Jungle Hideaway
For Skath only:
[sblock]There may be a slight misunderstanding about the sequence of events. The party was on the way to investigate the mine for the Queen. They camped for the night, and Skath disappeared from his watch. When one of them awakened (I can't remember which one) he found the rest in a very strange state. They couldn't be awakened, and their bodies resisted being repositioned. They could be moved, but any arms/legs/etc. that were rearranged would slowly reposition themselves to their original sleeping positions. I think Bear and Athelstan woke first and heard a noise in the jungle. They went to investigate, thinking that might be where Skath had gone off to or been taken to. They found the manor house and tower, and were about to go in when Skath reappeared. So as far as the party knew, Skath had paralyzed them and walked off his watch (I'm actually surprised the rest of the group hasn't made more of a big deal about this, because it kinda made the little guy look irresponsible if not treacherous).
The hidden story is that Skath was approached by an 'acquaintance' from the Unseely Court. It was this other
Fae that immobilized the party. He convinced Skath that they would be fine (and they actually couldn't have been harmed while under the enchantment), and to help him recover an item that had been stolen from the Court. Skath went with this fellow to the 'Kingdom Under the Hill' (
Faeland) and helped him out. Time passes differently there than in the mortal world, so his little adventure was entirely finished and he was back just as the party readied to enter the tower.
Feel free to give whatever details of this adventure to the group that you wish - it's Skath's adventure to hold close or to disclose. Basically it was a way to explain his absence during the face to face adventure and to keep him up with experience as well if the main party did too much.
Call or e-mail if you have any questions!
PS - Thanks for your comments in the OOC thread. I'll try to take your ideas into account in my plotting!
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