Janek Sielicki

Madman’s
Blade
Adventure module
for 7th Sea 2ed

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Madman’s Blade
Credits:
Written by: Janek Sielicki
Editing and Creative Contribution: Evan Perlman, Lech Górski
Art: Filip Gutowski (NPCs and the battle), Dean Spencer (b/w pixies), August Malmström
(Dancing fairies), Sir Joseph Noel Paton (The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania) Cover
image: Błędne koło [Vicious Circle], Jacek Malczewski, oil on canvas, 1895-1897
Typesetting: Anna Madrjas-Dymek
Playtesting: Paweł Kubicki, Paweł Niedbalski, Kubu, Marek Kubicki and others who
helped a lot, but wish to remain anonymous
 Contents

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Adventure Summary 5
Scene 1: The Drunken Ducks Tavern 14
Scene 2: Between Fire and Ice 16
Scene 3: A trip through dreams 18
Scene 4: Hunted! 21
Scene 5: Guarded Glade 24
Scene 6: Faerie Feast 27
Scene 7: The Answerer 29
Conclusion 32
Gallery 33

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 Adventure Summary
This is an adventure scenario and as
such it is for Game Master’s eyes only!
Stop reading now if you are a player!
Madman’s Blade takes place in Avalon
and starts in Carleon. While meeting
an old captain in possession of infor-
mation they need, the Heroes get drawn
into a plot that involves the Sidhe and
their intrigues. The Heroes don’t know
that their contact is actually the king of
Inismore – Jack O’Bannon. Suffering
from a bout of madness, the monarch
needs to find his sword, the Freagarach.
Once he has it, he will be healed. The
Heroes accompany him on the jour-
ney that takes them into the Fey realm,
where the evil Sidhe who caused the
king’s condition tries to finish the job.
Back in the mortal world the Heroes
need to figure out how to get the sword,
encounter more supernatural beings
and phenomena and eventually com-
plete the quest, learning (or confirming)
their companion’s true identity.
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How to use
this module
Madman’s Blade offers your players a
chance to sample famous Glamour magic
unique to Avalon and meet the Sidhe and
other fantastical creatures. This is a short
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adventure and it takes about 4 hours to
play through. As such, it is a good choice
for a convention game. There are three
ways to use the module: as a one-shot
adventure, as a part of your own ongoing
storyline to progress Hero Stories, or you
can just use individual scenes, NPCs, and
ideas as you like. Considering the nature
of 7th Sea 2ed and the fact that players and
their ideas can significantly change the
plot and the narrative, be advised that
this scenario should be treated more as a
set of wildcards, a guideline from which
you can pick and choose whatever you
want. Moreover, the module offers sam-
ple faerie trinkets and new enemies that
can be used in other adventures.
Although it starts in Carleon, you can
choose to start in any location on the
Glamour Isles– Avalon’s capital is prob-
ably the most likely place the Heroes will
visit when travelling Thea. The adventure
 consists of 7 scenes, but Scenes 4 and 6 are
optional if you are pressed for time. For
each scene I provide background infor-
mation, scene setup, developments, and
sample Consequences and Opportunities.
Background Information explains the sit-
uation before the Heroes get involved and
describes the environment. Scene Setup
explains what players should know before
they declare Approaches for their Heroes.
The Developments section discusses how
Heroes’ actions affect the scene and the
story (naturally, these are just examples or
most likely situations). Finally, there are
example Consequences and Opportunities.
Story Steps
This is a three-step adventure:
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1) Meeting Gregory and getting involved
in the Sidhe conflict is Step One.
2) Journey into the Fey Realm is Step
Two.
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3) Recovering the sword and solving
the situation is Step Three
Additionally, any Hero pursuing their own
Story (as per adventure hooks, below)
should accomplish one or two steps.
Convention Play
Convention and one-shot games allow
for a bit more freedom when it comes
to getting the Heroes involved. What if
one of the players played Jack/Gregory?
Before the game, take the person aside and
explain the situation, emphasising the fact
that he must roleplay Gregory, not Jack.
Therefore, the player will know the back-
ground and what’s going on while the Hero
won’t! Once the game starts it is Gregory
who seeks the other Heroes out, assaulting
them with a stream of abuse, but with bits
of knowledge in it no foul-smelling beggar
should know. Who is he? What’s going
on? Maybe we should help him?
Adventure
Background
Although Jack O’Bannon, the reluctant
king of Inismore, does have demi-god
powers, they come at a price. From time
to time, he loses the sense of Self and
wanders away from his castle, uncon-
sciously taking Fae paths and often end-
ing up in distant parts of Avalon. This
affliction is a result of Faerie magic and
both the Winter and Summer courts
(the Seelie and Unseelie) try to take
control of the king and use him for
their own ends. But the human mind
can only take so much and, perhaps
as a defence mechanism, switches off,
making O’Bannon forget who he is and
sending him on his trips.
The first time it happened, the
madness ended when O’Bannon
recovered his ancestral sword, the
Freagarach (Answerer). Since then,
the act of retrieving the sword has
become the anchor point that brings
Jack back and pushes his madness away.
Whenever he feels the onset of an epi-
sode and sets off on yet another crazy
journey, before fully slipping into mad-
ness Jack always hides the sword some-
where, so he can recover it and thus
restore his faculties. Re-living the orig-
inal journey and the first time he recov-
ered the sword restore Jack’s mind and
memories. This method is Jack’s great-
est secret and no-one knows about it.
This time however, the bout of mad-
ness was no accident. The Unseelie are
banned from Avalon, and some schol-
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ars believe that the dievas from the dis-
tant Sarmatian Commonwealth are in
fact Winter Court Sidhe. Bael Seh, a
powerful Unseelie creature, targeted
the king’s mind with a confusion spell.
The fey wanted to prove to his lord that
the Winter Court can, in fact, affect the
mortal world in Avalon as much as the
Summer Court. However, the magic,
being a fickle thing, triggered his mad
escapade instead. Then a Summer Court
Faerie, Yavanna, intervened. The king,
his mind in total confusion, used a Fey
path and disappeared from Inismore,
a few members of his Royal Guard
accompanying him. The two Sidhe went
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after him, and catch up to him only as
the adventure starts.
While they were searching, Jack
O’Bannon re-emerged in the mortal
world near Carleon. His mind con-
stantly degrading, he buried his sword
in the ground in the middle of a forest
and told his guards to keep it safe. Then
he completely lost it, ran away before
he harmed his own soldiers and disap-
peared in Carleon’s streets, adopting
the persona of a drunk has-been cap-
tain, well known to the locals (it’s not
the first time he adopted that guise) as a
font of sometimes obscure information
and surprisingly sound advice, if you
manage to get him talking. And that’s
when Heroes bump into him.
 The Freagarach (Answerer)
Jack O’Bannon’s sword is made of
cold iron and thus it is especially
deadly when used on the Sidhe.
The blade is chipped with spots of
rust here and there, the hilt is worn
out and stained with old sweat and
blood. However, the edge is remark-
ably sharp and the weapon is more
than capable of doing what it was
designed to do, as hundreds of
Castillian invaders learnt.
In game terms, it is a heavy blade and
can’t be used with the duelling styles
requiring a fencing weapon. It’s so
sharp that it deals 1 extra Wound
per Round to Villains or takes out 1
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additional brute. The Freagarach is
especially deadly to the Sidhe (and
creatures from their domain): a hit
causes one Dramatic Wound in
addition to any other damage it may
cause. However, it is a fickle blade,
almost with a will of its own, and
when not fighting a Sidhe, once per
scene it also produces one indirectly
harmful Consequence: it may get
stuck in a ceiling, slice through the
bearer’s belt, or destroy something
valuable (and not necessarily belong-
ing to the wielder).
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Major NPCs
Mad Captain Gregory
(King Jack O’Bannon)
King Jack is a legendary figure.
Considered a demi-god, his adven-
tures are told and re-told across Avalon.
Details about King Jack can be found in
Nations of Thea vol. 1, but in this mod-
ule he appears under the guise of Mad
Captain Gregory: an epitome of repul-
siveness. His hair and beard are a con-
voluted mass of caked dirt, old food
and mysterious fluids. The face is cov-
ered with fresh boils and a half-healed
flesh wound festers on the forehead.
Gregory wears a mix of animal skins
with rudimentary sleeves made of sail-
cloth and has no trousers or shoes. He
walks stooped, with a lurching gait of a
man gazing deep into alcohol-spawned
reality. And he scratches a lot, disturb-
ing thriving colonies of fleas and lice,
licking his fingers afterwards, or exam-
ining his “finds.” Then there is the stink.
Theans are not particularly clean people
and are used to bad smells, especially in
cities. But the stench around Gregory is
something different altogether. A vile,
bile-rising, eye-watering phenome-
non that intensifies every time Gregory
opens his mouth or just moves. The only
thing about him that’s relatively clean
are his eyes, always burning with intense
emotions and occasionally showing a
spark of wisdom and experience.
Gregory’s hoarse mumble is fre-
quently interrupted by harrumphing,
wet cough and nasty laughter. Moreover,
the words coming out of his mouth are
mostly garbage. Sifting the nonsense and
obscenities for a meaning is difficult and
requires patience. And Gregory swears
a lot. When portraying him, adjust the
profanity level to your group. You can
go with Monty Python-like funny insults
(“Your mother was a hamster”) or go
full tilt if your group agrees and you feel
comfortable with it too. Interacting with
Mad Captain Gregory should be chal-
lenging but fun!
Although Mad Captain Gregory
does not remember his real identity,
there is Jack O’Bannon, the King
of Inismore, hidden deep in the repul-
sive man. And he yearns to be restored.
Unable to express his need directly, he
does so through overly cryptic sugges-
tions and fragmented ideas. But what-
ever he does or says, his one
cially unpleasant, or a situation becomes
really dangerous, this power may show
(for example he might strike a Hero for
10 Wounds), but otherwise it is a good
idea to keep the king’s abilities under the
lid: the whole premise of the adven-
ture is based on hiding Gregory’s
true identity as long as
possible. Therefore, if
there is a need
for Gregory
to actually
roll dice, con-
sider him a

