Herne

As the sun sets and the stars rise above the town market square, Nauriend starts to wonder if the rumours are true; do the Dead walk in Cardolan and will they attack the Living?

Then a report comes in from a suspicious sighting across the hills... Ranger, Elf and mercenary go to investigate.

Dandelynn was sad. Ryheric had never known her to be melancholy before, or lonely like that. It called for some wild, drunken revelry fit for lifting a barmaid's spirits. Dandy partook of course, plenty of booze drunk. The dining table broken. Eirik later crashing into the pantry from a "sleigh" ride down the stairs. There was music, raucous laughter, plenty of food and drink ... and an absolutely trashed house strewn with hungover bodies by the end of it. Just as it should be. The most important part was that Dandy's cheer was returned to her in the end.

Winter, Herne: The town of Herne was almost a home to them all, as they came to learn one another. The new group was very different now. Less warriors, and more folk who enjoyed peace. ... With the exception of Eirik....

Arriving in the Crossway House

They travel southward, to Herne for winter.

It has been a challenging year of broken ankles, mischief and battles at Bancross. Waelden, Ethel and Yllfa have all gone through dark days in recent years. But where evil and misfortune often darken their skies and their hopes, there are also those warm, beautiful days with a bright, blue sky only partly hidden by clouds, a warm, yellow sun and the sweet, caressing wind to remind them that there are still good things in the world.