To the attention of her grace, the grand cleric;
As you are most likely well aware your grace, over the course of the last year, civil unrest and criminality have blossomed in an unprecedented manner, in the streets of Kirkwall. Investigations have time, and time again revealed, that those responsible for both the majority, and the most insidious of these crimes are all maleficar, and other dubious individuals associated with the criminal organization, commonly referred to as "mage-underground".
As recently appointed Knight Captain, I am glad to be able to report, that the Knight commander has finally decided to take the necessary actions, and make use of the unconditional mandate your grace issued not long ago.
In related note, I urge again, you to over think your stance on the solution I proposed a year ago. The Knight Commander has since come to agree with my proposal, but without your explicit agreement, we will refrain from putting a permanent solution in action. For now, in accordance with your orders, the very moment I write these lines, strike teams are being assembled to move against the suspected criminal cells throughout the city, and templar guards will soon be stationed at other vital location of infrastructure, in addition to those currently protecting the keep and the chantry. We have also selected a number of mages that have caught attention for continued insubordination, to make examples of. As experience from the past has clearly shown, it's an effective, no I dare say the only effective way, to keep the treacherous and rebellious nature of the mages at bay.
It goes without saying, that you will be informed about every preemptive rite of tranquility we will perform to maintain the circle security, and the Knight Commander has tasked me to enact the rite only when the new, stricter set of rules deem it necessary.
As such, it is my obligation, to inform you of a most unfortunate accident, that disturbed the circles order just yesterday, which makes the application of the holy mark a necessity in several instances. One of the circles youngest almost fell prey to demons. Momentarily without templar supervision, as the youngest mages are granted an off hour during day time, for physical activity in the yards, only immediately supervised by one of their own.
During one of the regular check ups, performed by one of the templar patrols, the appointed mage supervisor, was caught in the act of using magic without permission, to cover up obvious hints of blood magic abuse. The young mage in question was found to sport several bleeding wounds on legs and forearms, all clearly inflicted on purpose.
When the templars currently on duty tried to arrest the suspected bloodmage, the mage supervisor attempted to resist, and resorted to both oral and physical violence, a behavior completely unacceptable, and most certain proof of her complicity in the practicing of blood magic. To worsen the case, the mage in question has repeatedly caught attention, in relation to investigations of criminal individuals, and in relation to the mage underground.
As such, with the knight commanders approval, I hereby formally request permission to perform the rite of tranquility on the mages by the names of Roth, Caled and Hawke, Bethany.
Your humble servant,
Knight Captain Alrik
-A letter to Grand Cleric Elthina, written by a templar knight captain 9:36 Dragon, retrieved after the retaking of Kirkwall 9:42 Dragon