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objective (albeit sometimes
heavily obfuscated) is this:
recover his sword. And
then, if possible, punish the
creature guilty of the attack.
Finally, it is not the first
time that O’Bannon has
adopted the persona of
Gregory. Locals in the
seedier parts of Carleon
know him as a beggar,
thief, and troublemaker
– who knows surpris-
ingly much about pretty much
any topic you ask him – if you know
how to force him to talk coherently and
endure the stench and the incoherent
barrage of obscenities.
Jack O’Bannon is a truly legendary
figure and when it comes to his game
stats, he could be easily represented with
Power Rank 20. If Heroes are espe-

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 Strength 4 (no Influence) NPC, who
also causes a number of Consequences,
detailed in each scene.
Note: It’s possible that your players
figure out Gregory’s identity early on,
especially if they know Avalon’s history
and rulers. It’s OK. Jack’s will deny any
accusations or ask the suspecting PC to
keep the truth to themselves. He still
needs to recover his sword to get rid of
madness.
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Bael Seh
A powerful Sidhe, Bael Seh acted against
his liege’s orders and put a spell on Jack
O’Bannon, one that made the king mad.
He wanted to use the king as a puppet
to spread the Winter Court’s influence
across the islands, but thanks to Yavanna’s
intervention, the king escaped. Now Bael
Seh needs to find Jack before his liege
hears about the fumble and either con-
tinue with the plan, or even the situation
proves to be unsalvageable, make the king
forget about the whole affair.
Bael Seh resembles a very tall, lean
human. Dressed in a spiked, body-fit-
ting metallic armour he radiates an aura
of menace and despair. Hoarfrost creeps
up the plates and icicles form on slightly
oversized shoulder plates. His pupil-less
eyes have the colour of overcast sky,
and the voice drips with contempt for
the “lesser beings.”
Two frost hounds, Frigid and
Howl accompany him on the
hunt. More reptilian than canine,
these beasts can track their prey
through time and space, grap-
pling the target with lashing,
barbed tails so their master can
dispose the catch as he
sees fit.
Bael Seh is a pow-
erful, dangerous, and
otherworldly entity,
therefore he has a bit
more Advantages
than a mundane
human being. He
fights with two long,
semi-transparent knives.
Bael Seh the Sidhe Yavanna
Power 12 (Strength 10, Influence 2) Summer Court Sidhe are considered the
Hubris: Relentless. You receive a
Danger Point when you refuse to leave
well enough alone or quit while you’re
ahead, and it gets you into trouble.
Virtue: Astute. Activate your Virtue after
a Hero spends Raises for an Action.
That Action fails. The Hero still loses the
Raises she spent.
Advantages: Indomitable Will
(spend a Danger Point to ignore effects
of persuasion, intimidation, or similar
attempts), Poison and Disease
Immunity, Duellist (knows moves
similar to the Boucher AND the Valroux
Press Manoeuvres).
Special Abilities: Fearsome, Nocturnal,
Teleporting
Aura of Cold: Anyone within a few steps
from the Sidhe suffers 1 Wound per round
of exposure. Anyone striking Bael Seh
must pay off 1 Consequence, or suffer
3 wounds due to extreme, numbing cold
released upon the hit. Dealing a Dramatic
Wound causes another Consequence:
unless the weapon dealing the wound
was made of cold iron, it breaks.
Frost Hound than a mortal NPC would have.
Strength 5 Relentless, Swift and
Teleporting Monster
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Queen’s allies and supporters. Yavanna
is one of the Court’s “agents” who tries
to keep the peace between humans and
the Fey. She is beautiful, but it’s a distant,
alien beauty of a finely chiselled sculp-
ture that you’d rather admire from afar
than hold in your arms. Daisies dot her
auburn hair and beneath an unruly fringe
green and curious eyes study the sur-
roundings. Dressed for action, she is cov-
ered with green armour apparently made
of leaves. A short cape, woven from
feathers, is slung across an arm. A scent
of a hot day at a meadow wafts in the air
around Yavanna, relaxing you and mak-
ing you feel a bit drowsy.
She doesn’t like humans, yet they fas-
cinate them – a juxtaposition she finds
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troublesome and confusing. However,
she understands the importance of her
mission and finding the missing king is
her priority, even if it means harming a
few mortal troublemakers. She will try
not to kill anyone and rely on her magic
and charm nearby people. If forced to
fight, she turns a twig from her outfit
into a sturdy quarterstaff.
Just like Bael Seh, Yavanna is a pow-
erful, otherworldly creature and she has
a few more Advantages and abilities
 Yavanna, a Summer Court Sidhe
Power 10 (Strength 5, Influence 5)
Hubris: Bitterness. You receive a Hero
Point when you bring up old grudges or
bad feelings when doing so will lead to
trouble.
Virtue: Proud. You receive a Danger
Point when your Hero refuses an offer
of aid—for example, if a Hero tries to
spend a Hero Point to give you Bonus
Dice and you turn them down.
Abilities: Fast, Regenerating,
Teleporting
Advantages: Glamour Sorcery
(Bullet Catch, Flash 2, Greater Luck)
Special Power: Voice of Summer.
Yavanna can spend a Danger
Point to put a Brute squad
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Getting the
Heroes involved
The best way to get a Hero involved in the
adventure is to find a reason for them to
need Captain Gregory for something: he
might be a source of information or have
something a Hero might need. Although
mad and repulsive, Gregory is known
for his uncanny knowledge and almost
supernatural talent in procuring items.
Then, at the end of the adventure or
when Gregory’s true identity is revealed,
King Jack may explain (perhaps in a flash-
back scene) that it was him who planted
the info and “made” the Hero sought him
out, just as Pym did
in the Ant-man
film. Taking

under her command into the

until the end of
the scene. Each
Danger Point spent
lets her charm
another squad.
The charmed
people will obey
her commands,
but wake up if
sustain serious
injury. Once
the spell ends,
they won’t
remember
what
happened.

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account Hero Stories and personal moti-
vations, consider the following plot hooks:
Amnesia
Meeting the infamous Mad Captain
Gregory is the next step for the Hero to
restore his memory. For example, while
searching for a face from the past, the Hero
learnt that Captain Gregory, currently in
Carleon, knew that half-remembered per-
son. Now the Hero must find the old man
and convince him to share his knowledge.
Cursed
Helping Gregory may be a step in remov-
ing a Hero’s curse, completed retroac-
tively: after the adventure finishes either
Yavanna or Bael Seh (both are familiar
with such magic) may remove the foul
magic affecting the Hero or explain how
to do it, thus creating the next Story Step.
Hunting
Gregory may know about the location
of a person or object a Hero needs. For
example, if a Hero wants to acquire the
Signature Item advantage and the said
item is located in the Queen’s Vault,
Gregory may be the person who knows
how to get into the vault – once he is
cured and restored as Jack O’Bannon,
he’ll just walk into the castle, talk to the
Queen, and visit the vault.
Lost Love
Gregory is known in the underworld as
a person with mysterious connections
and a Hero searching for a way to win
back the love of their life may need the
captain’s help: he can tell them about
the location of the person or knows the
Villain’s weakness.
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Obligation
Desperate to find Jack, Yavanna acti-
vated her network of informers. In turn,
one of them contacted the Hero. In order
to fulfil their obligation, that Hero must
go and meet foul-smelling Mad Gregory
and “sober him up.” The informer, who
is also connected to the person the Hero
owes, does not know more or even that
he is working for the Sidhe.
Rivalry
Both the Hero and their Rival decided to
outshine each other by winning a drink-
ing competition with the worst, foul-
est dredge they could find in Carleon.
And according to “the experts” it means
Mad Captain Gregory! If you choose
this story, when the Heroes arrive to
the tavern in Scene 1, the Rival is there,
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perhaps already passed out on the floor
under the captain’s table.
Romance
A Hero may have won the favour of a
man or woman, but the road to love is
challenging. A romancing Hero may
have boasted that they can “civilize”
anyone and now they need to show
that those weren’t just empty words.
They promised to find the worst scum
in Carleon and bring them to court, all
cleaned up and dandy…
Vendetta
Similarly, a Hero planning a revenge
may need information Gregory has
about a Villain’s weakness, a secret
route into their stronghold, or simply
their whereabouts.
 Scene 1: The Drunken
Ducks Tavern
Background Information. Back in
Inismore, when Bael Seh attacked Jack
and cast the madness spell on him,
Yavanna intervened. Jack and a squad
of his guards fled into Fey Paths and
emerged in a forest, where Jack, his
madness progressing, hid the sword
and told the guards to keep it safe.
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Then, before they could clear things up,
he disappeared again and re-emerged
in Carleon, now completely crazy
and under the guise of Mad Captain
Gregory. When the adventure starts,
Heroes find him in “The Drunken
Ducks” tavern, where he is drinking,
alone. While he was gone, both Bael
Seh and Yavanna were searching for
him: the first using his hounds, the
other with her informants.
Scene Setup. The tavern, one of the
many ramshackle buildings in the poor-
est part of the docks, is a low building
that used to be a boat storage. It has
narrow windows and a few entrances,
none of which have doors. The interior
is a gloomy place, warmed by the bod-
ies cramped along long tables, minding
their own business or talking in low
voices. People come here to forget, not
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to socialize. Although space is precious,
one man seems to be enjoying a cor-
ner table all for himself, a collection of
jugs and pitchers forming a small pyr-
amid before him. That’s Mad Captain
Gregory, as the patrons inform the
Heroes and it’s better to leave him alone
when he’s drinking. Even the establish-
ment’s owner allows him to drink for
free (the worst dregs, naturally) to avoid
the endless troubles the man would oth-
erwise cause.
Developments. This is an establish-
ment for locals and a strange group asking
questions is not welcome here. Therefore,
even talking to the patrons carries a Risk.
Ask players for their Approaches. For
example, some may want to hang back,
others to talk to Gregory, or to get a drink
and talk to the patrons first. If disturbed,
Gregory reacts with an avalanche of
ear-withering curses, but if a Hero man-
ages to get through to him, he’ll agree to
help them – if they help him first. Before
he explains what he wants, the two Fey
appear (see Scene 2). If the PCs manage
to get him talking early, he’ll start explain-
ing about the sword and the Fey appear
before he finishes.
Consequences. Opportunities.
• disturbing another patron (may lead • Noticing that one of the patrons is
to a bar brawl) the infamous Kirk Cutter, wanted by
the law (3 Wealth if turned in)
• being recognized as a Hero (particu-
larly if a Hero has a Reputation) • Befriending the barkeep and getting a
decent drink on the house
• getting drunk or sick after sampling
local “cuisine” and gut-incinerating • Assessing the composition of the
beverages crowd (sailors, has-beens, a few
thugs)
• throwing up when assaulted by
Gregory’s stink
• allowing Gregory’s curses to rile up
your hero (1 Consequence that deals
3 Wounds OR treat is as Pressure:
Spend 1 Raise or throw a punch, to
which Gregory answers with a pow-
erful left hook dealing 5 Wounds)

