We just fixed that, to where the proper NPC will show up for times in the Sacred Lands! :)
Heee, I'm glad you guys like the little changes :) I've always felt that the Riverside map was a little too busy and hard on the eyes for what's supposed to be a quiet town - and that river always looked kind of terrifying to me. What if your kids fell in?!! At least now they'll not be rushed downstream before somebody can wade in and save them.
(Side note: I had fun going down to my local river and taking a bunch of photos and things as research for the new Riverside river. I also got bitten to death by mosquitos. What I do for this job!)
PS did anyone notice the pie-eating terracoon