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[Elric arrived in the small hours of the morning and has spent his time settling in and catching up with all the news that's fit to print. You people amuse him. Strikeouts quite unreadable.]

There seems little point in wasting time on empty niceties and idle chatter, though it pains me to ignore the customs of a new place from the start. To the point then—I am Elric of Melniboné, known as the White Wolf, Kinslayer, Stealer of Souls, and other similarly colourful epithets. If you have not heard of me, I take no offence; if you have, I should be interested to know what tales have been told you. I have joined this ship on the Seas of Fate as a warden, and you may expect me to carry out my duties to the best of my ability. I have ventured across many worlds of the Million Spheres in my time, but never have I seen such a feckless diverse congeries of travellers as is gathered here. Introduce yourselves, if you please; and if one among you may be counted as anything resembling a leader or authority, I shall be glad to know of it.