Mr CreosoteContinuing on #DemonsWinter by #SSI. Irritatingly, it's not winter at all and there's no demon. Not yet, at least. Instead, I found the first real quest, which is about chasing some kobolds which could be responsible for the destruction of a village. The random encounters had prepared me well for this. After slaughtering them mercilessly, in their camp, I found hints at a baddie called Xeres. Maybe that is the eponymous demon?
Side-note: I have now located the proper manual, which sets this kobold threat up from page 1, and now I realise the game started me off in the right place as well. My instinct was to explore first. The manual is also *very* useful in other ways. Now of course I'm wondering whether this budget release I have really only came with the stripped down command sheet.