Your journey takes you to the lands east of Verum, along the only stretch of the Wire Road leading to Thrace. Before your departure, Greycane felt it necessary to 'educate' your group on the peculiarities of Thrace so as not to, as he called it, "Cause an incident." He was very clear to convey that while Thrace is a vassal state under Verum's law, it is the Five dynastic families who hold all power there. "The hardest reality to accept will be the slavery," he had said. "Tread lightly when you encounter it. You may see people being abused, but to the Five, slaves are merely property. Do not intervene in their business unless you are looking for a fight."

The journey passes with relative ease, but as dusk falls on the seventh day, you hear a sound no Free Company wants to hear - a distant buzzing growing louder as it draws near. Quickly taking cover behind rocks and trees, you brace yourselves as a swarm of Burrowers, insects the size of your thumb, zip past. Most of the swarm passes by without issue, but a small contingent senses your presence and dives for your eyes, nose and mouth, seeking a way in.