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 Scene 2:
Between Fire and Ice
Background Information. Using Sidhe
magic and mortal informants, Bael Seh
and Yavanna tracked Jack to the tavern.
Both appear almost at the same time.
Scene Setup. After the Heroes manage
to get through to Gregory and convince
him to help them, he declares that they
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need to help him first. Before he has a
chance to explain, suddenly people near
the main entrance gasp and jump onto
their feet. A Sidhe female’s slender form
fills the frame, the auburn hair lit up from
behind - afire, her emerald eyes scanning
the crowd and stopping on Gregory.
“That’s quite enough, you’ve had your
fun, but it’s time to go now,” she says
sternly. At this Gregory stars cursing and
begs players to help him escape or their
deal is over. Allow some roleplay here,
let the Heroes ask questions, but before
Yavanna has a chance to explain suddenly
the crowd at the other end of the tavern
gasps and a wave of human bodies scram-
bles away from a dark corner. Hoarfrost
creeps up the walls and then two whitish
not-canines emerge, clouds of frigid air
escaping their salivating mouth with each
breath. Behind them another Sidhe slides
from the dark, bringing the hounds to
heel with a sharp word. It’s Bael Seh.
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“Anyone who tries to stop me, dies,”
he declares and looks at Gregory. “And
you’re coming with me.”
The tavern explodes with shouts and
chaos. Time to declare Approaches!
Developments. A lot of things are hap-
pening in this scene! First of all, Gregory
wants to escape. He is confused but one
thing he remembers is that the Sidhe
attacked him in his castle and they’re
the enemies. Spend a Danger Point and
describe how Gregory dives into the
crowd (if a player follows and spends
appropriate Raises (e.g. Notice), they’ll
find him in the street outside. The shock
of the encounter made him remember
something: he needs to get his sword!
He asks the Heroes to help him, while
avoiding “those meddling, back-stabbing,
deer-wrangling bloody elves!” If the PCs
decide to deal with the Sidhe first and let
Gregory go, they can find him outside
(no Approaches required) or even he
approaches them after the commotion is
over (also see Outcomes below).
Meanwhile, Yavanna charms people
inside (1 Brute Squad per Hero less one,
you might also assume that she charmed
them in Scene 1 upon arrival) and orders
them to protect her – from the Heroes if
they move against her or from the other
Sidhe. The patrons under the spell are
zombie-like and do whatever Yavanna
orders but you might want to remind your
players that they are still innocent people.
There are also 10 or so un-charmed people
inside. Bael Seh wades into the mob, his
hounds snapping at humans. He defends
himself if attacked (remember about his
special abilities!). At Raise 3 both Sidhe
realize that Gregory/Jack is gone and
decide to disappear, realizing that they
have caused too much ruckus. Unless a
Hero does something to convince them to
explain the situation, they teleport away:
Bael Seh through the dark corner, Yavanna
in a summer-scented flash of flower petals.
Consequences.
• A hound takes down a patron
• Spilled liquor ignites, the fire spreads
dealing 1 Wound at each Raise (and
endangering patrons) and at Raise 2
the tavern is aflame
• A mob presses against a Hero, mak-
ing them unable to move
• Bael Seh summons another hound
• Yavanna charms another group of
Patrons (Brutes)
Opportunities.
• There is a weak spot on the wall!
Kicking it in will open a new exit route.
• A barrel of pickles in brine can be
pushed over to help fight the fire or
take out several brutes at once
• Noticing that Bael Seh and his
hound’s don’t like fire
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Developments. Once the scene ends,
the following outcomes are the most
likely (but be prepared for the unex-
pected and extrapolate!)
1) The Heroes escape and manage to stay
close to Gregory, or find him soon
after (no need for extra rolls or scenes,
assuming they’re searching for him).
He explains that he needs he sword, he
can’t do anything without his sword.
Can the Heroes help him get it?
2) The Heroes convince Yavanna to stay.
She releases her captives and explains
that she needs Gregory. If pressed,
she reveals only that “it’s Sidhe busi-
ness” and he is more important than
he seems. She is also worried that
Bael Seh will strike again. She doesn’t
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know about the sword (it’s King Jack’s
personal secret), but she asks the
Heroes – perhaps recognizing some of
them – to help poor Gregory however
possible and all shall be revealed and
they will be rewarded. Then she takes
off to shield them from Bael Seh.
3) The Heroes convince Bael Seh to stay to
explain. He will tell them that they med-
dle with things they don’t understand,
but secretly he is afraid of Yavanna and
other Summer Court Sidhe – after all
he is on their territory. Therefore, he
will try to hire the Heroes, promising
magic items and wealth should they
bring Gregory to him. He won’t reveal
Gregory’s true identity. It should be also
clear that Bael Seh is an evil entity who
hates mortals and anything that’s warm
and happy. Take note if the Heroes take
the deal and intend to keep their prom-
ise. If they carry it through, they should
get a Corruption Point.
 Scene 3:
A trip through
dreams
Background Information. Some
of Jack’s powers, such as entering and
exiting the Fae Paths, work on the
subconscious level. Although he tells
the Heroes that the sword is buried
in a shed just outside the city, in fact
it is hidden in a primeval forest deep
in Avalon. Anyone travelling with
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Gregory walks along the thin border
between the mortal and Sidhe realms,
a strange world where magic is real
and amazing things happen. It is also
a place extremely dangerous to mor-
tals, full of malign beings that lurk for
those who wander into their territory.
Moreover, in that place Bael Seh can
act more openly than in the mortal
world. He gathers allies and opportun-
ist hunters and goes after Gregory and
the Heroes.
Scene Setup. The scene begins with
the Heroes walking through a forest
near Carleon. As Gregory leads them,
muttering to himself, trying to remem-
ber the way he went, and the Heroes
notice that the scenery changes. A
tall pine stands by a brook… A Hero
blinks and the tree is covered with tiny
houses, with fleeting shapes darting
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through doors and windows. Another
blink and a huge gnarled shape moves
among the trees in the distance. The
sky’s colour changes into vermillion
and then to cobalt. Ask players for
their Approaches.
Developments. Tell players that in
order to avoid getting lost, they spend
the Raises to create new magical ele-
ments of their journey. They should
also talk to Gregory to find out where
they are going: this is a collective goal
and to finish the journey the Heroes
must devote the number of Raises equal
to their number to get to the destina-
tion. In the stream of obscenities com-
ing out of Gregory’s mouth the follow-
ing details about can be heard: a glade,
a shed, guards, old oak, stone obelisk.
Once the Heroes spend Raises to cre-
ate the details Gregory mentions, the
place solidifies and the journey ends.
This should be a fun, creative and mag-
ical scene, not unlike travelling through
the Shadows in Roger Zelazny’s Amber
books.

