The party's sent to the city of Malemkraf to investigate the areas diminishing population and "hallucinations of the night" There is an earl in the city that lives atop a hill in a decent sized castle. The closer you get to the city the more the rumors creep in of winged beasts carrying corpses in the night sky, demons in the forest at night, and some sort of "freedom" celebration that happens once a year in attempt to please these creatures and hold them from destroying the whole city.