Our Group's Beginning

Beginning Backstory: Each adventurer in our party, which at this point only consisted of Krusk, Tren, Hethurin and Kilana, received a letter from “Mistress Rebrighton” who has asked for help in locating her husband, Master Simon Rebrighton. At some point in their history, they have each had a close relationship or connection with Simon and count him as a friend/colleague and someone they are indebted to. She has told them to meet her at the Scarecrow Inn, and this is where they arrive. None of them have ever met Mistress Rebrighton.

On the way to the Scarecrow Inn, the entire group met at a known camping spot on the Trade Way, which is where they encountered their first "orc with clouded eyes" who attacked them, unprovoked. They found a brand on the orc's thigh, of a rune they didn't recognize. This was their first clue to the larger story. They quickly moved on to the Inn.