I am running a version of Ironfang Invasion (which will shortly become a version of Kingmaker as the pcs become refugees founding a new home) and the players are using a Sending spell to contact Mayor Thom Crawbert(9th level expert/fighter with no ranks in spellcraft or know arcana) of Longshadow to warn him about the hobgoblin threat.
the mayor;
- knows the pc, who was a respected elven inn keeper/beermaker in Longshadow for many years before leaving a couple of years ago
- knows a nearby wizard high enough level to teleport
- would know Sending exists, but with no skill he would be unaware of the 25 word limit.
- is already getting bad advice from his advisors (who are hobgoblin spies) like, "the hobgoblins are just bandits, nothing for us to worry about" and similar such advice.
The PC Sent "Phaendar, Redbarrow, Radyas Hollow Cavlinor ranger forts have fallen. Hobgoblin army has magical gateways. troops equal thousands trolls wyverns and dragon. scry me and teleport." How would you have the mayor verbally respond to this?