Babes in Faerieland

Scribe Notes

Summary

Adventure: Babes in Faerieland

• aka: The Changeling

GM: GM: Jacqui Smith
Season: Summer 792 WK

Party

• Bleyze - played by Craig H (Party Leader)
• Aqualina - played by Keith (Scribe)
• Anyway - played by Kelsie (Mil Sci)
• Kishwa - played by Scott
• Thoron - played by Bill
• Caskette - played by Harry
• Ughbash - played by Adam
• Adam - played by Sean

Employer

Annadel and Wilheim Torrent

Mission

To recover a baby from the Spriggans and return their changeling

Plane

Tir-Na-Nog

Places Visited

Cottingley (small village in NE of Brastor)

Knockma Hill (location of portal - just outside Cottingley)

Falias - Faerie city in the forest Cruinen Darag - The Earth Tree

Morllyn Colle - Lake Eiddel Bethial Dwren - Castle in the lake

Esgad Monadh - Invisible mountain Lon Clanhiwl - Swamp area

Yyal Gaedd - Enchanted island in the swamp Llyn Tain - Lake of Fire

Luidd Abein - Blur Mountains - The home of the Spriggans

Forn Croddair - Spriggan Hive.

Murias - Faerie city by the lake

Major NPCs encountered

Jonnan Torrent - missing baby

Agata Whithie - wisewoman at Cottingley

Padrig - Brownie servant at Falias

Cystennin - Gorgeous Daenoe-Sidhe

King Finvarra - King of Falias

The Morrigan

Seamus O'Leary - Leprechaun guide and illusionist

Binnacle Jack - A dolphin at Morllyn Colle

Clioda Fairhair - Queen of the Lake

Daffyd - A herbalist in the swamp

Rhonwen - A water faerie

Havgen - Spriggan King

Wonald - Spriggan baby (changeling)

