The Çerid greet you!

[Çerid Delegation]

I am Içwed; I speak for the Great Household, and for the Çerid.

We have recently become aware of the emergence of your people. We rejoice! For while the untamed Green lends many opportunities for adventure and riches, there is already much of it in Eura and it holds dangers enough; a peaceful neighbor is a blessing. If you bear us no ill will, then we bear you none.

I have told the Household of the draft treaty you make available to the Speakers of other peoples. They have made no determination yet as to whether it would prove agreeable to us; the Household does not rule the Çerid as the governments of humans rule their peoples, and it must take care not to agree to some thing which it cannot bind the Çerid to do.

With this said, I  offer on the Household's behalf the following points of understanding, which it is hoped may be agreeable to the Aldurian government, until such time as a more formal agreement is reached:

• The Great Household shall organize no hostile action against Aldurian territory or citizens.
  
• Çer bands in the desert Green are known to raid and rob settlements and travelers. While there, they are beyond both the remit and the protection of the Great Household, which disavows them and encourages Aldurian agents to take such action against them as is necessary. Should the guilty return to Çer soil without being apprehended, our traditions do not allow for them to be extradited or directly punished for actions taken elsewhere, but to avoid stains to Çer honor the Speakers will be empowered to attempt to seize such spoils as the guilty bring with them, so that they may be returned to their owners.
  
• On a related note, should Alduria wish to send goods overland across the desert, the Great Household will be happy to forward a list of known reputable bands that, for a fee, would provide experienced armed security and/or transport as part of a caravan.
  
• Aldurian citizens shall, provided they bear no military purpose, be permitted to establish facilities and trade at Gejlak Beach, in the same manner as other peaceful non-Çerid. (Travel through Çer lands shall also be permitted, but should be undertaken with care and with an understanding of the traditions of Çer property and the consequences of violating them; the custodian of a property is well within her rights to expel trespassers.)
  
• The Great Household wishes to ensure, in the interest of cordial relations, that the Aldurian government understands that the region between Çeridgul proper and the south bank of the river is inhabited by Çerid in good standing, and that it is the intention of the Household to eventually bring this region under its remit.