Draiss was greeted at the door by one of the younger mages, still little more than an apprentice, and, apparently, on a courier mission, for today. "Ahh, yes, Draiss? We had a job request come in, from the mercenary guild, asking for one of our more powerful mages. It seems there's an army being built up, in the neighboring country. There's been attempts to gather information on this army, but it doesn't seem to be sponsored by the neighboring government. Allowed, but not encouraged. The only things we can tell for sure are that it's led by a powerful, evil outsider, and they've acquired a number of giants, outsiders, and even dragons to assist them, and that they're planning to head our way. There's more details available, but there's a bounty, placed by the Pharoh, on their leader's head, worth... well, almost as much as your new house, here. The mercenary guild has a few other candidates from other guilds, and wanted to know if you were interested in the cooperative venture."