In the aftermath of the slaughter and raid on the Keep, farmers and peasants are in shock. While a few peasants come to assist the Keep, many more are too afraid to approach the Keep, preferring to stay inside or leave their lands for good. Many families are seen packing up, herding their livestock and hoping for a better future elsewhere.
At the same time, an influx of poor and confused servants and nobles flock to Vallaki and even all the way to Krezk, spreading rumors of what happened at the von Zeklos Keep. Their tales vary wildly, but they all agree on one point. That Night itself descended upon the Keep and that the forces of darkness and evil attacked the Keep. Some blame this curse on the Ezrites, these poisonous Dilsnyia schemers while others speak of the strange and sometimes dark affiliations the Keep's own tenants had maintained throughout the years.