In the far western reaches of Commona, the river town of Wistimere stood between the River Wisting and the ancient Woods of Elenmyr. For generations, its mostly-Human population depended on logging those woods to survive, shipping rare woods through the river to buyers across the Shifting Blue. The Elf population, who had long guarded the woods, did not tolerate this intrusion. Raids and reprisals escalated until the elves drove the humans from their sister settlement of Umli, pushing both sides to the brink of open war.
Peace came only through the intervention of Perceval LaPall, the proprietor of Wistimere's Marvelous Menagerie and a noted Alchemist. Acting as mediator, he persuaded the town magistrate to halt all forestry operations, and convinced the elves that Wistimere would trespass no further. The agreement held, and for his action, LaPall was named Mayor of Wistimere. Though popular, this peace carried a great cost, as Wistimere’s economy faltered without its timber trade. Desperation led some townsfolk to secretly harvest rare trees under cover of night, risking the agreements of an already-fragile accord.
Matters worsened five years later, when Undead elves began emerging from the forest and attacking the town’s people. With tensions rising and war once again looming, the magistrate compelled Mayor LaPall to ask for outsider's help. He issued a call for capable Adventurers to resolve the growing crisis.