SUBJECT: Red Lyrium Found
PARTICIPANTS: James Norrington, Christine Delacroix, Inessa Serra, Kain Ventfort, Beleth Ashara, Geneviève Lucienne De La Fontaine
DATE FILED: 30th of Harvestmere
STATUS: Complete
SUMMARY: In short; the discovery of red lyrium on the island. Brief description of the area, and what actions were taken.

REPORT:

To the Red Lyrium Team:

You have undoubtedly read the reports of how we became trapped on the island itself, the creatures and their vicinity to the Rift, and our means of both attacking and destroying these creatures. I myself, after my duties had been met to ensure we were safe and secure on the shore, took my mabari and tracked the red lyrium along the shore until I came across the source.

The source was in fact a half-sunken ship, on the edge of a fjord jutting into the water itself. The ship was encrusted with red lyrium, going down into the water itself, in the largest amounts I had seen thus far. I returned to camp and returned with other members of the Red Lyrium team, as well as experience climbers - namely Ashara, Delacroix, Serra, Ventfort, and de la Fontaine.

We traveled down the side of the cliff, and then up on the ship itself. We found then that the ship was rather unsteady, due to the weight of the red lyrium itself. We carefully investigated the cargo area, which was partially submerged in water, and completely covered in red lyrium spikes.

We followed that trail to the captain's cabin, finding several bodies along the way. In the cabin, we found the body of the captain - a knife still in his back from what we could only assume was a bloody mutiny. Through our search, we discovered the captain's logbook, of which I have included with this report, showing that the shipment itself was bound to Antiva City, but the ship had been blown off course.

We then proceeded to destroy the red lyrium as thoroughly as possible, to save the lives of the remaining sea creatures. No samples were taken, considering the potency of the red lyrium itself.

I can only conclude that this is part of the red lyrium shipping ring - and if it is going as far as Antiva City, then it is not much farther until it reaches the Qunari, whom from my meetings with them have made it clear that they find this to be a dangerous material. Since we do not want them marching down here to 'conquer us for our own good', I would highly advise stepping up our search to shut down the red lyrium trade and find their source of it.

Please, feel free to visit me in my office with any other questions you may have. A copy of this has been sent to the head of Seafaring Affairs, Madame Araceli.

With regards,
Ser James Norrington
Knight Commander of the Inquistion's Templar Order

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