Captain Lefèvre's Letter — New Troops

Location: Vale of WrathChapter V Crime
Nearest Lantern: Poisoned Campabout 19 m away
Length: 62#63 longest of 128
Letters in this region: 25Including this one

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(...) With respect, Sir, I must report that my men are deeply unsettled by the new troops assigned to guard the shipment.

These soldiers barely speak or sleep; they move in an unusual way, and some stare straight through people. Even the horses shy away from them.

I request further instruction on how to maintain discipline and morale under such circumstances (...)

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Where to find Captain Lefèvre's Letter — New Troops

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The letter is in Vale of Wrath. The closest Lantern is Poisoned Camp, about 19 m away in a straight line.

Location: Vale of Wrath (region V)
Chapter: Chapter V Crime
Nearest Lantern: Poisoned Camp · about 19 m away
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Vale of Wrath

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Everything placed in Vale of Wrath

Ability altars: 3

Bosses: 2 (Slaughtermill)

Boss arenas: 1

Chests: 19 (Butcher's Carnage, Pure Blade Material, Lucky Shot, Exquisite Firearm Parts, Perfectionism, Distilled Transmutation Material, Superior Firearm Parts, Empty Ferrofluid Flask, Wound that Heals, Distilled Blade Material, Pure Transmutation Material, Ferrofluid Flask Power Upgrade, Dilated Moment)

Keys: 1 (Basement Key)

Lanterns: 5 (Ship Graveyard, Under the Bridge, Poisoned Camp, Old Windmill, Wolfsbane Field)

Letters: 23 (Mirek's Note, Shrike's Appeal — Join the Resistance, Deserter's Friend Diary, Wolf's Note — Poison, Cryptic Note — Wolf, Wanted Notice, Shrike's Appeal, Medic's Letter, Shrike's Order — Cargo, Painter's Final Letter, Headquarters' Orders — New Troops, Beekeeper's Note, Captain Lefèvre's Letter — New Troops, Shrike's Appeal — Informants, Thief's Note — Loot, Thief's Note — Warning, Emissary's Letter, Headquarters' Orders — Poisoned Troops, Shrike's Orders — Cargo, Rebel's Note — Mistake, Cargo Manifest, Toothless Jack's Journal, Deserter's Diary)

More letters from Vale of Wrath

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Captain Lefèvre's Letter — New Troops is one of 25 letters in Vale of Wrath. The nearest Lantern is Poisoned Camp, about 19 m away. At 62 words it ranks #63 by length out of 128 letters.