Our heroes, Scarlet, Violet, Ameila, Cassandra, Willow, and Mira, met on the road south of the village of Rashtan, on the rugged northeastern coasts of the island of Beltaine. There they became acquainted with the proprietor of Wayfarers Place, who hired them to check on the welfare of Harold, his potion supplier, whom they subsequently rescued from a nefarious band of hobgoblins and orcs that had established themselves in a nearby abandoned mine. This small and unlikely band of adventurers quickly earned the thanks and respect of the villagers of Rashtan.
Not long after their rescue of Harold, the party was drawn to exploring the Saltmarsh Estate, an abandoned and dilapidated manor to the north perched on the cliffs overlooking the sea.