River's Bend

An incredible small village alongside the Via Ventra and on the banks of the river Phrixus. Home to only a few families who offer various services to travelers, River's Bend's only major feature is it's proximity to a marshy swamp formed by a curve in the river.

Shops & Services:

 * Inn
 * Herbalist
 * Local Market

Notable Inhabitants:

 * Connor Higate
 * Blanche Higate
 * Yvette Higate
 * Abigail Higate
 * Donovan Higate (deceased)
 * Belladona Bunce
 * Miller

In the Campaign:
The party stopped in to rest at the local inn after their misadventure in the Autonomous Clockwork Collective. Owned and operated by the Higate family, the inn was now manned by the Higate's infirm grandmother, 12 year old son Connor, and 6 year old daughter Blanche. Their parents were missing and eldest sister Yvette was under a terrible curse.

Every night the party spent in River's Bend they experienced awful dreams that sapped their health. The entire town was suffering the same problem and was slowly dying as a result.

The party discovered that a coven of night hags had made their home in the swamp for the last 20 years. The Higate's mother, Abigail, was actually a hag, and the three children all infant hags. Yvette had defied her mother and her heritage for the sake of her little brother and sister and had driven the disguised Abigail from the house shortly after Blanche's birth. Now, with Connor about to turn thirteen and come into his own hag inheritance, Yvette planned to take the family away from the swamp. The hag coven used a powerful sleeping spell to keep her contained but needed to power it using the dream energy of the townsfolk and visitors.

After defeating the hags, the party joined the three Higate siblings as they prepared to leave and travel to Dusk. With their departure the town was quite a bit smaller but finally free of the hags' influence.