The setting

The village of Stonetop ... is home to around 300 folks. It's a nice place, though poor. People look out for each other. ... is built around a massive standing stone of unknown origin, carved with faint runes. Lightning strikes the Stone often. ... stands at edge of the Great Wood. Villagers hunt and trap but—per a compact with the Forest Folk—never fell a living tree. ... lies in the World's End, a sparsely populated region, dotted with ruins. The nearest settlement is days away.