All published quests

On the last night of August, a gate appears at every town border collecting memories of summer as toll—pay or forget why you came. Travelers queue with empty eyes; merchants price goods in nostalgia.…

Monarch butterflies mass for migration, but their path crosses a battlefield where both armies have sworn not to sheathe swords until first frost. The swarm will be slaughtered; a druid asks for escor…

A magic shop holds a summer clearance: cursed items at honest prices, discontinued spells in bargain bins, wands that only work in August. The proprietor vows to close forever at midnight and means it…

Hailstones fall with documents frozen inside—old deeds, love letters, unsigned warrants. The storm is archiving the town's secrets on front lawns. Melt the evidence safely, return papers to rightful o…

The county record watermelon splits open during weighing, revealing a map to a buried courthouse time capsule—and a live badger wearing a judge's wig. Officials want the capsule; the badger wants prec…

Neighborhood porch lights negotiate a treaty: off by ten means monsters may cross sidewalks; on means hospitality oaths bind the house. Someone is switching bulbs to rewrite borders. Map the light net…

A retired astronomer's backyard observatory is stolen whole—dome, telescope, and lawn chairs—leaving a neat circular crater and a note demanding star charts for a constellation that should not exist.…

The lake lifeguard works their final shift before autumn closure, but the beach refuses to empty—sunbathers freeze at noon, stuck mid-tan until someone drowns symbolically. Break the season's bargain,…

Storm chasers auction bottled heat lightning on the ridge; buyers bid with years of sleep or the memory of their first kiss. A drought lord buys the lot. Outbid the lord without going insomniac, free…

An orchard's oldest tree bears one perfect fruit that grants the bite to whoever the last picker loved—and this year the fruit looks like someone the party buried. Pickers duel with ladders; crows not…

The royal census sends agents to count fireflies, granting citizenship to each light that answers a name. Poachers net voters; farmers lose crop guides. Protect the insects, expose ballot stuffing in…

A partial eclipse turns every signature witnessed during totality into a binding geas—the notary's queue wraps around the courthouse. Forgers thrive; lovers accidentally marry the crown. Catch a forge…

A suburban wizard's lawn regrows the instant it is mowed, inching toward the house with each pass. Homeowners' associations fine the mage; the grass whispers property law. Discover what seed was sown,…

After seventeen years underground, cicadas emerge singing a funeral dirge for someone who is still alive. The honored guest's shadow flickers at dusk. Find why the swarm chose them, delay the burial s…

The state fair's Ferris wheel stops only when every rider has sworn an oath aloud—and this year the operator demands oaths of fealty to a name no one recognizes. Children cheer; knights bristle. Ident…

A masked duelist challenges passersby to split a watermelon with one stroke; losers owe a summer memory, winners gain the fruit's knowledge of local aquifers. The line stretches around the square. Unm…

Dragonfly couriers refuse to deliver letters until their wings are insured against August crosswinds, stranding love notes, summons, and plague warnings in the same sack. The postmaster arm-wrestles a…

Vacation gear must be returned by sunset—boats, tents, enchanted coolers—or the rental shop opens a portal that deposits borrowers on the lender's front lawn mid-bath. Late fees are teleportation. Hun…

Beekeepers harvest honey that glows under moonlight and stores vows—couples who taste it cannot lie to each other for a week. Divorce lawyers swarm; the queen bee demands escrow fees in pollen. Recove…

A marching band camp practices at dawn, but every note played after midnight summons the previous year's deceased drumline to join in. Parents love the fullness of sound; the living musicians lose fin…

Afternoon storms arrive on schedule, but the thunder never leaves—it's bottled in a hermit's cellar and sold as bottled applause for playwrights. Crops wilt without noise; lovers cannot propose. Raid…

A tomato festival turns into a tribunal when heirloom varieties testify against hybrid farmers in open court—seeds as evidence, sauce as sentence. The jury is hungry. Defend tradition or innovation, e…

Locals hold a farewell bonfire on the last public beach night, but the flames burn blue and replay everyone's summer regrets for the crowd. Revelers confess; marriages end; friendships reforge. Put ou…

Stationers' back-to-school displays summon creatures when lists are read aloud—ink elementals, ruler serpents, eraser slimes. Parents riot for refunds; teachers arm themselves with compasses. Close th…

A corn maze opens before the stalks are planted, its paths already worn by footprints that are not yet made. The architect sells maps that update in real time and buys memories of shortcuts. Rescue to…

A heat haze on the old bridge shows people their futures walking past them in the opposite direction—some futures wave, some draw weapons. Pilgrims clog the crossing; bandits charge tolls for glimpses…

Preserving season turns litigious: families seal accusations in mason jars—pickled slander, jammed indictments, brined alibis. The judge only rules on what can be spooned. Defend a client before they…

The wizarding academy's autumn term begins a month early when its doors appear on every street corner, enrolling passersby by touch. Dropouts become homework; graduates become chalk. Find who moved th…

A rival gardener's pumpkin swells overnight to the size of a cottage, winning the state fair before judging even opens. Inside, seeds rattle like dice and a voice offers wishes at ruinous interest. In…

Shooting stars land as petitioners on the mayor's lawn—each meteor is a minor noble requesting audience, lodging, and a horse. The sky keeps delivering until the guest list exceeds the town. Escort th…

On Lammas morning, every bakery in town produces identical golden loaves stamped with a wheat sheaf that whispers rent demands. Farmers who eat them dream of fields they do not own. Trace the grain sp…

On the last day of July, snow falls on the harvest fair and ice forms on lemonade stalls. A fey accountant insists summer's books were overdrawn and winter is collecting interest. Find the misfiled se…

Children build a hay bale fortress so convincing that knights mistake it for a rebel stronghold and begin a siege with real catapults. The kids want surrender terms that include dessert; the commander…

A wandering saint anoints pilgrims with suncream that burns the sinful and soothes the virtuous—tan lines spell out confessions. Crowds flock; the church sends inquisitors. Test the formula, expose a…

Around a popular camping ground, stories told at firelight become real at dawn—the lake monster, the lost child, the axe murderer. Rangers want fires banned; storytellers want freedom. Hunt the spirit…

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 swar…

Farmers collect heat lightning in glass jars to fertilize fields, but this season the jars hatch small storms that nest in barns. Livestock float; wheat points at the sky. Help harvest safely, destroy…

The annual river tub regatta turns deadly when someone threads razor wire across a bend and fills barrels with angry eels. Sponsors bet on casualties; the mayor bets on tourism. Patrol the course, unm…

A peddler sells patches of portable shade—foldable darkness you can carry in a hatbox. Nobles buy exclusivity; peasants riot for ten minutes of cool. Discover where the shade is stitched from, stop a…

Seven apple trees in one orchard each bear fruit with a human face, whispering advice to anyone who bites. Farmers grow rich on prophecy; one face warns of blight the others deny. Silence the trees, t…