The Monarch's Debt
Monarch butterflies arrive a month early, clustering on the debtor's prison as if the building owes them a kingdom. Inmates who touch wings forget their crimes; guards forget the keys. Escort the swarm south, negotiate with the fey monarch they serve, or free prisoners before memory loss empties the legal system.
Suggested NPCs
Ursula Swiftwind
- Human
- Male
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Campfire story editor
Character
- Motivation
- Maintaining order and justice
- Personality
- Naive and trusting
- Background
- Town guard dedicated to protecting citizens
Details
- Quirk
- Refuses to split the bill evenly
- Speaking style
- Uses harvest metaphors for violence
- Private fear
- Returning home unchanged
- Secret
- Hired the monsters to raise property values
- Signature item
- Pocket sundial that runs backward on fey days
Thaddeus Stonebridge
- Human
- Non-binary
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Icehouse curator
Character
- Motivation
- Maintaining order and justice
- Personality
- Rule-obsessed and officious
- Background
- Town guard dedicated to protecting citizens
Details
- Quirk
- Laughs when thunder is far away
- Speaking style
- Uses religious oaths sparingly but sharply
- Private fear
- Lemonade that tastes like regret
- Secret
- Is the reason the bell rings, not the victim
- Signature item
- Satchel of seeds that grow overnight