@Gisk- Mashal:
Because a Rider sword was found on the man, an agent of the Empire's new order (which is in it's infant stages and is a construct of my own built to even the field and thus is unknown to players and characters alike) has been sent to the nearby town to sniff out what happened to the wielder. Because no one knows anything about the sword, the agent has become threatening and is using certain abilities of hers to... do something. :P
Three villagers are dead (nobodies, not anyone related to the characters), and their bodies are being burnt. The village is scared and outraged, and everyone has sealed themselves in their homes for the day, making it apper like a ghost town except for the charred remains in the center of the village. If the characters come back to town, expect them to see this.
This was what I posted about the village earlier, but this is all we really need to know. Not many people are out after the incident, holding up in their homes while they wait for the the dust (or smoke in this case) to settle. I imagine you'll be heading straight home and checking on your families/collecting supplies from them. I didn't think too clearly about this apparently, but it may be safe to say most villagers in Mashal are self sufficient with a garden if not a farm, so that settles food, and clothes/coin you'd get from your fam anyway.
Is there anything major I've missed?
@ViolentViolet That's fine.
Emma
Skai