Pepper Down the Cressa
Pepper Down the Cressa
“A feather trail, a flooded cave, and one very important goose.”
— Hook · rescue
“Lysa Brant of Breton stands at the docks with worry in her eyes and feathers on her sleeve. Her favorite goose, Pepper, vanished along the Cressa River, and she is offering good pay to anyone who brings the bird home safe. The trail leads from the docks to a downstream cave, and whatever took Pepper left muddy tracks and a terrible splash behind.”
— Hook · rescue
At the jobs board in The Cooper's Rest Tavern, Hollis Farrow taps a fresh notice into place while Lysa Brant pleads with passing townsfolk. A line of white feathers leads out toward the docks, where the Cressa River laps against wet wood and something downstream gives a faint, suspicious splash.
Lysa Brant
Direct and grateful, with a practical promise of payment and an emotional plea for Pepper's safe return.
Rumours
d4 · table- 01Pepper can recognize anyone who feeds her apples.
- 02The river cave has a side tunnel that only shows itself at low water.
- 03Hollis Farrow once heard splashing near the docks before dawn and thought it was otters.
- 04The creatures downstream are more frightened of loud bells than steel.
If Pepper is lost, the village worries that something dangerous is prowling the Cressa River, and Lysa's trust in outside help may be shaken. If the cave problem is solved badly, the river creatures may become a recurring nuisance downstream.
Background Lore
Breton is a river village built around the Cressa's busy docks, where fishmongers, coopers, and small traders rely on the water for their living. Lysa Brant is known for her tidy Accounting House and her unusually cherished goose, Pepper, who trails her through errands and keeps the neighborhood children laughing. Recently, the current has grown strange downstream, and dockworkers whisper about things moving beneath the reeds after sunset.
Lysa Brant of Breton has lost her beloved goose, Pepper, somewhere along the Cressa River. She asks the party to follow the trail from The Cooper's Rest Tavern and the village docks, then bring Pepper back safely from a cave farther downstream. The rescue may involve stern river creatures, slippery banks, and a very determined goose.
