Of late, a young upstart named Felsha has been advocating on New Towne’s behalf to the Lotheeds, the outlaws in the Beggarwood, and anyone else who will listen. Felsha claims to be an adventurer from Cassomir who was passing through the county and was attacked by unknown assailants, only to be nursed back to health by a woman she now calls Grandmother. Felsha remains cagey, however, about whom or what Grandmother might be.