Public Safety Advisory - "Romantic" Vampires:

'Lo. If ghost pirates, darkers skulkin' through the Freeport, and angry mother-in-laws weren't bad 'nuff? You have a fresh hell t'contend with. New vamps. Kissin' variety.

Merchants goin' along the Trader's Route are advised to ward up and avoid night trips if possible. The latest "vamp lover" attack occured in that area. The Freeport - as always - is decorated with garlic for a reason. Don't go walkin' down no dark alleys.

If one of your Guld neighbors has gone gaga for a corpse in a dress? Remain calm. Report it to the Constabulary so that poor sap in your posse can be detained for treatment. We'll see to havin' docs assess their condition and quarantine 'em for your and their safety. 'Til they detox.

Here are the tellin' signs that someone you know is head-over-heels for somethin' that belongs in a funeral home:

(*) Pale, sickly lookin' skin
(*) Slips in and out of trance-like states, has difficulty maintainin' focus
(*) Puncture marks on the neck
(*) Obsessive, intrusive thoughts they can't help but share concernin' their "master" and the dreg's wants
(*) The need t'tell others in excrutiating detail 'bout how great a smoocher their "vamp lover" is

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If at all possible, refrain from puttin' down vamp victims 'til they go for the jugular. The Constabulary would care t'first see folks treated and sent back t'livin' productive lives. Torches and pitchforks 'gainst these folks ain't "justice" unless they're willin' accomplices.

       Day 11, Month 10 (Marpenoth (Leafall)), 187 AR
       Husk Dirtnapper