A Sword of the Forest

Once a year, as spring yields to the embrace of summer, the people of Tallwater harvest the golden flowers native to the nearby woodlands and set them a blaze inside giant wicker effigies of folkloric creatures. Once the fires have dimmed, the ashes are collected and entrusted to the hedge wizard Leftwine, who throughout the summer months traverses the labyrinthine depths of the forest, scattering the ashes to form vast talisman, shielding the town against the strange forces that lie ensconced deep within the ancient trees.

The huge bonfires form the apex of a three-day festival, a joyous revelry that welcomes the advent of summer and draws forth wanderers from across the kingdom. Perhaps this is why a party of adventurers appeared on the first day of festivities, just in time to learn of Leftwine's disappearance, of the ethereal riders sighted only at night, and of a strange iridescent figure seen stalking the woodlands, whose armour blinds all who gaze upon it!

Lord Tallwater, beset with unease, beseeches the party to embark upon a dual mission: locate the whereabouts of the elusive Leftwine and investigate the enigmatic reports. Adventure awaits!

A Sword of the Forest is a fairytale weird folk adventure and setting for use with the Carin adventure game. Although it contains stat lines for use with Cairn, it should be easy enough to convert to other N/OSR systems.

This adventure is still in development. This version is designed to be playtested.