Hendenburgh
Forest Village
The village of Hendenburgh needs help.
The Crones (witches northwest of the village) supposedly can help the village.
Loathe potion. Gregory has given, inadvertently, a loathe potion to Mrs Winstaple. To correct that, they would need the help of the Crones. Mrs Winstaple would like to see Gregory leave the village.
Cancelled wedding. Sly George, from the Highwaymen, decides not to marry beautiful Winnifried. The Crones want that fixed. They would write a banishment letter for the hounds if someone convinces Sly George otherwise.
The Miller's wife went missing, north of the village, five days ago. He wants help to recover her body for a burial.
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Life in Hendenburgh is a constant struggle against the encroachment of the Krpytwood. Ivy slowly creeps up the walls of the whitewashed cottages while brambles choke even the stately Hendenburgh manor. Since the arrival of the hounds, a silence has descended upon the village. Its citizens stay behind locked doors as chickens and geese meander untended through the empty, muddy streets.
Oliver, the Poacher
Stationed at the small barracks for guards
Oliver recently led a large group of townsmen into the forest to put an end to the scourge of the hounds. Despite heavy losses, they managed to kill three of the dogs. However, the bodies disappeared after only a few hours. Oliver is convinced that the pack cannot be eliminated by ordinary means.
Pastor Noonan
Lives at the church of the Weeping Mother
A bitter ex-priest who has turned to alcohol
Gregory, the blacksmith
An affable and warm-hearted giant. Gregory spends much of his time staring longingly across the street at the Galloping Goat Inn. Recently, Gregory has become the object of the seemingly unjustified ire of the Widow Winstaple and is banned from the inn.
Widow Winstaple, the Innkeeper
Owner of the Galloping Goat Inn
The widowed mother of three strapping sons and proprietress of the humble and welcoming Galloping Goat inn.
Elizabeth, the Coroner
Established a makeshift morgue at the city’s boathouse
A recent arrival in the village, summoned to investigate the bodies mauled by the hounds.