City of Mists: Mute Swans Singing

Episode One: The Broken Crow

Lord Ambrose Hygarth Jackdaw has died

Dear reader, we regret to inform you of the untimely passing of the beloved patriarch of the Jackdaw family. He leaves behind him his loving wife, three daughters, son, and numerous grandchildren. Friends will remember him as a man of principles, a man of taste, and above all a man whose love for all manner of forgotten lore overpowered most else in his life. A funerary service will commence this Friday (the 14th) at 6:00pm followed by refreshments and recollections of Ambrose’s life back at the Jackdaw family home. You are expected to arrive promptly at least 15 minutes before the beginning of the funeral and be seated in your designated place.

Any and all condolences for the bereaved will be received in the form of emotional reparations (see gift register included) by which the family can remember the deceased and will ease their suffering in the midst of this most trying of times.

If the gift that you have chosen is too large to taken by hand please ship it to the address printed on the letter, it will be most gratefully received.

Sincerely,

Eleanor Sloane, Family solicitor (see business card in envelope)