The path to the church seems worn down by years of people taking it.  How ever its the state of the building itself that surprises you.  The stone structure seems to have suffered recent fires and attacks.  Although still standing and in service its appearance seems far from what it clearly once was.  Outside a pair of young adults sit on its steps staring back at the town before them.  One appears to be a half elf girl well the other appears human boy.<br/><br/>The Tavern is fairly crowded for a building designed to service twenty, almost sixteen are inside.  Most of them seem to be crowded around a single table thankfully though where a baker and butcher sit with a deck of cards between them.  The air seems slightly tense around the table and even the bartender seems interested in the game.  On the other side of the tavern two figures sit.  One at the bar looking completely intoxicated and barely able to even look up, and the other a large half ogre sitting on the ground glaring at you as you enter.  He doesn't' say  a word but its clear he doesn't seem to like you or anyone else for that matter.<br/><br/>The road to the castle is a twisty one that heads north of the town pass a surprisingly intact thatched roof house.  Outside on a branch a small strange looking featherless bird, perhaps some type of bat rests in a nest looking down at you.  From certain angles a glittering object can be seen in the nest but its hard to make out what that object is.  The castle looms beyond the house a good quarter mile at least. Its gates closed but guards posted on the walls watching everything outside.<br/><br/>