingent of spellguard. The horses bore metallic golden reins, and other ornaments in their manes and tails. They wore winter barding from Quastarte, but such animals were clearly not from the university, the barding a temporary gift for animals not accustomed to such cold.
Their riders were equally strange and for lack of a better description, they were clothed in rags. These “rags” however seemed to be made from the finest textiles, and occupied every shade of yellow and orange. They formed multi-layered saffron colored cloaks around their riders, and covered them from head to foot. The rags flowing from around a flat, eyeless bronze mask, and then down their backs, and ultimately covered their legs and feet. Their hands and forearms were also wrapped in the same fabric, but in a tight fashion, so as not to encumber their dexterity. No flesh was visible, and two of the riders each bore three slender swords, each a different length and arranged on their hip in decreasing size. The armed figures garments contained only yellows and light orange, while the third figure had bits of material in deep orange and even red, and had no weapons evident.
All three arrived at the gate and dismounted, revealing that they stood five foot tall. While their rags were bulky, they still seemed to evince the posture of one who was slender underneath. Master Brand stepped forth to greet the unarmed figure and they clasped forearms in a friendly embrace, while the two armed figures removed a chest from a fourth riderless horse and brought it to the gate. After a few more apparent pleasantries, the visitors and Master Brand entered the Villa carrying their chest and have not been seen since. Their horses are being kept in the stable and being maintained by Spellguard grooms.
The Spellguard have remained tight lipped regarding the visitors, and have referred to them only as the regent’s honored guests, and then instruct those nosy enough to keep asking questions to go mind their own business.