So as a peaceful explorer and ranger in training I was taking a friend for a jaunt (his first mind time you) into the wilderness to teach him about the finer points of survival in the harsh lands.
While we were away a foul murderer attacked and killed members of our peaceful village. A friend cried out an alarm that someone was attacking from beyond our walls. Although we rushed back as fast as we could we could do nothing as the murderer slaughtered not only my friend but my other family members who had recently moved into the area. We were powerless to stop him.
Now I do have a decent defense set up (proper palisade, with just the right amount of claim to cover it) but some of my neighbors and family are new arrivals to this area and barely have barely had but a day or two to begin setting up places.
The only thing we know for sure is that he was Russian and dressed in purple. He not only killed members of my family but also attacked a peaceful hermit who we had dubbed "Sleepy" as we have never seen him out of his bed.
The killer left a rune stone in front of my families door with a message in what appears to be Russian. The only thing we know for sure is that he was dressed in purple, carrying iron/steel equipment and sword.
We are a group of simple means and barely have gotten our feet off the ground with our settlement. We are not thieves nor are we raiders or murderers we prefer the honest work of the farm and of exploring to that of the darker means. Help us to avenge our fallen if you will find it in your heart.
Our coordinates are 60,-28 just north of Peculiar Pumpkin.