Pixies' Glade
Pixie glades are magical, otherworldly places where the tiny elf-like creatures cavort and hold court. Pixie glades are idyllic examples of ancient, primal woodland.
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Outside the Lair
Sunlight filters through the canopy and picks up flashes of sparkling dust floating gently on the breeze.
No normal paths approach the glade. Occasional game trails wind through and under the undergrowth.
Faint wisps of mist—blown gently by the breeze—cling to the ground.
As #3 but sparkling motes of multi-hued are visible in the mist. The mist gets thicker closer to the pixies’ glade.
What’s Going On?
Beautiful, lilting harp music gives all who hear it a sense of peace and frivolity.
A pixie slumbers on a bed of moss in the shade of a small oak sapling. The soft susurration of the pixie’s snores fills the air.
Several pixies flit about the glade, intent on the game of chase they are playing. Their shrill laughter bears witness to their enjoyment.
A soft, luxuriant breeze stirs the grasses and the wildflowers. The fresh, heady smell of flowers fills the air.
Major Lair Features
Incongruously, a thick band of mist hangs in the air 15-foot above the glade. Sunlight (or moonlight) streams through the mist in a most pleasing, defused fashion.
Motes of scintillating multi-hued dust float languidly on the breeze throughout the glade.
A feeling of wild, primal wilderness hangs over the glade. Mosses, toadstools and flowers bear particularly vivid hues. Some of the massive gnarled trees are ancient; the pixies live in their upper boughs.
The dense forest surrounding the glade provides complete protection from all but the strongest, most destructive winds.
Minor Lair Features
Deep, verdant grass dotted with wild flowers covers the ground. The flowers are of the most vivid colours.
Green, springy moss clings thickly to tree trunks and fallen branches alike.
Some of the trees surrounding the glade sport bizarre red, blue or purple leaves.
Beautiful red, yellow—and even blue—toadstools and mushrooms grow in shaded spots about the glade.
Pixie’s Appearance
This tiny elf-like pixie has delicate bright blue wings speckled with yellow and white dots. It wears a bright red waistcoat and carries a shortbow and short sword.
Naked but for a near transparent, gossamer robe, this pixie grins and laughs as it flits about. Its wings make a faint buzzing sound.
This pixie’s long, glossy black hair starkly contrasts its pale complexion and bright violet eyes.
Clad in a flowing bright red gown, this pixie has striped blue and red wings.
Treasure
This tiny shortbow is beautifully stained and carved with incredibly detailed woodland scenes. A leather quiver holds a score of impossibly thin arrows.
Glimmering, as if infused with gold and silver dust, this pure white cloak resists all blemishes and stains. It is tiny.
Delicately wrought of gleaming silver this small coffer—the size of a human’s snuff box—holds motes of glimmering multi-coloured dust.
As slender as a needle and as light as a toy, this pixie blade has been polished to a bright sheen. A halfling or similarly sized creature can use the sword like a dagger.
Trinkets & Trash
An empty leather flask holds nothing but the faint scent of pixie wine.
Several tiny, impossibly thin arrows stick from the cap of a mushroom. Extracting the arrows without great care snaps them in half.
A small green hat hangs from a gently swaying branch. Sadly, the hat is torn.
A suit of studded leather armour sized for a human lies under a tree. Close examination reveals a half-dozen tiny arrows stuck in the suit’s chest.
Credit
This is a short system-neutral extract from Monstrous Lair #64: Pixies’ Glade by Robert Manson.
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