Tiddleston Family

*"Active imagination, sure, but usually kids with active imaginations are not able to describe demon details as specific as the ones he describes. Down to the number of horns on their back."*

The Tiddleston Family is a small family living in the slums. The family itself is comprised of two members: The father, Ulysses Tiddleston, who is greying and in his early 60s, and his 7 year old son Richard. They are poor, but live within their means and are overall a happy family.

### Personality

Ulysses is a down on his luck elderly man. He's on the wrong side of fifty in every way you can think of: he's tired, and while not grumpy, he feels past his prime and spent, trying to keep the two of them together even under all of the circumstances against them. And sometimes he has to give in and call on adventurers to fix the problems he can't: an expensive expense for anyone.

His son, Richard, is an excitable 7 year old. He's known for having an active imagination, sure, but he's been prone to having scary dreams for a lot of his youth. He's taken to drawing and listening to stories his father tells him, which has left him with a thirst for knowledge and a fear of scary blue dragonborn who can teleport and hide in darkness.

### Appearance:

Ulysses is tired beyond his years, and looks like he hasn’t had a good sleep in some time. Bloodshot eyes, obvious bags. Wrinkles lining his face, on the wrong side of fifty. Black hair beginning to grey in places. No time to groom themselves: not greasy or dirty, just unkempt.

Richard looks like he couldn’t be older than about 8. Freckled face, and short black hair. Wide, wide blue eyes, tired as they are, staring back at you as you introduce yourself.

### Quest History:

#### I Dream About Atlas, Too...

The party met up outside of and entered the home of the Tiddleston Family. Ulysses met them at the door, and explained that his son, Richard, had not been able to get a proper sleep in several nights, and described that Richard had commented that 3 creatures were hunting him as he slept. He asked the party to talk with and defeat the 3 monsters so that both Richard and Ulysses get a proper sleep, since Ulysses kept being awoken by it. Ulysses fell asleep before Richard woke up in a cold sweat. After being calmed down, the party was able to get a crude drawing of one of the monsters: a purple and pink one with 6 arms. The party encouraged him to go back to sleep, and as Richard did, two such creatures appeared next to him and began choking him. The party defeated the two creatures before rousing Richard. Richard then described the second creature, only for the party to realise it matched the description of Atlas, an adventurer in the town. Richard explained that he had been told scary stories about them, and as a result was frightened by them. With the help of a teleporting into the room Atlas, the party was able to convince Richard that Atlas wasn't as scary as he thought. Lastly, the party faced off against the last member of the Sleep Paralysis demons plaguing Richard, but not before they realise that they, too, had fallen asleep without realising. As a result, they too, were perceptible to the mind tricks of the creature in question: it appeared much bigger if the player was closer to it. Despite it having 3 players in captivity, the party was able to defeat the creature, saving Richard and freeing themselves from their sleep paralysis. Waking Ulysses, the party received due reward.