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missing party (false) and that he was attacked by “tree demons” (true). If questioned about the gamekeeper camp, Patrice denies prior knowledge of his cohorts’ fate but feigns sorrow at their loss. Patrice insists on escorting the party back to Quenelles. During the journey, Patrice tells PCs that the forest is revolting against humanity and Elves can no longer keep it in check. If any Elves accompany the party, Patrice challenges them to declare which side they support in the impending war between Man and Forest. Elves who answer “the forest” receive an angry riposte. Patrice might even attempt to sway human PCs against the Elves. He seems nervous, and is constantly looking over his shoulder. Da g g e r in t h e Ni g h t Patrice volunteers to take first watch. The gamekeeper has been instructed by Vaubon to ensure that Marianne doesn’t return to Quenelles. After everyone appears to have fallen asleep, he produces a long-bladed Elven dagger and sneaks toward the twins’ bedroll. Marianne produces a muffled scream when Patrice places his hand over her mouth, allowing sleeping PCs to awaken with a Hard (-20) Perception Test. Whether successful in his malign scheme or not, the treacherous gamekeeper flees into the heath if confronted. After the Encounter The return journey to Quenelles should be handled abstractly as the story speeds to its conclusion. Occasionally a squat, sodroofed cottage is spotted; the only signs of human activity on the Wild Heath. The eccentric hedgefolk who live on the heath own nothing of value and make guests feel very uneasy. • If caught and interrogated, Patrice claims that Vaubon’s new wife Antoinette paid him to murder her stepdaughter (false). • If successful, Patrice brings Marianne’s heart back to Le Preneur and sacrifices it to appease the “tree demons”. Co n f r o n t i n g t h e Ma r q u i s Time: Returning to Quenelles Locations: Quenelles (Chapter @, pg. 62) The party is greeted with fanfare upon returning to Quenelles. Among the crowd gathered in the city wall’s eastern breach is Duke Tancred II, who has come to congratulate the heroes personally. Tancred is flanked by an entourage of banner-men and sycophantic nobles, including Marquis de Vaubon and his wife Antoinette, a stranger to the twins. The twins cry when told that their real mother died of grief soon after their kidnapping. If Jean-Michel is present, Vaubon loudly curses the Fay for “damaging” his son. After initial formalities, Marquis de Vaubon takes the heroes aside and presents them with a bag of gold amounting to 20 gc per adventurer. If either Marianne or Jean-Michel were rescued, Vaubon thanks them and takes Jean-Michel by the hand. Characters who pass a Perception Test notice that Vaubon doesn’t seem as overjoyed as one might expect of a father who’s been reunited with his children. Chapter XII: Revolutions in Progress 135 If PCs accuse the Marquis of scheming against his own children, both Vaubon and Antoinette are outraged. Antoinette is genuinely unaware of her husband’s plot and the Marquis claims his gamekeeper must have been possessed by “forest demons”. If Marianne is present, she listens attentively but can only be convinced of her father’s betrayal with a successful Charm Test. If Patrice was captured alive, he begs forgiveness and agrees that his treachery must indeed have been the work of forest demons. Th e Du k e ’s Sp e e c h Duke Tancred declares he will make a speech in Chapel Square. As the duke’s servants prepare a podium, PCs have a brief opportunity to speak with him. Tancred listens attentively and seems unsurprised at any suggestion of the Marquis’ duplicity. He simply informs the PCs, “Everything will be taken care of”, before mounting the podium. The crowd cheers as Duke Tancred raises his hand in a V-signal and announces that today will be commemorated henceforth as a holiday; “Liberation Day”. If Marianne survived, Tancred announces that she will join his court. If informed of Vaubon’s treachery, he pauses momentarily before announcing that land holdings in the Wild Heath will be reduced from 20% to 15%, as a token of gratitude to the spirits of Loren. Several of the assembled nobles storm off in disgust amidst continued cheering and rude gestures from the commoners. Vaubon is among the nobles who leave Chapel Square (possibly dragging Jean-Michel along behind him). After the Encounter The sequel to Revolutions in Progress will pick up where this story ends. PCs wishing to investigate Marquis de Vaubon can be left with a cliff-hanger if this adventure is being played as Part 1 of the Revolution Cycle. Otherwise, GMs can design an appropriate denouement allowing players the opportunity to ensure justice is served. • Marquis de Vaubon’s treatment of Jean-Michel is determined by whether Marianne also survived. He is not happy about having a son through whom Duke Tancred’s court Damsel can eavesdrop on his private scheming, and will keep the boy locked in a room if necessary. In any event, Jean-Michel is not the strapping young man he expected; instead his son has regressed into a wild boy with no courtly manners. Vaubon hires private tutors to teach Jean-Michel Bretonnian and handle his education. • If Marianne survived, she brings any rescued children without living parents to a Shallyan orphanage. Marianne tells PCs: “The real revolution has only just begun”.
