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. A relatively wide and strong creek known as the Longcrook Creek empties out into the King Godwin River just North of the settlement. The Golden Trousers Creek empties into the King Godwin River a little over four miles South.

Angus McNasty led a group of the Earl's men to liberate the village from bandits. They recaptured the manor house on January 9, 1130 and rechristened the manor house Stately Angus Manor in honor of Angus, the village's 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' family names are:
  • Alistair - To the Southeast, right along the Godwin River with some Irish blood and 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

There are several smaller settlements on the far Northern frontier that have been identified in scouting missions.

• Lesserton - This humble village of four families in a bend of Longfolds Creek are led by a young man who calls himself Ricketts. They raise goats and grain, and live in fear of harassing bandits and the sorceress across the creek.
• Shepherd's Hollow - Surrounded to the North and East by some hills is a herding community dedicated to raising large herds of sheep. In the Spring and Summer herds of these animals can often be seen from the Dillswood to the river. In colder months, the shepherds and their animals both winter in barns.
• Shepherd's Gallows - Along the hills to the East of Shepherd's hollow is a lonely gallows. Its history or purpose is unknown at this point.
• The Irish Treehouse - A small ruined and crumbling wooden defensive works used by bandits as a base of operations for hijackings along the route from Jorviburg to Worm's Ferry.