The Monarch's Debt
Monarch butterflies arrive a month early, clustering on the debtor's prison as if the building owes them a kingdom. Inmates who touch wings forget their crimes; guards forget the keys. Escort the swarm south, negotiate with the fey monarch they serve, or free prisoners before memory loss empties the legal system.
Faces in the wings
Ursula Swiftwind
- Human
- Male
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Campfire story editor
Character
- Motivation
- Maintaining order and justice
- Personality
- Naive and trusting
- Background
- Town guard dedicated to protecting citizens
Details
- Quirk
- Refuses to split the bill evenly
- Speaking style
- Uses harvest metaphors for violence
- Private fear
- Returning home unchanged
- Secret
- Hired the monsters to raise property values
- Signature item
- Pocket sundial that runs backward on fey days
Thaddeus Stonebridge
- Human
- Non-binary
- Adult
Role
- Occupation
- Icehouse curator
Character
- Motivation
- Maintaining order and justice
- Personality
- Rule-obsessed and officious
- Background
- Town guard dedicated to protecting citizens
Details
- Quirk
- Laughs when thunder is far away
- Speaking style
- Uses religious oaths sparingly but sharply
- Private fear
- Lemonade that tastes like regret
- Secret
- Is the reason the bell rings, not the victim
- Signature item
- Satchel of seeds that grow overnight