I kept on exploring and entered a fort. Once inside I saw a witch kill another witch. Apparently she was a member of the cult but didn't like the way things were going. Also her mom was about to become a Hagraven. She asked me to help her kill her mom. We fought through the other witches until we reached the tippy-top. I pretended to be a sacrifice, which allowed her to strike while her mom prepared me for the ritual. She thanked me for the help and I went on my way.

During my travels I witnessed some bandits taking on two giants and a mammoth. Needless to say, things weren't going in the bandits' favor. I lent them a hand and took down the giants and mammoth. Then I killed the last surviving bandit.

I continued traveling.

I came upon a dungeon with some bandits outside, and watched as another bandit killed them all. Apparently this bandit had been accused of helping her friend steal a sword from the boss. She wanted me to take the sword back, and then left. Um what. Well anyway I went after the sword. Along the way I found some journals that said Kyr (the bandit who stole this special sword) was seeing "The Pale Lady," and that the sword needed to be taken back to the altar to re-seal her. I made it to the final room and found Kyr. He said a few words and died. The boss was at the altar. The Pale Lady spawned; it was a Wispmother. The boss was promptly killed, and the Lady turned her attention to me. I defeated her and took the sword, placing it back into its place. I learned the third word of Ice Form and left.