of magic items for their characters, you can replace ‘one or more of Madryck’s magic item rewards with items from those lists) Madryck doesn't need to have a past relationship, with any of the characters, but ifthe players want to tie Madryck more closely to their characters’ back stories, allow it. Madryck is a mage (neutral g00d) who speaks Common, Sylvan, and two other languages of your choice. Although he has been out of touch with Zybilna for almost a year, he knows that time passes differently in parts of the Feywild, including Zybilna'’s realm of Prismeer. He can't pre- dict how much time it will take for the characters to complete their quest; they might come back in a matter of days, or years could pass on the Material Plane before they return. Not wanting to alarm the characters, Madryck tries to steer the conversation away from issues involving the passage of time, if ‘one or more characters mention something about it Wuat Mapryck Knows Ifthe characters request more information about the Witchlight Carnival, Madryck says that he hasn't visited the carnival in sixty-four years and admits that alot can change in that time. He advises the characters to explore the carnival thoroughly on their own, He doesn't presume to know what form the fey crossing currently takes or how well hidden Cree ean eo and protected it is. He does provide the following reliable information: Zybilna is a fairy godmother to mortals. She cre- ated the carnival as a means by which mortals could enter her realm and beseech her aid. When Madryck last visited the carnival, it was run by a pair of shadar-kai (elves native to the Shadowfell) named Mister Witch and Mister Light. He assumes they're still in charge. + Madryck dimly recalls that Witch and Light ac- quired the carnival more than a hundred years ago from an eladrin (an elf native to the Feywild), The eladrin's name escapes him Ifthe characters request more information about Zybilna and Prismeer, Madryck offers the following descriptions, based on firsthand knowledge that is somewhat out of date: + Prismeer is a domain of delight ruled by Zybilna, who dwells in the Palace of Heart’s Desire, a mag- nificent structure in the heart of the domain. + Zybilna can assume many forms and is brilliant, secretive, and wise. (Madryck doesn’t know Zybil- nas secret identity, as revealed in chapter 5.) + When she presents herself to mortals, Zybilna usually assumes the form of a statu with long white hair and a small t a chicken’s foot below one eye, que woman 100 shaped like INTRODUCTION | INTO THE FEYWILD.