It is said that in the remote regions of the kingdom, there is a minor lord who is gracious and welcoming, and would offer solace for wandering travelers, priests and adventurers. He has several guest-houses constructed in his large estate, and would entertain and house them up for several days. However, the servants would always warn the guests – anytime past midnight, if you hear anything, see anything or sense anything, do not come out. On one such night past the stroke of midnight, the adventurers are guesting there when a tempting aroma drifts through the windows…it smelt of roasted boar and grilled fishes. Who have came to feast?
- Guests of a Different Sort: The lord has a knacks of picking up friends, and one group of them is faerie creatures who dwell there. How the lord struck up a friendship with the fay is a long story. None of the servants were involved in the preparation of the feast. They knew nothing about it but had some details. If the adventurers barge out into the exclusive feast, the faeries would be curious and welcoming, but the lord would be very nervous. The reason? Etiquette. The fay observed a large numbers of strange and obscure customs, and if the adventurers offend anyone of them, the result would be ugly…which may lead to the adventurers being embroiled into any number of adventures.
- The Forever Feast: If the adventurers barge out, they would be shocked at the guests. They are cadavers, those who are dead but remained alive due to sheer force of will, a sense of mission and perhaps because of their deities’ blessings. Among the guests joining in the revel would be another fabled heroes and immortals. It seems that this minor lord has made quite a connection! The reason why the lord forbids other guests from joining because the experience usually left the guest shocked, horrified and enthralled, all at the same time. However, if the adventurers are worth their salt, they may be able to dine with a long dead champion of the Selentine Empire – and who knows what sort of troubles the adventurers would be getting themselves into!
- Curious Cusine: The lord over the years have acquired a taste for exotic food, from wanderers in the regions and other visitors. The midnight feasts featured ways of cooking and preparing food that are distasteful to many, and may feature ingredients that would upset even the staunchest of stomach (the GM may decide to include human flesh). If the adventurers are found out sneaking about, they may be involved in the preparation of the next meal (“I have yet to try the taste of tiger meat being roasted with fires of wizardry!”)
Adventure Types: Strange Situations
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