The heroes first heard of Resnia, when they were investigating the farms which should pay their taxes to Tyrus. Several of the farmers upstream towards the forest told they were already paying taxes of sort to Resnia. They were fearful of beasts of the forest and gave part of their yields to the villagers in exchange for protection.

As the heroes passed through Resnia, they learned great many things about the village. The woodsmen appeared to secretly worship a deity of the forest, though their cult showed no apparent dark side. Alcemides impressed the locals by taking part in a bar fight and enduring a lot of punding before being beaten senseless. Finally Barathus and Tyrus convinced the mayor to stop “taxing” the peasants. The mayor seemed amused by the claims that Resnians had blackmailed the peasants. He warned ceasing their protection would lead in to animal attacks.