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Most esteemed commanders,

First, may I introduce myself; I am Sir Galleth Meyers, knight of the Kinshra. I write to you with a proposal for the furthering of our goals as regards the white city and its current encirclement.

I have served in the Kinshra now for fifteen years; I began as a page and was squired to a knight a year later, and upon reaching majority swiftly achieved ascendancy. I served at the first siege of Falador and it was there I first witnessed - as I am sure did my lords - the earth-shaking power of dwarven weaponry. The "mortars" as they were called, which preceded our assaults upon the city, proved their quality time and again. I requested a transfer to these units then, and was refused. I request a similar transfer now.

I understand our artillery for this action has, thus far, been limited to the counter-weight trebuchet* with which our valiant mathematicians and engineers bombard the posts of our enemies. But I have seen the Chaos Dwarves at work within our camps, and I know that their fire power is at our disposal should we command it. Ice Mountain looms over our positions, and its peaks fly the black flag.

My proposal, should I be granted but the smallest contingent of these awe-inspiring weapons, is that we turn their power not just against the military strongholds of the city, but against the city's civilian districts. In this way I would seek to end the deadlock that has seen us entrench ourselves within the city limits while our craven enemy cowers within their fortress. Cowards though they may be, they will lose the hearts of the people very quickly indeed should they fail to be seen to protect the city's non-combatants.

They know this fact well; having once turned the favour of the people from our most noble tribe, they fear lest the same should happen to them.

Whichever course of action our enemy might choose to take in the face of this unrestricted bombardment, we are ready to exploit their weakness; should they sally and attempt an evacuation of the district, (or, should they hesitate, a search for survivors), our Knights sit on both flanks of their only route of advance. This route could quite easily be mined, should we be able to spare the manpower, as we have access to the tunnels that run under the city. Alternatively should they sit and stew in their own filth within the castle until our mission is completed, their outlook is similarly bleak. Either they will emerge to a hostile populace, enraged at the lack of support granted by the White Knights, or they will emerge to virtually no populace at all.

I leave this proposal to the discretion of my lords. Unless on patrol within the city, I can be found within the northern camp.

Strength through chaos,

Sir Galleth Meyers.