The Orchard Serpent
A serpent thick as an oak coils through the apple orchard, eating only fruit that fell on soldiers' graves. Farmers want it killed; veterans want it fed. The serpent speaks once per dusk, offering a bargain in exchange for a single seed. Choose between harvest, honor, and a pact that could green the battlefield for generations.
Suggested NPCs
Ruga Warfang
- Orc
- Male
- Elderly
Role
- Occupation
- Dockside factor
Character
- Motivation
- Maintaining order and justice
- Personality
- Stoic and unemotional
- Background
- Town guard dedicated to protecting citizens
Details
- Quirk
- Refuses to split the bill evenly
- Speaking style
- Narrates their own footsteps
- Private fear
- Losing their hands
- Secret
- Is documenting the party for a future trial
- Signature item
- Pocket sundial that runs backward on fey days
Ruga Warhammer
- Orc
- Other
- Elderly
Role
- Occupation
- Seasonal tax assessor
Character
- Motivation
- Maintaining order and justice
- Personality
- Brooding romantic who believes in destiny
- Background
- Town guard dedicated to protecting citizens
Details
- Quirk
- Sniffs food like a suspicious cat
- Speaking style
- Uses religious oaths sparingly but sharply
- Private fear
- Being forgotten after death
- Secret
- Is the reason the bell rings, not the victim
- Signature item
- Ring that buzzes when oaths break nearby