Category:Fenvol's Folly
Variations of the Fenvol's Folly periodic event.
About
| RL Year | Dates | Game Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | May 22 - May 31 | 456 AV |
Background
Fenvol Ferris learned silence early, finding in written words a steadier company than conversation. That quiet preference deepened into devotion, furthering his studies with the Moon Mage guild and granting him rising status in the Heritage House, where reverence for books matched his own. As his skill grew, his world narrowed to ink, margin, and meaning, and even in adulthood, his affection was measured in shared reading rather than speech.
Fenvol met Indaris in early adulthood, when his world was still small and carefully kept. Where he was reserved, she was effortlessly bright, quick to speak, quicker to laugh, and unafraid to draw him outward. She loved his stories as deeply as he did, but where he consumed them, she shared them, pressing books into his hands and pulling him into conversations he never would have sought on his own. With her, the world felt wider, less daunting, something to be explored rather than avoided.
Following a boating accident, Indaris walked the Starry Road, and her loss shattered Fenvol's fragile world. He withdrew entirely, sealing himself within his personal collection. Years passed in dim light and careful study, his grief transmuting into determination. He began experimenting, not to command magic, but to preserve presence. He sought a way to give his stories a permanence akin to life.
Fenvol's early explorations into illusion magic were delicate things: faintly animated bindings, whispering margins, crude figures shaped from layered scrolls and lacquered covers. They were meant to linger, to fill the hollow quiet. But intention and outcome drifted apart. The enchanted objects took too strongly to their purpose. They did not merely accompany; they guarded.
Over time, the library grew and adapted. Stacks shifted, bookcases moved, and passages formed, randomly connecting different sections of Fenvol's vast collection. The constructs created to be companions and pets grew more willful, less precise reflections of their intended design, shaped as much by their creator's solitude as by his craft. They became territorial, restless, and fiercely protective of every volume, every shelf, every corner of their home.[1]
A decade later, Fenvol is prepared to step back into the world. Time has worn away the sharpest edges of his grief, leaving something quieter in its wake: maybe not acceptance, but a certain willingness to see and be seen once more. He has decided to throw wide the doors of his home, inviting strangers into the private world he crafted in isolation and offering them a glimpse of his creations.[2]
Instead of being lost within Fenvol's manor, where he was metaphorically trapped for so long, visitors are given all the information they need to walk free. Curious travelers, beware! Its magical guardians, born of devastating loss and a love of all things literature, defend it with a ferocious devotion that borders on dangerous, as though they fear what might be lost if the silence is broken. Are you prepared to face the challenges of Fenvol's Folly?[3]
Map
Entry
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Currency
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Puzzle
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How To
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Guardians
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How To
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Pull the Rope
In [Fenvol's Folly, Library Antechamber] there is a discreet bell rope dangling a small ribbon bookmark.
READ:
A discreet bell rope reads: "Thank you, but no."
You overheard the stoic butler explaining to others that the rope simply summons a librarian who will exchange your redeemed library card(s) for inkbits. [PULL ROPE to use a Fenvol's Folly library card and get the currency instantly, without needing to perform a task. There are no incidentals for this method. Multipliers do work.]
How To
Once you have redeemed a library card, simply pull the rope:
You approach the rope, but pause to consider. [This will consume a library card for the Fenvol's Folly event. If you are sure you wish to proceed, PULL again within 15 seconds.]
And again:
Wanting no part of exploring Fenvol's extensive libraries, you pull the bell rope tucked away in one corner and a soft chime sounds. The nearby stoic butler gestures and a library attendant quickly appears. The library attendant hands you 100 inkbits before returning to his post to watch over the library. You recall you now have <X> inkbits.
You gain 100 inkbits, but no incidental prize.
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Pages in category "Fenvol's Folly"
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