Abraham Grogan
A farmer found dead in his own fields, whose quiet murder told the party something was already very wrong.
What People Know
Abraham Grogan was a smallholder farmer outside Strangeways, known for keeping to himself and working land that had been in his family for generations. He was discovered dead on his farm, under circumstances that were immediately suspicious.
There was no battle.
No warning.
Just a man killed where he should have been safest.
Reputation
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Remembered as honest and unremarkable
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Known locally as someone who “never caused trouble”
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His death unsettled the surrounding farms
Among townsfolk, Abraham’s murder marked the moment when fear stopped feeling abstract.
The Discovery
The party encountered Abraham Grogan after his death, making him one of the first clear signs that violence had already reached into ordinary lives. His farm showed evidence of intrusion rather than accident—suggesting intent, not chance.
Who killed him, and why, was never fully resolved in the public eye.
Legacy
Abraham Grogan became a quiet reference point:
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Proof that danger was not confined to roads or ruins
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Evidence that something was moving through the countryside unseen
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The first hint that Strangeways was already in the path of greater events
His death was not dramatic.
That is why it mattered.