World State: The Ashfield Basin

The Ashfield Basin is a collapsed region, newly accessible at the start of this Cycle. What once was a hub of transit now sits under the shadow of encroaching ruin.

Locations in Play

• Cinderford Crossing (Headquarters)
• Tags: Trade Route, Half-Ruined, Watched, River Barrier
• Stability: □□□□ | Threat Clock: □□□□□
• The starting Safe Location for the group, though its services are precarious.
• The Whispering Weald (Travel Route)
• Tags: Expansive, Resource-Rich, Unmapped, Perilous Nature
• Stability: □□□□ | Threat Clock: □□□□□
• The wilderness that must be crossed to reach outposts or salvage sites.
• Moss-Covered Chapel (Sanctuary Ruin)
• Tags: Sheltered, Forgotten, Sacred Ruins
• Stability: □□□ | Threat Clock: □□□□
• A potential fallback shelter if they don't make it back to Cinderford before Night.

Factions Active

1. The Ashen Compact
2. Pressure: Seeking control over the River Barrier and extracting supplies.
3. Reaction: At Attention 6+, they will offer a "safe" deal that creates an Indebted condition if refused.
4. The Wandering Dead
5. Pressure: Desperate survivors looking for shelter and food now.
6. Reaction: Will flood a location, giving it the "Overcrowded" Tag or making it Contested.

Current Game State

• Attention: 0 (Reset for the start of the Cycle)
• Doom Clock: 3 / 6 (Tension is already building)
• World Tags:
• Road Contested
• Supply Line Broken