10-August
Alright! Thanks for the suggestions/advice so far people! I'll definitely take these into consideration.
I do agree, that there can be a lot of potential with some kind of invasions, linking them with some events would also be interesting like Froi suggested. I'll certainly check out the possibilities!
Keep the suggestions coming! And don't forget to vote on the poll if you're checking this thread out!
12-August
Here a little preview about the starting quest, the scene + the bandit replacer in particular. So nothing special.
Still working on the scene setting itself though, it's going to get a lot more darker. As I'm not yet satisfied with the current "atmosphere" of the scene. If that makes sense

So, here is the preview. Will get a more "whole" preview for you guys once I'm happy with the end result after some more toying with the scene.
Note# I'm keeping the idea of having an "attacker/ambusher" with a person following up like the current native quest works. However obviously with different dialog and a whole different setting.
Also, thanks for everyone who voted on the poll! The results have been posted on the OP.
Edit: Just combined the last two posts.