Michaelmas Goose That Knows
Tradition demands a Michaelmas goose, but this year's bird speaks every secret at the carving table—including which guest poisoned the gravy. Hosts cancel; assassins advance. Protect the dinner, silence the goose without killing the feast, or let it speak and catch the killer mid-carve.
Faces in the wings
Willa Lanternfield
- Human
- Non-binary
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Heat lightning harvester
Character
- Motivation
- Seeking to break a family curse
- Personality
- Charismatic and persuasive
- Background
- Innkeeper who knows everyone's secrets
Details
- Quirk
- Checks the light like a pocket watch
- Speaking style
- Speaks in lists of three
- Private fear
- The equinox tipping permanently toward night
- Secret
- Already sold the quest hook to someone else
- Signature item
- Watermelon blade that splits truth from rind