The Root Council
Tree roots have broken into the council chamber and taken seats—literally—pushing chairs aside and tapping the floor in deliberate rhythm. The mayor wants them burned; druids want hearings. Translate the root-taps, represent the town in a debate older than its charter, and decide whether law will bend for the forest.
Suggested NPCs
Nora Ashbrook
- Human
- Female
- Elderly
Role
- Occupation
- Wedding negotiator
Character
- Motivation
- Winning a bet they no longer remember making
- Personality
- Hot-tempered and volatile
- Background
- Scholar studying ancient ruins
Details
- Quirk
- Mispronounces one common word on purpose
- Speaking style
- Speaks in formal third person
- Private fear
- Their reflection disagreeing
- Secret
- Hired the monsters to raise property values
- Signature item
- Whistle only dogs and spirits hear
Morgan Thorn
- Human
- Other
- Elderly
Role
- Occupation
- Icehouse curator
Character
- Motivation
- Seeking to expose corruption
- Personality
- Dry wit that emerges only during crises
- Background
- Teacher educating the next generation
Details
- Quirk
- Laughs a beat too late at jokes
- Speaking style
- Uses weather as small talk always
- Private fear
- Being laughed at by children
- Secret
- Swapped places with their twin years ago
- Signature item
- Satchel of seeds that grow overnight