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The Winter Claim
A ruined barony has grain for one last winter. Its lords want a tithe, its veterans want land, and something beneath the fields is taking possession.
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The story so far
The war ended in spring. Winter has arrived before the peace.
In Rookward Vale, the surviving farms stand between a battered castle and an unfinished military earthwork. The baron's widow has inherited his debts. Soldiers promised land are sleeping in sheepfolds. The abbey feeds strangers from a store that everyone has counted twice. Across the valley, survey stakes appear overnight in ground too hard to dig.
At Three Oaks Bridge, a grain cart has broken through the planking. On one bank, the barony's men demand its tithe. On the other, villagers have brought empty sacks. Beneath the ice, something knocks three times with the patience of a bailiff at a door.
Who owns a harvest: the hand that sowed it, the power that guarded it, or the mouth that needs it? Travel a compact frontier sandbox, make allies across old battle lines, and decide whose promises will survive the thaw. For one hero or a small company, beginning at level 1 and growing toward level 5; roughly eight to twelve substantial sessions, or a shorter campaign following one chosen route.
People you might meet
Mara Fen
Commons speaker and practical organiser
Elected speaker of Fenwick's householders, baker and a patient counter of promises.
Warden Osric Vale
Road warden and negotiable authority
The barony's road warden has one sound glove, a lawful order and increasing doubts.
Ket Roper
Carter, quartermaster and boundary witness
A carter and grain-weigher whose tally sticks are more reliable than most seals.
Corren Dale
Tenant organiser and living witness
A displaced tenant leads the families camped at the edge of Widows' Acre.
Lady Adela Rook
Baronial ruler and possible settlement partner
The late baron's widow holds a castle, a debt book and a peace she has not learned how to govern.
Steward Halven Mere
Steward, creditor's agent and political obstacle
A precise estate steward who believes a debt postponed is a war postponed.
Neral Sedge
Archivist and legal translator
The castle's junior clerk remembers which documents were not meant to be forgotten.
Sella Voss
Wheelwright and evacuation organiser
Hart Gate's wheelwright measures emergencies in spare axles, not proclamations.
Sister Wenna Bell
Healer and keeper of oral history
An abbey healer sings the old boundary walk while changing dressings.
Brother Edric Thorn
Cellarer, mediator and grain steward
The abbey cellarer has a hospitable face and an accountant's memory.
Iven Reed
Guide, ferryperson and neutral witness
A ferryperson offers neutral passage and remembers who crossed during the war.
Captain Bera Ash
Veteran captain and rival organiser
A discharged captain wants the farms her company was promised, not another battlefield.
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