Consequences.
• Gregory’s ungodly stench makes any-
one interacting with him just want
to go away. This works like constant
Pressure and anyone close to the cap-
tain must spend 1 extra Raise or they
leave him alone.
• Gregory picks up a branch and
attacks the trees, thinking they are
monsters. The noise draws a group
of angry toad-like goblins (treat as
Brutes with the Pirate quality).
• Accidently walking across a mush-
room circle and releasing an angry
Redcap (Strength 5 Swift Monster)
• Losing a precious (preferably sparkly)
item to a mischievous pixie
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• Disturbing a colony of tiny shadow
moths (3 Wounds)
• Stepping into a puddle of enchanted
water and immediately falling asleep
• Any of above, but happens to a Hero’s
horse if they’re riding
Opportunities.
• Finding a Sidhe Trinket (see sidebar)
• Finding a pot of gold (10 Wealth,
but it’s really heavy and cumbersome
causing a Consequence in each subse-
quent scene: it can be lost, gold may
be spilled, draw thieves, or its origi-
nal owner)
• Befriending a friendly forest critter
more intelligent than their mortal
 world counterpart: an owl, rabbit, or
squirrel.
• Being invited by beautiful Sidhe
to spend some alone time with
them among fragrant flowers and
shimmering streams. The Hero is
removed from the scene (and the
Hunted! Scene if you’re using it)
and returns to the party in Scene
5, bewildered, happy, and visibly
aged (or earlier if they spend a Hero
Point). They remember snippets of
a life they had with the Sidhe, but
can’t fully explain what happened.
Also, one of their skills, determined
randomly (roll a d10), increases by 1
point.
• Noticing a hint of deep wisdom and
experience in Gregory. Something…
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larger than life, even?
Outcome. The Heroes and Gregory
arrive to the Glade (Scene 5) or Bael
Seh’s hunters find them (Scene 4)
Glamoured Trinkets
Minor artefacts like this are quite
common in the Fae Realms. Most
are one-use items, others, once taken
to the mortal world, are known to
gradually lose their powers. Figuring
out their powers needs a Raise spent
per item.
Magic Acorn. Plant it, water it, sing
songs throughout the night and a
mighty oak will rise in the morning.
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Sap of Life. Chew it for a while.
Although your teeth are glued and
you won’t be able to speak for a few
hours, your wounds close (includ-
ing Dramatic Wounds) and you feel
invigorated.
Thunderstone. These strange
metallic objects draw lightning dur-
ing storms. Throw and run!
Luck Coin. A small gold coin with
a leprechaun stamped on both sides.
It allows the owner to re-roll one
dice per day.
Dwarven Bread. A stone-hard and
heavy loaf, if its owner licks it once
a day, they don’t need to eat and feel
nourished.
Green Creeper. Sprinkled with
wine, this short piece of vine will
grow to any length and is an excel-
lent improvised ladder.
Mighty Pick. This pick is only
a foot long, but if you strike the
ground with all your might, a deep
hole opens! Careful not to fall in!
Striders. A pair of huge, old shoes.
They double your speed and you are
unable to move slowly while wearing
them.
 Scene 4: Hunted!
Background Information. If you’re
short on time (important at a conven-
tion game) or wish to keep the adven-
ture less action-oriented, you can skip
this scene. After escaping the Drunken
Ducks tavern, Bael Seh re-acquired
Gregory’s scent, gathered his allies and
began hunting the captain (and his
companions) in the Fae realm. They
found the Heroes just as they are about
to emerge back to the mortal side of
Avalon and now race to catch them!
From another direction comes Yavanna
and her allies, also heading towards the
Heroes. If they made a deal with her in
Scene 2, true to her word, she heads to
stop Bael Seh’s host instead.
Scene Setup. As the Heroes and
Gregory head toward the meadow,
the journey – according to Gregory –
almost complete, suddenly all the little
creatures inhabiting the fairy world dart
into hiding, leaves curl, temperature
plummets. Hooves thunder in the dis-
tance, dark clouds boil in the sky and, as
a lightning strikes and hail begins, they
release a group straight out of a night-
mare! The Unseelie host consists of gro-
tesque creatures riding beasts that only
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resemble horses, because human minds
desperately seek understandable ana-
logues. Their eyes shine with cold fury
of deep winter, armour and weapons
are covered with frost, tattered capes
billow in the wind!
Then a gust of warm air comes from
the opposite direction and Yavanna
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appears, riding a huge white deer. She
is surrounded by a gleaming host of
colourful Summer Court Sidhe, ideal-
ized versions of forest animals and…
a shadow passes behind them as a
bona-fide real dragon sweeps in, defi-
antly roaring and releasing a ball of
fire toward the Winter Host. It seems
that both groups are going towards the
Heroes!
Developments. The Heroes may stand
and fight, but Gregory dashes towards
the exit: a half-formed vision of a for-
est glade in the night. However, a slimy
vine reaches towards him (in the dis-
tance Bael Seh seems to be concentrat-
ing on a spell) and entwines his leg!
The players declare their Approaches.
Depending on the skills used reaching
the glade costs 1 or 2 Raises, as usual.
A Hero may also want to help Gregory
 get up and escort him to safety as
two hosts clash. Some Heroes, par-
ticularly if they’re duellists, may
wish to stay behind and cover
the retreat. Let them shine! Have
them fight frost hounds and/or
an Unseelie Knight and several
Brutes. Finally, if you’ve already
picked up an ending (see Scene 7)
you might want to have the Heroes
combat Bael Seh here, not at the
finale.

