Thornford Crossing

Thornford is a timber village at the southern edge of Boarwood, home to approximately 500 souls. The village takes its name from the thorn-choked ford where the old north road crosses the Swiftwater River.

Thornford's bridge tolls have doubled since the autumn. Its shrine bell rings by itself at dawn. Three hunters returned last week with their shadows facing the wrong direction.

The village is governed by a council led by Reeve Halden Crowl, a pragmatic man who has grown increasingly desperate as the forest's moods have darkened.