Decided to start a solo campaign as its hard to find regular players, especially in the current Chicago climate! Replayed the first mission with a new ranger and companions.
Here we have Rendric, a new ranger looking to make a name for himself. Caerlyn and Alaric, a knight and templar of the kingdom. Balin, a local forester in the auxiliary force. And Odo the warhound.
They did alright at the deserted village, finding and rescuing a survivor, clearing out a bunch of zombies and rats, and identifying the tracks and bite marks. Did not find the missing rangers body though. Perhaps Aventine is alive somewhere?
Following the tracks to some woods, they found and burned all the nest trees, found another survivor and killed some spiders and zombies. Still no sign of Aventine. Got enough experience to level Rendric up once and all companions survived, forming a solid bond of kinship.