The players begin sifting through their pouches and find various maps, orders, and personal effects. Using the maps and orders, they determine that they are from two kingdoms to the northwest. They determine to travel to the nearer of the two for help.
They travel first towards Kebury, a town just north of the meteor site through a forest. On their way through the forest, they are waylaid by bandits. After a short skirmish, they are separated, Bergia is knocked unconscious, and Dennis' character is killed. Just after Dennis' character is shot, a body is heard falling out of a nearby tree, and the bandits are heard retreating through the forest. While René cares for Bergia's wounds, Dennis' character finds themselves waking up, laying on the ground. When he approaches the others, they are taken aback, because he is in the body of one of the bandits. After a round of questioning, the others are assured that it is really their companion, and they continue unmolested to Kebury.
In Kebury they meet briefly with the town council, but the local councilors do not feel themselves qualified to deal with the issues presented, and the players are sent along to Maymoor to the north, the seat of the Supreme Aram Council.
===The Aram Trader Confederacy===
The Aram Confederacy is a loose alliance of traders and farmers. They are ruled by a series of councils, local, regional, and the Supreme Aram Council over them all. Their main territory is to the southeast of the Dragon Empire, but they also claim other small islands and a portion of the second major island. Primarily they produce food and wood based crafts, but also facilitate most trade and travel throughout the isles.
===The Realm of the Witch-Queen===