Welcome to

Eventide

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TWILIGHT AT EVENTIDE
Welcome to Eventide
T
he village of Eventide sits in the midst
of a thick forest. At first glance, it looks
like any other village; a small, rustic
settlement on the outskirts of civilization
populated by misfits and pioneers alike.
Yet strange things happen here in
Eventide. Dark creatures worship their evil demigod in
hidden caves. A girl leaves her home in the middle of
night to walk the dark forest alone. And loggers dis-
appear in the woods; whispers say the forest itself has
taken them.
This collection of D ungeons & Dragons adventures is
designed for characters of levels 1-3. Twilight at Eventide
also provides a setting-neutral location in the village of
Eventide, which can be used as a starting off point for a
longer campaign or as a resource in any game.
Eventide
Newcomers to Eventide are frequently struck by the
beauty of the village. A stream meanders through the
settlement. Wood houses, and a few larger stone build-
ings, sit comfortably near the surrounding forest. Farm-
ers and loggers tend to their respective callings, while
some businesses cater to roadside travelers.
A small community of less than a hundred people,
Eventide was established several decades ago around the
Eventide Inn, which traditionally catered to weary trav-
elers. The village eventually took the name of the inn,
the latter of which become known to the locals simply as
The Inn.
Yet, astute observers will notice small oddities during
their stay at Eventide – carvings of small fey creatures on
the sides of houses; shrines next to trees on the outskirts
of the village, with offerings of food or coin; and the oc-
casional disappearance of villagers traversing the forest
itself.
Eventide carries a secret; it is situated at a crossroads,
in a forest where the veil between the world and the
Feywild is weak. And, on some days, the veil is suffi-
ciently thin to allow for fey and other beings to cross
over.
The following locations are keyed to map 1.1. Many
of these locations are featured in this collection’s three
adventures.
A1. Eventide Inn
Kaelyn and Mayda Ravenwood (neutral good human
commoners) are the current proprietors of the Eventide
Inn, and they are helped by their teenage son Davnik.
They are recent arrivals to the village, only taking
over the inn after the last owner Randak Eventide – a
descendent of the town founder – mysteriously disap-
peared several years ago (though some patrons say that
they have seen his ghostly figure crying for help in the
common room late at night).
The inn itself is a large two-story stone structure. A
large hearth dominates the common room on the first
floor, with a kitchen located in the back. The second
floor holds guest rooms and the living quarters of the
Ravenwood family. Villagers are often known to go to
the inn for their meals and to enjoy a quiet drink. A
frequent patron is the blacksmith Ander, a good friend
of Kaelyn and Mayda. His daughter Miri is also a familiar
face, helping out at the inn on occasion.
A2. Smiling Horse Tavern
A relatively new establishment, the Smiling Horse
Tavern was founded three years ago by two enterprising
halfling twins, Corrin Goodbarrel (chaotic good stout
halfling scout) and his brother Lyle. It caters to a differ-
ent clientele than the inn, being filled with loggers and
farmers who enjoy long nights of drinking and revelry.
Corrin was an adventurer who found his way to some
treasure and decided to open the tavern with his less ad-
venturous brother Lyle. However, Lyle soon disappeared
when he was walking near the woods. Whispers say the
treasure that Corrin found was stolen from a strange,
horned creature in the woods, and Lyle was mistaken for
Corrin and killed as a result. To this day, the remaining
brother refuses to leave the confines of the village itself.
A3. The Blinding Forge
The blacksmith Ander Brightforge (neutral human
scout) is a large man with a strong but quiet presence.
He often uses a cane, due to an old wound on his right
leg that otherwise makes it difficult for him to move
around. He lives upstairs of his smithy and shop, along-
side his teenage daughter Miri (neutral good human
commoner). Ander has a good selection of weapons and
armor, but nothing in stock that costs more than 75 gp
(see prices in the Player’s Handbook).
Some villagers remember that Ander had once disap-
peared in the woods for a day. He returned with a thick,
unkempt beard, his clothes torn and ripped, and he
looked emaciated and hungry – and armed with a strange
dagger. He rarely speaks about what had happened to
him.
A4. The Water Mill
The water mill is situated just north of the Village Hall
and sits along the waterway that traverses the north side
of Eventide. Its large water wheel is used to grind the
grain provided by the village farmers. It is run by Tamen
Helder (neutral good human commoner) and his wife,
a tabaxi named Echo from Caverns Deep, or Echo for
short (chaotic good tabaxi scout). Echo is a recent ar-
rival to the village and is enamored with the stories and
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legends of Eventide. She is eager to add to her collec-
tion by talking to adventurers.
A5. Redleaf Provisions
This shop provides general provisions for much of the
village. It is run by Lia Siannodel (chaotic good half-
elf commoner), who lives upstairs with her brother
Taren. This shop does not stock weapons and armor
but does have most standard adventurer’s gear, except
those that cost more than 25 gp (see prices in the Play-
er’s Handbook).
Both Lia and Taren have lived in Eventide all their
lives and are good friends with a number of the log-
gers and their families in the village. Taren in particu-
lar is a frequent patron of the Smiling Horse Tavern.
goddess of luck, Serise had a change of heart decades
ago. She became a healer who relies primarily on
herbs, ointments and other non-divine forms of heal-
ing, though she has been known to cast the occasional
clerical spell, if needed. She does have three potions of
healing in stock that she’s willing to sell for 50 gp each.
A7. Village Hall
The village hall is a two-story stone building in the
center of town. It holds the office of the village’s elect-
ed leader, Speaker Pavel Starag (neutral human com-
moner). Speaker Starag was recently elected to serve
as the town leader. He is more skeptical about the
mysteries of the forest than his predecessors, though
there are whispers that this skepticism arises from a
traumatic experience with the fey in his past.

A6. Healer
The village has a local healer in Serise Talion (neutral
human acolyte), who lives in a small home with her
adult grandnephew Malak. A former disciple to the

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