Consequences.
• Getting hit by a magic spell
(thorns, icicles, dragon fire) that
causes 3-5 Wounds
• A tree, cut down by the dragon’s
slashing talons, falls down and
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pins down a Hero

• A family of rabbits is in danger
of being trampled by the riders!
• The very trees come alive and
block a Hero’s path (must be
dealt 5 Wounds to hack through
unless other solution is offered)
• A dark portal to icy nothingness
starts to open. Unless closed, a host
of 5 Ice Devils per Hero emerges
(Elemental [Ice], Chitinous brutes)
• Falling off the horse (3-5 Wounds)
Opportunities.
• One of the Sidhe combatants loses a
knife. It’s a minor artefact that can set
small inanimate objects aflame.
• A Summer Court Sidhe is bleed-
ing out on emerald grass. Helping
the warrior earns the Hero a minor
Favour with the Sidhe.
• A Hero may notice that Yavanna is
actually trying to protect Gregory
(this assumes they didn’t talk to her
in Scene 2).
• An Unseelie creature, covered with
hard ice shards, explodes when hit
with a living spear. Most of it evap-
orates, but one shard remains – it’s a
diamond worth 5 Wealth.
• The Sidhe notice a Hero’s exploit,
which earns the Hero a Reputation
when dealing with the Fae.

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Outcome. The Heroes and Gregory Power 7 (Strength 5 Influence 2)
arrive back to the mortal realm, near the Advantages: Duellist; Maneuver:
secluded glade where Jack hid the sword. Sudden Death. Spend a Danger
Point. The knight teleports behind
Unseelie Knight his opponent and stabs them in
the back, then teleports back to his
The Knights of Winter come in different
original position and stabs again. The
shapes and sizes. Some are hulking
manoeuvre works like Lunge, but each
brutes that use oversized icicles to smash
Raise spent counts as 2 Raises.
enemies, other are wispy creatures
surrounded by a cloud of frigid air. Some
wear heavy hoarfrost-covered armour
while the more bestial ones rely on their
fur. If you own “The Sarmatian Bestiary”
a Midnight Wraith may be also among
their ranks. A Knight of Winter makes an
excellent Nemesis for future adventures!

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 Scene 5:
Guarded Glade
Background Information. After
Yavanna and Bael Seh clashed in the
Castle of Tara, Jack O’Bannon, shielded
by a group of his guards, fled into fey
paths. They emerged in this secluded
glade, somewhere deep in a forest in
Avalon. Jack secretly buried the sword,
told the guards to stand guard and
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disappeared before they could react.
Because Glamour magic is strong in
the area, the guards think only a few
minutes have passed since their liege
left them. There are 10 elite guards, all
tough sons and daughters of Inismore.
They are led by Fiona Ó Dochartaigh, a
brawny red-haired woman in her thir-
ties with a stoic demeanour of a person
who’d seen it all. The group is worried
and alert – after all even in Inismore
the Sidhe don’t attack your castle in the
middle of the day! They are organizing
defences and awaiting Jack’s return, as
ordered. The guards have no idea why
Jack buried his sword in the shed that
stands in the middle of the glade, nor
do they realize the weapon’s impor-
tance. Some are in the shed, others
walk the perimeter or try to figure out
why Jack brought them there. They
never mention Jack’s title, but can be
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overheard saying his name (treat it as
an Opportunity).
Moreover, not far away a group
of Sidhe is having a feast and faint
sounds of laughter and music waft in
the night. If a Hero goes to explore, see
Scene 6. Finally, Old Wise Oak is nap-
ping nearby. It is an ancient creature of
myths and magic, a tree that walks and
talks, but not well-versed in the affairs
of the Sidhe or mortals. Loud voices or
combat will rouse him and he’ll shuffle
to the glade to intervene.
Scene Setup. The Heroes are back
to the mortal world, somewhere
deep in a primeval forest that defi-
nitely doesn’t look like anything near
Carleon. Gregory explains in an exag-
gerated whisper that his sword is just
over there, in the shed! But he also
warns the Heroes that there are guards.
Then he pauses, as if remembering,
and orders the Heroes not to harm the
guards because “that would be really
bad.” Then he becomes unresponsive,
lost in thoughts, apparently working
really hard to remember.
It’s a cold, dark, and quiet night.
Among timidly rustling vegetation

