The folkmoot is an interesting one. The one encounter that really matters is Mogdred. That worked as my PCs both pitied and hated him. There was also a link I teased out with “Don’t leave the path”. The hermit’s axe belonged to Mogdred, back before he was called Mogdred. One of the PCs now has it, and Mogdred greeted her with, ” That’s my axe!”

Sandplots for the win! My PCs are now taken with the Dwarf Road, and one dwarf has claimed to role of Roadwarden and restored a fort as a Holding.