Sorry, I was away from Story Mod for a while, so maybe I'm not too updated ><!
How much time has passed since chapter 1? We could have something like, the players relative, preferrably a nephew who was not very close to his uncle, and having the new guy find Marnid, old and drunk, in Zendar. He says something about you being familiar and will agree to join you if you give him a replacement for his padded cloth (I seriously forgot what we were supposed to give him in chapter 1...leather?) since his old one is torn and stuff. Later into the game, when Marnid discovers you are "chapter 1 player's" nephew, he can give you that two handed sword (you know, the one that monk had in his robes when he was a captive in chapter 1) he had for safe keeping (for some reason

) and give some elaborate story on how he met his uncle, leading to a side-quest or whatever.
If the knergit (sp?) lord is still being implemented, how about you have him being the heir of the previous lord (which is still possible even if his blood was in your hands) and have more than one body guard instead of that orc-tongued idiot.
Borcha's son

Borcha could be dead and his son wants revenge

another great side-story