another sound can be heard to the east:
a faint, distant echoes of laughter, music
and singing.
Developments. Unless the Heroes
have light (which reveals their posi-
tion), noticing any important details
costs 1 extra Raise. Sneaking into the
shed and retrieving the sword qui-
etly is possible, but might cost a lot of
Raises. Consider the Consequences and
the fact that the weapon must be found
with Notice, so any Hero using Stealth
will need to pay double. A diversion
might help but also draw the attention
of Old Wise Oak. If a Hero manages to
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capture one of the sentries and make
them talk, or spend Raises to over-
hear conversations, each Raise (again
remember about the double Raise cost
for using inappropriate skill) spent
reveals the following, in that order:
• They are from Inismore, Fiona Ó
Dochartaigh is their officer.
• They came here through Fey Paths,
escaping a Sidhe attack.
• They are protecting something in
the shed, but the guard doesn’t know
what. Their lord’s orders.
 • Their lord is someone really impor-
tant, a figure legendary on the Isles.
• They serve Jack O’Bannon, the King
of Inismore (Note: See Scene 7 to
make this revelation a bit more dra-
matic).
If the Heroes bring a captive guard
to Gregory, unless someone spends a
Raise, the guard doesn’t recognize their
liege (it’s dark and Gregory looks really
different). Otherwise, he immediately
begs the Heroes to escort Jack to Fiona,
who agrees to search for the sword.
If the Heroes openly approach the
guards and don’t attack them, after
initial tension Fiona will listen to the
Heroes and help them search for the
sword.
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too much noise (or you just think it
would add to the scene), Old Wise Oak
emerges from the dark forest grumpily
complaining about “the young ones.”
Upon seeing the shed, which is made of
wood, he starts to get angry and needs
to be calmed down or he smashes the
shed and plants himself where it stood.
Fighting Old Wise Oak with mortal
weapons is completely ineffective, but
he is scared of fire and can be chased
away. However, he won’t forget that
and the Heroes may never feel fully
safe in Avalon’s woods.
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Consequences.
• Being spotted by the guards
• Gregory wanders away
• In the dark a Hero rouses a sleeping
deer, which springs up and charges
through the forest (making noise)
• An artefact in the possession attracts
a cloud of fireflies
• Activating an old trap: sharpened
sticks on a flexible branch slam into a
Hero (3-5 Wounds).
Opportunities.
• One of the guards is a Hero’s friend
• Branches of a large tree extend over
the shed
• Fiona has left her brace of pistols on
a stump near the fire
• One of the guards happens to be
sort of an expert on the Sidhe and is
explaining her companion the differ-
ences and types. A Hero may learn
more about the creatures and phe-
nomena they have experienced in the
adventure
Outcome. The Heroes retrieve Jack’s
sword, the Freagarach! Time for the
Finale – see scene 7.
 Scene 6: Faerie Feast
Background Information. A group
of the Sidhe and their animal friends are
celebrating a joyous event: Lady Violet’s
beloved rose bush has bloomed! This is an
optional scene and can be easily dropped
if you’re short on time or feel it is not
necessary. However, the scene empha-
sises the fleeting nature of the Fey and is
a tribute to Frodo and Sam’s adventure in
“The Lord of the Ring.” The fairies don’t
want to be disturbed, especially by boor-
ish mortals and their “important” affairs.
They eat, dance, and gush over the rose
bush – which has its own place of honour
at the main table, next to Lady Violet.
Scene Setup. Investing the sounds of
laughter and music, the Heroes approach
another glade in the forest, where some
denizens of the Fey lands are having a
feast. The group consists of colourful,
fantastical creatures such as Sidhe, pixies,
dwarves, and yes, there is even a unicorn!
Tables groan (some literally) under the
weight of food, amazing cuisine such as
dancing nuts, refreshing water from the
purest springs, mushroom in all shapes
and colours… Sweet music accompanies
the revellers, but no musicians can be
seen. Lady Violet is a gorgeous androg-
ynous Sidhe who laughs all the time and
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accepts complements on her rose bush,
which is displayed next to her, the flow-
ers’ fragrance permeating the air.
Developments. Gregory refuses to leave
the glade where his sword is hidden and
if the Heroes make him go with them
to investigate the feast, he purposefully
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makes noise to scare the revellers away
(might be treated as a Consequence).
The first time the Heroes approach the
feast (unless they’re sneaky), everything
disappears and only eerily quiet for-
est remains. However, after a while the
sounds resume a bit farther away. The
situation repeats unless a Hero spends
Raises to make the feast stay, e.g. by
convincing the revellers they are not a
threat, approaching calmly, or showing
off their swordsmanship (the Sidhe love
talented mortals).
If the Heroes make a suitable impres-
sion, Lady Violet invites them to join the
feast (and admire the bush). Most of the
participants don’t want to get involved
with mortal affairs or even know that mor-
tals come from their own world. However,
the Heroes may convince some of them to
help them. For example, performing a feat
of strength will earn the respect of Striped
Bear and a moving speech or poem may
 convince a group of frivolous pixies to
accompany the Hero for some time.
The feast is a distraction – the longer
the Heroes spend here, the more pow-
erful Bael Seh becomes in the final scene
– but don’t warn the players!
Consequences.
• Eating food that’s wrong for humans
(although the steamed purple mush-
room does look delicious). Causes 4
Wounds or/and visions (counts as
Pressure to stare into space or walk
unending stairwell)
• Drinking delicious water that makes
you happy, careless, and deeply phil-
osophical.
• Having an important item (weapon,
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memento, money) turned into a pebble
• Insulting a 2-foot tall Sidhe noble
Ser Candywanagh and fighting in a
duel… With forks!
• Losing all clothes to an angry rippercat
• As before, having Gregory and his
Stench around can cause a number of
unpleasant consequences.
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Opportunities.
• Finding a magical trinket (see page 20
for guidelines)
• Earning Lady Violet’s favour and
receiving a single flower from her rose
bush. If the bearer thinks about Violet
at least once a day (devotes a Raise in
game terms in any scene), the trinket
grants the Valiant Spirit advantage.
