This valley was once flooded by a broken dam years ago. Recently, the waters have receded, revealing the remnants of an old forgotten village. Rumors tell it was the encampment for a nearby silver mine and expeditions have been sent to search for any silver that may remain. However, none of the expeditions have returned, nor has word of their success or failure. Perhaps bandits or monsters have made the old village their new home, or perhaps the expeditions did find silver and made off with the treasure without paying off their investors. In any case there are more than a few folks (relatives, sheriffs, stakeholders, etc.) would be interested in hiring prospective adventurers to learn the fate of the missing expeditions.