Only the most desperate cross the river to the South of Deadmanstown to search for artifacts and food. This rat-infested village of hovels to the North only survives because of treasure-hunters the desperate who hope to make it big by traveling to the ruins of Deadmanstown to find Atlantean artifacts to sell in the markets of Jorviksburg and Kingston.

The “cursed ferry” as it is called is pushed by one brave boy just after sunrise, and then back again an hour before the sun falls once again. The Earl's Men commanded by Angus McNasty, Reeve of Worm's Ferry on the West shore help collect the tolls and dole out justice if any shenanigans should transpire.

In January of 1130, the Earl's men led by Angus McNasty freed the village from the clutches of a bandit gang. , Reeve of Worm's Ferry

Angus McNasty and a group of the Earl's men liberated the village and recaptured the manor house at Worm's Ferry on January 9, 1130. It was rechristened Stately Angus Manor in honor of Angus, its new reeve.

The population of the settlement itself is currently:

• Cooper and his son Cooperson
• Porkins and his two nephews
• Handsome Steve, Esther the Godly and twenty-one Stevelings perform a variety of other odd jobs including providing a safe storehouse for provisions in their outbuilding
• Worm the ancient ferryman, his second wife Mary (nee Non-Gorilla) and their eight youngish children - at least three of which bear an uncanny resemblance to Handsome Steve
  • Little Timmy - Worm's oldest child by his first wife - was killed in the fight against “Brother Riley” and his blasphemous monks in January of 1130
• Five farm homes that tend the fields and livestock within a half mile radius are located in various directions a few hundred yards from the square of the settlement the farmers' names are:
  • Alistair - To the Southeast, right along the Godwin River with some Irish blood and a short temper
  • Beverly - Northwest by the beaver dams in the stream, these farmers have a quality harvest and often offer their surplus as trade
  • Jeffery - A godly family directly West, once close with “Brother Riley” but most recently forsaking the abbey
  • Robin - This smaller family of herding farmers to the Southwest are all accomplished hunters - the youngest boy Robinson is the best of the bunch
  • Wolfgang - This family to the South has built a serviceable oven to get into the baking business but they are just terrible at it
• A small mill along the creek to the North is run by the greedy Miller and his family of marriage-age daughters