• Gaining a temporary supporter
(counts as a Brute). Let the player
come up with the being’s particulars.
• Learning more about the Sidhe and
for example that Bael Seh shouldn’t be
doing what he’s doing, because he is an
Unseelie and they’re technically banned
from Avalon. This opportunity also
causes a Consequence, because it’s a
fun subject to talk about at a nice party!
The Hero is booed by other fairies
(Reputation: Bore with the Sidhe).
• Learning the location of a Fey Path
that connects two places a Hero is
interested in and how to enter it.
Outcome. The Heroes leave the feast
and return to their mission.
 Scene 7:
The Answerer
This is the adventure’s end, when
Gregory finally picks up the Freagarach
and remembers who he is. Consider and
choose one of the following ending
scenes and pick one most suitable for your
group (or mix and match for perfection).
1) Solemn Majesty
Consider playing the traditional
Alasdair ballad by Clannad or The Born
King piece from Arthur: Legend of the
Sword by Daniel Pemberton.
When Mad Captain Gregory’s hand
closes on the old sword’s hilt, the man
transforms. Gone is the repulsive mad-
man. The Heroes are standing in the
presence of the legendary Jack O’Bannon,
King of Inismore. The man who sin-
gle-handedly stopped a Castillian inva-
sion. Who killed a dragon and befriended
another. A man loved by the Sidhe – per-
haps because he is their child.
Madness leaves his eyes and he
straightens, looking at the people
around him. His guards genuflect. If
Bael Seh is present, he backs away and
disappears in the night, giving up his
plan. If Yavanna is present, she smiles
with relief and gives Jack a clean tunic.
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Although he doesn’t remember much
from this adventure, he knows the
Heroes helped him and he’ll keep the
word given as Gregory. For example,
if he promised he’d get the Heroes to
Elaine’s castle vault in Carleon, he’ll do
that – by just walking in (causing quite a
stir) and arranging an audience with the
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other monarch.
2) For Inismore! For the king!
When Mad Captain Gregory is reunited
with the Answerer, he heavily drops to
his knees, clutching the weapons han-
dle with all his might. His body trembles
and he is obviously struggling, trying
to remember and break the Unseelie’s
curse. If the Heroes still don’t realize
who they have been helping, Yavanna
can quietly show up and explain the
situation. And that’s when Bael Seh
appears from the shadows. Plants wither
and freeze around as he and his warriors
approach the tableau. When he sees that
Jack already has the sword, he realises
it’s his last chance to either subdue the
king – or kill him and be done with it.
The Sidhe approaches and the Heroes
must protect Jack until he comes to
 his senses, which happens at Raise 2
(counting down). He tries to bribe the
Heroes, offering them the same what
Gregory/Jack offered and more. If the
Heroes wasted time at the feast, he may
be accompanied by Winter Knights and
beasts. On the other hand, he is not with-
out honour and if a Hero offers a duel, he
agrees. In that case his Power level is 10
because he lost some Influence due to the
setbacks in Scenes 2 and 4.
During the fight the Heroes can speed up
Jack’s recovery using Convince, Intimidate,
or Warfare (Command) and contributing
the number of Raises equal to the num-
ber of Heroes. Unaided, Jack recovers at
the end of the scene. With Hero’s help he
recovers at Raise 2 of the round follow-
ing the one when the sufficient number
of Raises was contributed. Optionally,
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Yavanna kneels near the king and guides
him through the recovery process and the
Heroes must shield both of them.
Finally, madness leaves Jack’s eyes
and he straightens, looking at the peo-
ple around him. His guards genuflect. If
Bael Seh is present, he backs away and
disappears in the night, giving up his
plan. If Yavanna is present, she smiles
with relief and gives Jack a clean tunic.
Although he doesn’t remember much
from this adventure, he knows the
Heroes helped him and he’ll keep the
word given as Gregory. For example,
if he promised he’d get the Heroes to
Elaine’s castle vault in Carleon, he’ll do
that – by just walking in (causing quite a
stir) and arranging an audience with the
other monarch.
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Consequences.
• The King is wounded
• A Hero slips on the ice (2 Wounds)
• Yavanna is wounded
• One of the guards or faerie allies
(acquired in Scene 6) falls
• Old Wise Oak charges into the fight,
attacking both sides (“be QUIET!”)
Opportunities.
• negating Bael Seh’s frost aura by
kicking flaming brands from the fire
(assuming the scene is taking place
at the glade where the Inish guards
camped)
• drawing in some fireflies and other
fantastic sources of light to negate or
weaken Bael Seh’s Nocturnal ability
• jumping into thick bushes to hide
(might be thorny and also cause a
Consequence – 1 Wound)
• discovering a temporal distortion
that allows a Hero to load a gun faster
3) Madness Rising
In this version of the finale the Heroes
don’t fight Bael Seh (perhaps because they
already beat him in Scene 4) but King
Jack himself! Sword in hand and mad-
ness boiling in his eyes, his swings are
wild, but incredibly powerful. If Yavanna
is present she finally explains the situ-
ation and asks the Heroes to calm the
king down. The sight of the Sidhe infu-
riates Jack even more, perhaps because
he remembers her presence in his throne
room when the trouble started.
 In this fight, Jack is a Power 20 NPC
(to speed game up, you may want to
assume he has 10 Raises, or 8+d6, per
round) that always uses the Lunge
manoeuvre. However, he is easy to con-
fuse and may attack trees, bushes, or
nearby rocks. Yavanna begs the Heroes
to use non-lethal means of attack and
reminds them that Jack can’t drop the
sword, in case someone wanted to dis-
arm him. The Heroes may also “talk the
king down” i.e. “attack” him with words,
with each Raise from Convince or
Intimidate counting as a Wound. (In 7th
Sea 2ed Wounds don’t necessarily rep-
resent actual physical damage). If Fiona
and the Inish guards are present they
explain they can’t join in because they
swore to protect their king. Attacking
him, even in that situation, would go
Opportunities.
• Convincing Jack that a bush, rock,
or a tree are his enemy. That round
he attacks and destroys the object.
Unless players spend extra Raises to
“create” them, there are only three
such objects at the scene.
• Gaining a momentary respite. Unless
attacked that round, Jack struggles
with his memories. The Heroes have
the rest of the round to regroup, dis-
cuss plans, or tend wounds.
• Encouraging some of the Inish
guards to help
Outcome. Jack’s madness is vanquished
and the king returns.

