Desert of Desolation

Know ye BY order of his majesty Ruler and trustee of the Realm

Whereas It hath been reported Of late to our majesty that certain dark and vile desert raiders have crossed the terrible mountain wastes of the south, over Long forgotten paths, thence to Raid and pillage OUR hamlets and towns and thence disappearing into those same forbidding hills, and whereas OUR valiant troops have tracked these same vile creatures through the very teeth Of that awesome range to the very borders of the most accursed land, known to the wise as the Desert Of Desolation, and being knowledgeable as to the curses of that dead and haunted land did our host of brave knights wisely halt their pursuit, and furthermore, whereas certain foreign characters, whose descriptions match those of the very group here assembled at my most honored and revered request, were seen in the vicinity of the tent of Wan-Doo the wondrous, wizard of the court, in the latter part OF the evening; and whereas those persons did attain entry to said tent and did short-sheet the wizard’s bed and do all manner of petty pranks and did leave for the wizard a certain maid FOR an alleged date with said wizard, and whereas said wizard did return to said tent with yet another wench whereupon Both the first maid and the second  did begin a loud commotion and disturbance the like of which has never before shaken this stately court and upset the wizard to no end.

Therefore be it decreed that said persons be appointed special force under our majesty to track the course of the Raiders from the Desert of Desolation, where surely even the Raiders could not survive, search out their hiding place and bring us back proof that they have found that hidden fortress in the desert. We further decree that they may Retain All that they bring forth with them for thein own use from that fabled land of treasure and death.

Be It yet further decreed that if they prefer not this quest they may choose of death By hanging, death by fireball, death by polymorph, death by flame strike, death By lightning.. .