Either real or fake. Who knows

Maltravers returns to the Guild seeking further help freeing the Fey Spirits of the Seasons.

## Adventurers Attending

* Bosu
* Aloisius
* Caspar
* Andar Liadon
* Aldier
* Circe

## Mission Notes

Maltravers returns to the Guild seeking further help freeing the Fey Spirits of the Seasons. Finding Bosu the druid who aided him before, Maltravers is introduced to other adventurers: Aloissius, a fighter, two clerics Caspar and Circe, Andar, another fighter, and Aldier, a bard.

Maltravers explains how, through some dark magic or power, Earl Grey’s family history (a large tome) has been used to trap the Fey Spirits of the Seasons. Two spirits, winter and summer are already freed, and Maltravers with the help of Loise, the fey spirits of travellers and passage, has secured a means to access the ethereal plane where it is hoped one of the two remaining seasonal spirits are imprisoned.

Travelling via Brooke’s Landing to Earl Grey’s manor, the party fight off some hungry giant eagles before arriving at the mantion house where Oolong makes them tea. Realising they are looking for a tome on the ethereal plane, the party make use of the glass tuning forks provided for them by Loise. First though they visit the broken down Temple of Ayer, where they discover the lifeless body of a satyr wearing a crown of autumn leaves and fruits. This satyr, who may be the spirit of autumn, appears to be in some form of stasis.

Leaving for the ethereal plane, the adventurers arrive in a parallel temple where, in place of the satyrs body there is a stand holding a tome. On touching the tome, a spirit emerges. The foul spirit is so hideous that Aldier ages visibly by what seems to be 30 years before running from the temple. Ignoring the ghost’s visage, the remaining adventurers do battle. Andar is possessed by the spirit and the party beat him near to death thereby releasing the spirit for Aloissius to finally destroy the ghost.

After a short rest our adventurers travel to the ethereal manor house and battle its guardians, two phantom warriors before entering the main hall. Circe, in an act of foolhardiness that will doubtless become one of Aldier’s songs, fey stepped forward to place the book on the shield of a large statue. Coming to life the statue struck down Circe, and after this Caspar but the rest of the adventurers turned the statue to a pile of marble. The statue, on collapsing, reveals another hideous ethereal creature and Caspar, Aldier and Andar were so terrified they were left with a lasting terror, meaning that the very sight of a statue can cause them to run in fear.

With the statue destroyed and the book in its rightful place, the adventurers return to the material plane where, on returning to the Temple of Ayer, they are greeted by a thankful Marron, Spirit of Autumn. The grateful spirit gives them each a wooden breakfast bowl that, when filled with ‘grains, nuts, fruits and good milk will grant the person aid’.

A day or two later, returning to the guild, the adventurers are met by Loise, the Spirit of Travellers, who wants to collect her glass tuning forks and promises the adventurers that the fee for her help will be communicated in due course.

## Loot

* Standard Level Xp & Gold
* Six Enchanted Breakfast Bowls

## Rumours

* The Spirit of Spring must be in the Astral Plane - how to get there safely and free him?
* Who imprisoned the seasons?
* What is the fee for Loise’s assistance? Will it be something to entertain the spirit such as changing people’s hair colour or giving them pointy ears? Or will it be some task demanded on the whim of this fey spirit?