Valo-Kas

Adaar,

I heard you were dead, and then a prisoner, and then maybe you fell out of the Fade and landed on your head and forgot who you were. Seriously, stop that. We still haven't been paid.

Some of our kith made it out of that giant shit hole full of demons after the explosion. The rest are dead or missing. I don't know how many were rounded up by angry humans. If you're not dead and you remember who you are, help me find our brothers and sisters.

Shokrakar

P.S. If you forgot who you are, I'll remind you: *Your name is Adaar. You're Vashoth. You didn't get paid for being blown up.*

P.P.S. If you are dead, disregard this message.
Many Tal-Vashoth were likely captured and imprisoned after the conclave. Our agents could free them.
Adaar,
Katoh came back looking like she'd crawled out of a dragon's mouth. Some of the others, too. Most of them wounded. All of them angry. But alive. Alive is important. They said they were sprung from some noble's dungeon by people in eyeball armor. I assume that's your doing. Thanks.
Shokrakar
P.S. Good work on not being dead.
P.P.S. We still haven't been paid.
Adaar,
I heard you got promoted by the little sharp human and the redheaded one. How much are they paying you? Should I send Taarlok to check over your new contract? You know the first rule: Never trust humans with numbers.
Sorry, I got distracted. That's not what this message is about.
The Kith's getting restless. You can only spend so much time sitting on your ass surrounded by humans before you get a little bored. You're in charge of the hairy eyeball soldiers now, right? You can find us a job. Quick. Because if I have to listen to Kaariss's attempts at poetry much longer, I'm going to cut him a second mouth-hole somewhere south of the first one.
Shokrakar
P.S. There are thirty-four new "sonnets" Kaariss is waiting to perform when you get back. And I think he wrote a sestina. From now on, pretend you can't hear.
Adaar,

Demons. You got us demons. Some of them were *On Fire.* You're the best, Adaar. You don't have to replace that broken blade for me now. We're even.

Shokrakar
Adaar,
I know you're busy telling the hairy-eyes what to do. Humans need a lot of direction. That's fine.
We have a problem.
Kaariss took a squad out on a simple caravan escort and hasn't reported back. I sent Ashaad and Ashaad Two to look for him, and they never reported back.
I hope you can find them. We're running out of Ashaads. And we only had the one Kaariss, even if he is annoying. His squad's all right, though. I'd really like them back.
Shokrakar
They're in a cave on the coast. At least a hundred fanatics, armed to the teeth, who believe the Inquisitor is an agent of Par Vollen intending to convert them to the Qun.
Signs indicate the prisoners are still alive.
Chandler
Commander,
By all reports, this cave the Qunari were taken to is heavily fortified. We cannot estimate how many fanatics are inside or what defenses they have in place, nor do we know for certain the prisoners are still alive. Extreme caution is warranted.
Captain Rylen
Adaar,
Hissra, Sataa, and Meraad are dead. Ashaad left, so I guess we only have one now.
The rest of the squad are alive. And they don't have any stupid ideas about meaning and purpose, so that's good. Although Kaariss wrote you a poem to celebrate being rescued. So, not all good.
Shokrakar
Varric hires the surviving members of the Valo-Kas to support the Kirkwall City Guard much to Aveline's annoyance and reside in Kirkwall.