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2022-06-27

recap

You brought Qaanaaq some gilded empanadas from Enrique's, which he loved. And he introduced you to your guide, Piabon, a tiny portly knight hidden entirely inside a tiny round suit of armor. He wears a huge red scarf and is very interested in collecting and documenting human weaknesses.

Qaanaaq told you that Delvin's mama and papa, Athina and Melvin, were guests of the terrible fey lord, Alberon. But that nobody has seen them since.

You discovered your true names: Otters Holding Hands, Old Woodstock Films, Arrrgh A Ghost Pirate On A Desert Island, and Goat Screams Like A Man. And then Piabon lead you through a misty box canyon into the White Forest, a gravity-reversed forest of white, half-sentient, silver-leaved trees, where the ground is above you, and below you are the Azure Depths, an endless sky full of whales and flying fish and tiny jellyfish. feyfeather

You had a series of bizarre encounters including:

Joining your party are the shadow, the kitty (Ted), the pirate, and the ranchers.

You eventually emerged from the White Forest and found yourself before Holiday House, home of Lord Alberon.

setup

Dear writer,
Thank you for your letter! Always nice to meet a fan.
I am presently in the outer realms doing research for my upcoming book, Space Blood: Anatomy of the Phlogiston.
Once the work is complete, I will kick off a book tour throughout the planes.
Stay tuned for dates and locations.

sesh

feyfeather story

  1. Unbeknownst to Melvin, Athina was pregnant with their first child when he left for the feywild to continue his research into faerie promises. He meets the gentleman with the thistledown hair, Lord Alberon. Alberon agrees to teach Melvin in exchange 'for they who first greet you upon returning home'. Melvin agrees, and learns about the binding magics of the fey. (Law of Surprise: https://witcher-games.fandom.com/wiki/Law_of_Surprise)
  2. He arranges to return home, sending a letter ahead to Athina telling her he must return to an empty house. But leave the dog. She does, but leaves a letter behind from his son for him to find. It reads "Hi, Dad" and it technically is the first greeting he receives, promising Delvin to the faerie.
  3. One year later, when Alberon appears to collect, Melvin and Athina have hidden the boy, sent him to stay with uncle marc finefeather. Athina offers to go in Delvin's place, and Alberon accepts. But he also decides to punish Melvin for breaking his promise.
  4. He takes Athina to live with him in his palace, and he steals Melvin's essence and molds it into a minor fey spirit to serve him, which eventually returns to the material plane as Delvin's familiar Ludwig.

wrapup

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Faerie Promises

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retro

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