Chapter Two: Interlude (Churney-on-the-Green)

During the time you spend in Churney-on-the-Green, traffic on the nearby road increases significantly. During the day of March 9, which you spend at Churney-on-the-Green, dozens (hundreds?) of people pass through the town or pass by the town on the road to Saragost heading out from the North. Many of the people are from Bronce, Lichgate and Lower Scumsgrove. There is some traffic from other smaller villages and hamlets in the area that you have never visited. There is a steady stream of traffic throughout the day.

During your stay overnight (March 9 - March 10) the population of Churney-on-the-Green increases by some 1,500 people as travelers from the North make camp in and around the town. The people of Churney-on-the-Green seem somewhat put out by this "invasion", but they make do with provisions and such and do their best to see to the comfort of the refugees.

Rumors of a coming war are rampant. You hear about a huge dragon that has destroyed whole villages up north and eaten hundreds of people. There are stories of thousands of orcs, goblins, hobgoblins and ogres on the prowl in the lands to the North. You hear about an evil dwarven army led by a great warrior weilding a massive battle axe. He beheads several enemy warriors at a single blow.

This information assumes that you talk to some of the refugees. No one you speak to has pesonal, first-hand knowledge of any of these events, but speak of them as something they heard from someone else who was there.

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