Index In d e x A A Race in Decline (roleplay tip)..……20 Adanhu................................17, 66, 105 Adamnan-na-Brionha...…………24, 83 Aethyric Artistry (new talent)………46 Aethyric Projection (spell) …………..33 Agora, the...............…………………79 Alonara……………………………129 Alter Kindred ………………… 10, 37 Ambrose Zarathusius.......................125 Anaereth, Halls of ……………61, 70 Ancestor Spirits…....…………109, 113 Animal and Spirit Totems…………78 Animal Veneration ………………113 Arachnarok…………………..…..121 Archery………………………………4 Ariel.……………….. 17, 19, 52 - 53, 66 Ariel’s Blessing (spell) ………………32 Ariel’s Favour ………………………. 54 Armour..…………………………37 Athel Loren…..3-4, 52 – 74, 99, 101, 105 Athel Sarathlui……………….……...91 Athel Senathrai........…………….......93 Athel Sian’nara..…………………….89 Aoilym Fruit…………………...........39 Asyendil’s Bane……...………………40 Avatars……………….……..17, 27 - 28 Avelorn.....………………………...17 B Bartering...…………………………37 Beastfriend (kithband talent)………12 Beithir Seun..…………………..74, 100 Bhati............................................126 Bhati’s Lilids.......................127 Bladesinger (career)………………....41 Blademaster (kithband talent)…..….12 Blood Rose (herb)………………....110 Bloodsedge...……………………110 Bonding, the……………………..… 94 Branchwraiths…………………..….97 Braveheart (kithband talent)…….…13 Bridge of Birds, the……………61, 71 Brúidd, the……...…………15 - 17, 113 Burial Glades....………………109-110 C Call of the Hunt (spell) ……………32 Capa.......………………………17, 114 Careers.......……………………41-50 Casting Spells ………………………30 Castle Carrard.............................61, 64 Centigors.....…………………118-119 Celestial Storms……..…....…………77 Cerulan.....................................129 Channeller (kithband talent)………13 Chasm Glade of Beithir Seun …61, 74 Children of the Gods (new talent) …..6 Coeddil…………………………105 Coeth-Mara……………………61, 71 Communal Living (roleplay tip)……9 Corruption………8, 95, 109, 114-115 Council of Beasts…………. 16, 61, 71 Crag Halls of Findol……………61, 73 Crystal-Creeper (herb)……………108 Crystal Mere...…………………61, 72 Cult of Kern....…………………….21 Cyanathair the Corruptor……58, 117 D Dance of Autumn’s Decline (spell)…36 Dance of Spring Resurgence (spell)…35 Dance of Summer’s Vigour (spell)…35 Dance of the Shadows Coil (spell)…36 Dance of the Storm of Blades (spell)....36 Dance of the Whirling Death (spell)...36 Dance of the Woven Mist (spell)……36 Dance of Winter’s Chill (spell)……35 Deathdancer (kithband talent)……13 Deahly-Thorn……………….110-111 Deep Forests of Durthu…….……61, 68 Destiny and Redemption (roleplay tip)...8 Devotee (new talent).………………15 Dragon Sword, Caledfwlch……40, 76 Dragon Tower.……………………..80 Dreamwalker (kithband talent).……13 Dryads..………………………97-98 Drycha....…………………………97 Duke Tancred II……………………60 Durthu…………..………………105 E Economics.………………………37 Elemental Theory..…………………34 Elven Steed..……………………98-99 Elven Wine...………………………39 Equos, Halls of...………………61, 65 Eternal Guard (kithband talent).……13 Eternal Kindred.……………………10 Evertree, the.......………………….109 Eyries of the Hawk Lords....……61, 74 F Fable Songs….............……………113 Fairs of Liadriel…...………….……78 Feast Halls of the Wardance…...…61, 70 Fens of Woe..……………………78, 83 Forecast Danger (spell)……………33 Forest Dragon......……….....…99-100 Forest Goblins..………………......120 Forest-Walker (kithband talent)….....13 Forest Spirits...…………16, 53, 94-95 Fury of the Forest (spell)….…………32 136 G Gender Equality (roleplay tip)…...……5 Giant Spiders …………………120-121 Glade Rider Kindred……..………….10 Glade of the Eternal Dance………78, 83 Glade of Eternal Moonlight…..…61, 70 Glade of the Lost…………………61, 69 Glade-Widow……………………110 Glamourweaver (kithband talent)….....13 Glamourweave Kindred…...…………10 Glassenberry..……………………78, 81 Gnomes...……………………………79 Great Eagles.......……………………100 Great Stag……..……………………101 Greenskin Monolith of Anghifyl…61, 69 Gors……………………………...118 Gwandor the Black..………..………100 Gwyllgi.......………….…………17, 115 H Handmaiden (career)...………………42 Hasten Growth (spell).………………20 Hawk-Eye (kithband talent).…………13 Healer (kithband talent)…...…………13 Herbalism…………….………108-111 Hidden Path, the (spell)...……………32 Hill-Forts....…………………………77 Hills of the Dead....………………61, 69 Hinterglades…………...………4, 86-93 Hippocrene Tower...…………………80 Honorific Titles…...…………………11 Horned Hunters, the…………..…20-23 Horsemaster (kithband talent)…...…..13 Hunter’s Vale, the……………………21 Hunting Knives ………………………8 I Iron Orcs.....…………………………60 Isha………………………....18-20, 109 Isha’s Orphan (new insanity).…………7 Isha’s Secrets (roleplay tip).……..……98 J Jean-Michel de Vaubon......................132 Justifiable Prejudice (roleplay tip)..……7 K Kithband Talents...………………12-14 Kindreds.……………………….9-12 King’s Glade......…………………61, 71 Kurnous...……………………11, 20-23 L Laurëlorn Forest......…………3-4, 75-86 Leaving the Forest……………………7 Liadriel……………………………24 Library of Hoeth…..…………….78, 80 Lileath.......………………………18, 22
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Chapter I: Playing Wood Elf Charact
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