The Swarm's Favor
Bees have chosen a new queen—a halfling child who cannot stop speaking in buzzing harmony. Honey tastes like memories; wax seals thoughts inside letters. Protect the child from those who would exploit the swarm, relocate the hive's loyalty, or risk a sting that rewrites personality.
Suggested NPCs
Jasper Gamgee
Halfling Male Young
Motivation: Paying off crushing gambling debts
Personality: Naive and trusting
Background: Engineer maintaining a crumbling fortress
Quirk: Refuses to step on cracks in cobblestones
Speaking style: Soft voice that carries oddly far
Private fear: Magic they cannot see