All published quests

On the anniversary of the city's founding, anyone who rings the old bronze bell must speak an oath the whole square can hear—and the bell makes it binding. This year pranksters ring it at dawn; nobles…

Citizens of Westmarch wear velvet sashes and declare independence from the duke—peacefully, politely, and with excellent hors d'oeuvres. The duke's soldiers are invited to the protest as guests. Disco…

A child’s lemonade stand has cornered the entire district: every tavern, guild hall, and guard post now serves identical tart cups stamped with the same wax seal. Rivals who undercut prices wake with…

Every night this week, fireworks burst over the harbor and hang in the sky like frozen flowers—no ash, no sound after the first pop. Sailors swear the lights spell docking fees owed to something benea…

On the last day of June, leaves turn gold and geese fly south in the afternoon heat. A fey calendar has slipped; seasons are stacking. Find the misfiled page in the world's almanac, restore summer's e…

One strawberry plant remains in the kingdom, guarded by knights, bees, and a prophecy that whoever eats it will end famine or start war. Nations send envoys; thieves send children. Guard the fruit unt…

Once each summer a pink moon rises and werewolves kneel instead of hunt, offering treaties to anyone brave enough to parley. This year something has poisoned the moonrise—beasts rage, diplomats hide.…

A heatwave exposes stone seats in the lake where actors perform tragedies underwater for an audience of fish and drowned patrons. Attendance grants fame and water in the lungs. Stage a finale that fre…

Clouds of moths gather at town hall each night, casting ballots that become law by dawn—curfews, taxes, mandatory hats. The mayor profits from silk tariffs. Translate moth policy, rig the election, or…

Two lighthouses on the same cliff compete, rotating beams that blind ships instead of guiding them. Captains wager on which light wins. Sabotage the rivalry, merge the mechanisms, or hire the mad arti…

Enormous dragonflies deliver letters no one wrote—confessions, love notes, threats from the future. Recipients act on them before reading the dates. Catch the swarm, find the nest of ink larvae, and d…

A cartographer sells maps to perfect picnic spots, but each route ends at the same hollow where picnickers vanish between sandwiches and song. Crumbs lead to fairy circles; wine stains form summoning…

A peddler sells salve that blocks sunburn—and blocks sunlight memories. Users forget every joyful day they ever had. The peddler's ledger lists buyers marked for easy robbery. Confiscate the stock, cu…

The chapel bell rings without hands, and each peal raises the temperature a degree. By vespers, wax saints drip; by matins, the river steams. Silence the bell without shattering faith, discover who fo…

After every storm the tax collector measures rainbows and sends invoices for light refraction on royal land. Peasants riot with prisms; the collector hires mercenaries with mirrored shields. Find the…

Travelers nap in a roadside hammock and wake having lived someone else's summer—marriages, harvests, funerals compressed into dreams. Most refuse to leave; a few cannot wake. Cut the ropes, map the li…

A griffin nests on the inn roof, laying eggs the chef wants to omelet. The mother wants the stable boy who feeds her. Poachers want the wings. Protect the nest through hatching, relocate the family, o…

Rival perfumers release scents that sway crowds—courage, despair, reckless love. Riots smell like lavender; peace talks smell like ash. Identify the chemical fey ingredient, seize the master flacons,…

Meteor shards pepper the pastures, glowing warm and humming lullabies. Sheep begin flocking toward the craters; shepherds follow in trances. Harvest the metal before warlords do, shepherd the flock ba…

A clay golem patrols the lake, saving swimmers and drowning anyone who splashes after dusk. Townsfolk love the safety; tourists hate the curfew. The golem's creator died mid-command. Rewrite the runes…

A couple weds on a barge as river spirits demand tribute—each vow must be paid with a cherished object cast overboard. When the bride refuses, the water rises into the pews. Negotiate with the current…

The duke's ice house refuses to melt in the summer heat, preserving corpses and wedding cakes alike. Servants hear knocking from inside the walls. Investigate how winter was bottled, who is stored bet…

Diplomats meet to end a border war, but the treaty hall is infested with paper wasps that sting whenever a lie is spoken. Delegates bleed through silk gloves; talks collapse into chaos. Clear the nest…

A pop-up library appears only on hot afternoons, lending books about summers that never happened. Patrons read alternate childhoods and return changed. One volume is blank except for the party's names…

A caravan emerges from heat mirages, selling pigments that make murals real—painted doors open, painted bridges hold weight, painted monsters hunt. The artists demand canvas measured in years of life.…

Giant crickets have formed teams and are challenging villagers to wicket matches for property deeds. They follow rules no one remembers writing. Win fairly, cheat better, or discover the pixie umpire…

The village well pulls daylight into its depths, leaving streets dim at noon and blazing at dusk. Crops ripen in hours; people age unevenly. Children born this week already teethe. Descend with mirror…

At high sun the harbor freezes in place—gulls hang in air, waves curve like glass, and a stranger walks the piers collecting promises. Sailors who shake hands wake at midnight with new skills and miss…

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 b…

Stalls at the midsummer market trade impossible goods—yesterday's weather, borrowed courage, apologies never spoken. Prices are paid in memories, not coin. Merchants swear a unseen patron supplied the…

A noble wedding procession casts three shadows per person, though only two are visible in mirrors. The extra shadow reaches for rings and vows before the couple does. Identify the hitchhiking spirit,…

Fireflies over the marsh blink in letters, spelling the names of villagers who will die within the week. Panic spreads faster than the swarms. A naturalist insists it is mating patterns; a priest insi…

The annual honey fair opens at sunrise, but every jar in the champion tent has been swapped with amber-colored glue. Beekeepers blame rival apiaries; the mayor blames foreign merchants. Track the swap…

On the summer solstice, time stretches near the standing stones—conversations last hours, arrows hang mid-flight, and a child has been standing still since dawn. Druids argue whether to end the blessi…

May 31st is repeating. Only you and a handful of others notice. Each loop, the town changes subtly—a building in a different place, someone's name slightly different. Those aware are arguing whether t…

A wealthy merchant dies, leaving their fortune hidden in a hedge maze that rearranges itself hourly. Heirs, creditors, and treasure hunters flood in. Some emerge empty-handed. Some don't emerge at all…

The stars vanish from the sky—not hidden by clouds, but gone. Astronomers panic. Navigators are lost. Celestial magic fails. Only one constellation remains, spelling out a single word in an ancient la…

A sculptor's latest works are too lifelike—statues that breathe, bleed when chipped, and scream in stone voices. The sculptor claims innocence but won't stop creating. Each piece depicts a missing per…

Every unnamed background character in town—servants, guards, street sweepers—has gained self-awareness and is furious about being ignored. They're demanding recognition, refusing orders, and organizin…

A noble's banquet has been going for five days straight. Guests can't leave—doors won't open, windows won't break. Food keeps appearing. Musicians play on, bleeding from their fingers. The host smiles…