Intrepid Adventurers Wanted!

The following is a transcription of Rare Zoramar's remarks to the adventurers that answered his summons to investigate The Displacement:
Mornin’, folks. Some of you I know. Most of you I don’t. My name is Rare Zoramar and I have the honor of bein’ Freeholder of the fine city of New Carydam. I want to thank y’all for coming this mornin’. Time is money, as they say, so I’ll be brief.

The summons y’all answered is a dangerous one. We’re, meanin’ New Carydam along with most of the other Cities, lookin’ to find an end to the phenomenon we’ve been callin’ The Displacement. Some of y’all might know it as the Blink, the Flicker, Fading, or the dozen or so other names I’ve heard bandied about. Whatever you want to deem the thing, it needs to stop ‘fore the whole damn world as we know it just up and disappears. Or worse.
That’s where you folks come in. The Free Cities of Marlock has authorized me to offer contracts to interested and qualified parties that wish to engage in this work. Now, qualifications might differ from applicant to applicant, but, in general, we’re lookin’ for three things:

• You gotta be a competent investigator. We know next to nothin’ about what’s causing this thing, so we need you to figure that out. That means cultivatin’ your own clues, doin’ your own digging, and so forth. We’ll help out with that where we’re able, but that’s kinda what we’re paying you to do.
• You gotta be able to stomach what comes with dangerous work. Did I mention this is dangerous? It is. Some of the stuff that comes blinkin’ through is downright unfriendly, and y’all will need to be able to deal with that. And there’s likely some folks out there that would rather the Displacement keeps on happenin’, seein’ business opportunities in the chaos it creates. Now, we take that view as short sided at best, but workin’ for us may put a target on your back for them.
• You gotta work well with others.. This ain’t an individual enterprise. If selected, each of y’all will be workin’ in teams. Some y'all have come with your own people—that’s good, saves us the hassle of bundlin’ y’all up. Those of you who fancy yourselves solo entrepreneurs will be placed into teams. Part of this is to make trackin’ each contract a bit easier. And part of this is to help ensure that someone will make it back to us to let us know what’s goin’ on in the untimely event of your demise or Displacement.

That’s basically it. Those three things, in varyin’ capacities, will be required. Well, those and a certain cavalier attitude toward mortal destruction.
Some y’all have kept The Midnight Lady  waitin’ for quite a while now. Here’s hoping she’ll wait on you still.
In terms of compensation, there will be a retainer befittin’ your skills and status.This’ll be offered to the group—and left to them to divvy up however they see fit—at the start of every month, and at the contract signin’, assuming both parties wish to continue the contract. If you do your job well, you can expect that compensation to grow in accordance with our esteem. We reward quality work here in New Carydam. And, it probably goes without saying, but any other goods and services you procure durin’ the course of your duties are yours to keep.
If any of what I’ve said—meanin’ the qualifications or the work itself—gives you pause, then I’d encourage you to take your leave. No hard feelins’, and help yourself to the refreshments on your way out.
Those of you that are interested, head on over and register with Messelum there, and then stick around. We’ll be callin’ you folks in as groups and askin’ a few more questions ‘fore offering you a contract. Any questions, ask them of Messelum, or we can chat more private-like when we get to that stage of your interview.