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<blockquote data-quote="Sanglorian" data-source="post: 5869326" data-attributes="member: 83822"><p>I'm loving the Duchy of Thring! The seven laws in particular are very interesting, and it's good to see more to the Green Lady than simply her being goddess of the elves.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Missing Children of Millhaven</strong></p><p>(17.14)</p><p></p><p>Inspired by the bugbear description in <a href="http://www.gratisgames.webspace.virginmedia.com/" target="_blank">Dark Dungeons</a>, Wikipedia's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman" target="_blank">Bogeyman</a> entry and the blog <a href="https://hugeruinedpile.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/down-down-to-goblin-town/" target="_blank">Huge Ruined Pile</a>. The name is from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACG9wv69bKU" target="_blank">Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds</a>.</p><p></p><p> The quiet village of Millhaven would be unexceptional, but for the dozens of its children who have gone missing over the last few months. What the villagers do not know is that their children have fallen prey to several bugbears, working for their dark master the Sack Man. </p><p></p><p> Bugbears are scrawny, pot-bellied goblins bound not to oaks but to pumpkins. When they pop headless out of a pumpkin patch, they carve themselves a face, light their eyes with candle stubs and fill their jaws with stones, sticks or broken glass. They wear whatever clothes they can find, seeming to prefer dresses. They speak with the voice of a small child; all bugbears sound the same.</p><p> </p><p>Bugbears kidnap people – and preferably children – for the Sack Man’s unknown purposes. However, ancient contract forbids them from doing so unless the child is 'unwanted'. This requirement is not strict; it is enough that a mother mumbles that she wishes that her child had ‘never been born’ or that a father idly threatens to send his child to the salt mines.</p><p> </p><p> A child can detect a bugbear by the light flickering from his or her wardrobe or from under the bed. If seized by the impossibly strong creature, the child’s only chance is to blow out its eyes and escape the now-blinded kidnapper.</p><p> </p><p><em>Hooks</em></p><p> What do goblins think of their larger cousins?</p><p> Where is the Sack Man and what does he do with children?</p><p> Has anyone ever returned from the land of the Sack Man?</p><p> Have any brave Duchy knights investigated the disappearances? What happened to them?</p><p></p><p><strong>The Cuckoo Count of Castle Steadfast</strong></p><p>(20.13)</p><p></p><p>Charles was once a handsome but unremarkable chef in the kitchens of Castle Steadfast, the largest Thring fortification after Castle Tarengael. While Lord Steadfast sported at war with the Lords Sanguine, Charles took it upon himself to warm Lady Steadfast’s bed. </p><p> </p><p>The follies of a bored noblewoman could have passed like snow in spring but for the capture of Lord Steadfast. His ransom took two years to negotiate, by which time Charles had lain in Lady Steadfast’s bed for a thousand and one nights.</p><p> </p><p>The orthodox Magister of Castle Steadfast – a pinch-nosed man who, the washerwomen say, fancied Lady Steadfast for himself – ruled that Charles must continue to occupy the Lady’s bed in perpetuity. Lord Steadfast could either sue for divorce and lose his title or sleep elsewhere knowing he was cuckolded each night. A proud man, the once Lord Steadfast cleft his lead circlet in twain and rode away.</p><p> </p><p>Charles rules well, but is not warmly regarded by the clergy – many of whom believe that the Law of a Thousand and One was wrongly applied. He has taken the cuckoo for his heraldry and is not shy in demanding the ancient rights of a Lord Steadfast.</p><p> </p><p> <em>Hooks</em></p><p> What was the Magister’s intention?</p><p> What is the former Lord Steadfast doing now?</p><p> What does the court at Castle Tarengael make of Lord Charles Steadfast?</p><p> Along with Magisters, what other positions are their in the Church of the Green Lady?</p><p> If the lead circlet was cleft, what does Charles wear?</p><p> What are the ancient rights of a Lord Steadfast?</p><p> Do Charles’ men serve him loyally?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanglorian, post: 5869326, member: 83822"] I'm loving the Duchy of Thring! The seven laws in particular are very interesting, and it's good to see more to the Green Lady than simply her being goddess of the elves. [B]The Missing Children of Millhaven[/B] (17.14) Inspired by the bugbear description in [URL="http://www.gratisgames.webspace.virginmedia.com/"]Dark Dungeons[/URL], Wikipedia's [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman"]Bogeyman[/URL] entry and the blog [URL="https://hugeruinedpile.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/down-down-to-goblin-town/"]Huge Ruined Pile[/URL]. The name is from [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACG9wv69bKU"]Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[/URL]. The quiet village of Millhaven would be unexceptional, but for the dozens of its children who have gone missing over the last few months. What the villagers do not know is that their children have fallen prey to several bugbears, working for their dark master the Sack Man. Bugbears are scrawny, pot-bellied goblins bound not to oaks but to pumpkins. When they pop headless out of a pumpkin patch, they carve themselves a face, light their eyes with candle stubs and fill their jaws with stones, sticks or broken glass. They wear whatever clothes they can find, seeming to prefer dresses. They speak with the voice of a small child; all bugbears sound the same. Bugbears kidnap people – and preferably children – for the Sack Man’s unknown purposes. However, ancient contract forbids them from doing so unless the child is 'unwanted'. This requirement is not strict; it is enough that a mother mumbles that she wishes that her child had ‘never been born’ or that a father idly threatens to send his child to the salt mines. A child can detect a bugbear by the light flickering from his or her wardrobe or from under the bed. If seized by the impossibly strong creature, the child’s only chance is to blow out its eyes and escape the now-blinded kidnapper. [I]Hooks[/I] What do goblins think of their larger cousins? Where is the Sack Man and what does he do with children? Has anyone ever returned from the land of the Sack Man? Have any brave Duchy knights investigated the disappearances? What happened to them? [B]The Cuckoo Count of Castle Steadfast[/B] (20.13) Charles was once a handsome but unremarkable chef in the kitchens of Castle Steadfast, the largest Thring fortification after Castle Tarengael. While Lord Steadfast sported at war with the Lords Sanguine, Charles took it upon himself to warm Lady Steadfast’s bed. The follies of a bored noblewoman could have passed like snow in spring but for the capture of Lord Steadfast. His ransom took two years to negotiate, by which time Charles had lain in Lady Steadfast’s bed for a thousand and one nights. The orthodox Magister of Castle Steadfast – a pinch-nosed man who, the washerwomen say, fancied Lady Steadfast for himself – ruled that Charles must continue to occupy the Lady’s bed in perpetuity. Lord Steadfast could either sue for divorce and lose his title or sleep elsewhere knowing he was cuckolded each night. A proud man, the once Lord Steadfast cleft his lead circlet in twain and rode away. Charles rules well, but is not warmly regarded by the clergy – many of whom believe that the Law of a Thousand and One was wrongly applied. He has taken the cuckoo for his heraldry and is not shy in demanding the ancient rights of a Lord Steadfast. [I]Hooks[/I] What was the Magister’s intention? What is the former Lord Steadfast doing now? What does the court at Castle Tarengael make of Lord Charles Steadfast? Along with Magisters, what other positions are their in the Church of the Green Lady? If the lead circlet was cleft, what does Charles wear? What are the ancient rights of a Lord Steadfast? Do Charles’ men serve him loyally? [/QUOTE]
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