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Hi all,

I'm about to run an adventure for a group of friends and one of them wants a Woodman outlaw, plus I need to give him a reason to go to Lake-town 8we are going to play the Marsh Bell adventure) and some means to redeem himself.

So far, I've come up with this story scheme:
- He is from Woodmen-Town.
- He is in love with Ingomer Axebreaker's daughter and she is in love with him, but Ingomer doesn't like him.
- He learnt agroup of hunters from the Toft were planning to steal the Lamp of Balthi. He decided to pretend to help them only to stop them while they were trying to steal it and become a hero. That way Ingomer would let him marry his daughter.
- The hunters didn't really trust him, so he didn't know the full plan. When they meet him some Woodmen guards were already dead and they had the lamp. He found himself with the lamp in one hand and a bloody sword in the other (he killed the last hunter). he abandon the Lamp in the town and fled for his life.

Now I need a reason for him to travel to Lake-town and a way to redeem himself. Logic distates that both things come together. I'm toying with the idea that somebody paid the hunters to steal the lamp and that somebody is in Lake-town. But even if he finds him and makes him confess, I don't see a clear way to redeem himself.

Thoughts, please?

by the way, I's also need some way to compensate him a little for this handicap, to keep things balanced.

You character is going to be an outcast, and won't be able to gain Standing in his culture until he manages to atone for his crime. At the very least he will have to make enough in Treasure to pay a weregild for the family of the man he killed. This will have to be a generous settlement in order for the family not to call for the life of your character instead. In addition, he will have to prove that he should be allowed back into Woodman society. Stories of his deeds should filter back to his people, telling of his attempts at atonement and how his deeds defend his people. Once he feels that his efforts will be accepted, he will have to return and turn himself over to the rulings of the elders of the settlement. They will sit in judgement of him. The family of the deceased will have the opportunity to speak for or against him. He will have the opportunity to defend his actions and to offer his deeds since, plus any money sent back or offered at the time. Above all, he will have to abide by the ruling of the elders in order to regain his honour. This ruling could be anything from death to permanent exile if it goes against him. If it goes well, then your character gets his home back, but Ingomer's daughter is still going to be unobtainable until your character has managed to gain Standing.

Sounds good, thanks!