Rage spends her time at the guild with Agulhas, while the rest of you take a well-deserved rest.
On the 21st, news arrives from the Borderlands. Valam, the village that you visited last spring while pursuing a caravan, has been sacked by humanoids out of the north. Castellan Gnarsh has sent troops to hunt down the invaders, who have apparently fled into the wilds.
On the 24th, the heat wave which has plagued the region for much of November finally breaks, and temperatures plummet into the 30s. That night it drops below freezing, and in the morning you are greeted by ice and sleet on the streets.
On November 29th comes news from the south. The armies of Mestom have completed their conquest of Stoink, and are marching south virtually unopposed. The next day, the Baron announces an increase in the taxes and tolls, to help to finance the building of his army.