Lugh Lamfhada - King of Murias

Original Scribe Notes

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Scribe Notes

31/03/91 Today I was at the Guild meeting hoping for a rather lucrative adventure. So why did I pick this one? All they were offering was the best of their sheep and cows. I think it was because a baby had been stolen. That made me angry. Children and families are very important where I came from and for anyone to break up a family needs to be taught a very severe lesson. So I signed up. My fellow adventurers turned out to be: Ugh Bash. He's an orc. Surprisingly good looking for an orc but still an orc. He's got greenish skin, is well muscled and has pointed teeth. He said he tries to avoid fighting and he's a Dark Celestial mage. Caskette. A short (even shorter than I am), round human. Wears brown leathers. He's a Mind Mage and ranger. Thoron. He's a tall elf fighter dressed in olive. He rides horses, is stealthy, a ranger and spy. It's his first time out. Kishwa. Another fighter type - human this time. He's wearing leather with bits on it in brown and dark red colours. He's also slim with lots of muscles. He's a Beast Master (hope so - that's a rather vicious looking wolf with him), fighter and herbalist. Anyway. The other female in the party. She's slightly taller than I am (5'2"), has long red hair and is wearing dark brown leathers. She's also got a rosebud tattoo running down her face. She's a Lesser Summoner and prefer's to use knives. She asked whether any of us used sign language. Now that's an idea. Wonder if she'll teach me a bit? Adam. He's tall. He's very tall. He says he's short. He's a fire giant and he's carrying a very large, silvered, axe. He's an Earth Mage, a good fighter, and a beginner healer. Bleyse. This guy I've heard of (in fact everyone has) even though he's been away for some time. He's a Fire Mage with a reputation. He's the guy who gave the Fire College its bad name. He seems to be always finding new ways to blow himself up. Must remember not to stand too close. He's an tall elf (6'6") with scarlet hair and dressed in bright red. An obvious fire mage. He says he prefers not to fight and he's a vague healer. Aqualina. That's me. I'm short (5'1") and slim with dark skin and long black hair (slightly damp at the moment). I'm wearing a short, aquamarine skirt. I'm a Water Mage and can usually be found in that element. I'm also a navigator and am rather agile. The farmer couple introduced themselves as Annadel and Whilheim Torrent. They had had their first child, a beautiful boy named Jonnan. Just after his first birthday, on the night of the 16th of March, he disappeared. In his place was a hairy ugly child. They went to the wise woman of their village (Cottingley - somewhere near Brastor) who told them that the faeries had swapped their child for a faerie child - a changling. Their child was in Faerie and someone would have to go there to get him back. That's why they were here, to seek our help. They would provide transport, a horse and cart. Adam would walk alongside. He was a bit big for the cart. Bob, from Guild Security, was also present. Once the couple left us we had to settle on party leader and party scribe. I wanted the job of scribe. I needed the money. Unfortunately so did Anyway. Ugh Bash volunteered as well. Meanwhile Bleyse and Kishwa were competing for party leader. Bob stepped in before the arguments got too heated and handed out voting papers. We filled them in and handed them back. Anyway became scribe (oh, well - them's the breaks) and Bleyse as party leader. Bleyse had very good perception so he also became military leader. Bob brought out the Guild Contract and we all signed it. No extra clauses although Ugh Bash wanted to add one about wanting the couple's second child. I'd hate to imagine what for. Bob left to file it (or do whatever they do with it) while we made our preparations. I headed off to the library to read up on faeries. There was a lot of information there - most of it contradictory and not very helpful. Seems like that there are lots of Faerie lands. Anyway came in a little later on so we spent the next few hours reading. I decided to go for a wander around the shops for a bit before dinner time then looked into the Guild party for a couple of hours. Looked rather too crowded for my tastes so I went for an early night. 01/04/91 Up early for an agility workout and a five mile swim before breakfast. While crossing the courtyard I saw Bleyse, Anyway, and Kishwa staggering in. They looked rather the worse for wear. They must have been out all night. Got to breakfast and most of the others are there too. Thoron seemed rather happy this morning. He was banging the cups and making loud comments about the greasy food to Kishwa. Kishwa still looked a bit worse for wear. At nine we assembled in the courtyard. Some of the party have got horses but I decided to stay in the cart. Anyway decided to do the same and have her horse follow along behind. The weather was fine and I reckoned it'll stay like that for the next day as well, becoming cloudy on the third. Ugh Bash didn't believe me. The trip was fairly uneventful except for Bleyse throwing a couple of, small, light balls at Kishwa. I ducked, just in case. The farmer couple looked rather alarmed but Bleyse reassured them that there was no danger and started juggling some more of them. He dropped one. It landed on the ground and harmlessly vanished. I had a rather interesting conversation with Kishwa at one point. We were talking about dolphins and how easy they are to train. Kishwa reckoned they wouldn't be too much of a challenge. So I suggested orca. I think he liked the idea. The rest of the day went uneventfully. Accommodation had been arranged for us all the way to Brastor at farmer's houses. We reached the first one near nightfall. All of us were going to sleep in the barn but Anyway and I were offered the guest bedroom. We took it. The rest ended up in the hayloft except for Adam who stayed on the cart. Nothing happened during the night. 02/04/91 - 06/04/91 I was woken early in the morning by a rooster. Anyway was still asleep so I quietly wrote up this diary until she woke up. After breakfast we set off. Nothing much happened on the way to Brastor. I was right about the weather. It rained on the 5th. I asked Anyway about teaching me sign language and she agreed, saying she'd teach anyone who was interested. Adam took her up on the offer as well. .2. 