This sod and stone cottage in the wilderness marks the dwelling place of one of the world’s Great Druids. She swells alone with her animal friends out in the moors, keeping the area secured.
The cottage can be found surrounded by a tight wall of packed stone, overgrown with turf which makes it hard to spot. It is small but cozy inside, and bears the marks of simple living, but immense power- a few scrolls, wrapped in oil hides to protect them, tossed on a shelf; the trophy head of some unnatural beast, stuffed and mounted; a faintly glowing staff standing on its own in a corner by the doorway. It also smells heavily of herbs and good tea, and has a heavily scarred work table. While the Great Druid who lives there welcomes guests cautiously, she is wary of strangers to begin with. How you can use the Druid’s Cottage in your games: • Happening across the Druid’s Cottage in dense fog or a bad storm makes it an ideal place to shelter. There’s soup warming by the small hearth, and a bed, and plenty of blankets. When the Druid returns home, however, things might change- depending on how the visitors have treated her home. • Seeking out one of the Great Druids to challenge them for their position is an accepted way to progress in the Druidic hierarchy- but it may come with learning and responsibilities that the applicant was not ready for. • Four miles out, another concentric wall surrounds the area, this one made of packed bones, also overgrown by turf and unnoticeable unless someone digs into it. Another seven miles out, there is a last wall made of chalk which is natural to the area, laid into the earth. The combination of the three ensorcelled walls renders the area an inward-facing Binding effect, trapping an enormously powerful Infernal in a cave beneath the earth under the cottage. This Great Druid’s duty is to safeguard the creature buried there, and make sure that none disturb its rest, or that any who hear its whispers on their fevered dreams live to wake it. (Originally posted on Game Masters Stash on 13 February 2019) Comments are closed.
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