Vick and Caw’s Cunning Plan
his cave, unless he’s tempted by something. So
The heroes find the fairy village of Rivelin in a
panic. Bellespa, a talkative fairy has lost a necklace
of pearls; and Fairy Corinna, a lazy fairy is missing
her diamond tipped wand. But worst of all,
Chrysanthalia, the proud Fairy Queen has lost her
golden crown. Can the heroes help?
The Investigation
If the heroes investigate they could learn that:
• The missing items were all left high up.
• Fairy Corinna was woken up by the sound of
beating wings and found her wand missing.
• Fairy Bellespa found a black and a white
feather in her treehouse
• Queen Chrysanthalia is also missing a big
blanket
It’s likely the thief is a bird with black and white
feathers. The heroes might need some help to
work out that makes the likely culprit a magpie,
and as it turns out, there’s a nest of magpies
nearby.
Vick & Caw’s Masterplan
Vick and Caw are a pair of cunning magpies, and
they’re planning a really big score for which the
fairies’ possessions are just the bait. In Blackfish
Creek lives Greeber, a greedy Creek Troll, and he is
reputed to have a huge hoard of treasure.
The magpies know that Greeber won’t go far from
they’ve laid the fairies’ possessions out along the
creek bed to tempt the troll further and further
from his cave.
While Greeber is finding his new treasures Vick
and Caw plan to load as much of his hoard as they
can into the Queen’s blanket and fly away with it
to a new part of the forest.
The plot unravels
When the heroes visit the magpie nest they find
nobody there. Other animals can point them
toward the creek, with warnings about “The Troll,
who lives in a cave with all his treasure”.
There’s no sign of Vick and Caw at the entrance
to Blackfish Creek, but the heroes might spot
the Queen’s crown in the middle of the stream.
Greeber, who has already found the pearls and
wand has also spotted the crown.
From here the heroes might accuse Greeber of
theft, they might talk to him politely or they might
fight him. Greeber is as big as a medium sized dog.
If the heroes end up fighting Greeber he might:
• Give a terrifying roar
• Swing at the heroes with his walking stick
• Take a huge drink of water and squirt it at the
heroes
Vick and Caw are likely to be encountered
preparing to escape with a blanket full of treasure.
They’ll try their best to escape and might try:
• Swooping at the heroes and pecking with their
beaks
• Scratching with their claws
• Flapping their wings
Epilogue
The fairies will be delighted if they get their
possessions back. Depending on how he was
treated Greeber might be a new friend, or a new
foe. Vick and Caw will probably escape to a new
part of the forest, but those two masterminds are
likely to be back.
Suggested Hero: Fairy Rose
Fairy Rose uses her magic to protect the deep dark
wood, and is a good friend to all the animals who
live there.
Doing magic (d12), flying (d10), talking to animals
(d8), being brave (d6)