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The Pixie Dust Tree

The Situation

A fairy wakes you from your sleep, begging for your help. She explains that ice from the north froze and killed their pixie dust tree. Without, she and the rest of her village will never fly again.

Locations

  • Elder Fairy Cabin. A small cabin in the the middle of the woods where The Elder Fairy lives. He’s several centuries old, and knows the secret to creating more pixie dust fairy. He may have some supplies to help the adventurers.
  • The Northern Cliffs. The path you’re traveling on ends at a steep wall of rock. There’s evidence that others have scaled it before, but it looks daunting from down on the ground.
  • The Eastern Grove. The mysterious forests of the east are home to another group of fairies that, unlike the ones who approached you, avoid contact with the outside world. They are in possession of a working pixie dust tree.
  • The Sacred Stream. A fast moving river, the waters of the sacred stream having magical properties and can be used for many things. They’re also home to piranha and other dangerous creatures.

Creatures

  • Fairies
    • Instinct: Defend their territory
    • Damage: D6
    • HP: 3
    • Use bows. Can disappear and reappear elsewhere.
  • The Elder Fairy
    • Instinct: Share knowledge with whomever will listen
    • Damage: D10-2
    • HP: 12
    • Has a powerful magical blast from his or her fairy wand
  • Piranha
    • Instinct: Bite and eat anything that enters the water
    • Damage: D6
    • HP: 3
    • Armor: 2
    • Powerful bite. Swarms at the taste of blood, doing an extra +2 damage.
  • Thieves
    • Instinct: Steal anything of value
    • Damage: D8
    • HP: 6
    • Armor: 1
    • Uses swords and thrown objects. Fights dirty and cheats.

Events

  • Caught in a rock slide
  • Captured by traps used by fairies
  • Offered money in exchange for pixie dust by thieves
  • Ambushed by thieves

Things to find out

  • Are these the only fairies? If not, do the other groups know about each other?
  • Are there other trees in existence?
  • Why is the Elder Fairy alone in the woods?
  • What do the thieves want with the pixie dust?

Questions for the players

  • What do you know about the fairies?
  • How is pixie dust made?
  • Can you create a new pixie dust tree? How?