PENNED FROM THE DESK OF MAYOR WINFIELD - April 7, 2006

Hail my friends,

I recently returned from the Underworld on a strange trip with The Gatekeeper. Oh yes, he is still around. And yes it appears The Gatekeeper is a "he" as best I can tell. His voice is low and sometimes garbled with the sound of wind. He keeps his shroud pulled over his face so it is hard to see him clearly, but I think it is a "He".

Anyway, my trip was adventurous and I am sworn to secrecy of what I specifically saw and did, as usual with The Gatekeeper.

I can say that the misty places I went to were full of intrigue and mystery - Many things I did not comprehend. Many times light blinded me and darkness surrounded me.

The Gatekeeper pontificated about Balance again. This gave me new appreciation for the struggles he goes through while we wander around in the Realm. We are sometimes oblivious to the good versus evil going on in our different lands and pubs.

As we journied together, I had a sense of hope through images that flashed before me and through me. Hope of more fascinating times. Hope for the new people and old. Hope that one day again we would build to soaring heights, stemming off decay and corruption.

I explained to The Gatekeeper about changes going on in PaxLair. How the cities are building and at times even becoming slightly embroiled against each other. He said he would watch our own struggles for balance in our cities of PaxLair City, PaxOku, Dragons Watch, Port Baldmor, and PaxLane. He seemed amused with us mortals.

As The Gatekeeper brought me back to the surfaces of the Realm today, I had a sense of renewed hope and vision. He turned and said one last word to me: "Sagacity" Then he vanished.

In a final whisper on the wind, The Gatekeeper told me to make sure people know he is just like you and me, doing what we can in his own way to make our Realm a better place. Yet he is just an apparition, a mist, and a glow in the direction of balance. If you see The Gatekeeper, do not be dismayed. He is certainly one with Sagacity.

Dragonspeed,

Winfield, Mayor of PaxLair