Cozy village · Mystery
Puddingstone Green
The village's beloved cat has gone missing the week before the Harvest Fair. Someone was found dead in a locked room, and every witness is lying about something small.
The threat — a very determined family of moles.
Factions
The Harvest Committee
Led by Mabel Hartley
Wants to light every lantern before the festival.
“Say less.”
The Allotment Association
Led by Poppy Marchbank
Wants to grow a pumpkin you can see from space.
“Nothing is owed.”
The Knitting Circle
Led by Wren Crumble
Wants to win the giant marrow contest at last.
“First and last.”
Places
- 1Willowmere. A bunting-strung place where the locals watch the horizon. A festival is held here that nobody remembers starting. Held by the Allotment Association.
- 2Teacup Lane. A duck-filled place where the roads all bend the same way. It changed hands three times last year. Held by the Knitting Circle.
- 3Lantern Quay. A flower-crowded place where every window has a candle. The best information in the region is sold here. Held by the Harvest Committee.
- 4Buttercross. A rainy place where nothing is what it seems. Everyone here owes someone. Held by the Harvest Committee.
Characters
Primrose ApplegateQuest giver
The mayor's overly ambitious goose
“The post is late again. Typical.”
Wants the truth about their family; takes every insult personally.
SecretOwes the Harvest Committee more than they can pay
Bartholomew Mossbank
A florist with a mysterious past
“I'm not nosy, I'm community-minded.”
Wants to get out of this place; can't refuse a dare.
SecretKnows where the mayor's chain of office was last seen
Pip Pennywhistle
A mail carrier who reads every postcard
“Do you knit? You look like you knit.”
Wants to win, just once; lies when frightened.
SecretHas been passing notes to the Harvest Committee
Hazel Butterworth
A toymaker who never sells a toy
“Not now, I'm counting bees.”
Wants to find someone who vanished; can't let a debt go.
SecretHas a twin nobody has met
Otto Honeysett
A lost travelling musician
“I've been expecting you. Well — someone.”
Wants one more chance; trusts too easily.
SecretWitnessed what really happened at Willowmere
Quest — Swap out the mayor's chain of office
Primrose Applegate, the mayor's overly ambitious goose, needs someone to swap out the mayor's chain of office before dawn — and needs to know who took it first.
- Find out who last had the mayor's chain of office — the trail starts in Willowmere.
- Get past the Harvest Committee, who want the mayor's chain of office for themselves.
- Find the witness who saw the mayor's chain of office last — and why they lied.
- Outwit a very determined family of moles.
- Swap out the mayor's chain of office before the Harvest Committee can use it — or keep it, and become what they are.
Twist
It turns out the 'ghost' is a lost hedgehog.Reward
Your name on the festival bannerItems
Alfie's prize-winning teacup
Legendarythe Harvest Committee would pay anything for it — and has tried.
Makes any lock a little more willing.
Basil's patched scarf
UncommonIt hums when the mayor's chain of office is near.
Keeps its holder warm, whatever the weather.
Odette's polka-dotted teapot
RareIts last owner left it behind on purpose.
Calls for help, though nobody knows who answers.
Clover's honey-sticky bicycle
UncommonNobody remembers who made it. Everyone remembers what it did.
Lets you see what was here an hour ago.
Dialogue
Bartholomew Mossbank
“I'm not nosy, I'm community-minded. I know why you're here.”
1. Tell me what you know. I can pay.
“Coin talks. Fine — but you didn't hear it from me.” “Someone close to Primrose has been talking.”
- Pay double for the rest. → Learns Bartholomew's secret: knows where the mayor's chain of office was last seen
- That's enough. Thank you. → Next lead unlocked
2. I'm here about the mayor's chain of office.
“Then you're braver than you look, or stupider.” “Meet me where Teacup Lane gets quiet. Come alone.”
- I'll be there. → Trust +1 — becomes an ally against the Harvest Committee
- Why should I trust you?Snoop 11 → Success: Learns the twist early. Failure: They walk.
3. Threaten them.
“You think you're the first to try that?” “Go ahead. the Harvest Committee will hear about it by sundown.”
- Leave quietly. → Gets the lead, but the Harvest Committee is warned
- Make sure they keep quiet. → A fight breaks out