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Behavior Puzzle

Many fey and fomorian encounters, especially those with fey who serve as guardians and secret-keepers, can be best resolved by learning to follow or exploit the byzantine rules of the fey or fomorian in question. For example, a common compulsion among these creatures is the inability to lie or the inability to speak the truth. A few have taboos which they are pathologically incapable of breaking, or which they will take great pains to uphold. Some of these may even take the form of explicit tests, challenging the heroes to choose the right course of action in a difficulty or misleading situation; more often, a fey or fomorian fills a similar role by happenstance.

Examples:

  1. Bog imps never willingly violate their tribal codes; it might be necessary for a band of adventurers to learn the code held by a band of bog imps to pass through an area they control. If the bog imps are too numerous to be fought off by the party, the party might appeal to their taboo against touching iron in order to keep them away.
  2. A faerie dragon has taken up residence near a stately manor, causing all manner of mischief; in order to make her leave, one must realize despite her riddling speech that she is only holding out in hopes of obtaining one of the owner’s famous apple pies.
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