07/04/91 Arrived Brastor late afternoon and stopped at the Laughing Ploughman Inn. We were about to have dinner when Caskette announced it was his birthday today. He's 23. The landlord went to tell his wife to make a special cake. Someone, I think it was Anyway, produced a copy of Alphonse's recipe book (He's a Seagate chef and hobbit. Most adventurers like to eat at Alphonses) and asked the landlord to cook us a special dinner consisting of Creme de menthe, French onion soup, roast sheep and Baked Alaska. He looked dubious but agreed. What he came back with was rather interesting. Bleyse reckoned we should celebrate Caskette's birthday in the proper adventurer's style and reckoned we should sample Brastor's nightlife. However we were feeling rather tired from our long journey so Kishwa brewed up a restorative. I wasn't sure about going out partying. Should I let the party go without me - leaving me alone in a strange place, or go with them and experience goodness knows what. (I've heard about some of the strange things that happen in towns). I decided to go. Bleyse led us to an area of Brastor with lots of red lights around. I was making sure I could find my way back if necessary. We ended up at a place called the Scarlet Bumpkin. There were two large guys guarding the door but they let us in. It was rather dim inside but we did see a large room with a stage in the middle surrounded by several tables. There was a bar to one side. There was a fire lit on the stage and dancing around it were several young girls wearing rather little. Looked like some sort of pagan ritual dance. We found a large table near the stage. Bleyse bought a rather large drink of elven spirits for Caskette. Meanwhile Kishwa found a bottle of 'some rather good stuff' - so he said. He offered me some. Vodka he called it. I took a cautious sip. Wasn't too bad. Kishwa gave me some more. He later told me I had six glasses full. The rest of the evening was a bit of a blur. I remembered Thoron asking for Bugman's brew but the bartender hadn't heard of it. The ladies on the stage were still dancing and also removing their clothing at the same time. The guys seemed rather interested. Bleyse bought Caskette a rather interesting drink consisting of several different coloured layers. Some rather odd pieces of clothing ended up on our table. Also one of the ladies seemed to be rather interested in Caskette. Thoron was having a conversation with another one. Not sure what happened next but Caskette was on stage dancing as well. Bleyse and the others were cheering him on and wanted me to join in. I don't remember much else but have a vague recollection of Ugh Bash helping me get back to the inn (for some strange reason I couldn't walk properly) and I was trying to tell him which direction it was in. Also, somehow, my hair was damp again. 08/04/91 I woke up rather later than usual with a headache and feeling rather lousy as well. Kishwa fixed the headache but I still felt rather unwell. I spent most of the day lying in the wagon, trying to ignore the movement. Later on it rained. It was a rather cold rain so I cast Protection from Cold on myself and just let the rain hit me. That felt much better. 09/04/91 Not much happened that day. We arrived at the farmhouse for the night. Anyway and I were set up in the spare bedroom while the others were out of the barn. This place was a cattle farm so we had beef for dinner (a change from the usual mutton). Bleyse instructed us in a couple of things we needed to remember. If he said 'Geronimo' we were to cover our eyes. That meant he was about to create a blinding flash of light. Also if we were talking to someone and one of us said 'And another point' then we were to attack the other person with whatever we had. It was getting close to dusk when Anyway said she wanted to go sheep riding and have races. Sheep riding? This I had to see. Not for me though. I have enough trouble riding anything with legs. Give me a dolphin any time. I just hope that we don't get into any trouble. We headed out to a place a few fields away and Anyway cast a spell. A short time later three sheep arrived. Caskette & Bleyse wanted to have a go as well. I just balanced myself on top of a fencepost and watched. It was first a case of catch your sheep. Anyway had no difficulty but Bleyse and Caskette had to chase theirs. Caskette managed to catch his but the one Bleyse was after got away. So he attempted to get Anyway off her one. He finally stunned her sheep (and blinded us for a short while - no one said Geronimo) by creating a flash of light. So both of them had a go at getting Caskette off the one he had. Anyway succeeded and did several fast laps of the field on the sheep. I remarked to Kishwa that I should introduce this lot to dolphin riding. That would be a lot easier. By now the farmer and his wife had arrived, attracted by the noise and the flash of light. They were rather bemused about where the sheep had come from. He said something to his wife about getting the bull and they could try riding that. It was getting dark by now and Anyway (still on the sheep) trotted up and dismounted. We left the sheep in the field and went back to the house. 10/04/91 We arrived in the village of Cottingley about lunch time. Kishwa was showing off his horsemanship skills. Meanwhile I was eying up the river and the millpond near the village. The water certainly looked inviting. We stopped at the inn and had lunch, then went to see Agata Whithie, the wisewoman. She showed us the changeling. It was an ugly, hairy, baby with sharp teeth. Anyway managed to determine that it was a spriggan from the plane of Tir-nan-og. The wise woman told us that it ate most foods but it didn't seem to matter if it wasn't fed. We were to take it back with us. Ugh Bash waved his iron dagger near it. It didn't like it. Faeries don't like iron. Fair enough - neither do mages. It stuffs up our spells. The portal to Faerie Land was in Knockma Hill and would open at midnight on the 15th at the new moon. Strange lights and sounds had been seen and heard on that hill from time to time over the last few centuries. Agata also told us that we should not eat meat that was killed in Faerie Land and that the faeries are to be respected but not to be trusted. However they are known to be fair in their dealings with mortals. We decided to stock up on lots of rations including meat for the wolf. We finally arrived at the Torrent farm and had roast lamb for dinner. 11/04/91 We went to examine the hill. We found that it is a smooth, rounded, hill and that there is a cave in it which goes in fairly deep. Agata said that the portal is close to the entrance. While looking around we found an old rusty sword and a belt buckle. Further searching revealed several other rusty metal objects. We come to the conclusion that the portal doesn't allow iron to pass through. Bleyse and Kishwa decided to ride back to Brastor to conduct further research. I decided to go to the river and spend the afternoon relaxing. I also cast Waterproofing on my clothes and other perishables - just in case. The only thing I found in the river was small fish.