Pollen and Politics
Yellow pollen drifts through open windows and makes everyone agree with the last speaker—briefly turning debates into unanimous disasters. Find the altered flowers, trace the cultivation to a lobbyist druid, and restore productive disagreement before the council votes away the city walls.
Suggested NPCs
Vera Stormcaller
Human Male Adult
Motivation: Paying off crushing gambling debts
Personality: Naive and trusting
Background: Archivist tasked with destroying dangerous texts
Quirk: Refuses to step on cracks in cobblestones
Speaking style: Uses battle metaphors for social life
Private fear: Heights since a specific fall
Ulysses Crest
Human Other Adult
Motivation: Collecting rare artifacts and treasures
Personality: Protective and almost parental
Background: Fortune teller with real visions
Quirk: Keeps a list of debts in invisible ink
Speaking style: Speaks as if narrating a tale
Private fear: Being forgotten after death