There is a rift, a tear in reality, above Castle Ravencliff
Lava has hardened and covered part of the castle
The flow has gone from a spurting spray to a larger slow roll
There are at least two rifts in the mountains between the northern kingdom and Ravencliff
A Wrothrak monster "guards" the other side of one rift
Beyond that rift also contains the ruins from Dvergar-Goblin slavery and of battle
The other rift is only known to the Roden
Jorgen Raev has asked Nia Stonehall to oversee the building of a defensive tower to help watch the road south of the mountain as it comes to Ravencliff
Nia Stonehall is planning secret passages for the Stone Foxes
Nia Stonehall has warned Jorgen Raev about advanced tunnels being made in the mountains, not of the Stonehalls' making
Nia Stonehall has warned Jorgen Raev about traditionalists rage at the northerner's intrusions
Jorgen has requested time for them to come vent to Nia and him
Orcs have been attacking the road
Orcs are also populace the deeper one goes in the Timber Wall, with many cave entrances being identified
Argot's Lot have been extorting travellers and supposedly funding defenses of the road
The "Rambling Zealot" (Gunter) has developed a reputation, and people are starting to flock to him or stand against him
Katerina Deepwater wishes her child's arm to be cured, and has been asked to come back in time to study with him