Originally taken from Agitators in West River Run…
[The names can be substituted with any in your local world.] The area of Cabella has long been a source of trouble for West River Run, and the Baron of Faryain in particular. They have declared themselves a freeholding, beholden only to the Duke, but they have not been recognized. They make it difficult for the Baron’s tax collectors, spread lies and rumors about his agents and allies, stage protests in towns and cities, and even ambush some of his supply wagons, runners, and officials (no one is killed – usually tar and feathering is the outcome). However, this time they have spread their sedition into the heart of the barony itself. The party is enjoined to “fight enemies of the Baron”, but after they are hired and swear loyalty, they are expected to handle the civilian “agitators” brutally for the Baron as a way of making reparations to raise tensions in Gillman Pass.