some brief notes...

It is evening time for both parties...group a on the river in a [hider=skiff][img]http://i.imgur.com/FUmIXjL.jpg[/img][/hider] and group B on the road.  I took some license with group B as I started you out moving east and north (the direction the priests were headed when they came through your town) but you can decide how long you remained in the empty town and if you are traveling on foot or horseback.  

also I have forgotten this several times now...these are regional skills based on your starting locations.  NO idea if they will come up or not but they are there for the sake of knowledge

Aiden, Brisa, Argurios--as residents of Twiddledale, a town subjected to repeated troll attack, you are well versed in troll lore.  YOu have never put it into practice but your parents/teachers teach you this from a young age.  What trolls eat, when they come out, where they like to live, warning signs they are in the area, the sounds they make, and that you need fire to successfully kill them (they are unaware that acid also works). 

Jatan--as a resident of Loudwater which survives off the river which banks up upon it you are well versed in river lore.  This is taught to you as you need to understand the river to live in harmony with it.  You know about how to read currents, what signs to watch for, the best spots to find fish, what to do if you fall in a deep section (not swimming so much as staying afloat), and how to spot a rising river due to flooding upstream.  

Mia & Divne--as a resident of a large bustling city with most of your time spent in the underworld of the city you are well versed in Underworld lore.  By this I mean the structure of the gangs, how to spot various unsavory characters, how the crime bosses tend to be set up, common fronts for illegal activates, how to find illegal items/information that can be bought (for a high price naturally), and a basic understanding of the rogue society in a large city which usually has its own hierarchy, politics, rules, enforcement officers, and organizational structure.   

EDIT: also updated the monsters compendium