As Ira, Seng, Liliana, Felix and Slick went seek bandits. As they left the ruins of the town after spending night there plotting details they headed out and followed a old caravan road. Disguise themselves as travelers and be overall low profile.<br/><br/>A old farmer with a cart then gave them ride, he himself coming out from country fair from selling his goods (he sold most his turnips but there was two crates left in the cart). He easily babbled, lonely man as he was, to talk about local region and such. What it sounds ten years ago since burning down one the towns in area (Lakevale) the rest villages and towns lost their faith in their own ruling baron! Starting show slowness in paying taxes or overall build excuses for bad service here and there or lack of earlier performance. Baron tigthened his control remaining towns and villages by assigning knights (answering to him and selected by him) to rule and reign local populace with part of his militia back them up (instead village elders or mayors like before). Overall there are six knights and they are following;<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sir Blackiron</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(https://img00.deviantart.net/d5f3/i/2013/030/a/7/the_dark_knight_by_photoshopismykung_fu-d49arn8.jpg)</div><strong>Sir Logan Blackiron</strong> is a man of harsh discipline and honor and he reigns in town of Ivysbrook. He is one more well respected knights by large of the population but he is also viewed as mysterious figure as before he was assigned position he had never heard from before. Also he every day and every hour wears his dark armor and helm and refuses remove them under any circumstance. Some have made jokes about how he uses privy with that conviction or does he bath even, but nobody has made such inquiries on man's iron covered face. None the less his prowess is respected as two years ago a young adult red dragon attacked Ivysbrook and he single handledly defeated the dragon while riding on a dark pegasus mount.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sir Lockheart</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/90/14/39/901439ea99d8f1bb1e2d0d766a62df17--character-art-character-design.jpg)</div><strong>Sir Amir Lockheart</strong> is dreadfully feared in his domain where he rules town of Hilldale, or 'Darkhill' as locals have started call it. There is rumors of Amir practicing dark occultic rituals or even darker magic but considering he is crusader the church does not question him and assume the words from population are words from those who rebel against his justified rule. However fact is that Hilldale is now plaqued by mists (which it did not do so before) and the shadows are dark and dead do not remain in their graves some reason; land itself is cursed and haunted. It's only thanks firm militant (tyrannical) rule of their knight the population survives as it does against undead threats and that's why they haven't rebelled against him yet. Albeit they dislike the ruler who gives own sense of twisted justice and is harsher than Blackiron even on a bad day. His prowess against restless undead is confirmed and he alone had butchered by rumors 300 heathens all at once during a crusade (and so far 100 undead zombies alone). He would be real pain in ass for local bandits if not for him remain stationed in town and work hard to protect the population by harsh care.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sir Lanfrey</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(http://rpg.mex.tl/pg-files/2/2/f/c/a/5/7/22fca57121f1b56a1715bfbb8ac0bc72.jpg)</div><strong>Sir Avistan Lanfrey</strong> is less feared than most other knights but women should especially fear him as he rules village of Rosewood where he literally has past ten years turned entire town into red light district! By applying own laws in given area and forcefully recruit women into prostitution by luring them with promises of wealth, introduce narcotics and then once hooked pimp the women in village to prostitute themselves to every merchant caravan and milk much money they can while doing it! Overall village itself has grown and also grown prosperous but locals who remember things earlier years are disheartened and lost all hope returning back to normal. Things aren't helped for sir Lanfrey himself having insatiable appetite for carnal pleasures and he is retired crusader as well and thus church does not bother him. His martial prowess must be high as he got early retirement from crusaders and by rumors you do not get that unless you have thousand personal kills from single year campaign.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sir Draganthos</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(http://www.fireemblemwod.com/fe-mobile/cuerpo/Caballero-Negro_Face_result.png)</div><strong>Sir Lambert Draganthos</strong> is giant of a man standing seven foot tall and covered head and toe in dark armor and wielding massive bastard sword rules mining village of Darkrock. Some suspect he is not pure human but anybody who questions it gets beheaded. Compared to other knights his martial prowess is unknown as he haven't fought publicly nor he is crusader. Overall he is known to be former captain of bodyguards of baron himself and he is nicknamed as 'Dark Giant'. His raw physical might is known though as he has crushed brick by bare hands as demonstration. He is firm in upkeeping law, checking tributes and doing cold blooded executions for any law breakers. However besides that he is not hated nor liked, just plain feared for his physical might which he has displayed only once.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Sir Dirkbert</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/b2/2a/65/b22a65a1de4e5f32d8f1346c73d25d19--art-pics-character-art.jpg)</div><strong>Sir Korvash Dirkbert</strong> is a butcher, a man eager for violence and blood sports. He runs tyrannical reign in village of Riverbloom. He has many laws which cause execution, even for minor offenses. However instead execution he offers most criminals chance for freedom and crime discharge for battling for it in his arena which he has build. Arena runs with prisoners against prisoners and some cases monsters or animals against prisoners to spice things up. Village over time had grown hardened for bloody violence of the soldiers who mettle out harsh justice in locals whenever they break the law and arena draws audience even from afar and other villages. Gambling is common for matches and any left over profits go to Korvash himself. He has himself seen fought in arena against ten bloody killers (rebels) who defied his rule and he beheaded them all and mounted their heads to ring around the arena edge.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Lady Wintersworn</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f5/ec/27/f5ec27502613217578eed9c84730d615--female-knight-lady-knight.jpg)</div><strong>Lady Ajana Wintersworn</strong> is only female knight chosen to rule amongst other knights ruling the region and she rules village of Silvermeadow. She is a crusader who has got retired (and is associate of Lanfrey but not in good way, they are sworn enemies one another). Ajana is harsh ruler, overly harsh and she forces religious doghma of the Light upon population. In ten years turned entire village into a monastery alike in life style and to point even forbid men or women sleeping together by a sacred binding oath! Many suspect the village will die out because there is no signs of new population emerging while the law still is in place and men and women are strictly sepparated one and other side of the town. She is religious purist and she practices daily religious flagellation upon population aided by <em>Sisters of Pain</em>, order of nuns who are most zealous of the villagers convert to new order and are ones to deliver the whippings needed purify body and spirit through pain.</div></div><br/><br/>On the bandits the old man told there are some in area, knights have commanded militia guard the roads but resources are limited in militia wise and bandits are formed from citizens who ran away from towns and villages during ten years of tigthened reign on population and thus some bandits like to think themselves as rebels. But where exactly? No idea, but they hit upon any unguarded merchant caravans or ones which are lightly guarded and they hit upon randomly. Either case the old man is heading away from Rosewood and heading to his farm which is in border between Rosewood village domain and Silvermeadow.