Fresh from a roadside murder and a trek through possibly the worst swamp in the world, the Charlie and Skairn have words before arriving at the small city of Rattou. Perched at the distributary of the rivers Orr and Dis, Rattou has a reputation as a party town of ill repute, tensions rise however as they realise that the city is occupied. Erhart-loyal mercenaries man the walls and patrol the streets, but with no place else to go, they try to keep as low a profile as possible