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against that oath.

Consequences.
• Being hit by Jack (if applied to multi-
ple Heroes, split the Wounds evenly
between them)
Jack put’s a Hero in a chokehold
• Accidentally hitting another Hero
• Waking up (perhaps again) Wise Old
Oak
• A Guard (if they’re present and fight-
ing) is hit and requires medical help
• Jack’s slips and loses his sword, per-
haps after a particularly mighty swing

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Once he comes to If the Heroes

his senses, Jack helped Bael
O’Bannon and Seh and fought
Yavanna explain Yavanna,
what transpired Jack is now
in his castle and under the
fill the gaps in Sidhe’s control
each other’s sto- and Inismore
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ries. Both of them becomes Winter

are really grate-
ful for the help the
Heroes offered and
Jack does whatever he
promised as Gregory
and maybe more if
he is able. There is no
need for extra scenes here.
Moreover, the Heroes gain
a Major Favour with Jack and
another with Yavanna. Although
they’ll need to travel to Tara to secure
Jack’s help should they need it, Yavanna
promises to help them wherever they
are – but all of them at once, and it’s a
shared favour.
She gives them a bottle of 50 year old
single-malt Inish whiskey with small sil-
ver tumblers. If they all sit down around
and share the bottle, Yavanna will come
to their aid.
Court’s foot-
hold on Avalon.
For this, each
Hero receives a
Corruption Point.
Assuming the Heroes
made a deal with him,
Bael Seh fulfills all his
promises to the letter.
The adventure ends here,
the Heroes proved they’re worth
their salt. They have experienced
the magical side of Avalon, met leg-
endary creatures and perhaps gained
new friends and enemies. I hope you
and your players enjoyed Madman’s
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