Late Unpleasantness

The Late Unpleasantness is a euphemism used by the townsfolk of Sandpoint for a series of horrifying events that befell the town in 4702 AR.

Chopper
In 4702 AR, a series of murder/mutilations plagued Sandpoint - 25 within a month. Sheriff Casp Avertin was at a loss, but finally stumbled upon the killer. Though Avertin fell victim to the killer known as Chopper, he wounded the murderer severely. Then-town-guard Belor Hemlock followed the killer to Stoot's Rock, home of simple, quiet woodcarver Jervis Stoot.

Hemlock feared Stoot was Chopper's latest victim, but instead found, in a complex of rooms beneath Stoot's modest home, evidence that left no doubt of the killer's identity - Jervis Stoot was indeed Chopper himself.

The guard pulled down Stoot's home, collapsing the entrance to the chambers below, and destroyed the carved wooden stairs leading to Stoot's Rock, now called Chopper's Isle.

The Uptown Fire
A month after Stoot's killing spree, a terrible fire struck, starting in the chapel and spreading to the North Coast Stables, the White Deer Inn, and three homes. Then-priest Ezakien Tobyn perished in the burning chapel.