Session Dates: October 11th & 12th, 2025
(Purple text is Mythic rolls/questions, Dark red is D&D 5E rolls)
Scene 1: Child’s Nightmares
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d10 roll vs Chaos Factor: 9 vs 4 – Expected Scene
I arrive at Wellspring after about 15 minutes of walking. (cluttered, mobile) It’s a small town that serves as a farming center for its local region of the Eldeen Reaches. Many traders pass through. It’s a bit rough and tumble but has decent folks.
Wellspring has a tavern and a nearby job board. I walk up to the job board to see if anything could lead to a source of info about the hostile fey.
(Fate – “Is anything in the job board related to the fey?” – Yes – quaint, familiar)
I see one that is offered by a (playful, active) young girl. The crude but cute writing reads that she fears that an evil fairy is giving her nightmares. Her home is near the south border of the village.
The other quests on the job board include: (tension, rough, cautious, large) an escort job for a large shipment of farm goods, (average, emotional, violent, unexpected) a woman’s husband has disappeared in the night along with her home getting wrecked in the process, and (aggressive, average, threaten, battle) nearby goblins have raided a food storage and the owner wants someone to slay them.
I take the paper for the fey nightmares and make my way to the girl’s home.
I head south to the house the note mentions. I arrive at the home where a man stands outside (curious, equipped, heavy, attractive). He is a large Half-Orc, with scars outlining his sharp jawlines, dark skin with very short black hair, and a strong muscular build. He has a sword on his hip but does not wear armor, instead just wearing simple commoner clothes.
Charisma Check (DC 7): 5+1 – Fail
I approach with a smile and a hello, but the half-orc does not change his grimace. He asks what I want. I state that I am here about a girl’s note about her nightmares. He nods, stating that it is his daughter and asks in a gruff tone what I can do. I state I am an Eladrin, and can help specifically with the nightmares if they are being caused by fey.
The man frowns, clearly wearing of my fey heritage and worried I’d worsen the problem. Persuasion (DC 6): 14-1 – Success. I detail that I have my own issues with fey. I persuade him to trust me, as I would never want to cause more harm to his daughter.
He grimaces for a moment but then softens his face as he agrees to my help. He motions for me to come inside his home. I step inside to find the girl playing with a small plushie on the floor of the living area. (vocal, peaceful, strange, interesting) She looks to be a full Orc; small tusks peak out over her top lip, her skin is dusk grey and a head of short black hair. She looks to be about 5 years old.
She looks up and smiles as I kneel down, her eyes brightly gazing at the autumn leaves in my hair. “Forest princess!” she exclaims, standing up with an owlbear stuffie tight in her arms. I chuckle and smile as I tell her I’m here to help with her nightmares. I ask if it would be okay for her to describe them. Persuasion (DC 8): 6-1 – Fail
She shakes her head, not wanting to share as her smile turns to a frown. I reassure her that’s okay, she doesn’t have to. I rise and turn to her father, asking if I can check her room. He agrees and points to her room doorway.
I cast Detect Magic. I walk into her room and the pillows of her bed glow a faint blue with magic residue. I relay to the father there is magic traces here on her bed. Arcana Check (DC 8) – 16+3 – Success. I recognize the magic as the work of fey, specifically that of a Night Hag.
The father asks what can be done. I detail that either we find a cleric that can administer a protection spell or I find and kill the night hag. I think we should do both. The father can find a cleric and I can wait till night to track the hag.
The father agrees and he decides to find a cleric tomorrow. I ask if I can wait in their home. Persuasion (Advantage, DC 5): 11.
They agree and I sit in the living area with the child while the father does chores and readies for the night. We spend the night of her talking about her stuffies as she brings multiple out of her room. They are handmade by her father. There is an owlbear (her favorite), a dog, a cat, and a dinosaur. As she talks and I entertain her, her blue eyes start to grow heavy and she eventually falls asleep. Her father picks her up and takes her to bed before going to bed himself.
(Fate – “Do the fey arrive in more than four hours?” – Yes)
I rest for 4 hours in my fey trance, curling up into a cross-legged sit on their living area floor.
(Fate – “Do the fey arrive at all?” – Yes, Random Event – PC Negative, weather – wind, noisy)
The wind whips outside against the house’s wooden walls as it starts to rain. The noise makes it tough to hear any sounds during my meditation. I decide at the fifth hour to exit my meditation.
Perception (DC 5): 1+2. I look around the house but the darkness caused by the rain clouds made it difficult to see anything.
(Fate – “Are the fey still there?” – Exceptional No)
Another hour passes and eventually the orc child jolts awake in her bed, immediately starting to cry. I spring up and walk to her room, kneeling next to her bed to comfort her. I ask what’s wrong and what did she see. Persuasion (Disadvantage, DC 7): 1-1 – Fail.
She refuses to answer and cries for her father. After a few moments, her father comes in and holds her in his arms. He says nothing to me except give a grimace as he leaves to his room with the girl in his arms.
I shake my head and rub my temples, confused as to how I missed the fey. I decide to open the window in her room, letting in a cold wind and rain as I crawl out of the window into the night. I close it behind me.
I cast Detect Magic. Near the window’s bottom edge is more magic residue. Arcana (DC 6): 5+3. I can tell it’s from the fey. It’s fresh as the glow is bright.
(Fate – “Is there a trail?” – No) The fey however left no trail beyond the window sill.
Perception Check (Disadvantage, DC 6): 10+2 – Success) I see some slight movement in the tree like a few yards out from the house. I saunter my way through the mud and brush to see what it is.
(Fate – “ Is it the fey?” – Exceptional No) Instead it is a (strong, insect-like) rust monster!
(“Does it see me?” – Ex. No) The rust monster looks to be busy chewing on a rusty piece of junk metal. I decide to get rid of the monster, despite not being my target.
Roll Initiative (Adv) – Trineth 1st, Rust Monster 2nd
Rust Monster – 18 HP – 14 AC
The rust monster screeches then plops to the ground with a thud into the muddy dirt, its body of rust starting to quickly decay.
I catch my breath as I sheathe my mace, rust collecting on its edges. I look around in hopes I see anything else.
Perception Check (Disadv., DC 7) – 4+2 – Fail
I curse the air as I see nothing else through the rain and trees. Tears form in my eyes, knowing the closest lead I have is gone.
I walk back to the house defeated. I’ll inform the father in the morning about where to go for a cleric’s protection, as my studies taught me of some nearby temples.
Scene End – Add Night Hag to list, increase Chaos Factor by 1
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