June 1005: The domain of Harcourt in the lordly stronghold of Chalucet is hit by attacks from the undead. Its leader, Baron Louis de Harcourt, tried in vain to notify Lord Artagnan. A company of adventurers, led by the mage Owen, will succeed in eliminating a necromancer named Dogmatar and thus resolve the situation.

January 1006: The barony of Harcourt has been buried in snow for several weeks. For several days now, it has been welcoming groups of mercenaries and hunters who have been pursuing imposing creatures for weeks, which probably come from the hordes of Chaos who fought in the region last summer.

These groups settled at the Manoir de Harcourt which at this season welcomes many trappers starting their trapping season, they come to spend a few days there for the final preparations before leaving for long months alone on their trap lines.

The arrival of the "foreigners" did not go unnoticed, both because of their equipment