roll 1d8.
Subtract 1 from the roll for each thing on
You stand at the edge of a raised and broken causeway
under a hazy, twilit sky. The causeway, which is built
from pale stones that glow faintly from within, towers
over the surrounding landscape, but large sections of it
have crumbled away. The parts that remain in place are
separated by large gaps where portions have collapsed.
A fog-shrouded swamp spreads out below you in all
directions, and up from its murk wafts the smell of rot-
ting plants. Also rising from the swamp is the music of
nature—a discordant symphony of croaking frogs and
singing birds.
Each character that hasn’t yet visited Hither gains
a level (to a maximum of 2nd level) upon arriving.
This is an opportune time to take a short break to
ensure the players can adjust their characters and to
ask any questions that they might have in so doing.
Lost Things
of the carousel, they should each know who stole
now by having its location revealed by Ellywick
Candlefoot (provided the characters recovered his
voice from Kettlesteam) as appropriate.
Chapter 2: Hither
Estimated Duration: 10 hours
Running this Chapter
Each character that hasn’t yet visited Hither gains
a level (to a maximum of 2nd level) upon starting
this chapter. This is an opportune time to take a
short break to ensure the players can adjust their
characters and to ask any questions that they might
have in so doing.
Lost Things in Hither
By now, the characters should each know who stole
should learn of its location at some point before
dreaming about it being hidden away inside a
in a nearby body of water spelling out the words
“Bavlorna has it,” or one of Bavlorna’s lornlings
revealing its location under questioning.
Unicorn Horn Locations
Elidon’s lost horn can potentially be found in
and its location hasn’t been determined before the
characters arrive in one of its potential hiding spots,
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the bulleted list that the characters encountered
Elidon’s missing horn.
• The darkling’s shop in Downfall (area d10,
chapter 2).
• Beneath Bavlorna’s cauldron (area D18,
chapter 2).
• The unicorn costume (Little Oak, chapter 3).
chapter 3).
Time Flies When You’re
Having Fun!
This portion of the adventure is open for the
characters to explore. Random encounters can
be used to reduce or increase the run-time of
this chapter.
This chapter can be broken down into
random encounters. Each of these random
encounters adds approximately thirty minutes to the
run time of this chapter.
Session 1. Arrival in Hither.
Here the characters arrive in Hither, witness Sir
Talavar’s dramatic balloon crash, and encounter the
harengon brigands. From here, the characters head
to Slanty Tower to investigate the crashed balloon.
There, they meet Sir Talavar. Along the way, the
characters participate in one random encounter one
two random encounters, instead.
Session 2. The Quest for the Key
Having learned of Sir Talavar’s plight, the
characters venture to Telemy Hill and meet
Jingle Jangle, who reveals her bullying by Agdon
Longscarf and his brigands. After retrieving the
key to Sir Talavar’s cage, the characters are likely
to return to Slanty Tower to free the faerie dragon.
Once done, they may venture to Brigand’s Tollway
to confront Agdon. Along the way, the characters
Jingle Jangle, run two random encounters, instead.
Session 3. Arrival at Downfall
Here, the characters arrive in Downfall and explore
the bullywug village. The characters learn about the
locations in Downfall. Each location should take