The Haunted Hammock

Travelers nap in a roadside hammock and wake having lived someone else's summer—marriages, harvests, funerals compressed into dreams. Most refuse to leave; a few cannot wake. Cut the ropes, map the linked spirits, and decide if the hammock is hospice, prison, or portal.

Suggested NPCs

Reginald Windfall

  • Human
  • Male
  • Adult

Role

Occupation
Strawberry knight errant

Character

Motivation
Ending a long‑standing blood feud
Personality
Jaded and world-weary
Background
Reformed pirate turned harbor master

Details

Quirk
Draws doodles during serious talks
Speaking style
Uses legal Latin incorrectly
Private fear
Thunder during a confession
Secret
Is documenting the party for a future trial
Signature item
Pocket sundial that runs backward on fey days

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