the undead weren’t invited to the tavern, so they had no better idea than to raid the farmers' fields

shackle burden: ⭐️⭐️☆☆☆
weight of the past: ⭐️⭐️⭐️☆☆
curse upon the harvest: ⭐️☆☆☆☆
human helplessness: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

careless guards: the western gate was left unguarded—a group of rookie watchmen wandered off to the town hall for wine, accompanied by dishonorable wenches
the other side of the coin: rumor has it that the mother of one of the skeletal warlords suffered greatly from the townsfolk’s scorn in her lifetime. their cruelty drove her to take her own life. but now, she can rest easy—her skeletal son has avenged her by punishing the vain villagers