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The Hollow Gourd - AI-generated fantasy Quest

The Hollow Gourd

The Hollow Gourd
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Investigative Horror

The Hollow Gourd

Lvl 3-53-5 players1-2 sessions· medium

“Beneath the golden wheat lies a hungry secret.”

— Hook · Investigative Horror

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QuestgiverElder Martha
Investigative Horror
D&D 5E
Medium
Lvl 3-5
3-5 players
1-2 sessions
3 NPCs
2 encounters
The Opening

“The golden fields of Oakhaven are ripe, yet no one dares to reap them. Every night, a villager vanishes, replaced by a silent scarecrow standing at their door. Elder Martha begs you to find the missing before the moon sets on the final harvest night.”

— Hook · Investigative Horror

Set the Scene

The party arrives at Oakhaven during the height of the Harvest Festival, but the music is hollow and the streets are nearly empty.

Patron
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Questgiver

Elder Martha

She approaches the party with trembling hands, clutching a tattered straw hat belonging to her missing son.

On the Streets · In the Books

Rumours

d3 · table
  1. 01
    The scarecrows in the west field were seen moving when the moon was low.
  2. 02
    Silas the herbalist has been buying an unusual amount of sulfur lately.
  3. 03
    Elder Martha's own son was the first to vanish last week.
Stakes

If the entity is not destroyed, the entire village will be consumed and the corruption will spread to the neighboring duchies.

Ticking Clock·The Ritual of the Final Reap occurs in three nights; one more villager is taken every six hours.

Background Lore

Oakhaven has always had the best crops in the valley, thanks to a localized spirit of growth that the villagers have honored for generations.

What the World Knows

An unknown curse or a band of hags is abducting villagers and leaving effigies behind to mock the grieving families.

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