<strong>GM Note:</strong><br/><br/>The standstill was interrupted by the galloping hoofs of a steed.  A young man with brown hair appeared along the road.<br/><br/>Faru, you in particular recognized this lad, for he had been the stable master at Tide Pool.  His name was Sera.  He had been a friendly fellow, good with horses and other rarer mounts.  He appeared to be harried and nervous.  A galloping horse was sure to attract one of the large predators that inhabited this land.<br/><br/>"Oh, am I ever glad to see you," Sera said as he arrived.   "You won't believe what has happened!  Tide Pool is gone and the wizard is dead!"<br/><br/>The young man then realized that he had galloped into what seemed... a tense situation.  He looked between the parties arrayed some distance apart, and then asked:<br/><br/>"What's going on?"