The Mining Guild has issued a monopoly over the Magicite, refusing further cooperation with the Wizard Guild. The leader of the Mining Guild, Hrothgar Starkhammer, has given a speech to confirm the rumors.
"My fellow kinsmen! The wizards of Merlence have insulted our hospitality by letting an incompetent child as Elias Mineol lead their Guild here in OUR Skuldhellir, a village of hardworking dwarves! We hereby declare them unworthy of tasting the fruits of our labor, denying them access to research the materials we discover in the mines. Instead, Baertheim shall fund research to be done, here at their very own Mining Guild. We are hiring new prospectors and magically-inclined people to further this cause.
If those squabbling lunatics up in Merlence want to acquire our spoils then they'll have to pay for it like anyone else! And I tell you, it won't be cheap!"
The Fighter Guild remains neutral in all this, most likely waiting to see who will prove the most profitable.
Anyone wishing to partake in the new research may contact Ulrin Lightbringer, who will perform the interview and relay his findings to the Guild leaders.