DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, DESTROY THE BRANDING DEVICES KNOWN AS TRACKING CHIPS. It will alert the Masked of their destruction. They will find you, and re-chip you. The second place where they insert another chip, your spine, makes it harder and dangerous to remove. [ You know who found that out the bad way? This RomanImperial. Now he's chipped too, beating himself up for his lack of foresight. ]

I am afraid I had not made the best first impression [thanks to the idiot who turned on his netbook woops] so allow us to start over. I am Queen Anora of Ferelden, and while such a title might not hold any weight in such a realm as this, I believe my being a diplomat does, in fact, merit some mention.

Upon my arrival, I had been informed to remain inside for as long as possible to avoid confrontation. However, now this is evidently not the case, nor is it a safe option. These so-called "Masked" apparently have the ability to invade our homes and do what they wish to us with little to no means of stopping them, and it is rather discouraging to say the least. Especially seeing as they're targeting an arguably unorganized group of people.

While these Masked are apparently beyond reason, they are, to my knowledge, underlings to some sort of higher power. While I am unable to leave the premises to learn more of the lay of this land and it's political structure, I am still curious if there is anyone in the know.

Has there been any attempt to contact the leaders of this "United Earth", perhaps in an attempt to reach some sort of momentary accord? If force is not the solution, then perhaps an expert tongue is.

And, other than tracking, are there any further leads as to what these "chips" do?